97年學測

41-44 為題組

Howler monkeys are named for the long loud cries, or howls, that

they make every day. They are the loudest land animal and their howls

can be heard three miles away through dense forests. Male howler

monkeys use their loud voices to fight for food, mates, or territory.

Everyone starts and ends the day by howling to check out where their

nearest competitors are.

Interestingly, when there are few howler monkeys in an area, the

howling routine takes on a different pattern. In Belize, where howler

monkeys were newly reintroduced into a wildlife sanctuary, the howler

monkeys were heard only a few times a week rather than every day.

Apparently, with plenty of space and no other howler monkeys around,

there was no need to check on the whereabouts of their competitors. At

the sanctuary, keepers now use recorded howler sounds from a distance

so that the monkeys feel the need to make the territorial calls as they

would do in the wild. In the future when the population grows, there will

be no need for the recording because the howler monkeys will have

more reason to check in with the neighbors to define their own

territories.

語譯及解釋

吼猴每天發出長又大聲的吼叫,並為此而得其名,牠們是叫聲最

響的陸生動物,吼聲可穿透濃密的森林,在 3英里外都可聽到,雄吼猴使

用其響亮的聲音為食物、交配的對象或地盤而奮戰,從早到晚,每隻吼

猴都會吼叫以追查最近的競爭者在哪。

有趣的是,某個地區有極少的吼猴時,例行的吼叫就呈現不同型

態,在貝里斯,某野生保護區最近重新引進了吼猴,這些吼猴的叫聲不

是每天,而是一個星期只能聽到幾次,這似乎是因大空間且附近沒有其

他吼猴,就不必追查競爭對手的下落,在該保護區,管理員會從遠處播

放錄製的吼猴叫聲,以使這些吼猴覺得有需要發出捍衛地盤的吼聲,一

如牠們在野外時,未來吼猴的數量增加時,就不需要(放)這些錄音了,因

為那時這些吼猴將有更多理由追查鄰居(指吼猴),以界定其地盤。

named for因…而得名 ; howler咆哮者 ; mate伴侶

territory領土,地盤 ; routine例行公事 ; take on具有,呈現

reintroduce重新引進 ; wildlife野生動物(集合名詞,不可數)

sanctuary庇護所,保護區 ; apparently似乎 ; check on檢查, 追蹤

whereabouts下落 ; define定義…

( )41. Why do howler monkeys howl?

(A) To claim their territory.

(B) To check how popular they are.

(C) To tell others they are going to leave.

(D) To show friendliness to their neighbors.

選(A)理由：文中提到是為了宣示其所擁有的地盤。

claim主張,宣示

( )42. Why did the howler monkeys in Belize howl less often?

(A) They lived too close to each other.

(B) There was enough food for all of them.

(C) There were no other competitors around.

(D) They were not used to the weather there.

選(C)理由：文中提到這似乎是因大空間且附近沒有其他吼猴

( )43. Why do the keepers at the sanctuary use recorded howls?

(A) To prevent the howler monkeys from getting homesick.

(B) To help howler monkeys maintain their howling ability.

(C) To trick the monkeys into the belief that there is plenty of space

around.

(D) To teach the monkeys how to make the loudest cries to scare

people away.

選(B)理由：文中提到管理員會從遠處播放錄製的吼猴叫聲,以使這

些吼猴覺得有需要發出捍衛地盤的吼聲,一如牠們在野外時,來維持

其吼叫的本能

prevent阻止( + from) ; homesick思鄉的

trick sb. into st.(/Ving) 誘使某人做...

( )44. According to the passage, which of the following is true about

howler monkeys?

(A) They howl most often at noon.

(B) They originally came from Belize.

(C) People can hear their howls three miles away.

(D) Female monkeys howl to protect their babies.

選(C)理由：文中提到牠們是叫聲最響的陸生動物,吼聲可穿透濃密

的森林,在3英里外都可聽到 originally最初,起先

45-48 為題組

After the creation of the Glacier National Park in Montana, the

growing number of park visitors increased the need for roads. Eventually,

the demand for a road across the mountains led to the building of the

Going-to-the-Sun Road.

The construction of the Going-to-the-Sun Road was a huge task.

