英銘國考英文周刊-No.20-閱讀測驗篇_國考專門店-公職達人‧輕鬆上榜

英銘 / 2026-02-26

閱讀測驗是很多考生畏懼的英文題型之一，其實閱題測驗的的解題並不難，因為外國人寫文章都愛用破題法，只要看第一段即可知道文章大概在講什麼內容。例如在此篇文章的第一段中，有提到“fast food” (速食)、 “infiltrate” (滲透)、“every nook and cranny”(到處)，所以文章一定跟”速食無所不在”有關。

	Over the last three decades, fast food has infiltrated every nook
	and cranny of American society. An industry that began with a
	handful of modest hot dog and hamburger stands in southern
	California has spread to every corner of the nation, selling a broad
5	range of foods wherever paying customers may be found. Fast food
	is now served at restaurants and drive-throughs, at stadiums,
	airports, zoos, high schools, elementary schools, and universities,
	on cruise ships, trains, and airplanes, at K-Marts, Wal-Marts, gas
	stations, and even at hospital cafeterias. In 1970, Americans spent
10	about $6 billion on fast food; in 2001, they spent more than $110
	billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on
	higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new
	cars. They spend more on fast food than on movies, books,
	magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music－combined.
15	Pull open the glass door, feel the rush of cool air, walk in, get on
	line, study the backlit color photographs above the counter, place
	your order, hand over a few dollars, watch teenagers in uniforms
	pushing various buttons, and moments later take hold of a plastic
	tray full of food wrapped in colored paper and cardboard. The whole
20	experience of buying fast food has become so routine, so thoroughly
	unexceptional and mundane, that it is now taken for granted, like
	brushing your teeth or stopping for a red light. It has become a social
	custom as American as a small, rectangular, hand-held, frozen, and
	reheated apple pie.

( ) 1. According to the passage, where did the fast food originate?

(A) K-marts and Wal-marts. (B) Southern California.

( ) 2. Which of the following locations is NOT included in the list where one can buy fast food?

(A) Educational institutes. (B) Transportations.

( ) 3. The first sentence of the passage means that fast food is _____.

(A) everywhere in the U.S.A.

(B) as important as the country

(D) highly respected in American society

( ) 4. Which of the following words is closest to mundane in meaning?

(A) Advanced. (B) Contrary. (C) Natural. (D) Ordinary.

英銘老師：閱讀測驗是很多考生畏懼的英文題型之一，其實閱題測驗的的解題並不難，因為外國人寫文章都愛用破題法，只要看第一段即可知道文章大概在講什麼內容。例如在此篇文章的第一段中，有提到“fast food” (速食)、 “infiltrate” (滲透)、“every nook and cranny”(到處)，所以文章一定跟”速食無所不在”有關。

第1題：根據此篇文章，速食起源於何處？根據文章的第2行至第4行，可得知速食是從南加州的熱狗及漢堡攤開始的，所以答案是(B)。

補充：

modest adj. 謙虛的、端莊的、適度的 (always)

Elliott is modest about his achievements.

Elliott對自己取得的成績非常謙虛。

Chinese women are more modest and shy, but they tend to have an inner force.

中國女性表現得更為端莊靦腆，卻往往外柔內剛。

Lillian bought the car at a modest price.

Lillian以適中的價格買下了這輛車。

第2題：下列何處買不到速食？根據文章的第5行至第9行，可得知在許多地方皆可買到速食，但只有在辦公室裡沒有，所以答案是(D)。

第3題：本文之第一句話有何含意？根據文章的第1行，“Over the last three decades, fast food has infiltrated every nook and cranny of American society.” (在過去的三十年中，速食已滲入美國社會的每一個角落)，所以答案是(A)。

補充：

infiltrate v. 滲入(透) (often)

Activists have infiltrated into campus.

激進分子已經滲入到校園中。

every nook and cranny 到處 (sometimes)

Rebecca has searched every nook and cranny.

Rebecca找遍了每一個角落。

第4題：下列何字與“mundane”最接近？答案是(D)。

補充：

mundane adj. 平凡的、世俗(界)的 (often)

Susan has been leading a pretty mundane life.

Susan生活平凡。