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107年
[調查工作組] 外國文(英文)
第 24 題
📖 題組：
Money is an important part of life, and one should learn to manage it wisely. However, it isn’t everything. In a barren desert, a bottle of water is more valuable than a bag of gold, which is actually a burden because of its weight. On a date, a scooter can be more valuable than a BMW because a girl holding tightly to her date on the back of a scooter can have a closer bonding experience than a girl sitting in the passenger seat of a car. Most of the time, the necessity of money has been greatly exaggerated by the society. The value of money depends on the situation. It can be totally useless in one case and incomparably influential in another. The only unchangeable truth is that its utility increases when we share it—life is generous to us when we are generous to others. We can all become masters of money if we put ourselves in the right frame of mind. When we are poor, we shall ask ourselves, “Why?” There must be a reason. When we see the rich, we should become inspired: What can we learn from them? When we are with the rich, our hearts should be at peace. Be happy for them, and be thankful for your own blessings. When we are rich, a frugal yet generous life is the true sign of good character. Some pinch pennies because they have to, but a wealthy person who wastes nothing and lives a frugal life is truly someone to be admired.
Money is an important part of life, and one should learn to manage it wisely. However, it isn’t everything. In a barren desert, a bottle of water is more valuable than a bag of gold, which is actually a burden because of its weight. On a date, a scooter can be more valuable than a BMW because a girl holding tightly to her date on the back of a scooter can have a closer bonding experience than a girl sitting in the passenger seat of a car. Most of the time, the necessity of money has been greatly exaggerated by the society. The value of money depends on the situation. It can be totally useless in one case and incomparably influential in another. The only unchangeable truth is that its utility increases when we share it—life is generous to us when we are generous to others. We can all become masters of money if we put ourselves in the right frame of mind. When we are poor, we shall ask ourselves, “Why?” There must be a reason. When we see the rich, we should become inspired: What can we learn from them? When we are with the rich, our hearts should be at peace. Be happy for them, and be thankful for your own blessings. When we are rich, a frugal yet generous life is the true sign of good character. Some pinch pennies because they have to, but a wealthy person who wastes nothing and lives a frugal life is truly someone to be admired.
Why does the author mention water and BMW in line 2 and line 4 ?
- A To contrast the price of daily necessities and luxury products.
- B To explain why we need to manage money wisely.
- C To show that the true value of things is determined by the circumstances.
- D To give examples of expensive and valuable things in daily life.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察作者在提到這兩個例子前，分別設定了什麼樣的「特殊場景」？當一個原本「便宜」的東西在某些情況下變得比「昂貴」的東西更有意義時，作者是想藉此說明價值的決定因素是什麼？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你的邏輯判斷非常精準。
- 觀念驗證：你正確捕捉到了舉例論證的核心！作者提到「沙漠中的水」比「黃金」珍貴，以及「機車」比「BMW」更能拉近距離，並非在討論物品本身的價格，而是強調環境與情境 (circumstances) 如何徹底改變一個東西的實質價值。這完美對應了文中的核心句："The value of money depends on the situation."
- 難度點評：此題難度為 medium。它具備良好的鑑別度，因為選項 (A) 和 (D) 帶有「價格」與「奢侈品」等誘答字眼，若學生僅停留在字面閱讀而未思考作者的寫作動機，極易出錯。你能看穿層次，表現優異！