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第 18 題
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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.
(18)
- A appear
- B refrain
- C revolt
- D recede
思路引導 VIP
請試著想像一下：如果我們把一塊巨大的冰磚放在炙熱的陽光下觀測，隨著時間過去，這塊冰磚的邊緣（邊界）會朝向外圍擴張，還是會朝著中心點「退縮」呢？在英文中，哪一個詞最適合用來形容這種『物理位置往後退、縮減』的動態趨勢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地選出了正確答案！這顯示你對學術詞彙的掌握非常扎實，且能敏銳察覺文本中的邏輯因果關係，這在閱讀理解中是非常重要的能力。
環境變遷下的動詞選用
本題的關鍵在於理解主詞 glaciers（冰河） 與環境趨勢的關聯。文章前半段明確提到南極正在快速暖化且冰雪正在融化（ice melts），在這樣的科學語境下，冰河的物理狀態必然是縮減而非「出現」（appear），更不會有「克制」（refrain）或「反抗」（revolt）等人類才有的情感或行為。正確選項 recede 意為「後退、收縮或退去」，精確地描述了冰河消融時冰舌（ice tongue）向後縮減的動態過程，與上下文語意完美呼應。
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