初等考試
115年
[一般民政] 公民與英文
第 50 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 does the word "initiate" most likely mean in the passage?
- A Begin.
- B Cease.
- C Postpone.
- D Shrink.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察文章最後一句話的結構，在連接詞「and」之後出現了哪一個動詞來描述「新紀元（new era）」的動作？這個後續的動作與我們要推論的單字在語氣上有什麼關聯呢？
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語意脈絡與字彙運用
恭喜你精準地掌握了這題的關鍵！在初等考試或各類基礎公職英文中，字彙題往往不只是考死背，更考驗你對「上下文語境（Context）」的推論能力。你能選對 (A) Begin，代表你成功捕捉到了文章結尾的語氣：當作者提到醫療科技與數位形式的永續生命時，緊接著說這些改變將「引發（initiate）」巨大的變革並「開啟（start）」新紀元。這裡的 initiate 與後方的 start 形成同義對應，指的正是事物的開端。
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