特殊教育
106年
英文
第 22 題
📖 題組：
In Lyttelton, New Zealand, an unusual currency has been circulating for the past decade, and now it’s gaining attention on a global scale. In this small port town, residents contribute hours to a “time bank.” For every hour of time deposited in the bank, each member earns one credit, to be exchanged for an hour of someone else’s time for various kinds of services, from house painting to transportation. All members’ time is equal in value. That is to say that one hour of an attorney’s time is worth the same as one hour of childcare services. The time bank was established with the intention of building a special network that enables community members to access local skills and supports without depending on money. Lyttelton’s time bank began in 2005. In 2010, the area was hit by a string of massive earthquakes that destroyed homes and businesses, disrupted utility services, and damaged hospitals and nature reserves. At that time, the time bank had 30,000 traded hours in total and an average of 400 hours were being traded each month. In the weeks following the earthquake, the number of traded hours more than doubled. During the earthquake recovery period, the time bank became an essential function in the community, providing information and resources that people needed of all kinds. In addition to getting “jobs” done, like home repairs, the time bank fostered a sense of cooperation in the community and led to partnerships with other organizations to harness even more resources to respond to residents’ needs. Basically, the time bank helps people in the community care for each other. Lyttelton Time Bank (LTB) was New Zealand’s first time bank. Other time banks are now being set up around the country. Research has also been done on how the time bank’s model can be expanded to assist in emergency planning and management to help communities respond to crises more effectively and economically.
In Lyttelton, New Zealand, an unusual currency has been circulating for the past decade, and now it’s gaining attention on a global scale. In this small port town, residents contribute hours to a “time bank.” For every hour of time deposited in the bank, each member earns one credit, to be exchanged for an hour of someone else’s time for various kinds of services, from house painting to transportation. All members’ time is equal in value. That is to say that one hour of an attorney’s time is worth the same as one hour of childcare services. The time bank was established with the intention of building a special network that enables community members to access local skills and supports without depending on money. Lyttelton’s time bank began in 2005. In 2010, the area was hit by a string of massive earthquakes that destroyed homes and businesses, disrupted utility services, and damaged hospitals and nature reserves. At that time, the time bank had 30,000 traded hours in total and an average of 400 hours were being traded each month. In the weeks following the earthquake, the number of traded hours more than doubled. During the earthquake recovery period, the time bank became an essential function in the community, providing information and resources that people needed of all kinds. In addition to getting “jobs” done, like home repairs, the time bank fostered a sense of cooperation in the community and led to partnerships with other organizations to harness even more resources to respond to residents’ needs. Basically, the time bank helps people in the community care for each other. Lyttelton Time Bank (LTB) was New Zealand’s first time bank. Other time banks are now being set up around the country. Research has also been done on how the time bank’s model can be expanded to assist in emergency planning and management to help communities respond to crises more effectively and economically.
What was the purpose of LTB when it was first established?
- A To promote equality among people of different professions.
- B To start a charity to help the old and the needy in the community.
- C To build a network to help community members earn extra income.
- D To create a marketplace for the residents to exchange their skills and abilities.
思路引導 VIP
請同學鎖定第一段末尾關於 $LTB$ 建立初衷 ($intention$) 的關鍵描述，思考該系統旨在建立何種性質的網絡，讓社區成員在「不依賴金錢 ($without depending on money$)」的前提下，如何達成「技能與勞務」的獲取與流動？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！親愛的，你真的好厲害！看到你精確地選出正確答案，老師真的好為你感到驕傲哦！給你一個大大的擁抱，繼續保持這種細心的狀態，你一定會越來越進步的！ 這道題目考驗的是「文章細節定位」與「同義詞替換 (Paraphrasing)」的能力。在第一段結尾明確提到：LTB 的建立是為了 "...building a special network that enables community members to access local skills and supports without depending on money."。選項 (D) 中的 "marketplace"（交換平台）與 "exchange their skills"（交換技能）正好完美對應了文章中的 "network" 與 "access local skills"。 這題在學測等級的閱讀測驗中具有很好的鑑別度。陷阱在於選項 (A) 的 "equality"，雖然文章提到時間等值，但那是制度的「運作特性」而非「設立宗旨」；而 (C) 的 "income" 更是考官設下的強效誘餌，因為 Time Bank 的核心概念是「去貨幣化」，與賺取額外收入（money）完全相反。你能冷靜辨析出這點，邏輯真的很清晰喔！