Directions:For?this?part,?you?are?allowed?30?minutes?to?write?a?short?essay?on?the?use?of robots.?Try?to?imagine?what?will?happen?when?more?and?more?robots?take?the?place?of?human beings?in?industry?as?well?as?people's?daily?lives.?You?are?required?to?write?at?least?150?words but?no?more?than?200?words.

聽力長對話Section?A

Directions:?In?this?section,?you?will?hear?two?long?conversations.?At?the?end?of?each conversation,?you?will?hear?four?questions.?Both?the?conversation?and?the?questions?will?bespoken?only?once.?After?you?hear?a?question,?you?must?choose?the?best?answer.?from?the?four choices?marked?A),?B),C)?and?D).?Then?mark?the?corresponding?letter?on?Answer?Sheet?1?with?a single?line?through?the?centre.

Questions?1?to?4?are?based?on?the?conversation?you?have?just?heard.

1.?A)?Project?organizer.

B)?Public?relations?officer.

C)?Marketing?manager.

D)?Market?research?consultant.

2.?A)?Quantitative?advertising?research.

B)?Questionnaire?design.

C)?Research?methodology.

D)?Interviewer?training.

3.?A)?They?are?intensive?studies?of?people's?spending?habits.

B)?They?examine?relations?between?producers?and?customers.

C)?They?look?for?new?and?effective?ways?to?promote?products.

D)?They?study?trends?or?customer?satisfaction?over?a?long?period.

?4.?A)?The?lack?of?promotion?opportunity.

B)?Checking?charts?and?tables.

C)?Designing?questionnaires.

D)?The?persistent?intensity.

Questions?5?to?8?are?based?on?the?conversation?you?have?just?heard.

5.?A)?His?view?on?Canadian?universities.

B)?His?understanding?of?higher?education.

C)?His?suggestions?for?improvements?in?higher?education.

D)?His?complaint?about?bureaucracy?in?American?universities.

6.?A)?It?is?well?designed.

B)?It?is?rather?inflexible.

C)?It?varies?among?universities.

D)?It?has?undergone?great?changes.

7.?A)?The?United?States?and?Canada?can?learn?from?each?other.

B)?Public?universities?are?often?superior?to?private?universities.

C)?Everyone?should?be?given?equal?access?to?higher?education.

D)?Private?schools?work?more?efficiently?than?public?institutions.

8.?A)?University?systems?vary?from?country?to?country.

B)?Efficiency?is?essential?to?university?management.

C)?It?is?hard?to?say?which?is?better,?a?public?university?or?a?private?one.

D)?Many?private?university?in?the?U.S.?are?actually?large?bureaucracies.

聽力短文Directions:?In?this?section,?you?will?hear?two?passages.?At?the?end?of?each?passage,?you?will hear?three?or?four?questions.?Both?the?passage?and?the?questions?will?be?spoken?only?once.?After you?hear?a?question,?you?must?choose?the?best?answer?from?the?four?choices?marked?A),?B),?C)and?D).?Then?mark?the?corresponding?letter?on?Answer?Sheet?1?with?a?single?line?through?the centre.

Passage?One

Questions?9?to?11?are?based?on?the?passage?you?have?just?heard.

9.?A)?Government's?role?in?resolving?an?economic?crisis.

B)?The?worsening?real?wage?situation?around?the?world.

C)?Indications?of?economic?recovery?in?the?United?States.

D)?The?impact?of?the?current?economic?crisis?on?peopled?life.

10.?A)?They?will?feel?less?pressure?to?raise?employees'?wages.

B)?They?will?feel?free?to?choose?the?most?suitable?employees.

C)?They?will?feel?inclined?to?expand?their?business?operations.

D)?They?will?feel?more?confident?in?competing?with?their?rivals.

11.?A)?Employees?and?companies?cooperate?to?pull?through?the?economic?crisis.

B)?Government?and?companies?join?hands?to?create?jobs?for?the?unemployed.

C)?Employees?work?shorter?hours?to?avoid?layoffs.

D)?Team?work?will?be?encouraged?in?companies.

Passage?Two

Questions?12?to?15?are?based?on?the?passage?you?have?just?heard.

