【評論主題】【題組】40 (A) play down (B) deal with (C) serve as (D) tie up

【評論內容】

(A) play down 貶低

(B) deal with   處理

(C) serve as     當作...     

(D) tie up         綁緊

【評論主題】35 Being the first female CEO of the company, Ellen believes that the secret to success is a long-te

【評論內容】

(A) arduously  費力地

(B) furtively     偷偷地

(C) inherently  天性地

(D) marginally  少量地

【評論主題】32 The department manager received an _______ letter, complaining about the service of the clerk, bu

【評論內容】

(A) antagonist   對手

(B) antecedent  在前的

(C) anonymous 匿名的

(D) antiquarian 古文物的

【評論主題】31 In China, matchmaking agencies often _______the perception that being “leftover” is the worst thi

【評論內容】

matchmaking agency 婚友社

leftover 剩餘的

perpetuste 使不朽

【評論主題】【題組】25 Which one of the following is a reason why the Greeks were able to invent philosophy?(A)They

【評論內容】

Finally, their relative indifference to material needs and the availability of leisure time offered the Greeks unprecedented opportunities for reflection.

【評論主題】【題組】19 (A)terror(B) (C) (D)

【評論內容】

(a)恐怖的

(b)騷亂

(c)終點的

(d)渦輪機

【評論主題】【題組】17(A) numeric(B) (C) (D)

【評論內容】

(a)數字的

(b)游牧的

(c)有名無實的

(d)敘事的

【評論主題】【題組】49 According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?(A)Refugees can submit

【評論內容】

If one has more than one valid visa or residence document, the Member State that granted the longest period of residency has to be responsible for the asylum claim. 

【評論主題】11 In what used to be a shantytown, the newly constructed high-rise Imperial Towers now loom________

【評論內容】

loom over 經常出現

【評論主題】【題組】48 How did Germany deal with Syrian refugees in August 2015?(A)They sticked to the Dublin Regula

【評論內容】

In August 2015, Germany, having been complaining the Dublin Regulation is failing, quietly stopped to enforce the regulation and processed applications from Syrians even if they have made their way through other EU countries.

【評論主題】【題組】47 (A) flying (B) covering (C) moving (D) rounding

【評論內容】move up 升遷

【評論主題】請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題： As you may know, Ms. Rothe will be retiring at the end of the year. She has mad

【評論內容】

coworkers合作夥伴

【評論主題】【題組】50 (A) amount (B) effect (C) reason (D) period

【評論內容】

(A) amount  數量(B) effect      效果(C) reason    理由(D) period    時期

【評論主題】【題組】49 (A) mission (B) sacrifice (C) contribution (D) condition

【評論內容】

(A) mission          任務(B) sacrifice          犧牲(C) contribution  貢獻(D) condition       條件,狀況

【評論主題】【題組】48 (A) business (B) cooperation (C) distribution (D) collection

【評論內容】

(A) business        業務(B) cooperation  合作 (C) distribution   分配(D) collection      收集

【評論主題】【題組】45 According to the passage, which of the following countries produces the most greenhouse gases

【評論內容】

In recent years, the United States has been responsible for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions.

【評論主題】【題組】44 According to the passage, why are plants important in slowing down the climate change?(A) The

【評論內容】

There are ways of attempting to slow climate change, such as replanting and increasing the area of the world’s forests, because plants and trees reduce the effects of carbon dioxide, but on its own this is not enough to stop global warming. 

【評論主題】【題組】43 What does the underlined “thisˮ refer to in this passage?(A) to plant more forests (B) to sto

【評論內容】

There are ways of attempting to slow climate change, such as replanting and increasing the area of the world’s forests, because plants and trees reduce the effects of carbon dioxide, but on its own this is not enough to stop global warming.

For this to happen, we must cut down on our production of carbon dioxide. 

