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1、大學入學考試中心九十六學年度指定科目考試試題英文考科解答、翻譯與分析第壹部分：選擇題（佔72 分）一、詞彙（ 10 分）說明第 1 至 10 題，每題選出一個最適當的選項 ，標示在答案卡之選擇題答案區。每題答對得 1 分，答錯或劃記多於一個選項者倒扣 1/3 分，倒扣到本大題之實得分數為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。( C ) 1. With his excellent social skills, Steven has been _ as a greatcommunicator by all his colleagues.(A) diagnosed(B) exploited(C) per

2、ceived(D) concerned由於擁有高明的社交技巧，史蒂芬一直被所有同事視為是一個非常擅長與人溝通的人。(A) 診斷(B) 剝削(C) 視為(D) 涉及( B ) 2. When you enter a building, be sure to look behind you and hold the door open forsomeone coming through the same door. It is a common _ in manycultures.(A) process(B) courtesy(C) acceptance(D) operation當你進入一棟大樓時

3、，切記要看看身後，幫後面要從同一扇門進來的人把門拉開。這在許多文化中是一種普遍的禮貌。(A) 過程(B) 禮貌(C) 接受(D) 操作( A ) 3. The telephone has changed beyond _ in recent years. In both form andfunction, it has become totally different from what it was before.(A) recognition(B) possession(C) prevention(D) appreciation近幾年來，電話已經變得難以辨認。不論是外形還是功能，都已經變得

4、跟過去完全不同。(A) 認識(B) 擁有(C) 預防(D) 欣賞( C ) 4. Though Jack has moved out of his parentshouse, he is _ dependent onthem still. They send him a check every month for his living expenses.1(A) radically(B) physically(C) financially(D) politically雖然傑克已經搬離父母的家，但他在財務上仍然依靠他們。他們每個月會寄給他一張支票作為生活費。(A) 激進地(B) 身體上(C) 財

5、務上(D) 政治上( D ) 5. If you want to keep your computer from being attacked by new viruses, you needto constantly renew and _ your anti-virus software.(A) confirm(B) overlook(C) esteem(D) update如果你想要讓你的電腦不會受到新病毒攻擊，你必須不斷更新你的防毒軟體。(A) 確認(B) 忽略(C) 尊重(D) 更新( D ) 6. Many factors may explain why people are add

6、icted to the Internet. One factor_ to this phenomenon is the easy access to the Net.(A) advancing(B) occurring(C) responding(D) contributing有許多因素可以解釋為什麼人會沈迷於網路。造成這種現象的因素之一就是上網很容易。(A) 推進(B) 發生(C) 因應(D) 促成( B ) 7. We were _ awaiting the results of the school annual English dramacontest. Our class won

7、the first place last year, and we certainly wanted to win again this year.(A) consciously(B) anxiously(C) fortunately(D) competently我們焦急地等待學校年度英語話劇比賽的結果。我們班去年贏得第一名，今年當然想要蟬聯冠軍。(A) 有意識地(B) 焦慮地(C) 幸運地(D) 能幹地( A ) 8. Tropical rainforests are home to about one million plant and animal species. If therain

8、forests disappear, many of these species will become _.(A) extinct(B) hostile(C) mature(D) intimate熱帶雨林是大約一百萬種動植物賴以生長的地方。如果雨林消失了，其中許多物種將會滅絕。(A) 絕種的(B) 有敵意的(C) 成熟的(D) 親密的( B ) 9. An honest person is faithful to his promise. Once he makes a _, he willnot go back on his own word.(A) prescription(B) com

9、mitment(C) frustration(D) transcript誠實的人忠於承諾。一旦他許下承諾，就不會食言。(A) 處方(B) 承諾(C) 挫折(D) 謄本2( D ) 10. The new computer game Wii provides us with an _ way of exercising.People now may play sports in their living rooms, which was unimaginable before.(A) outgoing(B) urgent(C) aggressive(D) innovative新的電腦遊戲 Wii

10、 提供我們一種創新的運動方法 。現在人們可以在自家客廳做運動，這在以前是無法想像的。(A) 外向的(B) 迫切的(C) 侵略的(D) 革新的二、綜合測驗（ 20 分）說明第 11 至 30 題，每題一個空格。請依文意選出一個最適當的選項，標示在答案卡之選擇題答案區 。每題答對得 1 分，答錯或劃記多於一個選項者倒扣 1/3 分，倒扣到本大題之實得分數為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。第 11 至 15 題為題組Recent studies show that levels of happiness for most people change throughout their lives.

