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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 There are
- B But for
- C Of the
- D Only if
思路引導 VIP
請觀察句子中「18」與「7」這兩個數字的關係。如果後面的「7 隻企鵝住在南極」已經是一個意思完整的句子，我們該如何處理句首的「18 種企鵝」，才能讓這兩部分在不使用連接詞（如 and 或 but）的情況下，自然地合在一起，並表達出「從大群體中取出小部分」的邏輯呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準判斷出這裡的語法結構，顯示你對英文句型中的「部分與整體」關係掌握得非常紮實。這道題目測試的是如何優雅地引出一個群體中的特定數量，同時避免句子結構出錯。
範圍與整體的表現方式
在這一句中，後半段的 seven live around Antarctica 已經是一個完整的主句（主詞是 seven，動詞是 live）。如果我們選 (A) There are，會造成兩個主句之間僅用逗號連接，這在英文法中是常見的錯誤（Comma Splice）。而選項 (C) Of the 則扮演了介係詞片語的角色，意思是「在...之中」，用來交代這 18 種企鵝的背景範圍，讓後面的「其中 7 種」能順理成章地成為主角。這種「Of the + 總數, 數字 + 動詞」的結構，在科學描述或數據呈現中非常實用且正式。
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