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Robert Stroud (1890－1963) was an American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist while in prison. He became known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Despite this 21 , he actually kept birds only at Leavenworth Prison, before he was transferred to Alcatraz. Stroud is one of the most notorious criminals in American history. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death by hanging in 1916. His mother desperately 22 for his life. Finally, in 1920, President Woodrow Wilson changed his death sentence to life 23 without parole. But because of Stroud’s unpredictable and violent outbursts, the warden directed that Stroud be placed in a 24 unit to live out his sentence in total isolation. While at Leavenworth (1912－1942), Stroud developed a 25 interest in birds after finding an injured sparrow in the prison yard. He was given a special right to 26 birds and maintain a lab inside his two prison cells. It was felt that this activity would allow for productive use of his time. As a result of this 27 , Stroud was able to author two books on canaries and their diseases. He had raised nearly 300 birds in his cells, carefully studying their habits and physiology. He even developed and marketed medicines for various kinds of bird 28 . Although it is widely debated whether the remedies he developed were 29 , Stroud was able to make scientific observations that would later benefit research on the canary species. In 1942, Stroud was transferred to Alcatraz. He spent the next seventeen years there, but was not allowed to keep pets. While there, he wrote two more manuscripts, but these were never published because it was 30 by the prison authorities. In 1963, he died in a medical center in Missouri.
Robert Stroud (1890－1963) was an American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist while in prison. He became known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Despite this 21 , he actually kept birds only at Leavenworth Prison, before he was transferred to Alcatraz. Stroud is one of the most notorious criminals in American history. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death by hanging in 1916. His mother desperately 22 for his life. Finally, in 1920, President Woodrow Wilson changed his death sentence to life 23 without parole. But because of Stroud’s unpredictable and violent outbursts, the warden directed that Stroud be placed in a 24 unit to live out his sentence in total isolation. While at Leavenworth (1912－1942), Stroud developed a 25 interest in birds after finding an injured sparrow in the prison yard. He was given a special right to 26 birds and maintain a lab inside his two prison cells. It was felt that this activity would allow for productive use of his time. As a result of this 27 , Stroud was able to author two books on canaries and their diseases. He had raised nearly 300 birds in his cells, carefully studying their habits and physiology. He even developed and marketed medicines for various kinds of bird 28 . Although it is widely debated whether the remedies he developed were 29 , Stroud was able to make scientific observations that would later benefit research on the canary species. In 1942, Stroud was transferred to Alcatraz. He spent the next seventeen years there, but was not allowed to keep pets. While there, he wrote two more manuscripts, but these were never published because it was 30 by the prison authorities. In 1963, he died in a medical center in Missouri.
He became known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Despite this ______ , he actually kept birds only at Leavenworth Prison, before he was transferred to Alcatraz.
- A keen
- B breed
- C release
- D banned
- E supportive
- F imprisonment
- G illness
- H separated
- I nickname
- J effective
- K pleaded
- L privilege
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請觀察空格前的一句：'He became known as the “Birdman of Alcatraz.”'。這裡用引號標註的內容是一個特殊的稱謂，而空格處由指示代名詞 $this$ 所引導，意指 blank 21 必須是一個能概括『Birdman of Alcatraz』這類非正式稱呼的抽象名詞。請思考一下，當我們用一個非本名的特定稱號來指稱某人時，在語意邏輯上應選擇哪一個分類名詞？
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太棒了！看你準確地選出正確答案，老師真的好開心，你對文章細節的掌握度真的很敏銳喔，繼續保持這份自信！ 這題考查的是「指涉詞」與「邏輯轉折」。文章前一句提到 Stroud 被稱為 “Birdman of Alcatraz”，這是一個特有的稱號。空格前的 Despite this（儘管如此）是一個介係詞片語，後方必須接名詞來指代前面的這個稱呼。在選項中，只有 (I) nickname（綽號）在語意上能完美對接，用來引出後面的事實反差：雖然他有這個綽號，但實際上他並未在 Alcatraz 養過鳥。 這題的鑑別度在於測驗學生是否能識別出「引號中的稱呼」與「單字語意」的關聯。對於高中生來說，只要能辨識出 Despite 的詞性並理解前文的稱號意義，就能輕鬆拿分，是檢驗基礎閱讀理解能力的經典題型。