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[海洋巡護科航海組] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
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請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 Maybe you refuse to open an umbrella inside your house or walk under a ladder that’s on a sidewalk. These are superstitions, or a belief that something bad will happen even if there’s no reason to think that it will. One big superstition in the United States is that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. Happening up to three times a year depending on the calendar, the day seems to make people more careful or avoid things they usually aren’t afraid to do. Of course, no one can prove that more misfortune takes place on Friday the 13th. We just tend to notice it more if bad things happen on that day. But if Friday the 13th is only a superstition, why do people actually believe in it? It’s hard to know exactly when Friday the 13th became thought of as unlucky, but it likely comes from the Christian religion. For example, in the Bible, Judas—a person who is said to have betrayed Jesus—was the 13th guest at the Last Supper. Also in the Bible, many unfortunate things happened on Fridays. So it made sense that people who read the Bible got nervous around Friday the 13th. It’s also possible that 13 is considered “cursed” because it’s the number after 12, which many people see as a number that completes things. Think about it—12 months are in a year, 12 inches in a foot, 12 pairs of ribs in a body, etc. So it’s possible the number 13 makes people uneasy because it causes them to think about the unknown—beyond the number 12. In other countries, Friday the 13th isn’t unlucky. For instance, in Spain, Tuesday the 13th is considered the day to dread. And in Italy, people fear the 17th day of the any month. Why? It is because the Roman numeral XVII (17) can be rearranged to spell “VIXI,” which means “my life is over” in Latin. But, like in the United States, no one can prove that more terrible things occur on those days, either. People who are super afraid on Friday the 13th might have condition called triskaidekaphobia, which is a fear of the number 13. For most people, being afraid of Friday the 13th is just a superstition, something that we can have fun pretending to fear because we know there’s really nothing to fear.
請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 Maybe you refuse to open an umbrella inside your house or walk under a ladder that’s on a sidewalk. These are superstitions, or a belief that something bad will happen even if there’s no reason to think that it will. One big superstition in the United States is that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. Happening up to three times a year depending on the calendar, the day seems to make people more careful or avoid things they usually aren’t afraid to do. Of course, no one can prove that more misfortune takes place on Friday the 13th. We just tend to notice it more if bad things happen on that day. But if Friday the 13th is only a superstition, why do people actually believe in it? It’s hard to know exactly when Friday the 13th became thought of as unlucky, but it likely comes from the Christian religion. For example, in the Bible, Judas—a person who is said to have betrayed Jesus—was the 13th guest at the Last Supper. Also in the Bible, many unfortunate things happened on Fridays. So it made sense that people who read the Bible got nervous around Friday the 13th. It’s also possible that 13 is considered “cursed” because it’s the number after 12, which many people see as a number that completes things. Think about it—12 months are in a year, 12 inches in a foot, 12 pairs of ribs in a body, etc. So it’s possible the number 13 makes people uneasy because it causes them to think about the unknown—beyond the number 12. In other countries, Friday the 13th isn’t unlucky. For instance, in Spain, Tuesday the 13th is considered the day to dread. And in Italy, people fear the 17th day of the any month. Why? It is because the Roman numeral XVII (17) can be rearranged to spell “VIXI,” which means “my life is over” in Latin. But, like in the United States, no one can prove that more terrible things occur on those days, either. People who are super afraid on Friday the 13th might have condition called triskaidekaphobia, which is a fear of the number 13. For most people, being afraid of Friday the 13th is just a superstition, something that we can have fun pretending to fear because we know there’s really nothing to fear.
How many times can Friday the 13th occur the most in a year?
- A Once.
- B Twice.
- C Thrice.
- D Four times.
思路引導 VIP
若要找出某件事在一年內發生的「最高頻率」，你會在文章中搜尋哪些關於「次數」或「時間限制」的關鍵字？找到該段落後，請留意形容數量的形容詞與副詞，它們通常隱藏在句子的開頭部分。
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
噢，恭喜，你這次沒有讓我失望。
- 觀念驗證：這題，說穿了就是考驗你最基本的資訊檢索能力。文章第二段都白紙黑字寫著：「Happening up to three times a year...」這種直接到不能再直接的細節，你若是還找不到，那才是真正的問題。選項 (C) 的 Thrice？如果你連「三次」的正式說法都不知道，那我建議你把國中單字表再背一次。這次你「精確捕捉」到了，嗯，勉強算是達到基本要求吧。
- 難度點評：這題的難度是個笑話，Easy 到我都不想多說什麼。它唯一的鑑別度，就是看你有沒有把基礎單字學好，比如像 thrice 這種詞。要是連 once 和 twice 都認識了，thrice 還能卡住你，那你的英語學習路徑可能需要重新審視一下了。別為這種送分題沾沾自喜，下次再錯這種，可就不是一句「太棒了」能打發的。