After 11 years of work, the final section of the road was completed in

1932. The road is considered an engineering feat. Even today, visitors to

the park marvel at how such a road could have been built. It is one of

the most scenic roads in North America. The construction of the road

has changed the way visitors experience the Glacier National Park.

Visitors now can drive over sections of the park that previously took

days of horseback riding to see. Just across the border, in Canada, is

the Waterton Lakes National Park. In 1931, members of the Rotary Clubs

of Alberta and Montana suggested joining the two parks as a symbol of

peace and friendship between the two countries. In 1932, the United

States and Canadian governments renamed the parks the

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the world’s first. More

recently, the parks have received several international honors. They

were named as a World Heritage Site in 1995. This international

recognition highlights the importance of this area, not just to the United

States and Canada, but to the entire world.

語譯及解釋

蒙大拿州冰河國家公園設立後,到公園來玩的遊客就一直增加,

使得公路的需求也增加了,最終,越過山嶺的公路需求,導致興建了『向

陽大道』。

『向陽大道』的興建是項巨大的工作,11年的努力之後,於1932

年此路的末段完成了。這條公路被視為一項工程傑作,甚至在今天,到

公園來的訪客對此公路建造方法驚歎不已,它是北美風景最美的公路

之一,這公路的建造已改變了遊客體驗冰河國家公園的方式。

如今遊客可開車越過公園各區,早先那可要花幾天騎馬才能觀

賞到,越過邊界在加拿大就是瓦特頓湖國家公園了, 在1931年,亞伯達

省(加拿大)及蒙大拿州(美國)的扶輪社建議結合此兩座公園以象徵兩

國間的和平友好,1932年,美加兩國政府將這公園重新命名為瓦特頓一

冰河國際和平公園,這可是全球第一座,最近,這公園獲得數項國際殊

榮,在1955年,它們被列為世界遺產,這項國際認可突顯了此區的重要

性,不僅對美加如此,對全世界亦然。

creation建立,創造 ; glacier冰河 ; eventually最後,終於

lead to導致(= contribute to; give rise to; bring about; result in; cause)

construction建造 ; section部門,段 ; feat技藝,功夫

marvel at對...感到讚嘆 ; scenic風景的 ; horseback riding騎馬

border邊界 ; the Rotary Club扶輪社 ; as a symbol of作為象徵…

heritage遺產 ; recognition認可,承認,認同

highlight凸顯;強調(= underline; emphasize; stress) ; entire= whole

( )45. What made it necessary to build a road through the Glacier

National Park?

(A) There were too many parks in Montana.

(B) The park was not sunny enough for visitors.

(C) The existing mountain roads were destroyed.

(D) More visitors were interested in going to the park.

選(D)理由：文中提到到公園來玩的遊客就一直增加,使得公路的需

求也增加了

( )46. How has the Going-to-the-Sun Road influenced the way people

experience the Glacier National Park?

(A) The scenery along the road is too beautiful for visitors to drive

carefully.

(B) It has become a marvelous experience for people to ride horses on

this road.

(C) The road has allowed people to see more of the park in a shorter

period of time.

(D) The transportation on the road was so difficult that few people

could really enjoy the trip.

選(C)理由：文中提到如今遊客可開車越過公園各區,早先那可要花

幾天騎馬才能觀賞到,象徵旅遊時間大幅縮短

( )47. What does “an engineering feat” mean?

(A) A big success in construction.

(B) A magical building machine.

(C) A great disaster for the travelers.

(D) An enjoyable process for engineers.

選(A)理由：文中提到這條公路被視為一項工程傑作

feat可指技藝

( )48. What is special about the Waterton-Glacier International Peace

Park?

(A) It is where the glacier runs to the lake.

(B) It is the first park funded by the whole world.

(C) It is a special park built to protect wild animals.

(D) It is composed of two parks located in two countries.

選(D)理由：文中提到自蒙大拿州冰河國家公園越過邊界就是加拿

大瓦特頓湖國家公園了,而在1931年,亞伯達省(加拿大)及蒙大拿州

(美國)的扶輪社促成此兩座公園結合

49-52 為題組

Ice sculpting is a difficult process. First, ice must be carefully

selected so that it is suitable for sculpting. Its ideal material is pure,

clean water with high clarity. It should also have the minimum amount

of air bubbles. Perfectly clear ice blocks weighing 140 kg and measuring

100 cm × 50 cm × 25 cm are available from the Clinebell Company in

Colorado. Much larger clear blocks are produced in Europe and Canada

or harvested from a frozen river in Sweden. These large ice blocks are

used for large ice sculpting events and for building ice hotels.

