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When Birds Fall from the Sky　　為牠們熄燈！讓建築物更友善鳥類

by Bruce E. Bagnell

Death is natural to all living things, but millions of birds are dying unnaturally in our major cities.
死亡對所有生物來說是自然的事，但數百萬隻鳥兒正在我們的主要城市中非自然地死去。

　　Birds, said to be direct descendants of the once mighty dinosaurs, occupy every continent. Many bird species are migratory, traveling __1__ in great numbers, usually to warmer climates when autumn turns chilly and then back north when the warm weather of spring returns. This spectacle has a new, unnatural enemy, however. City buildings and lights kill hundreds of millions of birds annually.
　　Birds use the sun, moon, starlight, and magnetic fields to guide them on their long-distance journeys across land and sea. When encountering skyscrapers and electric lights, however, migrating birds become __2__. Attracted to the lights, they collide▼ at high speeds with concrete buildings and reinforced▼ glass, __3__ serious injuries and even death. Most people don’t realize this, because street and sidewalk cleaners remove dead birds in the dawn hours before anyone notices them.
　　Several volunteer organizations are __4__ the serious environmental issue of mass bird death. Lights Out volunteer groups are coming together to save the lives of birds across North America. Bird lovers in Baltimore, Toronto, New York City, Washington, D.C., and other cities comb the streets in the early hours to collect the remains of birds killed by __5__ into buildings the previous night. If they’re lucky, they find injured birds which can be rehabilitated▼. Recording data about the birds and the location of the buildings they flew into is a way to keep track of and __6__ further deaths. Other groups are asking architects to be aware of what bright lights and superstructures▼ can do to __7__ of migrating birds. Since most people agree that we should design cities to accommodate birds rather than kill them, some places are now limiting the amount of light buildings can emit▼ during migratory periods.
1. (A) accidentally　　(B) respectively　　(C) improperly　　(D) seasonally
2. (A) confused　　(B) delightful　　(C) talented　　(D) shameful
3. (A) cause　　(B) causes　　(C) causing　　(D) are causing
4. (A) pretending to　　(B) struggling to　　(C) bowing to　　(D) responding to
5. (A) evolving　　(B) crashing　　(C) squeezing　　(D) intruding
6. (A) neglect　　(B) encourage　　(C) prevent　　(D) increase
7. (A) flocks　　(B) packs　　(C) schools　　(D) herds.

1. Many bird species are migratory, traveling seasonally in great numbers...
許多鳥類是遷徙性的，牠們季節性地成群旅行……

理由:
a. (A) accidentally adv. 意外地，偶然地
同: by accident
Kelly accidentally spilled water on my dress.
凱莉不小心把水灑到我的洋裝上。
(B) respectively adv. 分別地
Those two bikes belong to Anna and Amy respectively.
那兩輛腳踏車分別屬於安娜和愛咪。
(C) improperly adv. 不正確地；不適當地
反: properly adv. 正確地；適當地
People who are improperly dressed will be denied entrance to the restaurant.
衣著不得體的人不得進入那家餐廳。
(D) seasonally adv. 季節性地
Some animals’ fur sheds seasonally.
有些動物會隨季節換毛。
b. 根據語意，(D) 項應為正選。

2. When encountering skyscrapers and electric lights, however, migrating birds become confused.
然而，當遇到摩天大樓和電燈時，遷徙中的鳥兒會感到困惑。

理由:
a. (A) confused a. 感到困惑的
be confused about...　　對……感到困惑
I’m confused about what the teacher just said. Could you explain it to me?
我不明白老師剛剛說的。你能解釋給我聽嗎？
(B) delightful a. 令人愉快的
I really like Vicky because she has a delightful disposition.
我真的很喜歡薇琪，因為她性格開朗。
(C) talented a. 有才能的；有天賦的
be talented in...　　在……方面有才華／才能
Eddie is not good at sports, but he’s talented in writing.
艾迪不擅長運動，但他很有寫作的天分。
(D) shameful a. 可恥的
Your behavior on Saturday was shameful, and you should apologize to Mark.
你星期六的行為很可恥，應該要向馬克道歉。
b. 根據語意，(A) 項應為正選。

3. ... they collide at high speeds with concrete buildings and reinforced glass, causing serious injuries and even death.
牠們……以高速撞上混凝土建築物以及強化玻璃，造成了嚴重的傷害，甚至死亡。

理由:
a. 空格前省略了關係代名詞 which，原句實為：
... they collide at high speeds with concrete buildings and reinforced glass, which causes serious injuries and even death.
b. 形容詞子句中，若關係代名詞為主詞時，該子句可化簡為分詞片語，化簡原則如下：
1) 刪除關係代名詞；
2) 之後的動詞變成現在分詞；
3) 若動詞為 be 動詞，變成現在分詞 being 後可省略。
The door creaked open all by itself, causing the boys to run away in fear.
門發出嘎的一聲自動打開，嚇得那群男孩趕緊逃跑。
c. 根據上述，(C) 項應為正選。

