In amphibians hibernation occurs in mud or deep holes away from frost.
North of the Pyrenees Mountains, the natterjack toad offers a good example
of hibernation, passing the winter dug deep into sandy ground. Conversely,
natterjacks in southern Spain remain active during the mild winters common
to the region and are instead forced into inactivity during the dry, hot
summer season. Summer estivation also occurs by burrowing into the ground
or hiding in cool, deep rock crevasses to avoid desiccation and lethal ambient
temperature. Amphibians are therefore hardly at mercy of ambient
temperature, since by means of the mechanisms described above they are
more than exercise some control over their body temperature.
12.Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information
in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the
meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. Thus, although amphibians use the various mechanisms described above,
they have hardly any control of their body temperature.
B. Thus, by the mechanisms described above, amphibians are quite capable
of controlling their body temperature to survive extreme ambient temperatures.
C. Thus, unless they can use the mechanisms described above, amphibians
are at the mercy of ambient temperatures.
D. Thus, the mechanisms described above give amphibians control over much
more than just their body temperature.
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정답은 B인데요. 저는 B랑 D가 죽을듯이 헷갈리다가 결국 마지막 순간에 D를 골랐다가 틀렸거든요.
B를 고르지 않았던 이유는 extreme이라는 단어가 걸려서. 주어진 문장에 extreme이라는 포인트는
언급되지 않았는데 B에는 그 단어가 나오는 것 같아서 문장 의미가 왜곡되었다 생각해서 B를 안 골
랐거든요. 그리고 왜 D는 답이 될 수 없는 걸까요? 혹시 body temperature보다 더 많은 것을 control한다는 말 때문일까요?