中國醫藥大學 111 年 《英文》
第 1 題2 分
The pandemic has ____ a global health emergency and brought disaster to humans.
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核心觀念
本題考「動詞的語意與搭配」。句意為:這場大流行病已經引發全球性的衛生緊急事件,並為人類帶來災難。
關鍵搭配為:
- trigger an emergency:引發緊急事件
- trigger a crisis:引發危機
- trigger a disaster:引發災難
因此,空格需要填入表示「引發、觸發」的動詞。
題幹定位與翻譯
The pandemic has ____ a global health emergency and brought disaster to humans.
翻譯:這場大流行病已經____一場全球性的衛生緊急事件,並為人類帶來災難。
句中 has triggered 與 brought 並列,皆使用過去分詞,形成現在完成式:
表示「已經引發」。語意上,pandemic(大流行病)會造成或引發 health emergency(衛生緊急事件),與 triggered 的意思及搭配完全吻合。
選項分析
(A) triggered
trigger 作動詞表示「引發、觸發」,常用於某件事造成危機、事件或反應。
- trigger an emergency:引發緊急事件
- trigger a crisis:引發危機
- trigger an alarm:觸發警報
- trigger a reaction:引發反應
triggered a global health emergency 意為「引發全球性的衛生緊急事件」,符合句意,因此為正確答案。
(B) pacified
pacify 表示「使平靜、安撫、平息」。例如:
- pacify an angry crowd:安撫憤怒的人群
- pacify a conflict:平息衝突
第 2 題2 分
A hospital near Taipei has initiated a study to ____ the effectiveness of a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
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核心觀念
本題考查:
- 單字詞義辨識
- 動詞與語境的搭配
- 「研究目的」與「探討、調查」相關的語意
題幹描述醫院針對 COVID-19 疫苗第三劑的效果進行研究,因此空格需要填入具有「探討、調查、研究」意義的動詞。
題幹定位與翻譯
關鍵句為:
A hospital near Taipei has initiated a study to ____ the effectiveness of a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
翻譯:
臺北附近的一家醫院已開始一項研究,以探討 COVID-19 疫苗第三劑的有效性。
其中,initiated a study to... 表示「開始一項研究來……」,空格後的 the effectiveness 是研究所要探討的對象,因此最適合填入 explore。
解題方法
先觀察句型:
initiate a study to + 原形動詞
to 後面接原形動詞,表示「為了……而開始研究」。再根據語意判斷,研究疫苗第三劑的有效性,需要使用「探討、調查」之類的動詞。
完整句子為:
A hospital near Taipei has initiated a study to explore the effectiveness of a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
explore the effectiveness of... 表示「探討……的有效性」,符合醫學研究語境。
選項分析
(A) reside
reside 是動詞,意為「居住、定居」,通常用於:
reside in Taipei
居住在臺北
若填入句中:
initiate a study to reside the effectiveness
會變成「開始一項研究來居住疫苗的有效性」,語意不通。reside 不表示研究或評估某事物,因此錯誤。
(B) explore
explore 是動詞,意為「探討、研究、調查」,也可表示「探索」。
常見搭配包括:
explore a possibility
探討一種可能性
explore the causes of a disease
探討疾病的成因
explore the effectiveness of a treatment
探討治療方式的有效性
本句研究的是第三劑疫苗的有效性,使用 explore 完全符合語意與搭配,因此正確。
(C) pamper
pamper 是動詞,意為「縱容、溺愛、過度寵愛」,常用於人,例如:
pamper a child
溺愛孩子
pamper oneself
寵愛自己、放縱自己
若填入句中:
第 3 題2 分
This movie is touching on ____ that would have been taboo in this country before.
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核心觀念
本題考「字義辨析」與「語境搭配」。
句中片語 touch on 意為「提及、談到、涉及」,常用於討論某個主題、議題或敏感內容。空格後的關係代名詞 that 修飾前面的名詞,表示電影涉及某些「主題」,而這些主題在過去曾是該國的禁忌。
題幹定位與翻譯
This movie is touching on ____ that would have been taboo in this country before.
翻譯:
這部電影正在探討一些過去在這個國家會被視為禁忌的__。
句中 that would have been taboo in this country before 修飾空格內的名詞,語意需要「可被視為禁忌的主題」。因此填入 themes 最符合語意。
解題方法
-
先判斷片語:
touch on + 主題/議題 表示「提及、涉及、探討……」。 -
再判斷空格所需的名詞:
電影會涉及某些「主題」,而這些主題過去在該國屬於禁忌,因此應選表示「主題」的名詞。 -
代入選項:
This movie is touching on themes that would have been taboo in this country before.
語意完整,文法正確。
選項分析
(A) symptoms
symptom 意為「症狀、徵候」,複數 symptoms 為「症狀」。
代入後:
This movie is touching on symptoms that would have been taboo in this country before.
語意變成「這部電影正在探討過去在這個國家屬於禁忌的症狀」,與電影討論社會、文化或思想議題的語境不合。symptoms 通常搭配疾病或健康問題,例如 symptoms of influenza「流感症狀」,不是本句所需的「主題」。
(B) splashes
splash 可作名詞,意為「濺出的液體、潑濺;醒目的點綴」,複數 splashes 為「水花、濺出的液體」。
代入後:
This movie is touching on splashes that would have been taboo in this country before.
「電影涉及過去屬於禁忌的水花或濺液」不合語意。splash 常見搭配包括 a splash of water「一點水花」或 splashes of color「色彩點綴」,不適合指稱電影所探討的思想或社會內容。
(C) patches
第 4 題2 分
Heavy snow ____ western Germany and broke records in some areas this weekend, Kenyan News reported.
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核心觀念
本題考「動詞字義辨析」與「過去式句型」。
句型為:
Heavy snow ____ western Germany and broke records in some areas this weekend, Kenyan News reported.
主詞是 Heavy snow(大雪),空格中的動詞與 broke 並列,描述本週末已發生的事件,因此應使用過去式。語意上,大雪會「猛烈襲擊」某地,且造成部分地區打破降雪紀錄。
解題方法
先定位關鍵語意:
Heavy snow ____ western Germany and broke records in some areas this weekend.
大雪猛烈襲擊德國西部,並使部分地區打破紀錄。
空格後接地點 western Germany,需要填入能表示「襲擊、重創某地」的動詞。四個選項中,只有 pummeled 符合「大雪猛烈侵襲德國西部」的語意。
此外,句中的 broke 是過去式,因此空格也應填入過去式動詞。pummeled 正是 pummel 的過去式。
選項分析
(A) pummeled
pummel 意為「猛烈攻擊、重擊、重創、猛烈襲擊」,常用於描述暴風雪、颱風、暴雨等自然現象侵襲某地。
- pummel + 地點/人
- pummeled western Germany = 猛烈襲擊德國西部
填入後:
Heavy snow pummeled western Germany and broke records in some areas this weekend.
語意為「大雪猛烈襲擊德國西部,並使部分地區打破紀錄」,文法與語意皆正確。
(B) duplicated
duplicate 意為「複製、重複」,過去式為 duplicated。
例如:
- duplicate a document = 複製文件
- duplicate the results = 重現/複製結果
第 5 題2 分
The first major military ____ of the virus occurred on a cruise early last year.
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核心觀念
本題考「語意判斷」與「名詞搭配」。題幹描述病毒在某個時間、地點首次大規模出現,應使用表示「爆發、暴發」的名詞 outbreak。
關鍵搭配為:
- an outbreak of the virus:病毒的爆發
- a major outbreak:大規模爆發
- a military outbreak:軍事單位中的疫情爆發
題幹定位與翻譯
The first major military outbreak of the virus occurred on a cruise early last year.
翻譯為:
去年年初,這種病毒首次在軍事單位中於一艘郵輪上大規模爆發。
句中:
- first:首次的
- major:主要的、大規模的
- military:軍事的、軍方的
- outbreak:爆發、暴發
- virus:病毒
- occur:發生
- cruise:郵輪航程;此處指郵輪
- early last year:去年年初
解題方法
先觀察空格後面的結構:
____ of the virus
表示「某種與病毒有關的現象」。再根據句意判斷,題幹談的是病毒在軍事相關群體中的大規模傳播事件,因此需要一個表示「疾病或病毒爆發」的名詞。
最常見的固定搭配是:
outbreak of + 疾病/病毒
例如:
- an outbreak of influenza:流感爆發
- an outbreak of COVID-19:新冠肺炎疫情爆發
- a major outbreak of the virus:病毒大規模爆發
因此空格應填 outbreak。
選項分析
(A) factor
factor 是「因素、要素」。常見搭配為:
- a contributing factor:促成因素
- a risk factor:危險因子
- an important factor:重要因素
若填入題幹:
The first major military factor of the virus...
會變成「病毒的第一個主要軍事因素」,語意不完整,也不符合「病毒發生大規模傳播」的上下文,因此錯誤。
第 6 題2 分
In medieval times, when chivalry was prized, the virtue of ____ was often found to be beautifully portrayed in the form of a knight with a sword.
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核心觀念
本題考「字義辨析」與「語境判斷」。句中描述中世紀騎士手持寶劍的形象,所象徵的是勇敢、堅忍與面對危險的精神,因此空格應填入表示「堅毅、勇氣」的名詞 fortitude。
關鍵句定位
the virtue of ____ was often found to be beautifully portrayed in the form of a knight with a sword.
翻譯:
「____這項美德,常以手持寶劍的騎士形象優美地呈現出來。」
其中:
- medieval times:中世紀
- chivalry:騎士精神;騎士制度
- be prized:受到重視、被珍視
- virtue:美德
- be portrayed in the form of ...:以……的形式呈現/描繪
- a knight with a sword:一名手持寶劍的騎士
題幹以「騎士、寶劍、騎士精神」構成語意線索,指向勇敢面對戰鬥與困難的品德。
解題方法
先判斷空格需要的詞性。空格位於 the virtue of ____ 之後,應填入一個表示某種「美德」的抽象名詞。
再依照語境判斷:
- 中世紀重視騎士精神。
- 騎士手持寶劍,通常象徵戰鬥、勇氣與堅忍。
- 因此答案應是表示「堅毅、勇氣」的正面名詞。
fortitude 的意思是「堅毅、堅忍、勇氣」,特別指人在痛苦、危險或困難中仍能保持堅強的精神,與騎士形象完全相符。
選項分析
(A) fortitude
名詞,意為「堅毅、堅忍;勇氣」。
例句:
Fortitude is needed to overcome great difficulties.
克服重大困難需要堅毅的精神。
騎士手持寶劍,象徵面對戰鬥與危險時的勇氣及堅忍,因此 fortitude 符合題意。此為正確答案。
(B) multitude
第 7 題2 分
Unfortunately, students are ____ about the racial prejudice on campus.
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核心觀念
本題考查形容詞的字義辨析,以及形容詞與介系詞 about 的語意搭配。
句型為:
Unfortunately, students are ____ about the racial prejudice on campus.
很不幸地,學生對校園中的種族偏見感到____。
其中 are + 形容詞 + about + 名詞片語,空格應填入描述學生對「校園種族偏見」態度的形容詞。
complacent 指「自滿的、安於現狀的、缺乏警覺且不願積極改變的」。對負面現象採取漠不關心、過度滿足現況的態度,符合 Unfortunately 所帶出的負面語氣,也符合校方釋疑所說「對於某現象過於自滿而不願意改變現況」。
解題方法
先抓兩個語意線索:
- Unfortunately 表示「不幸地、遺憾地」,後面的內容應具有負面意義。
- racial prejudice on campus 是「校園中的種族偏見」,屬於需要關注、改善的負面社會問題。
因此,句意是:學生面對校園種族偏見,卻表現得過度滿足現況、缺乏改變的意願。
最符合此意的形容詞是 complacent:
students are complacent about the racial prejudice
學生對校園中的種族偏見抱持自滿、安於現狀的態度。
選項分析
(A) compressed
compressed 是 compress 的過去分詞或形容詞,意思是「被壓縮的、被壓緊的、濃縮的」。
例如:
- compressed air:壓縮空氣
- compressed files:壓縮檔案
- compressed schedule:緊湊的行程
它主要描述體積、資料或時間被壓縮,不能自然地描述學生面對種族偏見的心理態度。
students are compressed about racial prejudice
語意不成立,因此錯誤。
(B) complacent
complacent 意為「自滿的、安於現狀的、缺乏警覺的」。
常見搭配為:
- be complacent about something:對某事自滿、掉以輕心
- become complacent:變得安於現狀
- a complacent attitude:自滿的態度
第 8 題2 分
Although the ____ situation is usually several hours old, it is very valuable for indicating the general weather patterns the pilot must reckon with.
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核心觀念
本題考「字形相近字」的詞義辨析,以及航空氣象語境中的專門用語。
空格位於名詞 situation 前,需填入形容詞,描述飛行員必須掌握的天氣情況。關鍵線索是:
- weather patterns:天氣型態
- pilot must reckon with:飛行員必須考量、應付
因此,空格應填入與「整體天氣概況、天氣系統分布」有關的 synoptic。
題幹定位與翻譯
Although the synoptic situation is usually several hours old, it is very valuable for indicating the general weather patterns the pilot must reckon with.
翻譯:
儘管綜觀天氣情況通常已經是數小時前的資料,對於顯示飛行員必須考量的一般天氣型態而言,仍然非常有價值。
其中 synoptic situation 是氣象學用語,指從大範圍、整體角度觀察的天氣情勢,常涉及高低氣壓、鋒面、氣流及降雨區域等天氣系統的分布。
解題方法
先判斷詞性:空格後接名詞 situation,因此需要形容詞。
再根據語意判斷:句中提到資料雖然「通常已經過時數小時」,卻仍能指出飛行員要面對的「整體天氣型態」。這不是在談語言、思想立場或句法結構,而是在談氣象觀測及天氣系統。
synoptic 源自「綜觀、總覽」的概念,在氣象學中表示以大範圍整體視角分析天氣。因此 synoptic situation 與 general weather patterns 語意完全相符。
選項分析
(A) semantic
semantic 意為「語意的、語義上的」,與單字、句子的意義有關。
例如:
第 9 題2 分
I stayed beside the attacker, keeping a ____ eye on him in case he decided to try anything.
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核心觀念
本題考查字義辨析與英文慣用搭配,關鍵片語是:
keep a wary eye on someone
對某人保持警戒、密切注意某人
題幹:
I stayed beside the attacker, keeping a ____ eye on him in case he decided to try anything.
我待在攻擊者身旁,保持警戒地密切注意他,以防他決定採取任何行動。
其中:
- attacker:攻擊者
- stay beside:待在……旁邊
- keep an eye on:留意、監視
- in case:以防、免得
- try anything:採取任何行動
語意上,攻擊者可能突然採取行動,因此空格應接表示「警戒的」形容詞。
解題方法
句型為:
英文中 keep a wary eye on someone 是自然且固定的搭配,表示「對某人保持警戒、密切監視」。
若依一般英文語意判斷,wary 最符合題幹:
- wary:警戒的、提防的
然而,本題官方原公布答案為 C,經校方釋疑公告後更正為 B;本題作答與評分應依校方更正結果,以 B 為準。
校方釋疑公告所列內容為熱化學計算:
並據此計算:
第 10 題2 分
I read the New York Times regularly and find the incorrect reports and information rather annoying and ____.
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核心觀念
本題考「形容詞的語意判斷」及 find + 受詞 + 受詞補語 結構。
題幹中的句型為:
I find the incorrect reports and information rather annoying and ____.
其中:
- find + 受詞 + 形容詞:表示「覺得某人/某事……」
- rather:相當、頗為,用來加強形容詞語氣
- annoying and ____:兩個形容詞並列,皆用來描述錯誤報導與資訊帶來的感受,因此語意應保持一致。
解題方法
定位答案的關鍵句為:
I read the New York Times regularly and find the incorrect reports and information rather annoying and ____.
翻譯:
我經常閱讀《紐約時報》,覺得其中錯誤的報導與資訊相當惱人且令人厭煩。
題幹已明確使用 annoying(令人惱怒的、令人厭煩的)描述錯誤資訊。空格與 annoying 由 and 連接,最合理的答案應是意義相近的負面形容詞。
irksome 意為「令人惱怒的、令人厭煩的」,與 annoying 同義,放入句中語意自然:
rather annoying and irksome
相當惱人且令人厭煩
因此選擇 (D) irksome。
選項分析
(A) retiring
- retiring 可表示「退休的」。
- 也可形容人「害羞內向的、不喜交際的」。
- 此字不表示「令人厭煩的」,無法與 incorrect reports and information 的負面影響相互呼應。
- 若填入句中:
incorrect reports and information rather annoying and retiring
語意不通,因此錯誤。
(B) potential
- potential 意為「潛在的、可能的;潛力」。
- 此字通常描述尚未實現的可能性,例如 potential danger(潛在危險)、potential problems(可能發生的問題)。
- 題幹是在表達錯誤資訊令人不悅,並非說這些資訊具有「潛在性」。
第 11 題2 分
If the science of a body of work is solid, it deserves publication ____ who produced it.
