108 移民特考三等 移民行政(選試法文) 外國文(法文兼試移民專業英文) 考古題詳解
第 一 題25 分
Quelles sont les désastres causés par le changement climatique depuis les vingt dernières années ?
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核心觀念
- 題型屬性:本題為公職三等考試《外國文(法文)》的專業申論問答題(Question de réflexion / Expression écrite),評量考生針對全球重大議題的法文論述、專門詞彙掌握度及邏輯架構能力。
- 主題知識:氣候變遷(changement climatique / dérèglement climatique)對全球生態環境與人類社會帶來的具體災害,並應兼顧「移民行政」專業背景——極端災害引發的「環境難民/氣候移民」(réfugiés climatiques / déplacés environnementaux)。
- 文法與性別配合重點:
- 名詞性別:désastre 為陽性名詞(un désastre),複數為 les désastres。題目原文出現「Quelles sont les désastres」為試卷偶見之命題性別印刷誤植(正確應為陽性複數疑問形容詞 Quels),考生答題時應注意正確性數配合(如 les désastres majeurs、ces désastres),切勿隨之誤用陰性形容詞。
- 分詞修飾:désastres causés par...,過去分詞 causés 須與陽性複數名詞 désastres 一致。
- 時間介詞用法:depuis les vingt dernières années 表「過去二十年以來至今」,主句動詞應以直陳式現在時(Présent)表示持續狀態與當前既成現象。
解題方法
本題若僅列舉自然現象,難以奪取高分;必須採用「分類列舉+縱深影響+移民專業扣連」的三段式架構進行論述:
- 破題(Introduction):肯定氣候暖化在過去二十年間急遽惡化,災害發生的頻率(fréquence)與強度(intensité)皆顯著上升。
- 正文論述(Développement):分三層次具體說明災害類型:
- 氣象與水文極端事件(Phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes):熱浪(canicules)、毀滅性森林大火(mégafeux / incendies de forêt)、反覆乾旱(sécheresses)、超強氣旋與暴雨洪澇(ouragans, typhons, inondations soudaines)。
- 緩發性生態破壞(Dégradations environnementales lentes):極地與高山冰川融化(fonte des glaces)、海平面上升(élévation du niveau de la mer)、海岸侵蝕與土地沙漠化(érosion côtière et désertification)。
- 人道與社會危機(Crises humanitaires et migratoires):農作物歉收導致糧食危機,島國或低窪地區居民被迫背井離鄉,形成大規模「氣候難民」(réfugiés climatiques),與移民行政核心業務緊密相關。
- 結論(Conclusion):強調應對氣候危機不僅需要跨國減碳行動,亦須建立對環境迫遷者的國際法律保護與治理機制。
選項分析
本題為非選擇題(申論問答題),採人工評閱,其評分規準與內容取向分析如下:
- 未達及格水準之作法: 僅以簡短單字羅列(如只寫 le feu, la pluie, il fait chaud),缺乏完整的動詞句型與邏輯連接詞,亦未區分災害類型,無法展現三等外交/移民特考應具備之高級法語表達能力。
- 基本得分水準之作法: 能正確使用複合名詞與精確詞彙(如 les vagues de chaleur, les inondations meurtrières, la fonte des glaciers),且時態與性數配合正確無誤,但僅限於地理學層面的災害描述。
- 高分關鍵之作法(名師推薦): 在完整羅列極端氣候現象的基礎上,精準連結「移民行政」類科特質,帶出災害對人口移動(déplacements de populations)與環境難民(réfugiés environnementaux)之連鎖反應,論述層次分明,切合考選部對三等專業外語人才之評鑑標準。
解題技巧
- 避開性數配合地雷:
- Désastre、phénomène、incendie 均為陽性名詞(un désastre, un phénomène, un incendie)。
- Sécheresse、inondation、canicule 均為陰性名詞(une sécheresse, une inondation, une canicule)。
- 時態運用原則: 描述既定事實與普遍規律時,一律使用「直陳式現在時(Présent de l'indicatif)」;若提及具體歷史事件(如2003年歐洲熱浪或近年澳洲野火),可搭配「複合過去時(Passé composé)」。
- 加分關鍵詞彙庫:
- Dérèglement climatique(氣候失序/極端化)
第 二 題25 分
Vous tombez en panne à l’étranger avec une voiture louée en France. Vous téléphonez à l’agence de location pour lui demander ce que vous devez faire. Le responsable vous prie de lui envoyer un message en précisant le lieu où vous vous trouvez et la cause, selon vous, de la panne. Rédigez votre message.
