108 年 國立臺北大學法律學系碩士班法律專業組《英文》
第 1 題
Part 1
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He has accepted an invitation to lead a delegation to Washington at the end of this month with the
purpose of reaching a deal to end the (1), according to a source who has been briefed on the arrangement. "It's a positive
development to show that enough progress was made in talks earlier this month," said Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the
Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Washington-based think tank. "But the chance is still slim that a complete
resolution will be reached in this round."
The fact that the next round of talks is scheduled to take place before the Chinese New Year, when the country takes off for a
week in celebration, suggested "that both sides tried to take advantage of the momentum in order to move ahead," Lardy said.
The plans also were made as parts of the US government remain shut down amid a stalemate between US President Donald
Trump and Democrats in Congress about funding for a wall along the (2).
Since the two sides wrapped up talks earlier this month, China has made a number of concessions, including addressing
_ (3) and lifting the maximum in foreign ownership in the financial services sector. "The most likely outcome [in this round]
is that the US accepts all the concessions China has made and takes off the tariffs for a period of time to allow China time to
enforce on its promises," Lardy said. "But most importantly, the US ultimately needs to implicitly accept that China was never
going to eliminate ownership restrictions by foreign owners in certain sectors such as media."
The USTR issued a statement saying that the sides had touched on issues of "forced technology transfer, intellectual property
protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cyber theft of trade secrets for commercial purposes, services and
agriculture". Also included was China's pledge to purchase a substantial amount of agricultural, energy, manufactured-goods
and other products and services from the US.
The USTR on Monday said operations including "trade negotiations and enforcement" would continue despite the partial
government shutdown. Liu's trip is also the latest leg in Beijing's efforts to flesh out the agreements reached by Trump and Xi
on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The two presidents met in Buenos Aires on December 1 and agreed a 90-day "_(4)”
period, during which they would conduct negotiations. An escalation of US tariffs on Chinese goods was postponed. But if no
deal is reached, the US will increase the tariffs on US$200 billion of Chinese products from 10 per cent to 25 per cent. The
Chinese side, meanwhile, has made a series of goodwill gestures since the Argentina summit, including a reduction in additional
tariffs on US car products, the resumption of imports of US soybeans and the drafting of a law that explicitly prohibits (5) to
local partners.
- Please choose the correct answer filled in (1) from the following words.
(A) climate change
(B) World War II
(C) trade war
(D) civil war
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本題考驗對國際時事與貿易關係的理解,重點在於判斷文句中空格 (1) 所應填入的詞彙。
第 2 題
Part 1
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He has accepted an invitation to lead a delegation to Washington at the end of this month with the
purpose of reaching a deal to end the (1), according to a source who has been briefed on the arrangement. "It's a positive
development to show that enough progress was made in talks earlier this month," said Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the
Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Washington-based think tank. "But the chance is still slim that a complete
resolution will be reached in this round."
The fact that the next round of talks is scheduled to take place before the Chinese New Year, when the country takes off for a
week in celebration, suggested "that both sides tried to take advantage of the momentum in order to move ahead," Lardy said.
The plans also were made as parts of the US government remain shut down amid a stalemate between US President Donald
Trump and Democrats in Congress about funding for a wall along the (2).
Since the two sides wrapped up talks earlier this month, China has made a number of concessions, including addressing
_ (3) and lifting the maximum in foreign ownership in the financial services sector. "The most likely outcome [in this round]
is that the US accepts all the concessions China has made and takes off the tariffs for a period of time to allow China time to
enforce on its promises," Lardy said. "But most importantly, the US ultimately needs to implicitly accept that China was never
going to eliminate ownership restrictions by foreign owners in certain sectors such as media."
The USTR issued a statement saying that the sides had touched on issues of "forced technology transfer, intellectual property
protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cyber theft of trade secrets for commercial purposes, services and
agriculture". Also included was China's pledge to purchase a substantial amount of agricultural, energy, manufactured-goods
and other products and services from the US.
The USTR on Monday said operations including "trade negotiations and enforcement" would continue despite the partial
government shutdown. Liu's trip is also the latest leg in Beijing's efforts to flesh out the agreements reached by Trump and Xi
on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The two presidents met in Buenos Aires on December 1 and agreed a 90-day "_(4)”
period, during which they would conduct negotiations. An escalation of US tariffs on Chinese goods was postponed. But if no
deal is reached, the US will increase the tariffs on US$200 billion of Chinese products from 10 per cent to 25 per cent. The
Chinese side, meanwhile, has made a series of goodwill gestures since the Argentina summit, including a reduction in additional
tariffs on US car products, the resumption of imports of US soybeans and the drafting of a law that explicitly prohibits (5) to
local partners.
