牡蛎是如何孕育出珍珠的？ - 罗布·乌尔里希 (Rob Ulrich)：英语精读讲义

用一般现在时的 consider ... to be 结构完成句子：Experts ____ this bridge ____ safe.

句子“Opening the old cabinet might reveal a hidden compartment.”是怎样组织信息的？

1. 先提出一个动作，再引出一个可能隐藏的发现。
2. 它只描述柜子的外部，没有转向里面可能有什么。
3. 它保证每个旧柜子里都有值钱的东西。

哪句话正确使用了 despite？

1. Despite it rained heavily, the game continued.
2. Despite the heavy rain, the game continued.
3. Despite was raining heavily, the game continued.

使用 the exact same ... as 结构和名词 fabric 完成句子：The curtain uses ____ the sofa.

用本课的三个词表达补全句子：The festival mask is ____ recycled cardboard.

用本课的五词短语补全句子：The library offers ____ books that every reader can find something interesting.

哪句话中的 or 用来引出同一个事物的另一种名称？

1. Do you want water or juice?
2. Mercury, or Hg, is a chemical element.
3. We can leave today or tomorrow.

哪句话中的 even more bountiful 使用得最自然？

1. After a rainy spring, the valley produced an even more bountiful harvest than last year.
2. After a rainy spring, the valley had even more bountiful delays than last year.
3. After a rainy spring, the valley recorded even more bountiful mistakes than last year.

请用 seep into 的现在完成时补全句子：Over the past week, rainwater ____ the basement walls.

请用目标词块 This is especially true 衔接两句：Exercise can improve sleep. ____ for people who sit for most of the day.

在本句中，hydrothermal vents 指什么？

1. 储存河水的寒冷洞穴
2. 海底让地热加热后的水流出的开口
3. 建在海洋中、为船只通风的窗户

用 mingle 的正确形式和相应介词完成句子：The scent of pine ____ the cool mountain air.

用 interact 的正确形式及其需要的介词完成句子：This medicine may ____ other drugs in the body.

哪句话使用“逗号 + -ing 从句”来说明主要事件造成的结果？

1. The new bridge shortened the route, saving drivers twenty minutes.
2. The new bridge was built to save drivers twenty minutes.
3. The drivers saved twenty minutes because the new bridge shortened the route.

阅读情境：After hours of rain, the field is underwater. 哪个句子能自然地把比赛取消说成意料之中的结果？

1. It's a surprise that the soccer game was canceled.
2. It's no surprise whether the soccer game was canceled.
3. It's no surprise that the soccer game was canceled.

请用 make use of 的过去式完成句子：The art club ____ old newspapers to protect the tables.

哪个句子最自然地把 woven together into 用作比喻，表示不同部分形成一个有组织的整体？

1. The editor uses thread to sew the notes into a cloth.
2. The editor's notes are stacked on a desk without a pattern.
3. The editor's notes are woven together into a clear guide.

哪句话自然地使用 Let's return to，把讨论带回之前提过的话题？

1. Let's return to a question we have never discussed before.
2. Let's return to the question we asked at the beginning.
3. Let's return the question we asked at the beginning.

用表示“像许多……一样”的两个英文单词补全句子：____ coastal towns, this village depends on fishing.

用 start life as 的过去式补全句子：The app ____ a simple classroom project before becoming a global service.

请用过去时的 get to work + -ing 完成句子：When the power came back, the technicians immediately ____ the damaged cables.

请用“类别名词 + called + 名称”结构完成句子：The scientist showed us a device ____ a spectrometer.

在本句中，an organic matrix of proteins and other molecules 是什么意思？

1. 用于计算的数字表格
2. 由蛋白质和其他分子构成的生物材料网络
3. 标有有机认证的食物清单

在这个科学语境中，哪一项最准确地解释了 to construct a scaffold？

1. 移除已经完成的外层
2. 爬上临时施工平台
3. 创建一个支撑框架

哪个句子中的 draw out 表示“从某个来源中提取某物”？

1. The guide draws the visitors toward the water.
2. The child draws a boat beside the water.
3. The filter draws harmful chemicals out of the water.

使用 combine、表示目的的不定式、指代 notes 的代词以及 into 完成句子：We collected the notes ____ one clear summary.

本句的 charged proteins 中，charged 是什么意思？

1. 被要求付钱
2. 带有电荷
3. 情绪强烈

补全 guide + 宾语 + into + 结果结构：The rails guide the boxes ____ a single line.

请用 account for 的 -ing 形式完成句子：The two gardens receive different amounts of sunlight, ____ the difference in plant growth.

请用含 molecular 的目标尺度短语 at the ... level 完成句子：The new microscope reveals changes ____.

哪一句正确使用“due to the way”来说明排列方式造成了差异？

1. The two filters work differently due to the way their layers are arranged.
2. The two filters work differently due to the way their layers arrange.
3. The two filters work differently due to their layers are arranged.

请用“prone to”的正确形式完成句子，表达“较不容易开裂”：This coating is ____ in cold weather.

