學測考點
making it + 形容詞 / possible
「使得…」:make it + 形容詞,it 代替後面的 to do something 或子句(making it safer for the workers、making it available to)
making up
「構成、占」/「編造」(making their experiences up)
making + 抽象名詞(動作)
make 搭配抽象名詞,表示做出某個動作,例如 make an attempt「嘗試」(making public appearances、making a case for or against zoos)
making money / profits / a fortune
「賺錢、獲利、發財」(making great profits)
making
「製作」:後面接食物或物品
- for making hoops
- start making hula hoops
- for making bags, shoes
學測原句
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段It requires fewer chemicals, making it safer for the workers in factories.它需要的化學物質較少,讓工廠工人更安全。
- fewer chemicals:「較少的化學物質」
- making it safer:分詞構句,表結果
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 4 段The situation worsened when the industrial production of vodka began in the country, causing its prices to drop sharply and making it available to even low-income citizens.當國內開始工業化生產伏特加後,情況更加惡化:價格大幅下跌,連低收入的民眾也買得起。
- worsen:「惡化」,worse + en
- industrial production:「工業化生產」
- cause A to V:「使 A…」
- drop sharply:「驟降」
- available to…:「…買得到的」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段People with synesthesia used to be accused of making their experiences up.以前,有共感覺的人常被指責是在編造自己的經驗。
- used to V:「以前…」
- be accused of V-ing:「被指控…」
- make up:「編造」,名詞受詞可以放中間(make their experiences up);代名詞受詞一定要放中間(make them up)
- 115 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›As a shy boy afraid of making public appearances, Timmy dreads the thought of speaking before large audiences.Timmy 是個害怕在公開場合露面的害羞男孩,一想到要在一大群聽眾面前說話就害怕。
- public appearance:「公開露面」
- 114 學測|混合題|第 11 段In making a case for or against zoos, both sides argue that they’re saving animals.無論是支持還是反對動物園,雙方都主張自己是在拯救動物。
- make a case for / against…:「提出支持 / 反對…的理由」
- both sides:「雙方」
- argue that…:這裡是「主張…」
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The company is flourishing and making great profits under the wise leadership of the chief executive officer.在執行長明智的領導下,這家公司蓬勃發展,獲利豐厚。
- make profits:「獲利」
- wise leadership:「明智的領導」
- chief executive officer:「執行長」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇According to the passage, which is a correct time sequence of the materials used in making spiral staircases?根據文章,製作螺旋梯所用的材料,哪一個是正確的時間順序?
- time sequence:「時間順序」
- spiral staircase:「螺旋梯」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Making inquiries without reservation.毫無保留地詢問。
- without reservation:「毫無保留地」
- 113 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›As blood supplies have fallen to a critically low level, many hospitals are making an appeal for the public to donate blood.由於血液庫存已降到危急的低水準,許多醫院正呼籲民眾捐血。
- blood supplies:「血液庫存」
- donate:「捐贈」,donate blood 是「捐血」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇Why did Wham-O start making hula hoops?為什麼 Wham-O 開始製造呼拉圈?
- 107 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Few people will trust you if you continue making hollow promises and never make efforts to keep them.如果你一直做空洞的承諾,又從不努力兌現,很少人會相信你。
- few people will…:few 是「幾乎沒有」,否定意味
- make efforts to V:「努力去做…」
- keep a promise:「遵守承諾」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Skilled at drawing, he soon made a name for himself making illustrations for novels, sheet music, magazines, and children’s books.他擅長繪畫,很快就以替小說、樂譜、雜誌和童書畫插圖而成名。
- skilled at…:「擅長…」
- make a name for oneself:「成名」
- sheet music:「樂譜」
- 105 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Occasionally, however, they differ greatly in opinion and have a hard time making decisions.然而,偶爾他們意見差異很大,很難做出決定。
- differ in opinion:「意見不同」
- have a hard time V-ing:「很難…」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段To begin with, these staircases were quite narrow, so attackers would have to ascend one at a time, making it impossible to launch a mass attack.首先,這些樓梯相當窄,攻擊者只能一次一個往上爬,不可能發動大規模攻擊。
- ascend:「往上爬」,相反是 descend「往下」
- one at a time:「一次一個」
- launch:「發動」,原意是「發射」,launch an attack 就是把攻擊「發射」出去
- 114 學測|篇章結構|第 4 段And, if you're worried about feeling claustrophobic in small spaces, you'd better think twice before making a reservation.而且,如果你擔心在狹小空間裡會有幽閉恐懼,訂房前最好三思。
- claustrophobic:「幽閉恐懼的」,名詞是 claustrophobia「幽閉恐懼症」;-phobic 結尾就是「怕…的」
- had better V:「最好…」
- think twice:「三思」
- make a reservation:「訂位 / 訂房」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段The Icelandic project, from which this pioneering procedure emerged, strives for making a fundamental change in the marine industry.這項冰島計畫催生了這種開創性的療法,目標是為海洋產業帶來根本的改變。
- Icelandic:「冰島的」
- from which…:which 指 project,等於 this pioneering procedure emerged from the project
- pioneering:「開創性的」,pioneer 是「先驅」
- procedure:這裡是「療程 / 手術」
- strive for…:「努力追求…」
- marine industry:「海洋產業」
- 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」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇According to the passage, what materials have been used for making hoops?根據文章,製作呼拉圈用過哪些材料?
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段He linked all of this to a device shaped like a spinning wheel, with a foot control that turned the rod, making the glass hemispheres rotate.他把這一切連接到一個形狀像紡車的裝置上,用腳控制器轉動鐵棒,使玻璃半球旋轉。
- link A to B:「把 A 連接到 B」
- spinning wheel:「紡車」
- foot control:「腳控制器」
- making…rotate:分詞構句,make + 受詞 + 原形動詞
- 108 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›To reach the goal of making her company a market leader, Michelle proposed a plan to open ten new stores around the country this year.為了達成讓公司成為市場領導者的目標,Michelle 提出了今年在全國開十家新店的計畫。
- reach the goal:「達成目標」
- market leader:「市場領導者」
- around the country:「全國各地」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Newspapers, radio and TV stations, and websites have participated in the April 1 tradition of making fictional reports in order to fool their audiences.報紙、廣播電視台和網站,都參與了在 4 月 1 日製作虛構報導來愚弄觀眾的傳統。
- participate in…:「參與…」
- in order to fool their audiences:「為了愚弄觀眾」
- 108 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段After five years of research, she created from pineapple leaves a material which, like real leather, can be used for making bags, shoes, and other textile products.經過五年研究,她用鳳梨葉創造出一種材料,和真皮一樣,可以用來製作包包、鞋子和其他紡織品。
- create A from B:「用 B 創造出 A」
- like real leather:「像真皮一樣」
- a material which…can be used for…:「可用來…的材料」
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Trade is driven by different production costs in different countries, making it cheaper for some countries to import goods rather than make them.貿易是由各國不同的生產成本所推動,讓某些國家進口商品比自己製造便宜。
- be driven by…:「由…推動」
- production cost:「生產成本」
- making it cheaper:分詞構句,表示結果,it 是形式受詞,真正的受詞是 to import goods…
- rather than:「而不是」
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