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A Perfect Knit 編織熱

 

When many people think of knitting, they picture their grandmother working away to create a sweater that will be unfashionable and extremely hot. However, knitting is becoming a hip skill that is nothing like _(1)_ your grandmother does. Hollywood stars Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, and the character Charlotte from the hit HBO series Sex And the City, have _(2)_ knitting. These celebrities confirm the growing popularity of this craft.

  Knitting has become particularly _(3)_ among college students. Students at the University of Pennsylvania enjoy knitting for a variety of reasons. Some use it as a form of relaxation while _(4)_ see it as a creative outlet. Knitters at the university even claim it helps them concentrate during class. Knitting has become so popular that Smith College in Massachusetts now offers a _(5)_ in knitting.
  Students aren't the only ones jumping on the knitting bandwagon. Working professionals, women and men _(6)_ , are getting in on the craze. The new knitters tend to _(7)_ fast-paced lives, and knitting is a form of meditation. In coffee shops and empty offices, knitting circles have sprung up where people can come together, chat, and knit a pair of socks.

  Though knitting a piece of clothing may not be everybody's idea of a fantastic evening, for many it is the perfect way to end a hectic day.

──by LuAnn Crowther Oliver


1. (A) what(B) how(C) that(D) while
2. (A) turned up(B) looked up(C) come up(D) taken up
3. (A) broad(B) trendy(C) violent(D) lengthy
4. (A) others(B) still others(C) another some(D) one another
5. (A) cross(B) cause(C) curse(D) course
6. (A) likely(B) likeness(C) alike(D) likelihood
7. (A) lift(B) lead(C) bear(D) follow

 

單字:

1. knit n. & vt. & vi. 編織

2.
picture vt. 想像
=
imagine

3.
unfashionable a. 不流行的

4.
extremelyadv. 極度地

5.
hip a. 時髦的

6.
celebrity n. 名人

7.
relaxation n. 放鬆

8.
outlet n. (感情、情緒等) 出口

9.
professional n. 專家

10.
fast-paced a. 步伐快速的

11.
meditation n. 沉思, 靜坐

12.
hectic a. 忙亂的

 

片詬:

1.work away  孜孜不倦地工作
:We were working away on our assignment when a fire broke out.
(火警發生時我們正忘情工作。)

2.confirm vt. 確認, 保證
:Before the reporter printed the story, he confirmed the facts with the mayor's office.
(該記者將報導付梓前先與市長辦公室確認事實真相。)

3.concentrate vi. 專心
concentrate on...
  專心 ()……
=focus on...
:It is impossible to concentrate on my work with all of that noise.
(噪音那麼吵,讓我無法專心工作。)

4.jump on the bandwagon 順應潮流; 趕流行
:Many of the students jumped on the bandwagon and protested the war.
(許多學生投向這股反戰潮流。)

5.get in on...   (開始) 參與/加入……
:It took my mother a while to get in on the Internet craze.
(我媽媽花了一些時間才開始熱衷網路。)

6.tend to V  往往會……
:After a certain age, kids tend to start disobeying their parents.
(過了某個年齡,孩子往往會開始反抗父母。)

7.spring up  興起, 冒出
:Thousands of Internet businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years.
(過去幾年來有上千的網路事業興起。)

 

翻譯:

許多人想到編織時,就會想到他們的老祖母孜孜不倦編著既不流行、又熱得要命的毛衣。然而,編織目前正成為熱門的手藝,那和你的祖母們所編的是截然不同的。好萊塢影星茱莉亞.羅伯茲和卡麥蓉.迪亞,以及HBO熱門影集《慾望城市》中的角色夏綠蒂都加入編織行列。這些名人都證明了這項手藝受歡迎的程度水漲船高。

編織在大學生之間尤其流行。美國賓州大學的學生們因為各式各樣的理由而喜歡編織。有些人把它當作一種休閒,而有些人則把它當作一種另類的發洩。大學的編織愛好者甚至聲稱編織可以幫助他們在課堂上專心。編織熱勢不可當,現在連麻州的史密斯學院都開了編織課程。

  學生並不是唯一投入這股潮流的人。各行各業的男男女女、專家都在趕這場流行。現代的編織者往往過著步伐快速的生活,編織則成了一種沉靜下來的方式。在咖啡店和下班後無人的辦公室,編織圈已然興起,在那裡大家可以聚在一起聊聊天並織織襪子。

