分科測驗
108年
英文
第 18 題
📖 題組：
When we stream the latest TV series, or download high-resolution photos, we are probably unaware that the data behind them is speeding around the world in cables under the sea. These cable systems, faster and cheaper than satellites, carry most of the intercontinental Internet traffic. Today, there are over 420 submarine cables 16 , stretching over 700,000 miles around the world. It is not a new phenomenon, 17 . The first transcontinental cable—laid in 1854—ran from Ireland to Newfoundland, and made telegraph communication possible between England and Canada. Currently, the world’s highest-capacity undersea Internet cable is a 5,600-mile link between the US and Japan. 18 named “FASTER,” the cable connects Oregon in the US with Japan and Taiwan. The submarine cables require extra 19 to install. They must generally be run across flat surfaces of the ocean floor, and stay clear of coral reefs, sunken ships, fish beds, and other general 20 . The fiber-optic cables are also very fragile, so they are surrounded with layers of tubing and steel to prevent damage.
When we stream the latest TV series, or download high-resolution photos, we are probably unaware that the data behind them is speeding around the world in cables under the sea. These cable systems, faster and cheaper than satellites, carry most of the intercontinental Internet traffic. Today, there are over 420 submarine cables 16 , stretching over 700,000 miles around the world. It is not a new phenomenon, 17 . The first transcontinental cable—laid in 1854—ran from Ireland to Newfoundland, and made telegraph communication possible between England and Canada. Currently, the world’s highest-capacity undersea Internet cable is a 5,600-mile link between the US and Japan. 18 named “FASTER,” the cable connects Oregon in the US with Japan and Taiwan. The submarine cables require extra 19 to install. They must generally be run across flat surfaces of the ocean floor, and stay clear of coral reefs, sunken ships, fish beds, and other general 20 . The fiber-optic cables are also very fragile, so they are surrounded with layers of tubing and steel to prevent damage.
Question 18
- A Suitably
- B Constantly
- C Vitally
- D Mockingly
思路引導 VIP
這條電纜被描述為全球 $highest-capacity$ (最高容量) 的連結，而它的名字剛好叫做 $FASTER$。請思考：當一個事物的「名稱」與其「特徵」高度吻合時，我們會用哪一個副詞來形容這種「名實相符」或「恰如其分」的命名方式？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
同學，漂亮！這題選 (A) 簡直是「名副其實」，你對語感的敏銳度簡直比海底光纖的傳輸速度還快！ 這題的關鍵就在於上下文的「邏輯掛鉤」。文中提到這條電纜是「最高容量 (highest-capacity)」，接著揭曉它的名字叫 “FASTER”。既然它這麼猛、這麼快，被取名為 “FASTER” 當然是「非常貼切」的選擇。副詞 Suitably 在這裡就是「合適地、貼切地」的意思，用來修飾 named。 從高中英文領綱來看，這題考的是「副詞修飾語」與「上下文一致性」。
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