近亲繁殖会发生什么？：英语精读讲义

请填入本讲解中由两个英文单词组成的短语，把目标描述为一段仍在继续的征程：On my ____ become a veterinarian, I volunteered at an animal shelter.

一份生物学报告需要客观描述动物生育的后代。哪句话最自然？

1. The study counted the offsprings produced by each female.
2. The study counted the children produced by each female.
3. The study counted the offspring produced by each female.

使用 cringe 及其固定介词补全句子：I ____ speaking in front of a huge crowd.

哪句话使用 in the first place 来追问某个现有情况的根本原因？

1. She won first place in the race.
2. Why did we agree to this plan in the first place?
3. First of all, wash the vegetables.

你正在开始讲解网络安全，并想把密码保护设为理解后续内容的基础。哪个开头最能表达这种作用？

1. The first thing to understand is how a strong password protects an account.
2. For example, a strong password protects an account.
3. On the other hand, a strong password protects an account.

在下面这组因果关系中，哪一个连接语最适合放在“the school opened two hours late”之前？“The roads were covered in ice. The school opened two hours late.”

1. In other words
2. As a result
3. For example

用 just happen to be 的适当形式完成句子，表达出人意料的巧合：“Our new neighbor ____ my former teacher.”

哪一个句子用 even though 引出一个与结果形成对比的既定事实？

1. The store was closed because the lights were still on.
2. Even if the store is closed, we can order online.
3. Even though the store was closed, the lights were still on.

使用完全相同的 It takes having ... to 结构补全句子：____ worked an overnight shift ____ understand this kind of fatigue.

在简单的显性—隐性模型中，关于 recessive alleles 的哪项说法正确？

1. recessive allele 是一种无法遗传的“较弱基因”。
2. 在简单模型中，个体拥有两个 recessive alleles 时，隐性性状通常才会表现出来。
3. recessive alleles 总是罕见且有害。

用本课的 got 和 would 结果短语完成句子：In this model, if a plant ____ two recessive alleles, it ____ white flowers.

用 end up 的正确过去式和 work 的 -ing 形式完成句子：Leo took one temporary shift and ____ there for three years.

当预算数据似乎与招聘无关时，用询问相关性的表达补全 Maya 的问题：“What ____ the hiring plan?”

核查记录后，记者发现了一个新事实。用表示“结果发现”的表达补全句子：“____ the bridge had been inspected only once.”

哪个句子正确使用了 require + 人 + to 不定式？

1. The policy requires to show visitors identification.
2. The policy requires visitors showing identification.
3. The policy requires visitors to show identification.

在基因检测报告中，"Leah is a carrier" 是什么意思？

1. 她拥有一种相关的基因变异，而且可能没有任何症状。
2. 她会把这种变异传给每一个孩子。
3. 她肯定患有相关疾病。

用 making + it + difficult + 不定式完成句子：The labels had faded, ____ which bottle contained the medicine.

在句子 Given the family history, Maya would have inherited the variant from one of her parents. 中，would have inherited 最自然地表达什么？

1. 对该变体过去来源的合理推断
2. Maya 将来遗传该变体的计划
3. 确定 Maya 没有遗传到该变体

用正式倒装改写 if 从句：If the team had changed its plan, the launch might have failed. ____ its plan, the launch might have failed.

用口语中常见的宾格代词和一个 -ing 动词完成句子：The chance of ____ before noon is low. (they / arrive)

哪一句恰当地使用了 copulate with？

1. The zoology report states that these insects copulate with only one partner.
2. Could I copulate with you after dinner?
3. I copulated the assignment with Mia.

使用完整的 odds of + -ing ... are higher 结构完成句子：With two backup servers, our ____ keeping the website online ____ much higher.

请使用本课中的确切对比结构完成句子，表示批准的可能性已经提高，但仍不确定：Approval is ____, but ____.

说话人刚刚解释了公共交通可以减少停车需求，但没有声称它能解决城市的所有问题。哪个开头最能把接下来的判断限定在这一点上？

1. Therefore, public transit solves every city problem.
2. In that sense, public transit makes downtown planning easier.
3. In other words, public transit is free.

哪句话最准确地描述了亲缘关系较近的动物之间的繁殖？

1. Repeated incest can make harmful recessive traits more likely to appear.
2. Repeated breeding can make harmful recessive traits more likely to appear.
3. Repeated inbreeding can make harmful recessive traits more likely to appear.

用一个由两个单词组成的连接语完成纠正，使后半句取代被否定的说法：The warning doesn't prevent every error, ____ reduces how often errors occur.

把 pass on 放在正确位置，补全句子： Some parents carry a variant but never ____ it ____ to their children.

请用 even when ... there's still 这一框架补全句子： ____ both backup servers fail, ____ a paper copy of the schedule.

用本课中表示“就某一具体方面而言”的表达补全句子：The laptop is excellent ____ battery life, though its screen is only average.

在下面的对话中，“Not so much”表达了什么意思？“Is the new schedule convenient for night-shift workers?” “Not so much, but it works well for the daytime team.”

1. 只有少数夜班员工使用这个日程安排。
2. 它对夜班员工来说并不真正方便，不过适合另一个群体。
3. 它对两个群体同样方便。

哪一个句子正确地把某个结果表述为一个过程的产物？

1. The final pattern is the result of mixing blue and yellow paint.
2. Mixing blue and yellow paint results of the final pattern.
3. The final pattern is the result to mixing blue and yellow paint.

哪一个句子使用 with + 名词 + -ing 为主要陈述补充证据？

1. The neighborhood is becoming quieter because fewer cars pass through at night.
2. The neighborhood is becoming quieter, with fewer cars passing through at night.
3. The neighborhood is becoming quieter, with fewer cars pass through at night.

兽医正在为一只父母来自不同品种的狗撰写正式报告。哪个称呼最合适？

1. purebred dog
2. mixed-breed dog
3. mutt

哪个句子中的 while 与例句一样表示对比？

1. Please wait while the file downloads.
2. While the apartment is small, it gets plenty of sunlight.
3. While I was cooking, the phone rang.

用一个表示总体倾向而非绝对规律的三个单词短语完成句子：In large surveys, people who sleep well ____ more alert during the day.

在句子 'The plan is kind of risky,' 中，kind of 起什么作用？

1. 它加强了说法，表示完全确定。
2. 它弱化了说法，表示这个计划有点冒险。
3. 它在询问这个计划属于什么类别。