骗过纳粹的艺术品伪造者 - 诺亚·查尼 (Noah Charney)：英语精读讲义

用指定短语 one of the most reliable sources 补全句子：This website is ____ for local weather.

哪个词能正确补全句子？The person accused of theft is the ___ in the criminal case.

1. defendant
2. plaintiff
3. defender

完成句子。先填入 counterfeit 的过去完成时，再用给定的确切词语 thousands of dollars 完成价值短语：By the time investigators found the workshop, the group ____ ____ concert tickets.

哪一句最能表示律师提出理由来支持当事人无罪？

1. The lawyer claimed that her client was innocent but gave no reasons.
2. The defendant pleaded not guilty at the arraignment.
3. The lawyer argued her client's innocence using new evidence.

请用 depend on 和动词 check 完成句子：The team's success ____ every detail before launch.

哪一句使用句首的 Like + 群体，把一个人与该群体进行比较？

1. Like many first-time drivers, the highway felt frightening to Omar.
2. Like many first-time drivers, Omar felt nervous on the highway.
3. Omar liked many first-time drivers who felt nervous on the highway.

用 failed to bring 和正确的代词完成句子：Her first novel ____.

哪一个句子自然地使用了 embittered？

1. Mara embittered toward the publishing industry after one short meeting.
2. A five-minute delay left Mara embittered toward the bus schedule for life.
3. Years of repeated rejection left Mara embittered toward the publishing industry.

用表示“开始有意识地尝试”的三个词短语补全句子：The researchers ____ identify the source of the error.

用 make a fool of 的复数过去式补全句子：By revealing the missing records, the journalist ____ the officials who had denied the problem.

在艺术史文章中，the old masters 最可能指什么？

1. 欧洲早期备受推崇的画家
2. 以历史题材为主的当代艺术家
3. 艺术学校里年长的教师

短语 17th century Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer 在姓名前后集中提供了哪些信息？

1. 它说明 Johannes Vermeer 是画家，并把他置于17世纪巴洛克语境中。
2. 它说 Johannes Vermeer 画了一幅名为 17th Century Baroque 的作品。
3. 它说 Baroque 是 Johannes Vermeer 的姓，而 painter 是他的昵称。

选择 given 表示“考虑到这个事实”的句子。

1. Given that the roads were icy, closing the school early was sensible.
2. She was given a key when she arrived.
3. He has given the book back to the library.

在艺术评论中，domestic scene 通常表现什么？

1. 一个国家的边界景观
2. 一个国家内部的政治事件
3. 家庭里的日常生活

哪个句子清楚表明 Working in secret 的逻辑主语就是执行工作的人？

1. Working in secret, a new prototype was completed ahead of schedule.
2. Working in secret, the laboratory remained locked all week.
3. Working in secret, the engineers tested the prototype.

哪个句子表示多年的练习让她的技艺达到了很高水平？

1. After years of practice, she described her art.
2. After years of practice, she displayed her art.
3. After years of practice, she perfected her art.

在例句中，as practice 说明了临摹行为的什么特点？

1. 这是一项定期遵循的既定惯例。
2. 这是为了立即出售临摹品。
3. 这是为了训练并提高技能。

哪句话表示艺术家亲自调制了绘画用的颜料？

1. The artist bought a framed painting before the exhibition.
2. The artist created her own paintings before the exhibition.
3. The artist mixed her own paints before starting the portrait.

哪一项正确区分了 pigments 和 paints？

1. Pigments 提供颜色，而 paints 是施用于表面的已调配材料。
2. Pigments 和 paints 始终指完全相同的东西。
3. Pigments 是已经完成的艺术品，而 paints 只是未经加工的矿物。

哪一个短语表示“在18世纪期间能够获得”，同时不指出具体使用者或开始可用的日期？

1. available from the eighteenth century onward
2. available in the eighteenth century
3. available to eighteenth-century craftspeople

用 age 的过去式加上宾语 the frame 补全句子：The artist ____ with a special coating to make it look old.

使用 test 和 compare 的 -ing 形式：The researchers checked the claim by ____ several samples.

使用动词 polish 和 protect 作为两个并列的动词原形完成句子：We applied the wax to ____ the wood.

哪种情况最适合使用 forensic test？

1. 医生在年度体检时安排常规血液检测。
2. 实验室分析犯罪现场的纤维，以判断它们是否与嫌疑人的外套相符。
3. 老师在课程结束时进行词汇小测验。

请用 could have 和 detect 的过去分词补全句子，表达一个错过的过去可能性：A backup sensor ____ the leak before the tank failed.

一篇历史文章正在讨论一个特定的过去时期。哪句话正确地把一个事实限定为在那个时期成立？

1. At times, most maps were printed on paper.
2. On the time, most maps were printed on paper.
3. At the time, most maps were printed on paper.

请用准确的 neither ... nor 结构完成句子，表达“not accurate and not affordable”：The first model was ____.

