关于距离最近的行星，你一直都想错了：英语精读讲义

在句子“Nora offhandedly repeated the rumor, then realized she had never checked it,”中，offhandedly 表明了什么？

1. 她故意想冒犯别人。
2. 她先仔细核实过传闻。
3. 她说这话前没有多想。

使用 let me + 动词原形完成回答：“I may have the wrong date. ____ that before I send the invitation.”

哪一句表示某条线索使说话者发现了一个网站？

1. I found a clue on a useful website.
2. The clue led me to a useful website.
3. The useful website explained the clue.

哪一句表示这部纪录片令人极其震惊？

1. The documentary blew my mind.
2. The documentary changed my mind.
3. The documentary was on my mind.

请用两个原因标记补全句子，表示两个原因都成立：I chose the book ____ the cover looked exciting, ____ my teacher recommended it.

请使用 without ever 和 ask 的 -ing 形式补全句子：He followed the classroom rule for months ____ why it existed.

一位讲述者刚刚介绍了一种令人意外、反复出现的现象，接下来要解释其机制。哪个问题最适合作为转场？

1. How does that happen?
2. Did that happen?
3. What happens next?

用 ask 的 -ing 形式完成下面的英语句子，使这个行为成为主语：____ the precisely right question is vital.

选择能正确询问哪个目的地旅行耗时最短的问句。

1. Which island takes the least amount of time to travel?
2. Which island takes the shortest distance to travel?
3. Which island takes the least amount of time to travel to?

使用 the rest of + pronoun 结构补全句子，并让说话人包含在该群体中：Maya and Leo are presenting today; ____ will present tomorrow.

这个小组现在并没有计划户外活动。接下来哪句话使用了省略式第二条件句？

1. If we were, we'd choose the park.
2. If we had been, we'd have chosen the park.
3. If we are, we'll choose the park.

哪句话明确表示其结果来自对多次实测行程时间的综合？

1. The bus ride usually takes 25 minutes.
2. At the moment, the bus ride is taking 25 minutes.
3. On average, the bus ride takes 25 minutes.

如果这个应用通常能用，但偶尔会出故障，哪个短语最适合补全句子？The app works ____.

1. all the time
2. on average
3. most of the time

哪个句子使用不定式短语作主语，并把 that 用作程度词？

1. To write a report that detailed requires solid evidence.
2. Writing a report that is detailed requires solid evidence.
3. That detailed report requires solid evidence.

哪一句中的yield与questions yield knowledge中的含义相同？

1. The farm had a high crop yield.
2. The study may yield useful evidence.
3. Drivers must yield to traffic on the main road.

哪一项最准确地说明了原句如何组织论点？

1. 它主张在学校提问不会产生知识。
2. 它先对照一个熟悉的单向顺序，再把顺序反转成一个循环链条。
3. 它列出两种互不相关的学习方式，没有说明它们之间的关系。

哪句话使用强调句，把真正的原因 the backup battery 突出为焦点？

1. It was the backup battery that kept the lights on.
2. It was the lights that the backup battery kept on.
3. The backup battery kept the lights on.

哪句话中的 all at once 与字幕一样表示“同时”？

1. Please don't ask me three questions all at once.
2. All at once, the room went silent.
3. All of a sudden, the alarm rang.

请用 condense ... into 结构补全句子：We need to ____ the interview notes ____ a clear two-page summary.

哪个句子使用 as with 比较两个平行情形？

1. As with office work, remote work requires clear communication.
2. When office work ends, remote work begins.
3. Because office work is common, remote work requires clear communication.

models can trick us 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 模型故意决定对人撒谎。
2. 简化的模型可能给人造成错误印象。
3. 人们假装这些模型是准确的。

用 adjust 和正确的介词完成句子：We need to ____ inflation before comparing salaries from different years.

在这里，Think about it. 是请听众做什么？

1. 为没有认真听而道歉。
2. 停下来，根据接下来的证据检验这个说法。
3. 记住说话人的每一个原词。

使用 wouldn't ... but would ... 结构完成反事实条件句：If the window were truly sealed, the room ____ feel draughty, but ____ stay warm.

哪句话中的 must be 表示根据证据作出的推断，而不是义务？

1. You must be at the gate by six.
2. Visitors must be quiet in the library.
3. Her coat is wet, so it must be raining outside.

在 "That advert gets into your head even when you try to ignore it," 中，gets into your head 是什么意思？

1. 它开始影响你的想法。
2. 它让你头痛。
3. 它揭示了你所有的私人想法。

哪个句子正确使用了省略宾语关系代词的关系从句？

1. The new schedule saves time in ways you may not notice.
2. The new schedule saves time in ways you may not notice them.
3. The new schedule saves time in ways what you may not notice.

用 lets 后所需的动词原形完成句子：The help button lets you ____ a question.

哪种情况最适合用 retroactively obvious 来描述？

1. 经过完整解释后，答案仍然完全无法理解。
2. 只有在缺失的证据被找到后，答案才显得很清楚。
3. 调查开始前，所有人就已经认出了答案。

用 could have 加 notice 的过去分词完成句子："The sign was clearly visible, so we ____ it before taking the wrong road."

选择表示“这个东西在今年之前无法获得，但在今年内变得可以获得”的句子。

1. It was published before this year.
2. It wasn't published until this year.
3. It wasn't published this year.
4. It was published this year.

哪一个句子是正式的倒装条件句，意思是“如果她没有那么忙，她昨天也许会打电话”？

1. If she were not so busy, she might have called yesterday.
2. Were she not so busy, she might have called yesterday.
3. Had she not been so busy, she might call yesterday.
4. Was she not so busy, she might have called yesterday.

一位同事说：“This option is the cheapest.” 哪个后续句最能表明这个结论取决于 cheapest 的定义？

1. I cannot remember which option you mentioned.
2. That depends on exactly what you mean by cheapest.
3. That option is cheapest under every method of calculation.

按正确顺序使用 get、rid 和 of 完成句子：I’m trying to ____ the habit of checking my phone during meals.

在 “the universe awaits” 中，这种拟人化表达了什么意思？

1. 仍有新知识等待人们发现。
2. 所有科学问题都已经有了答案。
3. 宇宙有意识地等待一位访客。

朋友说走失的小狗已经找到了。哪句回答最自然地表达高兴，并邀请朋友认同？

1. Isn't that great?
2. Is that great?
3. That isn't great.