为什么蜜蜂偏爱六边形？ - Zack Patterson 和 Andy Peterson：英语精读讲义

用本课表示“有多个理由”的五词短语完成句子：The community garden is popular ____: fresh food, shared tools, and friendly neighbors.

哪项描述最能说明 Maya has a strong work ethic？

1. Maya 喜欢谈论职业，却很少完成自己的工作。
2. Maya 熟悉所有安全规定，但经常逃避自己的任务。
3. Maya 工作努力、信守承诺，而且即使没人监督也能保持专注。

用表示“由群体角色和关系构成的精细复杂体系”的短语完成句子：The colony has an ____.

哪句话能在前面的解释之后，正确补充一个带转折的新理由？

1. But another reason is that the route is safer at night.
2. But another reason because the route is safer at night.
3. But another reason is the route safer at night.

哪一个句子使用 in fact，以事实纠正了原先的预期？

1. Many people think the test is easy. In fact, most students find it difficult.
2. I enjoy drawing. In fact, my backpack is blue.
3. The test begins at nine. In fact, please bring a pencil.

请用表示第二项能力更令人意外的两个词完成句子：This watch can tell the time and ____ measure your heart rate.

哪个句子中的 behind 表示潜在的原因或推动力量？

1. Careful planning is behind the school fair's success.
2. Nina stood behind her friend in line.
3. The music room is behind the school office.

哪个句子以 Just like + 名词开头，说明两类事物共有的特点？

1. Just like humans, dolphins need air to breathe.
2. After watching the dolphins, the humans left.
3. Unlike humans, dolphins can stay underwater for several minutes.

用表示同一物品有两种功能的结构完成句子：The bench is ____ a seat, but ____ a storage box.

在“Clean water is central to public health,”中，central to 是什么意思？

1. 它与公共健康没有关系。
2. 它对公共健康极其重要。
3. 它在物理位置上位于公共健康的中央。

哪个句子中的 perfect 是动词，意思是“改进到尽可能好”？

1. The developers ran hundreds of tests to perfect the safety system.
2. The developers said the safety system was perfect.
3. The developers presented a perfect safety system.

请补全指定的“观察—结果”结构 If you examine ..., you'll see ...：If you ____ the shell closely, ____ a spiral pattern.

用突出显示的结构补全表示组成和紧密排列的句子：The wall ____ stones.

填入一个词，引出通俗的换一种说法：The cells are spherical, ____ ball-shaped.

哪句话自然地把问题放进“从多个选项中进行选择”的框架？

1. All the routes lead to the same place.
2. Why is this route available to everyone?
3. Of all the available routes, why did they choose this one?

补全固定结构 think like + 人：To make the website easier for beginners, think ____ a first-time user.

请用 there needs to be ... where 这一结构完成客观场所需求：There ____ a safe room ____ chemicals can be stored.

请使用 store 和 ripen 的被动形式：Before sale, the cheese must be ____ and ____ under controlled conditions.

请用正确形式的 until + turn into 完成句子：Leave the mixture to cool ____ a solid.

这里的 some serious space efficiency 是什么意思？A tiny workshop needs some serious space efficiency.

1. 它需要极其充分地利用有限空间。
2. 它需要工作人员神情严肃地讨论空间。
3. 它需要一个能召开严肃会议的大房间。

在 storage units or cells 中，or 起什么作用？

1. 它引出 cells，把它作为 storage units 更专业的名称。
2. 它表示说话人不确定这些结构能否储存东西。
3. 它提出两种必须二选一的不同设计。

把 just、big 和 enough 按正确顺序排列并补全句子：The cabinet is ____ for the printer to fit into.

请用由 in 和一个关系代词组成的两词正式关系结构完成句子：This is the cabinet ____ the samples are stored.

在这个语境中，The bees' very own honey jars 是什么意思？

1. 蜜蜂使用人类制造的玻璃罐来储存蜂蜜。
2. 蜜蜂从另一种动物那里拿走蜂蜜罐。
3. 蜂巢的小格被形象地比作蜜蜂自己专属的蜂蜜罐。

用短语 made out of 完成句子：The model is ____ cardboard.

使用 pick up 的过去式，并把代词放在正确位置：The coin was on the floor, so Ava ____.

使用较正式的 capable 结构和动词 analyze 完成句子：This tool is ____ complex data.

朋友提议星期六去徒步，但你需要引出一个关键问题。哪个回答自然地使用了这个口语路标？

1. I'd like to go. The thing is, I have to work on Saturday.
2. I'd like to go. In the same way, I have to work on Saturday.
3. I'd like to go. For example, I have to work on Saturday.

句中突出显示的对比强调了什么？

1. 制造蜂蜡所用的蜂蜜远多于产出的蜂蜡。
2. 蜜蜂刚刚开始制造蜂蜡。
3. 一盎司蜂蜜可以产出八盎司蜂蜡。

把 allow、us 和 store 按正确结构排列，完成句子：We need an app that ____ photos safely.

