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110年
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第 24 題
📖 題組：
【A】 What strikes home as the shuttle boat approaches the $5 billion megaresort being constructed off the coast of Dubai is its sheer 21 . Nearly two decades in the making, the Heart of Europe (HoE) forms just one section of the World -- a vast collection of man-made islands roughly in the shape of an atlas -- but when completed it will be the 22 centerpiece. In the middle of a pandemic, it could yet prove to be a work of genius in its efforts to recreate the continent of Europe for upscale vacationers unwilling to make the trek. Amid a global travel downturn caused by COVID-19, it also represents a major leap of faith in Dubai's long-term allure. After a four-kilometer boat ride from the mainland, the World's 300 artificial islands rise up out of the Arabian Gulf like inverted golf bunkers. Most of these have stood empty since the project began in 2003, with subsequent global financial downturns 23 encourage developers. And then the Heart of Europe comes into view. 24 fifteen luxury hotels, vacation homes and billionaire mansions now stand or are beginning to appear on these aquatic plots. Most are still unfinished, awaiting the final touches 25 the first completion deadlines at the end of 2020.
【A】 What strikes home as the shuttle boat approaches the $5 billion megaresort being constructed off the coast of Dubai is its sheer 21 . Nearly two decades in the making, the Heart of Europe (HoE) forms just one section of the World -- a vast collection of man-made islands roughly in the shape of an atlas -- but when completed it will be the 22 centerpiece. In the middle of a pandemic, it could yet prove to be a work of genius in its efforts to recreate the continent of Europe for upscale vacationers unwilling to make the trek. Amid a global travel downturn caused by COVID-19, it also represents a major leap of faith in Dubai's long-term allure. After a four-kilometer boat ride from the mainland, the World's 300 artificial islands rise up out of the Arabian Gulf like inverted golf bunkers. Most of these have stood empty since the project began in 2003, with subsequent global financial downturns 23 encourage developers. And then the Heart of Europe comes into view. 24 fifteen luxury hotels, vacation homes and billionaire mansions now stand or are beginning to appear on these aquatic plots. Most are still unfinished, awaiting the final touches 25 the first completion deadlines at the end of 2020.
24.
- A More or less
- B Notwithstanding
- C No fewer than
- D Nothing but
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空格後方的數字「十五（fifteen）」，並結合文章開頭提到的「五十億美元（$5 billion）」與「巨型度假村（megaresort）」。在這樣一個強調建築規模宏大且極其奢華的脈絡下，作者在介紹建築數量時，會傾向使用哪種性質的修飾語來增強讀者的印象呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地捕捉到了文章的語境！這題考驗的是對數量修飾片語的掌握與對全文語調的敏感度。在描述一個造價 50 億美元、充滿野心的「歐洲之心」計畫時，作者列舉「15 間豪華酒店、度假屋與豪宅」顯然是為了展現其驚人的規模與開發密度。
語意強調與數量修飾
選項 (C) No fewer than（不少於）正是一個用來強調「數量之多」的專業用法，放在數字前能顯著增加敘述的力量感，與前文提到的 megaresort（巨型度假勝地）以及 billionaire mansions（億萬富翁豪宅）等奢華基調完全吻合。相較之下，(A) More or less 語氣太過模糊；(B) Notwithstanding 是「儘管」，多用於引導對立情況；而 (D) Nothing but 則帶有「僅僅、只不過」的輕視或限縮之意，皆無法正確傳達此處壯闊的開發氛圍。
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