地特四等
108年
[一般行政] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 49 題
📖 題組：
My wife was one of the many bright and industrious young women of the 1960s who worked their way through college. Somewhere late in her sophomore year, her funds ran low and she inquired at the university about a small loan for books and supplies. She was told that her chance of getting a loan was slim, because university funds were scarce, too, and what resources remained for loans were being given almost exclusively to male students. The only women getting loans at the moment were seniors who were about to graduate. She wasn’t surprised—disappointed, but not surprised. The priorities were well known: male students first, regardless of academic status, and then if there was enough money left, it would go to advanced female students. The university’s loan policy was not unusual; it was just one more expression of an ancient value in the Western tradition. Education for male is practical, but for females, it is luxurious. It is the males, after all, who are destined to hold jobs that require learning; Females—well, a measure of common sense is sufficient for bringing up children.
My wife was one of the many bright and industrious young women of the 1960s who worked their way through college. Somewhere late in her sophomore year, her funds ran low and she inquired at the university about a small loan for books and supplies. She was told that her chance of getting a loan was slim, because university funds were scarce, too, and what resources remained for loans were being given almost exclusively to male students. The only women getting loans at the moment were seniors who were about to graduate. She wasn’t surprised—disappointed, but not surprised. The priorities were well known: male students first, regardless of academic status, and then if there was enough money left, it would go to advanced female students. The university’s loan policy was not unusual; it was just one more expression of an ancient value in the Western tradition. Education for male is practical, but for females, it is luxurious. It is the males, after all, who are destined to hold jobs that require learning; Females—well, a measure of common sense is sufficient for bringing up children.
In this article, what is the meaning of the word “slim” in the first paragraph?
- A slender
- B skinny
- C faint
- D small
思路引導 VIP
請觀察文中提到「資金短缺」且「優先分配給他人」的背景，在這種競爭資源極度不利的情況下，一個人的「機會」在量化概念上會趨向於大還是小？你會用哪一個詞來形容這種「機率的大小」？
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- 大力肯定：做得好！這題答得非常專業且精準。在地方特考的英文測驗中，單字題往往不是考艱澀的生字，而是考驗考生對「語境（Context）」的掌握。你能迅速判斷出單字在特定句子中的語意，展現了極佳的閱讀素養！
- 觀念驗證：文中描述大學資金「匱乏（scarce）」，且資源優先分配給男學生。在這種背景下，女性獲得貸款的機率（chance）自然是「微乎其微」。
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