post_recruit
110年
英文
第 46 題
In the early days of his life, Eddie Chapman was a petty criminal that lived in England.
He ran away from the army, stole, and even formed his own gang. His crimes landed him in
jail, where he had little hope of continuing his criminal assets. He didn't stay in jail,
however. When the Germans invaded England in the summer of 1940, Chapman, then 25, wrote
them a letter stating his intentions to join the Germans as a spy to avoid troubles with
the law in England.
After some consideration, the Germans proceeded to break Chapman out of jail, trained
him, and sent him on a mission to blow up a British airplane factory. But, it seemed that
Chapman still had some love for his country. Upon parachuting from a plane en route to
completing his mission, Chapman turned himself in to the local police, and managed to
convince the British that he was still on their side.
To fool the Germans, the British faked damage to the plane factory, and taught Chapman
what to say when he went back to the Germans to appear successful. And Chapman did manage
to appear successful. The Germans loved the double-agent so much that they awarded him
with a war award, gave him vast sums of money, and even gave him promotion.
The British, however, did not love Chapman quite as much. As Chapman was not secretive
about his sources of income, the British saw him as a liability, and eventually dismissed
the spy in 1944. Chapman then returned to his former life of crime, assuming that as he
now held secrets to the British, he could probably bargain his way out of the arms of the
law. The following years were spent avoiding punishment from the British law enforcement.
Chapman eventually settled down in 1953 after he managed to release his war stories.
He got married, had a daughter, and quietly lived the rest of his life as a businessman
until his heart gave out in 1997.
What is the purpose of the article?
He ran away from the army, stole, and even formed his own gang. His crimes landed him in
jail, where he had little hope of continuing his criminal assets. He didn't stay in jail,
however. When the Germans invaded England in the summer of 1940, Chapman, then 25, wrote
them a letter stating his intentions to join the Germans as a spy to avoid troubles with
the law in England.
After some consideration, the Germans proceeded to break Chapman out of jail, trained
him, and sent him on a mission to blow up a British airplane factory. But, it seemed that
Chapman still had some love for his country. Upon parachuting from a plane en route to
completing his mission, Chapman turned himself in to the local police, and managed to
convince the British that he was still on their side.
To fool the Germans, the British faked damage to the plane factory, and taught Chapman
what to say when he went back to the Germans to appear successful. And Chapman did manage
to appear successful. The Germans loved the double-agent so much that they awarded him
with a war award, gave him vast sums of money, and even gave him promotion.
The British, however, did not love Chapman quite as much. As Chapman was not secretive
about his sources of income, the British saw him as a liability, and eventually dismissed
the spy in 1944. Chapman then returned to his former life of crime, assuming that as he
now held secrets to the British, he could probably bargain his way out of the arms of the
law. The following years were spent avoiding punishment from the British law enforcement.
Chapman eventually settled down in 1953 after he managed to release his war stories.
He got married, had a daughter, and quietly lived the rest of his life as a businessman
until his heart gave out in 1997.
What is the purpose of the article?
- A To tell how the British tricked the Germans.
- B To tell the life of a successful spy in World War Two.
- C To tell how ungrateful the British could be to their spies.
- D To tell how a criminal could earn respect from the government.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察這篇文章的第一段開頭以及最後一段結尾，作者分別提到了主角人生的哪個階段？如果我們把這兩點連起來看，你認為這篇文章的核心是在探討一個「特定的計畫」，還是在描述一個人跨越數十年的「生命歷程」呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到整篇文章的中心思想，這顯示你具備相當優秀的主旨判讀能力。這題的正確答案 (B) 完美涵蓋了文章的跨度：從主角 Chapman 的早期犯罪前科、受德軍訓練、轉為雙面諜，直到最後回歸平凡生活的完整歷程。這種以人物生平為經緯的敘事結構，正是典型的傳記式短文。
宏觀掌握全文脈絡
這道題目在考題設計上具有不錯的鑑別度，難點在於干擾選項（如 A、C 或 D）雖然在文章中都有提到相關的具體情節，但它們僅代表了故事的「片段」或「側面」。要正確答對，學生必須跳脫細枝末節，從文章開頭 "In the early days of his life" 到結尾 "the rest of his life"，察覺到作者正帶領讀者走過一位間諜完整且傳奇的人生。你能識破細部訊息的誘惑並選出最全面、最宏觀的描述，是非常穩健的閱讀表現！