为什么无聊是一件好事：英语精读讲义

使用例句中相同的北美英语形式，把 get a pretty bad rap 补充在 has 后面：This hobby has ____ over the years.

在这句话中，navigate 是什么意思？It took me a week to navigate the new school system.

1. 表示找到应对复杂系统的办法。
2. 表示乘船去学校。
3. 表示用地图确定校舍的位置。

哪句话使用了自然的名词短语来表示持续、广泛地接触媒体内容？

1. Constant consumption on media can make it hard to focus.
2. Constant consume of media can make it hard to focus.
3. Constant consumption of media can make it hard to focus.

用 feel 的 -ing 形式补全表示结果的结构：The confusing instructions left me ____ unsure about the next step.

请用 such a + 形容词 + 单数名词结构补全句子：Making a mistake isn't ____ terrible thing.

请用 standpoint 框架补全句子，表达“从安全角度考虑”：____, the brighter route is better.

请补全表示“听完整个解释”的固定表达：The idea may sound strange, but please hear me ____ before you decide.

哪个句子使用 overstimulated 来描述因输入过多而产生的过载状态？

1. The quiet library was overstimulated because no one was speaking.
2. Leo felt overstimulated when the screen was turned off and the room became calm.
3. After two hours of notifications and background noise, Maya felt overstimulated.

“The schedule feels like a little much”最自然的意思是什么？

1. 这个日程似乎有点太紧张了。
2. 这个日程已经不重要了。
3. 这个日程只包含很少的工作。

在这个语境中，“We’re being bombarded with information”是什么意思？

1. 大量信息不断向我们涌来，让人难以处理。
2. 我们收到了一条很短、很容易处理的消息。
3. 有人正用真正的爆炸物攻击我们。

请将 keep、up 和 with 按正确顺序填入句子：I check the school website to ____ schedule changes.

请将 busy 和 work 变成正确形式，完成句子：The group project kept us ____ and ____ all morning.

用 from one ... to another 结构完成句子：During study time, Leo kept jumping ____.

完成表示“很长时间”的正式短语：The safety guide warns against standing in one position ____.

请使用 need 和 entertain 的被动不定式完成句子：During every quiet moment, Maya feels a constant ____.

使用本课中表示“变成”的两个单词的表达完成句子：A small leak can ____ a major problem.

用本课表示“在某个不确定的时间”的五词表达完成句子：Most people need help ____.

这个句子中的隐喻是什么意思？"After hours of scrolling, all the posts started to feel like noise."

1. 这些帖子开始发出很大的实际声响。
2. 这些帖子变得更容易理解和记住。
3. 这些帖子让人分心，而且很难从中找到意义。

哪个句子能自然表达“几个应用程序的设计看起来几乎一模一样”？

1. The app designs look like copies of one another.
2. The app designs look like a copy of itself.
3. The app designs look copies with one another.

补上缺少的单词：I'm trying to make sense ____ these conflicting instructions.

补全句子，用短语动词中缺少的单词表达“随着变化持续了解、不落伍”：I read a weekly science newsletter to keep ____ with new discoveries.

哪个句子自然地表示某种情况可能会变得有点难以应付？

1. Planning the trip can get a little overwhelm.
2. Planning the trip can get a little overwhelming.
3. Planning the trip can get a little overwhelmed.

在 a search for an antidote 中，antidote 是什么意思？

1. 造成这个问题的有害物质
2. 能够抵消这个问题影响的补救办法
3. 对这个问题的详细描述

请使用 become increasingly + curious 的过去式和正确的介词完成句子：As the clues appeared, I ____ the old map.

在这个语境中，Steal Like an Artist 最合理的含义是什么？

1. 未经允许拿走实体艺术品。
2. 从创意影响中学习，并将其转化成新的东西。
3. 完整复制作品并声称它们是原创的。

用本课中表示“特意留出时间做某事”的三个词补全建议：Even on busy days, ____ rest and think.