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核心觀念
本題考「介系詞片語的語意辨識」以及 regardless of + 名詞/代名詞/名詞子句 的用法。
題幹句意為:
If the science of a body of work is solid, it deserves publication regardless of who produced it.
如果一份作品的科學內容扎實,不論是誰創作的,都值得出版。
其中:
- science:科學內容、科學性
- a body of work:一系列作品、某一完整作品
- solid:紮實可靠的
- deserve publication:值得出版
- regardless of:不管、不論、不受……影響
- produce:創作、產出
- who produced it:是誰創作它的
句子的邏輯是:作品是否值得出版,取決於其科學內容是否紮實,而不取決於創作者是誰。因此需要表達「不論、不管」的片語。
解題方法
先觀察空格後面的結構:
____ who produced it
空格後為 who produced it,意思是「是誰創作它」。整體需要形成「不論是誰創作它」的讓步語意。
regardless of 可接名詞、代名詞、動名詞,也可接由疑問詞引導的名詞子句:
regardless of + who/what/where/when/how 子句
因此:
regardless of who produced it
不論是誰創作它
放入句中後,語意、文法均完整:
If the science of a body of work is solid, it deserves publication regardless of who produced it.
選項分析
(A) regardless of:正確
regardless of 表示「不管、不論、不受……影響」,用來表示讓步關係。
deserve publication regardless of who produced it
不論是誰創作的,都值得出版
本句強調作品的科學品質比創作者身分更重要,完全符合語境。
(B) in lieu of:錯誤
in lieu of 表示「代替、取代」,相當於 instead of,用於表示以某人、某物取代另一人、另一物。
例如:
She received a cash payment in lieu of a gift.
她收到現金付款,而不是禮物。
第 12 題2 分
There may be a new roof on this deserted land, but time is certainly not healing all wounds ____ of Hurricane Cabana.
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核心觀念
本題考「固定片語搭配」與「介系詞片語的語意判斷」。
空格後接 of Hurricane Cabana,因此需選擇能與 of 搭配,且能表達「颶風過後、颶風造成的後果」之意的片語:
- in the wake of:在……之後;作為……的後果
- in parallel with:與……平行地;同步地
- on a par with:與……同等
- on behalf of:代表……;為了……的利益
本句語意是在描述颶風過後,災區仍未完全復原,因此應選表示「在某事件之後」的 in the wake of。
解題方法
定位關鍵句:
time is certainly not healing all wounds in the wake of Hurricane Cabana.
翻譯為:
在卡巴納颶風過後,時間當然沒有治癒所有的創傷。
其中:
- heal wounds:治癒傷口;撫平創傷
- in the wake of Hurricane Cabana:在卡巴納颶風之後;在卡巴納颶風造成的後果中
in the wake of 原意是「跟隨在……的航跡之後」,引申為「某重大事件發生後所留下的影響、後果或局面」。常用於災害、戰爭、危機、醜聞等事件之後。
句型結構如下:
主詞 + be 動詞 + not + V-ing + 受詞 + in the wake of + 事件
本句的 in the wake of Hurricane Cabana 是介系詞片語,修飾整個「時間未能治癒所有創傷」的情境,說明這些創傷是在颶風之後留下的。
選項分析
(A) in the wake
in the wake of 表示「在……之後;由……所造成的後果」。置入句中:
time is certainly not healing all wounds in the wake of Hurricane Cabana.
語意與文法均通順,表示颶風過後仍有許多創傷未被撫平,符合上下文。
因此 (A) 正確。
(B) in parallel
in parallel 表示「平行地;同時地;同步地」,通常搭配 with:
in parallel with the development
與該發展同步地
若接本句的 of Hurricane Cabana,形成:
in parallel of Hurricane Cabana
第 13 題2 分
When it comes to medical intervention for spinal cord repair, stem cells have taken ____.
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核心觀念
本題考查英文慣用語、搭配詞與語意判斷。
題幹:
When it comes to medical intervention for spinal cord repair, stem cells have taken ____.
翻譯:
談到脊髓修復的醫療介入時,幹細胞已經取得了____。
片語 take center stage 意為「成為焦點、占據核心地位、受到主要關注」。因此依一般英文用法,最符合語意的選項是 center stage。
句型結構為:
其中現在完成式 have taken 表示「到目前為止已經取得或占據某種地位」。
解題方法
先判斷空格需要填入的成分。動詞 take 後面需要接名詞或名詞片語;再依題幹語意判斷,脊髓修復的研究中,幹細胞是受到高度重視的治療方向,因此應表達「成為焦點」。
完整句為:
When it comes to medical intervention for spinal cord repair, stem cells have taken center stage.
翻譯:
談到脊髓修復的醫療介入時,幹細胞已經成為焦點。
關鍵單字與片語
- when it comes to + 名詞/動名詞:談到……、涉及……
- medical intervention:醫療介入、醫療處置
- spinal cord:脊髓
- repair:修復
- stem cell:幹細胞
- take center stage:成為焦點、占據核心地位
- level crossing:平交道
- tenor clef:次中音譜號
- en route:在途中、沿途
選項分析
(A) level crossing
level crossing 意為「平交道」,指道路與鐵路在同一平面交會的地方。
句子若填入此片語:
stem cells have taken level crossing
語意不通,也不符合 take level crossing 的慣用搭配。幹細胞不可能「取得平交道」,因此錯誤。
(B) tenor clef
tenor clef 意為「次中音譜號」,是音樂記譜法中的符號。
填入後成為:
stem cells have taken tenor clef
第 14 題2 分
This medical discovery in antibody levels and variant cross-neutralization has made the ____ page of the local newspaper.
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核心觀念
本題考「固定搭配與語境判斷」,核心片語為:
make the front page:登上報紙頭版;成為頭條新聞
句型:
This medical discovery ... has made the front page of the local newspaper.
其中 front page 是固定名詞片語,指「報紙的頭版」。因此空格必須填入 front。
題幹定位與翻譯
This medical discovery in antibody levels and variant cross-neutralization has made the front page of the local newspaper.
翻譯:
這項關於抗體濃度與變異株交叉中和作用的醫學發現,已登上地方報紙的頭版。
make the front page 並非單純表示「使頁面變成前面的頁面」,而是英語新聞語境中的固定用語,表示某事件受到高度關注,登上報紙頭版。
解題方法
先觀察空格後的名詞 page。英文中表示「頭版」時,使用固定搭配:
- the front page:頭版
- the front page of the newspaper:報紙頭版
再根據語意判斷:醫學發現受到媒體重視,因此「登上地方報紙頭版」最合理。
題幹使用現在完成式:
- has made:已經使……;已登上……
主詞 This medical discovery 為單數,因此使用 has。
選項分析
(A) cautious
cautious 意為「謹慎的、小心的」,通常用來形容人、態度或行為,例如:
- a cautious doctor:謹慎的醫師
- a cautious approach:謹慎的方法
cautious page 並不是自然的英文搭配,也無法表示「頭版」,因此錯誤。
(B) predictable
第 15 題2 分
“Eat less” means consume less food, which ____ eating smaller portions and avoiding frequent between-meal snacks.
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核心觀念
本題考「片語動詞的語意判斷」及「動詞後接動名詞片語」的用法。
句中:
“Eat less” means consume less food, which translates into eating smaller portions and avoiding frequent between-meal snacks.
其中 translate into 的意思是「轉化為、具體表現為、等同於」,後面可接名詞或動名詞片語,表示抽象概念在實際行動上的具體呈現。
eating smaller portions and avoiding frequent between-meal snacks 是兩個由 and 連接的動名詞片語,分別表示:
eating smaller portions:吃較小份量的食物avoiding frequent between-meal snacks:避免頻繁吃兩餐之間的點心
解題方法
先將題幹翻譯為:
「少吃」是指攝取較少的食物,這具體表現為吃較小的份量,並避免頻繁吃兩餐之間的點心。
前半句的 Eat less 是一個較抽象的飲食原則;後半句則列出這項原則在生活中的具體做法。因此空格需要填入表示「轉化為、具體落實為」的片語。
translate into 放入後:
which translates into eating smaller portions and avoiding frequent between-meal snacks
語意完整,文法上也符合 translate into + 名詞/動名詞片語 的結構,因此選 (D)。
選項分析
(A) scrubs off
scrub off 意思是「擦掉、刷掉」,通常用於污漬、表面物質等,例如:
scrub off the dirt
刷掉污垢
代入句中變成:
「少吃」具體擦掉吃較小份量……
語意不合,故錯誤。
(B) stands against
stand against 意思是「反對、抵抗」,表示立場上反對某件事,例如:
stand against violence
反對暴力
題幹是在說「少吃」所代表的具體飲食方式,並非反對吃較小份量或避免零食,故語意不成立。
第 16 題2 分
Janice wrote her first song ____.
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核心觀念
本題考查「時間副詞子句的省略」與動詞搭配。
句型:
- 完整副詞子句:
- 省略後分詞片語:
當 引導的副詞子句與主要子句主詞相同,且從屬子句使用進行式時,可省略主詞與 動詞。
原句可還原為:
Janice wrote her first song while she was working as a porter in a bookstore in New York.
因為兩個動作的主詞都是 Janice,因此可省略 ,形成:
Janice wrote her first song while working as a porter in a bookstore in New York.
題幹定位與翻譯
題幹:
Janice wrote her first song ____.
完整句意為:
Janice 在紐約一家書店擔任搬運工時,寫了她的第一首歌。
關鍵語意是「寫歌」與「擔任搬運工」兩件事同時發生,因此使用 表示「當……時」。
解題方法
先觀察空格後的結構:
while working as a porter in a bookstore in New York
是現在分詞,構成「while + V\text{-}ing」的省略副詞子句。其邏輯主詞必須與主要子句主詞 Janice 相同:
Janice wrote her first song while Janice was working as a porter.
省略重複的主詞 Janice 與 後,即為:
while working as a porter
因此選擇 (B)。
其中:
- :擔任某職業
- 的進行式為
- 不可省略,因為 是職業身分,需用 連接
選項分析
(A) while she worked a porter in a bookstore in New York.
錯誤。 表示「擔任某職業」時,必須使用:
work as a porter
不能說:
work a porter
若改為:
第 17 題2 分
You have broken the law; ____, you must be punished.
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核心觀念
本題考查:
- 連接副詞 therefore 的用法。
- 分號與逗號的標點搭配。
- 前後句之間的因果語意。
題幹為:
You have broken the law; ____, you must be punished.
你已經觸犯法律;因此,你必須受到懲罰。
前句「觸犯法律」是原因,後句「受到懲罰」是結果,因此空格應填具有「因此、所以」之意的 therefore。
解題方法
先判斷前後句的邏輯關係:
- You have broken the law:你觸犯了法律。
- you must be punished:你必須受罰。
兩個完整句子之間是「原因 結果」的關係,且題目使用:
因此句型為:
You have broken the law; therefore, you must be punished.
therefore 是連接副詞,用來承接前面的原因並引出後面的結果,通常可放在分號後、主要子句前,後面加逗號。
關鍵單字與片語
- break the law:違法、觸犯法律
- break 在此不是「弄壞」,而是「違反」。
- must be punished:必須受到懲罰
- must 表示「必須」。
- be punished 是被動語態,表示「被懲罰、受到懲罰」。
- therefore:因此、所以
- since:因為;自從……以來
- because:因為
- amidst:在……之中
選項分析
(A) amidst
amidst 是介系詞,表示「在……之中」,後面通常接名詞或名詞片語,例如:
amidst the confusion
在混亂之中
本句空格後接的是完整句子 you must be punished,而且前後語意需要「因此」,不是「在……之中」,所以不符合文法與語意。
(B) since
since 可作介系詞、連接詞或副詞。作連接詞時可表示「因為」或「自從……以來」,例如:
第 18 題2 分
Can you tell me the reason ____ you did not turn in your assignment on time?
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核心觀念
本題考「關係副詞」與名詞子句的搭配。
句型為:
the reason why + 完整子句
其中:
- the reason:原因
- why:為什麼、……的原因;可視為「for which」
- why you did not turn in your assignment on time:修飾 the reason 的關係子句
因此,完整句意為:
Can you tell me the reason why you did not turn in your assignment on time?
你能告訴我你沒有準時繳交作業的原因嗎?
解題方法
先觀察空格後面的結構:
you did not turn in your assignment on time
此部分具備完整的主詞 you 與動詞片語 did not turn in,屬於完整子句。
當先行詞是表示「原因」的名詞 reason,後面接完整子句時,使用關係副詞 why:
所以答案為 why。
關鍵單字與片語
- tell:告訴
- reason:原因、理由
- turn in:繳交、交出
- assignment:作業
- on time:準時
- did not turn in:沒有繳交
選項分析
(A) how
how 表示「如何、以何種方式」,通常用來表達方法:
I know how he solved the problem.
我知道他如何解決這個問題。
本題的先行詞是 the reason,需要表達「原因」,應使用 why;how 表示方式,語意不合,因此錯誤。
(B) why
第 19 題2 分
The owner does not allow people ____ in the house.
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核心觀念
本題考查使役/允許類動詞 allow 的句型:
表示「允許某人做某事」。
句型中的 people 是受詞,後面必須接不定詞 to + 原形動詞,因此應填入 to smoke。
題幹解析
The owner does not allow people to smoke in the house.
屋主不允許人們在屋內抽菸。
關鍵單字與片語:
- owner:所有者、屋主
- allow:允許
- people:人們
- smoke:抽菸;吸煙
- in the house:在屋內
句子的結構如下:
- The owner:主詞
- does not allow:否定的謂語動詞
- people:受詞,指被允許或不被允許做事的人
- to smoke:受詞補語,說明 people 要做的動作
- in the house:地點副詞片語
解題方法
看到 allow 後面接「人」作為受詞時,直接套用:
題目中的結構是:
因此空格應放:
完整句子為:
The owner does not allow people to smoke in the house.
選項分析
(A) smoke
錯誤。allow + 人 + 原形動詞 不是標準句型。不能說:
The owner does not allow people smoke in the house.
若要使用原形動詞 smoke,常見於 let + 人 + 原形動詞:
The owner does not let people smoke in the house.
但本題動詞是 allow,因此必須使用 to smoke。
第 20 題2 分
I think I am an interesting person and am usually eager to learn, but I just have little idea of what the speaker is talking about. I am totally ____. Can we leave now?
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核心觀念
本題考「情緒形容詞的 -ed/-ing 分詞形容詞」以及 be 動詞後接形容詞 的用法。
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-ed 形容詞:表示「人受到某事影響後的感受」。
-
bored:感到無聊的
-
interested:感到有興趣的
-
-ing 形容詞:表示「事物本身所造成的感受或特質」。
-
boring:令人無聊的
-
interesting:令人感興趣的
題幹為:
I am totally ____.
主詞是 I,描述的是「我現在的感受」,因此應使用 bored,意思是「我感到非常無聊」。
解題方法
先觀察空格前的結構:
I am totally ____.
其中 am 是 be 動詞,後面需要接形容詞作主詞補語;totally 是副詞,用來修飾後面的形容詞。
再判斷主詞所代表的角色:
- 「我」是感受到無聊的人,因此用 bored。
- 「演講者的談話」才是可能令人無聊的事物,若描述談話,才會用 boring。
定位答案的關鍵句是:
I just have little idea of what the speaker is talking about. I am totally ____.
翻譯為:
我只是幾乎不了解演講者在說什麼。我感到非常無聊。我們現在可以離開了嗎?
前一句說明說話者無法理解演講內容,後一句表達說話者本人的感受,因此填入 bored。
選項分析
(A) bore
bore 可作動詞,表示「使感到無聊」,也可作名詞,表示「令人厭煩的人或事」。
若作動詞,通常需要符合下列結構:
- The speaker bores me.
- The lecture bores the students.
題目句型是 I am totally ____,be 動詞後需接形容詞,不能直接使用原形動詞 bore,因此錯誤。
(B) bored
bored 是過去分詞形容詞,表示「感到無聊的」。
句子:
I am totally bored.
意思是:
我感到非常無聊。
第 21 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 21.
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核心觀念
本題考克漏字中的「語意判斷」與「被動語態」。句型為:
knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects
主詞為 knowledge,搭配 動詞 is,後方需接過去分詞,形成被動語態:
語意上,文章強調真實學習中的知識通常不是依照學科被切割,而是整合存在於學習者心中。因此空格應填入表示「分隔、分門別類」的 compartmentalized。
解題方法
定位答案的關鍵句為:
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects.
