Section 1

Version

Topic

V13125

預訂海濱酒店

Questions 1-10

ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER

Holiday Hotel reservation——Client Information

Personal Information:

Address: NO.1. 71 NIKAU Road, Auckland

Telephone NO.: 07079468

Number of people: seven

Price: no more than 2. $120

Time: two weeks in 3. March

Nationalities: New Zealand and 4. Canadian

Distance: not far away from village and 5. beach

Other requirements:

They need a 6. restaurant in the hotel.

Recommend:

Elderly parents-in-law want accommodation with a good 7. view

Don't mind:

    A shared 8. bathroom

Activities: guests can go to the south coast to see large amounts of 9. birds.

Special requirements:

want to take a 10. helicopter trip to take some photographs(為了妻子考慮)

Section 2

Version

Topic

V09106

雷諾電器公司介紹

Questions 11-16

ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER

Reno Technical-----Tony Technical

11. The first product made by Reno technical is cars. (原文 manufacture cars)

12. Tony technical was first built in 1928. (原文說了四個數字，1907，1908，1928，1958)

13. There was a cinema where the company was based.

14. The quality of the product is an important factor for the company.

15. The company is building a new factory recently. (原文說的是another)

16. The company won an award for reducing waste. (原文說的是原句) 

Questions 17-20

The meetings

Section 3

Version

Topic

V13128

Tutor和學生討論學生做過的presentation，關于just in time的

Just-in-time System----JIT

Questions 21-24

21. The tutor recommends that the student should have

A. given credit to the originator of JIT, the US

B. how the idea was used by the market

C. how it is developed in Japan.

22. The student regrets that he had omitted

A. the recent statements of JIT system

B. the introductory definition of JIT

C. the wide use of JIT

23. The data information found by the student is from

A. a website (not technical)

B. journal article (not useful)

C. a textbook

24. The tutor thinks the system may not be useful because

A. it might not be countable

B. the content might not be in fashion

C. unlikely to be accepted by the most important customers

Questions 25-30

What criticism has been given to each part of the student’s presentation?

A. Too informal

B. Too predictable

C. Too irregular

D. Too sudden

E. Too Technical

F. Too vague

G. Too loosely related

H. Too unenthusiastic

25. speed of delivery: C

26. purpose: F

27. transition: D

28. pictures: G

29. vocabulary: E

30. body language: H

Section 4

Version

Topic

V15124

兩棲動物研究

Questions 31-40

ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER

Research

Background:

31. conservation scheme

32. closed to the base of the food chain

33. unborn babies eat others to survive

34. the male carries the eggs

35. loses energy

Experiments about other species:

XXX Toad:

36. pollution of breeding habitat

37. agriculture development

XXX Frog

XXX Toad:

Barriers:

38. live in mountains

39. sea

XXX Frog:

Suffer from 40. diseases.

Passage 1

Topic

Going banana

Content Review

P1 The banana has a long history about ten thousand years around.

P2 Some wild banana has masses of seeds made it almost inedible.

P3 Emile Frison, scientist at the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain in Montepellier, France, thought the state of banana can teach a broader lesson: the increasing standardization of food crops round the world is threatening their ability to adapt and survive.

P4 Until the 1950s, one variety, the Gros Michel, dominated the world’s commercial banana business.

P5 It is a real crisis. For some developed countries, banana is just another fruit, but in some developing countries, people depend on bananas.

P6 Some companies are working on finding some pesticides.

P7 Scientist are studying on some sterile bananas which have normal seeds.

Questions & Answers

Questions 1-3 complete the sentence below

1. Banana has a long history about ten thousand years.

2. The part of the world where banana first grew as a crop in South-East Asia.

3. The taste of wild banana is adversely affected by its masses of seeds.

Questions 4-10 Matching statements

4. A pest came along result in a large-scale problem. (Geoff Hawtin)

5. A fungal disease has been proven stronger than chemicals designed to defeat it. (Emile Frison)

6. People refuse to buy genetically altered fruit. (David McLaughlin)

7. The attempt to invent a new variety of banana was not worth-while. (Ronald Romero)

8 The problem that banana growers faced is also important for growers of other crops. (Emile Frison)

9. Sigatoka has seriously damage the crop. (Luadir Gasparotto)

10. The fungi effect is long-lasting. (Rodomiro Oritz)

Questions 11-13 T/F/NG

11. The banana is the oldest known fruit. (NG)

12. The Gros Michel is still an important commercial banana. (F)

13. Banana is the main food in some countries. (T)

Passage 2

Topic

失落城市

Content Review

The lost city

Thanks to modern remote-sensing techniques, a ruined city in Turkey is slowly revealing itself as one of the greatest and most mysterious cities of the ancient world. Sally Palmer uncovers more.

