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93年

93年2月SECTION3

Time-30minutes

38Questions

1.Thecorporationexpectsonly-------increasesinsales

nextyeardespiteayearlongefforttoreviveits

retailingbusiness.

（A）unquestionable

（B）sequential

（C）modest

（D）exaggerated

（E）groundless

2.Nocomputersystemisimmunetoavirus,aparticularly

maliciousprogramthatisdesignedto-------

andelectronically--------thedisksonwhichdataare

stored.

（A）prepare..improve

（B）restore..disable

（C）infect..damage

（D）preserve..secure

（E）invade..repair

3.Recentresearchindicatesthatasystemofparticles

whichhasapparentlydecayedtorandomnessfrom

-------statecanbereturnedtothatstate;thusthe

systemexhibitsakindofmemoryofits-------

condition.

（A）anequilibrium..lesser

（B）anordered..earlier

（C）anunusual..settled

（D）achaotic..last

（E）ahigher..present

4.Anumberofwriterswhooncegreatly-------the

literarycritichaverecentlyrecanted,substituting

-------fortheirformercriticism.

（A）lauded..censure

（B）influenced..analysis

（A）simulated..ambivalence

（B）disparaged..approbation

（C）honored..adulation

5.Shewritesacrossgenerationallines,makingthepast

so-------thatourbeliefthatthepresentisthetrue

locusofexperienceisundermined.

（A）complex

（B）distant

（C）vivid

（D）mysterious

（E）mundane

6.Individualfreedomofthoughtshouldbe-------more

absolutelythanindividualfreedomofaction,given

thatthelatter,thoughalsodesirable,mustbe-------

thelimitsimposedbytherightsandfreedomof

others.

（A）protected..subjectto

（B）assessed..measuredby

（C）valued..superiorto

（D）exercised..indifferentto

（E）curtailed..consciousof

7.Their-----wasexpressedinquotidianbehavior:

theyworshippedregularly,----alltheregenerative

processedofnaturerespect,andevenawe.

（A）selflessness..reservingto

（B）moderation..extendingto

（C）reverence..exactingfrom

（D）piety..according

（F）serenity..refusing

8.CHAFF:

WHEAT:

:

（A）spore:

seed

（B）nucleus:

cell

（C）sod:

flower

（D）shell:

pecan

（E）root:

tooth

9.ARRAY:

NUMBERS

（A）body:

skeleton

（B）formation:

soldiers

（C）club:

members

（D）rank:

insignia

（E）illustration:

graphs

10.MASK:

FACE:

:

（A）pseudonym:

name

（B）caricature:

likeness

（C）forgery:

imitation

（D）disguise:

detective

（E）code:

agent

11.INCORRIGIBLE:

REFORMED:

:

（A）inscrutable:

understood

（B）infallible:

believed

（C）inferior:

defeated

（D）ingenious:

copied

（E）infamous:

condemned

12.FILIBUSTER:

LEGISLATION:

:

（A）restriction:

zone

（B）blockade:

commerce

（C）suspension:

sentence

（D）denial:

accusation

（E）intermission:

performance

13.FROND:

LEAF:

:

（A）lawn:

grass

（B）wasteland:

water

（C）thicket:

shrub

（D）river:

pond

（E）boulder:

rock

14.TINT:

SUFFUSE:

:

（A）ponder:

yearn

（B）regret:

undo

（C）damp:

quench

（D）shroud:

screen

（E）amble:

wander

15.MAGAZINE:

PERIODICAL:

:

（A）newspaper:

edition

（B）mystery:

fiction

（C）volume:

encyclopedia

（D）chapter:

book

（E）article:

journal

16.FRANK:

SECRETIVENESS:

:

（A）honest:

theft

（B）transparent:

light

（C）free:

autocracy

（D）callow:

maturity

（E）confident:

intrepidness

　　ItisnowestablishedthattheMilky

　　Wayisfarmoreextendedandofmuch

　　greatermassthanwashithertothought.

　　However,allthatisvisibleofthe

（5）constituentsoftheMilkyWay'scorona

　　（outeredge）,wheremuchofthegalaxy's

　　massmustbelocated,isatinyfraction

　　ofthecorona'smass.Thus,mostofthe

　　MilkyWay'soutlyingmattermust

（10）bedark.

　　　Why?

Threefactsaresalient.First,

　　dwarfgalaxiesandglobularclusters,

　　intowhichmostofthestarsofthe

　　MilkyWay'scoronaarcprobablybound,

（15）consistmainlyofoldstars.Second,

　　oldstarsarenothighlyluminous.

　　Third,noonehasdetectedinthecorona

　　thecloudsofgaseousmattersuchas

　　hydrogenandcarbonmonoxidethatare

（20）characteristicofthebrightpartsofa

　　galaxy.Atpresent,therefore,thebest

　　explanation-thoughstillquite

　　tentative--forthedarknessofthe

　　coronaisthatthecoronaiscomposed

（25）mainlyofold,burned-outstars.

17.Thepassageasawholeisprimarilyconcernedwith

（A）analyzingacurrentdebate

（B）criticizingawell-establishedtheory

（C）showinghownewfactssupportapreviouslydismissedhypothesis

（D）statingaconclusionandadducingevidencethatmayjustifyit（D）

（E）contrastingtwotypesofphenomenaandshowinghowtheyarerelated

18.Accordingtothepassage,abrightpartofagalaxytypicallyincludes

（A）dwarfgalaxiesandclustersofstars

（B）abalancedmixtureofoldandnewstars

（C）alargeportionofthegalaxy’smass

（D）partofthecoronaofthegalaxy（E）

（E）gasessuchashydrogenandcarbonmonoxide

19.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat,comparedwithwhattheynowthink,untilfairlyrecentlyastronomersbelievedthattheMilkyWay

（A）wasmuchdarker

（B）wasmuchsmaller

（C）wasmovingmuchmoreslowly

（D）hadamuchlargercorona（B）

（E）hadmuchlessgaseousmatter

20.Thepassagepresentswhichofthefollowingasincontrovertible?

