國中教育會考
115年
英文
第 41 題
📖 題組：
A long time ago, there was an old king who had no child of his own. The king was worried that his land would fall into the wrong hands after his death, so he decided to pick a child in his land to take the high seat. One day, he called all the children to his castle and gave each of them a seed. “Come back on New Year’s Day and show me what you have grown,” he said to them, “and I will $\underline{40}$.”
Every child brought their seeds home carefully. One of the children, Wong, planted his seed in a pot. He gave it water every day and made sure there was sun to help it grow. $\underline{41}$.
Then, Sung, the child of the richest family in the land, told people that a small plant was growing from his seed. He was $\underline{42}$. Everyone excitedly said that he would be king. Soon, one after another, more and more children were also saying that they had something in their pots. But Wong still didn’t find anything in his.
On the big day, when Wong brought his pot to the castle, he saw all the other children carrying interesting plants. Some had flowers in the shape of a bird, and some had grasses of different colors. Everyone proudly showed their plants to the king, but the king looked unhappy until he saw Wong’s pot. “I boiled the seeds before I gave them out, so no plants could grow from them.” The king looked seriously at the children. “There is only one child who is $\underline{43}$ enough to be king.”
Ten years later, the king died. On his deathbed, he was not worried because he knew Wong would be a good king.
A long time ago, there was an old king who had no child of his own. The king was worried that his land would fall into the wrong hands after his death, so he decided to pick a child in his land to take the high seat. One day, he called all the children to his castle and gave each of them a seed. “Come back on New Year’s Day and show me what you have grown,” he said to them, “and I will $\underline{40}$.”
Every child brought their seeds home carefully. One of the children, Wong, planted his seed in a pot. He gave it water every day and made sure there was sun to help it grow. $\underline{41}$.
Then, Sung, the child of the richest family in the land, told people that a small plant was growing from his seed. He was $\underline{42}$. Everyone excitedly said that he would be king. Soon, one after another, more and more children were also saying that they had something in their pots. But Wong still didn’t find anything in his.
On the big day, when Wong brought his pot to the castle, he saw all the other children carrying interesting plants. Some had flowers in the shape of a bird, and some had grasses of different colors. Everyone proudly showed their plants to the king, but the king looked unhappy until he saw Wong’s pot. “I boiled the seeds before I gave them out, so no plants could grow from them.” The king looked seriously at the children. “There is only one child who is $\underline{43}$ enough to be king.”
Ten years later, the king died. On his deathbed, he was not worried because he knew Wong would be a good king.
請依題組文章作答，選出最適合填入文章中標示 41 之空格的選項。
- A But he lost his pot a few weeks later
- B Months passed but nothing grew from it
- C But soon the plant that grew from it died
- D The seed grew into a big tree in a short time
思路引導 VIP
請觀察空格前後的句意：前一句說 Wong 每天用心澆水照光，而下一段卻提到其他孩子興奮地討論新芽、Wong 卻「依然什麼也沒看到」。請試著推論看看，在這段照顧過程中，Wong 的盆栽最可能呈現什麼樣的狀態呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！這題選得非常準確！解這類克漏字（cloze test）題型的關鍵，就在於捕捉前後文的時間推移與語意脈絡。
故事上下文的邏輯銜接
前文提到 Wong 每天用心照料種子，但下一段接著說其他孩子都高興地宣稱植物長出來了，唯獨 Wong 「還是什麼都沒發現（still didn't find anything）」。因此，填入 (B) 幾個月過去了卻什麼也沒長出來（Months passed but nothing grew from it），能完美銜接前後文的時間變化與故事脈絡。
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克漏字：故事與人物
主題特訓：克漏字：故事與人物・會考・英文
填文章空格的題組，文章依時間順序講一個人發生的事，虛構或真實人物都算。
英文閱測：上下文推論
💡 利用故事脈絡與因果邏輯，找出符合情節發展的正確選項。
🔗 敘事邏輯推論鏈
- 1 前提條件 — 國王發放種子（伏筆：種子已煮熟）
- 2 情節發展 — Wong 認真灌溉但「毫無動靜」（正確選項 B）
- 3 衝突對比 — 其他孩子拿著假花出現，顯得不誠實
- 4 結局揭曉 — 因種子無法發芽，只有 Wong 的空盆代表誠實
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🔄 延伸學習：延伸學習：掌握故事中的「伏筆（Foreshadowing）」有助於提升推論正確率。