A

The low granite mountain, known as Kerkencs Dag, juts from the northern edge of the Appalachian plain in Turkey. Sprawled over the mountainside are the rums of an enormous city, contained by crumbling defensive walls seven kilometers long. Many respected archaeologists believe these are the remains of the fabled city of Plena, the sixth-century BC stronghold of the Medes that the Greek historian Herodotus described in his famous work The Histories. The short-lived city came under Median control and only fifty years later was sacked, burned and its strong stone walls destroyed.

B

British archaeologist Dr Geoffrey Summer has spent ten years studying the site. Excavating the ruins is a challenge because of the vast area they cover. The 7 km perimeter walls run around a site covering 271 hectares. Dr Summers quickly realised it would take far too long to excavate the site using traditional techniques alone. So he decided to use modem technology as well to map the entire site, both above and beneath the surface, to locate the most interesting areas and priorities to start digging.

C

In 1993. Dr Summers hired a special hand held balloon with a remote-controlled camera attached. He walked over the entire site holding the balloon and taking photos. Then one afternoon, he rented a hot-air balloon and floated over the site, taking yet more pictures By the end of the 1994 season. Dr Summers and his team had a jigsaw of aerial photographs of the whole site. The next stage was to use remote sensing, which would let them work out what lay below the intriguing outlines and ruined walls. "Archaeology is a discipline that lends itself very well to remote sensing because it revolves around space," says Scott Branting, an associated director of the project, lie started working with Dr Summers in 1995.

D

The project used two remote sensing techniques. The first is magnetometry which works on the principle that magnetic fields al the surface of the Earth are influenced by what it buried beneath. It measures localised variations in the direction and intensity of this magnetic field. "The Earth's magnetic field can vary from place to place, depending on what happened there in the past." says Branting. "if something containing iron oxide was heavily burnt, by natural or human actions, the iron particles in it can be permanently reoriented, like a compass needle, to align with the Earth's magnetic field present at that point in time and space." The magnetometer detects differences in the orientations and intensities of these iron particles from the present-day magnetic field and uses them to produce an image of what lies below ground.

E

Kerkenes Dag lends itself particularly well to magnetometry because it was all burnt at once in a savage fire. In places the heat was sufficient to turn sandstone to glass and to melt granite. The fire was so hot that there were strong magnetic signatures set to the Earth's magnetic field from the time - around 547 BC - resulting in extremely clear pictures. Furthermore, the city was never rebuilt, "if you have multiple layers confusing picture, because you have different walls from different periods giving signatures that all go in different directions," says Branting. "We only have one going down about 1.5 meters, so we can get a good picture of this fairly short-lived city”.

F

The other main sub-surface mapping technique, which is still being used at the site, is resistivity. This technique measures the way electrical pulses arc conducted through sub- surface soil. It's done by shooting pulses into the ground through a thin metal probe. Different materials have different electrical conductivity. For example, stone and mudbrick arc poor conductors, but looser, damp soil conducts very well. By walking around the site and taking about four readings per metre, it is possible to get a detailed idea of what is where beneath the surface. The teams then build up pictures of walls, hearths and other remains. "It helps a lot if it has rained, because the electrical pulse can get through more easily," says Branting. "Then if something is more resistant, it really shows up." This is one of the reasons that the project has a spring season, when most of the resistivity work is done. Unfortunately testing resistivity is a lot slower than magnetometry. "If we did (r the whole site it would take about 100 years," says Branting. Consequently, the team is concentrating on areas where they want to clarify pictures from the magnetometry.

G

Remote sensing does not reveal everything about Kerkenes Dag, but it shows the most interesting sub-surface areas of the site. The archaeologists can then excavate these using traditional techniques. One surprise came when they dug out one of the fates in the defensive walls. "Our observations in early seasons led us to assume that wall, such as would be found at most other cities in the Ancient Near East," says Dr Summers. "When we started to excavate we were staggered to discover that the walls were made entirely from stone and that the gate would have stood at least ten metres high. After ten years of study, Pteria is gradually giving up its secrets."

Questions & Answers

Questions 14-18

14. The reason why various investigative methods are introduced.   B

15. An example of an unexpected discovery.   G

16. The methods to survey the surface of the site from above.   C

17. The reason why experts want to study the site.   A

Questions 18-25 Summary

Exploring the Ancient City of Pteria

The relevant work was done ten year ago. To begin with, experts took photos of the site from the ground and then from a distance in a 18. hot-air balloon. To find out what lay below the surface, they used two leading techniques. One was magnetometer, which identifies changes in the magnetic field. These changes occur when the 19. iron particles in buried structures have changed direction as a result of great heat. They match with the magnetic field, which is similar to a 20. compass needle.

