10The stall by the roadside sells mangoes, and other summer fruit.
Alychees
Bpetals
Cbrides
Dweeds
✔ 正確答案：(A) lychees
中譯路邊那個攤子賣芒果、荔枝和其他夏季水果。
解析與 mangoes 並列、又屬於 summer fruit 的只有「荔枝 lychees」。petal 是花瓣、bride 是新娘、weed 是雜草，都不是水果。
單字lychee 荔枝、petal 花瓣、bride 新娘
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Passage 1
The Metals in Your Drawer
Every phone in your drawer holds a few grams of 11, the reddish metal that carries electricity through its thin 12. Cans are made of something lighter: 13, which can be melted and reused forever without losing quality. Sorting these metals used to be slow work. Now a strong 14 passes above the moving belt and lifts out everything made of steel, while machines blow the lighter pieces aside. One old factory near the port sorts eight hundred tons a week. The metal that comes out is cheaper than metal dug from the ground, and it does far less 15 to the land.
Questions 11–15
11
Acopper
Bplastic
Cdetergent
Dpetal
✔ 正確答案：(A) copper
解析同位語 the reddish metal（紅褐色的金屬）直接點出是「銅 copper」。plastic 塑膠不是金屬，detergent 清潔劑與 petal 花瓣更不可能導電。
12
Adeeds
Bpetals
Cwires
Dtubes
✔ 正確答案：(C) wires
解析carries electricity through its thin ____ 指細細的「電線 wires」。電流是由細「電線 wires」傳導；tube 管子不用於此搭配；deed 行為、petal 花瓣皆不合。
The wind farm off our coast looks simple from the beach, but each tower is a 16 of steel as tall as a church. Salt water attacks metal quickly, so every joint is painted and 17 before it leaves the factory; even so, engineers check for 18 twice a year. The farm now supplies a fifth of the island's electricity. It has not replaced the old power station in the south, which still burns fossil 19, nor the 20 plant that has been running since 1985. Together, though, the three keep the lights on.
Questions 16–20
16
Amagnet
Bwire
Ctube
Dpetal
✔ 正確答案：(C) tube
解析a ____ of steel as tall as a church 指一根高聳的鋼「管 tube」。wire 是細金屬絲，不可能像教堂一樣高；magnet 磁鐵、petal 花瓣皆不合。
17
Atolerated
Bpunched
Cwaterproofed
Dweeded
✔ 正確答案：(C) waterproofed
解析前句說 salt water attacks metal quickly，所以接合處要上漆並「做防水 waterproof」。tolerate 忍耐、punch 用拳猛擊、weed 除草皆不合。
The great red bridge across the bay has been painted for sixty years without a break. As soon as the workers reach one end, they go back and start again at the other.
The reason is rust. Salt air eats into bare steel, and a small brown spot can grow into a hole in a single wet winter. The paint they use is waterproof, and each layer must dry for two full days before the next one goes on.
Modern coatings last longer, so the team today is smaller than it was in 1970. Even so, the painters like to say that their work will never truly be finished.
解析第二段開頭 The reason is rust，接著說明鹽分空氣會侵蝕鋼材，可知目的是防鏽。文中並未提到美觀或測試新漆。
22What can a small brown spot become in one wet winter?
AA crack in the road
BA layer of new paint
CA nest for birds
DA hole in the metal
✔ 正確答案：(D) A hole in the metal
中譯一個褐色小點在一個潮濕的冬天會變成什麼？
解析a small brown spot can grow into a hole in a single wet winter，會擴大成一個洞。
23What is true about the paint used on the bridge?
AIt is mixed on the bridge itself
BEach layer needs two days to dry
CIt must be put on in summer only
DIt is cheaper than older paint
✔ 正確答案：(B) Each layer needs two days to dry
中譯關於橋上使用的油漆，何者正確？
解析each layer must dry for two full days before the next one goes on。價格與季節文中都沒有提到。
24Why is the painting team smaller today?
AModern coatings last longer
BThe bridge is now shorter
CFewer people want the job
DMachines do most of the work
✔ 正確答案：(A) Modern coatings last longer
中譯為什麼現在的油漆團隊人數變少了？
解析第三段 Modern coatings last longer, so the team today is smaller。文中未提機器取代人力或應徵人數不足。
AD
Sunfield Home Energy Check
Book a visit and find out where your heat goes
Step 1 — An engineer measures where heat escapes from your home (about 45 minutes).