Another difficulty in the process of ice sculpting is time control.

The temperature of the environment affects how quickly the piece must

be completed to avoid the effects of melting. If the sculpting does not

take place in a cold environment, then the sculptor must work quickly to

finish his piece. The tools used for sculpting also affect when the task

can be accomplished. Some sculptures can be completed in as little as

ten minutes if power tools are used. Ice sculptors also use razor-sharp

chisels that are specifically designed for cutting ice. The best ice chisels

are made in Japan, a country that, along with China, has a long tradition

of magnificent ice sculptures.

Ice sculptures are used as decorations in some cuisines, especially

in Asia. When holding a dinner party, some large restaurants or hotels

will use an ice sculpture to decorate the table. For example, in a wedding

banquet it is common to see a pair of ice-sculpted swans that represent

the union of the new couple.

語譯及解釋

冰雕的過程很不簡單.首先,選擇冰可不能馬虎,這樣才能選出適

合雕刻的冰.理想的冰材水質純淨且透徹性高.氣泡量亦應最低.科羅

拉多州克萊恩貝爾公司(Clinbell Company)就有出售晶瑩剔透完美無

暇的冰塊,這些冰塊重達140公斤,長100公分,寬50公分,高25公分.歐洲

及加拿大則生產更大的透明冰塊,也可在瑞典的一條冰凍的河流取得.

這些大冰塊專供大型冰雕活動及建造冰旅館使用.

冰雕過程另一項難處在於時間的掌握.環境溫度會決定冰雕作

品必須多快得完成,以避免溶化的命運.如果冰雕並非在寒冷的環境進

行,雕刻師就得快馬加鞭完成作品.冰雕所使用的工具亦會決定完工的

時間.若能使用電動工具,若干冰雕作品在短短10分鐘內就可完成.冰

雕師也會使用利如刀片的鑿刀,這種鑿刀專為切割冰塊所設計.最棒的

鑿刀是日本製,日本及中國都有華麗的冰雕作品,是一項歷史悠久的傳

統.

若干菜餚都會使用冰雕飾品,尤其是在亞洲.一些大餐廳或飯店

舉辦晚宴時,會使用一件冰雕作品來裝飾餐桌.譬如,婚宴上常會見到

一對冰雕天鵝,代表這對新人的結合.

sculpt雕刻 ; process過程 ; ideal理想的 ; clarity清澈

minimum最小量(的) ; maximum最大量(的) ; optimum最理想(的)

bubble泡泡 ; block塊(狀物),積木 ; weigh重(達…)

measure量起來(達…) ; available現成(/有)的 ; harvest收穫

event盛事,活動 ; accomplish完成 ; power tool電動工具

razor刮(鬍)刀 ; chisel鑿子 ; magnificent壯麗的

decoration裝飾(物) ; cuisine料理 ; banquet盛宴

theme主題 ; sculptor雕刻家

( )49. What kind of ice is ideal for sculpting?

(A) Ice from ice hotels.

(B) Ice from clean water.

(C) Ice with lots of bubbles in it.

(D) Ice weighing over 100 kilograms.

選(B)理由：文中提到理想的冰材水質純淨且透徹性高

( )50. Why is ice sculpting difficult?

(A) It is hard to control the size and shape of the ice.

(B) The right theme for ice sculpting is not easy to find.

(C) The appropriate tools are only available in some countries.

(D) It is not easy to find the right kind of ice and work environment.

選(D)理由：文中提到選擇冰可不能馬虎,這樣才能選出適合雕刻的

冰，及 環境溫度會決定冰雕作品必須多快得完成

( )51. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

(A) The uses of ice sculptures.

(B) The places where ice is sculpted.

(C) The quality of ice sculptures.

(D) The origin of ice sculpting parties.

選(A)理由：文中提到用途如：宴餚會使用冰雕飾品,以裝飾餐桌

( )52. Which of the following statements is true about the process of

sculpting ice?

(A) It takes more time to carve with razor-sharp chisels.

(B) It can be finished in 10 minutes if the right tools are used.

