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動物毛髮妙用無窮【看紀錄片學英語 Game Show 夯科技】《解答》
01According to the audio file, why does the narrator say “If you annoy them, you'll know about it”?
- AThe narrator himself was once bitten by a fury ostrich.
- BThe caretaker of ostriches can detect their emotions.
- CIt is hard to tell whether ostriches are annoyed or not.
- DWhen ostriches get irritated, they might attack people.正解
02According to the audio file, why does the narrator mention the princess and the pea?
- ATo demonstrate the price of the mattress is unaffordable
- BTo state that only royal families can sleep on this mattress
- CTo exaggerate how comfortable the mattress is正解
- DTo suggest that peas are growing on the humid mattres
03After the construction of the mattress is done, the worker will give final approval and guarantee twenty-five years of warranty. However, not every bed makes it out of the factory that easily…What might the author start talking about in the later section?
- Aconsumers' criticism of the mattress
- Bhow the mattress is examined正解
- Cthe amount of workers' monthly salary
- Dthe reason that Hästens is so popular
04The procedures of making the dusters are not complicated. After locking the pine stick in the kicked winder, the worker fastens a bunch of 25 feathers under the galvanized wire.Which word shares the same meaning with “fasten”?
- Aaccelerate
- Baffix正解
- Cshorten
- Dtrim
05Eva wishes to visit ostrich farms in South Africa in the future, so she looks up the Internet for further information, and she sees a paragraph. Apparently, there are many mistakes in the paragraph. Which two sentences provide the correct information?South Africa has long been known for ostrich farming.(1) Oudtshoorn, a town located in South Africa, is regarded as the ostrich farming capital of the world.(2) South Africa is suitable for ostrich farming because of the warm climate. (3) This industry started in the 19th century, and feathers at that time were used to make clothes for the poor.(4) Workers who cut ostrich feathers are highly-paid because they need to face danger and difficulty.
- A1 / 2正解
- B3 / 4
- C1 / 3
- D2 / 4
06Horse hair plays a significant role in the mattress not only because it is fluffy, but also because it keeps the mattress dry by microscopic capillary actions. To achieve this goal, the horse hair must be kept straight.
- ○
- ╳正解
07During the process of flattening wool and horse hair, the narrator mentions lasagna. What is the reason?
- ATo indicate the stuffing of the mattress looks like that of lasagna正解
- BTo explain why a good mattress maker is also a good lasagna maker
- CTo show how hungry the narrator is when doing his work
- DTo suggest Hästens mattress is affordable, just like lasagna
08To make dusters, the worker needs to carry out several actions. Why does the worker need to hammer a bundle of feathers before winding them on the stick?
- AThe worker aims to knock the air out, so the feathers wouldn't fall apart.正解
- BThe worker wants to increase the static electricity within the feathers.
- CThe worker softens the feathers, making them tighter to the stick.
- DHammering things can release the workers' stress.
09Hästens first introduced their renowned blue-checked cotton fabric in the 1970s. This made their design stand apart from other companies.In this sentence, what is the meaning of “stand apart”?
- Astand around
- Bstand by
- Cstand up
- Dstand out正解
10Jimmy does not fully comprehend some of the information mentioned in the video, so he decides to ask Lara for help.Jimmy : Hey, I don’t quite understand how ostrich feathers pick up dust. Is there any special mechanism?Lara : Yeah. There’s a special kind of feather called _______. When rubbing these feathers, they would generate _________, which attract particles and dust.
- Adust feather / chemicals
- Bbelly feather / atoms
- Cdust feather / static electricity正解
- Dwing feather / nuclear energy