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題目翻譯:
都會時報
2020 年10 月1日
這些年來,教堂處於一種悲慘的狀態。首先,去教堂的人數劇烈的遞減(見圖表一),許多人說他們
沒有所屬的教堂,而那些會去教堂的人,則是降低了去的次數。去教堂這件事情越來越少出現在人們的待
辦事項裡,另一個令人擔憂的事實是,越來越少年輕人去教堂了,導致教堂的高齡化現象(見圖表二)。
以及,還有個跟錢有關的問題,維持教堂敞開的大門並不便宜,越少人去教堂便代表教堂收入也變少
,使得教堂要維持運作是更加困難的事情。
當教堂面臨關閉的問題時,除了賣掉它之外,沒有太多其他方法,夠幸運的教堂都能找到買主,並將
教堂用於其他地方,例如,有些變成了餐廳或是學校體育館,甚至有些變成了夜店。有些沒那麼幸運的教
堂則是被拆除。
就像流失客源的商店般,教堂也需要想其他方法去解決這個問題,讓教堂重新贏得人心,並在人們的
生活中再次變得重要,這並不是單靠祈禱就能解決的。
37. What does it mean when someone is in a calamitous state?
(A) They have serious trouble.
(B) They try to change themselves.
(C) They are looking for a second chance.
(D) They lost interest in the outside world.
答案:(A)
翻譯:什麼情況下,會形容某人 in a calamitous state?
解析: 整篇文章在描述上教堂的人數減少,教堂收入銳減,有些面臨轉賣以及倒閉的危機。故選(A)最為合
適。
38. What can we learn about the church-goers from the report?
(A) Between 1980 and 2005, few church-goers were younger than 50.
(B) In 2010, only 6% of church-goers were younger than 50 years old.
(C) In 2020, the percentage (%) of church-goers drops to lower than half that in 1980.
(D) Between 1980 and 2020, the rising number of old church-goers has led to an old church.
答案:(C)
翻譯:我們可從報導中得知去教堂者的什麼訊息?
解析: 根據圖表一,在 2020 年上教堂的人數為 4.4%,而 1980 年代上教堂的人數為 11%。人數整整少了一
半的百分比,故選(C)。
39. What is talked about in the report?
(A) Where the church’s money goes.
(B) How people decide to join a church.
(C) What happens to churches that are closed.
(D) Why people have stopped going to church.
答案:(C)
翻譯:這篇報導裡有提及什麼事情?
解析: 在文章的第二段有提到,一些幸運的教堂會被轉賣成作為其他用途,而沒那麼幸運的教堂就會倒閉
關門大吉。故答案選(C)最為合適。
40. Below are four findings from other reports. Which does NOT agree with the idea of the report?
(A) “Reports show over 90% of church-goers go to church because their fathers do. In the last 20 years, 49% of
men under 30 have left the church. That means there’s a 90% chance that their children won’t go to church.
This is hard for the church to take in.”
(B) “Between 2003 and 2010, over 1,000 new churches were built in the country. This may sound like good
news. During the same years, however, more than 2,000 were closed.”