哥特简史 - 丹·亚当斯：英语精读讲义

在句中，atmospheric post-punk music 最符合下面哪个意思？

1. 能营造强烈、沉浸氛围的后朋克音乐
2. 以古代战争为题材的流行音乐
3. 在户外演奏的传统朋克音乐

请用询问共同点的固定短语完成问题：What does this neighborhood have ____ the old one?

用本课表示名称或称号的两个单词补全句子：The masked hero is ____ Night Falcon.

哪一句以相同的比喻方式使用 stretching，表示跨越很长一段时间？

1. A long banner stretches across the stage.
2. The custom reflects a connection stretching across the centuries.
3. The athlete is stretching her arms before the race.

哪句话最自然地通过说明起始时期来开启一段历史叙述？

1. The winter of 1912 was unusually cold.
2. People still tell stories about the winter of 1912.
3. The story begins in the winter of 1912.

哪句话用 as 表示一个渐进变化与另一个发展过程同时发生？

1. As a bus driver, Lee knows every route.
2. As the town grew, the bus network expanded.
3. As the road was closed, we took another route.

哪句话中的 face 表示“面临威胁”？

1. The lighthouse faces the open sea.
2. The painter added a face to the shield.
3. The coastal town faced repeated raids and strengthened its walls.

用 be 的正确形式完成这个正式倒装句：Among the finalists ____ two students from our school.

用目标短语的正确形式完成句子：The science team ____ students from three classes.

用目标结构完成对比：____ customers order online, ____ prefer to shop in person.

哪句话表示委员会把公众反馈纳入了修订后的政策？

1. The committee incorporated public feedback with the revised policy.
2. The committee incorporated the revised policy into public feedback.
3. The committee incorporated public feedback into the revised policy.

哪句话能自然地表示一个委员会分成了两个群体？

1. After the disagreement, the committee split as two.
2. After the disagreement, the committee split into twice.
3. After the disagreement, the committee split in two.

使用高亮搭配的过去式完成句子：After the reform, local councils ____ planning and public services.

用表示“组织内部围绕控制权的冲突”的短语完成句子：The committee delayed the vote because of ____ among its senior members.

在这个历史句子中，mercenary revolt 是什么意思？

1. 由受雇战士发动的叛乱
2. 关于士兵工资的和平抗议
3. 正规军的训练演习

哪句话正确地用 led by... 作为修饰名词的缩略被动结构？

1. The expedition leading by Dr. Chen reached the island safely.
2. The expedition was led by Dr. Chen reached the island safely.
3. The expedition led by Dr. Chen reached the island safely.

哪句话表示一名统治者被迫下台？

1. After the coup, the army deposed the president.
2. After lunch, the staff removed the empty plates.
3. During the hearing, the lawyer deposed the witness.

请补全句子，表达正式的从属关系，而不是获得许可：The provincial governor remained ____ the emperor's authority.

哪一句自然地表示“这个小镇世代延续这一节庆传统”？

1. The town has borrowed this festival tradition for generations.
2. The town has repaired this festival tradition for generations.
3. The town has maintained this festival tradition for generations.

哪一句用 would 表示“从过去某个时间点看后来发生的事”？

1. Founded in 1890, the small workshop would later become a famous museum.
2. The workshop would become a museum if the city approved the plan.
3. Would you open the museum door, please?

请用 fragment 的正确过去时短语完成句子：After the alliance collapsed, it ____ three rival groups.

哪个句子最准确地描述人们逐渐采用当地的主流语言和习俗？

1. Over time, the newcomers adjusted to the colder weather.
2. Over time, the newcomers assimilated into the local culture.
3. Over time, the newcomers integrated into the community while keeping their own traditions.

在这个语境中，Their names still mark the map 是什么意思？

1. 每张地图都会列出制作者的姓名。
2. 他们在地图上自己的名字旁边画了符号。
3. 与他们有关的名称仍能在地名中看到。

完成这个平行结构：The move marked the end ____ one chapter and the beginning ____ another.

用本课准确的三个词结构补全句子，并使用 many 表示有很多人使用这个标签：The rapid price rise has created ____ a housing crisis.

在这个历史句子中，the Dark Ages 是什么意思？

1. 它是欧洲历史上一个传统但有争议的时期标签。
2. 它指欧洲没有日光的一段时期。
3. 它是一个贯穿整个中世纪的王国的官方名称。

哪个句子正确使用 although 引出让步关系？

1. Although the library was small.
2. Although the library was small, but it had an excellent collection.
3. Although the library was small, it had an excellent collection.

哪个句子自然地表示，随着网络媒体发展，一家报纸的影响力下降了？

1. The newspaper's influence declined as online media grew.
2. The newspaper declined its influence as online media grew.
3. The newspaper's influence was decline as online media grew.

