【評論主題】3. In spring, mangoes are plentiful in the markets of Thailand and the _____ for mango cuisines is h

【評論內容】

春天時節,泰國市場盛產芒果,因此芒果入菜相當頻繁,建議到泰國旅行的遊客一定要嘗試看看。

plentiful 豐富的

cuisines 菜

【評論主題】4. Though _____ for its corruption of administration, the tournament in Russia celebrates internatio

【評論內容】

雖然俄羅斯行政的貪污腐敗臭名昭著,但舉辦世界盃比賽期間,仍會慶祝其國家的國際化與自由化。

corruption 貪汙腐敗

tournament 比賽

internationalism 國際主義、國際性、國際化

【評論主題】7. The lava _____ destroyed three villages.(A) flew(B) flowed(C) flow(D) flowness

【評論內容】

fly-- flew--flown 

flow--flowed-- flowed

Lava Flow 熔岩流

【評論主題】【題組】16. (A) copyrighted (B) registered (C) trademarking (D) illegal

【評論內容】

‘This is a significant escalation of our enforcement actions against people who are uploading and distributing 16 music on p2p networks,’ saidnIFPI chief John Kennedy.

escalation 升級

to become or make something become greater or more serious

enforcement 強制

the process of making sure that people obey something such as a law or rule

(A) copyrighted 受版權保護的

(B) registered 註冊

(C) trademarking 商標

(D) illegal 違法

IFPI首席執行官約翰肯尼迪說,這是我們對在p2p網絡上傳和發布受版權保護音樂的人執法行動的重大升級...

【評論主題】【題組】15. (A) during (B) throughout (C) since (D) in

【評論內容】

Thousands of people have agreed to pay compensation(賠償金) since the campaign began. In the US, civil lawsuits(民事訴訟) have been brought against more than  15,597 people 15 September 2003 and there have been 3,590 settlements(和解協議).

(A) during 期間

(B) throughout 在各處;自始至終

(C) since 此後,從此

(D) in

自競選活動開始以來,已有數千人同意支付賠償金。 在美國,自2003年9月以來,已有超過15,597人提起民事訴訟(民事訴訟),並且已有3,590個和解協議。

【評論主題】3. Nancy needs to really _______ what’s important instead of going off on a lot of tangents.(A) zone

【評論內容】

Nancy needs to really _______ what’s important instead of going off on a lot of tangents.

(A) zone out on 區域外 (B) zero in on  (C) zoom out in  (D) zoom out on

tangents (n. 離題)

南希真的需要集中注意了在重要的事情上,而不是一直在很離題。

1. zero in on

to direct all your attention towards a particular thing把注意力全部集中於

We must decide on our target market, then zero in on it.

我們必須確定目標市場,然後將其鎖定。

2.zoom

a) to move very quickly 快速移動

They got into the car and zoomed off. 他們鑽進汽車一溜煙地開走了。

b) If prices or sales zoom, they increase suddenly and quickly.(價格或銷售額...

【評論主題】7. We are all _______ familiar with at least one language, our own. Yet few of us ever stop to consi

【評論內容】

We are all _______ familiar with at leastnone language, our own. Yet few of us ever stop to consider what we know when wenknow a language.

(A) promptly 及時地

(B) abruptly 突然地

(C) intimately 親密地

(D) legitimately合法地

nnnnnnnnnn我們都至少一種語言非常熟悉,那就是我們自己的語言。 然而,當我們認識一種語言時,很少有人會停下來思考我們還知道的什麼。

【評論主題】4. I knew my company was polluting the water, but I was afraid I would lose my job if I blew _______

【評論內容】

I knew my company was polluting the water,nbut I was afraid I would lose my job if I blew _______ on it.

(A) my nose

(B) a kiss

(C) the whistle

(D) out

1. blow your nose 擤鼻子

2. blow sb a kiss 向…送飛吻

3. blow the whistle on sb/sth

to tell people publicly about something bad that someone is doing

叫停,取締(壞事);(尤指)告發,揭發

4. blow sb out

to disappoint someone by not meeting them nor not doing something that you had arranged to do together

失約於…;放…的鴿...

【評論主題】2. Jack caused _______ to raise when he married a poor girl from Russia.(A) tongues (B) ears (C) eye

【評論內容】

Jack caused _______ to raise when he married a poor girl from Russia. 

(A) tongues 

(B) ears 

(C) eyebrows 

(D) lips

傑克娶了一個貧窮的俄羅斯女孩,令大家大吃一驚。

cause one's eyebrows to raise  亦作 raise one's eyebrows

to show surprise by moving your eyebrows upwards揚起眉毛(表示驚訝)

【評論主題】1. Both elevators are _______, so I had to use the stairs.(A) neither serving (B) no serving (C) no

【評論內容】

兩部電梯都是停止運作,所以我不得不使用樓梯。

【評論主題】21In English, the past tense marker –ed has three pronunciations, [t], [d] and [əd]. The three forms

【評論內容】

(A)three phonemes

音素(phoneme) : 為一個最小卻有意義功能的語音單位 ex: a、bat、bee

(B)three morphemes

詞素(morpheme) : 只具有完整的詞彙意義,能夠單獨更成一個獨立使用的詞彙。ex : ship(船)

(C)allophones of a phoneme

同位音(allophone) : 與音素相比,實際發音時,本位音素會產生一些發音質量的變化。peak、speak

(D)allomorphs of a morpheme

變形音素(allomorph):

要觀察的是字根字最後一個音,才能辨別加上ed或s的發音規則。

【評論主題】II. Language Teaching Pedagogy: Choose the answer that best fits the given text.Questions 31-35【題組】3

【評論內容】

Information gap tasks require collaboration between or among English learners to ________ the desired information. 

