1學測真題原句5 句
也包含這幾種寫法:be traced back to something、be traced to something
112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段
Although the term did not emerge until the 18th century, toy hoops twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck can be traced back to ancient times.
雖然這個詞直到 18 世紀才出現,但繞著腰、四肢或脖子旋轉的玩具圈,其實可追溯到古代。
- twirled around…:過去分詞,「被繞著…轉動的」
- ancient times:「古代」
- 背景:the term 指 hula hoop(呼啦圈)這個詞。
107 學測|文意選填|第 2 段
One of these stories traces the cookie's origin back to 13th- and 14th-century China, which was then occupied by the Mongols.
其中一個說法把餅乾的起源追溯到十三、十四世紀被蒙古人占領的中國。
- trace A back to B:「把 A 追溯到 B」
- occupy:「占領」,這裡用被動,China 被蒙古人占領
- which was then occupied:then 是「當時」
- 13th- and 14th-century:13th- 後面省略了 century,完整是 13th-century and 14th-century,兩個合在一起修飾 China,century 不加 s
104 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段
Despite their great variety, however, most domesticated apples can be traced back to a common ancestor, the wild apple of Central Asia, Malus sieversii.
然而,儘管品種繁多,大多數馴化的蘋果都可追溯到同一個祖先:中亞的野蘋果 Malus sieversii。
- despite:「儘管」,後面接名詞
- domesticated:「馴化的、栽培的」
- ancestor:「祖先」,c 讀 s
- Malus sieversii:學名,不用背
112 學測|詞彙題
In order to draw her family tree, Mary tried to trace her ancestors back to their arrival in North America.
為了畫出自己的家族樹,Mary 試著把她的祖先追溯到他們抵達北美的時候。
- 考點:ancestor「祖先」,trace one's ancestors back to…=「把祖先追溯到…」,搭配 family tree。siblings「兄弟姊妹」、commuters「通勤者」、instructors「講師」都不可能追溯到「抵達北美」的時代
- family tree:「族譜」,家族像樹一樣分枝
- trace A back to B:「把 A 追溯到 B」
- arrival:「抵達」,arrive 的名詞
110 學測|詞彙題
The problem of illegal drug use is very complex and cannot be traced to merely one singular reason.
非法使用毒品的問題非常複雜,無法歸咎於單一原因。
- 考點:singular 這裡是「單一的」,one singular reason=「單一的原因」;文法裡的 singular 就是「單數」。countable「可數的」、favorable「有利的」、defensive「防禦的」都不能形容 reason
- illegal drug use:「非法使用毒品」
