Generally, poor people and poor countries are 25 probable to have the money and resources they need to cope with health problems due to climate change.
答案:(A) less
less probable(較不可能)符合「貧窮的人和國家較不可能擁有足夠的金錢和資源」的語意,呼應貧窮與資源匱乏的邏輯關係。very/most(修飾原級或最高級,語法不合此處的比較語境)、further(更進一步)都不符合。
四個選項擺進去好像都通,尤其 very probable 完全合文法,你可能就直接選它。
答對率四成七,鑑別度高達 57。這一格 very 也放得進去、文法上挑不出錯,所以形態刷不掉,真正要判的是方向。主詞是 poor people and poor countries(貧窮的人與貧窮的國家),後面接的是 to have the money and resources they need(擁有他們所需的金錢與資源)。貧窮的人與國家當然比較不可能有錢與資源,所以要的是往下的方向——less probable。填進去讀成 poor people and poor countries are less probable to have the money and resources they need。
very probable(很可能)方向剛好相反;most probable 是最高級,前面通常要有 the,而這一句也沒有比較的範圍;further(更進一步的)修飾的是距離或程度上的推進,不能拿來修飾 probable。
less + 形容詞(較不……)、be likely to V(可能會)、be unlikely to V(不太可能會)、probable(可能的)、the money and resources(金錢與資源)、generally(一般來說)。
Average global temperature has increased by almost 1°F over the past century. Scientists expect it to increase an 21 2° to 6°F over the next one hundred years. This may not sound like much, but it could change the Earth's climate as 22 before.
Climate change may affect people's health both directly and indirectly. For instance, heat stress and other heat-related health problems are caused directly by very warm temperatures. 23, human health can also be affected by ecological disturbances, changes in food and water supplies, as well as coastal flooding.
How people and nature 24 climate change will determine how seriously it affects human health. Generally, poor people and poor countries are 25 probable to have the money and resources they need to cope with health problems due to climate change.