(A) advance 提前

(B) change 改變

(C) derive 導出

(D) proceed繼續

資訊落差活動需要英語學習者之間的合作以引導出所需的訊息。

【評論主題】【題組】29. The Yellow fever outbreak _______ the global supply of the yellow fever vaccine several time

【評論內容】

The Yellow fever outbreak depleted the global supply of the yellow fever vaccine several times and forced the World Health Organization to give fractional doses of the shot.

(A) dismantled 拆除

(B) depleted 耗盡

(C) refurbished 翻新

(D) escalated 升級

黃熱病疫情多次爆發,以致全球疫苗供不應求,並迫使世界衛生組織給予縮小劑量的疫苗。

【評論主題】【題組】28. On a ________ hot day in the nation’s capital, protesters made their way down PennsylvaniaAv

【評論內容】

On a ________ hot day in the nation's capital, protesters made their way down Pennsylvania Avenue chanting, singing and banging drums.

(A) sweltering 悶熱

(B) poaching 盜獵、煮

(C) bolstering 支持、撐腰

(D) shuttering 模板

在這個國家首都的炎熱天,抗議者走到賓夕法尼亞大道上吟詠、歌唱和打鼓。

【評論主題】【題組】26. 26. Psychologists have always stressed that learning is best _________ by capturing the lear

【評論內容】

Psychologists have always stressed that learning is best _________ by capturing the learner’s interest in the subject matter.

(A) proclaimed (v.)宣布

(B) fostered  (v.)培養;栽培

(C) desensitized (v.)使不敏感

(D) annexed (v.)併吞;附加

心理學家一直強調捕捉學習者對題材的興趣,是培養學習最好的辦法。

【評論主題】【題組】25. Teachers in New York are demanding greater______ as the city seeks to standardize lessonplan

【評論內容】

Teachers in New York are demandingngreater______ as the city seeks to standardize lesson planning, detailing subjects and dates for instruction. Many of the nation’s largest school districts have introduced a centralized curriculum in recent months, taking control from teachers.

(A) automation (n.) 自動化

(B) audacity (n.)大膽

(C) autonomy (n.) 自治、自主

(D) aristocracy (n.) 貴族

紐約的教師要求更大的自主權,因應社會所要求的標準化課程計劃、詳細說明主題和教學日期。近幾個月來,國內許多最大學區都推出了許多由教師主導的集中式課程...

【評論主題】【題組】24. Last Friday, the speaker presented a hypothesis that _____ differences between men and women

【評論內容】

Last Friday, the speaker presented a hypothesis that _____ differences between men and women might be one reason there are fewer women in the fields of science and engineering.

(A) incarnate (a.) 人體化的,化身的

(B) inadvertent (a.) 非故意的,無意的

(C) innocuous (a.) 無害的

(D) innate (a.) 天生的,固有的

上週五,發言人提出了一個假設,男女之間的先天差異,可能是女性在科學和工程學領域上極少活躍的原因之一。

【評論主題】【題組】23. For the purpose of environmental protection, no consideration on earth _____ a person in usi

【評論內容】

For the purpose of environmental protection, no consideration on earth _____ a person in using disposable chopsticks every day at his/her own house.

(A) indicts (v.) 控告,告發;起訴

(B) accuses (v.) 指控,控告;指責;譴責

(C) justifies (v.) 為…辯護;證明…正當(或有理、正確);是…的正當理由

(D) arraigns (v.) 提審;提訊;控告

為響應環境保護,地球上的人們不再認為每天在自家使用免洗筷是正確的。

【評論主題】【題組】22. Even though Mr. Smith is articulate, he cannot deny that there are some _____ occurrences in

【評論內容】

Even though Mr. Smith is articulate, he can not deny that there are some _____ occurrences in his room.

(A) abstract (n.)摘要;(a.) 抽象的;空泛的

(B) inexplicable (a.) 無法說明的

(C) transcendental (a.) 超凡的,玄奧的

(D) ethereal (a.) 縹緲的;優雅的

儘管史密斯先生口齒伶俐,他也無法否認那些在他房裡所發生的無法解釋的事件。

【評論主題】16Which of the following is a minimal pair in standard American English?(A)rough/roof (B)bear/ear (C

【評論內容】

當兩個詞語在發音上,只有一個些微的不同之處時,我們就稱這兩個詞語為最小配對n(Minimal Pair) https://www.englishisnotthathard.com/minimal-pair/

(A)rough [rəf] /roof [ro͝of,ro͞of]

(B)bear [be(ə)r ] /ear [i(ə)r]

(C)bee [bē] /peel [pēl]

(D)paidn[pād] /saidn[sed]

【評論主題】I.Vocabulary: Choose the word that best fits the given sentence.Questions 21-30【題組】21. It takes the

【評論內容】

It takes the scholar ten years to gather evidences to _____ her literary theory. (A) contest (B) satisfy (C) substantiate (D) finish 

這位學者花了十年的時間收集證據來印證自己的文學理論。

(A) 比賽(B) 滿足(C) 證實(D) 完成

【評論主題】6. The children were so noisy that they caused their grandfather to become _______ and nervous.(A) e

【評論內容】

這些孩子太調皮搗蛋,讓他們的爺爺變得焦躁不安。

【評論主題】7. It’s a good news for our research team since the government plans to _______ the research and dev

【評論內容】

對我們研究團隊而言,得知政府計劃資助研究開發綠能汽車,真是好消息!

