學測考點
testing if / whether…
「測試是否…」(testing if the GABA theory works)
學測原句
- 111 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 3 篇Scientists are testing if the GABA theory works on mice as it does on zebrafish.科學家正在測試 GABA 理論在老鼠身上是否和在斑馬魚身上一樣有效。
- test if…:「測試是否…」
- work on…:「對…有效」
- as it does on zebrafish:it does 代替 works
- mice:「老鼠」,mouse 的複數
- 113 學測|閱讀測驗 第 1 篇|第 3 段After years of research and testing, he learned that synthetics worked best and eventually settled on heat-treated nylon, a strong and durable substance.經過多年的研究與測試,他得知合成纖維效果最好,最後選定了經過熱處理的尼龍,一種堅固耐用的材料。
- synthetics:「合成纖維」,用複數
- work best:「效果最好」
- settle on…:「最後選定…」
- durable:「耐用的」,能用很久
- 110 學測|詞彙題看這一題 ›Hundreds of residents received free testing kits from the city government to find out if their water contained any harmful chemicals.數百名居民收到市政府提供的免費檢測組,來檢測他們的水是否含有任何有害化學物質。
- city government:「市政府」
- find out if…:「查明是否…」
- contain:「含有」
- harmful chemicals:「有害化學物質」
- 109 學測|閱讀測驗 第 3 篇|第 3 段Recently, however, the International Olive Council (IOC) is seeking input on test methods to improve the transparency of the testing process and boost the accuracy of the results.不過最近,國際橄欖油理事會(IOC)正在徵求對檢驗方法的意見,以提高檢驗過程的透明度,並提升結果的準確度。
- seek input on…:「徵求對…的意見」
- transparency:「透明度」,transparent 是「透明的」
- accuracy:「準確度」
- 108 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段After testing these brands on five different groups of live bedbugs for two hours, the scientists saw that the foggers had little—if any—effect on the insects.這些品牌在五組活臭蟲身上測試兩小時後,科學家發現殺蟲煙霧劑對昆蟲幾乎沒有效果,即使有,也很小。
- after testing…:after + V-ing
- live:這裡讀 /laɪv/,「活的」
- little—if any—effect:「即使有,效果也很小」,if any 是插入語
- 107 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 4 段Dallas County was not doing some of the key things to slow the spread of West Nile, such as testing dead birds and setting mosquito traps to test for the presence of the disease.達拉斯郡沒有做一些減緩 West Nile 病傳播的關鍵工作,例如檢驗死鳥,以及設置捕蚊器來檢測疾病的存在。
- slow the spread:「減緩傳播」
- key:這裡是「關鍵的」
- such as…:「例如…」
- set mosquito traps:「設置捕蚊器」
- presence:「存在」,present(在場的)的名詞
- 106 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 1 篇The purpose of Dognition’s testing is to control a dog’s behavior.Dognition 測驗的目的是控制狗的行為。
- 105 學測|閱讀測驗 第 4 篇|第 2 段Thus, the team became interested in testing whether sea snakes became dehydrated at sea.因此,研究團隊對測試海蛇在海上是否會脫水產生興趣。
- become interested in V-ing:「對…產生興趣」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗(選項) 第 2 篇Patients tend to believe more testing is better treatment.病人傾向認為檢查越多,治療越好。
- tend to V:「傾向…」
- believe (that)…:省略 that
- better treatment:「更好的治療」
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 3 段Under the new doctor’s care, the regular testing stopped and Mrs. Power’s condition stabilized.在新醫生的照護下,例行檢驗停止了,Power 太太的狀況也穩定下來。
- under the care of…:「在…的照護下」
- condition:「病情」
- stabilize:「穩定」,stable 的動詞
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 1 段Sometimes a test leads you down a path to more and more testing, some of which may be invasive, or to treatment for things that should be left alone.有時,一項檢查會引出越來越多檢查(其中有些可能具侵入性),或導向對本來無須處理的問題進行治療。
- lead someone down a path:「把某人帶上一條路」
- invasive:「侵入性的」
- leave alone:「不去管」
- some of which may be invasive:which 指 testing
- 104 學測|閱讀測驗 第 2 篇|第 2 段Terrence Power, for example, complained that after his wife learned she had Wegener’s disease, an uncommon disorder of the immune system, they found it difficult to refuse testing recommended by her physician.例如,Terrence Power 抱怨說,他妻子得知自己罹患韋格納氏症(一種不常見的免疫系統疾病)後,他們發現很難拒絕她的醫生建議的檢驗。
- complain that…:「抱怨…」
- uncommon:「不常見的」
- disorder:「疾病、失調」
- immune system:「免疫系統」
- recommend:「建議」
- physician:「醫師」,比 doctor 正式
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