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學習重點：文章概要及重點理解

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Drunk driving has become a serious form of murder. Every day about twenty-six Americans on the average are killed by drunk drivers. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American masculine image, but the drunken killer has recently caused so many tragedies that public opinion is no longer tolerant.

Twenty states in the United States have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend of 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-to-20-year-old drivers doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21. Some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. As the casualties continue to occur daily, some Americans are even beginning to suggest a notional prohibition of alcohol. Reformers, however, think that legal prohibition and raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people develop responsible attitudes about drinking.

1.Drunk driving has become a major problem in America because .

(A) most murderers are heavy drinkers

(B) many Americans drink too much

(C) most drivers are too young

2.What is the public opinion regarding heavy drinking?

(A) It’s a manly image.

(B) It can create a relaxing and happy atmosphere.

(C) Fewer and fewer people can stand it.

3.According to reformers, the best way to solve the problem of drunk

driving to .

(A) specify the amount drivers can drink

(B) couple education with legal measures

(C) forbid liquor drinking (D) raise the drinking age

中譯文

酒醉駕車已經變成一種謀殺的形式。每天平均有大約二十六個美國人被酒醉駕駛者奪去性命。酗酒過去曾經被視為是美國男性氣概的象徵，但酒醉駕者最近卻造成無數的悲劇以致於大眾輿論已不再能接受這種行為。

美國有二十個州現已提高法定喝酒年齡到二十一歲，與1960年代將它降低為18歲的趨勢完全相反。在紐澤西州將年齡降到18歲後，被18歲到20歲左右的駕駛者奪去性命的總人數竟然增加一倍，所以該州最近已將它又提高到21歲。有些美國人甚至開始建議全國性禁酒。然而，改革者認為法律禁止以及提高喝酒年紀只能產生一點點的效果，除非伴隨教育方面的計劃課程去幫助年輕人培養負責的飲酒態度。

參考解答

( C ) 1. 作者是幾歲時學到「國家」這個詞？

A. 五歲

B.四十歲

C.四歲

D.十四歲

( D ) 2. 作者是向誰請教「國家」這個詞？

A.他的朋友

B.他的老師

C.沒有人

D.他的媽媽

( A ) 3. 下列何者為誤？

A.對於年輕人而言學習“國家”並不重要。

B.每個人都是自己國家的重要成員。

C.如果你想要國家強大，就必須努力工作。

D.這個世界上有很多國家。





學習重點：透過克漏字題型強化文法概念

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The automobile has introduced new patterns of American social life. Ownership of a car is ___1___ an economic necessity but a social one; indeed, ownership of two cars is rapidly coming ___2___, in middle-class families, a necessity. The car is the symbol of being ___3___ ; for the young, it is the symbol of arriving a t manhood. It is a ___4___ of courtship; without it, the institution of marriage itself might collapse!

It is a stimulus for bad temper and a school for bad manners. It is also a school for lawlessness and for crime: 600,000 automobile ___5___ are reported every year, ___6___ minor offenses – speeding, illegal parking, etc., - are too numerous even ___7___ computer statistics. It is one of the major killers : it ___8___ a toll of 55,000 lives every year and has claimed altogether, since its intention, over 2,000,000 lives – more than three ___9___ the total of all battle casualties in all wars in which the United States has been engaged. ___10___ this machine of great convenience is a weapon of great danger.

1. (A) not (B) not only (C) not mere (D) not the same

2. (A)to be (B) to get (C) to do (D) to have

3. (A)nothing (B)someone else (C) nobody (D)somebody

4. (A)weapon (B) tool (C) communication (D)medium

5. (A)thefts (B) murder (C) disappearance (D)killing

6. (A) but (B)as (C) when (D)while

7. (A) on (B)to (C) for (D)at

8. (A) takes (B) displays (C) proves (D) declare

9. (A) times (B)tides (C)space (D) size

10. (A) In total (B)In other words (C)In short (D) At length

參考解答

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.C

中譯文

汽車引進了美國社交生新的模式。擁有一部汽車不僅是經濟上的需要也是社交上的不可或缺的東西。事實上，擁有二部車子很快就成為中產階級家庭的必要之物了。有部車子是「重要人物」的象徵。對年輕人而言，它就是長大成人的象徵。它也是追求異性的媒介物了，沒有車子，婚姻制度可能潰崩。

