學測考點
land
動詞「降落、使登陸」(land safely、land humans on the moon)
land
名詞「土地、陸地、國家」
- the water or land
- the forest land where tea
- far from land
- foreign lands
- from different lands
- green for land and production
- the land was so dry
學測原句
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The skydiver managed to land safely after jumping out of the aircraft, even though her parachute failed to open in midair.這位跳傘者雖然降落傘在半空中沒打開,還是設法安全著陸。
- skydiver:「跳傘者」,sky + diver
- manage to V:「設法做到…」
- fail to V:「沒能…」
- 112 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段In the earlier days of space travel, scientists tried to overcome the force of gravity so that a rocket could shoot free of Earth's pull in order to land humans on the moon.在太空旅行的早期,科學家試圖克服重力,讓火箭能脫離地球的拉力,好把人類送上月球。
- the force of gravity:「重力」
- shoot free of…:「衝出…而脫離」,shoot 本義是「射」
- pull:這裡是名詞,「拉力」
- so that…:「以便…」
- in order to land humans on the moon:land 當動詞是「使登陸」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段On August 4, 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton, along with a skilled crew of 27, set sail on the Endurance toward the South Pole, hoping to make the first land crossing over Antarctica.1914 年 8 月 4 日,Ernest Shackleton 爵士帶著 27 名技術精良的船員,搭乘堅忍號啟航前往南極,希望完成史上第一次橫越南極大陸的壯舉。
- along with…:「連同…」,插入的部分不影響動詞,動詞仍跟著 Shackleton
- set sail:「啟航」,sail 是「帆」
- a crew of 27:「27 人的船員」
- land crossing:「陸地橫越」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段The islands soon attracted traders from different lands.這些島很快吸引了來自各地的商人。
- attract:「吸引」
- different lands:「不同的地方」,land 在這裡是「國家、土地」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Each color holds a special meaning: White stands for peace, green for land and production, while red—the most favored color among the Maasai—is the symbol of unity and bravery.每種顏色都有特殊意義:白色代表和平,綠色代表土地與生產,而紅色是馬賽人最喜愛的顏色,象徵團結與勇敢。
- stand for…:「代表…」
- green for land and production:省略 stands
- while:表對比
- favored:「受喜愛的」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段This means that no increased competition arises for the water or land presently used for food production.這表示目前用於糧食生產的水或土地,不會因此增加競爭。
- this means that…:「這表示…」
- food production:「糧食生產」
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 2 段The land was so dry that it had to be watered several times a day.那塊地太乾了,一天必須澆好幾次水。
- so…that…:「如此…以致…」
- water:這裡是動詞,「澆水」
- 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…」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段King Henry V of England is credited with having invented the first true passport, as a way of helping his subjects prove who they were in foreign lands.英格蘭國王亨利五世被認為發明了第一本真正的護照,作為幫助子民在外國證明身分的方法。
- be credited with…:「被認為有…的功勞」
- prove who they were:「證明自己是誰」
- 背景:亨利五世(Henry V)是 15 世紀初的英格蘭國王。
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The King agreed and gave Nehemiah a letter “to the governors of the province beyond the river,” requesting safe passage for him as he travelled through their lands.國王同意了,並給了 Nehemiah 一封致「河那邊省份總督」的信,請求在他經過他們的土地時讓他安全通行。
- governor:「總督」
- requesting:這裡是現在分詞,「請求」
- safe passage:「安全通行」
- as he travelled…:「當他經過…時」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段The concept of a travel document, which shows a person is under a ruler’s protection while in a foreign land, has probably existed since rulers and states were first invented.旅行文件的概念,是用來證明一個人身在外國時受統治者保護,這個概念可能從統治者和國家出現之初就存在了。
- travel document:「旅行文件」
- foreign land:「外國土地」
- has probably existed since…:現在完成式 + since
- 105 學測|文意選填|第 2 段In the beginning, people thought he was crazy to waste his time and money on the land.一開始,人們認為他把時間與金錢浪費在這塊地上很瘋狂。
- in the beginning:「一開始」
- crazy to V:「做…很瘋狂」
- waste A on B:「把 A 浪費在 B 上」
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段This comparative advantage is determined by key factors of production such as land, capital, and labor.這種比較優勢由土地、資本和勞力等關鍵生產要素決定。
- be determined by…:「由…決定」
- key:「關鍵的」
- factors of production:「生產要素」
- labor:「勞力」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Because yellow-bellied sea snakes usually spend all of their time far from land, rain is the animals’ only source of fresh water.因為黃腹海蛇通常一直待在遠離陸地的地方,雨水是牠們唯一的淡水來源。
- spend all of their time far from land:「一直待在遠離陸地的地方」
- fresh water:「淡水」
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