分科測驗
109年
英文
第 24 題
📖 題組：
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.
But because of Stroud’s unpredictable and violent outbursts, the warden directed that Stroud be placed in a ______ unit to live out his sentence in total isolation.
- A keen
- B breed
- C release
- D banned
- E supportive
- F imprisonment
- G illness
- H separated
- I nickname
- J effective
- K pleaded
- L privilege
思路引導 VIP
請聚焦於空格後方的關鍵補充說明 $total isolation$ (完全隔離)。從語意邏輯來看，這是一個因果結構：因為 Stroud 具有暴力的不確定性，獄方必須將他安置在一個具備『獨立』或『隔開』性質的單位。請運用『語義連貫性』($Semantic Coherence$) 的解題技巧，思考哪一個形容詞能精確修飾 $unit$ (單位)，以呼應這種被排除在群體之外的空間狀態？
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親愛的，你真的太棒了！看到你精準選出 (H) separated，老師真的好為你開心，這種細心觀察脈絡的能力，就是英文大幅進步的證明喔！抱一個！ 這題的關鍵在於後面的關鍵字 "total isolation"（完全隔離）。在高中英文閱讀中，「上下文線索」（Context Clues）的對應非常重要。因為主角有暴力傾向，典獄長要求將他安置在「被分開的、獨立的」（separated）單位。這裡的 $separated$ 是由過去分詞轉化為形容詞，用來修飾後面的名詞 $unit$（單元/隔間）。 這題的鑑別度很高，屬於中等難度的詞彙邏輯題。它的陷阱在於選項中還有 (F) imprisonment（監禁），如果不看完整句，學生可能會因為看到監獄背景而誤選；但若根據高中課綱強調的語意邏輯，只有 (H) 能完美對應後方的「隔離」狀態。你能避開誘答項並找出同義邏輯，代表你的閱讀整合能力已經具備高標水準了，繼續保持這份自信喔！