Tai Chi Chuan is not only a physical but also a 19 exercise.
答案:(B) mental
【句型】not only...but also... 字詞搭配,「不僅是身體上的,也是『心理上』的運動」,mental(心理的)呼應後文 Psychologically;formal(正式的)、social(社交的)、global(全球的)都不合。
social 在這一格特別容易被挑走,因為下一句白紙黑字寫著 deal with other people more effectively(更有效地與他人相處),看起來就是在講「社交」。這是本題設計得最精巧的地方。
先看句型:not only a physical but also a {19} exercise。not only A but also B 要求 A 和 B 詞性相同、地位對等,所以空格必須是一個能跟 physical(身體的)站在同一個對比軸上的形容詞。physical 在英文裡的天然對照是 mental(心理的),physical and mental health(身心健康)是成組出現的說法。更硬的證據在下一句的第一個字:Psychologically(從心理層面來看)。作者用這個副詞開頭,就是要把上一句的 mental 展開來說明;如果答案是 social,下一句照理應該用 Socially 開頭。這種「上一句下結論、下一句用同一個意思領域的副詞展開」的寫法,是克漏字最愛埋線索的地方 —— 看到句首副詞就要往回對上一句。至於 deal with other people,那是心理效果帶來的結果,不是這一句的對比軸;整句要說的是「不只是身體的運動,也是心理的運動」,身對心,不是身對社交。
formal(正式的)—— 文章沒有在談場合正不正式。social(社交的)—— 如上所述,方向被下一句的 Psychologically 否決。global(全球的)—— 前面雖提到太極在美國流行,但那是在講傳播範圍,不是這一句的對比。
not only A but also B(不僅 A 而且 B)、physical and mental health(身心健康)、mental(心理的、精神的)、psychologically(從心理層面來說)、deal with(處理;應付)、a mind-body exercise(身心運動)、communication between A and B(A 與 B 之間的溝通)。
Tai Chi Chuan is a type of ancient Chinese martial art. People 16 Tai Chi mainly for its health benefits. This centuries-old Chinese mind-body exercise is now gaining popularity in the United States.
The most familiar aspect of Tai Chi Chuan is the hand form, which is a series of slow-flowing movements with poetic names 17 "dragons stirring up the wind" and "wave hands like clouds." These movements, forming an exercise system, 18 one to effortlessly experience the vital life force, or the Qi energy, in one's body.
Tai Chi Chuan is not only a physical but also a 19 exercise. Psychologically, this exercise may increase communication between the body and the mind and enable one to deal with other people more effectively. It 20 stress and creates calmness and confidence. Relaxation and a feeling of joy are among the first noticeable differences in a Tai Chi student.