11、In a British study between 1991 and 2003, people were asked how satisfied they are _11_ their lives. The resulting statistics graph shows a smile-shaped curve. Most of the people _12_ happy and become progressively less happy as they grow older. For many of them, the most miserable period in their l

12、ife is their 40s. _13_ , their levels of happiness climb. Furthermore, it seems that men are slightly happier on average than women in their teens, but women bounce back and overtake men _14_ in life. The low point seems to last longer for womenthroughout their 30s and 40s, only climbing _15_ women

13、reach 50. Men, on the other hand, have the lowest point in their 40s, going up again when they reach 50.【中譯】最近的研究顯示，大多數人的快樂指數在一生當中都在改變。在一九九一年到二三年的一項英國研究中，人們被問到他們對自己的生活滿意度為何，結果的統計圖呈現了一個微笑形狀的曲線。多數人一開始都很快樂，但隨著年齡增長，就變得愈來愈不快樂。對很多人來說，人生中最悲慘的階段是在四十幾歲的時候。自那之後，他們的快樂指數會向上爬升。此外，平均來說，男性在青少年時期似乎要比女性稍微快樂一些，但是女性後來

14、居上，反而在稍後追過男性。對女性來說，快樂指數跌到谷底的時間似乎較久從三十幾歲到四十幾歲，只有當她們到了五十歲之後才開始向上爬升。另一方面，男人的快樂指數在四十幾歲的時候是一生當中最低的，到了五十歲之後會再向上爬升。( B ) 11. (A) for(B) with(C) at(D) of【解析】 be satisfied with對 感到滿意3( C ) 12. (A) end up(B) pass by(C) start off(D) go on(A)(B)(C)(D)( A ) 13. (A) After that(B) By that time(C) Not for long(D) B

15、efore now(A)(B)(C)(D)( B ) 14. (A) sooner(B) later(C) earlier(D) slower(A)(B)(C)(D)( A ) 15. (A) once(B) unless(C) before(D) since(A)(B)(C)(D)1620The northern lights, known as the aurora borealis, is one of natures most dazzling spectacles. Science is still not certain _16_ exactly what these lights

16、 are and what causes them. Sometimes, the brilliant rays of light spread upward in the shape of a fan._17_, they flash here and there like giant searchlights. Farther north, the aurora frequently looks like fiery draperies which hang from the sky and sway _18_ while flames of red, orange, green, and

17、 blue play up and down the moving folds.According to scientific measurements, this discharge of light _19_ from 50 to 100 miles above the earth. It is seen _20_ around the Hudson Bay region in Canada, in northern Scotland, and in southern Norway and Sweden.( C ) 16. (A) due to(B) instead of(C) as to

18、(D) in spite of(A)(B)(C)(D)( B ) 17. (A) At one time(B) At other times(C) At all times(D) At the same time(A)(B)(C)(D)4( C ) 18. (A) here and now (B) by and large(C) to and fro(D) more and more(A) 此時此地(B) 大致上(C) 前前後後(D) 愈來愈多( A ) 19. (A) takes place (B) was taking place (C) had taken place (D) took

19、place 【解析】根據本文，北極光這種光線的釋放現象是常態，故用簡單現在式。( D ) 20. (A) in the least(B) on the whole(C) for its sake(D) at its best(A) 最少(B) 整體來說(C) 為了此緣故(D) 最佳第 21 至 25 題為題組Average global temperature has increased by almost 1F over the past century. Scientists expect it to increase an _21_ 2to 6F over the next one hu

20、ndred years. This may not sound like much, but it could change the Earths climate as _22_ before.Climate change may affect peoples health both directly and indirectly. For instance, heat stress and other heat-related health problems are caused directly by very warm temperatures. _23_, human health c

21、an also be affected by ecological disturbances, changes in food and water supplies, as well as coastal flooding. How people and nature _24_ climate change will determine how seriously it affects human health. Generally, poor people and poor countries are _25_ probable to have the money and resources

22、 they need to cope with health problems due to climate change.【中譯】過去這一百年來，全球平均溫度已經增加了將近華氏一度。科學家預期接下來的一百年溫度會再增加華氏二到六度。這聽起來也許不多，不過卻可能以前所未有的方式改變整個地球的氣候。氣候改變可能會直接和間接地影響人的健康。比如說，高溫可以直接造成熱壓力及其它與熱有關的健康問題。而生態干擾、食物與水源供應的改變，以及海岸水位的高漲，也都會間接影響人體健康。人類與大自然如何適應氣候變化，將會決定其影響人體健康的嚴重程度有多少。一般來說，窮人和貧窮國家比較不可能擁有足夠的錢與資源來應付

