這次的國考英文克漏字考題很長喔，剛開始看真是抗拒作答，不過呢克漏字考題當中，至少會有一題是考文法或者片語，其它多是根據前後文的句意來判斷答案是甚麼的考題！所以不要看到通通都是英文就放棄克漏字喔！
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Lacking teeth, whales gather food by gulping the seawater that
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contains it. Then they use their tongues to force the liquid out through
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a sieve of fibrous plates – the baleen – hanging from the roof of the
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mouth. Since the __1__ is often described as straining seawater,
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many people have the impression that the great whales swim around
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through the oceans with their mouths open, filtering plankton. In
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reality these mammals travel tremendous distances between sites
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where the right conditions __2__ food – small fish and krill, in the case
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of humpbacks.
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Suppose one locates a milling ball of herring. The whale may
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lunge at the prey near the surface, plow down into their midst, or dive
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deeper and circle below the fish, blowing a ring of fizzing bubbles to
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act as a net, then rise up through the center. Sometimes the animal
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blows different size bubbles depending upon the size of its prey. The
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lower jaw swings out from the upper jaw to open at a 90–degree
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angle, or even wider; one to three dozen grooves on the throat
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expand; and what has been a sleek whale becomes a living vat __3__
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as many as 15,000 gallons of water churning with fish.
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Where the dining is especially rich, humpbacks do all this in
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coordinated groups of as many as two dozen. As they __4__ to scoop
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up the food, they are likely to be screaming – filling the water with
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prolonged, piercing shrieks that seem designed to further disorient
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the panicky, trapped targets.
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( ) 1. (A) mouth (B) tongue (C) process (D) condition
( ) 2. (A) swallow (B) preserve (C) decompose (D) concentrate
( ) 3. (A) swollen by (B) fatigued by (C) surrounded by (D) sprinkled by
( ) 4. (A) dismiss (B) converge (C) converse (D) designate
第1題：根據文章的第2行至第4行，得知鯨魚會用自己的舌頭透過纖維板的篩網迫使液體流出，而這個步驟往往被描述成“過濾海水”，所以答案是(C)。
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mouth v. 不出聲地說、裝腔作勢地說 n. 嘴、口狀物 (always)
Kenneth mouthed a goodbye and left the room.
Kenneth用口型默示告別，然後離開了房間。
Mr. Young always mouths his speeches.
Young先生總是誇誇其談他的演講。
Lorraine clamped her hand against her mouth.
Lorraine用手捂?嘴。
Ophelia grew up in a small town at the mouth of the River Dart.
Ophelia在一個位於Dart河入海口的城鎮長大。
tongue n. 舌頭、說話能力(方式)、語言 (always)
Marilyn ran her tongue around her lips.
Marilyn用舌頭舔了舔嘴唇。
Miriam has a bitter tongue.
Miriam說話刻薄。
Scarlett's mother tongue is French.
Scarlett的母語是法語。
process v. 加工、處理 n. 過程、步驟 (always)
The fish will be processed into cans.
這些魚會被加工做成罐頭。
Your loan application is being processed.
你的貸款申請正在處理中。
The process is long and strenuous.
這個過程是漫長而艱苦的。
A new process is used to make fireproof curtains.
一種新的方法被使用來製造防火窗簾。
condition (always)
1. n. 情況、環境、條件、疾病
The patient is currently in a stable condition.
這名病人目前情況穩定。
Yvette can no longer work in these appalling conditions.
Yvette再也不能在這樣的環境下工作了。
Diligence is a condition of success.
勤奮是成功的條件。
Mr. Tonya has a heart condition.
Tonya先生患心臟病。
2. v. 決定、使適應、使處於良好狀態
Confidence and effort condition success.
成功取決於信心和努力。
We have been conditioned to believe that it is weak to compromise.
我們習慣性地認為妥協是軟弱的表現。
The shampoo is excellent for conditioning dry and damaged hair.
這洗髮精對乾燥、受損的頭髮有極佳的護理效果。
第2題：根據文章的第7行至第8行，得知這些哺乳類動物會在不同的地點之間做遠距離的移動，因為在哪裡適當的條件使得食物聚集，有小型魚類和磷蝦。，所以答案是(D)。
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swallow v. 吞嚥、淹沒、耗盡、忍受、抑制、取消(前言) (always)
Alyssa swallowed the pill with a cup of water.
