6The novel the fears of ordinary people who lived through the war.
Arelaxes
Bsurrenders
Creflects
Dbets
✔ 正確答案：(C) reflects
中譯這本小說反映了經歷過那場戰爭的平凡人的恐懼。
解析作品「反映 reflect」時代的心情，是常見用法。surrender 投降、relax 放鬆、bet 打賭，都不能以 the fears of people 為受詞。
單字reflect 反映、反射、surrender 投降、放棄、bet 打賭；賭注
7Without the of local farmers, the travelers would never have crossed the mountain.
Aseries
Bassistance
Clogic
Dseaside
✔ 正確答案：(B) assistance
中譯若沒有當地農民的協助，這些旅人絕不可能翻越那座山。
解析Without the ____ of local farmers 指少了他們的「幫助 assistance」就辦不到。seaside 海邊、logic 邏輯、series 系列，都無法解釋旅人為何能翻山。
單字assistance 幫忙、援助、logic 邏輯、series 系列、連續
8It took him ten years to the language well enough to teach it at a university.
Asadden
Binvade
Cmaster
Dstuff
✔ 正確答案：(C) master
中譯他花了十年才精通這個語言，好到足以在大學裡教授它。
解析master a language 是「精通某語言」的固定用法，與 well enough to teach 呼應。invade 侵略、sadden 使人難過、stuff 塞滿，都不能以語言為受詞。
單字master 精通；征服、invade 侵略、stuff 裝、塞；物品
9The lake was completely that morning; not even a single leaf moved.
Araw
Bmovable
Cmoist
Dstill
✔ 正確答案：(D) still
中譯那天早上湖面完全靜止；連一片葉子都沒有動。
解析分號後的 not even a single leaf moved 說明毫無動靜，故選「靜止的 still」。raw 生的、moist 濕潤的、movable 可移動的，皆與「不動」的線索不符。
單字still 靜止的、不動的、moist (微)濕潤的、movable 可動的
10Her ability to stay calm under pressure is a great in this kind of job.
Aasset
Bgown
Ctortoise
Dprediction
✔ 正確答案：(A) asset
中譯她在壓力下保持冷靜的能力，在這種工作中是很大的優勢。
解析asset 除了資產，也常指「有價值的長處、優勢」，與 great 搭配指人的強項。gown 長袍、tortoise 陸龜、prediction 預測，都不能形容一種能力。
單字asset 資產、優勢、gown 禮服、長袍、tortoise 陸龜
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段落填空 Cloze
共 10 題／兩篇短文，每篇 5 格
請閱讀短文，並由四個選項中選出最適合每個空格的答案。
Passage 1
Why Rome Lasted So Long
Two thousand years ago the Roman 11 stretched from Britain to Egypt. Its armies did not win by force alone. Engineers built straight roads so that 12 could move quickly from one border to another, and Roman law gave conquered towns a reason to stay quiet. Later 13 still argue about the moment when the system began to fail. Most of them agree that no single 14 destroyed it. Money lost its value, the borders grew far too long, and generals fought one another instead of the enemy. In the end the empire did not 15; it simply came apart.
Questions 11–15
11
Aempire
Brevolution
Cwarfare
Dnavy
✔ 正確答案：(A) empire
解析stretched from Britain to Egypt（疆域從不列顛到埃及）指的是「帝國 empire」，文末也再次出現 the empire。revolution 革命、warfare 戰爭型態、navy 海軍，都不能用來描述一片疆域。
In 1805 a British fleet met a much larger French and Spanish force off the coast of Spain. The battle changed 16 warfare for a century. Instead of forming one long line, the British admiral cut the enemy line in two, a 17 move that nobody had expected. Thick smoke soon filled the air and 18 was complete; captains could not even see their own ships. By evening the British had 19 eighteen enemy vessels and lost none of their own. The admiral himself died on deck, but his 20 victory is still studied in every naval college today.
For a hundred years, historians believed that the battle of Thornfield had been fought on the flat ground west of the village. Then a farmer digging a ditch found nineteen lead balls in a field two kilometers to the east.
