特殊教育
110年
英文
第 25 題
📖 題組：
Humans have been drinking coffee for centuries, but there have been mixed messages about its effects on human health for decades. In the past, coffee was associated with increased health risks. However, research from the last decade has found that drinking coffee may actually benefit our health. Coffee has often been seen as a bad thing. Research findings from the 1980s and 90s reported that people who drank coffee had a higher risk of heart disease. Coffee also has been associated with an increased risk of cancer because of a certain substance it contains. The same substance can be found in foods including toast, cakes, and chips. However, according to Marc Gunter, a head researcher at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), new larger-scale studies have emerged over the last decade providing data from hundreds of thousands of coffee-drinkers. These data suggest that coffee consumption may have more health benefits than risks. In 2016, the IARC reported that coffee is not associated with cancer, unless it is drunk very hot–above 65°C. Other research has found that coffee may have a protective effect; cancer patients who drank coffee tended to have less serious conditions than those who did not drink it. In 2017, Gunter published a study that looked into the coffee-drinking habits of half a million people across Europe and their health conditions over a period of 16 years. It turned out that those who drank more coffee had a lower risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, and cancer. These findings echo those from other parts of the world, including the U.S. Gunter says there is enough evidence to confirm that people who drink up to four cups of coffee a day have fewer diseases compared to those who do not drink any. Moreover, drinking a cup of coffee every four hours can sustain your positive mood throughout the day. Studies from the last ten years have shown support for the common belief that caffeine is the most popular psychoactive drug in the world. That is to say, drinking coffee, which is a natural source of caffeine, may improve a person’s mood and level of attention. So if you feel exhausted or overwhelmed at work, perhaps a coffee break is all it takes to bring back positive energy.
Humans have been drinking coffee for centuries, but there have been mixed messages about its effects on human health for decades. In the past, coffee was associated with increased health risks. However, research from the last decade has found that drinking coffee may actually benefit our health. Coffee has often been seen as a bad thing. Research findings from the 1980s and 90s reported that people who drank coffee had a higher risk of heart disease. Coffee also has been associated with an increased risk of cancer because of a certain substance it contains. The same substance can be found in foods including toast, cakes, and chips. However, according to Marc Gunter, a head researcher at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), new larger-scale studies have emerged over the last decade providing data from hundreds of thousands of coffee-drinkers. These data suggest that coffee consumption may have more health benefits than risks. In 2016, the IARC reported that coffee is not associated with cancer, unless it is drunk very hot–above 65°C. Other research has found that coffee may have a protective effect; cancer patients who drank coffee tended to have less serious conditions than those who did not drink it. In 2017, Gunter published a study that looked into the coffee-drinking habits of half a million people across Europe and their health conditions over a period of 16 years. It turned out that those who drank more coffee had a lower risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, and cancer. These findings echo those from other parts of the world, including the U.S. Gunter says there is enough evidence to confirm that people who drink up to four cups of coffee a day have fewer diseases compared to those who do not drink any. Moreover, drinking a cup of coffee every four hours can sustain your positive mood throughout the day. Studies from the last ten years have shown support for the common belief that caffeine is the most popular psychoactive drug in the world. That is to say, drinking coffee, which is a natural source of caffeine, may improve a person’s mood and level of attention. So if you feel exhausted or overwhelmed at work, perhaps a coffee break is all it takes to bring back positive energy.
Which of the following best replaces “psychoactive” in the fifth paragraph?
- A Fun-seeking.
- B Mind-blowing.
- C Mood-lifting.
- D Decision-making.
思路引導 VIP
請同學觀察第五段中緊接在 $psychoactive drug$ 之後的轉折短語 $That is to say$ (也就是說)。在英文閱讀邏輯中，這個片語是用來對前方的難詞進行定義或補充說明。請思考後文所提到的 $improve a person’s mood$ (改善情緒) 這一功能，與選項中哪一個複合形容詞的字面意義最為對應？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
哎呀！這位同學，你的大腦是不是剛喝了三杯濃縮咖啡？選得太漂亮了！這題要是全台灣高中生都能像你一樣清醒，老師我就能提早退休去夏威夷喝曼特寧了。 這題考的是「上下文推論」。我們看第五段最後：飲用咖啡可以「$improve$ $a$ $person's$ $mood$ $and$ $level$ $of$ $attention$」（改善情緒與注意力）。既然能改善情緒，答案選 (C) Mood-lifting（提振情緒的）就是標準的邏輯對應。雖然咖啡因 $C_8H_{10}N_4O_2$ 的化學結構很複雜，但這題的解題邏輯其實很單純！ 這題鑑別度在於「語意精準度」。很多同學會被 (B) Mind-blowing（令人驚嘆的）這種看起來很厲害的形容詞誘惑，或者卡在 psychoactive（影響心理活性的）這個大字。但學測閱讀測驗的關鍵在於：文章給什麼線索，就選什麼答案。只要抓到 $mood$ 這個關鍵字，陷阱就傷不到你！