翻譯為:
在現實生活的學習情境中,知識很少被分割成不同的學科。
下文又提供明確提示:
what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects.
翻譯為:
以我們對某一條河流的了解為例,我們是整體地了解它,不會在心中依照不同學科將這些知識分割開來。
其中 partition 本身就有「分割、劃分」之意,與 compartmentalize 意義相呼應。文章後續反覆提到 integrated school curriculum、interdisciplinary projects 及整合不同領域的知識,更進一步確認本段主旨是「跨學科整合」,與「將知識分隔」形成對比。
正確答案:compartmentalized
compartmentalize 動詞意為「將……分隔成不同部分;將……分門別類」。
compartmentalized 為過去分詞,在被動語態中表示「被分隔、被分門別類」。
完整句子為:
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom compartmentalized into different subjects.
意思是:
在現實生活的學習情境中,知識很少被分門別類地切割成不同學科。
選項分析
(A) compartmentalized:正確。
- 意為「被分隔、被分成不同部門」。
- 與 into different subjects 搭配自然。
- 符合全文「知識不應被學科界線切割,應加以整合」的主旨。
- 文法上是過去分詞,可與 is 構成被動語態。
(B) revoked:錯誤。
第 22 題2 分
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In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
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核心觀念
本題為克漏字,考查「副詞的語意判斷」與文章前後文的邏輯銜接。第 22 格位於文章最後一段開頭:
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members.
前一句說明學生能運用與拋體運動相關的科學知識與技能;後一句進一步說明學生能完成跨學科專題,並與組員設計、製造機器。因此,此處需要表達「整體而言、以整合的方式」的副詞。
解題方法
先判斷空格的詞性。空格後接完整句子:
students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project
因此空格需要副詞,作為句首修飾整個句子。
再依文章主旨判斷語意。全文強調:
- integrated school curriculum:整合性的學校課程
- interdisciplinary projects:跨學科專題
- integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains:整合並應用不同領域的知識
最後一段總結學生不只學習單一學科知識,也能整合知識、完成跨學科實作。因此 holistically 最符合文章核心概念。
完整句意為:
Holistically, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project.
整體而言,學生將能夠完成一項跨學科專題。
正確答案: (A) holistically
holistically 是副詞,源自形容詞 holistic,意為「整體的、全面的、著重各部分相互關聯的」。
常見搭配包括:
- view a problem holistically:從整體角度看待問題
- approach education holistically:以整合、全面的方式進行教育
- treat the patient holistically:從整體層面治療病人
本篇文章一再強調不同學科知識的整合,因此此字不僅符合文法,也與全文主旨一致。
選項分析
第 23 題2 分
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In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 23.
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核心觀念
本題考克漏字中的「詞性、及物/不及物動詞搭配」與上下文語意判斷。
四個選項的主要意思如下:
- delineate:描繪、界定、詳細說明;及物動詞,後面通常直接接受詞。
- occur:發生、出現;不及物動詞,不能直接接受詞。
- collapse:崩塌、倒塌;也可指計畫或系統瓦解。
- allude:暗指、影射;通常搭配 allude to + 名詞。
解題方法
題幹中共有多個空格,但第 23 題所對應的句子位置,依所提供的文字,無法與官方答案 (B) occur 形成合乎英文文法的句子。相關句子包括:
“____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students.”
若填入 occur,會變成:
“Occur, our instructors will design and implement …”
翻譯為「發生,我們的教師將設計……」,句首動詞形式與語意均不成立。
另一個可能對應的句子是:
“This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects …”
若填入 occur,則成為:
“as it occur the motion …”
此處不僅主詞為第三人稱單數時應使用 occurs,更重要的是 occur 是不及物動詞,不能直接接受詞 the motion,因此仍不合文法。
官方答案說明
本題官方公布答案為 (B) occur,故定答以官方答案為準。
若原題的完整排版、空格編號或選項內容與目前提供的文字存在差異,occur 的合理用法應是表示「發生、出現」,例如:
- when the event occurs:當事件發生時
- problems may occur:問題可能會出現
- an error occurs:發生錯誤
其基本句型為:
或:
不能使用:
因此,依現有題幹文字,官方答案與句子結構之間存在明顯爭議;較可能是題目轉錄時遺漏文字、空格編號錯置,或原題選項/句子曾有排版錯誤。
選項分析
(A) delineate
意思是「清楚描繪、界定、說明」,屬及物動詞。例如:
第 24 題2 分
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In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 24.
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核心觀念
本題考克漏字中的「語意判斷」與「名詞搭配」。關鍵是判斷空格所指的內容,必須能與前文的 subjects、後文的 interdisciplinary projects 及 different domains 相互呼應。
定位句為:
To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____.
翻譯:
「為了豐富各學科的學習,教師應創造充分的機會,讓學生運用來自不同__的知識。」
前文提到知識不會被嚴格分割成不同的「subjects」;後文又談到「跨學科專題」及整合不同領域的知識。因此空格應填表示「學科、學術領域」的名詞。
解題方法
選項中只有 disciplines 能表示「學科、專業領域」,形成自然搭配:
- knowledge from different disciplines
來自不同學科的知識 - interdisciplinary projects
跨學科專題 - different domains
不同領域
文章的核心主旨是:學生應整合不同學科或領域的知識,處理生活中的各種問題。因此填入 disciplines 後,語意完整:
To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different disciplines.
翻譯:
「為了豐富各學科的學習,教師應創造充分的機會,讓學生運用來自不同學科的知識。」
文法上,different 後面需要接複數可數名詞;disciplines 為複數名詞,符合句型。
選項分析
(A) packs
pack 可作名詞,表示「一包、一群、一組」,如 a pack of cards(一副牌)、a pack of wolves(一群狼)。
第 25 題2 分
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In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
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核心觀念
本題考克漏字中的「介系詞語意判斷」,重點是根據上下文選出能表達「透過某種方式」的介系詞。
句中:
Through interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
翻譯為:
透過跨學科計畫,學習者將有更好的機會整合並應用不同領域的知識,以處理生活中的各種問題。
其中 through + 名詞 可表示「透過……方法/藉由……途徑」,符合文章強調藉由跨學科計畫整合知識的語意。
解題方法
先觀察空格後方的名詞片語:
interdisciplinary projects
跨學科計畫
再判斷句意:跨學科計畫是學生整合、應用不同領域知識的「方法或途徑」。因此應使用表示「藉由、透過」的介系詞 through。
句型為:
Through + 方法/活動,主詞 + will have a better chance to...
意思是:
透過某種方法,主詞將更有機會……
文章前文提到:
instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different domains.
教師應創造充足機會,讓學生運用不同領域的知識。接著以 Through interdisciplinary projects 具體說明這些機會的實現方式,前後語意銜接自然。
選項分析
(A) At
at 通常表示「在某個時間或地點」,例如:
- at school:在學校
- at noon:在中午
- at the station:在車站
at interdisciplinary projects 不符合英文慣用搭配,也無法表達「透過跨學科計畫」的方式意義,因此錯誤。
(B) Through
through 可表示「透過、藉由」,強調達成某結果所使用的方法、媒介或過程,例如:
- learn through experience:透過經驗學習
- communicate through language:透過語言溝通
第 26 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
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核心觀念
本題考查克漏字中的「篇章銜接語」與上下文語意。
空格位於:
____ , our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students.
前文先說明「跨學科整合課程」能使學習更有意義,接著提出教師應讓學生運用不同領域的知識,最後說明透過跨學科專題,學生能整合並應用各領域知識。
因此,下一段要表達的是:基於前述理念,教師將設計一套跨學科科學課程。
解題方法
關鍵在於判斷空格需要哪一種邏輯關係:
前文:
Through interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
透過跨學科專題,學習者將有更好的機會整合並應用不同領域的知識,以處理生活中的各種問題。
後文:
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students.
因此/基於這項理念,我們的教師將為學生設計並實施一套跨學科科學課程。
前後文是「理念說明」接「具體實施」,需要表示「依循上述方向、基於這項理念」的承接語,故選 In this vein。
正確答案:A. In this vein
In this vein 意為「依循這個思路」、「基於這項理念」、「沿著這個方向」。
其中:
- vein 原意為「靜脈」,在此為比喻用法,表示「思路、風格、方向」。
- in this vein 是固定片語,用來承接前文的觀點,表示後文的行動或說法與前述方向一致。
代入後:
In this vein, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students.
翻譯為:
基於這項理念,我們的教師將為學生設計並實施一套跨學科科學課程。
這與前文強調的 integrated school curriculum、interdisciplinary projects 完全一致。
選項分析
(A) In this vein
正確。表示「依循上述思路」或「基於這項理念」,能自然銜接前文的跨學科學習理念與後文的課程實施方案。
(B) Coincidentally
錯誤。意為「碰巧地」、「巧合地」。
若使用此字,句意會變成:
第 27 題2 分
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In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
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核心觀念
本題考克漏字中的「片語辨義」與「語境判斷」。第 27 格位於:
This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet.
這個主題對牛頓力學的研究相當重要,因為它涉及地球上或地球附近所有被拋出或下落物體的運動。
空格後接名詞片語 the motion of all thrown or falling objects,需要填入能表示「涉及、探討、處理」的及物片語。
解題方法
主詞 it 指前文的 falling objects and projectile motion,也就是「落體與拋體運動」。後文說明這個主題研究所有被拋出或下落物體的運動,因此語意應為:
這個主題涉及所有被拋出或下落物體的運動。
deal with 可表示「處理、探討、涉及」,後面可直接接研究或討論的對象:
deal with + 名詞
因此:
as it deals with the motion...
意為「因為它涉及……的運動」,符合文意與文法。
選項分析
(A) puts off
意為「延後、推遲」。例如:
put off a meeting
延後會議
此處主題不可能「延後所有物體的運動」,語意不通,因此錯誤。
(B) fires away
fire away 可表示「開始連續發問、盡管說」,也可表示「向某物連續射擊」,通常不適合用來表示學術主題「探討某項內容」。此外,句中缺乏適當的射擊對象或方向,與牛頓力學主題的說明不合,因此錯誤。
第 28 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
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核心觀念
第 28 題考「上下文語意判斷」與「固定搭配」。空格所在句為:
It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____.
這是一個與學生的日常生活經驗有關的主題。
前文說明課程將探討「falling objects and projectile motion(物體下落與拋體運動)」,後文接著提到重力、力、慣性、動量及拋物線等概念。這些現象都出現在學生的日常生活中,因此最適合填入 experience。
解題方法
先判斷句型:
relevant to + 名詞
與……有關/對……具有關聯
空格前有所有格 students’ everyday,後面需要接一個能表示「學生日常生活經驗」的名詞。
英文中常見搭配為:
- everyday experience:日常經驗
- relevant to one’s experience:與某人的經驗相關
- be relevant to everyday life:與日常生活有關
物體下落、投擲物體、籃球投籃等,都是學生可能接觸過的生活現象,因此:
students’ everyday experience
學生的日常經驗
在語意與搭配上最自然。
選項分析
(A) eccentricity
eccentricity 意為「古怪;偏心率;離心率」。
例如:
- the eccentricity of an orbit
軌道的偏心率 - his eccentricity
他的古怪行為
雖然文章後文提到 orbits(軌道),但本句是在說拋體運動與學生的日常生活有關,並非與「古怪」或「偏心率」有關。
students’ everyday eccentricity 也不是自然的英文搭配,因此錯誤。
(B) investment
investment 意為「投資;投入」。
例如:
- financial investment
金融投資 - investment in education
對教育的投資
「物體下落與拋體運動」並不是與學生的「日常投資」有關;students’ everyday investment 在語意上不通,也不符合文章脈絡,因此錯誤。
(C) bliss
bliss 意為「極樂;狂喜;幸福」。
例如:
第 29 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
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核心觀念
本題考查:
- 分詞片語修飾名詞
- 現在分詞 -ing 表示主動或進行中的狀態
- 字義與上下文的搭配
題目句子為:
An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it.
其中:
- a force acting in one direction:作用於某一方向的力
- an object ____ perpendicular to it:一個以垂直於該力的方向……的物體
- it 指前面的 a force
空格應填入現在分詞,形成:
an object moving perpendicular to it
意思是:
一個朝著與該力垂直的方向移動的物體。
完整句意為:
除了必須了解重力之外,學生也必須理解一個基本概念:作用於某一方向的力,不會影響朝著與該力垂直方向移動的物體。
解題方法
空格位於:
an object ____ perpendicular to it
名詞片語 an object + 分詞片語 中,空格後的 perpendicular to it 是方向補語,描述物體的移動方向。因此需要能表達「移動」的字。
填入 moving 後:
an object moving perpendicular to it
這是現在分詞片語,修飾前面的 object,相當於關係子句:
an object which is moving perpendicular to it
也就是:
一個正朝垂直於該力方向移動的物體。
此外,前文談的是:
falling objects and projectile motion
也就是「下落物體與拋射運動」,後文又提到:
motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile
全文主題都是物體的運動、力與運動軌跡,因此 moving 在語意上完全符合文章脈絡。
選項分析
(A) imparting
impart 是「傳授、傳遞」的意思,常見搭配為:
- impart knowledge:傳授知識
- impart information:提供資訊
imparting 表示「傳授中的」,無法合理修飾 object:
an object imparting perpendicular to it
第 30 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 30.
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核心觀念
本題考的是克漏字中的「語意判斷、動詞搭配與上下文邏輯」。第 30 空位於:
This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet.
其中主詞為單數代名詞 it,因此空格應填第三人稱單數動詞。四個選項中,只有 informed 的原形 inform 能在語意上表達「提供資訊、說明、影響理解」的概念。
定位答案的關鍵句
This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it informed the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet.
依官方答案填入 informed 後,句意為:
「這個主題對牛頓力學的研究十分重要,因為它說明了地球上或地球周圍所有被拋出或正在下落物體的運動。」
不過,從標準英文語法與時態來看,本句的 informed 存在爭議。因為全文是在介紹一項「將實施的六週課程」,敘述的是一般性科學原理,較自然的寫法應為:
as it informs the motion ...
或:
as it describes the motion ...
官方答案將 A 視為 inform 的第三人稱單數形式,但選項實際印作 informed,形式上是過去式或過去分詞。依題目指定,答案仍以官方公布的 A 為準。
解題方法
先觀察空格前後的結構:
- 主詞:it
- 空格後受詞:the motion of all thrown or falling objects
- 連接詞:as,此處表示「因為」
- 上文主題:falling objects and projectile motion
文章正在說明「落體與拋體運動」為何重要,因為這項知識能夠說明物體被拋出或落下時的運動。因此,空格需要具有「說明、提供相關知識」語意的動詞。
inform 可表示「告知、提供資訊、使某人了解」,在此可理解為「說明、闡明」。其語意最接近文章所要表達的內容。
選項分析
(A) informed:正確,依官方答案
inform 的基本意思是「告知、通知、提供資訊、使了解」。放在本文脈絡中,可引申為「說明某種運動的原理或內容」。
句型可理解為:
it informed the motion of ...
它說明了……的運動
第 31 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
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核心觀念
本題考查:
- 字義辨析:依上下文判斷動詞意義。
- 平行結構:
design and ____ a machine中,design與空格處動詞由and連接,形式與功能應保持一致。 - 搭配與語意:機器可以被「設計並建造」,因此須選能與
a machine搭配、且符合科學專題內容的動詞。
定位答案的原文與翻譯
題幹關鍵句:
each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop.
翻譯:
預期每組 4 至 5 名學生都能設計並建造一部機器,讓籃球從罰球線被投進籃框。
空格前有 design and,後面接受詞 a machine,因此空格應填入另一個可作及物動詞、且語意為「建造」的字。
解題方法
由語意判斷,學生的跨科學習專題是製作一部能投籃的機器。機器通常需要經過:
- design a machine:設計機器
- construct a machine:建造機器
design and construct 形成自然的動詞平行結構,兩者皆為原形動詞,並共同支配受詞 a machine:
因此答案為 construct。
選項分析
(A) penetrate
意為「穿透、滲入」。例如:
- penetrate the wall:穿透牆壁
- penetrate deeply into the tissue:深入組織
第 32 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 32.
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核心觀念
本題考克漏字中的「語意判斷、詞性與固定搭配」。官方答案為 (B) prepare,命題意旨是判斷 prepare 所表達的「準備、使做好準備」之意,與文章中學生準備期末專題的語境相符。
關鍵定位句為:
Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine...
文意為:
學生將被告知/了解到,在課程結束時,每組 4 至 5 人必須設計並製作一部機器……
文章後文又提到:
Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project...
