海洋到底有多大？ - 斯科特·加斯：英语精读讲义

用 yourself 和 stand 的 -ing 形式完成句子：Imagine ____ on a quiet beach at sunrise.

用包含 your eyes 和 can see 的表达完成句子：From the tower, city lights spread ____.

使用 let something sink in 补全句子：After hearing the result, Maya sat quietly and let the news ____.

用准确的短语补全句子，同时强调项目涉及得有多广和整体有多大：The ____ of the project surprised the whole team.

用本课中由两个词组成的口语组织语完成句子，引出第一步：____, make sure everyone has a map.

使用本课中用来建立共同前提的框架完成句子：____ the schedule may change.

请用完整结构补全句子，强调一个出人意料的数量：Although the building looks large, ____ public entrance.

用 consist of 的 -ing 形式补全句子：The school orchestra, ____ thirty young musicians, will perform tonight.

用 refer to A as B 的被动形式补全这个让步省略从句：While often ____ a nut, a peanut is actually a legume.

用 in and of 加上与复数主语一致的反身代词补全句子：The numbers are not especially meaningful ____, but together they reveal a pattern.

哪一句中的 define the face of 与例句使用了相同的比喻义？

1. Canals and bridges define the face of Venice.
2. The artist painted a face on the city wall.
3. The guide defined the word face for the visitors.

哪一句能自然地表达近似覆盖比例？

1. Forests cover rough 30% from Pine County's land area.
2. Forests roughly cover with 30% of Pine County's land area.
3. Forests cover roughly 30% of Pine County's land area.

用表示“超过”的正式短语完成句子：The repairs will cost ____ two million dollars.

哪一句正确使用句首 with 短语，把已知条件作为结果的背景？

1. With a such large audience, the announcement spread quickly.
2. With such a large audience and the announcement spread quickly.
3. With such a large audience, the announcement spread quickly.

哪一个句子正确表达“壁画是从上方被观看的对象”？

1. When viewed from above, the mural looks complete.
2. When viewing from above, the mural looks complete.
3. When it viewed from above, the mural looks complete.

用表示“领先幅度很大”的两个词完成句子：Of all the routes, this is ____ the safest.

哪句话自然地表示“塔楼是城市天际线上最显眼的部分”？

1. The tower is the dominant feature of the city skyline.
2. The tower controls the city skyline.
3. The tower serves the main function of the city skyline.

一位朋友刚提到即将到来的假期。请填入一个由两个单词组成的转场语，引出相关话题：____ travel, have you renewed your passport?

听完整的英文句子并选择听到的内容。重点分辨 billion 或 million 的词首音，以及 with a 后面的字母名。

1. The budget is three billion dollars, and that's billion with a B.
2. The budget is three million dollars, and that's million with an M.

你刚刚说了“The battery lasts 168 hours.”。下面哪一句正确使用 Put another way 来改述这个事实？

1. Put another way, the battery comes in three colors.
2. Put another way, the company designed a new charger.
3. Put another way, the battery lasts a full week.

使用 enough + 名词 + to + 动词的结构，并使用 water 和 immerse，完成句子：The pool contains ____ the sculpture completely.

哪一个句子描述某个地方被一大片咸水覆盖？

1. The experiment needs a small amount of saltwater.
2. The boat carries a sealed container of saltwater.
3. The old road lies under a body of saltwater.

用表示“远远超出人们负担能力”的目标短语完成句子：At that price, the laptop is ____ many families.

用表示“持续深入内部”的目标 -ing 短语完成句子：The tree has a network of roots ____ the soil.

用 represent 表示40%的占比，完成句子：In this report, the online channel ____ the company's total sales.

用本课中表示“除了已提到的所有内容之外”的准确连接语完成句子：The library is quiet and open late. ____, membership is free.

哪句话表示维修费用可能超过 500 美元，或粗略来说至少为 500 美元？

1. The repair could cost upwards of $500.
2. The repair could cost up to $500.
3. The repair could cost approximately $500.

选择能表明后一个分句准确重述前一个分句的连接语：The sign is bilingual; ___, it uses two languages.

