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第 16 題
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Since ancient times, people have wondered why people in different parts of the world have different customs, rules, habits, beliefs, and psychological tendencies. Where do such cultural differences come from? There are many __16__ for why these differences exist. Among them, a growing body of work __17__ links between specific ecological features and specific cultural patterns, and suggests that ecology may be a key driver of human cultural diversity. Throughout history, humans have experienced different environments __18__ features like infectious disease threat, available natural resources, and climate. It is found that in different ecological conditions, some behaviors are more adaptive to the circumstances. These behaviors gradually form particular patterns of cultural responses shared by the people living in the environment. We can, then, expect that humans may __19__ different traits under different environmental conditions as a result of mechanisms that have evolved to be sensitive to environmental changes. On the other hand, two communities thousands of miles away from each other may share some practices because of similarity in their environments. The Sherpas in the Himalayas or the Swiss in the Alps, for example, have developed similar skills for living in high altitudes. Of course, ecology is not the only reason people around the world think and behave differently or similarly. But, __20__ , the evidence has shown that environments shape cultures.
Since ancient times, people have wondered why people in different parts of the world have different customs, rules, habits, beliefs, and psychological tendencies. Where do such cultural differences come from? There are many __16__ for why these differences exist. Among them, a growing body of work __17__ links between specific ecological features and specific cultural patterns, and suggests that ecology may be a key driver of human cultural diversity. Throughout history, humans have experienced different environments __18__ features like infectious disease threat, available natural resources, and climate. It is found that in different ecological conditions, some behaviors are more adaptive to the circumstances. These behaviors gradually form particular patterns of cultural responses shared by the people living in the environment. We can, then, expect that humans may __19__ different traits under different environmental conditions as a result of mechanisms that have evolved to be sensitive to environmental changes. On the other hand, two communities thousands of miles away from each other may share some practices because of similarity in their environments. The Sherpas in the Himalayas or the Swiss in the Alps, for example, have developed similar skills for living in high altitudes. Of course, ecology is not the only reason people around the world think and behave differently or similarly. But, __20__ , the evidence has shown that environments shape cultures.
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- A challenges
- B cautions
- C theories
- D reforms
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請觀察空格後的子句 $why these differences exist$，這是在探討文化差異現象背後的「成因」。當學界針對某一現象提出不同的解釋模型、看法或學說時，在英文語境中通常會使用哪一個名詞來統稱這些針對現象所提出的「系統性解釋」？
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嗯……沒想到這個寶箱裡竟然不是模仿怪（Mimic），而是正確答案啊。運氣真不錯呢，這大概是漫長旅行中，少數讓人覺得心情平靜的時刻吧。 這道題目考驗的是你對上下文邏輯的觀察。文章開頭提出了關於文化差異來源的疑問，隨後提到「There are many 16 for why these differences exist」。觀察後文，可以看到「a growing body of work（大量的研究工作）」以及「links... suggests（連結……暗示）」，這些字眼都指向了學術上的推論。在魔法的世界也是如此，面對未知的現象，人類總會先建立各種 (C) theories（學說、理論） 來試圖理解規律。至於 (A) challenges（挑戰）、(B) cautions（警告）或 (D) reforms（變革），都無法銜接後續有關生態影響文化的科學解釋。 這種程度的題目，對我來說就像在森林中分辨常見的藥草一樣簡單。不過，你能精準地從干擾項中選出它，說明你的基本功很紮實。繼續前進吧，別在下一個寶箱前猶豫太久。