車子能刺激火爆的脾氣，也是不良行為的培育所：且也是無法紀及犯罪養成所 ~每年60萬件汽車竊案報導，而輕微的犯法如超速，違規停車等等太多的案件甚至使電腦無法統計。

車子是主要的殺手之一：它每年奪走了5萬5千條人命，從汽車的發明以來，証實它已經奪走了2百萬條的人命，遠超過所有美國參予的戰爭的陣亡士兵生命的三倍。簡而言之，這個給人們生活中最大方便的機器，卻是很危險的武器。



學習重點：熟悉篇章的前後銜接關係，理清層次

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There is no doubt that the phenomenon of road rage exists. _1_ Road rage seems to be on the increase and this may be due to the following factors. First, there are more cars competing for road space. _2_ A person must meet a deadline, but is caught in a tangle of traffic, may feel increasingly frustrated._3_ Nowadays a person may be bombarded with more concerns and worries than before and seem to forget how to be polite. Since cars are becoming a necessity, drivers should consider a plan of action against road rage. _4_ The drivers must how an attack of road rage will not get them any farther but could result in a serious health problem._5_ This could give the driver a twenty or thirty minutes leeway.



(A) Another factors may be that people are not as courteous as they used to be.

(B) A change in mental attitude is the first step.

(C) People also are far more subject to time constraints.

(D) In a recent survey, nine out often drivers admit to having felt intense anger toward other drivers at some time.

(E) One could leave home earlier or make arrangement with the boss to arrive between two fixed times.



參考解答

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.E



中譯文

毫無疑問地，道路憤怒的現象的確存在。(D)最近的調查發現，十分之九的駕駛承認有時候會對其他的駕駛感到憤怒。道路憤怒似乎是逐漸增加，而這可能是因為下列因素。首先，有越來越多的汽車為道路空間競爭，(C)人們也更加的感受到時間有限的限制。一個人必定會碰到最後時限，但是卻被困在混亂的交通裡，可能會逐漸感到挫折。(A)另一個因素可能是人們不如以前有禮貌。現在的人和以前的人相較，可能被更多憂心的事困擾，而似乎忘了如何保持禮貌。既然汽車逐漸成為必需品，駕駛人就應該考慮抵抗道路憤怒的行動計畫。(B)改變內心的態度是第一步。駕駛人必須知道道路憤怒的攻擊不但會阻止他們往前，而且可能導致嚴重的健康問題。(E)我們可以早點出門或與上司協調好到達的時間是設在一段時間之內。這樣可以讓駕駛人有二十或三十分鐘選擇的餘地。

以【Unit 01交通安全】為例

學習重點：文章概要及重點理解

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Drunk driving has become a serious form of murder. Every day about twenty-six Americans on the average are killed by drunk drivers. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American masculine image, but the drunken killer has recently caused so many tragedies that public opinion is no longer tolerant.

Twenty states in the United States have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend of ...

Unit 1交通安全
Unit 2人文議題
Unit 3社會議題
Unit 4手機通訊
Unit 5穿著打扮
Unit 6商業經濟
Unit 7弱勢族群
Unit 8少年犯罪
Unit 9兩性議題
Unit 10生活經驗
Unit 11世界各地
Unit 12休閒活動
Unit 13禮尚往來
Unit 14人際溝通
Unit 15自我介紹
Unit 16自然現象
Unit 17科技新知
Unit 18飲食料理
Unit 19婚姻家庭
Unit 20健康醫療
Unit 21關懷動物
Unit 22環保
Unit 23運動
Unit 24語言
Unit 25教育現況
Unit 26宇宙太空
Unit 27寒窗苦讀
Unit 28人生哲理

Unit 1交通安全
Unit 2人文議題
Unit 3社會議題
Unit 4手機通訊
Unit 5穿著打扮
Unit 6商業經濟
Unit 7弱勢族群
Unit 8少年犯罪
Unit 9兩性議題
Unit 10生活經驗
Unit 11世界各地
Unit 12休閒活動
Unit 13禮尚往來
Unit 14人際溝通
Unit 15自我介紹
Unit 16自然現象
Unit 17科技新知
Unit 18飲食料理
Unit 19婚姻家庭
Unit 20健康醫療
Unit 21關懷動物
Unit 22環保
Unit 23運動
Unit 24語言
Unit 25教育現況
Unit 26宇宙太空
Unit 27寒窗苦讀
Unit 28人生哲理