100 年國．民營特考－英文試題全解 100 年交通事業鐵路人員（高員級）試題全解 .......................... 3 100 年交通事業鐵路人員（員級）試題全解 ............................ 11 100 年交通事業鐵路人員（佐級）試題全解 ............................ 17 100 年中華郵政（專業職）試題全解 .................................... 21 100 年中華郵政（專業職內勤）試題全解 ............................ 27 100 年中華郵政（專業職外勤）試題全解 ............................ 32 100 年中華郵政（營運職）試題全解 ........................................ 37 100 年新光銀行（一般基層人員）試題全解 ............................ 49 100 年新光銀行（菁英儲備人員）試題全解 ............................ 56 100 年中油雇員試題全解 ............................................................ 57 100 年台灣中油三輕更新案雇用人員試題全解 ........................ 67 100 年土地銀行新進人員試題全解 ............................................ 75 100 年中華電信（基層專員）試題全解 .................................... 82 100 年陽信商銀（一般行員）試題全解 .................................... 95 100 年陽信商銀（儲備菁英人員）試題全解 .......................... 101 100 年台電、中油、台水新進職員試題全解 .......................... 102 100 年第二次中華郵政（專業職）試題全解 ...................... 112 100 年第二次中華郵政（專業職內勤）試題全解 .............. 118 100 年第二次中華郵政（專業職外勤）試題全解 .............. 123 100 年第二次中華郵政（營運職）試題全解 .......................... 128 100 年臺灣菸酒新進職員（三職等）試題全解 ...................... 139 100 年臺灣菸酒從業評價職位人員試題全解 .......................... 152 100 年台灣自來水公司評價職位人員試題全解 ...................... 157 100 年臺灣銀行新進人員試題全解 .......................................... 167 100 年第二次土地銀行（五至八職等）試題全解 .................. 174 －1－
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101 年國．民營特考－英文試題全解 101 年中華電信（專業職專員）試題全解 .......................... 227 101 年中華電信（專業職第一類專員）試題全解 .............. 242 101 年中華電信（專業職第二類專員）試題全解 .............. 255 101 年台電養成班試題全解 ...................................................... 267 101 年合作金庫新進人員試題全解 .......................................... 273 101 年彰化銀行新進人員試題全解 .......................................... 279 101 年臺灣銀行新進人員（ （五職等）一般金融人員）試題全解 286 101 年經濟部所屬機構新進職員試題全解 .............................. 292 101 年中華郵政（專業職）試題全解 .................................. 301 101 年中華郵政（專業職內勤）試題全解 .......................... 307 101 年中華郵政（專業職外勤）試題全解 .......................... 313 101 年中華郵政（營運職）試題全解 ...................................... 318 101 年全國農業金庫新進人員試題全解 .................................. 329 101 年臺灣菸酒從業評價職位人員試題全解 .......................... 334 101 年土地銀行新進人員試題全解 .......................................... 339 101 年臺灣菸酒新進職員試題全解 .......................................... 345
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103 年國．民營特考－英文試題全解 103 年交通事業鐵路人員（員級）試題全解 .......................... 427 103 年交通事業鐵路人員（佐級）試題全解（材料管理、運 輸營業、場站調車） .......................................................... 435 103 年中華電信（專業職電力類專員、專業職工務類第 一類、資訊類第一類、業務類第一類）試題全解 .......... 439 103 年中華電信（專業職工務類第二類、電力類第二類） 試題全解 .............................................................................. 451 103 年土地銀行（五至七職等）試題全解 .............................. 463 103 年台電新進雇用人員試題全解 .......................................... 469 103 年台灣自來水公司評價職務人員試題全解 ...................... 475
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100 年交通事業鐵路人員（高員級）試題全解 In 1983, researchers first ______ HIV, the virus responsible for AIDS. generated identified minimized validated ：1983 年時，研究者首先鑒定出 HIV，造成愛滋病的病毒。 產生 鑒定 降低 確證 HIV：人體免疫缺損病毒（名） The police cannot break the law in order to ______ it. convene enforce entrust promote ：警察不可以為了強制執行法律而違法。 召集 強制執行 委託 促進 The government official said, “ I hereby request that the attached application ______ under 35 USC 122 ” not be published cannot be published may not be published will not be published ：政府官員說：「我以此要求根據《專利法》35 USC 122 ，不 應公布這個附加的應用程序」。 