当火之水晶被盗，一切都改变了 - 亚历克斯·根德勒：英语精读讲义

在句子 “A bird flew through the beam and tripped the security alarm,” 中，“tripped the security alarm” 是什么意思？

1. 关闭了安全警报
2. 使安全警报启动了
3. 绊在安全警报器上了

补全一个以 By 开头、表示时间界点的三词表达：____ the bus arrives, we will have finished packing.

请用表示“到达紧急事件发生地点”的短语完成句子：The rescue team ____ before dark.

“We have a crisis on our hands”最直接的意思是什么？

1. 我们已经解决了这场危机。
2. 我们真的拿着一个叫作“危机”的东西。
3. 我们正面临一场需要处理的危机。

填写表示“非法进入”的短语动词：The thieves tried to ____ the locked store after midnight.

填写表示“开始响”的过去式短语动词：The fire alarm ____ during lunch.

用表示“就在……之前”的目标双词短语完成句子：The dog ran inside ____ the storm began.

用表示“不知道如何做”的目标句首结构完成句子：____ solve the puzzle, Maya looked for a clue.

用 transform into 完成句子：During the show, the empty stage will ____ a colorful forest.

Improbably enough 放在句首主要起什么作用？

1. 它表示接下来的事实经常发生。
2. 它表示接下来的事实不可能是真的。
3. 它把接下来的事实标记为不太可能但确实发生了。

用 see 的正确过去式、宾语和原形动词完成句子：At the park, we ____ into the pond. (see / the dog / jump)

把直接疑问句改成 determine 后的嵌入式疑问句：Who chose which book? The librarian must determine ____.

补全目标结构 get + 宾语 + into + 地点：Please ____ the dog ____ the house before the storm starts.

哪句话最明确地表达了正式且具有约束力的要求？

1. The law compels factories to follow the safety rule.
2. The law encourages factories to consider the safety rule.
3. The law asks factories to review the safety rule.

请补全规则中的 Those who 结构：Those ____ finish the quiz early may read quietly.

阅读这个句子：The red route is shorter, while the blue route is safer. while 起什么作用？

1. 它对比了两条路线的两个事实。
2. 它说明蓝色路线更安全的原因。
3. 它表示一件事发生在另一件事进行期间。

补全 too + 形容词 + to + 动词结构：Leo was too nervous ____ speak in front of the class.

判断：在日常对话中说忘带铅笔这件事时，"I confess my transgressions" 是自然、中性的表达。

1. 错误
2. 正确

在句子“The neighbors fell to arguing”中，fell to arguing 是什么意思？

1. 他们在争吵时摔倒了。
2. 他们避免争吵。
3. 他们开始争吵。

用 blurt out 的过去式完成句子：Without thinking, Maya ____ the answer before the teacher called on her.

用 shake one's head 的过去式补全句子：When Leo silently answered no, he ____.

哪句话表示某个问题无法回避？

1. I'll walk around it.
2. There's no getting around it.
3. I can't get around to it.

请用表示“通过反复尝试和犯错来学习”的固定短语完成句子：Getting the robot to turn correctly took some ____.

朋友说新日程让每个人都有更多准备时间。哪句回应能给出平静而温和的正面评价？

1. That's a bad thing.
2. That's not a bad thing.
3. That's absolutely wonderful!

用括号中的动词补全表示未来可能情况的条件句：If we ____ (miss) the bus, we'll ____ (call) a taxi.

用正确形式补全表达 reach a point where：The project ____ everyone had to choose one plan.

哪句话表示这些结论不可能同时为真？

1. The conclusions repeat each other.
2. The conclusions support each other.
3. The conclusions contradict each other.

用本课表达补全假设结果结构：A second test ____ the measurements are accurate.

阅读句子：We'll confirm the facts and work from there. work from there 是什么意思？

1. 把已确认的事实作为下一步的起点。
2. 事实一经确认就停止。
3. 把工作搬到更远的地方。

补全引出名称的结构：The process of water turning into vapor is known ____ evaporation.

使用 The trick is in 和 plan 的 -ing 形式补全句子：____ your questions carefully.

使用 not lead 和它要求的介词补全句子：These assumptions might ____ contradictions on their own.

用 ask 的正确形式补全句子：Mia finished the puzzle without ____ for a hint.

哪句话正确使用关系从句来确定符合选择标准的规则？

1. We need a rule what removes the most possibilities on its own.
2. We need a rule that it removes the most possibilities on its own.
3. We need a rule that removes the most possibilities on its own.

哪句话用 thus 表明前一个事实导致了后面的结果？

1. The new map shows every exit, but it was printed yesterday.
2. The new map shows every exit, and then the guide opened the door.
3. The new map shows every exit and thus helps visitors find their way out.

用 turn out to be 的过去式补全句子：After we checked the records, the rumor ____ false.

哪句话能自然地从一般性观点转到一个具体案例？

1. For take an example, a bicycle has square wheels.
2. Take, for example, a bicycle with square wheels.
3. Take away, for example, a bicycle with square wheels.

