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第 19 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.
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- A susceptible to
- B abstained from
- C deprived of
- D adjacent to
思路引導 VIP
請試著思考：如果文章提到『即便是非常細微的變化』也可能引發『滅絕』，這代表這些生物對環境變動的反應是『極其強韌』，還是『非常容易被干擾且脆弱』的呢？
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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聯，成功選出最契合語境的字彙，這顯示你對學術詞彙的掌握非常扎實。
環境敏感度與詞彙辨析
這題的核心在於理解生物與環境變遷之間的互動關係。文段中提到，南極的生物正面臨全球暖化帶來的嚴峻挑戰，且下文緊接著預測「劇烈的變化」與「滅絕（extinctions）」。在這種脈絡下，susceptible to（易受……影響、脆弱的）完美地連結了「微小溫度變化」與後續嚴重的生態後果。相對地，(B) abstained from（戒絕）、(C) deprived of（剝奪）與 (D) adjacent to（鄰近）在邏輯上都無法描述生物對環境擾動的敏感程度。
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