你什么时候才算准备好安定下来？：英语精读讲义

哪一句中的 settle down 表示开始稳定的长期生活，通常包括与伴侣建立长期关系？

1. The noisy class took ten minutes to settle down.
2. After years of casual dating, Leo wants to settle down with someone he trusts.
3. Settle down and listen to me.

用表示过去存在但现在已不再如此的短语完成句子：This building ____ a school, but now it is a library.

哪句话自然地用目标短语表示支付必要开销后剩下的钱？

1. After paying for food and rent, Mia had a few spare money.
2. After paying for food and rent, Mia had a bit of spare money.
3. After paying for food and rent, Mia had a bit of spare dollars.

哪句话最清楚地表示主要重点随时间发生了变化？

1. The trip included taking photos.
2. The trip was planned after the photos.
3. The trip became all about taking photos.

用接在 deeply 后面的固定短语完成句子，表达 Maya 在爱情上深爱 Ben：After many years together, Maya is still deeply ____ Ben.

在一段讲话中，开场句 These are the six things you need to do 的主要作用是什么？

1. 它预告了一个接下来会详细说明的六项清单。
2. 它要求听众自行选择任意数量的任务。
3. 它说明六件实体物品已经全部完成。

用一个准确短语补全句子，该短语表示“表明你已准备好过稳定、认真投入的生活”：Your willingness to plan a shared future can ____.

用一个准确短语补全句子，该短语表示“有某事发生的可能性”：With careful planning, the team may ____ finishing on time.

使用 The moment to ... is when ... 这一框架补全建议：____ ask for help ____ the problem keeps you from moving forward.

哪个句子最能表示一份文件存在大量且遍布其中的缺陷？

1. The rushed report contained one small typo.
2. The rushed report was riddled with factual errors.
3. The rushed report was filled with useful examples.

一名队友经常不回消息，还会在最后一刻改变计划。哪句话最恰当地表示与这名队友互动很困难？

1. The teammate is hard to trade with.
2. The teammate is hard to deal with.
3. The teammate is hard to look after.

用本课中表示“越过吸引人的第一印象”的两个英文单词补全句子：Once you ____ the polished surface of the offer, the hidden fees become obvious.

用一个固定表达补全句子，强烈否定“完全没有风险的选择”这个概念：____ a completely risk-free choice.

哪一句正确使用 however much，表示无论程度如何变化，主句的结果都不变？

1. Maya practices a lot; however, she still gets nervous before auditions.
2. No matter how much Maya practices, she still gets nervous before auditions.
3. However much Maya practices, she still gets nervous before auditions.

在这句话中，huge tracts of our psyches 是什么意思？

1. 人们内心世界中的大片区域
2. 人们拥有的实际土地
3. 讨论心理学的小册子

请用 one is 的缩写完成句子：In a new group, it can be tempting to pretend ____ completely confident.

请按 mature、enough、to 的正确顺序完成句子：Nina can now make responsible choices on her own, so she is ____ manage the trip.

在句子 “An unreliable guide would be a liability on this difficult climb,” 中，a liability 是什么意思？

1. 只有一个小缺点、但不会造成更大问题的人
2. 法律上有权收取他人欠款的人
3. 会带来额外风险或麻烦的人

用表示“无法控制”的三个英文单词完成句子：During the argument, his anger was ____, and he started shouting.

用表示“不再平衡地判断某种情况”的两个英文单词完成句子：After staring at one small mistake all day, I began to ____ and thought the whole project had failed.

用高亮结构补全句子，表示愿意采取一个困难的行动：If the plan fails, I ____ admit my mistake.

用表示“长期反复地”的高亮短语补全句子：The safety team checks the equipment ____.

在 “we speak of love as one thing when it's in fact two” 中，when 建立了什么关系？

1. 说明爱会变成两件事的条件
2. 说明人们开始谈论爱的时间
3. 说明人们把爱说成一件事的原因
4. 把通常的一体化说法与更准确的两部分分析作对比

用两个目标 -ing 形式补全对比；第一空表示“接受爱”，第二空表示“付出爱”：The essay contrasts ____ with ____.

请在 stop 后使用 want，并用 love 构成被动不定式来补全句子：Maya needs to stop ____.

