日本民间故事：自私的学者 - 伊索尔特·吉莱斯皮：英语精读讲义

“In ancient Kyoto”放在故事开头，主要起什么作用？

1. 描述现代京都的城市规模。
2. 同时交代故事发生的地点和历史时期。
3. 给出人物在现代的确切住址。
4. 说明事件发生的准确日期。

哪一项完整包含了“a devout Shinto scholar”的全部信息？

1. 一名刚开始学习宗教知识的在校学生。
2. 一位对神道信仰十分虔诚并研究其传统的人。
3. 一位研究古代物品但与宗教无关的专家。
4. 一位唯一职责是主持仪式的神职人员。

用 was distracted from ... by ... 完成句子：Leo ____ his reading ____ a ringing phone.

在句子 The monk feared that greed was polluting his soul 中，polluting his soul 是什么意思？

1. 贪婪让他无法专心打扫房间。
2. 贪婪正在弄脏他周围的空气。
3. 贪婪正在让他觉得自己的精神受到玷污。
4. 这名僧侣正在清洗自己的身体。

请用 seek to perform 的过去时形式完成句子：The organizers ____ the ceremony respectfully.

在这个语境中，personal harae 是什么意思？

1. 寻找神圣物品
2. 个人舞台表演
3. 独自进行的普通洗澡
4. 个人进行的神道净化仪式

哪一句最自然地描述了旨在净化一个人身体和内在状态的仪式？

1. The ceremony was meant to clean the floor and walls.
2. The ceremony was meant to tidy the hall.
3. The ceremony was meant to wash the guests' hands.
4. The ceremony was meant to cleanse the body and mind.

哪项描述最符合句中“the revered Hie shrine”的意思？

1. 一座普通的纪念建筑
2. 一个名叫 Hie 的拥挤购物中心
3. 一座备受尊崇且具有宗教意义的神道神社
4. 一个很有名但不受人尊敬的地方

哪种情况最适合用 arduous climb 来描述？

1. 一支救援队在结冰的山上艰难攀爬了六个小时。
2. 一家人乘电梯到二楼。
3. 一个孩子为笔记本挑选贴纸。

哪句话中的 afford 表示“提供”，而不是“有足够的钱负担”？

1. The new schedule afforded Maya more time to practice.
2. We cannot afford a new computer this year.
3. The hotel was more than they could afford.

使用正式结构 upon + -ing 和动词 arrive 完成句子：____ at the library, Leo returned his books.

使用 be determined to + maintain 的过去时形式完成句子：Nina ____ her focus during the final round.

哪一句表示图书馆会在条件允许的范围内尽可能久地保持开放？

1. The library will stay open for long as possible.
2. The library will stay open as much as possible.
3. The library will stay open as soon as possible.
4. The library will stay open for as long as possible.

请使用 resolved to 和搭配 make a pilgrimage 完成句子：After recovering, she ____ to the mountain temple.

哪一句中的 would walk 表示过去反复发生的习惯？

1. Mia would walk to the lake if the rain stopped.
2. Mia said she would walk to the lake the next day.
3. Would Mia walk to the lake with us?
4. When Mia was twelve, she would walk to the lake every morning.

用 quest for 完成句子：Her lifelong ____ justice inspired the whole community.

never straying from his purpose 在这里说明了什么？

1. 他还没有决定自己的目标是什么。
2. 他从未离开自己行走的实际道路。
3. 他拒绝向任何人解释自己的目标。
4. 他从未让干扰使自己偏离目标。

请用习语 be true to one's word 补全句子，并根据 Maya 调整形式：Maya promised to call, and she ____ by phoning that evening.

在故事中，句首从句“as days stretched into weeks”起什么作用？

1. 它表示有人真的把日历拉长了。
2. 它表示后面的动作持续进行时，一段很长的时间已经过去。
3. 它标明动作在某个确切日期突然结束。

哪一句同时自然使用了这两个修饰语来描写极端天气？

1. The hikers kept moving through driving rain and under a searing sun.
2. The hikers enjoyed a mild searing sun after a light driving rain.
3. The hikers kept moving through searing rain and under a driving sun.

哪句话使用 Over time 来表达逐渐发生的变化？

1. At noon, the paint suddenly spilled.
2. For two minutes, the paint stayed wet.
3. Over time, the paint faded in the sunlight.

在本句中，the invisible world of spirits 是什么意思？

1. 被藏起来的一批烈酒
2. 一个尚未绘制在地图上的遥远国家
3. 与人类世界并存、由灵性存在构成的不可见领域

在这个句子中，the kami 指什么？

1. 所有宗教中同一位唯一至高神
2. 仅指死者的鬼魂
3. 神道中的神灵或神圣存在

哪一个句子中的 animated 与字幕中的抽象含义相同？

1. A shared sense of hope animated the exhausted crowd.
2. The children watched an animated movie after dinner.
3. The designer animated the logo for the opening screen.

