TOEIC第二回閱讀

本次測驗：280分
好差啊~~
這次134及136題，被動語態的過去分詞，看了就頭暈…
上網查一下有人跟我的同樣的困擾耶~

連結在此

看樣子文法書要多翻翻了

題目
101. After completely looking over the various proposals, the executive board will ________ which offer to accept.
空格在助動詞 will 後，放動詞原形 determine
102. Learning the specifications for all the product is difficult to do on ______ , so we have made a reference chart for employees to use.
前有on 為表示自已很難做，片語 on one's own 答案為：you own 也可代換為 by yourself
103. After months of hostile talks, the union and management have _____ agreed on the terms of the new contract.
句子內有很長時間 After months of hostile talks，副詞放 finally 終於同意 the terms of the contract 合約條款
104. Reviewers of Lovers found the plot too _______ and the characters very two-dimensional.
reviewer-評論家 the plot too predictable -情節太過老套 too可修飾形容詞或副詞，動詞 found+受詞+補語，受詞是 the plot 能做補語的只有形容詞 predictable
105. The leadership-training workshop is scheduled to start ______ at 1 P.M., so the participants are required to arrive by 12:45.
介於 start 及介系詞 at ，因此修飾動詞的副詞 → precisely
106. All of the components in the Hikaru high performance vehicles are put through a ______ quality inspection.
嚴格的品質檢測 - stringent，其他單字為：dependent 依靠的 ； founded 基於~的 ；suppressive 抑制
107. All the company's data ______ when the computer room caught on fire.
動詞是 lose，表示失去、損失，時態when 後接的是過去時態，表示是過去式，was lost
108. All item must be fastened ______  to the ship prior to its departure from the dock.
fasten-固定 v.；從後面修飾動詞用副詞，空格位於動詞 be fastened和介系詞之間 用副詞securely 安全地
109. To better ____ its clients, CPG decided to expand the number of its call centers by the end of this year.
目的是為了更好服務客戶，用serve 其他的選項： offer + 事 + to + 人物：We offer treatment to people over the age of 18 years. provide + 人 + with + 事物：They provide us with the raw materials 最後一個 reflect 後面要帶有觀點或意見等詞彙 (view, opinion)
110. Marcy was hired to oversee the Asian branch because of ___ management experience.
人稱代名詞，她的管理經驗 her
111. Under more ____ business conditions, the president would have decided to establish more subsidiaries in Asia, but this year it was not feasible.
在比較級 more 及 名詞片語 business conditions，形容詞為可能答案 favorable 有利的，不要跟favorite 偏愛的搞亂了
112. _____ you need detailed information about the city's attractions, please visit the city's official travel website.
句意，如果，用if
113. The supervisor will be checking the project ___ errors before it is sent to be tested.
check A for B ；為了B去查證
114. In order to ____ a conference room, employees need to contact the receptionist.
為了…會議室，員工必需聯繫接待員；依句意是「預約」reserve summon→召集
115. Mr. Cha was extremely _____ to have won the graphic design competition for local university students.
極端地開心，副詞修飾動詞，同時還要接受 be動詞「was」的補語，綜上happy就好
116. The director will be visiting next Monday and has requested that all managers ____ her in her office at 9 A.M.
提議、義務等主句，後面的that子句中應該用原形動詞 已經提出要求，has requested，後接動詞要用原形 meet 類似的有：ask、suggest、propose、recommend、insist、command、order、require、demand 等等
117. with only a few days left until the presidential election, analysts are now debating ___ candidate is favored to win.
presidential election 總統大選，debating 爭論， 空格後是 candidate 後選人，「那個」最有可能勝出，which
118. The city council made it clear that ____ towns without a municipal trash collection service are allowed to issue permits for incinerators.
towns without a municipal trash collection service - 沒有城市垃圾收集服務的鄉鎮 issue permits for incinerators - 發放焚化爐的許可 依句意，only較為適合，merely是指非常少、不高也不低於現況
119. Equipment evaluation shall be provided to member companies ____ no cost other than the expenses for the first day of service.
片語→ at no cost，答案at ；也可將其代換為for free
120. During the orientation, department managers will explain _____ the job will exactly entail to their new employees.
orientation 方向，在這指「職前訓練」；explain 的受詞，也是名詞性語句 (the job) 的連接詞 句意用what；entail 意涵、涵括
121. Customers using the bank's online services will need a personal identification number to  move fund form one account to ______.
句意是要接另一個帳戶，another，也可以是 another account
122. _____ receiving the resignation of the vice-president of marketing, the CEO has been looking for a replacement.
依句意，主句 has been looking for 是現在完成式，表示從收到 resignmation後一直找 repacement 因此表示動作起始點的連接詞 since是正解。 如果選項有since，查看主句時態是否為現在完成式
123. The International Medical Expo is expected to______ industry leaders who seek business partners and updated information on healthcare.
The International Medical Expo - 國際醫療展 expected 期望 industry leaders 企業領導人 依句意，attract (吸引)為解 其他選項：evaluate 評估 | assure 確認 | capture 補捉
124. Corporations should have regular training seminars to update the skills of their staff because of the ______ of the changes in technology.
