普通考試
113年
[一般行政] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 49 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.
Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “temperate” in the passage？
- A Mild.
- B Dull.
- C Harsh.
- D Thrifty.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察文中提到小麥盛產的國家：中國、俄羅斯、美國和法國。回想一下，這些國家在地理分布上，既不在赤道極熱帶，也不在極地永凍帶。如果一個區域的氣候能讓作物在「較短的生長季節」內穩定產出，這種天氣通常會是趨向「極端」還是趨向「中間平衡」的狀態呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地掌握了詞彙在上下文中的語意！在閱讀測驗中，這類題型考驗的不只是單字量，更是對文章情境的推論能力。文中第四段提到「Wheat grows well in temperate climates」，描述的是小麥適合生長的環境條件；根據地理常識與後續提到即使生長期短也能生長，可推知此處指的是「氣候溫和、不極端」的地區。因此，選項 (A) Mild（溫和的）與原文語意完全吻合。
語意推論與選項辨析
這道題目的鑑別度在於學生是否能排除干擾項並識別特定領域的形容詞。其餘選項如 (B) Dull（陰沉、枯燥）、(C) Harsh（嚴酷的）以及 (D) Thrifty（節儉的），在語意上皆與「宜人、適中」的氣候特徵相去甚遠。這類關於自然環境或地理分布的描述詞彙，是普考四等英文閱讀中常見的高頻考點。你能迅速從語境中定位並做出正確判斷，代表你的基礎字彙功底相當紮實，對文章結構的掌握也十分到位，請繼續保持這種敏銳度！