世新大學九十二學年度研究所博、碩士班考試
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There are five sections in this test: Sentence Completion (ten questions),
Synonyms and Antonyms (ten questions), Grammar and Usage (five questions),
Reading Comprehension (three questions), and Writing.
Be careful of your time, and do not take too much time in any section or question.
Plan for approximately 20-30 minutes for the writing section.
Section 1 : Sentence Completion (30%)
Each sentence below has one or two blanks. Each blank indicates that a word has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four lettered words or phrases. Choose word or phrase that best completes the meaning of the sentence.
1. From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, technology ______ people are beginning to imagine there are no limits to what we can achieve.
1. progressed to the point that
2. has to progress to a point
3. has progressed to the point that
4. progressed a point that
2. The development of the electric light bulb ______ partly as a result of the widespread availability of electricity and the need for cheap, clean light.
1. occurring
2. was occurring
3. was occurred
4. occurred
3. Working from home is a new form of work ______ to work (such as fathers with children, or disabled people) new employment opportunities.
1. allowing those previously unable
2. allows those who were previously unable
3. that allowing those unable previously
4. allowed those previously unable
4. _______ the passage of light, many new plastics are manufactured using technologies that are similar those used by makers of computer chips.
1. To better permit
2. Permitting better
3. For the better of
4. It is better for
5. The command and control of the special forces, ______ defending the city, is still undamaged, according to the American military officials.
1. that is in front of
2. which is charged with
3. that can charge
4. which they are
6. Americans are fond of saying that “beauty is only skin deep.” However, the growing ______ of cosmetic surgery among American consumers does not support their apparent lack of concern for _______ beauty.
1. incidence ….. inner
2. popularity ….. surface
3. affordability ….. fading
4. disagreement ….. relative
7. The ______ field of earthquake analysis has grown just enough so that the first overly bold theories have been ______ .
1. magnetic ….. accepted
2. emerging ….. disproved
3. uncertain ….. analyzed
4. investigate ….. recalled
8. Non-violent demonstrations often create such tensions that a community that has refused to _______ its injustices is forced to correct them : the injustices can no longer be _______ .
1. recognize ….. ignored
2. decrease ….. confirmed
3. tolerate ….. accepted
4. explain ….. discussed
9. It was her view that the country’s problems had been ______ by foreign politicians, so that to invite them to come back would be counterproductive.
1. understood
2. attacked
3. penalized
4. analyzed
10. Under rules recently adopted by the National Institutes of Health, human genes are to be manipulated only to cure diseases for which ______ treatments are unsatisfactory.
1. similar
2. most
3. uncommon
4. alternative
Section
2: Synonyms and Antonyms (30%)
Antonyms: Each question below consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
1. AMIABLE
1. faithful
2. insulted
3. distasteful
4. unfriendly
2. DISPERSE
1. concentrate
2. imply
3. pretend
4. rebel
3. FRANTIC
1. peaceful
2. energetic
3. complete
4. funny
4. PROHIBIT
1. approve
2. allow
3. require
4. utilize
5. UNDERCUT
1. submerge
2. soar
3. repair
4. support
Synonyms: Each question below consists of a sentence with an underlined word, followed by four words. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly the same in meaning to the underlined word.
6. Late that night, I awoke from a dream and I could sense an indefinite presence outside my bedroom door.
1. unknown
2. frightening
3. vague
4. specific
7. While his appearance and
behavior were somewhat pronounced, they were not wholly unusual for a
boy from
1. strange
2. colorful
3.
4. obvious
8. During that time, however, her feelings of agitation grew.
1. anxiety
2. excitement
3. happiness
4. sadness
9. He was known to have a dreamy, introspective personality.
1. silly
2. thoughtless
3. reflective
4. intelligent
10. After he had attended a good school, he developed a predisposition for long discussions about history, mathematics, and art.
1. tendency
2. desire
3. skill
4. dislike
Section 3: Grammar and Usage (10%)
Each sentence below has one grammar mistake or misused word. Circle the underlined word that has the mistake.
1. Cotton was one of the first major agricultural industries established in North America since the arrival of the Europeans.
2. Without the development of a calendar, predicting the onset of the seasons will not be possible.
3. Much of the movie-going public thinks that “Terminator II” was the most excited movie made in the last 20years.
4. While both are members of the citrus fruit family, the lemon is different from the grapefruit in that it is smaller and bitter.
5. Because of extensive researches in the field of genetic engineering, scientists can now create plants that farmers can grow in harsh climates.
Section 4: Reading Comprehension (15%)
Read the following passage, and answer the questions.
Although Dorothy Smith was convinced that her journal entries were not literature, her brother William did not agree, and he used them in some of his poems. He changed her journal entries only by using the first-person pronoun, “I.” Although William’s use of his sister’s writing has been criticized, the important question concerning the relationship between these two siblings is not whether William’s use of his sister’s writing was honest, but how the relationship contributed to his sister’s inability to appreciate herself as a skillful writer.
In literature, the use of the pronoun “I” is usually seen as masculine. This understanding of “I” as masculine dominates other elements found in literature. Any other elements in literature are traditionally viewed as passive and feminine. These other elements are known as “the other” in literature. In William’s poems, he often used his sister Dorothy as a character representing Nature. Nature (and thus Dorothy) were “the other” in his poems. While the unusual roles William and Dorothy played as siblings and writers helped to maintain their close relationship in real life, they also led Dorothy to view herself not as a skilled writer, but only as an unimportant “other.” Thus, her understanding of herself as an author was blocked. Not only was she a woman in a time when women were not treated equally, but also she accepted a submissive role in her brother’s life and poetry.
1. The passage is primarily concerned with answering which of the following questions?
1. How and whether Dorothy Smith was aware of her role in her relationship with her brother
2. Whether Dorothy Smith was exploited by her brother’s use of her journal entries
3. How William Smith altered his sister’s writing in his own poems
4. How Dorothy Smith’s relationship with her brother strengthened her assumptions about herself
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes which of the following about Dorothy Smith’s journal entries?
1. They are skillful, but they are not literature
2. They are more emotional then her brother’s poetry
3. They exceed her own opinion of their merit
4. They borrow many ideas from her brother’s work
3. Which of the following best captures the meaning of the word “understanding” as it is used in the next-to-last sentence of the passage?
1. Appreciation by a writer of the value of personal beliefs
2. Awareness by a writer that his or her points of view may change
3. Observation of the differences between an author’s values and those of others
4. Acceptance by a writer of his or her own identity as a writer
Section
5: Writing (15%)
Write a short essay on the following topic, approximately one page in length (3-4 paragraphs). Write legibly, and do not write too short an essay.
If you could
meet anyone from the past, who would it be?