【評論主題】3. The delicate and _____ sculpture in the National Palace Museum has soon become the most popular t

【評論內容】國立故宮博物院內精巧細緻的雕刻品,很快成為最有名的旅遊景點。

【評論主題】2. There is a great _____ of opinions with regard to the construction of a nuclear power plant.(A) d

【評論內容】關於核電廠的建設,有很多不同的意見。

【評論主題】5. Being a billionaire overnight, he _____ all the moneywithout any hesitation.(A) stymied (B) squan

【評論內容】

(B) 5. Being a billionaire overnight, he squandere dall the money without any hesitation. 

(A) stymied 停滯、困難的境地

(B) squandered 浪費

squander (v.) 揮霍 = lavish

(C) waved 揮動

(D) pacified 安撫

→ pacific (adj.)和平的

→  pacifier(n.) 撫慰者:奶嘴:鎮靜劑

一夜之間成為了億萬富翁,他揮霍無度起來,毫不猶豫。

【評論主題】1. I was very excited; I could feel my heart________ .(A) throbbing (B) shedding (C) skimming (D)shu

【評論內容】

1. I was very excited; I could feel my heart________ .

(A) throbbing --throb (v)跳動

(B) shedding  --shed (v)擺脫

(C) skimming --skim (v)略讀

(D)shuddering --shudder (v)顫動

我超級興奮,我甚至能感受到心臟在跳動。

【評論主題】5. 次數分配曲線之峰頂偏於左方,而眾數小於中數與平均數的情形,下列何者是此種現象的概念?(A)常態 (B)正偏態 (C)負偏態 (D)中偏態

【評論內容】

看圖說故事

1. 大家都考差了,這次出題"真變態"(正偏態)→右偏(人"扁")(低分人數較多,圖型右邊人較少)

2. 大家都考得很高,這次出題佛心來著,一點都"不變態"(負偏態)→左偏(高分人數較多,圖型左邊人較少)

個人記憶法,僅供參考

【評論主題】【題組】39.(A) task (B) presentation (C) model (D) role model

【評論內容】

In their school environments, students acquire these values and behaviors from adult (39) and peers, and in particular, through an understanding of the principles of academic integrity.

academic integrity 學術操守

在孩子們的學校環境中,學生從大人榜樣和同伴那獲得這些價值觀和行為,特別是透過對學術操守的原則理解。

(A) task (n.) 任務

(B) presentation (n.)報告,演講,陳述

(C) model (n.) 模型

(D) role model (n.)榜樣

【評論主題】14. ______Amy woke up, she jumped out of bed and rantoward the window.(A) Since (B) Before (C) By th

【評論內容】

當愛咪一醒過來,她馬上從床上跳起,並跑到窗邊。

【評論主題】5. 次數分配曲線之峰頂偏於左方,而眾數小於中數與平均數的情形,下列何者是此種現象的概念?(A)常態 (B)正偏態 (C)負偏態 (D)中偏態

【評論內容】

看圖說故事

1. 大家都考差了,這次出題"真變態"(正偏態)→右偏(人"扁")(低分人數較多,圖型右邊人較少)

2. 大家都考得很高,這次出題佛心來著,一點都"不變態"(負偏態)→左偏(高分人數較多,圖型左邊人較少)

個人記憶法,僅供參考

【評論主題】【題組】39.(A) task (B) presentation (C) model (D) role model

【評論內容】

In their school environments, students acquire these values and behaviors from adult (39) and peers, and in particular, through an understanding of the principles of academic integrity.

academic integrity 學術操守

在孩子們的學校環境中,學生從大人榜樣和同伴那獲得這些價值觀和行為,特別是透過對學術操守的原則理解。

(A) task (n.) 任務

(B) presentation (n.)報告,演講,陳述

(C) model (n.) 模型

(D) role model (n.)榜樣

【評論主題】14. ______Amy woke up, she jumped out of bed and rantoward the window.(A) Since (B) Before (C) By th

【評論內容】

當愛咪一醒過來,她馬上從床上跳起,並跑到窗邊。

【評論主題】3. In spring, mangoes are plentiful in the markets of Thailand and the _____ for mango cuisines is h

【評論內容】

春天時節,泰國市場盛產芒果,因此芒果入菜相當頻繁,建議到泰國旅行的遊客一定要嘗試看看。

plentiful 豐富的

cuisines 菜

【評論主題】4. Though _____ for its corruption of administration, the tournament in Russia celebrates internatio

【評論內容】

雖然俄羅斯行政的貪污腐敗臭名昭著,但舉辦世界盃比賽期間,仍會慶祝其國家的國際化與自由化。

corruption 貪汙腐敗

tournament 比賽

internationalism 國際主義、國際性、國際化

【評論主題】7. The lava _____ destroyed three villages.(A) flew(B) flowed(C) flow(D) flowness

【評論內容】

fly-- flew--flown 

flow--flowed-- flowed

Lava Flow 熔岩流

【評論主題】【題組】16. (A) copyrighted (B) registered (C) trademarking (D) illegal

【評論內容】

‘This is a significant escalation of our enforcement actions against people who are uploading and distributing 16 music on p2p networks,’ saidnIFPI chief John Kennedy.

escalation 升級

to become or make something become greater or more serious

enforcement 強制

the process of making sure that people obey something such as a law or rule

(A) copyrighted 受版權保護的

(B) registered 註冊

(C) trademarking 商標

(D) illegal 違法

IFPI首席執行官約翰肯尼迪說,這是我們對在p2p網絡上傳和發布受版權保護音樂的人執法行動的重大升級...

【評論主題】II. Cloze Test: Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate answer. (18%) Passage #14-17      The g

【評論內容】

The global recording industry has launched its largest wave of legal action against people suspected of sharing music files on the Internet. The latest move by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) 14 2,100 alleged uploaders using peer-to-peer (p2p) networks in 16 nations including the UK, France, Germany, and Italy.

