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.
stocking(進貨/備貨上架)最符合語境:短文提到農夫市集越來越受歡迎(gaining in popularity),接著說「supermarkets are stocking organic produce(超市正在上架有機農產品)」,兩者共同支撐「The future seems promising(前景看好)」的結論,邏輯連貫。
paying(付錢)雖常見,但「supermarkets are paying organic produce」語法不自然,若要表達「支付」通常需搭配 for,且語意不符短文鼓勵有機農業推廣的語境。
C✕
cleaning(清洗)是清潔動作,「supermarkets are cleaning organic produce」在此語境下不合邏輯,短文重點在於農產品的販售流通,非清洗處理。
D✓ 正確
stocking(進貨/備貨上架)最符合語境:短文提到農夫市集越來越受歡迎(gaining in popularity),接著說「supermarkets are stocking organic produce(超市正在上架有機農產品)」,兩者共同支撐「The future seems promising(前景看好)」的結論,邏輯連貫。
本題關鍵動詞比較
選項
動詞
搭配語意
是否符合語境
A
peeling
剝皮/去皮(處理食物)
✗ 不符
B
paying
付錢(缺少 for,語法不完整)
✗ 不符
C
cleaning
清洗(清潔動作)
✗ 不符
D
stocking
備貨/進貨上架
✓ 最符合
陷阱提醒
B選項paying容易讓考生聯想到「超市付錢購買有機農產品」,誤以為語意合理,但英文中paying需搭配介系詞for才能帶受詞(paying for organic produce),此處直接接受詞語法不完整,且語境重點在零售端上架推廣,非採購付款行為,需特別留意動詞搭配結構。