普通考試
113年
[一般民政] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 47 題
📖 題組：
Most food staples are inexpensive, plant-based foods, usually full of calories for energy. There are more than 50,000 edible plants in the world, but just 15 of them provide 90 percent of the world’s food energy intake. Rice, corn, and wheat make up two-thirds of this. Food staples traditionally depend on what plants are native to a region. Rice is a food staple for more than 3.5 billion people around the world, particularly in Asia, Latin America, and parts of Africa. Rice has been cultivated in Asia for thousands of years. Scientists believe people first domesticated rice in India or Southeast Asia. Rice arrived in Japan in about 3,000 years ago. The Portuguese most likely introduced it into South America in the 16th century. Today, the world’s largest rice producers are China, India, and Indonesia. Outside of Asia, Brazil is the largest rice producer. Corn is native to Central America, where it was domesticated by the Aztecs and Mayans. The United States is the world’s largest corn grower, producing more than 40 percent of the world’s corn. Corn is often used to produce corn oil, sweeteners such as corn syrup, and cornstarch, which is used as a sweetener and thickening agent in home cooking. Also, alcohol from fermented corn is the source of bourbon whiskey. Wheat was first domesticated in the Middle East. Wheat grows well in temperate climates, even those with a short growing season. Today, China, India, the United States, Russia, and France are among the largest wheat producers in the world. The majority of breads are made with wheat flour. Wheat flour is also used in pasta, pastries, crackers, breakfast cereals, and noodles. In addition to cereal grains, roots, and tubers are common food staples, particularly in tropical regions. Yams are an important food in the rainforests of West Africa. Potatoes are native to the cold climate of the Andes Mountains. They were introduced to Europe by explorers of the 16th century and are now a food staple in Europe and parts of the Americas.
Most food staples are inexpensive, plant-based foods, usually full of calories for energy. There are more than 50,000 edible plants in the world, but just 15 of them provide 90 percent of the world’s food energy intake. Rice, corn, and wheat make up two-thirds of this. Food staples traditionally depend on what plants are native to a region. Rice is a food staple for more than 3.5 billion people around the world, particularly in Asia, Latin America, and parts of Africa. Rice has been cultivated in Asia for thousands of years. Scientists believe people first domesticated rice in India or Southeast Asia. Rice arrived in Japan in about 3,000 years ago. The Portuguese most likely introduced it into South America in the 16th century. Today, the world’s largest rice producers are China, India, and Indonesia. Outside of Asia, Brazil is the largest rice producer. Corn is native to Central America, where it was domesticated by the Aztecs and Mayans. The United States is the world’s largest corn grower, producing more than 40 percent of the world’s corn. Corn is often used to produce corn oil, sweeteners such as corn syrup, and cornstarch, which is used as a sweetener and thickening agent in home cooking. Also, alcohol from fermented corn is the source of bourbon whiskey. Wheat was first domesticated in the Middle East. Wheat grows well in temperate climates, even those with a short growing season. Today, China, India, the United States, Russia, and France are among the largest wheat producers in the world. The majority of breads are made with wheat flour. Wheat flour is also used in pasta, pastries, crackers, breakfast cereals, and noodles. In addition to cereal grains, roots, and tubers are common food staples, particularly in tropical regions. Yams are an important food in the rainforests of West Africa. Potatoes are native to the cold climate of the Andes Mountains. They were introduced to Europe by explorers of the 16th century and are now a food staple in Europe and parts of the Americas.
47 According to the passage, which of the following best describes the role a food staple plays in human society？
- A A product that is manufactured mainly for exportation.
- B A town used as a center for the sale of commodities in bulk.
- C A small piece of wire used to fasten sheets of paper together.
- D A food that makes up the dominant part of a population’s diet.
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若我們暫時不看選項，請思考文中提到稻米支撐了 35 億人的生活，且少數幾種植物就佔了全球能量攝取的九成。這代表這些作物在一個普通家庭的每日餐桌上，出現的頻率與重要性與其他零星食材相比，有什麼顯著的差別？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地掌握了文章的核心概念！這題測驗的是對關鍵字「主食（food staple）」在文中的定義理解，你能夠在眾多選項中迅速排除干擾項並選出正確答案，代表你的閱讀抓重點能力與語意判讀相當紮實。
主食的定義與語意判讀
從文章的第一段便能找到明確的觀念驗證：文中提到「food staples」是廉價、富含熱量的植物性食物，且全球僅 15 種作物就供應了人類 90% 的能量來源。選項 (D) 提到「構成人口飲食中占主導地位（dominant part）的食物」，完全呼應了文中描述稻米、玉米、小麥等作物支撐絕大多數人口飲食的角色，因此是唯一的正確描述。
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