學測考點
be likely to do something
「可能會…」
- more likely to stumble
- more likely to get stuck in our heads
- is likely to have grown
it is likely that…
「很可能…」:likely 後面接 that 子句,主詞用 it(it is very likely that you have synesthesia、it is less likely)
most likely
「很可能」
- most likely oriented to the east
- most likely because the Nile
- you've most likely heard the news
學測原句
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 1 段If so, it is very likely that you have synesthesia.如果是這樣,你很可能有共感覺。
- if so:「如果是這樣」
- it is very likely that…:「很有可能…」
- synesthesia:「共感覺」,一種感覺會同時引發另一種感覺
- 115 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段When all members in a group know what's going on with each other, it is less likely that they will fight.當群體裡每個成員都知道彼此的近況時,就比較不容易打架。
- know what's going on with someone:「知道某人的近況」
- it is less likely that…:「比較不可能…」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段In ancient India, for example, maps were most likely oriented to the east.例如在古印度,地圖很可能是以東方為上。
- most likely:「很可能」
- be oriented to the east:這裡指「以東方為地圖上方」,orient 就是「定出東方在哪」,也有「使適應」的意思
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇What field of study does the research mentioned in the passage most likely belong to?文章提到的研究,最可能屬於哪個學術領域?
- field of study:「研究領域」
- belong to:「屬於」
- 111 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The original budget for my round-island trip was NT$5,000, but the eventual cost is likely to be 50 percent higher.我環島旅行的原始預算是新台幣 5,000 元,但最終花費可能會高出 50%。
- original budget:「原始預算」
- round-island trip:「環島旅行」
- be likely to V:「可能會…」
- 50 percent higher:「高出 50%」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇Which culture most likely created the sandals shown in the picture?圖中的涼鞋最可能是哪個文化創造的?
- 試題固定問法:看圖回答;shown in the picture「圖中顯示的」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Researchers are not sure why some songs are more likely to get stuck in our heads than others, but everyone has their own tunes.研究人員不確定為什麼有些歌比其他歌更容易卡在腦中,但每個人都有自己的曲子。
- be likely to V:「可能會…」
- more likely…than others:「比其他歌更可能…」
- tunes:「曲子」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 3 篇Where does this passage most likely appear?這篇文章最可能出現在哪裡?
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 4 篇Evolution will very likely enable sea snakes to drink seawater.演化很可能讓海蛇能夠喝海水。
- very likely:「很可能」
- enable someone to V:「使某人能夠…」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇Who does “they” in the third paragraph most likely refer to?第三段的 “they” 最可能指的是誰?
- 試題固定問法:問代名詞或片語指的是什麼;refer to「指的是」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Early Egyptian maps showed south on top, most likely because the Nile, vital to Egyptian livelihood, originated in the south.早期的埃及地圖以南方為上,很可能是因為對埃及人生計至關重要的尼羅河發源於南方。
- , vital to Egyptian livelihood,:插入的形容詞片語,修飾 the Nile
- originate in…:「起源於…」,origin 是「起源」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段The defenders, living in the castles, were familiar with the stair pattern and could retreat up them very swiftly; while the attackers were much more likely to stumble and fall, particularly in the dimly lit confines of the staircase.住在城堡裡的守軍熟悉階梯的規律,可以很快往上撤退;攻擊者則更容易絆倒跌落,尤其是在樓梯間光線昏暗的狹窄空間裡。
- defender:「守軍」,defend + -er
- swiftly:「迅速地」,比 quickly 書面
- dimly lit:「光線昏暗的」,lit 是 light 的過去分詞
- confines:「狹窄的空間」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 3 篇According to the passage, where is Zanzibar most likely located on the following map?根據文章,Zanzibar 最可能位在下面地圖的哪個位置?
- be located:「位於」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇According to the passage, what would a Charmer most likely do?根據文章,Charmer 最可能會做什麼?
- 106 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Almost as soon as a child receives shoes to wear, he/she is likely to have grown out of them.孩子幾乎一拿到鞋子,就可能已經長大穿不下了。
- almost as soon as…:「幾乎一…就…」
- be likely to V:「很可能…」
- grow out of…:「長大而穿不下…」
- have grown out of them:完成式,表示到那時已經穿不下
- 106 學測|文意選填|第 1 段According to certain documents, ancient Egyptians also used onions for medicinal purposes, but they likely would have viewed the healing power of the vegetable as magical, rather than medical.根據某些文獻,古埃及人也把洋蔥用於醫療,但他們可能認為這種蔬菜的療效是神奇的,而不是醫學上的。
- according to…:「根據…」
- would have viewed…:「可能會認為…」,對過去的推測
- healing power:「療效」
- rather than:「而不是」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 3 篇What does the phrase “in the balance” in the last paragraph most likely mean?最後一段的 “in the balance” 最可能是什麼意思?
- 試題固定問法:問引號裡的字句是什麼意思;the author mean by…「作者說的…是什麼意思」
- in the balance:「懸而未決」,像天平兩邊還沒定出結果
- 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
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 4 篇What does the word “sedentary” in the third paragraph most likely mean?第三段的 “sedentary” 最可能是什麼意思?
- 試題固定問法:問引號裡的字句是什麼意思;the author mean by…「作者說的…是什麼意思」
- sedentary:「久坐不動的」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇What does “the pieces of a blurred memory” in the third paragraph most likely refer to?第三段的 “the pieces of a blurred memory” 最可能指的是什麼?
- 試題固定問法:問代名詞或片語指的是什麼;refer to「指的是」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段You’ve most likely heard the news by now: A car-commuting, desk-bound, TV-watching lifestyle can be harmful to our health.你現在很可能已經聽說了:開車通勤、坐辦公桌、看電視的生活方式,可能有害健康。
- most likely:「很可能」
- by now:「到現在」
- car-commuting, desk-bound, TV-watching:三個複合形容詞,修飾 lifestyle
- desk-bound:「被綁在桌前的」
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