1學測真題原句7 句
115 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段
The absence of smiles stemmed partly from the attempt to hide their decayed teeth caused by poor dental hygiene.
不笑的原因之一,是想遮住因為口腔衛生不佳而蛀壞的牙齒。
- the absence of…:「缺少…」,absent 是「缺席的」
- stem from…:「源自」,stem 是植物的「莖」,從莖長出來,所以是「源自」
- decayed:「蛀掉的」
- dental hygiene:「口腔衛生」,dental 是「牙齒的」
111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段
If the process can be replicated in humans, it may give rise to new treatments for blindness caused by retinal damage.
如果這個過程能在人類身上複製,可能催生治療視網膜受損所致失明的新療法。
- replicate:「複製」
- give rise to…:「引起、催生」
- treatment:「療法」
- blindness caused by retinal damage:「視網膜受損造成的失明」
109 學測|文意選填|第 2 段
Though often associated with beauty, most dimples are actually a genetic flaw caused by shortened facial muscles.
雖然常讓人聯想到美麗,大多數酒窩其實是由臉部肌肉縮短造成的遺傳缺陷。
- though often associated with…:省略 they are
- genetic flaw:「遺傳缺陷」
- shortened facial muscles:「縮短的臉部肌肉」
109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段
They lick the rails to pick up iron filings caused by the action of wheels against tracks.
牠們舔鐵軌,攝取輪子與軌道摩擦產生的鐵屑。
- pick up:「攝取」
- iron filings:「鐵屑」
- the action of wheels against tracks:「輪子與軌道的摩擦作用」
108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段
Many people who are troubled by skin rashes caused by bug bites use “foggers,” or “bug bombs,” to get rid of the annoying crawlers in their homes.
許多受蟲咬紅疹困擾的人,會使用「殺蟲煙霧劑」(又稱「殺蟲彈」),除掉家中惱人的爬行害蟲。
- be troubled by…:「受…困擾」
- rash:「紅疹」
- fogger:「殺蟲煙霧劑」
- bug bomb:「殺蟲彈」
- get rid of…:「擺脫、除掉」
- crawler:「爬行的蟲」
107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段
It was not until Grover Cleveland’s first presidency that some effective crowd control measures were implemented to address the problem caused by this practice.
直到 Grover Cleveland 第一次擔任總統時,才實施了一些有效的人潮管制措施,來處理這個做法造成的問題。
- it was not until…that…:「直到…才…」
- crowd control:「人潮管制」
- implement:「實施」
- address the problem:「處理問題」,address 在這裡是動詞
- practice:這裡是「做法」
109 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇
45 percent of train delays in Japan was caused by deer collision.
日本 45% 的火車誤點是鹿撞擊造成的。
- delay:「誤點」
- 45 percent of…:「…的 45%」;train delays 是複數,原文 was 應為 were
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