司法三等
114年
[心理測驗員] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 45 題
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The world renowned Songkran, much celebrated on April 13th each year, is the Thai New Year’s national day. In order to let people go home for this holiday, the Thai government 41 the festival to a seven-day holiday beginning from April 9th to 16th. The word, “Songkran,” which is “samkrānti” in Sanskrit, carries the meaning of “astrological passage” with its 42 of transformation or change. Viewed as ritual cleansing, the Songkran celebrations have people engage themselves to water fighting in public. It has thus become 43 and widespread among Thai and foreign visitors. The origin of Songkran Festival can be 44 back to a Buddhist folk myth concerning harvest and spring. In the city of Sukhavati in Suvvannabhumi, Indra, King of Devas, witnessed the occurrence of corruption in the city where people were sinful for their bad behaviors and they led a life without faith in Dhamma. The king then decided to punish people by having them 45 by lack of water and food. There is even a drought with a hot sun burning people to death.
The world renowned Songkran, much celebrated on April 13th each year, is the Thai New Year’s national day. In order to let people go home for this holiday, the Thai government 41 the festival to a seven-day holiday beginning from April 9th to 16th. The word, “Songkran,” which is “samkrānti” in Sanskrit, carries the meaning of “astrological passage” with its 42 of transformation or change. Viewed as ritual cleansing, the Songkran celebrations have people engage themselves to water fighting in public. It has thus become 43 and widespread among Thai and foreign visitors. The origin of Songkran Festival can be 44 back to a Buddhist folk myth concerning harvest and spring. In the city of Sukhavati in Suvvannabhumi, Indra, King of Devas, witnessed the occurrence of corruption in the city where people were sinful for their bad behaviors and they led a life without faith in Dhamma. The king then decided to punish people by having them 45 by lack of water and food. There is even a drought with a hot sun burning people to death.
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- A nurtured
- B impaired
- C intact
- D sound
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請觀察空格前的動詞「punish (處罰)」以及後方的條件「lack of water and food (缺乏水與食物)」。在這種極端惡劣的生存條件下，一個人的健康或身體狀態，通常會呈現「變得更好」還是「受到負面損害」的趨勢呢？請試著從選項中找出符合這種「負面變化」的詞彙。
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- 觀念驗證：這題的解題關鍵在於上下文的正負號判斷。文中提到國王決定「懲罰」(punish) 人民，而處罰的手段是「缺乏水與食物」(lack of water and food)。在這種負面情境下，受詞的狀態必然是受損或變差的。(B) impaired (受損的、削弱的) 完美契合這個邏輯；而其他選項如 (A) nurtured (滋養) 或 (D) sound (健全的) 語意皆偏向正面，與處罰的語境不符。
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