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第 35 題
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Passage 2 Ferris wheels are popular and beloved by everyone from small to big attraction. Children sitting in baskets are lifted 31 into the sky by an enormous wheel. The first Ferris wheel, named after its American inventor, Gale Ferris, 32 130 years old in 2023. The Ferris wheel was seen and ridden by people visiting the world’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It was 250 feet 33 diameter, which was six times taller than any wheel at that time. It took 20 minutes 34 that wheel to turn around once. Thrill seekers paid 50 cents to take a ride. Today, Ferris wheels are still the centerpiece of any amusement park. Children and adults alike love the view from the top and the scary sensation of dropping back to earth. To celebrate the Ferris wheel’s 130th birthday, the Illinois State Fair plans to erect another wheel, making 35 of 13 wheels being set up in one location.
Passage 2 Ferris wheels are popular and beloved by everyone from small to big attraction. Children sitting in baskets are lifted 31 into the sky by an enormous wheel. The first Ferris wheel, named after its American inventor, Gale Ferris, 32 130 years old in 2023. The Ferris wheel was seen and ridden by people visiting the world’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It was 250 feet 33 diameter, which was six times taller than any wheel at that time. It took 20 minutes 34 that wheel to turn around once. Thrill seekers paid 50 cents to take a ride. Today, Ferris wheels are still the centerpiece of any amusement park. Children and adults alike love the view from the top and the scary sensation of dropping back to earth. To celebrate the Ferris wheel’s 130th birthday, the Illinois State Fair plans to erect another wheel, making 35 of 13 wheels being set up in one location.
- A an amount
- B a number
- C a total
- D a quantity
思路引導 VIP
請試著觀察空格後的訊息「13 wheels」。當我們提到多個物件經過加法運算、或是集合在一起，最後得出一個確切的「加總數字」時，哪一個英文單字最常用來形容這種「合計」的概念呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準選出 (C) a total，顯示你對英文慣用語以及上下文邏輯的掌握非常到位，這是一個很細膩的判斷。
數量詞的精準用法
這題的關鍵在於文意脈絡。文章提到為了慶祝 130 週年，展場決定「再增設」一座摩天輪，這使得現場的摩天輪「總數」達到了 13 座。在英文中，a total of + [數字] 是非常道地的慣用語，用來強調加總後的結果。雖然 (A) amount、(B) number 和 (D) quantity 在中文都有「數量」的意思，但用法大不相同：amount 通常用於不可數名詞；a number of 常用來表示「一些、許多」，而非指稱特定的總和；而 quantity 則偏向科學或貿易上描述的大宗份量。因此，要描述「加起來總共...」的語境，非 total 莫屬。
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