1學測真題原句5 句
108 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 3 篇｜第 1 段
Even though our ears do not hear the tune, our brain continues to play it.
即使我們的耳朵沒聽到這段旋律，大腦仍持續播放。
- continue to V：「持續…」
107 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 2 篇｜第 2 段
The city declared a state of emergency and began aerial spraying of a pesticide to kill the mosquitoes, even though residents argued that the pesticide could be more dangerous than the disease.
該市宣布進入緊急狀態，並開始以飛機噴灑殺蟲劑來殺蚊子，儘管居民主張這種殺蟲劑可能比疾病更危險。
- declare a state of emergency：「宣布進入緊急狀態」
- aerial spraying：「空中噴灑」
- argue that…：這裡是「主張…」，不是「爭吵」
104 學測｜文意選填｜第 3 段
After the war, a giant paperclip statue was erected in Oslo to honor Vaaler—even though his design was never actually manufactured.
戰後，奧斯陸豎立了一座巨大的迴紋針雕像來紀念 Vaaler，雖然他的設計從未真正被製造。
- statue：「雕像」，tue 讀 chu
- erect：「豎立」
- honor：「紀念、向…致敬」
- manufacture：「製造」
112 學測｜詞彙題
Even though Jack said "Sorry!" to me in person, I did not feel any sincerity in his apology.
雖然 Jack 當面對我說了「對不起」，我卻沒感受到他道歉的誠意。
- 考點：sincerity「誠意」，sincere 是「真誠的」，feel sincerity in his apology＝「感受到他道歉的誠意」。liability「責任 / 負債」、generosity「慷慨」、integrity「正直」都不是道歉裡該有的東西
- in person：「親自、當面」
- apology：「道歉」，apologize 是動詞
110 學測｜詞彙題
The skydiver managed to land safely after jumping out of the aircraft, even though her parachute failed to open in midair.
這位跳傘者雖然降落傘在半空中沒打開，還是設法安全著陸。
- 考點：parachute「降落傘」，her parachute failed to open in midair＝「她的降落傘在半空中沒打開」，跳傘者要靠降落傘著陸。glimpse「瞥見」、latitude「緯度」、segment「片段」都不是能「打開」的東西
- skydiver：「跳傘者」，sky + diver
- manage to V：「設法做到…」
- fail to V：「沒能…」
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