學測考點
being + p.p.(被動動名詞 / 分詞)
「被…」:being + 過去分詞,表示被動
- being associated with medieval castles
- before being rescued and taken
- the odds of being hit by lightning
- already being used by many
- for fear of being disturbed
- avoid being destroyed by it
- children being bullied
being + 名詞
「身為…」:being 後面接名詞
- being vegan means
- being an Olympic medalist
- settled on being a naturalist
- that being said
- human beings
was being + 形容詞
「當下一時的表現」:不是一貫的性格(was being truthful)
學測原句
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Once the questions are finished, the examiner analyzes the results to determine if the person tested was being truthful.問題一問完,檢查員就分析結果,判斷受測者是否誠實。
- once…:這裡是連接詞,「一旦…」
- determine if…:「判定是否…」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Being associated with medieval castles and kings, spiral staircases gradually won popularity in European architecture, with new materials emerging to cope with customers’ needs.由於讓人聯想到中世紀城堡與國王,螺旋梯逐漸在歐洲建築中流行起來,新的建材也隨之出現,以滿足顧客的需求。
- being associated with…:分詞構句表示原因
- win popularity:「受歡迎」
- cope with:「應付」
- 114 學測|混合題|第 9 段Most animals in zoos are not endangered, nor are they being prepared for release into natural habitats.動物園裡的大多數動物並未瀕臨絕種,也沒有在為野放回自然棲地做準備。
- nor are they…:nor 放在後半句,後面的主詞和助動詞要倒裝
- be prepared for…:「為…做準備」
- release into…:「釋放到…」
- 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」
- 111 學測|混合題(選項)Being an Olympic medalist.是奧運獎牌得主。
- medalist:「獎牌得主」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Being hit by lightning is a rare event.被閃電擊中是罕見的事。
- hit by lightning:「被閃電擊中」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Due to its low cost, this innovative material is already being used by many leading fashion companies to make their products.由於成本低,這種創新材料已被許多領先的時尚公司用來製作產品。
- due to…:「由於…」
- leading:「領先的」
- is already being used:現在進行式被動
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段West Nile is a tropical disease that begins in birds, which pass it on to mosquitoes that then go on to infect human beings with a bite.West Nile 病是一種熱帶疾病,起源於鳥類,鳥再傳給蚊子,蚊子叮咬後再感染人類。
- pass it on to…:「把它傳給…」
- bite:這裡是名詞「叮咬」
- which pass it on to mosquitoes that then go on to infect…:which 指 birds,that 指 mosquitoes
- go on to V:「接著做…」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Peter plans to hike in a remote part of Africa, where he might not meet another human being for days.Peter 打算到非洲偏遠的地方健行,在那裡他可能好幾天都遇不到其他人。
- human being:「人類」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇Which field is NOT mentioned in the passage as being affected by blood-type beliefs?下列哪個領域沒有被文章提到是受血型信仰影響的?
- 試題固定問法:選文章沒提到的;NOT mentioned「沒有被提到」,NOT 大寫是提醒題目問的是反面
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The need to respect nature to avoid being destroyed by it.必須尊重自然,以免遭其摧毀。
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Pregnant elephants avoid delivering babies in the tea gardens for fear of being disturbed.懷孕的母象為了避免受到打擾,不在茶園裡生產。
- deliver babies:「生產」,deliver 在這裡是「分娩」
- for fear of being disturbed:「唯恐被打擾」,for fear of + V-ing
- 112 學測|混合題|第 1 段That being said, I’m definitely a carnivore and prefer meat, but I don’t see anything wrong with choosing one of the fakey-fakey meaty things once in a while—just for a change.話雖如此,我絕對是肉食者,偏好肉,但偶爾為了換換口味,選一個假得很假的肉類產品,我不覺得有什麼不對。
- that being said:「話雖如此」
- carnivore:「肉食者」,吃肉的人或動物
- fakey-fakey:口語,「很假的」
- once in a while:「偶爾」
- for a change:「為了換換口味」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段In Blixen’s words, “their weapons and finery are as much a part of their being as are a stag’s antlers” (a male deer’s horns).用 Blixen 的話說:「他們的武器和華服,就像雄鹿的鹿角一樣,是他們存在的一部分。」(antlers 指雄鹿的角)
- in one's words:「用某人的話說」
- finery:「華服」
- as much a part of…as…:「和…一樣是…的一部分」
- stag:「雄鹿」
- 111 學測|混合題|第 5 段Escaping from the war zone, he wandered alone for a week in a rainforest before being rescued and taken to a center for displaced children in the capital, Kinshasa.逃離戰區後,他在雨林獨自流浪了一週,才被救起,並被帶到首都 Kinshasa 一個收容流離失所兒童的中心。
- escaping from…:分詞構句,「逃離…之後」
- war zone:「戰區」
- wander:「流浪」
- before being rescued and taken…:before + 被動動名詞
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇When did the term “passport” start being used?“passport” 這個詞是什麼時候開始被使用的?