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核心觀念
本題測驗考生的實用公務/事務法文寫作能力(Production écrite : courriel / message professionnel),屬於公職移民行政類科外國文的經典實務題型。主要考核以下核心面向:
- 題目要件完整度(Respect de la consigne):必須完全扣合題目所設定的情境與四大要件:
- 延續電話聯繫之背景(續辦確認)。
- 人身在國外之租車故障情境。
- 具體人車受困地點(Lieu précis)。
- 自行判斷之故障原因(Cause présumée de la panne)。
- 明確請求租車公司提供下一步處置指示(Demande d'instructions / Assistance)。
- 語域與格式(Registre de langue et présentation):
- 必須採用正式商務書信語域(Registre formel),全篇使用尊稱代名詞
vous(Vouvoiement)。 - 具備完整電子郵件/訊息格式:主旨(Objet)、稱謂(Formule d'appel)、內文(Corps du message)、信末禮貌敬辭(Formule de politesse)與署名(Signature)。
- 推測與狀況描述之語法(Modes et temps verbaux):
- 描述現場狀況使用複合過去時(Passé composé)與未完成過去時(Imparfait)。
- 表達「推測原因(selon vous)」時,需靈活運用條件式現在時(Conditionnel présent)或表推測、懷疑之片語(如:il me semble que..., je soupçonne..., à mon avis...)。
解題方法
本題應採取「實務事務性書信四段式結構」進行佈局,確保閱卷委員在 30 秒內即可依評分規準勾選所有得分要點:
- 主旨與開門見山(Objet & Contexte immédiat):
- 標明主旨(緊急故障通報、車牌號碼、合約號碼)。
- 首句提及剛才的通話(Faisant suite à notre conversation téléphonique de ce jour...),迅速建立對話脈絡並提供租車合約資訊。
- 具體地點說明(Localisation précise):
- 緊扣「在國外(à l'étranger)」之設定,不可只寫路名。必須給出:國家、高速公路編號、方向、里程標記(borne kilométrique)或鄰近交流道/服務區名稱,以展現法文實際表達能力。
- 車輛現狀與推測故障原因(Symptômes & Cause présumée):
- 描述具體表象(例如:儀表板亮紅燈、引擎冒煙、發出異常噪音、水溫過高、踩油門失去動力)。
- 緊扣題目要求「selon vous」,以客觀但屬於個人判斷之句型歸納推測原因(如:冷卻系統故障、變速箱問題或電瓶失效)。
- 具體請求與聯繫管道(Demande d'intervention & Coordonnées):
- 呼應「demander ce que vous devez faire」:詢問是否由公司聯絡跨國道路救援(assistance / dépannage),或是否享有代步車(véhicule de remplacement)權益。
- 留下可於國外暢通聯繫的電話號碼(附國際電話區碼)。
選項分析
本題為「申論題/實務寫作題」,無選擇題選項。依閱卷標準與實務作答層次,將考生常見之三種作答層次進行對照分析:
- 不及格層次(缺失寫法):
- 遺漏合約編號或車牌號碼,導致在真實行政或商業情境中無法核對人車身分。
- 遺漏關鍵題目指令:僅寫「車壞了」而未交待「具體位置」或未分析「推測故障原因」。
- 語域錯誤:誤用親暱稱謂
tu(Tutoiement),或使用過度口語化之詞彙(如 bagnole, merdier)。 - 及格層次(一般寫法):
- 四大要件皆有提及,但用字貧乏單一(通篇僅使用 tomber en panne, je suis à..., la voiture est cassée)。
- 地點描述過於籠統(如僅寫 Je suis en Belgique sur l'autoroute,缺乏救援所需之精確定位資訊)。
- 高分滿分層次(標竿寫法):
- 格式嚴謹完整,主旨與文末敬辭合乎商務規範。
- 詞彙精確:使用專門術語(numéro de contrat, immatriculation, panne de moteur, surchauffe, remorquage, dépannage)。
- 語法嫻熟:精準結合複合過去時、條件式與正式祈使句型。
解題技巧
- 「五大實務要件」檢查口訣:
- 約(合約與車號:Contrat & Immatriculation)
- 地(精確受困地:Localisation exacte)
- 狀(故障徵狀:Symptômes constatés)
- 因(推測起因:Cause présumée - 呼應 selon vous)
- 求(請求指引與救援:Instructions & Assistance)
- 常見陷阱與扣分點:
- 忽略國別設定:題目明確寫出「à l'étranger」,若留下聯絡電話,務必加上國碼(例如:
+33或+886),否則顯失情境真實性。 - 主觀過度斷言:題目要求「selon vous de la panne」,若直接寫 C'est le moteur qui est cassé. 語氣過於武斷,建議使用 Il semble s'agir de... 或 Je soupçonne une surchauffe...。
- 高分必備關鍵詞彙庫:
- 租車合約:Contrat de location n°...
- 車牌號碼:Numéro d'immatriculation
- 道路救援/拖吊車:Assistance routière / Dépanneuse / Remorquage
- 避車彎/路肩:Bande d'arrêt d'urgence
第 三 題25 分
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1% d’intelligence, 99% de sueur
Le monde considère Edison comme un inventeur génial. Mais personne ne s’est représenté quelle voie ardue a dû se frayer Edison pour devenir un inventeur respecté de tous, lui, un enfant pauvre sans éducation régulière.
Très studieux, il faisait souvent dès son enfance des expériences. Il cherchait par tous les moyens à se procurer des livres pour lire. À l’âge de 11 ans, il commença à lire l’encyclopédie scientifique et des œuvres de Newton. Après il lut encore des livres sur l’électricité, ce qui jeta les bases pour ses découvertes ultérieures.
Edison n’a pas ses découvertes sans difficultés. Il essaya d’innombrables échecs au cours de ses expériences. Mais il sut faire le bilan de ses succès et de ses échecs, et poursuivit ses expériences avec opiniâtreté. Il travailla souvent 24 heures, même 36 heures de suite. Quand il mourut en 1931, il avait à son actif plus de 1000 découvertes, qui sont d’importantes contributions à l’humanité.
