食人简史 - 比尔·舒特 (Bill Schutt)：英语精读讲义

请用本讲解中表示“偶然发现”的两词短语动词补全句子：While testing different layouts, the designers ____ a simpler solution.

哪种情况最适合用带有怀疑意味的 miracle cure？

1. 一名药剂师提供服用处方药的常规说明。
2. 一名医生既说明某种治疗已经证实的益处，也说明它的局限。
3. 一则广告宣称一种未经验证的药丸几乎能治好所有疾病。

用标准 remedy 搭配中的介词完成句子：This cream is a common remedy ____ dry skin.

哪句话中的 virtually 表示“几乎”，同时仍允许存在少数例外？

1. This store accepts the card, but exactly one other store does too.
2. We met virtually because the office was closed.
3. This store does not accept the card, but it works at virtually any other store in the city.

哪一句中的 straight up 表示“不混合或不再加工，直接食用”？

1. Straight up, I did not expect the recipe to work.
2. The roasted almonds can go into granola, or you can eat them straight up.
3. She stood straight up when her name was called.

用表示“以这个名称被称呼”的两个词补全句子：The old theater is ____ the Lantern.

哪句话中的 grind up 表示“把固体材料磨成小块或粉末”？

1. The mill stacks the dried corn in heavy bags.
2. The mill grinds up the dried corn into a fine meal.
3. The mill rinses the dried corn with cold water.

用 date from 的正确形式完成句子：This neighborhood festival ____ the early 1900s.

哪句话中的 coin 表示“创造一个新说法”？

1. The editor coined the phrase “screen fatigue” to describe exhaustion from long hours online.
2. The collector polished a silver coin before the exhibition.
3. The machine counted each coin in the jar.

哪句话正确使用了 After + -ing，并且两个动作由同一群人完成？

1. After came ashore, the hikers followed the path to town.
2. After coming ashore, the hikers followed the path to town.
3. After coming ashore, the weather suddenly changed.

哪一项正确解释了原片段中的 reports back to？

1. reports 是主要动词，back 表示哥伦布向后移动了。
2. reports 是复数名词，表示直接为女王工作的人。
3. reports 是复数名词，back to the queen 表明报告被送往何处。

补全 describe X as Y 结构：The report described the project ____ a success.

填入表示强调的过去时助动词：Though Maya ____ warn us, we were still surprised by the delay.

使用本课原样的三词短语完成报道：The armed group ____ on three supply camps before dawn.

哪组句子用 In response 将第二件事表达为对第一件事的回应？

1. The bridge was declared unsafe. In response, a triangle has three sides.
2. The bridge was declared unsafe. In response, the bridge had opened in 1920.
3. The bridge was declared unsafe. In response, the city closed it to traffic.

用目标正式表达完成句子：After reviewing the safety plan, the council ____ hold the festival in the park.

用表示“预期效果没有出现”的目标短语补全句子：The new policy ____ any real improvement.

哪一个句子表示充电器就是讲话者一直试图寻找的东西？

1. This is the charger I was looking at.
2. This is the charger I was looking for.
3. This is the charger I was waiting for.

填写 label X as Y 结构中缺少的单词：The headline unfairly labeled the protesters ____ criminals.

填写一个由四个英文单词组成、表示“在过程中的某个不明确阶段”的过渡语：____, our weekend hobby turned into a full-time business.

哪一项最准确地解释了 dehumanize a group 的含义？

1. 它礼貌地反对该群体的某个观点。
2. 它为该群体提供一个更精确的法律名称。
3. 它把该群体描绘成不具备完整人性。

用含 since 的现在完成时被动表达完成句子：The rule began with banks, but it ____ insurance companies.

哪一项最符合 hard evidence 的含义？

1. 一个在物理上很难弯曲的物体
2. 任何听起来有说服力的猜测
3. 能够有力支持结论的可靠、具体证据

用 have 的两个词强调形式完成句子：Although the apartment is small, it ____ a balcony.

哪个句子能自然表达“一项运动随着时间推移呈现出多种不同形式”？

1. The movement has taken diversely forms over time.
2. The movement has taken diverse forms over time.
3. The movement has carried diverse forms away over time.

哪个句子正确使用 as with，通过比较来引出当前案例？

1. Such as most new apps, this one may need a few updates.
2. As for most new apps, this one may need a few updates.
3. As with most new apps, this one may need a few updates.

请用表示“在许多社会和历史时期”的目标句首短语完成句子：____, ideas about beauty have changed.

用 live through 的 -ing 形式完成句子：Families ____ the long blackout needed food and warm blankets.

哪种情况最适合描述为 survival cannibalism？

1. 被困且没有食物的人为了避免饿死，食用已经死亡者的遗体。
2. 一个社群在象征性仪式中分享面包。
3. 一个虚构生物因为享受捕猎而追杀人类。

使用 had to either A or B 完成句子：Because the bridge was closed, we ____ wait until morning ____ take a long detour.

视频句子中的 normalize 是什么意思？

1. 这种做法恢复到了医学上的健康状态。
2. 这种做法在该文化中逐渐被当作普通或可接受的行为。
3. 这种做法只发生过一次，并未得到社会认可。

哪一个句子正确使用 because of，把原因放在谨慎结论之前？

1. Because of incomplete records, the exact date remains uncertain.
2. Because of the records are incomplete, the exact date remains uncertain.
3. Because incomplete records, the exact date remains uncertain.

