12 using any thermometer, double check that it covers the right temperature __13__ for your activity or experiment.
答案:(B) Before
Before using(在使用……之前)表示「使用溫度計前,要先確認……」,符合操作步驟中「事前檢查」的邏輯順序。After(之後)、For(為了)、Without(沒有)都不符合這種「使用前先確認」的語意。
四個選項後面都接得上 using 這個 -ing 形,形態刷不掉,你會憑中文挑一個;而且 After 與 Before 的中文只差一個字,很容易看反。
先確認形態:空格後面是 using any thermometer,一個動名詞片語,所以這一格要的是後面能接名詞或動名詞的用法。Before 與 After 都能這樣用,For 與 Without 也接得上,四個在形態上全部過關,所以只能靠邏輯定。主要子句是 double check that it covers the right temperature range(再確認一次它涵蓋的溫度範圍對不對)——檢查一定發生在使用之前,溫度計爆了才檢查就來不及了。所以填 Before。填進去讀成 Before using any thermometer, double check...(使用任何溫度計之前,先再確認一次)。順帶記一個容易忽略的點:before 與 after 這兩個字既能當連接詞接子句(Before you use it, ...),也能當介系詞接名詞或動名詞(Before using it, ...),兩種都對,看後面接的是什麼。
After 方向相反,變成用完才檢查;For 若讀成「為了」,後面該接目的,「為了使用溫度計而先檢查」邏輯繞不通;Without(沒有……就)會讀成「不用溫度計就先檢查」,與這一句要講的先後順序無關。
before + V-ing(在做某事之前)、before + 子句(在……之前)、after + V-ing(在做某事之後)、without + V-ing(沒有做某事就……)、double check(再確認一次)、make sure(確認、確保)。
Measurements are needed in many everyday activities. In kitchens you will find measures for volume (measuring cups), mass (scales and weights), and temperature (cooking thermometers). Accurate measurements are 11 important for scientific experiments.
In a laboratory, make sure your measure meets your needs. 12 using any thermometer, double check that it covers the right temperature 13 for your activity or experiment. A garden thermometer, 14, will burst if you try to use it for boiling liquids.
There are different systems of measures. Most scientists now use the International System of measures, with meters for length, kilograms for 15, and seconds for time. If the measures in your experiment show other units, appropriate conversion tables for different systems may prove to be very useful.