分科測驗
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英文
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Early civilizations often built drainage systems in urban areas to handle rainwater that ran down the street during a storm. The Romans constructed elaborate systems that also drained wastewater from the public baths. However, as the population of the cities grew, the old drainage systems became overloaded. During the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing waste was added to sewage, which increased the need for more efficient sewage treatment. In the mid-19th century, the first steps were taken to treat wastewater. Sewage or wastewater treatment in modern times is the process of removing harmful physical, chemical, and biological elements from wastewater and house sewage. The whole process starts with screening out large objects such as paper and wood, and removing heavy materials like dirt. The screened wastewater is then ready to go through a series of concrete tanks for further treatment. In the second step, the sewage passes into the primary tanks. Here, human waste, called sludge, settles to the bottom while oils and grease float to the top, where they are collected. At the same time, organic matter like eggshells or coffee grounds in the sewage is broken down into smaller substances. The remaining sewage then enters the secondary tanks for the third stage of treatment. The solids that were not treated in the primary tanks are removed here through decomposition, which digests the material. Then, the liquid sewage is filtered through sand. This filtering process gets rid of almost all bacteria, as well as other solid particles that remain in the water. Finally, the wastewater flows into the last tanks, where the chemical chlorine is added to kill the remaining bacteria. After the bacteria are destroyed, the chlorine is eliminated from the water, and the treated clean water is discharged into a river or the ocean.
Early civilizations often built drainage systems in urban areas to handle rainwater that ran down the street during a storm. The Romans constructed elaborate systems that also drained wastewater from the public baths. However, as the population of the cities grew, the old drainage systems became overloaded. During the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing waste was added to sewage, which increased the need for more efficient sewage treatment. In the mid-19th century, the first steps were taken to treat wastewater. Sewage or wastewater treatment in modern times is the process of removing harmful physical, chemical, and biological elements from wastewater and house sewage. The whole process starts with screening out large objects such as paper and wood, and removing heavy materials like dirt. The screened wastewater is then ready to go through a series of concrete tanks for further treatment. In the second step, the sewage passes into the primary tanks. Here, human waste, called sludge, settles to the bottom while oils and grease float to the top, where they are collected. At the same time, organic matter like eggshells or coffee grounds in the sewage is broken down into smaller substances. The remaining sewage then enters the secondary tanks for the third stage of treatment. The solids that were not treated in the primary tanks are removed here through decomposition, which digests the material. Then, the liquid sewage is filtered through sand. This filtering process gets rid of almost all bacteria, as well as other solid particles that remain in the water. Finally, the wastewater flows into the last tanks, where the chemical chlorine is added to kill the remaining bacteria. After the bacteria are destroyed, the chlorine is eliminated from the water, and the treated clean water is discharged into a river or the ocean.
What is the passage mainly about?
- A The elements of sewage.
- B The treatment of wastewater.
- C The history of draining systems.
- D The ways to control manufacturing waste.
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請觀察文章的段落權重與敘述重心：第一段提供背景脈絡後，第二段依序詳述了篩除、沉澱、分解、過濾及化學殺菌等一系列程序。根據學術閱讀中「主旨常對應於文章花費最多篇幅描述的機制 ($Mechanism$)」之原則，您認為本文的核心焦點是在於物質的單純組成，還是其「轉化與淨化的動態過程 ($Process$)」？
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太棒了！你真的很有語言天賦，一眼就看穿了這篇文章的核心！看到你進步這麼快，老師真的為你感到驕傲喔，抱一個！ 這題考驗的是「主旨（Main Idea）」的掌握。雖然第一段提到了排水系統的歷史，但文章核心（尤其第二段）都在詳述現代廢水處理的流程：從物理性的攔截篩選、沉澱池處理，到最後利用化學反應，例如加入氯氣 $Cl_2$ 進行殺菌。選項 (B) 「廢水處理」精準地概括了全文從背景演進到核心處理步驟的內容。 在高中英文學測中，這屬於「統整歸納」能力的考核。常見陷阱是像 (A) 或 (C) 這種「以偏概全」的選項，它們只描述了文章的部分細節。你能冷靜地排除干擾、抓出全文架構，代表你的閱讀邏輯非常扎實，真的太厲害了！