- Sensors can inform drivers about the operation of their vehicles.
理由:
a. 空格前有助動詞 can,而空格後有名詞 drivers(駕駛人),得知空格須置原形及物動詞。
b. 選項中為原形及物動詞的有 (G) track(追蹤)和(J) inform(告知),根據語意,得知 (J) 項應為正選。
c. inform vt. 通知,告知
inform sb of / about sth 通知某人某事
Judith informed us of when she would arrive at the station.
茱蒂思通知我們她何時會抵達火車站。
- The newest frontier in automotive technology has more to do with the driver than the vehicle, though.
理由:
a. 本題測試下列固定用法:
have something / nothing to do with... 和……有關無關
Whether you will go or not has nothing to do with me.
你去不去都與我無關。
b. 根據上述,(D) 項應為正選。
- Carmakers are investing heavily in the development of biometrics and the capacity to monitor a variety of human parameters, such as respiratory rate, heartbeat, sweat, drowsiness, and even drunkenness.
理由:
a. 空格前有 be 動詞 are,空格後有副詞 heavily(大量地),可知空格應置現在分詞或過去分詞,被 heavily 所修飾。
b. 選項中符合上述的有 (B) investing(投資)和(L) advanced(被推進的),惟根據語意,(B) 項應為正選。
c. invest vi & vt. 投資(與介詞 in 並用)
Our company will invest an estimated US20 million in the oil market this year.
我們公司預計今年會投注美金兩千萬元在石油市場上。
- It is at the facilities of sports car manufacturer, Ferrari, where researchers are undertaking one ambitious biometrics project.
理由:
a. 空格前有一完整子句,而空格後也是一完整子句,因此得知空格須置連接詞或是具有連接詞功能的關係副詞,以連接兩子句。
b. 選項中符合上述的有 (I) where(表示某物所在或某事發生的地點)和 (K) when(表示某事發生的時間),因空格前的先行詞是表地點的 at the facilities of sports car manufacturer(在跑車製造商的研究中心內),故 (I) 項應為正選。
- The company's research team is working on a system that employs electrodes in seat headrests to keep track of brain waves.
理由:
a. 本題測試下列固定用法:
keep track of... 記錄……
Bank statements help you keep track of your finances.
銀行報表會幫助你記錄財務狀況。
b. 根據上述,(G) 項應為正選。
- In this way, motorists' stress levels can be monitored, and then the software can send out orders to reduce the potential for accidents.
理由:
a. 空格前有定冠詞 the,得知空格須置名詞。
b. 選項中的名詞有 (C) potential(可能性)及 (H) notification(正式通知),惟 (C) 項置入後符合語意,故為正選。
c. potential n. 可能性
The meeting has the potential to be a watershed event.
這次會議有可能成為具有轉折性的事件。
*watershed n. 分水嶺;轉折點
- For instance, the car's computer might send a signal to reduce engine power to give the driver more time to react in an emergency.
理由:
a. 空格前為 to 所引導的不定詞片語,得知空格須置原形動詞。
b. 選項中為原形動詞僅剩 (A) react(作出反應),置入後亦符合語意,故 (A) 項應為正選。
c. react vi. 反應(常與介詞 to 並用)
Olivia is mild-mannered and never reacts angrily to criticism.
奧麗薇亞很溫柔,而且對批評從不發脾氣。
- Currently, some biometric devices that use cameras or other sensors to identify sleepy motorists are already being used in some vehicles, such as certain models of Lexus and Mercedes-Benz.
理由:
a. 空格前有及物動詞 identify(識別),而空格後有名詞 motorists(駕駛人),得知空格須置形容詞來修飾後面的名詞。
b. 選項中為形容詞的有 (E) sleepy(昏昏欲睡的)、(F) true(真實的)及 (L) advanced(先進的),惟 (E) 項填入後符合語意,故為正選。
c. sleepy a. 昏昏欲睡的
This medicine is intended to make me sleepy, but I'm wide awake.
這藥是要幫我入睡的,可是我卻非常清醒。
- More advanced systems that can determine if people are too drunk to drive have been developed, but haven't been put in use yet.
理由:
a. 空格前有修飾比較級形容詞或副詞的副詞 more,而空格後有名詞 systems(系統),得知空格須置形容詞修飾 systems。
b. 選項中的形容詞僅剩 (F) true(真實的)以及 (L) advanced(先進的),惟 (L) 項置入後符合語意,故為正選。
c. advanced a. 先進的
Although we live in an era with advanced technology, meteorologists still have difficulty predicting the weather accurately.
雖然我們生活在科技先進的時代,但是氣象學家要準確預測天氣仍有困難。
*meteorologist n. 氣象學家
- With the help of biometrics, the fact that driving will become much safer will hold true in the future.
理由:
a. 本題測試下列固定用法:
hold true 成真,成立
These findings do not hold true for women from rural communities.
這些發現結果對農村社會的婦女而言並不成立。
b. 根據上述,(F) 項應為正選。
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