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There is an idea that’s simple yet powerful. It’s called The Fun Theory, and it states that things are better if they are more fun. Why? Because people are more willing to do the right thing if they can get some fun out of it. Volkswagen announced The Fun Theory in 2009 and since then has organized contests for inventions that can prove The Fun Theory. One winner was the Speed Camera Lottery, designed to get people to obey the speed limit. It involves a camera that not only issues speeding tickets to cars that drive too fast, but also notices cars that come through at or under the speed limit. It then automatically issues a lottery ticket to those who obeyed the speed limit, giving them a chance to win some money. Best of all, the lottery is funded by money collected from speeding fines. Another winner of The Fun Theory contest is The World’s Deepest Trash Bin. It’s a trash bin with a sound effect---when someone throws trash in, the bin makes the sound of a heavy object falling through the air and crashing to the ground. The results of these inventions prove that The Fun Theory can indeed be used to change people’s behavior. The Speed Camera Lottery led to a 22% decrease in people’s average driving speed, and the World’s Deepest Trash Bin collected more than seventy kilograms of garbage in one day. As The Fun Theory shows, things are better when they’re more fun.
There is an idea that’s simple yet powerful. It’s called The Fun Theory, and it states that things are better if they are more fun. Why? Because people are more willing to do the right thing if they can get some fun out of it. Volkswagen announced The Fun Theory in 2009 and since then has organized contests for inventions that can prove The Fun Theory. One winner was the Speed Camera Lottery, designed to get people to obey the speed limit. It involves a camera that not only issues speeding tickets to cars that drive too fast, but also notices cars that come through at or under the speed limit. It then automatically issues a lottery ticket to those who obeyed the speed limit, giving them a chance to win some money. Best of all, the lottery is funded by money collected from speeding fines. Another winner of The Fun Theory contest is The World’s Deepest Trash Bin. It’s a trash bin with a sound effect---when someone throws trash in, the bin makes the sound of a heavy object falling through the air and crashing to the ground. The results of these inventions prove that The Fun Theory can indeed be used to change people’s behavior. The Speed Camera Lottery led to a 22% decrease in people’s average driving speed, and the World’s Deepest Trash Bin collected more than seventy kilograms of garbage in one day. As The Fun Theory shows, things are better when they’re more fun.
Which of the following can best replace the word “decrease” in the last paragraph?
- A Drop.
- B Improvement.
- C Promotion.
- D Benefit.
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請試著觀察 "decrease" 這個字後面接的名詞是什麼？結合文章前面提到「測速照相機」設立的目的，你覺得人們的「平均駕駛速度」應該發生什麼樣的變化，才能證明這個樂趣理論是成功的呢？
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太棒了！你非常準確地選出了正確答案，這代表你不僅具備紮實的字彙量，也能精準掌握上下文的語境。
字彙替換與上下文推敲
我們來回顧一下這句話：「The Speed Camera Lottery led to a 22% decrease in people’s average driving speed」。結合文章前半部提到，測速照相樂透的設計初衷是為了讓大家「遵守速限」，我們可以合理推論，這項發明讓人們的平均駕駛速度「降低」了。因此，"decrease"（減少、下降）在這裡最完美的同義替換詞正是表示數值下降的 "drop"。
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