无穷大有多大？ - 丹尼斯·威尔德福格尔 (Dennis Wildfogel)：英语精读讲义

“When I was in fourth grade”在这句话中起什么作用？

1. 它说明老师为什么说那句话。
2. 它表示这件事反复发生。
3. 它为过去发生的事件设置时间背景。

使用 as many ... as 结构，并在比较从句中重复 there are：There are ____ blue cards ____ red cards.

哪句话能自然地表达“质数的数量没有尽头”？

1. There are infinite many prime numbers.
2. There are infinitely much prime numbers.
3. There are infinitely many prime numbers.

哪个选项使用“on the other hand”引出了真正的对比？

1. The laptop is light. On the other hand, its battery life is short.
2. The laptop is light. On the other hand, I bought it on Tuesday.
3. The laptop is light. On the other hand, it is easy to carry.

哪句话正确说明了例句中的集合关系？

1. The even whole numbers make up only part of the whole numbers.
2. Even numbers and whole numbers are exactly the same set.
3. Every whole number is even.

用 left over 的正确形式完成句子：After everyone takes one cookie, two ____.

请用本课中表示“there must be”的口语表达完成句子：The totals do not match, so ____ a mistake somewhere.

请用本课中表示“试图传达背后的要点”的表达完成句子：I understand your example now, and I see what you're ____.

用 what it means for ... to ... 这个框架完成句子：Engineers must decide ____ a bridge to be safe.

一位演讲者想停下来澄清自己所说的“计划很灵活”。哪个问题表达了正确的意思？

1. What do I mean when I say the plan is flexible?
2. What do you mean when you say the plan is flexible?
3. When do I say that the plan is flexible?

午餐已经提供，但自己带食物也可以。哪句话表示带食物没有必要，而不是被禁止？

1. You can't bring food; lunch is provided.
2. You don't have to bring food; lunch is provided.
3. You mustn't bring food; lunch is provided.

你有一份姓名列表和一组照片。哪条指令正确地使用代词 them，表示把姓名与照片配对？

1. Match them out with the correct photos.
2. Match them up with the correct photos.
3. Match up them with the correct photos.

哪一句表示每条客户记录都与一条不同的账户记录配对？

1. Customer records are checked one by one before lunch.
2. Each customer record is matched one to one with an account record.
3. Each customer record is matched with every account record.

哪一句包含外层修饰 scientists 的关系从句，并在其中嵌套了修饰 language 的第二个关系从句？

1. The scientists studied a language that has no written form, and they recorded its stories.
2. The scientists, who studied a language that has no written form, recorded its stories.
3. The scientists, who carried audio recorders, studied a language and recorded its stories.

一只狗正在门边等着，可以自己走到外面。哪一句是在请别人允许它离开屋子？

1. Please let the dog out of the house.
2. Please take the dog out of the house.
3. Please get the dog out of the house.

用表示“持续掌握”的短语完成句子：Use this chart to ____ your weekly reading time.

用 by + set aside 的 -ing 形式完成句子：You can save for the trip ____ a little money each week.

请用表示“分别、按顺序”的重点短语完成句子：The coach checked the helmets ____.

哪一句自然地用 if 设置情境，并用 to + 动词说明目的？

1. If you to put the seed by the window give it more light, check the soil each day.
2. If you put the seed by the window for give it more light, check the soil each day.
3. If you put the seed by the window to give it more light, check the soil each day.

哪一个句子正确地把一个动作与其目的连接起来，然后间接询问是否有遗漏？

1. Check the list so that you know if any names are missing.
2. Check the list for you know if any names are missing.
3. Check the list so that knowing if any names are missing.

在这句话中，As another example of ... 表示什么？

1. 说话人正在转向一个无关的话题。
2. 说话人正在添加一个支持同一观点的新例子。
3. 说话人正在纠正前面的观点。

哪句话中的 packed 表示一个场所里挤满了人？

1. We packed our costumes into two suitcases.
2. The lunches were packed before sunrise.
3. The auditorium was packed with excited families.

哪一句在地点名词后直接使用 where，说明那里发生的事？

1. The room that we reserved for meetings is upstairs.
2. The room where we hold our meetings is upstairs.
3. We asked where the meeting was.

哪一句承认确切总数未知，但仍保留“可以比较”这一结论？

1. Because the exact total is unknown, the two groups cannot be compared.
2. Even though the exact total is unknown, the two groups can still be compared.
3. Even if the exact total becomes known, the two groups can be compared.

