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　　第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

　　A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

　　“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.”

　　The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.”

　　“I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job.”

　　The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.

　　The man realized that he can survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.

　　He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan.

　　When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, “I don’t have an e-mail.”

　　The broker answered curiously, “You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”

　　56. Why can’t the man have the job at Microsoft?

　　A. Because he was lazy.

　　B. Because he didn’t pass the test.

　　C. Because he didn’t have an e-mail.

　　D. Because he didn’t have a computer.

　　57. The underlined word “triple” can be replaced by ______.

　　A. become large

　　B. become 3 times

　　C. increase quickly

　　D. decrease quickly

　　58. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.

　　B. The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview.

　　C. He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.

　　D. Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft.

　　59. The man can be described as _______.

　　A. helpful and considerate

　　B. positive and generous

　　C. smart and hardworking

　　D. stubborn and unselfish

　　60. Which proverb can best describe the story?

　　A. Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

　　B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

　　C. Accidents will happen.

　　D. No pains , no gains.

　　B

　　We may have hosted some difficult house guests once or in even more occasions. Are you still worrying about how to deal with them? Here below are some tips on how to deal with those difficult house guests.

　　You’ve been waiting an hour to eat breakfast but your guests are still sleeping.

　　“Unless you adjusted a time for breakfast the evening before, let your guests sleep-in and enjoy your breakfast without them. If possible, keep their breakfast warm. Or better yet, when entertaining it’s always a good idea to have cold breakfast (as well as lunch, dinner and snack) food on-hand.”

　　---Pamela Eyring，president and director of The Protocol School of Washington

　　Your guest’s teenage son is a Facebook addict and hogs your computer all day long.

　　“If you have a guest whose fingers are fixated to your keyboard, kindly let him know that you are expecting work email and give him enough time to finish using it.”

　　- -- Ummu Bradley Thomas. Founder of Freddie Bell Jones Modeling and Finishing School, Inc.

　　Your couch surfing, unemployed nephew has been here a month and is showing no sign of leaving.

　　“There is nothing wrong with saying ‘John, you have been here a month and have not put in any applications. What can I do to help you get your resume together? I would like to make a plan that will assist you in getting back on your feet and allow me to eventually have my extra room back for guests that will soon be arriving.’”

　　----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas

　　Your guests expect you to accompany them to every single tourist attraction in your city. It’s tiring and expensive.

　　“If your guests didn’t offer to treat you, politely decline and offer to meet them afterwards for dinner or drinks. That way they know you enjoy their company.”

　　----Pamela Eyring, president and director of The Protocol School of Washington

　　You gave your friend a closet shelf for her stuff but her clothes are exploding all over the place.

　　“You should simply say ‘I am happy to have you use my closet but your clothes seem to have a mind of their own. Would you mind keeping your clothes on the shelf we agreed upon? It would make it easier for me to find my things when I am in a rush and looking for them. Thank you.’”

　　-----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas

　　61. Which of the following kinds of guests has NOT been mentioned in the passage?

　　A. Some guests who get up late in the morning.

　　B. The facebook addict who hogs your computer all day long.

　　C. An unemployed nephew who is not leaving after a long time.

　　D. A vegetarian husband and a wife who is a picky eater.

　　62. According to Ummu Bradley Thomas, which of the following is the best way to deal with the guests?

　　A. Politely asking him to stop using it at once.

　　B. Kindly explaining to him you need to use it.

　　C. Introducing other toys to him to play with.

　　D. Simply letting him keep using it as he likes.

　　63. The passage gives the following tips EXCEPT that _______.

　　A. decline the guests’ requests if you hate to accompany them everywhere.

　　B. remind them to keep their clothes on the shelf you agreed upon.

　　C. keep their breakfast warm or have cold breakfast food on-hand.

　　D. try to offer at least one dish based on his or her preferences.

　　64. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

　　A. How to Entertain Your Guests.

　　B. How to Keep Good Personal Relations.

　　C. How to Deal with Difficult House Guests.

　　D. How to Find the Best Solution.

　　65. In which section of a magazine can we most probably see this passage?

　　A. Society

　　B. Science

　　C. Economy

　　D. Education

　　C

　　Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins.

　　People in California love to talk about "zero-emissions(排放) vehicles", but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants most all use fire to make it. Apart from the few people who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators(發電機). Generators are fueled by something--usually coal, oil, but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal(地熱) plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something. In other words, those "zero-emissions" cars are likely coal-burning cars.

　　the coal is burned somewhere else , it looks clean. It is not true. It's as if the California Greens are covering their eyes--"If I can't see it, it's not happening.” Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But when you take that gas（or another fuel）and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat--at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc． A gallon of gas may drive your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far -- so electric cars burn more fuel than gasoline-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from wind or geothermal, or solar, then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical, and economic reasons, we don't use much of those energy sources. In addition, electric cars' batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill. And finally, when cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When it's a power plant, though，all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated，but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.

