10The study followed four hundred children between eight and twelve for six years.
Aapart
Btruthful
Ctricky
Daged
✔ 正確答案：(D) aged
中譯這項研究追蹤四百名八到十二歲的孩童長達六年。
解析aged between eight and twelve 是「年齡介於八到十二歲」的標準寫法。apart 相隔、tricky 難對付的、truthful 誠實的，皆無法接年齡範圍。
單字aged …歲的、apart 相隔、分離的、tricky 狡猾的、難對付的
2
段落填空 Cloze
共 10 題／兩篇短文，每篇 5 格
請閱讀短文，並由四個選項中選出最適合每個空格的答案。
Passage 1
Reading a Survey
Numbers in a news report can mislead you if you read them too fast. A headline may say that the 11 of students who skip breakfast has doubled, but the 12 figure could still be tiny. Always look for the total number of people asked. A survey of thirty 13 tells you far less than one of three thousand. Check the 14 too: was the study done once, or every year for a 15? Only a long series of results can show whether a habit is really changing, or whether one odd year has fooled everyone.
Questions 11–15
11
Apercentage
Bmystery
Cemphasis
Dinterval
✔ 正確答案：(A) percentage
解析the ____ of students who…（…的學生所佔的比例）用 percentage。mystery 謎、emphasis 強調、interval 間隔，都不能接 of students 表比例。
Our annual report on working hours is out again. The 16 employee in this country now spends 42 hours a week at work, two hours fewer than a decade ago. The fall is not shared equally, however. 17 staff, who are paid only for the hours they actually work, saw no change at all, while 18 workers in offices gained the most. The 19 of people over sixty who still hold a job has risen sharply, partly because pensions have not kept 20 with prices. Younger workers, by contrast, say they would take less money for a shorter week.
Results of an annual survey of 2,000 people in one city.
Age group
2020
2025
13-19
4.1
5.6
20-39
3.8
4.9
40-59
2.5
3.7
60 and over
1.2
2.8
All figures are hours per day, rounded to one decimal place. Time spent on work computers or on television was not counted.
全文中譯
某城市每年一次、共 2,000 人的調查結果。
年齡組
2020
2025
13-19
4.1
5.6
20-39
3.8
4.9
40-59
2.5
3.7
60 歲以上
1.2
2.8
所有數字皆為每日小時數，四捨五入至小數點後一位。使用公司電腦或看電視的時間均未列入計算。
Questions 21–24
21Which age group spent the most time online in 2025?
A13-19
B20-39
C40-59
D60 and over
✔ 正確答案：(A) 13-19
中譯哪一個年齡組在 2025 年上網時間最長？
解析2025 年欄位中 13-19 歲為 5.6 小時，高於 4.9、3.7 與 2.8。
22Which group's daily time grew the most between 2020 and 2025?
A13-19
B20-39
C40-59
D60 and over
✔ 正確答案：(D) 60 and over
中譯哪一組的每日時間在 2020 至 2025 年間增加最多？
解析各組增幅分別為 1.5、1.1、1.2、1.6 小時，以 60 歲以上組成長最多。
23What is NOT included in these figures?
ATime spent by teenagers
BTime spent by people over sixty
CHours in the year 2020
DTime on work computers
✔ 正確答案：(D) Time on work computers
中譯這些數字未包含什麼？
解析表格下方註明 Time spent on work computers was not counted。
24How often is this survey carried out?
AOnce a year
BOnce a month
CEvery five years
DOnly once ever
✔ 正確答案：(A) Once a year
中譯這項調查多久做一次？
解析開頭寫 an annual survey，annual 即每年一次。
ARTICLE
Why Averages Can Fool You
A town reports that the average income of its households is NT$95,000 a month. That sounds comfortable, yet half the families there earn under NT$48,000.
The reason is simple. An average is pulled upward by a few very large numbers. Ten ordinary households and one millionaire can produce an average that describes nobody in the street.
Careful reporters therefore give a second figure, the middle value, which splits the group into two equal halves. When the two numbers sit far apart, something unusual is hiding in the data, and a chart with a single bar will never show it.
解析An average is pulled upward by a few very large numbers，並以百萬富翁為例。
27What second figure do careful reporters give?
AThe largest number
BThe total of all incomes
CThe middle value
DThe number of households
✔ 正確答案：(C) The middle value
中譯謹慎的記者會提供哪個第二個數字？
解析a second figure, the middle value, which splits the group into two equal halves。
28What does a big difference between the two figures suggest?
AThe survey was too short
BSomething unusual is in the data
CThe town is very poor
DThe chart was drawn by hand
✔ 正確答案：(B) Something unusual is in the data
中譯兩個數字相差很大代表什麼？
解析When the two numbers sit far apart, something unusual is hiding in the data。
EMAIL
Changes to the Draft Report
Dear Team,
Thank you for the draft report. Before we send it to the board on Friday, three things must change.
First, every chart must show the number of people asked underneath it. Second, please replace the pie chart on page four with a simple table; the slices are too close in size to read. Third, the section on part-time staff mixes two different years, so those figures cannot be compared.
I have booked room 3B for Wednesday at two o'clock. Bring a printed copy — mistakes are easy to miss on a screen.
解析信中說 Before we send it to the board on Friday, three things must change，接著列出三項修改要求。
30What must be printed under every chart?
AThe date of printing
BThe cost of the survey
CThe writer's name
DThe number of people asked
✔ 正確答案：(D) The number of people asked
中譯每張圖表下方必須印出什麼？
解析every chart needs the number of people asked printed underneath it。
31What is wrong with the pie chart on page four?
AIt is on the wrong page
BIt uses only one color
CIts slices are too similar in size
DIt shows the wrong year
✔ 正確答案：(C) Its slices are too similar in size
中譯第四頁的圓餅圖有什麼問題？
解析the slices are too close in size to read，因此要改成表格。
32Why does she ask people to bring a printed copy?
APrinting is cheaper than email
BThe room has no computer
CMistakes are easy to miss on a screen
DThe board asked for paper
✔ 正確答案：(C) Mistakes are easy to miss on a screen
中譯她為何要大家帶紙本？
解析Bring a printed copy — mistakes are easy to miss on a screen。
NOTICE
Short Course: Making Sense of Statistics
Six Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:30 p.m., starting 4 March
Weeks 1-2: reading tables, rates and percentages
Weeks 3-4: choosing the right chart
Weeks 5-6: spotting a misleading graph
Fee: NT$1,800, or NT$1,200 for students and senior citizens. A certificate is given to anyone who attends at least five evenings.
No mathematics beyond junior high school is needed. Bring a laptop if you have one; a few can be borrowed at the desk. Places are limited to twenty-five, so please book early.