2. Please choose the correct answer filled in (2) from the following words.
(A) EU border
(B) Canadian border
(C) Mexican border
(D) Panama border
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本題主要考驗對美國國內政治情勢與邊境議題的認知。
文章提到美國政府部分關閉,起因於美國總統 Donald Trump 與國會民主黨之間關於修建邊境圍牆的僵局。
第 3 題
Part 1
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He has accepted an invitation to lead a delegation to Washington at the end of this month with the
purpose of reaching a deal to end the (1), according to a source who has been briefed on the arrangement. "It's a positive
development to show that enough progress was made in talks earlier this month," said Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the
Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Washington-based think tank. "But the chance is still slim that a complete
resolution will be reached in this round."
The fact that the next round of talks is scheduled to take place before the Chinese New Year, when the country takes off for a
week in celebration, suggested "that both sides tried to take advantage of the momentum in order to move ahead," Lardy said.
The plans also were made as parts of the US government remain shut down amid a stalemate between US President Donald
Trump and Democrats in Congress about funding for a wall along the (2).
Since the two sides wrapped up talks earlier this month, China has made a number of concessions, including addressing
_ (3) and lifting the maximum in foreign ownership in the financial services sector. "The most likely outcome [in this round]
is that the US accepts all the concessions China has made and takes off the tariffs for a period of time to allow China time to
enforce on its promises," Lardy said. "But most importantly, the US ultimately needs to implicitly accept that China was never
going to eliminate ownership restrictions by foreign owners in certain sectors such as media."
The USTR issued a statement saying that the sides had touched on issues of "forced technology transfer, intellectual property
protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cyber theft of trade secrets for commercial purposes, services and
agriculture". Also included was China's pledge to purchase a substantial amount of agricultural, energy, manufactured-goods
and other products and services from the US.
The USTR on Monday said operations including "trade negotiations and enforcement" would continue despite the partial
government shutdown. Liu's trip is also the latest leg in Beijing's efforts to flesh out the agreements reached by Trump and Xi
on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The two presidents met in Buenos Aires on December 1 and agreed a 90-day "_(4)”
period, during which they would conduct negotiations. An escalation of US tariffs on Chinese goods was postponed. But if no
deal is reached, the US will increase the tariffs on US$200 billion of Chinese products from 10 per cent to 25 per cent. The
Chinese side, meanwhile, has made a series of goodwill gestures since the Argentina summit, including a reduction in additional
tariffs on US car products, the resumption of imports of US soybeans and the drafting of a law that explicitly prohibits (5) to
local partners.
3. Please choose the correct answer filled in (3) from the following words.
(A) intellectual property theft
(B) national security destroyer
(C) dangerous terrorism
(D) money laundering criminal
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本題旨在測試考生對中美貿易談判中,中國為達成協議而做出的讓步的理解。
文章提到「China has made a number of concessions, including addressing _ (3)_ and lifting the maximum in foreign ownership in the financial services sect
第 4 題
Part 1
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He has accepted an invitation to lead a delegation to Washington at the end of this month with the
purpose of reaching a deal to end the (1), according to a source who has been briefed on the arrangement. "It's a positive
development to show that enough progress was made in talks earlier this month," said Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the
Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Washington-based think tank. "But the chance is still slim that a complete
resolution will be reached in this round."
The fact that the next round of talks is scheduled to take place before the Chinese New Year, when the country takes off for a
week in celebration, suggested "that both sides tried to take advantage of the momentum in order to move ahead," Lardy said.
The plans also were made as parts of the US government remain shut down amid a stalemate between US President Donald
Trump and Democrats in Congress about funding for a wall along the (2).
Since the two sides wrapped up talks earlier this month, China has made a number of concessions, including addressing
_ (3) and lifting the maximum in foreign ownership in the financial services sector. "The most likely outcome [in this round]
is that the US accepts all the concessions China has made and takes off the tariffs for a period of time to allow China time to
enforce on its promises," Lardy said. "But most importantly, the US ultimately needs to implicitly accept that China was never
going to eliminate ownership restrictions by foreign owners in certain sectors such as media."
