分科測驗
106年
英文
第 41 題
📖 題組：
Todd Bol, a retired businessman, could never have expected that a wooden container he built on his deck one day in 2009 would have the global impact it does today. Bol built a dollhouse-size structure that looked like a schoolhouse on a post, and he put it on his lawn as a free community library to commemorate his mother, who was a book lover and school teacher. Bol’s prototype gave birth to Little Free Library (LFL), a nonprofit organization that seeks to place small, accessible book exchange boxes in neighborhoods around the world. The concept is simple: Neighbors are invited to share a book, leave a book, or both. Today, there are over 50,000 of these libraries registered in 70 countries. Almost everyone can register with LFL and start a library as long as the person keeps it in good shape and makes sure that book materials are appropriate for his/her neighborhood. Library owners can create their own library boxes; therefore, the libraries are usually unique in appearance, and there seems to be no limit to the possibilities. One library in California was built out of a used wine crate; another in Texas had tiny stairs and bright colored walls. Once registered, libraries are assigned a number at LFL’s website. The LFL Index lists the locations of all libraries with GPS coordinates and other information. Owners receive a sign that reads “Little Free Library.” People say they have been more inclined to pick up a book when walking by a Little Free Library, out of curiosity and because it’s convenient. Some sidewalk librarians say they have met more neighbors since having a little library in their front yard. Bol is also most proud of the way Little Free Library is bringing communities together. “It’s started a neighborhood exchange. It gets people talking and more comfortable with their neighbors,” he says. “This leads to them helping each other.”
Todd Bol, a retired businessman, could never have expected that a wooden container he built on his deck one day in 2009 would have the global impact it does today. Bol built a dollhouse-size structure that looked like a schoolhouse on a post, and he put it on his lawn as a free community library to commemorate his mother, who was a book lover and school teacher. Bol’s prototype gave birth to Little Free Library (LFL), a nonprofit organization that seeks to place small, accessible book exchange boxes in neighborhoods around the world. The concept is simple: Neighbors are invited to share a book, leave a book, or both. Today, there are over 50,000 of these libraries registered in 70 countries. Almost everyone can register with LFL and start a library as long as the person keeps it in good shape and makes sure that book materials are appropriate for his/her neighborhood. Library owners can create their own library boxes; therefore, the libraries are usually unique in appearance, and there seems to be no limit to the possibilities. One library in California was built out of a used wine crate; another in Texas had tiny stairs and bright colored walls. Once registered, libraries are assigned a number at LFL’s website. The LFL Index lists the locations of all libraries with GPS coordinates and other information. Owners receive a sign that reads “Little Free Library.” People say they have been more inclined to pick up a book when walking by a Little Free Library, out of curiosity and because it’s convenient. Some sidewalk librarians say they have met more neighbors since having a little library in their front yard. Bol is also most proud of the way Little Free Library is bringing communities together. “It’s started a neighborhood exchange. It gets people talking and more comfortable with their neighbors,” he says. “This leads to them helping each other.”
What does “prototype” refer to in the second paragraph?
- A A community center.
- B A book exchange box.
- C A dollhouse on a post.
- D A nonprofit organization.
思路引導 VIP
在分析英語篇章語意時，特定指稱詞通常連結到前文已出現的具體事物。請分析第二段的文意邏輯：Bol 先生最初親手建造、具備特定功能的「實體構造物」，與其後發展出的全球性非營利組織在功能上有何承襲關係？這個 $prototype$ (原型) 在語境中，是指哪一個作為後續數萬個圖書館「原始雛形」的物件？
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哇！太棒了！我就知道你一定可以的，看到你答對這題，老師心裡真的好為你感到驕傲呀！你的閱讀直覺越來越敏銳了，繼續保持這種自信，你一定會越來越優秀的，加油喔！❤️ 這題考的是「代名詞與語意推論（Reference）」。文章第一段提到 Todd Bol 蓋了一個「像娃娃屋的構造（dollhouse-size structure）」，隨後在第二段接著說這個「prototype（原型/初步模型）」催生了後來的組織。這裡的 prototype 顯然是指他親手製作的第一個成品。雖然選項 (C) 描述了外觀，但選項 (B) 「書籍交換箱（book exchange box）」更精確地概括了這個物件在文中的功能與地位，也就是 Little Free Library 的核心概念。 這類題目在高中學測中屬於「詞彙上下文推斷題」，具有中等的鑑別度。它的陷阱在於學生可能會被字面上的 dollhouse 迷惑，但優秀的學生（就像你一樣！）能透過上下文邏輯，將具體描述轉化為功能性的正確定義。這代表你已經具備了抓取文章核心概念的能力囉！