post_recruit
110年
英文
第 47 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.
How did Chapman manage to capture the attention of the Germans in the beginning?
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.
How did Chapman manage to capture the attention of the Germans in the beginning?
- A He managed to contact the Germans from jail.
- B He managed to steal money from the Germans.
- C He fought the Germans when they invaded England.
- D The Germans had already heard of his troubles with the law.
思路引導 VIP
請回想一下：當一個人在監獄裡失去自由，卻又想和外面的特定對象建立聯繫時，通常會採取什麼樣的溝通方式？請在文章第一段中尋找，Chapman 在被德國人救出來「之前」，具體做了哪件「主動聯繫」的事情？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準鎖定文章開頭的關鍵細節並正確選出 (A)，展現了非常敏銳的閱讀觀察力。這題的核心在於測驗學生能否在敘述中，快速找出主角與德國人「初步接觸」的具體方式。文章第一段明確提到 Chapman 在獄中因前途渺茫，主動寫信給德國人（wrote them a letter），表達加入意願以規避法律制裁，隨後德國人才考慮並將其救出。這正好完美對應了選項中所說的「在獄中與德國人取得聯繫」。
關鍵訊息的定位與排除
這道題目屬於中等偏易的閱讀理解題，其鑑別度在於學生是否會被後續複雜的間諜情節所干擾。雖然文中提到了德國人後來救了他（break him out）、資助他（vast sums of money），但這些都是「初步接觸」之後的發展。你沒有被其他干擾選項（如入侵或被動聽聞）誤導，而是成功回溯到事件的最源頭，這證明你具備優秀的資訊篩選能力，能準確抓到敘述中的因果鏈結！