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考試時間：180分鐘PartIVocabularypointeach)Directions:ForeachofthefollowingsentencesarefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1.Thepatienthasbeen____________ofthesafetyofoperation.A.guaranteedB.assuredC.entrustedD.confirmed2.Someteenagersharbourageneralizedresentmentsociety,which_________themtheprivilegesadults,physicallytheyaremature.A.deprivesB.restrictsC.rejectsD.ling,youadvisedtotravellers’whichprovideasecure____________tocarryingyourmoneyincash.A.substitutealternative

B.selectionC.preferenceD.4.Themanageronethesalesgirlsanaccusinglookforher___________attitudetowardcustomers.A.impartialopposing

B.mildC.hostileD.5.ChristmasisaChristianusuallycelebratedonDecember___________thebirthofJesusChrist.inaccordancewithinfavor

B.intermsofD.inhonorof6.Nooneimaginedthattheapparently_________businessmanwasreallycriminal.A.respectivereceptacle

B.respectableC.respectfulD.7.Insomepartsofworldtheindigenouspopulationhasbeencompletely_______.A.wipedwipedoff

B.wipedoutC.wipedawayD.8.___________inventionofsteamengine,mostformsoftransportwerehorse-drawn.A.AkintoB.PriorC.InadditiontoD.Withreferenceto9.Becausehisworkplacewassonoisy,longedofallfor__________.A.lonelinessirrelevancy

B.associationC.solitudeD.BecauseMarkneededtopassexam,madestudyinga_____________overwatchinghisfavoritetelevisionshow.A.priorityconcept

B.conformityC.perplexityD.Therecordofthepastisalwaysincomplete,andthehistorianswhowriteabout__________reflectthepreoccupationsoftheirowntime.A.boundjustifiably

B.inevitablyC.indispensablyD.12.Manis________andmuchmoresohismindthaninhisbody:hemayliketogoaloneforawalk,hatestostandaloneinhis__________.A.conceited...vanityB.solitarythoughtsC.gregarious...opinions

D.special...uniqueness13.HesayshewouldwriteanEnglishcoursebookifhecouldfinda(n)________todealwithlessinterestingparts.A.accompliceB.collaboratorC.spouseD.kin14.Internationaltravelersmayhavedifficultiesunderstandingadjustmentproblems_________them.A.amazeB.besetC.humiliateD.resurrect15.ThedistinctivequalitiesofAfricanmusicwerenotappreciatedeven_________.A.deploredB.perceivedC.reveredD.ignored16.Thespokespersonknewhehadmadea___________errorwhenheprematurelyannouncedthatallofthevictimshadsurvivedtheaccident.A.glaringfurtive

