109 國軍退除役轉任公務人員中將轉任 一般行政(轉任退輔會) 中華民國憲法與英文 考古題詳解
第 一 題25 分
憲法第 24 條規定:「凡公務員違法侵害人民之自由或權利者,除依法律受懲戒外,應負刑事及民事責任。被害人民就其所受損害,並得依法律向國家請求賠償。」
請問此一規定係「方針規定」或「憲法委託」?又本條係採國家「自己責任論」或「代位責任論」?請依司法院大法官的解釋說明。
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核心觀念
- 憲法第 24 條之規範性質(憲法委託 vs. 方針規定):
- 方針規定(Programmsatz):指憲法條文僅具有政策方針、綱領宣示或政治道德性質,對國家機關無直接法律拘束力,人民不得據以向國家主張具體權利,立法者怠於立法亦不構成違憲。
- 憲法委託(Verfassungsauftrag):指憲法明文課予國家立法者制定特定法律以實現基本權保障之法律義務。立法者負有具體化此項基本權的立法義務,不享有「是否立法」之裁量自由。
- 國家賠償之責任歸屬理論(自己責任論 vs. 代位責任論):
- 自己責任論:公務員行使公權力係代表國家機關為之,其行為效果直接歸屬於國家,公務員違法侵權即屬國家自身之違法侵權,由國家直接負起自己之賠償責任。
- 代位責任論:公務員違法侵權本應自負賠償責任,但國家為保障被害人獲償並確保公務體系順暢運作,由國家「代位」公務員負擔賠償責任;其責任成立以公務員個人具有「故意或過失」為要件,國家賠償後對具故意或重大過失之公務員享有求償權。
- 重要法源與解釋依據:
- 本題以命題當年(民國 109 年)之法規與司法院大法官解釋為準。
- 憲法第 24 條。
- 國家賠償法第 2 條第 2 項、第 3 條第 1 項(現行法已於民國 108 年 12 月修正公布、109 年施行,就開放山域水域等自然公物增訂責任減免,惟公務員公權力侵權仍維持原架構)。
- 司法院釋字第 469 號解釋。
解題方法
本題為申論題型,解題切入點應分為兩大主軸,完全依循司法院大法官之解釋意旨(尤以司法院釋字第 469 號解釋為核心)切入論證:
- 第一主軸(規範性質判定):從憲法第 24 條文義「被害人民就其所受損害,並得依法律向國家請求賠償」切入,說明人民之國家賠償請求權為憲法所保障之基本權利,立法機關負有制定法律具體落實之法義務,定性其為「憲法委託」。
- 第二主軸(責任理論判定):檢視司法院釋字第 469 號解釋理由書之論述,區分各國法制之差異,並依憲法委託所制定的《國家賠償法》規範架構,論證大法官認定公務員違法侵權係採「代位責任論」。
選項分析
本題為申論試題,無個別選擇題選項。以下就題目所設之兩大核心爭點,逐項依司法院大法官解釋深入論析:
- 憲法第 24 條係屬「憲法委託」,非「方針規定」:
- 依司法院釋字第 469 號解釋理由書之見解:「憲法第二十四條規定:『凡公務員違法侵害人民之自由或權利者,除依法律受懲戒外,應負刑事及民事責任。被害人民就其所受損害,並得依法律向國家請求賠償。
第 二 題25 分
憲法規定,針對立法院所通過的何種議案,行政院若認為窒礙難行,可以提起覆議?覆議程序為何?請說明之。
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核心觀念
本題測驗核心為我國中央政府體制中,行政權對立法權制衡之重要機制——行政院之覆議權。 涉及法規以命題當年(民國 109 年)法規為準(該等憲法與法律條文迄今未修正):
- 憲法增修條文第 3 條第 2 項第 2 款(本條款優先於憲法本文第 57 條第 2 款適用,為現行覆議制度之根本依據)。
- 立法院職權行使法第 32 條至第 34 條(規範立法院處理覆議案之內部議事程序與期限效果)。
- 法律定義與要件:
- 覆議之客體(標的):憲法採取列舉主義,僅限於立法院決議之「法律案」、「預算案」及「條約案」。
- 覆議發動之實體理由:行政院認為該決議案「窒礙難行」。
- 程序要件:行政院會議決議 經總統核可 移請立法院覆議 立法院集會審議與表決 產生相應之法律效果。
解題方法
本題為標準的申論題型,切入點應採「雙核心分點開展法」,嚴格對應題目兩大子問:
- 第一子問(何種議案):精準點出法定得覆議之三種議案(法律案、預算案、條約案),並扼要說明為何採取列舉限制(涉及政務重大推動,非所有立法院決議皆可覆議)。
- 第二子問(覆議程序為何):按時間軸與機關互動順序,拆解為四大關鍵階段:
- 發動與核可階段(行政院 總統)。
- 移請與期限階段(送達行政院後之移請時效)。
- 立法院審查階段(會期內與休會期間之集會時限)。
- 表決門檻與法律效果階段(維持原案之門檻,以及「維持」與「未獲維持/逾期未議決」之法律後果)。
此種鋪陳能展現清晰的邏輯層次,便於閱卷委員逐項核對得分點。
選項分析(考點爭點深度剖析)
本題為申論題(無選擇題選項),以下針對考生在論述各項法律要件時最容易失分之核心爭點,逐一進行正誤剖析:
- 得覆議之議案類型爭點:
- 正確涵蓋:僅限「法律案」、「預算案」、「條約案」三者。
- 常見錯誤:誤將立法院通過之「人事同意權案」、「戒嚴案」、「大赦案」、「宣戰案」、「媾和案」或「一般決議案/重要政策決議案」列為覆議客體。依憲法增修條文規定,行政院不得對非屬法律、預算、條約之議案提起覆議。
- 覆議發動要件爭點:
- 正確程序:行政院提起覆議必須「經總統之核可」。若未獲總統核可,行政院不得自行移請立法院覆議。
- 常見錯誤:誤以為行政院長可獨立逕向立法院提起覆議,忽略總統的把關權限。
- 憲法增修條文與憲法本文之制度演變爭點:
- 決議維持門檻:憲法增修條文第 3 條第 2 項第 2 款已將原憲法第 57 條之「出席立法委員 」大幅降低為「全體立法委員 以上」。
- 行政院長之後續效果:原憲法第 57 條規定維持原案時,行政院院長得「接受該決議或辭職」;
第 1 題2 分
Cigarette filters can take up to 12 years to ____ and are harmful to marine life.