1. that is
2. however
3. for example

哪一项最符合突出部分对生物圈的定义？

1. 只有人类居住的城市
2. 地球上存在生命的部分
3. 地球之外的空旷区域

哪一个句子表示一项重大发明可能改变我们所熟悉的生活形态？

1. A major invention could change life as we know it.
2. A major invention could change only the life forms we know about.
3. As far as we know, a major invention could change life.

哪一句中的 indeed 用来确认并加强前面的观点？

1. Is the task difficult? Indeed.
2. The task is difficult. Indeed, it may take several years.
3. The task is difficult. However, we finished it quickly.

请使用指定目标短语 the totality of 完成句子：The report examines ____ the available evidence.

用 encompass 的被动形式完成句子：The wetlands are ____ the national park.

说话人刚列举了几项变化。哪句话把整个列表视为一个想法，并强调它所占比例很小？

1. All of that represents only a small part of the final result.
2. All of that represents the entire final result.
3. All of those represent only a small part of the final result.

一位向导对这个地区的了解几乎超过所有人。哪句话用强烈而正式的方式表达了这层评价？

1. Her knowledge of the region is useful in practice.
2. Her knowledge of the region is fairly ordinary.
3. Her knowledge of the region is practically unparalleled.

一家书店设有剧院，说话人想把它作为一项略出人意料的额外事实补充出来。哪句话自然？

1. The quiet bookstore also happens having a small theater upstairs.
2. The quiet bookstore also happens to has a small theater upstairs.
3. The quiet bookstore also happens to have a small theater upstairs.

哪句话能自然地预告三个选出的常见原因，同时不表示它们就是确定的前三个？

1. These are the three most common causes.
2. Here is three of the most common causes.
3. Here are three of the most common causes.

请用准确表示“世界上最大的机器人”的英语短语完成句子：In the story, Atlas is ____.

哪一句使用 found 来描述某物存在或分布在哪里？

1. This mineral is found only in deep caves.
2. The researcher found the mineral yesterday.
3. They found the cave after sunset.

在一般的说明性英语中，“The cable is some four times longer than the rope”通常想表达什么意思？

1. 这条电缆恰好比绳子长四米。
2. 这条电缆的长度大约是绳子的四倍。
3. 有几条电缆，而且每条都比绳子长。

哪句话用中性的“主语—动词”语序改写了例句？

1. The world's largest waterfall beneath exists the Denmark Strait.
2. Exists the world's largest waterfall beneath the Denmark Strait.
3. The world's largest waterfall exists beneath the Denmark Strait.

在普通的非技术性用法中，选择下面这句英文最可能表达的意思：The new turbine produces roughly five times more power than the old one.

1. 新涡轮机的功率输出约为旧涡轮机的五倍。
2. 新涡轮机恰好多输出五瓦功率。
3. 在任何语境中，新涡轮机的总输出都必定恰好是旧涡轮机的六倍。

在句子 "After heavy rain, the river thundered over the cataract," 中，cataract 是什么意思？

1. 狭窄的海上通道
2. 巨大的强力瀑布
3. 一种眼部疾病

请用 by 和括号中的准确指标补全英文句子（surface area）：Among the Great Lakes, Lake Superior is the largest ____.

很多人以为香草来自树木。请用一个四词短语完成句子，说明它真正存在于哪个意外的地方：Natural vanilla ____ the fruit of an orchid.

请用表示“明明可见却未被注意”的习语完成句子：The missing key was ____ on the desk.

这句话中的 While 表达什么关系？

1. 先承认一个事实，再提出与之形成反差的主要观点。
2. 两个事件同时发生。
3. 第一个事实导致了第二个事实。

完成这个标准的地理表达：The village is 1,500 meters ____.

在此语境中，哪一句最准确地改写了 plummet beneath the waves？

1. 山体侧面陡峭地延伸到海面以下。
2. 山体侧面缓缓升到云层上方。
3. 这座山在海面上缓慢漂移。

请用一个 from A to B 短语补全句子，表示这些架子覆盖了完整的垂直跨度：The shelves run ____.