The other one was resistivity, which uses a 21. thin metal probe to fire electrical pulses into the earth. The principle is that building materials like 22. mudbricks and stone do not conduct electricity well, while 23. damp soil does this much better. Archaeologists preferred to use this technique during the 24. spring, when conditions are more favourable. Resistivity is mainly being used to 25. clarify some images generated by the magnetometer.

Question 26

26. Remote sensing was applied in order to:  

A. find the whole area of the ancient city.

B. reveal area of interest and value for the archaeologists to discover.

C. find valuable treasure buried underground in the historical site.

D. discover which technology is the most effective one in excavating.

Passage 3

Topic

全球化與科技

Content Review

Thinking small，就是說對于窮國家來說，廣泛發展技術不好，information對于國家不一定起到減少貧富差距的作用（考點，選A），小型的科技可以的，又便宜又能提高積極性，使產量最大化。

Questions & Answers

Questions 27-31

27. critics

28. automation

29. skill

30. capital

31. resources

Questions 32-34

32. B. has had an impact on the choice of local people

33. A. technology will not provide an equal society

34. C. is more helpful in rural areas

Questions 35-40

35. YES

36. NOT GIVEN

37. YES

38. NO

39. NO

40. YES

Task 1

Type of questions

餅圖

題目

The pie charts show the class size in primary (elementary) schools in four states in Australia in 2010.

Task 2

Topic

社會問題

Type of questions

利弊類

題目

In some cities, planners have located shops, schools, offices and homes in specific areas which may be widely separated from each other.

Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

People & Animal

Family

Teachers

Pop star

Neighbours

Events

Housework

Birthdays

History

Objects/Things

Mirror

Watch

Shoes

Robots

Jewellery

Vegetables and fruits

Places

Hometown

Media

Music//Musical Instruments

Newspaper and magazine

Advertisement

Television

Emails and Letters

Abstract

Work or study

Sunny days

Transport

Dream

Forget things

Sunshine

People & Animal

Describe a famous person that you are interested in.名人

Events

Describe an interesting talk or speech.有趣的演講

Describe an event in history in your country.歷史事件

Describe a time you had good experience in the countryside.鄉下的愉快經歷

Describe an experience that you were not allowed to use your mobile phone.禁用手機

Describe something you want to do for a long time but you haven’t done yet.想做的事

Describe a time you need to arrive early.早到的經歷

Describe an interesting conversation you had with a stranger.有意思的談話

Describe an English lesson you had.英語課

Describe a time you saw lots of people were smiling.好笑的場合

Describe a great change in your life.巨大的變化

Objects/Things

Describe a book you want to read again.重讀的書

Describe a time that you had a free gift.免費禮物

Describe an important invention which has changed our life.重要的發明

Places

Describe an interesting house or apartment you visited.有意思的住宅

Describe a quiet place.安靜的地方

Describe a cafe which you have been to.去過的咖啡館

Describe a popular place where people like to go swimming.游泳勝地

Describe a time you went to a crowded place.擁擠的地方

Media

Describe a website you like to visit.喜歡訪問的網站

Describe a TV series or drama you enjoy watching.電視節目

Abstract

Describe a plan in your life (that is not related to work or study).一個計劃

Describe a well-paid job that you will have in the future.高薪工作

Describe a kind of weather you like.喜歡的天氣

重點話題Sample Answer

Jewellery

1. Are jewelleries popular in China?

Girls normally wear all kinds of jewelleries such as rings, necklaces, bracelets, ear-rings or studs. Honestly, adequate and proper jewellery and ornaments elevate a girl’s image and add extra charm to her. And when the jewelleries are expensive ones, her status and identity will be shown and more confidence will come automatically to her.

Besides, on some special occasions like a banquet or a business meeting, which require ladies to be dressed elegantly, jewelleries prove to be necessary and vital companions. 

Generally boys don’t wear jewelleries. But that was in the past. Nowadays, boys enjoy having their ears pierced and wearing one or two ear rings. It is beyond me. Maybe they feel cool when they have some ear rings on.

2. What jewelleries do you wear?

Well, platinum and silver ones are good enough to me. Such materials are elegant and economical. Besides, these materials won’t cause inflammation to skins easy. You can simply wear them all day. Pearl ones are good too especially the milk white ones. They are elegant and gentle and wearing them always make you feel graceful.

I love rings, especially those big and cook ones with a skeleton or a hawk or some scare faces. It's so cool.

3. Have you sent jewelleries as gifts?

Definitely. Last June when it was my girlfriend’s birthday, I got her a rose gold necklace. It was a gorgeous one I should say. The necklace was made of gold particles, very small ones, whose diameters, I think, were only less than one millimetre. And the pendant, a heart shaped ruby, was gorgeous too. It cost me a fortune but I was glad she loved it.