(C) Larger blocks of ice from Sweden are easier to handle for

sculptors.

(D) The carver must work fast in a cold environment to avoid catching

cold.

選(B)理由：文中提到若能使用電動工具,若干冰雕作品在短短10分

鐘內就可完成

53-56 為題組

If you touch your finger to a hot stove, you know it’s going to hurt.

However, if you convince yourself beforehand that the pain won’t be so

bad, you might not suffer as much. According to a recent study, the part

of your brain that reacts to severe pain is largely the same part that

reacts to expectation of pain.

Researchers in this study worked with 10 volunteers, ages 24 to 46.

Each volunteer wore a device that gave out 20-second-long pulses of

heat to the right leg. There were three levels of heat, producing mild,

moderate, or strong pain. During training, the volunteers would first

hear a tone, followed by a period of silence, and then feel a heat pulse.

They then learned to associate the length of the silent pause with the

intensity of the upcoming heat pulse. The longer the pause, the stronger

the heat pulse would be, causing more severe pain.

A day or two later, the real experiment began. The researchers found

that the parts of the brain involved in learning, memory, emotion, and

touch became more active as the volunteers expected higher levels of

pain.

These were mainly the same areas that became active when

participants actually felt pain. Interestingly, when the volunteers

expected only mild or moderate pain but experienced severe pain, they

reported feeling 28 percent less pain than when they expected severe

pain and actually got it.

The new study emphasizes that pain has both physical and

psychological elements. Understanding how pain works in the mind and

brain could eventually give doctors tools for helping people cope with

painful medical treatments.

語譯及解釋

你要是把手指往熱爐子一碰,就知道手指會痛.不過你若事先能

說服自己這種痛沒那娜麼厲害時,也許你痛得就不會那麼難過了.根據

最近的一項研究,你大腦會對劇痛有反應的那一區垣塊大致就是會對

期望有疼痛反應的同一區塊.

從事這項研究的研究員針對年齡在24至46歲不等的10位志願者

作研究.每個志願者都戴上了一種裝置,這個裝置會對右腿發出長達20

秒的熱脈衝.共有3種程度的熱,分別產生微痛、中度疼痛及強烈疼痛.

訓練期間,志願者會先聽到一個音調,接著就是一陣安靜,然後便感到

一股熱脈衝.接下來他們便學習將安靜的間歇期長度與即將發出的熱

脈衝聯想在一起.間歇期愈長,熱脈衝就愈強,產生的痛就愈劇烈.

一兩天後,真正的實驗便開始了.研究員發現,志願者預期疼痛的

程度升高時,負負責學習、記憶、情緒及觸覺的大腦區塊活動就會變

得更加熱絡.有趣的是,志願者預期只是微痛或中度疼痛但實際經歷的

卻是劇痛時,他們會報告稱他們所感受到的疼痛程度要比他們預期會

有劇痛且且真的是劇痛少了百分之28.

這項新研究強調,疼痛有生理及心理兩方面的要素.了解疼痛在

內心及大腦如何運作時,終將能使醫生獲得工具以協助大家如何因應

痛苦的醫療過程.

convince sb. of sth.使某人相信某事 (= sb. is convinced of sth.)

convince sb that...使某人相信...( = sb. is convinced that...)

convince sb. to V He finally convinces everybody to support this policy.

beforehand 事先(= in advance)

He is impatient, so tell him the ending to the story beforehand.

react反應 react to pain severe 嚴重的,劇烈的

expectation 期待,預期 volunteer 志願者

device 裝置,設備 give out... 放射出...

pulse 脈衝 moderate 中度的

associate 聯想 associate A with B 將A與B聯想在一起

pause 暫停,中斷 intensity 強度 upcoming 即將來臨的

be involved in... 涉入... active 活躍的;積極的

participant 參與者 emphasize 強調

physical 身體的 psychological 心理的

cope with...應付(= deal with...)

medical treatment 醫治 treatment 治療

sensitive 敏感的 be sensitive to... 對......很敏感

( )53. What is the main idea of the passage?

(A) We should learn to be sensitive to pain.

(B) Our feeling of pain is decided by our environment.

(C) How people feel pain remains unknown to scientists.

(D) Our reaction to pain is closely related to our expectation of pain.

