臺灣大學入學考試中心九十八學年度指定科目英語考試試題

1、大學入學考試中心九十八學年度指定科目考試試題英文考科-作答注意事項-考試時間：80分鐘作答方式：?選擇題用2B鉛筆在答案卡上作答，修正時應以橡皮擦拭，切勿使用修正液?非選擇題使用較粗的黑色或藍色原子筆、鋼珠筆或中性筆，在答案卷上作答?？荚図樌谝疾糠郑哼x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?shù)倪x項，標示在答案卡之選擇題答案區(qū)。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(shù)為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。1. You'needthestoretoshowproofofpurchaseifyouwanttoreturnan

2、yitemsyoubought.(A) credit(B)guide(C)license(D)receipt2. SpendingmostofhischildhoodinSpain,John,anativespeakerofEnglish,isalsoinSpanish.(A) promising(B)grateful(C)fluent(D)definite3. Themirrorslippedoutofthelittlegirl'shand,andthebrokenpiecesalloverthefloor.(A) scattered(B)circulated(C)featured(

3、D)released4. Nooneknowshowthefirebrokeout.Thepolicehavestartedanintothecauseofit.(A) appreciation(B)extension(C)operation(D)investigation5. Whenthereisaheavyrain,youhavetodriveverysoastoavoidtrafficaccidents.(A) cautiously(B)recklessly(C)smoothly(D)passively6. Wedecidedtobuysomeforournewapartment,in

4、cludingarefrigerator,avacuumcleaner,andadishwasher.(A) utensils(B)facilities(C)appliances(D)extensions7. Thismathclassisvery;Ihavetospendatleasttwohourseverydaydoingtheassignments.(A) confidential(B)logical(C)demanding(D)resistant8. Onecangenerallyjudgethequalityofeggswiththenakedeye.,goodeggsmustbe

5、clean,freeofcracks,andsmooth-shelled.(A) Agriculturally(B)Externally(C)Influentially(D)Occasionally9. Thescientisthisspeechtomakeiteasierforchildrentounderstandthethreatofglobalwarming.(A) estimated(B)documented(C)abolished(D)modified10. TheInternethasnewspapersasamediumofmasscommunication.Ithasbeco

6、methemainsourcefornationalandinternationalnewsforpeople.(A)reformed(B)surpassed(C)promoted(D)convinced二、綜合測驗(10分)說明：第11至20題，每題一個空格。請依文意選出一個最適當?shù)倪x項，標示在答案卡之選擇題答案區(qū)。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(shù)為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。第11至15題為題組KeeleUniversityintheUnitedKingdomhasdevelopedaavirtualpat,ecreatedbyacompu

7、ter,tohelptrainthepharmacistsofthefuture.StudentsintheuniversitySchoolof11workwiththepatient"t(gainexperieneeineffectivecommunicationanddecision-making.Studentstalkwiththe“patiently?rbytypingquestionsintoacomputer.The“patient"onelspverballyorwithgesturestoindicate12suchaspain,stressoranxie

8、ty.Asaresult,studentsareforcedtocommunicateclearly13thatthepatient"understandsthemcompletely.TheVirtualPatientcanalsobeusedtoexplorevariousmedicalsituations.Forexample,thepatient"canbeprogrammedtoabergictocertainmedicineandcan14seriousreactionsifstudentlearnersarenotawareofthesituation.Thi

9、skindofpracticeallowsstudentstolearnfrommistakesinasafeenvironmentthatwouldnotbe15withtextbooksalone.Theuniquesystemcanbothbeusedinaclassroomsettingorfordistaneelearning.11. (A)Education(B)Business(C)Pharmacy(D)Humanities12.(A)expressions(B)emotions(C)elements(D)events13.(A)inorder(B)inreturn(C)inca

10、se(D)inaddition14.(A)adaptto(B)breakinto(C)providewith(D)sufferfrom15.(A)exciting(B)necessary(C)possible(D)important第16至20題為題組Inspiteofmodernizationandtheincreasingroleofwomeninallwalksoflife,thepracticeofthedowryinIndiaisstillwidespread.Thedowrysystem,moneyorpropertybroughtbyabridetoherhusbandatmar

