各位政大附中今年高三畢業生們，相信你們今年看到英文指考考題，應該跟我一樣: 笑呵呵。
尤其是看到閱讀測驗 第44~47 題，老師簡直不敢相信我的眼睛!!
因為整篇大題跟我在高二下學期期中考，所出的閱讀測驗考題，內容相似度高達90% ，簡直一模一樣嘛!!!! 
天阿~~~!!!!
當時我們的考題是:
[國立政大附中97學年度第二學期期中考]
54-60. 閱讀測驗 14% (每題2分)
第54題至56題為題組
Kopi Luwak coffee comes from the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an area famous for its excellent coffee. Also native
to the area is a small civet-like animal called a Paradoxurus. That's the scientific name, the local! s call them luwaks. These
little mammals live in the trees and one of their favorite foods is the red, ripe coffee cherry. They eat the cherries, bean and all.
While the bean is in the little guy's stomach, it undergoes chemical treatments and fermentations. The bean finishes its journey
through the digestive system, and exits. The still-intact beans are collected from the forest floor, and are cleaned, then roasted
and ground just like any other coffee.
The resulting coffee is said to be like no other. It has a rich, heavy flavor with hints of caramel or chocolate. Other terms
used to describe it are earthy, musty and exotic. The body is almost syrupy and it's very smooth.
One must wonder about the circumstances that brought about the first cup of Kopi Luwak coffee. Who would think to
(or even want to) collect and roast beans out of animal feces? Perhaps a native figured it was easier to collect the beans from
the ground this way, rather than having to work harder and pick them from the trees? We'll likely never know. But because of
the strange method of collecting, there isn't much Kopi Luwak produced in the world. The average total annual production is
only around 500 pounds of beans.
Because of the rarity of this coffee, the price is quite outrageous. If you can find a vendor, the current cost for a pound of
Kopi Luwak is around $300 or more. Some more adventurous coffee houses are selling it by the cup, but you won't likely find
it at your local coffee shop just yet. The coffee isn't so spectacular that it's truly worth that amount of money. You are paying
for the experience of enjoying such an unusual and rare delicacy.
54. Why is Kopi Luwak coffee so expensive?
(A) Because the way of collecting the beans is extremely hazardous.
(B) Because large coffee consumption dedicates to its high-en
(C) Because its process of roasting and grinding needs unique method.
(D) Because the beans of this kind are uncommonly seen on the market.
55. Which word is closet to the meaning of feces?
(A) droppings
(B) feathers
(C) eggs
(D) sweat
56. According to the paragraph, Kopi Luwak coffee may taste like ___ most.
(A) a sip of spicy cream soup
(B) a piece of dark toast
(C) a bite of brown sweet
(D) a slice of frozen cheese
而今年的99 指考英文考題如下
第 44 至 47 題為題組
Coffee experts are willing to pay large sums of money for high-quality coffee beans. The high-end
beans, such as Kona or Blue Mountain, are known to cost extraordinary sums of money. Then there is
Kopi Lowak (translated as “Civet Coffee”), the world’s most expensive coffee, which sells for as much as
US $50 per quarter-pound.
This isn’t particularly surprising, given that approximately 500 pounds a year of Kopi Lowak
constitute the entire world supply. What is surprising is why this particular coffee is so rare. In fact, it’s
not the plants that are rare. It’s the civet droppings. That’s right, the civet droppings—the body waste of
the palm civet. Coffee beans aren’t Kopi Lowak until they’ve been digested and come out in the body
waste of the palm civet.
Palm civets are tree-dwelling, raccoon-like little animals, native to Southeast Asia and the
Indonesian islands. They also have a love for coffee cherries. According to Kopi Lowak suppliers, palm
civets eat the fruit whole, but only digest the outer fruit, leaving the beans intact. While the beans are not
destroyed, they undergo a transformation in the animal’s body. A chemical substance in the digestive
system of the palm civet causes some changes to the beans to give them a unique flavor. However, this is
not the only explanation why coffee beans retrieved from civet droppings have a special flavor all their
own. Another possible reason is that palm civets have an unfailing instinct for picking the coffee cherries
at the peak of their ripeness.
Kopi Lowak is reported to have a character in taste unlike any other coffee, complex with caramel
undertones and an earthy or gamey flavor. Currently, most of the world’s supply of Kopi Lowak is sold in
Japan, though a few US markets are also starting to stock up on Kopi Lowak.
44. What does “This” in the second paragraph refer to?
(A) Civet Coffee. (B) Blue Mountain coffee.
(C) The high price of Kopi Lowak. (D) The unique taste of Kona.
45. Why is Kopi Lowak expensive?
(A) There is a very limited supply of the beans.
(B) The coffee trees that grow the beans are scarce.
(C) It takes a long time for the coffee beans to ripen.
(D) Only a few experts know how to produce the beans.
46. What is the main point discussed in the third paragraph?
(A) Why palm civets like the coffee beans.
(B) Where Kopi Lowak is mainly harvested.
(C) What chemicals are found in the civet’s digestive system.
(D) How palm civets change coffee fruit to Kopi Lowak beans.
47. Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?
(A) Little palm civets eat only the outer layer of the coffee cherries.
(B) Palm civets somehow know the right time when the coffee fruit ripens.
(C) Kopi Lowak is most popular in Southeast Asia and the Indonesian islands.
(D) Kona and Blue Mountain are the most expensive coffees but only of average quality.
大家看到相似度多高了嗎?!! 天阿，這大題可是8 分呢~~!!
所以各位同學，以後老師上課嘮嘮叨叨的檢討考卷時，一定要專心注意聽阿!!! 
也希望今年的高三考生們，能夠旗開得勝囉~
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