“And even today”在这个句子中传达了什么作用？

1. 它表示这种情况今天才开始。
2. 它引入一个与前文毫无关联的当前事实。
3. 它把叙述从过去推进到现在，并强调这种情况仍在延续。

使用所讲的 rely on + assessment 结构完成句子：The final safety decision ____ independent engineers.

用表示“个人判断是决定因素”的目标框架完成句子：Choosing the winner is partly ____ personal judgment.

哪一句把 actors 作为补充信息，并使用了标准的主谓一致形式？

1. The director, as well as the actors, are attending the event.
2. The director and the actors is attending the event.
3. The director, as well as the actors, is attending the event.

在句子 This is where the plan begins to fail. 中，This is where 起什么作用？

1. 它标记问题开始出现的关键阶段。
2. 它引入一个无关的地点。
3. 它指出一个具体的地址。

用 outwit 的过去式完成句子：By noticing a hidden clue, Maya ____ the scammers.

用 From + 所有格 + research 完成句子：____, she knew the bridge needed repairs.

在句子“The architect had a brief period of experimental design.”中，period 是什么意思？

1. 对一座建筑物有多长的测量。
2. 这位建筑师职业生涯中以实验性工作为特征的一个阶段。
3. 放在句末的句号。

用 influence 的被动形式和正确的介词完成句子：The architect's style was strongly ____ traditional Japanese design.

使用 authority 和表示“专长领域”的正确介词填空：Dr. Reed is a leading ____ ancient coins.

哪个句子表示 Lena 强烈支持这项提议？

1. Lena is a strong proponent of the proposal.
2. Lena has no opinion about the proposal.
3. Lena is a strong opponent of the proposal.

哪一项最准确地保留了 though none of these works had surfaced 的含义和让步关系？

1. 尽管预期中的作品一件也尚未被发现或为人所知
2. 因为这些作品一件也尚未画出来
3. 在所有预期中的作品真的浮到水面之后

在标题 The Supper at Emmaus 中，Emmaus 为标题增添了什么含义？

1. 它是一种绘画颜料的名称。
2. 它是一个表示这顿饭特别正式的形容词。
3. 它是一个表明宗教场景的《圣经》地名。

使用 declared + 宾语 + 宾语补足语，正式宣布罗莎获胜：After the final vote, the panel ____.

在艺术评论中，oeuvre 通常是什么意思？

1. 艺术家使用的工具和材料
2. 一位艺术家创作的全部作品
3. 一件尚未完成的单独作品

填入本课中表示“达到规定水平”的两个词：After several revisions, the report is finally ____ the required standard.

哪种解释最符合句中的 "could be made to fit the narrative"？

1. 既有说法被修改，以便与每一处不一致完全吻合。
2. 这些不一致之处被重新解读，使其看起来支持一个既有说法。
3. 这些不一致之处证明了既有说法在客观上是正确的。

填入表示“开始充分展现他的能力”的习语：After years as a backup player, Leo finally ____ during the championship season.

填入表示“有影响力的认可”的习语：After reviewing the proposal, the ethics committee gave it its ____.

用 the equivalent of ... in today's money 这个结构补全句子：The prize was ____ about $200,000 ____.

用 prompt + 人 + to + 动词 的结构补全句子：The new evidence ____ the decision.

下面哪句话使用了 As + 形容词 + as ... may 让步结构来引出出人意料的事实？

1. The backup plan seemed as strange as the original plan.
2. As strange as it may seem, the backup plan worked.
3. Since the backup plan seemed strange, the team rejected it.

使用 continue to believe in 的过去时结构完成句子：Even after doubts were raised, the curators ____ the painting's authenticity.

这段二战占领背景最有助于读者理解什么？

1. 为什么战争期间所有国家的一切艺术品交易都自动违法。
2. 为什么与纳粹官员来往可能被视为与占领敌军合作。
3. 为什么这里的 Holland 应被理解为美国的一个地方。

请用 seek 的过去式结构完成句子：The museum ____ a rare sculpture to its collection.

“The artifacts were looted during the war”是什么意思？

1. 这些文物是在拍卖会上合法购买的。
2. 这些文物是在原址接受研究的。
3. 这些文物被强行夺走或非法运走。

在 “Maya asked Leo to lower the music, and he obliged,” 中，利奥做了什么？

1. 他答应了请求，并调低了音乐。
2. 他受法律强制，必须调低音乐。
3. 他拒绝回应这个请求。

alleged 在 “an alleged Vermeer painting” 中表达了什么意思？

1. 从来没有人对画家是谁提出过任何说法。
2. 专家已经确认它是维米尔的画作。
3. 有人声称它是维米尔的画作，但该说法尚未得到确认。

用避免重复 grew 的两个词倒装结构完成句子：As the neighborhood grew, ____ the local library.

请用本课所学的一个正式介词（单个单词，意为“在……之后”）补全句子：____ the meeting, the committee released a statement.

