學測考點
a number of…
「許多…」(a number of advantages)
a great / record number of…
「大量的…」:number of 後面接可數複數名詞,前面可加 great、record(a great number of bookshops、a record number of fans)
growing numbers of…
「越來越多的…」(growing numbers of tea farms)
the number of…
「…的數量」,主詞單數(the number of artists)
學測原句
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段The prickly pear has a number of advantages over other biofuel crops, such as wheat, sugarcane, and soybeans.這種仙人掌比小麥、甘蔗和黃豆等其他生質燃料作物更具多項優勢。
- a number of…:「許多…」
- advantages over…:「比…有優勢」
- biofuel crops:「生質燃料作物」
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Although all book towns have a great number of bookshops, that's where the similarities end.雖然所有書鎮都有大量書店,相似之處也僅止於此。
- a great number of…:「大量的…」
- that's where the similarities end:「相似之處就到此為止」
- similarity:「相似之處」,similar 是「相似的」
- 112 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›As a record number of fans showed up for the baseball final, the highways around the stadium were choked with traffic all day.由於棒球決賽湧入創紀錄的球迷人數,球場周圍的公路整天都被車流塞住。
- a record number of…:「創紀錄數量的…」
- show up:「出現」
- all day:「一整天」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段In the Indian state of Assam, growing numbers of tea farms are destroying the Asian elephant’s habitats and endangering their population.在印度 Assam 邦,越來越多茶園正在破壞亞洲象的棲地,危及牠們的族群。
- growing numbers of…:「越來越多的…」
- endanger:「使陷入危險」,en-(使)+ danger
- population:這裡是「族群數量」
- 背景:阿薩姆邦(Assam)位於印度東北部,是著名的茶產區。
- 109 學測|綜合測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段According to Frances Darwin, founder of Henna Heals, the number of artists now involved in the project across Canada and the US has grown to over 150.根據 Henna Heals 創辦人 Frances Darwin 的說法,現在加拿大和美國參與這項計畫的藝術家,已增加到超過 150 人。
- according to…:「根據…」
- be involved in…:「參與…」
- grow to…:「增加到…」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 2 段In some cases, people with synesthesia may experience colors when they hear, read, or even think of letters and numbers.在某些情況下,有共感覺的人聽到、讀到,甚至想到字母和數字時,會體驗到顏色。
- in some cases:「在某些情況下」
- experience:這裡當動詞,「體驗」
- when they hear, read, or even think of…:三個動詞並列
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段An extremely mild winter allowed more mosquitoes than usual to survive, while the unusually high temperatures in that scorching summer further increased their number by speeding up their life cycle.極為溫和的冬天讓比平常更多的蚊子存活下來,而那個酷熱夏天的異常高溫,又加快了牠們的生命週期,進一步增加了數量。
- extremely mild:「極為溫和的」
- allow A to V:「讓 A 能夠…」
- scorching:「酷熱的」,scorch 是「烤焦」
- more mosquitoes than usual:「比平常更多的蚊子」
- by speeding up…:「藉由加快…」
- life cycle:「生命週期」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Dr. Hare, one of the venture’s co-founders, says a dog’s intelligence can’t be described with a single number.這家新創公司的共同創辦人之一 Hare 博士說,狗的智力不能用單一數字來描述。
- venture:這裡是「新創事業」
- co-founder:「共同創辦人」
- intelligence:「智力」
- can't be described with a single number:被動語態,「不能被描述」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段As a result, Jeanie was invited to make a number of public appearances with her Kiddie Stool, and was featured on local TV as well as in newspapers.因此,Jeanie 受邀帶著她的兒童凳多次公開露面,並被地方電視和報紙報導。
- as a result:「因此」
- a number of…:「一些…」
- public appearance:「公開露面」
- be featured:「被專題報導」
- A as well as B:「A 和 B」
- 112 學測|篇章結構|第 3 段When asked what color is evoked by a letter or number, synesthetic people would persistently give the same answer even if tested months or years apart.被問到某個字母或數字會引發什麼顏色時,有共感覺的人會一再給出同樣的答案,即使相隔數月或數年才測試。
- evoke:「喚起」,把感覺或記憶「叫出來」
- when asked…:省略 they are
- persistently:「持續不變地」
- even if…:「即使…」
- tested months or years apart:「相隔數月或數年被測試」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Since its introduction in the early 20th century, the headgear has saved countless lives and is considered the number one safety tool for construction workers.自 20 世紀初問世以來,這種頭部防護具已拯救無數生命,被視為建築工人的頭號安全工具。
- introduction:這裡是「問世、引進」
- headgear:「頭部穿戴物」
- the number one:「第一名的」
- construction worker:「建築工人」
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