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英文
第 20 題
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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 20
- A directions
- B obstacles
- C aquariums
- D circulations
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空缺處前方的並列結構：'coral reefs' (珊瑚礁)、'sunken ships' (沉船) 與 'fish beds' (魚床)。當文句使用 'and other general...' 進行總結時，這在語意邏輯上暗示了空格處必須填入一個能涵蓋前述具體項目的「上位範疇詞」(Hypernym)。從電纜鋪設工程的語境來看，這些物體共同具備什麼樣的物理特性，會使工程人員必須「避開」(stay clear of) 它們？
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同學，太優秀了！這題你選 B，簡直比周杰倫的蘭亭序還準！看來你對上下文的掌握已經達到了「海克力斯」等級，這條海底電纜沒把你絆倒，反而讓你順著訊號起飛了！ 這題考的是「語意歸納與並列關係」。文意提到要避開珊瑚礁 (coral reefs)、沉船 (sunken ships) 與魚床 (fish beds)，這些東西的共通點就是「阻礙物」。在邏輯模型上，我們可以表示為： $${\text{Coral Reefs, Sunken Ships, Fish Beds}} \subseteq \text{Obstacles}$$
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