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21. According to Para.1, most previous surveys found that home__[A]was an unrealistic place for relaxation[B]generated more stress than the workplace[C]was an ideal place for stress measurement[D]offered greater relaxation than the workplace
【答案精解】題幹已指明第一段，強調之前研究發現。定位到文章第一段第一句「A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys..」也就是新的研究與之前的研究結論是不同的。新的研究說的是人們在家裡比在工作場合壓力更大。那麼之前的研究反過來，就是在家比在工作場合壓力更小，對應的是選項D的表述。
22. According to Damaske, who are likely to be the happiest at home【答案精解】用Damaske這一專有名詞定位至文章第二段。從此人所說的話中「It is men，not women， who report being happier..」加上「but more so for nonparents」可知，沒有孩子的男性在家裡是更容易快樂的，故選B。
23. The blurring of working women’s roles refers to the fact that__[A]they are both bread winners and housewives[B]their home is also a place for kicking back[C]there is often much housework left behind[D]it is difficult for them to leave their office【答案精解】用「blurring of roles」定位到第三段，本段重點描述女性在家（home）和工作場合「workplace」間的不斷轉換，從而需要從事各種不同的工作。導致其多任務和多角色。在家可理解為housewives的角色，而在工作場合就是breadwinners，故選A。
24. The word 「moofs」(Line 4, Para 4) most probably means_____【答案精解】moola該詞定位到文章第四段「Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola」。本句講的就是勞動與所得的關係，也就是僱員付出體腦力勞動，從而得到維持生活的收入。是為選項C。
25. The home front differs from the workplaces in that_____[A]home is hardly a cozier working environment[B]division of labor at home is seldom[C]household tasks are generally more motivating[D]family labor is often adequately rewarded【答案精解】根據自然段定位原則，本題定位到倒數第二段。本段第一句「on the home front， however， people have no such clarity」。也就是說在家裡，人們的分工不會像工作場合那麼清晰，從而導致女性在家裡壓力大，對應的就是B選項。
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26. Recruiting more first-generation students has_____[A]reduced their dropout rates[B]narrowed the achievement gap[C]missed its original purpose[D]depressed college students【答案精解】通過題幹中的「recruiting more first-generation students」定位到文章第一段。第一段一開始將第一代大學生（也就是父母均無大學學位的大學生）描述為成績低而輟學率高的低學術成就群體。他們若高等教育上取得成績則更容易獲得經濟上的成功。於是大學逾多年在招錄更多的第一代大學生，從而引出本題解題句「This has created 『a paradox』…」。本句說的是雖然招錄更多的第一代大學生，但是帶來的是更多的第一代大學生的失敗。也就意味著高等教育不僅沒能達到其縮小學術成就差距的目的，反而適得其反。故本題選C「未能達成其最初的目標」。
27. The authors of the research article are optimistic because[A]the problem is solvable[B]their approach is costless[C]the recruiting rate has increased[D]their findings appeal to students【答案精解】將本題題幹的optimistic作為定位詞，精確定位到第二段第一句「But the article is actually quite optimistic，as it outlines a potential solution to this problem，suggesting that… 」。As表示因為，已將該題的因果關係點明，說的是本書作者很樂觀，因為有解決這一問題的解決方案。接著在第二段後面加第三段都在具體闡釋該解決方案。故本題選A「該問題是可解決的」。該選項亦符合正確答案對原文同義改寫的原則，在選項設計上是通過詞性的改變來實現改寫原則。
28. The study suggests that most first-generation students_____[A]study at private universities[B]are from single-parent families[C]are in need of financial support[D]have failed their college【答案精解】根據題幹「The study suggests that」可將定位點鎖定在study本身。又結合自然段定位原則，最終將初步定位位置放在第三段。第三句「Most of the first-generation students…」中將第一代大學生與非第一代大學生接受聯邦補助的數據做了一個對比59.1%:8.6%, 從而說明選項C「第一代大學生是需要經濟支持的群體」。
29. The authors of the paper believe that first-generation students___[A]are actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B]can have a potential influence on other students[C]may lack opportunities to apply for research projects[D]are inexperienced in handing their issues at college【答案精解】本題定位到第四段。第四段第一句「Their thesis-…-was based on the view that first generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students.」本句指出，第一代大學生缺的是大多數大學生需要面對的現實問題。第五段第一句進一步闡釋這一現實問題「Many first-generation students struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education…」。本句是說那些處於需要經濟資助的第一代大學生需要掙扎著去適應高等教育中的中層階級文化，「掙扎」一詞很好的與選項D「inexperienced」對應了起來。
