作者JustQoo (感謝～讚美～)
看板Eng-Class
標題[考題] 閱讀測驗一題
時間Sun Feb 26 23:10:25 2012
高中月考閱讀測驗一題：
Everyone loves the good times. They bring more money, prosperity, and
happiness to our homes. But, as the old saying goes, what goes up must come
down. For every boom that occurs, it seems there is a slump secretly waiting
around the corner. Although the bad times might lighten your bank balance,
research shows they can sometimes improve your health.
For years, researchers assumed that tough situations created more stress and
pain for people. However, more recent findings suggest that this is not
always the case. For people used to living the good life, the bad times can
actually be a time of rest and rejuvenation. With overtime cut, many people
find more time to spend in the gym or with their families. As budgets
tighten, healthy home-cooked meals replace dining out, and outdoor activities
can take the place of a night in the town.
But the bad times are not necessarily a healthy time for everybody. In fact,
they can create some serious problems for lower income families. As jobs are
lost, many people are left unable to afford their health care programs.
Without access to doctors and medical care, health issues can worsen
dramatically. Also, during economic downturns, deaths related to mental
illnesses and depression are shown to rise.
As it turns out, the bad times can also be a bad time to be born. A study of
twins in Denmark indicated that on average, people born during recession don’
t live as long and suffer more heart problems than those born when the
economy is on a roll. So whether the hard times will help or harm a person’
s health depends a lot upon their financial states.
52. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) How people cope with bad economic situations.
(B) How good times and bad times affect people’s lives.
(C) The influences that bad times have on people’s health.
(D) The health problems that people suffer in bad times.
答案是B，我選C
其實B是第一個被我刪走的，
因為文章只用了good time 入題，
內文的二三四段根本沒提及good time，
B用來當陷阱還說得過，
所以... B我覺得是 100% 的陷阱，
沒想到答案就是B @口@!
想請教各位前輩對這題的想法，
麻煩了，謝謝^^
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→ cerenis:當然是B啊…？ 02/27 00:11
→ cerenis:這樣推文好像很不負責任XD，以英文文章結構來說，主旨通常 02/27 00:17
→ cerenis:都在開頭跟結尾就講完了，再來就是或許不是以GOOD TIMES這 02/27 00:17
→ cerenis:樣的詞出現，但語意卻是好日子的詞還是有在二三段出現過。 02/27 00:18
→ cerenis:第三段好像沒有XD，但第二段還是有提到哦。 02/27 00:19
→ dunchee:我也會選C good times在第一段確實只是入題用，功能上只是 02/27 00:27
→ dunchee:用來介紹第1段的結尾-> bad times ... health 會需要這樣 02/27 00:28
→ dunchee:子題(用good times來引入)是因為這不是一般人知道的觀念， 02/27 00:28
→ dunchee:所以才需要先從大家熟知的good times來引入，之後的2,3,4 02/27 00:29
→ dunchee:就只在這上頭打轉(同時也提了bad times對health有關的 02/27 00:30
→ dunchee:negative影響，算是顧及正反兩方) 第2段只有提到good 02/27 00:31
→ dunchee:life(這不算good time(s) ) 之後的內容也沒提到good time 02/27 00:31
→ dunchee:所以B不會是答案 C 才是 02/27 00:32
推 nw4m:good life就算good times了啊，很明顯地同意表達。 02/27 01:03
→ nw4m:B才是答案 02/27 01:04
謝謝大家的回答...
其實我是被 "research shows they can sometimes improve your health"這句所影響
認為這句才是中心主旨句，所以就選C了
※ 編輯: JustQoo 來自: 122.122.115.112 (02/27 01:15)
推 ely6231:問主旨我通常會選文章每個層面都有涵蓋到的選項，若是問 02/27 02:01
→ ely6231:"請給這篇文章下個最恰當的標題..."我才會去考慮文章結構 02/27 02:02
→ ely6231:及作者的思路。不過好像淪為考試技巧了@@ 02/27 02:03