(A) aimed 目標

(B) targeted 有針對性

(C) directed 指示

(D) pointed 指出

全球唱片業對涉嫌在互聯網上共享音樂文件的人發起了最大規模的法律訴訟。 國際唱片業聯合會(IFPI)的最新舉措針對包括英國,法國,德國和意大利在內的16個國家的2,100個涉嫌上傳者使用點對點(p2p)...

【評論主題】4. I knew my company was polluting the water, but I was afraid I would lose my job if I blew _______

【評論內容】

I knew my company was polluting the water,nbut I was afraid I would lose my job if I blew _______ on it.

(A) my nose

(B) a kiss

(C) the whistle

(D) out

1. blow your nose 擤鼻子

2. blow sb a kiss 向…送飛吻

3. blow the whistle on sb/sth

to tell people publicly about something bad that someone is doing

叫停,取締(壞事);(尤指)告發,揭發

4. blow sb out

to disappoint someone by not meeting them nor not doing something that you had arranged to do together

失約於…;放…的鴿...

【評論主題】【題組】15. (A) during (B) throughout (C) since (D) in

【評論內容】

Thousands of people have agreed to pay compensation(賠償金) since the campaign began. In the US, civil lawsuits(民事訴訟) have been brought against more than  15,597 people 15 September 2003 and there have been 3,590 settlements(和解協議).

(A) during 期間

(B) throughout 在各處;自始至終

(C) since 此後,從此

(D) in

自競選活動開始以來,已有數千人同意支付賠償金。 在美國,自2003年9月以來,已有超過15,597人提起民事訴訟(民事訴訟),並且已有3,590個和解協議。

【評論主題】7. We are all _______ familiar with at least one language, our own. Yet few of us ever stop to consi

【評論內容】

We are all _______ familiar with at leastnone language, our own. Yet few of us ever stop to consider what we know when wenknow a language.

(A) promptly 及時地

(B) abruptly 突然地

(C) intimately 親密地

(D) legitimately合法地

nnnnnnnnnn我們都至少一種語言非常熟悉,那就是我們自己的語言。 然而,當我們認識一種語言時,很少有人會停下來思考我們還知道的什麼。

【評論主題】2. Jack caused _______ to raise when he married a poor girl from Russia.(A) tongues (B) ears (C) eye

【評論內容】

Jack caused _______ to raise when he married a poor girl from Russia. 

(A) tongues 

(B) ears 

(C) eyebrows 

(D) lips

傑克娶了一個貧窮的俄羅斯女孩,令大家大吃一驚。

cause one's eyebrows to raise  亦作 raise one's eyebrows

to show surprise by moving your eyebrows upwards揚起眉毛(表示驚訝)

【評論主題】3. Nancy needs to really _______ what’s important instead of going off on a lot of tangents.(A) zone

【評論內容】

Nancy needs to really _______ what’s important instead of going off on a lot of tangents.

(A) zone out on 區域外 (B) zero in on  (C) zoom out in  (D) zoom out on

tangents (n. 離題)

南希真的需要集中注意了在重要的事情上,而不是一直在很離題。

1. zero in on

to direct all your attention towards a particular thing把注意力全部集中於

We must decide on our target market, then zero in on it.

我們必須確定目標市場,然後將其鎖定。

2.zoom

a) to move very quickly 快速移動

They got into the car and zoomed off. 他們鑽進汽車一溜煙地開走了。

b) If prices or sales zoom, they increase suddenly and quickly.(價格或銷售額...

【評論主題】1. Both elevators are _______, so I had to use the stairs.(A) neither serving (B) no serving (C) no

【評論內容】

兩部電梯都是停止運作,所以我不得不使用樓梯。

【評論主題】21In English, the past tense marker –ed has three pronunciations, [t], [d] and [əd]. The three forms

【評論內容】

(A)three phonemes

音素(phoneme) : 為一個最小卻有意義功能的語音單位 ex: a、bat、bee

(B)three morphemes

詞素(morpheme) : 只具有完整的詞彙意義,能夠單獨更成一個獨立使用的詞彙。ex : ship(船)

(C)allophones of a phoneme

同位音(allophone) : 與音素相比,實際發音時,本位音素會產生一些發音質量的變化。peak、speak

(D)allomorphs of a morpheme

變形音素(allomorph):

要觀察的是字根字最後一個音,才能辨別加上ed或s的發音規則。

【評論主題】20Which of the following statements is true?(A)Piglet is a hyponym of pig.(B)Eat and dinner are co-h

【評論內容】

(A)Piglet is a hyponym of pig. V

superordinate上位詞 & hyponym下位詞:指概念範圍或較狹隘的關係。

例如:家具(furniture)概念較廣泛為上位詞;床(bed)概念較狹隘為下位詞。

(B)Eat and dinner are co-hyponyms.  X

co-hyponym共同下位詞:指多個下位詞擁有同一個上位詞。

例如:家具(furniture)概念中可包含三種項目,床(bed)沙發(sofa)、鞋櫃(shoe cabinet),那這三種就都在同一位階,就是共同下位詞。

(C)Finger and hand are synonyms.  X

synonym:同義詞

(D)Pear and pale (a. 蒼白) are homographs.  X

homograph (同形異義字):A word that is spelled like another but has a different sound and meaning.

bookn(n.)...

