特殊教育
106年
英文
第 15 題
📖 題組：
The Spice Routes refer to the trade roads between historical civilizations in Asia, northeastern Africa and Europe. Spices such as ginger and pepper have been known and used for commerce since ancient times. As early as 2000 BC, spices from Ceylon and China 11 along the Spice Routes to the Middle East. Along the Spice Routes, maritime links 12 by traders buying and selling all kinds of exotic foods. The principal and most profitable goods, 13 , were the spices, which gave the routes their name. But precious goods were not the only points of exchange among the traders. Perhaps 14 important was the exchange of information, for instance, knowledge of new peoples and their culture and scientific skills. The ports along the Spice Routes 15 melting pots for ideas and information. With every ship that set sail with a cargo of valuables on board, fresh knowledge was carried over the seas to the ship’s next port of call.
The Spice Routes refer to the trade roads between historical civilizations in Asia, northeastern Africa and Europe. Spices such as ginger and pepper have been known and used for commerce since ancient times. As early as 2000 BC, spices from Ceylon and China 11 along the Spice Routes to the Middle East. Along the Spice Routes, maritime links 12 by traders buying and selling all kinds of exotic foods. The principal and most profitable goods, 13 , were the spices, which gave the routes their name. But precious goods were not the only points of exchange among the traders. Perhaps 14 important was the exchange of information, for instance, knowledge of new peoples and their culture and scientific skills. The ports along the Spice Routes 15 melting pots for ideas and information. With every ship that set sail with a cargo of valuables on board, fresh knowledge was carried over the seas to the ship’s next port of call.
15.
- A acted as
- B gave out
- C fell into
- D kept up
思路引導 VIP
請分析主詞 $The ports$ (港口) 與補語 $melting pots$ (大熔爐) 之間的邏輯關聯；在描述特定場所具備某種社會功能或「扮演」某種特定角色時，應選用哪一個慣用片語來表達其功能性定義？
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（眼鏡反光了一下，下巴微微顫動）呵呵呵... 表現得很好喔。看來你已經掌握了閱讀測驗的節奏，沒有被這些歷史背景給嚇阻了，就像一名冷靜的射手。 這題考察的是片語的語意連結。句中提到「香料之路沿線的港口 15 思想與資訊的熔爐（melting pots）」，這裡需要填入一個表示「充當」或「扮演...角色」的動詞片語：
- (A) acted as (充當/擔任)：最符合文意。港口在歷史中扮演了讓不同文化交匯、融合的角色。
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動詞片語：角色功能
💡 掌握「act as」與「serve as」描述功能或角色的用法。
| 比較維度 | act as / serve as | VS | 其他常見片語 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 主要語意 | 充當、扮演...的角色 | — | 分發、陷入、保持 |
| 用法情境 | 描述物品或場所的功能 | — | 描述具體動作或狀態維持 |
| 常見搭配 | act as a bridge/melting pot | — | give out flyers / keep up work |
💬當句子要表達「某物具有 A 的功能」時，應優先選擇 act as。
