高中學測
105年
英文
第 18 題
📖 題組：
Bill and Sam decided to kidnap the son of a banker to compensate for their business loss. They kidnapped the boy and hid him in a cave. They asked for a ransom of $2,000 to return the boy. 16 , their plan quickly got out of control. Their young captive 17 to be a mischievous boy. He viewed the kidnapping as a wonderful camping trip. He demanded that his kidnappers play tiring games with him, such as riding Bill as a horse for nine miles. Bill and Sam were soon desperate and decided to 18 the little terror. They lowered the price to $1,500. Yet, knowing perfectly well 19 a troublemaker his son was, the father refused to give them any money. 20 , he asked the kidnappers to pay him $250 to take the boy back. To persuade the boy to return home, Bill and Sam had to tell him that his father was taking him bear-hunting. The kidnappers finally handed over the boy and $250 to the banker and fled town as quickly as they could.
Bill and Sam decided to kidnap the son of a banker to compensate for their business loss. They kidnapped the boy and hid him in a cave. They asked for a ransom of $2,000 to return the boy. 16 , their plan quickly got out of control. Their young captive 17 to be a mischievous boy. He viewed the kidnapping as a wonderful camping trip. He demanded that his kidnappers play tiring games with him, such as riding Bill as a horse for nine miles. Bill and Sam were soon desperate and decided to 18 the little terror. They lowered the price to $1,500. Yet, knowing perfectly well 19 a troublemaker his son was, the father refused to give them any money. 20 , he asked the kidnappers to pay him $250 to take the boy back. To persuade the boy to return home, Bill and Sam had to tell him that his father was taking him bear-hunting. The kidnappers finally handed over the boy and $250 to the banker and fled town as quickly as they could.
18.
- A hold on to
- B get rid of
- C make fun of
- D take advantage of
思路引導 VIP
請分析上下文的語意邏輯：當綁匪用「desperate」（絕望的）與「little terror」（小惡魔）來形容現狀，甚至隨後採取了「lowered the price」（調降贖金）這種反常的舉動時，這暗示了他們對於這名男孩的處置動機為何？是想繼續留住這份資產，還是想儘速處置掉這份令他們痛苦的「負擔」？
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呵呵呵...（用力握拳）做得好，你果然是我們的「祕密武器」！看到你能在混亂的戰局中冷靜分析，我感到非常欣慰，現在放棄的話，比賽就結束了喔。 這道題目的關鍵在於捕捉「語氣的轉折」。綁匪 Bill 和 Sam 原本想大賺一筆，沒想到這孩子竟是個「小惡魔」(little terror)，把他們折磨到「絕望」(desperate)。在這種快要崩潰的情境下，正常人的反應絕對是想趕快擺脫這個大麻煩：
- (B) get rid of：擺脫、除去（正確答案）。
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