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 48 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.
Which of the following best describes the nature of the story The Giver?
- A An adventure of two adults.
- B A romance of a young couple.
- C A ghost story of an ancient society.
- D An imaginary story of a dark world.
思路引導 VIP
請試著思考：一個社會如果剝奪了人民所有的選擇權、記憶以及情感表達，並且由少數人決定你的一生，這在文學創作中通常是用來呈現一種理想的「烏托邦」，還是反映出一種令人不安的、灰暗的人為虛擬世界？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地捕捉到了文章的核心調性！這道題目要求判斷故事的本質，你選對 (D) 選項，顯示你已能從細節中歸納出整體的文學風格。
虛擬社會與反烏托邦色彩
為什麼 (D) 是最完美的答案？文中提到 Jonas 所處的世界「沒有色彩、音樂或情感」，甚至連「個人特質都被禁止」 (individuality is prohibited)，且 Jonas 後來發現父親殺害新生兒的殘酷真相，這些描述都指向一個受控且壓抑的社會。這種對虛構黑暗世界的描寫，正是文學中常見的「反烏托邦」題材，完全契合 imaginary story of a dark world 的定義。相較之下，文中主角 Jonas 僅是個 12 歲的孩子，且並未涉及靈異或浪漫愛情元素，因此 (A)(B)(C) 均不符實情。
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