11、riage,wasstartedcenturiesagowiththeintentionofprovidingsecurityforagirl16difficultiesandunexpectedcircumstancesaftermarriage.Forthispurpose,theparentsgave17theycouldtotheirdaughter,whichconsequentlywenttothegroom'family.Bythebeginningofthe21century,however,thecustomhaddeterioratedtoapointwhereby

12、thegroomandhisfamilyhadbecomevery18Whendemandsfordowryarenotmet,thebrideis19torture,andoftenevenkilled.Themoreeducatedamanis,the20istheexpectationfordowryatthetimeofmarriage.Girlswhoarehighlyeducatedarerequiredtohavelargerdowriesbecausetheyusuallymarrymoreeducatedmen.16.(A)dueto(B)apartfrom(C)incase

13、of(D)withreferenceto17.(A)whoever(B)whenever(C)whatever(D)whichever18.(A)greedy(B)pleasant(C)regretful(D)sympathetic19.(A)awareof(B)requiredby(C)furiouswith(D)subjectto20.(A)lower(B)higher(C)better(D)worse三、文意選填（10分）說明：第21至30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(qū)。每題答對得1分，答錯或劃記多於

14、一個選項者倒扣1/9分，倒扣到本大題之實得分數(shù)為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。第21至30題為題組Oniomaniaisthetechnicaltermforthecompulsivedesiretoshop,morecommonlyreferredtoascompulsiveshoppingorshoppingaddiction.Victimsoftenexperieneefeelingsof21whentheyareintheprocessofpurchasing,whichseemstogivetheirlifemeaningwhilelettingthemforgetaboutth

15、eirsorrows.Once22theenvironmentwherethepurchasingoccurred,thefeelingofapersonalrewardwouldbegone.Tocompensate,theaddictedpersonwouldgoshoppingagain.Eventuallyafeelingofsuppressionwillovercometheperson.Forexample,caseshaveshownthattheboughtgoodswillbehiddenordestroyed,becausethepersonconcernedfeels23

16、oftheiraddictionandtriestoconcealit.Heorsheiseitherregretfulordepressed.Inordertocopewiththefeelings,theaddictedpersonispromptedto_24anotherpurchase.Compulsiveshoppingoftenbeginsatanearlyage.Childrenwhoexperieneedparentalneglectoftengrewupwithlow25becausethroughoutmuchoftheirchildhoodtheyfeltthatthe

17、ywerenotimportantasaperson.Asaresult,theyusedtoysto26theirfeelingsofIoneliness.Becauseoftheongoingsentimentofdeprivationtheyenduredaschildren,adultsthathavedependedonmaterialsforemotional27whentheyweremuchyoungeraremorelikelytobecomeaddictedtoshopping.Duringadulthood,thepurchase,insteadofthetoy,issu

18、bstitutedfor28.Thevictimsareunabletodealwiththeireverydayproblems,especiallythosethataltertheirself-esteem.Importantissuesintheirlivesarerepressedby29something.Accordingtostudies,asmanyas8.9percentoftheAmericanpopulation30_ascompulsivebuyers.Researchhasalsofoundthatmenandwomensufferfromthisproblemat

19、aboutthesamerate.(A) support(B)qualify(C)affection(D)ashamed(E)makeupfor(F)leaving(G)turnto(H)buying(I)self-esteem(J)contentment四、篇章結構(10分)說明：第31至35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(qū)。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(shù)為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。第31至35題為題組Therew

20、asatimewhenWhitneydidn'havealotoffriends.Shewasabitshyandreserved.31Allthroughhighschool,though,shewasn'abletomakegoodfriendsorfindcompanionship.Whenitwastimetogotocollege,Whitneywasquitenervous.Shewasgoingtoberoomingwithsomeoneshedidn'knowandlivinginatown300milesawayfromhome.Therewouldn

21、'beasinglepersonsheknewintown.32Thefirstweekofclasses,somethinghappenedthatchangedWhitney'slifeforever.33Shetoldeveryonewhereshecamefromandalloftheotherordinarydetailsthatstudentsshareinsuchsituations.Thefinalquestionforeachstudenttoanswerwas,“whatsyourgoalforthisclass?”Mostofthestudentssaid