　　66. What’s the main idea of the passages?

　　A. Electric cars aren’t actually clean.

　　B. Electric cars are zero-emissions vehicles.

　　C. Zero-emissions vehicles are popular.

　　D. Gasoline-powered cars are more efficient.

　　67. Which of the following words can replace “be clueless about” in Paragraph 2?

　　A. Be familiar with.

　　B. Be curious about.

　　C. Fail to understand.

　　D. Show their interest in.

　　68. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our car run _________.

　　A. at least 25 miles

　　B. more than 25 miles

　　C. as far as 25 miles

　　D. less than 25 miles

　　69. In the author’s opinion, compared with cars using gas, electric cars are more __________.

　　A. environmentally-friendly

　　B. expensive

　　C. efficient

　　D. harmful

　　70. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

　　A. electric cars' batteries are poisonous for a long time

　　B. now electric cars are used more than their gasoline-powered cousins

　　C. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environment

　　D. electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning something

　　D

　　“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard,” wrote Oscar Wilde. “this is the only proper basis for family life.” it’s hard to say what Wilde would have thought of this week’s cover photo or the pictures inside of dads and their children. Several clearly oppose the outdated idea of fathers as detached(使分開, 使分離) from the parenting process and that’s just what the photographers intended.

　　Gregory Heisler, who did the cover photograph, says he wanted the image to show genuine affections. So, rather than use professional models, he went out and found some “real dads and their real kids.” Adds Heisler: “Instead of doing some skilful, over-produced photographs, I wanted something more authentic to the experience of being a father.” This isn’t the first time that Heisler, 39, has conveyed complex ideas for the cover of TIME. His photographs have decorated the front of the magazine some 20 times, ranging from Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee and director Davis Lynch to former President George Bush and Ted Turner for the Man of the Year issues in 1991 and 1992, respectively. But this week’s TIME cover has special meaning, he says, because he and his wife had their first child, Lucy, 16 months ago.

　　The pictures appearing inside were all done by photographer Jeffrey Lowe. Although Lowe has not experienced fatherhood yet, he observed many warm moments of parenting by spending a lot of private time with each dad and child. Of all the pictures. Lowe was most deeply touched by the father-to-be embracing his pregnant wife.

　　While most of the credit for the pictures rightly goes to those behind the camera, cover coordinator (協調者) Linda Freeman and assistant picture editor Mary Worrell Bousquette, who work behind the scenes, also deserve praises. Freeman, for instance, had the challenging task of making arrangements for the group portrait of child movie stars that appears on page 62. Says she: “My greatest reward is working with these talented artists.” Bousquette edited the pictures that appear inside. “I wanted our story to show the many faces of fatherhood,” she says. At least in this issue, those fathers are seen as well as heard. Sorry, Oscar.

　　71. In this week’s TIME the photographers wanted _______.

　　A. to show honor to the famous playwright Oscar Wilde

　　B. to show Oscar Wilde’s view had gone out of date

　　C. to support Oscar Wilde’s view

　　D. to say sorry to Oscar Wilde

　　72. In Oscar Wilde’s view, __________.

　　A. there should be distance between fathers and children in family life

　　B. fathers should stay actively involved in their children’s lives.

　　C. what fathers enjoy most is family life

　　D. fathers aren’t sure about what they should do at home.

　　73. What does the underlined word “genuine” mean?

　　A. real

　　B. artificial

　　C. professional

　　D. skillful

　　74. Jeffrey Lowe managed to show fathers’ feelings accurately in his photos by _______.

　　A. trying to experience fatherhood himself.

　　B. spending most of his time with his pregnant wife.

　　C. studying the relationship between each member in a family.

　　D. mixing with many fathers and their children.

　　75. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?

　　A. To comment on Oscar Wilde’s view on fatherhood.

　　B. To make a brief introduction to the current issue of TIME.

　　C. To praise the work by the photographers and the editors.

　　D. To give his own opinion on fatherhood.

　　IV.56-60

　　C B B C A

　　61-65

　　D B D C A

　　66-70 A C D D D

　　71-75 B A A D D

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　　笫三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題：每小題2分，滿分40分）

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　A

　　Can people change their skin color without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes.Scientists have found the gene that determines skin color.

　　The gene comes in two versions, one of which is found in 99 per cent of Europeans.The other is found in 93 t0 100 per cent of Africans, researchers at Pennsylvania State University report in the latest issue of Science.

　　Scientists have changed the color of a dark - striped zebrafish(斑馬魚) to uniform gold by inserting a version of the pigment(色素) gene into a young fish.As with humans, zebrafish skin color is deter-mined

　　by pigment cells，which contain melanin(黑色素).The number,

　　size and darkness of melanin perpigment cell determine skin color.

　　It appears that, like the golden zebrafish, light - skinned Europeans also have a mutation (變異) in the gene for melanin production.This results in less pigrnented skin.

　　However, Keith Cheng, leader of the research team, points out that the mutation is different in hu-man ancl zebrafish genes.

　　Humans acquired dark skin in Africa about l.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultra - violetrays of the sun. which can cause skin cancer.

　　But when modem humans leave Africa to live in northem latitudes, they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin D. So the related gene changes, according to Cheng.