先有鸡还是先有蛋？：英语精读讲义

请用本课中表示某事至今仍令全人类难以理解的三个词表达完成句子：For centuries, the origin of consciousness ____.

完成这个带有强调意味的成对时间跨度框架：The archive contains letters from ____ 1890 ____ the present day.

用表示“非常急切地想知道答案”的表达补全这个非正式句子：I'm ____ who won the surprise contest.

使用本课表示过去先后次序的三个词补全问题：____, the telephone or the radio?

哪一句把字面解读表示为一种假设性的、非默认的条件？

1. The question would be simple if we took it literally.
2. The question was simple after we took it literally.
3. The question will be simple if we take it literally.

用 come about 的过去式完成句子，表示“形成”：No one knows exactly how the custom ____.

请用表示“措辞更准确”的三个词完成句子：To remove the ambiguity, the question is ____ “Which route is the safest?”

请用目标表达完成句子，以表示更大的侧重：The review mentions the acting, but it ____ the screenplay.

在字幕原句中，if 从句前的“That is,”表示什么？

1. 开启一个完全不同的话题
2. 对前面观点作更清楚、更具体的说明
3. 纠正前面的观点，表示它是错误的

用 must have 和 run 的正确形式完成这一推断：The grass is wet, and it did not rain. The sprinkler ____ during the night.

哪句话用 On the one side 引出两个对立立场中的第一方？

1. On the one side, we have residents who want a playground; on the other side, we have neighbors worried about noise.
2. On one side of the playground, there is a tall tree.
3. One side of the paper is blue.

一项早期的小规模研究发现了可能的益处，但还需要更多证据。哪句话以恰当的谨慎程度报告这一发现？

1. Researchers recommend that every child take a break every ten minutes.
2. Research suggests that short breaks may help children focus.
3. Research proves that short breaks always help every child focus.

请用本课的正式短语完成句子：This enzyme is ____ blood clots.

把“Without”和“could not”填入正确位置：____ the safety valve, the pressure ____ be controlled.

用表示“回到计划根本理由”的短语补全句子：We should decide whether we need the new app ____.

After all 在例句中起什么作用？

1. 它开始按时间列举一系列事件。
2. 它表示某件事发生在一切结束之后。
3. 它引出一个支持前述观点的理由。

用 one 后接 that 补全句子，以避免重复 helmet：I want a helmet with a visor, not ____ leaves my eyes uncovered.

用正式的两个词的关系短语完成句子，并把表示来源的介词放在 which 前面：They found an egg ____ a tiny bird had hatched.

使用 visit 的过去式和 would 补全这个想象条件：If a penguin ____ a tropical island, ____ it survive the heat?

哪个转场表达最能说明前面的证据自然地把说话人引向另一种观点？

1. Next, I will read the second item on the list.
2. On the other hand, the two views differ.
3. This leads to the other side of the story.

请用本课的两词短语完成句子：Could you ____ this note to Mia?

请用本课的四词短语完成句子：The prize was given ____ a travel voucher.

请用 over + 时间跨度完成句子：The town expanded slowly ____ several decades.

句子中的 or initial cell 起什么作用？

1. 它对 zygote 作了更通俗的解释。
2. 它表示 zygote 是任何未受精的卵细胞。
3. 它指出了 zygote 之后另一个独立的较晚阶段。

which we could call a proto-chicken 在这句话中起什么作用？

1. 它表示只有正式命名为 proto-chicken 的生物才包括在内。
2. 它用来确定多个生物中究竟是哪一个打了电话。
3. 它为已经明确的那个生物补充了一个可能的名称。

使用 would have 和 mate 的正确形式完成预期的过去结果：If the two animal groups had met, they ____ with each other.

哪个句子谨慎地引出了一个可能的反方观点？

1. The other side might argue that the plan costs too much.
2. The other side argues that the plan costs too much.
3. The other side has proved that the plan costs too much.

用表示“足以算作”的正式动词完成句子：One unusual event does not ____ a lasting pattern.

用 classify 的过去式以及表示分类结果的介词补全句子：“The librarian ____ the books ____ three sections.”

当下雨被描述为真实事实时，哪个连接词最适合补全句子？“_____ it was raining, the game continued.”

1. Even though
2. Even if
3. Because

用表示估算依据的短语完成句子：The estimate ____ last year's sales data.

哪一个句子对比的是海岸线在两个时间的状态，而不是其身份或位置？

1. The documentary shows what the coastline is now, not what it was before the storms.
2. The documentary shows how the coastline is now, not how it was before the storms.
3. The documentary shows where the coastline is now, not where it was before the storms.

用 so ... that 完成这个“程度—结果”句：The box was ____ heavy ____ Mia could not lift it.

Much like how 在下面的句子中起什么作用？The neighborhood changed gradually, much like how a small town grows into a city.

1. 它引出由很高程度造成的结果。
2. 它表示两个过程完全相同。
3. 它在两个过程之间引入一个强烈的类比。

用表示“生下后代”的三个词的过去时表达补全英文句子：During the night, the elephant ____ a calf.

在生物学文章中，哪一项最符合 selective pressures 的含义？

1. 一个物种突然变成另一个物种的单一时刻
2. 使某些遗传性状更有可能传给后代的因素
3. 动物个体感受到的焦虑情绪

讨论完证据后，说话人问：“So where does this leave us?” 这是什么意思？

1. 我们现在得出了什么结论，或有哪些选择？
2. 我们应该去哪个实际地点？
3. 谁正要离开这个群体？

用目标短语原样完成句子：Many small engineering advances ____ a lightweight electric motor.

用 cause 的 -ing 形式完成句子，表示该突变产生了这一结果：Scientists found a mutation ____ a small change in wing color.

妮娜完成生物学学位后，开始学习法律课程。哪个句子最准确地描述了这个新的下一阶段？

1. Nina went on to study law.
2. Nina went on studying biology.
3. Nina went on to studying law.

请填入一个表示“……的那个东西”并引出融合关系从句的词：The class examined ____ the teacher would classify as a mineral.

哪个选项最适合填入句子，既回指诺拉的身份，又推出一个结果？Nora is the club treasurer. ____, she keeps the financial records.

1. Such as
2. As such
3. Even so

请使用指定短语 brings us back to 完成句子：This new evidence ____ our original question.

在下面的句子中，nomenclature 是什么意思？The team agreed on a nomenclature for the new species.

1. 给事物命名的体系或一套规则
2. 只按大小给事物分类的方法
3. 给某一只动物取的特殊昵称

选择能先放下争论细节、再陈述核心观点的短语：The team may disagree about colors and fonts. ______, the website must be easy to use.

1. At the end of the day
2. By the end of the day
3. At the start of the day

哪一句使用聚焦结构，先引出共同基础，再说明具体内容？

1. What we all agreed on was the meeting time.
2. What we can all agree on is that the park needs more shade.
3. What can we all agree on about the park?

用本课短语完成句子，表达两种选择都会得到相同结果：____ we travel by bus or by train, we will arrive before dinner.

在句子 “Mia has a burning question about dinosaurs,” 中，“a burning question” 是什么意思？

1. 一个难到无法问出口的问题
2. 一个她非常想得到答案的重要问题
3. 一个关于火的问题