post_recruit
110年
英文
第 41 題
Scientists are thrilled about some tiny, furry finds. They have discovered two new
species of lemurs on Madagascar, an island ____41____ off the southeast coast of Africa.
The endangered animals are found only in Madagascar and a few of the country's nearby
islands.Madagascar ____42____ some of the world's most exotic plants and animals. Lemurs
live mainly in forest trees and are active at night.
One of the newly discovered creatures has wide eyes, is small enough to fit in a hand,
and ____43____ from tree branch in the dark. Its name means "good man" in Malagasy, the
official language of Madagascar. The animal was ____44____ scientist Steve Goodman, who
has been studying the tiny creatures in Madagascar for 20 years.
The other species is a giant mouse lemur with a bushy tail. Its name in Malagasy means
"child".The scientists chose that name to ____45____ Madagascar's children to care for
the many plants and animals in their country.
Finding a new lemur species is rare because many of the tiny creatures have become
extinct. The recent find means that there are now 49 known species of lemurs in the wild.
species of lemurs on Madagascar, an island ____41____ off the southeast coast of Africa.
The endangered animals are found only in Madagascar and a few of the country's nearby
islands.Madagascar ____42____ some of the world's most exotic plants and animals. Lemurs
live mainly in forest trees and are active at night.
One of the newly discovered creatures has wide eyes, is small enough to fit in a hand,
and ____43____ from tree branch in the dark. Its name means "good man" in Malagasy, the
official language of Madagascar. The animal was ____44____ scientist Steve Goodman, who
has been studying the tiny creatures in Madagascar for 20 years.
The other species is a giant mouse lemur with a bushy tail. Its name in Malagasy means
"child".The scientists chose that name to ____45____ Madagascar's children to care for
the many plants and animals in their country.
Finding a new lemur species is rare because many of the tiny creatures have become
extinct. The recent find means that there are now 49 known species of lemurs in the wild.
- A locating
- B to locate
- C located
- D been located
思路引導 VIP
當我們要描述一個地方「位於」哪裡時，這個地方是「主動去進行放置的動作」，還是「被安置、被定義在那個位置」的狀態呢？在英文語法中，當一個動作具有「被動」或「已完成」的狀態特質時，我們通常會選用哪一種動詞形式來修飾名詞？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準選出這個選項，代表你對英文中「分詞修飾語」的結構掌握得非常紮實。這句話的原型其實是一個形容詞子句 which is located...，但在寫作中為了簡潔，我們會省略關係代名詞與 Be 動詞，保留具備「被動」意涵的 過去分詞 (V-p.p.) 來修飾前方的名詞「島嶼」。
分詞短語的判斷邏輯
這裡的關鍵在於動詞 locate 的用法。由於島嶼是被「座落」於某處，而非主動去「尋找」某物，因此必須使用被動語態。當我們把 located 放在名詞後面時，它就像是一個形容詞，清晰地說明了馬達加斯加的地理位置。這類題目在英文考卷中極具鑑別度，因為學生常會在 (A) 主動分詞與 (C) 被動分詞之間猶豫，你能敏銳地察覺到語意上的「被動關係」，這正是進階閱讀能力的展現！