學測考點
popular
「受歡迎的」
- were popular in Chicago
- also popular in ancient Greece
- hoops were popular as a form of recreation
- popular among both men and women
- red is a popular color
- so popular that thousands were built and sold
- a popular fiction series
- sing popular folk songs
- the most popular form of landscape painting
popular
「大眾的」(in the popular imagination)
學測原句
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Before Moran arrived, Yellowstone in the popular imagination was a harsh, wild place with hot water and steam coming out of hellish holes in the ground.在 Moran 到來之前,大眾想像中的黃石,是一個嚴酷荒蠻的地方,熱水和蒸氣從地面上如地獄般的洞裡冒出來。
- in the popular imagination:「在大眾的想像中」
- harsh:「嚴酷的」
- with + 受詞 + V-ing:with hot water and steam coming out…,「熱水和蒸氣正冒出來」
- hellish:「地獄般的」,hell 是「地獄」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Why is the spiral staircase popular in modern times?為什麼螺旋梯在現代很受歡迎?
- 114 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›The local farmers' market is popular as it offers a variety of fresh seasonal produce to people in the community.這個當地的農夫市集很受歡迎,因為它為社區居民提供各式各樣的新鮮當季農產品。
- produce 當名詞是「農產品」,當動詞是「生產」;名詞重音在第一音節,動詞重音在第二音節
- a variety of…:「各式各樣的…」,後面接複數名詞或不可數名詞
- seasonal:「當季的」,season 是「季節」
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Watercolor was the most popular form of landscape painting in the 19th century.水彩是十九世紀最受歡迎的風景畫形式。
- landscape painting:「風景畫」
- the most popular…:最高級
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Hoop rolling was also popular in ancient Greece.滾圈圈在古希臘也很流行。
- hoop rolling:「滾圈遊戲」
- ancient Greece:「古希臘」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Multicolored beadwork is popular among both men and women.多色串珠男女都喜歡。
- multicolored:「多色的」
- popular among…:「在…之間受歡迎」
- 110 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段The instrument became so popular that thousands were built and sold.這項樂器變得非常受歡迎,成千上萬台被製造並賣出。
- so…that…:「如此…以致於…」
- thousands:「成千上萬」
- be built and sold:「被製造並賣出」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段They have remained popular due to their convenience, and are often worn with bathing suits or summer clothing.它們因為方便而持續受歡迎,常搭配泳衣或夏季服裝穿。
- remain:「保持」
- due to…:「由於…」
- bathing suit:「泳衣」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段Often those songs have a simple, upbeat melody and catchy, repetitive lyrics, such as popular commercial jingles and slightly annoying radio hits.這些歌通常有簡單、輕快的旋律,以及琅琅上口、重複的歌詞,例如流行的廣告歌和有點惱人的廣播熱門歌曲。
- upbeat:「輕快的」
- catchy:「琅琅上口的」
- commercial jingle:「廣告歌曲」
- annoying:「惱人的」
- hits:這裡是「熱門歌曲」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 2 段He then moved to New York City, where he worked as a freelance illustrator with Harper’s Weekly, a popular magazine of the time, and began painting.他接著搬到紐約市,在當時一份熱門雜誌《哈潑週刊》擔任自由插畫家,並開始繪畫。
- of the time:「當時的」
- popular:「熱門的」
- where he worked…and began painting:where 子句的兩個動詞用 and 連接
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The singers usually sing popular folk songs.歌手們通常唱流行的民謠。
- folk song:「民謠」
- 115 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段In Victorian times, cast iron spiral staircases were popular for public buildings and homes for the rich.維多利亞時代,鑄鐵螺旋梯在公共建築和有錢人家很受歡迎。
- Victorian:「維多利亞時代的」
- cast iron:「鑄鐵」,澆鑄成形的鐵
- the rich:「有錢人」,the + 形容詞表示一群人
- 背景:維多利亞時代(Victorian times)指英國維多利亞女王在位的 1837 到 1901 年。
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Systems using movable arms were popular in Chicago, while those using the red and green lights were adopted in San Francisco.芝加哥流行使用活動臂的系統,而舊金山採用的則是紅綠燈號誌。
- while:這裡表對比,「而」
- those:指 systems;using… 分詞修飾 systems
- adopt:「採用」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段In the 14th century, hoops were popular as a form of recreation in Great Britain.14 世紀時,圈圈在英國是一種流行的娛樂。
- a form of recreation:「一種娛樂形式」
- Great Britain:「英國」
- 112 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段This popular beach destination is now famous for its white sand beaches, slender palms, and turquoise seas.這個熱門的海灘度假勝地,現在以白沙灘、纖細的棕櫚樹和碧綠的海水聞名。
- be famous for…:「以…聞名」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇Colorful glass jewelry became popular after the 19th century.彩色玻璃珠飾在十九世紀之後變得流行。
- jewelry:「珠寶飾品」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Red is a popular color, and women generally opt for checked, striped, or patterned pieces of cloth.紅色是受歡迎的顏色,女性通常選擇格子、條紋或有圖案的布料。
- opt for…:「選擇…」
- generally:「通常」
- piece of cloth:「一塊布」
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 1 段Zebrafish, named for their characteristic stripes, have been a popular test subject for researchers.斑馬魚因其特有的條紋而得名,一直是受歡迎的研究實驗對象。
- named for…:「以…命名」
- test subject:「實驗對象」,subject 這裡是「受試對象」
- 111 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Then as commercial air travel became popular in the 1950s and airplanes began flying higher and faster, three planes mysteriously broke apart in midair.後來 1950 年代商業航空旅行普及,飛機開始飛得更高更快,有三架飛機神祕地在半空中解體。
- commercial air travel:「商業航空旅行」
- mysteriously:「神祕地」,mystery 是「謎」
- break apart:「解體」
- midair:「半空中」,mid-(中間)+ air
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段In the 1950s, flip-flops became popular in the United States as soldiers returning from occupied Japan brought zōris home.1950 年代,隨著從被占領的日本返國的士兵帶回草履,夾腳拖在美國流行起來。
- occupied:「被占領的」
- as:這裡是連接詞,「隨著」
- soldiers returning from…:現在分詞,修飾 soldiers
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Around 1800, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, Anne Maria, began the popular practice of “afternoon tea,” a ceremony taking place at about four o’clock.1800 年前後,第七代 Bedford 公爵夫人 Anne Maria 開始了「下午茶」這個流行的習慣,這是一個大約在四點舉行的儀式。
- Duchess:「公爵夫人」
- practice:這裡是名詞,「習慣、做法」
- taking place:「舉行」,take place 是「發生、舉行」
- 106 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Sherlock Holmes, a detective in a popular fiction series, has impressed readers with his amazing powers of observation and his knowledge of trivial facts.夏洛克·福爾摩斯是一系列暢銷小說中的偵探,他驚人的觀察力和對瑣碎事實的知識,讓讀者印象深刻。
- impress someone with…:「用…讓某人印象深刻」
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 1 段The fashion soon spread beyond the circle of the nobility to the middle classes, and tea became a popular drink at the London coffee houses where people met to do business and discuss events of the day.這股風尚很快從貴族圈擴散到中產階級,茶成為倫敦咖啡館裡受歡迎的飲料,人們在那裡碰面談生意、討論當天的大事。
- fashion:這裡是「風尚」
- spread beyond…:「擴散到…之外」
- the middle classes:「中產階級」
- do business:「做生意」
- discuss events of the day:「討論當天的大事」
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