選(D)理由：文中提到你大腦會對劇痛有反應的那一區塊大致就是會

對期望有疼痛反應的同一區塊

( )54. Which of the following is true about the pulses of heat in the

study?

(A) Each heat pulse lasted for 20 seconds.

(B) The pulses were given to the arms of the volunteers.

(C) Different devices gave out different levels of heat pulses.

(D) There were two levels of heat intensity given to the volunteers.

選(A)理由：文中提到這個裝置會對右腿發出長達20秒秒的熱脈衝

( )55. How did the volunteers learn to expect different levels of heat?

(A) From the loudness of the tone they heard.

(B) From the instruction given to them by the researchers.

(C) From the color of a light flashing on the device they wore.

(D) From the length of the pause between a tone and the heat pulse.

選(D)理由：文中提到接下來他們便學習將安靜的間歇期長度與即

將發出的熱脈衝聯想在一起

( )56. According to the passage, what may be the author’s advice to a

doctor before a surgery?

(A) To provide the patient with more pain killers.

(B) To talk to the patient and ease his/her worries.

(C) To give the patient strong heat pulses beforehand.

(D) To emphasize the possible severe pain to the patient.

選(B)理由：文中提到疼痛有生理及心理兩方面的要素,了解疼痛在

內心及大腦如何運作時,終將能使醫生藉由交談降低病患對痛苦的

預期及心理感受

97學測解答

41.A 42.C 43.B 44.C 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.D 49.B 50.D

51.A 52.B 53.D 54.A 55.D 56.B

97年指考

第 46 至 49 題為題組

The Lego Group had a very humble beginning in the workshop of

Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Denmark. Christiansen began

creating wooden toys in 1932. Two years later, he stumbled on the

Lego name by putting together the first two letters of the Danish words

Leg and Godt, which mean “play well.” The name could be interpreted

as “I put together” in Latin; it also corresponds to the Greek verb

meaning “gather” or “pick up.”

In 1947, the company expanded to making plastic toys. At first,

the use of plastic for toy manufacture was not highly regarded by

retailers and consumers of the time. Many of the Lego Group’s

shipments were returned, following poor sales. However, Christiansen’s

son, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, saw the immense potential in Lego

bricks to become a system for creative play. As the junior managing

director of the Lego Group, he spent years trying to improve the “locking”

ability of the bricks and made the bricks more versatile. In 1958, the

modern interlocking brick design was finally developed and patented.

Today Lego is sold in more than 130 countries. Every minute

33,824 Lego bricks are made, and kids around the world spend 5 billion

hours a year playing with Lego. There will be more than 400 million

people playing with Lego bricks this year. On average, every person in

the world owns 62 Lego bricks, and about seven Lego sets are sold every

second.

This year Lego fans all over the world are celebrating the 50th

anniversary of the tiny building blocks. Though already 50 years old,

Lego is still the same product it was in the 1950s. Bricks bought then are

still compatible with current bricks and that is probably the reason the

toy has never fallen out of favor.

語譯及解釋

樂高集團是在歐爾.科爾克.克里斯琴生的工作室發跡的,當時很

不起眼.克里斯琴生是丹麥人, 1932開始創造木製玩具. 兩年後,他把

丹麥文的兩個字 Leg及Godt前兩個字母拼湊在一起, 無意間就發現了

Lego這個字.Leg及 Godt在丹麥文中即『痛快玩』之意.而 Lego這個

名字在拉丁文中可以詮釋成『我來組合』;它也相當於希臘文中表示

『收集』或『拾取』的那個動詞.

1947年,該公司擴充業務,開始製造塑膠玩具.起初,那個時候的

零售商及消費者對使用塑膠製造玩具一事並不看好.樂高集團所出的

貨銷售不佳,之後就頻遭退貨.不過克里斯琴生的兒子嘎佛瑞德.科爾

克.克里斯琴生卻發現樂高積木可成為一套富有創意的遊戲系統,蘊藏

著無限可能能. 他時任樂高集團資淺常務董事,花了好幾年的時間企

圖改善積木的『鎖定』力,使得這些積木更具功能.1958年,終於研發出

目前這種積木可以相互鎖定的設計,同時也申請了專利.

