为什么有些人是左撇子？ - 丹尼尔·M·艾布拉姆斯：英语精读讲义

请填入表示“很可能”的目标双词词组：____ the bus will be crowded after the concert.

请用 had to + learn to 和动词 drive 完成句子：Because her new job required it, Maya ____ before her first shift.

请用完整表达填空，表示这种惯例一直持续到现在：At this library, ____ return rare books at the desk.

使用 force 的过去式，并以 us 作宾语：The storm ____ cancel the picnic.

在这句话中，their proper hand 暗示什么？

1. 身体上更强壮、更健康的那只手
2. 被这种传统视为可接受之手的右手
3. 每个孩子天生更喜欢使用的任何一只手

阅读句子：The right answer is twelve. 其中 right 是什么意思？

1. 在右侧
2. 正确
3. 道德上是好的

哪句话正确使用 not just ..., but ... too 扩展了受众范围？

1. The workshop is useful only for new teachers, not for experienced teachers.
2. The workshop is useful not just for new teachers, but for experienced teachers too.
3. The workshop is useful for new teachers instead of experienced teachers.

高亮问题在这段解说中起什么作用？

1. 它按时间顺序列出接下来发生的事件。
2. 它确认前面的判断并结束讨论。
3. 它把前面的假设转化为一个关于原因的问题。

输入 in the first place，补全这个追问最初原因的问题：Why did Maya join the club ____?

哪一句能自然表达“大约十分之一的学生步行上学”？

1. About one ten of the students walk to school.
2. About one tenth of the students walk to school.
3. One tenth about the students walk to school.

补全本课表示证据有较强支持力的正式框架：Archaeological evidence ____ people lived at this site 2,000 years ago.

哪一句明确表示这种情况始于过去，并且现在仍在持续？

1. It's that way since more than a decade.
2. It's been that way for more than a decade.
3. It was that way for more than a decade.

请使用 with + 名词 + -ing 和括号中的词完成句子（several issues / remain unresolved）：The review ended, ____.

哪一个句子正确使用目标短语来纠正常见看法？

1. Despite what many may think, octopuses are highly intelligent.
2. Despite of what many may think, octopuses are highly intelligent.
3. Despite many may think, octopuses are highly intelligent.

handedness is not a choice 在这句话中是什么意思？

1. 人们并不是自己随意决定哪只手会成为惯用手。
2. 人们不被允许使用任何一只手。
3. 每个人都必须选择同一只惯用手。

请用 can 和 predict 的被动形式完成句子：The storm's path ____ several days in advance.

请用以 based 开头、表示决定依据的两词短语完成句子：The decision was made ____ the latest safety report.

请用以 does that 开头的三词短语完成这个推论问题：If the library is closed today, ____ we should return tomorrow?

请用表示“答案既有肯定也有否定方面”的表达补全回答：Does working from home always save time? Well, ____. It removes the commute, but some meetings take longer.

哪一个句子正确使用了 dominant hand？

1. Maya's dominant hand is the one she usually uses to write.
2. Maya's dominant hand must be her right hand, even if she writes with her left.
3. Maya's dominant hand is the hand that gives orders to other people.

请用目标比较短语补全句子，并用 does 避免重复 runs：During the summer, the shuttle runs ____ during the school year.

请用表示概率的目标名词短语补全句子：Mia's ____ chosen increase if she applies early.

哪句话正确地把决定因素与稳定比例联系起来？

1. The three result types are determined by two variables and occur in consistent ratios.
2. The three result types are determined from two variables and occur at consistent ratios.
3. The three result types determine by two variables and occur with consistent ratios.

用 chance of + -ing 完成条件概率句：If you enter the drawing, you have a 20% ____ selected.

阅读这个句子：While Bus A is late 20% of the time, Bus B is late only 5% of the time. 这里的 while 和 only 起什么作用？

1. 它们表示每辆公交车晚点的持续时间有限。
2. 它们表示两辆公交车在同一时刻晚点。
3. 它们对比两个比例，并强调 5% 很低。

在句子 'Choosing a mystery box without any clues would be a roll of the dice,' 中，a roll of the dice 是什么意思？

1. 这个人需要仔细测量盒子。
2. 这个选择保证会成功。
3. 这个选择很大程度上取决于运气。

哪句话表示练习提高了获胜概率，但并不保证获胜？

1. A week of practice guarantees that the team will win the match.
2. Regular practice can improve the odds of winning the match.
3. Regular practice makes winning the match unusual.

用本课的四词表达补全这个推论：The ground is wet, and people are carrying umbrellas. ____ that it has been raining.

哪句话正确使用了 has produced ... and maintained it 这一结构？

1. The process has produced a stable pattern and maintaining it for decades.
2. The process produced a stable pattern and has maintain it for decades.
3. The process has produced a stable pattern and maintained it for decades.

用表示让步的 while 完成句子：____ earlier maps were useful, the new survey provides more accurate measurements.

请用本课句型完成这个谨慎陈述的句子：A recent climate model ____ sea levels may rise faster than expected.

请用目标句型完成句子：The school schedule reflects ____ focused study and free time.

请填入本课中表示“某项好处在一个场景中最容易看出来”的三个英文单词：The benefits of quiet workspaces ____ tasks requiring deep concentration.

请用 Think of A as B 结构完成句子：____ this checklist ____ a safety net for busy days.