23、氣候改變所造成的健康問題。( B ) 21. (A) extreme(B) additional(C) immediate(D) original(A) 極度的(B) 額外的(C) 即刻的(D) 原始的( B ) 22. (A) ever(B) never(C) always(D) yet【解析】 never before 前所未有地( D ) 23. (A) Suddenly(B) Previously(C) Exclusively(D) Indirectly(A) 突然(B) 以前(C) 專門地(D) 間接地5( C ) 24. (A) result from(B) count on(C)

24、 adapt to(D) stand for(A)(B)(C)(D)( A ) 25. (A) less(B) very(C) most(D) further(A)(B)(C)(D)2630The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked nation situated between India and China. The entire country is mountainous, _26_ a small strip of subtropical plains in the extreme south. The elevation gain from the

25、subtropical plains to the glacier-covered Himalayan heights exceeds 7,000 m. Its traditional _27_ is based on forestry, animal husbandry and subsistence agriculture. However, these _28_ less than 50% of the GDP now that Bhutan has become an exporter of hydroelectricity. Besides, cash crops and touri

26、sm are also _29_.Bhutan is one of the most isolated nations in the world, _30_ foreign influences and tourism regulated by the government to preserve its traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture. It is often described as the last surviving refuge of traditional Himalayan Buddhist culture.( C ) 26. (A) i

27、n terms of(B) as a part of(C) with the exception of(D) in accordance with(A)(B)(C)(D)( D ) 27. (A) culture(B) politics(C) religion(D) economy(A)(B)(C)(D)( C ) 28. (A) figure out(B) relate to(C) account for(D) conform to(A)(B)(C)(D)6( A ) 29. (A) significant(B) durable(C) frequent(D) expressive(A) 重大

28、的(B) 持久的(C) 頻繁的(D) 富於表情的( B ) 30. (A) by(B) with(C) for(D) in【解析】介系詞with 可指因為；由於，為表原因的附帶用法。三、文意選填（ 10 分）說明：第 31 至 40 題，每題一個空格。請依文意在文章後所提供的(A) 到 (J) 選項中分別選出最適當者，並將其字母代號標示在答案卡之選擇題答案區 。每題答對得 1 分，答錯或劃記多於一個選項者倒扣 1/9 分，倒扣到本大題之實得分數為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。第 31 至 40 題為題組A trip to the supermarket has now become an

29、exercise in psychological warfare. Shopkeepers know that filling a store with the smell of freshly baked bread makes people feel hungry and _31_ them to buy more food than they intended. Stocking the most _32_ products at eye level helps them sell faster than cheaper but less visible competitors.Res

30、earchers on customer behaviorare now investigating how “swarm intelligence”(that is, how social animals like ants or bees behave in a crowd) can be used to _33_what people buy. The idea is that, if a certain product is seen to be popular, shoppers are_34_ to choose it too. With the help of modern te

31、chnology, some supermarkets are nowable to keep customers _35_ about what others are buying. As a customer walks past ashelf of goods in one of these supermarkets, a screen on the shelf will tell him how manypeople currently in the store have chosen that particular _36_. As it turns out, such a“swar

32、m moves”model _37_ sales without the need to give people discounts. The reasonis simple: it gives shoppers the _38_ of knowing that they bought the“right”productthat is, the one everyone else bought.The psychology that works in physical stores is just as _39_ on the Internet. Online retailers such a

33、s Amazon are good at telling shoppers which products are popular with like-minded consumers. Even in the _40_ of your home, you can still be part of the swarm.(A) powerful(B) expensive(C) likely(D) informed(E) persuades(F) increases(G) influence(H) privacy(I) product(J) satisfaction7【中譯】去一趟超市現在已經變成心

34、理戰的一種演練。店家知道讓店裡充滿剛出爐麵包的香味會讓人覺得饑餓，並且能說服他們買下比原先所預期還要多的食物。把最昂貴的產品放在與視線高度相同的位置，有助於讓它們比那些比較便宜但放在較不顯眼位置的競爭商品更快賣掉。顧客行為的研究人員現在正在研究如何利用 群體智慧（即指如螞蟻或蜜蜂這種群居動物在群體中的行為模式）來影響人們所購買的東西。這個想法就是如果有某種商品被公認很受歡迎，那麼購買者就有可能同樣會選擇它。在現代科技的協助下，有些超市現在可以讓顧客隨時得知到底別人都買些什麼。當顧客在其中一間這類超市中走過一個商品架時，架子上的螢幕會告訴他，店裡目前有多少人已經選購了某某產品。結果，這種群體動作

