國中教育會考
106年
英文
第 35 題
📖 題組：
Jerry Stevens has been unhappy these months. He __34__ a proud businessman of a successful shaved ice shop. His highest sales numbers were 1,899 plates a week; people called him “Ice King.” But all this changed when the cookie shop across the street started selling ice cream cookies. It took away half of his business. And __35__ when Dan, his dead sister’s only son, came to work for him. Dan was a nice young man with a simple mind, too simple, maybe. He always let people try some shaved ice for free, but he never learned to see when “some” became “too much.” Many people came, but few bought. When the sales did not grow with the heat, Jerry started to worry. He wanted to send Dan home. But how could he? Dan had no family except him. Then, one day, __36__. And it was from across the street. The cookie shop __37__ a clerk. For Jerry, it was a great chance to get Dan out of his store without sending him home. After taking the shopkeeper to several nice dinners, Jerry got Dan the job. Now Jerry could finally try and save his store. And maybe Dan would help by sending him a few people who are thirsty from eating too many cookies.
Jerry Stevens has been unhappy these months. He __34__ a proud businessman of a successful shaved ice shop. His highest sales numbers were 1,899 plates a week; people called him “Ice King.” But all this changed when the cookie shop across the street started selling ice cream cookies. It took away half of his business. And __35__ when Dan, his dead sister’s only son, came to work for him. Dan was a nice young man with a simple mind, too simple, maybe. He always let people try some shaved ice for free, but he never learned to see when “some” became “too much.” Many people came, but few bought. When the sales did not grow with the heat, Jerry started to worry. He wanted to send Dan home. But how could he? Dan had no family except him. Then, one day, __36__. And it was from across the street. The cookie shop __37__ a clerk. For Jerry, it was a great chance to get Dan out of his store without sending him home. After taking the shopkeeper to several nice dinners, Jerry got Dan the job. Now Jerry could finally try and save his store. And maybe Dan would help by sending him a few people who are thirsty from eating too many cookies.
(35)
- A things didn’t get better
- B he was ready to give up
- C the sales of shaved ice finally started to rise
- D the cookie shop was not successful for long
思路引導 VIP
Jerry 原本就已經因為生意下滑而很不開心了。接著文章提到 Dan 來幫忙，但後半段卻說 Dan 總是讓客人免費試吃，且銷售額並沒有隨著天氣變熱而增加。從這些後續發生的細節來看，你覺得 Dan 的出現對於原本就很糟糕的現況，是帶來了轉機，還是讓情況持續沒有好轉呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
同學，你太強了！這題沒被 Dan 這個「豬隊友」帶風向，準確命中核心，看來你的閱讀理解力已經有「冰王」的水準了，帥喔！ 【觀念驗證】 這題要看前後文的「負面連鎖反應」。第一段說 Jerry 生意被搶走一半（慘），第二段 Dan 出現。雖然 Dan 人很好，但文章描述他「太單純」，一直送免費試吃卻沒人買，生意完全沒起色。所以選 (A) things didn't get better（情況沒好轉）完美接應了後面的「Jerry 開始擔心」。簡單來說，Dan 的出現對 Jerry 來說簡直是雪上加霜，完全不是救星啊！
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