台湾大学入学考试中心2020年英文试题

台湾大学入学考试中心2020年英文试题九十五学年度指定科目考试试题一、词汇(10%)零为止。未作答者，不给分亦不扣分。MasteryofEnglish uswithaveryimportanttoolforacquiringknowledgeandinformation.(A)accesses(B)conveys (C)deprives(D)equipsLanguageschangeallthetime.ManywordsthatwerefoundinShakespeare’sworksarenolongerin use.(A)absolute(B)current (C)repetitive(D)valuableDonotjustsitandwait foragoodchancetocometoyou.Youhavetotaketheinitiativeandcreatechancesforyourself.(A)consciously(B)passively (C)reasonably(D)subjectivelyIdenticaltwinshavealmostalloftheirgenesincommon,soany betweenthemisinlargepartduetotheeffectsoftheenvironment.(A)adoption(B)familiarity (C)stability(D)variationPeoplebelievedinthe ofthejudge,sotheywereshockedtohearthathewasinvolvedinthebriberyscandal.(A)inferiority (B) integrity (C) intimacy (D)ingenuityThediscoveryofthenewvaccineisanimportant inthefightagainstavianflu.(A)breakthrough (B) commitment (C)demonstration (D)interpretationToavoidbeingmisledbynewsreports,weshouldlearnto betweenfactsandopinions.(A)distinguish (B) complicate (C)reinforce (D)speculateAfterthebigflood,theareawasmostly ,withonlyoneortwohomesstillclingingtotheirlastrelics.(A)condensed(B)deserted (C)excluded(D)removedInhisspeech,Dr.Huangpresentedallthereportsabouttheenergycrisisto theneedfordevelopingnewenergyresources.(A)command(B)formulate (C)highlight(D)regulateHearingtheartcritic’sbitterand commentsonhernewpainting,Mollystartedaheatedargumentwithhim.(A)outrageous(B)unreliable (C)urgent(D)glorious二、综合测验(20%)第11至15题为题组

Measurementsareneededinmanyeverydayactivities.Inkitchensyouwillfindmeasuresforvolume(measuringcups),mass(scalesandweights),andtemperature(cookingthermometers).Accuratemeasurementsare11importantforscientificexperiments.Inalaboratory,makesureyourmeasuremeetsyourneeds.12usinganythermometer,doublecheckthatitcoverstherighttemperature13foryouractivityorexperiment.Agardenthermometer,14,willburstifyoutrytouseitforboilingliquids.Therearedifferentsystemsofmeasures.MostscientistsnowusetheInternationalSystemofmeasures,withmetersforlength,kilogramsfor15 ,andsecondsfortime.Ifthemeasuresinyourexperimentshowotherunits,appropriateconversiontablesfordifferentsystemsmayprovetobeveryuseful.11.(A)deliberately(B)instantly(C)particularly(D)scarcely12.(A)After(B)Before(C)For(D)Without13.(A)range(B)record(C)system(D)unit14.(A)inshort(B)inturn(C)bycontrast(D)forinstance15.(A)distance(B)mass(C)temperature(D)volume第16至20题为题组EveryyearCatemaco,asmalltowninthesouthofMexico,hoststheAnnualWitchGathering.HealersandwitchdoctorsconvergeonthisbeautifullakesidetowninMarchtomaketheiryearlytrade.16sincepre-Hispanictimes,LakeCatemacohasbeenacentreforalternativemedicineandstrangetreatments.17,thearea'sassociationwithwitchcraftdatesbacktoOlmectimesmorethan2,000yearsago.Ifyou’veeverseentheSeanConnerymovieMedicineMan,18theannualconventionofwizardsandwitcheswillbefamiliartoyou.19,getpreparedfortheoverwhelmingattackofwizardsandwitcheshere.Mostwitchdoctorsareguaranteedtobecharlatans,notrealdoctors,who20somequickmoneyfromtourists.Yet,don’tbesurprisediftheoccasionalremedyofferediseffective.(A)Ever(A)Inadvance(A)since(A)Ifany(A)Ever(A)Inadvance(A)since(A)Ifany(A)goafter(B)Not(B)Inall(B)so(B)IfnotturndownOnly(C)Infact(C)then(C)IfevergiveawayRarely(D)Insum(D)though(D)Ifonly(D)complainabout第21至25题为题组Youngvisitorstomuseumsoftencomplainabouthavingmuseumfeet,thetiredfeelingonegetsafterspendingtoomuchtimeinamuseum.Acaseofmuseumfeetmakesonefeellikesaying:“Thisis21 .Icouldhavedonethepaintingmyself.Whencanwesitdown?Whattimeisit?”Studiesofmuseumbehaviorshowthattheaveragevisitorspendsaboutfoursecondslookingatoneobject.Foryoungvisitors,thetimespancanbe22shorter.Childrenaremoreinterestedinsmells,sounds,andthe“feel”ofaplacethanlookingataworkofart.Iftheystayinamuseumtoolong,afeelingofboredomandmonotonywillbuildup,leading23toimpatienceandfatigue.