哪句话中的 dwarf 是动词，表示“一件事物使另一件事物显得很小”？

1. The enormous cruise ship draws the fishing boats beside it.
2. The enormous cruise ship becomes a dwarf beside the fishing boats.
3. The enormous cruise ship dwarfs the fishing boats beside it.

用表示“远远超过”的短语完成句子：The express train is faster than the local train ____ 20 minutes.

哪种理解最符合本句中 since we're picking on poor Everest 的意思？

1. 因为我们一直在用不太好听的比较开珠穆朗玛峰的玩笑
2. 因为我们正在珠穆朗玛峰上采集东西
3. 从我们选中珠穆朗玛峰的时候起

使用高亮的转场表达完成这句演示用语：Now, ____ a different example.

哪一句中的句首分词从句清楚地描述了主句主语？

1. Existing only in this valley, the rare flower is protected by law.
2. Existing only in this valley, protection is important for the rare flower.
3. Existing only in this valley, scientists protect the rare flower.

some six times deeper than the Grand Canyon 在这里是什么意思？

1. 深度约为大峡谷的六倍
2. 正好比大峡谷深六公里
3. 在大峡谷的几个地方更深

哪一句正确使用了“形容词 + enough + to + 动词”结构，表示某种程度足以产生一个结果？

1. The cave is enough wide to drive a truck into.
2. The cave is wide enough to drive a truck into.
3. The cave is wide enough driving a truck into.

哪一句对 atop 的使用自然且正确？

1. A small observatory stands atop the hill.
2. A small observatory atop stands the hill.
3. A small observatory stands atop of the hill.

哪句话自然地使用熟悉的参照物，帮助听者想象悬崖的高度？

1. The cliff is roughly the same height as the Eiffel Tower.
2. The cliff is roughly the same height than the Eiffel Tower.
3. The cliff roughly travels the height of the Eiffel Tower.

补全总结句中的习语：Pretty much however you choose to ____, the evidence points to the same conclusion.

这句话中高亮的说法表达了什么意思？

1. big 这个词必须始终全部大写。
2. 说话人是在教海洋名称的正式拼写。
3. 海洋非常大。

请用 be home to 的准确形式完成句子：The wetland ____ more than two hundred bird species.

用 comprise 的正确形式完成句子：The course ____ six short modules.

选择最适合完成这一正式因果衔接的连接词：The river was rising quickly. ____, the town closed the bridge.

1. Otherwise
2. Accordingly
3. Meanwhile

一份报告写道：“The rebuilding effort was almost incomprehensible in scope.” 这句话是什么意思？

1. 只有通过望远镜观察才能理解它。
2. 它的整体规模大得几乎难以理解。
3. 其中只有一个小细节令人困惑。

用 not so ... as to ... 结构完成句子：这个行李箱很重，但一个人仍能把它提起来。It is ____ heavy ____ be impossible for one person to lift.

选择能表示第二句用具体事实纠正第一种看法的连接语：Some people think only a few residents cycle to work. ____, a recent survey found that 62 percent do so.

1. In fact
2. For example
3. Meanwhile

把括号中的动词变成正确形式，完成 with + 名词 + V-ing 背景结构：With the rain ____ harder, the game was delayed. (fall)

用三个表示“它们全部”的英文单词完成非限制性关系从句：The library has four study rooms, ____ are open today.

哪一种解释最符合 virtually every single person？

1. 几乎每一个人都包括在内，但可能存在极少数例外。
2. 只有使用虚拟技术的人才包括在内。
3. 每一个人都包括在内，绝不可能有例外。

请使用高亮结构，并选择 have 的正确形式完成句子：Every community ____ influence local policy.

哪一句正确使用了较正式的 Evidence of ... is seen 结构？

1. Evidence of climate change is seen across the region.
2. An evidence of climate change are seen across the region.
3. Evidence of climate change see across the region.

用重复的 no matter how 结构完成句子：The guides will keep searching, ____ dark it gets, ____ cold the night becomes.

哪一句使用了相同的平行反转来表达双向影响？

1. Technology shapes our choices because the word technology has several meanings.
2. Technology shapes our choices, but in a very real sense, our choices shape technology.
3. Technology shapes our choices, but many people use it every day.