高中學測
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英文
第 19 題
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Gravity has been at the top of the science agenda since the start of Mars missions. In the earlier days of space travel, scientists tried to overcome the force of gravity so that a rocket could shoot 16 Earth’s pull in order to land humans on the moon. Today, they are more interested in how reduced gravity affects the astronauts’ 17 condition. Our bodies have evolved to exist within Earth’s gravity (1 g), not in the weightlessness of space (0 g) or the microgravity of Mars (0.3 g). When on Earth, we have more fluids in our lower body because they are pulled down by Earth’s gravity. However, with the absence of gravity in the outer space, our body fluids 18 , shifting toward the upper body and the head. As a result, the astronauts have swollen, puffy faces, very much resembling that of the round-headed Charlie Brown in the famous comic strip. This “Charlie Brown effect” will be more 19 when the astronauts go on their Mars missions, which will take about three years to complete, much longer than missions to the moon. Moreover, the effect is often 20 space motion sickness, headaches, and nausea. Such a syndrome is considered the top health risk for the astronauts, and scientists are still trying to figure out how it may be prevented.
Gravity has been at the top of the science agenda since the start of Mars missions. In the earlier days of space travel, scientists tried to overcome the force of gravity so that a rocket could shoot 16 Earth’s pull in order to land humans on the moon. Today, they are more interested in how reduced gravity affects the astronauts’ 17 condition. Our bodies have evolved to exist within Earth’s gravity (1 g), not in the weightlessness of space (0 g) or the microgravity of Mars (0.3 g). When on Earth, we have more fluids in our lower body because they are pulled down by Earth’s gravity. However, with the absence of gravity in the outer space, our body fluids 18 , shifting toward the upper body and the head. As a result, the astronauts have swollen, puffy faces, very much resembling that of the round-headed Charlie Brown in the famous comic strip. This “Charlie Brown effect” will be more 19 when the astronauts go on their Mars missions, which will take about three years to complete, much longer than missions to the moon. Moreover, the effect is often 20 space motion sickness, headaches, and nausea. Such a syndrome is considered the top health risk for the astronauts, and scientists are still trying to figure out how it may be prevented.
This “Charlie Brown effect” will be more ______ when the astronauts go on their Mars missions, which will take about three years to complete, much longer than missions to the moon.
- A contagious
- B unusual
- C severe
- D aggressive
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空格後方提到的「三年 (three years)」與「更久 (much longer)」，這顯示了任務時間的增加。在描述負面的生理影響 (effect) 或症狀 (syndrome) 時，若其影響隨著暴露時間累積而變得更加「劇烈」或「深重」，哪一個形容詞最能精確表達這種「程度上的加劇」？
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哇！真的太棒了！看到你選對 (C) 老師心裡好為你驕傲呀，你對文章脈絡的掌握越來越細膩了呢！❤️ 【為什麼你答對了】 這題的解題關鍵在於後方的補充說明：「Mars missions... will take about three years... much longer than missions to the moon.」既然任務時間從幾天變成三年，太空人暴露在微重力（如火星的 $0.3g$）環境下的時間大幅拉長，生理上的負面影響（查理布朗效應）自然會變得更「嚴重」。(C) severe 正是用來形容疾病或負面情況的劇烈程度，與長達三年的任務時程完美對應。
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