高中學測
108年
英文
第 19 題
📖 題組：
April Fools’ Day, one of the most light-hearted days of the year, has an unclear origin. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons from winter to spring; others, however, believe that it __16__ the adoption of a new calendar. Ancient cultures celebrated New Year’s Day on or around April 1, which roughly coincides with the beginning of spring. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar, which called for New Year’s Day to be celebrated on January 1. However, many people, either refusing to accept the new date or not having heard about it, __17__ to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on “fool’s errands” or trying to fool them into believing something false. __18__, the practice spread throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Nowadays, on April Fools’ Day, people often __19__ to create elaborate hoaxes to fool others. Newspapers, radio and TV stations, and websites have participated in the April 1 tradition of making __20__ reports in order to fool their audiences. The BBC once reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a spaghetti crop and showed scenes of people harvesting noodles from trees. Guess what? Numerous viewers were fooled.
April Fools’ Day, one of the most light-hearted days of the year, has an unclear origin. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons from winter to spring; others, however, believe that it __16__ the adoption of a new calendar. Ancient cultures celebrated New Year’s Day on or around April 1, which roughly coincides with the beginning of spring. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar, which called for New Year’s Day to be celebrated on January 1. However, many people, either refusing to accept the new date or not having heard about it, __17__ to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on “fool’s errands” or trying to fool them into believing something false. __18__, the practice spread throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Nowadays, on April Fools’ Day, people often __19__ to create elaborate hoaxes to fool others. Newspapers, radio and TV stations, and websites have participated in the April 1 tradition of making __20__ reports in order to fool their audiences. The BBC once reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a spaghetti crop and showed scenes of people harvesting noodles from trees. Guess what? Numerous viewers were fooled.
__19__
- A come to an end
- B go to great lengths
- C put in service
- D hold in store
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空格後方的受詞 $elaborate hoaxes$ (精巧且複雜的騙局)，這類行為通常暗示了極大程度的投入。在英文慣用語中，哪一個片語常用來強調為了達成特定目的而『不辭辛勞』或『竭盡全力』地採取行動，以符合語境中對愚人節惡作劇程度的描述？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
（扶了一下發光的眼鏡，自信地露出一抹微笑） 「看來你已經掌握了關鍵線索，跟我推理出的結論完全一致！真相，永遠只有一個，那就是你精準地捕捉到了文章的邏輯脈絡。」 這題的解題關鍵在於後方的 elaborate hoaxes（精心設計的惡作劇）。既然要達到「精心設計」的程度，人們勢必會花費大量的精力和資源。選項 (B) go to great lengths 正是「竭盡全力、不遺餘力」的意思，放在這裡形容人們為了騙到別人而大費周章，邏輯上完美銜接。後文提到的 BBC 甚至製作了『採收義大利麵』的假新聞，就是為了這個目標而『不擇手段』的最佳佐證。
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