哪句话使用了相同的 no one, X or Y 结构，强调两个类别都不例外？

1. She trusted no one, friend or stranger.
2. She trusted no one because strangers frightened her.
3. She trusted either a friend or a stranger.

请用固定短语 avoid contact with 完成这条安全提示：Visitors should ____ the damaged electrical wires.

用 stray from 的过去完成时完成句子：By the time the adviser stepped in, the committee ____ its founding principles.

在这句话中，become polluted with kegare 是什么意思？

1. 他们身上沾满了普通污垢。
2. 他们进入了与神道有关的仪式性污秽状态。
3. 他们吸入了工厂污染的空气。

在这句话中，taboo of defilement 是什么意思？

1. 与不洁观念相关的严格社会或宗教禁忌
2. 关于给病人清洗身体的规定
3. 个人不喜欢杂乱的地方

请用 hang over 的过去式完成句子：The possibility of bad news ____ the family all evening.

用 commit 的过去式加 violent crimes 完成句子：The report says the armed group ____ during the conflict.

以 Of all 开头，并用 the routes we checked 设定比较范围：____, the river path is the shortest.

用本课表示“远远、以很大差距”的表达完成句子：This was ____ the most difficult part of the project.

使用本课的正式表达完成句子，并让所有格与 They 一致：They stopped at the grave to ____.

请用 set out 和表示目的地时所需的介词完成句子：The hikers ____ the shelter before sunset.

这句话开头的时间框架是什么意思？As darkness fell, the campers turned on their lanterns.

1. 露营者打开提灯时，天正渐渐变黑。
2. 提灯使天空变暗了。
3. 一个深色物体掉在了露营者附近。

在句子 'Her strained voice showed that she was trying not to cry,' 中，strained 描写的是怎样的声音？

1. 因为腿部肌肉拉伤而发出的声音
2. 听起来完全放松的愉快声音
3. 听起来紧绷而吃力的声音

用 push forward 的过去式完成句子：After two failed experiments, the researchers ____ with their study.

用 overwhelm 的过去式完成句子：The sudden flood of noise ____ the child, who covered his ears.

left his path 为这个句子增加了什么含义？

1. 它既表示路线发生改变，也表示他暂时偏离了指导自己的准则。
2. 它只表示他忘记了那条路在哪里。
3. 它证明他永久放弃了自己的所有信念。

请用 follow the sound to its source 的过去式完成句子：After hearing a faint chirp, Leo ____ and found a trapped bird behind the cabinet.

came to 在这个句子中是什么意思？Nora came to a narrow bridge at dusk.

1. 她想起了那座桥。
2. 她到达了那座桥。
3. 她在桥上恢复了意识。

哪句话自然地使用 crumpled 描写一个人瘫倒的姿态？

1. After the race, Nina folded the ground.
2. After the race, Nina crumpled to the ground.
3. After the race, Nina wrinkled to the ground.

请用指定的句首短语 Filled with relief 完成句子：____, Maya called her family.

哪句话使用 implored 最自然？

1. Jay implored his sister to pass him a napkin.
2. The lost hikers implored the rescue team to come back for them.
3. Emma implored the cashier to give her a receipt.

哪句话正确表示火车在我们抵达前不久已经离开？

1. By the time we arrived, the train just leaves.
2. By the time we arrived, the train has just left.
3. By the time we arrived, the train had just left.

用 help someone with something 结构完成句子：Could you help me ____ this science project?

用习语 one's heart sank 完成句子：When I realized I had lost my wallet, ____.

用 ignore 的 -ing 形式使这个动作作主语：____ the warning would put everyone at risk.

用 drain 的正确 -ing 形式完成句子：The long journey was ____ her energy.

哪一句使用 leaving + 宾语 + 补语来说明前一事件造成的结果？

1. The storm destroyed the only bridge, leaving the village cut off.
2. The storm was leaving the area when the bridge collapsed.
3. The villagers were leaving the village when the storm began.

哪一句最自然地使用 soar 的抽象含义，表示快速而大幅的增长？

1. The eagle soared above the valley in the morning.
2. Demand for concert tickets soared after the band announced one final show.
3. Ticket demand soared slightly over several months.

用突出显示的表达补全结果转折：The alarm did not ring. ____, Maya arrived late.

这句话中的 to ensure her safe passage into the spirit world 是什么意思？

1. 帮助确保她平安到达死后的世界
2. 让灵界本身变得更安全
3. 为她购买普通旅行的票

哪一句能自然表达“一个秘密多年来一直给某人造成严重心理压力”？

1. The secret weighed him heavily for years.
2. The secret measured heavily on him for years.
3. The secret weighed heavily on him for years.

用 How could ... have ... 结构补全这个对过去错误表示自责的问题：____ so rude to Maya?