用本课中的准确表达补全句子，表示“闲待着，不做任何活动”：After a busy week, I wanted to just ____ for an hour.

哪个句子表示团队主动欢迎一个新想法，并且愿意尝试？

1. The team put up with the new schedule because they had no choice.
2. The team embraced the idea of a four-day workweek.
3. The team accepted the idea but did not want to try it.

用 any ... at all 完成句子，强调“哪怕最小的程度”：We need to find out whether there is ____ improvement ____.

哪个选项使用并列的直接疑问句来列出一份评估清单？

1. Did the plan saved time, did it reduced stress, was worth the cost?
2. Did the plan save time, did it reduce stress, was it worth the cost?
3. The plan saved time because it reduced stress and was worth the cost.

一位教练想让初学者每天练习。哪一句后续补充最能让这项投入显得较小、容易做到？

1. Just for ten minutes each morning.
2. For at least three hours each morning.
3. Until you are completely exhausted each morning.

有人说：“The recipe has only four ingredients. How hard can that be?” 这句话最可能是什么意思？

1. 已经证明这件事不可能完成。
2. 请给我一个精确的难度分数。
3. 这件事大概不会很难。

在正式进度报告中，要表示“直到最后阶段之前，我的工作一直进展顺利”，哪个句子最稳妥？

1. I was doing well until the final stage.
2. I completed the final stage successfully.
3. I was doing good until the final stage.

请填入 reach for + 物体这一结构所用的介词：When the timer rang, Noah reached ____ the oven mitts.

请用表示“因为这是惯常行为而自动做”的短语完成句子：I opened the app ____, even though I had nothing to check.

请用表示 'pick up, then check' 的 -ing 动作链完成句子：I am trying to break the habit of ____ my phone during meals.

用本课表达补全句子，把一件事作为判断整体结果的线索：If this morning's smooth rehearsal is ____, tonight's show should go well.

朋友问你为什么要换一条路走。哪句话自然地用 You see 引出原因？

1. You see, the main road is closed for repairs.
2. You watch, the main road is closed for repairs.
3. See you, the main road is closed for repairs.

用表示“感官和信息输入较少的状态”的目标短语完成句子：After putting away every screen and sitting in a quiet room, Leo was in ____.

听这句英文并选择你听到的内容。注意 wander 和 wonder 的元音区别。

1. Our minds are able to wonder.
2. Our minds are able to wander.

用目标表达完成句子：We had only cardboard and tape, so we had to ____ the materials we had.

在这个句子中，dormant 是什么意思？After years without practice, her dormant musical talent began to return.

1. 这种天赋每天都在积极使用。
2. 这种天赋仍然存在，但已经很久没有使用了。
3. 这种天赋已经永久消失了。

在这句话中，to plant roots and grow 是什么意思？

1. 这些想法需要时间和空间开始发展，并逐渐形成更完整的样子。
2. 这些想法应该先写下来，以免任何人忘记。
3. 这些想法真的是等待种下的种子。

请用本课中由三个词组成的比较短语填空：New ideas often appear when we relax, ____ a solution suddenly comes to you during a walk.

哪个句子表示这个团体必须想出一个新名字？

1. We need to remember the new name for the club.
2. We need to think about the new name for the club.
3. We need to think up a new name for the club.

哪个句子自然地表示说话人在日常上下班或上下学途中听播客？

1. I listen to podcasts at my commute.
2. I listen to podcasts on my trip.
3. I listen to podcasts on my commute.

请用表示“依靠习惯、几乎不用有意识关注地行动”的短语完成句子：When Leo folds the same towels every day, his hands go on ____.

哪句话表示庆祝活动也可以采用大型聚会以外的形式？

1. I don't think a celebration can be a big party.
2. A celebration must not be a big party.
3. I don't think a celebration literally has to be a big party.

用 lie 的标准 -ing 形式完成句子：He was ____ around doing nothing all afternoon.

用 count as 结构完成句子：A brisk walk ____ exercise.

