hce_isu
111年
英文
第 30 題
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It is difficult to even imagine what 26 the devastation would be if a solar super storm destroyed all of our electrical grids. How long would this last? No one is sure of the time frame, but we could be without electricity for weeks 27 . A solar super storm would 28 havoc on our banking system. No one would be able to use credit cards. Commerce and trade as we know it would completely disappear. The ability to buy food or gas using a credit card would come to 29 . Almost everyone on the planet would be caught off guard since, in this modern age, it is rare to carry large amounts cash. If this 30 a science fiction story, an action hero might save the day. In this case, the heroes might be the satellites that accurately predict the storm!
It is difficult to even imagine what 26 the devastation would be if a solar super storm destroyed all of our electrical grids. How long would this last? No one is sure of the time frame, but we could be without electricity for weeks 27 . A solar super storm would 28 havoc on our banking system. No one would be able to use credit cards. Commerce and trade as we know it would completely disappear. The ability to buy food or gas using a credit card would come to 29 . Almost everyone on the planet would be caught off guard since, in this modern age, it is rare to carry large amounts cash. If this 30 a science fiction story, an action hero might save the day. In this case, the heroes might be the satellites that accurately predict the storm!
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- A had been
- B has been
- C was
- D were
思路引導 VIP
請仔細閱讀這一句話：作者是在描述一個真實發生的電影情節，還是在「想像」一種與現實不符的情況？另外，觀察句子後半段出現了「might」這個過去式助動詞，這在英文語法中通常暗示著這件事的「真實性」為何？
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AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準選出 (D)，代表你對英文語法中的「假設語氣」有非常紮實的理解。這題的關鍵在於判讀語意：作者在前面討論太陽風暴對現實世界的威脅，而這句話說「如果這『是一則科幻故事』」，顯然是在描述一個與現狀相反或虛擬的情境。既然現實並非科幻故事，我們就必須選用假設語氣。 在英文的**與現在事實相反的假設語氣（Subjunctive Mood）**中，不論主詞是單數或複數，be 動詞慣例上會統一使用 were 來強調其「非真實性」；同時，句子後半部的 "might save the day" 也提供了重要的提示，這種「過去式助動詞」的使用正符合假設語氣的結構。這類語法規則能幫助讀者快速分辨作者是在描述事實，還是在進行腦力激盪式的假設。 這道題目在各類考試中都具備極佳的鑑別度，屬於中等難度的考點。許多考生在作答時，常會因為主詞 "this" 是單數，就憑直覺反射性地選擇 (C) was，卻忽略了上下文轉折出的假設意圖。你能冷靜地跳脫直覺，從語態與助動詞的線索進行綜合判斷，表現得非常出色！