为什么章鱼的大脑如此特别 - Cláudio L. Guerra：英语精读讲义

请用表示“与……有共同点”的固定表达完成问题：What do electric cars ____ bicycles?

哪一项使用 After all 引出理由，来支持前一句话？

1. Nina rested after all the work was done.
2. Nina can help us. After all, she has solved this problem before.
3. Nina finished breakfast. After all, she walked to school next.

说话人为什么说“a plural noun we can all agree on”？

1. 英语中的 octopus 无法变成复数。
2. 章鱼能够讨论英语语法。
3. octopus 有多种复数形式在使用，因此说话人开玩笑地把选择说成意见不合。

哪个短语能自然地表示“识别人脸的能力”?

1. the ability recognizing to faces
2. the ability of recognize faces
3. the ability to recognize faces

哪个句子正确使用了 through + 名词来表示学习的方式？

1. Children can learn through observe by watching adults.
2. Children can learn across observation by watching adults.
3. Children can learn through observation by watching adults.

使用目标结构和代词 it 完成句子：The cabin has no electricity, but ____ a safe fireplace.

哪句话自然地使用了 use tools 来描述一种能力？

1. Some birds can use with tools to reach food.
2. Some birds can use tools to reach food.
3. Some birds can tools to reach food.

用目标句型完成句子：____ this backpack so practical ____ it has several waterproof pockets.

用 come from 的正确形式完成句子：The fruit's red color ____ a natural pigment.

用通常放在数量之后、表示约数的两个单词完成句子：The repair will take forty minutes ____.

用 belong to the order 完成句子，说明生物分类：Beetles ____ Coleoptera.

用相同的“语言 + for + 含义”结构完成句子：Amigo is Spanish ____ friend.

哪一个句子正确使用了 X-to-Y ratio 结构来比较学生人数和教师人数？

1. The school has a low student-to-teacher ratio.
2. The school has a low student of teacher ratio.
3. The school has a low ratio student to teacher.

用 similar to 和正确的单数替代词完成句子：The climate here is ____ coastal Spain.

使用 as many ... as 结构比较床位数量，完成句子：This shelter has about ____ the larger shelter.

在 instead of 后使用 store 的被动 -ing 形式完成句子：Instead of ____ on one computer, the files are spread across several servers.

用 are spread out 完成句子：The health clinics ____ across the county.

哪句话表示信号通过多个彼此相连的神经节传递？

1. The signals pass through a wireless computer network.
2. The signals pass through one isolated ganglion.
3. The signals pass through a network of interconnected ganglia.

哪个句子用 while 对比两个数字事实？

1. While the tank was filling, Maya checked the valve.
2. Wait here while I get the key.
3. The first tank holds 20 liters, while the second holds 50.

哪个句子正确使用了 optic lobes？

1. The animal's optic lobes are the lenses on a camera.
2. The animal's optic lobes carry food to its stomach.
3. The animal's optic lobes help process information from its eyes.

请用本课完整的比较框架补全句子：Some snakes can detect body heat in the dark, ____ seeing warmth with our eyes.

打印机不断无视指令并随意打印页面。哪句话最恰当地把它拟人化为仿佛会自己作决定？

1. The old printer can work on its own.
2. The old printer seems to have a mind of its own.
3. The old printer has its own control panel.

这句话在讲解中的主要作用是什么？

1. 它宣布讲解已经结束。
2. 它指出了存放有趣物品的具体地点。
3. 它标志着话题转向更值得关注或更出人意料的部分。

哪一项最准确地解释了 Vertebrates like us？

1. 它表示脊椎动物，并把人类作为一个熟悉的例子包括在内。
2. 它表示脊椎动物与人类属于不同类别，只是外形相似。
3. 它表示只有人类拥有坚硬的骨骼。

使用 that + allow + 宾语 + to do 这个目标结构补全句子：We chose windows ____ more sunlight ____ enter the room.

哪组句子正确使用 on the other hand 表示清楚的对照？

1. The library is quiet. On the other hand, it is peaceful.
2. The library is quiet. On the other hand, it has study tables.
3. The library is quiet. On the other hand, the café next door is lively.

使用目标两词短语加强否定：After the move, our new apartment has no closets ____.

填入 allow 的 -ing 形式来引出结果：The new ramp has a gentle slope, ____ wheelchair users to enter more easily.

用表示“位置不限”和“方向不限”的两个目标短语完成句子：The flexible tube can bend ____ and turn ____.

用表示结果形态的介词完成句子：The potter shaped the clay ____ a vase.

请用本课中表示“实际上几乎没有上限”的两个词补全句子：The puzzle can generate a ____ number of patterns.

哪句话表示这个新界面与我们所熟悉的一切都不同？

1. The new interface is unlike anything we used to design.
2. The new interface is unlike anything we are using.
3. The new interface is unlike anything we are used to.

哪句话能自然地从一个宽泛类别引出具体例子？

1. Consider a common problem like forgetting a password.
2. Consider a common problem to forget a password.
3. Consider if a common problem likes forgetting a password.

在这个句子中，a neurological map of our body 是什么意思？

1. 它表示大脑中存放着一张印刷出来的身体图片。
2. 它表示大脑中有对身体的有组织神经表征。
3. 它表示大脑用地理地图来控制动作。

在这句话中，哪项最准确地解释了 brain's motor center？

1. 参与控制身体运动的脑区。
2. 大脑中用来产生动力的机器。
3. 大脑中教人驾驶汽车的地方。

哪句话自然地描述了 Sam 伸手去关灯？

1. Sam reached out to turn off the lamp.
2. Sam reached out the lamp to turn it off.
3. Sam reached the lamp out to turn it off.

