雷神之锤的由来 - 斯科特·A·梅勒：英语精读讲义

阅读这个句子：Mia, our fastest runner, won the race. our fastest runner 在句中起什么作用？

1. 它说明了比赛发生的地点。
2. 它引入了另一位同样获胜的赛跑者。
3. 它指的是 Mia，并补充了对她的简短描述。

阅读这个句子：The director kept an iron grip on every decision. iron grip 表达什么意思？

1. 这位主管使用铁制工具作出每一项决定。
2. 这位主管让所有人都享有完全的自由。
3. 这位主管非常严格地控制每一项决定。

“He snuck up on the guard”是什么意思？

1. 他悄悄接近了守卫，没有被发现。
2. 他爬到了守卫上方的位置。
3. 他从远处公开地呼喊守卫。

在这个故事中，哪项解释最符合“shorn off her beautiful hair”？

1. 她的头发自然变短了。
2. 她的头发被整理成了漂亮的造型。
3. 叙述者用了一个文学化的词，表示她的头发被剪掉了。

had seemed ... at the time, but now 在这个句子中起什么作用？

1. 它把先前的印象与故事当前时间点的严重后果进行对照。
2. 它表示这个恶作剧现在看起来仍然无害。
3. 它表示恶作剧和后果发生在完全相同的时间。

请用 be about to 的过去式完成句子：The glass ____ fall, so I caught it.

Yet who could replace ...? 在叙事中的主要作用是什么？

1. 在提出可能的解决办法前制造悬念。
2. 证明这个问题永远无法解决。
3. 请听众自愿献出自己的头发。

哪一句使用 like 对颜色进行形象的明喻描写？

1. Her scarf was red, and she liked autumn.
2. Her scarf liked the red leaves of autumn.
3. Her scarf was red like the last leaves of autumn.

哪句话自然地用 realm 表示一个神话般的目的地？

1. Please put your pencil in the realm next to your notebook.
2. I parked my bicycle in a realm beside the store.
3. The travelers entered a hidden realm ruled by an ancient queen.

在下面这句话中，句首时间框架强调了什么？Even before the shop opened, customers were waiting outside.

1. 顾客恰好在商店开门时开始等待。
2. 顾客比人们可能预期的更早就已经在等待了。
3. 顾客直到商店开门后才开始等待。

哪种情境最符合 a wily person？

1. 一名学生很快学会了一首新歌。
2. 一名谈判者暗中欺骗双方，让他们接受了协议。
3. 一个婴儿安静地睡了一下午。

用 get someone to do 的过去式完成句子，并用 Alex 表示被促使的人：Maya needed help, so she ____ carry the box.

用表示“服从他的意愿”的固定表达完成句子：The cruel governor expected every guard to ____.

用表示“我们最有希望成功的选择”的习惯表达完成建议：Because the roads are flooded, taking the train is ____.

哪句话正确使用了 pit A against B 来表示“让双方竞争或发生冲突”？

1. The organizer pitted the two finalists with each other.
2. The organizer put the two finalists in a deep pit.
3. The organizer pitted the two finalists against each other.

在这个神话句子中，sons of Ivaldi 主要向读者说明什么？

1. 这群人按其与伊瓦尔第的血缘关系来识别
2. 这群人在一个叫伊瓦尔第的地方学习
3. 伊瓦尔第是他们所从事工艺的名称

哪个句子用 claim that 表示“提出一种尚未得到证实的说法”？

1. The team said that the meeting began at noon.
2. The team claimed that its robot could clean a whole house in ten minutes.
3. The team claimed its lost robot at the front desk.

用 be determined to 的过去式完成句子：After two failed attempts yesterday, Lena ____ solve the puzzle before dinner.

使用 The rules were that 这一结构补全参观博物馆的规则：The rules ____ everyone had to stay with the group.

在下面的句子中，only now claiming 帮助读者注意到什么？Maya had defended the plan all week, only now claiming that it was too expensive.

1. 她在这个节点提出了与之前不同的立场。
2. 她的意思是这个计划恰好在这一刻才变得昂贵。
3. 她对这个计划一共只提出过一次说法。

用 issue a challenge 的一般过去时完成句子：At the press conference, the champion ____ to any willing opponent.