用高亮表达完成句子：The bus was late, so we played a word game to ____.

哪个选项最准确地改述这个句子：Boredom is not typically something that's pursued?

1. 从来没有人体验过无聊。
2. 人们通常不会有意寻求无聊。
3. 无聊通常会追赶人。

哪种情形最符合 "There is just too much of everything"？

1. 一个人什么都找不到。
2. 一个人被选择、消息和任务压得喘不过气。
3. 一个人拥有每种物品各一个。

哪一行最恰当地使用平行重复来营造过载感？

1. Messages arrived, meetings happened, and I made decisions.
2. Too many messages, too many meetings, too many decisions.
3. There are too many messages, but the meeting is at noon.

请用 something as simple as + -ing 框架完成句子：Even ____ taking time to stretch can improve your day.

哪句话中的 unplug 表示“暂时远离数字生活”？

1. I'm going to unplug for the evening and stay off social media.
2. I'm going to mute one group chat but keep scrolling all night.
3. Please unplug the lamp before replacing the bulb.

补充 At least in the beginning 对前一句话起什么作用？

1. 它表示开始阶段一结束，该说法就不再成立。
2. 它表示该说法在过程开始前成立。
3. 它表示该说法在开始阶段肯定成立，但对之后的阶段不作判断。

完成表示“到目前为止”的目标短语：So ____, the new schedule has worked well.

用一个单词完成表示“截至现在经过多久”的现在完成时句子：It's only ____ three days since the project started.

完成这个表示“用说话使安静的停顿不再持续”的隐喻搭配：When the conversation stopped, Maya asked a simple question to fill the ____.

请完成表示安静自我反思的固定说法：After a busy day, Mia enjoys being alone ____ her thoughts.

哪种情况最适合用 living from screen to screen 来描述？

1. 乔丹把两台电脑显示器从一张桌子搬到另一张桌子。
2. 乔丹用笔记本电脑学习，休息时查看手机，整个晚上都在看电视。
3. 乔丹整个下午都在户外画画，并把所有设备留在家里。

在这句话中，have the space to think 表示什么？

1. 身处一个实际面积很大的房间
2. 在公共场所预留一个座位
3. 有足够的时间和心理余地清楚思考

这句话中的 designated time 表示什么？

1. 意外出现的空闲时间
2. 专门为某个用途留出的时间
3. 没有计划用途的时间

说话人使用 I know that sounds so weird 是在做什么？

1. 责怪听众没有理解
2. 表示听到了奇怪的声音
3. 先承认观点可能显得不寻常，再继续解释

在例句中，organic 表达了创造力的什么特点？

1. 它严格按照机械化的日程进行。
2. 它是按照有机标准生产的食品。
3. 它自然发展，而不是由僵硬的计划推动。

哪句话最准确地解释了“Our schedules are filled up from like hour to hour”？

1. 活动一个时间段接着一个时间段地安排。
2. 日程表被书写用的墨水实际填满了。
3. 整整一周的日程里只有一项活动。

在这种网络语境中，dopamine detox 通常是什么意思？

1. 服药让所有活动都变得更加刺激。
2. 通过医疗手段从身体里清除多巴胺。
3. 暂时减少刺激强、能迅速带来满足感的活动。

填入一个词，把 every day 变成本课所讲的强调表达：She checks on the seedlings every ____ day, even on weekends.

填入本课所讲的两词连词，表示一个新情况现在已经成立：____ the science lab has reopened, we can finish the project there.

请用 play into 的正确形式完成句子：Cost ____ our choice of hotel.