Metal detectors soon found hundreds more. Their pattern showed two lines of soldiers, the distance between them, and the point where one line broke and ran.
The old maps were not deliberately wrong. They were drawn by writers who had never walked the ground themselves. The lesson, one historian says, is simple: read the letters, but read the soil as well.
解析依據 a farmer digging a ditch found nineteen lead balls in a field，數百顆是後來用金屬探測器才找到的。
22What did the pattern of the metal objects show?
AThe date of the battle
BHow many horses were used
CThe name of the village
DWhere the two lines of soldiers stood
✔ 正確答案：(D) Where the two lines of soldiers stood
中譯這些金屬物的分布顯示了什麼？
解析依據 Their pattern showed two lines of soldiers, the distance between them, and the point where one line broke。
23Why were the old maps wrong?
AThey were copied too quickly
BThey were made for farmers
CThey were damaged by fire
DThey were drawn by people who never visited the place
✔ 正確答案：(D) They were drawn by people who never visited the place
中譯舊地圖為什麼會畫錯？
解析依據 They were drawn by writers who had never walked the ground themselves，文中也說明並非故意造假。
24What does the historian advise?
ATrust the oldest maps
BStudy the ground as well as written records
CStop using metal detectors
DAsk local farmers before digging
✔ 正確答案：(B) Study the ground as well as written records
中譯那位歷史學家給了什麼建議？
解析依據 read the letters, but read the soil as well，書面資料與實地證據要並重。
NOTICE
Naval Museum: Special Exhibition
Ships of the Line, 1780 to 1815 — Hall 3, until November 30
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
Adults $120; students and visitors over 65 pay half price.
A model of an 80-gun ship, built from the original plans, stands in the middle of the hall.
Free talks by a naval historian every Saturday at 2 p.m.
Photography without flash is allowed. Bags larger than a school backpack must be left at the door. Groups of more than fifteen should book by telephone one week ahead.
全文中譯
戰列艦，1780 至 1815 年 —— 第三展廳，展至十一月三十日
週二至週日上午十點至下午五點開放，週一休館。
成人 120 元；學生與 65 歲以上者半價。
依原始圖紙打造的八十門砲戰艦模型，陳列於展廳中央。
每週六下午兩點由海軍史學家進行免費講座。
可拍照但不得使用閃光燈。大於學生背包的包包必須寄放在門口。十五人以上團體請提前一週電話預約。
Questions 25–28
25When is the exhibition closed?
AOn Saturdays
BOn Sundays
COn Mondays
DOn Tuesdays
✔ 正確答案：(C) On Mondays
中譯這項展覽何時休館？
解析依據 Open Tuesday to Sunday ... Closed on Mondays。
26How much does a student pay?
A$80
B$100
C$120
D$60
✔ 正確答案：(D) $60
中譯學生要付多少錢？
解析成人票 $120，學生半價，故為 $60。
27What stands in the middle of the hall?
AA model of an 80-gun ship
BA statue of an admiral
CA row of old cannons
DA painting of a battle
✔ 正確答案：(A) A model of an 80-gun ship
中譯展廳中央陳列的是什麼？
解析依據 A model of an 80-gun ship, built from the original plans, stands in the middle of the hall。
28What should a group of twenty visitors do?
APay the full price
BCome only on Saturdays
CLeave all bags at home
DBook by telephone one week ahead
✔ 正確答案：(D) Book by telephone one week ahead
中譯二十人的團體應該怎麼做？
解析依據 Groups of more than fifteen should book by telephone one week ahead，二十人已超過十五人。
EMAIL
A Box of Old Letters
Dear Professor Hale,
I am writing about the letters my great-grandfather sent home between 1943 and 1945. My family has kept thirty-one of them in a wooden box, and none has ever been read outside the family.
He was a young sailor, and most of the letters say very little about the war itself. He writes about the weather, the food, and a cat that lived on his ship. Yet the silences seem to say a great deal.
Would your department be interested in copies of them? I do not wish to sell anything. I would simply like the letters to be useful to somebody.