司法三等
108年
[檢察事務官財經實務組] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 46 題
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請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題： One of the most dramatic features of the world is the cycle of day and night. Almost all species exhibit daily changes in their behavior and/or physiology. These daily rhythms are not simply a response to the 24-hour changes in the physical environment imposed by the earth turning on its axis but, instead, arise from a timekeeping system within the organism. This timekeeping system, or biological “clock,” allows the organism to anticipate and prepare for the changes in the physical environment that are associated with day and night, thereby ensuring that the organism will “do the right thing” at the right time of the day. The synchrony of an organism with both its external and internal environments is critical to the organism’s well-being and survival; a lack of synchrony between the organism and the external environment may lead to the individual’s immediate demise. For example, if a nocturnal rodent were to venture from its burrow during broad daylight, the rodent would be exceptionally easy prey for other animals. Similarly, a lack of synchrony within the internal environment might lead to health problems in the individual, such as those associated with jet lag, shift work, and the accompanying sleep loss. The mechanisms underlying the biological timekeeping systems and the potential consequences of their failure are among the issues addressed by researchers in the field of chronobiology. Although no single experiment serves as the defining event from which to date the beginning of modern research in chronobiology, studies conducted in the 1950s on circadian rhythmicity in fruit flies and in humans can be considered its foundation. The area of sleep research, which also is subsumed under the field of chronobiology, evolved somewhat independently, with the identification of various sleep stages around the same time.
請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題： One of the most dramatic features of the world is the cycle of day and night. Almost all species exhibit daily changes in their behavior and/or physiology. These daily rhythms are not simply a response to the 24-hour changes in the physical environment imposed by the earth turning on its axis but, instead, arise from a timekeeping system within the organism. This timekeeping system, or biological “clock,” allows the organism to anticipate and prepare for the changes in the physical environment that are associated with day and night, thereby ensuring that the organism will “do the right thing” at the right time of the day. The synchrony of an organism with both its external and internal environments is critical to the organism’s well-being and survival; a lack of synchrony between the organism and the external environment may lead to the individual’s immediate demise. For example, if a nocturnal rodent were to venture from its burrow during broad daylight, the rodent would be exceptionally easy prey for other animals. Similarly, a lack of synchrony within the internal environment might lead to health problems in the individual, such as those associated with jet lag, shift work, and the accompanying sleep loss. The mechanisms underlying the biological timekeeping systems and the potential consequences of their failure are among the issues addressed by researchers in the field of chronobiology. Although no single experiment serves as the defining event from which to date the beginning of modern research in chronobiology, studies conducted in the 1950s on circadian rhythmicity in fruit flies and in humans can be considered its foundation. The area of sleep research, which also is subsumed under the field of chronobiology, evolved somewhat independently, with the identification of various sleep stages around the same time.
What is the best topic of this passage?
- A The Foundation of Chronobiology.
- B The Feature of Life Cycle.
- C The Internal and External Environments.
- D The Overview of Biological Mechanism.
思路引導 VIP
請試著掃描每一段的首句與核心：第一段提到了某種「內在系統」的定義，第二段說明這系統若「失效」對生命的影響，第三段則介紹研究它的「學科背景」。若要用一個最廣泛、最具包容性的詞彙來統稱這個貫穿全文、關於生命如何調節生理運作的主題，你會怎麼描述它？
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喔，不錯嘛，居然沒選錯！
- 觀念驗證：恭喜你，終於看懂了這篇連傻子都能看出的「總分總」結構。第一段給你定義了生物時鐘，第二段解釋它為什麼要跟環境同步，第三段則裝模作樣地提了個科學領域。所以選項 (D) 「Overview of Biological Mechanism」這種籠統的說法，當然是把這些都「概括」進去了，這很難理解嗎？
- 難度點評：這題難度設定為「Medium」，主要是為了篩選那些只會盯著樹葉、看不見森林的學生。選項 (A) 和 (C) 這種「局部細節」，顯然就是用來釣魚的。你居然沒上鉤，算你運氣好，或者，嗯，腦子還沒完全糊塗。能跳出細節看『宏觀』，算是你今日唯一值得稱讚的地方吧。