请用高亮结构补全这个优化目标：The purifier should clean ____ water using ____ electricity.

说话人刚刚描述了一种形状必须产生的效果。后续问题 What shape does that? 是在问什么？

1. 正在展示的形状叫什么？
2. 哪种形状能产生刚才所说的效果？
3. 某个特定物体是什么形状？

Imagining for a minute 在这句话中的主要作用是什么？

1. 它要求听者正好想象六十秒。
2. 它暂时建立一个用于讲解的假想情境。
3. 它在报告蜜蜂真的上过建筑学院。

以下哪一句用 Let's say 引入一个假设？

1. Let's say the bus is late. How will we get home?
2. Let's say 'good morning' together.
3. Let's say the words more loudly.

完成这句假设性比较。provide 和 require 都要用到，would 只用一次：Which playground design ____ the most shade but ____ the least material?

哪一个句子正确使用关系从句来限定某一件夹克？

1. The jacket that you're seek is by the door.
2. The jacket that you're seeking is by the door.
3. The jacket what you're seeking is by the door.

在这段叙述中，Leaving the bees to return ... 在语法上起什么作用？

1. 它是以 the bees 为主语的完整过去时分句。
2. 它是命令蜜蜂立刻离开的祈使句。
3. 它是承接结果的 -ing 分句；蜜蜂将返回并开始建造。

请用 might 和 miss 的完整形式补全句子，对过去的事情作推测：Nina arrived late. She ____ the earlier bus.

哪句话中的 fit 表示物理空间上的“放得进去”，并用 even 强调连基本预期都无法实现？

1. The suitcase is so large that it can't even fit in the trunk.
2. Leo is new and cannot yet fit in with his teammates.
3. The suitcase can fit in the trunk with room to spare.

请使用 take matters into one's own hands，并把所有格改成与 Maya 一致：After three unanswered requests, Maya decided to ____ and arrange the repair herself.

用习语 go back to the drawing board 的过去式完成句子：Our first science-fair plan did not work, so we ____.

用 pipe up 的过去式完成句子：After staying quiet through most of the meeting, Omar finally ____ with an idea.

哪一句正确使用 do/does 来避免重复 work well？

1. These headphones don't work well, but the larger pair is.
2. These headphones don't work well, but the larger pair does.
3. These headphones don't work well, but the larger pair has.

用 be able to 完成句子，使 will 同时支配两个并列部分：The new scanner will save time and ____ detect small defects.

请用表示“更像城堡”的两个英文单词完成句子：The old library looks ____ a castle than a school.

请用表示“确切地”的两个英文单词完成问题：Maya thinks the key is in the drawer, but how do we know ____?

提出“Which design is strongest?”这个问题后，哪个句子最自然地转入验证答案？

1. To find out, the team tested all three designs.
2. To clean up, the team put the designs on a shelf.
3. Already knowing the answer, the team skipped every test.

这里的 the industrious insect architects 是什么意思？

1. 这是这些昆虫的正式科学物种名称。
2. 这个短语表示蜜蜂是获得执业资格的人类专业人士。
3. 这个短语把蜜蜂比作勤劳而熟练的建造者。

请用 calculate 和 find 的过去式完成“方法→结论”的叙述链：We ____ the average travel time and ____ that the train was faster.

哪句话表示团队共同选定了最终尺寸？

1. After comparing the designs, the team agreed on a final size.
2. After comparing the designs, the team agreed with the lead designer.
3. After comparing the designs, the team agreed to use the lead designer's size.

哪一句中的 trademark 表示“容易辨认的特征”，而不是受法律保护的标志？

1. The company registered its new logo as a trademark.
2. Her quick sketches have become her trademark.
3. The lawyer checked whether the trademark was protected.

请用目标短语补全句子，表示这个结果来自反复尝试：The final design was the ____.

哪句话把这种发展置于漫长的演化时间尺度中？

1. These traits developed during one brief experiment yesterday.
2. These traits stayed exactly the same for millions of years.
3. These traits developed over long periods of evolutionary history.

用 pay off 的过去式完成句子，表示努力带来了好结果：Months of careful practice finally ____.

在科学讲解中，指令“Peek into any hive”主要起什么作用？

1. 它表示没有必要查看蜂箱内部。
2. 它严格命令听众检查每一个蜂箱。
3. 它把听众的注意力引向一个可观察的例子。

请用表示“戴着头盔”的短语完成安全提醒：You can ride the bike, ____, of course.

哪句话通过想象设计者会有何感受，来赞美一座已经建成的桥？

1. The bridge was so elegant that any engineer would have been proud to design it.
2. Any engineer would be proud to design a bridge like this someday.
3. The engineer was proud to design the bridge.