請教黃金閱讀兩篇的問題 - 英檢

※ 引述《JohnJoe ()》之銘言：
: 我又再度上來問問題了，如果麻煩真的很抱歉啊…=口=
: 麻煩各位的解答了，謝謝> <
: Topic: ARCHITECTURE
: Paragraph 4：Even development in architecture has been the result of major
: technological changes. Materials and methods of construction are integral
: parts of the design of architecture structures. In earlier times it was
: necessary to design structural systems suitable for the materials that were
: available, such as wood, stone, brick. Today technology has progressed to
: the point where it is possible to invent new building materials to suit the
: type of structure desired. Enormous changes in materials
: and techniques of construction within the last few generations have made it
: possible to enclose space with much greater ease and speed and with a
: minimum of material.
Progress in this area can be measured by the difference
in weight between buildings built now and those of comparable size built one
hundred ago.

選項C的原因在這句，現在建築重視的是輕量化(由前一句建造快速跟少量建材可推知是
輕量化)
: 題目:
: 7. In paragraph 4, what does the author imply about modern buildings?
: A。They occupy much less space than buildings constructed one hundred years
: ago.
: B。They are not very different from the building of a few generations ago.
: C。The weigh less in relation to their size than buildings constructed one
: hundred years ago.
: D。They take a long time to build as a result of their complex construction
: methods.
: 答案為C，我選了D…
: 想請問，看到imply題，是不是要先去文中找範圍?
: 那這題的範圍是不是從Today technology至最後呢?
: 還有，為啥是選C呢??
: Topic: Depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer
: Paragraph 4：This unprecedented development of a finite groundwater resource
: with an almost negligible natural recharge rate—that is, virtually no
: natural water source to replenish the water supply—has caused water tables
: in the region to fall drastically. In the 1930’s, wells encountered plentiful
: water at a depth of about 15 meters; currently, they must be dug to depths
: of 45 to 60 meters or more. In places, the water table is declining at a rate
: of a meter a year, necessitating the periodic
: deepening of wells and the use of ever-more-powerful pumps.
It is estimated that at current withdrawal rates,
much of the aquifer will run dry within 40 years.
The situation is most critical in Texas,

答案c原因在此，跟後面幾句，德州將面臨缺少最嚴重(上面的most)地下水的危機。
: where the climate is driest,
: the greatest amount of water is being pumped, and the aquifer contains the
: least water. It is projected that the remaining Ogallala water will, by the
: year 2030, support only 35 to 40 percent of the irrigated acreage in Texas
: that is supported in 1980.
: 題目：
: 9. According to paragraph 4, compared with all other states that use Ogallala
: water for irrigation, Texas
: A。Has the greatest amount of farmland being irrigated with Ogallala water
: B。Contains the largest amount of Ogallala water underneath the soil
: C。Is expected to face the worst water supply crisis as the Ogallala runs dry
: D。Uses the least amount of Ogallala water for its irrigation needs
: 正確答案為C，我選D，想請問為什麼不是選D呢=口=
: 謝謝~> <


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