【評論主題】17The word “smog” is an example of _____ in word formation.(A)acronym (B)blending (C)backformation (

【評論內容】

(A)acronym首字縮寫

  United States of America → USA / automated teller machine → ATM

(B)blending融合(A word formed by joining parts of two words after clipping.)

smoke+ fog → smog / spoonn+ fork → spork / breakfastn+ lunch → brunch

(C)back-formation反向構詞法

  editorn編輯(n.) → edit(v.) / euthanasia安樂死 (n.) → euthanize安樂死(v.)

(D)clipping減縮

  professor → prof、hamburger → burger、doctor → doc

【評論主題】17The word “smog” is an example of _____ in word formation.(A)acronym (B)blending (C)backformation (

【評論內容】

(A)acronym首字縮寫

  United States of America → USA / automated teller machine → ATM

(B)blending融合(A word formed by joining parts of two words after clipping.)

smoke+ fog → smog / spoonn+ fork → spork / breakfastn+ lunch → brunch

(C)back-formation反向構詞法

  editorn編輯(n.) → edit(v.) / euthanasia安樂死 (n.) → euthanize安樂死(v.)

(D)clipping減縮

  professor → prof、hamburger → burger、doctor → doc

【評論主題】II. Language Teaching Pedagogy: Choose the answer that best fits the given text.Questions 31-35【題組】3

【評論內容】

Information gap tasks require collaboration between or among English learners to ________ the desired information. 

(A) advance 提前

(B) change 改變

(C) derive 導出

(D) proceed繼續

資訊落差活動需要英語學習者之間的合作以引導出所需的訊息。

【評論主題】【題組】28. On a ________ hot day in the nation’s capital, protesters made their way down PennsylvaniaAv

【評論內容】

On a ________ hot day in the nation's capital, protesters made their way down Pennsylvania Avenue chanting, singing and banging drums.

(A) sweltering 悶熱

(B) poaching 盜獵、煮

(C) bolstering 支持、撐腰

(D) shuttering 模板

在這個國家首都的炎熱天,抗議者走到賓夕法尼亞大道上吟詠、歌唱和打鼓。

【評論主題】【題組】29. The Yellow fever outbreak _______ the global supply of the yellow fever vaccine several time

【評論內容】

The Yellow fever outbreak depleted the global supply of the yellow fever vaccine several times and forced the World Health Organization to give fractional doses of the shot.

(A) dismantled 拆除

(B) depleted 耗盡

(C) refurbished 翻新

(D) escalated 升級

黃熱病疫情多次爆發,以致全球疫苗供不應求,並迫使世界衛生組織給予縮小劑量的疫苗。

【評論主題】【題組】26. 26. Psychologists have always stressed that learning is best _________ by capturing the lear

【評論內容】

Psychologists have always stressed that learning is best _________ by capturing the learner’s interest in the subject matter.

(A) proclaimed (v.)宣布

(B) fostered  (v.)培養;栽培

(C) desensitized (v.)使不敏感

(D) annexed (v.)併吞;附加

心理學家一直強調捕捉學習者對題材的興趣,是培養學習最好的辦法。

【評論主題】【題組】25. Teachers in New York are demanding greater______ as the city seeks to standardize lessonplan

【評論內容】

Teachers in New York are demandingngreater______ as the city seeks to standardize lesson planning, detailing subjects and dates for instruction. Many of the nation’s largest school districts have introduced a centralized curriculum in recent months, taking control from teachers.

(A) automation (n.) 自動化

(B) audacity (n.)大膽

(C) autonomy (n.) 自治、自主

(D) aristocracy (n.) 貴族

紐約的教師要求更大的自主權,因應社會所要求的標準化課程計劃、詳細說明主題和教學日期。近幾個月來,國內許多最大學區都推出了許多由教師主導的集中式課程...

【評論主題】【題組】22. Even though Mr. Smith is articulate, he cannot deny that there are some _____ occurrences in

【評論內容】

Even though Mr. Smith is articulate, he can not deny that there are some _____ occurrences in his room.

(A) abstract (n.)摘要;(a.) 抽象的;空泛的

(B) inexplicable (a.) 無法說明的

(C) transcendental (a.) 超凡的,玄奧的

(D) ethereal (a.) 縹緲的;優雅的

儘管史密斯先生口齒伶俐,他也無法否認那些在他房裡所發生的無法解釋的事件。

【評論主題】【題組】24. Last Friday, the speaker presented a hypothesis that _____ differences between men and women

【評論內容】

Last Friday, the speaker presented a hypothesis that _____ differences between men and women might be one reason there are fewer women in the fields of science and engineering.

(A) incarnate (a.) 人體化的,化身的

(B) inadvertent (a.) 非故意的,無意的

(C) innocuous (a.) 無害的

(D) innate (a.) 天生的,固有的

上週五,發言人提出了一個假設,男女之間的先天差異,可能是女性在科學和工程學領域上極少活躍的原因之一。

【評論主題】【題組】23. For the purpose of environmental protection, no consideration on earth _____ a person in usi

【評論內容】

For the purpose of environmental protection, no consideration on earth _____ a person in using disposable chopsticks every day at his/her own house.

