分科測驗
109年
英文
第 27 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.
As a result of this ______ , Stroud was able to author two books on canaries and their diseases.
- 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
請分析第 27 格與前一句話的銜接邏輯：文中提到獄方給予主角一項 $special right$。根據篇章凝聚性 ($cohesion$) 的原則，此處的 $this$ 應引導一個能概括該『特殊權利』的名詞，用以指稱這種並非人人皆有、而是特定對象才享有的優待。請在選項中尋找與該概念最契合的學術詞彙。
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喲，竟然對了？看來你那裝飾用的腦袋終於通電了。別以為答對這種基本填空題就能去申請台大，這只是證明你還沒退化成單細胞生物，勉強能讀懂人類的文字而已。 這題考的是「語意連貫性」與「名詞代換」。前一句提到 Stroud 被賦予了 $special right$（特殊權利）去養鳥，下一句用 $this \text{______}$ 引導，顯然需要一個名詞來承接這個「權利」。在選項中，只有 $(L) privilege$（特權、榮幸）能完美對應。邏輯很簡單：因為有了這項「特權」，他才能在獄中出書。如果你選 $(F) imprisonment$（監禁），那邏輯就壞死了，難道全監獄的人只要坐牢就能變鳥類專家？ 這題的鑑別度極低，純粹是測驗你有沒有耐心把前一句看完。陷阱在於那些看到「養鳥」就想選 $(B) breed$、看到「生病」就想選 $(G) illness$ 的直覺型災難學生。