地特四等
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 50 題
📖 題組：
The Giver is a story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime, suffering and sadness. There is no color, music or emotion, and individuality is prohibited. Everything is chosen; from your parents to your partner. At 12, children are assigned their jobs, which they will train for and do for the rest of their lives. Jonas is assigned to become the new Receiver of Memory, also known as the Giver. The Receiver holds all the bad and good memories of the past. In other words, no one in the community has any memory of humankind’s history. The storyline is complex enough to hold the attention of both young and old readers. The development of Jonas from a scared boy to someone willing to risk his future to save the community is enjoyable to follow. The story prompts us to reflect on the path of growing up. At first we are scared to accept that there are new responsibilities, but as we slowly get used to it, we want to move more and more away from childhood. What’s also impressive is Jonas’ loss of trust in his father. At the beginning, Jonas believes his parents completely. However, after the current Receiver shows Jonas the tape of his father killing and disposing of a new born child, Jonas loses his admiration of his father. This moment is what forces Jonas to leave the community. It is symbolic of the change from the innocent mind of a child into the questioning and educated mind of an adult. The ending is another aspect which makes this book interesting to read. There are two possible meanings behind the ending and readers have a choice in what it means: either Jonas freezes to death on the sled, or he has really found “Elsewhere.” The ending shows us that, whatever happens, Jonas has made choices for himself rather than being told what to do.
The Giver is a story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime, suffering and sadness. There is no color, music or emotion, and individuality is prohibited. Everything is chosen; from your parents to your partner. At 12, children are assigned their jobs, which they will train for and do for the rest of their lives. Jonas is assigned to become the new Receiver of Memory, also known as the Giver. The Receiver holds all the bad and good memories of the past. In other words, no one in the community has any memory of humankind’s history. The storyline is complex enough to hold the attention of both young and old readers. The development of Jonas from a scared boy to someone willing to risk his future to save the community is enjoyable to follow. The story prompts us to reflect on the path of growing up. At first we are scared to accept that there are new responsibilities, but as we slowly get used to it, we want to move more and more away from childhood. What’s also impressive is Jonas’ loss of trust in his father. At the beginning, Jonas believes his parents completely. However, after the current Receiver shows Jonas the tape of his father killing and disposing of a new born child, Jonas loses his admiration of his father. This moment is what forces Jonas to leave the community. It is symbolic of the change from the innocent mind of a child into the questioning and educated mind of an adult. The ending is another aspect which makes this book interesting to read. There are two possible meanings behind the ending and readers have a choice in what it means: either Jonas freezes to death on the sled, or he has really found “Elsewhere.” The ending shows us that, whatever happens, Jonas has made choices for himself rather than being told what to do.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about The Giver?
- A Adult readers may find it very simple and a little boring.
- B Readers are likely to recall what happened in the path of growing up.
- C It is based on real people and events and it can inspire readers to think.
- D The reviewer recommends reading it slowly because it’s thought-provoking.
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請思考一下：如果一個故事的核心是在描述主角從「無知且受保護」的狀態，逐漸獲得了關於人類歷史的所有痛苦與快樂的記憶，這樣的轉變過程，通常會讓讀者聯想到自己人生中哪一段最深刻的變化階段？
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文本核心與成長共鳴
恭喜你準確捕捉到了這篇文章的靈魂！《記憶傳承人》（The Giver）是經典的成長小說（Coming-of-age story），雖然主角喬納思（Jonas）身處虛構的烏托邦，但他從天真無邪到承擔記憶、理解情感的轉變，正是每個人在**成長歷程（path of growing up）**中都會經歷的縮影。選 B 的關鍵在於理解文學作品如何透過角色的覺醒，引發讀者對自身生命經驗的共感，這正是閱讀理解中高層次的語意判斷。
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