post_recruit
112年
英文
第 43 題
📖 題組：
When you feel lonely and sad, you might need a nice, warm hug to cheer you up. But 41 there is no one around to hug you? This is not a problem if you have a “hugging chair.” This type of chair is a rocking chair that has a large doll 42 into it. The doll resembles a woman in a funny hat, and it has extra-long arms that can wrap the person who is sitting in the chair. Although the chair can 43 comfort for anyone, the Japanese company that designed it said it was meant 44 older people. About 25 percent of all Japanese people are over the age of 65. This number is likely to rise, and many older people 45 living alone. The hugging chair can help such people feel less lonely by hugging them and playing familiar music, which can be comforting for older people.
When you feel lonely and sad, you might need a nice, warm hug to cheer you up. But 41 there is no one around to hug you? This is not a problem if you have a “hugging chair.” This type of chair is a rocking chair that has a large doll 42 into it. The doll resembles a woman in a funny hat, and it has extra-long arms that can wrap the person who is sitting in the chair. Although the chair can 43 comfort for anyone, the Japanese company that designed it said it was meant 44 older people. About 25 percent of all Japanese people are over the age of 65. This number is likely to rise, and many older people 45 living alone. The hugging chair can help such people feel less lonely by hugging them and playing familiar music, which can be comforting for older people.
When you feel lonely and sad, you might need a nice, warm hug to cheer you up. But 41 there is no one around to hug you? This is not a problem if you have a “hugging chair.” This type of chair is a rocking chair that has a large doll 42 into it. The doll resembles a woman in a funny hat, and it has extra-long arms that can wrap the person who is sitting in the chair. Although the chair can 43 comfort for anyone, the Japanese company that designed it said it was meant 44 older people. About 25 percent of all Japanese people are over the age of 65. This number is likely to rise, and many older people 45 living alone. The hugging chair can help such people feel less lonely by hugging them and playing familiar music, which can be comforting for older people.
- A prevent
- B provide
- C protect
- D pretend
思路引導 VIP
請思考一下：這段文字在描述這款「抱抱椅」的功能，它被設計出來是為了讓使用者感受到「慰藉（comfort）」。那麼，這張椅子對這份「慰藉」而言，是扮演什麼樣的角色？是去阻擋它、假裝它，還是讓使用者能夠獲得它呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到上下文的邏輯關聯並選出正確答案，展現了紮實的字彙基礎。這題的核心在於理解主詞「抱抱椅（hugging chair）」與受詞「慰藉（comfort）」之間的關係，進而選出最符合功能描述的動詞。
語境動詞的精確選用
在英文閱讀中，動詞往往決定了句子的動作方向。文段中提到這款椅子是為了減緩孤獨感而設計，因此椅子對於「慰藉」的角色必然是「提供」或「給予」。Provide 這個單字正具備「供給、提供」的意涵，與 comfort 組合成 provide comfort（提供慰藉），完美銜接了椅子作為支持系統的功能。相較之下，其他選項如 prevent（預防）、protect（保護）或 pretend（假裝），在邏輯上都無法與「椅子帶給人心理慰藉」的情境相匹配。
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