97年 - 97 關務特種考試_三等_各科別：英文#49295

科目：高普考/三四等/高員級◆英文 | 年份：97年 | 選擇題數：25 | 申論題數：3

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所屬科目：高普考/三四等/高員級◆英文

選擇題 (25)

1 Many adolescents use the Internet to get information about issues they are ___ to discuss with their parents or teachers. (A) innocent (B) respective (C) reluctant (D) emotional
2 Trying to do everything perfectly may______ your failure to complete your assignment on time. (A) result in (B) take to (C) make out (D) fall upon
3 In the Cold War, the United States, Japan and other non-Communist countries in East Asia sought to_____ China and to stop the spread of communism through a web of defense alliances. (A) contain (B) convert (C) divert (D) dilute
4 Not only does corporate Europe have more fat to strip, European____ has also opened up the possibility for major cross-border mergers and takeovers. (A) consumption (B) integration (C) plantation (D) redemption
5 Polls constantly show that corruption is the top complaint of ordinary Chinese. From time to time, the Chinese government executes particularly _______offenders, to no apparent avail. (A) conscientious (B) egregious (C) ingenious (D) presumptuous
6 While most people prefer quietness, some enjoy hanging around noisy places with a lot of  _____  going on. (A) activities (B) instructions (C) communities (D) reservations
7 Corruption offers yet another confirmation of the ________ attributed to Thomas Jefferson that “the government is best which governs least.” (A) argot (B) dictum (C) hearsay (D) mantra
8 An intimacy with Dr. Johnson, the great literary ________of the day, was the crowning object of his aspiring and somewhat ludicrous ambition. (A) acronym (B) itinerary (C) luminary (D) pseudonym
9 Young people are the future. The gains of our democracy would be______________  if we did not properly educate our children and youth. (A) embellished (B) nullified (C) rectified (D) furnished
10 ______ people who suffer depression do not isolate themselves from social contact, they may be severely torn by suicidal tendency. (A) Despite (B) Since (C) Although (D) If
11 Winking in Europe and America implies that the winker and the winkee share secrets or at least a private understanding of an issue. (A) Winking in Europe and America is a facial gesture to signify something unbelievable. (B) Winking in Europe and America is a facial gesture to signify something uncomfortable. (C) When people share some secret, they will close both eyes in Europe and America. (D) In Europe and America, people will blink one eye to suggest that the secret is shared.
12 All things in the world are impermanent, and to be ignorant of this fact is to be trapped in an endless cycle of craving, frustration, and suffering. (A) If we keep wishing things of the world will last forever, we cannot be happy. (B) Our suffering and frustration come from our knowledge of the world. (C) Nothing in the world is permanent. That understanding drives us to endless suffering. (D) Our ignorance of the world traps us in cycles of misery.
13 ______ the advent of cyberculture, the Internet communication decentralizes the structures of traditional social alliances.(A) As(B) For(C) With(D) In
14 A mystery unsolved, subject to endless speculations, has the power to haunt us as long as memory persists. (A) We will keep on thinking and wondering about an unsolved mystery as long as we remember it. (B) A mystery solved will haunt us persistently. (C) A mystery is likely to speculate endlessly when we still have power. (D) In order to solve a mystery, we should just forget about it.
15 Mary’s parents died when she was three; she has never had a home ______ and has to grow up in an orphanage.(A) for her own(B) at her own(C) of her own(D) with her own
16 The recent trade tensions show just how integral the rules of the global trading system, and the World Trade Organization that settles judicially those rules, have become to the way countries, rich and poor alike, think about trade policy. (A) World Trade Organization solves the recent trade tension of the rich and poor countries. (B) The trade policies of the rich and poor countries have been judicially solved by World Trade Organization. (C) The trade tensions between the rich and poor countries reveal the integration of the global trading system. (D) The trade tensions between the rich and poor countries necessitate the effort by the World Trade Organization to settle rules of the global trading system.
17 Mr. Davis insists his employees ____ coming to work on time. (A) to (B) for (C) on (D) in
18 According to the passage, which of the following energy forms is NOT from the Sun? (A) Water power (B) Nuclear power (C) Wind power (D) Gas power
19 Hydroelectric power uses to generate electricity. (A) water (B) wind (C) gas (D) sunshine
20 According to the passage, what does “stored sunshine” refer to? (A) The solar energy equipment that can save the heat of the Sun (B) Oil and coal that are stored on earth (C) A special power plant that generates heat (D) A futuristic shop that sells heat stored from the Sun
21 What is the attitude of the author toward the use of solar energy? (A) Pessimistic (B) Confusing (C) Indifferent (D) Optimistic
22 (A) That advice is backed by an extraordinary series of studies. (B) This recognition may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier life. (C) Psychologists have also begun to look into who is happy, who is not, and why. (D) Recent research reveals that happiness and unhappiness are not really flip sides of the same emotion.
23 (A) The capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself. (B) This recognition may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier life. (C) Psychologists have also begun to look into who is happy, who is not, and why. (D) Recent research reveals that happiness and unhappiness are not really flip sides of the same emotion.
24 (A) That advice is backed by an extraordinary series of studies. (B) The research has found a simple recipe for a happy life. (C) The capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself. (D) Psychologists have also begun to look into who is happy, who is not, and why.
25 (A) The research has found a simple recipe for a happy life. (B) That advice is backed by an extraordinary series of studies. (C) The capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself. (D) Recent research reveals that happiness and unhappiness are not really flip sides of the same emotion.

申論題 (3)

⑴ 成千上萬個南韓卡車司機在上星期五開始罷工，要求政府增加油價補貼，提高運 費。司機們揚言癱瘓國家碼頭，挑戰不受歡迎的李明博總統政府。
⑵ 地震時，如果你在室內，盡量以堅固的傢具作為掩護，遠離窗戶、鏡子、吊燈和 可能掉落在你身上的傢具。如果在室外，你要盡快移動到空曠區，遠離樹木、建 築、招牌、街燈和電線等。如果你正在行車，要盡快停車，並避開可能會因地震 受損的橋樑。
二、作文：（30 分） 
 Do you love your job? Some people enjoy their job as much as their leisure time, waking up every day eager to get on with the job, but more people complain about their work or see it as a necessary evil. Describe your job and why you chose to do what you do? If you were young again, would you start a brand new career in a completely different profession? Why or why not? Write a paragraph of around 150 words illustrating your arguments.