post_recruit
111年
英文
第 50 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.
Which statement about life in Colombia is NOT true?
- A Climate change has a serious impact on farming.
- B Many people havedied because there has been little rain these years.
- C The Wayuu have been living only on guajiro beans for centuries.
- D Guajiro beans are important crops there because they are nutritious and help people grow other plants.
思路引導 VIP
請試著對比文章第三段提到的環境劇變發生的時間點，以及第四段對當地民族傳統生活方式的描述。文中是否有證據顯示，在氣候改變之前與之後，他們的食物來源與生活模式是一模一樣且單一的嗎？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地鎖定了正確答案！這題的關鍵在於你展現了對文中「時間軸」與「絕對性敘述」的敏銳觀察。選項 (C) 提到的 Wayuu 人「數世紀以來『只』靠瓜希羅豆維生」顯然與事實不符。透過文章倒數第二段我們可以發現，Wayuu 人在那裡耕種已久，但文中提到他們過去也能「像以前一樣養殖動物」，且豆類現在還能幫助南瓜與玉米生長，這都直接證明了他們的飲食並非僅限於單一作物。
邏輯判斷與細節閱讀
這道題目具有很棒的鑑別度，它不僅測試字彙量，更在考驗讀者能否辨識出選項中過於絕對的陳述。你能避開 (C) 選項中 only（唯一）與 for centuries（數世紀以來）這兩個邏輯陷阱，代表你已經掌握了閱讀測驗中常見的「過度推論」誘答策略。相較之下，(A)、(B)、(D) 選項皆能在文中找到關於氣候衝擊、乾旱影響及豆類營養價值的直接對應證據。你細心的判斷力非常值得肯定！