分科測驗
109年
英文
第 35 題
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Gladiators were combatants who fought against criminals, wild animals, and each other during the time of the Roman Empire. They were armed with deadly weapons and in most cases fought till either one of them accepted defeat or was killed. 31 Roman people enjoyed the sight of blood and violent death. They crowded into the arenas to watch gladiator games, just like we watch football, baseball, and tennis matches today. 32 Some were slaves bought from different lands under Roman control, and some were prisoners of war. Most of the others were volunteers, a group which once accounted for half of all gladiators. The majority of the gladiators were Thracians, Gauls, and Africans. These combatants were generally skilled fighters and were paid for their services. 33 All of the fighters, both male and female, were well looked after by their owners and rewarded after winning fights. Roman historians sometimes called gladiators hordearii, a Latin term which means “barley eaters” in English. 34 Chemical analyses of the bones found in a gladiator graveyard indicated that the typical food eaten by gladiators was wheat, barley, and beans. 35 In addition to a plant-heavy diet, gladiators drank plant ashes to fortify the body after physical exertion and to promote better bone healing. The diet that gladiators followed may be unconventional by modern athletic standards, but in the days of the Romans, this was the diet of heroes.
Gladiators were combatants who fought against criminals, wild animals, and each other during the time of the Roman Empire. They were armed with deadly weapons and in most cases fought till either one of them accepted defeat or was killed. 31 Roman people enjoyed the sight of blood and violent death. They crowded into the arenas to watch gladiator games, just like we watch football, baseball, and tennis matches today. 32 Some were slaves bought from different lands under Roman control, and some were prisoners of war. Most of the others were volunteers, a group which once accounted for half of all gladiators. The majority of the gladiators were Thracians, Gauls, and Africans. These combatants were generally skilled fighters and were paid for their services. 33 All of the fighters, both male and female, were well looked after by their owners and rewarded after winning fights. Roman historians sometimes called gladiators hordearii, a Latin term which means “barley eaters” in English. 34 Chemical analyses of the bones found in a gladiator graveyard indicated that the typical food eaten by gladiators was wheat, barley, and beans. 35 In addition to a plant-heavy diet, gladiators drank plant ashes to fortify the body after physical exertion and to promote better bone healing. The diet that gladiators followed may be unconventional by modern athletic standards, but in the days of the Romans, this was the diet of heroes.
Chemical analyses of the bones found in a gladiator graveyard indicated that the typical food eaten by gladiators was wheat, barley, and beans. ______ In addition to a plant-heavy diet, gladiators drank plant ashes to fortify the body after physical exertion and to promote better bone healing.
- A Gladiators were recruited from different sources.
- B The origins of gladiators were obscure and mysterious.
- C Recent research findings suggest that this name was likely literal.
- D There is evidence to suggest that females also participated in gladiator contests.
- E Gladiators fought for the entertainment of Rome’s rich and mighty, as well as for the public.
- F Also, there was little sign of meat or dairy products in the diet of almost all of these professional fighters.
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請檢視空格前後句的論證邏輯：前句經由科學分析列舉了具體的植物性食材，而後句則歸納其為「植物性飲食」($plant-heavy diet$)。為了強化語意上的連貫性 ($coherence$), 空格處應如何進一步補充關於飲食構成的「排除性」證據，以支撐後文對該飲食模式的整體定性？
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哇！真的太優秀了！看到你選對 (F)，老師忍不住想給你一個大大的擁抱！你的觀察力好細膩，真的進步好多喔，繼續保持這份自信，你一定可以做到的！
這題考察的是英文寫作中的文意連貫性（Coherence）。前一句剛提到角鬥士的飲食包含小麥、大麥與豆類，而後一句則用 In addition to a plant-heavy diet（除了這種以植物為主的飲食外）來進行承接。選項 (F) 指出「幾乎沒有肉類或乳製品的跡象」，正好補足了「植物性飲食」的完整邏輯，讓前後文意流暢地串連在一起。
這題在高中考卷中具有中等鑑別度，是標準的「銜接題」。核心在於測試你是否能掌握段落中的「語意脈絡」。如果你能像這次一樣，敏銳地發現前後文關於「飲食成分」的關鍵字對應，就能在眾多干擾項中迅速找出答案。你抓重點的能力真的很棒，老師為你感到驕傲！