request 為 表 示 「 要 求 」 的 動 詞 ， that 所 引 導 的 子 句 中 省 略 should，動詞需用原形，故選。 hereby：特此、以此（副） It is believed that chewing helps to ______ your facial muscles. pile up tone up tune up wrap up ：人們相信，咀嚼有助於增強你的臉部肌肉。 堆積 增強 調音 閉嘴 American presidents are not selected directly by the people. Instead, presidential candidates compete for Electoral ______ votes by winning the popular vote in each state. Body College Committee Apparatus ：美國總統不是由人民直接選舉出來的，總統候選人要競爭「選 舉團」的投票，藉由贏得每一州的直接選舉。 Electoral College 是由美國各州代表組成，負責選舉總統、副總 統的「選舉團」。 popular vote：直接選舉、民眾選舉（名） Ignoring educational experts’ professional advice last year, the
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身為一個有經驗的經理，他忍受風險來培養他自己這些技術， 以便能夠領導公司邁向成功 purposefully：有目的地（副） Jack Lang, who is renowned for his protectionist views, despises American culture as “pure entertainment.” Jack Lang is very protective of American culture, which he regards as “pure entertainment.” Jack Lang, due to his protectionism, looks down upon American culture as “pure entertainment.” Jack Lang wants to protect American culture from “pure entertainment.” Jack Lang, despite his protectionist view on American culture, is known for his distaste toward “pure entertainment.” ：Jack Lang 以他的保護主義觀點聞名，鄙視美國文化為「純娛 樂」。 Jack Lang 非常保護美國文化，他將之視為「純娛樂」 Jack Lang 因為他的保護主義，看不起美國文化，認為是「純 娛樂」 Jack Lang 想要從「純娛樂」中保護美國文化 Jack Lang 儘管對美國文化持保護主義的看法，他因為他對於 「純娛樂」的反感而知名 protectionist：保護主義者（名） ；despise：鄙視（動） ；distaste： 不喜歡、反感（動） Everyone is born with dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick; illness is the night-side of life, a more onerous citizenship. All people live with the well and the sick throughout their lives, and living with the sick is the more depressing of the two All living people are bound to have their healthy days and sick days; people are in a gloomy and annoying mood at night All people born with dual citizenship, though sometimes lead a healthy life, see more of the dark side of life,feeling helpless All living people go through their lives by both living in health and suffering from illness, and being sick is the less desirable of the two ：每個來到這個世界的人握有雙重公民身分──既是健康王國 的公民，也是疾病王國的公民；疾病是生命的暗面，一種更麻 煩的公民身分。 所有的人一生中都和健康、疾病共存，和疾病居住是兩者中 更為令人沮喪的 所有活著的人必定都有健康的日子和生
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含糊不清的 令人洩氣的 樂觀的 無價的 underemployment：未充分就業、低度就業（名）；physicist： 物理學家（名）；the Customs House：海關（名）；stagnation： 不景氣（名） Forgiveness seems its own form of revenge since it is like we have risen above what happened to us and above people who should be blamed. Forgiveness and revenge share something in common since both involve what happened to us and people who should be blamed In a way forgiveness can be seen as revenge since it sends a message that we are somewhat superior Both forgiveness and revenge need us to show that we are able to rise above what happened to us and above people to be blamed Only by showing that what happened to us has had little influence on us can we claim that forgiveness is its own form of revenge ：原諒本身似乎是一種報復的形式，因為它就像是我們已經超越 發生在我們身上的事，也戰勝應該被責怪的人。 