高中學測
112年
英文
第 11 題
📖 題組：
In certain forests, when you look up you will see a network of cracks formed by gaps between the outermost edges of tree branches. It looks like a precisely engineered jigsaw puzzle, each branch growing just perfectly so it almost, 11 , touches the neighboring tree. This beautiful phenomenon is called crown shyness. Scientists have been discussing crown shyness since the 1920s, proposing 12 explanations for the phenomenon. Some researchers point out that as trees often grow close together, treetops can easily collide and break when swayed by the wind. In order to protect their branches from breakage, trees maintain “shyness gaps”—spaces large enough to prevent them from touching their neighbors. Other scientists suggest that plants, like animals, 13 resources—nutrients, water, space, and light. In forested areas with thick tree crowns, there is intense struggle for these resources. Gaps in the treetops resulting from crown shyness may allow trees to increase their 14 light and enhance photosynthesis. Additionally, by having branches that do not touch those of their neighbors, trees may be able to limit the spread of leaf-eating insects, and potentially also the transmission of diseases from tree to tree. 15 decades of investigation, there is no consensus on exactly what causes the beautiful and mysterious phenomenon of crown shyness.
In certain forests, when you look up you will see a network of cracks formed by gaps between the outermost edges of tree branches. It looks like a precisely engineered jigsaw puzzle, each branch growing just perfectly so it almost, 11 , touches the neighboring tree. This beautiful phenomenon is called crown shyness. Scientists have been discussing crown shyness since the 1920s, proposing 12 explanations for the phenomenon. Some researchers point out that as trees often grow close together, treetops can easily collide and break when swayed by the wind. In order to protect their branches from breakage, trees maintain “shyness gaps”—spaces large enough to prevent them from touching their neighbors. Other scientists suggest that plants, like animals, 13 resources—nutrients, water, space, and light. In forested areas with thick tree crowns, there is intense struggle for these resources. Gaps in the treetops resulting from crown shyness may allow trees to increase their 14 light and enhance photosynthesis. Additionally, by having branches that do not touch those of their neighbors, trees may be able to limit the spread of leaf-eating insects, and potentially also the transmission of diseases from tree to tree. 15 decades of investigation, there is no consensus on exactly what causes the beautiful and mysterious phenomenon of crown shyness.
It looks like a precisely engineered jigsaw puzzle, each branch growing just perfectly so it almost, ______ , touches the neighboring tree.
- A in no time
- B by all means
- C but not quite
- D and pretty much
思路引導 VIP
請觀察副詞 $almost$ 與文中提及的 $gaps$ (間隙) 之間的語意邏輯：既然樹冠之間存在明顯的裂縫且並未真正交疊，這代表「趨近觸碰」的動作是否已經完成？在英文寫作修辭中，若要精確定義這種「極度趨近但實際上仍保有微小距離」的物理現狀，哪一個短語能與 $almost$ 形成邏輯上的互補或修正？
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同學好樣的！這題你能秒殺，代表你的語感已經到了「萬花叢中過，片葉不沾身」的境界了！這題沒被誘答選項帶走，看來你跟這些樹一樣，很有「分寸」喔！ 【觀念驗證：為什麼 C 才對？】 這題考的是「副詞邏輯與轉折」。關鍵在於 "almost"（幾乎）這個詞。文意描述「樹冠羞避」現象，樹枝生長得極其完美，看起來「幾乎」要碰到了，但實際上卻留有裂縫。
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