1. ... the five-day-long ceremony involves taking a census of swans owned by the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II. 理由 a. 空格前有單數的名詞詞組 the five-day-long ceremony(這項長達五天的儀式),空格後則為動名詞片語 taking a census of swans(對天鵝進行普查),故知本句尚缺動詞,再者,此處在說明現在的事實,故空格應置現在式單數及物動詞。 b. 選項中有 (C) attacks、(F) involves 及 (H) possesses 符合條件,根據語意,這項長達五天的儀式「需要」對英國女王伊麗莎白二世所擁有的天鵝進行普查,可知答案應選 (F)。 2. Instead, the monarch can claim ownership over any unclaimed swans. 理由 a. 空格前有及物動詞 claim(聲稱),空格後有介詞 over,故知空格應置入複數名詞或不可數名詞。 b. 選項中有 (B) estate、(C) attacks、(J) ownership 及 (L) intention 符合條件,根據語意,這位君主可以對任何無人認領的天鵝宣示「所有權」,可知答案應選 (J)。 3. After the swans are captured and brought ashore, they are measured, weighed, and looked over for any illnesses or injuries. 理由 a. 空格前有 be 動詞 are,空格後有對等連接詞 and 及過去分詞 brought(帶來),故知空格應置入過去分詞以和 brought 形成對等。 b. 選項中有 (D) captured 及 (E) dwindled 符合條件,根據語意,天鵝被「捕獲」並帶上岸後,會被測量身體尺寸和體重,並仔細檢查牠們是否有任何疾病或受傷,可知答案應選 (D)。 4. In fact, the right to own swans was so exclusive that only people of a certain income, like nobility, were allowed to keep them. 理由 a. 空格前有 be 動詞 was 及副詞 so(如此地),故知空格應置入形容詞以被 so 修飾。 b. 選項中有 (A) illegal 及 (K) exclusive 符合條件,根據語意,擁有天鵝的權利是「獨享的」,只有具有一定收入的人才得以飼養,可知答案應選 (K)。 5. Having them on your estate was not only an impressive sight but also a sign of status. 理由 a. 空格前有介詞 on 及所有格 your,故知空格應置入複數名詞或不可數名詞。 b. 選項中尚有 (B) estate、(C) attacks 及 (L) intention 符合條件,根據語意,有天鵝出現在你的「莊園」裡不僅是引人注目的景象,也是地位的象徵,故答案應選 (B)。 6. The swan upping ceremony’s intention was initially to ensure that there were enough birds for the Christmas banquets. 理由 a. 空格前有所有格 ceremony’s(儀式的),後有 be 動詞 was,故知空格應置單數名詞或不可數名詞。 b. 選項中僅剩 (L) intention 符合條件,置入後表鵝口普查儀式起初的「用意」是確保聖誕節宴會上有足夠的天鵝,故選之。 7. Now, the goal is to uphold waterfowl conservation and education. 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 waterfowl conservation and education(水禽保育及教育),故知空格應置入原形及物動詞。 b. 選項中有 (G) uphold 及 (I) withstand 符合條件,根據語意,現在的目標是「維護」水禽保育及教育,可知答案 (G) 應為正選。 8. ... the population of swans in the UK has suffered significantly due to river pollution, attacks from dogs and predators, and loss of riverside habitats. 理由 a. 空格前有名詞詞組 river pollution(河川汙染),空格後有對等連接詞 and 及名詞 loss(喪失),故知空格應置入名詞。 b. 選項中僅剩 (C) attacks 符合條件,置入後表由於河川汙染、狗和掠食者的「攻擊」,以及河邊棲息地的喪失,英國的天鵝數量遭受嚴重影響,可知答案應選 (C)。 9. The population on the Thames dwindled from 1,300 in the 1960s to only 14 in 1985 due to lead poisoning. 理由 a. 空格前有名詞詞組 The population on the Thames(泰晤士河的鵝口數),而空格後有介詞 from,故知空格應置入不及物動詞,再者,由句中的 in the 1960s 和 in 1985 得知,此處時態應為過去式。 b. 選項中僅有 (E) dwindled 符合條件,置入後表由於鉛中毒,泰晤士河的鵝口數從 1960 年代的一千三百隻「減少」到 1985 年的十四隻,可知答案應選 (E)。 10. In addition, the swans are now protected as wild birds... which deemed it illegal to own or kill them. 理由 a. 空格前有不完全及物動詞 deemed(視為)及受詞 it,故知空格應置入形容詞或名詞。 b. 選項中僅剩 (A) illegal 符合條件,置入後表天鵝現在以野生鳥類的身分受到保護,該法律視擁有或殺害牠們為「非法」,故答案應選 (A)。 |