哪一项最准确地说明了原句中 pick up the ropes 的作用？

1. 它是一个依赖当前语境的隐喻，表示接手并学习主动爱人这项不熟悉的工作。
2. 它是在字面上叫人把绳子从地上捡起来。
3. 它是表示已经熟悉某项活动如何进行的标准习语。

请用本课中表示主观印象的四词句型补全句子：When I put on the virtual-reality headset, ____ I am standing on the moon.

请用表示“在场并随时准备提供帮助”的两词短语补全句子：A nurse will be ____ throughout the school trip.

在这个句子中，clear up 是什么意思？

1. 把杂乱收拾好，让周围变整齐。
2. 把某件事解释得更清楚。
3. 等待天气好转。

用 bite one's tongue 的现在完成时形式补全句子：I have ____ many times to avoid starting an argument.

哪个句子表示某人努力忍住不哭？

1. During the farewell, Lena wiped away the tears.
2. During the farewell, Lena burst into tears.
3. During the farewell, Lena fought back the tears.

用包含 tired 的目标结构完成句子：After the long hike, Maya was ____ carry her backpack upstairs.

哪一句表示这种交换在几乎所有情况下都缺乏相互回报，但可能存在少量例外？

1. The exchange is entirely non-reciprocal.
2. The exchange is almost entirely non-reciprocal.
3. The exchange is almost entirely reciprocal.

在这句话中，on a very different end of the axis 是什么意思？

1. 他们彼此完全没有爱。
2. 他们实际站在某个物体彼此分开的两端。
3. 他们在同一段关系中承担明显不同的角色或处于明显不同的位置。

请用意为“Leo 不知情”的正式叙事表达完成句子：____, the bus route had changed overnight.

请用 long for love 的正确过去式完成句子：After years of feeling emotionally alone, she ____.

请用高亮的澄清框架补全句子：When we say we need more time, ____ we need a later deadline.

在句子“The room was designed as a recreation of the artist's childhood studio.”中，a recreation 是什么意思？

1. 重新创造出来、用于复现先前地点或经历的事物
2. 工作中的短暂休息
3. 为了享受而进行的休闲活动

以下哪句话使用“what it felt like to be”来指称过去的主观体验，而不是提出问题？

1. What did it feel like to be the new student?
2. He listed what happened after the new student arrived.
3. Years later, he described what it felt like to be the new student.

请用本课的两个被动表达补全句子，分别表示“受到细致服务”和“愿望很容易得到满足”：At the resort, guests expected to ____ and ____.

补全这个常见的安慰表达，意思是“解决问题，让对方重新感觉好一些”：Don't worry—I'll ____.

naturally 在这个句子中起什么作用：'This is, naturally, a disaster.'?

1. 它把“灾难”弱化成一种轻微且不确定的可能性。
2. 它把这场灾难说成意料之中的结果，并带有冷峻的批评语气。
3. 它表示这场灾难发生在户外或自然界中。

用表示“为了让学习小组顺利运转”的结构完成英文句子：____, everyone needs to arrive on time.

这里的 "move firmly out of the child mode and into the parental one" 是什么意思？

1. 真的从孩子的房间搬到父母的房间。
2. 要求一方成为另一方真正的父母。
3. 有意识地从希望被照顾，转向承担照顾责任。

哪句话中的 in terms of 用来指出比较所依据的维度？

1. The article is about the history of laptops.
2. She explained the rule in simple terms.
3. The two laptops are similar in terms of weight.

哪句话使用 get up to 询问某人做了哪些活动？

1. What did you get up to during the school break?
2. What time did you get up this morning?
3. Did you go up to the second floor?

哪个选项能正确补全句子，并表示“与……相似得多”？ Although the two jobs look different, teaching ... coaching than many people expect.

1. has much in common to
2. has many more common with
3. has much more in common with
4. has very more in common with

在原句中，与“the workings of a small business”的比较起到了什么作用？

1. 它声称一方必须成为另一方的雇员。
2. 它表示每对伴侣都应该成立一家盈利公司。
3. 它把长期共同生活理解为持续的协调和维护。
4. 它把话题完全从伴侣关系转成了企业所有权。

用放在含 any 的名词短语之后、表示强调的单个词完成句子：The plain office did not have any charm ____.

