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材料題：根據下面資料，回答26?30題。

ThepoliticalcareerofCicero,agreatRomanstatesmanand

themostwell-knownspeech-mak-erofhistime,wasaremarkable

one.Atthetime,highpoliticalofficesinRome,thoughtechni-cally

achievedbywinningelections,werealmostexclusivelycontrolled

byagroupofwealthyno-blefamiliesthathadheldthemformany

generations.Cicero'sfamily,thoughnoble?wasnotoneofthem,

nordidithavegreatwealth.ButCicerohadagreatdealofpolitical

ambition;ataveryyoungagehechoseashisbasicbeliefthesame

oneAchilleswassaidtohavehad:toalwaysbethebestand

overtoptherest.Lackingtheadvantagesofaproperfamilyorigin,

therewereessentiallyonlytwocareeroptionsopentohim.One

wasamilitarycareer,sincemilitarysuccesswasthoughttoresult

fromexceptionalpersonalqualitiesandcouldleadtopopularityand

thereforepoliticalop-portunityaswasthecasemuchlaterfor

AmericanpresidentsUlyssesS.GrantandDwightD.Eisen-hower.

Cicero,however,wasnosoldier.Hehatedwar,andservedinthe

militaryonlyverybrief-lyasayoungman.

Instead,Cicerochoseacareerinthelaw.Toprepareforthis

career,hestudiedlaw,rhetoric,andphilosophy.Whenhefelthe

wasready,hebegantakingpartinlegalcases.Acareerinthelaw

couldleadtopoliticalsuccessforseveralreasons,allofwhichare

stillrelevanttoday.First,alawyerwouldgainagreatdealof

experienceinmakingspeeches.Second,hecouldalsogainex-

posureandpopularityfromcases.Finally,asuccessful

lawyerwouldbuildupanetworkofpoliti-calconnections,whichis

importantnowbutwasevenmoreimportantin.Cicero'stime,when

po-liticalcompetitionwasnotconductedalongpartylinesoronthe

basisofdoctrine,butinsteadwasbasedonloose,shiftingnetworks

ofpersonalfriendshipsandcommitments.Ciceroprovedtobean

excellentspeech-makerandlawyer,andanoutstandingpolitician.

HewaselectedtoeachoftheprincipalRomanofficesonhisfirst

tryandattheearliestageatwhichhewaslegallyallowedtorun

forthem.

26［單項選擇題］TowinanimportantofficeinCicero'stime,

acandidateshould.

A.bebornofawealthyfamily

B.possesspoliticalexperience

C.launchanationalcampaign

D.convincethegeneralpublic

27［單選題］Cicerocamefromafamilywith.

A.greatwealth

B.remarkablefame

C.politicalambition

D.noblebackground

28［單選題］UnlikeCicero,UlyssesGrantattainedhis

politicalpositiondueto.

A.hisstrongbeliefs

B.hispersonalrelations

C,hismilitaryachievements

D.hispowerfulspeeches

29［單選題］ARomanpolitician'scareerprospectswere

stronglyinfluencedby.

A.theirparty9ssupport

B.theirsocialconnections

C.theirpoliticaldoctrine

D.theirpublicpopularity

30［單選題］Cicerowaselectedtotheprincipaloffices

when.

A.hegotsupportfromhisfriends

B.hebeganhiscareerasalawyer

C.hewascommittedtosocialservices

D.hewasjustoldenoughtorunforthem

材料題

根據下面資料，回答31-35題。

Oneofthekeychallengesinurbanarchitectureoverthenext

50yearswillbefiguringouthowtosqueezevastnumbersof

additionalpeopleintourbanareasthatarealreadyextremely

crowded.

London,forexample,willsomehowhavetodealwitha

projected100,000extrainhabitantseveryyearuntil2016.The

currentplanofbuildingnewHsatellitetowns*1ofthecitycausesa

lotofprob-lems-butarchitecturethinktanksareworkingon

ambitioussolutionsthatgoverticalinsteadofhorizontalinsearch

ofspace.

Intermsofpopulationdensity,Londonisoneoftheleast

crowdedmajorcitiesintheworld-fourtimesfewerpeopleper

squarekilometerthanParis,forexample,sixtimesfewerthanNew

YorkandeighttimesfewerthanCairo.Butthefactremainsthat

thecity,spopulationisgrowingatarapidrate,andhorizontal

expansionintothesurroundingareasiseatingupincreasingly

importantagriculturalland,aswellasworseningallthe

transportproblemsthatcomewithurbangrowth.

PopularArchitecturewouldproposearadicallydifferent

solution.Theproposalistogoup-wards,withverticaltowersof

considerablesize,eachrepresentinganentirenewtownbythetime

it'scompleted.Eachtowerwouldbe1500metershigh.Beyond

mereaccommodation,eachtowerwouldfunctionasanentiretown

unit,withitsownschools,hospitals,parksandgardens,sports

facilities,businessareasandcommunityspaces.Thepopulation

densityofsuchatowercouldhelplowertheindividualenergy

requirementsofeachinhabitant,reducingtheecologicalimpactof

thepopulationasawhole.

Thevillagetowersareconsideredashollowtubes,withlarge

holestoallowlightandairthroughtheentireconstruction.

Occasionalfloordiscsspreadthroughouttheheightofthebuilding

willgiveinhabitantslargecentralareasinthemiddleofthetubeto

useasgatheringspaces.

Whilethebuildingitselfisunlikelyevertobeseriously

consideredfor

construction-imaginethenumberofelevatorsitwouldneed,

letalonethesafetyimplicationsofopenareasatsuchheightsand

withsuchwindexposure-theconceptcanserveasa

conversation—starterforurbanplannerslookingtofacethe

challengesofthecurrentandcomingcenturies.

31［單項選擇題］Onekeychallengingtaskforurban

architectsinfutureisto.

A.buildnewsatellitetowns