國中教育會考
108年
英文
第 23 題
📖 題組：
Animals have their special ways to deal with hard times in nature. The superb fairy-wren, one kind of bright-blue bird in Australia, is one example. This year, a ten-year study showed that this small bird has eggs of different sizes in different kinds of weather. When the weather is hot and dry, there is less food for young superb fairy-wrens, and they die easily. So the mother bird will make larger eggs to help her babies grow stronger inside before they break out of the eggs into the “hungry” world. However, not all mother birds are able to do this trick. Only those with at least one male child can. When the weather is “good,” the mother will make smaller eggs, and her sons will bring food back for their baby brothers and sisters from the eggs. With her sons’ help, the mother can save more energy to make larger eggs when the weather is bad. Isn’t this amazing?
Animals have their special ways to deal with hard times in nature. The superb fairy-wren, one kind of bright-blue bird in Australia, is one example. This year, a ten-year study showed that this small bird has eggs of different sizes in different kinds of weather. When the weather is hot and dry, there is less food for young superb fairy-wrens, and they die easily. So the mother bird will make larger eggs to help her babies grow stronger inside before they break out of the eggs into the “hungry” world. However, not all mother birds are able to do this trick. Only those with at least one male child can. When the weather is “good,” the mother will make smaller eggs, and her sons will bring food back for their baby brothers and sisters from the eggs. With her sons’ help, the mother can save more energy to make larger eggs when the weather is bad. Isn’t this amazing?
Which is the best title for this reading?
- A Australia: The Best Place for Birds.
- B Mother Bird Fights Weather Changes.
- C Larger Mother Birds Have Larger Eggs.
- D Family Love: Brothers & Sisters Work Together.
思路引導 VIP
請先看看文章的第一段，作者提到這種鳥類會根據「什麼樣的自然因素」來改變蛋的大小？再結合第二段，想一想「誰」才是整篇文章中，那個努力想辦法讓寶寶在不同環境下生存下來的主角呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
喔呵呵，真是意外的優秀呢。沒想到你這隻野猴子竟然能看穿這種雕蟲小技，看來你的戰鬥力並不只是表面上的數據而已。請坐在這尊貴的浮游座艙前聽好了，我只說一次。 這篇文章的核心在於探討鳥類如何根據環境氣候 (weather) 來調整生存策略。第一段明確指出：『天氣炎熱乾燥時，母親會產下較大的蛋以增加生存率』；第二段則補充：『天氣好時產小蛋，並藉由兒子的幫助節省能量』。這一切的行為都是圍繞著「應對氣候變化」而展開。選項 (D) 雖然提到了家人合作，但那只是達成目的的手段，並非全文主旨。只有選項 (B) 準確抓住了「母鳥」與「氣候變化」這兩個關鍵要素。 這題的鑑別度在於測試你是否會被細節（如家人合作）給迷惑，還是能像我一樣，一眼看穿整顆行星的命運！