2014年指考英文科試題評述
2014年指考英文科試題評述出爐，分為兩部份；第一部份為原始考題，第二部份為試題評述。
試題評述
Jerome C Su July 4,2014
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，任教師大翻譯研究所「筆譯專業」課程
一、詞彙
2. John shows ____ towards his classmates. He doesn’t take part in any of the class activities and doesn’t even bother talking to other students in his class.
(A) indifference (B) sympathy (C)ambiguity (D) desperation
評述："John shows indifference towards his classmates" 不符合英文習慣，一般會說 "John is indifferent towards his…" 見以下語料統計
t 找不到 "he shows indifference towards his classmates" 的結果
t "he shows indifference towards his" 7 項結果
t "he is indifferent towards his" 約有 5,160 項結果
8. Since Diana is such an ____speaker, she has won several medals for her school on national speech contests.
(A) authentic (B) eloquent (C) emphasis (D) optional
評述：Diana口才好，在全國演講比賽裡為學校贏得好幾面獎牌。按英文的邏輯，這種陳述不屬因果關係，因此開頭Since（由於）應刪去，但在an eloquent speaker之後加that。見以下Google例證。
t 找不到 "Since he is such an eloquent speaker, he" 的結果
t 找不到 "since she is such a * she has won" 的結果
t "he is such an eloquent speaker that" 約有 184 項結果
二、綜合測驗
(11~15題組)
12. The ADA, however recommends ____ a new toothbrush every three to four months.
(A) use (B) to use (C) using (D) used
評述：本句的英文似乎說三四個月「用」一次新牙刷，而不是「換」一隻新牙刷。
t 找不到 "recommends using a new toothbrush every three months" 的結果
t "recommends using a new toothbrush every" 2 項結果
t "recommends getting a new toothbrush every three months" 4 項結果
t "recommends getting a new toothbrush every" 約有 223 項結果
(16~20題組)
19. The chimps make and use tools and have mother-child relationships very ____ to those of humans. (答案為similar)
評述："relationships very similar to those of humans" 太累贅， "those of" 宜刪去。
t 找不到 "relationships very similar to those of humans" 的結果
t "relationships similar to those of humans" 約有 10 項結果
t "relationships similar to humans" 約有 11,400 項結果
三、文意選填
(21~30題組)
21. Chinese people believe that when someone passes away, there is a death of the body, but the ____ continues to live in the next world. (答案為spirit)
評述："there is a death of the body" 不自然，一般說 "there the body dies"或 "then the body dies"。
t "passes away there is a death of the body" 1 項結果 (即本考題)
t "there is a death of the body" 約有 8 項結果
t "there the body dies" 約有 26,300 項結果
t "then the body dies" 約有 192,000 項結果
四、篇章結構
(21~30題組)
Eccentrics are people who have an unusual or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern.
評述：前面都是用複數，最後行為模式卻用單數，不一致。
t "beliefs, or behavior pattern" 約有 103,000 項結果
t "beliefs, or behavior patterns" 約有290,000 項結果
t "beliefs, and behavior patterns" 約有 6,650,000 項結果
They simply don’t care about the society’s disapproval of their habits or beliefs.
評述：本句中 "care about the society's disapproval" 的定冠詞the應刪除。
t "care about the society's disapproval" 1 項結果 (即本考題)
t "care about society's disapproval" 5 項結果
五、閱讀測驗
(40~43題組)
It was found that the rate of heart disease among Japanese men increased five times in California and about half of that for those in Hawaii.
評述：”half of that for those in Hawaii” 太累贅，一般說 ”about half of that in Hawaii” 我們把地名改成美國Google一下就可見分曉：
t 找不到 "about half of that for those in the US" 的結果
t "about half of that in the US" 約有 7,960,000 項結果