第四部分 外語運用能力測試（英語）

（50題，每題2分，滿分100分）

Part One  Vocabulary and Structure

Directions:

There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

1.       Every plant, animal, and human being needs water to ____ alive.

 A. stay                             B. make　　　　　　 C. run                              D. glow

2. It ____ commonplace to think of sport as a “leisure industry” now.

A. became                            B. will become　　　　　C. is becoming                         D. had become

3. Changes in climate ____ slowly through the years.

A. make progress                       B. take place　　　　C. keep pace                           D. set sail

4. Scientists can predict regions ____ new species are most likely to be found.

A. where                              B. when　　　　　　C. why                               D. how

5. You should use _____and natural language when you write a personal letter.

A. formal                             B. political　　　　　　C. magic                              D. plain

6. Radios today seldom need _____ or the attention of a technician.

A. to repair                             B. repaired　　　　　C. repairing                             D. to have repaired

7. It is a great pity for ____ to be any quarrel in the school board meeting.

A. where                                B. here　　　　　　　　C. there                                 D. why

8. Magicians ___ use techniques from science and the arts to deceive the mind and eye.

A. generously                            B. genetically　　　　　C. cleverly                               D. subsequently

9. To get the best view of Sydney Harbour, take a Sydney Seaplane flight ____ the Harbour and Bondi Beach.

A. above                                B. under　　　　　　C. over                                 D. across

10. Chocolate manufacturers blend many types of beans to yield ____ and color desired in the final product.

A. the shape                             B. the flavor　　　　　　　C. the function                            D. the brand

Part Two  Reading Comprehension

Directions:

　　In this part there are three passages and one announcement, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:

　　Jessica Bucknam shouts “tiao!” (tee-ow) and her fourth-grade students jump.

　　“Dun!” (doo-wen) she commands, and they crouch (蹲). They giggle (吃吃地笑) as the commands keep coming in Mandarin Chinese.

　　Half of the 340 students at the K-5 school are enrolled in the program. They can continue studying Chinese in middle and high schools. The goal: to speak like natives.

　　About 24,000 American students are currently learning Chinese. Most are in high schoos. But the number of younger students is growing in response to China’s emergence as a global superpower.

　　“China has become a strong partner of the United States,” says Mary Patterson, Woodstock’s principa. 　　　“Children who learn Chinese at a young age will have more oppoutunities for jobs in the future.”

　　Isabel Weiss, 9, isn’t thinking about the future. She thinks learning Chinese is fun. “when you her people speaking in Chinese, you know what they’re saying,” she says. “And they don’t know that you know.”

11. What do the fourth-grade students seem to be doing in the first paragraph?

A. They are learning how to jump.   B.They are learning how to crouch.

C. They are learning how to giggle.  D. They are learning Chinese.

12. The purpose of the program for Jessica’s students is to ____.

A. enable them to learn how to command

B. get them enrolled in the language program

C. help them to speak how to command

D. continue enrolling more students to learn Chinese

13. In response to the fact that ____, more American students are learning Chinese.

A. the United States is the only superpower in the world

B. international trading is becoming globalized

C. partnership is encouraging business and trade

D. China is emerging as a new superpower in the world

14. Why do more and more young students personally choose to learn Chinese in the United States?

A. They will have more job opportunities in the future.

B. They are more interested in the international trade.

C. They will visit China for further education.

D. They are curious about the corporate partnership.

15. Isabel Weiss has also chosen to learn Chinese because ____.

A. she wants a brighter future

B. she finds it fun to learn the language

C. she likes to do business in China

D. she watches people speak the language