學測考點
almost + all / every / entire
「幾乎」
- almost all suffered
- almost everywhere
- almost entirely
- almost nothing of a fish
almost as soon as…
「幾乎一…就…」(almost as soon as)
was almost at hand
「近在眼前、即將到來」:at hand 表示距離或時間很近,almost 修飾它(was almost at hand)
學測原句
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Almost as soon as a child receives shoes to wear, he/she is likely to have grown out of them.孩子幾乎一拿到鞋子,就可能已經長大穿不下了。
- almost as soon as…:「幾乎一…就…」
- be likely to V:「很可能…」
- grow out of…:「長大而穿不下…」
- have grown out of them:完成式,表示到那時已經穿不下
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 5 段Help was almost at hand, but ice and bad weather hindered their return.救援近在眼前,但冰和惡劣天氣阻礙了他們回去救人。
- at hand:「在手邊、近在眼前」
- hinder:「阻礙」,書面字,口語說 get in the way of 或 slow down
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Critics of the country say that drinking is almost an inherent trait of the Russian people.批評這個國家的人說,喝酒幾乎是俄羅斯人與生俱來的特質。
- critic:「批評者」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 3 篇Here is a sentence: “Almost nothing of a fish is left for the trash bin.”這裡有一句話:「一條魚幾乎沒有剩下任何東西要丟進垃圾桶。」
- 112 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Upon the super typhoon warning, Nancy rushed to the supermarket—only to find the shelves almost bare and the stock nearly gone.一聽到超級颱風警報,Nancy 就衝去超市,結果發現貨架幾乎空了,存貨也快沒了。
- upon + 名詞:「一…就…」,upon the warning 是「一聽到警報」
- rush to…:「衝去…」
- only to V:「結果卻…」
- stock:這裡是「存貨」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段The structure and cell types of zebrafish retinas are almost identical to those of humans.斑馬魚視網膜的結構與細胞類型,與人類的幾乎相同。
- cell type:「細胞類型」
- identical to…:「與…相同」
- those of humans:those 指 structure and cell types,也就是人類視網膜的結構與細胞類型
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Almost everything, from food to machinery, comes by way of the sea in huge ships piloted by captains.幾乎所有東西,從食物到機器,都由船長駕駛的大型船隻經海路運來。
- by way of…:「經由…」
- machinery:「機器」
- piloted by captains:「由船長駕駛」,pilot 在這裡是動詞「駕駛、領航」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段The electrical shock burned almost half of his body and melted layers of his skin off.這次電擊燒傷了他將近一半的身體,還把好幾層皮膚熔掉。
- electrical shock:「電擊」
- melt off:「熔掉」
- layers of…:「好幾層…」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Under the guidance of 100% Fish, however, Icelanders are now using almost 95% of a cod.不過在「100% Fish」的引導下,冰島人現在已經利用了鱈魚將近 95% 的部分。
- under the guidance of…:「在…的引導下」
- Icelander:「冰島人」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 3 篇Here is a sentence: “Almost nothing of a fish is left for the trash bin.” Which paragraph is most suitable to have it as the final sentence?這裡有一句話:「魚幾乎沒有任何部分會被丟進垃圾桶。」哪一段最適合以這句話作為最後一句?
- 這題要把一句話放回文章,找出它最適合接在哪一段後面
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Today, de Mestral’s design is found almost everywhere: clothing and footwear, toys, airline seat cushions, blood pressure cuffs and surgeons’ gowns.如今,de Mestral 的設計幾乎隨處可見:衣服與鞋類、玩具、飛機座椅坐墊、血壓計臂帶,以及外科醫師的手術衣。
- footwear:「鞋類」,foot + wear
- cushion:「坐墊」
- blood pressure cuff:「血壓計臂帶」,cuff 本義是袖口,套在手臂上的圈
- gown:「長袍 / 手術衣」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Since the elephants need to use tea plantations as landmarks when navigating forests, they almost inevitably have to move through the farms.由於大象在森林中辨認方向前進時,需要以茶園當地標,牠們幾乎不可避免得穿過這些農場。
- navigate:「辨認方向前進」
- inevitably:「不可避免地」,inevitable 是「無法避免的」
- move through…:「穿過…」
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段It looks like a precisely engineered jigsaw puzzle, each branch growing just perfectly so it almost, but not quite, touches the neighboring tree.看起來像一幅精密設計的拼圖,每根樹枝都長得剛剛好,幾乎碰到鄰近的樹,卻又沒有碰到。
- precisely engineered:「精密設計的」,engineer 當動詞是「設計 / 製造」
- jigsaw puzzle:「拼圖」
- each branch growing…:獨立分詞構句,「每根樹枝都…」
- almost, but not quite, touches:「幾乎碰到,但沒有碰到」
- 111 學測|文意選填|第 2 段They had to learn from their own mistakes, which cost some their lives, and almost all suffered light or severe injuries.他們得從自己的錯誤中學習,這讓一些人丟了性命,幾乎所有人都受過輕傷或重傷。
- cost someone their lives:「讓某人喪命」,which 指前面整件事
- light or severe injuries:「輕傷或重傷」
- almost all (of them) suffered…:「幾乎所有人都遭受…」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段The Maasai are a semi-nomadic group in Kenya and northern Tanzania, wandering in bands and living almost entirely on the meat, blood, and milk of their herds.馬賽人是肯亞和坦尚尼亞北部的半遊牧族群,成群漫遊,幾乎完全靠牲畜的肉、血和奶維生。
- semi-nomadic:「半遊牧的」,semi-(半)+ nomadic
- wander in bands:「成群漫遊」
- live on…:「靠…維生」
- herd:「牲畜群」
- almost entirely:「幾乎完全」
- 109 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Jane amazed her teacher by passing the exam with a nearly perfect score; she almost failed the course last semester.Jane 以接近滿分的成績通過考試,讓老師大吃一驚;她上學期差點被當掉。
- by V-ing:「藉由…」
- nearly perfect score:「接近滿分」
- fail the course:「被當掉」
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