核心觀念
本題考英文單字在句中的語意與搭配。Cigarette filters(香菸濾嘴)會對海洋生物造成危害;句子要表達的是濾嘴需要長達 12 年才能「分解、腐化」,因此應選表示「分解」的動詞。
解題方法
先看句意:香菸濾嘴在環境中需要一段時間才能消失,且會危害海洋生物。空格後接 and are harmful to marine life,前半句也應談濾嘴對環境造成的影響。
degrade 可表示「分解、降解」,符合「物質在環境中逐漸分解」的語意。句型 take up to + 時間 + to + 原形動詞,表示「最多需要……時間才能……」,所以空格須填動詞原形。
選項分析
第 2 題2 分
The complicated reality is hopelessly unknowable, especially in this age in which the superabundance of information at our ____ is the very enemy of clarity.
核心觀念
本題考英文慣用語 at one’s disposal,意為「可供某人使用、由某人支配」。句中談到資訊數量過多,因此空格應表示「我們可以取得或使用的資訊」。
解題方法
先看空格前的 at our,判斷是否能與選項組成固定搭配。at our disposal 是常見片語,意思是「在我們可支配的範圍內、供我們使用」。句意為:複雜的現實令人無法理解,尤其在這個資訊多到令人眼花撩亂、而資訊本身反而妨礙清晰判斷的時代。
選項分析
- (A) approval:approval 是「批准、認可」。at our approval 不符合本句所需的慣用搭配,也無法表達資訊可供取得或使用。
第 3 題2 分
It is estimated that Britain will likely send more troops to join the US-led surge to ____ the Afghanistan regime against a new Taliban onslaught.
核心觀念
本題考片語動詞的意思,以及它與句中受詞的語意搭配。shore up 意為「支撐、鞏固、加強」,常用於表示支援某個政府、制度或立場,使其能抵禦危機或攻擊。
句意是:英國預計將派遣更多軍隊加入美國主導的增兵行動,以在塔利班新一波攻勢下,鞏固阿富汗政權。
解題方法
先看空格後的受詞 the Afghanistan regime(阿富汗政權),再看句尾的 against a new Taliban onslaught(抵禦塔利班的新一波攻勢)。前後語意都指向「提供支援、使政權更穩固」,因此應選表示「支撐、鞏固」的 shore up。
選項分析
第 4 題2 分
Having spent most of his 30-year career fighting terrorism and ____, Veteran Richard Kemp considered Iran the greatest threat to world peace.
核心觀念
本題考「字義辨析」與「固定搭配」。句中說 Richard Kemp 職涯大部分時間都在對抗恐怖主義與另一種武裝政治暴力,因此空格應填入表示「叛亂、暴動」的 insurgency。
解題方法
先抓句意:Richard Kemp 有 30 年軍旅生涯,主要任務是打擊 terrorism(恐怖主義)與空格中的問題;他認為伊朗是世界和平的最大威脅。兩個詞應屬於相近的安全或軍事議題。
fight terrorism and insurgency 可理解為「打擊恐怖主義與叛亂活動」,語意通順且符合軍事背景,因此選 (B)。
選項分析
第 5 題2 分
David longed for his father’s ____ his career as a cook, but his father had always expected David to follow in his footsteps as a medical doctor.
核心觀念
本題考「名詞+介系詞」的搭配,以及根據前後文判斷語意。approval of 表示「對……的認可、贊同」,後接名詞或動名詞。
解題方法
句意是:「David 渴望得到父親對他當廚師這項職涯選擇的__,但父親一直期待他像父親一樣當醫生。」
後半句指出父親期待 David 成為醫生,與 David 想當廚師的選擇不同;David 因而渴望父親能「認可」他當廚師。空格後的 his career as a cook 是名詞片語,可接在 approval of 之後,表示「對他以廚師為職涯的認可」。
選項分析
- (A) approval of:正確。 意為「對……的認可/贊同」,句意與 David 渴望父親支持其職涯選擇相符。
- **(B) doing away with:錯誤。
第 6 題2 分
There is a(n) ____ between the capacity of the airport and the large number of people wanting to fly from it.
核心觀念
本題考英文單字在語境中的意思。句子指出「機場的運量」與「想從該機場搭機的人數」之間存在某種關係;關鍵是判斷兩者是否相稱。
解題方法
句意為:「機場的運能與大量想從該機場搭機的人之間存在一種__。」若機場容量不足以應付龐大的搭機需求,兩者便不相稱,因此空格應填表示「不匹配、落差」的 mismatch。
選項分析
- (A) accumulation:累積、堆積。通常指數量或事物逐漸增加,不表示兩者之間的落差。
- (B) implication:含意、暗示;也可指可能的影響。與句中機場運能和搭機需求的關係不合。
第 7 題2 分
He’s so clear and reasonable when he answers questions in interviews. I wish I could be that ____.
