國立嘉義大學九十九學年度轉學生招生考試試題
科目：英文 〈請將答案寫在答案卷上〉
I. Choose the most appropriate words from those given below each passage (40分).
Passage A
Intercultural communication is communication between members of different cultures. This definition is simple, but the process is complex. Intercultural communication involves differing perceptions, attitudes, and interpretations. We know that even two people from the same culture can have communication problems. People can 1 hurt each other by something they say or do. Isn’t it logical, then, that communication problems can be 2 among people who do not have the benefit of shared experiences?
Cultures do not communicate; individuals do. Everyone has a 3 style of communication, but cultures determine a general style for their members. The relationship of the individual to his culture is 4 to that of an actor and his director. The actor puts his own personality 5 his acting but is nevertheless influenced by the director. We are not always aware of the 6 influences of our culture. 7 , we may not 8 that others are influenced by their cultures as well.
Problems and misinterpretations do not occur every time when members from two cultures communicate. However, when culture conflicts do 9 , they may be perceived as 10 rather than cultural.
1. (A) unintelligibly(B)uninterestingly (C) intelligibly (D) unintentionally
2. (A) compared (B) compounded (C) compromised (D) completed
3. (A) unique (B) self (C) oneself (D) own
4. (A) anatomical (B) analogue (C) analogous (D) ancestral
5. (A) of (B) on (C) into (D) to
6. (A) subtle (B) abstract (C) succeeded (D) subsequent
7. (A) Besides (B) Likewise (C) However (D) Whereas
8. (A) take (B) perceive (C) receive (D) make
9. (A) rise (B) raise (C) arise (D) praise
10. (A) general (B) gradual (C) powerful (D) personal
Passage B
Gratitude is sometimes more than a personal affair. While my son was 11 medicine, he told me of a patient 12 into a city hospital whose life was saved by a blood 13 . When he was well again, he asked, “Is there any way I can discover the name of the 14 and thank him?” He was told that names of donors are never 15 known.
A few weeks after his 16 , he came back to give a pint of his own blood. 17 then, he returned again and again for the same purpose.
When one of the surgeons 18 on this splendid record of anonymous 19 , the man answered simply, “Someone I never knew did 20 for me. I’m just saying “thanks.”
11. (A) taking(B) studying (C) working (D) reading
12. (A) bring (B) brings (C) brought (D) bringing
13. (A) transfusion(B) transition (C) transformation (D) translation
14. (A) doctor (B) nurse (C) donor (D) operator
15. (A) got (B) made (C) seemed (D) caused
16. (A) discharge (B) graduation (C) safety (D) study
17. (A) And (B) For (C) Until (D) Since
18. (A) saved (B) commented (C) said (D) dealt
19. (A) service (B) achievement (C) surgery (D) hospitality
20. (A) one (B) it (C) ones (D) them
II. Reading comprehension (40分)
Passage A
It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he traveled from Italy to China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was pleased to see the Polos and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years. Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many other people, who also became interested in traveling to foreign countries.
- This story is mainly about______.
(A) the world’s first great traveler
(B) traveling from Italy to China
(C) why Polo went to the far east
(D) Marco Polo and Kublai Khan
22. The reason that Marco Polo is called great is not that ______.
(A) he traveled very far to reach China for a new world
(B) he wrote about his adventures in a book, which many people read
(C) he introduced China to Western countries.
(D) he achieved fame thanks to his good reasoning.
- We know from the story that after he turned back, ______.
(A) Marco brought out a book inspiring new voyages
(B) Marco stayed in Italy for twenty-three years
(C) Kublai Khan knew that Marco had crossed mountains and deserts
(D) Marco set out for a new adventure.
- From the story, we know that many great travelers in later days were _____ by his book.
(A) interested
(B) distant
(C) inspired
(D) found
- Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
(A) Kublai Khan was very fond of Marco Polo.
(B) Marco Polo’s father and uncle died in China.
(C) Christopher Columbus is not the first great traveler.
(D) The story of Marco Polo’s adventure was published.
Passage B
Researches suggest that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom of the sea. They don't have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. There is no day or night for them. There are no winters, no summers, no sun, no moon, and no stars. It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us - the sun, moon, and stars, shooting stars, lightning, and the sunset. It shows us day and night. We are able to hear voices, the sound of the sea, and music. We feel, we taste, we smell. How fortunate we are!
26. Judging from the passage, we can say that this story is mainly about ______.
(A) live of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea
(B) how changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea creatures
(C) the differences among creatures of the earth and those of the sea
(D) the superiority of human beings over some creatures in terms of senses
- We discover that the sea creatures in the story ______.
