[101] 外國文(英文)選擇1-12題 - 調查局調工(英文)、國安局情報人員

101年公務人員特種考試法務部調查局調查人員考試
101年公務人員特種考試國家安全局國家安全情報人員考試

考 試 別：調查人員、國家安全情報人員
等別：三等考試
類 科 組：調查人員調查工作組（選試英文）、國家安全情報人員各組（選試英文）
科目：外國文（英文）

乙、測驗題部分

1. Although there were many _____ in his career as a baseball player, Chien-ming Wang refused to give up, and eventually he gained international recognition.
(A) setbacks
(B) coincidences
(C) distortions
(D) breakthroughs

【答案】：(A)
(A) setback 挫折; 失敗
(B) coincidence 巧合
(C) distortion 扭曲; 變形
(D) breakthrough 突破
【中譯】：雖然在他職棒生涯中有過許多挫折，王建民拒絕放棄，最終他得到國際的肯定。


2. In their campaign speeches many candidates tend to _____  rather than assert their opinions or positions in certain political issues.
(A) admonish
(B) circumscribe
(C) equivocate
(D) mesmerize

【答案】： (C)
(A) admonish 責備
(B) circumscribe 在周圍畫線; 限制 Ex: Armstrong was the company president, though his powers were circumscribed.
(C) equivocate 說話模稜兩可; 含糊其辭
(D) mesmerize 迷惑；使著迷 Ex: The crowd was mesmerized by the acrobats. 
【中譯】：許多候選人在他們的競選活動發表演說時，在特定的政治議上傾向含糊帶過，而不是堅持自己的意見或立場。
★ assert 主張；堅持


3. Closing the trash dump will reduce greenhouse gas  _____ by a minimum of 2 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, according to the city government.
(A) tolerance
(B) emissions
(C) admissions
(D) resistance

 【答案】：(B)
(A) tolerance 寬容
(B) emissions (能量或氣體等的)散發、排放
(C) admissions 進入許可
(D) resistance 抵抗, 反抗
【中譯】：根據市政府，關閉垃圾場將會減少溫室氣體的排放，一年至少可減少兩百萬噸的碳排放。
★ greenhouse gas  溫室氣體
★ carbon dioxide 二氧化碳


4. Once a pattern of behavior has formed, it is difficult to break, especially if the _____ repercussions are not  experienced immediately.
(A) fantastic
(B) terrific
(C) negative
(D) prosperous

 【答案】：(C)
(A) fantastic 極好的, 了不起的
(B) terrific 非常好的, 了不起的
(C) negative 負面的
(D) prosperous 繁榮的
【中譯】：一旦養成了一種行為模式，就很難改掉，尤其是在負面影響未立刻發生時。
 ★ repercussion (常複數)後果; 影響 Ex: We didn't expect the decision to have such serious repercussions.

5. It is time to raise the tuition fee, but this small extra charge might put a _____ on enrollment numbers.
(A) brochure
(B) cache
(C) damper
(D) waiver

 【答案】：(C)
(A) brochure 小冊子
(B) cache 貯藏；藏匿處 Ex: Police found a cache of stolen cars in the woods.
(C) damper 使人掃興的人(或事)
 ★ put a damper on... 掃了...的興致 Ex: His bad mood put a damper on the celebration.
(D) waiver 放棄; 棄權證書 Ex: He signed an insurance waiver before surgery.
【中譯】：現在該是提高學費的時候了，但這一小筆額外費用可能會使註冊人數稍微縮水。 ★ tuition 學費
★ enrollment 登記；註冊


6. Sometime in the past 30 years, young Americans have become risk-averse, _____, and less inclined to pack up and move.
(A) forsaken
(B) sedentary
(C) bohimian
(D) somatic

 【答案】：(B)
(A) forsaken  被拋棄的 (forsake的過去分詞)
(B) sedentary 坐著的, 久坐的
(C) bohimian (bohemian 波希米亞的；放蕩不羈的)
(D) somatic 身體的; 軀體的
【中譯】：過去三十年間，美國年輕人變得怯於冒險、久坐靜態，且比較沒有一股打包就走的衝勁。
★ risk averse 風險厭惡、風險趨避或風險規避
★ pack up 整理行李 Ex: You may take a few minutes to pack up your things, but then you must leave.



7. Cinderella is one of the most famous folk stories, with more than 3,000 known _____ from countries around the world.
(A) species
(B) victories
(C) variations
(D) sediments

 【答案】：(C)
(A) species 種類
(B) victory 勝利
(C) variation 變化，稍加改變過後的版本 Ex: His newest book is just a slight variation on a familiar theme.
(D) sediment  沈積, 沈澱
【中譯】：灰姑娘是最有名的民間故事之一，有超過三千種已知版本流傳於世界各國。


8. The dog raised a _____ snarl as the veterinarian tried to give him a shot.
(A) capricious
(B) fallacious
(C) delicious
(D) vicious

【答案】：(D)
(A) capricious 善變的；任性的
(B) fallacious 謬誤的
(C) delicious 美味的
(D) vicious 兇惡的；邪惡的
【中譯】：當獸醫試著給這隻狗打針時，牠發出了兇猛的嗥叫聲。
 ★ snarl 吠, 嗥(ㄏㄠˊ)
 ★ veterinarian 獸醫


9. We have to _____ our pace if we want to finish the project on time; the deadline is approaching.
(A) accelerate
(B) facilitate
(C) lacerate
(D) suffocate

 【答案】：(A)
(A) accelerate 加速
(B) facilitate 促進
(C) lacerate 撕裂, 割破 Ex: The patient's hand was severely lacerated.
(D) suffocate 使窒息
【中譯】：如果我們想如期完成企劃，我們就必須加快我們的腳步，截止期限就快到了。



10. People are not supposed to talk behind others, not to mention their talk was slightly _____ and gossipy.
(A) appreciative
(B) diagonal
(C) malicious
(D) salutary

【答案】：(C)
(A) appreciative 有欣賞力的, 感謝的
(B) diagonal 對角線的；斜的
(C) malicious 惡意的, 懷恨的
(D) salutary 有益的, (尤其是在不好的事發生過後)而有利的。Ex: The accident should be a salutary lesson to be more careful.
【中譯】：大家不應該在別人背後說閒話，更不用說那些不懷好意又八卦的言論。


11. I need to put your arm in a _____ to keep it in the right position while it heals.
(A) stethoscope
(B) syringe
(C) splint
(D) stretcher

【答案】：(C)
(A) stethoscope (醫生的)聽診器
(B) syringe 注射器
(C) splint (醫療用)夾板
(D) stretcher 擔架
【中譯】：在患部癒合期間，我必須把你的手臂用夾板固定住。


12. It seems there is no escape for us from the _____  noise during the peak rush hours in this crowded city.
(A) dingy
(B) dilapidated
(C) ultimate
(D) ubiquitous

 【答案】：(D)
(A) dingy 骯髒昏暗的
(B) dilapidated 損壞的、破舊的
(C) ultimate  最後的, 最終的
(D) ubiquitous  無所不在的
【中譯】：我們似乎無法逃離這擁擠的城市在尖峰時段時無所不在的噪音聲響。
★ peak 最高的, 高峰的
★ rush hour （上下班時）交通擁擠時間; 尖峰時間