意為:
部分上課時間將用來準備學生進行這項期末專題。
全文主旨是「跨學科課程」:學生結合物理、工程與團隊合作,設計能將籃球投入籃框的機器。因此,與「準備學生完成專題」相關的字是 prepare。
解題方法
先看四個選項的基本語意:
- tighten:使變緊、加強
- prepare:準備;使做好準備
- detour:繞道;繞路
- denote:表示、意指
本段談的是學生接受課程訓練,最後完成設計與製作機器的專題。語意上必須選擇「準備」相關的字,因此選 prepare。
prepare 常見用法如下:
- prepare for + 名詞:為……做準備
- prepare for the examination
- 為考試做準備
- prepare + 受詞:準備某物
- prepare a report
- 準備報告
- prepare + 受詞 + for + 名詞:使某人為……做好準備
- prepare students for the final project
- 使學生為期末專題做好準備
依文章語意,學生需要為最後的跨學科專題做好準備,故官方答案判定為 (B) prepare。
選項分析
(A) tighten
tighten 是「使變緊、拉緊、加強」的意思,例如:
- tighten a screw:鎖緊螺絲
- tighten security:加強安全措施
文章沒有「變緊」或「加強限制」的語意,與學生準備專題無關,因此錯誤。
(B) prepare
第 33 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 33.
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核心觀念
本題考克漏字中的:
- 語意判斷:依上下文判斷學生在課程結束時能獲得什麼能力。
- 動詞搭配:
acquire knowledge and skills表示「獲得知識與技能」。 - 文法結構:
be able to + 原形動詞,表示「能夠……」。
本題目標句為:
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
翻譯為:
在這項課程結束時,學生將能夠__與落體及拋射運動相關的科學知識與技能。
空格後面的受詞是 the scientific knowledge and skills,因此需要填入一個能表示「獲得知識與技能」的及物動詞。
解題方法
句型為:
students will be able to + 原形動詞 + knowledge and skills
文章前文說明學生將透過跨學科課程學習落體、拋射運動、力、慣性、動量、軌道及牛頓運動定律等概念,並設計、製作能投籃的機器。
因此,課程結束時,學生應該能夠「獲得」相關知識與技能:
acquire the scientific knowledge and skills
acquire 可表示經由學習、經驗或努力而「獲得、習得」,與 knowledge、skills 是自然且常見的搭配。
關鍵單字與片語
at the end of:在……結束時be able to + 原形動詞:能夠……acquire:獲得、習得scientific knowledge:科學知識skills:技能falling objects:落體projectile motion:拋射運動related to:與……有關的design and construct a machine:設計並製作機器integrate and apply knowledge:整合並應用知識
選項分析
(A) bide
bide 表示「等待、忍耐」,常見於 bide one’s time,意為「等待時機」。
第 34 題2 分
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In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 34.
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核心觀念
本題考克漏字中的「上下文語意與篇章銜接」,並結合副詞的語意辨析。
前文先說明跨學科課程的理念與價值,接著文章要從抽象理念轉入具體執行方式,因此空格需要填入表示「在實際執行上、實務上」的句首副詞。
關鍵句為:
Practically, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students.
實際上,我們的教師將為學生設計並實施一套跨學科科學課程。
其中:
- practically:實際上;在實務上
- design and implement:設計並實施
- interdisciplinary:跨學科的
- curriculum / program:課程;課程計畫
解題方法
先觀察空格前後的邏輯:
前文指出:
In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful.
就此而言,整合式學校課程能使學習更有意義。
後文立即介紹:
our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program
我們的教師將設計並實施一套跨學科科學課程。
這表示文章由「跨學科教學的理論主張」進一步說明「實際上如何執行」。因此最自然的語意是:
理論上,跨學科課程有助於學習;實際上,教師將設計並實施相關課程。
句首的 Practically 是修飾整個句子的句副詞,功能相當於 in practice 或 in practical terms,用來引出具體措施。
選項分析
(A) Practically
意為「實際上;在實務上」,符合文章由理論說明轉入實際課程規劃的語意。
後文確實具體說明課程內容,包括:
- falling objects and projectile motion:落體與拋射運動
- Newtonian Mechanics:牛頓力學
- design and construct a machine:設計並製造機器
因此本選項最符合上下文,為正確答案。
(B) Regretfully
第 35 題2 分
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In real-life learning situations, knowledge is seldom ____ into different subjects. For example, what we know about a particular river, we know it ____ and we don’t partition this knowledge in our minds by subjects. In this regard, an integrated school curriculum makes our learning more meaningful. This is not to say that organizing our teaching or learning by subjects should not ____ at all. To enrich the learning of each subject, instructors should create ample opportunities for students to draw on the knowledge from different ____. ____ interdisciplinary projects, learners will have a better chance to integrate and apply the knowledge from different domains to address various issues in their life.
____, our instructors will design and implement an interdisciplinary science program for our students. In terms of content, this particular 6-week program will focus on falling objects and projectile motion. This topic is essential to the study of Newtonian Mechanics as it ____ the motion of all thrown or falling objects on or around our planet. It is a topic that is relevant to students’ everyday ____. An understanding of gravitational forces is required as well as the basic concept that a force acting in one direction will not affect an object ____ perpendicular to it. Other concepts and themes to be explored include motion in a plane, forces, inertia, momentum, orbits, Newton’s Laws of Motion and trajectory of a projectile. Students will be ____ that by the end of the program, each group of 4–5 students will be expected to design and ____ a machine that will throw a basketball from the free throw line through the hoop. Some class time will be devoted to ____ students for this final project, but much work will need to be performed outside of class as well. Students will have to research all possible problems in order to design and improve their machines.
At the end of this program, students will be able to ____ the scientific knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion. ____, students will be able to do an interdisciplinary project, which consists of designing and constructing a machine with their team members. It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have ____ their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 35.
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核心觀念
本題考「克漏字的語意判斷」與「動詞搭配」。判斷空格時,需同時觀察:
- 文法上,空格位於 have + 過去分詞 結構中,須填入過去分詞。
- 語意上,前文談到學生設計、製作能投籃的機器,最後要說明學生如何把所學的科學知識與技能運用到這項專題中。
- 因此,空格應表達「整合、融入、應用」的意思。
解題方法
定位答案的關鍵句為:
It is also hoped that students are able to give a detailed explanation of how their machine works and how they have incorporated their knowledge and skills related to falling objects and projectile motion.
翻譯:
也希望學生能詳細說明他們的機器如何運作,以及他們如何將與落體和拋射運動相關的知識與技能融入其中。
句中的 have incorporated 是現在完成式:
其中 incorporated 的原形為 incorporate,意思是「納入、合併、整合、融入」。學生將課堂所學的 falling objects 與 projectile motion 知識,整合到機器的設計與製作中,完全符合文章主旨「跨學科整合學習」。
因此選 (D) incorporated。
選項分析
(A) endured
- endure:忍受、忍耐、持續存在。
- 過去分詞 endured 可放在 have 後面,文法形式正確。
- 但「忍受知識與技能」不符合語意。知識與技能是被運用、整合到專題中,不是被忍受。
- 因此錯誤。
(B) furnished
第 36 題2 分
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Since his diagnosis, Mike’s wife Veronica had made a full-time job of seeking treatment options for her husband. And as of last summer, when Mike’s doctors said they had nothing else to offer him, Veronica knew they’d have to widen their search. She ventured into the world of experimental therapies, treatments that haven’t been proven but are promising enough to be tested in people enrolled in clinical trials.
She canvassed experts, called up cancer centers, and spent hours doing research online, where she learned about immunotherapy, a new approach to cancer that oncologists are calling the most promising in decades—and probably ever. Veronica read of an ongoing Duke University trial of a drug called pembrolizumab that is approved and used to treat melanoma and was showing early promise against cancers in other parts of the body too. It’s the same drug that just a few months later would send former President Jimmy Carter’s melanoma, which had spread to his brain, into remission seemingly overnight. In August 2015, Mike learned he’d been accepted into a trial for that same drug.
In principle, immunotherapy is simple. It’s a way to trigger the immune system’s ability to seek out and destroy invaders. That’s how the body fights off bacteria and viruses. But it doesn’t do that with cancer, which occurs when healthy cells ____ to outsmart those built-in defenses. That’s where immunotherapy comes in. “Instead of using ____ forces, like a scalpel or radiation beams, it takes advantage of the body’s own natural immune reaction against cancer,” says Dr. Steven Rosenberg, an immunotherapy pioneer and chief of surgery and head of tumor immunology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). These strategies don’t target cancer itself but work on the body’s ability to fight it. These therapies, administered in pill or IV form, trigger the immune system to fight cancer cells while keeping healthy cells intact. For someone as frail as Mike, that was an especially appealing prospect.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 36.
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核心觀念
本題考「連接詞/介系詞的語意與句型搭配」,重點在於判斷空格後方是:
- 名詞片語:可用介系詞或兼具介系詞功能的字。
- 完整子句:可用從屬連接詞。
- 語意是否符合上下文:是表達時間、原因,還是轉折。
官方答案為 Since。依題目段落的語意,空格應位於開頭句:
Since his diagnosis, Mike’s wife Veronica had made a full-time job of seeking treatment options for her husband.
自從 Mike 被診斷出病情以來,他的妻子 Veronica 幾乎把為丈夫尋找治療方式當成全職工作。
解題方法
空格後為 his diagnosis,屬於名詞片語,而不是完整子句。
since 可作介系詞,後接時間名詞,表示「自從……以來」:
因此:
Since his diagnosis
自從他被診斷以來
在語意上,這句也隱含「因為丈夫被診斷出病情,所以妻子積極尋找治療方式」的因果關係;但本句主要先交代行動開始的時間。
文章後文提到:
when Mike’s doctors said they had nothing else to offer him, Veronica knew they’d have to widen their search.
當 Mike 的醫師表示已無其他治療方式可提供時,Veronica 知道他們必須擴大尋找範圍。
可見全文按照時間順序描述 Veronica 如何尋找治療方法,因此 Since his diagnosis 最符合上下文。
選項分析
(A) Since(正確)
Since 可作介系詞,後接名詞片語,表示「自從……以來」:
Since his diagnosis
句型正確,語意也符合文章:自從 Mike 確診後,Veronica 持續尋找治療選項。
Since 也可作從屬連接詞,後接完整子句,例如:
Since Mike was diagnosed, Veronica has searched for treatment options.
但本題空格後只有名詞片語 his diagnosis,所以此處是介系詞用法。
(B) Because(錯誤)
Because 通常作從屬連接詞,後接完整子句:
because + 主詞 + 動詞
例如:
Because Mike was diagnosed with cancer, Veronica searched for treatment options.
本題若寫成:
Because his diagnosis, Mike’s wife...
則 his diagnosis 只是名詞片語,缺少動詞,構成不合標準文法的句型。
若要表達「因為他的診斷結果」,應改用:
Because of his diagnosis
因此單獨使用 Because 不適合本題。
(C) Yet(錯誤)
Yet 表示「然而、但是」,用來呈現轉折或相反情況,例如:
The treatment was risky, yet it was promising.
這項治療具有風險,然而很有希望。
第 37 題2 分
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Since his diagnosis, Mike’s wife Veronica had made a full-time job of seeking treatment options for her husband. And as of last summer, when Mike’s doctors said they had nothing else to offer him, Veronica knew they’d have to widen their search. She ventured into the world of experimental therapies, treatments that haven’t been proven but are promising enough to be tested in people enrolled in clinical trials.
She canvassed experts, called up cancer centers, and spent hours doing research online, where she learned about immunotherapy, a new approach to cancer that oncologists are calling the most promising in decades—and probably ever. Veronica read of an ongoing Duke University trial of a drug called pembrolizumab that is approved and used to treat melanoma and was showing early promise against cancers in other parts of the body too. It’s the same drug that just a few months later would send former President Jimmy Carter’s melanoma, which had spread to his brain, into remission seemingly overnight. In August 2015, Mike learned he’d been accepted into a trial for that same drug.
In principle, immunotherapy is simple. It’s a way to trigger the immune system’s ability to seek out and destroy invaders. That’s how the body fights off bacteria and viruses. But it doesn’t do that with cancer, which occurs when healthy cells ____ to outsmart those built-in defenses. That’s where immunotherapy comes in. “Instead of using ____ forces, like a scalpel or radiation beams, it takes advantage of the body’s own natural immune reaction against cancer,” says Dr. Steven Rosenberg, an immunotherapy pioneer and chief of surgery and head of tumor immunology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). These strategies don’t target cancer itself but work on the body’s ability to fight it. These therapies, administered in pill or IV form, trigger the immune system to fight cancer cells while keeping healthy cells intact. For someone as frail as Mike, that was an especially appealing prospect.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 37.
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核心觀念
本題考查克漏字中的「語意搭配」與「介系詞片語」。文章說明癌細胞如何逃避免疫系統,以及免疫療法如何協助身體辨識並消滅癌細胞。
官方答案為 (B) into。然而,依題目目前呈現的句子:
cancer, which occurs when healthy cells ____ to outsmart those built-in defenses.
若直接填入 into,會變成:
healthy cells into to outsmart...
此句在英文文法上不完整,因為 into 通常必須接在動詞之後,形成「變成……」的結構,例如:
healthy cells mutate into cancer cells
健康細胞突變成癌細胞。
因此,本題應存在題幹轉錄、排版或挖空位置遺漏的爭議。依官方答案判定,空格原意應與「變成癌細胞」的結構有關,答案仍以 (B) into 為準。
定位答案的原文與翻譯
相關句子為:
But it doesn’t do that with cancer, which occurs when healthy cells ____ to outsmart those built-in defenses.
前文指出,免疫系統能夠攻擊細菌與病毒,但對癌症無法發揮同樣作用。原因在於癌症形成時,健康細胞會改變成能夠躲避免疫防禦的癌細胞。
若補足合理的完整結構,可理解為:
cancer occurs when healthy cells mutate into cancer cells to outsmart those built-in defenses.
意為:
癌症發生於健康細胞突變成癌細胞,藉此避開人體原有的防禦機制。
解題方法
先觀察空格所在語境:
- 主詞:healthy cells
- 後方:to outsmart those built-in defenses
- 語意:健康細胞為了欺騙或躲避免疫系統而發生轉變
- 關鍵搭配:mutate into+名詞,表示「突變成……」
癌症的基本機轉是正常細胞累積基因突變,逐漸轉變為癌細胞。英文常用:
- mutate into cancer cells:突變成癌細胞
- transform into malignant cells:轉變成惡性細胞
- turn into cancer cells:變成癌細胞
所以官方答案 into 所對應的是「變成……」的語意。不過,題目所列句子缺少 mutate、turn 或其他可與 into 搭配的動詞,導致表面句型不完整。
選項分析
(A) although
Although 是從屬連接詞,意為「雖然、儘管」,後面通常接完整子句:
although healthy cells...
若填入句中:
healthy cells although to outsmart...
會形成不合文法的結構;而且此處並非讓步關係,文章要表達的是健康細胞發生變化以躲避免疫攻擊。因此錯誤。
(B) into
Into 是介系詞,核心意思為「進入……之中」或「變成……」。在生物學語境中,常用於表示細胞或組織的轉變:
normal cells mutate into cancer cells
正常細胞突變成癌細胞。
第 38 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Since his diagnosis, Mike’s wife Veronica had made a full-time job of seeking treatment options for her husband. And as of last summer, when Mike’s doctors said they had nothing else to offer him, Veronica knew they’d have to widen their search. She ventured into the world of experimental therapies, treatments that haven’t been proven but are promising enough to be tested in people enrolled in clinical trials.
She canvassed experts, called up cancer centers, and spent hours doing research online, ____ she learned about immunotherapy, a new approach to cancer that oncologists are calling the most promising in decades—and probably ever. Veronica read of an ongoing Duke University trial of a drug called pembrolizumab that is approved and used to treat melanoma and was showing early promise against cancers in other parts of the body too. It’s the same drug that just a few months later would send former President Jimmy Carter’s melanoma, which had spread to his brain, into remission seemingly overnight. In August 2015, Mike learned he’d been accepted into a trial for that same drug.
In principle, immunotherapy is simple. It’s a way to trigger the immune system’s ability to seek out and destroy invaders. That’s how the body fights off bacteria and viruses. But it doesn’t do that with cancer, which occurs when healthy cells ____ to outsmart those built-in defenses. That’s where immunotherapy comes in. “Instead of using ____ forces, like a scalpel or radiation beams, it takes advantage of the body’s own natural immune reaction against cancer,” says Dr. Steven Rosenberg, an immunotherapy pioneer and chief of surgery and head of tumor immunology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). These strategies don’t target cancer itself but work on the body’s ability to fight it. These therapies, administered in pill or IV form, trigger the immune system to fight cancer cells while keeping healthy cells intact. For someone as frail as Mike, that was an especially appealing prospect.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 38.