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核心觀念
本題為民國 108 年公務人員特種考試移民行政人員(三等・選試法文)《外國文(法文兼試移民專業英文)》之法翻中申論題,測驗考生將法文記敘與評述文本轉譯為流暢繁體中文之能力。考點涵蓋:
- 敘事時態的辨析與轉換:
- 未完成過去時(Imparfait):如 faisait, cherchait,表過去長期持續、重複發生的習慣或狀態。
- 簡單過去時(Passé simple):如 commença, lut, jeta, sut, poursuivit, travailla, mourut,為標準書面歷史敘事時態,表過去已完成的獨立動作或里程碑事件。
- 特殊句型結構與語序調整:
- 形容詞置於句首作主詞補語(Très studieux, il faisait...)。
- 間接疑問/感嘆語氣受詞子句的倒裝結構(quelle voie ardue a dû se frayer Edison...)。
- 代名詞加強同位語(lui, un enfant pauvre...)。
- 關係代名詞 ce qui 引導補充前述整個子句事實的結構。
- 慣用片語與專門表述:
- se frayer un chemin / une voie(披荊斬棘、開闢道路)。
- faire le bilan de(總結、評估、檢討)。
- avoir à son actif(名下擁有、累積成就/戰績)。
- de suite(連續、接連不間斷)。
解題方法
翻譯應依循「信、達、雅」之標準,先進行語法與句構剖析,再按照中文表達習慣調整語序,避免歐化中文與硬譯。
1. 標題:1% d’intelligence, 99% de sueur
- 句構分析:源自愛迪生名言「天才是一分的天分加上九十九分的汗水」。法文以 intelligence 與 sueur 作對比。
- 譯法決定:直譯為「百分之一的才智,百分之九十九的汗水」或「一分天分,九十九分汗水」。
2. 第一段:歷史定位與童年對比
- 原句:Le monde considère Edison comme un inventeur génial. Mais personne ne s’est représenté quelle voie ardue a dû se frayer Edison pour devenir un inventeur respecté de tous, lui, un enfant pauvre sans éducation régulière.
- 剖析與切入點:
- considérer A comme B 譯為「將 A 視為 B」。
- personne ne s'est représenté 為反身代詞複合過去時,表「無人曾想像過/無人體會過」。
- quelle voie ardue a dû se frayer Edison:se frayer 是「劈開、殺出一條路」,dû 是 devoir 的過去分詞,表「必須/歷經」;整句意為「愛迪生必須披荊斬棘走過多麼艱辛的道路」。
- lui, un enfant pauvre sans éducation régulière 為後置同位語,強化主詞的反差身分;中文需將代名詞 lui 調至前方或以破折號補述,轉化為「而他本人,只不過是個未受過正規教育的貧寒孩童」。
3. 第二段:自幼好學與奠定基礎
- 原句:Très studieux, il faisait souvent dès son enfance des expériences. Il cherchait par tous les moyens à se procurer des livres pour lire. À l’âge de 11 ans, il commença à lire l’encyclopédie scientifique et des œuvres de Newton. Après il lut encore des livres sur l’électricité, ce qui jeta les bases pour ses découvertes ultérieures.
- 剖析與切入點:
- Très studieux 形容詞前置,中文可採因果或修飾轉譯為「由於十分勤奮好學」或「他天性好學」。
- dès son enfance 譯為「自幼、打從小時候起」;faisait 使用未完成過去時,表常態性行為。
第 1 題1 分
The company has not yet received an invitation to attend the event, ____ is to be held from May 2 to May 5.
核心觀念
本題考關係代名詞 which 引導的非限定關係子句。關係子句用來補充說明前面的名詞;本句中的先行詞是 the event,後面的 is to be held from May 2 to May 5 則補充說明活動的舉辦日期。
解題方法
先看空格後的子句:is to be held 缺少主詞。再回看前句中的名詞 the event,可由關係代名詞 which 代替,並在子句中作主詞:
The company has not yet received an invitation to attend the event, which is to be held from May 2 to May 5.
第 2 題1 分
The government is to sign an ____ with U.S. government for preventing the criminals from travelling to Taiwan.
核心觀念
本題考「字形相近、詞性不同」的字彙辨析,以及動詞 sign 的受詞搭配。句意是:「政府將與美國政府簽署一項協議,以防止犯罪者前往臺灣。」
accord 作名詞,意為「協議、條約」,可作 sign 的受詞。搭配 sign an accord,文法與語意皆合。
解題方法
先看空格前的冠詞 an,後方應接以母音音素開頭的單數可數名詞;再看空格後的 with U.S. government,可知空格處應是政府間簽署的文件或協議。四個選項中,只有 accord 符合這兩項條件。
選項分析
第 3 題1 分
____ of heart attack include chest pain, cold sweating and nausea, developing into trouble breathing and loss of consciousness in the most serious cases.
核心觀念
本題考字義與語境判斷。symptom 是「症狀」,指疾病所呈現的身體徵兆;heart attack 是「心臟病發作/心肌梗塞」。句中列舉胸痛、冒冷汗、噁心,以及嚴重時呼吸困難、失去意識,都是心臟病發作的症狀,因此空格應填 Symptoms。
解題方法
先看空格後方的 of heart attack,再讀後面的例子:chest pain, cold sweating and nausea(胸痛、冒冷汗、噁心)。這些詞語是在描述疾病的表現,與「症狀」相符。
句意是:「心臟病發作的症狀包括胸痛、冒冷汗和噁心;在最嚴重的情況下,會進一步出現呼吸困難和失去意識。」
第 4 題1 分
Many citizens view the rapid influx of immigrants with anxiety, worrying that the nation might fail to ____ the streams of new arrivals pouring in annually.