Step 2 — You receive a written report with three suggestions, from the cheapest to the most expensive.
Step 3 — If you later choose solar panels, we take the cost of the visit off your bill.
The check is free for houses built before 2000. Newer homes pay NT$800.
We do not sell heaters, boilers or air conditioners; we only give advice. Call 05-778-2200 or book online. Saturday visits fill up six weeks ahead, so plan early.
解析The check is free for houses built before 2000. Newer homes pay NT$800，故二○○○年後蓋的房子要付費。
27What does the company say it will NOT do?
AVisit homes in the countryside
BSell equipment
CAnswer the telephone
DWrite a report
✔ 正確答案：(B) Sell equipment
中譯這家公司說它不做什麼？
解析We do not sell heaters, boilers or air conditioners; we only give advice，明說不賣設備，只提供建議。
28What is said about Saturday visits?
AThey are booked six weeks ahead
BThey are only for new houses
CThey cost twice as much
DThey last longer than others
✔ 正確答案：(A) They are booked six weeks ahead
中譯關於週六的預約，文中怎麼說？
解析Saturday visits fill up six weeks ahead，即要提早六週預約，並未提到加價或時間較長。
EMAIL
Before We Place the Order
Dear Mr. Chang,
Thank you for the price list you sent on Monday. Before we order, there are three things we need to check.
First, are the copper tubes sold in three-meter lengths only? Our workshop door is just 2.4 meters wide.
Second, the list gives one price for steel wire and another for aluminium wire, but the sizes are missing. Could you let us know what they are?
Third, you offer a ten percent discount on orders over NT$50,000. Does that include delivery, or is it charged separately?
We hope to place the order on Friday, so an early reply would help us a great deal.
Best regards, Lin Wei-chen
全文中譯
張先生您好：
謝謝您週一寄來的價目表。在我們下單之前，有三點需要釐清。
第一，銅管是否只有三公尺一支的規格？我們工作室的門只有 2.4 公尺寬。
第二，表上分別列出鋼線與鋁線的價格，卻沒有標示尺寸。可以請您告訴我們嗎？
第三，貴公司對五萬元以上的訂單提供九折優惠。這個優惠含運費，還是運費另計？
我們希望在星期五下單，若能盡早回覆，將對我們幫助很大。
謹此 林蔚辰
Questions 29–32
29Why does the writer ask about three-meter tubes?
AThey are too heavy to lift
BThe truck cannot carry them
CThey cost more than short ones
DThe workshop door is narrower
✔ 正確答案：(D) The workshop door is narrower
中譯寫信的人為何詢問三公尺長的管子？
解析第一點說 Our workshop door is just 2.4 meters wide，門比管子短，所以擔心搬不進去。重量與運費並非他提出的理由。
30What information is missing from the price list?
AThe price of copper
BThe date of the order
CThe delivery address
DThe sizes of the wire
✔ 正確答案：(D) The sizes of the wire
中譯價目表上少了什麼資訊？
解析第二點說 the sizes are missing，指鋼線與鋁線的尺寸未標示，價格反而有列。
31What does the writer want to know about the discount?
AWhether it applies to copper only
BWhether delivery is included
CHow long it will last
DWho may apply for it
✔ 正確答案：(B) Whether delivery is included
中譯關於折扣，寫信的人想知道什麼？
解析第三點問 Does that include delivery, or is it charged separately，重點在運費是否包含在內。
32When does the writer hope to place the order?
AOn Monday
BOn Wednesday
COn Friday
DNext month
✔ 正確答案：(C) On Friday
中譯寫信的人希望何時下單？
解析倒數第二段 We hope to place the order on Friday；週一是收到價目表的日子。
CHART
Where the Island's Electricity Came From
Share of the island's electricity by source, in percent.
Source
2015
2020
2025
Coal and other fuels
62
54
41
Nuclear
18
12
6
Wind and solar
4
15
32
Imported power
16
19
21
Wind and solar grew fastest, but there is still no cheap way to store the power they produce. On still, cloudy days the island buys more electricity from its neighbor.