在这句话中，is that 后面的信息起什么作用？

1. 它为 two sets are the same size 这个说法给出精确定义。
2. 它引入一个与该说法无关的独立话题。
3. 它表示说话者不确定这个说法是否有任何含义。

哪句话表示卡片被排列并展示成一条直线？

1. The cards were put back into a box on the table.
2. The cards were laid out in a row on the table.
3. The cards were spread randomly across the table.

演讲者正在展示一张图表。哪句话最自然地把听众的注意力引向看得到的趋势？

1. I cannot show you the chart, but the red line rises after June.
2. To change the subject, the red line rises after June.
3. As you can see, the red line rises after June.

哪句话正确表示铅笔和笔记本的数量相同？

1. There are as much pencils as there are notebooks.
2. There are as many pencils than there are notebooks.
3. There are as many pencils as there are notebooks.

哪句话正确使用了 what 从句，把主要的担忧放在句首？

1. The missing safety report concerns the team.
2. The team is concerned about the missing safety report.
3. What concerns the team is the missing safety report.

你还没有测试这个新方法，只想描述初步印象。哪句话最合适？

1. The new method used to be effective.
2. The new method seems to be effective.
3. The new method is definitely effective.

讲者使用“But does this convince you ...?”主要是在做什么？

1. 他在表示这个主张已经得到证明。
2. 他在确认听者是否听清了这些词。
3. 他在要求听者判断证据是否真的支持这个主张。

请用本课的四词表达补全句子，表示这个可能的失败无关紧要：____ our first plan fails; we can try a different one.

哪一句先给出条件，再说明满足条件时所使用的名称？

1. If every side is equal, then we say the triangle is equilateral.
2. If every side is equal, then we measure the triangle carefully.
3. We say every side is equal if the triangle is equilateral.

请使用以 make 开头、表示“列出并组成清单”的四词短语完成句子：Can you ____ the materials we need for the experiment?

哪句话在 not obvious 后正确使用了两个并列的“疑问词 + to + 不定式”从句？

1. It's not obvious to where begin or to how organize the files.
2. It's not obvious where begin or how organizing the files.
3. It's not obvious where to begin or how to organize the files.

The trail was steep. 哪句话最适合引出一个与这个困难形成对比的结果？

1. Nevertheless, we reached the top before sunset.
2. Therefore, we reached the top before sunset.
3. For example, we reached the top before sunset.

哪句话先突出发明物，再说明研发者？

1. A small research team was first developed by the safety device in 2005.
2. The safety device first developed a small research team in 2005.
3. The safety device was first developed by a small research team in 2005.

使用 put ... into a grid 完成这个英语句子：Please ____ to make the menu easier to scan.

哪句话用插入语 say 引出了一个例子？

1. Choose a number, say, ten, and double it.
2. Say the number ten clearly.
3. The display says ten.

听英文句子，选择你听到的分数。注意 over 前后的两个数字语块。

1. The fraction is one hundred seventy over two hundred forty-three.
2. The fraction is one hundred seventeen over two hundred thirty-four.
3. The fraction is one hundred seventeen over two hundred forty-three.

用构成 make A out of B 结构的两个英文单词补全句子：The children made a puppet ____ a paper bag.

哪个句子用 back and forth 表示在相反方向之间反复移动？

1. The fan stayed in one position all afternoon.
2. The fan turned back and forth as it cooled the room.
3. The fan turned once and then stopped.

用本课的短语动词补全指令：When checking the list, ____ any names that appear twice.

哪句话正确描述了 2/4 和 1/2 的关系？

1. The fraction two fourths is written exactly the same way as one half.
2. The fraction two fourths represents a different number from one half.
3. The fraction two fourths represents the same number as one half.

本句中的 which means 起什么作用？

1. 纠正并否定前面的结果。
2. 解释刚刚提到的结果具有什么意义。
3. 引入一个与过程无关的新步骤。

哪个短语能正确补全句子？The database needs ___ customer records and account numbers.

1. a one-to-one match among
2. a one-to-one match between
3. a one-on-one match between

请用由四个单词组成的正式让步短语完成句子：The outdoor concert continued ____ heavy rain was falling.

说话人说 "Here's where it gets really interesting" 时，主要在做什么？

1. 给出去往实际地点的方向
2. 表示讲解已经彻底结束
3. 表示下一部分值得特别注意

补全标准数学表达：Mark the point ____ the number line.