哪句话最清楚地描述了某人故意逃避职责？

1. He shirked his responsibility and left the work to someone else.
2. He forgot the meeting time after losing his calendar.
3. He broke a minor rule while trying to follow the instructions.

这句话中的 corrupt his divine journey 是什么意思？

1. 使这段旅程在道德或精神层面受到玷污
2. 损坏包含旅行计划的电子文件
3. 通过更改日程来耽搁旅程

在例句中，to cleanse himself 最可能是什么意思？

1. 他打算使自己在仪式或精神意义上恢复洁净。
2. 他打算清洁神社建筑。
3. 他等着别人给他清洗身体。

使用表示结果令我们所有人惊讶的固定短语：____, the missing cat came home that night.

在这句字幕中，a medium 是什么意思？

1. 大小不大不小的物体
2. 被认为能与灵体或神圣存在沟通的人
3. 传播新闻或其他信息的方式

请用 dare 和 approach 的标准 -ing 结构完成句子：Not ____, he stayed by the door.

用表示“提前防备”的双词表达完成句子：Mia saved a copy ____ the file disappeared.

other ways of seeing 在这句话中最可能暗示什么？

1. 这位灵媒能感知普通视觉无法揭示的事物。
2. 这位灵媒需要站到不同的位置。
3. 这位灵媒想换一副眼镜。

用过去时结构 call + person + forward，并以 Lena 为被叫的人，完成句子：At the awards ceremony, the host ____ to receive her medal.

Ready to be forsaken 的正确理解是哪一项？

1. 他已经做好被别人遗弃的准备。
2. 他正准备遗弃别人。
3. 他准备劝别人留下来。

这句话中的 merely smiled 强调了什么？

1. 她一再微笑。
2. 她的笑容实际上非常小。
3. 她没有做别的，只是微笑，而不是做出负面反应。

用所有格代词避免重复 hand：Maya took the frightened child's hand in ____ and led him outside.

哪一个完整形式正确补出了省略的关系代词，同时没有改变原意？

1. She whispered the only blessing that he could hear.
2. She whispered a blessing that only he could hear.
3. Only she whispered a blessing that he could hear.

哪句话正确使用了 thank someone for + -ing，并肯定了一个助人的行为？

1. The neighbor thanked Maya to carry the groceries.
2. The neighbor thanked for Maya carrying the groceries.
3. The neighbor thanked Maya for carrying the groceries.

在例句中，In that moment 的主要作用是什么？

1. 它突出领悟发生的确切时刻。
2. 它表示这个发现发生了很多次。
3. 它只提供一个没有特殊变化的大致时间段。

请用 contamination 和 corruption 各一次完成句子：Food can become unsafe through ____, while bribery is a form of ____.

哪一句正确使用句首过去分词短语来描述主句主语？

1. Filled with relief, the door closed behind Nora.
2. Filled with relief, Nora closed the door.
3. Relief filled with, Nora closed the door.

在下面这句话中，set himself back on his journey 是什么意思？After a short rest, the traveler set himself back on his journey.

1. 他支付了旅程的费用。
2. 他耽误了自己的旅程。
3. 他主动继续了自己的旅程。

哪句话表示 Maya 暂停了原本在做的事，以便帮助一位年长的邻居？

1. Maya continued helping her older neighbor carry the bags.
2. Maya stopped to help her older neighbor carry the bags.
3. Maya stopped helping her older neighbor carry the bags.

哪句话中的 see 表示“认识到”或“理解”，而不是用眼睛看见？

1. After hearing the full plan, Nora began to see its value.
2. Nora watched the presentation from the front row.
3. From the hill, Nora could see the lights below.

even in the city he'd previously shunned 给句子增添了什么含义？

1. 它表示这座城市是他唯一能看到美的地方。
2. 它表示他现在仍然刻意拒绝进入这座城市。
3. 它把这座城市标为一个尤其出人意料、但他现在也能在其中看到美的地点。

请用 risk 的过去式并在后面直接接 serious injury，完成句子：By entering the unstable tunnel, the rescuers ____.

哪个句子自然地表示 Maya 在人群中走动并与志愿者进行社交互动？

1. At the community fair, Maya mingled with volunteers from every neighborhood.
2. At the community fair, Maya mingled to volunteers from every neighborhood.
3. At the community fair, Maya mingled the volunteers from every neighborhood.

哪个句子正确使用了 the + 形容词来表示一类人？

1. The unemployed is looking for new opportunities.
2. The unemployed are looking for new opportunities.
3. An unemployed are looking for new opportunities.

下面哪句话中的 for 是因果连词，用来补充说明前一个分句的原因？

1. Mira left for the harbor.
2. The lantern stayed lit, for Mira had added fresh oil.
3. The lantern was for Mira.

请用 of one's own 的正确形式完成句子，表示这段旅程是她自己的亲身经历，而不是说她独自旅行：Lina wanted a personal experience, so she went on a journey ____.