The USTR issued a statement saying that the sides had touched on issues of "forced technology transfer, intellectual property
protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cyber theft of trade secrets for commercial purposes, services and
agriculture". Also included was China's pledge to purchase a substantial amount of agricultural, energy, manufactured-goods
and other products and services from the US.
The USTR on Monday said operations including "trade negotiations and enforcement" would continue despite the partial
government shutdown. Liu's trip is also the latest leg in Beijing's efforts to flesh out the agreements reached by Trump and Xi
on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The two presidents met in Buenos Aires on December 1 and agreed a 90-day "_(4)”
period, during which they would conduct negotiations. An escalation of US tariffs on Chinese goods was postponed. But if no
deal is reached, the US will increase the tariffs on US$200 billion of Chinese products from 10 per cent to 25 per cent. The
Chinese side, meanwhile, has made a series of goodwill gestures since the Argentina summit, including a reduction in additional
tariffs on US car products, the resumption of imports of US soybeans and the drafting of a law that explicitly prohibits (5) to
local partners.
4. Please choose the correct answer filled in (4) from the following words.
(A) long
(B) appropriate
(C) reasonable
(D) truce
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本題考驗考生對國際談判術語的理解。
文章提到,美國總統 Trump 和中國國家主席 Xi 在 G20 峰會期間,同意了一個為期 90 天的協議,在此期間進行談判,以暫停關稅升級。
第 5 題
Part 1
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He has accepted an invitation to lead a delegation to Washington at the end of this month with the
purpose of reaching a deal to end the (1), according to a source who has been briefed on the arrangement. "It's a positive
development to show that enough progress was made in talks earlier this month," said Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow at the
Peterson Institute for International Economics, a Washington-based think tank. "But the chance is still slim that a complete
resolution will be reached in this round."
The fact that the next round of talks is scheduled to take place before the Chinese New Year, when the country takes off for a
week in celebration, suggested "that both sides tried to take advantage of the momentum in order to move ahead," Lardy said.
The plans also were made as parts of the US government remain shut down amid a stalemate between US President Donald
Trump and Democrats in Congress about funding for a wall along the (2).
Since the two sides wrapped up talks earlier this month, China has made a number of concessions, including addressing
_ (3) and lifting the maximum in foreign ownership in the financial services sector. "The most likely outcome [in this round]
is that the US accepts all the concessions China has made and takes off the tariffs for a period of time to allow China time to
enforce on its promises," Lardy said. "But most importantly, the US ultimately needs to implicitly accept that China was never
going to eliminate ownership restrictions by foreign owners in certain sectors such as media."
The USTR issued a statement saying that the sides had touched on issues of "forced technology transfer, intellectual property
protection, non-tariff barriers, cyber intrusions and cyber theft of trade secrets for commercial purposes, services and
agriculture". Also included was China's pledge to purchase a substantial amount of agricultural, energy, manufactured-goods
and other products and services from the US.
The USTR on Monday said operations including "trade negotiations and enforcement" would continue despite the partial
government shutdown. Liu's trip is also the latest leg in Beijing's efforts to flesh out the agreements reached by Trump and Xi
on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The two presidents met in Buenos Aires on December 1 and agreed a 90-day "_(4)”
period, during which they would conduct negotiations. An escalation of US tariffs on Chinese goods was postponed. But if no
deal is reached, the US will increase the tariffs on US$200 billion of Chinese products from 10 per cent to 25 per cent. The
Chinese side, meanwhile, has made a series of goodwill gestures since the Argentina summit, including a reduction in additional
tariffs on US car products, the resumption of imports of US soybeans and the drafting of a law that explicitly prohibits (5) to
local partners.
5. Please choose the correct answer filled in (5) from the following words.
(A) illegal forced labors
(B) forced technology transfers
(C) destroyed natural environments
(D) unfair competition
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本題考驗考生對國際貿易中,中國可能採取的法律或政策行動的理解。
文章提到,中國方面「has made a series of goodwill gestures since the Argentina summit, including a reduction in additional tariffs on US car products, the resumption of imports of US soybeans and the drafting of a law th
第 6 題
Part 2
Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the democratic era after MPs
rejected her (6) by a resounding majority of 230. Jeremy Corbyn tables no-confidence motion after May defeat - as it
happened. The prime minister immediately announced that she would welcome a vote of (7) in her own government, and
would make time for it on Wednesday. May said if she survived the vote - which appeared likely, after the Democratic Unionist
party said it would back her - she would hold cross-party meetings with senior parliamentarians "to identify what would be
required to secure the backing of the house".