To24museumfeet,trynottohavechildrenlookattoomanythingsinonevisit.Itisreportedthatyoungvisitorsgetmoreoutofavisitiftheyfocuson25nineobjects.Oneandahalfhoursistheidealtimetokeeptheireyesandmindssharp,andtheirfeethappy!(A)boring(A)almost(A)efficiently(A)affect(A)boring(A)almost(A)efficiently(A)affect(A)nobetterthan(B)difficult(B)also(B)eventually(B)approachnolessthancool(C)even(C)fortunately(C)assurenomorethanexciting(D)meanwhile(D)permanently(D)avoid(D)nosoonerthan第26至30题为题组InthedesertofsouthwestPeru,enormousshapes,complexpatterns,andthousandsofperfectlystraightlinesarecutintothedesert’ssurface.TheyareknownastheNazcalinesandthey26 500squarekilometers.Thereareaboutfiftyanimalfigures27 275meterslong,includingamonkey,aspider,andan“owlman.”Thelastoftheselinesweredrawnabout1,000yearsago.More28isthefactthattheycanbeviewedonlyfromtheair.SomepeoplebelievetheNazcaIndianswere29abletofly,perhapsinballoons.Otherssaythelineswerelandingareasforalienspaceships.Maybethelinesweretocarrywaterforfarming,orwereusedasacalendar.TheonlythingcertainisthattheNazcalinesremainoneoftheworld’smostfascinating30mysteries.(A)circle(A)farfrom(A)amazing(A)someday(A)circle(A)farfrom(A)amazing(A)someday(A)unchanged(B)contain(B)suchas(B)hesitatingsomehow(B)undeterminedcoverupto(C)interacting(C)sometime(C)unfoldedwrap(D)asmuchas(D)satisfying(D)somewhere(D)unsolved三、文意选填(10%)第31至40题为题组WithoneoutofeverytwoAmericanmarriagesendingindivorce,custodyofchildrenhasbecomeanissueintheAmericansociety.Upuntilthelate1970s,ithadbeencommonpracticeintheUnitedStatestoautomatically31custodytothemotherwhenadivorceoccurred.However,sincethe1970s,thispracticehasbeen32 .Mostcustodybattlestodayaredecided,intheory,onthebasisofwhoisthemorefitparentforthechild.Thereality,nevertheless,isthatmostwomenstillwincustodyoftheirchildrenina33.Thislegalchangewastheresultofthesocialchangesthat34intheUnitedStatesduringthe1960sand1970s.Thesechangeschallengedmanyofthe35rolesmenandwomenwereexpectedtoplay.Asa36,itisnotuncommonnowadaystofindwomenworkingoutsidetheirhomesandbeingvery37abouttheircareersandpersonallives.Itisalsonot38toseemenacceptingrolesthatwereonceconsideredtheexclusivedomainofwomen,suchasshoppingforgroceries,drivingtheirchildrentoandfromschool,orcleaningtheirhomes.Becauseofthe39inthedivorcerate,thechangeintherolesthatmenandwomenareexpectedtoplay,andthechangingattitudeofthejudicialsystemtowardchildcustody,moremenhavestartedto40forandwincustodyoftheirchildrenwhendivorceoccurs.(A)award (B)challenged (C)concerned (D)consequence(E)divorce (F)fight (G)increase (H)tookplace(I)traditional(J)unusual四、篇章结构(10%)讲明：第41至45题，每题一个空格。请依文意在文章后所提供的（A）到（E）选项中分不选出最适当者，填入空格中，使篇章结构清晰有条理，并将其英文字母代号标示在分，倒扣到本大题之实得分数为零为止。未作答者，不给分亦不扣分。