移民行政三等
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[移民行政] 外國文(韓文兼試移民專業英文)
第 14 題
📖 題組：
Earthquakes are caused by the movement of 50-mile-thick plates that comprise the earth’s crust. More than two thousand earthquakes occur daily somewhere on our planet, but about 95 percent of them are too weak to be felt 11 sensitive seismometers. 12 are felt by humans, most cause relatively little damage, particularly if they occur in sparely 13 areas. Scientists have observed that certain phenomena seem to occur before an earthquake as the pressure within the plates intensifies. Myriads of tiny cracks appear in the rock, causing it to expand and uplift the ground above it. The pressure squeezes water out of the rock, thereby 14 nearby water levels. Also the rock becomes more resistant to electric current, and radon gas is released. Scientists hope that these 15 phenomena will provide keys to predict when and where an earthquake will occur, thereby enabling them to warn people to evacuate the area. While the earthquake itself cannot be prevented, at least lives may be saved.
Earthquakes are caused by the movement of 50-mile-thick plates that comprise the earth’s crust. More than two thousand earthquakes occur daily somewhere on our planet, but about 95 percent of them are too weak to be felt 11 sensitive seismometers. 12 are felt by humans, most cause relatively little damage, particularly if they occur in sparely 13 areas. Scientists have observed that certain phenomena seem to occur before an earthquake as the pressure within the plates intensifies. Myriads of tiny cracks appear in the rock, causing it to expand and uplift the ground above it. The pressure squeezes water out of the rock, thereby 14 nearby water levels. Also the rock becomes more resistant to electric current, and radon gas is released. Scientists hope that these 15 phenomena will provide keys to predict when and where an earthquake will occur, thereby enabling them to warn people to evacuate the area. While the earthquake itself cannot be prevented, at least lives may be saved.
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- A rises
- B raising
- C raises
- D arising
思路引導 VIP
請觀察這個句子的結構：前半段已經是一個完整的主句（壓力將水擠出岩石），而在逗號之後出現了副詞「thereby」。如果我們想要描述這個動作「進而導致」了後續水位的變化，但在沒有連接詞的情況下，你會如何調整動詞的形式來維持句子的結構平衡？此外，當動詞後面緊跟著一個受詞（例如：水位）時，你會傾向選擇哪一種性質的動詞呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準選出 (B) raising，顯示你對於英文「分詞構句（Participle Phrases）」與動詞詞性的掌握相當細膩。這道題目測試了考生是否能辨識句子結構的完整性。前面的主句「The pressure squeezes water out of the rock」已經提供了核心訊息，而後半段描述的是這項動作產生的「結果」。
分詞構句與連貫動作的表達
在英文寫作中，當我們要表達一個伴隨發生的結果，且中間沒有連接詞（如 and 或 which）時，通常會將動詞轉化為 現在分詞（Present Participle）。此處的 thereby（藉此、進而）是一個副詞，它經常引導分詞構句來表示邏輯上的因果關係。這題的難度切入點在於區分「及物（Transitive）」與「不及物（Intransitive）」動詞：我們需要一個及物動詞來對後方的「水位（water levels）」產生作用，而 raising 正好符合這個功能。相較之下，rise 或 arise 是不及物動詞，無法直接加上賓語，這正是本題在考點設計上的細節所在。