海啸是如何形成的 - Alex Gendler：英语精读讲义

用 besiege 的过去式完成句子：For three months, the army ____ the fortress and blocked all supply routes.

使用 retreat 的过去式和完整比较结构 much farther than usual：After the hot, dry summer, the glacier ____.

请用 leave 的 -ing 形式补全句子，以表示结果：The power failed, ____ the whole building in darkness.

请补全表示“意外的一次好运”的目标习语：Finding the only open repair shop was ____.

阅读句子：Before Leo had walked halfway across the bridge, the alarm sounded. 哪件事先发生？

1. Leo还没走到一半，警报就响了。
2. Leo走到一半后，警报才响。
3. 警报响过之后，Leo才开始过桥。

哪一句表示这场音乐会的响度超过了说话者此前的所有听觉经验？

1. Someone had heard about the concert before.
2. The concert was louder than anything I had ever heard.
3. The concert was as loud as the last one I heard.

哪一句用 -ing 从句表示前一事件造成的结果？

1. A pipe burst, flooding the entire basement.
2. Leo enjoys swimming in the basement.
3. Flooding the basement, Leo looked for the pipe.

wrath of Poseidon 在本句中是什么意思？

1. 潮汐的平静运动
2. 一名普通水手轻微的失望
3. 希腊海神的盛怒

哪句话使用 what-cleft 结构来强调真正的解决办法？

1. What did the computer fix with a simple restart?
2. What fixed the computer was a simple restart.
3. The computer that was fixed needed a simple restart.

用 be commonly known as 的正确形式完成句子：The city ____ the Windy City.

用表示“与……没有关联”的目标短语完成句子：The billing problem is ____ the internet outage.

在科学文本中，gravitational forces 指什么？

1. 在太空中行动的士兵群体
2. 由引力产生的物理吸引力
3. 由潮汐产生的强劲海风

在句子“In many ways, the two jobs are similar.”中，In many ways 告诉了我们什么？

1. 它们在每个细节上都完全相同。
2. 说话者在描述这两份工作之间的几条路线。
3. 它们在几个方面相似，但不一定在每个方面都相似。

请以 a 开头，并使用 small 的比较级和 version of 补全句子：The model is ____ the real castle.

完成波浪的定义：The lowest part of a wave is the ____, and the highest part is the ____.

哪一句表示展品由复制品而不是原画构成？

1. The exhibit consists not of original paintings but of carefully made copies.
2. The exhibit consists not only of original paintings but also of carefully made copies.
3. The exhibit consists of original paintings and carefully made copies.

哪一句正确使用了带嵌入式 where 从句的 The difference is in ...？

1. The difference is in where the power comes from.
2. Where does the power come from?
3. The difference is in where does the power come from.

在 Because this only affects the surface 中，only 告诉了我们什么？

1. 影响到达水体的每一层。
2. 除了水面，没有别的东西产生这种影响。
3. 影响到达水面，但没有到达更深的水层。

使用 be limited in 结构补全句子：This basic tablet ____ storage capacity and processing speed.

哪一句使用了相同的结构：be caused by + 名词 + -ing 修饰语？

1. The signal caused interference outside the building.
2. The signal originated outside the building because of interference.
3. The signal was caused by interference originating outside the building.

请填入由两个词组成、表示火山喷发的地质术语：The town was covered in ash after a ____.

请填入由两个词组成、表示海床滑坡的地质术语，并用 submarine 说明位置：A ____ can move a huge mass of sediment underwater.

哪个句子自然地描述了一场发生在海底的地震？

1. Underwater sensors detected an earthquake below a wooden floor.
2. Underwater sensors detected an earthquake on the ocean floor.
3. Underwater sensors detected an earthquake on the ocean room.

用这个由两个单词组成的地质术语完成科学句子：Earth's rigid outer shell is divided into large moving sections called ____.

这个句子中的 -ing 短语起什么作用？ The pipe burst, releasing water across the floor.

1. 它发出释放水的指令。
2. 它描述将来发生的另一个事件。
3. 它说明管道爆裂产生的直接结果。

在下面的句子中，displacing water 和 raising it above the normal sea level 是什么关系？ This energy travels up to the surface, displacing water and raising it above the normal sea level.

1. 第一个是主句谓语，第二个是一项指令。
2. 它们是并列的 -ing 短语，说明这股能量产生的两个相关效果。
3. 它们说明由两个未明说的不同来源造成的效果。

用 pull + 宾语 + back down 完成句子：After you lift the window shade and let go, gravity ____.

选择正确使用 which + make + 宾语 + 动词原形来说明结果的句子。

1. The floor suddenly tilts, which makes the ball roll away.
2. The floor suddenly tilts, which make the ball roll away.
3. The floor suddenly tilts, which makes the ball to roll away.

例句中的 Thus 主要起到什么信息组织作用？

1. 它引出一个稍后才会解释的原因。
2. 它引出由前面所述过程得出的结论。
3. 它只说明海啸何时移动。

请用表示“以高于某数值的速度”的两个单词补全句子：The train can travel ____ 180 miles per hour.

请用 barely detectable 完成句子：The signal was so faint that it was ____.

请使用 something called X occurs 这一结构和术语 oxidation：When iron reacts with oxygen, something ____.

