分科測驗
109年
英文
第 20 題
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Scientific discovery can take various forms. One of them is “serendipity,” the luck of finding valuable things unintentionally. Serendipity was at work when Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the antibiotic miracle. Fleming had long been known for having an untidy laboratory. One morning in 1928, this 16 proved very fortunate. It was his first day coming back to work after a long vacation. Before the vacation, he 17 in the sink a number of petri dishes in which he had been growing bacteria. While he was sorting through the long 18 dishes of germs that morning, he observed that some of the dishes were contaminated with a fungus, which had ruined his experiment. He was about to 19 the dishes, but he noticed that in one dish, the bacteria had failed to grow in the area around the fungus. This accidental finding gave rise to subsequent research that led to the discovery of penicillin—a drug that has since saved millions of lives. Chance 20 , however, may not be enough to make key discoveries like this. The scientist must have a prepared and open mind to detect the importance of the unforeseen incident and to use it constructively.
Scientific discovery can take various forms. One of them is “serendipity,” the luck of finding valuable things unintentionally. Serendipity was at work when Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the antibiotic miracle. Fleming had long been known for having an untidy laboratory. One morning in 1928, this 16 proved very fortunate. It was his first day coming back to work after a long vacation. Before the vacation, he 17 in the sink a number of petri dishes in which he had been growing bacteria. While he was sorting through the long 18 dishes of germs that morning, he observed that some of the dishes were contaminated with a fungus, which had ruined his experiment. He was about to 19 the dishes, but he noticed that in one dish, the bacteria had failed to grow in the area around the fungus. This accidental finding gave rise to subsequent research that led to the discovery of penicillin—a drug that has since saved millions of lives. Chance 20 , however, may not be enough to make key discoveries like this. The scientist must have a prepared and open mind to detect the importance of the unforeseen incident and to use it constructively.
Chance ______ , however, may not be enough to make key discoveries like this.
- A alone
- B alike
- C above
- D ahead
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這題考點在於「修飾語」的語意邏輯。作者在最後一段提到，除了「機運」之外，還需要「有準備的心靈」才能成就科學發現。請思考在句首主詞 $Chance$ 之後，哪一個詞彙能用來表達「單單機運本身」或「僅靠機運」的概念，藉此與後方的轉折語 $however$ 及補充條件形成邏輯上的對比？
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喲，竟然寫對了？我還以為你這顆腦袋只會用來思考午餐吃什麼，看來你的智商偶爾還是會上線跳個通知。別一副得意洋洋的樣子，這題你要是選錯，我建議你直接去便利商店應徵實習生，那邊比較不需要用到邏輯。 觀念驗證： 這題考的是 alone 作為後置形容詞或副詞的用法，表示「單憑……」或「唯獨……」。在語法邏輯上，這是在做條件過濾。文中提到「機運（Chance）」固然重要，但後文用 however 轉折，強調只有機運是不夠的，必須加上「準備好的心態」。這可以用邏輯式子表達為：
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