这里单独成句的 Literally 说明了什么？

1. Literally 只是让句子听起来更正式。
2. 他真正的头就是可能输掉的赌注。
3. 这句话只表示洛基的安全面临一般风险。

哪句话中的 forfeit 表示“按照规则或约定失去某物”？

1. Maya gave her bicycle to Leo as a birthday present.
2. After losing the wager, Maya had to forfeit her bicycle to Leo.
3. Maya could not find her bicycle after school.

用表示“没有其他选择”的准确表达完成句子：The bridge was closed, so we ____ take the long way home.

在“To stay dry, Lena carried an umbrella.”中，“To stay dry”起什么作用？

1. 它描述了那把伞。
2. 它表示 Lena 在带伞之前已经保持干爽。
3. 它说明 Lena 带伞的目的。

请用表示“最终获胜”的正式两词表达完成英文句子：After a difficult debate tournament, Mia ____.

用目标短语完成句子：The plans are ready, so let's ____.

哪句话中的 man 是表示“操作或留守并负责岗位”的动词？

1. Two crew members will clean the control room tonight.
2. Two crew members will man the control room tonight.
3. Two crew members will leave the control room tonight.

哪一句在指令后使用 or 表示“否则”？

1. You can use the front door or the back door.
2. Keep the door closed, or the dog will get out.
3. She closed the door, and the dog stayed inside.

在句子 “As the lights went out, everyone became silent,” 中，as 起什么作用？

1. 它把灯和所有人作比较。
2. 它引出与主句事件在时间上重合的背景。
3. 它说明安装这些灯的原因。

哪句话表示她受到批评时仍保持坚定，没有退缩？

1. Even when the crowd criticized her, she didn't change the subject.
2. Even when the crowd criticized her, she didn't flinch.
3. Even when the crowd criticized her, she didn't speak loudly.

哪句话中的 work 表示“塑造或加工材料”？

1. The potter worked the clay into a smooth bowl.
2. The potter worked for a local art school.
3. The potter worked at the studio until noon.

请用 carry on 的过去式完成句子：The rain started, but the players ____ with the game.

哪一句表示徒步者以自己能达到的最快速度行走？

1. The hikers could walk quickly before the storm arrived.
2. The hikers walked as quickly as they could before the storm arrived.
3. The hikers walked as quickly as the storm before it arrived.

在短语“I looked away for just a split second.”中，说话人移开视线有多久？

1. 精确测得的一秒钟的一半。
2. 仅仅极短的一瞬间。
3. 持续很久，只是中间有几次停顿。

在“One quick restart fixed the screen. That's all it took.”中，第二句是什么意思？

1. 仅仅重启一次就足以修好屏幕。
2. 重启只是许多必要维修步骤中的第一步。
3. 说话人不知道是什么修好了屏幕。

用表示“达到所需时长”的两个英文单词完成句子：The bread was still raw because it hadn't baked ____.

阅读这个奇幻情境：After changing from a dragon back into a boy, Kai appeared in his normal form. 这里的 in his normal form 是什么意思？

1. 以他平常的身体形态。
2. 穿着他平时的衣服。
3. 在一份官方纸质表格上。

哪句话自然地使用 overjoyed by 来表达强烈喜悦及其原因？

1. Elena overjoyed by the news and put it on the table.
2. Elena was overjoyed by the news that her missing brother was safe.
3. Elena was overjoyed by the slightly warmer glass of water.

哪句话正确地使用 leaving 分句来说明前一事件造成的结果？

1. The clouds moved away, and leaving the sky was bright.
2. The clouds moved away, leaving from the sky at noon.
3. The clouds moved away, leaving the sky bright and clear.

the All-Father 在本句中起什么作用？

1. 它说出了献给奥丁的长矛的名字。
2. 它给奥丁加上一个体现其地位的神话称号。
3. 它表示奥丁是每个人的生父。

用本课中表示“用尖锐物完全穿过去”的确切双词动词短语完成句子：The needle could ____ the thick fabric.

