post_recruit
109年
英文
第 31 題
📖 題組：
An annular solar eclipse happens when the moon covers the sun’s center, leaving the sun’s visible outer edges to form a “ring of fire” around the moon. This can happen only twice this century, in 2020 and on June $21^{\text{st}}$, 2039. While people in Taiwan are lucky enough to witness the recent one, it is out of the question to see the latter as Taiwan will not be on the path shaded by the moon. Thanks to mostly sunny skies on June $21^{\text{st}}$ this summer, people across Taiwan flocked to museums, parks and schools for guided solar eclipse watching or simply observed the event from street corners, using protective eye gear. The momentum was especially high in Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Nantou, Hualien and Taitung cities and counties, as well as the outlying islands of Penghu and Kinmen, as people there could witness the entire process of the eclipse. In Chiayi, the eclipse started at 2:49 p.m. and ended at 5:25 p.m., with the complete “ring of fire” taking place for less than a minute at 4:14 p.m., when 99 percent of the sun’s surface was blocked. The spectacle of the distinct stages of the eclipse drew crowds from across the country. According to intercity bus operator Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation Company, passengers to Chiayi on Sunday were about 15 percent higher compared with the previous weekend. In Taipei, where only a partial solar eclipse was visible, around 10,000 people were estimated to have visited the Taipei Astronomical Museum. The last time the museum saw such heavy traffic was in July 2009, when a total solar eclipse took place. According to a museum official, the next time an annular solar eclipse covering such a large percentage of the sun will not be visible in Taiwan until June $28^{\text{th}}$, 2215. If you happen to miss this eclipse, don't despair. Visit our school website and you can watch the eclipse we have uploaded along with lots of information, images, and facts about this and other eclipses.
An annular solar eclipse happens when the moon covers the sun’s center, leaving the sun’s visible outer edges to form a “ring of fire” around the moon. This can happen only twice this century, in 2020 and on June $21^{\text{st}}$, 2039. While people in Taiwan are lucky enough to witness the recent one, it is out of the question to see the latter as Taiwan will not be on the path shaded by the moon. Thanks to mostly sunny skies on June $21^{\text{st}}$ this summer, people across Taiwan flocked to museums, parks and schools for guided solar eclipse watching or simply observed the event from street corners, using protective eye gear. The momentum was especially high in Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Nantou, Hualien and Taitung cities and counties, as well as the outlying islands of Penghu and Kinmen, as people there could witness the entire process of the eclipse. In Chiayi, the eclipse started at 2:49 p.m. and ended at 5:25 p.m., with the complete “ring of fire” taking place for less than a minute at 4:14 p.m., when 99 percent of the sun’s surface was blocked. The spectacle of the distinct stages of the eclipse drew crowds from across the country. According to intercity bus operator Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation Company, passengers to Chiayi on Sunday were about 15 percent higher compared with the previous weekend. In Taipei, where only a partial solar eclipse was visible, around 10,000 people were estimated to have visited the Taipei Astronomical Museum. The last time the museum saw such heavy traffic was in July 2009, when a total solar eclipse took place. According to a museum official, the next time an annular solar eclipse covering such a large percentage of the sun will not be visible in Taiwan until June $28^{\text{th}}$, 2215. If you happen to miss this eclipse, don't despair. Visit our school website and you can watch the eclipse we have uploaded along with lots of information, images, and facts about this and other eclipses.
What does “the latter” refer to in the first paragraph?
- A The annular solar eclipse in 2020.
- B The annular solar eclipse in 2039.
- C The ring of fire around the moon.
- D The path that is shaded by the moon.
思路引導 VIP
如果在一段話中，作者連續提到了兩個不同的時間點（例如：先提到了 2020 年，接著提到了 2039 年），然後又說其中「後面的那一個」在台灣看不見，你會如何從句子的先後順序來判斷這個「後者」是指哪一年呢？
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AI 詳解
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太棒了！你能精準捕捉到文中的代稱邏輯，代表你對於長句中的對照結構有很敏銳的觀察力。
指代關係的精準判斷
在英文閱讀中，當作者同時提到兩個對象（例如本題提到的 2020 年與 2039 年）時，常會使用 the former（前者）來指稱第一個對象，並用 the latter（後者）指稱第二個。文中提到：「This can happen only twice this century, in 2020 and on June $21^{\text{st}}$, 2039.」緊接著說明台灣人能看見的是 recent one（即 2020 年），而由於台灣不在路徑上，要看到 the latter 是不可能的（out of the question）。因此，這裡的「後者」顯然對應到時間軸上的第二個日期，也就是選項 (B) 的 2039 年。
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