台北市立師範學院八十八學年度
教師在職進修研究所碩士學位班招生入學考試試題

班別：視覺藝術研究所視覺藝術教學碩士學位班
科　　目：語文（含國文、英文）
考試時間：一百分鐘

※注意：
不必抄題，作答時請將試題題號及答案依序寫在答案卷上。（於本試題紙上作答者，不予計分

壹、國文

作文（五十分）
論「才出於學，器出於養。」

貳、英文

Ⅰ、VOCABULARY（20％）

Choose the one word that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word.

  1. Alpha rays tend to lose energy quickly when they pass through matter.
    A.after a while
    B.rapidly
    C.heartily
    D.at last
  2. Although the average rainfall annually for the entire earth is 34 inches, some areas near the equator have received 400 inches in one year.
    A.surpassed
    B.gotten
    C.deserved
    D.emitted
  3. the first chickens were brought to the North American continent by Spanish explorers.
    A.land mass
    B.boundary
    C.hemisphere
    D.country
  4. The United States government has a bilateral trade agreement with various other governments.
    A.homogeneous
    B.precipitous
    C.tangible
    D.reciprocal
  5. If a person receives a subpoena, he or she is compelled to appear in court to testify.
    A.challenged
    B.doomed
    C.required
    D.disposed

Ⅱ.GRAMMAR(20%)

A. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

  1. _____ range in color from pale yellow to bright orange.
    A.Canaries which
    B.That canaries
    C.Canaries that are
    D.Canaries
  2. American public school curriculum is determined at the state or local level ____ the federal level.
    A.rather than
    B.nor at the
    C.whereas
    D.is not determined
  3. February normally has twenty-eight days, but every fourth year, ____ has twenty-nine.
    A.there
    B.its
    C.a leap year, it
    D.is a leap year

B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

  1. A pearl develops when a tiny grain of sand or some another irritant accidentally
                                A                                                     B         C
    enters into the shell of a pearl oyster.
            D
  2. Killer whales tend to wander in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting together.

Ⅲ.READING COMPREHENSION(30%)

Choose the one best answer(A),(B),(C), or(D), to each question.

A.Questions 1-5

The rattlesnake has a reputation as a dangerous and deadly snake with a fierce hatred for mankind. Although the rattlesnake is indeed a venomous snake capable of killing a human, its nature has perhaps been somewhat exaggerated in myth and folklore.

The rattlesnake is not inherently aggressive and generally strikes only when it has been put on the defensive. In its defensive posture the rattlesnake raises the front part of its body off the ground and assumes an S-shaped form in preparation for a lunge forward. At the end of a forward thrust, the rattlesnake pushes its fangs into the victim, thereby injecting its venom.

There are more than thirty species of rattlesnakes, varying in length from 20 inches to six feet and also varying in toxicity of venom. In the United States there are only a few deaths annually from rattlesnakes, with a mortality rate of less than 2 percent of those attacked.

  1. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
    A.The Venomous Killer of Humans
    B.Myth and Folklore about Killers
    C.The Exaggerated Reputation of the Rattlesnake
    D.The Dangerous and Deadly Rattlesnake
  2. According to the passage, which of the following is true about rattlesnakes.
    A.They are always dangerous and deadly
    B.They are always ready to attack
    C.Their poison can kill people
    D.Their fierce nature has been underplayed in myth and folklore
  3. When a rattlesnake is ready to defend itself, it
    A.lunges with the back part of its body
    B.is partially off the ground
    C.assumes it is prepared by thrusting its fangs into the ground
    D.lies in an S-shape on the ground
  4. It can be inferred from the passage that
    A.deaths from rattlesnake bites have been steadily increasing
    B.the few deaths from rattlesnake bites are from the six-foot snakes
    C.all rattlesnake bites are fatal
    D.all rattlesnake bites are not equally harmful
  5. The author's purpose in this passage is to
    A.explain a misconception about rattlesnakes
    B.warn readers about the extreme danger from rattlesnakes
    C.describe a rattlesnake attack
    D.clarify how a rattlesnake kills humans

B.Questions 6-10

A massive banking crisis occurred in the United states in 1933. In the two preceding years, a large number of banks had failed, and fear of lost savings prompted many depositors to remove their funds from banks.Problems became so serious in the state of Michigan that Governor William A. Comstock was forced to declare a moratorium on all banking activities in the state, and by March 6, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had declared a banking moratorium throughout the United States that left the entire country without banking services.

Congress immediately met in a special session to solve the banking crisis and on March 9 passed the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 to assist financially healthy banks to reopen. By March 15, banks controlling 90 percent of the country𠏋 financial reserves were again open for business.

  1. The author's  purpose in this passage is to
    A.praise congress for its actions
    B.assess blame for a problem that had occurred
    C.discuss a problem and its solution
    D.warn depositors about potential banking problems
  2. The passage states that all the following occurred prior to 1933 EXCEPT that
    A.many banks went under
    B.Governor Comstock cancelled all banking activities in Michigan
    C.A lot of money was withdrawn from accounts
    D.many bank patrons were afraid of losing their deposits
  3. The word "moratorium?"(line 5) is closest in meaning to which of the following?
    A.Death
    B.Murder
    C.Temporary cessation
    D.Slow decline
  4. Which of the following is implied in the passage?
    A.Congress did not give any special priority to the banking situation
    B.Ten percent of the country's money was in financially unhealthy bank
    C.The Emergency Banking Act helped all banks to reopen
    D.Ninety percent of the banks reopened by the middle of March
  5. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
    A.Panicked
    B.Critical
    C.Angry
    D.Historical

Ⅳ.COMPOSITION(30%)

Talk, briefly, about the following topic, using two to three short paragraphs.
“ The aims of Graduate Education”