为什么玻璃是透明的？ - Mark Miodownik：英语精读讲义

请用本课表达完成邀请：I found an old class photo. ____ at it.

哪句话能自然地要求对方在实验前戴上护目镜？

1. Wear your safety glasses every day.
2. Put your safety glasses before the experiment.
3. Put on your safety glasses before the experiment.

请使用 might want to 完成这个委婉建议：Your tablet battery is low, so you ____ charge it before the trip.

哪句话使用 whatever 从句先概括所有可能的原因，再把重点转向需要采取的行动？

1. Choose any cause, and we need to stop the leak now.
2. Whatever the cause is, we need to stop the leak now.
3. The cause is unimportant because there is no leak.

哪句话表示地图就在听者的正前方？

1. The map is to your right.
2. The map is right behind you.
3. The map is right in front of you.

哪句话正确使用了这个开场问句，引出对蚂蚁如何辨认路线的解释？

1. Have you ever wondered whether ants find their way home?
2. Have you ever wondered how ants find their way home?
3. Have you ever wondered how do ants find their way home?

哪个句子用鲜明的反差构建了一个需要解释的问题？

1. The seed grows because it receives water.
2. The tree is tall, and its leaves are green.
3. How can such a tiny seed grow into such a tall tree?

请用意思为“为了理解这一点”的准确英文短语完成句子：Why did the engine stop without warning? ____, we first need to inspect the fuel system.

哪句话使用了正确的嵌入式疑问语序？

1. We need to find out where does the water come from.
2. We need to find out where comes the water from.
3. We need to find out where the water comes from.

请使用本课中的原表达完成句子：____ a quiet laboratory where the first prototype was built.

哪个句子正确描述了两种气体发生反应并生成一种新化合物？

1. The two gases reaction together to form a new compound.
2. The two gases react together to form a new compound.
3. The two gases react together for form a new compound.

哪个句子正确连接了一种材料与其原子，并说明这些原子自行排列成层？

1. We studied a material which atoms arrange themselves into layers.
2. We studied a material who's atoms arrange itself into layers.
3. We studied a material whose atoms arrange themselves into layers.

请用表示“称为”的短语完成句子：The change from a gas to a liquid is ____ condensation.

请用本课表示“常见于……中”的短语完成句子：Iron ____ many types of rock.

用 make up 表示“构成”时的正确形式完成句子：Fresh water ____ only a small part of all the water on Earth.

用本课表达完成产品说明：Water is the ____ this cleaning solution.

请用本课短语完成句子，表示这一决定有充分理由：The school canceled the field trip, and ____: a severe storm was approaching.

哪句话表示一个表面既把光反射出去，又让光向不同方向散开？

1. Rough particles disperse the light that reaches them.
2. Rough particles reflect the light that reaches them.
3. Rough particles reflect and disperse the light that reaches them.

请使用 heat 的一般现在时被动形式，后接 high enough，完成句子：When the glass ____, it begins to soften.

使用 make 的一般现在时形式、spin 的动词原形和 until 完成句子：The motor ____ the fan ____ ____ the room cools down.

哪一句中的 holding the atoms together 是在描述 bonds，而不是另一个独立的主句动作？

1. The bonds break the heat holding the atoms together.
2. The heat breaks, and the bonds hold the atoms together.
3. The heat breaks the bonds holding the atoms together.

哪一句自然地使用 the same way that 来比较两个过程发生的方式？

1. Clouds form the same way that fog does.
2. Clouds form the same way that fog.
3. Clouds form the same as that fog does.

哪个句子正确使用了 Unlike + 名词短语和插入式 though 来表示反差？

1. Unlike the older model, though, this one runs quietly.
2. But unlike the older model, however, this one runs quietly.
3. Unlike with the older model, though, this one runs quietly.

哪个句子最清楚地表示两个渐进变化在同步发展？

1. As the battery loses power, the screen grows dimmer.
2. When the battery loses power, the screen grows dimmer.
3. Because the battery loses power, the screen grows dimmer.

用高亮结构表示能力逐渐下降：As fatigue increases, the driver becomes ____ react quickly.

用高亮的术语引入结构完成句子：A liquid changing into a gas is ____ evaporation.

请用本课中的原短语完成句子：Before the quiz, review your notes and ____ in your understanding.

在句子 'The coating is uneven on a microscopic level,' 中，on a microscopic level 是什么意思？

1. 从非常小的尺度观察时
2. 在建筑物较低的楼层
3. 技能水平较低

请在 without 后填入 damage 的被动动名词：The package arrived without ____.

哪一个句子正确表示空气穿过筛网上的小孔？

1. Air can pass the tiny holes through.
2. Air can pass by the tiny holes in the screen.
3. Air can pass through the tiny holes in the screen.

请用 rather than 和 damage 的被动 -ing 形式完成句子：The package reached us safely ____ during shipping.