核心觀念
本題考同義字與語境判斷。句意是:許多民眾對移民快速湧入感到焦慮,擔心國家無法妥善「______」每年大量抵達的新移民。空格需要表示「使移民融入社會」的動詞。
解題方法
先看受詞 the streams of new arrivals(一波波新抵達者),再看語意搭配:國家面對大量移民,可能需要讓他們逐漸融入社會。四個選項中,只有 assimilate 有「使同化、使融入」之意,因此最符合句意。
選項分析
- (A) circulate:意為「循環、流通、傳播」,例如 circulate information(傳播資訊)。不能表示讓移民融入社會。
第 5 題1 分
A visitor visa holder will be allowed to travel to Taiwan before the ____ of the visa.
核心觀念
本題考「簽證效期」相關字彙與語意搭配。句意是:「持有訪客簽證者,得在簽證__之前前往臺灣。」空格需要填入表示「到期、屆滿」的名詞。
解題方法
先依句意判斷,能合理接在 the 與 of the visa 之間的字,應表示簽證效期的終點。expiration 是「到期、屆滿」,因此 before the expiration of the visa 即「在簽證到期前」,符合句意。
選項分析
- (A) expiration:到期、屆滿。the expiration of the visa 表示「簽證到期」,搭配 before 後意為「在簽證到期前」,正確。
第 6 題1 分
____ the truth during an immigration inspection is a violation of Immigration Act and thus punishable by law.
核心觀念
本題考字彙在句中的語意與搭配。句意是:「在移民查驗時__事實,違反《入出國及移民法》,因此依法處罰。」空格須填入表示「歪曲、虛報、謊報」的動詞,才能與 the truth(事實真相)搭配。
解題方法
先看受詞 the truth,再判斷哪個選項能表示故意提供不實資訊、歪曲真相。句首的動名詞片語 ____ the truth during an immigration inspection 作為全句主詞,因此空格應填動名詞形式;四個選項都已以 -ing 結尾,須再依語意選擇。
選項分析
- (A) Relating:relate 是「敘述、講述;有關聯」。relating the truth 不能表達「謊報或歪曲真相」,不合本句所說的違法行為。
- (B) Misrepresenting:misrepresent 是「不實陳述、歪曲、虛報」。
第 7 題1 分
To follow a Mediterranean-style diet, which include high consumption of olive oil, fruits, and vegetables, and low consumption of red meat, would decrease the chance of developing ____ disease.
核心觀念
本題考字義與搭配詞。句意是:遵循地中海型飲食——多攝取橄欖油、水果與蔬菜,少吃紅肉——可以降低罹患某種疾病的機率。空格需填入符合語意、且能與 disease 自然搭配的形容詞。
解題方法
先抓住飲食描述與「降低罹病機率」的語意,再判斷疾病類型。地中海型飲食常與心臟及血管健康相關,因此空格應指「心血管的」:cardiovascular disease 即「心血管疾病」。
選項分析
- (A) congenital:意為「先天的」。congenital disease 是「先天性疾病」,與題幹所述飲食對健康的影響不合。
- (B) contemptuous:意為「輕蔑的、鄙夷的」,通常形容人的態度或表情,不適合修飾 disease。
第 8 題1 分
After several rounds of recruitment, a number of potential candidates finally ____ as the president’s national security advisers.
核心觀念
本題考英文單字的詞義與語境搭配。句意是:「經過幾輪徵選後,幾位潛在人選終於__為總統的國家安全顧問。」空格需要表示人選「出現、浮現」的動詞,且能接續補充身分的介系詞片語 as the president’s national security advisers。
解題方法
先抓句子的主詞 a number of potential candidates(幾位潛在人選)與 finally(終於),判斷句意是在描述人選經過一段甄選過程後「終於浮現、出現」。四個選項中,emerge 有「出現、浮現」之意,並可搭配 as + 身分/角色,表示「以某種身分出現、成為某角色」,符合句意與文法。
完整句意為:「經過幾輪徵選後,幾位潛在人選終於出現,成為總統的國家安全顧問。」
選項分析
- (A) emerge:正確。 意為「出現、浮現、顯露」。emerge as + 身分/角色 可表示「嶄露頭角而成為……」,符合句意。
第 9 題1 分
In recent years, increasing numbers of refugees and migrants from Syria are crossing the Mediterranean to search for ____ in Europe.
核心觀念
本題考同音近形字的字義辨析。四個選項拼字相近,但詞性與意思不同;須依句意判斷「敘利亞難民與移民前往歐洲尋求什麼」。
解題方法
空格位於 search for(尋求)之後,應填入能表示所尋求目標的名詞。句意是難民與移民跨越地中海前往歐洲,尋求「庇護」。sanctuary 可表示庇護、避難所,符合語意與文法。
選項分析
- (A) sanitary:形容詞,意為「衛生的、清潔的」,如 sanitary conditions(衛生條件)。詞性及句意皆不合。
- (B) sanctuary:名詞,意為「庇護、避難所」,符合 search for sanctuary(尋求庇護)的搭配與句意,正確。
第 10 題1 分
The major argument against immigration is that so many migrants fail to ____ with the local community and culture and this leads to social tension and even unrest.
