地特四等
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 41 題
📖 題組：
Forest fires continue to burn in several parts of Indonesia. Luckily, a brief rain storm helped break up smoke from some of the fires on Wednesday. The President said rainfall cleared away much of the smoke in Sumatra. He said the haze was reduced to a level where commercial airline companies could operate again. But another official told reporters that much more rain is needed to help put out the fires. Luhut Panjaitan is Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law and Security. “This week we have rain. If we have intensive rain for four straight days and our water bombings continue, I hope we would be back to normal next week. That’s our hope, but again it all depends on how much rain we have,” he said. The official added that he has asked government agencies to consider the possibility of creating artificial rain. Indonesia has come under heavy pressure from neighboring countries and environmental groups to put out the fires. Every year, some companies set forest fires on purpose. They do this to clear land and make way for palm oil plantations. Thousands of people have developed breathing problems because of the smoke. Some non-governmental organizations plan to take legal action against the government. They say Indonesian officials have ignored the well-being of communities affected by the smoke. The government has deployed more than 22,000 police officers and armed forces members to fight the forest fires. There are more than 1,600 fires burning in at least six provinces.
Forest fires continue to burn in several parts of Indonesia. Luckily, a brief rain storm helped break up smoke from some of the fires on Wednesday. The President said rainfall cleared away much of the smoke in Sumatra. He said the haze was reduced to a level where commercial airline companies could operate again. But another official told reporters that much more rain is needed to help put out the fires. Luhut Panjaitan is Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law and Security. “This week we have rain. If we have intensive rain for four straight days and our water bombings continue, I hope we would be back to normal next week. That’s our hope, but again it all depends on how much rain we have,” he said. The official added that he has asked government agencies to consider the possibility of creating artificial rain. Indonesia has come under heavy pressure from neighboring countries and environmental groups to put out the fires. Every year, some companies set forest fires on purpose. They do this to clear land and make way for palm oil plantations. Thousands of people have developed breathing problems because of the smoke. Some non-governmental organizations plan to take legal action against the government. They say Indonesian officials have ignored the well-being of communities affected by the smoke. The government has deployed more than 22,000 police officers and armed forces members to fight the forest fires. There are more than 1,600 fires burning in at least six provinces.
According to this passage, what does the word “haze” mean?
- A Rain.
- B Fire.
- C Mist.
- D Smoke.
思路引導 VIP
請回想一下：當大規模的森林持續「燃燒」時，空氣中會充斥著什麼樣的產物？這種產物會遮蔽視線、讓飛機停飛，甚至讓數千人呼吸困難。結合文章描述的物理反應，你認為這個字描述的是哪一種由燃燒直接產生的懸浮物質？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地掌握了文章的語境線索！這題選擇 (D) 顯示你具備優秀的上下文推論能力。在地方特考的英文閱讀中，「詞彙義判斷」是核心考點，而這題的關鍵就在於你能否從鄰近句找出同義的代換詞。
從上下文掌握核心語意
文中先提到「rainfall cleared away much of the smoke」，緊接著下一句指出「the haze was reduced」，這裡的 haze（霾/煙霧）與前一句的 smoke（煙）在邏輯上是直接對應的，兩者皆指稱森林大火產生的空氣汙染。雖然選項 (C) Mist（薄霧）在一般字典定義中與 haze 略有交集，但考量本文主題是印尼的「森林大火」（forest fires），且提到大火造成民眾「呼吸問題」（breathing problems），因此選擇與燃燒產物直接相關的 Smoke 才是最精確的判斷。
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