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?
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?
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=?
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=?
解答:easily broken(易碎)。fragile=易碎的。
It is difficult to grow crops where water is **scarce**. scarce=?
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?
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=?
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=?
解答:disadvantage(缺點)。drawback=缺點(disadvantage)。
Some branches don't break in strong wind because they are **flexible**. flexible=?
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=?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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.」
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?
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?
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。