普通考試
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 47 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 part of the book impresses the readers the most?
- A Jonas' regret for assisting his father doing his job.
- B Jonas' determination to leave the community that abandons him.
- C Jonas' change from an innocent boy to an insightful young man.
- D Jonas' conquer of his fear of taking over the role of the Receiver.
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若要找出作者認為「最令人印象深刻」的觀點，你通常會在哪一段搜尋含有「強烈正面評價」的形容詞？找到該形容詞後，作者緊接著是如何描述主角心智上的『前後對比』呢？
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- 觀念驗證：本題解題關鍵在於定位文章第二段出現的關鍵字「What's also impressive...」。文中明確提到，最令人印象深刻的是 Jonas 從「天真的孩童心智（innocent mind of a child）」轉變為「具備質疑能力且受過教育的成人（questioning and educated mind）」。選項 (C) 的 insightful（具洞察力的）完美對應了文中的心智成長與轉變過程，是標準的「同義替換」題型。
- 難度點評：此題難度為 Medium。這類閱讀理解題具有良好的鑑別度，考生必須在長文中快速掃描關鍵字，並理解作者使用的象徵意義（symbolic），而非僅停留在字面上的劇情描述。你能精準排除其他選項，代表你對文章層次感的掌握相當紮實！