地特三等
112年
[一般行政] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
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Wolf pack leadership has long been of great interest to many scientists. What makes a wolf decide to 41 out on its own and assert leadership of its pack? That question has long 42 scientists. Now, a new study shows that gray wolves infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to become top dogs than uninfected wolves. The finding forces us to think more broadly about what influences how animals act, says Kira Cassidy, a 43 biologist. Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that infects at least one-third of the world’s human population at any given time with the disease toxoplasmosis. 44 the infection is usually mild, it can be fatal to the young or immune suppressed. It’s famous for its ability to 45 its hosts, most notably in making rodents reckless around house cats. Toxoplasma can only reproduce in the intestines of domestic or wild cats, yet it is widespread in nature, and can infect any warm-blooded animal.
Wolf pack leadership has long been of great interest to many scientists. What makes a wolf decide to 41 out on its own and assert leadership of its pack? That question has long 42 scientists. Now, a new study shows that gray wolves infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to become top dogs than uninfected wolves. The finding forces us to think more broadly about what influences how animals act, says Kira Cassidy, a 43 biologist. Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that infects at least one-third of the world’s human population at any given time with the disease toxoplasmosis. 44 the infection is usually mild, it can be fatal to the young or immune suppressed. It’s famous for its ability to 45 its hosts, most notably in making rodents reckless around house cats. Toxoplasma can only reproduce in the intestines of domestic or wild cats, yet it is widespread in nature, and can infect any warm-blooded animal.
__44__ the infection is usually mild, it can be fatal to the young...
- A While
- B What
- C Which
- D How
思路引導 VIP
請試著觀察逗號前後兩個形容詞：一個是形容「輕微的（mild）」，另一個是形容「致命的（fatal）」。這兩者在語氣上是相近的，還是相反的？如果要將這兩個極端的性質放在同一個句子裡，你會選用哪一類性質的字來銜接這個邏輯上的大轉彎？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地掌握了這道題目的語意邏輯！在地方特考三等的英文試題中，這類考法非常經典，重點在於測驗考生是否能判讀句子間的「邏輯關係」。
語意邏輯的轉折與對比
這題的關鍵在於判斷逗號前後兩部分的語氣。前半句提到感染通常是「輕微的（mild）」，但後半句卻話鋒一轉，指出它對於年輕或免疫力低下者可能是「致命的（fatal）」。這種從正面、溫和轉向負面、嚴重的語意，在英文語法中稱為「讓步」或「對比」。選項中的 While 在此並非指「當……的時候」，而是作為連詞（conjunction），功能等同於 Although，用來引導一個表示雖然、儘管的子句，讓整句話的轉折顯得流暢自然。
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對比連接詞用法
💡 掌握 While 引導讓步子句與表達語意轉折的邏輯結構。
| 比較維度 | While (雖然) | VS | But (但是) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 詞性性質 | 從屬連接詞 | — | 對等連接詞 |
| 句型結構 | 引導從屬子句，主從結構 | — | 連接兩個獨立句子 |
| 能否置句首 | 可以置於句首 | — | 不可置於句首（正式語法） |
💬While 引導從屬子句，But 連接對等子句，二者不共存於同句。