  雖說並不是每個人都想用編織衣服度過美好的夜晚,但對許多人而言,卻是結束忙亂一天的最佳方式。


標準答案: 1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (B)

 

解答分析:

1.第一題空格應選 (A) what

理由:

a. what為複合關係代名詞, 等於the thing(s) which, 其中the thing(s)可作其前介詞like的受詞, which亦可作其後子句中動詞does的受詞, what置入後符合語意、用法, (A)為正選。
:Jimmy couldn't understand what his teacher had said.
(吉米聽不懂老師剛說的話。)

b. 疑問詞how雖可用來引導名詞子句, 但由於how是副詞, 須用來修飾該名詞子句中的動詞, 而此處空格須置入可作does受詞的詞類, (B)不可選。

c. that引導名詞子句時, 其後須為一完整句構, (C)不可選。

d. while為副詞連接詞, 表『當……之時』, 引導副詞子句以修飾主要子句。置入後語意、用法皆不合, (D)不可選。




2.
第二題空格應選 (D) taken up

理由:

a. (A) turn up/down...   將……(音量) 開大/關小
:Please turn up the radio. I can barely hear the music.
(請把收音機開大聲。我幾乎聽不見音樂。)

(B)
look up.../look...up 查詢/ (資訊、字義等)
注意:
查字典不可說look up a dictionary, 應說consult a dictionary
:If you don't know the word, you can look it up in the dictionary.
(假如你不知道這個字,可以查字典。)

(C)
come up  發生; 出現
:Something has just come up at home, so I need to leave now.
(家裡剛發生了一些事,所以我得走了。)

(D)
take up...   從事……
:After my father retired, he took up cooking as a hobby.
(我父親退休後,他開始把烹飪當作嗜好。)


b. 根據語意、用法,可知(D)應為正選。




3.
第三題空格應選 (B) trendy

理由:

a. (A) broad a. 寬廣的

(B)
trendy a. 流行的, 時髦的
:A trendy new restaurant opened up in the heart of the city.
(一間入時的餐館在市中心開幕了。)

(C)
violent a. 暴力的

(D)
lengthy a. 冗長的
:We had a lengthy discussion about what to do with the extra money.
(我們對於要如何處理這筆意外之財討論了很久。)


b. 根據語意, 可知應選 (B)




4.
第四題空格應選 (A) others

理由:

a. (A) some...others...   
有些……另一些……(用於非限定的兩個群體)
:Some students are wealthy, while others are poor.
(有些學生很有錢,有些則很窮。)

(B)
some...others...still others...   
有些……另一些……還有一些……(用於非限定的三個群體)
:Some writers write fiction, others write non-fiction, and still others write poetry.
(有些作家寫小說,有些作家寫非小說,還有一些則是寫詩。)

(C)
another some之用法。

(D)
one another  彼此, 互相
one...another...
  
一個……另一個……(用於非限定的三者以上)
:One idea is to go abroad for a year, and another is to stay home and save money.
(有種選擇是出國一年,另一種選擇是待在家把錢存起來。)


b. 根據上述用法, 可知應選(A)




5.
第五題空格應選 (D) course

理由:

a. (A) cross n. 十字架 & vt. 使交叉
have one's fingers crossed
  祈求好運
:We have had our fingers crossed waiting for the test results.
(我們邊祈禱邊等待考試結果出爐。)

(B)
cause n. 原因
effect n.
結果

(C)
curse n. 詛咒

(D)
course n. 課程


b.根據語意, 可知應選(D)




6.
第六題空格應選 (C) alike

理由:

a. A and B alike  AB (一樣)
:The convenient and grocery store alike sell the tea that I prefer.
(便利商店和雜貨店都一樣有賣我喜歡的茶。)
b. "A and B alike"為固定用法, 故選(C)。無"A and B likely/likeness/likelihood"之用法, (A)(B)(D)皆不可選。


7.第七題空格應選 (B) lead

理由:
a. lead...lives/lead a...life  過著……的生活
=live...lives/live a...life
:In the neighborhood I live in, most people lead rather unexciting lives.
(我住的那附近,大部分人都過著相當無趣的生活。)
b. "lead...lives"為固定用法, 可知(B)為正選。無"lift/bear/follow...lives"之用法, (A)(C)(D)皆不可選。

 

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