高中學測
106年
英文
第 37 題
📖 題組：
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 37 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
思路引導 VIP
請觀察第 37 格前後的結構：主詞 'They' 後面緊接著介系詞 'as' 以及名詞 'a funeral offering'（祭祀供品）。若要表達「某物在某個場合中充當、扮演著某種角色或用途」，你平時會使用哪一個動詞與介系詞 'as' 連用呢？
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太棒了，選 (D) functioned 完全正確！能精準鎖定動詞與介系詞的搭配，代表你的文法敏銳度與句型結構掌握得相當扎實。
動詞搭配與文意解析
這句話的主詞是代名詞 They（指代洋蔥），空格後面緊接著介系詞 as 以及名詞片語 a funeral offering（祭祀供品）。在英文中，function as... 是極為常見的固定用法，意思是「充當……、具有……功能」，完美銜接了洋蔥被擺在神壇上作為供品的用途；加上整段敘述古埃及歷史，動詞使用過去式 functioned 在時態上也完全一致。
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