學測考點

學測原句

• 113 學測｜閱讀測驗 第 1 篇｜第 2 段
  He determined that if he could recreate the same thing, making hooks-and-loops that bind to each other firmly, he could produce a strong fastener with many uses.
  他斷定，如果能重現同樣的東西，做出彼此緊緊相扣的鉤與環，就能做出用途很多的強力扣件。
  • determine：這裡是「斷定」
  • recreate：「重新製造」，re-（再）+ create
  • bind to…：「與…緊密結合」
  • fastener：「扣件」，fasten 是「扣緊」
  • with many uses：「有很多用途的」
• 104 學測｜文意選填｜第 3 段
  The reason for doing this was simple: Paperclips were a Norwegian invention whose original function was to bind together.
  這麼做的原因很簡單：迴紋針是挪威人的發明，其原始功能是把東西綁在一起。
  • whose original function was to bind together：whose 指 invention
  • bind：「綁、結合」
  • 冒號後面解釋原因