閱讀測驗是很多考生畏懼的英文題型之一，其實閱題測驗的的解題並不難，因為外國人寫文章都愛用破題法，只要看第一段即可知道文章大概在講什麼內容。即使你不知道"Kudzu"是甚麼植物，只要耐心看完整篇文章，就可以嘗試去作答喔，文章裡到處都是線索！
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Kudzu is plant native to Japan and China. In 1876 the Japanese |
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government brought kudzu to the United States as part of a plant |
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show. American gardeners thought is was beautiful and began to |
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plant it everywhere. Some gardeners found that animals liked to eat it |
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and told farmers to plant it to feed goats, cows, and horses. In the |
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1930s the U.S. government paid people to plant kudzu to protect the |
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soil. The government scientists didn’t know that kudzu grows very |
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quickly in the warm weather of the Southeastern United States. |
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Kudzu now covers 7 million acres of land in American South. It |
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covers anything that is not moving; homes, deserted cars, and |
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telephone poles. It takes over whole fields so that nothing else can |
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grow. Some forests are dying because kudzu blocks out the light that |
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the trees need to live. |
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Now the government is trying to kill the kudzu. Scientists tried |
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poisons, but the kudzu did not die. They are thinking about bringing |
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some insects from China. These insects like to eat kudzu, but they |
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might eat other plants, too. This might cause new problems. |
( ) 1. Kudzu was brought to the U.S. in the _____.
(A) 1870s (B) 1880s (C) 1930s (D) 1990s
( ) 2. Americans grew kudzu NOT because _____.
(A) they thought kudzu was beautiful
(B) they found animals liked to eat kudzu
(C) they thought kudzu could protect the soil
(D) they found kudzu grew very quickly
( ) 3. The U.S. government tries to kill the kudzu in American South because _____.
(A) kudzu was native to Japan and China
(B) kudzu is poisonous to goats, cows, and horses
(C) kudzu stops other plants from growing
(D) kudzu is not able to protect the soil
( ) 4. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) Kudzu was first brought to the U.S. to replace some plants.
(B) Kudzu covers 7 million acres of land in Japan.
(C) Kudzu covers anything that moves; goats, cows, and horses.
(D) Kudzu is no longer welcome in American South.
英銘老師：閱讀測驗是很多考生畏懼的英文題型之一，其實閱題測驗的的解題並不難，因為外國人寫文章都愛用破題法，只要看第一段即可知道文章大概在講什麼內容。例如在此篇文章的第一段中，有提到“kudzu” (葛)，所以文章一定跟“葛”這種植物有關。
第1題：葛在何時被帶到了美國？根據文章的第1行至第2行，可得知是在1876年被帶到美國的，因此答案是(A)。
第2題：美國人種植葛，並不是基於哪個原因？根據文章的第3行，得知美國的園丁們認為葛很美麗，故(A)對。根據文章的第4行，得知他們發現動物愛吃葛，故(B)對。根據文章的第6行至第7行，可得知美國政府付錢給大家去種植葛來保護土壤，故(C)對。既然(A)、(B)、(C)皆對，就只有(D)錯了，所以答案是(D)。
第3題：美國政府要消滅南方的葛，是基於什麼原因？根據文章的第11行至第12行，“It takes over whole fields so that nothing else can grow.” (它佔領整個原野，使得任何東西都不能生長)，所以答案是(C)。
補充：
take over 佔領、接替(任)、取代 (always)
The rebels took over the Congress Building.
叛軍佔領了國會大廈。
Mr. Trout will take over as Chief Financial Officer.
Trout先生將接任財務長的職位。
Digital TV is gradually taking over from analogue one.
數位電視正逐步替代類比電視。
第4題：下列敘述何者為真？(A)葛被帶到美國是要取代某些植物。根據文章的第1行與第3行，得知是展覽時被帶到美國的，故(A)錯。(B)葛覆蓋日本將近700萬畝的土地，根據文章的第9行，得知覆蓋的是美國南方將近700萬畝的土地，故(B)錯。(C)葛會覆蓋一切會移動的東西，根據文章的第9行與第10行，得知葛會覆蓋一切不會移動的東西故(C)錯。既然(A)、(B)、(C)皆錯，就只有(D)對了，所以答案是(D)。
補充：
replace v. 放回原處、取代 (always)
Marvin replaced the book in the shelf.
Marvin把書放回到書架上。
Nothing can replace parents' love.
什麼都無法取代父母的愛。
※更多關於字彙的補充，請參考「國考英文字彙一把抓」。