火是固体、液体还是气体？ - 伊丽莎白·考克斯：英语精读讲义

哪句话表示徒步者以篝火为中心围坐？

1. The hikers sat beside the campfire and warmed their hands.
2. The hikers sat behind the campfire and warmed their hands.
3. The hikers sat around the campfire and warmed their hands.

哪句话正确地用一个 can 支配三个并列的感官动词？

1. You can see the stars, to feel the cool air, and to hear the waves.
2. You can see the stars, feeling the cool air, and hearing the waves.
3. You can see the stars, feel the cool air, and hear the waves.

哪句话使用 if + 一般现在时，并在两个分句中都用一般现在时来说明通常结果？

1. If you leave ice in the sun, it melts.
2. If you left ice in the sun, it melted yesterday.
3. If you leave ice in the sun, it will melt this afternoon.

哪句话最准确地描述清洁剂让眼睛灼热、让鼻子产生尖锐刺痛感？

1. The strong cleaner hurts my eyes and nose.
2. The strong cleaner burns my eyes and stings my nose.
3. The strong cleaner warms my eyes and tickles my nose.

这里的 “You could stare at the bright flames forever” 是什么意思？

1. 观看者过去有一种注视火焰的特殊能力。
2. 火焰和观看者真的都会永远持续下去。
3. 火焰非常迷人，让人很乐意长时间看下去。

这里的 “twist and flicker in endless incarnations” 描绘了怎样的画面？

1. 火焰弯曲、闪动，仿佛不断变成新的形状。
2. 火焰变得稳定、静止，并固定为一种形状。
3. 火焰真的死去，然后转世成不同的生物。

这个问题在讲解中的主要作用是什么？

1. 它告诉观众讲解已经结束。
2. 它把内容从熟悉的观察转向“火焰本质上是什么”这个问题。
3. 它要求观众指出火的准确位置。

请使用 nor 倒装补充“它也不容易维修”这层意思：The device is not cheap, ____.

一只海豚正在水中游动。哪个句子正确使用了前置 -ing 短语来描述它？

1. Moving through the water, almost no sound came from the dolphin.
2. Moving through the water, the waves watched the dolphin.
3. Moving through the water, the dolphin made almost no sound.

哪个句子谨慎地表示这种材料与软塑料相似，而没有直接把它归类为软塑料？

1. The material isn't true leather; it's more like soft plastic.
2. The material isn't true leather; it likes soft plastic.
3. The material isn't true leather; it is definitely soft plastic.

on a scientific level 在这个句子中起什么作用？

1. 它表示实验是在某个特定楼层进行的。
2. 它描述火的实际高度。
3. 它把解释切换到科学定义和分析层面。

使用 differ from 的正确形式完成句子：This model ____ the older one in two key ways.

用 because 和 while 完成句子，先引出原因，再进行对比：Dry regions cool quickly ____ their air holds little moisture, ____ humid regions stay warmer at night.

用表示“燃烧到燃料耗尽后停止”的短语动词完成句子：With no more wood to add, the campfire will ____ before dawn.

请用指定框架 One misconception is that ... 完成句子：____ bats are blind.

在入门科学文本中，the fourth state of matter 通常指什么？

1. plasma
2. smoke
3. heat

使用 in which 完成正式定义：A habitat is an environment ____ an organism naturally lives.

说明这辆滑板车像自行车而不像汽车。完成成对比较：____ a bicycle and ____ a car, this scooter is easy to park.

哪一句正确使用了“exist in a stable state”来描述科学条件？

1. The compound can exist on a stable state at low temperatures.
2. The compound can exist in a stable state at low temperatures.
3. The compound can exist a stable state at low temperatures.

哪一句正确表示样本受到紫外线作用？

1. The sample changes color when it is exposed with ultraviolet light.
2. The sample changes color when it exposes to ultraviolet light.
3. The sample changes color when it is exposed to ultraviolet light.

哪句话表示这种材料达到了数千度或数万度的极高温度？

1. The material was warmed to a few hundred degrees.
2. The material was heated by thousands or tens of thousands of degrees.
3. The material was superheated to temperatures of thousands or tens of thousands of degrees.

第一部手机充一次电可以使用两天。接下来哪句话使用了最合适的连接语，来引出旧手机截然不同的结果？

1. In other words, the older phone lasted only four hours.
2. For example, the older phone lasted only four hours.
3. By contrast, the older phone lasted only four hours.

请填入表示变化发生温度的介词：Water freezes ____ 0 degrees Celsius.

请用本课中表示“远低于”的两个英文单词完成句子：The reading is ____ the safety threshold.

请用句型 what does that leave 完成句子：If neither key opens the door, ____?

请用 It turns out 引出后来发现的结果，完成句子：____ the missing file was in the wrong folder.

请用指定词块 isn't actually 和 at all 完成句子：Everyone warned me, but the trail ____ dangerous ____.

哪一句正确使用 sensory experience of 来描述人们通过感官对房间的体验？

1. The lighting changes our sensory experience of the room.
2. The designer makes a sensible decision about the room.
3. The lighting has a sensory experience of the room.

请用 called 引入专业名称 combustion：The engine releases energy through a chemical reaction ____.

用 as 连接两个同步发展的变化：____ the morning gets warmer, the fog slowly disappears.

请用表示“从某个角度看”的短语完成句子：____, a library is like a shared memory for a community.

哪个句子使用多个熟悉的例子建立一个类比？

1. Curiosity is like a flashlight, a map, or an open door: each one can help you discover something new.
2. Curiosity uses a flashlight, a map, and an open door.
3. Curiosity is exactly the same object as a flashlight.

用表示“正在发生”的 take place 两词形式完成句子：The color change is a clue that a reaction is ____.