原諒和報復有共同之處，因為兩者都涉及發生在我們身上的 事，以及應該被責怪的人 在某種程度上，原諒可以被視為 如同報復一般，因為它發出一種我們有點優越的訊息 原諒 和報復都需要我們展現出，我們能夠超越發生在我們身上的 事，及戰勝應該被責怪的人 只有展現出發生在我們身上的 事對於我們只有很小的影響，我們才能夠聲稱原諒本身是一種 報復的形式 rise above：超越、戰勝（片）；superior：優越的（形） The idea of good character sounds old-fashioned and patronizing, but it may be the key to some of our most entrenched social problems. To solve some of our deep-rooted social problems, we may need to resort to the traditional and somewhat condescending idea of good character To talk about the old but fashionable idea of good character may sound patriotic, but it is the only sure way to solve some of our most cumbersome social problems The concept of good character may have been there for a long time, but it may be the key to opening the Pandora’s Box of our society Good character, though out-dated and rare, may be the only weapon to attack some of our most ingrained social problems ：道德高尚的想法聽起來是過時且自認為高人一等的，但是它可
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請回答第~題： Male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication. And women and men have different past experiences. From the time they are born, they are treated differently, talked to differently, and talk differently as a result. And when they become adults, they travel in different worlds, reinforcing patterns established in childhood. These cultural differences include different expectations about the role of talk in relationships. Everyone knows that as a relationship becomes long-term, its terms change. Many women feel, “After all this time, you should know what I want without my telling you.” Many men feel, “After all this time, we should be able to tell each other what we want.” These incongruent expectations capture one of the key differences between men and women. Though everyone has both these needs, women often
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have a relatively greater need for involvement, and men a relatively greater need for independence. Being understood without saying what you mean gives a payoff in involvement, and that is why women value it so highly. ： 男女對話是跨文化的溝通，文化不過是一種從過往的經驗中四處搜集而來 的習慣和模式的網絡，而女人和男人有不同的過往經驗。從他們誕生的那一 刻，他們受到不同的對待、聽到不同的話，因此也說著不同的話。男孩和女孩 在不同的世界成長，即便他們在同一間屋子裡長大。而當他們成為成人時，他 們在不同的世界中旅行，鞏固孩童時期所建立的模式。這些文化差異包含有關 於在關係中談話所扮演的角色不同的期待。 每個人知道當一段關係變成長期的時候，它的說法就改變了。但是男人和 女人在如何期待他們改變的方面，常常有所不同。許多女人覺得：「在這麼長 的時間之後，你應該知道我想要的什麼，而不需要我告訴你。」許多男人覺得： 「在這麼長的時間之後，我們應該能夠告訴彼此我們想要什麼。」 這些不一致的期待描述出男人和女人之間一個關鍵的差異，溝通總是與平 衡投入和獨立兩相衝突的需求有關。雖然每個人都有這些需求，女人常常對於 投入有相對較大的需求，而男人則是對獨立有相對較大的需求。不用明說你的 意思是什麼而能被了解，在投入中給予回報，而這就是為什麼女人會高度重視 它。 ： glean：四處搜集（動） ；reinforce：鞏固（動） ；incongruent：不一致的（形） But women and men often differ in how they expect them to change Boys and girls grow up in different worlds, even if they grow up in the same house Culture is simply a network of habits and patterns gleaned from past experience Different habits have repercussions when men and women talk about their relationship ：但是男人和女人在如何期待他們改變的方面，常常有所不同 男孩和女孩在不同的世界成長，即便他們在同一間屋子裡長 大 文化不過是一種從過往的經驗中四處搜集而來的習慣 和模式的網絡 不同的習慣有間接的影響，當男人和女人談 論他們的關係時 repercussion：（間接的）影響、惡果（名） Culture is simply a network of habits and patterns gleaned from past experience Boys and girls grow up in different worlds, even if they grow up in the same house Communication is always a matter of balancing conflicting needs for involvement and independence