30. We may infer from the last paragraph that_____[A]universities often reject the culture of the middle-class[B]students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C]social class greatly helps enrich educational experiences[D]colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question【答案精解】題幹針對最後一段提問。最後一段第二句是本題的精確定位句「And this becomes more of a problem when college don’t talk about the class advantages…」本句指出由於大學本身沒能直面不同學生群體間的階級差異問題，導致第一代大學生在求學中的問題。也就是說大學本身對教育現狀負有責任，故本題選D「大學部分程度上對遭質疑的問題負責」。
31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become_____【答案精解】根據專有名詞Nancy Koehn定位到文章第一段第一句「Even in traditional offices…much more emotional」可知該題答案為A。本題在定位和選擇方面沒有太大幹擾，屬於閱讀中最簡單的一種。
32. 「Team」-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to ____【答案精解】用題幹中的「Team」-oriented連字符詞回文定位至文章第二段第一句「…is very 「team」-oriented」-and not by coincidence. 「Let’s not forget sports…」本句強調基於團隊的公司語言並非源於偶然，而是源於體育文化，對應的正式選項C。
33. Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to___[A]revive historical terms[C]foster corporate cooperation[D]strengthen employee loyalty【答案精解】題幹中專有名詞Khurana定位到文章第三段第一句，「these terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning…increase allegiance to the firm」。Allegiance就是忠誠的意思，選項D中的loyalty就是對其同義改寫。
34. It can be inferred that Lean In _____[A]voices for working women[B]appeals to passionate workaholics[C]triggers debates among mommies[D]praises motivated employees【答案精解】Lean in該書名幫助定位至文章第四段，該段第二句「The mommy-wars of 他和1990s…，prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all」本句鮮明第表達了該書支持職業女性的立場，故選A。
35. Which of the following statements is true about office speak[A]Managers admire it but avoid it[B]Linguists believe it to be nonsense[C]Companies find it to be fundamental[D]Regular people mock it but accept it【答案精解】根據自然段定位原則，定位到文章最後一段第一句，可找到與該題相關的解題語句有「everyone makes fun of it…you can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it」可知，選項D中的mock是對makes fun of 的同義改寫，而Accept it 是對buy into的同義改寫，故答案為D。
36. Which part of the jobs picture was neglected[A]The prospect of a thriving job marker[B]The increase of voluntary part-time jobs[C]The possibility of full employment[D]The acceleration of job creation【答案精解】題幹中的neglected與文章第二段中的overlooked相呼應，第二段講的主體內容就是美國自願從事兼職工作的這部分人，故本題答案為B。
37. Many people work part-time because they_____[A]Prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs[B]feel that is enough to make ends meet[C]cannot get their hands on full-time jobs[D]haven’t seen the weakness of the market【答案精解】利用題幹中的Part-time定位到文章的第三段第二句「Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get」。本句點出了兼職工作者的無奈，對應的也是選項C。
38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US____[A]is harder to acquire than one year ago[B]shows a general tendency of decline[C]satisfies the real need of the jobless[D]is lower than before the recession【答案精解】用Involuntary part-time employment定位到文章第四段第一句「…but the general direction has been down」。Down與選項B中的decline為同義改寫，內容一致。故選擇B。39. It can be learned that with Obamacare,____[A]it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance[B]employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance[C]it is still challenging to get insurance for family members[D]full-time employment is still essential for insurance【答案精解】利用題幹中的Obamacare回文定位到第六段第一句「The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare…was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment」。本句表明就業不再是獲得保險的先決條件，正是選項B的內容。40. The text mainly discusses_____[B]part-timer classification[C]insurance through Medicaid【答案精解】唯一一道主旨題。本文提到了美國宏觀的就業形勢，提到了兩種類別的兼職工作者，提到了美國與就業相關的政策，提到了與就業相關的保險，凡此種種，皆與就業相關，證明就業是為本文的主題詞。主旨題選項中包含主題詞是為歷年英語二命題之規律，故本題選擇A。
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