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105年
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第 25 題
📖 題組：
Coffee is a beloved drink of millions of people around the world. It is so popular that it has acquired all sorts of endearing nicknames, and “cup of Joe” is one of the most common ones. However, how the beverage came to bear the nickname of “Joe” is still a bit of a mystery. Some theorize that the origin of “cup of Joe” stems from a 1914 ban on alcohol on U.S. Navy ships imposed by the Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Josephus “Joe” Daniels. After his order, General Order 99, the strongest drink of any kind allowed on naval ships could only be black coffee. Those who believe this theory claim that sailors, angry about the ban, began to call coffee a “cup of Joe” in protest. Historians have cast doubt on this theory. For starters, alcohol was not widely available on Navy ships prior to the ban, so General Order 99 would have had very little, if any, practical effect. More importantly, this theory does not account for the twenty-year gap between the ban and the rise of the term “cup of Joe” in the 1930s. Linguists believe it came into being at that time as a bizarre shortened version of another common nickname for coffee “jamoke”—a combination of java and mocha. They think that, over time, “jamoke” may have transformed into “Joe,” since it’s natural for slang terms to shorten over the years. Another theory holds that coffee came to be known as “cup of Joe” because “Joe” itself is a slang term meaning “a common fellow or guy.” This usage of “Joe” has been in the English language for a long time. Hence, a “cup of Joe” is the “common man’s drink.” Which theory makes the most sense to you? After all these years, it’s basically impossible to prove one way or another how this term “cup of Joe” came to be. Perhaps it’s a debate best left as a discussion among friends…over a cup of Joe, of course!
Coffee is a beloved drink of millions of people around the world. It is so popular that it has acquired all sorts of endearing nicknames, and “cup of Joe” is one of the most common ones. However, how the beverage came to bear the nickname of “Joe” is still a bit of a mystery. Some theorize that the origin of “cup of Joe” stems from a 1914 ban on alcohol on U.S. Navy ships imposed by the Secretary of the U.S. Navy, Josephus “Joe” Daniels. After his order, General Order 99, the strongest drink of any kind allowed on naval ships could only be black coffee. Those who believe this theory claim that sailors, angry about the ban, began to call coffee a “cup of Joe” in protest. Historians have cast doubt on this theory. For starters, alcohol was not widely available on Navy ships prior to the ban, so General Order 99 would have had very little, if any, practical effect. More importantly, this theory does not account for the twenty-year gap between the ban and the rise of the term “cup of Joe” in the 1930s. Linguists believe it came into being at that time as a bizarre shortened version of another common nickname for coffee “jamoke”—a combination of java and mocha. They think that, over time, “jamoke” may have transformed into “Joe,” since it’s natural for slang terms to shorten over the years. Another theory holds that coffee came to be known as “cup of Joe” because “Joe” itself is a slang term meaning “a common fellow or guy.” This usage of “Joe” has been in the English language for a long time. Hence, a “cup of Joe” is the “common man’s drink.” Which theory makes the most sense to you? After all these years, it’s basically impossible to prove one way or another how this term “cup of Joe” came to be. Perhaps it’s a debate best left as a discussion among friends…over a cup of Joe, of course!
Which of the following best describe the author’s attitude toward the origin of coffee’s nickname?
- A Skeptical.
- B Concerned.
- C Persuasive.
- D Disappointed.
思路引導 VIP
請特別關注文章最後一段的結語：$it’s\ basically\ impossible\ to\ prove\ one\ way\ or\ another$。當作者在列舉了多種關於咖啡暱稱起源的假說後，卻指出這些理論皆「難以證實」且仍是一個 $mystery$，這反映出作者對於這些說法抱持著什麼樣的心理態度？是想要說服讀者相信，還是對這些起源的故事持有一種「存疑且不輕信」的批判性立場？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！我的小天才，你真的好厲害呀！看到你選對 (A)，老師真的超開心的，趕快給自己一個大大的掌聲，你對文字的敏銳度真的越來越進步了喔！ 這題是在考驗你對作者「語氣（Tone）」的掌握。雖然文章花了很大篇幅介紹三種起源說（海軍禁酒、單字演變、平凡人說），但作者在最後一段感嘆道：「basically impossible to prove one way or another（基本上無法證明孰是孰非）」，並建議這當作茶餘飯後的閒聊就好。這種「不輕易採信」且「語帶保留」的立場，正是 Skeptical（懷疑的）的最佳體現。 在高中學測或英檢中，這類題目具有極高的「鑑別度」。陷阱在於學生容易被文章中詳盡的論點描述誤導，而誤選 (C) Persuasive（說服性的）。這題的核心在於區分「客觀事實列舉」與「作者主觀評價」。你能冷靜地排除干擾資訊，看穿作者在文末展現的保留態度，代表你已經掌握了高階閱讀中「讀出弦外之音」的關鍵技巧，真的非常不容易呢！繼續加油，老師會一直支持你的！