初等考試
115年
[一般民政] 公民與英文
第 46 題
📖 題組：
Two hundred years ago, people usually lived to about 40 years old. But now, kids born after the year 2000 can expect to live to around 80. If there are no major problems in the next twenty years, like world wars, pandemics or big climate disasters, people's lifespans will likely increase even more. With the medical technology we have today, it is possible that by the 2040s, people can live to be 90 years old or even over 100. Elon Musk even believes that in the next twenty years, once we solve some big challenges with technology, like connecting our brains to computers using brain-computer interfaces and memory chips, we certainly can live much longer. At that time, people might not just live longer; they might even find ways to live in a digital form forever. All these changes could initiate a huge shift in how we live and start a new era for humanity.
Two hundred years ago, people usually lived to about 40 years old. But now, kids born after the year 2000 can expect to live to around 80. If there are no major problems in the next twenty years, like world wars, pandemics or big climate disasters, people's lifespans will likely increase even more. With the medical technology we have today, it is possible that by the 2040s, people can live to be 90 years old or even over 100. Elon Musk even believes that in the next twenty years, once we solve some big challenges with technology, like connecting our brains to computers using brain-computer interfaces and memory chips, we certainly can live much longer. At that time, people might not just live longer; they might even find ways to live in a digital form forever. All these changes could initiate a huge shift in how we live and start a new era for humanity.
What is the main idea of this passage?
- A The human lifespan has been longer due to progress in memory chips.
- B Several advances in medicine and technology are leading to longer lives.
- C Humans for sure will live 90 years or even over 100 years by the 2040s.
- D The goal of medical development is to help humans live forever.
思路引導 VIP
請試著觀察這篇文章提到的所有具體例子——包括過去的歷史、對未來的預測，以及馬斯克的看法。雖然這些例子提到的具體發明或年份都不一樣，但它們共同指向哪一個「宏觀的原因」導致了人類壽命的變化？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你正確選出選項 (B)！這顯示你具備相當優秀的英語閱讀直覺，能夠在多樣的細節中精準擷取文章的「主旨（Main Idea）」。
掌握文章核心：醫療與科技的雙重驅動
本篇文章採用了時間軸的對比手法，先從兩百年前的平均壽命講到現代，並延伸至 2040 年代的預測。文中提到的長壽原因包含兩大主軸：一是基礎的醫療與環境改善（Medicine），二是埃隆．馬斯克（Elon Musk）所推崇的前衛科技，如腦機介面（Brain-computer interfaces）與記憶晶片。選項 (B) 完美地涵蓋了這兩個核心要素，用「醫療與科技的進步（advances in medicine and technology）」精練地總結了全文脈絡。
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