“Not all real numbers are fractions”表示什么？

1. 至少有一个实数不是分数；这句话并没有说所有实数都不是分数。
2. 没有任何实数是分数。
3. 每个实数都是分数。

用 call 的被动形式完成定义：A shape with three sides ____ a triangle.

请用本课中用于弱化语气的确切短语完成这句非正式澄清：I'm not angry ____; I just need a minute.

请用本课的确切目标短语完成句子：Fractions such as 3/4 are ____.

寒冷不是原因，下雨才是真正原因。哪个句子表达了这种纠正？

1. The picnic moved indoors not only because it was cold, but also because it started to rain.
2. The picnic moved indoors not because it was cold, but because it started to rain.
3. The picnic moved indoors because it was cold, but not because it started to rain.

哪一项描述符合 infinite non-repeating decimal？

1. 它的小数位无限延伸，但没有固定循环节。
2. 它的小数位在有限位之后终止。
3. 它的小数位无限延伸，并按固定循环节重复。

用 both ... and ... 补全句子：The course covers ____ grammar ____ pronunciation.

原句强调了哪个更强的结论？

1. 我们知道方法，只是决定不做这项任务。
2. 我们只是暂时不知道方法，但任务仍可能完成。
3. 任务本身不可能完成，而不只是我们不知道怎么做。

suppose you claim 在论证中起什么作用？

1. 指责听者故意撒谎。
2. 暂时设定一个主张，以便检验它会产生什么后果。
3. 宣布这个主张已经得到证明。

在讲解中，I'm going to show you that ... 起什么作用？

1. 预告后续步骤将要证明的主张。
2. 引出一个无关的故事。
3. 表示所有证明步骤都已经被省略。

用 by 和 calculate 的正确形式完成句子，说明采用的方法：We checked the result ____ it twice.

用 one ... at a time 结构中缺少的词补全句子：Let's solve the problem one step ____.

用表示“如果那个条件不成立”的连接词补全第二个分支：If the card is red, put it in pile A. ____, put it in pile B.

在课堂上，讲解者已经展示了前三个步骤，然后问：“See how this is going?”讲解者最可能是在做什么？

1. 请听众汇报自己总体过得怎么样
2. 询问听众能否看见远处的物体
3. 宣布这个过程已经失败
4. 确认听众是否看出了正在形成的规律

用表示“被列入宾客名单”的标准短语补全句子：The host checked and said, “Yes, your name is ____.”

完成 A is different from B 结构：This answer is ____ mine.

哪句话表示路线可以改变，但结果仍然相同？

1. Because we took this route, we got home before dark.
2. We will get home before dark only if we take this route.
3. No matter what route we take, we will get home before dark.
4. What route should we take to get home before dark?

用 be faced with 的正确形式完成句子：After reading the report, we are ____ a difficult decision.

用 cannot + put 的被动形式完成句子：These records ____ the public list.

关于星星和黑暗的这组明喻，主要起什么作用？

1. 它表示无理数的颜色真的就是黑色。
2. 它声称有理数只能用于天文学。
3. 它把两类数之间的抽象差异转化成视觉对比。
4. 它证明每颗星星都恰好代表一个分数。

在这条数学陈述中，for any infinite set 是什么意思？

1. 说话人不确定无限集合是否存在。
2. 该命题只适用于有限集合。
3. 该命题适用于每一个无限集合。
4. 该命题只适用于选中的一个无限集合。

哪一项正确说明了原集合的子集？

1. 子集只包含属于原集合的元素。
2. 子集必须至少包含一个不属于原集合的元素。
3. 子集的元素数量必须始终少于原集合。

用表示“条件一满足”的目标词完成这个流程句：____ you know the password, you can log in.

用表示“同一规律继续”的三个词补全句子：Count by twos: 2, 4, 6, 8, ____.

哪项正确拆解了 an infinite number of infinities of different sizes？

1. 只有有限多个无穷，而且它们的大小都相同。
2. 存在无穷多个无穷，而且这些无穷的大小不同。
3. 一个普通数字里包含几个大小不同的无穷。
4. 只有一个无穷，它由无穷多个大小构成。

哪句话正确使用了 make + 宾语 + 形容词来描述某事造成的感受？

1. The sudden silence made nervous everyone.
2. The sudden silence made everyone nervous.
3. The sudden silence made everyone nervously.