补全表示“诚实地说”的固定搭配：Please tell the ____ about what happened.

哪句话把钥匙的位置当作推理中的临时前提？

1. If we assume the key is in this room, we'd search here first.
2. We know for certain that the key is in this room, so we'll search here first.
3. The key was found in this room yesterday.

哪句话中的 since 表示 because，也就是“因为”？

1. I have lived here since 2020.
2. Since the door is locked, we'll use the back entrance.
3. She has been awake since sunrise.

用 would have to 和 lie 的 -ing 形式完成推断：Nina checked the security log, which shows 1:00, but she says she arrived at noon. If the log is accurate, Nina ____ about her arrival time.

哪个选项使用 And yet 引出了与预期结果相冲突的事实？

1. The backpack looked empty. And yet, it was surprisingly heavy.
2. The backpack looked empty. It was under the desk.
3. The backpack looked empty. So I put it on the chair.

Mia 先说：“我从没见过这把钥匙。”一分钟后，她又说：“我昨天用过这把钥匙。”从逻辑上看，最适合怎样描述这两个说法？

1. A contradiction
2. A prediction
3. A request

你已经找到了缺失的线索。用准确短语补全句子，表达“现在可以回到第一步”：We ____ and check every step again.

用目标短语完成句子，表示新得知的事实改变了第二次查看时的判断：We reviewed the map again ____ the north gate was locked.

本确实是一名救生员，句子要说明这个角色带来的职责。哪一句正确？

1. Like a lifeguard, Ben must watch the pool.
2. As a lifeguard, Ben must watch the pool.

用表示两个可能位置的配对结构补全句子：The keys are ____ in the kitchen ____ in the car.

阅读：“The roads are icy. That means the game may be canceled.” That means 表明了什么？

1. 第二句纠正了第一句的语法错误。
2. 第二句是根据第一句得出的结论。
3. 第二句引入了一个无关的新话题。

包裹不见时，摄像头显示 Leo 在另一个房间。哪句话作出了正确的推断？

1. Leo can't take the package.
2. Leo doesn't have to take the package.
3. Leo can't have taken the package.

团队已经排除了除 Omar 以外的所有技术人员。哪句话能自然地说出最后剩下的唯一可能？

1. The only technician who left could repair the server is Omar.
2. The only technician left who could repair the server is Omar.
3. The technician only left who could repair the server is Omar.

哪句话表示把每只小猫放进航空箱很困难，但最后成功了？

1. We managed to get every kitten into the carrier before the storm arrived.
2. We planned to get every kitten into the carrier before the storm arrived.
3. We tried to get every kitten into the carrier before the storm arrived.

哪句话表示闹铃几乎在我们到达前门的同时开始响？

1. The alarm began to ring long after we reached the front door.
2. The alarm began to ring before we reached the front door.
3. The alarm began to ring just as we reached the front door.

哪句话自然地用 manifest 表示某种内在状况开始显现？

1. The stress began to manifest as sleeplessness.
2. The meeting manifested at three o'clock.
3. The bus manifested at the station at noon.

用 Compared with... 结构表示“这次小测相对于期末考试显得容易”：____, this quiz felt easy.

哪句话正确地用动名词短语作主语，并把整项任务看作单数？

1. Figuring out who took the key was easy.
2. Figuring out who took the key were easy.
3. Figure out who took the key was easy.

这句话中的 was elementary 最准确的理解是什么？

1. 表示这项任务只适合小学生。
2. 表示这项任务需要背下所有化学元素。
3. 表示这项任务很基础、很简单，同时也呼应了“元素”的概念。

在短语 “build your writing toolkit” 中，toolkit 最可能是什么意思？

1. 一个存放工具的实体箱子
2. 一套逻辑方法和技能
3. 一条能解决所有问题的规则

补全这个语气自信的推荐表达，它表示“不必再去别处寻找”：For a quick science activity, ____ this experiment guide.

在规范书面表达中，哪种形式最清楚地表明这个平台以解决问题为基础？

1. a problem-solving based platform
2. a problem solving-based platform
3. a problem-solving-based platform

这个英文句子是什么意思？The library has over 10,000 books.

1. 图书馆正好有 10,000 本书。
2. 图书馆大约有 10,000 本书。
3. 图书馆有 10,000 多本书。

用 brush up on 完成句子：I need to ____ my multiplication facts before the quiz.

在句子 "Play with the new drawing tools and see what they can do," 中，play with 是什么意思？

1. 随意动手试用并探索这些工具
2. 不使用这些工具
3. 在游戏中和这些工具比赛

用 solve your way through 的过去式完成句子：Maya ____ the entire puzzle book, one page at a time.

a virtually endless stockpile of riddles 在这里传达了什么意思？

1. 它把谜题呈现为一大批储存起来、几乎取之不尽的内容。
2. 它表示已经从字面意义上证明这批谜题是无限的。
3. 它表示这些谜题只能在虚拟世界中完成。

把 it 放在 check ... out 中的正确位置来补全句子：This new puzzle app looks fun. Let's ____.

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1. $120
2. $80
3. $20