为什么蚊子更喜欢咬某些人？ - 玛丽亚·埃琳娜·德·奥巴尔迪亚 (Maria Elena De Obaldia)：英语精读讲义

在 “Some swear this shortcut saves time” 中，swear 是什么意思？

1. 他们进行了正式宣誓。
2. 他们在说脏话。
3. 他们强烈坚称这个说法是真的。

cursed to be hunted by mosquitoes 在句中起什么作用？

1. 它表示蚊子会像人一样策划捕猎。
2. 它以幽默方式夸大这个人反复被蚊子叮的经历。
3. 它在描述真实的超自然诅咒。

哪一个句子自然地使用了 left unscathed？

1. The injured cyclist was left unscathed with a broken wrist.
2. Elena was left unscathed to catch the bus after lunch.
3. Although the car was destroyed, everyone inside was left unscathed.

办公室的灯不断熄灭，而你想了解整个情况的原因。你应该怎么问？

1. What's going on?
2. Who turned off the lights?
3. When did the lights go off?

用 come down to 的正确形式完成句子：The success of the event ____ careful planning.

用 stick to 完成句子，只填写缺少的介词：For now, let's stick ____ the original plan.

请补全表示“主动、有目的地寻找”的动词中缺少的单词：When the school needed an astronomy expert, it decided to seek ____ a local scientist.

请用 to 不定式补全句子，说明 Maya 的目的：Maya stopped at the café ____. 意思是：她想给手机充电。

请用 evolved to feed on 完成句子：Over many generations, these birds ____ seeds with tougher shells.

以下哪个句子正确使用 predilection 表达“偏好”？

1. She has a prediction for solving difficult puzzles.
2. She has a predilection of solving difficult puzzles.
3. She has a predilection for solving difficult puzzles.

补全表示静止不流动、可能成为蚊虫繁殖地的固定短语：After the rain, empty the buckets so no ____ remains.

哪句话用 as 表示一个渐进变化发生时，另一个变化也随之发生？

1. Because the school was closed, no classes were held.
2. She worked as a guide at the museum.
3. As the school grew, it added more classrooms.

请用表示“全年”的连字符表达完成句子：The indoor pool is open ____.

用 be equipped with 完成句子：The rescue boat ____ emergency radios.

请用本讲中意为“能够感知气味”的带连字符复合词完成句子：The robot carries ____ equipment to locate a gas leak.

哪个句子中的 pick up on 表示“察觉到细微线索”？

1. Leo picked up on the doubt in her reply.
2. Leo picked up the keys from the floor.
3. Leo picked up his cousin at the station.

请用 get very good at 的现在完成时完成句子：After months of lessons, Leo has ____ playing the guitar.

请用 track down 的过去式完成句子，并把代词 him 放在正确位置：The police searched for the missing man all night and finally ____.

哪句话自然地把一个地点与“在那里被打扰的可能性较低”联系起来？

1. Choose a seat where less likely you're disturbed.
2. Choose a seat which you're less likely to disturb.
3. Choose a seat where you're less likely to be disturbed.

用 sensitive 和正确的介词补全句子：This sensor is ____ small changes in temperature.

用所学的 make + 动作名词结构完成句子：When danger comes close, these small animals can ____ through narrow gaps.

用所学结构的两个部分完成句子：After several close calls, the hikers ____ the unstable bridge ____.

用 alert A to B 的过去式补全句子，并以 the pilot 作为 A：Yesterday, the warning light ____ an engine problem.

使用 from + about + 距离 + away 和 thirty meters 补全句子：The camera can read the license plate ____.

阅读这个新句子。once 表示什么？Once the lock has recognized your fingerprint, the door opens.

1. 门锁只识别一次指纹。
2. 指纹识别是开门的触发条件。
3. 门在指纹识别完成前打开。

用 become especially interested in 的过去式完成句子：After her first telescope lesson, Lina ____ astronomy.

请用本课中表示“颜色深且视觉差异强烈”的准确双修饰语完成句子：The sensor can detect ____ shapes against the white wall.

哪一句最适合技术性的颜色描述，并且正确地缩短了 “hues that are found in the sample” 这一结构？

1. The report lists the hues finding in the sample.
2. The report lists the hues found in the sample.
3. The report lists the hues that found in the sample.

哪句话中的 plume 表示从源头扩散的物质流或云团？

1. Scientists tracked the ash plume from the volcano.
2. She decorated the hat with a colorful plume.
3. The peacock raised its long plume during the display.

用 generate 的被动形式以及引出产生者的词完成句子：The electricity is ____ the wind turbines.

哪句话正确使用了定语从句来说明是哪一类微生物？

1. Scientists study microorganisms that living in pond water.
2. Scientists study microorganisms that live in pond water.
3. Scientists study microorganisms they live in pond water.

