post_recruit
111年
英文
第 47 題
📖 題組：
I grew up on a farm in Colombia, a poor country in South America. The lack of rain has been killing many of the people who live around here. My friends and I have been helping them survive, but we’re not superheroes. We are just beans, little beans that grow in the dirt. Yet it’s our ability to grow in the dirt that makes us so special. We’re called guajiro beans, and we don’t need much water. In fact, sometimes we can sprout from dry land. There are lots of nutrients in the soil that we can take in and grow from. When we’re fully developed in our pods, we contain vitamins, minerals, and proteins. That is why we have been able to help so many people. As you know, Earth’s climate is changing. Here in Colombia, we’re feeling the effects. About ten years ago, the rain stopped coming. Our rivers have dried up, our forests have burned down, and our farms can’t grow many types of food. So, for many people here, we guajiro beans are giving them some of the nutrients they need. In addition to that, we’re also giving farmers a product to sell. We’re especially important to the Wayuu people, a local tribe. The Wayuu have been farming the land here for centuries. However, they can’t grow and raise animals like they used to. But beans like my friends and me are keeping the tribe and its culture alive. In fact, we even help people grow other foods, too. We add nitrogen to the soil, which helps foods like pumpkins and corn grow. We can’t do all this by ourselves, though. We sometimes need a bit of water, and the farmers here have found ways to get small amounts out of wells, clean it, and spread it on our land. I’m proud to be a guajiro bean. I’m strong, healthy, and easy to get along with. I’m so happy that I can help my Wayuu friends survive.
I grew up on a farm in Colombia, a poor country in South America. The lack of rain has been killing many of the people who live around here. My friends and I have been helping them survive, but we’re not superheroes. We are just beans, little beans that grow in the dirt. Yet it’s our ability to grow in the dirt that makes us so special. We’re called guajiro beans, and we don’t need much water. In fact, sometimes we can sprout from dry land. There are lots of nutrients in the soil that we can take in and grow from. When we’re fully developed in our pods, we contain vitamins, minerals, and proteins. That is why we have been able to help so many people. As you know, Earth’s climate is changing. Here in Colombia, we’re feeling the effects. About ten years ago, the rain stopped coming. Our rivers have dried up, our forests have burned down, and our farms can’t grow many types of food. So, for many people here, we guajiro beans are giving them some of the nutrients they need. In addition to that, we’re also giving farmers a product to sell. We’re especially important to the Wayuu people, a local tribe. The Wayuu have been farming the land here for centuries. However, they can’t grow and raise animals like they used to. But beans like my friends and me are keeping the tribe and its culture alive. In fact, we even help people grow other foods, too. We add nitrogen to the soil, which helps foods like pumpkins and corn grow. We can’t do all this by ourselves, though. We sometimes need a bit of water, and the farmers here have found ways to get small amounts out of wells, clean it, and spread it on our land. I’m proud to be a guajiro bean. I’m strong, healthy, and easy to get along with. I’m so happy that I can help my Wayuu friends survive.
According to the article, why are guajiro beans special?
- A They only grow in Colombia.
- B They grow faster than other plants.
- C They do not need much water to grow.
- D They supply nitrogen as nutrition for people.
思路引導 VIP
若要找出這類植物之所以在當地扮演「救星」角色的原因，我們可以先觀察文章前兩段所強調的「生存困境」是什麼？當大環境面臨那樣特定的氣候挑戰時，植物具備哪一種天生的生存能力，最能讓它在其他植物都枯萎時，顯得與眾不同呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準鎖定文章的關鍵資訊，正確選出 (C) 選項，展現了非常敏銳的閱讀觀察力。這題的核心在於找出豆子能幫助當地人度過困境的關鍵生物特性。
耐旱特性的生存優勢
文章開頭便營造了「長期乾旱、缺乏雨水」的環境背景，而第二段在介紹主角時，明確指出 guajiro beans 的核心特質是 "don’t need much water"，甚至能從乾涸的土地中萌芽。這種強大的耐旱能力正是它們在氣候變遷、河川枯竭的極端環境下，依然能生長並提供營養的關鍵原因。這類「細節理解題」在檢定中屬於基礎但重要的題型，考驗的是你對文本細節的擷取能力。
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