1. A little basic math shows that every four years, there's an extra day. 理由 a. 空格前有不定冠詞 an,而空格後有名詞 day(天),故知空格應置入母音開頭的形容詞以修飾 day。 b. 選項中僅有 (E) extra 符合條件,置入後表一點基本的數學計算就能看出每四年會「多出」一天,可知答案應選 (E)。 2. To avoid the calendar getting out of sync with the actual orbital period of the Earth, we add a 29th day to February every fourth year, with some rare exceptions. 理由 a. 空格前有代名詞 we,而空格後有名詞詞組 a 29th day(第二十九天),故知空格應置入複數及物動詞或片語動詞。 b. 選項中有 (A) offer、(C) add、(F) supposed、(J) restricted 及 (L) accommodate 符合條件,根據語意,為了避免日曆和地球實際的運行軌道週期不同步,我們每隔四年就會在二月「加上」第二十九天,且符合 "add A to B" 的用法,可知答案應選 (C)。 3. The phenomenon of having additional days, weeks, or months to accommodate that leap day is common throughout ancient calendars. 理由 a. 空格前有引導不定詞片語的 to,而空格後有名詞詞組 that leap day(那一個閏日),故知空格應置入原形及物動詞或片語動詞。 b. 選項中尚有 (A) offer 及 (L) accommodate 符合條件,根據語意,為了「容納」那一個閏日而加進額外天數、週數或月分的現象在古代曆法之中很常見,可知答案應選 (L)。 4. A leap year on the modern Gregorian calendar, which was developed based on the Julian calendar, occurs every four years. 理由 a. 空格前有作主詞的名詞詞組 A leap year(一次閏年)及 which 所引導的形容詞子句,而空格後有表時間的片語副詞 every four years(每四年),故知空格應置入第三人稱單數不及物動詞或片語動詞。 b. 選項中有 (B) occurs 及 (K) holds 符合條件,根據語意,現代的公曆根據儒略曆發展而來,每四年就會「出現」一次閏年,可知答案應選 (B)。 5. Chinese and Hebrew calendars, which are both lunar and solar, have a whole leap month. 理由 a. 本題測試對等連接詞片語 "both A and B" 的用法,此片語用以連接對等的單字、片語或子句。由 and 後的形容詞 solar(太陽的)可知,空格應置入形容詞以和 solar 形成對等。 b. 選項中尚有 (F) supposed、(G) lunar 及 (J) restricted 符合條件,根據語意,中國農曆和希伯來曆兩者皆為「陰」陽合曆,可知答案應選 (G)。 6. In some cultures, the leap year is supposed to be lucky. 理由 a. 空格前有 be 動詞 is,而空格後有不定詞片語 to be lucky(是幸運的),故知空格應置入名詞、形容詞或分詞。 b. 剩餘選項皆符合條件,根據語意,在一些文化中,閏年「被認為」會帶來好運,且符合 "be supposed to V" 的用法,可知答案應選 (F)。 7. In fact, there's an old Taiwanese tradition of a married daughter serving pig trotter noodles to her parents to protect them from misfortune. 理由 a. 空格前有介詞 from,故知空格應置入名詞。 b. 選項中尚有 (A) offer、(H) misfortune 及 (K) holds 符合條件,根據語意,臺灣有個古老傳統是,嫁出去的女兒為父母奉上豬腳麵線以保護他們免於「厄運」,可知答案應選 (H)。 8. Mostly, this was restricted to only February 29, but in some cases, women could propose all year. 理由 a. 空格前有 be 動詞 was,而空格後有介詞 to,故知空格應置入名詞、形容詞或分詞。 b. 剩餘選項皆符合條件,根據語意,女方能在閏年向男方求婚通常只「限於」二月二十九日當天,且符合 "be restricted to N/V-ing" 的用法,可知答案應選 (J)。 9. As the tradition evolved, it changed to include "penalties" for refusing a woman's offer of marriage. 理由 a. 空格前有所有格 a woman's(一名女性的),而空格後有介詞 of,故知空格應置入名詞。 b. 選項中尚有 (A) offer 及 (K) holds 符合條件,根據語意,隨著傳統演變,其中又加入了拒絕女方「求」婚的處罰,可知答案應選 (A)。 10. In the UK, it's common to gift a woman with a pair of gloves if the man is turning down a proposal. 理由 a. 空格前有 be 動詞 is,而空格後有名詞詞組 a proposal(求婚),故知空格應置入及物動詞或片語動詞的現在分詞形。 b. 選項中有 (D) giving away 及 (I) turning down 符合條件,根據語意,在英國,倘若男方「拒絕」求婚,贈送女方一雙手套是很常見的,可知答案應選 (I)。 |