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1、2023年臺灣考研英語考試考前沖刺卷 本卷共分為1大題50小題，作答時間為180分鐘，總分100分，60分及格。 一、單項選擇題（共50題，每題2分。每題的備選項中，只有一個最符合題意） 1.Text 4 You could benefit from flipping through the pages of I Can’t Believe You Asked That, a book by author Phillip Milano that’s subtitled, A No-Holds-Barred QA A bou

2、t Race, Sex, Religion, and Other Terrifying Topics. For the past seven years, Milanowho describes himself as a straight, white middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago’as operated yforum com, a Web site that was created to get us talking. Through the posting of probing,

3、 provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barred exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and fears and the stereotypes that fuel misunderstan

4、ding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. The time is right for a new ’ culture of curiosity’ to begin to unfold, with people finally breaking down the last barrier to improve race and cultural relations by actually talking to each o

5、ther about their differences, Milano said in an e-mail message to me. Milano wisely used the Internet to spark these conversations. In seven years, it has generated 50,000 postingsmany of them questions that people find hard to ask in a face-to-face exchange with the subjects of their inquiries. But

6、 in his book, which was published earlier this month, Milano gives readers an opportunity to read the questions and a mix of answers that made it onto his Web site. I am curious about what people who have been blind from birth ’see’ in their dreams, a 13-year old boy wanted to know. Why

7、do so many mentally disabled people have such poor-looking haircuts and ’nerdy’ clothes a woman asked. How do African-Americans perceive God a white teenager wanted to know. Do they pray to a white God or a black God Like I said, these questions can generate a range of emotions and react

8、ions. But the point of Milano’s Web site, and his book, is not to get people mad, but to inform us about the lives and experiences of others. Though many of the answers that people offered to the questions posed in his book are conflicting, these responses are balanced by the comments of exper

9、ts whose responses to the queries also appear in the book. Getting people to openly say what they are thinking about things that give rise to stereotypes and bigotry has never been easy. Most of us save those conversations for gatherings of people who look or think like us.The purpose of the website

10、 is to（） A．give people a chance to speak out. B．prepare materials for a book. C．get people exchanging ideas freely. D．solve the social and cultural problems. 2.Text 4 You could benefit from flipping through the pages of I Can’t Believe You Asked That, a book by author Phillip Milano tha

11、t’s subtitled, A No-Holds-Barred QA A bout Race, Sex, Religion, and Other Terrifying Topics. For the past seven years, Milanowho describes himself as a straight, white middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago’as operated yforum com, a Web site that was created to

12、get us talking. Through the posting of probing, provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barred exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and f

13、ears and the stereotypes that fuel misunderstanding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. The time is right for a new ’ culture of curiosity’ to begin to unfold, with people finally breaking down the last barrier to improve race and c

14、ultural relations by actually talking to each other about their differences, Milano said in an e-mail message to me. Milano wisely used the Internet to spark these conversations. In seven years, it has generated 50,000 postingsmany of them questions that people find hard to ask in a face-to-face exc

15、hange with the subjects of their inquiries. But in his book, which was published earlier this month, Milano gives readers an opportunity to read the questions and a mix of answers that made it onto his Web site. I am curious about what people who have been blind from birth ’see’ in their

16、 dreams, a 13-year old boy wanted to know. Why do so many mentally disabled people have such poor-looking haircuts and ’nerdy’ clothes a woman asked. How do African-Americans perceive God a white teenager wanted to know. Do they pray to a white God or a black God Like I said, these quest

17、ions can generate a range of emotions and reactions. But the point of Milano’s Web site, and his book, is not to get people mad, but to inform us about the lives and experiences of others. Though many of the answers that people offered to the questions posed in his book are conflicting, these

18、responses are balanced by the comments of experts whose responses to the queries also appear in the book. Getting people to openly say what they are thinking about things that give rise to stereotypes and bigotry has never been easy. Most of us save those conversations for gatherings of people who l