(A) have the same senses that we do
(B) have no sense of hearing as well as sight
(C )hear the sounds of the ocean
(D) live in darkness because no light reaches to the bottom
- In the passage a child in darkness is likened to ______.
(A) someone who lives where there are no seasons
(B) an animal without the sense of touch
(C) a sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability
(D) a deaf child unaffected by the environment
- From the story, we can understand that these creatures at the bottom of the sea ______.
(A) can catch their food by the sense of touch
(B) enjoy the never changing season.
(C) are very jealous of people who have senses.
(D) do not like to live under the sea
- This passage is written from the perspective of ______.
(A) the creatures at the bottom of the sea
(B) other sea creatures who can see and hear
(C) the animals on the ground
(D) human beings
Passage C
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups cereal with nuts and raisins
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 package (6 ounces) dried peaches (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 cup walnuts
Cut the walnuts and peaches into smaller pieces. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. (Use 325 degrees for glass baking dish.) Melt butter in a 13x9-inch baking pan in oven. Remove the pan from oven. Sprinkle cereal over melted butter. Drizzle milk over cereal. Top evenly with peaches, coconut, and walnuts. Gently press cookie mixture into the bottom of pan to make an even layer. Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into squares.
31. What would you call this passage?
(A) A menu
(B) A recipe
(C) A receipt
(D) A handbook
32. What utensil can you use to bake the cookie?
(A) A mixing bowl
(B) A metal pan only
(C) A glass dish only
(D) A metal pan or a glass dish
33. What do you need to do before you add the peaches and walnuts?
(A) To melt them
(B) To heat them
(C) To chop them
(D) To sprinkle them
34. How long should you bake the cookie?
(A) 15 minutes
(B) 20 minutes
(C) 35 minutes
(D) Until it become golden brown.
35. You should cool the cookie at the end in order to make it ____.
(A) harder to lift
(B) harder to chew
(C) easier to cut
(D) easier bake
Passage D
Do you like Agatha Christie stories? Then you’ll enjoy a delightful Murder Mystery Weekend at Twyford Towers Manor.
You can expect an unforgettable weekend of murder and mystery. Arrive on Friday evening for a welcome party, and then dinner. As you relax and meet other guests, the entertainment begins. Someone is killed, and you must find out who the murderer is! You have that evening and all day Saturday to talk to guests and do your best to trap the murderer before he or she escapes. On Saturday evening, there will be a formal dinner, and the mystery is solved.
Come and have a great weekend with us! We recommend you book early to avoid disappointment. $250 per person. It’s excellent value!
- What kind of stories does Agatha Christie most likely write about?
(A)Bedtime stories
(B)Detective stories
(C)Fairy tales
(D)Romances
- What kind of role does the participant have to play in the Murder Mystery Weekend?
(A)Killer
(B)Waiter
(C)Victim
(D)Investigator
- Which of the following description is not true about the Murder Mystery Weekend?
(A)The whole mystery solving process takes three nights to complete.
(B)It is better to have a reservation before attending the event.
(C)Two times of dinner will be served.
(D)If you go with your friend, you two need to pay $500 in total.
Passage E
Jim Thorpe is a controversial sports figure in the U.S. history. He won Olympic gold medals in 1912, but he was not allowed to keep them. In the 1912 Olympics, Thorpe won both the pentathlon (five events) and decathlon (ten events). However, a month later, the U.S. Olympic Committee took away his medals because Thorpe had played baseball for money. An athlete who takes money for sports is called a professional, and at that time professional athletes were not allowed to take part in any Olympic Games. In 1982, the U.S Olympic Committee reversed this ruling. Thorpe’s name was finally returned to the list of 1912 Olympic winners.
39. Why were Jim Thorpe’s Olympic gold medals taken away?
(A) Because he cheated in the games.
(B) Because he used drugs to win the games.
(C) Because he played baseball for money.
(D) Because the judge of the games made mistakes.
40. What ruling did the U.S Olympic Committee make seventy years after Jim Thorpe
won the Olympic gold medals?
(A) That an athlete could not play for money.
(B) That an athlete who took money for sports was not called a professional.
(C) That professional athletes could not take part in any Olympic Games.
(D) That Jim Thorpe should be placed in the list of 1912 Olympic winners.
III. Translate the following Chinese sentences into English, and English sentences into Chinese. (20分)
- Why does a country that is home to advanced high-tech and manufacturing companies still have about 400 million illiterate people and high unemployment?
- Nowadays, all financial information is kept on computers that anyone who has the passwords or has developed techniques for “hacking” into other people’s web sites can access.
- 美國老化和過重人口促使健身教練的需求大增，這些教練要有能力敦促身材欠佳的各年齡層鍛鍊身體。
- 我很喜歡貓，很高興能看到這隻貓有好結局，有個新家和有愛心的主人。