哪句话中的 to begin with 表示某个条件原本就成立？

1. To begin the hike, we checked the map.
2. The guide began with a warning about the weather.
3. The path was dangerous to begin with, and the ice made it worse.

请把 play chess 和 solve puzzles 变成正确形式来完成句子：Leo spends most of his free time ____.

用 face 和短语 each other 完成句子，表示双向动作：The two teams will ____ in the final.

哪句话表示一件意外的事干扰了 Maya 的注意力？

1. Maya threw her jacket over the chair after class.
2. Maya was thrown off by the unexpected question.
3. Maya was thrown out of the room after the argument.

在“This fighting hypothesis”中，hypothesis 是什么意思？

1. 此刻正在发生的事件
2. 可以用证据检验的初步解释
3. 已经得到证明、不容质疑的事实

请用 result in + advantage for 这一结构完成句子：A clear map ____ teams exploring an unfamiliar area.

哪一项最准确地说明 negative frequency-dependent selection？

1. 某种特征越常见，它的相对优势就一定越大。
2. 某种特征只要少见，就一定是有害的。
3. 某种特征可能正因为少见而具有更大的相对优势。

请用 according to 完成句子：____ the museum rules, visitors must leave food outside.

用目标四词结构完成句子：Small businesses ____ they reach the limits of their local market.

哪句话中的 made it 表示“成功熬过一段困难时期”？

1. Only two boats made it through the storm.
2. Only two boats made it to the storm.
3. Only two boats made the storm.

哪个句子能自然地表达一个假想情境及其结果？

1. If the island would have no predators, the bird population grew rapidly.
2. If the island had no predators, the bird population would grow rapidly.
3. If the island has no predators, the bird population would have grown rapidly.

哪句话正确使用了 until 加 so many ... that，表示增长达到某个结果？

1. The town grew until there was so much cars that traffic filled every street.
2. The town grew so many until there were cars that traffic filled every street.
3. The town grew until there were so many cars that traffic filled every street.

哪句话正确使用 A as well as B 来表示这项计划需要两种特质？

1. The plan needs flexibility instead of clear rules.
2. The plan needs flexibility because of clear rules.
3. The plan needs flexibility as well as clear rules.

哪句话用 push 的比喻义表示一个抽象原因改变了趋势？

1. The chart showed prices moving in the opposite direction.
2. Lower demand pushed prices in the opposite direction.
3. The movers pushed the cabinet toward the wall.

请用高亮结构完成句子：In golf, where performance ____ the opponent, players focus on the course.

an example of the wider phenomenon of ... 完成了什么样的信息组织动作？

1. 它声称这个更广泛的规律只有一个例子。
2. 它把一个具体个案与更广泛的规律联系起来。
3. 它用一个无关话题替换了具体个案。

用本课的两词连接语完成类比：____ a compass guides a hiker, a clear plan guides a team.

用本课表示“设计时考虑到这些使用者”的过去时被动短语完成句子：These larger buttons ____ workers wearing gloves.

用 be worse at + -ing 结构和动词 use 完成句子：Compared with her brother, Maya is ____ chopsticks.

哪一句自然地使用了 suffer from 来描述负面状况？

1. The town suffers from frequent power cuts.
2. The town suffers from several new playgrounds.
3. The town suffers several power cuts from.

用 rise 和 push 的正确形式完成句子，表达假设后果及其后续结果：If the repairs were delayed, costs ____, eventually ____ the project over budget.

用 by + predict 和 as well as + match 完成句子：The model earned trust ____ next month's demand ____ last year's sales data.

在这句话中，高亮短语是什么意思？

1. 左撇子通常特别有毅力。
2. 左撇子人数正在迅速增长，即将成为多数。
3. 左撇子继续占总人口中较小但稳定的比例。

哪项描述符合高亮短语中 equilibrium 的含义？

1. 这个系统获得了人的身体平衡感。
2. 一种效应完全阻止了其他所有过程。
3. 多种效应共同形成一个总体相对稳定的状态。

用表示“在一段时间内同时发展”的目标短语完成句子：The economic and social effects will ____.

这里画出的从句是什么意思？

1. 写出来的数字可以大声对研究人员说话。
2. 数据可以揭示有关不同人群的信息。
3. 这些数字可以向不同人群发出指令。

哪项研究最直接测量 pawedness？

1. 研究人员记录了每个人写字时使用哪只手。
2. 研究人员记录了每只猫偏用左爪还是右爪。
3. 研究人员数了每只猫有多少只爪。

请补全 From ... to ... 范围结构：____ ancient tools ____ modern robots, the museum covers thousands of years of technology.

哪项描述最符合 hunter-gatherer societies？

1. 每个成员都以竞技型职业猎人为工作的社会。
2. 传统上主要通过狩猎、捕鱼和采集野生资源获得大部分食物的社群。
3. 把狩猎和采摘植物当作爱好的现代俱乐部。

哪句话谨慎地把一个可能的发现表述为令人意外的进一步结果？

1. With more data, researchers may even find that the simplest explanation is correct.
2. With more data, researchers will definitely find that the simplest explanation is correct.
3. With more data, researchers have already proven that the simplest explanation is correct.

在原句中，are already in our hands 最可能是什么意思？

1. 这些谜题已经成了必须处理的额外负担。
2. 所需的线索可能已经就在我们掌握之中，而且 hands 也呼应了利手性这一主题。
3. 研究人员正把写有全部答案的纸实际拿在手里。