你以为是真的7个大脑迷思：英语精读讲义

用名词结构 lack of + noun 完成句子：The project was delayed because of a ____ clear instructions.

用 lead to 的现在完成时完成句子：The broken heater ____ several cold mornings in the classroom this week.

在这个语境中，“bigger is better”在论述中起什么作用？

1. 它标示出一种说话人接下来要质疑的常见假设。
2. 它描述了同时发生的两件事。
3. 它给出了说话人已经证明的最终结论。

哪个开头先谨慎地承认一种说法，再引出反面观点？

1. While the report was printing, the long-term costs were uncertain.
2. While this may be true, the long-term costs are still uncertain.
3. Because this is true, the long-term costs are definitely lower.

哪个句子表示新游乐场的大小接近、但仍不到旧游乐场的六倍？

1. The new playground is exactly six times larger than the old one.
2. The new playground is more than six times larger than the old one.
3. The new playground is nearly six times larger than the old one.

在句子 "After its main evidence was disproved, the whole argument fell apart," 中，fell apart 是什么意思？

1. 它被整理得井井有条。
2. 它变得不再有道理或不再有说服力。
3. 它的物理尺寸变大了。

用 “pale in comparison to” 的正确形式补全句子：The old display is bright, but it ____ the new one.

下面哪个完整问句最符合非正式问句 “Had a fun night out?” 的意思？

1. Were you outside all night?
2. Did you have a fun night out?
3. Are you planning a fun night out?

用 improve 的强调形式完成句子：This helmet cannot prevent every injury, but it ____ safety.

选择能表明第二句沿用相同推理模式的连接词：The first game is difficult at first, but practice makes it easier. ____, the second game becomes easier after a few rounds.

1. For example
2. Similarly
3. Instead

请用本课的排他框架完成这句纠正：“The ____ cause this type of damage is a direct physical impact.”

在“Good thing you have 100 billion brain cells, or not,”中，“or not”起什么作用？

1. 它要求听者在两个同等开放的选项之间作出选择。
2. 它确认这个数字是准确的。
3. 它撤回了前面的积极铺垫，并暗示前述说法可能是错的。

补全使用缩写形式的强调框架：____ 2018 ____ the team found the cause.

哪个句子使用这个结构先承认第一印象，再用有意义的对比推翻这一印象？

1. The walk is short, but the steep climb makes it exhausting.
2. It may seem like a short walk, but the steep climb makes it exhausting.
3. It may seem like a short walk, and the map confirms that it is short.

请用本课中的五词比较短语完成句子：The protected wetland covers an area ____ 600 football fields.

转场语 To further put those numbers in perspective 向听者传达了什么？

1. 说话人要描述这些数字在视觉上的样子。
2. 说话人要离开数字话题，开始一个无关的新主题。
3. 接下来会用另一个比较来帮助说明这些数字的规模。

新的检测结果出来了。哪一种理解最符合 “The risk may not be so low after all”?

1. 风险肯定很低，而且这一点是在为另一个说法提供理由。
2. 说话人已经认定检测结果并不重要。
3. 新证据表明，风险可能比最初认为的更高。

哪个衔接语能搁置尚未解决的原因问题，并转向无论如何都必须采取的行动？“We may never agree on the exact cause. ____, we need to fix the problem now.”

1. Regardless
2. In other words
3. For example

按照提示，用 have、“we”的宾格代词和 believe 的动词原形完成句子：The polished photos ____ that the room is much larger.

判断：你想温和地表达与同学意见不同。“That is absolute nonsense”是一种礼貌、语气较轻的选择。

1. 正确
2. 错误

哪一个句子自然地以积极态度说明了一个有帮助的原因？

1. Because Ava's map was lost, we could not find the campsite.
2. Thanks Ava's map, we found the campsite before dark.
3. Thanks to Ava's map, we found the campsite before dark.

用两个标出的短语完成句子。第一个空表示“经常”，第二个空表示“在同一时刻”：We practice these songs ____, but not necessarily ____.

在视频原句中，for instance 向听者传达了什么？

1. 正在引出一个相反的观点。
2. 正在引出一个具体例子。
3. 正在引出一个结果。

一份报告只发现某些习惯与睡眠不佳之间存在联系。哪个句子能谨慎地表述这一发现？

1. The habits unrelated to poor sleep need more study.
2. The habits associated with poor sleep need more study.
3. The habits causing poor sleep need more study.

哪个连接词最适合补全第二句？“The first test showed a difference between the groups. ___, it did not prove what caused the difference.”

1. For example
2. Therefore
3. However

使用 there is no + noun + that ... 结构补全这个说法：“____ machine in this workshop that doesn't perform a useful task.”

在这段科普讲解中，“That's a busy brain”是什么意思？

1. 大脑给自己排满了约会。
2. 大脑高度活跃，并消耗了人体很大一部分能量。
3. 大脑的每个部分都同时以最高强度工作。

说话人用“right? Nope.”完成了什么话语动作？

1. 向听众询问信息并等待回答。
2. 先邀请听众作出预期中的认同，然后立即纠正它。
3. 确认前面的说法一定正确。

这里的 may have been convinced that 表达什么意思？

1. 此刻正有人试图说服你。
2. 你确定这个信念完全是自己想出来的。
3. 过去可能有人说服你相信这一点。

哪个句子最恰当地使用平行的 if 分句来呈现一个两分的概括，然后再否定它？

1. If a book is long, some readers are patient, and short books can still be serious.
2. Some people claim that if a book is long, it's serious, and if it's short, it's simple, but that division is misleading.
3. If a book is long, it's serious, and if it's short, it's simple.
4. Books can be long or short, and readers have different tastes.

按顺序用这两个常见标签完成英文句子：In the stereotype, a logical thinker is called ____, and a creative thinker is called ____.

在这个句子中，read 是什么意思：A good listener can read emotion in someone's voice?

1. 从线索中辨认并理解感受
2. 阅读写出情绪名称的文字
3. 让另一个人产生某种情绪

句子“The study found no evidence of a link between the two foods”是什么意思？

1. 研究没有找到支持这两种食物之间存在关联的数据。
2. 研究找到了表明这两种食物有关联的数据。
3. 研究证明了这种关联永远不可能存在。

用一个由三个单词组成的连接语完成句子，表示第二句在重述第一句：The deadline is Friday, not Monday. ____, you must finish by Friday.

阅读这个句子："It happened like you said it would." 这里的 like 是什么意思？

1. 因为
2. 大约
3. 以……的方式；正如
4. 喜欢

以下哪项最准确地描述了 nociception？

1. 一种消除疼痛的治疗方法
2. 在所有情况下都有意识地感到疼痛
3. 神经系统检测并处理可能有害的刺激
4. 仅仅是传统五感之一

哪种情况最能体现 proprioception？

1. 碰到热锅后感到疼痛
2. 船摇晃时保持平衡
3. 闭着眼睛时知道自己抬起的手臂在哪里

用本课表示“再补充一个优点”的三个单词完成句子：“The apartment has large windows and a balcony, ____ a view of the park.”

用本课中的准确表达完成句子：The survey helped the team ____ into how children learn new words.

用本课中的表达完成句子，该表达表示证明另外一些流行的错误观念不成立：After correcting two false claims, the science club wants to keep ____ with evidence.

使用本课目标表达和定冠词补全句子：After months of studying the strange signals, the team finally managed to ____.