以下哪个例子最适合描述为 allegory？

1. 一栋建筑有异常宽大的窗户。
2. 一个故事中，旅程的每个阶段都代表一个人的道德成长。
3. 一幅肖像用光环作为一个宗教象征。

使用目标结构 focus on A rather than B 完成句子：The course ____ practical skills ____ abstract theory.

哪句话用 extend to 表示某种变化进一步影响了另一个领域？

1. The reforms began in education and later described healthcare.
2. The reforms began in education and later extended to healthcare.
3. The reforms began in education and later ended healthcare.

在这段历史语境中，Abbey of Saint-Denis 起什么作用？

1. 它是一个曾统治中世纪法国的王朝。
2. 它是一种用于装饰石墙的绘画方法。
3. 它是一处被用作早期哥特式建筑实例的历史地点。

哪项描述正确对应 pointed arches 和 flying buttresses？

1. 两种不同的彩色玻璃窗。
2. 平屋顶，加上教堂内部的绘画场景。
3. 顶部呈尖形的拱，加上位于墙体外部的拱形支撑。

请用 make 的过去式和宾语 the room 完成句子：The new lights ____ brighter and friendlier.

哪句话最适合描述一座让人感觉宽敞、充满柔和光线的博物馆？

1. The museum has a sturdy, dark interior.
2. The museum has an open, luminous interior.
3. The museum is open because its front doors are unlocked.

在这组对比中，高亮短语强调了什么？

1. 这里与古典建筑相关的坚实支撑形式。
2. 声称古典建筑没有结构支撑。
3. 进入哥特式内部空间的彩色光线。

请用表示“成为他人效仿的范例”的表达补全句子：After its successful first year, the community library ____ libraries in nearby towns.

But fashions change. 这句话在本段中主要起什么作用？

1. 它把论述从之前的影响转向后来审美发生变化这一观点。
2. 它声称大教堂的设计每天都在变化。
3. 它开始介绍一套制作时髦服装的步骤。

哪个句子使用 with + 名词短语为主句交代背景？

1. Growing public interest in the project caused funding to increase.
2. With growing public interest in the project, funding increased.
3. Because the public became more interested in the project, funding increased.

哪个句子只表示人们对设计的印象变了，而没有断言设计本身发生了变化？

1. The designers replaced the old-fashioned design.
2. The design became old-fashioned when its materials wore out.
3. The design began to seem old-fashioned as tastes changed.

这句话中的高亮短语表达了什么含义？

1. 较新的风格看起来粗糙，而且品质低于作为比较对象的风格。
2. 较新的风格很不寻常，因为无法进行比较。
3. 较新的风格更简单，但品质相同。

哪个句子正确地让主句主语成为写作动作的执行者？

1. Writing in her field journal, Lina recorded the birds' behavior.
2. Writing in her field journal, the rain interrupted Lina's notes.
3. Writing in her field journal, the birds' behavior was recorded by Lina.

补全句子，使其表示 Lena 比其他所有人更早解开谜题。填写三个英文单词：Lena was ____ solve the puzzle.

a derogatory reference to a group 表示什么？

1. 它以尊重的方式赞扬这个群体。
2. 它以贬低的方式指称这个群体。
3. 它给这个群体一个正式、中性的名称。

用一个表示 who were believed to have left before dawn 的缩略形式补全句子：The climbers ____ before dawn were found at the base camp.

用本课中的原样习语补全句子：We called our robot Beep, and ____.

用 come to represent 的过去式补全句子，表示这一含义是逐渐形成的：Over many years, the dove ____ peace.

在这个句子中，associations of darkness, superstition, and simplicity 是什么意思？

1. 中世纪每个部分都客观具有的特征。
2. 这个名称往往让人想到的观念和感受。
3. 构成这个名称完整词典定义的事实。

time marched on 在这句话中起什么作用？

1. 表示时间持续流逝，并引出之后的变化。
2. 表示时钟参加了军事游行。
3. 表示所有人等待时，事情停止了发展。

请用表示“预算也改变了”的正式倒装结构完成句子：The schedule changed, ____ the budget.

哪个句子是在自然地询问一种传统是如何形成的？

1. How did this tradition come across to the visitors?
2. How did this tradition come about?
3. How did this tradition come up in the discussion?

哪个句子表示公共安全是该组织的最高优先事项？

1. The organization treats public safety as one concern among many.
2. The organization considers public safety only after other concerns.
3. The organization values public safety above all else.

下面哪句话正确表达了“反对前一趋势，因此采取新行动”的关系？

1. Reacting against strict tradition, the artists experimented with new forms.
2. Reacting to the announcement, the artists checked the schedule.
3. Reacting against strict tradition, new forms appeared to the artists.