19、ook or think like us.What is the main idea of this passage（） A．A website narrows the gap between different cultures. B．A final barrier breaks down after continuous efforts. C．A man devotes himself to understanding among people. D．A book of tough questions helps confront stereotypes. 3.Text 4

20、You could benefit from flipping through the pages of I Can’t Believe You Asked That, a book by author Phillip Milano that’s subtitled, A No-Holds-Barred QA A bout Race, Sex, Religion, and Other Terrifying Topics. For the past seven years, Milanowho describes himself as a straight, white

21、middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago’as operated yforum com, a Web site that was created to get us talking. Through the posting of probing, provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barre

22、d exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and fears and the stereotypes that fuel misunderstanding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. The time is right for a new &r

23、squo; culture of curiosity’ to begin to unfold, with people finally breaking down the last barrier to improve race and cultural relations by actually talking to each other about their differences, Milano said in an e-mail message to me. Milano wisely used the Internet to spark these conversati

24、ons. In seven years, it has generated 50,000 postingsmany of them questions that people find hard to ask in a face-to-face exchange with the subjects of their inquiries. But in his book, which was published earlier this month, Milano gives readers an opportunity to read the questions and a mix of an

25、swers that made it onto his Web site. I am curious about what people who have been blind from birth ’see’ in their dreams, a 13-year old boy wanted to know. Why do so many mentally disabled people have such poor-looking haircuts and ’nerdy’ clothes a woman asked. How do Afric

26、an-Americans perceive God a white teenager wanted to know. Do they pray to a white God or a black God Like I said, these questions can generate a range of emotions and reactions. But the point of Milano’s Web site, and his book, is not to get people mad, but to inform us about the lives and ex

27、periences of others. Though many of the answers that people offered to the questions posed in his book are conflicting, these responses are balanced by the comments of experts whose responses to the queries also appear in the book. Getting people to openly say what they are thinking about things tha

28、t give rise to stereotypes and bigotry has never been easy. Most of us save those conversations for gatherings of people who look or think like us.The quotations in Paragraph 4 are intended to（） A．illustrate the questions posted on the website. B．justify the stereotypes existing in people's

29、minds. C．indicate different concerns of different groups of people. D．show the possible emotions and reactions of the readers. 4.Text 4 You could benefit from flipping through the pages of I Can’t Believe You Asked That, a book by author Phillip Milano that’s subtitled, A No-Holds-Bar

30、red QA A bout Race, Sex, Religion, and Other Terrifying Topics. For the past seven years, Milanowho describes himself as a straight, white middle class married guy raised in an affluent suburb of Chicago’as operated yforum com, a Web site that was created to get us talking. Through the posting

31、 of probing, provocative and sometimes simply inane questions and the answers they generate, people are encouraged to have a no-holds-barred exchange on topics across racial, ethnic and cultural lines. More often than not, the questions grow out of our biases and fears and the stereotypes that fuel

32、misunderstanding among us. As with the Web site, Milano hopes his book will be a social and cultural elixir. The time is right for a new ’ culture of curiosity’ to begin to unfold, with people finally breaking down the last barrier to improve race and cultural relations by actually talki

33、ng to each other about their differences, Milano said in an e-mail message to me. Milano wisely used the Internet to spark these conversations. In seven years, it has generated 50,000 postingsmany of them questions that people find hard to ask in a face-to-face exchange with the subjects of their in

34、quiries. But in his book, which was published earlier this month, Milano gives readers an opportunity to read the questions and a mix of answers that made it onto his Web site. I am curious about what people who have been blind from birth ’see’ in their dreams, a 13-year old boy wanted t

35、o know. Why do so many mentally disabled people have such poor-looking haircuts and ’nerdy’ clothes a woman asked. How do African-Americans perceive God a white teenager wanted to know. Do they pray to a white God or a black God Like I said, these questions can generate a range of emotio

