103學年度科技校院二年制統一入學測驗英文試題評述
2014.05
I.字彙測驗：共有15題，請選擇一個最適合的答案，以完成該句。
1.I do not know him very well. He is just a nodding ________ of mine.
(A) acquaintance (B) manufacture
(C) opposition (D)determination
"heis just a nodding acquaintance of mine" 找不到
"is just a nodding acquaintance of mine" 1項結果
"is just a nodding acquaintance" 約有7,910項結果
評述：
「他只是我點頭之交」英文習慣說"he is just a nodding acquaintance.” 不必畫蛇添足說 "anodding acquaintance of mine"。
4.Several plants were penalized because they ________ discharged wastewatercontaining toxic substances into rivers.
(A)hospitably (B) illegally
(C)unwillingly (D)responsibly
"discharged wastewater containing toxicsubstance" 找不到
"discharged wastewater containing*substance" 找不到
"discharged toxic wastewater" 約有39,400項結果
評述：
「釋放有毒廢水」習慣上說 “discharged toxic wastewater” 而不是 “wastewatercontaining xxx”。
II. 對話測驗：共有10題，為第16−25題，請依對話內容，選出一個最適合的答案，使其成為有意義的對話。
16.
Christine:Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for ages, and the concert is almostover!
Bill:I know. I wish I had left home earlier. _______________
Christine:Well, I had told you it would be bad.
(A)Did you get everything you need? (B)You look forward to seeing me soon!
(C)What kind of music do you enjoy? (D) The traffic was awful!
"Ihad told you it would be bad" 1項結果 (出自本次考試試題)
"Itold you it would be bad" 約有 1,580,000 項結果
評述：
「我早就告訴你會很不好」，國人喜歡用完成式，其實英文一般會用簡單過去式。
19.
Pharmacist:May I help you?
David:_______________
Pharmacist:Well, I recommend this cream. It’ll relieve the pain.
David:Thank you.
Pharmacist:But if it gets any worse, you should see a doctor.
(A)Are there any good movies today? (B) Ireally don’t deserve such kindness.
(C)Don’t worry. I’m fine. (D) Do you have anything for an insect bite?
"haveanything for an insect bite" 1項結果
"haveanything for insect bites" 約有5,690項結果
"bestcream for an insect bite" 1項結果
"bestcream for insect bites" 約有5,250項結果
評述：
「有給蟲子咬塗的藥嗎？」英文習慣用複數。
III. 綜合測驗：下面三篇短文共有15個空格，為26−40題，請依各篇短文文意，選出一個最適合該空格的答案。
▲閱讀下文，回答第31−35題
What could possibly attracthundreds of thousands of visitors to a Taiwan harbor front in the midst oftyphoon threats? A giant rubber duck, of course. After generating a duck 31 in other cities, the 18-meterinflatable duck created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman arrived at KaohsiungCity in 2013. Around 500,000 people came to see the duck within 5 days,including Saturday, when officials suspended the display 32 the expected arrival of a typhoon. KaohsiungCity’s love for the duck was sparked in 2009 33 government officials went to see it on show inOsaka. When they found out the rubber duck was coming to Hong Kong, they sent Hofman pictures of Kaohsiung City and themayor 34 him a letter. 35 , Kaohsiung citizens’ enthusiasm persuadedHofman to bring his rubber duck to Kaohsiung.
評述：
原文 "When we found out therubber duck was coming to Hong Kong...” 考題把we 改成they，因此原文的coming to Hong Kong應改為going to Hong Kong才合理。
本題出自：Giant duck conquers Taiwan -CNN.com
www.cnn.com/2013/09/24/.../rubber-duck-taiwan...
IV.閱讀測驗：下面兩篇短文共有10 題，每篇有5題，為41−50題，請閱讀短文後，選出最適當的答案。
▲閱讀下文，回答第46−50題
Astudy released recently by Voxburner, a United Kingdom-based research firm thattracks how youths consume media, suggests that over 60 percent of Britishteenagers and young adults aged 16 to 24 prefer physical books over E-bookswhen they were asked which media they preferred in physical form. The feelingof a printed book, with its rough paper and thick spine, is an absorbing andpleasurable experience — sometimes more so than reading on a device. Somerecent reports have found that this tactile feeling of paper can also create amuch more immersive learning experience for readers. Why? Several scientistsbelieve it is neurological.
Aresearch report published earlier this year in the International Journal ofEducation Research found that students in school who read text on printed paperscored significantly higher in reading comprehension tests than students whoread the same text in digital forms. Furthermore, according to an Octoberreport by the Book Industry Study Group, which monitors the publishingindustry, the sales of E-books have slowed over the past year and currentlycomprise about 30 percent of all books sold.
Therewere two main reasons given for the preference for paper books over digitalbooks. First, many of those questioned said they liked to feel an actualprinted book, versus a digital experience where a screen can be flat andlacking imagination. The other reason given not to buy digital books is theprice. Many of the young British people questioned in the study seemed unableto understand the high prices of E-books, which can range between $10 and $15,on average, compared with paperback books, which can cost almost exactly thesame, sometimes less.
48.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
(A)The first study was conducted by Voxburner, a research firm based in the UnitedKindom.
(B)One disadvantage of digital books is that a flat screen does not inspireimagination.
(C)The Book Industry Study Group reported the poorer sales of E-books than paperbooks.
(D) The numbers of girls and boys interviewed for the survey are notexactly the same.
"reportedthe poorer sales of" 1項結果 (出自本次考題)
"reportedthe poorer sales" 1項結果 (出自考題)
"reportedless sales" 約有10,800項結果
"reported less sales of" 7項結果
評述：
報導xx銷售比xx更少，一般說less sales 而非poorer sales。
蘇正隆 台灣翻譯學學會前理事長，《麥克米倫高級英漢雙解詞典》總編輯，師大翻譯研究所「筆譯專業」教師
英文顧問：Lynn Sauve 大學教師，資深英文編輯