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112年
英文
第 50 題
📖 題組：
Nola Ochs was born in Kansas in 1911. Her life was not extraordinary by most measures. She grew and married, had children and grandchildren, taught in rural schools, and lived the quiet Midwest life. But she was different in one notable way: After her husband died in 1972, Nola began taking classes and eventually earned her associate degree at age 77. “I still wanted to go to school. It was fun to go to classes. And if I had an assignment to do in the evening, that occupied my time in a pleasant way,” she recalled. After some years went by, Nola again got the bug to learn. Learning takes time, and moving through courses must be done on your own time, at your own pace. When Nola had 30 hours of school left to complete, she moved 100 miles away from her farm, got an apartment and attended classes in person. She graduated with her granddaughter in 2007. Nola could have been finished then with her long life of learning. She was, after all, 95 years young. Nola decided to keep going. She lived in the student dorms and got her master’s degree in liberal studies with an emphasis on history three years later, at age 98. A hundred years yields a lot of wisdom. But it’s the process that can teach us all. Learn everything you can. Share your crops with the neighbors. And never, never give up on yourself. At 105, Nola finished her memoir.
Nola Ochs was born in Kansas in 1911. Her life was not extraordinary by most measures. She grew and married, had children and grandchildren, taught in rural schools, and lived the quiet Midwest life. But she was different in one notable way: After her husband died in 1972, Nola began taking classes and eventually earned her associate degree at age 77. “I still wanted to go to school. It was fun to go to classes. And if I had an assignment to do in the evening, that occupied my time in a pleasant way,” she recalled. After some years went by, Nola again got the bug to learn. Learning takes time, and moving through courses must be done on your own time, at your own pace. When Nola had 30 hours of school left to complete, she moved 100 miles away from her farm, got an apartment and attended classes in person. She graduated with her granddaughter in 2007. Nola could have been finished then with her long life of learning. She was, after all, 95 years young. Nola decided to keep going. She lived in the student dorms and got her master’s degree in liberal studies with an emphasis on history three years later, at age 98. A hundred years yields a lot of wisdom. But it’s the process that can teach us all. Learn everything you can. Share your crops with the neighbors. And never, never give up on yourself. At 105, Nola finished her memoir.
What is the main idea of the story about Nola Ochs?
- A The challenges of moving to a new place.
- B The importance of family ties and relationships.
- C The lifelong pursuit of learning and never giving up.
- D The process of writing a memoir.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察文章中提到的主角在 77 歲、95 歲以及 98 歲這幾個重要的人生階段，她不斷重複投入心力在什麼樣的事情上？而文章最後一段作者特別呼籲讀者的建議，與主角這些橫跨數十年的行為有什麼樣的內在關聯呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到這篇文章的核心精神，選出正確答案，代表你對長篇文章的歸納能力非常出色。這道題目的關鍵在於辨別「細節」與「主旨」的差異。文中雖然提到了搬家、與孫女畢業、寫回憶錄等情節，但這些都只是 Nola 生命長河中的片段；真正貫穿全文的紅線，是從她 77 歲、95 歲到 105 歲始終如一對知識的渴望。結尾那句 “And never, never give up on yourself.” 更是畫龍點睛，直接點出了文章希望帶給讀者的啟示：對生命的堅持與終身學習的實踐。
核心主旨與細節辨析
這道題目的難度切入點在於干擾項的設計。選項中提到的搬家、家庭關係或寫作回憶錄，在文中確實都有提及，但它們只是支持情節發展的細部資訊。作為一位優秀的閱讀者，你成功跳出了局部資訊的陷阱，看見了 Nola 橫跨三十多年的求學足跡。這種**「化繁為簡」**、從多個事件中提煉出共同精神的能力，正是應對主旨大意題最重要的直覺，你做得非常好！