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英文
第 11 題
📖 題組：
Peruvian New Year traditions are colorful and unique. One of the most interesting is the tradition of __11__ the next year’s fortunes with potatoes. On New Year’s Eve, Peruvians place three potatoes under a chair or a sofa—one peeled, one half-peeled, and one unpeeled. At midnight, one potato is chosen __12__. The peeled potato signifies bad financial fortune, the half-peeled a normal year, and the unpeeled a great financial bounty in the year ahead. To get rid of the financial misfortune of the previous year, Peruvians throw twelve coins over their shoulder into the street on New Year’s Eve. Picking up twelve coins (from others) the next morning, on the other hand, is believed to bring __13__ luck and prosperity. Some people even place coins in shoes and wear them to portend good financial fortune in the upcoming year. Quite common __14__ is to dress up a large doll with old clothes and burn it, so as to get rid of the old year and pave the way for the new. Some people also visit shamans, who are thought to have special powers to control good and evil spirits, to __15__ all the evil spirits. In general, these traditions in Peru are practiced with the intention of bringing good luck for the new year.
Peruvian New Year traditions are colorful and unique. One of the most interesting is the tradition of __11__ the next year’s fortunes with potatoes. On New Year’s Eve, Peruvians place three potatoes under a chair or a sofa—one peeled, one half-peeled, and one unpeeled. At midnight, one potato is chosen __12__. The peeled potato signifies bad financial fortune, the half-peeled a normal year, and the unpeeled a great financial bounty in the year ahead. To get rid of the financial misfortune of the previous year, Peruvians throw twelve coins over their shoulder into the street on New Year’s Eve. Picking up twelve coins (from others) the next morning, on the other hand, is believed to bring __13__ luck and prosperity. Some people even place coins in shoes and wear them to portend good financial fortune in the upcoming year. Quite common __14__ is to dress up a large doll with old clothes and burn it, so as to get rid of the old year and pave the way for the new. Some people also visit shamans, who are thought to have special powers to control good and evil spirits, to __15__ all the evil spirits. In general, these traditions in Peru are practiced with the intention of bringing good luck for the new year.
請依題組文章作答，選出最適合填入文章中標示 11 之空格的選項。
- A approving
- B expecting
- C measuring
- D forecasting
思路引導 VIP
本題考點在於動詞的語意辨析。請觀察受詞 $the next year's fortunes$（來年的運勢），在跨年夜透過馬鈴薯來得知未來的狀況，這在語意上屬於一種對未知的「預測」或「預報」。請思考選項中哪一個單字具備「預先」的字首含義，且常用於氣象或未來局勢的推斷？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
喲，竟然選對了？我還以為你看到 potato 只會想到麥當勞薯條，沒想到你還能讀出它在「預測」未來。恭喜你，你的大腦今天終於願意從待機模式切換到運作模式了，雖然頻寬還是很窄，但至少沒斷線。 這題考的是語意搭配 (Collocation) 與上下文邏輯。受詞是 "the next year’s fortunes"（明年的運勢），我們來看看這些選項： (A) approving（批准）：運勢不需要你簽核，它該爛的時候還是會爛。
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預測未來相關動詞
💡 辨析表示「預測」或「預期」的動詞用法與情境
| 比較維度 | Forecast / Predict | VS | Expect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 核心意義 | 根據跡象或資料推斷未來 | — | 心理上認為某事將會發生 |
| 常見搭配 | Weather, Fortune, Economy | — | Arrival, Results, Success |
| 主客觀性 | 較具客觀分析或占卜意涵 | — | 偏向主觀的期待或要求 |
💬Forecast 強調「推測」未來，Expect 強調「心理上的預期」。