(A) indicts (v.) 控告,告發;起訴

(B) accuses (v.) 指控,控告;指責;譴責

(C) justifies (v.) 為…辯護;證明…正當(或有理、正確);是…的正當理由

(D) arraigns (v.) 提審;提訊;控告

為響應環境保護,地球上的人們不再認為每天在自家使用免洗筷是正確的。

【評論主題】16Which of the following is a minimal pair in standard American English?(A)rough/roof (B)bear/ear (C

【評論內容】

當兩個詞語在發音上,只有一個些微的不同之處時,我們就稱這兩個詞語為最小配對n(Minimal Pair) https://www.englishisnotthathard.com/minimal-pair/

(A)rough [rəf] /roof [ro͝of,ro͞of]

(B)bear [be(ə)r ] /ear [i(ə)r]

(C)bee [bē] /peel [pēl]

(D)paidn[pād] /saidn[sed]

【評論主題】I.Vocabulary: Choose the word that best fits the given sentence.Questions 21-30【題組】21. It takes the

【評論內容】

It takes the scholar ten years to gather evidences to _____ her literary theory. (A) contest (B) satisfy (C) substantiate (D) finish 

這位學者花了十年的時間收集證據來印證自己的文學理論。

(A) 比賽(B) 滿足(C) 證實(D) 完成

【評論主題】【題組】13.(A) on (B) off (C) for (D) in

【評論內容】

Pension reform involves promises made to a great many people about their lives after they retire since the size of someone’s pension has a direct impact on that person’s post-retirement life.

養老年金改革涉及許多人在退休後對他們的生活做出的承諾,因為某人養老金的規模對該人的退休後生活有直接影響。

【評論主題】5. Those _____ wires can be very dangerous, so you should at least wrap them with some tapes to keep

【評論內容】

那些裸露的電線很危險,你應該至少用膠帶把它們綑起來,避免讓人誤觸

【評論主題】9. Copyrights, customer lists and company goodwill are the so-called _______ business assets.(A) ame

【評論內容】

版權、客戶名單和公司名譽都稱為無形的商業資產。

【評論主題】【題組】12.(A) likely (B) probably (C) probable (D) like

【評論內容】

If the government does not do something to right these misconceptions, trouble is probably to ensue. Reform takes more than a reliance on ideals and a moral stance.

如果政府沒有採取措施來糾正這些誤解,那麼可能會出現麻煩。改革不僅僅依賴於理想和道德立場。

【評論主題】II. Cloze Test(28%, 2% each): Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate answer.There are all kind

【評論內容】

There are all kinds of misconceptions floating around concerning pension reform in Taiwan, and these will only hamper the progress of reform and widen existing rifts.

台灣的養老年金改革存在著各式各樣的誤解,這些只會阻礙改革的進度,擴大現有的分歧。

【評論主題】7. It’s a good news for our research team since the government plans to _______ the research and dev

【評論內容】

對我們研究團隊而言,得知政府計劃資助研究開發綠能汽車,真是好消息!

【評論主題】8. A person who has the trait of _______ is always careful and putting a lot of effort into his work

【評論內容】

一個人有認真負責的特質,他在工作上必定謹慎小心、盡心盡力。

【評論主題】6. The children were so noisy that they caused their grandfather to become _______ and nervous.(A) e

【評論內容】

這些孩子太調皮搗蛋,讓他們的爺爺變得焦躁不安。

【評論主題】4. To overcome budget shortages, some small schools in rural areas have set up _____ programs to sha

【評論內容】

為了順利減少預算,有些偏遠地區的小學校已成立合作計畫,共享教學與圖書資源

【評論主題】2. There is a great _____ of opinions with regard to the construction of a nuclear power plant.(A) d

【評論內容】關於核電廠的建設,有很多不同的意見。

【評論主題】3. The delicate and _____ sculpture in the National Palace Museum has soon become the most popular t

【評論內容】國立故宮博物院內精巧細緻的雕刻品,很快成為最有名的旅遊景點。

【評論主題】1. That child’s bad behavior is a clear indication of a lack of _____.(A) discipline (B) display (C)

【評論內容】

That child’s bad behavior is a clear indication of a lack of _____.

那孩子的不良行為很明顯是缺乏紀律。

【評論主題】

【評論內容】

(A)九重/思/曉奏,萬里/見/春歸。 (B)驚禽/翻/暗葉,流水/注/幽叢。 (C)關雲/常/帶雨,塞水/不/成河。 (D)征軒明日遠,空望郢門間。( X )

【評論主題】

【評論內容】

(A)「舳」艫千里╱厥疾不「瘳」  ㄓㄡˊ /ㄔㄡ     「舳」艫千里  : ㄓㄡˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄑ|ㄢ ㄌ|ˇ        舳:船後持舵處;艫:船前刺棹處。形容船多,首尾相接,千里不絕。       厥疾不「瘳」:ㄐㄩㄝˊㄐㄧˊㄅㄨˋㄔㄡ      病的很嚴重而不得痊癒

(B) 前「倨」後恭╱癰「疽」      ㄐㄩˋ / ㄐㄩ    前倨後恭 ㄑ一ㄢˊㄐㄩˋㄏㄡˋㄍㄨㄥ     倨:傲慢;恭:恭敬。以前傲慢,後來恭敬。形容對人的態度改變。    癰疽 :ㄩㄥ ㄐㄩ   常見的毒瘡

(C) 率爾操「觚」╱「怙」惡不悛ㄍㄨ/ ㄏㄨˋ       率爾操「觚」 :  不加思索,揮筆...

【評論主題】

【評論內容】

(A)「舳」艫千里╱厥疾不「瘳」  ㄓㄡˊ /ㄔㄡ     「舳」艫千里  : ㄓㄡˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄑ|ㄢ ㄌ|ˇ        舳:船後持舵處;艫:船前刺棹處。形容船多,首尾相接,千里不絕。       厥疾不「瘳」:ㄐㄩㄝˊㄐㄧˊㄅㄨˋㄔㄡ      病的很嚴重而不得痊癒

(B) 前「倨」後恭╱癰「疽」      ㄐㄩˋ / ㄐㄩ    前倨後恭 ㄑ一ㄢˊㄐㄩˋㄏㄡˋㄍㄨㄥ     倨:傲慢;恭:恭敬。以前傲慢,後來恭敬。形容對人的態度改變。    癰疽 :ㄩㄥ ㄐㄩ   常見的毒瘡

(C) 率爾操「觚」╱「怙」惡不悛ㄍㄨ/ ㄏㄨˋ       率爾操「觚」 :  不加思索,揮筆...

