第 41 題至第 45 題為題組
Approximately 0.6 percent of Taiwan's total cultivated farmland adopts organic farming. It is 41 low. The figure is alarming if it is contrasted with that of Austria: about 20 percent of all Austrian farmland is 42 organic cultivation. Food safety issues are 43 Taiwan's march toward chemical-free agriculture. Farmers' markets are gaining in 44 . Besides, supermarkets are 45 organic produce. The future seems promising.
About 20 percent of all Austrian farmland is _____ organic cultivation:
Adevoted to正確答案
Badopted to
Cakin to
Daccording to
答案與詳解
A
正確答案
本題測驗動詞片語。「be devoted to + N/Ving」意為「致力於、專用於」，填入句中表示「20%的奧地利農地專用於有機耕作」，最符合文意。
逐選項解析
Adevoted to片語語意✓ 正確
「be devoted to」意為「致力於、專門用於...」。套入句中「About 20 percent of all Austrian farmland is devoted to organic cultivation」，表示「約20%的奧地利農地專門用於有機耕作」，語意與文法皆完全正確。
Badopted to形似字混淆✕ 易錯陷阱
「adopt」意為「採用、收養」，通常作及物動詞直接加受詞（如 adopt a method）。英文中沒有「be adopted to」的慣用法，考生極易將其與「adapt to」（適應於）混淆。