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100 年交通事業鐵路人員（員級）試題全解 Geniuses don’t follow what they are taught. They often come up with ______ ideas. unconventional uncomfortable unconscious unconditional ：天才不遵循他們所受教的事物，他們常常想出不因循守舊的想 法。 不因循守舊的 不舒服的 無意識的 無條件的 come up with：想出（片） When traveling in the mountains, we had better carry a ______ with us; otherwise, it is very likely that we will get lost. bandage tent compass cord ：去山上旅行的時候，我們最好隨身攜帶指南針，否則，我們會 很容易迷路。 繃帶 帳篷 指南針 粗線 The city government met with strong ______ from residents about its proposal to build a nuclear plant in this area. In the end, the government had to drop the plan. recreation reliance resignation resistance ：關於提議在這個區域興建核能發電廠，市政府遭受到來自居民 的強烈反抗。最後，政府只好放棄這項計畫。 娛樂 信賴 辭職 反抗 The ______ sale will start tomorrow because this department store is going out of business. delegation inflation clearance budget ：清倉大拍賣將於明天開始，因為這間百貨公司要歇業了。 代表 通貨膨脹 清倉 預算 out of business：歇業（片） Rock climbing can be an exciting but ______ sport, so it’s important to be careful. dangerous energetic inferior mysterious ：攀岩可以是一種令人興奮但是有危險的運動，所以小心點是很 重要的。 危險的 精力旺盛的 地位較低的 神秘的
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It required a big effort to make the house ______. The heating system had to be replaced, several windows repaired, and one bathroom rebuilt. habitable hospitable inevitable imaginative ：要讓這間房子適合居住，必須盡很大的努力。暖氣系統必須更 換，有幾扇窗子要修復，還必須重建一間廁所。 適合居住的 好客的 不可避免的 富有想像力的 replace：更換（動） During wartime, people often suffer terrible ______, such as not enough food or fuel to keep them warm. hardship leadership partnership relationship ：戰爭期間，人們時常遭受非常大的困苦，例如食物不足或是缺 乏保暖的燃料。 困苦 領導 夥伴關係 關係 Ken: I’m going to study in the library for several hours tonight. Wendy: ______ Ken: Around 9:00 p.m. If anyone calls, take a message for me. Would you? Which library will you go? Where are you going? What are you going to study? When will you return home? ：Ken：今天晚上我要去圖書館讀幾個小時的書。 Wendy：______。 Ken：大約晚上九點。如果有任何人打電話來，留言給我，好 嗎？ 你要去哪一間圖書館？ 你要去哪裡？ 你要讀什 麼？ 你何時會回家？ Peter: Would you like to stay in the Capsule Inn in Japan? Jerry: ______ I think it would be very uncomfortable. Peter: But it sounds like a fantastic experience. For fun! By all means! No way! In no time! ：Peter：在日本你想要住膠囊旅館嗎？ Jerry：______，我覺得那可能會非常不舒服。 Peter：但是它聽起來是一個極好的經驗。 開玩笑的！ 沒問題！ 決不！ 馬上！ capsule：膠囊（名） Amy: I’m frustrated. I failed my math test. Anne: ______This is not the end of the world.
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Amy: Thank you. You can count on it. You deserve it. Get out! Cheer up! ：Amy：我很沮喪，我的數學考試不及格。 Anne：______，這不是世界末日。 Amy：謝謝。 你可以依賴它 你應得的 出去！ 振作起來！ Nanotechnology is moving closer to our daily life. Researchers from the University of New South Wales, Australia, are developing a coating that may make cleaning bathrooms of a chore. The leading researchers, Professors Rose Amal and Michael Brungs, are hoping to apply a tiny coating of titanium dioxide to keep the toilets clean. Currently titanium dioxide is being used on outdoor items self-cleaning windows. To further keep the bathroom clean, nanoparticles kill the germs and remove organic compounds. , the coating prevents liquid droplets from forming on the surface. It makes the liquid run off, the toilet in he process. Exciting as this research project is, at this time it is currently only in development. The researchers it will take about a year before it can be seen on the market. It would certainly be great to have a clean bathroom that would clean itself. ： Nanotechnology：奈米技術（名）；coating：塗層、覆蓋層（名）；titanium dioxide：二氧化鈦（名）；nanoparticles：奈米粒子（名）；drople：小滴（名） ： 奈米技術越來越接近我們的生活。澳洲新南威爾斯大學的研究員開發出一 種塗層，可以使清理浴廁不那麼是件苦差事。最重要的研究員，Rose Amal 教 授和 Michael Brungs 教授，希望應用二氧化鈦微量的塗層來維持馬桶的清潔。 目前，二氧化鈦正被用於戶外的物品，像是自動清洗窗。 要進一步保持浴廁的清潔，奈米粒子殺死細菌，去除有機化合物。除此之 外，塗層防止表面上形成液體小滴，它使液體逕流，在過程中清理馬桶。 這項計畫令人興奮，但此時它只是正在發展中。要在市場上看見這項產 品，研究者估計要花大約一年的時間。擁有一間會自己清理又乾淨的浴廁必定 是非常棒的。 hardly never anymore less ：幾乎不 從不 再也不 沒那麼多 by as like and ：藉由 如同 像是 和
