【正文】 20 分鐘 題號 I II III IV V VI 總分 分?jǐn)?shù) 閱卷人 I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words and phrases. (10%) 1. ___________ 2. _________ II. Paraphrase the following sentences, especially paying attention to the underlined part. （ 20%） 1. The plutonium would then be vaporized and released into the environment。 and there goes Florida. (Jenny Clanton) 2. Two failures in nine trips are great in baseball, but not when we’re dealing with nuclear payloads. (Jenny Clanton) 3. If a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor… ( John F. Kennedy) 4. … to remember that in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside. (John F. Kennedy) 5. And let every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house. (John F. Kennedy) 6. Let us redouble our exertions, and strike with united strength while life and power remain. (Winston Churchill) 7. All this fades away before the spectacle which is now unfolding. (Winston Churchill) 8. The scene will be clear for the final act, without which all his conquests will be in vain. (Winston Churchill) 9. …affection which is received should liberate the affection which is to be given, and only where both exist in equal measure does affection achieve its best possibilities. (Bertrand Russell) 10. Evidently this springs from some defect in their nature, but it is one not altogether easy either to diagnose or to cure. (Bertrand Russell) III. Point out the rhetorical device in the underlined part of each sentence and write your answer on the answer sheet. Only one item can be chosen for each sentence. (10%) 1. _______________ IV. Proofreading (10%) Direction: the following passage contains TEN errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error. In each case, only one word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the way required. For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line., For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a ∧ sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash / and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line. EXAMPLE When ∧ art museum wants a new exhibit, 1. an it ne/ver buys things in finished form and hangs 2. never them on the wall. When a natural history museum wants an exhibition, it must often build it. 3. exhibit Vitamins, like minerals, are chemicals. There is absolutely not difference in the (1) ________ chemical structure of the nature vitamin C (2) ________ and the chemical structure of the synthetic vitamin C. Also, while most substances are harmless at very low level of (3) ________ intake, all substances — even elements that are essential to life — can be dangerous if you overdo them. Take water for example. Six or eight glasses a day will keep your in body good fluid balance. But you can also be drown in it. Some (4) _________ people argue that individuals vary greatly in (5)_________ their need for nutrients, it cannot necessary be stated that any given amount is (6) ________ too much。 that is all relative. But since there is little solid information on what is the optimal intake of any essential nutrient in healthy individuals, it would be impossible to give guidelines that take these proportional needs into the account. Just as with other drugs, the (7) ________ reaction to different vitamin dosages vary, with some (8) _______ people better able than others to tolerate large amounts. While we do know that very specifically what the (9) ________ toxic level is for vitamin A and D, we are far less sure about vitamin E, even though it, too, is fatsoluble, and we still don39。t understand the watersoluble vitamin, (10) ______ the C and the B groups, which the body can39。t store. V. Reading prehension (25%) 15 611 1218 1925 VI. Text Analysis (25%) Read the following passage and answer the questions in your answer sheet. 4. What is the thesis statement in the passage? (5 points) 5. How does the writer develop his ideas in this passage? (10 points) 6. Please ment on one of the author’s views. (10 points) 《高級英語》考試試卷（ A）參考答案 I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words and phrases. (10%) 1． devoid of 2. in due course 3. at odds 4. to the utmost 5. in the long run 6. appealed to 7. withdraw from 8. keep abreast of 9. insistent on 10. press forward II. Paraphrase the following sentences, especially paying attention to the underlined part. （ 20%） 看要求評分 III. Point out the rhetorical device in the underlined part of each sentence and write your answer on the answer sheet. Only one item can be chosen for each sentence. (10%) 1. metonymy 2. onomatopoeia 3. antithesis 4. metaphor 5. transferred epithet 6. alliteration 7. rhetoric question 8. parallelism 9. simile 10. personification IV. Proofreading (10%) 1. notno 2. naturenatural 3. at ^at a 4. drowndrowned 5. that^that because 6. necessarynecessarily