【評論主題】【題組】42 According to the passage, when can the use of coal and oil be replaced by wind energy and sol

【評論內容】

One way to do this is to cut down on our use of fossil fuels like coal and oil, which is possible but must be done gradually: coal and oil can be replaced over a period of time by wind energy and solar power.

【評論主題】請依下文回答第 41 題至第 45 題： Climate change will force some species of birds to migrate; water resources wil

【評論內容】

There will be heat-waves and more air pollution, which in turn will cause infectious diseases to spread.

There will, however, be some benefits, too.

Moderate warming will favor some farmers. 

【評論主題】15 依行政執行法第 17 條之 1 規定，行政執行分署遇有法定情形，得對義務人核發禁止奢華行為命令；惟其內容，不包括下列何者？(A)禁止接受朋友在餐館宴請 (B)禁止每月生活費用超過一定金額(C)禁

【評論內容】第17條之1（禁奢條款）　　義務人為自然人，其滯欠合計達一定金額，已發現之財產不足清償其所負義務，且生活逾越一般人通常程度者，行政執行處得依職權或利害關係人之申請對其核發下列各款之禁止命令，並通知應予配合之第三人： 　　一、禁止購買、租賃或使用一定金額以上之商品或服務。 　　二、禁止搭乘特定之交通工具。 　　三、禁止為特定之投資。 　　四、禁止進入特定之高消費場所消費。 　　五、禁止贈與或借貸他人一定金額以上之財物。 　　六、禁止每月生活費用超過一定金額。 　　七、其他必要之禁止命令。

【評論主題】【題組】48 What is permanently prohibited by the state despite the new rules?(A)watering lawns and garde

【評論內容】

Even as officials eased up on the regulations, the state made permanent prohibitions against washing down sidewalks and driveways, using a hose without a shut-off valve to wash cars and banning the use of water on road medians.

【評論主題】【題組】47 According to the passage which area of the state is worst in water conservation?(A)in the eas

【評論內容】

They came after a winter in which El Niño storms fell short of what meteorologists projected — particularly in the southern part of the state

【評論主題】【題組】45 Which of the following statements is NOT an anticipated reply from people receiving this e-ma

【評論內容】

This year, however, the company is going to support an event. 

【評論主題】【題組】44 Why have there been no end-of-year social events for the past two years?(A)People were not in

【評論內容】

We haven’t been able to have an end-of-year social event for the past two years due to our limited funds in the Sports and Social Club. 

【評論主題】【題組】43 What is the major disadvantage for having a day trip?(A)There is not enough space for this tr

【評論內容】

Finally, we discussed a day trip, for example to a local tourist spot.

The main drawback of this is the cost.

In addition, it’s difficult to find somewhere that caters for all of our needs and interests. 

【評論主題】【題組】42 Who are invited to this end-of-year social event?(A)People in the Sports and Social Club.(B)T

【評論內容】

FROM: Sports and Social Committee

TO: All Staff

SUBJECT: End-of-year social event

【評論主題】FROM: Sports and Social CommitteeTO: All StaffSUBJECT: End-of-year social eventDear colleaguesWe hav

【評論內容】

Taking all of the points into consideration, we propose an office party for all staff, to be held in the main reception area. 

【評論主題】【題組】39 Which of the following sports is NOT included in the triathlon?(A)Bicycling.(B) Running.(C)Sw

【評論內容】

It includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race, and a 26.2-mile marathon.

【評論主題】請依下文回答第 34 題至第 37 題Solving crimes is one of the most important jobs of law enforcement. Improvements

【評論內容】

Solving crimes is one of the most important jobs of law enforcement. Improvements in crime technology help detectives solve crimes faster today. 