用本讲解中表示“被要求”的两个词完成句子：Staff members ____ work overnight will receive a meal.

用表示“出现了问题”的短语完成句子：Something has ____ the heating system, so the rooms are cold.

用表示“因为有必要做”的紧凑原因短语完成句子：Maya apologized ____ cancel the trip at the last minute.

请用 involve + 与主语匹配的反身代词 + closely with 完成句子：Maria decided to ____ the community garden project.

用能准确说明课程为何要求高的短语完成句子：The course is demanding ____ requiring careful work, not long hours.

哪个选项最适合补全这段话，既表达强烈而出人意料的反差，又承接第一句？The route looked easy. ____, it took us five hours to finish.

1. As a result
2. And yet
3. For example
4. In addition

用表示“不可缺少的基础”的比喻完成句子：Mutual trust is ____ a strong partnership.

在句子 “The couple made their promises at the altar.” 中，at the altar 是什么意思？

1. 它表示他们修改了誓言的措辞。
2. 它表示他们位于举行婚礼誓言的仪式场所。
3. 它表示他们在仪式前熨了衣服。

请用表示“两个人共同作出同一项庄重承诺”的目标短语完成句子：At the memorial, the two friends decided to ____ to continue their mentor's work.

把这句话呈现为圣坛前的誓言，主要产生了什么效果？

1. 它表示熨衣板可以依法加入一段婚姻。
2. 它以幽默方式赋予普通家务共同承诺般的庄重感。
3. 它暗示永远不应该严肃讨论家务。

哪个句子刻意把语气从建议推进到强烈的必要性？

1. We should review the safety plan.
2. We must review the safety plan.
3. We should and must review the safety plan.

在这句话中，severe remolding 最直接表达什么意思？

1. 改变某人身体的医疗手术
2. 对某人的性格和习惯进行重大改变
3. 少量且可有可无的改善

哪个句子把结果说成一种可能，而不是确定会发生的事？

1. If you're not ready for feedback, it will feel like criticism.
2. If you're not ready for feedback, it may feel like criticism.
3. If you're not ready for feedback, it cannot feel like criticism.

例句中的 can bear to have things pointed out 是什么意思？

1. 能够一边听一边搬几个物品
2. 能够避免任何人提到问题
3. 能够亲自找出每一个问题
4. 能够忍受接受令人不舒服的反馈

用 point out 的被动形式完成句子：I don't mind having small mistakes ____ to me during practice.

在 'see them as the teacher and you as the pupil' 中，'you' 前面省略但可以理解出来的是哪个词？

1. are
2. teach
3. see

哪个句子对 vice versa 的使用清楚且正确？

1. Maya arrived at noon, and vice versa.
2. Parents can learn from children, and vice versa.
3. The suitcase is heavy, and vice versa.

哪个结尾正确使用了 with + 名词短语 + -ing，表示双方都保持了冷静？

1. with neither side losing their tempers.
2. without neither side losing their tempers.
3. with neither side lost their tempers.

哪句话中的 be meant to be 表示预期的作用，而不是浪漫意义上的命中注定或原本打算做某事？

1. A community center is meant to be a welcoming place for everyone.
2. She meant to be at the station by noon.
3. After years apart, they decided they were meant to be.

哪句话使用 X, not Y，先提出理想模式，再重新定义某个事物？

1. Is a team a stage or a place?
2. A team is a place for shared problem-solving, not a stage for one person to control.
3. A team is useful, and one person may control it.

用表示“主动考虑这一限制”的词组完成过渡句：With the deadline ____, we chose the simpler plan.

用 assured 和所需的介词完成句子：After reviewing the safety report, the organizers felt ____ the plan's success.

以 'a brighter, longer, and more realistic future' 结束句子的主要效果是什么？

1. 它构成有节奏的三项递进，并以充满希望但又脚踏实地的结论收束。
2. 它给出三个完全描述同一种特质、可以互换的同义词。
3. 它用无关的描述性细节打断了句子。
4. 它说明未来所包含的小时数会比现在更多。