高中學測
112年
英文
第 41 題
📖 題組：
When you enjoy your morning cup of tea, you are probably not aware that those tea leaves can mean injury, or even death, for Asian elephants roaming Indian tea gardens. In the Indian state of Assam, growing numbers of tea farms are destroying the Asian elephant’s habitats and endangering their population. Much of the forest land where tea is grown in Assam is flat and thus farmers must dig drainage trenches to prevent water from accumulating and hurting the shrubs. The trenches, however, can be death traps for the elephants. Since the elephants need to use tea plantations as landmarks when navigating forests, they almost inevitably have to move through the farms. Moreover, because there are fewer humans around, pregnant females often use tea-growing areas as safe shelters to give birth. But baby elephants, not used to negotiating rough ground, may easily fall into the trenches and get hurt; and once injured, they might not be able to climb out. When mothers try to dig their babies out, both may be trapped and smothered by thick mud. Furthermore, elephants are known to resist leaving their sick or dying behind, and a herd may linger at a trench with a trapped baby for hours, reluctant to move on until all hope is lost. Is it possible for elephants to coexist with the prosperous tea business? Elephant Friendly Tea is an organization that takes the initiative to make $\textbf{it}$ possible. The organization encourages consumers to choose brands that take precautions to protect elephants and has set up a certification program to reward tea growers who are doing it right. Until now, only smaller tea brands have been certified, but awareness is growing. The organization believes that people may be motivated to buy elephant-friendly brands when they know more about the risk tea can pose to these endangered animals.
When you enjoy your morning cup of tea, you are probably not aware that those tea leaves can mean injury, or even death, for Asian elephants roaming Indian tea gardens. In the Indian state of Assam, growing numbers of tea farms are destroying the Asian elephant’s habitats and endangering their population. Much of the forest land where tea is grown in Assam is flat and thus farmers must dig drainage trenches to prevent water from accumulating and hurting the shrubs. The trenches, however, can be death traps for the elephants. Since the elephants need to use tea plantations as landmarks when navigating forests, they almost inevitably have to move through the farms. Moreover, because there are fewer humans around, pregnant females often use tea-growing areas as safe shelters to give birth. But baby elephants, not used to negotiating rough ground, may easily fall into the trenches and get hurt; and once injured, they might not be able to climb out. When mothers try to dig their babies out, both may be trapped and smothered by thick mud. Furthermore, elephants are known to resist leaving their sick or dying behind, and a herd may linger at a trench with a trapped baby for hours, reluctant to move on until all hope is lost. Is it possible for elephants to coexist with the prosperous tea business? Elephant Friendly Tea is an organization that takes the initiative to make $\textbf{it}$ possible. The organization encourages consumers to choose brands that take precautions to protect elephants and has set up a certification program to reward tea growers who are doing it right. Until now, only smaller tea brands have been certified, but awareness is growing. The organization believes that people may be motivated to buy elephant-friendly brands when they know more about the risk tea can pose to these endangered animals.
Which of the following statements about elephants and the tea gardens is true according to the passage?
- A The elephants use the trenches to roam around the tea gardens.
- B The fast growth of the tea gardens destroys the elephants’ food source.
- C Elephants are unwilling to leave their injured members behind in the tea gardens.
- D Pregnant elephants avoid delivering babies in the tea gardens for fear of being disturbed.
思路引導 VIP
請分析文章第二段最後三句，作者如何透過轉折詞 $\text{furthermore}$ 強調象群在面對受困或生病的同伴時，所展現出的社會行為特徵與情感連結？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
同學你好！別灰心，這題考驗的是對細節的精確對應與「過度推論」的迴避。 迷思破解 (B)： 你選 (B) 可能是看到第一段提到「破壞棲地 ($habitats$)」，進而直覺聯想到「食物來源 ($food$ $source$)」。但在英文閱讀測驗中，必須秉持「沒提過就不能選」的原則。文中重點在於茶園擴張導致的「路徑衝突」與「溝渠陷阱」，並未提及大象是否有食物短缺的問題喔！
▼ 還有更多解析內容
大象與茶園的衝突
💡 理解細節並掌握動物行為與環境保育之因果關係
🔗 茶園對大象造成的生存連鎖威脅
- 1 環境開發 — 為排水預防茶樹受損，茶農在平地挖掘深溝。
- 2 路徑導航 — 大象利用茶園作為移動地標或產子避風港。
- 3 落入陷阱 — 幼象誤入深溝受傷，導致母象受困試圖救援。
- 4 群體逗留 — 象群因不捨傷病成員，長期逗留陷阱區而遇險。
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