在本句中，a priceless piece of Dutch heritage 主要表达什么？

1. 它只是普通的荷兰所有物，没有特殊文化意义。
2. 它没有货币价值，因为没人给它定价。
3. 它是荷兰文化传承中极其珍贵的一部分。

在战时报道中，an act of treasonous collaboration 最可能描述什么？

1. 友好国家之间的法律协议
2. 同事之间的普通团队合作
3. 被视为背叛本国的与敌方合作

用 punishable 和正确的介词完成这个法律表述：Under this law, the offense is ____ up to ten years in prison.

哪一句用句首不定式短语说明主句动作的目的？

1. Maya wanted to confirm the address, so she checked the email again.
2. After confirming the address, Maya checked the email again.
3. To confirm the address, Maya checked the email again.

请用一个重复 step、表示“按照顺序”的三个词副词短语完成句子：The guide explained the setup ____, so everyone could follow the process.

用 face + an unexpected obstacle 构成的过去式短语补全句子：Halfway through the project, the team ____.

使用 the very + 名词 结构并搭配 person，表达“正是前面已经确定的那个人”：She turned to ____ who had warned her earlier.

选择表示“薄弱的控制措施让骗局成为可能”的动词：Weak controls _____ the scam.

1. prevented
2. exposed
3. enabled

使用 Moved to 结构和 protect the hikers 这些词完成句子：____, the guide changed the route.

哪句话表示馆长为“这件文物是真品”这一判断进行了辩护？

1. The curator defended the artifact's authenticity.
2. The curator protected the artifact from damage.
3. The curator verified the artifact's authenticity.

哪句话中的 left 表示“剩下的”，同时 few 表达数量匮乏？

1. With the seats on the left, we waited by the window.
2. With few seats left, we booked immediately.
3. With a few seats left, we knew tickets were still available.

用目标表达的过去式完成句子：As soon as the data arrived, Maya ____ the final report.

听英文完整句子并选出听到的内容。注意 presented 中间的重读音和词尾 /ɪd/。

1. He prevented the evidence from reaching the court.
2. He preserved the evidence for the court.
3. He presented the evidence to the court.

请用 acquit 的规范被动形式完成句子：After the trial, she was ____ fraud.

请使用动词 sentence 和正确的介词完成句子：The accountant was ____ two years in prison ____ fraud.

哪一项解释最符合突出显示的从句？

1. 说话人承认有证据证明合作确实发生过，同时提示后面将出现一个形成反差的结果。
2. 说话人表示只有出现更多证据，合作才会在未来发生。
3. 说话人否认曾发生任何合作。

用 managed to 和 convince 的正确形式补全句子：After three long discussions, Leo ____ the committee to approve the safety plan.

哪句话表示 Leo 故意向来电者提供了错误信息？

1. Leo gave the caller the wrong number on purpose.
2. Leo almost gave the caller the wrong number.
3. Leo gave the caller the wrong number by accident.

用代替单数名词 image 的代词短语完成句子：The campaign transformed Mira's image into ____ a national hero.

The con artist swindled the tourists 最可能表示什么？

1. 他邀请他们参加游戏。
2. 他通过严重诈骗欺骗了他们，很可能是为了钱财或其他利益。
3. 他用无害的魔术让他们吃了一惊。

哪句话表示“新近获得的恶名导致记者开始关注他”？

1. Thanks to his newfound notoriety, reporters followed him everywhere.
2. Despite his newfound notoriety, reporters followed him everywhere.
3. Thanks to his newfound fame, reporters followed him everywhere.

用表示“凭她自己的成就、独立地”的习语补全句子：She is a respected scientist ____.

用回指前文程度的连接语补全后续句：The trail was extremely steep. ____ several hikers turned back.

用表示“接着做了同类事情”的目标短语补全句子：Maya taught Leo, who ____ taught Nina.

使用 went from A to B to C 结构补全句子：The building ____ a factory ____ an art studio ____ a museum.

哪一个句子像 “Determining the value of art” 一样，用 -ing 短语作主语？

1. Learning a language takes time.
2. She is learning a language now.
3. They enjoy learning a language.

在 “Planning a wedding can be a complicated business” 中，“a complicated business” 是什么意思？

1. 一件复杂而难处理的事情
2. 一笔已经完成的商业交易
3. 一家组织结构复杂的公司

一组人已经讨论了某个项目的成本。哪句话最自然地把讨论转向一个尚未谈到的问题？

1. But how its long-term impact?
2. But what does its long-term impact mean?
3. But what about its long-term impact?

在 'If both routes arrive at the same time, does the small distance difference even matter?' 中，even 增加了什么含义？

1. 表示说话人强烈怀疑这个差异是否重要。
2. 询问这个差异是什么时候出现的。
3. 确认这个差异很重要。

阅读“Fairness is at the heart of the debate.”，它是什么意思？

1. 这场辩论的核心问题是公平。
2. 公平实际位于这场辩论的正中央。
3. 公平与这场辩论毫无关系。