今天的樂高銷售網遍及130多個國家.每分鐘就有33,824塊積木

被生產出來,全球的兒童每年會花上 50億小時玩樂高.今年玩樂高積

木的人將會超過 4億人.世上每 1個人平均就擁有 62塊樂高積木,每 1

秒鐘就會售出 7組樂高.

今年全球樂高迷就要慶祝這些小積木問世 50週年.樂高雖已 50

歲了,但是其產品模樣與 1950年代那個時候沒兩樣.當時所買的積木

與現在的積木仍然相容,這或許就是樂高玩具一直都未失寵的原因吧.

humble 簡陋的;卑微的 workshop 工作間

carpenter 木匠 wooden 木製的

stumble on/upon sth無意間發現某物 (= happen on sth)

interpret 詮釋 interpret A as B 將 A詮釋為 B

correspond with/to...符合...

expand 擴張 expand to + N/V-ing擴張到......

be highly regarded 獲得很大的尊重

retailer 零售商

shipment 裝運的貨物(可數) ;裝運出貨(不可數)

immense 巨大的

potential 潛能

junior 資淺的 senior 資深的

a managing director 常務董事

brick 積木(= block) ;磚頭 a bricklayer水泥工,砌磚者

versatile 多才多藝的(修飾人) ;多功能的(修飾物)

on average平均而言

anniversary 週年紀念

compatible 相容的(與 with並用) be compatible with... 與....相容

46. Which of the following is true about the name Lego?

(A) It is a combination of Greek and Latin words.

(B) It was created by Ole Kirk Christiansen’s son.

(C) It was created in 1947 for naming the plastic toys.

(D) It came from Danish words meaning “play” and “well.”

選(D)理由：文中提到他把丹麥文的兩個字Leg及Godt前兩個字母拼

湊在一起, 無意間就發現了Lego這個字.Leg及Godt在丹麥文中即

『痛快玩』之意

47. When did the Lego brick become as a creative form of toy?

(A) 1958 (B) 1947 (C) 1934 (D) 1932

選(A)理由：文中提到1958年,終於研發出目前這種積木可以相互鎖

定的設計,同時也申請了專利

48. Which of the following is true in describing the popularity of Lego?

(A) More than 5 billion people in the world own Lego sets.

(B) Children spend an average of 62 dollars on Lego bricks each year.

(C) People in the world spend 400 million hours playing with Lego

every year.

(D) The Lego Group now produces more than 30 thousand toy bricks

every minute.

選(D)理由：文中提到每分鐘就有33,824塊積木被生產出來

49. What is most likely the reason why Lego still remains popular?

(A) Old Lego bricks may still be connected to new ones.

(B) The company hasn’t changed its name since 1947.

(C) The material for the bricks has proved to be safe.

(D) The price of the toy is relatively reasonable.

選(A)理由：文中提到其產品模樣與1950年代那個時候沒兩樣.當時

所買的積木與現在的積木仍然相容,這或許就是樂高玩具一直都未

失寵的原因吧

第 50 至 53 題為題組

During my ninth-grade year, I suffered from anorexia nervosa. It

was not enough to be thin. I had to be the thinnest. Now, however, fully

recovered, I can reflect back and realize that my wishes were more

complex than fitting into size five pants. Many of my subconscious

emotions were related to my relationship with my father. As I was

growing up, his work always came first. Sometimes I would not see

him for up to two weeks. Not only did he devote his whole self to his

work, but he expected me to do the same (“You cannot get anywhere

unless you go to the best universities!”). Though, consciously, I never

felt pressure to please him, I began dieting after the first time he told me

I looked fat.

At the time, all I knew was that I had to be skinny—skinnier than

anyone else. Every month my father went to Europe for a week or so

and on the days he left, sorrow and emptiness consumed me: Daddy

was leaving. Then, I turned to focus on a mysterious weakness—a

helpless childlike emotion that came from starving. I liked to know that I

needed to be taken care of; maybe Daddy would take care of me.

Now, two years later and thirty-eight pounds heavier, I have come

to realize that I cannot alter my father’s inability to express his feelings.

Instead, I must accept myself. I know that I am a valuable person who

strives to achieve and accomplish. But I cannot strive solely for others.

By starving, I attempted to gain pride in myself by obtaining my

father’s approval or acknowledgment of my value as a person. But the

primary approval must come from me, and I feel secure now that I can

live with that knowledge safely locked in my mind.