35、的模式可以在不需提供折扣的情況下提升業績。原因很簡單：它讓顧客很滿意，覺得自己買到對的產品了 也就是別人都購買的東西。這種在實體店鋪很有用的心理學，在網路上也同樣有效。線上零售商如亞馬遜書店就擅長告訴購買者哪些產品很受到與其想法相似的消費者歡迎。即使在隱密的家中，你仍然可以是群體的一部分。31. ( E ) persuades 說服32. ( B ) expensive 昂貴的33. ( G ) influence 影響34. ( C ) likely 有可能的35. ( D ) informed 被告知的36. ( I ) product 產品37. ( F ) increases 增進38

36、. ( J ) satisfaction 滿意；滿足39. ( A ) powerful 有效果的40. ( H ) privacy 私下四、篇章結構（ 10 分）說明：第 41 至 45 題，每題一個空格。請依文意在文章後所提供的(A) 到 (E) 選項中分別選出最適當者，填入空格中，使篇章結構清晰有條理，並將其英文字母代號標示在答案卡之選擇題答案區 。每題答對得 2 分，答錯或劃記多於一個選項者倒扣 1/2 分，倒扣到本大題之實得分數為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。第 41 至 45 題為題組8Japan is dealing with a problem thats just sta

37、rting to sweep the world an agingpopulation combined with a shrinking work force. _41_ By so doing, it is hopedthat Japans government will save its increasingly burdened pension (i.e., payment received after retirement) system from going bankrupt. In 2000, the Japanese could get a full pension from

38、the government at 60. _42_ Whats more, premiums paid by workers every month are set to rise while payouts they get after retirement fall.To help workers to cope with this, Japan passed a law last year that requires companies by 2013 to raise their retirement age from 60 to 65 or rehire their retired

39、 workers. _43_ In a country where forced layoffs are a last resort, large companiestraditionally have relied on retirement to reduce payrolls. They were just about to enjoy a big cut in personnel costs because of the mass retirement of Japans baby boomers._44_ Consequently, there was much opposition

40、 from corporations to the newretirement law. Early signs suggest that large corporations will hesitate in raising theirretirement ages. _45_ Violators of the new law would face only “administrativeguidance,”not penalties. Such resistance is hurting the effectiveness of the policies, which may thus p

41、rolong the aging problem.(A) The new policy could be a strain for employers.(B) Therefore, aged Japanese are now being encouraged to work longer in life.(C) And, unlike the U.S., Japan has no law against discrimination based on age.(D) But by 2025, they wontget any until they are 65.(E) These people

42、 born between 1947 and 1949 make up 5.2 million members of the work force.【中譯】日本正在應付一個剛開始橫掃全世界的問題人口老化加上勞動力萎縮。因此，現在上了年紀的日本人都被鼓勵要多工作幾年。日本政府希望藉此能讓負擔日益沈重的退休金（也就是退休後所收到的給付金）系統免於破產。在二年，日本人可以在六十歲時從政府那裏領到全額的退休金。但是到了二二五年，他們在六十五歲之前一毛錢都領不到。更糟的是，當勞工退休以後所能領到的退休金變少時，勞工每個月所付的保費卻正準備要增加。為了幫助勞工因應這樣的問題，日本去年通過一項法案，要求所有

43、公司在二一三年之前，將退休年齡從六十歲提高到六十五歲，或者重新雇用已退休的勞工。這項新政策對雇主可能會造成壓力。在一個把強迫資遣當作是最後手段的國家裡，大公司傳統上都是仰賴退休來降低薪資的總支出。由於日本嬰兒潮出生的人大量退休，這些大公司正準備要大幅縮減人事成本。這些在一九四七年到一九四九年之間出生的人，佔了五百二十萬的勞動人口。因此，這項新的退休法案遭到許多企業的反對。初期跡象暗示著，大公司對提高退休年齡這件事將會抱持觀望的態度。而且9不像美國，日本並沒有法律可以制裁年齡歧視。違反新法的人只需接受行政指導而非罰款。像這樣的抵抗正在損害政策的有效性，可能會因此拖延老化的問題。41.(B)42.

