1. According to Paragraph 1, what is true of plants that can grow in serpentine soil?
(A) They require far less calcium than most plants do.
(B) They absorb micronutrients unusually well.
(C) They are able to absorb nitrogen in its elemental state.
(D) They are typically crops raised for food.
解題步驟Steps:
→ 搜索關鍵核心字詞 (key words)
→ serpentine soil / plants
→ 定位 (positioning / locating)
→ So-called serpentine soils, for example, are deficient in calcium
→ 判讀訊息: only plants able to tolerate low levels of this mineral can survive
→ 對應選項 (correlation)
→ 正確答案A.
同義字詞補充:
1. serpentine (蜿蜒的) = sinuous = tortuous = winding = meandering = devious = circuitous
2. deficient (缺乏的/不足的) = meager = scant = scanty = skimpy = scarce = sparse = insufficient = inadequate