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1.      Gorillas have often been portrayed as a fearful animal, but in truth these shy apes ______ fight over sex, food, or territory.

(A) constantly   (B) shortly   (C) nearly   (D) rarely

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  • gorilla (n.)黑猩猩
  • be portrayed as 被描述成…
  • in truth 事實上
  • ape (n.)猿、猩猩

(A)constantly 持續地、經常地

Sherry constantly makes mistakes.

Sherry經常犯錯。

(B)shortly 不久

Ben is going to leave shortly.

Ben不久就要離開了。

(C)nearly 將近

Patricia slept for nearly 15 hours.

Patricia 睡了將近15小時。

(D)rarely 幾乎不

Zachary rarely cuts classes.

Zachary幾乎不翹課。

  • 本題題目第一句說「黑猩猩通常被描述成可怕的動物」,後面用了「but」連接句子,代表第二個句子的語義與第一句相反,因此要選擇(D)rarely,才能表達與第一句相反的語意,也就是「這些猩猩幾乎不為了那些事情打架」。
  • Answer:(D)

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2.      With her nine-to-five job, Sally sometimes has to run personal ______ during the lunch break, such as going to the bank or mailing letters.

 (A) affairs      (B) errands       (C) belongings   (D) connections

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  • nine-to-five job 朝九晚五的工作

(A)affair 事務

Don’t intervene in others’ affairs.

別插手別人的事情。

(B)errands 跑腿、差事

Benny is running errands for me right now.

Benny正在幫我跑腿。

(C)belongings 財務(恆複數)

Please watch out for your personal belongings.

請注意您的個人財貨。

(D)connection 連結

There seems to be some connections between the two murders.

這兩起凶殺案之間似乎有些關聯。

  • 本題重點在於空格前的動詞run,在四個選項中通常只與(B)errands會一同使用。run errands表示「跑腿、辦差事」。
  • Answer:(B)

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3.  After an argument with the parents of his students, the teacher finally admitted his mistake and ______ himself to ask for their forgiveness.

(A) resisted       (B) humbled    (C) detected     (D) handled

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  • admit the mistake 承認錯誤

(A)resist 抵抗(+V-ing)

Amanda tried so hard to resist having cakes.

Amanda努力抗拒吃蛋糕。

(B)humble 使謙卑、使地位降低

The stupid mistakes Alan made humbled him.

Alan的愚蠢錯誤讓他丟臉。

(C)detect 察覺、發現

Adam detected some weird things in the party.

Adam察覺了派對裡一些奇怪的事。

(D)handle 處理

Alisa excels in handling people.

Alisa很善於待人處事。

  • 題目說「在和學生家長爭論後,老師終於承認錯誤並___來請求原諒」,以語意上來說,(B)humble最適合,表示「低聲下氣來請求原諒」。
  • Answer:(B)

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4.      Instead of criticizing other people, we should focus on their strengths and give them ______.

(A) compliments      (B) compromises     

(C) convictions         (D) confessions

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  • criticize 批評

(A)compliment 稱讚(complement 補給)

The teacher gave compliments to Robert for his diligence.

老師因為Robert的勤奮給予他讚賞。

(B)compromise 妥協

Roy and Rebecca finally came to a compromise.

Roy跟Rebecca終於妥協。

(C)conviction 定罪

The judge upheld her conviction.

法官維持他的判決。

(D)confession 坦白

The thief made a confession.

小偷招供了。

  • 題目開頭使用instead of,表示前後句文意會相反,第一句在講批評別人,那第二句與意相反,就應該在說「讚賞別人」,所以選擇(A)compliments,題目完整意思為「不應該批評別人,我們應該注意別人的強項並給予讚賞」。
  • Answer:(A)

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5.      Taking advantage of a special function of the search engine, users can ______ the Internet without leaving behind any history of the webpages they visit.

(A) browse        (B) stride       (C) rumble         (D) conceal

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  • take advantage of 利用
  • search engine 搜尋引擎
  • leave behind 留下、忘記帶

(A)browse 瀏覽

Sandra browsed through the magazine when she waited for Sam.

Sandra邊瀏覽雜誌邊等Sam。

(B)stride 大步走

Selena strides to the classroom.

Selena大步走向教室。

(C)rumble 隆隆作響

The thunder rumbled out of the house.

房子外雷聲隆隆。

(D)conceal 隱藏(cancel 取消)

Susan wanted to conceal what she did, but she failed.