核心觀念
本題考查動詞搭配與字義。句意是:「反對移民的主要論點是,許多移民未能與當地社群及文化融為一體,因而造成社會緊張,甚至動亂。」
空格後接 with the local community and culture,要表達「融入當地社群與文化」,最合適的搭配是 integrate with。
解題方法
先由句意判斷空格需要表示「融入、整合」的動詞,再檢視各選項是否能自然地與 with 搭配,並符合「移民融入社區與文化」的語境。句中的 fail to 後面接原形動詞,因此填入 integrate,文法也正確。
選項分析
- (A) integrate:正確。 意為「整合、融入」。integrate with the local community and culture 表示融入當地社群與文化,符合句意與搭配。
- **(B) implement:錯誤。
第 11 題1 分
【題組共用題幹】
For United States Government personnel abroad to host a banquet, round tables of six or more persons allow more flexibility than rectangular ones. Often it is more convenient to ____ at two or more tables of six or more persons. The advantage of this arrangement is that it affords more places of honor as the host and hostess can each have a co-hostess and cohost at their ____ tables. At seated meals, foreign guests should have precedence ____ Americans of comparable rank with the exception of an American Ambassador. American officials present on such occasions should understand that it is ____ to cede one’s rank to a representative of another country. They should forget precedence among themselves and be prepared to be seated in any way that will make conversation easier and will take language abilities into account. To avoid any misunderstanding, it would be well for the host or hostess to inform in advance any guest, whether American or foreign, who are not seated according to protocol, of the reason for this ____ from the norm. When a high official is a guest, they should obtain his prior permission.
- Often it is more convenient to ____ at two or more tables of six or more persons.
核心觀念
本題考英文單字在上下文中的搭配與語意。句子談的是宴會座位安排,空格後接「在兩張或更多張、每桌六人以上的桌子」,因此要選能表示「招待、宴請賓客」的動詞。
解題方法
先看句意:「Often it is more convenient to ____ at two or more tables of six or more persons.」意為「通常在兩張或更多張、每桌六人以上的桌子上,__會更方便。」前文說美國政府人員在海外舉辦宴會,後文接著說這種安排能提供更多尊位,整段都在討論如何招待賓客與安排座位,因此空格應是 entertain(招待、款待)。
選項分析
第 12 題1 分
【題組共用題幹】
For United States Government personnel abroad to host a banquet, round tables of six or more persons allow more flexibility than rectangular ones. Often it is more convenient to ____ at two or more tables of six or more persons. The advantage of this arrangement is that it affords more places of honor as the host and hostess can each have a co-hostess and cohost at their ____ tables. At seated meals, foreign guests should have precedence ____ Americans of comparable rank with the exception of an American Ambassador. American officials present on such occasions should understand that it is ____ to cede one’s rank to a representative of another country. They should forget precedence among themselves and be prepared to be seated in any way that will make conversation easier and will take language abilities into account. To avoid any misunderstanding, it would be well for the host or hostess to inform in advance any guest, whether American or foreign, who are not seated according to protocol, of the reason for this ____ from the norm. When a high official is a guest, they should obtain his prior permission.
- The host and hostess can each have a co-hostess and cohost at their ____ tables.
核心觀念
本題考英文詞彙辨義與語境判讀,重點在於辨認形容詞 respective 的意思及其搭配。句中的 tables 是名詞,空格需要填入形容詞,說明兩位主人的共同主持人分別在哪些桌就座。
解題方法
句意是:「主人與女主人可以各自在他們各自的桌席安排一位共同女主人與一位共同主持人。」文中的 each 表示兩位主人各自對應安排;their respective tables 即「他們各自的桌席」,符合這層分配關係,因此選 respective。
選項分析
- (A) respective:正確。 意為「各自的、分別的」,常用於多人或多方各自對應的事物,如 their respective tables(他們各自的桌席)。
第 13 題1 分
【題組共用題幹】
For United States Government personnel abroad to host a banquet, round tables of six or more persons allow more flexibility than rectangular ones. Often it is more convenient to ____ at two or more tables of six or more persons. The advantage of this arrangement is that it affords more places of honor as the host and hostess can each have a co-hostess and cohost at their ____ tables. At seated meals, foreign guests should have precedence ____ Americans of comparable rank with the exception of an American Ambassador. American officials present on such occasions should understand that it is ____ to cede one’s rank to a representative of another country. They should forget precedence among themselves and be prepared to be seated in any way that will make conversation easier and will take language abilities into account. To avoid any misunderstanding, it would be well for the host or hostess to inform in advance any guest, whether American or foreign, who are not seated according to protocol, of the reason for this ____ from the norm. When a high official is a guest, they should obtain his prior permission.
- At seated meals, foreign guests should have precedence ____ Americans of comparable rank with the exception of an American Ambassador.
