學測考點
find out
「查出、發現」(find out the ideal length of a nap、find out if sea snakes)
find that…
「發現…」
- find that dominant males
- also find that horror movies
- find that weather conditions
find one's way
「找到路」(find their way across)
find ways to do something
「找出…的方法」:ways 後面接 to do something(find ways to fit exercise)
find a counterpart in…
「在…找到對應的人或物」:counterpart 是「對應的人或物」(find a counterpart in)
學測原句
- 115 學測|文意選填|第 4 段To begin with, you need to find out the ideal length of a nap.首先,你得找出小睡的理想長度。
- to begin with:「首先」
- find out:「查出」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇To find out if sea snakes are greatly reduced in population.為了查明海蛇的數量是否大幅減少。
- find out:「查明」
- population:這裡是「(生物的)數量」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段At the time, sailors relied on the North Star to find their way across the Mediterranean and later the Atlantic.當時,水手靠北極星在地中海、後來在大西洋上辨認方向。
- rely on…:「依靠」
- find one's way:「找到路」
- the North Star:「北極星」
- the Mediterranean:「地中海」
- 110 學測|文意選填|第 1 段If you cannot find ways to fit exercise into your busy daily schedule, don't worry!如果你找不到方法把運動塞進繁忙的日常行程,別擔心!
- fit A into B:「把 A 塞進 B」
- don't worry:「別擔心」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Moreover, 84 percent of human genes associated with disease find a counterpart in zebrafish.此外,84% 與疾病相關的人類基因,在斑馬魚身上都找得到對應的基因。
- associated with…:「與…相關的」
- find a counterpart in…:「在…找到對應物」
- 115 學測|文意選填|第 5 段If you can't find a dark room, consider wearing a sleep mask.如果找不到暗一點的房間,可以考慮戴眼罩。
- consider + V-ing:「考慮做…」,consider 後面接動名詞
- sleep mask:「睡眠眼罩」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段However, researchers also find that horror movies can have negative effects on some people.然而,研究人員也發現,恐怖片可能對某些人造成負面影響。
- have an effect on…:「對…有影響」
- 113 學測|混合題|第 3 段However, since these trails can easily be broken by wind or rain, the ants have to find new paths to get around the broken points and reestablish the network.然而,由於這些路徑很容易被風雨破壞,螞蟻必須找出新的路徑繞過斷點,重建網絡。
- get around…:「繞過…」
- broken points:「斷點」
- reestablish:「重建」,re-(再)+ establish
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇They cannot find a safe shelter when climbing out of the trenches.牠們爬出壕溝時找不到安全的避難處。
- shelter:「避難處」
- climb out of…:「爬出…」
- when climbing:省略主詞的分詞片語
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段The scholar then developed an equation to find the most depressing day of the year, and it turned out to be the third Monday in January.這位學者接著設計了一個公式,找出一年中最令人沮喪的一天,結果是一月的第三個星期一。
- equation:「公式、方程式」
- turn out to be…:「結果是…」
- 108 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Dad certainly had the list ready when he left for the market, but he would somehow forget it, and then would find it again only after he returned home.爸爸出門去市場時確實準備好了清單,但他不知怎麼就是會忘記帶,直到回家後才又找到。
- certainly:「確實」
- would:表示過去的習慣
- only after…:「直到…之後才」
- find it again:「又找到它」
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段As preparations began, a competition was held to find a builder of the “President’s House.”隨著籌備開始,舉辦了一場競賽,要找出「總統官邸」的建造者。
- as preparations began:as 是「隨著」
- a competition was held:「舉辦競賽」
- builder:這裡其實是指設計者
- President's House:當時對白宮的稱呼
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段You look into the mirror to find a tiny red spot on the base of your lower lashes.你照鏡子,發現下睫毛根部有一個小紅點。
- look into the mirror:「照鏡子」,look into 這裡是「往…裡面看」
- tiny:「很小的」
- base:「根部」
- lash:「睫毛」,eyelash 的簡稱
- to find…:to V 表示結果
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 4 段They hope to find the secret of his success.他們希望找出他成功的祕密。
- hope to V:「希望…」
- secret of…:「…的祕訣」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Mr. Power then spoke with his own primary care doctor, who advised him to find a new specialist to oversee Mrs. Power’s care.Power 先生接著和他自己的家庭醫生談,醫生建議他另找一位專科醫師來監督 Power 太太的照護。
- primary care doctor:「家庭醫生、基層醫師」
- advise someone to V:「建議某人…」
- oversee:「監督」,over + see
- 115 學測|文意選填|第 5 段So, find yourself a quiet place with minimal light or with blackout curtains.所以,幫自己找個光線極少或有遮光窗簾的安靜地方。
- minimal:「極少的」,minimum 是「最小值」
- blackout curtains:「遮光窗簾」,blackout 有「完全擋住」的意思,也有「封鎖」的意思
- 115 學測|混合題|第 6 段Yes, at this tiny antique store you can always find, as promised, something different.沒錯,在這家小小的古董店,你總能如店家所承諾的,找到與眾不同的東西。
- as promised:「如同承諾」,插入語
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Around this time, spiral staircases began to find much wider use in Roman architecture and across Europe.大約在這個時期,螺旋梯開始在羅馬建築和整個歐洲被更廣泛地使用。
- find wider use:「獲得更廣泛的使用」
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段They find that dominant males are particularly responsive to the "fake poop" that carries chemicals from females ready to mate.他們發現,居主導地位的雄犀牛對「假糞便」的反應特別強烈,這些假糞便帶有已準備好交配的雌犀牛所留下的化學物質。
- dominant:「居支配地位的」,dominant males 指群體中居主導地位的雄犀牛
- be responsive to…:「對…有反應」,respond + -ive
- ready to mate:「準備好交配」,mate 當動詞是「交配」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段In many old castles in Europe, visitors often find a fantastic spiral staircase, which provides a captivating focal point as it winds up the building.在歐洲許多古堡裡,遊客常會看到一座漂亮的螺旋梯,它盤旋而上,成為吸引目光的視覺焦點。
- spiral staircase:「螺旋梯」
- focal point:「焦點」,focus 的形容詞是 focal
- captivating:「迷人的」,captive 是「被俘虜的」,captivate 就是把人的注意力「抓住」
- wind:這裡念 /waɪnd/,是「蜿蜒」(也有「纏繞」的意思),過去式 wound,不是名詞「風」
- 112 學測|混合題|第 2 段It didn’t taste that bad, but I was surprised to find it had 40 more calories than the meat version!吃起來沒那麼糟,但我很驚訝它的熱量比肉的版本多了 40 大卡!
- taste that bad:that 在這裡是副詞,「那麼」
- be surprised to find…:「很驚訝發現…」
- 40 more calories than…:「比…多 40 大卡」
- the meat version:「肉的版本」
- 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」
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Hundreds of residents received free testing kits from the city government to find out if their water contained any harmful chemicals.數百名居民收到市政府提供的免費檢測組,來檢測他們的水是否含有任何有害化學物質。
- city government:「市政府」
- find out if…:「查明是否…」
- contain:「含有」
- harmful chemicals:「有害化學物質」
- 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」
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Using empirical data from laboratory experiments as well as observations of a mid-sized Japanese bank in real life, researchers find that weather conditions indeed influence a worker's focus.研究人員運用實驗室實驗的實證數據,以及對一家日本中型銀行的真實觀察,發現天氣狀況確實會影響員工的專注。
- empirical data:「實證數據」
- A as well as B:「A 和 B」
- indeed:「確實」
- focus:這裡是名詞,「專注」
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