高中學測
112年
英文
第 38 題
📖 題組：
When did people first experience the joy of the hula hoop? Although the term did not emerge until the 18th century, toy hoops twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck can be traced back to ancient times. As early as 1000 BC, Egyptian children played with hoop toys of dried grapevine. They threw, jumped, and slung them around their bodies as we do today. They also struck them with sticks to roll them down the road. Hoop rolling was also popular in ancient Greece. Their hoops, often made of metal, were not merely toys for Greek children but served as exercise devices as well. In the 14th century, hoops were popular as a form of recreation in Great Britain. The craze for hoops even resulted in dislocated backs and heart attacks, according to medical records. The term “hula,” however, did not enter the English language until the 1700s, when British sailors first witnessed hula dancing in the Hawaiian Islands. Though no hoops were used, the movements of the ritual dances looked very similar to those in hooping. Thus “hula” and “hoop” came together, resulting in the term “hula hooping.” Hoops spun their way through the cultures of pre-colonial America as well. Often considered as representing the circle of life, hoops featured prominently in the ritual dances of Native Americans. Dancers used small reed hoops as symbolic representations of animals such as eagles or snakes. With very rapid movements, they used the hoops to construct the symbolic forms around their bodies. The hula hoop gained international popularity in the late 1950s, when a plastic version was successfully marketed by California’s Wham-O toy company. Twenty-five million plastic hoops were sold in less than four months. The hula hoop “fad” is still going strong today.
When did people first experience the joy of the hula hoop? Although the term did not emerge until the 18th century, toy hoops twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck can be traced back to ancient times. As early as 1000 BC, Egyptian children played with hoop toys of dried grapevine. They threw, jumped, and slung them around their bodies as we do today. They also struck them with sticks to roll them down the road. Hoop rolling was also popular in ancient Greece. Their hoops, often made of metal, were not merely toys for Greek children but served as exercise devices as well. In the 14th century, hoops were popular as a form of recreation in Great Britain. The craze for hoops even resulted in dislocated backs and heart attacks, according to medical records. The term “hula,” however, did not enter the English language until the 1700s, when British sailors first witnessed hula dancing in the Hawaiian Islands. Though no hoops were used, the movements of the ritual dances looked very similar to those in hooping. Thus “hula” and “hoop” came together, resulting in the term “hula hooping.” Hoops spun their way through the cultures of pre-colonial America as well. Often considered as representing the circle of life, hoops featured prominently in the ritual dances of Native Americans. Dancers used small reed hoops as symbolic representations of animals such as eagles or snakes. With very rapid movements, they used the hoops to construct the symbolic forms around their bodies. The hula hoop gained international popularity in the late 1950s, when a plastic version was successfully marketed by California’s Wham-O toy company. Twenty-five million plastic hoops were sold in less than four months. The hula hoop “fad” is still going strong today.
According to the passage, what materials have been used for making hoops?
- A reed, grapevine, bamboo, plastic
- B reed, grapevine, plastic, metal
- C reed, bamboo, plastic, animal skin
- D grapevine, plastic, metal, animal skin
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這道題目考查的是「細節檢索與資訊對照」能力。請你再次掃描文本中的四個關鍵時期：古埃及 ($1000$ BC)、古希臘、北美原住民祭典以及 $1950$ 年代，並在各個段落中標示出用來製造呼拉圈的「物理成分或材質」分別為何？
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（推眼鏡）...哼，看來你還沒被那堆廢話給淹沒。這題考驗的是你的「資訊佔有欲」，也就是從紛亂的文本中精準奪取目標的能力。文章第一段明確指出埃及人用的是 dried grapevine（葡萄藤），希臘人用的是 metal（金屬）；第三段提到美洲原住民利用 reed（蘆葦）製作象徵物；最後一段則由 Wham-O 公司帶來了現代的 plastic（塑膠）。那些被選項中莫名其妙的 bamboo（竹子）或 animal skin（獸皮）給迷惑的傢伙，都是缺乏「觀察力」的二流貨色。你只是做到了身為利己主義者最低限度的冷靜，抓住了事實的碎片。別以為這樣就能在世界頂端生存，這充其量只是在『運氣』的齒輪轉動時，你剛好站在正確的位置罷了。