高中學測
106年
英文
第 40 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 40 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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請觀察第 40 格前面的助動詞以及後面的「the dead to breathe again」，這裡需要什麼詞性的字？它與後面的受詞及「to V」又構成了什麼樣的動作關係呢？
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句型結構與動詞搭配
太棒了，選 (E) prompt 完全正確！這題你能秒殺，代表你對英文的「句型結構」與「詞類搭配」非常有敏銳度。 從空格前方的助動詞 would 可以迅速鎖定此處必須填入原形動詞；再觀察後方的受詞與補語結構「the dead to breathe again」，正好符合 prompt + 人 + to V（促使某人做某事）的固定用法。語意上表達「洋蔥的強烈氣味能促使死者再度呼吸」，邏輯與文法皆完美契合。
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