核心觀念
本題考「優先於」的英文介系詞搭配。表示某人或某事的順位、地位高於另一方,常用 have precedence over + 人/事物,意思是「優先於……」。
題幹句意為:正式宴席中,外國賓客的順位應高於職級相當的美國人,只有美國大使例外。
解題方法
先看空格前的固定搭配:have precedence ____ Americans。precedence 表示「優先、先行的地位」,慣用搭配是 precedence over someone。因此空格填 over,句子表示外國賓客應優先於職級相當的美國人。
選項分析
- (A) ahead:
ahead of可表示「在……之前/領先於」,但不能直接說precedence ahead Americans;
第 14 題1 分
【題組共用題幹】
For United States Government personnel abroad to host a banquet, round tables of six or more persons allow more flexibility than rectangular ones. Often it is more convenient to ____ at two or more tables of six or more persons. The advantage of this arrangement is that it affords more places of honor as the host and hostess can each have a co-hostess and cohost at their ____ tables. At seated meals, foreign guests should have precedence ____ Americans of comparable rank with the exception of an American Ambassador. American officials present on such occasions should understand that it is ____ to cede one’s rank to a representative of another country. They should forget precedence among themselves and be prepared to be seated in any way that will make conversation easier and will take language abilities into account. To avoid any misunderstanding, it would be well for the host or hostess to inform in advance any guest, whether American or foreign, who are not seated according to protocol, of the reason for this ____ from the norm. When a high official is a guest, they should obtain his prior permission.
- American officials present on such occasions should understand that it is ____ to cede one’s rank to a representative of another country.
核心觀念
本題考的是英文單字的詞義與語境搭配。句意談到美國官員在安排宴席座次時,應理解「將自己的位階讓給他國代表」是某種慣例。
解題方法
關鍵句為:
American officials present on such occasions should understand that it is ____ to cede one’s rank to a representative of another country.
cede 是「讓出、移交」;rank 在此指官員的「位階、級別」。空格需要填入形容詞,表示讓出自己的位階給他國代表,是座次安排中的「慣常做法」。
customary 意為「慣常的、合乎慣例的」,與宴會座次及外交禮儀的語境相符。整句意為:「出席這類場合的美國官員應了解,把自己的位階讓給他國代表是慣例。」
第 15 題1 分
【題組共用題幹】
For United States Government personnel abroad to host a banquet, round tables of six or more persons allow more flexibility than rectangular ones. Often it is more convenient to ____ at two or more tables of six or more persons. The advantage of this arrangement is that it affords more places of honor as the host and hostess can each have a co-hostess and cohost at their ____ tables. At seated meals, foreign guests should have precedence ____ Americans of comparable rank with the exception of an American Ambassador. American officials present on such occasions should understand that it is ____ to cede one’s rank to a representative of another country. They should forget precedence among themselves and be prepared to be seated in any way that will make conversation easier and will take language abilities into account. To avoid any misunderstanding, it would be well for the host or hostess to inform in advance any guest, whether American or foreign, who are not seated according to protocol, of the reason for this ____ from the norm. When a high official is a guest, they should obtain his prior permission.
- The host or hostess should inform guests of the reason for this ____ from the norm.
核心觀念
本題考英文詞義與固定搭配。句中的 departure from the norm 意為「偏離常規」,指座次安排未依照一般禮賓慣例,因此主辦人應事先向賓客說明原因。
解題方法
先看空格後的介系詞片語 from the norm。「偏離常規」常用 departure from the norm 表達。前文也提到,為了讓交談更方便,座位安排可能不完全依照禮賓順位;這種安排便是相對於常規的「偏離」。
選項分析
- (A) adventure:意為「冒險、奇遇」,不表示偏離規範,不能搭配成符合句意的 adventure from the norm。
第 16 題1 分
【題組共用題幹】
Since the 1980s, immigration has drastically increased, making the city more ethnically and linguistically diverse. More than half of the people in Vancouver do not speak English as their first language. Almost 30% of the city’s inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. In the 1980s, an influx of immigrants from Hong Kong in anticipation of the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China, combined with an increase in immigrants from mainland China and previous immigrants from Taiwan, established in Vancouver one of the highest concentrations of ethnic Chinese residents in North America. This arrival of Asian immigrants continued a tradition of immigration from around the world that had established Vancouver as the second-most popular destination for immigrants in Canada after Toronto. Other significant Asian ethnic groups in Vancouver are Filipino, Japanese, Korean, as well as sizeable communities of Vietnamese, Indonesians, and Cambodians.
Despite increases in Latin American immigration to Vancouver in the 1980s and ’90s, recent immigration has been comparatively low, and African immigration has been similarly stagnant. The black population of Vancouver is rather scant in comparison to other Canadian major cities. The neighborhood of Strathcona was the core of the city’s Jewish community. Hogan’s Alley, a small area adjacent to Chinatown, just off Main Street at Prior, was once home to a significant black community.
Prior to the Hong Kong diaspora of the 1990s, the largest non-British ethnic groups in the city were Irish and German, followed by Scandinavian, Italian, Ukrainian and Chinese. From the mid-1950s until the 1980s, many Portuguese immigrants came to Vancouver and the city had the third-largest Portuguese population in Canada in 2001. Eastern Europeans began immigrating after the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe after World War II. Greek immigration increased in the late 1960s and early ’70s, with most settling in the Kitsilano area.
- What is this passage mainly about?
