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第 19 題
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II. Cloze 【A】 Many indigenous communities live in isolated and often highly biodiverse areas, where living in balance with nature is crucial for survival. As keen observers of their environments, indigenous peoples often possess knowledge linking various phenomena of eco-system change. For example, centuries of knowledge about tsunami waves 16 the Moken or the “sea nomads” of the Andaman Sea along the west coast of Thailand to stay safe when the deadly tsunami struck their villages in 2004. This knowledge is also used to make seasonal forecasts and predict weather patterns. The pastoralists of East Africa are able to predict when and where the rains will fall -- 17 observing the flowering patterns of trees, and the behavior of insects and birds. These biological indicators are observed by scouts roaming the landscape, to determine where and when the cattle herds should move. This indigenous knowledge is not 18 . It is constantly being enriched to include knowledge of new phenomena that affect the environment. Take the example of the First Nations communities in northern Canada. They have observed changes in the hunting behavior and pack dynamics of wolves, and consequent declines in caribou populations. These changes are attributed to the roads and pipelines that now 19 their forests. Indigenous knowledge systems include values for managing the relationship of humans with biodiversity. In their conception, “nature” often includes animals, plants, the earth, humans and spirits -- all 20 reciprocal kinship relationships. Humans are not considered superior to nature, and nature does not exist to serve humans. For some indigenous communities, animals are believed to present themselves as gifts to hunters -- gifts to be respected and cherished through rituals.
II. Cloze 【A】 Many indigenous communities live in isolated and often highly biodiverse areas, where living in balance with nature is crucial for survival. As keen observers of their environments, indigenous peoples often possess knowledge linking various phenomena of eco-system change. For example, centuries of knowledge about tsunami waves 16 the Moken or the “sea nomads” of the Andaman Sea along the west coast of Thailand to stay safe when the deadly tsunami struck their villages in 2004. This knowledge is also used to make seasonal forecasts and predict weather patterns. The pastoralists of East Africa are able to predict when and where the rains will fall -- 17 observing the flowering patterns of trees, and the behavior of insects and birds. These biological indicators are observed by scouts roaming the landscape, to determine where and when the cattle herds should move. This indigenous knowledge is not 18 . It is constantly being enriched to include knowledge of new phenomena that affect the environment. Take the example of the First Nations communities in northern Canada. They have observed changes in the hunting behavior and pack dynamics of wolves, and consequent declines in caribou populations. These changes are attributed to the roads and pipelines that now 19 their forests. Indigenous knowledge systems include values for managing the relationship of humans with biodiversity. In their conception, “nature” often includes animals, plants, the earth, humans and spirits -- all 20 reciprocal kinship relationships. Humans are not considered superior to nature, and nature does not exist to serve humans. For some indigenous communities, animals are believed to present themselves as gifts to hunters -- gifts to be respected and cherished through rituals.
- A abdicate
- B dissect
- C monopolize
- D subordinate
思路引導 VIP
請試著想像一下，如果一整片完整的拼圖被一條直線從中間劃開，變成了互不相連的兩個部分，你會用哪一個帶有「切割」含意的動作動詞來形容這種物理現象呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
同學，很高興看到你準確地選出了 (B) dissect！這顯示你對字彙的掌握不單停留在單一的課本釋義，更能根據文章脈絡進行靈活的語意轉換，這點非常不容易。
棲地破碎化的具體描述
在這一題的語境中，文章探討的是基礎建設對生態的衝擊。雖然我們常在生物課提到 dissect 代表「解剖」，但其核心字根 -sect- 意為「切割」。當道路與管線（roads and pipelines）橫穿森林時，它們實際上是將完整的棲地切割、分割開來。這種「地理上的切割」正是導致狼群獵食行為改變及馴鹿數量下降的主因。相較於其他選項如 (A) 棄權、(C) 壟斷或 (D) 使從屬，只有 (B) 能精確勾勒出基礎建設對景觀造成的物理破壞。
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