核心觀念
本題考形容詞的字義與語境判斷。句中說「他在面試回答問題時清楚又合理」,接著說話者希望自己也能「像他那樣……」。空格應填入能概括「表達清楚、有條理」的形容詞。
coherent 表示「連貫的、有條理的、表達清楚的」,符合前文描述。
解題方法
先看前文的 clear and reasonable(清楚且合理),再判斷空格所描述的特質。句型 I wish I could be that + 形容詞,表示「我希望自己也能那麼……」。因此,應選與清楚、有條理的表達相符的形容詞。
選項分析
- (A) disposable:意為「可丟棄的、用完即丟的」,常形容物品,例如 disposable cups(免洗杯)。不適合形容回答問題時的表達能力。
第 8 題2 分
Each party is simply reinforcing the supporters’ ____ to the party during the election campaign.
核心觀念
本題考查選舉情境中的字義判斷與常見搭配。句意為:「各政黨在選舉期間,只是在強化支持者對該黨的__。」空格須填入能表示支持者對政黨的態度或情感的名詞。
loyalty 是「忠誠、忠心」,常見搭配為 loyalty to + 人/團體/組織,表示對某人或團體的忠誠。因此 supporters’ loyalty to the party 意為「支持者對該黨的忠誠」。
解題方法
先看空格前後的語意與介系詞搭配:空格後接 to the party,而前文提到政黨在選舉期間強化支持者與政黨之間的連結。填入 loyalty 後,整句語意與搭配均自然:
Each party is simply reinforcing the supporters’ loyalty to the party during the election campaign. 各政黨在選舉期間,只是在強化支持者對該黨的忠誠。
選項分析
- (A) loyalty(忠誠、忠心):正確。loyalty to the party 是自然且常見的搭配,符合「強化支持者對政黨的忠誠」的句意。
第 9 題2 分
Malnutrition in the region is ____—affecting up to 78 percent of children under the age of five.
核心觀念
本題考形容詞的字義與語境判讀。句意為:「該地區的營養不良問題相當__,影響高達 78% 的五歲以下兒童。」破折號後補充受影響兒童的比例,表示營養不良在該地區十分普遍。
解題方法
先看句子的語意線索:affecting up to 78 percent of children under the age of five(影響高達 78% 的五歲以下兒童)說明受影響範圍很廣。因此,空格應填表示「廣泛存在、普遍的」形容詞。
選項分析
- (A) straightforward:直接的;簡單明瞭的。 通常形容方法、說明或事情容易處理,與營養不良影響人數眾多的語意不合。
第 10 題2 分
So far there is no conclusive information as to the group responsible for the recent ____ attacks, seriously damaging five oil vessels in the Persian Gulf.
核心觀念
本題考英文單字的語意辨析與搭配。句中關鍵線索是 attacks(攻擊)以及 seriously damaging five oil vessels(嚴重損壞五艘油輪),要選出能形容蓄意破壞行為的字。
解題方法
句意是:「目前尚無確切資訊指出,應由哪個團體負責最近發生的__攻擊;這些攻擊嚴重損壞了波斯灣的五艘油輪。」
由「攻擊造成船隻嚴重損壞」可判斷,空格應填表示「蓄意破壞、破壞行動」的 sabotage。常見搭配包括 sabotage attacks(破壞攻擊)與 acts of sabotage(破壞行為)。
選項分析
第 11 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Criminal offenders make choices based on their perceptions of opportunities. Understanding how offenders see things is important to preventing crimes ____ almost all crime prevention involves changing offenders’ perceptions of crime opportunities. Some prevention programs work directly on offenders’ perceptions, as when police inform offenders that they are being closely ____ . But most prevention schemes work through one or more ____ steps before the ultimate goal is achieved, as in property marking schemes, for example, where supportive residents apply window stickers showing ____ . Changes in the environment change offender perceptions. These perceptions influence offenders’ behaviors that, ____ , alter crime patterns.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考查英文連接詞的語意與句子邏輯。空格前後兩句的關係是因果:了解犯罪者如何看待事物之所以有助於預防犯罪,原因在於幾乎所有犯罪預防措施都涉及改變犯罪者對犯罪機會的認知。
解題方法
先看空格前後的意思:
- 空格前:了解犯罪者如何看待事物,對預防犯罪很重要。
- 空格後:幾乎所有犯罪預防措施都涉及改變犯罪者對犯罪機會的認知。
後句解釋前句「為什麼重要」,因此應選表示原因的 because。補入後,句意連貫:「了解犯罪者如何看待事物,對預防犯罪很重要,因為幾乎所有犯罪預防措施都涉及改變犯罪者對犯罪機會的認知。」
選項分析
第 12 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Criminal offenders make choices based on their perceptions of opportunities. Understanding how offenders see things is important to preventing crimes ____ almost all crime prevention involves changing offenders’ perceptions of crime opportunities. Some prevention programs work directly on offenders’ perceptions, as when police inform offenders that they are being closely ____ . But most prevention schemes work through one or more ____ steps before the ultimate goal is achieved, as in property marking schemes, for example, where supportive residents apply window stickers showing ____ . Changes in the environment change offender perceptions. These perceptions influence offenders’ behaviors that, ____ , alter crime patterns.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考查字彙在上下文中的搭配與語意判斷。空格所在句意為:警方告知犯罪者,他們正受到密切的___。句子談的是警方提高犯罪者對犯罪機會的風險感受,因此空格應填表示「受到監視、被盯著」的字。
解題方法
先看空格前的 closely(密切地),再看句型 offenders that they are being closely ____。這裡使用被動語態 are being + 過去分詞,描述犯罪者正在遭受某種行動。警方告知犯罪者受到密切監視,會使其感到被警方注意,進而影響他們對犯罪機會的判斷,與前文「預防犯罪涉及改變犯罪者對犯罪機會的看法」相呼應。
選項分析
- (A) watched:正確。 watch 表示「觀察、監視」;be closely watched 是自然搭配,意為「受到密切監視」。警方告知犯罪者正受到密切監視,符合句意與犯罪預防的脈絡。
- **(B) protected:錯誤。
第 13 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Criminal offenders make choices based on their perceptions of opportunities. Understanding how offenders see things is important to preventing crimes ____ almost all crime prevention involves changing offenders’ perceptions of crime opportunities. Some prevention programs work directly on offenders’ perceptions, as when police inform offenders that they are being closely ____ . But most prevention schemes work through one or more ____ steps before the ultimate goal is achieved, as in property marking schemes, for example, where supportive residents apply window stickers showing ____ . Changes in the environment change offender perceptions. These perceptions influence offenders’ behaviors that, ____ , alter crime patterns.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考「字義與上下文搭配」。空格位於 one or more ____ steps,需從後文理解犯罪預防措施如何發揮作用:有些措施直接改變犯罪者的認知;另一些措施則經過一個或多個步驟,才影響犯罪者對犯罪機會的看法與行為。
intermediate 意為「中間的、居間的」,可形容達成最終目標之前所經過的中間步驟。
解題方法
先抓住空格後的線索:before the ultimate goal is achieved,意思是「在最終目標達成之前」。因此,空格應描述通往最終目標過程中的步驟。
後面的例子也說明了這種間接作用:居民在窗戶上貼標示,藉由改變環境,進而影響犯罪者對犯罪機會的認知及其行為。這些步驟並非直接達成最終目標,而是介於措施與目標之間的環節。
選項分析
- (A) intermediate:正確。 意為「中間的、居間的」;
第 14 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Criminal offenders make choices based on their perceptions of opportunities. Understanding how offenders see things is important to preventing crimes ____ almost all crime prevention involves changing offenders’ perceptions of crime opportunities. Some prevention programs work directly on offenders’ perceptions, as when police inform offenders that they are being closely ____ . But most prevention schemes work through one or more ____ steps before the ultimate goal is achieved, as in property marking schemes, for example, where supportive residents apply window stickers showing ____ . Changes in the environment change offender perceptions. These perceptions influence offenders’ behaviors that, ____ , alter crime patterns.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考英文單字的語意與上下文判讀。題目描述犯罪預防措施如何影響犯罪者對犯罪機會的認知;第 14 格位於句末,須搭配前文的 property marking schemes(財物標示計畫)與 window stickers(窗戶貼紙)判斷貼紙上標示的內容。
解題方法
先看前文:居民在窗戶貼上貼紙,這類措施的目的在於讓犯罪者知道住戶有參與防罪行動,進而改變犯罪者對作案機會的看法。因此空格應填「參與」,也就是 participation。
選項分析
第 15 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Criminal offenders make choices based on their perceptions of opportunities. Understanding how offenders see things is important to preventing crimes ____ almost all crime prevention involves changing offenders’ perceptions of crime opportunities. Some prevention programs work directly on offenders’ perceptions, as when police inform offenders that they are being closely ____ . But most prevention schemes work through one or more ____ steps before the ultimate goal is achieved, as in property marking schemes, for example, where supportive residents apply window stickers showing ____ . Changes in the environment change offender perceptions. These perceptions influence offenders’ behaviors that, ____ , alter crime patterns.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考查英文片語 in turn 的語意與上下文銜接。in turn 在此意為「因而、接著又」,用來表達前後事件之間的連鎖影響。
解題方法
空格所在句為:
These perceptions influence offenders’ behaviors that, ____ , alter crime patterns.
句意是:「這些認知會影響犯罪者的行為,而這些行為又會改變犯罪型態。」空格前後的逗號表示此處插入一個副詞片語,補充說明行為如何進一步影響犯罪型態;in turn 正好表達「反過來又、進而」。
選項分析
第 16 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
A German World War I hand grenade was found among a ____ of French potatoes imported for a Hong Kong potato chip factory. Police detonated it on site with a police video showing bomb disposal officers packing the grenade in a drainage channel at the factory before ____ . The grenade is believed to ____ in a trench during World War I and ____ gathered up with potatoes planted a century later in the former battlefield. Hong Kong police ____ dealing with old munitions, though more usually US bombs dropped on the territory after it fell to the Japanese during World War II.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考查依據上下文語意與常見搭配詞判斷名詞。空格前是 a ____ of French potatoes,後文提到這批馬鈴薯進口到香港的洋芋片工廠;合適的名詞應表示「一批貨物」。
解題方法
先看空格所在片語:a shipment of French potatoes 意為「一批由法國運來的馬鈴薯貨物」。後文說手榴彈是在進口馬鈴薯中被發現,且馬鈴薯來自第一次世界大戰的舊戰場,因此「貨運批次」最符合情境。
選項分析
- (A) vehicle:意為「車輛」。a vehicle of potatoes 不是表示一批馬鈴薯的自然說法;若要表達載運馬鈴薯的車輛,通常會說 a vehicle carrying potatoes。
第 17 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
A German World War I hand grenade was found among a ____ of French potatoes imported for a Hong Kong potato chip factory. Police detonated it on site with a police video showing bomb disposal officers packing the grenade in a drainage channel at the factory before ____ . The grenade is believed to ____ in a trench during World War I and ____ gathered up with potatoes planted a century later in the former battlefield. Hong Kong police ____ dealing with old munitions, though more usually US bombs dropped on the territory after it fell to the Japanese during World War II.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考查片語 blow up 的意思與語境判斷。blow something up 可表示「引爆、炸毀某物」;blow up 也可不帶受詞,表示「爆炸」。題幹描述警方在現場引爆一枚第一次世界大戰手榴彈,因此應選擇含有 blow up 的選項。
解題方法
先看空格前的 before:警方先把手榴彈放進工廠的排水溝,接著才進行某個動作。再對照題幹中的 detonated it on site(在現場引爆),可知空格所指的是「把手榴彈炸掉」。因此填入 blowing it up,與前文的引爆情節一致。
選項分析
- (A) blowing it up:正確。 blow something up 表示「引爆某物、炸毀某物」。
第 18 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
A German World War I hand grenade was found among a ____ of French potatoes imported for a Hong Kong potato chip factory. Police detonated it on site with a police video showing bomb disposal officers packing the grenade in a drainage channel at the factory before ____ . The grenade is believed to ____ in a trench during World War I and ____ gathered up with potatoes planted a century later in the former battlefield. Hong Kong police ____ dealing with old munitions, though more usually US bombs dropped on the territory after it fell to the Japanese during World War II.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考查英文現在完成式的被動語態:have/has been + 過去分詞。句意是「警察過去曾處理過舊軍火」,動作由警察承受,因此要用被動語態;「曾經有過這類處理經驗」則以現在完成式表達。
解題方法
先看空格前的主詞 Hong Kong police,再判斷句意:
Hong Kong police ____ dealing with old munitions 香港警方曾處理過舊軍火……
此處 police 是集合名詞,通常作複數使用;依官方答案所採句型,空格應填現在完成式被動語態 have been left,構成 have been left dealing with ...,表示「曾被留下來處理……」。
選項分析
第 19 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
A German World War I hand grenade was found among a ____ of French potatoes imported for a Hong Kong potato chip factory. Police detonated it on site with a police video showing bomb disposal officers packing the grenade in a drainage channel at the factory before ____ . The grenade is believed to ____ in a trench during World War I and ____ gathered up with potatoes planted a century later in the former battlefield. Hong Kong police ____ dealing with old munitions, though more usually US bombs dropped on the territory after it fell to the Japanese during World War II.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考副詞的語意與上下文判讀。四個選項分別表示「刻意地」、「相對地」、「一貫地」及「意外地」。解題關鍵是判斷手榴彈如何出現在進口馬鈴薯貨批中。
解題方法
題幹描述一枚德國一戰手榴彈出現在法國馬鈴薯中,並推測它先留在一戰戰壕裡,後來隨著百年後種植、採收的馬鈴薯被帶出。這段敘述呈現的是無意間混入,而非有人故意放入;因此應選表示「意外地」的副詞 accidentally。
句子大意是:「一枚德國一戰手榴彈意外地在一批進口法國馬鈴薯中被發現。」
選項分析
第 20 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
A German World War I hand grenade was found among a ____ of French potatoes imported for a Hong Kong potato chip factory. Police detonated it on site with a police video showing bomb disposal officers packing the grenade in a drainage channel at the factory before ____ . The grenade is believed to ____ in a trench during World War I and ____ gathered up with potatoes planted a century later in the former battlefield. Hong Kong police ____ dealing with old munitions, though more usually US bombs dropped on the territory after it fell to the Japanese during World War II.
- ____.
核心觀念
本題考「be used to + 名詞/動名詞」,表示「習慣於……」。句中需要填入能與後面的動名詞片語 dealing with old munitions 搭配的動詞形式。
注意區分:
- be used to + 名詞/V-ing:習慣於……
- used to + 原形動詞:過去常常……
- use + 受詞 + to V:使用某物來做……
解題方法
空格所在句子的主詞是 Hong Kong police,後面接 dealing with old munitions(處理舊彈藥)。句意是「香港警方習慣處理舊彈藥」,因此應使用表示「習慣於」的 be used to。
police 是集合名詞,指警察群體,通常搭配複數動詞;此處用 are,形成 are used to dealing。
選項分析
第 21 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Mercantilism is the term commonly used to describe the body of opinion that prevailed in economic thought from the sixteenth through to the mid-eighteenth centuries. The mercantilists believed that the affluence of a nation depended on its ability to achieve and maintain a positive trade surplus, and it was seen as of vital importance that a nation kept down the price of its exports. At the time when the mercantilists wrote, labor was the chief input into production and hence also the major cost of production. Consequently, there was a keen focus on the level of wages. It was argued that wages should be kept as low as possible not just to minimize direct labor costs and hence also export prices, but also to maximize the supply of labor.
The mercantilists believed that low wages were necessary to ensure that workers worked on a regular and continuous basis. The above ideas formed the basis of the so-called “utility of poverty” thesis: the argument that the wealth of the nation was greatest where those who labored were poor. The paradox in mercantilist labor doctrine was that, while the laborer was seen to provide the source of the nation’s wealth, he or she was argued to have no right to any greater share of economic wealth than was necessary to meet his or her most basic material needs.
Many opinions informed the case put forward by the mercantilists in support of low wages. First, the view was taken that the English laborer was innately opposed to work. In the absence of poverty, workers would be certain to remain idle and higher wages were to be avoided as a means of enforcing a regular pattern of work that was required to increase national wealth. Alongside low wages, the workhouse was to act as a “school of industry” to instill in the poor the habit of regular and diligent work. Second, workers were claimed to have very low material horizons, and would be unresponsive to wage incentives. High wages were seen to result in increased idleness, with a negligible effect on consumption levels, and low wages and high prices were recommended as a means to coerce the workforce into working long hours. Third, workers in England were condemned for drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and for leading debauched lives. It was argued that if wages were allowed to rise, then workers were sure to indulge their passion for “vice.” Fourth, there was a fear that a rise in the living standards of the laborer would lead to disorder and sedition in society.
- What is the passage mainly about?
核心觀念
本題為英文閱讀測驗中的篇章主旨題(Main Idea / Central Theme)。在國家考試《中華民國憲法與英文》中,題組閱讀常選取經濟史、政治思想或法政哲學文本,考查考生整合各段主題句(Topic Sentences)、掌握論證核心的能力。本題的核心觀念在於辨識文章核心論題(Subject Matter)及其限定範圍(Scope):
- 主題範疇:16 世紀至 18 世紀中葉的「重商主義」(Mercantilism)。
- 探討核心:重商主義對「勞動力」(labor force)與「低工資政策」(mercantilist labor doctrine / utility of poverty)的理論視角與理由支持。
解題方法
解答主旨題應採用「段落架構綜覽法」,歸納各段焦點與邏輯脈絡:
- 第一段(背景引入與焦點鎖定): 介紹重商主義的核心邏輯——國家富強仰賴貿易順差(positive trade surplus),而順差關鍵在於壓低出口價格;當時勞動是主要生產成本,因此理論焦點落於「工資水準」(keen focus on the level of wages),主張壓低工資以降低成本並提高勞動供給。
- 第二段(核心理論確立): 明確點出核心命題——「貧窮的效用論」(utility of poverty thesis)與「重商主義勞動學說」(mercantilist labor doctrine)。重商主義者認為只有讓勞工維持貧窮,才能促使其規律工作;勞工雖是財富來源,卻不應享有超過基本生存所需的份額。
- 第三段(分項論據展開): 逐一列舉重商主義支持壓低工資的四大理由(First 至 Fourth):
- 勞工生性怠惰(innately opposed to work),必須藉由貧窮與習藝所(workhouse)逼其勤勉。
- 勞工物質欲望低,工資激勵無效(unresponsive to wage incentives),高薪只會增加怠惰。
- 避免勞工酗酒及沈溺惡習(passion for "vice")。
- 擔憂勞工生活水準提高會引發社會動亂與叛亂(disorder and sedition)。
第 22 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Mercantilism is the term commonly used to describe the body of opinion that prevailed in economic thought from the sixteenth through to the mid-eighteenth centuries. The mercantilists believed that the affluence of a nation depended on its ability to achieve and maintain a positive trade surplus, and it was seen as of vital importance that a nation kept down the price of its exports. At the time when the mercantilists wrote, labor was the chief input into production and hence also the major cost of production. Consequently, there was a keen focus on the level of wages. It was argued that wages should be kept as low as possible not just to minimize direct labor costs and hence also export prices, but also to maximize the supply of labor.
The mercantilists believed that low wages were necessary to ensure that workers worked on a regular and continuous basis. The above ideas formed the basis of the so-called “utility of poverty” thesis: the argument that the wealth of the nation was greatest where those who labored were poor. The paradox in mercantilist labor doctrine was that, while the laborer was seen to provide the source of the nation’s wealth, he or she was argued to have no right to any greater share of economic wealth than was necessary to meet his or her most basic material needs.
Many opinions informed the case put forward by the mercantilists in support of low wages. First, the view was taken that the English laborer was innately opposed to work. In the absence of poverty, workers would be certain to remain idle and higher wages were to be avoided as a means of enforcing a regular pattern of work that was required to increase national wealth. Alongside low wages, the workhouse was to act as a “school of industry” to instill in the poor the habit of regular and diligent work. Second, workers were claimed to have very low material horizons, and would be unresponsive to wage incentives. High wages were seen to result in increased idleness, with a negligible effect on consumption levels, and low wages and high prices were recommended as a means to coerce the workforce into working long hours. Third, workers in England were condemned for drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and for leading debauched lives. It was argued that if wages were allowed to rise, then workers were sure to indulge their passion for “vice.” Fourth, there was a fear that a rise in the living standards of the laborer would lead to disorder and sedition in society.
- According to the passage, which of the following can be inferred about the economic thought of mercantilism?
核心觀念
本題測驗「篇章細節推論與文意歸納能力」(Inference from the Passage),核心主題為西洋經濟思想史上的「重商主義」(Mercantilism)及其勞動工資學說。考生需掌握以下核心詞彙與概念:
- Mercantilism(重商主義):十六至十八世紀中葉盛行的經濟思想,強調國家財富源於貿易順差(positive trade surplus),並主張降低生產成本以維持出口競爭力。
- Utility of poverty thesis(貧窮效用說):重商主義的核心假說,認為底層勞工必須維持在貧困狀態,才能迫使其規律勞動、避免怠惰,進而創造國家最大的財富。
- Suppressing wage growth(壓抑工資增長):透過政策人為壓低勞動報酬,以極小化出口價格並極大化勞動力供給。
解題方法
本題問「關於重商主義的經濟思想,下列何者可自文中推論得知?」解題步驟如下:
- 定位全文論述主軸:
- 第一段末句指出重商主義的核心主張:「工資應盡可能壓低,不僅是為了降低直接勞動成本以壓低出口價格,更是為了極大化勞動力供給」(wages should be kept as low as possible not just to minimize direct labor costs... but also to maximize the supply of labor)。
- 第二段更提出「貧窮效用說」(utility of poverty thesis)——「當勞動者處於貧困狀態時,國家財富達到最大」(the wealth of the nation was greatest where those who labored were poor)。
- 比對選項意涵: 重商主義認為「壓抑工資」(low wages / suppressing wage growth)是確保勞工勤奮、降低出口成本,從而達成國家富裕與繁榮(prosperity / wealth of the nation)的根本手段。此結論與選項 (A) 完全吻合。
選項分析
- (A) 正確:
- 原文字義:Suppressing wage growth was the key to prosperity of a country(壓抑薪資成長是一個國家繁榮的關鍵)。
- 分析:第一段指出「維持正向貿易順差是國家富裕的基礎,而降低出口物價至關重要,因此工資必須壓至最低」(wages should be kept as low as possible... to increase national wealth);第二段亦指出國家財富的增長奠基於勞工的貧窮(wealth of the nation was greatest where those who labored were poor)。文中的 low wages 即對應 suppressing wage growth,national wealth / affluence 即對應 prosperity。故 (A) 為正確推論。
第 23 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Mercantilism is the term commonly used to describe the body of opinion that prevailed in economic thought from the sixteenth through to the mid-eighteenth centuries. The mercantilists believed that the affluence of a nation depended on its ability to achieve and maintain a positive trade surplus, and it was seen as of vital importance that a nation kept down the price of its exports. At the time when the mercantilists wrote, labor was the chief input into production and hence also the major cost of production. Consequently, there was a keen focus on the level of wages. It was argued that wages should be kept as low as possible not just to minimize direct labor costs and hence also export prices, but also to maximize the supply of labor.
The mercantilists believed that low wages were necessary to ensure that workers worked on a regular and continuous basis. The above ideas formed the basis of the so-called “utility of poverty” thesis: the argument that the wealth of the nation was greatest where those who labored were poor. The paradox in mercantilist labor doctrine was that, while the laborer was seen to provide the source of the nation’s wealth, he or she was argued to have no right to any greater share of economic wealth than was necessary to meet his or her most basic material needs.
Many opinions informed the case put forward by the mercantilists in support of low wages. First, the view was taken that the English laborer was innately opposed to work. In the absence of poverty, workers would be certain to remain idle and higher wages were to be avoided as a means of enforcing a regular pattern of work that was required to increase national wealth. Alongside low wages, the workhouse was to act as a “school of industry” to instill in the poor the habit of regular and diligent work. Second, workers were claimed to have very low material horizons, and would be unresponsive to wage incentives. High wages were seen to result in increased idleness, with a negligible effect on consumption levels, and low wages and high prices were recommended as a means to coerce the workforce into working long hours. Third, workers in England were condemned for drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and for leading debauched lives. It was argued that if wages were allowed to rise, then workers were sure to indulge their passion for “vice.” Fourth, there was a fear that a rise in the living standards of the laborer would lead to disorder and sedition in society.
- Which rationale is NOT suggested in the last paragraph for keeping wages low?
核心觀念
本題為公職英文閱讀測驗中標準的反向細節理解題(Negative Detail / Except Question),重點在於測驗考生能否快速且精準地:
- 區塊定位:依題幹指引鎖定最後一段(the last paragraph),掌握作者如何藉由順序信號詞(First, Second, Third, Fourth)列舉重商主義者主張「壓低工資」(keeping wages low)的四大理由。
- 同義置換(Paraphrasing)辨識:將選項之抽象概念與原文之具體字詞進行語意對應。
- 正反與程度概念辨析:明辨文中「微不足道(negligible)」與選項「顯著提升(boost)」之間的矛盾。
解題方法
- 題幹分析:
- 題幹問:Which rationale is NOT suggested in the last paragraph for keeping wages low?(最後一段中,哪一個並非重商主義者主張壓低工資的理由?)
- 注意否定詞 NOT,需找出「未提及」或「與文意矛盾」者。
- 原文架構對應(最後一段四點理由):
- First:勞工天性排斥工作(innately opposed to work),不窮困就會怠惰。
- Second:勞工物慾極低(very low material horizons),高工資只會使人怠工,對消費水準影響微不足道(with a negligible effect on consumption levels),故需低工資逼使其長時間工作。
- Third:勞工酗酒放蕩(drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and for leading debauched lives),加薪只會助長惡習(indulge their passion for “vice”)。
- Fourth:生活水準提升將引發社會動亂與煽動叛亂(lead to disorder and sedition in society)。
選項分析
- (A) The lazy human nature of laborers.(勞工懶散的人性)
- 說明:文中有提及。對應最後一段第一點:「First, the view was taken that the English laborer was innately opposed to work.」(英國勞工天生反對工作),以及「In the absence of poverty, workers would be certain to remain idle...」(若不貧窮,勞工必定怠惰)。「天性抗拒工作、容易怠惰」即為 lazy human nature。此為重商主義者主張低薪的理由之一,故不選。
- (B) The lavish lifestyle laborers may have.(勞工可能過著揮霍奢靡的生活方式)
- 說明:文中有提及。對應最後一段第三點:「*Third, workers in England were condemned for drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and for leading debauched lives. It was argued that if wages were allowed to rise, then
第 24 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Mercantilism is the term commonly used to describe the body of opinion that prevailed in economic thought from the sixteenth through to the mid-eighteenth centuries. The mercantilists believed that the affluence of a nation depended on its ability to achieve and maintain a positive trade surplus, and it was seen as of vital importance that a nation kept down the price of its exports. At the time when the mercantilists wrote, labor was the chief input into production and hence also the major cost of production. Consequently, there was a keen focus on the level of wages. It was argued that wages should be kept as low as possible not just to minimize direct labor costs and hence also export prices, but also to maximize the supply of labor.
The mercantilists believed that low wages were necessary to ensure that workers worked on a regular and continuous basis. The above ideas formed the basis of the so-called “utility of poverty” thesis: the argument that the wealth of the nation was greatest where those who labored were poor. The paradox in mercantilist labor doctrine was that, while the laborer was seen to provide the source of the nation’s wealth, he or she was argued to have no right to any greater share of economic wealth than was necessary to meet his or her most basic material needs.
Many opinions informed the case put forward by the mercantilists in support of low wages. First, the view was taken that the English laborer was innately opposed to work. In the absence of poverty, workers would be certain to remain idle and higher wages were to be avoided as a means of enforcing a regular pattern of work that was required to increase national wealth. Alongside low wages, the workhouse was to act as a “school of industry” to instill in the poor the habit of regular and diligent work. Second, workers were claimed to have very low material horizons, and would be unresponsive to wage incentives. High wages were seen to result in increased idleness, with a negligible effect on consumption levels, and low wages and high prices were recommended as a means to coerce the workforce into working long hours. Third, workers in England were condemned for drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and for leading debauched lives. It was argued that if wages were allowed to rise, then workers were sure to indulge their passion for “vice.” Fourth, there was a fear that a rise in the living standards of the laborer would lead to disorder and sedition in society.
- Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “condemned” in the passage?
核心觀念
本題測驗閱讀測驗中的**「脈絡字義推論」(Contextual Vocabulary / Synonyms)**能力,核心在於掌握一字多義的辨析與形近混淆字排除:
- 一字多義辨析:動詞
condemn有兩大常見核心語意:
- 「譴責、指責、非難」(強烈表達道德或行為上的不滿與抨擊)。
- 「宣判、判刑」(司法體系上的定罪量刑,特別是重刑)。
- 形近字與反義字辨析:常考動詞
condemn(譴責)與commend(稱讚)之拼字對比與詞義差異。
解題方法
解答此類題型應遵循**「回歸句意脈絡 剖析主詞受詞關係 鎖定搭配介係詞」**的三步切入法:
- 鎖定原文句型與上下文:
"Third, workers in England were condemned for drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and for leading debauched lives. It was argued that if wages were allowed to rise, then workers were sure to indulge their passion for 'vice.'" (第三,英國工人因過量飲酒與生活放蕩而遭受譴責。當時的觀點認為,若允許工資上漲,工人必會沉溺於對「惡習」的狂熱中。)
- 分析語境邏輯與搭配詞(Collocation):
- 主詞為「英國工人」(workers in England),後方接介係詞片語
for drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and for leading debauched lives,指出被針對的事由為「過量飲酒」與「生活放蕩」(放縱縱慾)。 - 下文緊接著強調這些是「惡習」(vice)。
- 由此可明確判定:此處為重商主義經濟學者在道德與生活習慣層面對工人的**「社會批評與道德譴責」**,而非司法院或法官依法開庭所下的「刑事判決」。
- 因此,此處
condemn的精準字義為「公開強烈譴責、指責」(to declare something to be wrong, evil, or blameworthy),最適當的替換詞為denounce。
選項分析
- (A) sentenced:錯誤。
sentence作及物動詞時,主要指法官或法庭依法「宣判、判刑」,最常見的句型結構為 `be sentenced to +
第 25 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Mercantilism is the term commonly used to describe the body of opinion that prevailed in economic thought from the sixteenth through to the mid-eighteenth centuries. The mercantilists believed that the affluence of a nation depended on its ability to achieve and maintain a positive trade surplus, and it was seen as of vital importance that a nation kept down the price of its exports. At the time when the mercantilists wrote, labor was the chief input into production and hence also the major cost of production. Consequently, there was a keen focus on the level of wages. It was argued that wages should be kept as low as possible not just to minimize direct labor costs and hence also export prices, but also to maximize the supply of labor.
The mercantilists believed that low wages were necessary to ensure that workers worked on a regular and continuous basis. The above ideas formed the basis of the so-called “utility of poverty” thesis: the argument that the wealth of the nation was greatest where those who labored were poor. The paradox in mercantilist labor doctrine was that, while the laborer was seen to provide the source of the nation’s wealth, he or she was argued to have no right to any greater share of economic wealth than was necessary to meet his or her most basic material needs.
Many opinions informed the case put forward by the mercantilists in support of low wages. First, the view was taken that the English laborer was innately opposed to work. In the absence of poverty, workers would be certain to remain idle and higher wages were to be avoided as a means of enforcing a regular pattern of work that was required to increase national wealth. Alongside low wages, the workhouse was to act as a “school of industry” to instill in the poor the habit of regular and diligent work. Second, workers were claimed to have very low material horizons, and would be unresponsive to wage incentives. High wages were seen to result in increased idleness, with a negligible effect on consumption levels, and low wages and high prices were recommended as a means to coerce the workforce into working long hours. Third, workers in England were condemned for drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and for leading debauched lives. It was argued that if wages were allowed to rise, then workers were sure to indulge their passion for “vice.” Fourth, there was a fear that a rise in the living standards of the laborer would lead to disorder and sedition in society.
- What is the paradox in mercantilist labor doctrine?
核心觀念
本題測驗考生的**英文長文閱讀理解、關鍵字定位(Scanning)與同義改寫(Paraphrasing)**能力。核心知識背景為歐洲近代經濟思想中的「重商主義」(Mercantilism)及其「貧困效用論」(utility of poverty thesis)。
本題考核的核心在於理解重商主義勞工學說中的核心矛盾/弔詭(paradox):
- 矛盾的兩端:勞工是國家財富的創造泉源(source of the nation's wealth),但國家政策卻刻意將其所得壓低在僅能維持最基本生存的極端貧困狀態(poor / meet only basic material needs),藉此換取國家的強大富足。
解題方法
- 題幹關鍵字回文定位(Keyword Scanning): 題幹詢問「重商主義勞動學說中的矛盾(paradox in mercantilist labor doctrine)為何?」,核心定位詞為 paradox 與 mercantilist labor doctrine。掃描全文可迅速鎖定第二段:
"The above ideas formed the basis of the so-called 'utility of poverty' thesis: the argument that the wealth of the nation was greatest where those who labored were poor. The paradox in mercantilist labor doctrine was that, while the laborer was seen to provide the source of the nation’s wealth, he or she was argued to have no right to any greater share of economic wealth than was necessary to meet his or her most basic material needs."
- 句構解析與語意對照:
- 定位句採用
while A, B(雖然……但是……)的強烈對比句型: - 條件 A(勞工的貢獻):
the laborer was seen to provide the source of the nation's wealth(勞工被視為國家財富的創造來源)。 - 結論 B(勞工的待遇):
have no right to any greater share of economic wealth than was necessary to meet his or her most basic material needs(無權享有超出基本生存需求以外的財富份額)。 - 輔以前一句之貧困效用論定義:
the wealth of the nation was greatest where those who labored were poor(勞動者愈貧困,國家的財富愈龐大)。