[問題]請問2000年05月第1篇 Q4、Q5 (reading)

[kyanaru]

The canopy ,the upper level of the trees in the rain forest, holds a plethora of climbing
mammals of moderately large size, which may include monkeys, cats, civets, and
porcupines. Smaller species, including such rodents as mice and small squirrels ,are not
line as prevalent overall in high tropical canopies as they are in most habitats globally.
(5) Small mammals, being warm blooded, suffer hardship in the exposed and turbulent
environment of the uppermost trees. Because a small body has more surface area per unit
of weight than a large one of similar shape, it gains or loses heat more swiftly. Thus, in
the trees, where shelter from heat and cold may be scarce and conditions may fluctuate, a
small mammal may have trouble maintaining its body temperature.
(10) Small size makes it easy to scramble among twigs and branches in the canopy for
insects, flowers, or fruit, but small mammals are surpassed, in the competition for food,
by large ones that have their own tactics for browsing among food-rich twigs. The weight
of a gibbon (a small ape) hanging below a branch arches the terminal leaves down so that
fruit-bearing foliage drops toward the gibbon’s face. Walking or leaping species of a
(15) similar or even larger size access the outer twigs either by snapping off and retrieving the
whole branch or by clutching stiff branches with the feet or tail and plucking food with
their hands.
Small climbing animals may reach twigs readily, but it is harder for them than for large
climbing animals to cross the wide gaps from on tree crown to the next that typify the
(20) high canopy. A macaque or gibbon can hurl itself farther than a mouse can: it can achieve
a running start, and it can more effectively use a branch as a springboard, even bouncing
on a climb several times before jumping. The forward movement of a small animal is
seriously reduced by the air friction against the relatively large surface area of its body.
Finally, for the many small mammals that supplement their insect diet with fruits or seeds
(25) an inability to span open gaps between tree crowns may be problematic, since trees that
yield these foods can be sparse.


4. According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true about the small mammals in the rain forest?

(A) They have body shapes that are adapted to life in the canopy.
(B) They prefer the temperature and climate of the canopy to that of other environments.
(C) They have difficulty with the changing conditions in the canopy.
(D) They use the trees of the canopy for shelter from heat and cold.

Ans:D 我選C

5. In discussing animal size in paragraph 3, the author indicates that

(A) small animals require proportionately more food than larger animals do
(B) a large animal's size is an advantage in obtaining food in the canopy
(C) small animals are often attacked by large animals in the rain forest
(D) small animals and large animals are equally adept at obtaining food in the canopy

Ans:A 我選B

[sunny6323]

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[sharonstone]

補習班給的答案是
4:C, 5:B
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4.
我覺得第二段中並沒有講任何小動物使用canopy的樹作為shelter的事,
Thus, in the trees, where "shelter" from heat and cold may be scarce and conditions may fluctuate, a small mammal may have trouble maintaining its body temperature.
第二段中這一塊的shelter是當動詞,指的是可拿來作為擋熱or擋冷的樹可能蠻少的,
且氣候狀況也許波動大,小動物在維持體溫上有困難。
(C)中講的是小動物在環境多變的canopy中有困難. 雖然沒講是什麼difficulty,
以托福出題的local and sequential原則, (C)選項比較正確

5.
(A)選項中講的是"小動物比例上來說需要比大動物更多的食物"
(B)中講的是大動物的體型在canopy中獲得食物這件事上是有好處有優勢的
此題答案在"Small size makes it easy to scramble among twigs and branches in the canopy for insects, flowers, or fruit, but small mammals are surpassed, in the competition for food, by large ones that have their own tactics for browsing among food-rich twigs."這句的"are surpassed"上, 且在這句之後就講了大動物 (gibbon, 雖然是small ape, 根據第一段就可以知道牠還是大動物) 獲取食物的技巧. 通篇中並沒有提到選項(A)的事情

[marchmarch]

reading請加註第N篇，如[問題]2003年10月第4篇Q30~Q39(reading)；
請樓主遵守版規，以便版面整理~~~非常感謝你的配合！
http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=2041

[kyanaru]

補習班給的答案是
4:C, 5:B
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4.
我覺得第二段中並沒有講任何小動物使用canopy的樹作為shelter的事,
Thus, in the trees, where "shelter" from heat and cold may be scarce and conditions may fluctuate, a small mammal may have trouble maintaining its body temperature.
第二段中這一塊的shelter是當動詞,指的是可拿來作為擋熱or擋冷的樹可能蠻少的,
且氣候狀況也許波動大,小動物在維持體溫上有困難。
(C)中講的是小動物在環境多變的canopy中有困難. 雖然沒講是什麼difficulty,
以托福出題的local and sequential原則, (C)選項比較正確

就是這裡讓我想了很久 因為覺得文章中只有提到在樹裡
shelter很少(這裡的shelter我覺得是名詞，當主詞用)

5.
(A)選項中講的是"小動物比例上來說需要比大動物更多的食物"
(B)中講的是大動物的體型在canopy中獲得食物這件事上是有好處有優勢的
此題答案在"Small size makes it easy to scramble among twigs and branches in the canopy for insects, flowers, or fruit, but small mammals are surpassed, in the competition for food, by large ones that have their own tactics for browsing among food-rich twigs."這句的"are surpassed"上, 且在這句之後就講了大動物 (gibbon, 雖然是small ape, 根據第一段就可以知道牠還是大動物) 獲取食物的技巧. 通篇中並沒有提到選項(A)的事情

這裡也想了很久 因為覺得文章只有在講表面積和體重的時候提到比例，而且是在說小動物 gains or loses heat more swiftly
關於覓食的部分就沒有提到了

感激您親切的解說！ 困擾了很久呀~
發現是答案錯 真是令人高興呀~

[sharonstone]

就是這裡讓我想了很久 因為覺得文章中只有提到在樹裡, shelter很少(這裡的shelter我覺得是名詞，當主詞用)

嗯....對吼...看起來比較像當主詞
(難怪每次文法都遜掉..orz)

這裡也想了很久 因為覺得文章只有在講表面積和體重的時候提到比例，而且是在說小動物 gains or loses heat more swiftly
關於覓食的部分就沒有提到了

感激您親切的解說！ 困擾了很久呀~
發現是答案錯 真是令人高興呀~

想問一下您的答案是從那裡來
大陸人寫的嗎...疑惑中

[kyanaru]

答案是從CD上抓來的

[molecular]

請問在這篇文章的最後一段:
Small climbing animals may reach twigs readily, but it is harder for them than for large climbing animals to cross the wide gaps from on tree crown to the next that typify the high canopy. A macaque or gibbon can hurl itself farther than a mouse can: it can achieve a running start, and it can more effectively use a branch as a springboard, even bouncing on a climb several times before jumping. The forward movement of a small animal is seriously reduced by the air friction against the relativelylarge surface area of its body. Finally, for the many small mammals that supplement their insect diet with fruits or seeds an inability to span open gaps between tree crowns may be problematic, since trees that yield these foods can be sparse.

請問這段話裡面的紅字部分是不是有點問題呀!? 是不是在with fruits or seeds之間應該有個逗號呢? Thanks

[molecular]

我剛才跟我同學講到這個問題, 他看過他手邊的版本後, 發現這裡的確有一個逗點; 我手邊的考古題版本是從資料庫中download下來的"太傻"版, 我覺得照我今天這樣做了2000年5月的題目來看, mistyping和misspelling的情況還算蠻多的, 到現在就已經發現三個了, 所以作題時可能需要注意一下; 我今天一直覺得受到打擊, 覺得為什麼句子一直長的很奇怪