用本课中表示“分解”的两词短语动词完成句子：During digestion, enzymes ____ proteins into smaller parts.

关于 sweat 和 sebum，哪项说法正确？

1. sebum 是 sweat 的另一个名称。
2. sweat 和 sebum 是两种不同的皮肤分泌物。
3. 这两个词都表示皮肤上的水。

用本课目标三词连接语完成句子：Maya compared every receipt with the invoice. ____, she found a billing error.

哪句话正确使用 can 连接两个并列过程，并用 get picked up 表示“被检测到”？

1. The scent chemicals can evaporate and pick up the sensor.
2. The scent chemicals can evaporate and get picked up by the sensor.
3. The scent chemicals can evaporate and get pick up by the sensor.

例句中的 human-homing mosquitoes 是什么意思？

1. 能够定位人类并朝人类移动的蚊子
2. 把蚊子引回家的那些人
3. 会返回有人居住房屋的蚊子

哪句话正确使用 especially attuned to 来表示“对……尤其敏感”？

1. The rescue dog especially attuned to changes in its handler's voice.
2. The rescue dog is especially attuned at changes in its handler's voice.
3. The rescue dog is especially attuned to changes in its handler's voice.

把 get enough sleep 变成作主语的 -ing 短语，完成句子：____ can help you focus in class.

哪句话正确表示“清晰的标签使产品对购物者更有吸引力”？

1. Clear labels make the product more attractive to shoppers.
2. Clear labels make shoppers more attractive to the product.
3. Clear labels make the product to be more attractive to shoppers.

使用倒装的 as can + 主语结构，并以 a quick chat with a friend 为新主语补全句子：A short walk can improve your mood, ____.

关于 the Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria，哪一项解释正确？

1. Plasmodium 是一种会导致所有蚊媒疾病的蚊子。
2. Malaria 是携带 Plasmodium 的蚊子的名称。
3. Plasmodium 是一种导致疟疾的寄生虫。

请用一般现在时的 make + 宾语 + 形容词结构，并使用 the poster 和 more appealing 完成句子：Bright colors ____ to children.

请使用 by、increase 的 -ing 形式和 amounts of 补全句子：The gardeners helped both plants grow ____ water and light they received.

哪一种释义最符合 fruit-smelling aldehyde compounds？

1. 闻起来像水果的醛类化合物
2. 水果内部发现的所有化合物
3. 能够闻水果气味的醛类化合物

用 depend on both ... and ... to 中缺少的两部分完成句子：The project ____ both skilled workers and steady funding ____ succeed.

用 in addition to 完成句子：____ a ticket, each visitor needs photo identification for this event.

哪一个句子正确使用了被动报告结构来表达估计？

1. The ruins are thought being more than two thousand years old.
2. The ruins are thought to be more than two thousand years old.
3. The ruins are thinking to be more than two thousand years old.

哪一个句子自然地使用了 mosquito magnet？

1. Mina gets bitten before everyone else, so her friends call her a mosquito magnet.
2. Mina never attracts mosquitoes, so her friends call her a mosquito magnet.
3. Mina uses a compass on hikes, so her friends call her a mosquito magnet.

哪种情况最适合用 disproportionately targeted 描述？

1. 所有用户都只看到一次相同的非定向公告。
2. 13 岁以下玩家只占用户的 10%，却收到了 35% 的定向广告。
3. 13 岁以下玩家占用户的 35%，也收到了 35% 的定向广告。

请用表示“许多年里反复发生”的固定短语完成句子：The same team reaches the final ____.

说话人在描述一个许多听众亲身经历过的问题后说 you're probably well aware。此时他主要在做什么？

1. 指责听众造成了这个问题。
2. 推测听众凭借经验已经理解这个问题。
3. 介绍一个听众从未听过的新事实。

说话人提到有些听众可能特别招蚊子后说 Sorry about that。为什么在这里这样说？

1. 承认是说话人造成了招蚊子的问题。
2. 对一个并非说话人造成的问题表示简短同情。
3. 针对严重伤害作出正式道歉。

请用直接问句“Why is this?”的嵌入式形式完成句子：The screen turns off every hour. ____ remains a mystery.

用 age 和 X-specific 结构完成句子：The website gives ____ safety advice for children and adults.

用本课中表示“表明某物存在”的准确短语完成句子：Fresh footprints can ____ a large animal nearby.

请用表示动物通过体内调节体热的标准复合形容词补全句子：Most mammals are ____ animals.

哪句话中的 while 表示对比，而不是时间关系？

1. While both routes are safe, the coastal route is more scenic.
2. While the soup was cooking, I set the table.
3. While Mia was reading, the lights went out.

哪个句子中的 host 表示为生物提供生存环境？

1. The library hosts a book fair each spring.
2. Leo hosts a quiz show on Saturdays.
3. A coral reef hosts many kinds of marine life.