Susan想隱藏他做的事,但失敗了。

  • 本題依據字詞搭配以及search engine的提示,即可知道答案為(A)browse。
  • Answer:(A)

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6.      Due to extremely low rainfall and a dangerous reduction of reservoir water, the area is experiencing the worst ______ in 30 years.

(A) fluid       (B) scandal        (C) drought       (D) nuisance

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  • rainfall 降雨
  • reservoir 水庫

(A)fluid 流體

The patients can only eat some fluids.

這些病人只能吃些流質物。

(B)scandal 醜聞

The politician is involved in a scandal.

那位政治人物陷入一樁醜聞。

(C)drought 乾旱

There is a severe drought this year which leads to a bad harvest.

今年大乾旱導致歉收。

(D)nuisance 麻煩事

It is such a nuisance to work with free riders.

和搭便車的人一起工作真的很煩。

  • 題目說到「低降水」、「水庫水位嚴重降低」,即可聯想到答案是(C)drought。
  • Answer:(C)

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7.      On Teachers’ Day we pay ______ to Confucius for his contribution to the philosophy of education.

(A) consent       (B) tribute         (C) devotion      (D) preference

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  • Teacher’s Day 教師節
  • Confucius 孔夫子

(A)consent 同意

With Calvin’s consent, Evelyn used his laptop.

經過Calvin的同意,Evelyn用了他的筆電。

(B)tribute致敬

All the people give tribute to those fire fighters.

所有人向那些消防員致敬。

(C)devotion貢獻

Carol’s devotion to music makes Eason full of praises.

Carol對音樂的貢獻讓Eason讚嘆不已。

(D)preference偏好

It depends on your preference to decide the topic.

決定主題取決於你的偏好。

  • 在教師節要對孔子對教育的貢獻…,很明顯(B)tribute會比較適合,pay tribute to表示「表達致敬」
  • Answer:(B)

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8.      When the fire fighter walked out of the burning house with the crying baby in his arms, he was ______ as a hero by the crowd.

(A) previewed    (B) cautioned     (C) doomed      (D) hailed

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(A)preview 預習

Please preview chapter 5 before the next class.

請在下一次上課前預習第五章。

(B)caution警告

We are cautioned not to go swimming during Ghost Month.

我們被警告鬼月不要去游泳。

(C)doom使注定(失敗)

You are doomed to fail when you skipped the most important step.

當你略過最重要的步驟時,就注定失敗了。

(D)hail擁立

They hail the brave man as a hero.

他們將那位勇敢的男士擁立為英雄。

  • 本題依照空格後的as即可知答案為(D)hail,因其他選項不與hail連用。此外在語意上,消防隊員抱著哭泣的孩童走出來,比較可能的是被眾人擁立成英雄。
  • Answer:(D)

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9.      Due to the worldwide recession, the World Bank’s forecast for next year’s global economic growth is ______.

(A) keen   (B) mild    (C) grim    (D) foul

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  • recession (經濟)衰退
  • forecast預測

(A)keen渴望的、敏銳的

Sharon is keen to be an actress.

Sharon很渴望成為一位女演員。

(B)mild 溫和的(人、天氣、食物、味道)

Steven is such a mild boy.

Steven是一個非常溫和的男孩。

(C)grim憂愁的、令人擔憂的

Everyone noticed Sofia’s grim expression.

所有人都注意到Sofia憂愁的樣子。

(D)foul骯髒的、腐敗的

The room is filled with foul air.

那房間充滿很髒的空氣。

  • Due to表示因果,因為全球經濟衰退,全球的經濟成長應該會是令人擔憂的,所以答案選擇(C)grim。
  • Answer:(C)

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10.    Jeffery has always been a ______ person, so it’s not surprising he got into an argument with his colleagues.

(A) respective    (B) preventive    (C) contagious    (D) quarrelsome

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(A)respective各自的(respectful尊重的)

Every student chooses their respective gifts.

每位學生選擇各自的禮物。

(B)preventive預防的

The preventive measures effectively reduce the risks to get a cold.

預防措施有效降低感冒的風險。

(C)contagious有傳染性的

Yawning is contagious.

打呵欠會傳染。

(D)quarrelsome愛爭吵的

Don’t be a quarrelsome person.

別當一個愛爭吵的人。

  • So表示因果,結果是「Jeffery與同事爭論不令人意外」,因此比較合式的選項是(D)quarrelsome,表達「他是一個愛爭吵的人,所以跟同事爭論不令人意外」。
  • Answer:(D)

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