私醫聯招 英文歷屆試題｜第 428 題
109 學年度
Languages seem to be (26) a smaller number, as languages like English seem to eat up regional ones. The three languages used the most by first language speakers today are Mandarin Chinese, English, and Spanish. English is being used more and more as the main language for business, science, and popular culture.
Evidence (27) that the dominant languages are (28) out the local tongues of various regions in the world. Linguists estimate that of the approximately 6,500 languages worldwide, about half are endangered or on the (29) of extinction. According to some linguists, the estimated rate of language extinction is one lost in the world every two weeks. If this sounds like the world is losing a species, (30) a way it is.
- squeezing
- triggering
- helping
- expediting
提示
需搭配後面的 out 形成片語動詞，表示「排擠、淘汰」在地語言。
正確答案
正解：A
詳解
A. squeezing：squeeze out 為固定片語「擠壓出、排擠」，與強勢語言排擠弱勢語言呼應，為正解。
B. triggering：trigger 不與 out 構成常見固定片語，用法不合。
C. helping：help out 意為「幫忙」，與強勢語言「消滅」在地語言的負面語境相反。
D. expediting：expedite 不與 out 構成固定片語，用法不合。