哪一项含义最符合突出显示的表达？

1. 能量的量仍然很大，而且能量正在被压缩。
2. 能量变小了，并主动压缩别的东西。
3. 能量完全静止不动，所以什么都没有变化。

使用目标连接词 while 补全句子，表示两个同时发生且方向相反的趋势：The pressure fell ____ the temperature rose.

用 as much as 或 as many as 完成句子：The tank can hold ____ 5,000 liters of water.

哪个句子正确使用了这种简短的“语言名称 + for + 含义”释义结构？

1. The term adiós, Spain for goodbye, appears in the song.
2. The term adiós, Spanish for goodbye, appears in the song.
3. The term adiós, Spanish to goodbye, appears in the song.

用 comes from the fact that 完成句子：The confusion ____ both files have the same name.

用 arrive 和 leave 的正确形式完成真实的未来条件句：If the bus ____, we ____ right away.

请使用 withdraw 和比较短语 farther than normal 完成句子：During a tsunami warning, the ocean may ____ before a large wave arrives.

这句话中的 misleadingly dangerous 是什么意思？

1. 它极其危险，任何人都不可能把它误认为安全。
2. 它只是看起来危险，实际上完全安全。
3. 它可能看起来很安全，但这种误导性的表象掩盖了真实危险。

用 not only ... but also 补全句子：The storm ____ flooded several homes, ____ also cut off electricity.

用表示“彻底摧毁”的动词 level 补全句子：A powerful blast can ____ an entire building.

哪一个句子中的 for 表示空间距离，而不是时间或用途？

1. The trail follows the river for five miles.
2. This button is for emergencies.
3. We waited for five minutes.

用表示地势低洼之处的目标短语完成天气警告：Heavy rain may cause flooding in ____.

哪一句自然地使用这个转场表达来增加另一个问题？

1. As if the heavy rain weren't enough, the forecast uses weather symbols.
2. As if the heavy rain weren't enough, the wind knocked down a tree.
3. As if the heavy rain weren't enough, rain comes from clouds.

哪一句使用“动词 + with it + 长宾语”来表示河水把其他东西一起带走？

1. The river surged through the valley, carrying with it fallen branches and pieces of wood.
2. The river surged through the valley, carrying fallen branches and pieces of wood with it.
3. The river surged through the valley because fallen branches blocked the road.

请按正确顺序使用 strong、enough 和 to 完成句子：The shelter was ____ protect everyone from the wind.

使用本课表达完成句子：The wildfire destroyed several cabins ____.

使用 one of the + 最高级 + 复数名词，并用 old 和 bridge 完成句子：This is ____ in the country.

使用 protect ... against ... 和与 we 对应的反身代词：We use sunscreen to ____ harmful UV rays.

例句中的 this destructive force of nature 指什么？

1. 会造成严重破坏的强大自然现象
2. 有人迫使自然界发生变化
3. 被派去对抗海啸的一支军队

请用 attempt 的现在完成时和动词 reduce 完成句子：Engineers ____ flood damage, but the problem continues.

哪项陈述正确区分了这三类工程设施？

1. 这三个术语都指电视或网络通信系统。
2. 海堤抵挡沿海水流，防洪闸门通过开关控制水流，而水道让水沿一定路线流动。
3. 这三个名称都指同一种没有活动部件的实心墙。

使用表示“把水引向另一个方向”的高亮表达完成句子：Engineers dug a channel to ____.

英文句子“This method is not always effective”是什么意思？

1. 这种方法在任何情况下都无效。
2. 这种方法每次都能成功。
3. 这种方法在某些情况下有效，但并非在所有情况下都有效。

用 surpass 的过去式补全句子，表达“超过了之前的纪录”：Her score ____ the previous record.

在本句中，Japan's Fukushima power plant 指什么？

1. 一座与2011年灾难有关的核能发电设施
2. 一堵利用海浪发电的墙
3. 福岛一座种植特殊植物的花园

用 in addition to 和 read 的 -ing 形式完成句子：____, Leo practices writing every day.

用 claim 的过去式完成这句新闻风格的句子：The earthquake ____ hundreds of lives.

哪句话明确表示从旧策略转向了新的重点？

1. The old method failed, so the team is also focusing on early warning.
2. The old method failed, so the team is instead focusing on early warning.
3. The old method failed, but the team is still focusing on it.

在这个安全语境中，高亮短语是什么意思？

1. 它在有系统地监测水下压力和与地震有关的活动。
2. 它在测量海洋颜色和人们普遍的兴奋程度。
3. 它在控制水下压力，从而让地震无法发生。

请用 establish 的正确形式和 global communication networks 完成句子：Several agencies are ____ to share warnings across borders.

按顺序使用 for、quickly、distribute 和 alerts，并按需要改变动词形式：The emergency network is designed ____.

使用 too + adjective + to + 动词原形结构，并使用 powerful 和 stop。不要添加其他单词：The machine is ____.

用表示行动方案的结构完成建议：After the gas alarm sounds, the safest ____ leave the building.

一辆很重的手推车正朝你滚来。哪一句警告表示要离开它的行进路径？

1. Wait beside it and watch it pass.
2. Stay back and get out of its way.
3. Step closer and get in its way.