用表示“从折叠状态打开并变成”的目标双词短语完成句子：The pocket screen ____ a wide display.

在“Freyr, god of the harvest”中，god of the harvest 起什么作用？

1. 它补充说明了弗雷的身份。
2. 它介绍了另一位名叫“收成”的神。
3. 它说明是谁建造了弗雷。

哪一句中的 forged 与原句一样表示金属锻造？

1. The blacksmith forged an iron gate.
2. The clerk forged the director's signature.
3. The hikers forged ahead through deep snow.

哪一句中的 mount 表示供人骑乘的动物？

1. They mounted the screen on the wall.
2. We photographed Mount Rainier at sunrise.
3. The knight chose his fastest mount.

把这些词按正确顺序排列并完成句子：on / night / fourth / every。The lighthouse sends a special signal ____.

把这些词按正确顺序排列，以补充酒店的名字：Bluebird / called。We stayed at a hotel ____.

哪一句中的 smirk 表达了它通常带有的负面意味？

1. He smirked politely while greeting the guests.
2. He smirked warmly to comfort the frightened child.
3. He smirked when his rival gave the wrong answer.

在例句中，never miss its mark 是什么意思？

1. 它从来不会留下可见的痕迹。
2. 它总能得到最高分。
3. 它总能击中预定目标。

哪一句最清楚地使用了 never ...、never ...、and always ... 的平行结构？

1. The battery would never leak, overheating was impossible, and always lasted through the day.
2. The battery would never leak, never overheat, and always last through the day.
3. The battery would never leaking, never overheat, and it always lasts through the day.

用 despite 和指定的名词短语 the heavy rain 完成句子：____, the match continued.

哪句话能正确表示“一棵树比这组中其他所有树都高”？

1. This is the tallest tree than all.
2. This is the taller tree of all.
3. This is the tallest tree of all.

哪句话中的 at stake 表示某个重要事物可能会失去？

1. Our place in the final is written on a sign beside the field.
2. Our place in the final is at stake in tonight's game.
3. We placed a wooden stake beside the field before tonight's game.

哪一句自然地使用了 flee？

1. I fled my homework before dinner.
2. The bus fled the station at noon on its normal schedule.
3. The residents fled from the island as the volcano erupted.

用 have one's due 的准确形式补全句子，并使用与主语一致的所有格：After the organizers fixed the mistake, the winners could finally ____.

请用 point out that 的过去式完成句子：The teacher ____ the map was upside down.

哪种解释最准确地说明 had won the rights to his head, but not his neck 中的文字漏洞？

1. 约定赋予洛基和获胜者双方普遍的人权。
2. 洛基说头和脖子完全是同一个身体部位。
3. 约定赋予他们索取洛基头颅的权利，但洛基主张他的脖子不在这项权利的范围内。

请用表示“因此无权做某事”的短语完成这个正式结论：The visitor ignored the safety rules and ____ enter the lab.

请用表示“最终证明自己成功”的习语完成句子：Everyone dismissed Leo's invention, but he ____ when it won first prize.

哪项正确说明了 Taking his brother's awl 的语法结构？

1. 同一个人拿起尖锥并完成主句中的动作。
2. 他的兄弟拿起尖锥，而 he 完成主句中的动作。
3. Taking 是句中唯一的主句谓语。

在 sewed his mouth shut 中，shut 起什么作用？

1. 它表示他停止缝自己的嘴。
2. 它描述缝合动作进行得有多安静。
3. 它描述他的嘴因缝合而达到的状态。

哪个句子自然地表示玛雅受伤后失去了打网球的能力？

1. After the injury, Maya could no longer play tennis.
2. After the injury, Maya had no more tennis lessons.
3. After the injury, Maya could play tennis for longer.

这句话是什么意思？The warning in his joke was not lost on Nora.

1. 诺拉没有理解其中存在警告。
2. 诺拉弄丢了一份书面警告。
3. 诺拉理解了他玩笑中暗含的警告。

请完成这个 it-cleft 强调句，突出造成延误的是暴风雨：____ the storm ____ caused the delay.

请把介词放在关系代词前，完成这个正式关系从句：This is the discovery ____ the scientist is best known.