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第 20 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 measure
- B foil
- C persuade
- D engage
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空格後面的詞組「the exact impact」（精確的影響）。想像一下，如果今天科學家發現冰層融化了，但因為資料不夠，還無法確定究竟會對企鵝造成『多少程度』或『多大數字』的損害時，科學家會用什麼動作來試圖確定這個具體的『量值』呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
語境邏輯與精準動詞的選用
同學，做得太棒了！你能精準選出 measure，代表你已經具備從上下文抓取「關鍵線索」的能力。這題的破題關鍵在於後方的 exact impact（精確的影響），在科學論述中，當我們提到要掌握某種變化的程度或數據時，動詞通常會連結到評估或測量，因此 measure 在這裡翻譯為「衡量」或「評估」最為貼切，用來表達目前科學家還無法精確量化全球暖化對企鵝棲息地的具體影響。
難度點評與詞彙層次
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