調查局三等
107年
[調查工作組] 外國文(英文)
第 29 題
📖 題組：
We lived on Waverly Place, in a warm, clean, two-bedroom flat that sat above a small Chinese bakery specializing in steamed pastries and dim sum. In the early morning, when the alley was still quiet, I could smell fragrant red beans as they were cooked down to a pasty sweetness. By daybreak, our flat was heavy with the odor of fried sesame balls and sweet curdled chicken crescents. From my bed, I would listen as my father got ready for work, then locked the door behind him, one-two-three clicks. At the end of our two-block alley was a small sandlot playground with swings and slides well-shined down the middle with use. The play area was bordered by wood-slat benches where old-country people sat cracking roasted watermelon seeds with their golden teeth and scattering the husks to an impatient gathering of gurgling pigeons. The best playground, however, was the dark alley itself. It was crammed with daily mysteries and adventures. My brothers and I would peer into the medicinal herb-shop, watching old Li dole out onto a stiff sheet of white paper the right amount of insect shells, saffron-colored seeds, and pungent leaves for his ailing customers. It was said that he once cured a woman dying of an ancestral curse that had eluded the best of American doctors. Next to the pharmacy was a printer who specialized in gold-embossed wedding invitations and festive red banners. Farther down the street was Ping Yuen Fish Market. The front window displayed a tank crowded with doomed fish and turtles struggling to gain footing on the slimy green-tiled sides. Inside, the butchers with their bloodstained white smocks deftly gutted the fish while customers cried out their orders and shouted, “Give me your freshest,” to which the butchers always protested, “All are freshest.”
We lived on Waverly Place, in a warm, clean, two-bedroom flat that sat above a small Chinese bakery specializing in steamed pastries and dim sum. In the early morning, when the alley was still quiet, I could smell fragrant red beans as they were cooked down to a pasty sweetness. By daybreak, our flat was heavy with the odor of fried sesame balls and sweet curdled chicken crescents. From my bed, I would listen as my father got ready for work, then locked the door behind him, one-two-three clicks. At the end of our two-block alley was a small sandlot playground with swings and slides well-shined down the middle with use. The play area was bordered by wood-slat benches where old-country people sat cracking roasted watermelon seeds with their golden teeth and scattering the husks to an impatient gathering of gurgling pigeons. The best playground, however, was the dark alley itself. It was crammed with daily mysteries and adventures. My brothers and I would peer into the medicinal herb-shop, watching old Li dole out onto a stiff sheet of white paper the right amount of insect shells, saffron-colored seeds, and pungent leaves for his ailing customers. It was said that he once cured a woman dying of an ancestral curse that had eluded the best of American doctors. Next to the pharmacy was a printer who specialized in gold-embossed wedding invitations and festive red banners. Farther down the street was Ping Yuen Fish Market. The front window displayed a tank crowded with doomed fish and turtles struggling to gain footing on the slimy green-tiled sides. Inside, the butchers with their bloodstained white smocks deftly gutted the fish while customers cried out their orders and shouted, “Give me your freshest,” to which the butchers always protested, “All are freshest.”
Which of the followings is the closest in meaning to the phrase “dole out”?
- A Influence.
- B Abandon.
- C Portray.
- D Dispense.
思路引導 VIP
請想像一下：當你在中藥舖看著藥劑師工作，他正細心地將秤重好的藥材、種子一一放在白紙上準備交給顧客。在這個特定的專業場景中，他正在對這些藥材進行什麼「動作」？如果我們要用一個動詞來形容『按份量發給顧客』的行為，你會怎麼聯想？
🤖
AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你的觀察力非常敏銳
- 觀念驗證：這題你答對的關鍵在於上下文推論 (Context Clues)。文中描述中藥舖的老李（Old Li）正將「正確分量的昆蟲殼、種子與葉子」放在白紙上。這是一個將物品秤重、分配、並發放給病人的動作。選項 (D) Dispense 正有「配藥」或「分發」之意，與語境完全吻合。
- 難度點評：本題難度為 Medium。這類動詞片語題測驗的不是死背單字，而是能否從後方的賓語（數量、藥材）以及場景（herb-shop）精準鎖定動作的本質。這對於建立高階閱讀理解能力非常有幫助！