1. Amsterdam boasts a large network of cycle paths, part of a system of 22,000 miles that stretch throughout the country. 理由 a. 空格前有名詞 Amsterdam(阿姆斯特丹)作主詞,而空格後有名詞詞組 a large network of cycle paths(大型的腳踏車路網)作受詞,故知空格應置入第三人稱單數及物動詞。 b. 選項中有 (A) protests、(C) boasts、(G) decreased 及 (I) constructed 符合條件,根據語意,阿姆斯特丹「以擁有」大型的腳踏車路網而「自豪」,可知答案應選 (C)。 2. More than half—nearly 65%, in fact—of the city’s population cycles each day. 理由 a. 空格前有所有格 the city’s(該市的),而空格後有第三人稱單數動詞 cycles(騎腳踏車),故知空格應置入單數名詞。 b. 選項中有 (D) population 及 (J) transportation 符合條件,根據語意,該市超過半數(事實上將近 65%)的「人口」每天都會騎腳踏車,可知答案應選 (D)。 3. However, Amsterdam wasn’t always so bike-friendly. 理由 a. 空格前有否定 be 動詞 wasn’t 及副詞 always(總是)及 so(如此地),故知空格應置入形容詞以被 so 修飾。 b. 選項中有 (E) enthusiastic 及 (F) bike-friendly 符合條件,根據語意,阿姆斯特丹過去「對腳踏車」並不總是如此「友善」,可知答案應選 (F)。 4. Prior to the 1950s and ‘60s, bikes were a common form of transportation and easily outnumbered cars in Amsterdam and other cities in Holland. 理由 a. 空格前有介詞 of,而空格後有對等連接詞 and,故知空格應置入名詞。 b. 選項中尚有 (A) protests 及 (J) transportation 符合條件,根據語意,在 1950 及 1960 年代以前,腳踏車在阿姆斯特丹及荷蘭其他城市是很常見的「交通工具」,可知答案應選 (J)。 5. But after World War II, the Netherlands began to prosper and people increasingly wanted to own automobiles since they could afford them. 理由 a. 空格前有引導不定詞片語的 to,而空格後有對等連接詞 and,故知空格應置入原形不及物動詞。 b. 選項中僅有 (B) prosper 符合條件,置入後表荷蘭在二戰後開始「興盛起來」,人們也因為能負擔得起而越來越想擁有汽車,可知答案應選 (B)。 6. Therefore, bike usage decreased because people began to favor driving over cycling from place to place. 理由 a. 空格前有名詞詞組 bike usage(腳踏車的使用量),而空格後有副詞連接詞 because(因為)引導的副詞子句,且由該副詞子句的動詞 began(開始)得知,空格應置入過去式不及物動詞。 b. 選項中僅有 (G) decreased 符合條件,置入後表由於人們開始偏好開車甚於騎腳踏車來往返各地,腳踏車的使用量便因此「下滑」,可知答案應選 (G)。 7. The deaths prompted protests from groups such as Stop de Kindermoord, which translates into “stop the child murder.” 理由 a. 空格前有及物動詞 prompted(引發),而空格後有介詞 from,故知空格應置入名詞。 b. 選項中僅剩 (A) protests 符合條件,置入後表這些道路死亡事件引發如 Stop de Kindermoord 等團體的「抗議活動」,可知答案應選 (A)。 8. After many demonstrations, the government made changes to make the roads safer for cyclists, and numerous bike paths were eventually constructed. 理由 a. 空格前有 be 動詞 were 及副詞 eventually(最後),故知空格應置入形容詞或分詞。 b. 選項中尚有 (E) enthusiastic 及 (I) constructed 符合條件,根據語意,經過許多示威後,政府做了一些改變讓單車族的道路更加安全,最後也「建造了」許多腳踏車道,可知答案應選 (I)。 9. An Amsterdam-based organization called BYCS helps to promote cycling not only in the Netherlands but also all over the world. 理由 a. 空格前有引導不定詞片語的 to,而空格後有名詞 cycling(騎腳踏車),故知空格應置入原形及物動詞。 b. 選項中僅剩 (H) promote 符合條件,置入後表 BYCS 不僅在荷蘭、也在全世界協助「推廣」騎腳踏車,可知答案應選 (H)。 10. Bicycle Mayors are enthusiastic individuals who advocate for cycling around the world. 理由 a. 空格前有 be 動詞 are,而空格後有名詞 individuals(個人),故知空格應置入形容詞或分詞以修飾 individuals。 b. 選項中僅剩 (E) enthusiastic 符合條件,置入後表自行車市長是在世界各地推廣騎腳踏車的「熱心」人士,可知答案應選 (E)。 |