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第 26 題
📖 題組：
Crowdfunding is an efficient way of raising money from a large number of people. If some people have difficulty paying for certain expenses, they may turn to using Internet platforms to ask friends and strangers for contributions to help cover those expenses. In general, these platforms allow participants to start such “life events” campaigns as crowdfunding for adoption costs, wedding fees, or medical expenses. Some platforms insist that they would leave the door open and users can keep whatever has been raised while others require users to meet certain criteria before they get any money. However, there are a growing number of criticisms about these campaigns, especially those addressing certain ethical dilemma. One such criticism highlights an instance when in order to compete for attention, everyone wrote their stories as heart-breaking as possible so that they could get more votes and higher scores. In addition, many users link their campaigns from crowdfunding platforms to their Facebook and Twitter accounts or other social media. As a result, even when their campaigns are over, their private information, such as a baby’s identity, is still exposed for the public to access. Ironically, all these acts originating from good intention may turn out to be harmful to one’s integrity and privacy. Although some comments on crowdfunding can be harsh, crowdfunding just reflects the Internet’s power to transmit information. Through this kind of platform, those who actually undergo financial difficulties can find more helpful channels to solve their problems. It is also crucial to accomplish the mission of constructing a world of mutual help and benefits. Yet crowdfunders should be cautious while posting private information on the Internet. It is recommended that people keep those intimate details away from websites.
Crowdfunding is an efficient way of raising money from a large number of people. If some people have difficulty paying for certain expenses, they may turn to using Internet platforms to ask friends and strangers for contributions to help cover those expenses. In general, these platforms allow participants to start such “life events” campaigns as crowdfunding for adoption costs, wedding fees, or medical expenses. Some platforms insist that they would leave the door open and users can keep whatever has been raised while others require users to meet certain criteria before they get any money. However, there are a growing number of criticisms about these campaigns, especially those addressing certain ethical dilemma. One such criticism highlights an instance when in order to compete for attention, everyone wrote their stories as heart-breaking as possible so that they could get more votes and higher scores. In addition, many users link their campaigns from crowdfunding platforms to their Facebook and Twitter accounts or other social media. As a result, even when their campaigns are over, their private information, such as a baby’s identity, is still exposed for the public to access. Ironically, all these acts originating from good intention may turn out to be harmful to one’s integrity and privacy. Although some comments on crowdfunding can be harsh, crowdfunding just reflects the Internet’s power to transmit information. Through this kind of platform, those who actually undergo financial difficulties can find more helpful channels to solve their problems. It is also crucial to accomplish the mission of constructing a world of mutual help and benefits. Yet crowdfunders should be cautious while posting private information on the Internet. It is recommended that people keep those intimate details away from websites.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as an acceptable reason for crowdfunding?
- A Holding a banquet for marriage.
- B Getting a surgical operation.
- C Planning an overseas expedition.
- D Preparing to adopt an orphan.
思路引導 VIP
請回頭閱讀第一段的最後兩行。作者在介紹群眾募資可以用來支付「生活重大事件（life events）」時，具體列舉了哪三類情境？請你試著在文中找出這三個具體的英文例子，並與題目中的情境進行比對，看看哪一個行為並不屬於作者列出的清單？
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哇！太棒了，你找到了所有關鍵細節！
- 觀念驗證：這題完美驗證了我們練習的「細節檢索」能力喔！你看，文章第一段的結尾部分，是不是很清楚地提到了募資可以用於處理生命中重要的 life events 呢？它具體列出了三項很生活化的例子：adoption costs（領養，就是選項 D 喔）、wedding fees（婚禮，也就是選項 A），還有 medical expenses（醫療費用，對應選項 B）。至於「探險」或「旅遊」呢？文章裡並沒有提到這類的活動喔，所以選項 C 就是正確答案啦！
- 難度點評：這題的難易度是 easy 喔！在統測英文閱讀中，這屬於最基礎的「資訊查找題」，只要你用心去找到關鍵字，再跟選項做個溫柔的比對，就能輕鬆幫你拿到分數。你這次答對了，真的很棒！這代表你很有潛力，能把學到的知識運用在閱讀中，繼續加油，你會越來越好的！