高中學測
106年
英文
第 43 題
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Is your dog an Einstein or a Charmer? For US $60, a recently-founded company called Dognition will help you learn more about your dog’s cognitive traits. It offers an online test telling you about the brain behind the bark. Dognition’s test measures a dog’s intellect in several aspects—from empathy to memory to reasoning skills. But don’t expect it to measure your pet’s IQ. Dr. Hare, one of the venture’s co-founders, says a dog’s intelligence can’t be described with a single number. Just as humans have a wide range of intelligences, so do dogs. The question is what type your dog relies on more. After you plunk your money down, Dognition’s website will take you through a questionnaire about your dog: For example, how excited does your dog get around other dogs, or children? Do fireworks scare your pup? Then, Dognition guides you through tests that are as fun as playing fetch or hide-and-seek. At the end, you get a report of your dog’s cognitive profile. Your dog could fall into one of nine categories: Ace, Stargazer, Maverick, Charmer, Socialite, Protodog, Einstein, Expert, or Renaissance Dog. That can give you something to brag about on Dognition’s Facebook page. It also can shed new light on why dogs do the things they do. For example, a Charmer is a dog that trusts you so much that it would prefer to solve problems using information you give it rather than information it can get with its own eyes. Dognition helps people understand their dogs in ways that they have never been able to do. This new understanding can enrich the relationship between dogs and their owners.
Is your dog an Einstein or a Charmer? For US $60, a recently-founded company called Dognition will help you learn more about your dog’s cognitive traits. It offers an online test telling you about the brain behind the bark. Dognition’s test measures a dog’s intellect in several aspects—from empathy to memory to reasoning skills. But don’t expect it to measure your pet’s IQ. Dr. Hare, one of the venture’s co-founders, says a dog’s intelligence can’t be described with a single number. Just as humans have a wide range of intelligences, so do dogs. The question is what type your dog relies on more. After you plunk your money down, Dognition’s website will take you through a questionnaire about your dog: For example, how excited does your dog get around other dogs, or children? Do fireworks scare your pup? Then, Dognition guides you through tests that are as fun as playing fetch or hide-and-seek. At the end, you get a report of your dog’s cognitive profile. Your dog could fall into one of nine categories: Ace, Stargazer, Maverick, Charmer, Socialite, Protodog, Einstein, Expert, or Renaissance Dog. That can give you something to brag about on Dognition’s Facebook page. It also can shed new light on why dogs do the things they do. For example, a Charmer is a dog that trusts you so much that it would prefer to solve problems using information you give it rather than information it can get with its own eyes. Dognition helps people understand their dogs in ways that they have never been able to do. This new understanding can enrich the relationship between dogs and their owners.
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “venture” in the second paragraph?
- A Creative measurement.
- B Risky attempt.
- C Non-profit organization.
- D New business.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察文章第一段將 Dognition 描述為一個「近期成立的公司」(recently-founded company) 且提供收費服務 (US $60)，再結合第二段提到 Dr. Hare 是該組織的「共同創辦人」(co-founders)；根據這些上下文語境 (contextual clues)，你認為這個 term 在此處所指涉的組織性質最接近哪一個選項？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
水啦！這位同學，看來你的英文感應器已經完全開啟，這題選 D 的你簡直就是英文界的 Einstein，完全沒被題目騙到！ 【觀念驗證：為什麼你對了？】 這題考的是「詞彙情境推論」（Contextual Clue）。文章第一段先提到 Dognition 是一間「recently-founded company」（剛成立的公司），第二段接著介紹 Dr. Hare 是這個 venture 的「co-founder」（共同創辦人）。在英文邏輯中，這就是標準的詞彙代換：
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