111年升大學學測英文試題
二、綜合測驗(占 10 分)說明︰ 第 11 題至第 20 題,每題 1 分。
第 11 至 15 題為題組
A book town is a rural town in which second-hand and antiquarian bookshops are concentrated. The concept was _(11)_ by Richard Booth, who opened the first second-hand bookshop in Hay-on-Wye, UK in 1961. Following him, many local people opened their own bookshops, and the small town soon became a model of sustainable rural development and tourism. Since the 1970s, book towns like Hay-on-Wye _(12)_ up all over the world.
Although all book towns have a great number of bookshops, that's where the similarities _(13)_. Each of these towns shows unique features of its own. Some have many small private shops, while others have organizations steered by volunteers. Some even run regular activities to attract visitors. For example, an annual book festival is held in Hay-on-Wye. Clunes, in Australia, holds a monthly book talk that hosts authors to discuss their latest _(14)_.
As digital reading is changing our traditional way of reading, book towns like Hay-on-Wye are particularly important to _(15)_. The feel of a book, the smell, the weight, and the knowledge that a particular book might be more than a hundred years old—all these highlight the importance of preserving the physical book as a complement to technology.
11. (A) initiated (B) represented (C) acknowledged (D) manipulated
12. (A) spring (B) sprang (C) had sprung (D) have been springing
13. (A) form (B) count (C) end (D) matter
14. (A) trends (B) releases (C) agendas (D) announcements
15. (A) get their worldwide fame (B) conform to the new mode
(C) make their visitors satisfied (D) keep the printed word alive
題組翻譯及選項解析如下: