hce_tcu
110年
英文
第 25 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.
25.
- A needed to meet
- B needed to have met
- C needing to meet
- D needing to have met
思路引導 VIP
請觀察名詞「最後潤飾 (final touches)」與動詞「需要 (need)」之間的關係。在邏輯上，是潤飾主動去發出「需要」這個動作，還是潤飾「被需要」用來達成某個目標呢？此外，這個達成目標的動作，是正在發生的狀態，還是用來表達一種目的性？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地選出了正確答案！這顯示你對長句中的修飾結構有著非常敏銳的直覺。
分詞與不定詞的修飾結構
在這一句中，關鍵點在於理解 needed to meet 如何修飾前面的名詞 "final touches"（最後的潤飾）。這裡的 needed 是過去分詞（p.p.），扮演形容詞的角色，表示這些潤飾是「被需要」的，用來形成一個被動語態的簡化形容詞子句。而後方的 to meet 則是不定詞，清楚地交代了「目的」，即是為了要「達成」2020 年底的完工期限。這種「被動修飾 + 目的語」的結構，讓句子在語意上既完整又精鍊。
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