"This is the most significant vote that any of us will ever be part of in our political careers. After all the debate, all the
disagreement, all the division, the time has now come for all of us in this house to make a decision. A decision that will define
our country for decades to come," she said. "Together we can show the people we serve that their voices have been heard, that
their trust was not misplaced. Earlier in the day, as one Conservative backbencher after another stood up to slam her
painstakingly negotiated withdrawal agreement in the House of Commons, it became clear that few had changed their mind
though whips urged MPs to abstain, rather than vote against the government.
May herself embarked on a last-ditch charm offensive on Tuesday, holding meetings with MPs including the European
Research Group's Steve Baker, who said the pair had held a "constructive and substantial conversation about the future". The
attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, had earlier warned his colleagues that if they did not accept the deal, they risked condemning
Britain to the chaos of a (8). "It would be the height of irresponsibility for any legislator to contemplate with equanimity
such a situation," he said. He argued that members of the public affected by no deal would say to MPs: "What are you playing
at? What are you doing? You are not children in the playground. You are legislators, and this is your job." Throughout the
turbulent period since she became prime minister in the wake of the shock referendum result in 2016, May has battled to unite
her party over Brexit.
The publication on Monday of letters between May and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, about the
Irish backstop failed to win over Tory MPs who feared the UK could be trapped in a quasi-permanent customs union. Downing
Street said May opened her weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday by saying the government was the servant of the people, and
pledging to deliver the referendum result. She will now come under intense pressure to cede control of the next steps in the
Brexit process to parliament. A spokesman for Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, said: "We regret the outcome
of the vote, and urge the UK government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible." Government
defeats by more than 100 votes are (9) rare; the only ones recorded in the past century occurred during the minority Labour
government of 1924. Postwar, the only government defeats on a similar scale were by 89 in 1979, and 86 in 1978.
6. Please choose the correct answer filled in (6) from the following words.
(A) Corruption scandal
(B) Brexit deal
(C) Illegal transaction
(D) Ethnic cleaning
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本題考驗考生對英國脫歐(Brexit)進程的理解。
文章開頭提到「Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the democratic era after MPs rejected her (6) by a resounding m
第 7 題
Part 2
Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the democratic era after MPs
rejected her (6) by a resounding majority of 230. Jeremy Corbyn tables no-confidence motion after May defeat - as it
happened. The prime minister immediately announced that she would welcome a vote of (7) in her own government, and
would make time for it on Wednesday. May said if she survived the vote - which appeared likely, after the Democratic Unionist
party said it would back her - she would hold cross-party meetings with senior parliamentarians "to identify what would be
required to secure the backing of the house".
"This is the most significant vote that any of us will ever be part of in our political careers. After all the debate, all the
disagreement, all the division, the time has now come for all of us in this house to make a decision. A decision that will define
our country for decades to come," she said. "Together we can show the people we serve that their voices have been heard, that
their trust was not misplaced. Earlier in the day, as one Conservative backbencher after another stood up to slam her
painstakingly negotiated withdrawal agreement in the House of Commons, it became clear that few had changed their mind
though whips urged MPs to abstain, rather than vote against the government.
May herself embarked on a last-ditch charm offensive on Tuesday, holding meetings with MPs including the European
Research Group's Steve Baker, who said the pair had held a "constructive and substantial conversation about the future". The
attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, had earlier warned his colleagues that if they did not accept the deal, they risked condemning
Britain to the chaos of a (8). "It would be the height of irresponsibility for any legislator to contemplate with equanimity
such a situation," he said. He argued that members of the public affected by no deal would say to MPs: "What are you playing
at? What are you doing? You are not children in the playground. You are legislators, and this is your job." Throughout the
turbulent period since she became prime minister in the wake of the shock referendum result in 2016, May has battled to unite
her party over Brexit.
The publication on Monday of letters between May and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, about the
Irish backstop failed to win over Tory MPs who feared the UK could be trapped in a quasi-permanent customs union. Downing
Street said May opened her weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday by saying the government was the servant of the people, and
pledging to deliver the referendum result. She will now come under intense pressure to cede control of the next steps in the
Brexit process to parliament. A spokesman for Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, said: "We regret the outcome
of the vote, and urge the UK government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible." Government
defeats by more than 100 votes are (9) rare; the only ones recorded in the past century occurred during the minority Labour
government of 1924. Postwar, the only government defeats on a similar scale were by 89 in 1979, and 86 in 1978.