用 bring + object + to + place 结构中的正确介词完成句子：Please bring the bowl ____ the table.

哪句话先用一个群体限定讨论范围，再说明某件事有所不同？

1. For younger children, the rules are quite different.
2. The rules are quite different for younger children.
3. For the tournament, the younger children packed their uniforms.

用本课学到的两个词组成的表达完成句子，把被排除的行动放在前面：____ wait for a taxi, we walked home.

behavior library 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 头足类动物存放书籍的真实房间。
2. 一个肉眼可见的脑器官的正式名称。
3. 大脑可以从中调用的一组有组织的行为模式。

选择一个正确使用 doesn't A, but rather B 来替代错误解释的句子。

1. The alarm detects smoke rather than carbon monoxide.
2. The alarm doesn't detect smoke because it detects carbon monoxide.
3. The alarm doesn't detect smoke, but rather detects carbon monoxide.

在科学报告中，哪一个短语最适合描述动物在收到信号后伸手去拿食物？

1. a behavioral response
2. an emotional response
3. a physiological response

哪一个句子用 as 连接两个同步推进的过程？

1. As the battery charges, the light changes from red to green.
2. As a guide, Mira knows the trail well.
3. As the road was closed, we took another route.

哪一个句子中的 pick up 表示检测到或接收到信号？

1. The antenna picked up a weak signal during the storm.
2. We picked up sandwiches on the way home.
3. Leo picked up the box and carried it upstairs.

哪一个句子自然地使用了 jump into action 来表示“立即作出反应”？

1. Nora jumped into action across the puddle.
2. The class jumped into action by continuing its quiet, unhurried break.
3. When the alarm sounded, the rescue team jumped into action.

选择正确使用 as soon as 表示将来即时触发关系的句子。

1. As soon as the light will turn green, the doors will open.
2. As soon as the light turns green, the doors will open.
3. As soon the light turns green, the doors will open.

请填入一个以 all 开头、表示“从内部走完整段距离”的四词短语：The tunnel runs ____ the mountain, from one side to the other.

使用 send back 的过去式，并把代词放在正确位置：The repair shop fixed my tablet and ____ yesterday.

用 from ... to ... 这个结构完成句子：The path runs ____ the village ____ the lake.

哪个句子中的 meet halfway 表示在实际空间的中点相遇？

1. Let's meet at the café after lunch.
2. The two runners started at opposite ends and met halfway along the track.
3. After a long argument, both sides agreed to meet halfway.

用高亮结构补全表示结果的分句：The warning light flashes, ____ shut down the machine.

用高亮提示语总结这些证据：The battery drains quickly, the screen freezes, and the device overheats. ____ the design needs more testing.

哪个句子自然地使用了 can essentially think for itself？

1. The wooden shelf holds books, so it can essentially think for itself.
2. When traffic is blocked, the navigation system chooses a new route and can essentially think for itself.
3. The lamp turns on only when Maya presses the switch, so it can essentially think for itself.

请使用括号中的词，并按 give + 宾语 + 抽象名词 结构补全句子：The new hinge ____. (give / the robot / greater flexibility)

哪一个句子中的 blend into 表示与背景融为一体、变得不容易被注意到？

1. The artist blended the blue and yellow paints together.
2. The chef blended the berries into a smooth sauce.
3. The gray tent blended into the rocky hillside.

用 whether it's ... or ... 结构完成句子：____ drawing, dancing, ____ singing, Maya enjoys creative activities.

用 scare ... away 的过去式完成句子：The sudden bang ____ the birds ____ from the feeder.

用 may have 和 evolve 的过去分词完成句子：This species ____ a larger brain millions of years ago.

用表示“远早于”的短语完成句子：These animals lived here ____ humans arrived.

下面这句话是什么意思？This feature isn't just useful for beginners; experienced users rely on it too.

1. 它对初学者和有经验的用户都有用。
2. 它只对初学者有用。
3. 它对初学者没有用。

在这个科普语境中，autonomously thinking appendages 最接近什么意思？

1. 能够处理部分信息并以一定自主性作出反应的身体部位。
2. 与主体完全没有联系的独立动物。
3. 仅为装饰而加在身体上的配件。

哪句话表示某项观察促成了一个目前仍有意义的新研究方向？

1. The leaf's surface has inspired new research in developing water-resistant glass.
2. The leaf's surface has been described by researchers who are developing water-resistant glass.
3. The team completed its research after it developed water-resistant glass.

在这个短语中，along a divergent evolutionary path 是什么意思？

1. 通过一条已经变得与参照路线明显不同的进化路线。
2. 通过一条必然会产生与另一谱系相同特征的路线。
3. 在进化过程中实际沿着一条道路行走。

选择 -ing 短语作主语，并且嵌入的 how 从句使用陈述语序的句子。

1. Studying how does memory develop can help us improve teaching.
2. Studying how memory develops can help us improve teaching.
3. Study how memory develops can help us improve teaching.

在一段讲解中，这个 Who knows...? 问句主要起什么作用？

1. 它证明其他形式的智慧生命不可能存在。
2. 它要求听众说出掌握答案的具体人物。
3. 它从已知信息转向一个尚未解答的可能性，并引导听众继续思考。

在 how they process the world around them 中，process 是什么意思？

1. 从物理上制造附近的世界。
2. 组织并理解来自周围环境的信息。
3. 应用一种商业流程来控制整个世界。