核心觀念
本題考閱讀測驗中的「主旨判斷」:找出全文共同討論的核心,而不是挑選其中一段特別提到的細節。文章依序介紹溫哥華不同時期的移民來源、族裔社群及人口組成,主題是溫哥華的人口族裔概況。
解題方法
先看各段反覆出現的資訊:第一段談華裔、菲律賓裔、日裔、韓裔等族群,以及移民增加帶來的多元人口;第二段談拉丁美洲、非洲、猶太裔及黑人社群;第三段回顧愛爾蘭、德國、葡萄牙、東歐與希臘等族群的移民情形。
這些內容共同描述溫哥華的人口組成及不同族群移入的歷史,因此主旨應涵蓋各族群與人口變化,而非只聚焦語言、移民方式或生活謀生。
選項分析
- (A) Demographics in Vancouver.(溫哥華的人口概況)—正確。 Demographics 指人口統計與人口組成,包含族裔、人口比例及移民來源等。全文三段都在描述這些面向,與文章主旨一致。
第 17 題1 分
【題組共用題幹】
Since the 1980s, immigration has drastically increased, making the city more ethnically and linguistically diverse. More than half of the people in Vancouver do not speak English as their first language. Almost 30% of the city’s inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. In the 1980s, an influx of immigrants from Hong Kong in anticipation of the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China, combined with an increase in immigrants from mainland China and previous immigrants from Taiwan, established in Vancouver one of the highest concentrations of ethnic Chinese residents in North America. This arrival of Asian immigrants continued a tradition of immigration from around the world that had established Vancouver as the second-most popular destination for immigrants in Canada after Toronto. Other significant Asian ethnic groups in Vancouver are Filipino, Japanese, Korean, as well as sizeable communities of Vietnamese, Indonesians, and Cambodians.
Despite increases in Latin American immigration to Vancouver in the 1980s and ’90s, recent immigration has been comparatively low, and African immigration has been similarly stagnant. The black population of Vancouver is rather scant in comparison to other Canadian major cities. The neighborhood of Strathcona was the core of the city’s Jewish community. Hogan’s Alley, a small area adjacent to Chinatown, just off Main Street at Prior, was once home to a significant black community.
Prior to the Hong Kong diaspora of the 1990s, the largest non-British ethnic groups in the city were Irish and German, followed by Scandinavian, Italian, Ukrainian and Chinese. From the mid-1950s until the 1980s, many Portuguese immigrants came to Vancouver and the city had the third-largest Portuguese population in Canada in 2001. Eastern Europeans began immigrating after the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe after World War II. Greek immigration increased in the late 1960s and early ’70s, with most settling in the Kitsilano area.
- According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is true?
核心觀念
本題考查閱讀理解,重點是從第一段找出與選項相符的資訊,並留意英文中的數量與比較詞:
- more than half:超過一半
- almost 30%:將近百分之三十
- declined:下降
- influx:大量湧入
解題方法
依題目指定閱讀第一段,核對選項中的主詞、數量與時間趨勢是否符合原文。第一段指出,溫哥華人口的族裔與語言多樣性自 1980 年代以來大幅增加,且超過一半的居民並非以英語為第一語言。
選項分析
(A) Since the 1980s, immigration has declined in Vancouver. 錯誤。原文指出自 1980 年代以來,移民人數大幅增加(immigration has drastically increased),與「下降」相反。
(B) Half of the people in Vancouver do not speak English as their first language. 正確。原文是 More than half,意為「超過一半」;
第 18 題1 分
【題組共用題幹】
Since the 1980s, immigration has drastically increased, making the city more ethnically and linguistically diverse. More than half of the people in Vancouver do not speak English as their first language. Almost 30% of the city’s inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. In the 1980s, an influx of immigrants from Hong Kong in anticipation of the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China, combined with an increase in immigrants from mainland China and previous immigrants from Taiwan, established in Vancouver one of the highest concentrations of ethnic Chinese residents in North America. This arrival of Asian immigrants continued a tradition of immigration from around the world that had established Vancouver as the second-most popular destination for immigrants in Canada after Toronto. Other significant Asian ethnic groups in Vancouver are Filipino, Japanese, Korean, as well as sizeable communities of Vietnamese, Indonesians, and Cambodians.
Despite increases in Latin American immigration to Vancouver in the 1980s and ’90s, recent immigration has been comparatively low, and African immigration has been similarly stagnant. The black population of Vancouver is rather scant in comparison to other Canadian major cities. The neighborhood of Strathcona was the core of the city’s Jewish community. Hogan’s Alley, a small area adjacent to Chinatown, just off Main Street at Prior, was once home to a significant black community.
Prior to the Hong Kong diaspora of the 1990s, the largest non-British ethnic groups in the city were Irish and German, followed by Scandinavian, Italian, Ukrainian and Chinese. From the mid-1950s until the 1980s, many Portuguese immigrants came to Vancouver and the city had the third-largest Portuguese population in Canada in 2001. Eastern Europeans began immigrating after the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe after World War II. Greek immigration increased in the late 1960s and early ’70s, with most settling in the Kitsilano area.
- According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
核心觀念
本題考閱讀理解與選項比對,重點是辨識文章敘述中的比較關係與方向。題目詢問哪一項 NOT true(不正確),因此要找出與原文相反或不符的選項。
解題方法
逐一將選項對照原文,特別留意比較詞及其方向,例如 more ... than(比……更多)和 after(次於、排在……之後)。原文若明確指出某地人口「少於」其他城市,選項卻說「多於」,該選項即為不正確。
選項分析
(A) Immigrants from around the world established Toronto as the most popular destination in Canada.
