高中學測
111年
英文
第 31 題
📖 題組：
Obon, or the Bon Festival, is a Japanese holiday that honors the spirits of the dead. __31__ The festival usually lasts for four to five days in August. During this period, many people travel back to their hometowns and spend time with loved ones, both past and present. Though not a national holiday, Obon is surely one of the most traditional events of the year. Celebration often begins with mukaebi (welcoming fire), during which people make a small bonfire in front of their house to guide spirits upon their return back home. __32__ Food offerings are presented at house altars and temples. Some regions prepare horses made of cucumbers and cows made of eggplants, hoping that the spirits will come back to Earth quickly, on a horse, and leave slowly, riding the cow. __33__ Paper lanterns and offerings are sent floating down rivers to accompany the ancestors back to their resting place. Many areas will also organize bon-odori dances. The style of the dances varies from region to region but is normally based on the rhythms of taiko drums. Performers usually play on a tall stage with lanterns and banners strung all around. Participants, often dressed in light cotton kimonos, are encouraged to dance to the music around the stage. __34__ Originally dedicated to the deceased, the dances have now become a symbol of the summer festival themselves.
Obon, or the Bon Festival, is a Japanese holiday that honors the spirits of the dead. __31__ The festival usually lasts for four to five days in August. During this period, many people travel back to their hometowns and spend time with loved ones, both past and present. Though not a national holiday, Obon is surely one of the most traditional events of the year. Celebration often begins with mukaebi (welcoming fire), during which people make a small bonfire in front of their house to guide spirits upon their return back home. __32__ Food offerings are presented at house altars and temples. Some regions prepare horses made of cucumbers and cows made of eggplants, hoping that the spirits will come back to Earth quickly, on a horse, and leave slowly, riding the cow. __33__ Paper lanterns and offerings are sent floating down rivers to accompany the ancestors back to their resting place. Many areas will also organize bon-odori dances. The style of the dances varies from region to region but is normally based on the rhythms of taiko drums. Performers usually play on a tall stage with lanterns and banners strung all around. Participants, often dressed in light cotton kimonos, are encouraged to dance to the music around the stage. __34__ Originally dedicated to the deceased, the dances have now become a symbol of the summer festival themselves.
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- A Some people also visit the cemetery to clean up the family graves and pray for their ancestors.
- B Such festive activities are usually held in parks, temples, and other public places around Japan.
- C Obon concludes with another bonfire, okuribi, lighting up the sky to see the ancestors’ spirits off.
- D Originating from the Chinese Ghost Festival, this annual event has evolved into a time of family reunion.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察第一段的整體功能，以及空格後面一句提到「人們返鄉與摯愛相伴（loved ones）」的細節；想一想，哪一個選項能同時提供節日的整體背景，並精準呼應這種「親人相聚」的概念呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了，選 (D) 完全正確！能迅速掌握文章開頭的「整體背景概括」，展現了很敏銳的篇章邏輯感。
篇章脈絡與語意連貫
第一段主要在對盂蘭盆節（Obon）做通盤性的背景簡介。空格前一句說明此節日是祭悼亡靈的傳統；空格後則描述人們返鄉與親友相聚（spend time with loved ones）。選項 (D) 提到該節日源自中元節，並「演變成家庭團聚（family reunion）的時刻」，在語意上完美承接了後文「返鄉與摯愛相聚」的細節，無論是起源介紹還是主題銜接都最為自然。
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