36、ns and reactions. But the point of Milano’s Web site, and his book, is not to get people mad, but to inform us about the lives and experiences of others. Though many of the answers that people offered to the questions posed in his book are conflicting, these responses are balanced by the comme

37、nts of experts whose responses to the queries also appear in the book. Getting people to openly say what they are thinking about things that give rise to stereotypes and bigotry has never been easy. Most of us save those conversations for gatherings of people who look or think like us.The "last barr

38、ier" (Para. 3) mentioned in Melano's e-mail refers to（） A．the old culture of curiosity. B．lack of direct communication. C．racial and cultural relations. D．the differences between people. 5.The size of the Eskimo language spoken by most whites is ______. A．spoken in English, Denmark, Spain, a

39、nd Hawaii B．less than the size of the language spoken by Eskimos C．inestimable D．irrelevant 6.Which of the following inferences CANNOT be made from the information in paragraph one A．Calhoun' s experiment is still considered important today. B．Overpopulation causes pathological

40、behavior in rat populations. C．Stress does not occur in rat communities unless there is overcrowding. D．Calhoun had experimented with rats before. 7.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true A．Dominant males had adequate living space. B．Dominant males were not

41、as seriously affected by overcrowding as the other rats. C．Dominant males attacked weaker rats. D．The strongest males are always able to adapt to bad conditions. 8.The main idea of this passage is that ______. A．a(chǎn)lthough rats are affected by overcrowding, people are not B．data fr

42、om experiments indicate that overcrowding may be an important cause of social pathology C．the social behavior of rats is seriously affected by overcrowding D．Calhoun' s experiments have influenced many people 9.The author's overall point is that ______. A．primitive language may be

43、 large, complex, and complicated B．primitive language may be large, complex, and logical C．primitive language may be large, old, and logical D．primitive language may be similar to pidgin English 10.According to the passage, the language of primitive cultures was ______. A．nonexis

44、tent B．only spoken by Eskimo C．simple-minded D．elaborate and complicated 11.The author implies that the behavior of the dominant male rats is sometimes parallel with that of ______. A．cruel, powerful people B．people who abandon their children C．hyperactive people D．people who

45、would like to keep to themselves 12.Some of the evidence about language in the passage is taken from the observations of ______. A．linguists B．Eskimos C．businessmen D．a(chǎn)n explorer 13.In the passage, the author mentioned:" Eskimo words are highly inflected", this pr

46、obably means A．Eskimo words are full of forms B．Eskimo words are difficult to spell C．Eskimo words are numerous D．Eskimo words are hard to understand 14.Calhoun stabilized the rat population ______. A．when it was double the number that could live in the enclosure without stress

47、 B．by removing young rats C．so that there was a constant number of adult rats in the enclosure D．All of the above are correct 15.An attempt on the part of the author of this passage to give a more informal tone to his writing occurs in ______. A．paragraph 2 B．paragraph 4 C．parag

48、raph 5 D．paragraph 7 16.Rocket fuels are more explosive than methane gas because of ______. A．the temperature at which combustion takes place B．the degree of oxidation accomplished bp the combustion process C．the location of the combustion D．the greater burning velocity

49、 17.A steady flame in a gas burner is the result of ______. A．a(chǎn) burning velocity equal to the combustion wave B．fuel being supplied at the same rate as the combustion wave C．fuel being supplied at a higher rate than that of the burning velocity D．a(chǎn) low combustion wave 18.W

50、hich of the following states the major difference between oxidation and fire A．Their burning velocities differ in rate. B．Oxidation is a chemical reaction while fire is a physical reaction. C．Oxidation does not create heat. D．They occur at different temperatures. 19.Which of the

51、following could not be defined as combustion A．A quietly burning flame. B．An explosion. C．A radiator giving off heat. D．The drying of oil-based paint. 20.The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______. A．generalized principles for journalistic interviews are the chief conce

