台北巿立師範學院八十八學年度碩士班研究生入學考試試題
科 目：英文(共五頁)
考試時間：一百分鐘
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VOCABULARY 20%
Choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the
original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase.
1.The United States government has been studying the possibility of
using underground salt mines to house radioactive wastes.
(A) hide (B) store (C) bury (D) protect
2.In this stressful, fast-paced world, the sibling relationship
becomes for many the only intimate connection that seems to last.
(A) family (B)brother or sister (C)marriage (D)cooperative
3. There has been a large amount of disagreement and lack of consensus
in the description of such categories as ethnic, and especially racial groups.
(A) unanimity (B) prejudice (C) malaise (D) bias
4.The students assembled their notes from the whole semester
before beginning their study section for the final exam.
(A) memorized (B)brought together (C)took apart (D)organized
5.Most doctors have compassion and will recognize when it is
time to let a patient die with dignity.
(A)a feeling of helplessness (B)a feeling of shared suffering (C)a
feeling of pain (D)a feeling of guilt
6.The proponents of the law suggested an open debate about it
before the election.
(A) those in favor (B)those against (C)those who were ignorant (D)those
who were indifferent
7.The tilt of the earth rather than the varying distance from
the sun is responsible for the changing seasons.
(A) in preference to (B) instead of (C) regarding (D) in addition to
8.Children may suffer irreparable harm as a result of being
removed from their foster parents?care.
(A) irregular (B)unimaginable (C)unavoidable (D)irretrievable
9.The international community found the increase in patients stricken
by the fatal disease appalling.
(A) informing (B)frightening (C)amazing (D)discouraging
10.When animals bred in captivity have a home to return to, zoos are
trying to oblige them.
(A) do a service for (B)stop (C)interfere with (D)take care of
II. GRAMMAR 20%
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence.
1. Even with vast research, there is still a great deal that is known
about the working of the human brain.
no (B) not (C) neither (D) none
2. appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is
merely an optical illusion.
When the moon (B) The moon which (C) That the moon (D) The moon
3.As fossil fuels are burned on Earth, large amounts of carbon dioxide
into our atmosphere.
released (B)releasing (C)is released (D) are released
4. the advent of new approaches to moral education, most educators and
communities today, however, eventually center on the traditional model of character
development.
(A) Although (B) Despite (C)Through (D) As
5. A good poem will no more yield its full meaning on a single reading
a Beethoven symphony on a single hearing.
and (B) than (C) than will (D) and will
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed
in order for the sentence to be correct.
1. Killer whales tend to wander in family clusters that
hunt, play, and resting together.
A B
C D
2. Many schools offer 𢖯eer counseling?in which students
with experience actually
A
B
C
advising other students.
D
3.Almost anything interesting and rewarding in life require
some constructive,
A
B
C
consistently applied effort.
D
4. According to classical musical tradition, the term 𦽳onata?is
given to those
A
B
works are written for solo piano or for a winged or stringed instrument.
C
D
5. On the floor of the Pacific Ocean are hundred of flat-topped
mountains
A
B C
more than a mile beneath sea level.
D
III. READING COMPREHENSION 20%
Choose the one best answer (A), (B), (C), or (D), to
each question.
A. Questions 1--5
American jazz is a conglomeration of sounds borrowed from such varied
sources as American and African folk music, European classical music, and Christian gospel
songs. One of the recognizable characteristics of jazz is its use of improvisation:
certain parts of the music are written out and played the same way by various performers,
and other improvised parts are created spontaneously during a performance and vary widely
from performer to performer.
The earliest form of jazz was ragtime, lively songs or rags performed
on the piano, and the best known of the ragtime performers and composers was Scott Joplin.
Born in 1868 to former slaves, Scott Joplin earned his living from a very early age
playing the piano in bars around the Mississippi. One of his regular jobs was in the Maple
Leaf Club in Sedalia, Missouri. It was there that he began writing the more than 500
compositions that he was to produce, the most famous of which was 孏he Maple Leaf
Rag.?/P>
Q.1. According to the passage, ragtime was
performed only at the Maple Leaf Club in Sedalia
extremely soothing and sedate
generally performed on a variety of instruments
the first type of jazz
Q.2. When a musician improvises, he
plays a varied selection of musical compositions
makes up music as he plays
plays the written parts of the music
performs similarly to other musicians
Q.3. Which of the following statements is true according to the
passage?
Scott Joplin was a slave when he was born.
Scott Joplin𠏋 parents had been slaves before Scott was born.
Scott Joplin had formerly been a slave, but he no longer was after
1868.
Scott Joplin𠏋 parents were slaves when Scott was born.
Q.4. The word 𡤧onglomeration?line 1) could best be replaced by
mixture (B) disharmony (C) treasure (D) purity
Q.5. The name of Scott Joplin𠏋 most famous composition probably came
from
the name of a saloon where he performed
the school where he learned to play the piano
the maple tree near his Sedalia home
the name of the town where he was born
B. Questions 6--10
The three phases of the human memory are the sensory, the short-term
memory, and the long-term memory. This division of the memory into phases is based on the
time span of the memory.
Sensory memory is instantaneous memory. It is an image or memory that
enters your mind fleetingly; it comes and goes in under a second. The memory will not last
longer than that unless the information enters the short-term memory.
Information can be held in the short-term memory for about twenty
seconds or as long as you are actively using it. If you repeat a fact to yourself, that
fact will stay in your short-term memory as long as you keep repeating it. Once you stop
repeating it, either it is forgotten or it moves into long-term memory.
Long-term memory is the almost limitless memory tank that can hold
ideas and images for years and years. Information can be added to your long-term memory
when you actively try to put it there through memorization or when an idea or image enters
your mind on its own.
Q.6. The three phases of memory discussed in this passage are
differentiated
according to
how long the memory lasts
location in the brain
how the senses are involved in the memory
the period of time it takes to remember something
Q.7. According to the passage, which type of memory is the shortest?
Active memory (B) Sensory memory
(C) Long-term memory (D) Short-term memory
Q.8. The best title for this passage would be
The Difference Between Sensory and Short-term Memory
The Time Span of Human Phases
How to Classify the Stages of Human Memory
How Long It Takes to Memorize
Q.9. According to the passage, when will information stay in your
short-term
memory?
For as long as twenty minutes
As long as it is being used
When it has moved into long-term memory
After you have repeated it many times
Q.10. The word 𡜻leetingly?line 5) is closest in meaning to which of
the following?
Fundamentally (B) Easily (C) Temporarily (D) Readily
IV. TRANSLATION 10%
Translate the following passage into English.
隨著國際間政治、經濟、文化的往來頻繁，英語的重要性日益凸顯。從資訊、科技、工商業、乃至高等教育，英語已成為國際交流之重要溝通工具。而透過英語學習，學生可體驗不同的文化，增進其對多元文化之瞭解與尊重。因此，重視英語教育已成為多數現代國家的教育趨勢。
COMPOSITION 30%
English is going to be a subject in our primary school curriculum. In
your opinion, what kind of English education do our primary school children need ? In
addition, what should primary schools do to help students develop better English ability? |