【評論主題】請依下文回答第 31 題至第 33 題Many sports are associated with specific countries. Baseball is considered “Ameri

【評論內容】be know as 以...著名

【評論主題】23 A ____________is said to have the magic power to conjure up a ghost from the thin air.(A)butcher

【評論內容】

(a)butcher  屠夫

(b)wizard   巫師

(c)knight    騎士

(d)squire    鄉紳

【評論主題】【題組】19 What did Thwaites find about the toaster?(A)He could travel to a hundred countries for the 10

【評論內容】

Although the toaster seemed simple, it had 400 different pieces!

These pieces were made from about a hundred different materials from all over the world.

【評論主題】【題組】25 What does the underlined word this in the second paragraph refer to?(A)Parts of speech(B)Nati

【評論內容】

On the other hand, L2 learners, who may be able to describe parts of speech and recite grammar rules, may not be able to produce grammatical sentences consistently, because this knowledge is very different from the internalized, implicit knowledge of the language which the native speaker benefits from. 

【評論主題】【題組】24 According to the passage, which of the following is "implicit"?(A)The process of ac

【評論內容】

Ll speakers tend to have a high level of implicit grammar knowledge, because they have acquired the grammar of their mother tongue without actively being taught.

【評論主題】【題組】23 According to the passage, how are patterns and rules best taught?(A)By hiring a practical tea

【評論內容】

In other situations, where it is still useful for students to learn patterns and rules, care is taken to make these relevant and communicative.

【評論主題】【題組】22 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?(A)Grammar study is a spo

【評論內容】

The fact that they are unable to formally state the rules of English grammar may lead them to think that they don’t know any grammar at all.

【評論主題】7 If you want to open a bank account, you must provide proof of____________ .(A)property (B)liberty

【評論內容】

bank account  銀行帳戶

(a)property     財產

(b)liberty         自由

(c)identity        身分

(d)ability          能力

【評論主題】6 Furniture sold online may be cheaper but often needs to be by____________ the customers themselves

【評論內容】

(a)repaire      修理

(b)assemble  組裝

(c) treat         治療

(d)adjust        調整

【評論主題】【題組】19(A)in favor of(B) in spite of(C) in contrast with(D) in linkage wit h

【評論內容】

(A)in favor of           支持

(B)in spite of       儘管

(C)in contrast with 與...相比

(D)查無此句

【評論主題】【題組】17 (A)remaining mediocre (B) confident (C) defectiv (D) e

【評論內容】

(A)remaining 剩餘的

(B)mediocre   中等的

(C)confident 自信的

(D)defective 有缺陷的

【評論主題】【題組】13 (A)drag cause (B) put (C) lead (D)

【評論內容】

put sb at risk 置...於危險中

【評論主題】【題組】12 (A)on to (B) against (C) at (D)

【評論內容】

Antibiotics 抗菌藥

bacterial infection 細菌感染

【評論主題】請依下文回答第 11 題至第 15 題Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medications in modern medici

【評論內容】

a wide variety of  各式各樣的

【評論主題】9 _________ , it’s very unlikely that two people will have the same DNA profile. The chance of this

【評論內容】

(A)Perennially            不絕地

(B)Statistically            統計上

(C)查無此字

(D)Demographically  人口統計 

【評論主題】8 This application tool is simply not _________ my smart phone: it cannot work smoothly with the And

【評論內容】

(A)rebellious   叛亂的

(B)countable  可計算的

(C)alien            外來的

(D)compatible 相容的 

【評論主題】7 At the funeral, we all saw Peter's face expressing his deepest grief over his dear father’s p

【評論內容】

(A)查無此字

(B)eloquently    雄辯地

(C)impulsively   衝動地

(D)ridiculously  荒謬地

【評論主題】6 Pope Francis offered words of _________and hope for the parents of school children killed in South

【評論內容】

(A)dictation            口述

(B)disturbance 困擾

(C)treasury      資金

(D)sympathy   同情

【評論主題】5 In order to have a clean ocean, governments should impose a(n) _________and strict ban on the dump

