學測考點
forest
「森林」
- navigating forests
- forest land
- man-made forest
學測原句
- 113 學測|混合題|第 3 段Turtle ants often live in the cavities of dead branches in American forests.龜蟻常棲息在美洲森林枯枝的空洞裡。
- cavity:「空洞」
- dead branch:「枯枝」
- American forests:這裡指美洲的森林
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇They cannot locate the landmarks while trying to navigate forests.牠們試圖在森林中找路時,找不到地標。
- locate:這裡是「找到位置」
- navigate:「導航、找路」
- while trying to V:「在試圖…時」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 1 段Are forests always created by nature?森林一定是大自然創造的嗎?
- create:「創造」;always 放在否定與疑問句,這裡問「是不是總是」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The consequence of building houses in the forest.在森林裡蓋房子的後果。
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段In certain forests, when you look up you will see a network of cracks formed by gaps between the outermost edges of tree branches.在某些森林裡,抬頭看會看到一張由樹枝最外緣之間的縫隙所形成的裂紋網。
- look up:「抬頭看」
- a network of cracks:「一張裂縫網」
- formed by…:過去分詞,「由…形成的」
- gap:「縫隙」
- outermost:「最外側的」,outer + most
- 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|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Much of the forest land where tea is grown in Assam is flat and thus farmers must dig drainage trenches to prevent water from accumulating and hurting the shrubs.Assam 種茶的林地多半是平地,所以農民必須挖排水溝,避免積水傷害茶樹。
- flat:「平坦的」
- drainage trench:「排水溝」,drain 是「排水」
- accumulate:「累積」
- shrub:「灌木」,茶樹就是灌木
- prevent A from V-ing:「避免 A 做…」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 3 段Kareem let his forest grow naturally, without using fertilizers or insecticides.Kareem 讓他的森林自然生長,不使用肥料或殺蟲劑。
- let someone V:「讓某人…」
- insecticide:「殺蟲劑」,insect 是「昆蟲」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 3 段That's why he did not allow fallen leaves or twigs from the forest to be removed.這就是為什麼他不准人移走森林裡掉落的葉子或小樹枝。
- that's why…:「這就是為什麼…」
- allow A to be p.p.:「允許 A 被…」
- twig:「小樹枝」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 2 段Greatly encouraged by the result, Kareem planted more trees and his man-made forest began to take shape.Kareem 受到這個結果的大大鼓舞,種了更多樹,他的人造森林開始成形。
- greatly encouraged by…:「受到…大大鼓舞」,分詞構句
- take shape:「成形」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 4 段Today, his forest is home to 1,500 medicinal plants, 2,000 varieties of trees, rare birds, animals, and insects.如今,他的森林裡生長著 1,500 株藥用植物和 2,000 個品種的樹木,還有稀有的鳥類、動物與昆蟲棲息其中。
- be home to…:home 是「家」,be home to… 是「是…的家」,引申為「有…棲息 / 生長 / 存在於此」;這句的主詞是森林,植物是「生長」在這裡,鳥類、動物、昆蟲是「棲息」在這裡
- variety:「品種」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 4 段After years of hard work, Kareem has not only realized his dream but also transformed a piece of deserted property into a beautiful forest.經過多年努力,Kareem 不但實現了他的夢想,還把一塊荒廢的土地轉變為美麗的森林。
- not only A but also B:「不只 A,也 B」
- realize:這裡是「實現」
- transform A into B:「把 A 轉變為 B」
- deserted:「荒廢的」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Referring to the relocation of Taiwu Elementary School and Taiwu Village following Typhoon Morakot in August 2009, Camake said, “We could not take the forest or our houses in the mountains with us; but we were able to bring our culture along.談到 2009 年八月莫拉克颱風後泰武國小與泰武村的遷移,Camake 說:「我們沒辦法把森林或山上的房子一起帶走,但我們能把文化帶在身邊。
- referring to…:分詞構句,「提到…」
- relocation:「遷移」
- following:這裡是介系詞,「在…之後」
- take A with us:「把 A 帶走」
- bring…along:「一起帶著」
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