请用表示两个数量都在增加的重复词完成比较：The ____ you read, the ____ words you learn.

small pockets of time 在这句话中是什么意思？

1. 夹在其他活动之间、短暂而分散的可用时间
2. 一整段完全空闲的长时间
3. 包里面的小空间

it's not just about doing nothing 在这里传达了什么信号？

1. 无所事事与这个话题完全没有关系。
2. 说话人正在结束这个话题，不会再补充任何内容。
3. 无所事事只是这个观点的一部分，接下来会有更完整的解释。

在句子 'The job isn't hard; it's more so repetitive,' 中，more so 起什么作用？

1. 它表示 hard 和 repetitive 是两个毫无关系的描述。
2. 它表示这份工作正变得越来越重复。
3. 它表示 repetitive 是更准确的描述。

请用表示“偶尔”的固定短语完成句子：I go for a walk by the river ____.

在这个句子中，left to my thoughts 最符合哪种意思？

1. 把我的意见交给另一个人
2. 完全无法产生任何想法
3. 独处，没有外界信息影响我的反应

请用完整的 tell + person + how to + verb 结构填空：Good friends listen without telling you ____.

哪句话中的 reach for 表示为了逃避令人不自在的安静时刻而近乎下意识地采取行动？

1. Whenever the conversation stops, Maya reaches for her phone without thinking.
2. Maya reaches the station before the doors close.
3. Maya charges her phone before every long trip.

使用 one of the most 结构、useful 和 tool 的正确形式完成句子：This is ____ in our classroom.

请用 go out of one's way 这个习语完成句子：Maya ____ to return the lost wallet.

请用表示“从大约一周前持续到现在”的目标时间短语完成句子：I've been practicing this song ____.

哪句话表示信心随着时间过去而逐渐增强，但没有说时间本身就是原因？

1. Her confidence grew after several weeks had passed.
2. Her confidence grew as the weeks went on.
3. Her confidence grew because several weeks had passed.

哪句话把问题本身表达为出现的事物，而没有说明是谁想出或提出了它？

1. We brought up a useful question during the discussion.
2. We came up with a useful question during the discussion.
3. A useful question came up during the discussion.

哪句话先承认某个数量看起来不多，然后说明它仍可能很重要？

1. It may not seem like a lot, but fifteen minutes a day can make a difference.
2. Fifteen minutes a day seems unimportant, and it can never help.
3. Fifteen minutes a day must be a lot, so no further explanation is needed.

哪句话正确地用 compound effect 表示小行动反复进行并随时间放大的结果？

1. I chose the compound effect because the mixture contained two liquids.
2. A short daily walk can create a compound effect as better fitness makes longer walks easier.
3. Opening the door once caused an immediate compound effect.

哪句话能自然地表示某人正在慎重选择如何使用下班后的时间？

1. I'm trying to be more intentional at my time after work.
2. I'm trying to be more intentional with my time after work.
3. I'm trying to make my time intentional me after work.

请用一个词完成表示“关键问题在于……”的框架：For this plan to work, it's a matter ____ setting clear priorities.

完成这个表示平衡的结构：A clear explanation includes detail—not too much and not too ____.

用强调助动词完成这个现在时句子：I ____ understand why you're worried.

补全回答，用不定式省略来避免重复 give the presentation：Do you feel ready to give the presentation? — Yes, I feel ready ____.

哪种情况最适合把这项发现称为 a groundbreaking discovery？

1. 一份报告改正了一个拼写错误。
2. 一个班级重复了一项熟悉的实验室练习。
3. 研究人员发现了一种改变标准医疗实践的新疗法。

填入 perspective 后面自然用于引出主题的介词：The workshop offered a new perspective ____ learning through play.

哪句话自然地使用了引语框架来引出别人的话？

1. As our coach once said, “Small steps add up.”
2. As once our coach said that, “Small steps add up.”
3. According to our coach once said, “Small steps add up.”

在这句引文中，to indulge in curiosity 是什么意思？

1. 原谅别人爱管闲事
2. 给自己时间和自由去探索感兴趣的事物
3. 为了更快工作而停止提问

哪句话自然地使用了同类的来源前置倒装，并形成修辞性的结尾？

1. Out of careful observation a better question comes it.
2. Out of careful observation comes a better question.
3. Out of careful observation does comes a better question.