Two years ago our school started a digital reading plan and gave a 11 to every student. The change was not easy. Teachers first had to learn the new 12 that runs the reading lessons, and the school 13 often slowed down when three hundred people went online at the same time. A few machines even 14 during the week of the first exams. Today, however, few teachers want to go back. Students hand in their homework through one simple 15, and anyone who misses a lesson can watch it again at home. Most teachers now say the technology finally saves time.
Questions 11–15
11
Atrunk
Bfable
Cclown
Dtablet
✔ 正確答案：(D) tablet
解析gave a ____ to every student 加上前面的 digital reading plan，可知發的是「平板電腦 tablet」。trunk 樹幹、clown 小丑、fable 寓言都不是可以發給學生的閱讀裝置。
12
Aauthority
Bsoftware
Cusage
Dfragrance
✔ 正確答案：(B) software
解析the new ____ that runs the reading lessons 指跑課程的「軟體 software」。usage 用法、authority 職權、fragrance 香味都無法 run lessons。
13
Anetwork
Bsite
Ccycle
Dchain
✔ 正確答案：(A) network
解析three hundred people went online at the same time 造成變慢的是學校的「網路 network」。chain 鍊條、site 位址、cycle 循環都不會因為上線人數而變慢。
解析Students hand in their homework through one simple ____ 指用一個「應用程式 app」收作業。obstacle 阻礙、interpretation 詮釋都無法用來收作業；frustrate 使灰心是動詞，不能放在 one simple 之後當名詞。
Ten years ago most people kept their files on one computer at home. If that 16 was stolen or damaged, the photos were gone forever. Today many of us store everything in the 17 instead. Companies keep our files on huge machines far away, and we open them with a password or a short 18 sent to our phone. The change is useful, but it does bring risks. A single 19 at one company can expose millions of private records. Experts therefore advise users to check their settings in a 20 way at least twice a year.
Questions 16–20
16
Alily
Bchick
Cdevice
Dcreature
✔ 正確答案：(C) device
解析承接前句 one computer at home，被偷或損壞的是那台「裝置 device」。creature 生物、chick 小雞、lily 百合花都不是存檔案的東西。
17
Aperfume
Bcloud
Csausage
Dbump
✔ 正確答案：(B) cloud
解析store everything in the ____ 加上後句「檔案放在遠方的大型主機」，指的是「雲端 cloud」。perfume 香水、sausage 香腸、bump 碰撞聲都不能存檔案。
18
Ascratch
Bspark
Cmurderer
Dcode
✔ 正確答案：(D) code
解析a password or a short ____ sent to our phone 指手機收到的驗證「代碼 code」。spark 火花、scratch 刮痕、murderer 兇手都不會傳到手機當作密碼。
19
Aleak
Brescue
Cprofit
Dequivalent
✔ 正確答案：(A) leak
解析can expose millions of private records（讓私人紀錄曝光）的是資料「外洩 leak」。profit 利潤、rescue 營救、equivalent 相等物都不會造成外洩。
20
Abrand-new
Bsystematic
Cacademic
Dtropical
✔ 正確答案：(B) systematic
解析check their settings in a ____ way at least twice a year 指「有系統的 systematic」方式。tropical 熱帶的、academic 學術的、brand-new 全新的都不能形容檢查方式。
Our office network will be shut down this Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. During those six hours the sales application and the shared drive will not be available, so please save your work on Friday evening.
When you log in again on Monday, the system will ask you to input your staff number and a six-digit code sent to your phone. Old passwords will no longer work.
If your computer crashes after the upgrade, please do not call the front desk. Report the problem on the help site instead, and a technician will come to your floor within one working day.
解析信中第一段即說 Our office network will be shut down this Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.
22What must staff do when they log in on Monday?
AUse the same old password
BInstall the software themselves
CEnter a staff number and a six-digit code
DCall the front desk first
✔ 正確答案：(C) Enter a staff number and a six-digit code
中譯同仁週一登入時必須做什麼？
解析第二段 the system will ask you to input your staff number and a six-digit code sent to your phone；並說舊密碼失效。
23What should staff do if a computer crashes after the upgrade?
APhone the front desk
BRestart the whole network
CReport it on the help site
DWait until next Saturday
✔ 正確答案：(C) Report it on the help site
中譯若升級後電腦當機，同仁該怎麼做？
解析第三段 do not call the front desk. Report the problem on the help site instead.
24What does Alan ask staff to do on Friday evening?
ATurn off the lights
BSave their work
CChange their phone number
DCome to the IT office
✔ 正確答案：(B) Save their work
中譯亞倫要求同仁在週五晚上做什麼？
解析第一段結尾 so please save your work on Friday evening.
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B100 GB of cloud storage
CA larger screen
DA repair service
✔ 正確答案：(B) 100 GB of cloud storage
中譯什麼東西免費贈送一年？
解析Free 100 GB of cloud storage for a whole year。
27What is true about the two offers?
AThey are for online orders only
BOnly students may trade in a device
CThey cannot be used together
DBoth end in October
✔ 正確答案：(C) They cannot be used together
中譯關於這兩項優惠，何者正確？
解析最後一句 the student price cannot be used together with the trade-in offer。
28How long do orders from the web site take to arrive?
AWithin thirty days
BWithin one week
CWithin three working days
DOn the same day
✔ 正確答案：(C) Within three working days
中譯在網站下的訂單多久會到貨？
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ARTICLE
Should Children Learn to Code?
Ten years ago few primary schools taught children to write code. Today many of them do, and parents often ask whether the subject is worth the class time.
Teachers who support it say the aim is not to produce programmers. Writing a simple program forces a child to break a large problem into small steps and to test each step in a systematic way, a habit that helps in every subject.
Critics reply that technology changes so fast that today's language will be useless by the time these students leave school. Both sides agree on one point, though: a class of thirty children and one broken computer teaches nobody anything.