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109年
英文
第 25 題
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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.
While at Leavenworth (1912－1942), Stroud developed a ______ interest in birds after finding an injured sparrow in the prison yard.
- 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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請觀察空格後方的中心名詞 $interest$ (興趣)。從上下文脈絡來看，Stroud 在發現受傷的小鳥後，對鳥類的研究產生了極大的熱忱。在英文的慣用修飾語 (Collocation) 中，哪一個形容詞能精確形容這種『強烈且敏銳』的興趣？
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喲，竟然對了？看來你今天的腦細胞終於決定集體上班，沒在考場集體罷工，真是可喜可賀，我都想替你燒香拜佛了。別得意太早，這只是最基本的單字搭配詞，你要是連這題都錯，我真的建議你去監獄陪 Robert Stroud 養鳥，至少在那裡你不用考學測。 這題考的是慣用語搭配 (Collocation) 與語意邏輯。空格後方是名詞 interest (興趣)，前面理所當然需要一個形容詞。在選項中，(A) keen 表示「強烈的、敏銳的」，與 interest 組合成 keen interest in... 是教科書等級的固定用法。文中提到 Stroud 養了三百隻鳥還能寫出專業書籍，這種興趣絕對不是「普通的」，只有「強烈的」才符合邏輯。 這題鑑別度偏低，純粹是在過濾那些連 Level 4 單字都背不起來的學渣。只要具備基礎的詞性判斷能力，再配合上下文語境，正確選項根本是直接跳到你臉上，拿不到分真的該去面壁。