Alyssa用一杯水吞下了這藥丸。
The high waves swallowed up the ship.
大波浪吞沒了小船。
The rising living expenses swallowed up our pay increase.
不斷上升的生活費用耗盡了我們的工資增長。
Terence had to swallow the insult.
Terence不得不忍受侮辱。
Leonard has swallowed the anger he felt.
Leonard忍住了內心的憤怒。
Geoffrey had to swallow his words.
Geoffrey不得不取消前言。
preserve v. 保存、保護 n. 蜜餞、保護區 (always)
I think these interesting old customs should be preserved.
我認為這些有趣的舊習俗應該保存下去。
We have taken effective measures to preserve our natural resources.
我們已採取有效措施保護自然資源。
Mother used to make peach preserves.
媽媽過去常常自製桃子蜜餞。
No hunting is allowed in the preserve.
保護區內禁止打獵。
decompose v. 分解、腐爛 (often)
Plastic products can't be decomposed.
塑膠製品不能被分解。
A farmer found a dead body decomposing in a wood.
有一位農夫在樹林裡發現了一具正在腐爛的屍體。
concentrate v. 聚集、全神貫注、濃縮 n. 濃縮物(液) (always)
Most population is concentrated in big cities.
大部分人口集中在大城市裡。
Benjamin couldn't concentrate at work.
Benjamin無法集中精力工作。
Abigail concentrated sugar solution into syrup.
Abigail將糖的溶液濃縮為糖漿。
The orange juice is made from concentrate.
這是用濃縮橙汁沖兌的橙汁。
第3題：根據文章的第17行至第18行，得知一隻壯健的的鯨魚會變成一個活的大水缸，吞下一萬五千加侖的水，把魚一起攪拌進來。所以答案是(A)。
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fatigue v. n. 疲勞 (always)
Christopher is too fatigued to eat.
Christopher太疲勞了，不想吃東西。
同義：exhaustion, tiredness, weariness.
surround v. 圍繞、包圍 (always)
The pool is surrounded by a fence.
游泳池有柵欄圍繞。
Dr. Ross has been trying to find an effective treatment for eczema.
The soldiers surrounded the factory.
士兵們包圍了工廠。
同義：encircle, besiege, siege, beset.
sprinkle (always)
1. v. 灑(撒)、零星分佈、下小雨
You can sprinkle some black pepper on the soup.
你可以撒一些黑胡椒在湯上。
Arthur's essay is sprinkled with errors.
Arthur的作文中，零星地有一些錯誤。
It is starting to sprinkle now.
開始下起毛毛雨了。
2. n. 小雨、少量、撒在上面的屑狀物
We have had sprinkles all week.
我們這裡下了一整個星期的毛毛雨。
Elizabeth put a sprinkle of cheese on the top of her salad.
Elizabeth在沙拉上灑了一點乳酪。
Isabella covered the ice cream with chocolate sprinkles.
Isabella在冰淇淋上撒了一層巧克力。
第4題：根據文章的第20行至第21行，得知當他們會合要舀起食物時，他們很可能會尖叫。所以答案是(B)。
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dismiss v. 離開、解散、開除、不考慮 (always)
Fanny was dismissed from the hospital two weeks later.
Fanny兩週之後出院了。
My teacher always dismisses the class on time.
我的老師總是按時下課。
If you don't work hard, you'll be dismissed.
如果你不努力，就會被開除。
Josephine dismissed the idea of studying in Paris.
Josephine打消了去巴黎留學的念頭。
converge v. 會合、聚集 (often)
These two rivers converge before flowing into the sea.
這兩條河在流入大海之前會合。
Protesters converged in front of the parliament.
抗議者匯聚在議會門前。
converse v. 交談 (sometimes)
Linda and Nancy are conversing in Spanish.
Linda和Nancy正在用西班牙語交談。
designate v. 標出、稱呼、指派 (always)
Matilda tried to designate all the fast food restaurants on the map.
Matilda試圖把所有的速食店標示在地圖上。
The villagers tried to designate the church a historic landmark.
村民們試圖將這座教堂定為歷史遺跡。
Mr. Wilson was designated as CEO.
Wilson先生被任命為執行長。