使用 differ 完成这个陈述句：____ this model is that it works without batteries.

用 engage 的正确形式完成句子：The interactive display ____ several senses at the same time.

用 create 的 -ing 形式补充结果：The new schedule reduces delays, ____ a smoother trip for everyone.

用 use 的 -ing 形式完成句子，说明扫描仪如何工作：The scanner reads the code ____ a beam of light.

用 heat 的过去分词和表示终点的介词完成句子：When the sample is ____ 50 degrees Celsius, the warning light turns on.

在这个科学语境中，the walls of their cells decompose 是什么意思？

1. 原木的外表面离开了它们的细胞。
2. 原木的细胞是建筑物里的小房间。
3. 原木中植物细胞的细胞壁发生分解。

用 release 的 -ing 形式完成句子。steam 前不要加冠词：The valve opened, ____. 结果必须表示蒸汽进入了空气。

补全 react with A to create B 结构：Some metals react ____ acids ____ create hydrogen gas.

使用 vaporize 和 expand 的正确形式完成句子：When heated, water trapped inside a pipe ____ and ____.

哪一个后续句正确表达了并行发生的第二个过程？

1. The design team prepared the slides. As a result, the speaker practiced the talk.
2. The design team prepared the slides. For instance, the speaker practiced the talk.
3. The design team prepared the slides. At the same time, the speaker practiced the talk.

哪句话最准确地描述了高亮片段中的过程？

1. 一个人听到一声巨响后逃跑了。
2. 木材安静地吸收水蒸气，没有发生破裂。
3. 膨胀的水蒸气使周围的木材裂开，逸出，并发出一连串清脆的声音。

用 heat up 的正确形式完成句子，表达“变得更热”：The engine ____ after a few minutes.

哪个句子正确表达了燃烧产生这些气体，而且这些气体随后占据更大空间？

1. The carbon dioxide and water vapor created by combustion expand.
2. Combustion created by carbon dioxide and water vapor expands.
3. Carbon dioxide and water vapor create combustion as they expand.

用由 now + that 构成的两个词连接语完成句子，表示新情况已经成立：____ Maya has found the key, she can open the door.

哪句话自然地描述蒸汽以细窄、像柱子一样的形态向上升？

1. The steam spread in a thin layer across the counter.
2. The steam disappeared without forming a visible shape.
3. The steam rose in a narrow column above the pot.

哪一个句子正确使用了 cause + 名词短语来说明结果？

1. High pressure causes the gas expand and move.
2. High pressure causes that expansion and movement happen.
3. High pressure causes expansion and movement.

哪一个句子自然地使用了 give + 宾语 + 特征，表达“使某物具有某种特征”？

1. The curved roof gives the building to have its distinctive shape.
2. The curved roof gives to the building its distinctive shape.
3. The curved roof gives the building its distinctive shape.

使用 by + 标准说明分离依据是密度，完成句子：The machine separates the samples ____.

使用 without + 名词表达“如果没有电”，完成句子：____, the computer cannot turn on.

阅读这句话：We can see all of this because combustion also generates light. 它使用了哪种信息组织方式？

1. 先给出原因，然后否定这个结果。
2. 先说明可观察到的结果，再用 because 给出原因。
3. 列出两个互不相关的观察结果。

请用 when they are heated 的缩略被动形式完成句子：Metals expand ____.

请用表示“由……决定”的两个词完成句子：The amount of water a plant needs ____ its size.

哪一个句子正确地把 influence 用作动词？

1. Room temperature can influence how quickly the dough rises.
2. Room temperature can have influence how quickly the dough rises.
3. Room temperature can influence on how quickly the dough rises.

使用高亮表达中的词完成这段科学描述：Carbon atoms that have not reacted are ____ carbon atoms, and they can form small ____ of ____.

哪一项正确使用 For instance 来举例支持前面的概括？

1. Some compounds produce colored flames. For instance, copper compounds can produce blue-green light.
2. Some compounds produce colored flames. As a result, copper compounds are always cold.
3. Some compounds produce colored flames. However, copper compounds can produce blue-green light.

请完成 associate A with B 的结构：Many people ____ this song ____ summer.

请完成 add A to the mix 在抽象语境中的用法：Our new coach adds fresh ideas ____.

用 Besides 和 also 完成句子：____ having a larger screen, the phone ____ has a better camera.

用 continues to 和 as 完成句子：The fan ____ spin ____ the motor runs.

哪一句正确使用了 by + 动词 -ing 来说明实现结果的方式？

1. The lid keeps the food warm by trapping heat inside.
2. The lid keeps the food warm despite trapping heat inside.
3. The lid keeps the food warm before trapping heat inside.

一段文字先说某块电池可以为传感器供电数月。接下来哪一句既表示最终时间，又与这一积极信息形成转折？

1. For example, every battery needs to be recharged.
2. Similarly, every battery needs to be recharged.
3. Eventually, though, every battery needs to be recharged.

用表示“某种资源一点也不剩”的目标三词短语完成句子：We may ____ drinking water before we reach camp.

哪一个句子同时用声音和视觉画面来收束一个过程？

1. The last drop hit the hot pan, gave a sharp hiss, and vanished in steam.
2. The water on the pan evaporated because the surface was hot.
3. After several minutes, there was no water left on the pan.

哪句话使用 as if 对已经消失的东西作与事实不符的假想比较？

1. The stain was gone, as if it had never been there at all.
2. The stain was gone because the cleaner removed it.
3. The dark clouds looked as if rain was coming.

哪句话能自然表达“全部销售收入都将用于购买新书”？

1. All proceeds from the sale go toward buying new books.
2. All profits from the sale go toward buying new books.
3. All proceeds from the sale come from buying new books.