18 named "FASTER," the cable connects Oregon in the US with Japan and Taiwan.
答案:(A) Suitably
【字彙】Suitably named 表示「恰如其分地命名為」,因為該電纜傳輸速度極快(世界最高容量),取名「FASTER」十分貼切。Constantly(不斷地)、Vitally(至關重要地)、Mockingly(嘲諷地)皆不符合文意。
Suitably 這個字,你的印象大概只有 suitable(合適的),而且會覺得它只能用在「適合某個場合」(suitable for children)。看到 Suitably named 會愣一下,反而是 Constantly、Vitally 這幾個比較常見的副詞讀起來比較安心。
四個選項都是 -ly 副詞,修飾的都是後面的過去分詞 named,可見這一格問的是「這個名字取得怎麼樣」。線索在前一句:the world's highest-capacity undersea Internet cable(世界容量最大的海底網路電纜),而這條電纜的名字叫 FASTER(更快)。容量最大、傳輸最快的電纜取名叫 FASTER,名字與事實完全相符,所以是 Suitably named(取得恰如其分)。答對率不到五成,鑑別度 51,分的是有沒有回頭把前一句的 highest-capacity 讀進來;只看本句的話,句子只講了電纜連接哪些地方,看不出名字貼不貼切。
Constantly(不斷地)修飾的是反覆發生的動作,但命名這件事只發生一次,「不斷被命名」語意矛盾。先看副詞修飾的那個動作能不能重複發生,這一招很快。Vitally(至關重要地)幾乎只用來修飾形容詞(vitally important),不修飾 named。Mockingly(嘲諷地)方向相反,全篇對這條電纜都是正面陳述,沒有任何嘲諷。
suitably named(取名恰如其分)、be named after(以…命名)、connect A with B(連接 A 與 B)、be suitable for(適合…)、vitally important(極為重要)、the world's highest-capacity(世界容量最大的)
When we stream the latest TV series, or download high-resolution photos, we are probably unaware that the data behind them is speeding around the world in cables under the sea.
These cable systems, faster and cheaper than satellites, carry most of the intercontinental Internet traffic. Today, there are over 420 submarine cables 16 , stretching over 700,000 miles around the world. It is not a new phenomenon, 17 . The first transcontinental cable—laid in 1854—ran from Ireland to Newfoundland, and made telegraph communication possible between England and Canada. Currently, the world's highest-capacity undersea Internet cable is a 5,600-mile link between the US and Japan. 18 named "FASTER," the cable connects Oregon in the US with Japan and Taiwan.
The submarine cables require extra 19 to install. They must generally be run across flat surfaces of the ocean floor, and stay clear of coral reefs, sunken ships, fish beds, and other general 20 . The fiber-optic cables are also very fragile, so they are surrounded with layers of tubing and steel to prevent damage.