文：蘇正隆/Christopher Shrimpton
台灣多年來考試領導教學，因此考過的題目往往會成為教材，社會大眾也也不去細究裡面的英文是否都是地道的講法。為免學校、補習班以訛傳訛，把考題當成範本來教學，我們針對今年科技校院四年制與專科學校二年制統測英文試題，循例仔細檢查，發現有以下問題。
第一部分：選擇題( 80分)
I. 字彙題：第1 至6題，每題均有一空格，請在選項中擇一最適合的答案，以完成該句。第7 至10題，每題均有一個劃底線的字，請在選項中擇一與該劃底線字意最接近的答案。
1. Thank you very much for helping me_________ my bicycle yesterday. You really gave a hand.
(A) remind (B) repair (C) revise (D) repeat
t You really gave a hand. 語意不明，也許是 “you really have a hand”的誤植。若是稱讚人家有雙巧手，則可以說: “you’re really handy”。
"You really gave a hand" 2 項結果。(來自此次測驗命題網頁)
"you really have a hand" 約有 6,270,000 項結果
"you're really handy" 約有 165,000 項結果
2. My parents and I often to clean up the beach with neighbors on weekends.We feel happy that we can do something for the Earth.
(A) donate (B) survive (C) vote (D) volunteer
t “We feel happy that we can do something” 雖沒有錯，但 "We are happy that we can do something" 更為地道。
"We feel happy that we can do" 6 項結果
"We are happy that we can do" 約有 320,000 項結果
6. Bird flu, a viral disease of birds, does not usually_________ humans; however, some viruses, such as H5N1 and H7N9, have caused serious diseases in people done.
(A) infect (B) inform (C) illustrate (D) inflate
本題由以下來源改寫:
WHO | Avian influenza
www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/avian_influenza/en/
Most avian influenza viruses do not infect humans; however some, such as A (H5N1) and A (H7N9), have caused serious infections in people. Outbreaks of AI in…
把原文 infections 改成 diseases，讀起來不太自然。
"have caused serious diseases in people"4 項結果(來自此次測驗命題網頁)
8. It is urgent to develop good reading habits in order to enlarge the reading population and to help promote cultural industries.
(A) expand (B) express (C) exploit (D) launch
t to develop good reading habits，並不適合用 urgent，改為 It is important to 較符合英文習慣。
找不到 "it's urgent to develop good*habits" 的結果。
找不到 "it's urgent to develop good" 的結果。
"it's important to develop good" 約有 119,000 項結果
"it's important to develop good *habits" 約有 80,100 項結果
II. 對話題：第11至20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。
12. Jeremy: Did you watch the NBA games last night?
Sophie: No, I am not a basketball fan.
Jeremy: Then, ___________
Sophie: I am a fan of the baseball games.
(A) who is your favorite player?
(B) what sports do you like best?
(C) what fans do you prefer?
(D) are you into Linsanity?
t 英文若要表達是哪種運動迷，如棒球迷、籃球迷可用a baseball fan, a basketball fan。
找不到 "I'm a fan of the baseball games" 的結果。
"I'ma baseball fan"約有70,900 項結果
"I'm a fan of baseball"約有 55,800 項結果
III. 綜合測驗：以下兩篇短文，共有10個空格，為第21至30題，請依各篇
短文文意，選出一個最適合該空格的答案。
▲ 閱讀下文後，作答第21–25 題
At a certain point of your life, you come to understand most people are neither for you nor against you; they are thinking about themselves. No matter 21________hard you try to please, some people are not going to love you. The things you learn in 22 ________ aren’t simple things such as acquiring information and skills. You learn not to 23 burn out energy in anxiety, and you learn that self-pity and resentment are the most dangerous emotions. You discover how to 24_______ your stress. You find that the world admires talent but ignores character.Eventually, you need to build up the meaning of your life out of your own past,out of your affections and faiths, and out of humankind’s experience that 25_____you. You are the only one who can put the meaning together into a unique pattern, which defines who you are.
本由以下來源改寫
The Road to Self-Renewal
faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/.../johngardner-roadtoself-renewa...
You learn not to engage in self-destructive behavior. You leant not to burn up energy in anxiety.
"learn not to burn out energy in anxiety" 1 項結果
t 此句改為burn energy 較符合英文用法。
"to burn energy in"約有 5,560 項結果
"to burn out energy in anxiety" 1 項結果
IV.閱讀測驗：以下兩篇短文，共有10個題目，為第31至40題，請於閱讀短文後選出最適當的答案。
33. According to the passage, which one of the following statements is true?
(A) Only those people who have all the things will die happy.
(B) Without money we can live more happily.
(C) People from Denmark cut off people’s noses to avoid paying taxes.
(D) Paper money was first used by the Chinese people.
Only those people who have all the things will die happy. 不太自然。
Only those people who have everything will die happy.較符合英文習慣。
"people who have all the things will" 1 項結果
"people who have everything will"約有 80,600 項結果
評述者：
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，在師大翻譯研究所講授「筆譯專業」。
Christopher Shrimpton
為倫敦大學英美文學學士，比較文學碩士。
整理者：
劉怡君
書林出版有限公司出版部主編