高中學測
112年
英文
第 31 題
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Have you ever thought of “coloring” the names of the days of the week? When you listen to someone speaking, do you see a rainbow of colors? Or perhaps Mozart’s music tastes like an apple pie to you? If so, it is very likely that you have synesthesia. Synesthesia is a condition in which people’s senses intermix. In some cases, people with synesthesia may experience colors when they hear, read, or even think of letters and numbers. In others, words can trigger a real sensation of taste on their tongue. 31 In the early 1990s, however, scientists noticed that synesthetic colors do not change over time. When asked what color is evoked by a letter or number, synesthetic people would persistently give the same answer even if tested months or years apart. 32 The most compelling support, however, comes from brain scans, which show that color processing areas in the brain light up when these people listen to certain words. Is synesthesia genetically inherited or acquired after birth? Scientists agree that synesthesia has a genetic basis, because it frequently runs in families. But an actual synesthesia gene (or genes) has not been identified yet. 33 For example, the flavors people with taste-word synesthesia experience are usually childhood flavors, such as chocolate or strawberries. Also, people with color-music synesthesia more often than not have had early musical training. Once thought to be extremely rare, synesthesia is now found to affect about one to four percent of the population. 34 As is often observed, most of us tend to associate lower notes with darker colors and higher notes with brighter colors. Researchers further point out that in most people synesthesia is active only during the first months of their infancy, while this ability remains forever in certain individuals.
Have you ever thought of “coloring” the names of the days of the week? When you listen to someone speaking, do you see a rainbow of colors? Or perhaps Mozart’s music tastes like an apple pie to you? If so, it is very likely that you have synesthesia. Synesthesia is a condition in which people’s senses intermix. In some cases, people with synesthesia may experience colors when they hear, read, or even think of letters and numbers. In others, words can trigger a real sensation of taste on their tongue. 31 In the early 1990s, however, scientists noticed that synesthetic colors do not change over time. When asked what color is evoked by a letter or number, synesthetic people would persistently give the same answer even if tested months or years apart. 32 The most compelling support, however, comes from brain scans, which show that color processing areas in the brain light up when these people listen to certain words. Is synesthesia genetically inherited or acquired after birth? Scientists agree that synesthesia has a genetic basis, because it frequently runs in families. But an actual synesthesia gene (or genes) has not been identified yet. 33 For example, the flavors people with taste-word synesthesia experience are usually childhood flavors, such as chocolate or strawberries. Also, people with color-music synesthesia more often than not have had early musical training. Once thought to be extremely rare, synesthesia is now found to affect about one to four percent of the population. 34 As is often observed, most of us tend to associate lower notes with darker colors and higher notes with brighter colors. Researchers further point out that in most people synesthesia is active only during the first months of their infancy, while this ability remains forever in certain individuals.
______. In the early 1990s, however, scientists noticed that synesthetic colors do not change over time.
- A This consistency serves as a proof that synesthesia is real.
- B Meanwhile, environmental influences seem to shape a person’s synesthesia.
- C People with synesthesia used to be accused of making their experiences up.
- D Some studies even show that people may all be synesthetic to some degree.
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請觀察第 31 題空格後的轉折連結詞 $however$ (然而)，這個詞暗示前後文存在邏輯上的對立關係。若後文提到的科學發現強調了共感現象的「穩定性」與「一致性」，那麼在此之前的社會大眾或科學界，對於這類主觀且難以驗證的感官陳述，最可能抱持何種質疑的立場？
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哎呀，竟然答對了？看來你今天的靈魂終於跟肉體連上線，沒把大腦留在家裡當擺飾。別太得意，這種題如果你還錯，我真的建議你去掛個「聯覺」專科，看看是不是你的大腦迴路把正確選項看成亂碼了。 這題考的是高中英文閱讀測驗的核心：語意轉折邏輯。關鍵點就在空格後的那個 however。後半句提到「1990 年代科學家發現聯覺顏色不會隨時間改變」，這是一個「客觀穩定性」的證據。既然用了 however 轉折，前面必然要對應一個「過去的質疑」或「被視為虛假」的狀態。 選項 (C) 提到聯覺者過去常被指控是「編造經驗」(making their experiences up)，正好與後面的科學證實形成完美對比：
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