1學測真題原句6 句
112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段
In the Indian state of Assam, growing numbers of tea farms are destroying the Asian elephant’s habitats and endangering their population.
在印度 Assam 邦,越來越多茶園正在破壞亞洲象的棲地,危及牠們的族群。
- growing numbers of…:「越來越多的…」
- endanger:「使陷入危險」,en-(使)+ danger
- population:這裡是「族群數量」
- 背景:阿薩姆邦(Assam)位於印度東北部,是著名的茶產區。
111 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段
Although all book towns have a great number of bookshops, that's where the similarities end.
雖然所有書鎮都有大量書店,相似之處也僅止於此。
- a great number of…:「大量的…」
- that's where the similarities end:「相似之處就到此為止」
- similarity:「相似之處」,similar 是「相似的」
110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段
The prickly pear has a number of advantages over other biofuel crops, such as wheat, sugarcane, and soybeans.
這種仙人掌比小麥、甘蔗和黃豆等其他生質燃料作物更具多項優勢。
- advantages over…:「比…有優勢」
- biofuel crops:「生質燃料作物」
109 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段
According to Frances Darwin, founder of Henna Heals, the number of artists now involved in the project across Canada and the US has grown to over 150.
根據 Henna Heals 創辦人 Frances Darwin 的說法,現在加拿大和美國參與這項計畫的藝術家,已增加到超過 150 人。
- according to…:「根據…」
- be involved in…:「參與…」
- grow to…:「增加到…」
105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段
As a result, Jeanie was invited to make a number of public appearances with her Kiddie Stool, and was featured on local TV as well as in newspapers.
因此,Jeanie 受邀帶著她的兒童凳多次公開露面,並被地方電視和報紙報導。
- as a result:「因此」
- public appearance:「公開露面」
- be featured:「被專題報導」
- A as well as B:「A 和 B」
112 學測|詞彙題
As a record number of fans showed up for the baseball final, the highways around the stadium were choked with traffic all day.
由於棒球決賽湧入創紀錄的球迷人數,球場周圍的公路整天都被車流塞住。
- 考點:choke「堵塞」,be choked with traffic=「被車流塞住」。choke 本義是「噎住」,喉嚨被堵住叫 choke,馬路被車堵住也用 choke。disturbed「被打擾的」、enclosed「被圍住的」、injected「被注射的」都不能搭配 traffic
- a record number of…:「創紀錄數量的…」
- show up:「出現」
- all day:「一整天」