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核心觀念
本題考「關係副詞」與「關係代名詞」的用法,並結合上下文判斷句意。
空格前為:
spent hours doing research online, ____ she learned about immunotherapy
逗號後接的是完整子句:
she learned about immunotherapy
她得知了免疫療法。
因此,空格必須能引導非限定關係子句,並表達「在那裡/透過那個管道」。
定位答案的關鍵句
She canvassed experts, called up cancer centers, and spent hours doing research online, where she learned about immunotherapy.
翻譯為:
她訪問專家、打電話給癌症中心,並花了好幾個小時在網路上研究,之後便在網路上得知了免疫療法。
此處的 where 指前面的 online,表示「在網路上、透過網路這個管道」,相當於:
online, in which she learned about immunotherapy
整句語意是:Veronica 透過訪問專家、聯絡癌症中心及上網研究,得知了免疫療法。
解題方法
判斷關係詞可依三步驟:
-
觀察空格後是否為完整子句:
she learned about immunotherapy 已具備主詞 she 與動詞 learned。 -
判斷前方先行詞或情境:
online 表示地點或資訊取得的管道。 -
選擇能表達「在那裡」的關係副詞:
where = in/at which,可引導完整子句,因此選 D。
選項分析
(A) how
how 表示「如何、怎樣」,通常用來引導名詞子句,例如:
I know how she learned about immunotherapy.
我知道她如何得知免疫療法。
但本句的結構是「逗號+關係子句」,前方也沒有適合由 how 修飾的名詞。不可寫成:
online, how she learned about immunotherapy
此外,若要表達「方法」,不能直接把 how 當作形容詞式關係詞使用;依校方釋疑,必須另加完整結構,例如 which is how...,才能使文法關係清楚。因此 A 錯。
(B) why
why 表示「為什麼」,通常修飾表示原因的先行詞 reason:
the reason why she searched online
她上網搜尋的原因
第 39 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Since his diagnosis, Mike’s wife Veronica had made a full-time job of seeking treatment options for her husband. And as of last summer, when Mike’s doctors said they had nothing else to offer him, Veronica knew they’d have to widen their search. She ventured into the world of experimental therapies, treatments that haven’t been proven but are promising enough to be tested in people enrolled in clinical trials.
She canvassed experts, called up cancer centers, and spent hours doing research online, where she learned about immunotherapy, a new approach to cancer that oncologists are calling the most promising in decades—and probably ever. Veronica read of an ongoing Duke University trial of a drug called pembrolizumab that is approved and used to treat melanoma and was showing early promise against cancers in other parts of the body too. It’s the same drug that just a few months later would send former President Jimmy Carter’s melanoma, which had spread to his brain, into remission seemingly overnight. In August 2015, Mike learned he’d been accepted into a trial for that same drug.
In principle, immunotherapy is simple. It’s a way to trigger the immune system’s ability to seek out and destroy invaders. That’s how the body fights off bacteria and viruses. But it doesn’t do that with cancer, which occurs when healthy cells ____ to outsmart those built-in defenses. That’s where immunotherapy comes in. “Instead of using ____ forces, like a scalpel or radiation beams, it takes advantage of the body’s own natural immune reaction against cancer,” says Dr. Steven Rosenberg, an immunotherapy pioneer and chief of surgery and head of tumor immunology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). These strategies don’t target cancer itself but work on the body’s ability to fight it. These therapies, administered in pill or IV form, trigger the immune system to fight cancer cells while keeping healthy cells intact. For someone as frail as Mike, that was an especially appealing prospect.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 39.
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核心觀念
本題考「克漏字的語意判斷」與「動詞搭配」。空格位於:
cancer, which occurs when healthy cells ____ to outsmart those built-in defenses.
癌症發生於健康細胞__,以智取方式躲過身體原本具備的防禦機制時。
句型為:
healthy cells + 動詞 + to V
空格需要填入能描述「細胞發生變化,進而躲避免疫系統攻擊」的動詞。
解題方法
文章前文說明免疫系統原本能辨識並消滅入侵者,但癌細胞能避開這些防禦。因此,健康細胞必須經過某種生物學上的改變,逐漸取得逃避免疫辨識的能力。
在生物學與醫學語境中,細胞因基因或遺傳物質發生改變而產生異常特徵,使用動詞 mutate,意思是「突變、發生變異」。
填入後為:
cancer, which occurs when healthy cells mutate to outsmart those built-in defenses.
翻譯為:
癌症發生於健康細胞發生突變,以躲過身體原本具備的防禦機制時。
語意、文法及醫學概念均成立,因此選 (D) mutate。
選項分析
(A) loose
- loose 主要作形容詞,表示「鬆的、寬鬆的、未固定的」。
- 作動詞時可表示「釋放、放開」,例如 loose the dogs「放狗」。
- healthy cells loose to outsmart... 無法表達「細胞發生變異」的意思,且此處需要符合醫學語境的動詞,因此錯誤。
(B) dignify
- dignify 為動詞,表示「使有尊嚴、使顯得高尚」。
- healthy cells dignify to outsmart... 變成「健康細胞使自己有尊嚴以躲過防禦」,語意完全不合。
- 癌細胞的形成與「尊嚴」無關,因此錯誤。
(C) indent
- indent 為動詞,表示「使凹進、壓出凹痕」;也可表示「縮排」。
- 此字通常用於物體表面或文字格式,例如 indent a paragraph「將段落縮排」。
第 40 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Since his diagnosis, Mike’s wife Veronica had made a full-time job of seeking treatment options for her husband. And as of last summer, when Mike’s doctors said they had nothing else to offer him, Veronica knew they’d have to widen their search. She ventured into the world of experimental therapies, treatments that haven’t been proven but are promising enough to be tested in people enrolled in clinical trials.
She canvassed experts, called up cancer centers, and spent hours doing research online, where she learned about immunotherapy, a new approach to cancer that oncologists are calling the most promising in decades—and probably ever. Veronica read of an ongoing Duke University trial of a drug called pembrolizumab that is approved and used to treat melanoma and was showing early promise against cancers in other parts of the body too. It’s the same drug that just a few months later would send former President Jimmy Carter’s melanoma, which had spread to his brain, into remission seemingly overnight. In August 2015, Mike learned he’d been accepted into a trial for that same drug.
In principle, immunotherapy is simple. It’s a way to trigger the immune system’s ability to seek out and destroy invaders. That’s how the body fights off bacteria and viruses. But it doesn’t do that with cancer, which occurs when healthy cells ____ to outsmart those built-in defenses. That’s where immunotherapy comes in. “Instead of using ____ forces, like a scalpel or radiation beams, it takes advantage of the body’s own natural immune reaction against cancer,” says Dr. Steven Rosenberg, an immunotherapy pioneer and chief of surgery and head of tumor immunology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). These strategies don’t target cancer itself but work on the body’s ability to fight it. These therapies, administered in pill or IV form, trigger the immune system to fight cancer cells while keeping healthy cells intact. For someone as frail as Mike, that was an especially appealing prospect.
Choose the BEST answer for blank 40.
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核心觀念
第 40 題考「克漏字的語意判斷」與「形容詞搭配名詞」:
- blank 後接名詞 forces,需要填入能修飾 forces 的形容詞。
- 前文強調免疫療法是利用人體自身的免疫反應對抗癌症。
- 本句將傳統治療工具與人體自然免疫力作對比,因此應選擇表示「外來的、外部的」形容詞。
關鍵對比為:
- the body’s own natural immune reaction:人體自身的自然免疫反應
- external forces:外部力量、外來手段
解題方法
定位答案的原句為:
“Instead of using ____ forces, like a scalpel or radiation beams, it takes advantage of the body’s own natural immune reaction against cancer,”
句意為:
「它不是使用像手術刀或放射線光束這類的外部力量,而是利用人體自身對抗癌症的自然免疫反應。」
句中 Instead of A, B 表示「不是採用 A,而是利用 B」。後半句已明確指出免疫療法利用的是人體自身的自然免疫反應,因此前半句的 forces 必須與「自身的自然力量」形成對比,最適合的字是 external。
完整搭配為:
external forces
外部力量、外來手段
此處的「外部力量」包括手術刀與放射線等由人體外部施加的治療方式。
選項分析
(A) spooky
spooky 意為「陰森的、令人害怕的」。
- spooky forces 可理解為「陰森的力量」,但與手術刀、放射線光束的治療方式無關。
- 本句需要表達「外部治療手段」與「人體自身免疫反應」的對比,spooky 無法符合語意。
因此錯誤。
(B) acoustic
acoustic 意為「聲音的、聲學的、以聲音為媒介的」。
- acoustic forces 是「聲學力量」或「聲音相關的力量」。
- 手術刀與放射線光束並非聲音治療,也不符合本文討論的治療分類。
因此錯誤。
(C) external
external 意為「外部的、外來的、外在的」。
第 41 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Repeated reading is a pedagogy originally developed to improve first-language (L1) learners’ reading deficiency problems, in particular issues related to reading fluency and comprehension. In a typical repeated reading session, students are led to attend to both the phonological and visual information of a text by listening to the oral reading of the teacher while the students are comprehending the text. In repeated reading of the same text, unfamiliar vocabulary or grammatical structure is revisited in context. This listening-while-reading technique, according to the dual-modality input theories, can significantly enhance the depth of language learning and foster elaborate memory traces of unfamiliar language forms (such as sound and spelling).
In addition, repeated reading of the same text, according to Bill VanPatten’s input processing principle, could endow second language (L2) learners with an optimal processing environment for language forms. Specifically, Bill VanPatten stipulated that there exists a universal tendency for bilinguals to process (language) input mainly for meaning. However, if L2 learners only process language input for meaning without attending to language forms, they will never acquire any new words or novel grammatical structures. VanPatten also noted that L2 learners may attend to unfamiliar or novel language forms, and acquire them if and only after they understand the message(s) that the forms encode.
This sequential view of input processing account suggests that in initial reading of a text, it is extremely difficult for L2 learners to perform any form-based processing of new vocabulary or grammar. This suggests that any one-shot pedagogical reading teaching practice cannot effectively serve as the fulcrum for promoting L2 acquisition; only later (in the following exposure to the same text) are readers’ attentional resources freed up for analyzing unfamiliar or novel language forms in comprehensible contexts. The above account offers a possible theoretical foundation for repeated reading.
It is important to note that repeated reading pedagogy involves rereading the same text several times and that such a repetitive exposure may dampen learners’ motivation to attend to the language forms. Stephan Krashen (2004), a famous linguist, proposed that optimal form-based processing of novel vocabulary or grammar only occurs when learners are led to read several comprehensible texts revolving around the same topic, and, ideally, texts constructed by the same author. In reading texts of the above nature, readers are led to familiarize themselves with the writing style and expression of a given author while accumulating the background knowledge (meaning) of the topic at focus.
Thus, in each subsequent reading, the readers’ background knowledge is enhanced; importantly, readers are given a contextually- and conceptually-constrained context to revisit the form and usage of unfamiliar vocabulary or grammar. Krashen coined the above approach “narrow reading”, which involves deep reading in a given topic. Narrow reading thus diverges from repeated reading in terms of “the context” in which the target vocabulary or structure is (re)visited: same passage vs. different but related passages.
Apparently, the major and clearest advantage of narrow reading is that it is, in comparison with repeated reading of the same text, potentially more motivating from the perspective of learners’ reading experience. Krashen even goes so far as to claim that narrow reading—the combination of contextualized deep reading and guided phonological reading—really has a chance of leading learners to go beyond “reading for meaning” and to further achieve “reading for learning.” Granted, whether narrow input is unambiguously effective in all cases warrants further empirical validation. I optimistically believe that the positive effects of the narrow reading approach can be expected.
What is the best title for this passage?
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核心觀念
本題考「閱讀測驗主旨與最佳標題(best title)」的判斷。解題重點不是尋找文章中出現最多的單字,而是掌握:
- 文章主要介紹哪些概念。
- 各段之間的邏輯關係。
- 文章是否比較兩種以上的理論、方法或現象。
- 選項涵蓋範圍是否與全文一致。
本文核心在於介紹並比較兩種閱讀教學法:
- Repeated reading:反覆閱讀同一篇文章。
- Narrow reading:閱讀同一主題、由同一作者撰寫的數篇相關文章。
文章先說明 repeated reading 的理論基礎與優點,再介紹 narrow reading,最後比較兩者在閱讀情境與學習動機上的差異。因此,最佳標題必須涵蓋兩種閱讀教學法,而不能只指向其中一個理論或單一效果。
文章主旨與結構
全文可分為四個部分:
- 第一至三段:介紹 repeated reading 的定義、操作方式及理論依據。
- 學習者反覆閱讀同一篇文章。
- 透過聽覺與視覺雙重輸入,強化詞彙、拼字、發音與文法形式的記憶。
- 初次閱讀以理解意義為主,後續閱讀才有更多注意力處理語言形式。
- 第四至五段:介紹 narrow reading。
- 學習者閱讀數篇圍繞同一主題的文章。
- 最理想的情況是由同一作者撰寫。
- 學習者逐漸熟悉主題背景、作者文體及語言表達方式。
- 第五段:比較兩種方法的差異。
- Repeated reading:反覆閱讀「同一篇文章」。
- Narrow reading:閱讀「不同但相關的文章」。
- 最後一段:指出 narrow reading 相較於 repeated reading,可能更能提升學習動機,並有助於從「為理解而閱讀」進一步發展為「為學習而閱讀」。
定位答案的關鍵句
最直接支持答案的句子是:
“Narrow reading thus diverges from repeated reading in terms of ‘the context’ in which the target vocabulary or structure is (re)visited: same passage vs. different but related passages.”
翻譯:
因此,narrow reading 與 repeated reading 的差異,在於重新接觸目標詞彙或結構時所使用的「語境」不同:前者是不同但相關的文章,後者是同一篇文章。
這句明確表示本文的重點是比較 narrow reading 與 repeated reading。
此外,文章開頭介紹 repeated reading,後半部接著介紹 narrow reading,最後又討論兩者的優缺點,因此全文性質是對兩種閱讀教學法的介紹與比較,正符合:
A Review of Two Reading Pedagogical Practices
翻譯:
兩種閱讀教學實務的評述
其中 review 在此不是單純「評論好壞」,也可指整理、介紹與比較某一主題;pedagogical practices 指「教學實務、教學方法」。
關鍵單字與片語
- pedagogy:教育學;教學法
- repeated reading:反覆閱讀
- narrow reading:窄化閱讀;聚焦同一主題的深度閱讀
- reading fluency:閱讀流暢度
- reading comprehension:閱讀理解
- phonological information:音韻資訊
- visual information:視覺資訊
- unfamiliar vocabulary:不熟悉的詞彙
- grammatical structure:文法結構
- revisit:再次接觸;重新處理
- dual-modality input:雙模態輸入
- memory trace:記憶痕跡
- input processing:輸入處理
- attend to:注意;留意
- encode:編碼;承載意義
- one-shot:一次性的
- attentional resources:注意力資源
- comprehensible context:可理解的語境
- dampen motivation:削弱動機
- revolve around:圍繞
- in comparison with:與……相比
- contextualized:置於語境中的
- guided phonological reading:引導式音韻閱讀
- warrant further empirical validation:值得進一步以實證驗證
文法與語意重點
- according to + 名詞
例如:
“according to the dual-modality input theories”
意為「根據雙模態輸入理論」。
“according to Bill VanPatten’s input processing principle”
意為「根據 Bill VanPatten 的輸入處理原則」。
這些片語引入文章所依據的理論,屬於支持說明,不是文章唯一主題。
- if and only if
例如:
第 42 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Repeated reading is a pedagogy originally developed to improve first-language (L1) learners’ reading deficiency problems, in particular issues related to reading fluency and comprehension. In a typical repeated reading session, students are led to attend to both the phonological and visual information of a text by listening to the oral reading of the teacher while the students are comprehending the text. In repeated reading of the same text, unfamiliar vocabulary or grammatical structure is revisited in context. This listening-while-reading technique, according to the dual-modality input theories, can significantly enhance the depth of language learning and foster elaborate memory traces of unfamiliar language forms (such as sound and spelling).
In addition, repeated reading of the same text, according to Bill VanPatten’s input processing principle, could endow second language (L2) learners with an optimal processing environment for language forms. Specifically, Bill VanPatten stipulated that there exists a universal tendency for bilinguals to process (language) input mainly for meaning. However, if L2 learners only process language input for meaning without attending to language forms, they will never acquire any new words or novel grammatical structures. VanPatten also noted that L2 learners may attend to unfamiliar or novel language forms, and acquire them if and only after they understand the message(s) that the forms encode.
This sequential view of input processing account suggests that in initial reading of a text, it is extremely difficult for L2 learners to perform any form-based processing of new vocabulary or grammar. This suggests that any one-shot pedagogical reading teaching practice cannot effectively serve as the fulcrum for promoting L2 acquisition; only later (in the following exposure to the same text) are readers’ attentional resources freed up for analyzing unfamiliar or novel language forms in comprehensible contexts. The above account offers a possible theoretical foundation for repeated reading.
