10She wrote a first of the complaint letter on the train home.
Adraft
Bnoun
Ccanvas
Dmarathon
✔ 正確答案：(A) draft
中譯她在回家的火車上寫了投訴信的初稿。
解析a first draft 指文件的「初稿」。noun 名詞、canvas 帆布、marathon 馬拉松，皆不能與 first 組成「初稿」的意思。
單字draft 草稿；起草、canvas 帆布、marathon 馬拉松
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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
The Morning Commute
Every weekday before dawn the platforms begin to fill. Commuters 11 toward the same three doors, though the rest of the train is half empty. A quick 12 at a phone screen replaces conversation, and by seven the carriage is silent. Some passengers have 13 on the same seat for twenty years and feel robbed if a stranger takes it. Fares have 14 since the line was extended, yet the trains are more crowded than ever. City planners say the real 15 is not money but time: nobody will walk ten extra minutes to a quieter station.
My flat is on the fourth floor of a building with no lift, and the restaurant downstairs sells 16 until midnight. Friends ask how I sleep. The truth is that noise becomes ordinary; what I could never get used to was the 17 left in the stairwell every Sunday morning. Our 18 finally put a camera above the door, and the problem 19 within a week. City life is a series of small agreements like this one. You give up silence and space; in return you can buy noodles at two in the morning and 20 ever need a car.
Flats near the city center cost more, but the extra rent is not always wasted. A study of 900 workers found that people who travel under twenty minutes each way sleep about forty minutes longer than those who travel over an hour.
Money is only part of the story. Long journeys also make people eat later, exercise less, and see friends only at weekends. Several workers in the study said they had turned down promotions because the new office was further from home.
The researchers suggest a simple test: before signing a lease, travel to the new office from that address at eight on a Monday morning.
21What did the study find about people with short journeys?
AThey sleep longer
BThey earn more money
CThey pay less rent
DThey drive faster
✔ 正確答案：(A) They sleep longer
中譯研究發現通勤時間短的人怎麼樣？
解析people who travel under twenty minutes each way sleep about forty minutes longer。
22What is one other effect of a long journey?
APeople eat earlier
BPeople change jobs yearly
CPeople exercise less
DPeople sleep at the office
✔ 正確答案：(C) People exercise less
中譯長途通勤的另一項影響是什麼？
解析Long journeys also make people eat later, exercise less…
23Why did some workers turn down promotions?
AThe pay was too low
BThe new office was further from home
CThey disliked their manager
DThey were about to retire
✔ 正確答案：(B) The new office was further from home
中譯有些上班族為何婉拒升遷？
解析because the new office lay further from home。
24What do the researchers suggest doing before renting?
AAsking the neighbors
BMaking the journey at a busy hour
CBuying a car first
DReading the lease twice
✔ 正確答案：(B) Making the journey at a busy hour
中譯研究者建議租屋前先做什麼？
解析before signing a lease, travel to the new office from that address at eight on a Monday morning，即在尖峰時段實際走一趟。
NOTICE
Blue Line Closure — 3 to 17 August
No trains will run between Central and Harbor View while the tunnel is repaired.
Free buses leave every eight minutes from exit 2 at Central
Journeys will take about twenty-five minutes longer than usual
Monthly pass holders may use the Green Line at no extra charge
Bicycles cannot be carried on the replacement buses. Passengers with heavy luggage should use the Green Line instead.
Staff in orange jackets will be at every affected station until nine each evening. For the latest news, watch the platform screens.
全文中譯
隧道整修期間，中央站與港景站之間將停駛列車。
免費接駁車由中央站 2 號出口每八分鐘發車一班
行程時間將比平常多約二十五分鐘
月票持有者可免費改搭綠線
接駁車不得攜帶自行車。攜帶大件行李的乘客請改搭綠線。
身穿橘色外套的站務人員每晚九點前都會在受影響的各站服務。最新消息請留意月台螢幕。
Questions 25–28
25Why will no trains run on part of the Blue Line?
AA tunnel is being repaired
BA new line is opening
CThe drivers are on strike
DToo few people use it
✔ 正確答案：(A) A tunnel is being repaired
中譯藍線部分區間為何停駛？
解析標題句 while the tunnel is repaired 說明原因是隧道整修。
26How much longer will a journey take?
ATwo minutes
BEight minutes
CA whole hour
DAbout twenty-five minutes
✔ 正確答案：(D) About twenty-five minutes
中譯行程會多花多少時間？
解析Journeys will take about twenty-five minutes longer than usual；八分鐘是接駁車的班距。
27What may monthly pass holders do?
ATravel on the Green Line for free
BGet a full refund
CTake a bicycle on the bus
DUse taxis at half price
✔ 正確答案：(A) Travel on the Green Line for free
中譯月票持有者可以做什麼？
解析Monthly pass holders may use the Green Line at no extra charge。
28What should passengers with big bags do?
ATake the Green Line
BAsk staff to carry them
CWait for a later bus
DTravel after nine at night
✔ 正確答案：(A) Take the Green Line
中譯攜帶大件行李的乘客該怎麼做？
解析Passengers with heavy luggage should use the Green Line instead。
CHART
Ways of Getting to Work in Lin City (%)
Percentage of workers using each method, 2015 and 2025.
Method
2015
2025
Car
41
29
Bus or train
33
42
Scooter
18
15
Walking or cycling
8
14
Fuel prices rose by half over the same period, and two new train stations opened in 2021.
全文中譯
各種通勤方式使用者百分比，2015 年與 2025 年。
方式
2015
2025
開車
41
29
公車或火車
33
42
機車
18
15
步行或騎單車
8
14
同期燃料價格上漲了一半，並於 2021 年新增兩座火車站。
Questions 29–32
29Which method was used by the most workers in 2025?
ACar
BWalking or cycling
CScooter
DBus or train
✔ 正確答案：(D) Bus or train
中譯2025 年最多人使用哪一種通勤方式？
解析2025 年公車或火車為 42%，高於開車 29%、機車 15%、步行或騎單車 14%。
30Which method fell the most between 2015 and 2025?
ABus or train
BScooter
CCar
DWalking or cycling
✔ 正確答案：(C) Car
中譯哪一種方式在 2015 至 2025 年間下降最多？
解析開車由 41% 降至 29%，減少 12 個百分點；機車僅減少 3 個百分點，另兩項則上升。
31Which method almost doubled its share?
ACar
BWalking or cycling
CScooter
DBus or train
✔ 正確答案：(B) Walking or cycling
中譯哪一種方式的比例幾乎翻倍？
解析步行或騎單車由 8% 增至 14%，接近兩倍；公車或火車僅由 33% 增至 42%。
32What may help explain these changes?
ATwo new train stations opened
BPetrol became much cheaper
CScooters were banned
DThe city became smaller
✔ 正確答案：(A) Two new train stations opened
中譯什麼可能有助於解釋這些變化？
解析表格下方提到汽油價格上漲一半，且 2021 年新增兩座火車站，故新車站是合理解釋。
EMAIL
A Request About Wednesdays
Dear Ms. Fang,
I would like to ask whether I could work from home on Wednesdays, starting next month.
My commute takes ninety minutes each way, and the reports I prepare on Wednesdays need long periods without interruption. I would still join the ten o'clock meeting online and answer messages as usual.
If the team feels this makes contact harder, I am happy to try it for two months first and then discuss the results with you.
I have already spoken to Kenji, who says my desk can be shared with a part-time colleague on that day.