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)
第 45 題
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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.
It’s famous for its ability to __45__ its hosts...
- A transplant
- B manipulate
- C demobilize
- D impoverish
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請觀察空格後方緊接的具體描述：這份『能力』導致了原本膽小的動物變得『魯莽』且不懼怕天敵。如果一個外來者不僅是住進別人的身體，還能從內部干預並強行改變對方的自然反應與意志，我們會用哪一個詞來描述這種『掌握並左右他人行為』的動作？
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AI 專屬家教
恭喜你成功答對這題！在地方特考三等的英文測驗中，克漏字（Cloze test）題型不僅考驗單字量，更側重於上下文邏輯的連貫性。你能精準識別出生物間複雜的交互關係，顯示你具備相當優秀的閱讀理解與詞彙應用能力。
生物行為的背後推手：操縱（manipulate）
本題的核心在於理解**弓形蟲（Toxoplasma gondii）**如何影響宿主。文中提到這種寄生蟲（parasite）能讓齧齒類（rodent）在貓面前變得「魯莽（reckless）」，這是一種典型的生物控制現象。在英語語境中，當一個主體（寄生蟲）透過影響另一方（宿主）的神經或心理，使其做出違反本能的行為以達成特定目的時，最精確的動詞便是 manipulate (操縱/控制)。其他選項如 (A) transplant (移植)、(C) demobilize (使復員/癱瘓) 或 (D) impoverish (使貧窮/貧瘠) 在此行為科學的情境下皆不合邏輯。
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