108 年 國立臺南大學碩士班共同科目《英文》

Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is neither journalistically accurate____
(A) a piece of fiction
(B) nor a fictitious work
(C) or written in a fictitious way
(D) nor completely fictitious

Vitamin C is necessary for the prevention and ____ of scurvy.
(A) it cures
(B) cures
(C) cure
(D) for curing

A baby's development is influenced by both heredity and ____.
(A) by environmental factors
(B) environmentally
(C) the influence of the environment
(D) environment

Because bone loss occurs earlier in women than ____, the effects of osteoporosis are more apparent in women.
(A) men do
(B) in men
(C) as men
(D) similer to men

The growth of hair ____ cyclical process, with phases of activity and inactivity.
(A) it is
(B) is a
(C) which is
(D) a regular

The fire ____ to have started in the furnace under the house.
(A) is believed
(B) that is believed
(C) they believe
(D) that they believe

In Roman numerals, ____ symbols for numeric values.
(A) are letters of the alphabet
(B) in which letters of the alphabet are
(C) which uses letters of the alphabet
(D) letters of the alphabet are

The legal systems of most countries can be classified ____ common law or civil law.
(A) as either
(B) either to
(C) either as
(D) to either

One difference between mathematics and language is that mathematics is precise ____.
(A) language is not
(B) while language is not
(C) but language not
(D) while is language

Your criticism of the three short stories should not be less than 1,000 words, nor ____.
(A) should it be
(B) it should have been
(C) it is
(D) should been it have

____ discussed by the board of directors when it was proposed again by the supervisors.
(A) The problem had already
(B) The problem is already
(C) The problem had already been
(D) The problem has already

Much of the carnage of elephants, giraffes, and big cats ____ uncaring hunters.
(A) must commit by
(B) must be committed
(C) must have committed
(D) must have been committed by

The X-ray treatments ____ up to the time that he was dismissed from the hospital.
(A) gave daily
(B) were given daily
(C) basically have given
(D) daily had been given

Presidential ____ held every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(A) electing
(B) elections are
(C) is elected
(D) elected and

____ Army camps near Washington, D.C., in 1861, Julia Ward Howe wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".
(A) She visited
(B) When visited
(C) After visiting
(D) When was she visiting

Those who favor the new law say that the present law does not set spending limits on lobbyists' gifts to politicians, nor ____ citywide funds.
(A) it limits
(B) limits it
(C) does it limit
(D) does

Outside the bright primary rainbow, ____ much fainter secondary rainbow may be visible.
(A) so
(B) a
(C) since
(D) still

Starting in 1811, traders and manufacturers were more easily able to send goods upriver in ____ provided the necessary power to counteract the flow of the waters.
(A) steamboats
(B) which
(C) that
(D) that steamboats

During the early nineteenth century, the Spanish missions in Alta, California ____ to be an integral part of the economy and productive capacity of the region.
(A) proved
(B) they proved
(C) they proved it
(D) proved it

Still other hurdles remain before ____ suitable for private cars.
(A) fuel cells
(B) become
(C) fuel cells become
(D) that fuel cells become

The professor was considering postponing the examination until the following week because the students' confusion.
(A) considering
(B) postponing
(C) the following week
(D) because

Having lost the election, the presidential candidate intends supporting the opposition despite the objections of his staff.
(A) Having lost
(B) supporting
(C) despite
(D) the objections of

The congressman, accompanied by secret service agents and aides, are preparing to enter the convention hall within the next few minutes.
(A)by
(B) are
(C) to enter
(D) within the next

Because of the torrential rains had devastated the area, the governor sent the National Guard to assist in the clean-up operation.
(A) Because of
(B) torrential
(C) had devastated
(D) to assist in

Lack of sanitation in restaurants are a major cause of disease in some areas of the country.
(A) of sanitation
(B) are
(C) cause of
(D) in some areas of

Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully, they would have realized that the second was better as the first.
(A) Had the committee members
(B) more carefully
(C) second was
(D) as the first

Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries where the cultivation of rice have been impeded by recurrent drought.
(A) is a major
(B) in those countries
(C) have
(D) by recurrent drought

The decision to withdraw all support from the activities of the athletes are causing an uproar among the athletes' fans.
(A) to withdraw
(B) all support
(C) are causing
(D) among

Because the residents had worked so diligent to renovate the old building, the manager had a party.
(A) Because
(B) had worked
(C) diligent
(D) to renovate

Neither of the girls have turned in the term papers to the instructor yet.
(A) girls
(B) have
(C) to the
(D) yet

The book that you see laying on the table belongs to the teacher.
(A) that
(B) see
(C) laying
(D) belongs to

She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university.
(A) looking
(B) go
(C) finishes
(D) at the

They said that the man jumped off of the bridge and plunged into the freezing water.
(A) that
(B) jumped
(C) of
(D) plunged into

Mr. Anderson used to jogging in the crisp morning air during the winter months, but now he has stopped.
(A) jogging
(B) crisp morning
(C) during
(D) the winter months

The first truly success helicopter was designed by the German engineer Heinrich Focke.
(A) first
(B) success
(C) was designed
(D) German

I do not know where could he have gone so early in the morning.
(A) could he have
(B) gone
(C) so early
(D) in the

The people tried of defending their village, but they were finally forced to retreat.
(A) of defending
(B) their
(C) forced
(D) to retreat

After visiting the museum he had not very much time left.
(A) visiting
(B) had not
(C) very
(D) left

Before they had gone out they had been watching the news on T.V.
(A) Before
(B) had gone
(C) had been watching
(D) on

She never wrote a letter by hand since she bought a word processor.
(A) wrote
(B) by
(C) since
(D) bought

Please promise not telling anybody my secret.
(A) promise
(B) not
(C) telling
(D) anybody

Maria had never complained about have a handicap.
(A) had
(B) complained
(C) about
(D) have

What is the passage mainly about?
(A) Faint dwarf stars
(B) The evolutionary cycle of the Sun
(C) The Sun's fuel problem
(D) The dangers of invisible radiation

What does the author say is especially important about the Sun at the present time?
(A) It appears yellow
(B) It always remains the same
(C) It has a short history
(D) It is too cold

Why are very hot stars referred to as "ghosts"?
(A) They are short-lived.
(B) They are mysterious.
(C) They are frightening.
(D) They are nearly invisible.

According to the passage as the Sun continues to age, it is likely to become what color?
(A) Yellow
(B) Violet
(C) Red
(D) White

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
(A) The growth of Philadelphia
(B) The Origin of the Suburb
(C) The Development of City Transportation
(D) The Rise of the Urban Middle Class

The author mentions that areas bordering the cities have grown during periods of
(A) industrialization
(B) inflation
(C) revitalization
(D) unionization

Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a factor in nineteenth-century suburbanization?
(A) Cheaper housing
(B) Urban crowding
(C) The advent of an urban middle class
(D) The invention of the electric streetcar

It can be inferred from the passage that after 1890 most people traveled around cities by
(A) automobile
(B) cart
(C) horse-draw trolley
(D) electric streetcar