seminars 研討會 依句意，continuous (不斷的)為正解 其他選項： mature 深思熟慮的 | properous 繁榮的 | straight 直的、筆直的
125. The Klassen, Inc. is now in the process of _____ branches and affiliates all over the world.
空格後為介系詞 of 及名詞片語 branches and affiliatees之間，用可以充當受詞的動名詞 establishing 為正解
126. All deliveries within the city limits will be free this weekend ____ celebration of National Furniture''s tench anniversary.
deliver 運送 in celebration of ... 為了慶祝in 為正解
127. We at Haywood Supplies would like to offer our ____ thanks for all your business this past year.
獻上最真誠的感謝 sincere 真誠的 為正解 其他選項：estimated 推測的、猜想的
128. The University Hospital is ____ looking for volunteers to participate in research studies concerning the mechanisms of pain.
studies 研究 mechanisms 機制 依句意，currently 目前、現在 為正解 黃他選項：completely、significantly、slightly
129. World News, the nation's most popular magazine , is offering new subscribers a 10 percent _____.
依句意，discount 折扣為正解
130. When closing the office at night, remember that after inputting the security code, the alarm will go off if the door isn't locked _____ one minute.
介系詞選擇判斷，依句意是指「1分鐘內」，一定時間內的要選擇 within
131. The cost of gasoline _____ in July when refineries were not able to keep up with demand. intensified、magnified、peaked、reached
四個選項動詞都有往上、大的意思： intensified 增強 magnified 擴大、放大 peaked 達到頂峰 reached 到達、總計 not able to keep up with demand 供不應求，依句意帶有價格上漲( the cost) 的只有peaked 其中reached 要有目的 像是reached 5 dollar  等等
132. Although the division head was called to an emergency meeting in Singapore, the rest of the team was able to complete the project on ________. appointment、authority、condition、schedule
完成專案，按計畫 on schedule
133. Maritime Hospital has just switched over to an electronic monitoring system in order to keep better _____ of patient's health.
依句意，keep a record of~ 保持~的記錄；keep better record of ~ 留下~ 更好的記錄
134. A snowstorm ____ by freezing rain has been forecast in the Midwest on Sunday evening. accompanied、accompanying、to accompany、will accompany
四個選項，主詞是 A snowstorm，動詞是 has been forecaste 一句不能有2個動詞，可做動詞的第四選項will accompany可以排除 要填可修飾主詞的分詞，所以accompanied、accompanying可能是正確的 又因為accompany是「伴隨」的及物動詞，後接的by 不是受詞，因此要選表示被動語態的accompanied accompanying、to accompany 是用在主動語態，後面要有受詞 本題省略了 which is，「被」夾帶
135. Ms.Fernandez called this morning for _____ that the payment she mailed on Friday had been received.
要選引導主詞子句(that) 的名詞表達，comfirmation that(確認~)，不要誤會 that引導的子句為受詞，而選擇動名詞 confirming；沒有這樣的用法 call for confirmation that 為了確認~打電話 call to confirm that 為了確認~打電話  注意以上2句的for、to 及confirm的變化
136. This shirt should be cleaned with neutral detergents and dried quickly to limit browning as ____ by the manufacturer.
neutral detergent 中性清潔劑 to limit browning 為了防止變褐色 空格前是 as ，表示「如同」、「像~一樣」，空格後接 by the manufacturer，表示被動語態的過去分詞 recommended 為正解，「被」建議
137. The opinions and comments expressed by the writer do not _____ reflect those of the editors or the publishers of Harpe's Monthly. barely、gradually、highly、necessarily
這句話常見：作者的意見及建議不一定反映本台立場 依句意：necessarily  不「一定」 barely 勉強，與hardly一樣，表示幾乎不的意思，可以與not 或never搭配：barely not gradually 逐漸地、漸漸地
138. The company is looking forward to the benefits of the recent restructuring and ______ improvements in underwear manufacturing. anticipates、anticipation、anticipatory、anticipate
restructuring 重組 restructure 空格後是名詞 improvements，修飾名詞的 anticipartory及帶有受詞的動詞 anticipates、anticipate 都有可能；對等連接詞 and 及 主詞 The Company為共同主詞，再來 is looking forward 及 improvements 可知空格內要填第三人稱單數的動詞 anticipates anticipatory是表示「預想的進展」
139. The Natural History and Science Museum's exhibit of dinosaur fossils will be on display for a _____ time only.
dinosaur fossils 恐龍化石 依句意是有限的時間 limited
140. The former CEO played a decisive role ______ the mediator of the agreement made between the company and its rival.
decisive role 決定性的角色 the mediator 調解人，仲介者 依句意表示「資格」的介系詞用 as
144. I am having _______ with you magazine World Car and sincerely request your assistance. difficult、difficulty、difficulties、difficultly
空格在及物動詞 have 及介系詞 with 之間，因此名詞選項 difficulty、difficulties為可能選項；名詞difficulty 在此是不可數名詞，have difficulty with~ (與…有困難) 在特定的情況下才會用複數 difficulties 如： financilal difficulities、some difficulities、labor difficulite 等特定困境、妨礙和爭論時 用複數形態表示。
145. I have not received a refund , and the demands for payment _______. continue、continued、have continued、are continuing
不僅沒有獲的退款，付款通知還在繼續寄送；狀態都是從過去某個時間「持續」到現在，因此要選現在完成式 have continued
147. I am ______ to invite you to the seminar on the ..... pleasing、pleased、pleasant、pleasure
類似 please (使~高興)表示情感的及物動詞： 如果主詞是情感的原因採用主動語態，如果主詞是感受到某種情感採用被動語態 本題是 「I」 主詞感到愉快，用pleased→ be pleased to 「做~感到高興、榮幸」 pleasant 是表示事物或事情處於愉快的狀態