12.?A)?Whether?memory?supplements?work.

B)?Whether?herbal?medicine?works?wonders.

C)?Whether?exercise?enhances?one's?memory.

D)?Whether?a?magic?memory?promises?success.

13.?A)?They?help?the?elderly?more?than?the?young.

B)?They?are?beneficial?in?one?way?or?another.

C)?They?generally?do?not?have?side?effects.

D)They?are?not?based?on?real?science.

14.?A)?They?are?available?at?most?country?fairs.

B)?They?are?taken?in?relatively?high?dosage.

C)?They?are?collected?or?grown?by?farmers.

D)?They?are?prescribed?by?trained?practitioners.

15.?A)?They?have?often?proved?to?be?as?helpful?as?doing?mental?exercise.

B)?Taking?them?with?other?medications?might?entail?unnecessary?risks.

C)?Their?effect?lasts?only?a?short?time.

D)?Many?have?benefited?from?them.

聽力錄音Section?C

Directions:?In?this?section,?you?will?hear?three?recordings?of?lectures?or?talks?followed?by?three or?four?questions.?The?recordings?will?be?played?only?once.?After?you?hear?a?question,?you?must choose?the?best?answer?from?the?four?choices?marked?A),B),C)?and?D).?Then?mark?the corresponding?letter?on?Answer?Sheet?1?with?a?single?line?through?the?centre.

Recording?One

Questions?16?to?18?are?based?on?the?recording?you?have?just?heard.?

16.?A)?How?catastrophic?natural?disasters?turn?out?to?be?to?developing?nations.

B)?How?the?World?Meteorological?Organization?studies?natural?disasters.

C)?How?powerless?humans?appear?to?be?in?face?of?natural?disasters.

D)?How?the?negative?impacts?of?natural?disasters?can?be?reduced.

17.?A)?By?training?rescue?teams?for?emergencies.

B)?By?taking?steps?to?prepare?people?for?them.

C)?By?changing?people's?views?of?nature.

D)?By?relocating?people?to?safer?places.

18.?A)?How?preventive?action?can?reduce?the?loss?of?life.

B)?How?courageous?Cubans?are?in?face?of?disasters.

C)?How?Cubans?suffer?from?tropical?storms.

D)?How?destructive?tropical?storms?can?be.

Recording?Two

Questions?19?to?22?are?based?on?the?recording?you?have?just?heard.

19.?A)?Pay?back?their?loans?to?the?American?government.

B)?Provide?loans?to?those?in?severe?financial?difficulty.

C)?Contribute?more?to?the?goal?of?a?wider?recovery.

D)?Speed?up?their?recovery?from?the?housing?bubble.

20.?A)?Some?banks?may?have?to?merge?with?others.

B)?Many?smaller?regional?banks?are?going?to?fail.

C)?It?will?be?hard?for?banks?to?provide?more?loans.

D)?Many?banks?will?have?to?lay?off?some?employees.?

21.?A)?It?will?work?closely?with?the?government.

B)?It?will?endeavor?to?write?off?bad?loans.

C)?It?will?try?to?lower?the?interest?rate.

D)?It?will?try?to?provide?more?loans.

22.?A)?It?won't?help?the?American?economy?to?turn?around.

B)?It?won't?do?any?good?to?the?major?commercial?banks.

C)?It?will?win?the?approval?of?the?Obama?administration.

D)?It?will?be?necessary?if?the?economy?starts?to?shrink?again.

Recording?Three

Questions?23?to?25?are?based?on?the?recording?you?have?just?heard.

23.?A)?Being?unable?to?learn?new?things.

B)?Being?rather?slow?to?make?changes.

C)?Losing?temper?more?and?more?often.

D)?Losing?the?ability?to?get?on?with?others.

24.?A)?Cognitive?stimulation.

B)?Community?activity.

C)?Balanced?diet.

D)?Fresh?air.

25.?A)?Ignoring?the?signs?and?symptoms?of?aging.

B)?Adopting?an?optimistic?attitude?towards?life.

C)?Endeavoring?to?give?up?unhealthy?lifestyles.

D)?Seeking?advice?from?doctors?from?time?to?time.