112年 - 112 外交特種考試_三等_外交領事人員類科英文組一：外國文（含新聞書信撰寫與編譯）（英文）#116572

科目：外國文(含新聞書信撰寫與編譯)(英文) | 年份：112年 | 選擇題數：20 | 申論題數：3

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所屬科目：外國文(含新聞書信撰寫與編譯)(英文)

選擇題 (20)

1 After winning the lottery, the life of this poor woman has turned from _____ to riches. (A) rags (B) rafts (C) rubbles (D) stones
2 At the climate summit, for the first time, the delegates decided to _____ for the damage an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries. (A) compensate (B) computerize (C) commemorate (D) complicate
3 The attempt is an implicit _____ to public discontent after mass street protests against the restrictions. (A) concession (B) sanitization (C) acquaintance (D) embezzlement
4 When border tensions _____, India staged a trade war of sorts against China. (A) escalated (B) enlisted (C) appealed (D) ushered
5 Surviving cancer was a painful _____ that taught me the true value of life. (A) ornament (B) ordeal (C) oracle (D) ordain
6 The new CEO implemented several changes that differed significantly from those of her _____. (A) propeller (B) predecessor (C) navigator (D) novice
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7 Even if the cake looked delicious, John did not _____ temptation and ordered something else. (A) succumb to (B) submit to (C) subject to (D) subsist on
8 When he gave that series of lectures at the university last year, William received a nice _____ for them. (A) capability (B) sacrifice (C) stipend (D) tariff
9 The intensity of her emotions was _____ and she had to take a moment to compose herself. (A) mundane (B) uninspiring (C) disappointing (D) overwhelming
10 The attorney general’s office decided to _____ the accused for the embezzlement of company funds. (A) rotate (B) pardon (C) release (D) prosecute
11 As negotiations between the workers’ union and management _____ over the proposed contract, tension began to rise and eventually led to a union conflict. (A) improved (B) stalled (C) progressed (D) handed
12 The thought of her unfaithful husband getting her possessions when she dies _____ her. (A) facilitates (B) surpasses (C) exceeds (D) agitates
13 My grandmother always _____ the decline in moral standards in today’s society, and seeing all the crimes in the news, I really cannot blame her for that. (A) laminates (B) compliments (C) laments (D) compels
14 Carrie is such a serious animal-lover that she refuses to buy or use anything that is made of _____ leather. (A) fragile (B) genuine (C) modest (D) slippery
15 The company plans to invest in an _____ wind farm to generate clean energy. (A) inland (B) interior (C) onshore (D) offshore
16 Which of the following best shows the organization of this passage? (A) Problem → Strategies → Pros → Cons (B) Problem → Causes → Impacts → Solutions (C) Problem → Research → Causes → Effects (D) Problem → Strategies → Disagreements → Conclusion
17 Why does the author mention COVID-19 in the first paragraph? (A) People stopped doomscrolling as the pandemic came to an end. (B) It was during the pandemic that the term “doomscrolling” was coined. (C) Misinformation about the virus spread quickly through doomscrolling. (D) People kept doomscrolling for information about this unknown disease.
18 Which of the following is the best example of “blocking out time for social media”? (A) Reading a positive news story for every negative one. (B) Limiting news consumption to only 20 minutes in the morning. (C) Using apps that block your access to certain social media websites. (D) Doing moderate-intensity physical activity for 150 minutes a week.
19 Which of the following words is the closest in meaning to the word “despondent” in the third paragraph? (A) Industrious. (B) Knowledgeable. (C) Compassionate. (D) Pessimistic.
20 What can be inferred from this passage? (A) To stop doomscrolling may take months or even years. (B) It’s not necessary for everyone to read to stay informed. (C) It’s natural that humans have the urge to seek bad news. (D) The impact of doomscrolling is mainly on physical health.

申論題 (3)

一、英譯中：（15 分）
       The first element which differentiates human from animal existence is a negative one: the relative absence in man of instinctive regulation in the process of adaptation to the surrounding world. The mode of adaptation of the animal to its world remains the same throughout. If its instinctive equipment is no longer fit to cope successfully with a changing environment, the species will become extinct. The animal can adapt itself to changing conditions by changing itself. In this fashion, it lives harmoniously, not in the sense of absence of struggle but in the sense that its inherited equipment makes it a fixed and unchanging part of its world; it either fits in or dies out.
二、中譯英：（15 分）
      左右經營決策的準則無法簡化成一個簡單的公式。傳統上，經濟學家都主張企業的目標是追求最大利潤。可是，這個簡單的主張本身有幾 點疑慮。首先，就運作面而言，「利潤」這個概念本身是不清楚的，今天的獲利有可能是以刪減維護費用、拖延投資、剝削員工換來的，也就是以往後數年的獲利為代價。其次，如果管理高層主張獲利至上，可能會在企業價值方面對員工傳遞出負面訊息。
三、英文寫作： （45 分）總字數限制：350 字以內。
       Write an essay of no more than 350 words to comment on the topic below. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Support your position and discourse with reasoning and/or examples from readings, studies, experience, or observations.
       In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Others believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport.