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Movable-Type Printing—Preserving a Dying Art (pp. 56-59)
I. 文意字彙 (35%)
( ) 1. Only one old man in the village still practices the ancient _____ of pottery.
(A) distance
(B) craft
(C) request
(D)
( ) 2. Henry bought his son a _____ camera for his tenth birthday last year.
(A) wounded
(B) warning
(C) digital
(D)
( ) 3. The weather _____ greatly every day during the spring in Taiwan.
(A) varies
(B) exhausts
(C) adjusts
(D)
( ) 4. The thief who stole the _____ painting from the art museum was never caught.
(A) twisted
(B) valuable
(C) permanent
(D)
( ) 5. Vinegar and sugar are _____ parts of this chicken recipe from the Philippines.
(A) tropical
(B) urban
(C) scary
(D)
6. Amanda loves animals, so she applied to be a v
r at the zoo.
7. We should try hard to live in h
y with other people, nature, and animals.
trap
concerned
frustrates
productive
essential
II. 克漏字 (25%)
Movable-type printing was invented in China a thousand years ago. It revolutionized printing by replacing the tiring
method of block printing. It also helped make books __(8)__ to more people due to its fast and efficient technique.
Movable-type printing was the __(9)__ form of mass communication until the latter half of the twentieth century.
However, it has become a dying art today. In Taiwan, only one movable-type foundry that uses Chinese characters still
exists. The Rixing Type Foundry was __(10)__ in Taipei in 1969. This large warehouse has rows of shelves containing
small __(11)__ blocks. Each of these blocks is molded into a Chinese character. Rixing has millions of movable types
__(12)__ three typefaces and seven sizes. This makes Rixing one of the world’s largest sources of Chinese type.
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) 8.
) 9.
) 10.
) 11.
) 12.
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
nervous
organic
starved
lead
insisting on
(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)
elegant
primary
founded
entry
turning down
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
available
graceful
committed
glory
accounting for
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
(D)
unfamiliar
awkward
resembled
ribbon
consisting of
III. 閱讀測驗 (15%)
Movable-type foundries began closing in the 1980s. At this time, movable type was replaced by offset and then
computerized printing. Rixing managed to survive this period due to its small size, unlike other more established
foundries. Today, foundry owner Chang Chieh-kuan provides tours of his foundry. He also repairs the molds used to
cast individual character blocks. These molds are important because there is only one for each type. Despite Chang’s
hard work, he worries that movable type will soon disappear. He hopes the government will assist him in turning his
foundry into a museum.
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) 13. What does Chang Chieh-kuan do nowadays?
(A) Show people around the foundry.
(C) Give printing classes.
(B) Work in a museum.
(D) Make character blocks for artists.
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) 14. According to the passage, what caused movable-type foundries to start closing?
(A) Rising costs.
(B) Lack of customers.
(C) New technologies.
(D) Cheaper foundries in China.
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) 15. What is TRUE about Chang’s molds?
(A) They are unique.
(C) They were made by tourists.
(B) They are based on digital designs.
(D) They are small in size.
IV. 翻譯填空
16. 這個蓋子可以避免老鼠來吃桌上的派。(15%)
This cover will k
the mice
the pie on the table.
17. 今天早上交通壅塞，但我仍設法準時到公司。(10%)
Traffic was heavy this morning, but I m
get to work on time.
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