學測考點
at age 7
「在 7 歲時」
- at age 7
- by age 15
- at age eighteen
學測原句
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Why maps were important during the age of exploration.為什麼地圖在大航海時代很重要。
- the age of exploration:「大航海時代」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Moran came to the United States at age 7 with his family and settled in Philadelphia.Moran 七歲時隨家人來到美國,定居在費城。
- at age 7:「在 7 歲時」
- settle in…:「定居在…」
- Philadelphia:「費城」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Vasco da Gama was Zanzibar’s first foreign ruler during the Age of Exploration.Vasco da Gama 是大航海時代 Zanzibar 的第一位外國統治者。
- ruler:「統治者」,rule 的名詞
- the Age of Exploration:「大航海時代」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Maasai clothing varies with age, gender, and place.馬賽人的服裝隨年齡、性別和地區而異。
- vary with…:「隨…而不同」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Admission for guests with special needs is free, and fees for the general public are set at a much discounted price so that people of all ages and abilities can come together and play in a fun and safe environment.有特殊需求的賓客免費入場,一般大眾的費用也訂在大幅折扣的價格,讓各年齡與能力的人都能聚在一起,在有趣又安全的環境中玩樂。
- admission:「入場費」
- special needs:「特殊需求」
- be set at…:「被訂在…」
- so that…:「以便…」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Born and raised in Boston, he began his career at age eighteen in his hometown, working as an apprentice at a printing company.他在波士頓出生長大,十八歲時在家鄉開始職業生涯,在一家印刷公司當學徒。
- born and raised:分詞構句,「出生並長大」
- printing company:「印刷公司」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The average age of the audience was between fifty and sixty.觀眾的平均年齡在五十到六十歲之間。
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段The preference for north arose during the European age of exploration.偏好以北方為上,是在歐洲的大航海時代出現的。
- preference for…:「對…的偏好」,prefer 的名詞
- arise:「出現」,過去式 arose
- 背景:大航海時代(age of exploration)約在 15 到 17 世紀,歐洲人開始遠洋航行、尋找新航路。
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇Which of the following statements can be inferred about spiral staircases in the Medieval Ages?關於中世紀的螺旋梯,下列哪項敘述可以推論得知?
- 試題固定問法:問可以推論出什麼;infer「推論」,文章沒有直接寫出來,要從內容推得出來
- the Medieval Ages:「中世紀」,較常見的說法是 the Middle Ages
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Documents from ancient times indicate that many maps in early ages were pointing to the east, where the sun rose.古代文獻顯示,早期的許多地圖是朝向東方,也就是太陽升起的方向。
- point to the east:「朝向東方」
- , where the sun rose:補充說明 the east
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Throughout the Middle Ages, winding staircases became a well-established feature of European castles, mainly for their advantages in helping to defend against attackers.整個中世紀期間,蜿蜒的樓梯成為歐洲城堡的固定特色,主要是因為它有助於抵禦攻擊者。
- throughout:「整段期間」
- the Middle Ages:「中世紀」,介於古代和近代之間的「中間」時代,所以叫 Middle
- well-established:「穩固確立的」
- defend against…:「防禦…」
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Furthermore, different rhinos leave different chemicals in their poop, which provide important clues about the age, sex, general health, and reproductive conditions of each specific rhino.此外,不同的犀牛會在糞便裡留下不同的化學物質,這些物質提供了重要線索,透露每一隻犀牛的年齡、性別、整體健康與生殖狀況。
- furthermore:「此外」,further「更進一步」+ more
- , which provide…:which 指 chemicals,所以動詞用複數 provide
- reproductive:「生殖的」,reproduce「繁殖」的形容詞
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Moran began painting by age 15, inspired by the landscape paintings of the British master J.M.W. Turner.Moran 最遲在十五歲時就已開始作畫,受到英國大師 J.M.W. Turner 風景畫的啟發。
- by age 15:「到 15 歲時」
- inspired by…:「受…啟發」,inspire 是「啟發」
- landscape painting:「風景畫」
- 背景:J.M.W. Turner(1775–1851)是英國風景畫大師,以光影與氣氛的描繪聞名。
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Every morning, these people, often older in age, were seen in big streets and small alleys, waking up their customers professionally.每天早晨,這些人(通常年紀較大)出現在大街小巷,專業地叫醒他們的客戶。
- older in age:「年紀較大的」
- were seen…, waking up…:分詞構句,表示同時進行
- wake up:「叫醒」
- 113 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段During the second Industrial Age, people toiled at unusual hours in mines or factories and often had to get up for work early in the morning.第二次工業時代,人們在礦坑或工廠的非常規時段辛苦工作,而且常得一大早起床去上工。
- toil:「辛苦工作」,比 work 更辛苦
- at unusual hours:「在不尋常的時段」
- mine:「礦坑」
- 背景:第二次工業時代(the second Industrial Age)約指 19 世紀後半到 20 世紀初,鋼鐵、電力、化工快速發展,工廠和礦坑需要大量輪班工人。
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Showing great talent in painting, Moran was soon hired as an illustrator at Scribner’s Monthly, and later appointed chief illustrator by age 34.Moran 展現出極高的繪畫天分,很快受雇為《Scribner’s Monthly》的插畫家,最遲在 34 歲時已獲任命為首席插畫家。
- showing…:分詞構句,表示原因
- talent:「天分」
- appoint:「任命」
- chief:「首席的」
- by age 34:「到 34 歲時」
- 背景:Scribner’s Monthly 是 19 世紀美國的圖文雜誌。
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段During the Age of Exploration, commerce in Zanzibar quickly boomed, largely due to the rise of the spice trade.大航海時代,Zanzibar 的商業迅速興盛,主要是因為香料貿易的興起。
- boom:這裡當動詞,「迅速興盛」
- largely due to…:「主要是由於…」
- the rise of…:「…的興起」
- spice trade:「香料貿易」
- 背景:大航海時代(Age of Exploration)約指 15 到 17 世紀,歐洲人航海探索世界、開闢新航線。
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Young men wear black for several months after their circumcision, a ritual signifying their coming of age.年輕男性在割禮後的幾個月穿黑色,這是象徵成年的儀式。
- signify:「象徵」
- coming of age:「成年」
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