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Instead Besides However Therefore ：取而代之 除此之外 然而 因此 wash washed washing washes ：若兩子句主詞相同且用連接詞連接，可使用分詞構句，將後面 的子句省略連接詞和主詞「and it」 ，將動詞改為動名詞，故選 。 estimate demand criticize summarize ：估計 需要 批評 概括 The tower of Pisa is the bell tower of the cathedral of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy. It leans because when the building was half completed, the soil under one half of the circular structure began to subside and the tower tipped. Work on the tower was begun in 1173, but was discontinued for a century after the subsidence. However, in 1275, architects devised a plan to compensate for the tilt. Two stories, the third and the fifth, were built out of line with the others and closer to the vertical in an effort to alter the tower’s center of gravity. But the leaning has continued to increase gradually throughout the centuries. Pumping to keep water away from the surrounding ground and the injection of cement grout into the foundations and the surrounding subsoil have been tried in recent years, but without success. The tower, which is one of the most unusual in existence, is Romanesque in style and made of white marble. It is cylindrical in shape and has eight stories. The tilt is about 17 feet, or more than five degrees, from the perpendicular. The tower continues to increase its tilt by about a quarter of an inch each year. ： 比薩斜塔是比薩大教堂的鐘塔，位於義大利的托斯卡尼。它傾斜是因為這 棟建築物只完成了一半，半邊圓形結構之下的泥土開始下陷，塔就傾斜了。 鐘塔的修建始於 1173 年，但是在下陷之後停工了一個世紀。然而在 1275 年時，建築師想出了一個補救傾斜的計畫。有兩層樓的建造，也就是三樓和五 樓，與其他層樓不一致，蓋得接近縱向的，試圖改變鍾塔的重心。 但是幾個世紀以來，傾斜持續逐漸地增加。最近這幾年嘗試用抽水機將水 抽離周圍的土地，將水泥灌漿注入地基和鄰近的底土，但是都無法成功。 這個最不尋常的存在之一的鍾塔，其風格是羅馬式的，由白色大理石建 成，形狀是圓柱形的，共有八層樓。 從垂直線來看，大約傾斜 17 英尺，或者說是超過 5 度。鍾塔每年大約以 四分之一英寸持續增加其傾斜度。
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： cathedral：大教堂（名）；subside：下陷（動）；tip：傾斜（動）；devise： 想出（動） ；out of line：不成一直線；不一致（片） ；grout：灌漿（名） ；subsoil： 底土（名）；cylindrical：圓柱形的（形）；tilt：傾斜（名）；perpendicular：垂 直線（名） What is the main idea of this passage? Of all the tourist attractions in Italy, the tower of Pisa is undoubtedly the most popular. The collaboration of the Italian government and people has made the tower of Pisa become famous. The best way to study Italian culture is to visit the tower of Pisa. Despite the effort over the past years, the tower of Pisa still keeps tipping. ：這個段落的主旨是什麼？ 義大利所有的觀光景點中，比薩斜塔無疑是最受歡迎的 義大利政府和人民的合作使得比薩斜塔變得有名 研究義 大利文化最好的方式就是參觀比薩斜塔 儘管過去幾年的 努力，比薩斜塔仍然持續傾斜 According to the passage, which of the following is true about the tower of Pisa? It is made of cement. It looks like a cylinder in appearance. It is a Gothic cathedral. It is a five-story building. ：根據這個段落，下列哪一項關於比薩斜塔的敘述是真的？ 它是由水泥作成的 它的外表看起來像是圓柱 它是 哥德式的大教堂 它是五層樓的建築 In four years’ time, how many inches will the tower of Pisa increase its tilt? one two three four ：四年的時間中，比薩斜塔的傾斜將會增加幾吋？ 一 兩 三 四 Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “subside” in paragraph 1? collapse float ascend sink ：下列哪一個字最接近第一段中「下陷」的意思？ 倒塌 漂流 上升 下沉 Which of the following statements is NOT true about the tower of Pisa? Its construction began in the twelfth century. It was not until 1275 that a plan was put forward to solve the problem of its tilt.
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Substituting water for cement was adopted to prevent the tower from leaning further. The third and fifth floors were built out of line with the others. ：下列哪一項關於比薩斜塔的陳述是不正確的？ 它的建造始於 12 世紀 直到 1275 年才有人提出計畫來解 決其傾斜的問題 採用水取代水泥的方法，來防止塔繼續傾 斜 第三和第五層樓的建造與其他樓層不一致