9He will the small boat out to the island tomorrow.
Aforget
Bhunt
Cpaint
Dsail
✔ 正確答案：(D) sail
中譯他明天會駕著小船出海到那座島。
解析駕船航行是 sail。forget 忘記、paint 油漆、hunt 打獵都不合。
單字sail 航行、island 島、hunt 打獵
10Can you this word for me? I have never heard it.
Atrap
Bsweep
Click
Dpronounce
✔ 正確答案：(D) pronounce
中譯你可以幫我唸這個字嗎？我從沒聽過。
解析把字唸出來是 pronounce。sweep 掃、trap 困住、lick 舔都不合。
單字pronounce 發音、word 字、trap 困住
2
段落填空 Cloze
共 8 題／2 個段落，每段 4 格
請閱讀段落，並由四個選項中選出最適合每個空格的答案。
Passage 1
The Ship My Grandfather Painted
My grandfather worked as a sailor for thirty years and never once took a photo. What he brought home was a small painting of every ship he sailed on. (11) In each one the ship is far away, a single tree stands on the shore, and the sea takes up most of the paper. I asked him once why the ships were so small. He said a sailor does not remember the ship; he remembers the water around it, (12) the water is never the same twice. (13), I keep the paintings in a row along my wall at home. Nobody who visits knows what they are, (14) each one is a year of somebody's life.
A plane crosses the ocean in twelve hours; a ship takes three weeks. (15) Nine out of ten things in your room came by sea. The reason is weight. A plane pays for every kilogram it lifts, (16) a ship sits on the water, and that costs nothing. One large ship can carry as much as eight thousand planes and use far less oil for each box. (17), the sea is still the cheapest road in the world. This is easy to forget because we never see it. The plane is in the sky above the city, (18) the ship arrives at night, at a place most of us have never visited.
✔ 正確答案：(B) Yet almost everything still goes by ship.
解析空格後說十件有九件走海運，所以空格要先點出「幾乎所有東西仍靠船運」形成轉折。
16
Aif
Bso
Cbut
Dbecause
✔ 正確答案：(C) but
解析飛機每公斤都要花錢，船卻是浮著的，形成對比，用 but。
17
AHowever
BTherefore
CAt first
DFor example
✔ 正確答案：(B) Therefore
解析根據前面的成本說明得出結論，用 Therefore。
18
Abut
Band
Cor
Dsince
✔ 正確答案：(A) but
解析飛機看得見、船看不見，形成對比，用 but。
3
閱讀理解 Reading Comprehension
共 12 題／4 個題組
請閱讀下列短文，並回答相關問題。
NOTICE
Messages and a Boarding Pass
Joy: I am at the airport. Sending you my pass so you know when to come.
AIR SOUTH · Boarding Pass
Tainan to Hong Kong
Flight AS 216 · Gate seven
Boarding 09:40 · Take off 10:15 today
Seat 16C · Row sixteen, by the way out
Ken: Lands at what time?
Joy: About 12:00 there. Come at 12:30 so you do not wait outside.
Ken: Fine. I will bring the car. Do not buy French fries or chocolate on the plane; they are terrible.
全文中譯
喬伊：我在機場了。把登機證傳給你，讓你知道什麼時候來。
南方航空 · 登機證
台南往香港
班機 AS 216 · 七號登機門
今日登機 09:40 · 起飛 10:15
座位 16C · 第十六排，靠走道
肯：幾點降落？
喬伊：當地大約 12:00。你 12:30 再來，免得在外面等。
肯：好。我開車去。別在飛機上買薯條或巧克力，很難吃。
Questions 19–21
19How long is the flight?
AAbout four hours
BAbout two hours
CAbout three hours
DAbout one hour
✔ 正確答案：(B) About two hours
中譯這趟飛行要多久？
解析10:15 起飛、當地約 12:00 降落，大約兩小時。09:40 是登機時間。
20What does the pass NOT tell us?
AThe time it lands
BThe flight number
CThe seat number
DThe gate number
✔ 正確答案：(A) The time it lands
中譯登機證上沒有告訴我們什麼？
解析降落時間是喬伊在訊息裡說的，登機證上只有登機與起飛時間。
21Why does Joy tell Ken to come at 12:30?
ASo he does not wait outside
BHe must buy a ticket first
CThe gate opens then
DThe plane may be late
✔ 正確答案：(A) So he does not wait outside
中譯喬伊為什麼要肯 12:30 再來？
解析Come at 12:30 so you do not wait outside。
NOTICE
Rules for the Harbor Boat Tour
Boats leave at 9:00, 13:00 and 16:00 · About ninety minutes
Come to the desk fifteen minutes early; we cannot wait for anybody
Children under four sail free but must sit with a parent
Stay in your seat while the boat is moving away from the land
Our group leader is able to answer any question, and the view is fantastic. Food is sold on board, but you may bring your own. Please do not feed the birds; they follow the boat for days and bother the next group.
If the sea is not calm, only the 13:00 boat will sail. We decide at 11:00 and put a note on the door. Money is given back at once if we do not sail; there is no need to ask.
22What must a passenger do before the boat leaves?
ABuy food on board
BSit at the back
CCome to the desk fifteen minutes early
DAsk for money back
✔ 正確答案：(C) Come to the desk fifteen minutes early
中譯乘客在開船前必須做什麼？
解析Come to the desk fifteen minutes early; we cannot wait for anybody。
23Why does the notice ask people not to feed the birds?
AThe birds are ill
BThey follow the boat and bother the next group
CFood is not allowed on board
DThe birds are too many
✔ 正確答案：(B) They follow the boat and bother the next group
中譯公告為什麼要大家不要餵鳥？
解析they follow the boat for days and bother the next group。
24What happens if the sea is not calm?
AAll boats sail as usual
BOnly the 13:00 boat sails
CThe tour costs more
DPassengers must wait until 16:00
✔ 正確答案：(B) Only the 13:00 boat sails
中譯如果海象不佳會怎麼樣？
解析If the sea is not calm, only the 13:00 boat will sail。
EMAIL
A Question before a Flight
Dear Sir,
I am flying with your company from Tainan to Hong Kong on the 7th of next month, flight AS 216. I have two questions.
First, my mother is 82 and cannot walk from the gate to the aircraft. Your page says help is possible but does not say how to ask for it. Must I call, or can it be done when we arrive?
Second, we would like two seats together in the same row, near the front. I am willing to pay for this if there is a charge, but I would rather know the amount before the day.
26What does the writer want to know about the help?
AWhether it costs money
BWhere to wait for it
CWho will give it
DHow to ask for it
✔ 正確答案：(D) How to ask for it
中譯作者想知道關於協助的什麼事？
解析Your page says help is possible but does not say how to ask for it。
27Why does the writer want to know the charge before the day?
AShe cannot pay on the day
BShe would rather know the amount early
CThe charge changes every week
DShe wants a lower price
✔ 正確答案：(B) She would rather know the amount early
中譯作者為什麼希望事先知道費用？
解析I am willing to pay for this if there is a charge, but I would rather know the amount before the day。
ARTICLE
The Slow Road That Feeds Us
We think of the sea as a place for holidays. For most of the world it is a road, and almost everything we own has travelled on it.
A single ship may carry twenty thousand boxes, and one box may hold every chair in your school. Because the cost for each box is so low, a shirt can be made on one side of the world and sold on the other for less than the price of a meal.
This is why an event far away can empty a shelf near you. When one narrow sea road closed for six days a few years ago, shops in dozens of countries ran short within a month. The sea is quiet, but it is not far from your door.