第41至45题为题组Manypeoplesaythate-mailisjustafasterwaytodeliverletters.Thefactisthatletterwritingande-mailarecompletelydifferentprocesses.Handwrittenortyped,letterstravelinenvelopesthroughactualspaceandtaketimegettingfromoneplacetoanother.41.IfIamwritingonpapertomybrotherinKenya,IwillbelesslikelytocomplainaboutthebreakfastIhadthismorning.IwillprobablywriteaboutmyrelationshipsandsomethingsthatI’vebeenthinkingabout.42Peopletendtoregardlettersasimportant.Mybrothermightsavemyletter;hemightreaditbacktomeyearsfromnow.43Itisinstant,travelingfrompointtopoint.Ifyoudon'tprintitout,themessagedoesn'tphysicallyexist.Withe-mail,geographyisnoobstacleandtimeisnotimportant.44Theeaseofthiskindofwritingandsendingprobablymakesforadifferentkindofcommunication.IcancomplainaboutthebreakfastIhadthismorningorrattleonaboutfriendsandmovies.ThatisbecauseIamnotsofocusedonstyleandprofundity.45Mybrothermightglanceatmymail,havealaugh,andthendeleteit.E-mailisdifferent.Thedownsideis,Imightbelesslikelytosaysomethingdeeper.Thetimeanddistance,asamatteroffact,influencetheletter-writer.IcanzapamessagetoKenyawheneverIwantto,anditgetstherealmostinasecond.Iwillalsotakemorecarewithmystyle,tryingtowriteinawaythatisinterestingandworthreading.五、阅读测验(22%)第46至48题为题组Riceballswithfoldedplasticwrappersseparatingthericefromtheseaweed;adozenkindsofcoldteainadozendifferentbottles---enteranyconveniencestoreinJapan,andyou’reimmediatelystruckbythegreatvarietyandqualityofthepackaging!Japanesecompanieshavebeenaccusedofover-packaging;butwithintheJapaneseculturalcontext,that’snotreallytrue.TheJapanesetendtousemorepackagingbecauseofaculturalemphasisonfreshnessandalackofstoragespaceathome.Moreover,theybelievenicepackagingaddsvaluebecauseit’sastrongsignalofquality.What’smore,comparedwithWesterners,theJapanesearemoreconnectedwithpackagingasasymbolofappreciation,loveandcare.Packaginghas,therefore,attainedanimportantplaceinJapan’seconomy.Thepackagingmarketisworthover¥7.4trillion.NewpackagingisintroducedtoJapanesestoreshelvesatarateof20percentperyear,thehighestrateintheworld.Insuchanenvironment,aproducthastohavemorethanjustanicegraphicdesigntodifferentiateitfromitsshelf-mates.Theproducthastospeaktotheconsumer’sneedswithbothpersonalityandpracticalvalue.Inthischangingindustry,nothingisreallycertainexceptonething.Youcanbesurethatthegoodsoutthereondisplayontheshelvesoftheconveniencestorewillsoonbelookingratherdifferent.46.Thispassageismostlikelytakenfroma .(A)cookbook(B)user’smanual(C)consumerreport(D)fashionmagazine47.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonfortheJapanesetousemorepackaging?Packaginghelpstokeepfoodfresh.PackaginghelpstheJapanesetoshowappreciation.TheJapaneseconsiderpackagingasymbolofquality.PackagingisawaytocompetewithWesternersineconomy.Theword“shelf-mates”inthesecondparagraphmostlikelyrefersto .