句首的 As the slightly more soluble molecule 在本句中有什么作用？

1. 它先说明文石溶解度较高这一性质，以此作为它适应能力更强的背景。
2. 它表示文石在变成分子的同时进行适应。
3. 它表示尽管文石完全不溶，仍能适应环境。

哪项与 Plants can adapt to more or less humid conditions? 的意思相同？

1. 植物会让环境变得更潮湿，而不是让自己去适应。
2. 植物既能适应湿度更高的条件，也能适应湿度更低的条件。
3. 植物只能适应有些潮湿的条件。

用 maintain 的目的不定式完成句子：The thermostat adjusts the heat ____ a steady room temperature.

用 strong 和 versatile 的比较级以及引出比较对象的词完成句子：In the set of samples, this material is ____ the rest.

在本句中，nacre 指什么？

1. 文石晶体内部的空隙
2. 软体动物贝壳周围的海水
3. 许多软体动物贝壳内侧那种坚固的层状材料，也就是珍珠母

用本课表示“间隔分布在……之中”的短语完成句子：The museum has ancient statues ____ modern paintings.

哪一句使用 like 来帮助读者想象细小部分的排列方式？

1. The scales overlap like shingles on a roof.
2. The scales turn into real shingles on a roof.
3. The scales like shingles because they are on a roof.

请用本课中表示“对……至关重要”的三个英语单词完成句子：Regular sleep ____ good concentration.

例句中的 signature iridescence 是什么意思？

1. 用于在表面签字的彩色墨水
2. 留在珍珠质上的手写签名
3. 使珍珠质易于辨认的独特虹彩

请使用 similar in + property + to 结构完成句子，只比较厚度：The two glass panels are ____ each other.

在这个描述反射光的句子中，interferes with 是什么意思？

1. 一束反射光阻碍另一束光完成某项任务。
2. 两束反射光波相遇并叠加。
3. 两束反射光彼此不产生影响地传播。

请用 strike 的正确形式完成句子：During the experiment, a laser beam ____ the sensor and produces a reading.

哪一个句子表示光在封闭空间的不同位置反复改变方向？

1. The light bounced off one mirror and left the room.
2. The light bounced around inside the mirrored room.
3. The light passed straight through the open window.

a cascade of shifting rainbows 在这个句子中描写的是什么？

1. 大量彩虹般的颜色以流动的方式接连出现，并持续变化。
2. 由几道彼此分开的真实彩虹组成的瀑布。
3. 一条固定不变的色带。

哪个句子既保留了前面的描述，又用更重要的信息把表述推进了一步？

1. The library is just quiet, and that is its only benefit.
2. The library isn't quiet; it closes every evening.
3. The library isn't just quiet; it also offers free tutoring every evening.

请使用 one of 和 powerful 的最高级完成句子：This telescope is ____ instruments we know of for viewing distant galaxies.

哪句话能自然表达“使用这项服务的不只是成年人”？

1. It's not adults that use this service.
2. It's only adults that use this service.
3. It's not just adults that use this service.

哪句话表示救援队有目的地启用无人机，让它们充当搜索工具？

1. The rescue team deploys drones as search tools.
2. The rescue team stores drones with the search tools.
3. The rescue team protects drones from the search tools.

哪句话中的 stray 表示某物意外进入了不该出现的地方？

1. We selected a random leaf from the pile.
2. The biologist examined a damaged leaf under a microscope.
3. A stray leaf blew into the classroom through the open window.

请用 detect 和 sound 的正确形式完成句子，使用 if + 一般现在时和 will + 动词原形：If the sensor ____ smoke, the alarm ____.

用缺少的动词和介词补全 coat X in Y 结构：Before roasting, ____ the vegetables ____ olive oil.

选择能正确引出结果名称的短语：The layers form ___.

1. what knows as a heat shield
2. what's known as a heat shield
3. what's known for a heat shield

使用 wrap X in Y 结构完成句子：To protect the vase during the move, Mia ____ several towels.

使用 until eventually 完成句子：The team kept adjusting the design ____ it worked.

哪一句用后接的 -ing 分句表示前面动作的直接结果？

1. The heat softened the wax because the container was metal.
2. The heat softened the wax, turning it into a liquid.
3. The heat softened the wax before the test began.

在科学说明中，our leading theory 表示什么？

1. 负责领导研究团队的人
2. 目前得到最多支持、但仍可能被修正的解释
3. 已经得到证明且永远不会改变的事实

使用 transform A into B 完成句子，表达“学校把一间闲置教室改造成了明亮的图书馆”：The school ____ a bright library.

用 begin life as 的过去式完成句子：The museum ____ a train station.

用本课的两段式变化结构完成句子：The sculpture ____ a block of clay and then ____ a detailed dragon.

哪一句中的 dig into 表示深入研究一个主题？

1. Let's dig into why the battery loses power so quickly.
2. Mina dug into her backpack to find a pen.
3. The dog began to dig into the soft soil.