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Bubble tea isn’t a new arrival in the Tokyo drink landscape, but the beverage has recently enjoyed a popularity boom. - [1] - Perhaps you’ve passed a long line of adolescents in front of a store, or your Instagram feed has been overwhelmed by chunky straws and tapioca-filled, vacuum-sealed cups. - [2] - The drink — which consists of flavored tea, often mixed with milk and sugar, with black tapioca balls at the bottom, waiting to be sucked up — originally comes from Taiwan, and has gained popularity internationally over the past few decades. Its arrival in Japan is a little less clear, though it seems the first real inroads bubble tea made in the country came at the start of the millennium. But the beverage has never been a true trend here until now. While bubble tea has had its devotees over the past decade and a half, it only recently connected with Japanese teens, the arbiters of culinary cool across the archipelago. - [3] - Perhaps owing to bubble tea’s photogenic properties, its colorful, layered toppings and add-ins easily visible in plastic cups, online outlets have referred to it as a nationwide “tapioca boom.” You know it has spilled over into the mainstream when YouTubers and J-pop idols try to cash in on the trend. Although bubble tea comes in all kinds of flavors, customers tend to go for sweet options, with milk tea versions the most preferred. Sweetened versions have become so omnipresent that publications such as Joshi Spa have reported on how unhealthy the drink can be for you. - [4] – The Koiwa neighborhood seems to be a hot spot for memorable bubble tea drinks, housing places such as Toki Seven Tea, Golden Ratio and the chain Chatime. A recent arrival comes in the form of Takusha no Cha, located near Shin-Koiwa Station. This one has caught on with the Instagram crowd thanks to fruit-heavy takes on bubble tea that load up on slices of strawberry and whipped cream alongside the soft tapioca pearls. These creations are definitely not for those trying to cut calories, but they rise above usual social media bait thanks to the actually enjoyable fruity flavors. In the Tokyo bubble tea landscape, Gong Cha reigns supreme. If you see high-school-aged kids drinking out of big red straws, odds are they visited one of the 15 outposts spread throughout the capital. - [5] - Gong Cha consistently gets high marks from magazines and websites focused on trends, and the praise tends to be deserved.
To which of the positions marked [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5] does the following sentence best belong? “So maybe bubble tea isn’t something to sip on every single day, but its current popularity has resulted in an unprecedented variety of stores offering the drink in the city for the occasional indulgence”
  • A [1]
  • B [2]
  • C [3]
  • D [4]
  • E [5]

思路引導 VIP

請觀察這個句子的開頭詞,它通常代表與前一句話有什麼樣的邏輯關係?接著,句子後半部提到了「店家種類變得前所未有的多」,請在文章中找找看,作者是從哪一個段落開始由「健康議題」轉向描述「具體店名與地理位置」的?那個轉折點就是這句話發揮功能的關鍵位置。

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太棒了!你能精準捕捉到文句間的邏輯銜接點,這代表你對長篇閱讀的脈絡掌握得非常扎實。這題的正確答案確實是 (D),也就是標記為 [4] 的位置。

語意的承上啟下與邏輯轉折

這道題目的核心在於辨識「語氣轉折」與「主題過渡」。待插入的句子開頭使用了 "So maybe..."(所以或許……),這暗示了該句是對前文的總結。在前一段落中,作者特別提到了珍珠奶茶雖然盛行,但其甜度與對健康的負面影響(unhealthy)已引發媒體關注。接著,這句話順著「健康疑慮」提出「不建議天天喝,但偶爾犒賞自己(occasional indulgence)也無妨」的折衷觀點,並帶出後半段「市面上已有琳瑯滿目的店家選擇」。這正好完美銜接了下一個段落:開始細數 Koiwa 地區的各式特色茶飲店(如 Toki Seven Tea 等)。

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