22、thattheywouldliketogetagoodgrade,passtheclassorsomethingsimilar.34Shesaidthathergoalwastomakejustonegoodfriend.Whilemostofthestudentssatinsilenee,onestudentcametoWhitneyandheldoutherhandandintroducedherself.Sheaskediftheycouldbefriends.Thewholeroomwassilent.AlleyesfocusedonWhitneyandthehandextendedj

23、ustinfrontofher.35Whitneylearnedthepowerofaskingforwhatshewantedandtakingactiononthatday.(A) Forsomereason,Whitneysaidsomethingentirelydifferent.(B) Whitneysmiledandstretchedherhandoutandafriendshipwasformed.(C) Shehadnoideahowshewasgoingtomakefriendsinthisnewenvironment.(D) InherEnglishCompositionc

24、lass,shewasaskedtosharealittleaboutherself.(E) Sheneverreallywantedtobepopular,butshedidwanttohavesomeonetosharesecretsandlaughswith.五、閱讀測驗(32分)說明：第36至51題，每題請分別根據(jù)各篇文章的文意選出一個最適當?shù)倪x項，標示在答案卡之選擇題答案區(qū)。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(shù)為零為止。未作答者，不給分亦不扣分。第36至39題為題組April22,2019willbethe18thcelebrationofth

25、eannualTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay(TOD),aprojecttheNationalMs.FoundationforWomenofAmerica(NFW)developedtoexposegirlstoexpandingopportunitiesforwomenintheworkplace.Theprogramoffersmillionsofgirlsafirst-handviewofthemanycareeropportunitiesavailableintheirfutures.Nowthatwomenmakeup46percentoftheU.S.workf

26、orce,girlscanfindrolemodelsineveryoccupationalfieldfrompoliticstomolecularbiologytoprofessionalathletics,tonamejustafew.TODencouragesgirlstofocusontheirabilitiesandopportunities,notjusttheirappearanee.TheNFWdevelopedtheprojectmorethanadecadeagotoaddresstheself-esteemproblemsthatmanygirlsexperieneewh

27、entheyenteradolescenee.Atschool,boysoftenreceivemoreencouragementintheclassroom,especiallyinmath,scieneeandcomputerscienee,theacademicfieldsthattendtoleadtothehighestsalaries.Womenreceiveonaverageonly73centsforeverydollarthatmenarepaid,andremainvastlyunderrepresentedintopexecutivepositionsandtechnol

28、ogyfields.TODaimstogivegirlstheconfidenceandinspirationtheyneedtodevelopsuccessfulcareers,particularlyinnon-traditionalfields.addePerhapsbecausetheprogramhadbecomesowidespreadandsuccessful,TODhadbeencriticizedforexcludingboys,anditwasexpandedin2003toincludeboys.Theprogram'sofficialwebsitestatest

29、hattheprogramwaschangedinordertoprovidebothboysandgirlswithopportunitiestoexplorecareersatanagewhentheyaremoreflexibleintermsofgenderstereotypedroles.“WeshouldalsoshowboysthatbecomingachildcareproviderisasacceptableachoiceasbecomingapoliceofficerorCEO,SaraK.Gould,executivedirectoroftheNFW.36. Thepur

30、poseforhavingaTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDayis.(A) toencouragegirlstopursuetoppayingjobs(B) toletgirlsspendmoretimewiththeirmothers(C) toshowgirlspossibilitiesforworkandcareers(D) togivegirlsachancetovisittheirmothers'offices37. TODwascriticizedbecausesomepeople.(A) thoughtitwasnotfairtoboys(B) didno

31、tlikehavingchildrenatwork(C) didnothavedaughterstotaketowork(D) wouldratherhavetheirdaughtersstayathome38. Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?(A) BoysarenowincludedonTakeOurDaughterstoWorkDay.(B) Womenandmenhavealwaysbeentreatedequallyatwork.(C) Homemakingandrearingchildrenarejobsforgirl