語譯及解釋

我唸初三時飽受厭食症之苦.光瘦下來還不夠,我非得變到最瘦

的地步不可.不過我現在已康復了,可以回過頭來反省,也了解到我的

願望很複雜,不光只是要穿得下 5號的褲子而已.我許多潛意識的情感

都與我跟我老爸之間的關係有關.在我成長的過程中,他的工作總是擺

在第 1位.有時候會有多達兩個禮拜的時間我見不到他的蹤影.他不僅

把整個人都投入到工作,而且他也期望我這麼做(『除非你能唸最好的

大學,否則就會沒出息!』).雖然我清楚知道自己從未感受過非得討好他

不可的壓力,在他第 1次跟我說我有福態時,我便開始節食了.

當時,我的了解就是我要變得瘦巴巴的一比任何人都還要瘦.每

個月老爸都會到歐洲待上 1個星期左右,他離開的當天,我既難過又空

虛:老爸要離開了.接著,我就把注意力集中在一個神秘不解的弱點一

一種因飢餓而產生的無助而又像孩子般的情緒.我喜歡知道我需要別

人的關心; 說不定老爸會關心我.

到現在已過了兩年,而我也重了 38磅,我漸漸明白我無法改變我

老爸不善表達情感的能力. 相反地,我必須接受自己.我深知自己是個

有用之材,會努力苦幹有所作為.不過我不能完全只為別人而發奮.

我原本期望藉由挨餓,我能讓老爸認可或承認我做人的價值,從

而讓我獲得榮譽感.不過主要的認可還是得來自於我自己,如今我心中

牢牢鎖住了這個認知,這樣的生活讓我有安全感.

sufer蒙受(損失),遭受,患病 suffer from +疾病 罹患某疾病

anorexia (nervosa) (神經性)厭食症

recover from自......復原

reflect + on(/upon) 反省

complex 複雜的

fit into... 穿得下(衣物)

subconscious 下意識的,潛意識的

unconscious 無意識的 be knocked unconscious被打到不省人事

devote(/dedicate) oneself to + N/V-ing奉獻/致力於

= be devoted(/dedicated) to

You cannot get anywhere...你不會有出息

= You can get nowhere...

get somewhere有出息

begin dieting 開始節食

= begin going on a diet

skinny 皮包骨的 sorrow 悲傷

emptiness 空虛

consume 耗盡;噬;毀滅

focus 聚焦(與介詞 on並用)

focus on = concentrate on...專注於......

mysterious 神秘的

childlike 孩子般的,天真的 childish 幼稚的,不成熟的

starve 挨餓 be starving to death 餓得要死

inability 無能, 無力

valuable 有價值的,可估價的(不可估價的, 則是 invaluable)

invaluable (= priceless) 無價的, 貴重的

strive 努力 strive to V 努力去.../ strive for sth努力爭取某物

achieve 完成,達到 (= accomplish)

Without working hard, by no means can you achieve any goals.

solely (= only/simply/ merely/ just)

obtain 獲得(= come by)

approval 贊同,認可 acknowledgement 承認

primary 主要的

secure 安全的 insecure不安全的

confidence信心 have confidence in... 對.....有信心

stage階段

I feel secure now that I can live with that knowledge [safely locked in my

mind.] O.

feel + O. + secure(OC) (本句) feel + secure(OC) + O.( 當 O. 太長, 後面

又有分詞片語作修飾語時); feel做不完全及物動詞

safely穩固地

50. What is “anorexia nervosa” as mentioned in the first paragraph?

(A) It is an inability to express one’s feelings.

(B) It describes a situation of feeling insecure.

(C) It refers to people who are emotionally unstable.

(D) It is an illness that makes one want to stop eating.

選(D)理由：文中提到初三時飽受厭食症之苦.光瘦下來還不夠,我非

得變到最瘦的地步

51. Why did the writer suffer from anorexia nervosa?

(A) She was told by her father to take care of herself.

(B) She wanted to go to the best university.

(C) She wanted her father’s attention.

(D) She grew up in a poor family.

選(C)理由：文中提到她父親認為她發福時,她就開始節食，並顯示

作者需要父親的關懷, 以暗示她很在意父親的言詞

52. Which of the following statements is true about the writer?

(A) She has problems controlling her tempers.

