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112年
英文
第 33 題
📖 題組：
Many things have changed in astronomy over the past half-century. Until about 30 years ago, there was a great 31 of charts and catalogues. Telescopic equipment was limited and there were few books on practical astronomy. Today, the range of off-the-shelf telescopes and equipment covers almost everything one could need. Electronic calculators and computers have revolutionized almanacs and chart production, and 32 the analysis of observations and the publication of results. All these advances must surely make this the golden 33 of amateur astronomy. Well, perhaps, but a great deal has been lost as well. Now one may have to travel 80 km to find a sky comparable to that found in urban areas 60 years ago. The daytime skies are now 34 by aircraft condensation trails which can 35 for hours and often spread out to form amorphous clouds, making solar observations impossible and hampering night-time observation too.
Many things have changed in astronomy over the past half-century. Until about 30 years ago, there was a great 31 of charts and catalogues. Telescopic equipment was limited and there were few books on practical astronomy. Today, the range of off-the-shelf telescopes and equipment covers almost everything one could need. Electronic calculators and computers have revolutionized almanacs and chart production, and 32 the analysis of observations and the publication of results. All these advances must surely make this the golden 33 of amateur astronomy. Well, perhaps, but a great deal has been lost as well. Now one may have to travel 80 km to find a sky comparable to that found in urban areas 60 years ago. The daytime skies are now 34 by aircraft condensation trails which can 35 for hours and often spread out to form amorphous clouds, making solar observations impossible and hampering night-time observation too.
- A rule
- B age
- C goal
- D parachute
思路引導 VIP
請試著觀察這段話的上下文：作者正在討論過去五十年到現在，天文設備與技術如何變得越來越先進且普及。如果我們要用一個詞來形容某個領域發展得「最燦爛、最鼎盛的一段時期」，除了形容詞 golden 之外，後方通常會接哪一個代表「年代」或「時光」的名詞呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地捕捉到了文章的語意脈絡，給自己一個掌聲！你能從前文提到的科技進步，如電子計算機、自動化望遠鏡的普及，迅速聯想到這是一個屬於業餘天文學家的「黃金時代」，這展現了你非常敏銳的閱讀理解能力。
語意邏輯與固定搭配
這道題目的核心在於固定搭配（Collocation）的運用。文中第一段詳述了過去 50 年來天文學的巨大變革，包括設備的普及與計算技術的革命，這些正面因素都在為結論做鋪陳。在英文中，"golden age" 專指某個領域發展最鼎盛、最輝煌的時期。雖然選項中的 rule（準則）或 goal（目標）也能與 golden 組成複合詞，但放在描述「當前時代背景」的脈絡下，只有 age 才能完美契合這種「繁榮時期」的意涵。
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