4. ... are responding to the serious environmental issue of mass bird death.
……正對大規模鳥類死亡的嚴重環境議題做出回應。

理由:
a. (A) pretend to V　　假裝（做）……
Jerry pretended not to see me when I passed by.
當我經過時，傑瑞假裝沒看到我。
(B) struggle to V　　努力／奮力（做）……
struggle vi. 努力；掙扎；奮鬥
Carla struggled to raise three kids on her own.
卡拉獨自努力扶養三個孩子。
(C) bow to sb/sth　　向某人鞠躬；向某人／某事屈服（= give in to...）
At the end of the show, the singer bowed to the crowd.
表演結束時，那位歌手向群眾鞠躬。
The government refused to bow to the terrorists’ demands.
該政府拒絕屈服於恐怖分子的要求。
(D) respond to N/V-ing　　對……做出回應
The politician refused to respond to the reporter’s questions at the press conference.
該政客拒絕回應那名記者在記者會上的問題。
b. 根據語意及用法，(D) 項應為正選。

5. ... to collect the remains of birds killed by crashing into buildings the previous night.
……收拾前一晚撞上建築物而死亡的鳥類遺體。

理由:
a. (A) evolve vi. 發展；進化
evolve into...　　演變成……；進化成……
That small company evolved into a worldwide enterprise in five years.
那家小公司以五年時間發展成一家全球企業。
(B) crash vi. 衝撞，撞擊
crash into...　　撞上……
That car crashed into a gas station, causing a huge explosion.
那輛車子撞上加油站，造成了一場大爆炸。
(C) squeeze vi. 擠進，塞入
squeeze into...　　擠進／擠入……
The six of us squeezed into a car that had only four seats.
我們六個人擠進只有四個座位的車子裡。
(D) intrude vi. 入侵
intrude into...　　入侵……
Two foreign planes intruded into the airspace of that country.
兩架外國飛機入侵該國的領空。
b. 根據語意及用法，(B) 項應為正選。

6. ... is a way to keep track of and prevent further deaths.
……是一種追蹤與防止更多鳥兒死亡的方法。

理由:
a. (A) neglect vt. 忽略，忽視
The more you neglect the problem, the more likely it will grow bigger.
你越忽略這個問題，它就可能變得越嚴重。
(B) encourage vt. 鼓勵
My parents encouraged me to join a summer camp to make new friends.
爸媽鼓勵我參加夏令營以結交新朋友。
(C) prevent vt. 防止，預防
prevent sb/sth from V-ing　　防止某人／某物……
You should put the meat into the fridge to prevent it from going bad.
你應該把肉放到冰箱裡以防止它壞掉。
(D) increase vt. 增加；增強
We came up with a plan to increase our sales.
我們想出了一個計畫來增加銷售量。
b. 根據語意，(C) 項應為正選。

7. ... to be aware of what bright lights and superstructures can do to flocks of migrating birds.
……要了解明亮的燈光和上層建築會對成群的遷徙鳥類造成什麼影響。

理由:
a. (A) flock n. 鳥群；羊群；人群
Teddy saw a flock of birds flying overhead on its way south for the winter.
泰迪看到一群前往南方過冬的鳥兒從上空飛過。
(B) pack n.（狼、犬等的）一群
When we got to the top of the hill, we saw a pack of black dogs.
我們到達山頂時，看到了一群黑狗。
(C) school n. 海生動物群；魚群
There is a school of dolphins swimming beside the boat.
有一群海豚正跟在船隻旁邊悠游。
(D) herd n. 畜群，獸群
Jennifer dreams about raising a herd of horses on her farm.
珍妮佛夢想可以在自己的農場裡飼養一群馬。
b. 根據語意，(A) 項應為正選。

▼ collide vi. 相撞（常與介詞 with 並用）
▼ reinforce vt. 加強，強化（本文為過去分詞作形容詞用）
▼ rehabilitate vt. 使康復
▼ superstructure n.（建築物的）上層建築／上部結構
▼ emit vt. 散發，發出

1. be attracted to...　　被……所吸引
同: be drawn to...
Dillon was attracted to the girl with blue eyes and blonde hair.
狄倫被那名金髮碧眼的女孩所吸引。

2. keep track of...　　追蹤／記錄……
Once we organize our files, it will be easier to keep track of everything.
一旦我們將檔案整理好，追蹤所有東西都會變得比較容易。