(B) She is proud of herself for working hard to succeed.

(C) She has had great confidence in herself since childhood.

(D) She has changed her father’s way of expressing himself.

選(B)理由：文中提到原本期望藉由挨餓, 希望能讓老爸認可或承認

她做人的價值,從而讓她獲得榮譽感.不過主要的認可還是得來自於

她自己

53. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?

(A) To blame her father.

(B) To report a case of child abuse.

(C) To reflect on a stage of growing up.

(D) To teach people how to lose weight.

選(C)理由：文中提到作者從太過在乎別人的眼光，心理成熟到瞭解

自己不能完全只為別人而發奮.主要的認可還是必須來自於自己

第 54 至 56 題為題組

Africa is a land of many ethnic groups, but when Europeans carved

Africa into colonies, they gave no consideration to the territories of

African ethnic groups. Some borderlines were drawn that split same

groups into different colonies. Other borders threw different groups

together. Sometimes the groups thrown together were enemies.

When the colonies became independent nations, these same

borderlines were often maintained. Today, the Somali people remain

split among Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Djibouti. On the other hand,

almost every African nation is home to more than one ethnic group. In

Nigeria, for example, live the Hausa, the Fulani, the Yoruba, the Ibo, and

many smaller groups.

Conflicts have arisen over the way in which ethnic groups were

split apart and thrown together. For example, a war between Somalia

and Ethiopia was fought because Somalis wanted all their people to be a

part of one nation. A civil war in Nigeria, on the other hand, was

triggered partly by conflicts between ethnic groups within that nation.

Similar conflicts between ethnic groups arose in Chad, Zaire, and

Burundi as well. One principal goal among African nations today,

therefore, is to help make it possible for their many ethnic groups to live

together in peace.

語譯及解釋

非洲是一塊擁有許多族群的地方,不過歐洲人把非洲分割成殖

民地時,他們並未考慮到非洲族群的屬地.有些邊界線在劃分時,把相

同的族群分割到不同的殖民地中.有些邊界則硬把不同的族群亂湊在

一起.有時候這些被亂湊在一起的族群彼此卻是敵人.

這些殖民地成了獨立的國家時,往往仍維持著這些相同的疆界.

今天,索馬利族人仍保持分裂狀態,分別居住在衣索比亞、肯亞、索馬

利亞及吉布地諸國境內.另一方面,幾乎每個非洲國家都有不止一個族

群在居住.舉例而言,在奈及利亞就居住著豪薩族、福拉里族、優魯巴

族、伊布族及許多規模較小的族群.

族群遭分隔及拼湊的方式已引起衝突.舉例而言,由於索馬利族

群要求所有的族人結合成國家的一部分,造成索馬利亞及衣索比亞兩

國間的開戰.另一方面,奈及利亞的內戰有部分原因是該國族群之間的

衝突所引起.查德、薩伊及浦隆地也有類似的族群糾紛發生.因此,非洲

諸國之間的一個主要目標就是要促使該區諸多族群能夠和平相處.

54. What happened to the territorial lines drawn in Africa by the

Europeans?

(A) They disappeared as the Europeans no longer ruled the colonies.

(B) They were respected by different ethnic groups.

(C) They became borders between countries.

(D) They became war memorials.

選(C)理由：文中提到這些殖民地成了獨立的國家時,往往仍維持著

這些相同的殖民屬地疆界

55. What does the author think to be a reason for conflicts among the

Africans? (A) Most ethnic groups have established their own countries.

(B) One ethnic group is broken up among different countries.

(C) Some Europeans invaded Africa to increase their colonies.

(D) African nations fought the Europeans to expand their territories.

選(B)理由：文中提到族群遭分隔及拼湊的方式已引起衝突

56. What is the best title for the passage? (A) War and Peace in Africa

(B) Africa: Borderlines Misplaced

(C) European Colonization of Africa

(D) Africa Recovered and Reconstructed

選(B)理由：文中提到有些邊界線在劃分時,把相同的族群分割到不

同的殖民地中.有些邊界則硬把不同的族群亂湊在一起.有時候這些

被亂湊在一起的族群彼此卻是敵人

97指考解答

46.D 47.A 48.D 49.A 50.D 51.C 52.B 53.C 54.C 55.B

56.B