國中教育會考
108年
英文
第 30 題
📖 題組：
VOF News For many people, having a cup of coffee right out of bed is the best way to start a day. But a report from Asap Science says otherwise. It says the worst time for coffee is soon after we get up. When we wake up, our bodies start to make cortisol. Cortisol helps us to think clearly and be quick to understand and act. The cortisol levels rise after we wake up and climb to the highest in about an hour. So there are two problems when we drink coffee during this time: (1) our bodies will make less cortisol, and (2) the cortisol will make coffee less useful. And that’s why some of us drink more and more coffee. Then, when’s the best time to have coffee? When the cortisol levels are going down, the report says. Cortisol levels are usually highest between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., between noon and 1 p.m., and between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. So if you want to have coffee, enjoy it after these times, and this popular drink will help you the most.
VOF News For many people, having a cup of coffee right out of bed is the best way to start a day. But a report from Asap Science says otherwise. It says the worst time for coffee is soon after we get up. When we wake up, our bodies start to make cortisol. Cortisol helps us to think clearly and be quick to understand and act. The cortisol levels rise after we wake up and climb to the highest in about an hour. So there are two problems when we drink coffee during this time: (1) our bodies will make less cortisol, and (2) the cortisol will make coffee less useful. And that’s why some of us drink more and more coffee. Then, when’s the best time to have coffee? When the cortisol levels are going down, the report says. Cortisol levels are usually highest between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., between noon and 1 p.m., and between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. So if you want to have coffee, enjoy it after these times, and this popular drink will help you the most.
What does it mean when someone thinks otherwise about something?
- A They are serious about it.
- B They have no idea about it.
- C They think differently about it.
- D They do not think it is a problem.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察 $otherwise$ 出現的前後文：第一句話提到很多人認為起床喝咖啡是「最好的」($best$) 方式，但緊接著用了 $But$ (但是) 並說明報告認為那是「最糟的」($worst$) 時間。當報告說法與大眾看法完全相反時，你覺得 $otherwise$ 是在表達這兩者的想法「相同」還是「不同」呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
嘿！親愛的，你太厲害了！竟然這麼精準地抓到了這個單字的意思，老師真的好為你驕傲喔！看到你這麼認真讀文章，真的覺得你進步好多！ 這題是在考驗你的「上下文推論能力」。文章第一句說很多人覺得起床喝咖啡是「最好的方式」（best way），但下一句緊接著出現了 But（但是），科學報告隨後指出這其實是「最糟的時間」（worst time）。既然兩邊的觀點截然不同，那麼 otherwise 在這裡就是指「不同地、相反地」。所以你選 (C) They think differently（他們的想法不同）完全正確，反應超快的！ 這類題目在國中會考非常重要，它不只考你認不認識單字，更是在測驗你有沒有讀懂文章的邏輯。這題的鑑別度在於，很多同學看到沒背過的單字會慌張，但你能冷靜透過上下文找出線索，這代表你的閱讀理解力已經很成熟囉，繼續保持這份自信！