英文 CH03 Unit 3 Changing History ·測驗
難度由「基礎 → 進階 → 挑戰」遞增;挑戰題權重較高。作答後按下方「交卷計分」。
精熟閘門:總分 ≥ 80%。未達建議回對應章頁複習「易錯點/歸納」再重做。
基礎
權重 ×1
Oxygen and water are both **critical** for human life. critical 最接近?
very important; necessary(關鍵必要的)
dangerous(危險的)
optional(可有可無)
expensive(昂貴的)
解答:very important; necessary(關鍵必要的)。critical=關鍵的、必要的(very important)。
We can **preserve** fruits in cans and jars. preserve 意思?
sell(販售)
prepare food so it does not go bad(保存使不腐壞)
cook(烹煮)
throw away(丟棄)
解答:prepare food so it does not go bad(保存使不腐壞)。preserve=保存(使食物不腐壞)。
Europeans began to cross the ocean and **settle** in North America. settle=?
go live somewhere permanently(永久定居)
fight(打仗)
trade(貿易)
leave(離開)
解答:go live somewhere permanently(永久定居)。settle=定居(永久住某地)。
Items made of glass are usually **fragile**. fragile=?
expensive(昂貴)
difficult to use(難用)
easily broken(易碎)
very heavy(很重)
解答:easily broken(易碎)。fragile=易碎的。
It is difficult to grow crops where water is **scarce**. scarce=?
far away(遙遠)
hard to find(稀少難得)
on the ground(在地上)
dirty(髒)
解答:hard to find(稀少難得)。scarce=稀少的(hard to find)。
Reading 1「Preserved: From Fermenting to Freeze-Drying」主題是?
塑膠的歷史
食物保存的歷史
打字機的歷史
撞球的歷史
解答:食物保存的歷史。Reading 1 講食物保存史(發酵→罐頭→冷凍乾燥)。
Many people think real plants are more attractive than **fake** ones. fake=?
wild(野生)
flowering(開花)
not real(假的)
large(大的)
解答:not real(假的)。fake=假的(not real)。
進階
權重 ×2
The main **drawback** of the plan is that it is too expensive. drawback=?
idea(想法)
disadvantage(缺點)
cost(成本)
advantage(優點)
解答:disadvantage(缺點)。drawback=缺點(disadvantage)。
Some branches don't break in strong wind because they are **flexible**. flexible=?
able to bend(能彎曲)
heavy(重)
growing(生長中)
dead(枯死)
解答:able to bend(能彎曲)。flexible=有彈性、能彎曲的。
Text messaging **took off** in the late 1990s. took off=?
was a surprise(出人意料)
suddenly became successful(突然流行起來)
made a profit(賺錢)
was removed(被移除)
解答:suddenly became successful(突然流行起來)。take off=突然成功、流行起來。
依 Reading 1,發酵 (fermentation) 最早約在何處被用來做優格?
北極
今伊拉克地區(逾一萬年前)
法國
中國
解答:今伊拉克地區(逾一萬年前)。文中說 fermentation 逾一萬年前在今 Iraq 地區用來做 yogurt。
依 Reading 2,塑膠被稱作社會的 **equalizer**(平衡器)主要因為?
很環保
便宜讓全民都能消費,不再是富人專屬
由象牙製成
可以回收
解答:便宜讓全民都能消費,不再是富人專屬。塑膠便宜、讓數十萬人首次成為消費者,故是社會的平衡器。
閱讀技巧 Make inferences 的核心是?
只看作者明說的
用文中資訊+自己的背景知識推出未明說的結論
查字典找字義
計算文章字數
解答:用文中資訊+自己的背景知識推出未明說的結論。make inferences=結合文中資訊與背景知識,推出作者暗示但沒直說的內容。
下列哪個詞是 hedging(模糊化)的訊號詞?
always(總是)
must(必須)
probably(可能)
definitely(一定)
解答:probably(可能)。hedging 用 most/many/probably/perhaps/might/may/one of the 等軟化主張。
挑戰
權重 ×3
(inference)由「Napoleon offered a reward」+「A chef named Nicolas Appert found a way」,最合理的推論是?
Appert 很可能因發明拿到獎金
Appert 是拿破崙的廚師
Appert 發明了罐頭機器
Appert 懂得高溫殺菌的原理
解答:Appert 很可能因發明拿到獎金。懸賞+他找到方法→可推他得到獎金;但文中沒說他懂殺菌原理(那是過度推論)。
(hedging)「People **may** have pickled foods as far back as 2000 BC.」這句暗示什麼?
醃漬一定始於 2000 BC
醃漬何時最早開始無法確定
2000 BC 沒有醃漬
醃漬只在某國發生
解答:醃漬何時最早開始無法確定。may=模糊化,表示時間點不確定,並非確定事實。
used to / would:「He ___ live in Belgium as a young man.」正確填法?
would(重複動作)
used to(狀態,不可用 would)
two are both correct
都不行
解答:used to(狀態,不可用 would)。live 是長期狀態,只能用 used to;would 只表重複動作。
(T/F/NG)依 Reading 1:「In China, eggs were preserved by placing them underground.」
True
False
Not Given(文章未提)
解答:Not Given(文章未提)。文章未提中國的地下保存蛋,屬 Not Given,不可當 False。
依寫作技巧 Hedge your claims,把「Preserving food solved the problems of hunger.」軟化,最佳改寫?
Preserving food definitely solved the problems of hunger.
Preserving food helped solve the problems of hunger.
Preserving food never solved hunger.
Preserving food must solve hunger.
解答:Preserving food helped solve the problems of hunger.。helped=限定因果的軟化法;definitely/must/never 都不是 hedge。
(main idea)Reading 2「The Plastic Revolution」最佳替代標題?
Where Would We Be Without Plastics?
Plastics: A Success Story
The Rise and Fall of Plastics
How to Recycle Plastic
解答:The Rise and Fall of Plastics。全文有正面(解決問題、普及)也有負面(垃圾、化石燃料),The Rise and Fall 最呼應正反兩面。
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