學測英文-精準背單字

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113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段
Equipped with sticks or pea shooters, the human alarms would tour the streets, tap on windows, or blast them with dried peas, trying to wake paying customers in time for work.
這些人形鬧鐘帶著長棍或豆子吹管,會在街上巡走,敲窗戶,或用乾豌豆轟打窗戶,設法在上班前叫醒付錢的顧客。
  • equipped with…:「配備著…」
  • pea shooter:「豆子吹管」,pea 是「豌豆」,用嘴吹豆子打窗
  • would + 原形動詞:表示過去的習慣,「總是會…」
  • tour:這裡當動詞,「巡走」
  • blast A with B:「用 B 猛擊 A」,them 指 windows
  • paying customers:「付費的顧客」
  • in time for…:「趕上…」
113 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段
While Dr. Weinstein, a surgeon at Dartmouth College, was trying to lift a heavy box, he twisted his back.
Dartmouth College 的外科醫師 Weinstein 醫師在試著搬起一個沉重的箱子時,扭傷了背。
  • a surgeon at Dartmouth College:同位語,說明 Dr. Weinstein 的身分
  • surgeon:「外科醫師」,surgery 是「外科手術」
  • twist:「扭到」,本義是「扭轉」
  • 背景:達特茅斯學院(Dartmouth College)是美國新罕布夏州的常春藤盟校之一。
112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段
In the earlier days of space travel, scientists tried to overcome the force of gravity so that a rocket could shoot free of Earth's pull in order to land humans on the moon.
在太空旅行的早期,科學家試圖克服重力,讓火箭能脫離地球的拉力,好把人類送上月球。
  • the force of gravity:「重力」
  • shoot free of…:「衝出…而脫離」,shoot 本義是「射」
  • pull:這裡是名詞,「拉力」
  • so that…:「以便…」
  • in order to land humans on the moon:land 當動詞是「使登陸」
112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段
Such a syndrome is considered the top health risk for the astronauts, and scientists are still trying to figure out how it may be prevented.
這種症候群被視為太空人最大的健康風險,科學家仍在設法找出如何預防。
  • be considered…:「被視為…」
  • top:這裡是形容詞,「最高的」
  • figure out:「想出」,figure 有「數字」的意思,可聯想成把數字算出來,out 是「出來」,算出答案就是「想出」
  • how it may be prevented:間接問句,語序是主詞 + 動詞
112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段
When mothers try to dig their babies out, both may be trapped and smothered by thick mud.
母象想把小象挖出來時,兩隻可能都被困住,被厚厚的泥悶住而窒息。
  • dig someone out:「把…挖出來」
  • trap:「困住」
  • smother:「悶住、使窒息」
  • thick mud:「厚厚的泥」
112 學測|混合題|第 1 段
Being vegan means I try to stick to plant food.
吃全素的意思是,我努力只吃植物性食物。
  • vegan:「純素者」,連蛋奶都不吃;vegetarian 通常還可以吃蛋奶
  • stick to…:「堅持…」
  • plant food:「植物性食物」
112 學測|混合題|第 3 段
I’m trying to eat less beef.
我正在試著少吃牛肉。
  • eat less beef:less 修飾不可數名詞
  • I'm trying to V:「我正試著…」
110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段
Sullivan, while surveying a campground, felt that a cloud was coming after him, and tried all he could to run—but it got him anyway.
Sullivan 在勘查露營地時,覺得有一朵雲正追著他來,他盡全力奔跑,但還是被擊中。
  • survey:這裡是動詞,「勘查」
  • come after:「追趕」
  • try all he could to V:「盡全力…」
  • got him anyway:「還是擊中了他」,get 在這裡是「擊中」
110 學測|文意選填|第 3 段
So, no matter how busy you are, try to make time for exercise every day, like a 15-minute walk with your dog.
所以,不管你多忙,都要試著每天抽出時間運動,像是和你的狗散步 15 分鐘。
  • no matter how busy you are:「不管你多忙」
  • make time for…:「抽出時間做…」
  • a 15-minute walk:「15 分鐘的散步」,15-minute 當形容詞時 minute 不加 s
108 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段
Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on "fool's errands" or trying to fool them into believing something false.
其他人開始嘲弄這些守舊的人,派他們去做「徒勞無功的差事」,或設法騙他們相信錯誤的事。
  • make fun of…:「嘲弄…」
  • traditionalist:「守舊者」
  • fool's errand:「徒勞無功的差事」
  • fool someone into believing…:「騙某人相信…」
107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段
In addition, the songs are seemingly trying to work some magic—as if, by singing, the mother is saying, “Sadness has already touched this house; no need to come by again.”
此外,這些歌似乎是想施一點魔法,彷彿母親藉由唱歌在說:「悲傷已經碰過這個家,不需要再來了。」
  • in addition:「此外」
  • seemingly:「似乎」
  • work some magic:「施展魔法」
  • as if:「彷彿」
  • by singing:「藉由唱歌」
  • touch:這裡是「碰觸、侵擾」
  • no need to V:「不需要…」,前面省略 there is
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
112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇
They cannot locate the landmarks while trying to navigate forests.
牠們試圖在森林中找路時,找不到地標。
  • locate:這裡是「找到位置」
  • navigate:「導航、找路」
  • while trying to V:「在試圖…時」
107 學測|詞彙題
The interviewees were trying very hard to impress the interviewers that they were very capable and should be given the job.
面試者極力想讓面試官留下深刻印象,讓他們覺得自己很有能力,應該得到這份工作。
  • 考點:impress「使…印象深刻」,impress the interviewers that…=「讓面試官覺得…」,原文 impress someone that… 較少見;常用 impress someone with something「以…使人印象深刻」,或 impress upon someone that…「使某人明白…」。credit「歸功於」、relieve「減輕」、acquire「取得」都不能接 someone that…
  • interviewee:「面試者」,-ee 是被面試的人
105 學測|詞彙題
Many people try to save a lot of money before retirement, since having enough money would give them a sense of security for their future.
許多人在退休前努力存很多錢,因為有足夠的錢會給他們對未來的安全感。
  • 考點:retirement「退休」,save money before retirement=「退休前存錢」,後面 a sense of security for their future(對未來的安全感)是線索,存錢是為了退休後的生活。isolation「孤立」、promotion「升遷」、announcement「公告」都不是需要事先存錢準備的事
  • retire:「退休」,retirement 是它的名詞
  • a sense of…:「…感」
  • security:「安全感」

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資料來源:104–115 學測英文試題(大考中心公開試題)。

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