The survey __22__ indicated that 45 percent of the school children read at least five books every month; 23 45 percent of them read less than three per month.
答案:(B) another
another 在此指「另外的 45%」,用來承接前面剛提過的 45 percent:另有四成五的學童每月讀不到三本書;other 是形容詞須接複數名詞,others' 與 the other's 為所有格,都不合。
another、other、others、the other 這四個字你背過規則,卻很少練到「接在數字前面」的用法。another 除了「再一個」,也可以放在數詞或數量詞之前,表示「另外的(同樣一批)」:another 45 percent(另外四成五)、another two weeks(再兩個星期)、another 10 dollars(再十塊錢)。這時後面接複數名詞也沒問題,因為那個數量被當成一個整體看待。
先看空格後面接什麼。緊接著的是數字 45 percent,不是普通名詞,這一點就能刷掉三個。other 是形容詞,後面要接複數名詞(other students),不能直接壓在一個數字上。others' 與 the other's 是所有格,所有格後面要接被擁有的名詞,寫成 others' 45 percent 會變成「別人的那四成五」,語意與句構都不合。再看分號兩邊的對照。分號前說有四成五的學童每月至少讀五本書,分號後說有四成五每月讀不到三本——同樣是四成五,卻是不同的一群人,正是 another 要表達的「另外同樣一批」。驗算法:把 another 換成 a further 或 a different 唸一遍——a further 45 percent of them read less than three per month,意思不變,代換成立。
other 如前所述必須接複數名詞,是這一組最容易與 another 混用的一個,分界在數量:another 用於單數或「另外一批」,other 用於複數,the other 用於兩者中的另一個。others' 是 others 的所有格,指「別人的」;the other's 是 the other 的所有格,指「(兩者中)另一個的」。兩個所有格放進本句都會多出一層「屬於誰」的意思,而句子要講的只是比例的分布。
another + 數字 + 名詞(另外的…)、another two weeks(再兩個星期)、one…, another…(一個…另一個…)、the other(兩者中的另一個)、others(其他人事物)。
The Internet has replaced books as a major source of information for Taiwanese primary school students, according to a recent survey. The survey was conducted last December, and it 16 that 77 percent of the students considered the Internet to be the most convenient source of information. 14 percent of the respondents said they often 17 books for information instead of going online. Of all the students surveyed, 27 percent said they had never used the 18.
The survey randomly selected 4,200 students in 26 primary schools in 19 parts of Taiwan to investigate their reading habits. A total of 4,017 questionnaires were properly 20 by the respondents.
According to the survey, five percent of the school children indicated that they did not read any 21 reading materials. Of those who read such materials, 25 percent liked to read comics, 20 percent fables and stories, 15 percent books on natural sciences, and 12.3 percent books on technology. The survey 22 indicated that 45 percent of the school children read at least five books every month; 23 45 percent of them read less than three per month.