1. Many bird species are migratory, traveling seasonally in great numbers...
許多鳥類是遷徙性的，牠們季節性地成群旅行……
理由:
a. (A) accidentally adv. 意外地，偶然地
同: by accident
Kelly accidentally spilled water on my dress.
凱莉不小心把水灑到我的洋裝上。
(B) respectively adv. 分別地
Those two bikes belong to Anna and Amy respectively.
那兩輛腳踏車分別屬於安娜和愛咪。
(C) improperly adv. 不正確地；不適當地
反: properly adv. 正確地；適當地
People who are improperly dressed will be denied entrance to the restaurant.
衣著不得體的人不得進入那家餐廳。
(D) seasonally adv. 季節性地
Some animals’ fur sheds seasonally.
有些動物會隨季節換毛。
b. 根據語意，(D) 項應為正選。
2. When encountering skyscrapers and electric lights, however, migrating birds become confused.
然而，當遇到摩天大樓和電燈時，遷徙中的鳥兒會感到困惑。
理由:
a. (A) confused a. 感到困惑的
be confused about... 對……感到困惑
I’m confused about what the teacher just said. Could you explain it to me?
我不明白老師剛剛說的。你能解釋給我聽嗎？
(B) delightful a. 令人愉快的
I really like Vicky because she has a delightful disposition.
我真的很喜歡薇琪，因為她性格開朗。
(C) talented a. 有才能的；有天賦的
be talented in... 在……方面有才華／才能
Eddie is not good at sports, but he’s talented in writing.
艾迪不擅長運動，但他很有寫作的天分。
(D) shameful a. 可恥的
Your behavior on Saturday was shameful, and you should apologize to Mark.
你星期六的行為很可恥，應該要向馬克道歉。
b. 根據語意，(A) 項應為正選。
3. ... they collide at high speeds with concrete buildings and reinforced glass, causing serious injuries and even death.
牠們……以高速撞上混凝土建築物以及強化玻璃，造成了嚴重的傷害，甚至死亡。
理由:
a. 空格前省略了關係代名詞 which，原句實為：
... they collide at high speeds with concrete buildings and reinforced glass, which causes serious injuries and even death.
b. 形容詞子句中，若關係代名詞為主詞時，該子句可化簡為分詞片語，化簡原則如下：
1) 刪除關係代名詞；
2) 之後的動詞變成現在分詞；
3) 若動詞為 be 動詞，變成現在分詞 being 後可省略。
The door creaked open all by itself, causing the boys to run away in fear.
門發出嘎的一聲自動打開，嚇得那群男孩趕緊逃跑。
c. 根據上述，(C) 項應為正選。
4. ... are responding to the serious environmental issue of mass bird death.
……正對大規模鳥類死亡的嚴重環境議題做出回應。
理由:
a. (A) pretend to V 假裝（做）……
Jerry pretended not to see me when I passed by.
當我經過時，傑瑞假裝沒看到我。
(B) struggle to V 努力／奮力（做）……
struggle vi. 努力；掙扎；奮鬥
Carla struggled to raise three kids on her own.
卡拉獨自努力扶養三個孩子。
(C) bow to sb/sth 向某人鞠躬；向某人／某事屈服（= give in to...）
At the end of the show, the singer bowed to the crowd.
表演結束時，那位歌手向群眾鞠躬。
The government refused to bow to the terrorists’ demands.
該政府拒絕屈服於恐怖分子的要求。
(D) respond to N/V-ing 對……做出回應
The politician refused to respond to the reporter’s questions at the press conference.
該政客拒絕回應那名記者在記者會上的問題。
b. 根據語意及用法，(D) 項應為正選。
5. ... to collect the remains of birds killed by crashing into buildings the previous night.
……收拾前一晚撞上建築物而死亡的鳥類遺體。
理由:
a. (A) evolve vi. 發展；進化
evolve into... 演變成……；進化成……
That small company evolved into a worldwide enterprise in five years.
那家小公司以五年時間發展成一家全球企業。
(B) crash vi. 衝撞，撞擊
crash into... 撞上……
That car crashed into a gas station, causing a huge explosion.
那輛車子撞上加油站，造成了一場大爆炸。
(C) squeeze vi. 擠進，塞入
squeeze into... 擠進／擠入……
The six of us squeezed into a car that had only four seats.
我們六個人擠進只有四個座位的車子裡。
(D) intrude vi. 入侵
intrude into... 入侵……
Two foreign planes intruded into the airspace of that country.
兩架外國飛機入侵該國的領空。
b. 根據語意及用法，(B) 項應為正選。
6. ... is a way to keep track of and prevent further deaths.
……是一種追蹤與防止更多鳥兒死亡的方法。
理由:
a. (A) neglect vt. 忽略，忽視
The more you neglect the problem, the more likely it will grow bigger.
你越忽略這個問題，它就可能變得越嚴重。
(B) encourage vt. 鼓勵
My parents encouraged me to join a summer camp to make new friends.
爸媽鼓勵我參加夏令營以結交新朋友。
(C) prevent vt. 防止，預防
prevent sb/sth from V-ing 防止某人／某物……
You should put the meat into the fridge to prevent it from going bad.
你應該把肉放到冰箱裡以防止它壞掉。
(D) increase vt. 增加；增強
We came up with a plan to increase our sales.
我們想出了一個計畫來增加銷售量。
b. 根據語意，(C) 項應為正選。
7. ... to be aware of what bright lights and superstructures can do to flocks of migrating birds.
……要了解明亮的燈光和上層建築會對成群的遷徙鳥類造成什麼影響。
理由:
a. (A) flock n. 鳥群；羊群；人群
Teddy saw a flock of birds flying overhead on its way south for the winter.
泰迪看到一群前往南方過冬的鳥兒從上空飛過。
(B) pack n.（狼、犬等的）一群
When we got to the top of the hill, we saw a pack of black dogs.
我們到達山頂時，看到了一群黑狗。
(C) school n. 海生動物群；魚群
There is a school of dolphins swimming beside the boat.
有一群海豚正跟在船隻旁邊悠游。
(D) herd n. 畜群，獸群
Jennifer dreams about raising a herd of horses on her farm.
珍妮佛夢想可以在自己的農場裡飼養一群馬。
b. 根據語意，(A) 項應為正選。 |