朋友说：“This new school feels scary.” 在这种回应中，“You're not alone”最自然的作用是什么？

1. 确认附近正站着另一个人。
2. 批评朋友不该感到害怕。
3. 安慰朋友，说明别人也有同样的感受。
4. 让朋友不要寻求帮助，自己解决问题。

在句子“The writers of Shakespeare's day performed for very different audiences,”中，of Shakespeare's day 是什么意思？

1. 只在白天，而不是在夜里
2. 来自莎士比亚生活和创作的那个时代
3. 与莎士比亚生日是同一个公历日期

哪句话正确使用了 tried to make + object + adjective 来描述试图达成的结果？

1. They tried to make the old rule irrelevantly.
2. They tried to make irrelevant to the old rule.
3. They tried to make the old rule irrelevant.

哪种情况最符合“The scientist was vilified personally”？

1. 这位科学家收到了一条关于某项计算的礼貌建议。
2. 这位科学家被公开描述成一个非常坏的人。
3. 这位科学家的论文得到了不带评价的概述。

用构成 so + 形容词 + that + 结果结构的两个词补全句子：The backpack was ____ heavy ____ Mia could not lift it.

请用表示“反复入住”的表达完成句子：Because of recurring complications, Maya was ____ the hospital for several months.

请用表示“最终占上风”的过去式短语动词完成句子：After weeks of debate, the safer plan ____.

请用 consider 的一般现在时被动形式完成句子：The treatment ____ safe.

哪句话最恰当地使用三个并列分句，把主张的范围从专家扩大到学习者，再扩大到新手？

1. The checklist is detailed, but some volunteers find it confusing.
2. All senior engineers use the checklist, every trainee learns it, and even first-time volunteers can follow it.
3. Senior engineers use the checklist because trainees learn it.

哪句话正确使用 common knowledge 表示“许多人已经知道的事实”？

1. It is common sense that the library closes at six.
2. It is a common knowledge that the library closes at six.
3. It is common knowledge that the library closes at six.

请用本课中表示“后面还有信息”的两个词的准确转场补全句子：I found one clue. ____. Another clue is hidden under the table.

请用表示“刚才已经清楚说明”的目标短语完成句子：As I ____, the rule has one exception.

哪一句正确转述了一个间接疑问？

1. She wondered whether was the result correct.
2. She wondered whether did the result seem correct.
3. She wondered whether the result was correct.

将 became、known 和 as 按正确顺序填入句子：The old bridge ____ the Friendship Bridge.

将 listed、the novel 和 as 按正确顺序填入句子：The magazine ____ one of the year's best books.

哪句话自然地用时间段作主语来组织一项历史变化？

1. The 1990s saw rapid growth in internet use.
2. The 1990s saw the internet with their eyes.
3. The 1990s looked rapid growth in internet use.

哪句话恰当地使用了 paradigm-shattering？

1. The discovery was paradigm-shattering because it forced scientists to replace the basic theory.
2. The meeting was paradigm-shattering because it started five minutes late.
3. The font change was paradigm-shattering because the letters became slightly larger.

哪个句子在 showed 和 prove 后正确使用了嵌套的 that 从句？

1. The experiment showed that could not we prove that the drug caused the change.
2. The experiment showed that we could not prove that the drug caused the change.
3. The experiment that showed we could not prove that the drug caused the change.

哪个句子使用 Taken together 在得出结论前综合多项证据？

1. Taken together, the rainfall data and river levels show a growing flood risk.
2. Taken together, Leo carried the box into the kitchen.
3. Taken together, this one isolated number has no other evidence to combine.

哪一句准确使用了 unanswerable？

1. No answer is possible within the rules of the system, so the question is unanswerable.
2. I solved the question after one minute, so it was unanswerable.
3. The problem is hard, but its solution appears at the back of the book.

使用所学的准确目标短语完成句子：After years of research, the discovery was ____ her scientific career.

哪句话用 has its limitations 作出了平衡评价？

1. The study is helpful, but it has its limitations.
2. The study failed once, so it can never teach us anything.
3. The study is helpful, so it has no limitations.

哪句话用 Still, 先承认困难，再补充一个积极的转折点？

1. The test was hard. Still, I learned a lot from it.
2. The test was hard. As a result, several people needed extra time.
3. The test was hard. For example, the final question had three parts.

Nora 应该回答这个问题。用代词指代 Nora，并使用动词 answer 和“名词 + for + 宾语 + to-infinitive”结构补全句子：This is a question ____.