【評論主題】4. It is too late for the government to place a ____ around theneighborhood since the disease has be

【評論內容】

(A) 4. It is too late for the government tonplace a ____ around the neighborhood since the disease has been spread to othernplaces.

(A) quarantine 隔離;(n.)檢疫,檢疫期

(B) embargo 禁運

(C) prescription 處方

(D) sensation 感覺

nnnnnnnnnn由於疾病早已擴散到其他地方,政府才在附近區域進行隔離檢疫實在太晚了。

【評論主題】5. Being a billionaire overnight, he _____ all the moneywithout any hesitation.(A) stymied (B) squan

【評論內容】

(B) 5. Being a billionaire overnight, he squandere dall the money without any hesitation. 

(A) stymied 停滯、困難的境地

(B) squandered 浪費

squander (v.) 揮霍 = lavish

(C) waved 揮動

(D) pacified 安撫

→ pacific (adj.)和平的

→  pacifier(n.) 撫慰者:奶嘴:鎮靜劑

一夜之間成為了億萬富翁,他揮霍無度起來,毫不猶豫。

【評論主題】3. Hundreds of people laid ________to the President Palace,protesting the sharp increase of hosing p

【評論內容】

(D) 3. Hundreds of people laid siege to the President Palace, protesting the sharp increase of "housing prices". (應該是題目誤植成hosing prize) 

(A)staple (n.)主要產品;主食;訂書針 (v.)把…分類   → stapler 釘書機

(B)spire  (n.)尖塔;錐形體 → spiral (adj.)螺旋形

(C) spectrum (n.)光譜

(D) siege (n.) 圍攻;包圍;劫持 

lay--laid 放置,安放,平放

數百人圍攻總統府,抗議房價大幅上漲。

【評論主題】2. His honesty and ________won everybody’s respect.(A) inventory (B) integrity (C) integration (D) i

【評論內容】

2. His honesty and ________wonneverybody’s respect.

(A) inventory 存貨清單

(B) integrity 正直、誠信

(C) integration 整合/積分(數學)

(D) intervention 介入, 調停

nnnnnnnnnn他的誠實和正直贏得了所有人的尊重。

【評論主題】1. I was very excited; I could feel my heart________ .(A) throbbing (B) shedding (C) skimming (D)shu

【評論內容】

1. I was very excited; I could feel my heart________ .

(A) throbbing --throb (v)跳動

(B) shedding  --shed (v)擺脫

(C) skimming --skim (v)略讀

(D)shuddering --shudder (v)顫動

我超級興奮,我甚至能感受到心臟在跳動。

【評論主題】1. Animals hunting or preying on other animals are called ___.(A) toddlers (B) predators (C) adolesc

【評論內容】

Animals hunting or preying on other animals are called ___.

(A) toddlers嬰兒 (B)predators 獵食性動物 (C) adolescents 青少年 (D) colleagues同事

狩獵或捕食其他動物的動物稱為___。

【評論主題】5. 次數分配曲線之峰頂偏於左方,而眾數小於中數與平均數的情形,下列何者是此種現象的概念?(A)常態 (B)正偏態 (C)負偏態 (D)中偏態

【評論內容】

看圖說故事

1. 大家都考差了,這次出題"真變態"(正偏態)→右偏(人"扁")(低分人數較多,圖型右邊人較少)

2. 大家都考得很高,這次出題佛心來著,一點都"不變態"(負偏態)→左偏(高分人數較多,圖型左邊人較少)

個人記憶法,僅供參考

【評論主題】【題組】38.(A) cultural integration (B) cultural accommodation(C) cultural socialization (D) cultural ci

【評論內容】

It is derived through a process of (38) -- influences from all spheres of a child's life. 

而是從社會化的過程中,影響兒童生活的各個方面。

derive 從…中得到,從…中獲得

38.

(A) cultural integration 文化融合

(B) cultural accommodation 文化住宿

(C) cultural socialization 文化社會化

(D) cultural civilization 文化文明

【評論主題】【題組】39.(A) task (B) presentation (C) model (D) role model

【評論內容】

In their school environments, students acquire these values and behaviors from adult (39) and peers, and in particular, through an understanding of the principles of academic integrity.

academic integrity 學術操守

在孩子們的學校環境中,學生從大人榜樣和同伴那獲得這些價值觀和行為,特別是透過對學術操守的原則理解。

(A) task (n.) 任務

(B) presentation (n.)報告,演講,陳述

(C) model (n.) 模型

(D) role model (n.)榜樣

【評論主題】【題組】37.(A) stand up (B) stand up for (C) put up to (D) put up with

【評論內容】

and the courage to (37) what they believe is right. 

以及堅持自己認為正確的勇氣。

37.

(A) stand up 起立

(B) stand up for 支持

(C) put up to -- put sb up to sth 唆使(某人)做

例句: I think he was put up to it by his friends.

        我想他做那件事是他的朋友唆使的。

(D) put up with 忍受,忍耐

例句: I can put up with the house being messy, but I hate it if it's not clean.

        房子淩亂我能忍受,但我討厭房子不乾淨。

【評論主題】36-45)Children are not born with integrity or the behaviors we (36) it, like honesty, honor, respect

【評論內容】

Children are not born with integrity or the behaviors we (36) it, like honesty, honor, respect, authenticity, social responsibility, 

孩子不是天生就誠實正直,或如我們一般的行為,像是誠實、榮譽、尊重、可靠,

integrity (n.) 正直;誠實

authenticity (n.) 確實性;真實性;可靠性

36.

