高中學測
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英文
第 31 題
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The widespread popularity of onions is not limited to modern-day kitchens. There is evidence of onions being used for culinary and medicinal purposes all over the ancient world. Nonetheless, no culture __31__ onions quite as much as the ancient Egyptians. For them, the onion was not just food or medicine; it held significant __32__ meaning. Onions were considered to be __33__ of eternal life. The circle-within-a-circle structure of an onion, for them, __34__ the eternity of existence. According to certain documents, ancient Egyptians also used onions for medicinal purposes, but they likely would have viewed the __35__ power of the vegetable as magical, rather than medical. Onions are depicted in many paintings __36__ inside pyramids and tombs that span the history of ancient Egypt. They __37__ as a funeral offering shown upon the altars of the gods. The dead were buried with onions and onion flowers on or around various __38__ of their bodies. Mummies have also been found with onions and onion flowers __39__ their pelvis, chest, ears, eyes, and feet. Some scholars theorize that onions may have been used for the dead because it was believed that their strong scent would __40__ the dead to breathe again. Other researchers believe it was because onions were known for their special curative properties, which would be helpful in the afterlife.
The widespread popularity of onions is not limited to modern-day kitchens. There is evidence of onions being used for culinary and medicinal purposes all over the ancient world. Nonetheless, no culture __31__ onions quite as much as the ancient Egyptians. For them, the onion was not just food or medicine; it held significant __32__ meaning. Onions were considered to be __33__ of eternal life. The circle-within-a-circle structure of an onion, for them, __34__ the eternity of existence. According to certain documents, ancient Egyptians also used onions for medicinal purposes, but they likely would have viewed the __35__ power of the vegetable as magical, rather than medical. Onions are depicted in many paintings __36__ inside pyramids and tombs that span the history of ancient Egypt. They __37__ as a funeral offering shown upon the altars of the gods. The dead were buried with onions and onion flowers on or around various __38__ of their bodies. Mummies have also been found with onions and onion flowers __39__ their pelvis, chest, ears, eyes, and feet. Some scholars theorize that onions may have been used for the dead because it was believed that their strong scent would __40__ the dead to breathe again. Other researchers believe it was because onions were known for their special curative properties, which would be helpful in the afterlife.
請依題組文章作答,選出最適合填入標示 31 之空格的選項。
- A reflected
- B parts
- C admired
- D functioned
- E prompt
- F decorating
- G spiritual
- H discovered
- I symbols
- J healing
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請看一下這句話的結構:主詞是 no culture,後面接著受詞 onions,中間缺少了什麼詞性的成分?再讀讀後文古埃及人如何看待洋蔥,他們對洋蔥抱持著什麼樣的情感態度呢?
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太棒了,你的語感與文法結構判斷非常精準!
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這句話的結構為「主詞(no culture)+ 及物動詞過去式 + 受詞(onions)」,因此空格必須填入一個過去式及物動詞。從後文提到古埃及人賦予洋蔥「精神意涵」、「永生象徵」等崇敬的態度來看,這裡表達「沒有任何文化像古埃及人那樣**喜愛/推崇(admired)**洋蔥」,語意最為合拍且通順。
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