英文 CH04 Unit 4 Leading Businesses ·計算/實作題
計算/實作題:先自己算,提示分步驟,解答逐步列出。重在過程,對答案也要對步驟。
進度:0 / 6 題完成(勾選右上「完成」會記住,重開仍在)
基礎單字配對☐完成
把單字配到中文:
1. ambitious 2. disrupt 3. gap 4. setback 5. supportive
(a) 顛覆 (b) 缺口 (c) 雄心勃勃/艱鉅 (d) 支持鼓勵的 (e) 挫折
提示
回想名詞速查表的兩組字彙。
解答(逐步)
1-c 雄心勃勃/艱鉅;2-a 顛覆;3-b 缺口;4-e 挫折;5-d 支持鼓勵的。
基礎詞義辨析(一字多義)☐完成
依本單元語境寫出 bold 字的意思:
(1) A good boss gives employees a lot of **credit**.
(2) He left a **secure** job to start a company.
(3) Researchers warn that **current** levels of fishing are not sustainable.
提示
本單元的義項常非最常見義(credit≠信用、secure≠取得、current≠水流)。
解答(逐步)
(1) credit=praise and approval(讚揚、肯定),非「信用/賒帳」。
(2) secure(adj.)=safe; without risk(安穩、無風險)。
(3) current(adj.)=happening now(目前的、現在的)。
進階Find evidence — 判斷 claim 在 profile 中是支持還是反對☐完成
依兩篇 profile(Gutiérrez/Sriram)判斷每個 claim 標 ✓(有證據支持)、✗(有證據反對)或 NG(未提到),並寫一條理由:
(1) Entrepreneurs start more than one business.
(2) Entrepreneurs all have a business education.
(3) Entrepreneurs are prepared to take risks.
提示
回原文找具體事例;證據不一致就指出分歧。
解答(逐步)
(1) ✓ — Gutiérrez(Tappsi→Tpaga)、Sriram(科教公司→Shiok Meats)皆創一家以上。
(2) ✗/不一致 — Gutiérrez 有商業學位,但 Sriram 是科學家、後來才上商業課;證據不支持「都有」。
(3) ✓ — Gutiérrez 辭掉 secure 工作、拒絕 100 萬美元收購;Sriram 離開科學界投入未知的 clean seafood。
進階Paraphrase 改寫練習☐完成
用 paraphrase 六步驟改寫下句(換同義字+改詞性+改句構,不加新資訊):
Original: "Gutiérrez was determined to pursue his idea. He was sure it was the right time."
提示
determined→同義(resolved/committed);pursue→go after/chase;sure→confident;可合併或拆句重組。
解答(逐步)
範例:"Confident that the moment was right, Gutiérrez committed himself to going after his idea."
(determined→committed;pursue→go after;sure→confident;the right time→the moment was right;兩句重組成一句,未加料。)
挑戰縮減非必要形容詞子句(含前置)☐完成
縮減下列句子;若是被動式 (be+過去分詞) 把分詞移到主詞前:
(1) Kipchoge, who is admired all over the world, retired in 1973.
(2) Shiok Meats, which is supported partly by the government, will offer products soon.
(3) Andrés Gutiérrez, who is an entrepreneur from Colombia, has received new funding.
提示
刪「關代+be」;be+過去分詞→分詞片語可前置;be+名詞→留同位語名詞片語。
解答(逐步)
(1) Admired all over the world, Kipchoge retired in 1973.(be+過去分詞,前置)
(2) Supported partly by the government, Shiok Meats will offer products soon.(前置)
(3) An entrepreneur from Colombia, Andrés Gutiérrez has received new funding.(be+名詞,同位語)
挑戰T/F/NG 判斷(Colombia's Digital Disruptor)☐完成
依 Reading 1 判斷並說明:
(1) Gutiérrez decided not to continue on a traditional career path.
(2) Most Tappsi riders did not have bank accounts.
(3) Tpaga is used by 400 million people in Latin America.
提示
False=文中有相反;Not Given=完全沒提;NG≠False;數字要回原文確認指涉對象。
解答(逐步)
(1) True — 他辭掉穩定工作、回國創業,離開傳統職涯。
(2) False — 文中說沒帳戶的是大多數『司機 (drivers)』,題目把 riders(乘客)與 drivers 混淆。
(3) False/NG — 4 億是 Gutiérrez 估計『需要這種服務的人數』,非 Tpaga 的實際使用者;題目把估計需求當成使用量。