这里的 sought idealized visions of a past 是什么意思？

1. 他们试图抹去对早期时代的一切记忆。
2. 他们追寻一个经过美化的较早时代图景。
3. 他们对历史进行了中立且完全准确的记录。

用高亮的被动短语完成句子，表示这个术语第二次被赋予新用途：Years later, the term ____ to name a new app feature.

在英文句子“The novel belongs to a darker strain of Romanticism,”中，strain 是什么意思？

1. 浪漫主义作家讨论的一种身体损伤。
2. 整个思潮中一种可以辨认的、较阴暗的类型。
3. 浪漫主义造成的情绪压力。

哪一句正确表达“一名记者最初把这个标签用于该运动”？

1. The movement was first applied to a journalist by the label.
2. The label was first applied by the movement to a journalist.
3. The label was first applied to the movement by a journalist.

这里的 as a reference to the plot and general atmosphere 是什么意思？

1. 它指出了推荐这个故事的人。
2. 它有意指向或呼应故事中的事件和整体氛围。
3. 它把这个故事列为供进一步研究的资料来源。

genre staples 在这句话中是什么意思？

1. 用来装订书籍的金属订书钉
2. 某一类型中反复出现、容易识别的特征
3. 只在一个故事中出现的罕见细节

哪一句最明确地把一次成功描述为许多后续作品的源头？

1. The hit game was released after several earlier games.
2. The hit game spawned several sequels and a television series.
3. The hit game included several levels and a television in one scene.

until the 1970s 在这句话中起什么作用？

1. 它标出了这个标签原先与文学和电影相关联的阶段终点。
2. 它表示文学和电影在20世纪70年代以后才首次采用这个标签。
3. 它表示文学和电影在20世纪70年代完全停止使用这个标签。

哪句话自然地表示“这座城市开始形成一个爵士音乐圈”？

1. A scene from the film showed a jazz club.
2. A lively jazz scene emerged in the city.
3. The mountain scenery was beautiful at sunset.

用 take cues from 的过去式补全句子：The costume designer ____ 1920s fashion for the new collection.

哪句话能自然表达家具设计的灵感来自20世纪20年代？

1. The room features furniture inspiring by 1920s design.
2. The room features furniture inspired by 1920s design.
3. The room features furniture inspired 1920s design.

用 combine A with B 的过去式结构补全句子：The restaurant ____ local ingredients ____ modern cooking techniques.

androgynous glam fashion 在这里最可能表示什么？

1. 没有任何装饰效果的朴素日常服装
2. 一种融合或模糊传统男性与女性特征的戏剧化华丽风格
3. 只为男性设计的正式服装

用表示反复被动归类的目标表达补全句子：In the music press, similar bands ____ Gothic Rock.

原句中的移动意象表达了什么变化？

1. 这种风格走出了小型俱乐部场景，并获得了进入大型行业和媒体平台的机会。
2. 这种风格因为俱乐部变得太明亮而离开了音乐行业。
3. 大型唱片公司和 MTV 被实际搬进了俱乐部。

哪一个句子使用了正确的让步结构？

1. Despite the heavy rain, the festival continued.
2. Despite it rained heavily, the festival continued.
3. Although the heavy rain, the festival continued.

strong underground phenomenon 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 它处于主流之外，但仍然活跃且有影响力。
2. 它实际发生在地下，而且影响力很小。
3. 它已经成为占主导地位的商业文化。

哪句话中的 branched into 表示某事物向几个新方向发展？

1. The business stored its files in three folders.
2. The business closed for one day last year.
3. Over time, the business branched into publishing, education, and software.

哪句话中的 embedded in 是比喻用法，表示某事物深深融入一种文化或制度？

1. Respect for elders is embedded in many family traditions.
2. The note is lying on the table.
3. The coin is embedded in a block of ice.

以下哪项描述最符合 countercultural movement？

1. 推广普遍认可习俗的政府项目
2. 有意挑战主流价值观或规范的运动
3. 把不同国家文化联系起来的交流活动

用 from ... to ... to ... 完成句子：Our navigation tools evolved ____ paper maps ____ GPS devices ____ phone apps.

在这个句子中，a revolution of sorts 暗示什么？

1. 没有发生任何有意义的变化。
2. 变化很大，足以类似一场革命，但这个说法有所保留。
3. 发生了几场彼此独立且正式的革命。

哪一个句子使用了与 reach into its past to reshape its present 相同的隐喻和目的关系？

1. The company reached into its early history to reshape its public image.
2. The company recorded its early history but left its public image unchanged.
3. The company changed its public image by hiding every part of its early history.