國立彰化師範大學95學年度碩士班招生考試試題

系所：英語學系 科目：英文(含作文與翻譯)

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I. Vocabulary10%

  1. Long exposure to second-hand smoke can be _____ to anyone, particularly those who have never smoked before.

(A)detrimental

(B)sentimental

(C)meticulous

(D)redundant

  1. Vaccination is an important method of controlling the spreading of many _____ diseases.

(A)fictitious

(B)infectious

(C)impotent

(D)melancholy

  1. Most of us are flattered when we receive someone’s _____.

(A)offense

(B)reprimand

(C)appraisal

(D)compliment

  1. Though a physician by _____, Mr. Lai writes poetry and fiction in his free time as well.

(A)profession

(B)career

(C)job

(D)work

  1. According to a newspaper _____ in 1983, Ann Landers, an advice columnist, was regarded as one of the twenty-five most influential women in the United States.

(A)debut

(B)rehearsal

(C)poll

(D)utensil

  1. “Success _____ hard work,” Dad used to say to me when I was young.

(A)takes advantage of

(B)calls for

(C)does away with

(D)goes in for

  1. Cooks, waiters, and other restaurant help must be _____; without them, a restaurant cannot function.

(A)rational

(B)reliable

(C)tolerable

(D)edible

  1. Failure to take preventive measures against pollution may eventually _____ a threat to human survival.

(A)settle

(B)pull

(C)pose

(D)reject

  1. New York City is renowned for its wonderful architecture. Buildings that _____ high into the sky have drawn tourists from around the world.

(A)submerge

(B)descend

(C)plunge

(D)soar

  1. They are planning to _____ this open space into an amusement park.

(A)detect

(B)recognize

(C)convert

(D)measure

II. Grammar 15%

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr., an American civil rights fighter, encouraged nonviolent demonstrations, _____, and struggled for their full freedom and equality.

(A)promoting the social status of the Black Americans

(B)the social status of the Black Americans was promoted

(C)promoted the social status of the Black Americans

(D)who promoted the social status of the Black Americans

  1. _____ us the ability to resist disease, but also helps us build our body tissues.

(A)Vitamin C not only provides

(B)Not only does vitamin C provide

(C)Not only vitamin C provides

(D)Vitamin C, which not only provides

  1. Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, _____ the University of Virginia.

(A)founded

(B)found

(C)finding

(D)foundationed

  1. _____ theories have been presented to explain the extinction of all the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

(A)That various

(B)Various

(C)There are various

(D)It is various

  1. Some astronomers have reached the conclusion _____ a huge explosion known as the “Big Bang.”

(A)is that the universe resulted from

(B)the universe resulted is because

(C)which is the universe resulted from

(D)that the universe resulted from

  1. It is a climatic condition known as El Nino _____ causes the worst effects on the world’s climate every four to ten years.

(A)whose

(B)that

(C)what

(D)that it

  1. Most deserts in the world are not fit for living species _____ light rainfall.

(A)there is

(B)is because of

(C)because of

(D)it is because

  1. About 10,000 years ago, the first native American crossed the land that connected Siberia and _____ now Alaska.

(A)what is

(B)that is

(C)where is

(D)there is

  1. Minoru Yamasaki, _____ specialized in designing skyscrapers.

(A)who an architect

(B)is an architect,

(C)an architect, who

(D)an architect,

  1. _____ above the horizon, the sun appears much larger than it actually is.

(A)To see

(B)Seeing

(C)When is seen

(D)Seen

  1. This _____ the case, we had no other choice.

(A)was

(B)were

(C)being

(D)has been

  1. I would have gone to the party if I _____ time.

(A)had had

(B)have had

(C)had

(D)would have had

  1. The old man talks as if he _____ everything.

(A)knows

(B)knew

(C)know

(D)knowing

  1. So determined _____ that he started his scientific experiment at a young age.

(A)Thomas Edison became

(B)did become Thomas Edison

(C)Thomas Edison did become

(D)did Thomas Edison become

  1. A cold-blooded animal is one _____ body temperature remains relatively constant throughout the year.

(A)where its

(B)whose

(C)that its

(D)has

III. Reading 26%.

Part I.

Part I consists of two related passages and 9 questions. In each passage, there are a certain number of questions. For each question, a constituent of a sentence is deleted and marked by an Arabic number. The deleted part of each question is provided together with the other distracters under the passage. To answer each question, you have to choose the best answer from the four choices provided to make the original passage meaningful and grammatically correct.

Each year, alumni who represent a range of ages, interests, and geographic locales are elected to serve on the Alumni Board of Governors. 1 voicing alumni opinion on issues affecting the University community and contributing their varied experience 2 services, and support for alumni. 3 , and each Board member may serve up to two consecutive terms. The Alumni Board’s efforts 4 a new Alumni House that opened on campus last fall. 5 included an interactive Web site that offers a variety of intellectual programming for alumni, externships 6 to spend spring break shadowing alumni in the workplace, and a program for consolidating student loans at a single guaranteed low rate.

1.

A. These people are

B. Their role includes

C. They try hard

D. Most of them are

2.

A. to initiating and improving programs,

B. so that they can initiate and improve programs,

C. in order to initiate and improve programs,

D. for initiating and improving programs,

3.