在这个句子中，go all the way down to the subatomic level 是什么意思？

1. 在比原子更小的尺度上分析这个问题。
2. 身体移动到更低的楼层。
3. 停留在普通的原子尺度。

请用 consist of 的正确形式完成句子：The emergency kit ____ a flashlight, a radio, and batteries.

请用能够委婉提示听者“接下来是意外事实”的表达完成句子：You ____ that sharks existed before trees.

用 were 和 would be like 完成这个假设类比：If the library ____ the size of a dollhouse, each room ____ a small box, while each table ____ a postage stamp.

用两个表示转移关注点的词完成句子：The real issue is ____ how quickly we finish, ____ how accurately we work.

请用表示“与……有关”的固定词组完成句子：The error ____ a missing file.

哪一句中的 energy level 使用了原子物理含义？

1. When the atom absorbs energy, an electron can move to a higher energy level.
2. The game has five difficulty levels.
3. After a nap, Maya's energy level was higher.

使用 think of A as B 结构和 this plan 完成类比：____ a road map for the project.

使用 could ... if it only had ... 结构、动词 cross 和短语 enough power 完成这个假设句：The rover ____ the crater ____.

请用本课中由五个英文单词组成、用于引出巧合的固定习语完成句子：____, the only open pharmacy was across the street.

哪一个句子正确使用了较长的动名词短语作主语，并在其中包含一个 -ing 修饰语？

1. Observing birds nesting near the river can reveal changes in migration.
2. Observe birds nesting near the river can reveals changes in migration.
3. Observing birds nesting near the river it can reveal changes in migration.

哪个句子能自然地提醒听者：一个看起来很好的提议其实有隐藏条件？

1. The offer sounds great, but there's a catch.
2. The offer sounds great, so I accepted it immediately.
3. The offer sounds great, and the meeting starts at noon.

用本课表示“某个量必须合适才能产生结果”的目标结构完成句子：The dose ____ be both safe and effective.

用 let 后 pass by 的正确形式完成句子：The guard will let the delivery truck ____.

同时使用 just 和 so，完成这个表示强调的固定表达：It ____ I have an extra ticket.

哪句话正确使用了 so ... that 来连接程度和结果？

1. The two campsites were such far apart that we had to drive between them.
2. The two campsites were so far apart that we had to drive between them.
3. The two campsites were so far apart to we had to drive between them.

哪句话正确表达了“电池有足够的电力让马达启动”？

1. The battery has power enough for the motor start.
2. The battery has enough power for starting the motor to.
3. The battery has enough power for the motor to start.

哪个句子正确解释了 ultraviolet light？

1. Ultraviolet light is simply a dark shade of purple.
2. Ultraviolet light lies beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum.
3. Ultraviolet light means any light that passes through violet glass.

哪一段使用 on the other hand 引出了真正的对比？

1. First, open the box. On the other hand, take out the book.
2. The apartment is small. On the other hand, it has very little space.
3. The apartment is small. On the other hand, it is close to school.

哪个句子自然地强调水量恰到好处，也就是不多不少？

1. Add just the right number of water to make the dough smooth.
2. Add just the right amount of water to make the dough smooth.
3. Add just enough water to stop the dough from crumbling.

用目标短语 which is why 完成句子：The road is flooded, ____ the bus is late.

哪句话能自然表达“阳光可以穿过玻璃照进来，但人的皮肤可能不会晒黑”？

1. Even in bright sunlight, you may not get a suntan through glass.
2. Even in bright sunlight, you may not get a suntan next to the glass.
3. Even in bright sunlight, you may not get a sunburn through glass.

用 being both ... and ... 完成句子：The material has the advantage of ____ light ____ strong.

用表示“让……进入”的短语动词完成句子：Open the curtains to ____ more sunlight.

用本课中的准确短语完成句子：The cabin windows let in sunlight while ____.

用 from ... to 表示范围：The club offers activities ____ chess ____ rock climbing.

选择同时正确使用 allow + 宾语 + to + 动词、both ... and ... 和 ones 的句子。

1. These tools allow researchers to examine both large crystals and tiny ones.
2. These tools allow researchers examine both large crystals and tiny ones.
3. These tools allow researchers to examine both large crystals or tiny ones.

请用表示“很难想象”的目标结构完成句子：____ daily life without clean water.

哪个句子使用 And yet 引出了真正出人意料的反差？

1. The team practiced for weeks. And yet, its uniforms were blue.
2. The team practiced for weeks. And yet, it trained every afternoon.
3. The team practiced for weeks. And yet, it lost its first game.

说话人用 featureless and invisible 描述透明玻璃。这里想表达什么意思？

1. 它颜色朴素，但有很多可辨认的细节。
2. 它没有实用功能，而且在任何情况下都看不见。
3. 它没有明显的视觉特征，很容易被忽略。

请用完整的原因强调句型补全句子：It is ____ the path is slippery ____ we are walking slowly.

用目标表达完成句子：The air purifier is so quiet that I sometimes ____.