111 年 國立清華大學中國文學系碩士班《英文》

Ke ju, the examination system for recruiting officials in ancient China, was a/an ____ method of choosing appointees. It provided opportunities to compete for tenure in the government, yet closed candidates' minds to all matters ____ to the requirements of the examination.
A. exciting; related
B. unwarranted; catering
C. paradoxical; extraneous
D. long-awaited; overwrought
E. interim; helpful

With a rather ____ feeling, the author reached an ____ concluding that the manuscript on which she had been working for a long time showed no real progress yet.
A. melancholy; impasse
B. jaunty; solution
C. jocose; conclusion
D. frivolous; end
E. ironic; resolution

The playwright's mercurial changes in mood and ____ notions have not resulted in plot points falls neatly into place throughout. Nevertheless, the drama does ____ at certain points to present the audience with memorable and thought-provoking scenes.
A. tardy; triumph
B. authoritarian; flower
C. strict; dissolve
D. whimsical; coalesce
E. hidebound; transcend

The scholar not only reconciled the ____ experience and theoretical underpinnings for his research, but also conducted interviews himself with commendable ____, even when confronting unseemly outbursts from some of the interviewees.
A. philosophical; pertinacity
B. arcane; adroitness
C. superficial; alacrity
D. obtuse; presence of mind
E. empirical; propriety

The teacher liked students to learn self-discipline and seldom ____ them, even when they really deserved chastisement. However, her adherence to outdated teaching ideas limited their ____ opportunities to become creative thinkers.
A. rewarded; vacillating
B. consoled; sectarian
C. upbraided; intransigent
D. applauded; confused
E. cherished; frantic

The speaker, who ____ long-windedness in his speech and attempted to elucidate a complex moral dilemma by simplifying it to a single ridiculous example, seemed rather to ____ the content of his argument.
A. eschewed; obfuscate
B. epitomized; denigrate
C. accentuated; over-simplify
D. embraced; becloud
E. welcomed; attenuate

If he had had the ____ to pursue the iconoclastic theories and not maintained the abiding style of writing, the ____ of his work would not have run to anything even remotely literary.
A. incentive; successes
B. incapacity; backgrounds
C. unwillingness ; achievements
D. audacity; inclinations
E. wisdom; amities

Even though the novel is definitely not the finest example of its genre, the ____ preface by a renowned expert on literary thrillers seems ____ attempt to spoil the author's work, without rendering so much as one or two perceptive comments.
A. egregious; salubrious
B. vacuous; malicious
C. pretentious; naive
D. subliminal; saturnine
E. unexamined; innocuous

On Monday, there were widespread cancellations across Britain's train services (1) ____ the Rail Delivery Group estimating that more than 6,000 staff, including crews and drivers, were currently absent. The industry body said there would be "some short-notice cancellations so our advice to anyone travelling is to check online before they set (2) ____ or to sign (3) ____ National Rail Alert Me." "We are working hard to provide the most reliable service possible and so that passengers can travel (5) ____ confidence when fewer rail staff can work, a number of operators are introducing amended timetables," it added.

On Monday, there were widespread cancellations across Britain's train services (1) ____ the Rail Delivery Group estimating that more than 6,000 staff, including crews and drivers, were currently absent. The industry body said there would be "some short-notice cancellations so our advice to anyone travelling is to check online before they set (2) ____ or to sign (3) ____ National Rail Alert Me." "We are working hard to provide the most reliable service possible and so that passengers can travel (5) ____ confidence when fewer rail staff can work, a number of operators are introducing amended timetables," it added.

On Monday, there were widespread cancellations across Britain's train services (1) ____ the Rail Delivery Group estimating that more than 6,000 staff, including crews and drivers, were currently absent. The industry body said there would be "some short-notice cancellations so our advice to anyone travelling is to check online before they set (2) ____ or to sign (3) ____ National Rail Alert Me." "We are working hard to provide the most reliable service possible and so that passengers can travel (5) ____ confidence when fewer rail staff can work, a number of operators are introducing amended timetables," it added.

