猫咪科学：英语精读讲义

如果说话人说完 “Did you know octopuses have three hearts?” 后继续解释这个事实，Did you know 的主要作用是什么？

1. 引出令人意外的事实，吸引听者注意
2. 要求听者说出未知的心脏数量
3. 确认这件事是否发生在过去

这句话中的 print 是什么意思？“A vet photographed the print on the dog's nose for identification.”

1. 鼻子表面的纹路图案
2. 打印机印出的一张图片
3. 狗爪留下的痕迹

请用本讲解中的目标双词短语完成下面的英文句子，该短语意为“发挥与某物相似的作用”：The reflective roof ____ a mirror by sending sunlight away from the building.

在这个句子中，“trigger a behavioral and sexual response”是什么意思？

1. 描述这个反应在已经结束之后的情况。
2. 引发一个同时具有行为和性方面的反应。
3. 对另一个行为和性方面的诱因作出反应。

朋友说：“Your new job must be nice, considering you get free lunch every day.”说话人最可能是什么意思？

1. 他们推断这份工作很不错，并给出理由，语气也可能带有调侃。
2. 因为午餐免费，所以你有义务让这份工作变得愉快。
3. 他们确定尽管有免费午餐，这份工作还是很糟糕。

用 spend + 时间 + -ing 结构补全句子。使用 spend、twenty minutes 和 stretch：Before practice, we ____.

用本课表示“占用”的目标两词短语动词完成句子：These boxes ____ half the closet.

在句子 After the shop closed, Maya found a better job and landed on her feet. 中，landed on her feet 是什么意思？

1. 她决定不再走路。
2. 她成功度过了困难。
3. 她真的摔倒了，并且双脚先碰到地面。

在这个句子中，righting reflex 是什么意思？

1. 一种后天学会的快速书写方法
2. 分辨左边和右边的能力
3. 使身体恢复直立朝向的自动反应

请使用前置的 not only...also 结构和一般现在时助动词补全句子：Not only ____ Lena speak French, but she ____ speaks Italian.

用 allow 的 -ing 形式表示结果：The app translates signs instantly, ____ travelers to understand them.

哪个句子正确地把嵌入式问句用作 determine 的宾语？

1. They can determine which way is it down.
2. They can determine which way does down.
3. They can determine which way is down.

下面哪一句正确使用 by + -ing，并用 and 连接两个动作来说明做事的方法？

1. She reached the shelf by standing on a stool and stretching her arm.
2. She reached the shelf to standing on a stool and stretching her arm.
3. She reached the shelf by stand on a stool and stretch her arm.

用表示“能快速、有力收缩的肌纤维”的准确术语完成句子：A sprinter uses many ____ for an explosive start.

例句中的 whip around 是什么意思？

1. 不转向地缓慢移动。
2. 非常迅速、突然地转身或扭转。
3. 用鞭子抽打某物。

用本课中表示“任何时候都没有改变”的三个英文单词补全句子：The compass kept pointing north ____ its direction.

哪个选项表示猫在抬起尾巴的同时正在接受抚摸？

1. while being pet
2. while petting
3. while it pets you

在句子 “The puppy landed on its behind,” 中，its behind 是什么意思？

1. 小狗的尾巴
2. 小狗后面的一个地方
3. 小狗的臀部

在句子“The red hat is Mia's signature look,”中，signature 是什么意思？

1. 人们一看就会认出属于米娅的独特造型
2. 经过米娅正式批准的造型
3. 含有米娅手写签名的造型

选择正确使用 alternative to 的自然英文句子。

1. Walking is a healthy alternative to take the bus.
2. Walking is a healthy alternative than taking the bus.
3. Walking is a healthy alternative to taking the bus.

用 rub up against 的过去式完成句子：As I squeezed through the narrow hallway, my shoulder ____ the wall.

哪一句中的 claim 与例句中的引申义相同？

1. Please claim your coat at the front desk.
2. Nora claimed that the train had left early.
3. The wolf claimed the clearing by leaving its scent there.

选择最适合补全对照关系的短语：“The new playground is farther away. ______, it has safer equipment.”

1. On the other hand
2. In addition
3. For example

用一个由 attempt 构成、表示“想达到但不保证实现的结果”的四词短语完成句子：“The team changed the design ____ make it safer.”

哪一句正确地用平行的不定式表达两个目的？

1. The clinic opens early not only to serve workers, but to reduce waiting times.
2. The clinic opens early not only serving workers, but to reduce waiting times.
3. The clinic opens early not only to serve workers, but it reduces waiting times.

哪一句正确表示年轻的狼接受狼群首领的控制？

1. The younger wolf was polite to the pack leader.
2. The younger wolf was submissive with the pack leader.
3. The younger wolf was submissive to the pack leader.

用能够把一般规则缩小到某个特定群体的短语完成句子：“The standard deadline is Friday. ____ international applicants, it is Monday.”

使用“recognize A as B”的正确形式完成句子：“After checking his credentials, the board ____ Omar ____ a certified specialist.”

哪项说法正确解释了这组对比？

1. in complete darkness 表示有微弱光线；in dim light 表示完全没有光。
2. in complete darkness 表示完全没有光；in dim light 表示仍有少量光线。
3. 这两个表达都表示完全没有光。

一位朋友认为某种动物在没有光时也能看见。哪个回答用 actually 纠正了这个看法？

1. It usually sees better after sunset.
2. It can actually see very clearly in complete darkness.
3. It can't actually see in complete darkness.

请用表示差距很大的三词结构 much + 比较级 + than 补全句子：This train is ____ the bus.

在句子“The museum has a room called the Discovery Lab,”中，called the Discovery Lab 起什么作用？

1. 它是句子的主要谓语。
2. 它给名词短语所描述的房间命名。
3. 它表示房间朝某人喊叫。

以下哪一项正确说明了 tapetum lucidum？

1. 眼睛内部的光源
2. 视网膜后方的反光层
3. 视网膜本身

用表示“再一次尝试机会”的目标短语完成英文句子：After his first shot missed, Leo got ____ score.

在 “Their eyes can pick up more light” 中，“pick up” 是什么意思？

1. 从地上拿起更多光线
2. 把灯打开
3. 感知或接收到更多光线

请填入表示“在场”的形容词来完成句子：Without anyone ____, we postponed the vote.

用本课准确的三个单词组成否定比较，完成句子：Without a map, Lena can't find the cabin ____ I can.

用本课的两个准确短语完成句子：先引出一种可能观察到的情况，再作出非常有把握的结论：____ a trail covered in fresh footprints, ____ someone passed by recently.

一只猫的被毛以白色为主，上面有大块黑色和橙色斑块。通常用哪个名称更合适？

1. a calico cat
2. a breed called calico
3. a tortoiseshell cat

用以 In 开头、意为“除了……之外还”的目标三词短语完成句子：____ the free breakfast, the hotel offers airport transportation.

选择最合适的连接语：The power went out. ___ the room became dark. 第二句必须表示第一句造成的结果。

1. Because
2. As a result,
3. Then,

选择能补充有限例外的连接语：Most of these plants need full sun, ___ a few varieties grow well in shade.

1. because
2. though
3. as a result

请用 why、the engine 和 stalls 补全这个嵌入式问句：Mechanics still don't really know ____.

哪一个句子最适合严谨、经过编辑的写作？

1. Cats purr both when they are relaxed, but also when they are injured.
2. Cats purr both when they are relaxed and when they are injured.
3. Cats purr not only when they are relaxed and also when they are injured.

用表示“处于严重困境或痛苦中”的固定搭配补全救援报告：The hikers used a flare to show that they were ____.

用表示“用来做某事的方法”的正式表达补全句子：For Maya, drawing was ____ express feelings that were hard to say aloud.

哪一个句子最恰当地使用了相同框架，先提出常见看法，再引入尚属推测的替代解释？

1. Many students believe the plant needs more sunlight while they water it after lunch.
2. While many students believe the class plant needs more sunlight, one experiment suggests that it needs more water.
3. While many students believe the class plant needs more sunlight, one experiment proves that it may need more water.

用正式的两个词关系结构补全句子：The temperature ____ the medicine must be stored is printed on the label.

在句子“Regular sleep promotes healing.”中，promotes 是什么意思？

1. 把愈合提升到更高职位
2. 宣传愈合
3. 帮助愈合发生

请用 adapt 的过去式和正确的介词完成句子：After moving to a colder city, Maya slowly ____ the new climate.

句中的 may be 表达了什么？

1. 这种机制是一种可能的解释，而不是已经证实的结论。
2. 这种机制已被证明可以促进肌肉和骨骼健康。
3. 猫获得了使用这种机制的许可。

用表示“一个极其想知道答案的问题”的习语完成句子："At the end of the talk, Mia said, 'I have ____ about black holes.'"

用 “fix” 的过去分词补全表示期望结果的结构：The printer is broken, and I want it ____ before the meeting.