32、sonly.(D) Girlsgrowupreceivingmoreattentionthanboys.39. Whyarewomenunderrepresentedinsomefieldssuchastechnology?(A) Theyarenotinterestedinthesefields.(B) Theyarenotencouragedtoworkinthesefields.(C) Theyarenotpaidthesameasmeninthesefields.(D) Theyarenotallowedtobeeducatedinthesefields.第40至43題為題組Inall

33、culturesandthroughouthistoryhairhashadaspecialsignificance.InancientEgypt,aslongagoas1500BC,theoutwardappearanceexpressedtheperson'status,roleinsocietyandpoliticalposition.Wigsplayedanimportantroleinthis:theywerecraftedwithgreatartistryandoftensprinkledwithpowderedgold.Inthe8thcenturyBC,thepre-R

34、omanCeltsinNorthernEuropeworetheirhairlong.Inamanitwastheexpressionofhisstrength,inawomanofherfertility.TheideaoflonghairasasymbolofmalestrengthisevenmentionedintheBible,inthestoryofSamsonandDelilah.SamsonwasaleaderoftheIsraelites.Hislonghair,whichhenevercut,gavehimsuperhumanpowers.Theonlypersonwhok

35、newhissecretwasDelilah.However,shespiedfortheenemyandbetrayedhim.Onenightshecutoffhishairandthusrobbedhimofhisstrength.IntheclassicalGreekperiod,curlyhairwasnotonlythefashion,butitalsorepresentedanattitudetowardslife.Curlsorlockswerethemetaphorforchange,freedomandthejoyofliving.TheancientGreekwordfo

36、rcurlsandlocksisrelatedtointriguingandtemptingsomeone.Hairisalsousedasasymbolofopposition.Thepunkprotestmovementtodayuseshairasasymbolofdisapprovalofthemiddle-class,conventionallifestyleby”wearingprovocativehaircutsandshockinglycoloredhair.Adifferentformofobjectioncouldbeseeninthewomen'shairstyl

37、esinthe1960sliberationwasexpressedinashort-cut,straightandsimplehairstylewhichunderlinedequalitywithmenwithoutneglectingfemaleattributes.Tothisdayhairhaskeptitsimportaneeasasymbolofpower,youth,vitalityandhealth.40. Thetopicofthispassagecouldbestbedescribedas.(A) thescientificstudyofhairstyles(B) the

38、symbolicmeaningsofhairstyles(C) theartofdesigningdifferenthairstyles(D) thecontemporarydevelopmentofhairstyles41. WhydidancientGreeksliketowearcurlsandlocks?(A) Toattractothers.(B) Toshowofftheirartistry.(C) Tohidetheirrealidentity.(D) Torepresentpowerandstatus.42. Howdidwomeninthe1960susehairtoshow

39、objection?(A) Theygrewlonghair.(B) Theydyedtheirhair.(C) Theycuttheirhairshort.(D) Theyshavedtheirheads.43. Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?(A) Longcurlyhairhasalwaysbeenpopularsinceancienttimes.(B) AncientEgyptiansdidnotpaymuchattentiontotheirhairstyles.(C) Thepunkmovementisoneofthemostsuccessfulmo

40、vementsinhistory.(D) Samsonmightneverhavebeendefeatedifhehadkeptthesecrettohimself.第44至47題為題組CamilleMahlknecht,9,hassomebigfunplannedforthisweekend.SheandotherresidentsofAgouraHills,California,plantopickuptrashduringtheircity'sannualcleanup.Atthesametime,Wisswillbebusyvolunteeringtoo.Thousandsof

41、milesawayinLebanon,Wissamplanstoputonaplayatanorphanageandbringpottedplantstoelderlypeopleataseniorcitizencenter.SomeotherchildrenlikeNathanWhite,10,havepersonalreasonsforvolunteering.Nathan'sgrandmotherdiedofaheartattack.Tohelpraisemoneyformedicalresearch,NathanparticipatedinJumpRopeforHeart.He

42、andfiveotherboystookturnsjumpingropefortwoandhalfhoursandcollectedmorethanUS$1,200indonationsfortheAmericanHeartAssociation.Millionsofchildrenaroundtheglobelendahandtotheircommunitieseveryyear.Schoolsandparentsalsocontributetotheriseinyouthservice.Forexample,manyschoolsoffercommunityserviceactivitie

