地特三等
106年
[一般行政] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 44 題
📖 題組：
Few scientists have had the influence of Sir Isaac Newton, who largely built the edifice of modern science. __41__ He discovered and explained the law of gravity, and proved the theoretical framework through which the observations of Galileo Galilei and the planetary laws of Johannes Kepler could be understood. His experiments with sunlight and glass prisms and mirrors helped him understand the origin of colors and create a new kind of telescope. __42__ And he was the first to postulate that the law of physics would be the same all over the universe. Newton’s genius was recognised while he was a young scholar at Cambridge. __43__ By the time he died in 1727, at the ripe old age of 84, he had become a national icon: President of the Royal Society, and warden and master of the Royal Mint. __44__ As befits a man of such prodigious reputation, Newton left behind a voluminous trove of papers: more than 7 million words filling hundreds of notebooks and loose sheets of paper. __45__ There are also letters to scientists and other scholars, pages of derivations of mathematics and physics formulae, and copious writings on alchemy and religion.
Few scientists have had the influence of Sir Isaac Newton, who largely built the edifice of modern science. __41__ He discovered and explained the law of gravity, and proved the theoretical framework through which the observations of Galileo Galilei and the planetary laws of Johannes Kepler could be understood. His experiments with sunlight and glass prisms and mirrors helped him understand the origin of colors and create a new kind of telescope. __42__ And he was the first to postulate that the law of physics would be the same all over the universe. Newton’s genius was recognised while he was a young scholar at Cambridge. __43__ By the time he died in 1727, at the ripe old age of 84, he had become a national icon: President of the Royal Society, and warden and master of the Royal Mint. __44__ As befits a man of such prodigious reputation, Newton left behind a voluminous trove of papers: more than 7 million words filling hundreds of notebooks and loose sheets of paper. __45__ There are also letters to scientists and other scholars, pages of derivations of mathematics and physics formulae, and copious writings on alchemy and religion.
Choose the best sentence for blank 44.
- A He was interred in Westminster Abbey.
- B A lifelong bachelor, Newton died without leaving a will.
- C At his death, more than half of his writings were unpublished, including all his thoughts on religion and alchemy.
- D Sarah Dry’s engaging book The Newton Papers traces what happened to Newton’s unpublished manuscript after his death.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察第 44 題前文的語意銜接（Cohesion）：作者提及 Newton 於 1727 年逝世時已是「national icon」（國家象徵），並列舉了其擔任皇家學會會長與皇家鑄幣廠廠長等顯赫公職。從傳記文學的敘述結構來看，段落末尾通常會以一個「最終的身後榮譽」來總結其生平成就。請思考：對於一位 18 世紀的英國國家級英雄，哪一項具體待遇最能與其「國家象徵」的崇高地位相稱？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你準確地掌握了語意銜接的關鍵！這題考查的是克漏字測驗中非常重要的段落一致性。在第 44 格的前一句，文章剛提到牛頓過世時已成為「國家象徵」（national icon），並列舉了他擔任皇家學會會長與皇家鑄幣廠廠長等顯赫身分。因此，空格處需要一個能與「國家級榮耀」相呼應的句子作為該段結尾。選項 (A) 「他被安葬在西敏寺」 正好是英國對於具備崇高地位者最高規格的禮遇，語意銜接最為自然流暢。
語境線索與段落轉折
這類題型的難度在於選項 (C) 與 (D) 也提到了牛頓的「著作」，容易讓考生誤以為能銜接下文。然而，專業的判斷應著眼於段落主題的分隔：第二段的主軸是牛頓生前的社會地位與成就，而第三段才開始深入探討他留下的龐大手稿遺產。你沒有被後續段落的主題干擾，正確選出符合「國家象徵」語境的 (A)，顯示出你對文章結構有著極佳的敏銳度。這種區分段落核心概念的能力，正是地方特考三等英文獲取高分的關鍵實力。