1. And as urban dwellers become increasingly disconnected from rural life, a curious new phenomenon has begun to take shape. 理由 a. 空格前有連綴動詞 become(變得)及副詞 increasingly(越來越),而空格後有介詞 from,故知空格應置入形容詞(含可作形容詞的分詞)以被 increasingly 修飾。 b. 選項中有 (B) envious、(D) faulty、(F) disconnected、(H) misled 及 (L) unaware 符合條件,根據語意,住在都市的人變得越來越「脫離」鄉村生活,且符合 “become disconnected from...” 的用法,可知答案應選 (F)。 2. Geographical narcissism is an outlook that many city dwellers—especially professionals—may hold. 理由 a. 空格前有不定冠詞 an,空格後有 that 引導的形容詞子句,可知空格應置母音開頭的單數可數名詞。 b. 選項中僅有 (C) outlook 符合條件,置入後表地緣自戀是許多居住在都市的人們可能抱持的一種「看法」,可知答案應選 (C)。 3. It is the attitude of perceiving oneself as superior to those who live outside the city. 理由 a. 空格前有介詞 of,而空格後有反身代名詞 oneself,故知空格應置入及物動詞的動名詞形。 b. 選項中有 (A) ignoring 及 (I) perceiving 符合條件,根據語意,地緣自戀是一種「認為」自己比那些住在都市外的人還要優越的態度,且符合 “perceive A as B” 的用法,可知答案應選 (I)。 4. Many urbanites may be unaware that they hold this view, but it can unconsciously manifest itself in a number of ways. 理由 a. 空格前有 be 動詞 be,而空格後有 that 引導的名詞子句,故知空格應置入形容詞、名詞或分詞。 b. 剩餘選項皆符合條件,根據語意,應置入 (L) unaware,表許多都市人可能「不曉得」自己抱有這種看法,且符合 “be unaware + that 子句” 的用法,可知答案應選 (L)。 5. Geographical narcissism may take the form of talking down to country folk or ignoring rural knowledge, experiences, and conventions. 理由 a. 空格前有介詞 of、及物片語動詞的動名詞形 talking down to(以高人一等的口氣對……說話)、名詞詞組 country folk(鄉村人)及對等連接詞 or,而空格後有名詞詞組 rural knowledge(鄉村知識),故知空格應置入及物動詞的動名詞形,以和 talking down to 形成對等。 b. 選項中僅剩 (A) ignoring 符合條件,置入後表地緣自戀的形式可能是居高臨下地對鄉村人說話、或者「忽視」鄉村知識、經驗和傳統,可知答案應選 (A)。 6. Also, there’s the fact that the majority of highly-educated professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers seek employment in big cities. 理由 a. 空格前有及物動詞 seek(尋找),而空格後有介詞 in,故知空格應置入名詞以作 seek 的受詞。 b. 選項中尚有 (E) suspicion、(G) employment、(J) advantages 及 (K) peers 符合條件,根據語意,大多數高學歷的專業人士會在大都市找「工作」,可知答案應選 (G)。 7. As a result, professionals that end up in rural areas are often questioned or scrutinized, based on the faulty assumption that nobody would actually choose to move to a small, boring town. 理由 a. 空格前有定冠詞 the,而空格後有名詞 assumption(猜測),故知空格應置入形容詞以修飾 assumption。 b. 選項中尚有 (B) envious、(D) faulty 及 (H) misled 符合條件,根據語意,基於沒有人會選擇搬到又小又無聊的城鎮這個「錯誤的」想法,最後跑到鄉村地區的專業人士通常會受到質疑或檢視,可知答案應選 (D)。 8. Some rural professionals are presumed to have chosen the country life because they couldn’t make it in the city, unable to compete with their urban peers. 理由 a. 空格前有所有格 their 及形容詞 urban(都市的),故知空格應置入名詞以被 urban 修飾。 b. 選項中尚有 (E) suspicion、(J) advantages 及 (K) peers 符合條件,根據語意,人們會認定有些身在鄉村的專家會選擇鄉村生活是因為他們無法和都市裡的「同儕」競爭,可知答案應選 (K)。 9. Others are even assumed to have been banished from the city on suspicion of ethical or personal problems related to crime or drug and alcohol addiction. 理由 a. 空格前有介詞 on,而空格後亦有介詞 of,故知空格應置入名詞。 b. 選項中尚有 (E) suspicion 及 (J) advantages 符合條件,根據語意,其他身在鄉村的專家甚至會被「懷疑」是因為有道德或其他問題而被逐出城市,且符合 “on suspicion of...” 的用法,可知答案應選 (E)。 10. Ultimately, professionals working in both rural and urban environments... and each enjoys advantages that the other may not. 理由 a. 空格前有及物動詞 enjoys(享有),而空格後有 that 引導的形容詞子句,故知空格應置入名詞以作 enjoys 的受詞,並被該 that 子句修飾。 b. 選項中僅剩 (J) advantages 符合條件,置入後表不管是在鄉村或是都市環境工作的專業人士,皆享有對方可能沒有的「優點」,可知答案應選 (J)。 |