I.Thelowluminosityofoldstars

II.TheabsenceofcloudsofgaseousmatterfromthecoronaoftheMilkyWay

III.ThepredominanceofglobularclustersanddwarfgalaxiesinthecoronaoftheMilkyWay

（A）Ionly

（B）IIIonly

（C）IandIIonly

（D）IIandIIIonly（A）

（E）I,II,andIII

　　OneoftheprincipalofWalzer's

　　critiqueofliberalcapitalismis

　　thatitisinsufficientlyegali-

　　tarian.Walzer'scaseagainstthe

（5）economicinequalitygeneratedby

　　capitalismandinfavorof"a

　　radicalredistributionofwealth"

　　ispresentedinawidelycited

　　essayentitled"InDefenseof

（10）Equality."

　　　Themoststrikingfeatureof

　　Waizer'scritiqueisthat,far

　　fromrejectingtheprincipleof

　　rewardaccordingtomerit,Walzer

（15）insists,onitsvalidity.People

　　whoexcelshouldreceivethe

　　superiorbenefitsappropriateto

　　theirexcellence.Butpeopleexhibit

　　agreatvarietyofqualities-"intelli-

（20）gence,physicalstrength.agilityand

　　grace.artisticcreativity,mechanical

　　skill.leadership,endurance,memory,

　　psychologicalinsight.thecapacity

　　forhardwork-evenmoralstrength,

（25）sensitivity.theabilitytoexpress

　　compassion."Eachdeservesitsproper

　　recompense.andhenceaproperdistri-

　　butionofmaterialgoodsshouldreflect

　　humandifferencesasmeasuredonall

（30）thesedifferentscales.Yet,under

　　capitalism,theabilitytomakemoney

　　（"thegreenthumbofbourgeoissociety"）

　　enablesitspossessortoacquirealmost

　　"everyothersortofsocialgood."

（35）suchastherespectandesteemof

　　others.

　　　ThecenterpieceofWalzer'sargument

　　istheinvocationofaquotationfrom

　　Pascal'sPensees,whichconcludes:

（40）"Tyrannyisthewishtoobtainby

　　onemeanswhatcanonlybehadby

　　another."Pascalbelievesthatwe

　　owedifferentdutiestodifferent

　　qualities.Sowemightsaythat

（45）infatuationistheproperresponse

　　tocharm,andawetheproperresponse

　　tostrength.Inthislight,Walzer

　　characterizescapitalismasthe

　　tyrannyofmoney（oroftheability

（50）tomakeit）AndWalzeradvocatesas

　　themeansofeliminatingthistyranny

　　andofrestoringgenuineequality

　　"theabolitionofthepowerofmoney

　　outsideitssphere"WhatWalzerenvi-

（55）sionsisasocietyinwhichwealthis

　　nolongerconvertibleintosocialgoods

　　withwhichithasnointrinsicconnection.

　　　Walzer'sargumentisapuzzlingone.

　　Afterall,whyshouldthosequalities

（60）unrelatedtotheproductionofmaterial

　　goodsberewardedwithmaterialgoods?

　　Isitnottyrannical,inPascal'ssense,

　　toinsistthatthosewhoexcelin"sensi-

　　tivity"or"theabilitytoexpress

（65）compassion"meritequalwealthwith

　　thosewhoexcelinqualities（suchas

　　"thecapacityforhardwork"）essential

　　inproducingwealth?

YetWaizer's

　　argument,howeverdeficient,does

（70）pointtooneofthemostseriousweak-

　　nessesofcapitalism-namely,thatit

　　bringstopredominantpositionsina

　　societypeoplewho,nomatterhow

　　legitimatelytheyhaveearnedtheir

（75）materialrewards,oftenlackthose

　　otherqualitiesthatevokeaffection

　　oradmiration.Someevenargueplausibly

　　thatthisweaknessmaybeirremediable:

　　inanysocietythat,likeacapitalist

（80）society,seekstobecomeeverwealthier

　　inmaterialtermsdisproportionate

　　rewardsareboundtoflowtothepeople

　　whoareinstrumentalinproducingthe

increaseinitswealth.

21.Theprimarypurposeofthepassageisto

（A）arguethatWalzer’scritiqueofliberalcapitalismisthecornerstoneofWalzer’sthinking

（B）identifyandtodeprecatetheoriginsoftheintellectualtraditionchampionedbyWalzer

（C）presentmoreclearlythandoestheessay“InDefenseofEquality”thedistinctivefeaturesofWalzer’spolitico-economictheories

（D）demonstratethatWalzer’scritiqueofliberalcapitalismisneitheroriginalnorpersuasive（E）

（E）outlineandtoexaminecriticallyWalzer’spositiononeconomicequality

22.TheauthormentionsallofthefollowingasissuesaddressedbyWalzerEXCEPT:

（A）properrecompenseforindividualexcellence

（B）properinterpretationof“economicequality”

（C）properlevelofasociety’swealth

（D）groundsforcallingcapitalism“thetyrannyofmoney”（C）

（E）exchangeabilityofmoneyforsocialgoods

23.Theargumentationinthepassageturnsimportantlyonthequestionofwhatshouldbetheproperrelationbetween

（A）“liberalcapitalism”（line2）and“bourgeoissociety”（lines20-21）

（B）“reward”（line8）and“recompense”（line17）

（C）“sensitivity”（line15）and“the