學測考點
stool
「凳子」:沒有靠背的矮凳(use a stool to help her reach the bathroom sink)
學測原句
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Like many other five-year-olds, Jeanie Low of Houston, Texas, would use a stool to help her reach the bathroom sink.和許多其他五歲孩子一樣,德州休士頓的 Jeanie Low 會用小凳子幫助自己搆到浴室洗手台。
- like many other five-year-olds:「像許多其他五歲孩子一樣」
- reach:「搆到」
- sink:「洗手台」
- would use:這裡 would 表示過去的習慣
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Jeanie called her invention the “Kiddie Stool.”Jeanie 把她的發明稱為「兒童凳」。
- call A B:「把 A 稱為 B」
- Kiddie:kid 的口語兒語寫法
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇What are the characteristics of Jeanie’s Kiddie Stool?Jeanie 的兒童凳有什麼特色?
- characteristic:「特色」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Jeanie’s Kiddie Stool won first place in her school’s contest.Jeanie 的兒童凳在學校比賽中贏得第一名。
- win first place:「得到第一名」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇She did not think that plastic stools were tall enough for her.她不認為塑膠凳子對她來說夠高。
- she did not think that…:否定轉移,英文把 not 放在 think 前,中文是「不認為…夠高」
- 形容詞 + enough:「夠…」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇The stool in her bathroom was not firm and often got in the way.她浴室裡的凳子不穩,還常常擋路。
- get in the way:「擋路」
- often:「常常」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇The Kiddie Stool will swing out only when the cabinet door opens.兒童凳只有在櫃門打開時才會擺出來。
- swing out:「擺出」
- only when…:「只有當…時」
- cabinet door:「櫃門」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇Why did Jeanie Low invent the Kiddie Stool, according to the passage?根據文章,Jeanie Low 為什麼要發明兒童凳?
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗(題目) 第 2 篇Which of the following statements is true about how the Kiddie Stool works?下列何者關於兒童凳的運作方式是正確的?
- 試題固定問法:選敘述正確的;statement「敘述」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Jeanie decided to make a stool attached to the bathroom cabinet door under the sink.Jeanie 決定做一張附在洗手台下櫃門上的凳子。
- decide to V:「決定…」
- attached to…:「附在…上」
- cabinet:「櫃子」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Many people found the story of the Kiddie Stool inspiring because it showed that with imagination, anyone can be an inventor.許多人覺得兒童凳的故事很鼓舞人心,因為它顯示只要有想像力,任何人都可以成為發明家。
- find A + 形容詞:「覺得 A…」
- 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」
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段After learning of an invention contest held by her school that year, Jeanie resolved to enter the contest by creating a stool that would be a permanent fixture in the bathroom, and yet could be kept out of the way when not in use.得知學校那年舉辦發明比賽後,Jeanie 決心參賽,發明一張永久固定在浴室、但不用時又能收起來不擋路的凳子。
- learn of…:「得知…」
- invention contest:「發明比賽」
- resolve to V:「決心…」
- permanent fixture:「固定裝置」
- out of the way:「不擋路」
- in use:「使用中」
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