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【A】The changing habitats of penguins may give us a small window into the future of our own habitats. As the globe warms, animals like penguins, which spend a lot of time on ice, may be the first to notice. Among the flightless birds of the Southern Hemisphere, penguins are well suited to life in the icy southern seas. They are masterful swimmers, spending (16) 75% of their lives in the water. (17) eighteen different penguin species, seven live around Antarctica. Antarctica has 90 percent of the world’s ice. The Antarctic Peninsula, like the rest of Earth, is warming, but at an even faster pace. Researchers warn that the face of Antarctica will change in the next 100 years as ice melts and glaciers (18) . The changing global environment will change the penguins’ lives. According to Dr. Andrew Clarke of the British Antarctic Survey, “Many Antarctic organisms are (19) very small changes in temperature.” Dr. Clark predicts that if extreme temperature change continues, it will lead to dramatic changes, including some extinctions. Already, some penguin habitats may be shifting to the south. The pattern of snowfall is important to penguins’ breeding. Ice patterns are also important because the birds have to trek to the edge of the ice shelf in order to feed. It’s too early to (20) the exact impact of global warming on penguin habitats. Scientists will continue to watch the progress and survival of penguins as they try to adapt to their changing world.
【A】The changing habitats of penguins may give us a small window into the future of our own habitats. As the globe warms, animals like penguins, which spend a lot of time on ice, may be the first to notice. Among the flightless birds of the Southern Hemisphere, penguins are well suited to life in the icy southern seas. They are masterful swimmers, spending (16) 75% of their lives in the water. (17) eighteen different penguin species, seven live around Antarctica. Antarctica has 90 percent of the world’s ice. The Antarctic Peninsula, like the rest of Earth, is warming, but at an even faster pace. Researchers warn that the face of Antarctica will change in the next 100 years as ice melts and glaciers (18) . The changing global environment will change the penguins’ lives. According to Dr. Andrew Clarke of the British Antarctic Survey, “Many Antarctic organisms are (19) very small changes in temperature.” Dr. Clark predicts that if extreme temperature change continues, it will lead to dramatic changes, including some extinctions. Already, some penguin habitats may be shifting to the south. The pattern of snowfall is important to penguins’ breeding. Ice patterns are also important because the birds have to trek to the edge of the ice shelf in order to feed. It’s too early to (20) the exact impact of global warming on penguin habitats. Scientists will continue to watch the progress and survival of penguins as they try to adapt to their changing world.
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- A so much
- B so much so
- C much as
- D as much as
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空格後方緊接的是「75%」這個具體的百分比。在英文中，當我們想要在一個數字或比例之前加上修飾語，藉此強調這個量值「高達」或「多達」某個程度時，通常會借用哪一種具備「對等比較」結構的片語來完成呢？
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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係，成功選出 (D) as much as，這代表你對英文中「程度強調」的用法掌握得十分紮實。在閱讀這類科普文章時，能辨識出作者對數據的「態度」是理解文章層次的關鍵。
數量的強調與修飾
在這句話中，作者提到企鵝一生待在水中的時間比例為「75%」，這是一個相當驚人的數字。在文法上，我們常使用 as much as 來修飾不可數的數量或比例，用以表達「多達……」或「高達……」的含義。至於其他選項，(A) so much 通常用於句尾修飾程度；(B) so much so 則是用來引導結果，表示「到這種程度以至於……」；(C) much as 則多作為「雖然（although）」之意，這三者在語法結構或語意上，都無法與後方的百分比完美銜接。
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