【評論內容】

(A)inefficient  無效率的

(B)irregular     不合法的

(C)palpable     可觸摸的

(D)permanent 永恆的

【評論主題】4 Every year hurricanes hit the eastern coasts of North America and Central America, causing an ____

【評論內容】

(A)unprofitable  無益的

(B)efficiently      有效率的

(C)efficaciously 有效的

(D)incalculable  不可計算的

【評論主題】3 Despite _________ changes with ages, the heart still seems amenable to modification by endurance t

【評論內容】

(A)bibliographic 書目

(B)biannual        每年兩次

(C)biological      生物的

(D)binary            一雙

【評論主題】請依下文回答第 11 題至第 15 題The process of language extinction is natural. Languages have always 11 into othe

【評論內容】

evolve into 發展成~

【評論主題】2 Black pepper, native to South India, used to be very expensive, and this spice was used only _____

【評論內容】

(A)desperately   絕望地;拼命地

(B)sparingly        節儉地,謹慎地

(C)ironically        諷刺地

(D)charitably      慷慨地

【評論主題】【題組】13 (A) promoted (B) initiated (C) inflated (D) prohibited

【評論內容】

 prohibit 以法令禁止

【評論主題】21 有關領導的基礎，下列敘述何者錯誤？(A)強制的權力的使用應有其限度，只有在不得已的情勢下才使用(B)獎勵的權力可以增加領導者對他人的吸引力，可產生較大的領導作用(C)合法的權力是一種較為單純的影

【評論內容】

(C)正式組織

【評論主題】1 The dose metabolizes alcohol quickly before the brain becomes _________ , provided you don’t drink

【評論內容】

(A)instilled      滲入

(B)dislodged   驅逐

(C)intoxicated 喝醉的

(D)activated    活化

【評論主題】23 「作為公民，年輕人比上一個世代厲害，所以他們會做垃圾分類，懂得民主程序，強調理性與溝通；但是作為一個人，不是只當公民就好，還要懂得當一個地方的居民。如果真的想改變社會，他最終的體悟，就是親自深入

【評論內容】

如果真的想改變社會，他最終 的體悟，就是親自深入土地，陪伴在地人一起面對問題，才有翻轉的可能。

【評論主題】29 「我之所以戲稱丈母娘『野獸派』，因為她最服膺的畫家是馬蒂斯。丈母娘畫兩頭牛，像兩團長著角的烏雲，你委實弄不清楚，為著這樣抽象的東西，她一定要跋山涉水去實景寫生。丈母娘有時候盯著寫生的景物，一直看

【評論內容】

丈母娘有時候 盯著寫生的景物，一直看到實體的輪廓快消逝了，她才將它們移入畫布。她的畫經常呈現狂喜的出 神狀態，所以每每筆成，就難再修改，有幾次不信，落得進退兩難。

【評論主題】10 快樂的人並不戴帽／他們讓自己裸裎在金黃太陽底下／快樂的人並不戴帽／他們的眼中舉著一把把七彩的傘／快樂的人並不戴帽／他們將帽子隨時送給需要的人／快樂的人並不戴帽／他們的心就是頂寬厚的帽子根據上文，

【評論內容】

快樂的人並不戴帽／他們的心就是 頂寬厚的帽子

【評論主題】【題組】50 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “optimal” ?(A)favorable (B)negligent

【評論內容】

optimal:最佳的

(A)favorable:合適的

(B)negligent:疏忽的

(C)inappropriate:不適當的

(D)equal:平等的

【評論主題】8 王壽南在《英雄之忍》中，提出三個「忍」的原則：「一是顧及群體利益，應該忍；二是為了更大的利益或理想，應該忍；三是避免意氣或無聊的爭執，應該忍。」下列那一位歷史人物的忍耐不是針對「為了更大的利益或理

【評論內容】

當時的死刑可繳錢來抵,但司馬遷太窮,只能選宮刑(生不如死,屈辱);

但他想到要完成"史記",所以忍辱著書.

