學測考點
signal
動詞「發出信號、示警」(signal emergency situations、signal the roles of people on site)
signal
名詞「信號」(the added signal、pick up signals)
學測原句
- 114 學測|文意選填|第 3 段They have been used to mark the hours of the day, to call the faithful to prayer, and to signal emergency situations such as fires and invasions.它們曾用來報時、召喚信徒祈禱,也用來示警火災與入侵等緊急情況。
- mark the hours:「標示時辰」,就是報時
- the faithful:「信徒」,the + 形容詞表一群人,faith 是「信仰」
- signal:這裡當動詞,「發出信號 / 示警」
- invasion:「入侵」,invade 的名詞
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Different colors are used in different industries to signal the roles of people on site.不同行業用不同的顏色,標示現場人員的角色。
- signal:這裡是動詞,「發出信號、標示」
- on site:「在現場」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段Installed in Detroit in 1920, Potts’ three-color system allowed for the added signal “proceed with caution” to be displayed.Potts 的三色系統於 1920 年裝設在底特律,讓新增的「謹慎前進」信號得以顯示。
- installed in…:分詞構句,交代裝設的時間與地點,不是在說原因
- allow for…:「使…成為可能」
- the added signal:「新增的信號」
- proceed with caution:「小心前進」,proceed 是「繼續前進」
- display:「顯示」
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段The sensors pick up signals from the person's blood pressure, pulse, and perspiration.感應器會接收這個人血壓、脈搏與出汗的訊號。
- pick up:這裡是「接收到」
- blood pressure:「血壓」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The functions of different traffic signals.各種交通號誌的功能。
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Red and green gas lamps were added to the signal for use at night.號誌上加裝了紅色與綠色的煤氣燈,供夜間使用。
- gas lamp:「煤氣燈」
- add A to B:「把 A 加到 B 上」
- for use at night:「供夜間使用」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 1 篇Which of the following pictures shows Knight’s proposed traffic signal?下列哪張圖顯示 Knight 提出的交通號誌?
- 試題固定問法:選出符合文章描述的圖;picture「圖片」
- proposed:「提出的」
- traffic signal:「交通號誌」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The first traffic signal originated from the idea of a traffic director.第一個交通號誌源自交通指揮員的概念。
- originate from…:「源自於…」
- traffic director:「交通指揮員」
- 114 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Motion sickness occurs when the signals your brain receives from your eyes, ears, and body do not match.當大腦從眼睛、耳朵與身體接收到的訊號互不吻合時,就會發生暈動症。
- the signals (that) your brain receives…:省略關係代名詞 that
- match:「吻合」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 2 段Knight’s traffic signal was installed near London’s Westminster Bridge in December 1868, but the system was short-lived.Knight 的號誌於 1868 年 12 月裝在倫敦西敏橋附近,但這套系統壽命很短。
- install:「安裝」
- short-lived:「短命的」,short + life 的形容詞
- 背景:西敏橋(Westminster Bridge)在倫敦泰晤士河上,鄰近國會大廈。
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 4 段Now, with the emergence of self-driving cars, researchers have begun to suggest that traffic signals are no longer necessary.如今隨著自駕車出現,研究人員已開始提出,交通號誌不再必要。
- with the emergence of…:「隨著…的出現」,emerge 是「浮現」
- no longer:「不再」
- suggest that…:這裡是「提出」
- 114 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 1 段Thus, he proposed a signaling system based on the railway movable-arm signal: Arms extending horizontally commanded drivers to stop, whereas arms lowered to a 45-degree angle told drivers to move on, resembling a traffic director’s gestures.因此,他提出一套以鐵路活動臂號誌為基礎的信號系統:手臂水平伸出,命令駕駛停車;手臂降到 45 度角,則告訴駕駛可以前進,就像交通指揮員的手勢。
- based on…:「以…為基礎」
- movable:「可活動的」,move + able
- extend:「伸出」
- horizontally:「水平地」,horizon 是「地平線」
- command A to V:「命令 A 做…」
- whereas:「然而」,表對比
- lowered to…:過去分詞,「降到…」
- move on:「繼續前進」
- resemble:「像」,是及物動詞,後面不加 to
- traffic director:「交通指揮員」
- 背景:鐵路活動臂號誌(movable-arm signal)是早期鐵路用機械手臂指示火車停車或前進的信號。
- 105 學測|綜合測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Throughout the process of questioning, all the signals are recorded on a single strip of moving paper.在整個詢問過程中,所有訊號都被記錄在一條移動的紙帶上。
- throughout…:「在整個…期間」
- strip:「長條」
詞彙題
選一個答案,會告訴你對不對、為什麼。
While winning a gold ______ is what every Olympic athlete dreams of, it becomes meaningless if it is achieved by cheating.While winning a gold medal is what every Olympic athlete dreams of, it becomes meaningless if it is achieved by cheating.
106 學測|詞彙題 第 12 題
近義字
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