(A)co-workersonthejob (B)otherproductsinthestore(C)customers’needforotherproducts(D)othergraphicdesignsonthepackage第49至52题为题组NativeAmericanscouldnotunderstandthewhiteman’swaronthewolf.TheLakota,Blackfeet,andShoshone,amongothertribes,consideredthewolftheirspiritualbrother.Theyrespectedtheanimals’enduranceandhuntingability,andwarriorsprayedtohuntlikethem.Theydrapedthemselvesinwolfskinsandpaws,hopingtheycouldacquirethewolf’shuntingskillsofstealth,courage,andstamina.PlainsIndiansworewolf-skindisguisesonraidingparties.EliteComanchewarriorswerecalledwolves.Thewhitesettlers’waronthewolfragedon.Westernrancherscontinuedtoclaimthatthousandsofcattlewerekilledeveryyearbywolves.In1884,Montanacreateditsfirstwolfbounty---onedollarforeverydeadwolf,whichincreasedtoeightdollarsin1893.Overaperiodofthirty-fiveyears,morethaneightythousandwolfcarcassesweresubmittedforbountypaymentsinMontana.Moreover,thegovernmentevenprovidedfreepoison.Finally,in1914,rancherspersuadedtheUnitedStatesCongresstoprovidefundstoexterminatewolvesonpubliclands.ThelastwolvesintheAmericanWestdiedhard.Noplacewassafe,noteventhenation’sfirstnationalpark,Yellowstone.Theparkwascreatedin1872,andfromitsverybeginning,poisonedcarcassesweresetouttokillwolves.Nearly140wolveswerekilledbyparkrangersinYellowstonefrom1914to1926.InOctober1926,twowolfcubsweretrappednearabisoncarcass.Theywerethelastanimalskilledinthepark’swolfcontrolprograms.Ranchershadwonthewaragainstthewolf.OnlyinthenorthernwoodsofWisconsin,Minnesota,andMichigancouldthehowlofnativegraywolvesbeheard.ThevastlandsoftheAmericanWestfellsilent.Thecountryhadlostitsgreatestpredator.Thewhitemantriedtokillthegraywolfbecause .(A)itattackedpeople (B)itdamagedthecrops(C)itwasadoredbytheIndians (D)itthreatenedthelifeofhislivestockThispassagewasmostlikelywrittenbysomeonewho .likedhuntingwildanimalsmadelawsagainstthegraywolfadvocatedtheprotectionofthegraywolfappreciatedthegraywolf’shuntingskillsWhatwasanimportantreasonforthefastdisappearanceofthewolf?Thewolfcouldnothavethecattleasfood.TheIndianskilledthewolvesfortheirskins.Nationalparkrangerskilledmostofthewolves.Thegovernmentencouragedthekillingofwolves.TheIndiansrespectedthewolfbecauseit .(A)wasgoodathunting (B)wasgoodatdisguising(C)hadbeautifulskinsandpaws (D)wasanenemytothewhiteman第53至56题为题组Recently,Dr.StuartCampbellofaprivatehealthcenterinLondonpublishedsomeultrasoundimagesofunbornbabiesbetween26and34weeks.ThesmilesofthebabiesinthepicturesgreatlyshockedthepublicandwerewidelycirculatedontheInternet.Forthepasttwoyears,thedoctorhasusedthemedicalfacilityinthecenterandhasofferedstate-of-the-art3-D/4-Dscanningservicestoexpectantparents.Heperformsanaverageof30scansaweek.Hisoutspokenenthusiasmforthisblessedtechnologyisrefreshing.“Parentslovethem,”hesaid.“Ihearsomanycoupleslaughingwhentheyseethepictures---it’swonderful.”Howhavepro-abortionactivistsreactedafterseeingthehappy,grinningphotosoftheseunbornbabies?AnneCarp,acommentatorfortheGuardianwhobillsherselfasa“medicalsociologist,”saysthephotosaresimplymisleading,andridiculestheanti-abortionlobbyforbeing“intoxicatedwithevidenceofafetus’humanity.”AustralianBirthControlServicesmedicaldirectorGeoffBrodiecomplainedthatthephotos“willbepickedupbythosegroupsthatuseanythingandeverythingtostopabortionsbutignorethefactthatwomenhavearighttochoice.”InAmerica,thepro-abortionlobbyishavingthesamehostilereaction.Itwasbaden