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請依下文回答第 17 題至第 21 題  One of the most legendary stories of alchemy is that of Nicholas Flamel. According to the legend, he lived in Parisduring the 14th century, where he worked as a copyist. During the performance of his duties, he came across a verylarge and very ancient book, bound in brass and written on papyrus leaves gilded with gold.  The writing on the cover was in a strange and unknown language, and the book was organized into three sectionsof seven leaves each. Strange images and figures were painted on the seventh leaf of each section, including a virginbeing swallowed by serpents, a serpent being crucified on a cross, and a beautiful landscape watered by fountains fromwhich many writhing serpents emerged.   Nicholas spent many years in deciphering the writings and the symbols of the book which, of course, includedinstruction in the process of transmuting base metals into gold. His difficulty was that the secret ingredient, thePhilosopher’s Stone, was encoded within the paintings, and these he could not figure out. Finally he found a doctor, aChristianized Jew, who was able to help him decode the secret of the magical stone. Nicholas returned to hislaboratories in Paris in the company of the doctor, who unfortunately fell sick and died on the way. But after threeyears of experimentation, Nicholas finally succeeded in producing the “prime agent” of transmutation, and he and hiswife became quite wealthy as a result. By the beginning of the 15th century, they had founded fourteen hospitals, builtthree chapels, endowed seven churches, and restored cemeteries in Paris and Boulogne. Thus, Nicholas proved himselftruly worthy of the secret ingredient of alchemy, by using the profits from his discovery to help humanity rather thansolely to enrich himself.
17 Before he came across the ancient book, what was Nicholas Flamel?
(A) An alchemist
(B) An artisan
(C) A copyist
(D) A priest

參考答案

答案：C
難度：適中0.666667
統計：A(13),B(4),C(42),D(0),E(0)

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