44、(D)43.(A)44.(E)45.(C)五、閱讀測驗（ 22 分）說明：第 46 至 56 題，每題請分別根據各篇文章的文意選出一個最適當的選項，標示在答案卡之選擇題答案區 。每題答對得 2 分，答錯或劃記多於一個選項者倒扣 2/3 分，倒扣到本大題之實得分數為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。第 46 至 49 題為題組Andrew Carnegie, once the world s richest person, was born in 1835 to a weaver s family in Scotland. As a child, he was expected to follo

45、w his father s profession. But the industrial revolution destroyed the weaverscraft, and the family had to leave for new possibilities in America.In 1848 the Carnegies arrived in Pittsburgh, then the iron-manufacturing center of the country. Young Carnegie took odd jobs at a cotton factory and later

46、 worked as a messenger boy in the telegraph office. He was often asked to deliver messagesto the city theater, where he would stay to watch plays by great playwrights. He also spent most of his leisure hours in a small library that a local benefactor made available to working boys.After the Civil Wa

47、r, Carnegie saw great potential in the iron industry. He devoted himself to the replacement of wooden bridges with stronger iron ones and earned a fortune. He further introduced a new steel refining process to convert iron into steel. By 1900, Carnegie Steel produced more of the metal than all of Gr

48、eat Britain.However, Carnegie often expressed his uneasiness with the businessmans life. Wishing to spend more time receiving instruction and reading systematically, he once wrote, “To continue much longer overwhelmed by business cares and with most of my thoughts wholly upon the way to make more mo

49、ney in the shortest time, must degrade me beyond hope of permanent recovery”.The strong desire for intellectual pursuit led him to sell his company and retire at 64.Fond of saying that “the man who dies rich dies disgraced,”Carnegie then turned his attention to giving away his fortune. He abhorred c

50、harity; instead, he used his money to help others help themselves. He established over 2,500 public libraries, and sponsored numerous cultural, educational and scientific institutions. By the time he died in 1919, he had given away 350 million dollars.10【中譯】曾經是世界上最有錢的安德魯卡內基，一八三五年出生於一個蘇格蘭的織工家庭。他還小的時候

51、，大家就期望他繼承父親的衣缽。但是工業革命卻讓織工的技術變得一文不值，因此他們全家必須前往美國尋找新契機。一八四八年卡內基一家人抵達了當時是美國製鐵中心的匹茲堡。年輕的卡內基在一家棉花工廠裡打零工，後來在電報室當送信小弟。經常有人要他把信送到城裡的戲院，他就會順便留在那裡欣賞偉大劇作家所編寫的作品。他也常把大部分的閒暇時間耗在一間小圖書館裡，這間圖書館是由一位當地的善心人士捐贈，專門提供給男童工使用的。美國內戰結束後，卡內基在製鐵業看到了無窮的潛力。他便全心投入利用更堅固的鐵橋來取代木橋的事業，也因此賺了一大筆錢。接下來他更進一步引進一種新的鍊鋼製法，將鐵淬鍊成鋼。到了一九年，卡內基鋼鐵公司所

52、生產的金屬已經比全英國製造的還多。不過，卡內基常常表示，他對這種商人的生活感到不安。由於希望多花些時間接受教育，以及進行有系統地閱讀，他曾經寫道：持續被生意的煩雜瑣事壓得幾乎喘不過氣，加上大部份的腦子全都花在思考如何在最短的時間內賺更多的錢，一定會使我的智慧退化，再也沒有完全復原的希望。求知的強烈渴望讓他後來賣掉公司並在六十四歲時退休。卡內基喜歡說：死的時候如果還很富有是可恥之事，後來他便把注意力轉到捐贈自己的財富。他很討厭施捨的行為；相反地，他利用自己的錢去幫助別人自助。他成立了二千五百多間公立圖書館，並贊助許多文化、教育及科學機構。在他於一九一九年逝世之前，已經捐出了三億五千萬美元。( D

53、 ) 46. Why did Andrew Carnegie move to the United States?(A) Because his father was offered a good job in Pittsburgh.(B) Because he did not want to follow his fathers profession.(C) Because there were serious political problems in Scotland.(D) Because his family could not make a good living in their

54、 hometown.安德魯卡內基為什麼會搬去美國？(A) 因為匹茲堡有人提供他父親一份好工作。(B) 因為他不想繼承父親的衣缽。(C) 因為蘇格蘭有嚴重的政治問題。(D) 因為他的家庭在家鄉無法營生求溫飽。( D ) 47. When did Carnegie begin to show his interest in artistic and intellectual pursuit?(A) After he retired from his business.(B) When he was a young boy back in Scotland.(C) After he earned his