52、rn for writers on journalism B．concepts and contextual implications are of secondary importance to journalistic interviewing C．importance should be attached to the systematic study of journalistic interviewing D．personal experiences and general impressions should be excluded from journalistic int

53、erviews 21.It can be inferred from the passage that the author is ______. A．quite satisfied with the present situation of the study on journalistic interview B．often interviewed by mass media C．making a systematic research on interview D．discontent with the present study on broad

54、casting interview 22.Westerners are familiar with the journalistic interview ______. A．but most of them wish to stay away from it B．a(chǎn)nd many of them hope to be interviewed some day C．but most of them may not have been interviewed in person D．a(chǎn)nd many of them would like to acquire

55、 a true understanding of it 23.The passage is most likely a part of ______. A．a(chǎn) news article B．a(chǎn) research report C．a(chǎn) preface D．a(chǎn) journalistic interview 24.Much research has been done on interviews in general ______. A．but journalistic interviewing as a specific f

56、ield has unfortunately been neglected B．though the study of the interviewing techniques hasn" t received much attention C．so the training of journalistic interviewers has likewise been strengthened D．a(chǎn)nd there has also been a dramatic growth in the study of journalistic interviewing

57、 25.The author seems to believe that widened wage gap can be attributed to A．the impact of computers on routine work. B．the delayed effects in the early 1980s. C．the complexity of poverty problem. D．the narrowing of the digital divide. 26.The author's attitude toward the opinio

58、n held by Card and DiNardo is one of A．reserved consent. B．strong disapproval. C．slight contempt. D．enthusiastic support. 27.Toward the novel literary idea, the author% attitude seems to be that of A．disapproval. B．neutrality. C．a(chǎn)ppreciation. D．suspicion. 28.W

59、hich of the following would be the best title for the text A．"A New Generation of Artists". B．"Video Art is Going Nowhere". C．"A Cradle of Famous Artists". D．"New Art for the MTV Generation". 29.The videos created by Dough Aitken is used to show a combination of A．television and

60、 robotics. B．illusion and reality, C．sculptures and paintings. D．space and planets. 30.The birthplace of Leonardo is mentioned in the text A．to introduce the topic of video art technology. B．to pay tribute to this Renaissance master. C．to honor his contribution to scientific di

61、scoveries. D．to outline the development of art television. 31.The purpose of the author in writing the text is A．to advocate the elimination of poverty. B．to justify the influence of the digital divide. C．to democratize computer access today. D．to expose the myths of the digital

62、 divide. 32.As pointed out in the text, the video art technology is characterized by its A．human ingenuity. B．complex definition. C．strong appeal. D．extreme interactivity. 33.According to the author, the notion that computers are to blame for the wage gap is A．qu

63、ite insightful. B．very contradictory. C．rather shallow. D．fairly illuminating. 34.The case of Mrs Sickles' unfortunate story is mentioned to illustrate A．Key's murder solely as a gallant crime of passion. B．the controversy raised over a notorious hero, Sickles. C．the brilliance

64、 of strategies as displayed by Sickles. D．the hypocritical misogyny of 19th-century America. 35.It is generally believed that the digital divide is something A．that is responsible for economic inequalities. B．deemed to be positive in poverty relief. C．that results from falling co

65、mputer prices. D．getting worse because of the Internet. 36.This text appears to be a digest of A．a(chǎn) history textbook. B．a(chǎn) magazine feature. C．a(chǎn) book review. D．a(chǎn) newspaper editorial. 37.It is generally believed that Sickles shot Key, the lover of his wife, A．to pr

66、omote his popularity. B．out of an uncontrollable impulse. C．to revenge his opponents. D．in view of the lady's reputation. 38.The author is of the opinion that Keneally's perspectives are A．insightful. B．superficial. C．biased. D．skeptical. 39.Keneally's biography is intended mainly to A．launch a surprise attack on Democratic congressman. B．show sympathy for an abused but reputed lady, Teresa. C．curse bitterly at the hypocrisy of notorious heroes. D．expos