- term:「用語、詞」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Roy Sullivan, a park ranger in the United States, was struck by lightning more recorded times than any other human being.美國公園管理員 Roy Sullivan 被閃電擊中、且有紀錄的次數,比其他任何人都多。
- park ranger:「公園管理員」
- more recorded times than any other human being:「有紀錄的次數比其他任何人都多」
- 背景:Roy Sullivan 被稱為「人體避雷針」,被閃電擊中的次數列入金氏世界紀錄。
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段He had a glassmaker create thirty-seven hemispheres made of glass, with each being a different size and thickness to produce different pitches.他請玻璃工匠製作了三十七個玻璃半球,每個大小和厚度不同,以產生不同音高。
- have someone V:「請某人做…」
- hemisphere:「半球」,北半球就是 the Northern Hemisphere
- with each being…:with + 受詞 + 分詞,補充說明各半球的狀態,「每一個都…」
- 110 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Over the course of an 80-year life span, the odds of being hit by lightning are 1 in 3,000, not to mention the probability of being struck seven different times.在 80 年的壽命中,被閃電擊中的機率是三千分之一,更別說被擊中七次的機率了。
- over the course of…:「在…的過程中」
- life span:「壽命」
- 1 in 3,000:「三千分之一」
- not to mention…:「更不用說…」
- be struck:「被擊中」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段Therefore, the race is on to find a cheaper, cleaner, and more energy-efficient way of desalinating seawater, and promising new findings are being reported.因此,尋找更便宜、更乾淨、更節能的海水淡化方法的競賽已經展開,也不斷有令人期待的新發現被報導。
- the race is on:「競賽已經展開」
- energy-efficient:「節能的」,efficient 是「有效率的」
- promising:「有前景的、令人期待的」
- findings:「研究發現」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段Despite the economic and environmental hurdles, desalination is becoming increasingly attractive as human beings are using up fresh water from other sources.儘管有經濟與環境上的阻礙,隨著人類用盡其他來源的淡水,海水淡化正變得越來越有吸引力。
- despite:「儘管」,後面接名詞
- hurdle:「障礙」,本義是「跨欄」
- use up:「用盡」,up 在這裡是「到底、到完」,用到完就是「用盡」
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 1 段There is evidence of onions being used for culinary and medicinal purposes all over the ancient world.有證據顯示,整個古代世界都把洋蔥用於烹飪和醫療。
- evidence of onions being used:of 後面接動名詞,onions 是動名詞的主詞
- medicinal:「醫療的」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 3 段A snake’s likelihood to drink also correlated with its body condition, with more withered snakes being more likely to drink, and to drink more.蛇願意喝水的可能性也與牠的身體狀況相關,越乾癟的蛇越可能喝水,喝得也越多。
- correlate with…:「與…相關」
- withered:「乾癟的」,wither 是「枯萎」
- with A being more likely to…:with + 受詞 + 分詞,補充說明
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段There are reports of discrimination leading to children being bullied, ending of happy relationships, and loss of job opportunities due to blood type.有報導指出,血型歧視導致兒童遭霸凌、美滿關係破裂,以及工作機會流失。
- lead to…:「導致…」
- bully:這裡是動詞,「霸凌」
- ending:這裡是名詞,「結束」
- due to…:「由於…」
- three items:被霸凌、關係結束、失去工作機會,三項並列
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇He experimented with different ways and settled on being a naturalist.他嘗試過不同的方式,最後決定當個自然主義者。
- experiment with…:「嘗試…」
- settle on…:「最終決定…」
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