43、sforstudentstojoin.Teacherseithercombinevolunteerworkwithclassroomlessonsormakeserviceworkarequirement.Parents,ontheotherhand,encouragetheirkidstovolunteeranddoitwiththem.Communityserviceisparticularlyimportantinthisrecessiontime.Astheneedformonetarysupportandotheraidhasincreased,manycharitableorgan

44、izationshaveexperieneedasignificantdropindonations.Camilleandotherchildrenwhovolunteerthousandsofhoursannuallycanfillinsomeofthegaps.Accordingtoresearch,kidswhostartvolunteeringaretwiceaslikelytocontinuedoinggooddeedswhentheyareadults.So,grabapaintbrush,atrashbag,orwhateveryouneedtohelpyourcommunity

45、.You'lllovehowyoufeelafterhelpingothers.Evendirtyworkcanbelotsoffun,ifitforagoodcause.'44. What'sthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?(A) Torecommendyouthserviceprogramstoschools.(B) Toaskcharityorganizationstoservethecommunity.(C) Tourgechildrentotakepartinvolunteeringactivities.(

46、D) Toproposealternativesfordoingcommunityservices.45. Whatisthemainideaofthe3paragraph?(A) Communityserviceisgainingpopularityamongchildren.(B) Familiesandschoolshelptomakecommunityservicepopular.(C) Childrennowdependmoreontheirteachersthanontheirparents.(D) NathanWhitehadaspecialreasontoraisemoneyf

47、ormedicalresearch.46. Whyiscommunityserviceimportantinatimeofrecession?(A) Itraisesmoneyforschoolactivities.(B) Itteacheschildrentotakecareofthesick.(C) Itgivescharityorganizationssomeneededhelp.(D) Itencouragesparentsandteacherstoworktogether.47. Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?(A) Communityservice

48、canhelppreventjuveniledelinquency.(B) Childrenwillprobablyleaveschoolandworkasvolunteers.(C) Organizingsportseventsfortheschoolisakindofcommunityservice.(D) Childrenwhodovolunteerworkaremorelikelytogrowuptobecaringadults.第48至51題為題組DownloadingmusicovertheInternetisprettycommonamonghighschoolandcolleg

49、estudents.However,whenstudentsdownloadandsharecopyrightedmusicwithoutpermission,theyareviolatingthelaw.Asurveyofyoungpeople'musicownershiphasfoundthatteenagersandcollegestudentshaveanaverageofmorethan800illegallycopiedsongseachontheirdigitalmusicplayers.Halfofthosesurveyedshareallthemusicontheir

50、harddrive,enablingotherstocopyhundredsofsongsatanyonetime.Somestudentswerefoundtohaverandomlylinkedtheirpersonalblogstomusicsites,soastoallowfreetriallisteningofcopyrightedsongsforblogvisitors,oradoptedsomeofthesongsasthebackgroundmusicfortheirblogs.Suchpracticesmaybeeasyandfree,butthereareconsequen

51、ces.SandraDowd,astudentofCentralMichiganUniversity,wasfinedUS$7,500fordownloading501filesfromLimeWire,apeer-to-peerfilesharingprogram.Sandraclaimedthatshewasunawarethatherdownloadswereillegaluntilshewascontactedbyauthorities.Similarly,MikeLewinskipaidUS$4,000tosettlealawsuitagainsthimforcopyrightvio

52、lation.Mikeexpressedshockandcouldn'tbelievethatthiswashappeningtohim.“justwantedtosavesomemoneyandIalwaysthoughtthethreatwasjustascaretactic.”Youknow,everyonedoesit,"addedMike.TheRIAA(RecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica),theorganizationthatfileslawsuitsagainstillegaldownloaders,statesthatsuingstudentswasbynomeanstheirfirstchoice.Unfortunately,withoutthethreatofconsequences,studentsarejustnotchangingtheirbehavior.Educationaloneisnotenoughtostoptheextraordinarygrowthoftheillegaldownloadingpractice.48. Whyisitcom