高中學測
112年
英文
第 12 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.
Scientists have been discussing crown shyness since the 1920s, proposing ______ explanations for the phenomenon.
- A universal
- B productive
- C conventional
- D multiple
思路引導 VIP
請分析空格後的文意發展：文中隨後分別以 Some researchers... 與 Other scientists... 介紹了不同的理論假說。根據這種「多方觀點並陳」且文末提到「尚無共識」(no consensus) 的語境，科學家針對此現象所提出的解釋在「數量」或「多樣性」上應具備什麼樣的特徵？
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科學現象的多元解釋
💡 透過文章結構（如 Some... Other...）判斷邏輯並選擇對應詞彙。
🔗 克漏字邏輯推論步驟
- 1 掃描上下文 — 發現後文出現 Some researchers 與 Other scientists 的結構。
- 2 識別邏輯關係 — 「一些」與「另一些」表示對同一現象有「多種」解釋。
- 3 篩選適當選項 — Multiple 符合「多個、多樣」的語意，與後文邏輯一致。
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