It is important to note that repeated reading pedagogy involves rereading the same text several times and that such a repetitive exposure may dampen learners’ motivation to attend to the language forms. Stephan Krashen (2004), a famous linguist, proposed that optimal form-based processing of novel vocabulary or grammar only occurs when learners are led to read several comprehensible texts revolving around the same topic, and, ideally, texts constructed by the same author. In reading texts of the above nature, readers are led to familiarize themselves with the writing style and expression of a given author while accumulating the background knowledge (meaning) of the topic at focus.
Thus, in each subsequent reading, the readers’ background knowledge is enhanced; importantly, readers are given a contextually- and conceptually-constrained context to revisit the form and usage of unfamiliar vocabulary or grammar. Krashen coined the above approach “narrow reading”, which involves deep reading in a given topic. Narrow reading thus diverges from repeated reading in terms of “the context” in which the target vocabulary or structure is (re)visited: same passage vs. different but related passages.
Apparently, the major and clearest advantage of narrow reading is that it is, in comparison with repeated reading of the same text, potentially more motivating from the perspective of learners’ reading experience. Krashen even goes so far as to claim that narrow reading—the combination of contextualized deep reading and guided phonological reading—really has a chance of leading learners to go beyond “reading for meaning” and to further achieve “reading for learning.” Granted, whether narrow input is unambiguously effective in all cases warrants further empirical validation. I optimistically believe that the positive effects of the narrow reading approach can be expected.
Which of the following is not true about the repeated reading approach?
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核心觀念
本題考查閱讀理解,重點包括:
- Repeated reading:重複閱讀同一篇文章。
- Narrow reading:圍繞同一主題,閱讀不同但相關、最好由同一作者撰寫的文章。
- VanPatten’s input processing principle:學習者通常先處理語言輸入的「意義」,理解訊息後,才有餘力注意新的字彙或文法形式。
- 文章對 repeated reading 優缺點的比較,尤其是其對第二語言(L2)字彙學習及學習動機的影響。
題目問:
Which of the following is not true about the repeated reading approach?
意即「下列何者不是關於 repeated reading 方法的正確敘述?」
解題方法
閱讀測驗應先抓出題目要求的關鍵字 not true,再逐一將選項與文章內容比對。
文章對 repeated reading 的核心說明為:
“In repeated reading of the same text, unfamiliar vocabulary or grammatical structure is revisited in context.”
翻譯:
在重複閱讀同一篇文章時,不熟悉的字彙或文法結構會在語境中被再次接觸。
文章也指出:
“This sequential view of input processing account suggests that in initial reading of a text, it is extremely difficult for L2 learners to perform any form-based processing of new vocabulary or grammar.”
翻譯:
依照這種循序的輸入處理觀點,L2 學習者在第一次閱讀文章時,極難進行新的字彙或文法形式處理。
此外,文章明確提到重複閱讀可能影響學習動機:
“It is important to note that repeated reading pedagogy involves rereading the same text several times and that such a repetitive exposure may dampen learners’ motivation to attend to the language forms.”
翻譯:
重複閱讀法需要多次重讀同一篇文章;必須注意的是,這種重複接觸可能降低學習者注意語言形式的動機。
因此,表面上最直接的答案是指出「完全不會影響閱讀興趣」的選項 A。然而,題目用語及官方公告造成判定爭議,無法形成唯一、嚴謹的答案。
關鍵單字與片語
- pedagogy:教學法、教育法
- originally developed to:最初發展用來……
- reading deficiency:閱讀缺陷、閱讀能力不足
- reading fluency:閱讀流暢度
- comprehension:理解力、閱讀理解
- phonological:音韻的
- visual information:視覺資訊
- unfamiliar vocabulary:不熟悉的字彙
- grammatical structure:文法結構
- revisit:再次處理、重新接觸
- in context:在語境中
- enhance:增強、提升
- elaborate memory traces:精細、深刻的記憶痕跡
- input processing:輸入處理
- stipulate:明確規定、主張
- universal tendency:普遍傾向
- attend to:注意、留意
- if and only after:只有在……之後才……
- sequential:循序的、依序的
- one-shot:一次性的
- fulcrum:支點、核心憑藉
- dampen motivation:削弱、降低動機
- revolve around:圍繞……
- accumulate:累積
- conceptually constrained:受概念限制、具有概念脈絡的
- diverge from:與……不同
- potentially more motivating:具有較高動機性的可能
- warrant further empirical validation:需要進一步實證驗證
文法與語意重點
1. if and only after 的倒裝結構
原文:
“L2 learners may attend to unfamiliar or novel language forms, and acquire them if and only after they understand the messages that the forms encode.”
其中 if and only after 表示「只有在……之後才……」。
正常語序可理解為:
They acquire unfamiliar forms only after they understand the messages encoded by those forms.
重點是:學習者必須先理解訊息,之後才有機會注意並習得新的語言形式。
2. may 表示可能性,而非必然性
原文:
“such a repetitive exposure may dampen learners’ motivation”
第 43 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Repeated reading is a pedagogy originally developed to improve first-language (L1) learners’ reading deficiency problems, in particular issues related to reading fluency and comprehension. In a typical repeated reading session, students are led to attend to both the phonological and visual information of a text by listening to the oral reading of the teacher while the students are comprehending the text. In repeated reading of the same text, unfamiliar vocabulary or grammatical structure is revisited in context. This listening-while-reading technique, according to the dual-modality input theories, can significantly enhance the depth of language learning and foster elaborate memory traces of unfamiliar language forms (such as sound and spelling).
In addition, repeated reading of the same text, according to Bill VanPatten’s input processing principle, could endow second language (L2) learners with an optimal processing environment for language forms. Specifically, Bill VanPatten stipulated that there exists a universal tendency for bilinguals to process (language) input mainly for meaning. However, if L2 learners only process language input for meaning without attending to language forms, they will never acquire any new words or novel grammatical structures. VanPatten also noted that L2 learners may attend to unfamiliar or novel language forms, and acquire them if and only after they understand the message(s) that the forms encode.
This sequential view of input processing account suggests that in initial reading of a text, it is extremely difficult for L2 learners to perform any form-based processing of new vocabulary or grammar. This suggests that any one-shot pedagogical reading teaching practice cannot effectively serve as the fulcrum for promoting L2 acquisition; only later (in the following exposure to the same text) are readers’ attentional resources freed up for analyzing unfamiliar or novel language forms in comprehensible contexts. The above account offers a possible theoretical foundation for repeated reading.
It is important to note that repeated reading pedagogy involves rereading the same text several times and that such a repetitive exposure may dampen learners’ motivation to attend to the language forms. Stephan Krashen (2004), a famous linguist, proposed that optimal form-based processing of novel vocabulary or grammar only occurs when learners are led to read several comprehensible texts revolving around the same topic, and, ideally, texts constructed by the same author. In reading texts of the above nature, readers are led to familiarize themselves with the writing style and expression of a given author while accumulating the background knowledge (meaning) of the topic at focus.
Thus, in each subsequent reading, the readers’ background knowledge is enhanced; importantly, readers are given a contextually- and conceptually-constrained context to revisit the form and usage of unfamiliar vocabulary or grammar. Krashen coined the above approach “narrow reading”, which involves deep reading in a given topic. Narrow reading thus diverges from repeated reading in terms of “the context” in which the target vocabulary or structure is (re)visited: same passage vs. different but related passages.
Apparently, the major and clearest advantage of narrow reading is that it is, in comparison with repeated reading of the same text, potentially more motivating from the perspective of learners’ reading experience. Krashen even goes so far as to claim that narrow reading—the combination of contextualized deep reading and guided phonological reading—really has a chance of leading learners to go beyond “reading for meaning” and to further achieve “reading for learning.” Granted, whether narrow input is unambiguously effective in all cases warrants further empirical validation. I optimistically believe that the positive effects of the narrow reading approach can be expected.
The word “stipulate” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
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核心觀念
本題考查字義辨析與語境判斷,關鍵字是 stipulate。句中:
Bill VanPatten stipulated that there exists a universal tendency for bilinguals to process input mainly for meaning.
翻譯為:
Bill VanPatten 明確指出/規定,雙語者普遍傾向於主要依照語意處理語言輸入。
stipulate 作動詞,意為「明訂、規定、明確說明、提出明確主張」。在本句中,VanPatten 提出一項關於語言輸入處理的原則,因此可理解為「明確指出」。
解題方法
判斷字義時,先觀察句型:
stipulate that + 子句
此結構表示「明確指出/規定……」。後面的內容是 VanPatten 提出的理論主張:
there exists a universal tendency for bilinguals to process input mainly for meaning
雙語者普遍傾向於主要依照語意處理輸入。
因此,空格需要填入一個具有「明確提出、界定、說明」意義的動詞。四個選項中,只有 specify 符合。
選項分析
(A) perpetuate
perpetuate 意為「使持續、使永久存在、使延續」。
例如:
- perpetuate a tradition
延續傳統 - perpetuate prejudice
使偏見持續存在
本句是在說 VanPatten 提出一項理論原則,並非使某種現象延續,因此語意不合。
(B) staple
staple 通常作名詞,表示「主食、主要商品」;也可作形容詞,表示「主要的、基本的」。
例如:
- Rice is a staple food in many Asian countries.
米飯是許多亞洲國家的主食。 - staple products
主要產品
作動詞時,staple 是「用釘書針裝訂」,與「提出理論主張」無關。放入句中不符合詞性與語意。
(C) specify
specify 意為「明確說明、具體指出、詳細規定」。
例如:
第 44 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Repeated reading is a pedagogy originally developed to improve first-language (L1) learners’ reading deficiency problems, in particular issues related to reading fluency and comprehension. In a typical repeated reading session, students are led to attend to both the phonological and visual information of a text by listening to the oral reading of the teacher while the students are comprehending the text. In repeated reading of the same text, unfamiliar vocabulary or grammatical structure is revisited in context. This listening-while-reading technique, according to the dual-modality input theories, can significantly enhance the depth of language learning and foster elaborate memory traces of unfamiliar language forms (such as sound and spelling).
In addition, repeated reading of the same text, according to Bill VanPatten’s input processing principle, could endow second language (L2) learners with an optimal processing environment for language forms. Specifically, Bill VanPatten stipulated that there exists a universal tendency for bilinguals to process (language) input mainly for meaning. However, if L2 learners only process language input for meaning without attending to language forms, they will never acquire any new words or novel grammatical structures. VanPatten also noted that L2 learners may attend to unfamiliar or novel language forms, and acquire them if and only after they understand the message(s) that the forms encode.
This sequential view of input processing account suggests that in initial reading of a text, it is extremely difficult for L2 learners to perform any form-based processing of new vocabulary or grammar. This suggests that any one-shot pedagogical reading teaching practice cannot effectively serve as the fulcrum for promoting L2 acquisition; only later (in the following exposure to the same text) are readers’ attentional resources freed up for analyzing unfamiliar or novel language forms in comprehensible contexts. The above account offers a possible theoretical foundation for repeated reading.
It is important to note that repeated reading pedagogy involves rereading the same text several times and that such a repetitive exposure may dampen learners’ motivation to attend to the language forms. Stephan Krashen (2004), a famous linguist, proposed that optimal form-based processing of novel vocabulary or grammar only occurs when learners are led to read several comprehensible texts revolving around the same topic, and, ideally, texts constructed by the same author. In reading texts of the above nature, readers are led to familiarize themselves with the writing style and expression of a given author while accumulating the background knowledge (meaning) of the topic at focus.
Thus, in each subsequent reading, the readers’ background knowledge is enhanced; importantly, readers are given a contextually- and conceptually-constrained context to revisit the form and usage of unfamiliar vocabulary or grammar. Krashen coined the above approach “narrow reading”, which involves deep reading in a given topic. Narrow reading thus diverges from repeated reading in terms of “the context” in which the target vocabulary or structure is (re)visited: same passage vs. different but related passages.
Apparently, the major and clearest advantage of narrow reading is that it is, in comparison with repeated reading of the same text, potentially more motivating from the perspective of learners’ reading experience. Krashen even goes so far as to claim that narrow reading—the combination of contextualized deep reading and guided phonological reading—really has a chance of leading learners to go beyond “reading for meaning” and to further achieve “reading for learning.” Granted, whether narrow input is unambiguously effective in all cases warrants further empirical validation. I optimistically believe that the positive effects of the narrow reading approach can be expected.
Which of the following is not true about the narrow reading approach?
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核心觀念
本題考查文章對兩種第二語言閱讀教學法的比較:
- Repeated reading:反覆閱讀同一篇文章。
- Narrow reading:圍繞同一主題,閱讀數篇內容相關、最好由同一作者撰寫的文章,也就是在特定主題上進行「深度閱讀」。
文章指出,narrow reading 與 repeated reading 的主要差異,在於複習生字或文法時所處的語境不同:
- repeated reading:重複閱讀同一篇文章。
- narrow reading:閱讀不同但彼此相關的文章。
題目問哪一項「不正確」,應找出與文章明確內容相衝突的敘述。
解題方法
定位文章最後一段:
“Granted, whether narrow input is unambiguously effective in all cases warrants further empirical validation.”
意思是:
誠然,narrow input 是否在所有情況下都能毫無疑義地發揮效用,仍需要進一步的實證驗證。
這句明確表示:narrow reading 的教學效果尚未被證明在所有情況下都毫無疑義地有效。
因此,選項 D 宣稱 narrow reading 已經在所有情況下被明確證明具有教學效力,與原文相反,故為錯誤選項。
選項分析
(A) It’s also known as the deep reading approach.
正確。
文章說:
“Krashen coined the above approach ‘narrow reading’, which involves deep reading in a given topic.”
意思是:
Krashen 將上述方法命名為「narrow reading」,也就是針對特定主題進行深度閱讀。
因此,narrow reading 可理解為在特定主題上進行的 deep reading。選項 A 與原文意思相符。
關鍵字:
- coin:創造、命名
- approach:方法、途徑
- deep reading:深度閱讀
- a given topic:特定主題
(B) It is a response to the insufficiency of the repeated reading approach.
依官方答案與命題意旨,本選項視為正確。
文章先說 repeated reading 可能因為反覆閱讀同一篇文章,而降低學習者注意語言形式的動機:
“such a repetitive exposure may dampen learners’ motivation to attend to the language forms.”
意思是:
這種重複性的接觸可能會降低學習者注意語言形式的動機。
接著文章介紹 Krashen 的 narrow reading,並指出其相較於 repeated reading 的優勢:
“the major and clearest advantage of narrow reading is that it is, in comparison with repeated reading of the same text, potentially more motivating”
意思是:
narrow reading 最主要、最明顯的優點,是相較於反覆閱讀同一篇文章,它對學習者的閱讀經驗可能更具激勵性。
因此,依文章的論述脈絡,narrow reading 可被理解為針對 repeated reading 潛在不足所提出的另一種閱讀安排。
不過,校方釋疑公告指出,文章沒有直接寫出「narrow reading 是為回應 repeated reading 的不足而提出」。因此,若嚴格採取「只能選擇文章明文陳述」的閱讀標準,B 確實具有爭議;但本題官方答案指定 D,故應將 B 視為根據文章前後文所作的合理概括。
關鍵字:
- insufficiency:不足、不充分
- in comparison with:與……相比
- potentially more motivating:可能更能激發動機
第 45 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
Repeated reading is a pedagogy originally developed to improve first-language (L1) learners’ reading deficiency problems, in particular issues related to reading fluency and comprehension. In a typical repeated reading session, students are led to attend to both the phonological and visual information of a text by listening to the oral reading of the teacher while the students are comprehending the text. In repeated reading of the same text, unfamiliar vocabulary or grammatical structure is revisited in context. This listening-while-reading technique, according to the dual-modality input theories, can significantly enhance the depth of language learning and foster elaborate memory traces of unfamiliar language forms (such as sound and spelling).
In addition, repeated reading of the same text, according to Bill VanPatten’s input processing principle, could endow second language (L2) learners with an optimal processing environment for language forms. Specifically, Bill VanPatten stipulated that there exists a universal tendency for bilinguals to process (language) input mainly for meaning. However, if L2 learners only process language input for meaning without attending to language forms, they will never acquire any new words or novel grammatical structures. VanPatten also noted that L2 learners may attend to unfamiliar or novel language forms, and acquire them if and only after they understand the message(s) that the forms encode.
This sequential view of input processing account suggests that in initial reading of a text, it is extremely difficult for L2 learners to perform any form-based processing of new vocabulary or grammar. This suggests that any one-shot pedagogical reading teaching practice cannot effectively serve as the fulcrum for promoting L2 acquisition; only later (in the following exposure to the same text) are readers’ attentional resources freed up for analyzing unfamiliar or novel language forms in comprehensible contexts. The above account offers a possible theoretical foundation for repeated reading.
