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第 19 題
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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 exit
- B survive
- C remove
- D deteriorate
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請觀察第一段提到的兩句話：『老事物通常不會消失』以及『老事物是很難消亡的』。接著看第 19 題所在的句子，它在詢問舊科技為何能『處於某種狀態』甚至還能『復興』？如果一個東西面對強大的新競爭者卻沒有消失，你會用哪一個動詞來描述它『依舊留存、生命力頑強』的狀態呢？
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- 觀念驗證：
這題考驗的是對全文核心主旨的掌握。文章開頭提到
the old thing often doesn’t go away（老事物通常不會消失）以及dies hard（難以消逝）。第 19 格位於總結段落，詢問「為什麼舊科技能夠繼續存在（甚至復興）？」選項 (B) survive（生存、倖存）完美對應了前文「不消失」的語意邏輯。
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