之前介紹過利用谷歌網站搜尋英文試題的解答，那是針對國中升高中的「北北基聯測」的英語，證明可行。如今想針對高中升大學的「大學指考」的英文，看看是否也是可行？一樣是針對選擇題，指考英文的選擇題分成五個單元，共計72分，本文只針對第一單元的詞彙題。

1. Many people think cotton is the most comfortable _ to wear in hot weather.

   (A)fabric (B)coverage (C)software (D)wardrobe

   若拿(1)"comfortable fabric to wear"去谷歌搜尋，得到10,600筆；若拿(2)   "comfortable coverage to wear"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(3) "comfortable software to wear"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(4)"comfortable wardrobe to wear"去谷歌搜尋，得到4筆。筆數以(1)居多，故得到的答案應為(A)。

2. Because of the engine problem in the vans, the auto company decided to _ them from the market.

   (A)recall (B)clarify (C)transform (D)polish

   若拿(1)"to recall them from the market"去谷歌搜尋，得到112,000筆；若拿(2)"to clarify them from the market"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(3)"to transform them from the market"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(4)"to polish them from the market"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆。筆數以(1)居多，故得到的答案應為(A)。

3. After a day's tiring work, Peter walked _ back to his house, hungry and sleepy.

   (A)splendidly (B)thoroughly (C)wearily (D)vaguely

   若拿(1)"walked splendidly back to his house"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(2)"walked thoroughly back to his house"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(3)"walked wearily back to his house"去谷歌搜尋，得到8筆；若拿(4)"walked vaguely back to his house"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆。筆數以(3)居多，故得到的答案應為(C)。

4. In team sports, how all members work as a group is more important than how they perform _.

   (A)frequently (B)typically (C)individually (D)completely

   若拿(1)"In team sports" "perform frequently"去谷歌搜尋，得到84筆；若拿(2)"In team sports" "perform typically"去谷歌搜尋，得到8筆；若拿(3)"In team sports" "perform individually"去谷歌搜尋，得到111筆；若拿(4)"In team sports" "perform completely"去谷歌搜尋，得到3筆。筆數以(3)居多，故得到的答案應為(C)。

5. Despite her physical disability, the young blind pianist managed to overcome all _ to win the first prize in the international contest.

   (A)privacy (B)ambition (C)fortunes (D)obstacles

   若拿(1)"overcome all privacy"去谷歌搜尋，得到3筆；若拿(2)"overcome all ambition"去谷歌搜尋，得到3,290筆；若拿(3)"overcome all fortunes"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(4)"overcome all obstacles"去谷歌搜尋，得到2,350,000筆。筆數以(4)居多，故得到的答案應為(D)。

6. Each of the planets in the solar system circles around the sun in its own _, and this prevents them from colliding with each other.

   (A)entry (B)haste (C)orbit (D)range

   若拿(1)"the sun in its own entry"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(2)"the sun in its own haste"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(3)"the sun in its own orbit"去谷歌搜尋，得到13,100筆；若拿(4)"the sun in its own range"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆。筆數以(3)居多，故得到的答案應為(C)。

7. Professor Wang is well known for his contributions to the field of economics. He has been _ to help the government with its financial reform program.

   (A)recruited (B)contradicted (C)mediated (D)generated

   若拿(1)"He has been recruited to help"去谷歌搜尋，得到82,900筆；若拿(2)   "He has been contradicted to help"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(3)"He has been mediated to help"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(4)"He has been generated to help"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆。筆數以(1)居多，故得到的答案應為(A)。

8. Most earthquakes are too small to be noticed; they can only be detected by _ instruments.

   (A)manual (B)sensitive (C)portable (D)dominant

   若拿(1)"be detected by manual instruments"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(2)"be detected by sensitive instruments"去谷歌搜尋，得到4,270筆；若拿(3)"be detected by portable instruments"去谷歌搜尋，得到2筆；若拿(4)"be detected by dominant instruments"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆。筆數以(2)居多，故得到的答案應為(B)。

9. With Wikileaks releasing secrets about governments around the world, many countries are worried that their national security information might be _.

   (A)relieved (B)disclosed (C)condensed (D)provoked

   若拿(1)"national security information might be relieved"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(2)"national security information might be disclosed"去谷歌搜尋，得到6筆；若拿(3)"national security information might be condensed"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(4)"national security information might be provoked"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆。筆數以(2)居多，故得到的答案應為(B)。

10. I'm afraid we can't take your word, for the evidence we've collected so far is not _ with what you said.

   (A)familiar (B)consistent (C)durable (D)sympathetic

   若拿(1)"is not familiar with what you said"去谷歌搜尋，得到1筆；若拿(2)"is not consistent with what you said"去谷歌搜尋，得到135,000筆；若拿(3)"is not durable with what you said"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆；若拿(4)"is not sympathetic with what you said"去谷歌搜尋，得到0筆。筆數以(2)居多，故得到的答案應為(B)。

  經由以上的實驗，發現大學指考的詞彙題，竟然比上次實驗的「北北基聯測」的英語，更容易利用谷歌網站搜尋出試題的解答。這並非代表考大學的英文題比考高中的英語題目簡單，可能是指考的題目出成這樣，更適合利用谷歌找到答案；也可能是筆者準備的關鍵字，剛好適合谷歌搜尋。

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