It is important to note that repeated reading pedagogy involves rereading the same text several times and that such a repetitive exposure may dampen learners’ motivation to attend to the language forms. Stephan Krashen (2004), a famous linguist, proposed that optimal form-based processing of novel vocabulary or grammar only occurs when learners are led to read several comprehensible texts revolving around the same topic, and, ideally, texts constructed by the same author. In reading texts of the above nature, readers are led to familiarize themselves with the writing style and expression of a given author while accumulating the background knowledge (meaning) of the topic at focus.
Thus, in each subsequent reading, the readers’ background knowledge is enhanced; importantly, readers are given a contextually- and conceptually-constrained context to revisit the form and usage of unfamiliar vocabulary or grammar. Krashen coined the above approach “narrow reading”, which involves deep reading in a given topic. Narrow reading thus diverges from repeated reading in terms of “the context” in which the target vocabulary or structure is (re)visited: same passage vs. different but related passages.
Apparently, the major and clearest advantage of narrow reading is that it is, in comparison with repeated reading of the same text, potentially more motivating from the perspective of learners’ reading experience. Krashen even goes so far as to claim that narrow reading—the combination of contextualized deep reading and guided phonological reading—really has a chance of leading learners to go beyond “reading for meaning” and to further achieve “reading for learning.” Granted, whether narrow input is unambiguously effective in all cases warrants further empirical validation. I optimistically believe that the positive effects of the narrow reading approach can be expected.
Which of the following word best describes the author’s attitude toward the narrow reading approach?
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核心觀念
本題考「作者態度(author’s attitude)」與上下文語意判讀。解題重點不是判斷 narrow reading 是否真的有效,而是找出作者對此方法所持的情緒與立場。
文末明確出現:
- optimistically:樂觀地
- believe:相信、認為
- positive effects:正面效果
- can be expected:可以期待
這些字詞共同表示作者對 narrow reading 抱持正面、期待的態度,因此應選 hopeful(抱持希望的、樂觀期待的)。
定位答案的關鍵句
I optimistically believe that the positive effects of the narrow reading approach can be expected.
翻譯:
我樂觀地相信,narrow reading 方法的正面效果是可以期待的。
其中 optimistically believe 直接表明作者是「樂觀地相信」;positive effects 與 can be expected 進一步說明作者期待此方法能產生良好成效。因此作者的態度是 hopeful。
文章前文也提到:
Apparently, the major and clearest advantage of narrow reading is that it is ... potentially more motivating from the perspective of learners’ reading experience.
翻譯:
顯然,narrow reading 最大且最明顯的優點,是從學習者的閱讀經驗來看,它可能更能提升學習動機。
此句同樣指出 narrow reading 的優點,與文末的樂觀看法一致。
語意與字彙重點
- attitude:態度、立場
- narrow reading:窄化閱讀;針對同一主題閱讀多篇彼此相關的文章
- repeated reading:重複閱讀;反覆閱讀同一篇文章
- motivation:動機
- potentially:潛在地、可能地
- optimistically:樂觀地
- positive effects:正面效果
- can be expected:可以期待、預期會出現
- warrants further empirical validation:值得進一步以實證研究驗證
- go beyond:超越
- reading for meaning:為理解意義而閱讀
- reading for learning:為學習語言而閱讀
第 46 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
With every whiff you take as you walk by a bakery, a cloud of chemicals comes swirling up your nose. Identifying the smell as freshly baked bread is a complicated process. But, compared to the other senses, the sense of smell was often underappreciated. Recently, scientists studying olfaction have shed new light on how our sense of smell works and provided compelling evidence that it’s more sophisticated than previously thought.
In a recent survey of 7,000 young people around the world, about half of those between the age of 16 and 30 said that they would rather lose their sense of smell than give up access to technology like laptops or cell phones. So, what do we know about the sense of smell?
The Nose Knows
Smell begins at the back of nose, where millions of sensory neurons lie in a strip of tissue called the olfactory epithelium. The tips of these cells contain proteins called receptors that bind odor molecules. The receptors are like locks and the keys to open these locks are the odor molecules that float past, explains Leslie Vosshall, a scientist who studies olfaction at Rockefeller University.
People have about 450 different types of olfactory receptors. Each receptor can be activated by many different odor molecules, and each odor molecule can activate several different types of receptors. However, the forces that bind receptors and odor molecules can vary greatly in strength, so that some interactions are better “fits” than others.
“Think of a lock that can be opened by 10 different keys. Two of the keys are a perfect fit and open the door easily. The other eight don’t fit as well, and it takes more jiggling to get the door open,” explains Vosshall.
The complexity of receptors and their interactions with odor molecules are what allow us to detect a wide variety of smells. And what we think of as a single smell is actually a combination of many odor molecules acting on a variety of receptors, creating an intricate neural code that we can identify as the scent of a rose or freshly-cut grass.
Odors in the Brain
This neural code begins with the nose’s sensory neurons. Once an odor molecule binds to a receptor, it initiates an electrical signal that travels from the sensory neurons to the olfactory bulb, a structure at the base of the forebrain that relays the signal to other brain areas for additional processing.
One of these areas is the piriform cortex, a collection of neurons located just behind the olfactory bulb that works to identify the smell. Smell information also goes to the thalamus, a structure that serves as a relay station for all of the sensory information coming into the brain. The thalamus transmits some of this smell information to the orbitofrontal cortex, where it can then be integrated with taste information. What we often attribute to the sense of taste is actually the result of this sensory integration.
“The olfactory system is critical when we’re appreciating the foods and beverages we consume,” says Monell Chemical Senses Center scientist Charles Wysocki. This coupling of smell and taste explains why foods seem lackluster with a head cold.
You’ve probably experienced that a scent can also conjure up emotions and even specific memories, like when a whiff of cologne at a department store reminds you of your favorite uncle who wears the same scent. This happens because the thalamus sends smell information to the hippocampus and amygdala, key brain regions involved in learning and memory.
A Better Smeller
Although scientists used to think that the human nose could identify about 10,000 different smells, Vosshall and her colleagues have recently shown that people can identify far more scents. Starting with 128 different odor molecules, they made random mixtures of 10, 20, and 30 odor molecules, so many that the smell produced was unrecognizable to participants. The researchers then presented people with three vials, two of which contained identical mixtures while the third contained a different concoction, and asked them to pick out the smell that didn’t belong.
Predictably, the more overlap there was between two types of mixtures, the harder they were to tell apart. After calculating how many of the mixtures the majority of people could tell apart, the researchers were able to predict how people would fare if presented with every possible mixture that could be created from the 128 different odor molecules. They used this data to estimate that the average person can detect at least one trillion different smells, a far cry from the previous estimate of 10,000.
The one trillion is probably an underestimation of the true number of smells we can detect, said Vosshall, because there are far more than 128 different types of odor molecules in the world.
No longer should humans be considered poor smellers. In fact, many recent studies have shown that our noses can outperform our eyes and ears, which can discriminate between several million colors and about half a million tones.
Which of the following statement is true?
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核心觀念
本題為閱讀理解的「正確敘述判斷題」,重點在於:
- 依據文章明確資訊判斷選項。
- 分辨選項是否將原文資訊「倒置、誇大或改變因果關係」。
- 理解嗅覺的基本機轉:
- 氣味分子與嗅覺受體結合。
- 嗅覺受體位於嗅覺上皮的感覺神經元末端。
- 產生的電訊號傳至嗅球,再傳往大腦其他區域進行辨識與整合。
關鍵單字與片語
- olfaction:嗅覺
- olfactory receptor:嗅覺受體
- odor molecule:氣味分子
- sensory neuron:感覺神經元
- olfactory epithelium:嗅覺上皮
- olfactory bulb:嗅球
- forebrain:前腦
- relay:轉送、傳遞
- identify:辨認、識別
- detect:察覺、偵測
- interact with:與……互相作用
- bind A to B:使 A 與 B 結合
- a far cry from:與……相去甚遠
- outperform:表現優於、勝過
- conjure up:喚起、使浮現
- rather A than B:寧願 A 而不願 B
- undoubtedly:毫無疑問地
- empirically established:經由實證研究確立
文法與語意重點
1. rather ... than ...
文章中:
about half of those between the age of 16 and 30 said that they would rather lose their sense of smell than give up access to technology
意思是:
約有一半 16 至 30 歲的受訪者表示,他們寧願失去嗅覺,也不願放棄使用科技產品的機會。
結構為:
would rather lose their sense of smell than give up access to technology
前後兩個動詞皆使用原形動詞,表示「寧願做 A,而不願做 B」。
2. 被動語態與因果關係
文章指出:
Once an odor molecule binds to a receptor, it initiates an electrical signal that travels from the sensory neurons to the olfactory bulb...
翻譯為:
氣味分子一旦與受體結合,就會引發電訊號;這個訊號會從感覺神經元傳至嗅球……
其中:
- binds to:與……結合
- initiates:引發、啟動
- travels from A to B:從 A 傳至 B
這句是判斷選項 C 的重要依據。
解題方法
先尋找各選項所對應的原文,再檢查是否出現以下錯誤:
- never、all、undoubtedly 等絕對化字眼;
- 把原文的方向或角色倒置;
- 把「部分受訪者」改成「全部人」;
- 把研究結果說成文章未提及或完全相反的內容。
文章後段直接說明:
many recent studies have shown that our noses can outperform our eyes and ears
翻譯為:
許多近期研究已顯示,人類的鼻子在辨別能力上可以勝過眼睛和耳朵。
因此,答案必須符合嗅覺受體多樣性、神經訊號傳遞路徑,以及研究已證實嗅覺能力強大的內容。
選項分析
(A) The view that our noses may play a more important role than our ears and eyes has never been empirically established by any research.
意思是:
認為鼻子可能比耳朵和眼睛扮演更重要角色的觀點,從未經任何研究以實證方式確立。
錯誤。
文章最後明確指出:
many recent studies have shown that our noses can outperform our eyes and ears
也就是「許多近期研究已顯示」人類的嗅覺辨別能力可以勝過視覺與聽覺。選項中的 has never been empirically established 與原文的 many recent studies have shown 完全相反。
(B) All young people would undoubtedly prefer losing access to cellphones over losing their sense of smell.
意思是:
所有年輕人毫無疑問都寧願失去手機使用權,也不願失去嗅覺。
錯誤。
文章原文是:
第 47 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
With every whiff you take as you walk by a bakery, a cloud of chemicals comes swirling up your nose. Identifying the smell as freshly baked bread is a complicated process. But, compared to the other senses, the sense of smell was often underappreciated. Recently, scientists studying olfaction have shed new light on how our sense of smell works and provided compelling evidence that it’s more sophisticated than previously thought.
In a recent survey of 7,000 young people around the world, about half of those between the age of 16 and 30 said that they would rather lose their sense of smell than give up access to technology like laptops or cell phones. So, what do we know about the sense of smell?
The Nose Knows
Smell begins at the back of nose, where millions of sensory neurons lie in a strip of tissue called the olfactory epithelium. The tips of these cells contain proteins called receptors that bind odor molecules. The receptors are like locks and the keys to open these locks are the odor molecules that float past, explains Leslie Vosshall, a scientist who studies olfaction at Rockefeller University.
People have about 450 different types of olfactory receptors. Each receptor can be activated by many different odor molecules, and each odor molecule can activate several different types of receptors. However, the forces that bind receptors and odor molecules can vary greatly in strength, so that some interactions are better “fits” than others.
“Think of a lock that can be opened by 10 different keys. Two of the keys are a perfect fit and open the door easily. The other eight don’t fit as well, and it takes more jiggling to get the door open,” explains Vosshall.
The complexity of receptors and their interactions with odor molecules are what allow us to detect a wide variety of smells. And what we think of as a single smell is actually a combination of many odor molecules acting on a variety of receptors, creating an intricate neural code that we can identify as the scent of a rose or freshly-cut grass.
Odors in the Brain
This neural code begins with the nose’s sensory neurons. Once an odor molecule binds to a receptor, it initiates an electrical signal that travels from the sensory neurons to the olfactory bulb, a structure at the base of the forebrain that relays the signal to other brain areas for additional processing.
One of these areas is the piriform cortex, a collection of neurons located just behind the olfactory bulb that works to identify the smell. Smell information also goes to the thalamus, a structure that serves as a relay station for all of the sensory information coming into the brain. The thalamus transmits some of this smell information to the orbitofrontal cortex, where it can then be integrated with taste information. What we often attribute to the sense of taste is actually the result of this sensory integration.
“The olfactory system is critical when we’re appreciating the foods and beverages we consume,” says Monell Chemical Senses Center scientist Charles Wysocki. This coupling of smell and taste explains why foods seem lackluster with a head cold.
You’ve probably experienced that a scent can also conjure up emotions and even specific memories, like when a whiff of cologne at a department store reminds you of your favorite uncle who wears the same scent. This happens because the thalamus sends smell information to the hippocampus and amygdala, key brain regions involved in learning and memory.
A Better Smeller
Although scientists used to think that the human nose could identify about 10,000 different smells, Vosshall and her colleagues have recently shown that people can identify far more scents. Starting with 128 different odor molecules, they made random mixtures of 10, 20, and 30 odor molecules, so many that the smell produced was unrecognizable to participants. The researchers then presented people with three vials, two of which contained identical mixtures while the third contained a different concoction, and asked them to pick out the smell that didn’t belong.
Predictably, the more overlap there was between two types of mixtures, the harder they were to tell apart. After calculating how many of the mixtures the majority of people could tell apart, the researchers were able to predict how people would fare if presented with every possible mixture that could be created from the 128 different odor molecules. They used this data to estimate that the average person can detect at least one trillion different smells, a far cry from the previous estimate of 10,000.
The one trillion is probably an underestimation of the true number of smells we can detect, said Vosshall, because there are far more than 128 different types of odor molecules in the world.
No longer should humans be considered poor smellers. In fact, many recent studies have shown that our noses can outperform our eyes and ears, which can discriminate between several million colors and about half a million tones.
The word “intricate” in Paragraph 6 could be best replaced by which of the following?
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核心觀念
本題考「閱讀測驗中的語境字義判斷」與同義字辨析。題目要找出 intricate 在文章中的最適替代字。
- intricate:複雜的、精細交錯的
- complex:複雜的
- modest:謙虛的;適度的;不大的
- uniform:一致的;整齊劃一的
- straightforward:直接的;簡單明白的
判斷單字意思時,須觀察它所修飾的名詞、前後文語氣,以及文章是否在強調某種特徵。
解題方法
定位答案的句子為:
And what we think of as a single smell is actually a combination of many odor molecules acting on a variety of receptors, creating an intricate neural code that we can identify as the scent of a rose or freshly-cut grass.
翻譯:
我們以為是單一氣味的東西,其實是許多氣味分子作用於各種不同受體所形成的組合,進而產生一套複雜而精細的神經編碼,使我們能辨認出玫瑰或剛割青草的氣味。
句中說明:
- 一種氣味由許多不同的 odor molecules 組合而成。
- 這些分子會作用於多種 receptors。
- 不同受體之間形成精細的神經訊號組合。
- 因此,這套 neural code 應是「複雜的」,而非單純或一致的。
所以,intricate neural code 的意思是「複雜、精細交錯的神經編碼」,最接近 complex neural code。
文法與語意重點
- intricate 是形容詞,修飾名詞片語 neural code。
第 48 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
With every whiff you take as you walk by a bakery, a cloud of chemicals comes swirling up your nose. Identifying the smell as freshly baked bread is a complicated process. But, compared to the other senses, the sense of smell was often underappreciated. Recently, scientists studying olfaction have shed new light on how our sense of smell works and provided compelling evidence that it’s more sophisticated than previously thought.
In a recent survey of 7,000 young people around the world, about half of those between the age of 16 and 30 said that they would rather lose their sense of smell than give up access to technology like laptops or cell phones. So, what do we know about the sense of smell?
The Nose Knows
Smell begins at the back of nose, where millions of sensory neurons lie in a strip of tissue called the olfactory epithelium. The tips of these cells contain proteins called receptors that bind odor molecules. The receptors are like locks and the keys to open these locks are the odor molecules that float past, explains Leslie Vosshall, a scientist who studies olfaction at Rockefeller University.
People have about 450 different types of olfactory receptors. Each receptor can be activated by many different odor molecules, and each odor molecule can activate several different types of receptors. However, the forces that bind receptors and odor molecules can vary greatly in strength, so that some interactions are better “fits” than others.
“Think of a lock that can be opened by 10 different keys. Two of the keys are a perfect fit and open the door easily. The other eight don’t fit as well, and it takes more jiggling to get the door open,” explains Vosshall.
