The woman did 22 without hesitation.
答案:(A) so
【句型】do so 固定用法,代替前面提到的動作(把寶石給他),表示「毫不猶豫地這麼做了」;such(不能這樣代替動作,通常修飾名詞)、as、thus(因此,這裡需要代動詞不是連接詞)都不合。
so 在你腦中幾乎等於「所以」,看到 The woman did ______ ,很難把 so 跟「做」聯想在一起。這一格答對率只有 42%,不到一半,卡住的原因幾乎都在這裡。其實 did so 的 so 不是「所以」,這一整組 do so 是替代用法(substitution),用來代替前面剛出現過的整個動作,避免重複(劍橋 English Grammar Today 的 substitution 條目)。
這件事你國中就學過最短的版本:Do you like it?—Yes, I do.(do 替代 like it)、When in Rome, do as the Romans do.(後面的 do 替代前面整串動作)。本題要替代的動作就藏在前一句:he asked her to give it to him(他要求她把寶石給他)。把 did so 還原回去驗算:The woman gave him the precious stone without hesitation.(那女子毫不猶豫地把寶石給了他。)讀起來完全通順,答案就定下來了。還有一個結構上的證據:did 是及物動詞的位置,後面卻看不到受詞——寶石到哪裡去了?因為它已經連同動作一起被 so 代掉了。這一格鑑別度高達 67,是全篇最高,分開的正是「有沒有動手把 did so 還原成前一句的動作」;沒有還原的人,讀到的只是一句意思模糊的「那女子就這麼做了」,接下來 The traveler left, rejoicing 為什麼要 rejoicing,也跟著糊掉。103 年第 29 題同樣考 do so,那一題把它藏在 before they have the time to do so 裡面,兩題可以擺在一起練。
such:是修飾名詞用的,像 such a thing、such generosity,不能單獨接在 did 後面代替動作。as:要接子句才成立,例如 She did as he asked.(她照他要求的做了),但空格後面是句號,沒有子句。thus(因此):是轉承語,功能是標示前後句的邏輯關係,它不能當動詞的受詞,did thus 不是現代英文的用法。
do so(這麼做,替代前面提過的動作)、without hesitation(毫不猶豫地)、such a thing(這樣的事)、do as somebody asks(照某人要求的去做)、ask somebody to do something(要求某人做某事)、leave rejoicing(心滿意足地離開)。
A wise woman traveling in the mountains found a precious stone. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry. The wise woman generously opened her bag to 21 her food with the traveler. When the hungry traveler saw the precious stone, he asked her to give it to him. The woman did 22 without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing.
If he sold the stone, he thought, he 23 enough money for the rest of his life. But in a few days he came back to find the woman. When he found her, he said, "I know how valuable this stone is, but I'm giving it back to you, 24 that you can give me something even more precious. You gave me the stone without asking for anything 25 . Please teach me what you have in your heart that makes you so generous."