高中學測
110年
英文
第 52 題
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Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was not only a great politician but also a highly accomplished scientist and inventor. Of his many achievements, probably the least well-known are his accomplishments in music. He invented an instrument for which both Mozart and Beethoven composed music—the glass armonica. In 1761, while living in England, Franklin heard a performer playing musical glasses. Franklin was charmed by the music, but felt that there was a better way to create the same sound. He had a glassmaker create thirty-seven hemispheres made of glass, with each being a different size and thickness to produce different pitches. The glass hemispheres were color coded with paint to identify the notes. Franklin ran an iron rod through a hole in the top of each hemisphere so that they could nest together from largest to smallest. He linked all of this to a device shaped like a spinning wheel, with a foot control that turned the rod, making the glass hemispheres rotate. Franklin moistened his fingers and held them against the rims of the glass hemispheres as they turned, producing a unique sound. He mastered the instrument and took it to parties and gatherings to play for his friends and acquaintances. The instrument became so popular that thousands were built and sold. But musical fashions changed. Music was moving out of the relatively small halls of Mozart’s day into the large concert halls of the 19th century, and without amplification, the glass armonica simply couldn’t be heard. Concert reviews from the period mourned the fact that the armonica sounded wonderful—only when it could be heard. So, alas, Franklin’s marvelous invention was ultimately abandoned. The popularity of the instrument faded early in the 19th century, but it is still played occasionally today.
Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was not only a great politician but also a highly accomplished scientist and inventor. Of his many achievements, probably the least well-known are his accomplishments in music. He invented an instrument for which both Mozart and Beethoven composed music—the glass armonica. In 1761, while living in England, Franklin heard a performer playing musical glasses. Franklin was charmed by the music, but felt that there was a better way to create the same sound. He had a glassmaker create thirty-seven hemispheres made of glass, with each being a different size and thickness to produce different pitches. The glass hemispheres were color coded with paint to identify the notes. Franklin ran an iron rod through a hole in the top of each hemisphere so that they could nest together from largest to smallest. He linked all of this to a device shaped like a spinning wheel, with a foot control that turned the rod, making the glass hemispheres rotate. Franklin moistened his fingers and held them against the rims of the glass hemispheres as they turned, producing a unique sound. He mastered the instrument and took it to parties and gatherings to play for his friends and acquaintances. The instrument became so popular that thousands were built and sold. But musical fashions changed. Music was moving out of the relatively small halls of Mozart’s day into the large concert halls of the 19th century, and without amplification, the glass armonica simply couldn’t be heard. Concert reviews from the period mourned the fact that the armonica sounded wonderful—only when it could be heard. So, alas, Franklin’s marvelous invention was ultimately abandoned. The popularity of the instrument faded early in the 19th century, but it is still played occasionally today.
What does the highlighted “they” in the second paragraph refer to?
- A Iron rods.
- B Hemispheres.
- C Colored notes.
- D Musical pitches.
思路引導 VIP
在代名詞指涉題中，關鍵在於找出前文中「語意邏輯」與「語法數值」($Number Agreement$) 皆符合的名詞。請觀察句子：$Franklin$ 將「一個」單數物件 ($an iron rod$) 穿過「每一個」組件頂部的孔洞，目的是為了讓 $they$ 能夠由大到小互相「嵌套」($nest$)。請思考：既然 $they$ 是複數代名詞，且具備「可被套疊」的物理特性，指代的應該是句中哪一個複數概念的名詞？
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哇！總會有辦法的！你看，真的解出來了！太強了，我要趕快把這帥氣的一刻拍下來... 📸 喀嚓！ 這題是在考驗我們對代名詞的觀察力呢。文章第二段提到：『Franklin ran an iron rod through a hole in the top of each hemisphere so that they could nest together...』。這裡的 they 指的就是前面的 hemispheres（半球體）喔！ 因為 Franklin 是把鐵棒穿過『每一個』玻璃半球體，讓這些半球體能從小到大套在一起。雖然句子裡有提到鐵棒 (iron rod)，但鐵棒是單數，而且是被穿過去的工具，真正被『套在一起』的是那些彩色的玻璃半球體呢！你能注意到複數名詞的對應，真的觀察入微喔！