A. They have three years

B. During the three years

C. For the following three years

D. Terms are three years

4.

A. over a decade resulted in the establishment of

B. reachthe result of establishing over a decade

C. are resulting in establishing over a decade

D. over a decade are to result in establishing

5.

A. Another recent effort has

B. Many of the achievements have

C. Other recent initiatives have

D. These past contributions have

6.

A. about current students’ opportunity

B. current students to have the opportunity

C. of which current students have the opportunity

D. that give current students the opportunity

Current Board members 7 enhancing volunteer opportunities and training, increasing interaction between alumni and current students, strengthening the international alumni network, 8 alumni of the graduate divisions. Founding President William Yang realized in 1879 9 —NCUE and its alumni are engaged in a lifelong relationship more lasting than administration, faculty or facilities. All of us work together to keep alumni connected.

7.

A. are making their attempts to

B. are focusing their attention on

C. work in the direction of

D. move at the stage of

8.

A. and improving services for

B. and enhancing the network of

C. including the services for

D. which will be helpful to

9.

A. that is still true today

B. that remains true today

C. what remains true today

D. which may still be true today

Part II. Passage Reading Comprehension

Answer the following four questions after reading the passage below.

For at least the past two decades, theorists and researchers in interpersonal communication have centered much of their attention on interpersonal attraction. Not only had interpersonal attraction been found to be a facilitator of interpersonal communication across a wide range of cultures, but also much interpersonal communication exists for the primary purpose of enhancing interpersonal attraction.1 A review of the research literature on interpersonal communication suggests two very important conclusions: (1) The more people are attracted to one another, the more they will communicate with each other; and (2) The more we are attracted to another person, the more influence that person has on us in interpersonal communication.2

Two previous researchers have directed their attention specifically to assessing and measuring the dimensionality of interpersonal attraction. Triandis used two sets of questionnaire items related to various aspects of interpersonal attraction and factor analyzed the responses. He reported a five factor solution.3 The first factor, labeled "Toward social acceptance with subordination versus rejection with superordination," appears to represent a task property of interpersonal attraction. The second factor represented a socio-emotional category of interpersonal attraction. The other three dimensions which Triandis reported were factors with single scales loading on them and are of questionable reliability. Although there are some serious limitations to his factor analytic techniques, Triandis' results suggest the multi-dimensionality of the interpersonal attraction construct.

Walter, Aronsen, Abrams, and Rottman conducted an extensive field experiment to test the hypothesis that one's romantic aspirations are influenced by aspirations in other areas.4 In this study three properties of interpersonal attraction were measured using single scales. They included: physical attractiveness, personal attractiveness, and how considerate subjects were. The results showed that physical attractiveness was by far the most important determinant of how much a date would be liked by a partner.

1. Which of the following statements is correct based on the content of the above passage?

A. Attractiveness is a determinant of the influence on interpersonal communication

B. Physical attraction is more influential than other factors on communication

C. It’s not possible to measure the factors of interpersonal attractiveness

D. The reliabilities of most of the previous studies are questionable

2. According to the author, the result of Triandis’ study shows that interpersonal attraction

construct ___ .

A. is multi-dimensional

B. can be measure by three factors

C. is of questionable reliability

D. has serious limitations

  1. What wouldmost likely be the nature of the above passage?
  1. A lecture note
  2. A research proposal
  3. A review of research literature
  4. The abstract of an article
  1. What would be the best title of the above passage?
  1. Perspectives of Interpersonal Communication
  2. To Determine Human Relationships
  3. The Dimensions of Human Relationships
  4. The Measurement of Interpersonal Attraction

IV. Translation

(1). Translate into Chinese. 15%

1. It is most important to remember that the manipulation-communication scale does not correspond to the beginning-through-advanced proficiency continuum! For too many years the language-teaching profession labored under the incorrect assumption that beginners must have mechanical, unmeaningful bits and pieces of language programmed into them (typically through a memorized audiolingual drill) and that only later could “real” communication take place. The whole CLT approach accentuates a diametrically opposite philosophy: that genuine communication can take place from the very first day of a language class. (Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy)

(2) 將以下中文句子翻成英文 10%

1. 領班的坐在戲台上的帷幔前面，對著底下鬧哄哄的市場，瞧了半响，心裏不覺悲傷起來。市場上的人有的在吃喝，有在笑的，也有在哭的，還有在抽菸的、打架的、跳舞的、拉小提琴的、誆騙人的。(W. M. Thackery: Vanity Fair)

2. 讀書足以怡情，足以博彩，足以長才。其怡情也，最常見於獨處幽居之時；其博彩也，最常見於高談闊論之中；其長才也，最常見於處世判事之際。(Francis Bacon: Of studies)

V. English Composition 24%

In Taiwan, many parents embrace the notion that education is a primary driver of upward mobility for their children. They thus are eager to provide their children with a head start by signing them up for cram schools for everything from English, mathematics, to piano and painting. But some experts are arguing that some kids in Taiwan are over-scheduled and warn their parents of the possible consequences. What are your opinions towards this phenomenon? Do you think those kids who attend cram schools after class and during weekends are over-scheduled? Or do you think all the extra classes are necessary to head toward a successful future? Please explicate and discuss your own opinions.

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