3. be aware of...　　了解／察覺……
aware a. 察覺的；有意識的
be aware + that 子句　　了解／察覺……
Are you aware of the consequences of smoking?
你知道抽菸的後果嗎？
I wasn’t aware that I had left my headlights on.
我沒察覺到我忘了關車頭燈。

4. the amount of + 不可數名詞　　……的數量
比較 the number of + 複數名詞　　……的數目
注意 “the amount / number of N” 作主詞時，因 the amount、the number 為主詞，其後的介詞片語（of N）作形容詞，修飾其前的主詞，故其後動詞均用第三人稱單數動詞。
The amount of rainfall in this area has been low over the last few years.
過去幾年來，這地區的降雨量一直很少。
The number of motorcycles in this city increases every year.
這座城市的機車數量逐年增加。

1. descendant n. 後代，後裔

2. migratory a. 遷移的
衍: migrate vi. 遷移
migrate to + 地方名詞　　遷移／移居到某地
Many migratory birds fly south for the winter every year.
許多候鳥每年會飛到南方過冬。
Every winter, hummingbirds in North America migrate to Mexico.
北美洲的蜂鳥每年冬天都會遷徙到墨西哥去。

3. spectacle n. 奇觀，壯觀的景象
That concert drew an audience of 30,000, constituting a great spectacle.
那場演唱會吸引了三萬名觀眾，構成一幅壯觀的景象。

4. magnetic a. 有磁性的
A compass is ruled by the magnetic force of the Earth.
指南針受地球磁力的控制。

5. encounter vt.（偶然）遇見
同: come across...
= run into...
If you encounter any problems, please don’t hesitate to call me.
假如你遇到任何問題，請立刻打電話給我。

6. concrete a. 混凝土製的；具體的 & n. 混凝土

7. volunteer n. 義工 & vi. 當義工 & a. 自願的，志願的
Those volunteers are doing their best to help the poor.
那些義工盡心盡力幫助窮苦人家。
Sean often spends his leisure time volunteering at the orphanage.
尚恩常利用閒暇時間在那家孤兒院當義工。
My mother is doing volunteer work at a local hospital.
我媽媽目前在當地一家醫院當志工。

8. comb vt. & vi. 徹底搜尋；梳理 & n. 梳子
comb one’s hair　　梳頭髮
My grandfather combed the house looking for his glasses.
爺爺翻遍家中找他的眼鏡。
Albert combed through the shelves looking for a novel with J.K. Rowling’s autograph in it.
艾伯特仔細在書架上尋找有 J.K. 羅琳親筆簽名的小說。
It is said that combing one’s hair at midnight will bring bad luck.
據說在午夜梳頭會招來惡運。

9. architect n. 建築師
衍: architecture n. 建築風格；建築學

10. accommodate vt. 容納
同: have room / capacity for...
The new auditorium can accommodate 2,000 students.
這座新禮堂可容納兩千名學生。

為牠們熄燈！讓建築物更友善鳥類
死亡對所有生物來說是自然的事，但數百萬隻鳥兒正在我們的主要城市中非自然地死去。

　　鳥類（據稱是曾經強大的恐龍之直系後代）占據了每一塊大陸。許多鳥類是遷徙性的，牠們季節性地成群旅行，通常在秋季轉冷時飛往較溫暖的氣候區，然後在春天回暖時返回北方。然而，這種壯觀的景象面臨一個新的、非自然的敵人。城市建築物與燈光每年導致數億隻鳥兒死亡。
　　鳥類利用太陽、月亮、星光和磁場來引導牠們飛越陸地和海洋的長途旅程。然而，當遇到摩天大樓和電燈時，遷徙中的鳥兒會感到困惑。牠們被燈光吸引，以高速撞上混凝土建築物以及強化玻璃，造成了嚴重的傷害，甚至死亡。大多數人不瞭解這種情形，因為在黎明時分、有人注意到之前，街道及人行道的清潔員就將死去的鳥清除掉了。
　　數個志工組織正對大規模鳥類死亡的嚴重環境議題做出回應。Lights Out 計畫的志工團體攜手拯救整個北美洲的鳥類。在巴爾的摩、多倫多、紐約、華盛頓特區及其他城市的鳥類愛好者在凌晨時分仔細搜尋街道，收拾前一晚撞上建築物而死亡的鳥類遺體。如果幸運的話，他們會找到得以康復的受傷鳥兒。記錄有關這些鳥類的數據以及牠們撞上的建築物所在位置是一種追蹤與防止更多鳥兒死亡的方法。其他團體則要求建築師要了解明亮的燈光和上層建築會對成群的遷徙鳥類造成什麼影響。由於大多數人都認為我們應該設計一座可以容納鳥類而非導致牠們死亡的城市，如今有些地方限制了建築物在鳥類遷徙期間所散發的照明度。
答案： 1. D　2. A　3. C　4. D　5. B　6. C　7. A


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