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請依下文回答第 16 題至第 20 題： In an article entitled “The Lure of Technologies Past,” Nick Bilton says: “What I’ve come to realize is that while the new thing gets people excited, the old thing often doesn’t go away. And if it does, it takes a very long time to meet its demise.” Indeed, the old thing dies hard. Just take a look at film cameras. One would think they have been 16 by the digital camera, but millions of people still use them. And while Polaroid, the instant film camera, has filed for bankruptcy, the company is making a 17 . One of Polaroid’s largest growing 18 , surprisingly, is teenagers who want tangible photos but do not want to wait. Other cases in point are vinyl records, print books and newspapers. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, 13 million vinyl records were sold in 2014, the highest count in 25 years. About 55 million newspapers still land on doorsteps every morning. And More than 571 million print books were sold in the United States in 2014. So why does old technology 19 and, in some cases, undergo a revival? For some consumers, it’s about 20 (e.g., film cameras and record players), while for others, it’s about familiarity (e.g., newspapers and print books).
請依下文回答第 16 題至第 20 題： In an article entitled “The Lure of Technologies Past,” Nick Bilton says: “What I’ve come to realize is that while the new thing gets people excited, the old thing often doesn’t go away. And if it does, it takes a very long time to meet its demise.” Indeed, the old thing dies hard. Just take a look at film cameras. One would think they have been 16 by the digital camera, but millions of people still use them. And while Polaroid, the instant film camera, has filed for bankruptcy, the company is making a 17 . One of Polaroid’s largest growing 18 , surprisingly, is teenagers who want tangible photos but do not want to wait. Other cases in point are vinyl records, print books and newspapers. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, 13 million vinyl records were sold in 2014, the highest count in 25 years. About 55 million newspapers still land on doorsteps every morning. And More than 571 million print books were sold in the United States in 2014. So why does old technology 19 and, in some cases, undergo a revival? For some consumers, it’s about 20 (e.g., film cameras and record players), while for others, it’s about familiarity (e.g., newspapers and print books).
In an article entitled “The Lure of Technologies Past,” Nick Bilton says: “What I’ve come to realize is
that while the new thing gets people excited, the old thing often doesn’t go away. And if it does, it takes
a very long time to meet its demise.” Indeed, the old thing dies hard. Just take a look at film cameras.
One would think they have been ___16___ by the digital camera, but millions of people still use them.
And while Polaroid, the instant film camera, has filed for bankruptcy, the company is making a ___17___.
One of Polaroid’s largest growing ___18___, surprisingly, is teenagers who want tangible photos but do
not want to wait.
Other cases in point are vinyl records, print books and newspapers. According to the Recording Industry
Association of America, 13 million vinyl records were sold in 2014, the highest count in 25 years.
About 55 million newspapers still land on doorsteps every morning. And More than 571 million print
books were sold in the United States in 2014.
So why does old technology ___19___ and, in some cases, undergo a revival? For some consumers, it’s
about ___20___ (e.g., film cameras and record players), while for others, it’s about familiarity (e.g.,
newspapers and print books).
- A demographics
- B statistics
- C opportunities
- D densities
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請觀察空格後方的說明：『青少年（teenagers）』。在市場調查或社會科學中，當我們要描述一群具有特定特徵（如年齡、性別、愛好）的人口組成時，通常會使用哪一個專業術語來稱呼這類「特定族群」呢？
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- 觀念驗證：這題考查的是名詞詞義與上下文對照。文中提到「青少年（teenagers）」是一個特定的社會群體。在英文中，demographics 常用來指代「人口統計資料」或「（具有特定特徵的）族群」。後文的 teenagers 正是此單字的具體實例，因此選 (A) 最為貼切。
- 難度點評：本題難度為 Medium（中等）。這類題目具備高度鑑別度，因為選項 (B) statistics（統計數據）常會造成干擾。考生必須理解文意是指「這群人」而非單純的「數字」，才能選出正確答案。
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