(5) ____ confidence when fewer rail staff can work, a number of operators are introducing amended timetables," it added.

(5) ____ confidence when fewer rail staff can work, a number of operators are introducing amended timetables," it added.

The website of Transport for Wales showed 49 train journeys were cancelled on Monday, while TransPennine Express cancelled 37 and Avanti West Coast cancelled 25. Southern has said it is not putting (6) ____ any direct services to London Victoria a major commuter station - until next Monday. Rail Minister Wendy Morton said she would "continue to monitor the situation closely." The government has warned rising cases could see (7) ____ to a quarter of staff (8) ____ work and ministers have been tasked with developing "robust contingency plans" to deal (9) ____ workplace absences. Public sector leaders have been asked to prepare (10) ____ "worst case scenarios" of 10%, 20%, and 25% absence rates, the Cabinet Office said. The transport sector is not the only area affected by staff absences, with worker shortages also hitting retailers and hospitality firms.

The website of Transport for Wales showed 49 train journeys were cancelled on Monday, while TransPennine Express cancelled 37 and Avanti West Coast cancelled 25. Southern has said it is not putting (6) ____ any direct services to London Victoria a major commuter station - until next Monday. Rail Minister Wendy Morton said she would "continue to monitor the situation closely." The government has warned rising cases could see (7) ____ to a quarter of staff (8) ____ work and ministers have been tasked with developing "robust contingency plans" to deal (9) ____ workplace absences. Public sector leaders have been asked to prepare (10) ____ "worst case scenarios" of 10%, 20%, and 25% absence rates, the Cabinet Office said. The transport sector is not the only area affected by staff absences, with worker shortages also hitting retailers and hospitality firms.

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With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?

(A) The selection process of the Academy.
(B) The Academy's favorite works of literature.
(C) Recent choices of the Academy.
(D) The authors who deserve to be recognized by the Academy.

According to the passage, who has criticized the Nobel Academy?

(A) Swedes.
(B) Both members and non-members of the Academy.
(C) Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Academy.
(D) Rejected candidates for the Nobel prize.

According to the passage, critics of the Academy's selection process hold that it ____.

(A) is influenced by authentic trends in the literary world
(B) does not reflect Swedish tastes and culture
(C) is influenced by criteria other than the quality of the writer's work
(D) only considers a limited pool of authors

According to the passage, how has the Academy responded to its critics?

(A) It has sent critics a compilation of works by recent prize winners.
(B) It has disregarded all criticism of the selection process.
(C) It has been suggested that Sweden's independence from the world trends is an advantage to the selection process.
(D) It has published strong editorials in its own defense.

It can be inferred from the passage that Sweden ____.

(A) boasts one of the world's most literate populations
(B) is not one of the great literary capitals of the world
(C) has only two newspapers
(D) is one of the world's richest nations

According to the passage, the Nobel Prize in literature is sought after for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ____.

(A) the controversy surrounding the selection process
(B) its large cash reward
(C) its effect on book sales
(D) its effect in enhancing an author's stature

The passage supports which of the following conclusions?

(A) Until recently, the Academy has never been criticized.
(B) The Nobel Prize is the only award that can confer greatness on an author.
(C) Some people believe the Academy misunderstands current developments in the world of literature.
(D) Many critics would like to do away with the Academy entirely.

翻譯：請將下面的英文段落翻譯成中文。

What prevented Chinese characters from becoming identified entirely with sound was the practice that Chinese evolved of attaching to these sound-bearing or "phonetic" elements other characters chosen for their semantic value, eventually forcing the two into the same squarish frame. The result was an entirely new character, distinct from all other characters having the same phonetic element and read in the same or a similar way.

~Adapted from William C. Hannas' (1997) Asia's Orthographic Dilemma, p.103