哪句话正确使用 contribute to 来表示“促成某个结果”？

1. Regular exercise can contribute to better sleep.
2. Regular exercise can contribute to sleep better.
3. Regular exercise can contribute better sleep.

请用以 vary 开头并采用 from ... to ... 结构的目标表达补全句子：The amount of sleep people need can ____.

选择使用了相同宾语关系代词省略结构的自然名词短语。

1. the sensors that measure temperature
2. the scientists who use sensors to measure temperature
3. the sensors scientists use to measure temperature

例句中的 Researchers reveal that 主要起什么作用？

1. 它把这句话标记为叙述者没有依据的猜测。
2. 它表明这项发现的信息来源是研究人员。
3. 它表示研究人员正在揭露一桩犯罪。

用 be important in + -ing 和动词 prevent 完成句子：Regular handwashing is important ____ the spread of germs.

在句子 “Wildflowers are more abundant near the river,” 中，more abundant 是什么意思？

1. 酸性更强
2. 价格更高
3. 数量或含量更多

用 prove to be 结构完成句子：After several trials, the simple design ____ the most reliable option.

用 serious 和 problem 按照 such a + 形容词 + 名词 的结构完成句子：It is ____ that we need to act now.

用 play a role in 补全句子：Regular exercise can ____ reducing stress.

哪句话自然地提出了一种可能机制，同时没有把它说成确定事实？

1. The device may save energy, but no possible mechanism is suggested.
2. The device saves energy, and this mechanism has been proven beyond doubt.
3. The device may save energy, perhaps by adjusting the temperature automatically.

哪句话中的 while 与原句一样，用来对比两项结果？

1. Please take notes while the teacher explains the chart.
2. The new method saved time, while the old method cost less.
3. Sam listened to music while he cleaned his room.

补全固定表达 be at play：Several hidden factors may be ____.

请用 beyond 和 confirm 的 -ing 形式完成句子，表示报告不只是核实了一个事实：____ that the leak existed, the report explained how to fix it.

这个句子中的高亮分句起到了什么作用？

1. 它用幽默的方式把蚊子说成在故意针对某些人。
2. 它表示每个人吸引蚊子的程度都完全相同。
3. 它表示蚊子会组成有组织的团体，有意识地策划袭击。

哪个句子在 understand 后正确使用了嵌入式 what 从句？

1. We are trying to understand what makes resistant to heat this plant.
2. We are trying to understand what does this plant make resistant to heat.
3. We are trying to understand what makes this plant resistant to heat.

哪个句子自然地使用 serious large-scale implications 表达可能产生的广泛影响？

1. The new policy could have serious large-scale implications for small businesses.
2. The new policy could make serious large-scale implications to small businesses.
3. The new policy could give small businesses a serious large-scale implication.

请用由 hundreds、thousands 和 of 构成的概数结构完成句子：____ visitors attend the festival each year.

请用 mosquito 和 -borne 构成的带连字符形容词完成句子：Malaria is a ____ disease.

在“Food assistance is not reaching the families who need it most.”中，reaching 是什么意思？

1. 让这些家庭前往领取援助
2. 成功提供给预期获得援助的家庭
3. 在物理距离上更靠近这些家庭

请使用 help、inspire 和 solutions，以正确形式完成句子：Careful research can ____.

用表示“让昆虫远离的产品”的两个英文单词补全句子：Before the hike, we applied ____ to our skin.

下面哪句话中的 manipulate 与例句一样，是中性的技术用法？

1. The ad manipulated viewers' fears to sell the product.
2. He manipulated his friend into paying the whole bill.
3. Researchers manipulated the humidity to test its effect on the samples.

使用 get、families 和 emergency supplies，并按照 get someone something 结构完成句子：The donation will help efforts to ____ after the storm.

在这个公共卫生语境中，bed nets, vaccines, tests, and treatments 共同发挥什么作用？

1. 它们都是普通的卧室用品。
2. 它们都是只在被蚊子叮咬后使用的药物。
3. 它们有助于预防叮咬或疾病、发现感染并治疗疾病。

原句中的 not only 起什么作用？

1. 它表示打破传播循环会导致瘙痒。
2. 它只修饰 itchy，与后面的分句没有联系。
3. 它先引出一个较小的好处，后面的分句再增加一个更重要的好处。

请使用本课准确的三个词英文短语完成句子：Vaccination can help ____ and protect whole communities.

例句中的 Proving once again... 主要起什么作用？

1. 它要求听众自己证明这个说法。
2. 它总结了前面的结果所证明的内容。
3. 它引入了另一个将在未来进行的实验。

请使用 distinguish A from B 和给出的词语完成句子：A careful reader must ____. 可用词语：reliable evidence；misinformation。

用 What makes X + 形容词结构补全问题：“____ this source reliable?”