The endangered leopard cat is one of only two wild cat species native to Taiwan. They are ash-brown or yellow brown 46 , and weigh three to six kilograms. Their bodies are 55-65 centimeters 47 . Truth be told, leopard cats don't look all that different from a housecat; the most obvious difference is the white patch they have behind their ears.
Miaoli County has a 48 large population of leopard cats and they live right among us. The reason why leopard cats choose to live so close to human habitations is because the grasslands, forests, and fields are full of rodents, birds, and hares on which they prey, and the forests provide the cats 49 protected environment in which to rear their young. Recently, the development in the area has endangered this cleverest of cats. We must work together if we are to save them from the threats they 50 .
The reason why leopard cats choose to live so close to human habitations is because the grasslands, forests, and fields are full of rodents, birds, and hares on which they prey, and the forests provide the cats protected environment in which to rear their young.
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答案與詳解
A
正確答案
空格考「provide sb. with sth.」固定搭配，答案為 A (with)，短文原句即為本題全文。
為什麼答案是 A
短文原句為「the forests provide the cats __ protected environment」，英文固定搭配 provide sb. with sth. 表「提供某人某物」，填入 with 後變成 provide the cats with a protected environment，語意與結構完全正確，與短文完全吻合。
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重點空格考「provide sb. with sth.」固定搭配，答案為 A (with)，短文原句即為本題全文。
秒殺技巧
記住固定句型：provide + 受詞 + with + 事物，即「提供某人某物」，代入 the cats with a protected environment 語意完整通順。
逐選項分析
A✓ 正確
短文原句為「the forests provide the cats __ protected environment」，英文固定搭配 provide sb. with sth. 表「提供某人某物」，填入 with 後變成 provide the cats with a protected environment，語意與結構完全正確，與短文完全吻合。
B✕
that 為連接詞或代名詞，放在 provide the cats that protected environment 中，語法不合，provide 後接受詞時不用 that 作介系詞連接名詞組，故不選。
C✕ 陷阱
for 看似合理（provide for = 供養/照顧），但 provide for sth. 意思是「預備、供養」，而非「提供某物給某人」；正確表達「給貓咪提供環境」須用 provide the cats with a protected environment，故 C 錯誤。
D✕
to 不構成 provide 的正確介系詞搭配；provide to 雖偶見於非正式用法（provide sth. to sb.），但本句受詞順序是 provide the cats __ environment，即受益者在前、事物在後，此順序只搭配 with，故 D 不適用。
provide 的三種常見句型比較
句型
結構
例句
provide sb. with sth.（最常考）
provide + 人 + with + 物
The forest provides the cats with shelter.
provide sth. for sb.
provide + 物 + for + 人
The forest provides shelter for the cats.
provide sth. to sb.
provide + 物 + to + 人
The forest provides shelter to the cats.
陷阱提醒
考生容易混淆 provide for（供養/照顧）與 provide with（提供某物），選了 C (for)。關鍵在於判斷受詞順序：當「人」緊跟 provide 之後（provide the cats ___），下一個介系詞必須是 with，而非 for；若要用 for，人須移後（provide sth. for the cats）。