7. Please choose the correct answer filled in (7) from the following words.
(A) Leaving European Union
(B) No confidence
(C) Scotland independence
(D) North Ireland border
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本題考驗考生對英國政治體制中,針對政府領導人進行問責的機制理解。
文章提到「The prime minister immediately announced that she would welcome a vote of (7) in her own government, and would make time for it on Wednesday.」。
第 8 題
Part 2
Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the democratic era after MPs
rejected her (6) by a resounding majority of 230. Jeremy Corbyn tables no-confidence motion after May defeat - as it
happened. The prime minister immediately announced that she would welcome a vote of (7) in her own government, and
would make time for it on Wednesday. May said if she survived the vote - which appeared likely, after the Democratic Unionist
party said it would back her - she would hold cross-party meetings with senior parliamentarians "to identify what would be
required to secure the backing of the house".
"This is the most significant vote that any of us will ever be part of in our political careers. After all the debate, all the
disagreement, all the division, the time has now come for all of us in this house to make a decision. A decision that will define
our country for decades to come," she said. "Together we can show the people we serve that their voices have been heard, that
their trust was not misplaced. Earlier in the day, as one Conservative backbencher after another stood up to slam her
painstakingly negotiated withdrawal agreement in the House of Commons, it became clear that few had changed their mind
though whips urged MPs to abstain, rather than vote against the government.
May herself embarked on a last-ditch charm offensive on Tuesday, holding meetings with MPs including the European
Research Group's Steve Baker, who said the pair had held a "constructive and substantial conversation about the future". The
attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, had earlier warned his colleagues that if they did not accept the deal, they risked condemning
Britain to the chaos of a (8). "It would be the height of irresponsibility for any legislator to contemplate with equanimity
such a situation," he said. He argued that members of the public affected by no deal would say to MPs: "What are you playing
at? What are you doing? You are not children in the playground. You are legislators, and this is your job." Throughout the
turbulent period since she became prime minister in the wake of the shock referendum result in 2016, May has battled to unite
her party over Brexit.
The publication on Monday of letters between May and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, about the
Irish backstop failed to win over Tory MPs who feared the UK could be trapped in a quasi-permanent customs union. Downing
Street said May opened her weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday by saying the government was the servant of the people, and
pledging to deliver the referendum result. She will now come under intense pressure to cede control of the next steps in the
Brexit process to parliament. A spokesman for Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, said: "We regret the outcome
of the vote, and urge the UK government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible." Government
defeats by more than 100 votes are (9) rare; the only ones recorded in the past century occurred during the minority Labour
government of 1924. Postwar, the only government defeats on a similar scale were by 89 in 1979, and 86 in 1978.
8. Please choose the correct answer filled in (8) from the following words.
(A) soft Brexit
(B) referendum Brexit
(C) no-deal Brexit
(D) well-planed Brexit
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本題考驗考生對英國脫歐(Brexit)不同選項的理解。
文章提到, Attorney General Geoffrey Cox 警告他的同事們,如果他們不接受 May 的脫歐協議,他們將面臨「chaos of a (8)」。
第 9 題
Part 2
Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the democratic era after MPs
rejected her (6) by a resounding majority of 230. Jeremy Corbyn tables no-confidence motion after May defeat - as it
happened. The prime minister immediately announced that she would welcome a vote of (7) in her own government, and
would make time for it on Wednesday. May said if she survived the vote - which appeared likely, after the Democratic Unionist
party said it would back her - she would hold cross-party meetings with senior parliamentarians "to identify what would be
required to secure the backing of the house".
"This is the most significant vote that any of us will ever be part of in our political careers. After all the debate, all the
disagreement, all the division, the time has now come for all of us in this house to make a decision. A decision that will define
our country for decades to come," she said. "Together we can show the people we serve that their voices have been heard, that
their trust was not misplaced. Earlier in the day, as one Conservative backbencher after another stood up to slam her
painstakingly negotiated withdrawal agreement in the House of Commons, it became clear that few had changed their mind
though whips urged MPs to abstain, rather than vote against the government.
May herself embarked on a last-ditch charm offensive on Tuesday, holding meetings with MPs including the European
Research Group's Steve Baker, who said the pair had held a "constructive and substantial conversation about the future". The
attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, had earlier warned his colleagues that if they did not accept the deal, they risked condemning
Britain to the chaos of a (8). "It would be the height of irresponsibility for any legislator to contemplate with equanimity
such a situation," he said. He argued that members of the public affected by no deal would say to MPs: "What are you playing
at? What are you doing? You are not children in the playground. You are legislators, and this is your job." Throughout the
turbulent period since she became prime minister in the wake of the shock referendum result in 2016, May has battled to unite
her party over Brexit.
The publication on Monday of letters between May and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, about the
Irish backstop failed to win over Tory MPs who feared the UK could be trapped in a quasi-permanent customs union. Downing
Street said May opened her weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday by saying the government was the servant of the people, and
pledging to deliver the referendum result. She will now come under intense pressure to cede control of the next steps in the
Brexit process to parliament. A spokesman for Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, said: "We regret the outcome
of the vote, and urge the UK government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible." Government
defeats by more than 100 votes are (9) rare; the only ones recorded in the past century occurred during the minority Labour
government of 1924. Postwar, the only government defeats on a similar scale were by 89 in 1979, and 86 in 1978.
9. Please choose the correct answer filled in (9) from the following words.
(A) vanishingly
(B) Incredible
(C) Straightly
(D) frequently
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本題考驗考生對統計數據描述的理解。
文章最後一段提到:「Government defeats by more than 100 votes are (9) rare; the only ones recorded in the past century occurred during the minority Labour government of 1924. Postwar, the only government defeats on a similar scale w
第 10 題
Part 2
Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the democratic era after MPs
rejected her (6) by a resounding majority of 230. Jeremy Corbyn tables no-confidence motion after May defeat - as it
happened. The prime minister immediately announced that she would welcome a vote of (7) in her own government, and
would make time for it on Wednesday. May said if she survived the vote - which appeared likely, after the Democratic Unionist
party said it would back her - she would hold cross-party meetings with senior parliamentarians "to identify what would be
required to secure the backing of the house".
"This is the most significant vote that any of us will ever be part of in our political careers. After all the debate, all the
disagreement, all the division, the time has now come for all of us in this house to make a decision. A decision that will define
our country for decades to come," she said. "Together we can show the people we serve that their voices have been heard, that
their trust was not misplaced. Earlier in the day, as one Conservative backbencher after another stood up to slam her
painstakingly negotiated withdrawal agreement in the House of Commons, it became clear that few had changed their mind
though whips urged MPs to abstain, rather than vote against the government.
May herself embarked on a last-ditch charm offensive on Tuesday, holding meetings with MPs including the European
Research Group's Steve Baker, who said the pair had held a "constructive and substantial conversation about the future". The
attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, had earlier warned his colleagues that if they did not accept the deal, they risked condemning
Britain to the chaos of a (8). "It would be the height of irresponsibility for any legislator to contemplate with equanimity
such a situation," he said. He argued that members of the public affected by no deal would say to MPs: "What are you playing
at? What are you doing? You are not children in the playground. You are legislators, and this is your job." Throughout the
turbulent period since she became prime minister in the wake of the shock referendum result in 2016, May has battled to unite
her party over Brexit.
The publication on Monday of letters between May and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, about the
Irish backstop failed to win over Tory MPs who feared the UK could be trapped in a quasi-permanent customs union. Downing
Street said May opened her weekly cabinet meeting on Tuesday by saying the government was the servant of the people, and
pledging to deliver the referendum result. She will now come under intense pressure to cede control of the next steps in the
Brexit process to parliament. A spokesman for Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, said: "We regret the outcome
of the vote, and urge the UK government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible." Government
defeats by more than 100 votes are (9) rare; the only ones recorded in the past century occurred during the minority Labour
government of 1924. Postwar, the only government defeats on a similar scale were by 89 in 1979, and 86 in 1978.
10. Which is the best topic described for this article?
(A) MPs force Theresa May to present Brexit 'plan B' quickly
(B) Key Brexit vote expected to once again test Theresa May's leadership
(C) May suffers heaviest parliamentary defeat of a British PM in the democratic era
(D) Why Theresa May's Brexit Deal Is Terrible For The U.K.
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文章開頭即點明「Theresa May has sustained the heaviest parliamentary defeat of any British prime minister in the democratic era after MPs rejected her (6) by a resounding majority of 230.」。整篇文章圍繞著這次國會表決的重大失敗,以及其後續的政治影響,包括不信任投票的威脅、脫歐協議的爭議,以及政府面臨的嚴峻挑戰。