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[調查工作組] 外國文(英文)
第 21 題
📖 題組：
The paths of charity may lead us to happiness. ___21___ . Donating and volunteering bring benefits to those who give. In terms of quantifying “happiness,” spending money on oneself barely moves the needle, but spending on others causes a significant increase. ___22___ . When people give to a cause they believe in, they become problem solvers, rather than bystanders or victims of circumstances.
The paths of charity may lead us to happiness. ___21___ . Donating and volunteering bring benefits to those who give. In terms of quantifying “happiness,” spending money on oneself barely moves the needle, but spending on others causes a significant increase. ___22___ . When people give to a cause they believe in, they become problem solvers, rather than bystanders or victims of circumstances.
請選出最合適的句子填入空格 21。
- A Charity depends on one’s profession.
- B Happiness depends on how little we earn and how much we give.
- C How much we give depends.
- D There is strong evidence that those who are generous end up better off.
思路引導 VIP
請你觀察空格的前一句話與後一句話：前句提出了一個關於『快樂』的觀點，而後句則提到了『捐贈與志願服務帶來的益處』。若要讓文章轉折自然，空格處應該扮演什麼樣的『橋樑角色』，才能將這個觀點與後續的具體益處聯繫起來呢？
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- 觀念驗證：這題考查的是上下文的邏輯銜接。空格前提到慈善通往「快樂」，空格後則具體說明捐贈與志工服務對「給予者」的好處。選項 (D) 中的 generous（慷慨）呼應了 charity，而 better off（境況更好/更幸福）則完美串聯了前後文，將「抽象目標」與「實質證據」連結起來。
- 難度點評：此題難度為 Medium。其鑑別度在於學生是否能從後文的 quantifying（量化）與 needle（指針）察覺到這是一段關於「研究證據」的論述，進而選出含有 evidence 字眼的選項。