B.grievousC.dazedD.17.His_________forwantingtoonasmanageristoseeEnglandastopteamintheworld.A.measurementB.motivationC.requirement18.Manyofvillagersrelyfishingastheir__________sourceofincome.19.couldnimagineherselfinanyform___________withheremployer,muchshelikedhim.B.FantasyC.intimacy20.Thethenumberdeathsfromheartdiseasegenerally_________toimprovementsindiet.B.referred21.Doyoubelievethathehadkilledmanwithhis__________hands?22.___________mestrangethatmandidn’tintroducehimselfbeforehespoke.A.occurredB.C.impressedD.struck23.Hedefinitelymeanttoberudewasquite_________.A.spontaneousB.deliberateC.consciousD.expressive24.Thelawyertoldthejudgethathis__________nothavecriminalrecord.25.Attitudeslearnedathome__________ontotheplayground.outB.carryonC.carryforwardover26.’maboutthatshirtincaseit__________.C.diminishesAfteryou’vesignedcontract,willbeimpossibleto_________.outupoffdownKoreannewspapersonlyhavepages,storieshavetobeverymuch___________.thecoretheeffectthepointbeexact29.Sheboughtanexercisekeep_________.A.ineffectshapesessionhealth30.Thejudge_________mostofpoliceevidence,sayingitclearlyfabricated.A.disposedB.declinedPartII(40points,2pointseach)Directions:TherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedmarkedA,B,andChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.TextAWhenweusewordspeechandmostobviouspurposeistotosomethingorrelationorThisisword’s“meaning.Weseeasmallfootedanimalontheroadandcallit“dog,”indicatingitisaofclassofanimalswecalldogs.“dog”aswehaveusedittherehasaplain,“objective”meaning.Wehavewaygonerequirementsexactscientificdescription.Letalsograndparentthedogwasacollie,anotheranIrishterrier,anotherathefourthabulldog.expressthesefactsequallyscientificallyandobjectivelybysayingthatheisadogofmixedbreed.Stillwehaveinnowaygonebeyondtherequirementsexactscientificdescription.Suppose,wehadcalledthatsameanimala“mongrel.”Thematterismorehaveusedawordwhichsameas“dogofmixedbreed,”butalsoarousesinhearersemotionalofdisapprovaltowardparticularword,therefore,cannotonlyindicateobject,butalsosuggestanemotionalattitudetowardSuchsuggestionofanemotionalattitudedoesgobeyondexactandscientificdiscussionbecauseapprovalsanddisapprovalsarebelongtoourselvesandtotheobjectsweapproveof.animalwhichtothemindofitsmasterisafaithfulnobleofmixedancestrymaya“mongreltoneighborwhosechickensarechasedit.Oncearethelookoutthisdifferencebetween“objective”“emotional”meanings,weshallnoticethatwordscarrylessstrongsuggestionsemotionalattitudesveryareordinarilyusedthediscussionofquestionsasthoseofpolitics,morals,religion.Thisisonereasonwhysuchcontroversiescannotsettled.Thereisawell-knownsayingtheword“firm”canbedeclinedasIfirm,thouhepigheaded.Thatisasimpleillustrationofwhatismeant.“Firm,”“obstinate,”and“pigheadedhavethesameobjectivemeaning—thatis,followingone’sowncourseactionandrefusingtobeinfluencedbyotherpeople’sopinion.Theyhave,however,differentemotionalmeanings:“firmhasanemotionalmeaningofstrongapproval,“obstinateofmilddisapproval,“pigheadedofstrongdisapproval.Inmuchthesamewaywhen,duringtheWorldWar,thoughtsdominatedbyemotions,thenewspaperscontrastedthespiritofourheroicboyswithruthlessnessHuns（[貶]德國兵andofourwithenemyNow,withobjectivethathasbroughtbythelapseoftime,wecanlookbackandseeandruthlessnessarething,onlytheonewordhasmeaningofapproval,theotherdisapproval.cansee,too,thatasoldiergoingforwardshellfireprobabledeathdoingsamethingwhetherheaGermanoroneofourdistinguishbetweenthembysavagerytotheactionoftheonetothattheothertobyusingtomakeandistinctiontwoactionswhichareobjectivelyidentical.31.Theauthor’sthefirstthreeparagraphsisthat___________.thererealbetweencallingadogmongrelorcallingitadogofmixedbreed“adogmixedbreed”isanemotionalterm“mongrel”isanobjectivetermwordsmaysuggestemotionalattitudesaswellasobjectivemeanings32.Theauthormaintainsthat_________.inscientificsubjects,wordsareoftenusedmakemeaningsclearerindiscussingquestions,objectivetermsaregenerallyusedtohelpclarifymeaningsindiscussingscientifictermsareused,inorderavoidcontroversyindiscussingcontroversialquestions,termsusedveryoftenthathavedisagreementsonmanysubjectspartiallybecause_______.peoplehavenotlearnedogetalongeachotherconflictandargumentwordsuseddiscussingthosesubjectscarrytendtoantagonizepeoplewordswithobjectivemeaningsmeandifferentthingsdifferentpersons,andmustbeusedcarefullypolitics,morals,religioncausecontroversiesthatcannotbesettled34.Regardingwar,theauthorbelievesinWorldWarI,_________.A.ourmenshowedspiritandGermansdisplayedruthlessnessandsavageryB.althoughourmenactedheroically,thereoccasionswhentheywerealmostasruthlessastheGermanstherewasnoatallbetweentheactionsofoursoldierstheGermanonesatthetimeofthewar,mostpeoplethoughtthatbothsidesfoughtequallybravely,butwiththepassageoftimetheybegantorealizehowsavagetheGermanshadreallybeenTextIfJohnny’twrite,oneofthereasonsmaybeconditioningbasedonspeedratherthanforthecreativeprocess.Speedneitheratestnorproperpreparationcompetencewriting.Itmakesformurkiness,glibness,disorganization.Itbeautyoflanguage.Itrulesoutrespectforreflectivethoughtthatprecedeexpression.Itrunscountertheword-by-wordandline-by-linereworkingthatenablesapiecetofinelyknit.Thisisminimizevalueofgenuinefacility.Withpractice,amanmaybeabletoputwordsswiftlyandexpertly.Butitisthesamekindswiftnessthatenablesacellist,afterhavinginvestedyearsofefforts,negotiateanintricatepassageHaydn.Speedwritingisstenographersandcourtreporters,notanyonewantsuselanguagewithprecisionanddistinction.ThomasMannwasashamedtoadmitthatwouldoftenafulldaytowrite500andanotherdaytoeditthem,outofrespectforthemostdifficultartinworld.Flaubertwouldponderparagraphhours.itsaywhathewantedittosay—notapproximatelybutexactly?Didturnintooneanotherwithproperrhythmgrace?Weretheyartisticallyandsecurelyfittedtogether?Weretheybrisklyalive,orweretheyfulloffuzzandraggedWeretheylikelymakethingshappeninsidethemindofthereader,ignitingtheimaginationandtouchingoffallsortsnewanticipations?Thesequestionsrelevantonlyforestablishednovelistforanyonewhoattachesvaluetowordsasamediumofexpressionandcommunication.E.White,whoserespectfortheenvironmentofgoodwritingexceededbynoword-artistoftime,wouldratherhavehisfingerscutoffthantobeguiltyofhandlingwordslightly.NosculptorawayatgraniteblockinordertoproduceadelicatecurveorfeaturehaslaboredmorepainstakinglythanWhitefashioningashortparagraph.Obviously,weexpectourschoolstoeveryJohnnyintoaWhiteorFlaubertaMann,butitisnotunreasonabletoexpectmoreofthemtoprovideconditionsthatpromoteclear,careful,competentexpression.Certainlycumulativeefforttheschoolexperienceshouldhavebelateryears.35.Accordingtothepassage,competencewritingis________.anartthattakespracticeaskillthatrequiresdexterityatechniquethatiseasytolearnaresultofthespontaneousofwords36.Themainpurposeofpassageis________.presentoriginalideadescribenewprocessargueagainstanestablishedpracticecommentaskillanditstechniques37.Ourschools,accordingtothepassage,________.areprovidingproperconditionsgoodwritingshouldnotstresswritingspeedatestshouldgiveessaytestsratherthanmultiple-choiceteststeachgoodwritingprimarilythroughreading38.describingWhiteasa“word-artist,”theauthormeansthatWhite_________.illustratedhisstorieswascolorfulinhisdescriptionswasgreatwriterhadartisticbackground39.Itcanbeinferredfrompassagethatauthorvaluesgoodliteratureprimarilyforitsabilityto________.relievetheboredomofeverydaylifecommunicateideasandexperiencesaccuratelydescribeeventsastheyoccurprovideindividualswithskillsforsuccessTextCTheAmericanuniversityisadirectdescendantfromtheancientuniversitiesEurope.Thesearetheoldestinstitutions,asidefromthechurchitself,inWesterncivilization.survivedperiodsoftrouble,ofrevolution,andpersecution.Butthetraditionlearningofscholarlyinquiryhaslivedon.Yetthereareshortsightedpeopletodayaresayingthatthemodernuniversityhasoutliveditsusefulness;mustbeoverthrownreplacedbysomethingelsewhosenatureunspecified.Remember,however,thattherehavebeenoccasionsduringthe700yearswhenpeoplesaiduniversitieswereirrelevantitwaswrongforthemtopursuelong-termgoalstheimmediateandpressingproblems.Fortunately,therehavestoutheartedsoulswhoinsistedthatthesearchforknowledgewouldneveroutdatedbycurrenteventsandwecanallbeeternallythankfulthattheforcesignorancewereoftendefeated.Theymustbedefeatedagain.Knowledgethesearchknowledgehavepersistedthroughthecenturiestotheenormousbenefitofhumanbeings.TheWesternworldencouragedscientificdiscoveryanditsapplicationintensivelyfor200yearstovastbenefit.Todayareataturningpoint.Wecannowuseourstoreswealthandofknowledgetoolstothenewproblemswhichnowbesetourmodernsociety.Whatarethosewhochosencareersinandengineeringableaboutourcurrentproblems?First,wecanhelpdestroythefalseimpressionthatscienceandengineeringhavecausedthecurrentworldtroubles.Quitethecontrary,scienceandengineeringhavevastcontributionstobettermorepeople.econd,weidentifymanyareasinwhichscienceandtechnology,moreconsiderablyused,begreaterthefuturethaninthepasttoimprovequalityofWhilecanmakemanyspeeches,andpassmanylaws,qualityofourenvironmentbeimprovedonlythroughbetterknowledgeandbetterapplicationthatknowledge.hird,wecanrecognizethatmuchofthedissatisfactionwhichwesuffertodayfromoursuccessesofyears.Wehavesoeminentlysuccessfulattainingmaterialgoalswearedeeplydissatisfiedthatwecannotattainothergoalsmorerapidly.Wehaveachievedabetterlifeformostpeopleweareunhappythatwehavespreadallpeople.Wehaveilluminatedmanysourcesofenvironmentaldeteriorationbutweareunhappythathavenotconqueredallofthem.Itourexpectationsratherthanourfailureswhichnowcauseourdistress.Grantedthatmanyofourcurrentproblemsmustbecuredmorebysocial,political,andeconomicinstrumentsthanbyscienceandtechnology,yetscienceandtechnologymuststillbetoolstomakefurtheradvancesinsuchthingscleanair,water,bettertransportation,betterhousing,bettercare,moreadequatewelfareprograms,purerfoods,conservationofresources,andmanyotherareas.Thediscoveryanduseofknowledgehavealwaysbeenrelevanttohumanefuture.Theyareequallyrelevanttoday.Theauthorisprimarilyconcernedwiththe_________.answerscurrentdefensethesearchforscientificknowledgeproblemsournation’suniversitiesmoralobligationsoftechnology41.Accordingtotheauthor,abeliefexiststhatmuchofournationaldissatisfactiondueto______.emphasisscienceonmaterialgoalsirrelevancymanyofourmodernuniversitiesfailuresscientistssolvemodernproblemsquicklyastheysolvedproblemsofthepastimproperuseofpastdiscoveriesscienceandtechnologyisthefeelingofauthorplaceofscienceinsolvingproblempollutionwillbe________.onthesamelevelsocialandpoliticalinfluencestheonlythingsolveproblemsuccessfullythefrontrunnerindevelopingnewmethodsofapproachingtheproblemD.overshadowedbyotherareasknowledge43.Itissuggestedthatsciencehasbeenmostsuccessful_________.A.developingmaterialbenefitssolvingproblemsofworldwideconcernpreparingAmericaafuturecontrollingtechnologyasameansofpreventingseriousproblems44.ItisstatedsciencecontributedtoallofthefollowingEXCEPT_________.abetterlifepeacehealthabetterenvironmentTextDSupposegointofruiterer’sshop,antakeupone,and,bitingyoufinditissour;youlookatit,andseethatithardandgreen.Youanotherone,andthathard,green,andsour.Theshopmanoffersyouathird;but,bitingit,youexamineit,andfindthatitishardgreen,andyouimmediatelysaythatwillit,asitmustsour,likethosehavetried.Nothingcanbemoresimplethanthat,youthink;butyoutakethetroubletoanalyseandtraceintoitselementswhathasbeendonebythemind,youwillbegreatlysurprised.Inthefirstplaceyouhaveperformedtheoperationofinduction.foundthat,intwoexperiences,hardnessandgreennessinappleswenttogetherwithsourness.Itwassointhefirstcase,anditconfirmedthesecond.True,itaverysmallbasis,butstillitenoughtomakeaninductionfrom;yougeneralizethefacts,andyouexpecttofindsournessinappleswhereyougethardnessandgreenness.Youfounduponthatgeneralthathardgreenapplesaresour;andasfarasitgoes,isaperfectinduction.Well,havinggotyournaturalinthisway,whenyouareofferedanotherapplewhichyoufindishardandgreen,yousay,“Allhardandgreenapplesaresour;thisapplehardgreen,thereforethisissour.Thattrainofreasoningwhatlogicianscallsyllogism,hasitsvariouspartsandterms—itspremiss,minorpremiss,anditsconclusion.And,thehelpoffurtherreasoning,which,ifdrawnout,wouldhavetobeexhibitedintwoorthreesyllogisms,youarrivefinaldetermination,“Iwillnothavethatapple.”that,yousee,youhave,inthetplace,establishedlawbyinduction,anduponhaveadeduction,andreasonedoutthespecialparticularcase.Wellsupposing,gotyourconclusionofthelaw,thatsometimeafterwards,youarediscussingthequalitiesofwithafriend;youwillsaytohim,“Itisverycuriousthing,Ithatallhardgreenapplessour!”Yourfriendsaysyou,“Buthowyouknowthat?”Youatoncereply,“Oh,Ihavetriedthemoveroveragain,alwaysto”Well,ifweweretalkingaboutscienceinsteadofcommonsense,thatanexperimentalverification.And,stillopposed,yougofurtherandsay,“IhaveheardfromthepeopleinSomersetshireandDevonshire,whereanumberapplesaregrown,thattheyhaveobservedthesamething.isalsofoundtheinNormandy,andinNorthAmerica.Inshort,findittotheuniversalexperienceofmankindwhereverattentionbeentothesubject.Whereupon,friend,unlessheaveryunreasonableman,agreeswithyou,andisconvincedthatyouarequiterightintheconclusionyouhavedrawn.believes,perhapsdoesnotknowhebelievesthatextensiveverificationshavebeenandofthesamekindarrivedthatthemorevariedtheconditionsunderwhichthesameresultsattained,moretheultimateconclusion,andhedisputesthequestionnoHeseesthatthehasbeentriedunderallofconditions,astotime,place,people,withthesameresult;withyou,therefore,thatyouhavemustagoodone,andhemustit.45.Theunderlinedwordinparagraph“verification,”mosttomean________.provingspecificationadjustmentjustification46.Theauthorindicatesthatstatementsbebelievedif__________.theyconcernnaturaleventsthestatementsareverifiedbymanypeopletheyarewrittenascholarlyorscientificjournalthepremisesuponwhichtheybuiltismajorone47.menmortal;wasaSocratesmortal.”Theforegoingrepresentsreasoningthatis________.verifiableinductivesyllogisticexperimental48.Applesused_________.A.inordertoconvincereaderthatfruithasintellectB.asananalogyforsarcasmtocomparevarioustypesofpersons49.Accordingtotheauthor_________.NormandyandNorthAmericahavemanysimilaritiesuniversalexperiencesarecommonoccurrencesasyllogismthreepartsthemainpremisesmoreprofoundthepremisesTheauthorhastheapproachof_________.ascientistanartistanovelistabusinessmanPartCloze(10points,pointeach)Directions:Decidewhichthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Itoftenobservedthattheagedspendmuchtimethinkingandtalkingabouttheirpast51aboutthefuture.Thesereminiscencesarenotsimplyrandomtrivialmemories,52istheirpurposemerelymakeconversation.Theold’srecollectionsthepasthelp53anidentitythatisbecomingincreasinglyfragile:54anyrolethatbringsrespectorgoalthatmightprovide55tofuture,individualmentionspastasaremindertolisteners,thatherewasalife56living.57,thememoriesformpartofcontinuing58,whichtheperson59theeventsexperiencesoftheyearsgonebyand60ontheoverallmeaningofhisorherownalmostcompletedlife.Aslifecycle61toclose,agedmustalsolearntoaccepttherealityoftheirownimpending62thistaskisdifficultthefactthatdeathalmost63subjecttheUnitedStates.Themerediscussionofdeathisoftenregardedas64.Asadultsofusthetopicfrighteningandare65tothinkit—andcertainlynottalkaboutit66thepresenceofsomeonewhoisDeathhasachievedthis6