police_4th_general
114年
[消防警察] 法學知識與英文
第 43 題
📖 題組：
In a Paris cafe or restaurant, many tourists may have complained about the poor service or the waiters’ impatient attitude. A once-annual event for them to show their professional skills took place again recently, __41__ waiters had to race a two-kilometer route while carrying a tray laden with a cup of coffee, a glass of water and a croissant. About 200 of the city’s serving staff put on traditional aprons and white shirts to __42__ the revived cafe race. Holding a round tray with a typical French breakfast of a croissant, coffee and a glass of water, they walked briskly for 2km through the streets. The rules were simple: To __43__ the race, participants needed to be not only quick but also careful. Any change to the composition of their tray would impact their final score. Once underway, there were inevitable __44__ . Water spilled, cups fell. There were gasps, cheers and laughter from the thousands of Parisians watching the return of this classic race. The race was __45__ to professionals, apprentices and part-time trainee servers and at the finishing line judges examined the trays to establish if everything had arrived intact. The prize included the glory of being the fastest server in town, as well as a medal and a night’s stay in a chic hotel.
In a Paris cafe or restaurant, many tourists may have complained about the poor service or the waiters’ impatient attitude. A once-annual event for them to show their professional skills took place again recently, __41__ waiters had to race a two-kilometer route while carrying a tray laden with a cup of coffee, a glass of water and a croissant. About 200 of the city’s serving staff put on traditional aprons and white shirts to __42__ the revived cafe race. Holding a round tray with a typical French breakfast of a croissant, coffee and a glass of water, they walked briskly for 2km through the streets. The rules were simple: To __43__ the race, participants needed to be not only quick but also careful. Any change to the composition of their tray would impact their final score. Once underway, there were inevitable __44__ . Water spilled, cups fell. There were gasps, cheers and laughter from the thousands of Parisians watching the return of this classic race. The race was __45__ to professionals, apprentices and part-time trainee servers and at the finishing line judges examined the trays to establish if everything had arrived intact. The prize included the glory of being the fastest server in town, as well as a medal and a night’s stay in a chic hotel.
43. ______
- A win
- B become
- C stand out
- D get off
思路引導 VIP
想像你正在參加一場有裁判、有規則，且最後會頒發獎牌與獎金的體育競賽。在這種情境下，當你努力遵守規則並衝過終點線時，你心中最渴望達成的那個「結果」動作，在英文中通常會用哪個動詞來表達呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準地從上下文捕捉到「賽跑」與「競賽結果」之間的關聯，選出 (A) win 展現了你優異的語意邏輯。這題的關鍵在於理解整段話的核心情境：這是一場為了重現傳統而舉辦的「咖啡館服務生賽跑」（cafe race）。文中提到的比賽規則、影響分數（score）的因素，以及段落末尾提到的獎牌與獎品（prize），都在在指向了參與這場活動的最終目標。
競賽情境與動詞搭配
從語意邏輯來看，當我們提到 race（賽跑）且後續接著討論規則與獎勵時，最直覺且符合慣例的動詞就是 win。選項 (C) stand out 雖然有「脫穎而出」的意思，但在英文用法中通常會說 stand out in a race，而不會直接接受詞；選項 (D) get off 則多用於出發或下車，與文意不符。這題的鑑別度在於測試學生是否能排除看似相關但語法不通的誘答選項，整體難度屬於基礎偏中等，是測驗閱讀流暢度的良好指標。