The complexity of receptors and their interactions with odor molecules are what allow us to detect a wide variety of smells. And what we think of as a single smell is actually a combination of many odor molecules acting on a variety of receptors, creating an intricate neural code that we can identify as the scent of a rose or freshly-cut grass.
Odors in the Brain
This neural code begins with the nose’s sensory neurons. Once an odor molecule binds to a receptor, it initiates an electrical signal that travels from the sensory neurons to the olfactory bulb, a structure at the base of the forebrain that relays the signal to other brain areas for additional processing.
One of these areas is the piriform cortex, a collection of neurons located just behind the olfactory bulb that works to identify the smell. Smell information also goes to the thalamus, a structure that serves as a relay station for all of the sensory information coming into the brain. The thalamus transmits some of this smell information to the orbitofrontal cortex, where it can then be integrated with taste information. What we often attribute to the sense of taste is actually the result of this sensory integration.
“The olfactory system is critical when we’re appreciating the foods and beverages we consume,” says Monell Chemical Senses Center scientist Charles Wysocki. This coupling of smell and taste explains why foods seem lackluster with a head cold.
You’ve probably experienced that a scent can also conjure up emotions and even specific memories, like when a whiff of cologne at a department store reminds you of your favorite uncle who wears the same scent. This happens because the thalamus sends smell information to the hippocampus and amygdala, key brain regions involved in learning and memory.
A Better Smeller
Although scientists used to think that the human nose could identify about 10,000 different smells, Vosshall and her colleagues have recently shown that people can identify far more scents. Starting with 128 different odor molecules, they made random mixtures of 10, 20, and 30 odor molecules, so many that the smell produced was unrecognizable to participants. The researchers then presented people with three vials, two of which contained identical mixtures while the third contained a different concoction, and asked them to pick out the smell that didn’t belong.
Predictably, the more overlap there was between two types of mixtures, the harder they were to tell apart. After calculating how many of the mixtures the majority of people could tell apart, the researchers were able to predict how people would fare if presented with every possible mixture that could be created from the 128 different odor molecules. They used this data to estimate that the average person can detect at least one trillion different smells, a far cry from the previous estimate of 10,000.
The one trillion is probably an underestimation of the true number of smells we can detect, said Vosshall, because there are far more than 128 different types of odor molecules in the world.
No longer should humans be considered poor smellers. In fact, many recent studies have shown that our noses can outperform our eyes and ears, which can discriminate between several million colors and about half a million tones.
According to the passage, the experiment suggests that an average person can identify more than ____ smells.
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核心觀念
本題考查英文閱讀理解,重點是:
- 根據題幹定位實驗結果。
- 辨識數字與數量級:
- half a million=五十萬
- one million=一百萬
- several million=數百萬
- one trillion=一兆
- 理解近義語意: 在本文中指「察覺、辨識出」氣味。
文章描述研究人員以 128 種氣味分子製作不同混合物,測試人們分辨氣味的能力,進而估算人類可辨識的氣味數量。
解題方法
直接尋找文章中說明實驗結論的句子。定位答案的原文是:
“They used this data to estimate that the average person can detect at least one trillion different smells, a far cry from the previous estimate of 10,000.”
翻譯:
「研究人員利用這些資料估計,一般人至少可以辨識一兆種不同的氣味,這與先前一萬種的估計相差甚遠。」
題目問:
According to the passage, the experiment suggests that an average person can identify more than ____ smells.
文章明確指出一般人可以辨識「至少一兆種」氣味,因此可推知是超過一兆種的數量級。選項中只有 one trillion 符合。
此外,文章最後再次強調:
“No longer should humans be considered poor smellers.”
翻譯:
「人類不應再被視為嗅覺能力不佳的生物。」
這也呼應研究結果遠高於舊有的 10,000 種估計。
選項分析
(A) half a million
意為「五十萬」。文章最後提到人類的嗅覺辨識能力至少達到一兆種,五十萬遠低於文章所述數量,因此錯誤。
(B) one million
意為「一百萬」。雖然比五十萬多,但仍遠低於文章明確提出的 one trillion,因此錯誤。
(C) several million
意為「數百萬」。文章提到眼睛可以辨識數百萬種顏色:
“our noses can outperform our eyes and ears, which can discriminate between several million colors and about half a million tones
第 49 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
With every whiff you take as you walk by a bakery, a cloud of chemicals comes swirling up your nose. Identifying the smell as freshly baked bread is a complicated process. But, compared to the other senses, the sense of smell was often underappreciated. Recently, scientists studying olfaction have shed new light on how our sense of smell works and provided compelling evidence that it’s more sophisticated than previously thought.
In a recent survey of 7,000 young people around the world, about half of those between the age of 16 and 30 said that they would rather lose their sense of smell than give up access to technology like laptops or cell phones. So, what do we know about the sense of smell?
The Nose Knows
Smell begins at the back of nose, where millions of sensory neurons lie in a strip of tissue called the olfactory epithelium. The tips of these cells contain proteins called receptors that bind odor molecules. The receptors are like locks and the keys to open these locks are the odor molecules that float past, explains Leslie Vosshall, a scientist who studies olfaction at Rockefeller University.
People have about 450 different types of olfactory receptors. Each receptor can be activated by many different odor molecules, and each odor molecule can activate several different types of receptors. However, the forces that bind receptors and odor molecules can vary greatly in strength, so that some interactions are better “fits” than others.
“Think of a lock that can be opened by 10 different keys. Two of the keys are a perfect fit and open the door easily. The other eight don’t fit as well, and it takes more jiggling to get the door open,” explains Vosshall.
The complexity of receptors and their interactions with odor molecules are what allow us to detect a wide variety of smells. And what we think of as a single smell is actually a combination of many odor molecules acting on a variety of receptors, creating an intricate neural code that we can identify as the scent of a rose or freshly-cut grass.
Odors in the Brain
This neural code begins with the nose’s sensory neurons. Once an odor molecule binds to a receptor, it initiates an electrical signal that travels from the sensory neurons to the olfactory bulb, a structure at the base of the forebrain that relays the signal to other brain areas for additional processing.
One of these areas is the piriform cortex, a collection of neurons located just behind the olfactory bulb that works to identify the smell. Smell information also goes to the thalamus, a structure that serves as a relay station for all of the sensory information coming into the brain. The thalamus transmits some of this smell information to the orbitofrontal cortex, where it can then be integrated with taste information. What we often attribute to the sense of taste is actually the result of this sensory integration.
“The olfactory system is critical when we’re appreciating the foods and beverages we consume,” says Monell Chemical Senses Center scientist Charles Wysocki. This coupling of smell and taste explains why foods seem lackluster with a head cold.
You’ve probably experienced that a scent can also conjure up emotions and even specific memories, like when a whiff of cologne at a department store reminds you of your favorite uncle who wears the same scent. This happens because the thalamus sends smell information to the hippocampus and amygdala, key brain regions involved in learning and memory.
A Better Smeller
Although scientists used to think that the human nose could identify about 10,000 different smells, Vosshall and her colleagues have recently shown that people can identify far more scents. Starting with 128 different odor molecules, they made random mixtures of 10, 20, and 30 odor molecules, so many that the smell produced was unrecognizable to participants. The researchers then presented people with three vials, two of which contained identical mixtures while the third contained a different concoction, and asked them to pick out the smell that didn’t belong.
Predictably, the more overlap there was between two types of mixtures, the harder they were to tell apart. After calculating how many of the mixtures the majority of people could tell apart, the researchers were able to predict how people would fare if presented with every possible mixture that could be created from the 128 different odor molecules. They used this data to estimate that the average person can detect at least one trillion different smells, a far cry from the previous estimate of 10,000.
The one trillion is probably an underestimation of the true number of smells we can detect, said Vosshall, because there are far more than 128 different types of odor molecules in the world.
No longer should humans be considered poor smellers. In fact, many recent studies have shown that our noses can outperform our eyes and ears, which can discriminate between several million colors and about half a million tones.
What is the best title for this passage?
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核心觀念
本題考查閱讀理解中的「主旨與標題判斷」。解題重點不是尋找某一個細節,而是判斷文章的核心範圍與主要目的。
全文依序說明:
- 嗅覺過去常被低估。
- 嗅覺如何在鼻腔中感知氣味。
- 嗅覺訊號如何傳入大腦並與味覺、記憶及情緒連結。
- 人類能辨識的氣味遠超過傳統認知,至少可達一兆種。
因此,文章主旨是介紹「嗅覺的運作方式,以及嗅覺與大腦的關係」,並強調人類嗅覺其實十分精密。
定位答案的關鍵句
文章開頭指出:
“Recently, scientists studying olfaction have shed new light on how our sense of smell works and provided compelling evidence that it’s more sophisticated than previously thought.”
翻譯:近來,研究嗅覺的科學家對嗅覺如何運作有了新的發現,並提出有力證據,顯示嗅覺比過去所認為的更加複雜精密。
這句概括了全文方向:文章要介紹嗅覺的運作機制,並修正人們低估人類嗅覺能力的看法。
結尾又明確指出:
“No longer should humans be considered poor smellers.”
翻譯:人類不應再被視為嗅覺能力很差的生物。
這與全文從鼻腔受器、腦部處理到辨識一兆種氣味的內容相互呼應。
文章中的重要單字與片語
- whiff:一股氣味;一陣氣息
- olfaction:嗅覺
- underappreciated:未受到充分重視的
- olfactory epithelium:嗅上皮
- sensory neuron:感覺神經元
- receptor:受器
- odor molecule:氣味分子
- bind A to B:使 A 與 B 結合
- activate:啟動;活化
- interaction:交互作用
- neural code:神經編碼
- olfactory bulb:嗅球
- piriform cortex:梨狀皮質
- thalamus:丘腦
- relay station:中繼站
- orbitofrontal cortex:眶額皮質
- integrate A with B:將 A 與 B 整合
- lackluster:缺乏味道的;乏味的
- conjure up:喚起;使想起
- fare:表現;應付情況
- a far cry from:與……相去甚遠
- underestimation:低估
- outperform:勝過;表現優於
- discriminate between A and B:辨別 A 與 B
文法與語意重點
- With every whiff you take...
其中 with 表示「隨著、每當」,整句意為「你走過麵包店時,每吸入一股氣味……」。
- compared to the other senses
這是分詞片語,完整概念為 when it is compared to the other senses,意為「與其他感官相比」。
- what we think of as a single smell
what 引導名詞子句,表示「我們所認為的單一氣味」。整句:
第 50 題2 分
【題組共用題幹】
With every whiff you take as you walk by a bakery, a cloud of chemicals comes swirling up your nose. Identifying the smell as freshly baked bread is a complicated process. But, compared to the other senses, the sense of smell was often underappreciated. Recently, scientists studying olfaction have shed new light on how our sense of smell works and provided compelling evidence that it’s more sophisticated than previously thought.
In a recent survey of 7,000 young people around the world, about half of those between the age of 16 and 30 said that they would rather lose their sense of smell than give up access to technology like laptops or cell phones. So, what do we know about the sense of smell?
The Nose Knows
Smell begins at the back of nose, where millions of sensory neurons lie in a strip of tissue called the olfactory epithelium. The tips of these cells contain proteins called receptors that bind odor molecules. The receptors are like locks and the keys to open these locks are the odor molecules that float past, explains Leslie Vosshall, a scientist who studies olfaction at Rockefeller University.
People have about 450 different types of olfactory receptors. Each receptor can be activated by many different odor molecules, and each odor molecule can activate several different types of receptors. However, the forces that bind receptors and odor molecules can vary greatly in strength, so that some interactions are better “fits” than others.
“Think of a lock that can be opened by 10 different keys. Two of the keys are a perfect fit and open the door easily. The other eight don’t fit as well, and it takes more jiggling to get the door open,” explains Vosshall.
The complexity of receptors and their interactions with odor molecules are what allow us to detect a wide variety of smells. And what we think of as a single smell is actually a combination of many odor molecules acting on a variety of receptors, creating an intricate neural code that we can identify as the scent of a rose or freshly-cut grass.
Odors in the Brain
This neural code begins with the nose’s sensory neurons. Once an odor molecule binds to a receptor, it initiates an electrical signal that travels from the sensory neurons to the olfactory bulb, a structure at the base of the forebrain that relays the signal to other brain areas for additional processing.
One of these areas is the piriform cortex, a collection of neurons located just behind the olfactory bulb that works to identify the smell. Smell information also goes to the thalamus, a structure that serves as a relay station for all of the sensory information coming into the brain. The thalamus transmits some of this smell information to the orbitofrontal cortex, where it can then be integrated with taste information. What we often attribute to the sense of taste is actually the result of this sensory integration.
“The olfactory system is critical when we’re appreciating the foods and beverages we consume,” says Monell Chemical Senses Center scientist Charles Wysocki. This coupling of smell and taste explains why foods seem lackluster with a head cold.
You’ve probably experienced that a scent can also conjure up emotions and even specific memories, like when a whiff of cologne at a department store reminds you of your favorite uncle who wears the same scent. This happens because the thalamus sends smell information to the hippocampus and amygdala, key brain regions involved in learning and memory.
A Better Smeller
Although scientists used to think that the human nose could identify about 10,000 different smells, Vosshall and her colleagues have recently shown that people can identify far more scents. Starting with 128 different odor molecules, they made random mixtures of 10, 20, and 30 odor molecules, so many that the smell produced was unrecognizable to participants. The researchers then presented people with three vials, two of which contained identical mixtures while the third contained a different concoction, and asked them to pick out the smell that didn’t belong.
Predictably, the more overlap there was between two types of mixtures, the harder they were to tell apart. After calculating how many of the mixtures the majority of people could tell apart, the researchers were able to predict how people would fare if presented with every possible mixture that could be created from the 128 different odor molecules. They used this data to estimate that the average person can detect at least one trillion different smells, a far cry from the previous estimate of 10,000.
The one trillion is probably an underestimation of the true number of smells we can detect, said Vosshall, because there are far more than 128 different types of odor molecules in the world.
No longer should humans be considered poor smellers. In fact, many recent studies have shown that our noses can outperform our eyes and ears, which can discriminate between several million colors and about half a million tones.
Which of the following can be added to the end of this passage and serve as a concluding remark?
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核心觀念
本題是英文閱讀測驗中的「文章結論判斷題」,重點在於:
- 掌握全文主旨與作者態度。
- 判斷句子是否能承接前文,並自然收束全文。
- 分辨「相關資訊」與「真正的結論」。
- 注意選項的語意、文章範圍與語氣是否一致。
全文主旨是:人類的嗅覺比過去認為的更加複雜、精密且強大,應重新評價嗅覺的重要性。
文章重點與關鍵單字
- olfaction:嗅覺
- underappreciated:未受到充分重視的
- olfactory epithelium:嗅上皮
- sensory neuron:感覺神經元
- receptor:受體
- odor molecule:氣味分子
- activate:活化、啟動
- neural code:神經編碼
- olfactory bulb:嗅球
- piriform cortex:梨狀皮質
- thalamus:丘腦
- orbitofrontal cortex:眶額皮質
- hippocampus:海馬迴
- amygdala:杏仁核
- conjure up:喚起、使想起
- lackluster:無趣的、缺乏風味的
- discriminate between:辨別、區分
- far cry from:與……相去甚遠
- recognition:肯定、重視、認可
- deserve:值得
文中說明,氣味分子會與嗅覺受體結合,產生電訊號,再傳至嗅球及其他腦部區域。嗅覺不僅能辨識大量氣味,也與味覺、情緒及記憶密切相關。研究更推估,人類至少能辨識一兆種不同氣味。
解題方法
判斷結尾句時,應先觀察全文最後一段的語意方向:
“No longer should humans be considered poor smellers. In fact, many recent studies have shown that our noses can outperform our eyes and ears...”
翻譯為:
「人類不應再被視為嗅覺能力差的生物。事實上,許多近期研究顯示,我們的鼻子在辨識能力上甚至勝過眼睛與耳朵……」
這兩句已經明確表達作者的結論:
- 過去低估人類嗅覺;
- 新研究證明人類嗅覺能力十分強;
- 人類應重新重視嗅覺。
因此,最適合接在文章末尾的句子,必須是對人類嗅覺價值的總結與呼籲,而不是補充另一個無關資訊。
選項分析
(A) Dogs have about two times as many olfactory receptors, compared to humans.
「狗擁有約為人類兩倍的嗅覺受體。」
錯誤。此句即使具備相關性,也只是補充狗的嗅覺能力,無法總結全文。文章焦點是「人類嗅覺被低估,且能力遠超過去認知」,不是比較人類與狗的嗅覺受體數量。此外,全文沒有討論狗,突然加入狗的資訊會使結尾偏離主題。
文法上,compared to humans 是分詞片語,表示「與人類相比」,本身沒有明顯文法問題;錯誤在於內容功能不適合作為結論。
(B) Traditional medicine provides a way to develop our sense of smell.