錯誤。原文說世界各地的移民使 Vancouver 成為加拿大僅次於 Toronto 的第二受歡迎移民目的地;加拿大最受歡迎的目的地是 Toronto,但原文沒有說世界各地移民「建立」了 Toronto 的這項地位。選項把原文對 Vancouver 的敘述套用到 Toronto,且改變了因果關係。
(B) There was a larger black population in Vancouver than in other Canadian major cities.
第 19 題1 分
【題組共用題幹】
Since the 1980s, immigration has drastically increased, making the city more ethnically and linguistically diverse. More than half of the people in Vancouver do not speak English as their first language. Almost 30% of the city’s inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. In the 1980s, an influx of immigrants from Hong Kong in anticipation of the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China, combined with an increase in immigrants from mainland China and previous immigrants from Taiwan, established in Vancouver one of the highest concentrations of ethnic Chinese residents in North America. This arrival of Asian immigrants continued a tradition of immigration from around the world that had established Vancouver as the second-most popular destination for immigrants in Canada after Toronto. Other significant Asian ethnic groups in Vancouver are Filipino, Japanese, Korean, as well as sizeable communities of Vietnamese, Indonesians, and Cambodians.
Despite increases in Latin American immigration to Vancouver in the 1980s and ’90s, recent immigration has been comparatively low, and African immigration has been similarly stagnant. The black population of Vancouver is rather scant in comparison to other Canadian major cities. The neighborhood of Strathcona was the core of the city’s Jewish community. Hogan’s Alley, a small area adjacent to Chinatown, just off Main Street at Prior, was once home to a significant black community.
Prior to the Hong Kong diaspora of the 1990s, the largest non-British ethnic groups in the city were Irish and German, followed by Scandinavian, Italian, Ukrainian and Chinese. From the mid-1950s until the 1980s, many Portuguese immigrants came to Vancouver and the city had the third-largest Portuguese population in Canada in 2001. Eastern Europeans began immigrating after the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe after World War II. Greek immigration increased in the late 1960s and early ’70s, with most settling in the Kitsilano area.
- When was a Polish family most likely to immigrate to Vancouver?
核心觀念
本題考查閱讀理解與年代線索判讀。題幹提到東歐移民開始移入溫哥華的時間,是「二戰後蘇聯接管東歐之後」(after the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe after World War II)。波蘭屬東歐國家,因此依題幹的分類,波蘭家庭最可能在第二次世界大戰後移民溫哥華。
解題方法
先定位題幹中與波蘭家庭相關的資訊:文中沒有直接提到「Polish」,但在第三段指出「Eastern Europeans began immigrating after the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe after World War II」。波蘭屬於東歐,故將「波蘭家庭」歸入東歐移民,再依句中明確的時間線索選出二戰後。
選項分析
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【題組共用題幹】
Since the 1980s, immigration has drastically increased, making the city more ethnically and linguistically diverse. More than half of the people in Vancouver do not speak English as their first language. Almost 30% of the city’s inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. In the 1980s, an influx of immigrants from Hong Kong in anticipation of the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to China, combined with an increase in immigrants from mainland China and previous immigrants from Taiwan, established in Vancouver one of the highest concentrations of ethnic Chinese residents in North America. This arrival of Asian immigrants continued a tradition of immigration from around the world that had established Vancouver as the second-most popular destination for immigrants in Canada after Toronto. Other significant Asian ethnic groups in Vancouver are Filipino, Japanese, Korean, as well as sizeable communities of Vietnamese, Indonesians, and Cambodians.
Despite increases in Latin American immigration to Vancouver in the 1980s and ’90s, recent immigration has been comparatively low, and African immigration has been similarly stagnant. The black population of Vancouver is rather scant in comparison to other Canadian major cities. The neighborhood of Strathcona was the core of the city’s Jewish community. Hogan’s Alley, a small area adjacent to Chinatown, just off Main Street at Prior, was once home to a significant black community.
Prior to the Hong Kong diaspora of the 1990s, the largest non-British ethnic groups in the city were Irish and German, followed by Scandinavian, Italian, Ukrainian and Chinese. From the mid-1950s until the 1980s, many Portuguese immigrants came to Vancouver and the city had the third-largest Portuguese population in Canada in 2001. Eastern Europeans began immigrating after the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe after World War II. Greek immigration increased in the late 1960s and early ’70s, with most settling in the Kitsilano area.
- What does the word “stagnant” mean?
核心觀念
本題考英文形容詞 stagnant 的字義判斷。文中提到,溫哥華的拉丁美洲移民在 1980、1990 年代增加,但近年移民人數相對偏低;非洲移民也同樣呈現 stagnant 的情況。此處描述的是移民人數缺乏成長、變化遲滯。
stagnant 意為「停滯的、停滯不前的、沒有顯著成長的」,與 sluggish(遲緩的、發展緩慢的)意思最接近。
解題方法
從前後文的對比判斷:前句指出拉丁美洲移民曾經增加,但近年移民相對少;後句表示非洲移民也呈現類似狀況。這裡談的是人口移入的成長與變化,不是統計資料、令人驚豔的程度或令人震驚的數量,因此應選表示「遲緩、停滯」的選項。