【評論主題】請依下文回答第 7 題至第 10 題 Everyone in the world loves to eat sweets, but not everyone agrees on what makes

【評論內容】

ingredient 成分

【評論主題】【題組】50 When did Mabel Loomis Todd find Dickinson’s poems?(A)1886 (B)1890 (C) 1776 (D) 1881

【評論內容】

four years after this New England woman in white died in 1886, the same Mabel Loomis Todd brought out a volume containing selections from 1,776 strange and passionate poems, which had been found1886+4=1890

【評論主題】9 After a(n)_________search for the lost mountain climber, the rescue team finally found him lying i

【評論內容】

(a)detach             分離

(b)extensive        大規模的

(c)confine            限制

(d)anonymous    匿名的

【評論主題】【題組】15 (A)The government forced people to buy only natural products.(B)Luckily, all people agree to

【評論內容】

(c)

But organic foods are expensive and hard to find. 

People in many countries are puzzled about how to carry on the legacy of being responsible for the environment, which is the message of Silent Spring.

【評論主題】【題組】14 (A)Many people think that food manufacturers in the United States are smart enough to develop

【評論內容】

Recently, food manufacturers in the United States have developed a new method of irradiating food to kill bacteria. 

(d)

Many people want to ban irradiated food because they are not sure such food is safe.

The dangers to the food supply depicted by the environmental movement have led many people to buy only natural products from organic farms, which do not use chemical pesticides.

【評論主題】【題組】13 (A)The animals enjoy taking antibiotics and hormones so much.(B)Several scientists believe th

【評論內容】

Farmers also often feed large amounts of antibiotics and hormones to their animals to make them stronger. 

(c)

These large doses accumulate in animal organs and are eaten by humans. 

This is harmful to us all because human diseases are becoming less responsive to antibiotics, and the hormones are not good for children.

【評論主題】【題組】12 (A)Many scientists believe that some cows’ nervous systems were stricken by a sheep disease c

【評論內容】

Cows do not eat meat in their natural surroundings, but farm industries in many countries began feeding cows the ground-up parts of dead sheep. 

(a)

Many scientists believe that some cows's  nervous systems were stricken by a sheep disease called scrapie. 

 According to them,

【評論主題】【題組】10 (A)another (B)one (C)the other (D)the others

【評論內容】

The project team is currently conducting two global case studies, one on community engagement in research in the developing world and_______ on commercialization of health products in low-resource settings. 

another    不特定單數

the other    特定單數

the others   特定單數

【評論主題】【題組】9 (A)arouse (B)arise (C)raise (D)have raised

【評論內容】

arise from 由......而起

【評論主題】【題組】10 根據上文內容判斷，下列敘述正確的選項是：(A)科技應不斷追求日新月異，以因應多變的環境(B)大自然蘊含無窮的寶藏，人類應懂得取法自然(C)想要迴避自然的災害，必須善用自然本身規律(D)提

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人的精神可以盲目造出昂貴而無用的水泥建物抵擋大自然，人的精神也可以巧妙地運用自然本身的律則閃避自然的災厄，那也是科技而且成本低廉，畢竟適當保留海岸濕地並不需要花費多少錢；懂得運用濕地沼澤柔軟天生的緩衝力量保護海岸，才是智慧的科技；他們的粗暴源自於不願傾聽濕地沼澤應付海潮侵蝕的巨大力量，他們一直聽不見自己內心真正的聲音。

【評論主題】38 有關公務人員登記為公職候選人的請假規定，下列敘述何者正確？(A)自候選人名單公告之日起至投票日止，應依規定請事假或休假，長官得予拒絕(B)自候選人辦理登記之日起至投票日止，應依規定請公假，長官不

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公務人員行政中立法第11條

公務人員登記為公職候選人者，自候選人名單公告之日起至投票日止，應依規定請事假或休假。公務人員依前項規定請假時，長官不得拒絕。