(A) associate with (v.) 與...相關

(B) are associated with (a.)

(C) associate to 

(D) are associated to 

【評論主題】【題組】42.(A) increasing demands (B) increase demand (C) increased demand (D) increases demands

【評論內容】

Most K-12 educators recognize that the students they teach today will become the leaders of tomorrow. Academic curriculum is (41)to meet the (42) of a changing knowledge society.

不少K-12教育者都認為,他們今日所教給學生的,將成為學生明日學習的領導者。

學術課程不斷更新,以滿足不斷變化的知識社會日益增長的需求。

 K-12 指從幼稚園(Kindergarten) 到12歲(中學)

Academic curriculum 學術課程

41. 應選動詞被動式

(A) constantly update 不斷地更新

(B) instantly upgrade 立即更新

(C) constantly updated 不斷地更新(被動式) (v.)

(D) instantly upgraded 立即地更新(被動式)

42. 應接名詞

(A) increasing demands 需求的增加 (n.)

(B)...

【評論主題】【題組】35. (A) operated (B) discontinued (C) involved (D) released

【評論內容】

You can go from coast to coast in comfort at very affordable prices. Long-distance trains in the USA are (35) by Amtrak.

(A) operated (v.) 營運、經營

(B) discontinued (v.) 停止

(C) involved (v.) 參與

(D) released (v.) 發布

您可以從東海岸以非常實惠的價格,舒服地旅行到西海岸。在美國長途列車皆由Amtrak營運。

【評論主題】【題組】34. (A) exhaustion (B) scenery (C) network (D) involvement

【評論內容】

However, you can still see America by traveling by train. You'll see nothing of America at 11,000 meters, so instead of flying over the country, catch the (34) from an Amtrak train. 

(A) exhaustion (n.) 疲憊

(B) scenery (n.) 風景

(C) network (n.) 網路

(D) involvement (n.) 參與

然而,你仍然可以乘坐火車環遊美國。但方圓百里之內你看不到任何風景,所以還不如飛越全國,欣賞Amtrak(美國國鐵--美鐵)奔馳的美景。

【評論主題】【題組】33. (A) replacement (B) outfit (C) system (D) outlay

【評論內容】

In Taiwan, most trains are passenger trains and run very often every day. In the US, most trains are freight trains. 

在台灣,大多火車都是旅客列車,每天經常運行的。 在美國,大多火車卻都是貨運列車。

There used to be many more passenger trains in the US, but they have been (32) by cars driving on a huge highway (33) . 

32.

(A) replace (v.) 取代

(B) renovated (v.) 修復

(C) redundant (a.) 過剩的、多餘的

(D) responded (v.) 回應

美國曾經也有許多載運乘客的火車,但現在大多被行駛在強大高速公路系統上的汽車取代。

33.

(A) replacement (n.) 替換

(B) outfit (n.) 裝備

(C) system (n.) 系統、制度

(D) outlay (n.) 經費、支...

【評論主題】III.Cloze31-35)Train traffic in the United States is much (31) from Taiwan. In Taiwan, most trains a

【評論內容】

Train traffic in the United States is much (31) from Taiwan.

(A) evolved (v.)發展、演變

(B) different 

(C) sustained (a.)持續

(D) rejected 

美國的鐵路交通跟台灣有很大的不同。

【評論主題】16. Jennifer’s easygoing personality allows her to fit ______well with everyone.(A) into (B) for (C)

【評論內容】

Jennifer’s easygoing personality allows her to fit ______ well with everyone. Jennifer隨和的個性使她能夠很好地和所有人相處。

【評論主題】19. Why don’t you ______ Bonnie? She’s going to thesupermarket, and she can get the butter you need.

【評論內容】

Why don’t you go along with Bonnie? She’s going to the supermarket, and she can get the butter you need. 

你怎麼不跟Bonnie一起去呢? 她要去超市,就可以買到你需要的奶油。

go along (通常指未經仔細計劃)去(某個地方),參加(某個活動),這裡指與...同行

to go to a place or event, usually without much planning

【評論主題】17. It seems obvious, when looking at a map, that the easternpart of Brazil ______ connected to Afri

【評論內容】

在看地圖時,巴西東部地區很明顯在早期地球形成時,曾經是跟非洲相連的。

【評論主題】20. We sent out lots of party invitations, but very few people______.(A) looked us up (B) hit it off

【評論內容】

我們寄出了許多派對邀請函,但卻很少人出席。

【評論主題】12. Because of the emphasis on nutrition in recent decades,Americans now consume ______ chicken and

【評論內容】由於近幾十年來人們對營養的重視,美國人現在都吃大量的雞肉和魚肉,很少吃牛肉。

【評論主題】21. I have to finish this report in an hour. I’m afraid I’m______ to help you right now.(A) busy eno

【評論內容】

我必須要一小時內完成這份報告,我現在很忙,恐怕沒辦法幫你。

【評論主題】10. You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell themhow tall you are.(A) prevents (B) preten

【評論內容】

你知道當你告訴大家你的身高時,大家都假裝很驚訝。

【評論主題】18. Parking is not allowed in this area. If you park your carhere, it will be ______ .(A) towed away

【評論內容】

這裡不可以停車,如果你停這裡會被拖吊。

【評論主題】15. Stephen was named ______ his dad’s college coach, Mr.Stevens.(A) as (B) by (C) of (D) after

【評論內容】

Stephen是以他父親大學的教練史Stevens先生的名字命名。