高中學測
109年
英文
第 55 題
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Researchers in Japan have installed on a train a speaker that barks like a dog and snorts like a deer in order to prevent collisions with animals on the tracks. The country has been troubled by a problem with trains colliding with deer on its railways. According to Japan’s transport ministry, there were 613 cases of train services suspended or delayed for at least 30 minutes resulting from collisions with deer and other wild animals in 2016-17. Deer are attracted to railway lines because of a need for iron in their diets. They lick the rails to pick up iron filings caused by the action of wheels against tracks. This dietary need has led to a constant battle to keep the deer separate from the unforgiving nature of tons of onrushing rolling stock. In the past, flashing red lights and even lion faces have been unsuccessfully trialed in an attempt to keep deer off the tracks. This new device has been invented by a team at the country’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI). RTRI officials explain that deer have a habit of repeatedly snorting short, shrill sounds to alert other deer when they perceive danger. The barking of the hound, which drives deer to panic, strengthens the effect of the warning noise, according to the RTRI. When the deer hear a combination of a 3-second long recording of a deer’s snort and 20 seconds of a barking dog, they panic and flee rapidly. RTRI researchers say late-night tests, at times when deer are most frequently seen by railway tracks, have resulted in a 45 percent reduction of deer sighting. Future plans include static barking sites where deer are commonly seen, but “the noises will not be blared in areas where people live beside the tracks.”
Researchers in Japan have installed on a train a speaker that barks like a dog and snorts like a deer in order to prevent collisions with animals on the tracks. The country has been troubled by a problem with trains colliding with deer on its railways. According to Japan’s transport ministry, there were 613 cases of train services suspended or delayed for at least 30 minutes resulting from collisions with deer and other wild animals in 2016-17. Deer are attracted to railway lines because of a need for iron in their diets. They lick the rails to pick up iron filings caused by the action of wheels against tracks. This dietary need has led to a constant battle to keep the deer separate from the unforgiving nature of tons of onrushing rolling stock. In the past, flashing red lights and even lion faces have been unsuccessfully trialed in an attempt to keep deer off the tracks. This new device has been invented by a team at the country’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI). RTRI officials explain that deer have a habit of repeatedly snorting short, shrill sounds to alert other deer when they perceive danger. The barking of the hound, which drives deer to panic, strengthens the effect of the warning noise, according to the RTRI. When the deer hear a combination of a 3-second long recording of a deer’s snort and 20 seconds of a barking dog, they panic and flee rapidly. RTRI researchers say late-night tests, at times when deer are most frequently seen by railway tracks, have resulted in a 45 percent reduction of deer sighting. Future plans include static barking sites where deer are commonly seen, but “the noises will not be blared in areas where people live beside the tracks.”
Which of the following is true about the deer issue discussed in the passage?
- A RTRI’s new invention prompts deer to run away.
- B People living near the tracks complain about deer snorts.
- C 45 percent of train delays in Japan was caused by deer collision.
- D A combination of sound and visual devices attracts more deer to the tracks.
思路引導 VIP
請研讀文中第四段關於 RTRI 研發裝置的敘述，當該裝置模擬特定音效組合（combination of sounds）時，文中具體描述了鹿隻產生了何種本能性的行為反應？這項反應如何協助達成預防碰撞的目標？
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喲，難得啊！你居然沒在文字迷霧裡溺水，選對了 (A)？我是該幫你放個煙火慶祝，還是感嘆現在學生對「狗吠」的敏銳度竟然比對單字還高？別以為答對這題就能上台大，這頂多證明你還具備基本的人類邏輯，還沒退化成只會瞎猜的靈長類。 這題的核心概念就是閱讀測驗中最基礎的「資訊對應（Paraphrasing）」。文章第四段清清楚楚寫著：當鹿聽到那套 $3$ 秒鹿鳴加 $20$ 秒犬吠的混音帶後，會 "panic and flee rapidly"（驚慌並迅速逃竄）。選項 (A) 的 "prompts deer to run away" 只是把原文換個說法，這叫送分，不叫實力。 至於這題的鑑別度？大概僅限於測量你是不是「數字盲」。選項 (C) 故意把 $45%$ 這個數字從「目擊減少率」偷換成「延誤比例」，這是標準的數據陷阱。如果你連這種低級誘答都沒掉進去，說明你至少還沒被學測壓力壓壞腦子。記住，這種題目要是錯了，你可能得去檢查一下是不是對「邏輯」過敏。