哪一句正确使用了这个框架来表达谨慎判断？

1. It is difficult to say exactly how effective has the policy been.
2. It is difficult to say exactly the policy how effective has been.
3. It is difficult to say exactly how effective the policy has been.

哪一句最明确地表示支持源自组织内部？

1. The reform gained support within the organization.
2. The reform gained support from outside the organization.
3. The reform gained support from within the organization.

哪一句使用 Take X 来引出例子？

1. Take electric buses: they can reduce noise on busy streets.
2. Take electric buses to the depot before noon.
3. Take the bus if it starts raining.

哪一句描述的是 craze，而不是普通、持久的受欢迎状态？

1. The museum welcomed visitors every Saturday.
2. Within a month, the puzzle became a worldwide craze.
3. The singer remained popular for several decades.

请用准确的 too ... to 短语补全句子，表达该工作量无法以这一水平继续下去：The workload was ____ for more than a month.

填入缺少的单词，完成 turn X into Y 结构：The designers turned an old bus ____ a mobile classroom.

这里的 was listed in the Merck Index 主要说明了什么？

1. 它作为一个条目出现在一部公认的参考资料中。
2. 它只在没有文字记录的民间故事中被提到。
3. 它被放在一本书的最后一页。

用表示“延续到21世纪”的目标时间短语完成句子：The practice began earlier and remained common ____.

用 far from the only + 名词 这一结构补全句子：Cost is ____ issue we need to consider.

哪个句子表示“这个设备的用途是测量温度”？

1. The device used to measure temperature.
2. The device was used to measure temperature.
3. The technician was used to measuring temperature.

例句中的 while 起什么作用？

1. 它表示所有事件都恰好同时发生。
2. 它表示第二件事发生在第一件事之后。
3. 它引出一个相关事实，并转移信息焦点。

例句中的 medical concoctions 最接近什么意思？

1. 完全没有药用用途、未经处理的人体部位
2. 调制出的药物，并可能暗示它们古怪或可疑
3. 专门进行外科手术的现代医院

用 go back 的正确形式补全句子：The city's oldest market ____ almost five hundred years.

用 appear 的适当形式补全句子，表达对过去状态的谨慎推断：From the old floor plan, the room ____ a kitchen.

在短语 filial cannibalism 中，filial 具体限定了什么？

1. 这种行为特指与子女对父母的责任有关。
2. 这种行为发生在任意家庭成员之间。
3. 这种行为只涉及彼此没有亲属关系的人。

使用 would 和动词原形 play 完成句子，描述过去反复发生的动作：When we were children, we ____ board games after dinner.

哪个句子对 last-ditch attempt 的使用最自然？

1. They made a last-ditch attempt to keep the hospital open after every other plan had failed.
2. They made a last-ditch attempt to start a project that had no deadline or risk.
3. They made a last-ditch attempt before considering any of the available solutions.

哪个句子正确使用了 fatal to？

1. The untreated infection can be fatal newborn animals.
2. The untreated infection can be fatal to newborn animals.
3. The untreated infection can fatal to newborn animals.

选择最适合补全下列句子的短语。句子谈的是与死亡有关的既定仪式：The exhibit documents the community's traditional ...

1. funerary rites
2. property rights
3. morning routines

以下哪句话中的 sanction 表示“批准或授权”？

1. The parade was officially sanctioned by the city council.
2. The country faced economic sanctions after violating the agreement.
3. The agency imposed sanctions on the company.

在例句中，a people of New Guinea 起什么作用？

1. 它说有一个人名叫 New Guinea。
2. 它用 Fore 表示方向。
3. 它说明 Fore 是来自新几内亚的一个族群。

例句中的 Through the mid-20th century 是什么意思？

1. 这种做法只在20世纪中叶发生过一次。
2. 这个社群在空间上穿过了20世纪。
3. 这种做法从更早的时候一直持续到大约20世纪中叶。

用括号中的词和正式的 make + 宾语 + known 结构完成句子：Yesterday, before the vote, Elena ____ to the committee. (make / her concerns / known)

使用 remain 的正确形式和正式美式英语的要求型结构完成句子：Yesterday, the doctor requested that Maya ____ in the waiting room until noon.

哪句话先承认一个正面事实，再强调与之形成对照的负面结果？

1. Though the restaurant had excellent reviews, our meal was disappointing.
2. The restaurant had excellent reviews, and our meal was excellent too.
3. Since the restaurant had excellent reviews, we expected a good meal.

使用 known 和正确的介词完成句子，以引出这种障碍的名称：The sleep disorder ____ narcolepsy can cause sudden sleep attacks.

下面新句中的句首短语是什么意思？Between the rain, the traffic, and the late start, we missed the beginning of the show.

1. 这三个因素共同造成了延误。
2. 演出在三个事物之间的物理位置举行。
3. 只有下雨造成了延误。

哪句话表示可能存在多个解释，但没有一个是能涵盖所有情况的单一解释？

1. There is no explanation for any case.
2. No one explains every case.
3. There is no one explanation that fits every case.

用表示强调的助动词完成这个描述当前情况的句子：We ____ know that the backup system is working.

哪句话最清楚地把一项活动描述为从过去到现在一直反复发生？

1. People have been recording weather patterns for centuries.
2. People will be recording weather patterns for centuries.
3. People recorded weather patterns for centuries before modern instruments existed.

用本课结构补全句子，表示最近突然迷上园艺：I've been ____ lately, so I visit the garden center every weekend.

用突出显示的表达补全句子，表示选择不那么沉重的内容：After two intense dramas, let's ____ tonight.