动物装死的惊人原因 - 蒂尔尼·泰斯：英语精读讲义

这个开场中的 Imagine you're being attacked 主要起什么话语作用？

1. 报告观众此刻真的正在遭受攻击
2. 把观众带入一个用于引出话题的假想情境
3. 要求观众详细描述一种捕食者

使用指定的 no time left，填入一个 With + 名词短语来完成句子：____, we submitted our answers.

本句中的 what any ... would do 表达了什么？

1. 它在询问每只负鼠过去做过什么。
2. 它表示说话人不确定负鼠会不会行动。
3. 它把接下来的行为说成这种负鼠理所当然会作出的选择。

哪句话自然使用了 self-respecting，表达“与其身份相称、像样的”这一含义？

1. The article was self-respecting by the editor.
2. The editor self-respecting checked the facts.
3. No self-respecting editor would publish the article without checking the facts.

使用 called 引入科学术语，完成句子：Plants make food through a process ____.

用表示“向外伸出”的短语动词完成医生的指示：Please ____ your tongue.

用表示“缓慢流出，尤其是浓稠液体”的动词完成句子：Thick sap began to ____ from the cut in the tree.

判断句首形容词是否清楚地描述 Noah：Disgusted, Noah pushed the spoiled food away.

1. 是，描述的是 Noah。
2. 不，描述的不是 Noah。

用 loosen one's grip 的过去式完成句子：The rope went slack, so Maya ____, but she did not let go.

哪一个句子中的 dinner 与字幕采用了相同的非字面用法？

1. The fox crept closer, hoping the rabbit would be its dinner.
2. The chef looked for dinner in the refrigerator.
3. We ate dinner at seven after the game.

哪种理解最符合本句中的 resurrect and merrily saunter on？

1. 这只动物真的死了，复活后又惊慌地跑开。
2. 危险过去时，这只动物一直一动不动。
3. 这只动物只是在装死；它恢复活动，然后愉快而缓慢地走开。

这组 from ... to ... 清单主要怎样组织信息？

1. 它把所有动物严格分成以这些名称为端点的三个组。
2. 它表示每一组中的一种动物会变成另一种。
3. 它用不同的例子强调这种行为出现在范围非常广的动物中。

请用表示“装死”的两个词固定表达补全句子：When a fox comes near, this bird may ____ until the danger passes.

请用表示“假装没注意到或不回应”的北美英语习语补全句子：Ava heard the question, but she kept ____.

请用本笔记介绍的科学术语补全句子：Feigning death is also called ____.

在这个句子中，from Thanatos 说明了什么？

1. 它说明 thanatosis 这个词的名称来源。
2. 它表示这种行为实际是从古希腊传来的。
3. 它表示 Thanatos 是一种会进行拟死行为的动物。

选择正确地为同一术语引入缩写的句子。

1. The device uses artificial intelligence, or AI, to recognize speech.
2. The device uses artificial intelligence because AI is a different technology.
3. The device uses or artificial intelligence AI to recognize speech.

选择正确地用嵌入式 how 从句作 depends on 主语的句子。

1. How the system responds depends on the type of error.
2. How does the system respond depends on the type of error.
3. How the system responds depend from the type of error.

哪句话正确地使用了两个并列的 V-ing 短语作主语？

1. Hiding food and building shelters is common survival behaviors.
2. Hide food and building shelters are common survival behaviors.
3. Hiding food and building shelters are common survival behaviors.

请用高亮的复数表达（意为“发挥重要作用”）完成句子：Trust and clear communication ____ in strong teams.

在这段科普叙事中，这句话的主要作用是什么？

1. 它用带有拟人色彩的醒目动词引出一个形成对比的生存例子。
2. 它是在按字面描述动物挑选一名牺牲者。
3. 它定义了鹌鹑雏鸟遵守的道德规则。

哪个句子自然地使用了 run amok？

1. The robots ran amok when the control system failed.
2. Nina ran amok at a steady pace on the treadmill.
3. The choir ran amok in neat rows during rehearsal.

用表示“更有可能存活”的目标短语补全句子：Animals that find shelter ____ during a severe storm.

哪个完整从句与例句中的 when pursued by a cat 意思相同？

1. when a cat is pursued by them
2. when they are pursued by a cat
3. when they pursue a cat

用 Speaking of + cats 补全句子：Lena just adopted a kitten. ____, have you seen the new cat café?

nape 指身体的哪个部位？

1. 喉咙前侧
2. 颈部后侧
3. 整个颈部

用 induce 补全这句正式的科学说明：The treatment may ____ a temporary state of drowsiness.

选择正确使用 keep + 宾语 + 两个补语的句子。

1. The insulated bag keeps the food cool and easy to carry.
2. The insulated bag keeps the food to cool and carrying easily.
3. The insulated bag keeps cool the food and easy to carry.

在句子 “Doctors are studying the physiological mechanisms underlying motion sickness,” 中，underlying 是什么意思？

1. 只在晕动症结束后才发生
2. 构成晕动症的基础并帮助解释它
3. 在晕动症的物理下方

用表示“来源于”的目标短语补全句子：Many English words ____ Latin.

请补全 better known for 结构：The island is ____ its beaches than for its factories.

用正确形式补全 cause + 宾语 + to drop by 结构：The software update ____ loading time ____ 40 percent.

哪一项正确补全了本句中的 respiration by a third？

1. respiration causes a third to drop
2. causes respiration to drop by a third
3. causes respiration to rise by a third

请用 also play a part 的正确形式完成句子：Family support ____ in a child's recovery.

哪个句子正确比较了两组植物，并用 those 避免重复 plants？

1. Plants with deep roots survive droughts more often those with shallow roots.
2. Plants with deep roots survive droughts more often than those with shallow roots.
3. Plants with deep roots survive droughts more often than that with shallow roots.

blocking dopamine receptor sites 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 阻止人们访问介绍多巴胺的网站
2. 阻止多巴胺在其受体处正常发挥作用
3. 立即增加多巴胺的数量

用由 length 构成的目标动词补全句子：Extra security checks may ____ the waiting period.

哪一句中的 ruse 表示“经过计划的欺骗手段”？

1. The storm was a ruse that damaged the roof.
2. The fake delivery notice was a ruse to get him out of the house.
3. Her wrong answer was a ruse, even though she honestly believed it.

用 gauge 的 -ing 形式补全句子：The ranger kept ____ the surroundings for cues of danger.

哪一个句子在 on 后正确使用了嵌入式 wh-从句？

1. The hikers need guidance on when does it become safe to cross.
2. The hikers need guidance on when is it safe to cross.
3. The hikers need guidance on when it is safe to cross.

在这句话中，a predator's eyes are upon them 是什么意思？

1. 捕食者正紧盯着它们。
2. 捕食者的眼睛正接触着它们。
3. 捕食者正带着它们。

在这项实验中，a stuffed hawk 最合理的意思是什么？

1. 一只塞入食物后烹饪的鹰
2. 一只吃得太多的活鹰
3. 一只经过保存的鹰标本或逼真的仿制品

哪句话最准确地解释了例句中的 came out of their catatonia？

1. 它们从僵直、无反应的状态中恢复了。
2. 它们从一个封闭空间里走了出来。
3. 它们变得更加没有反应。

哪句话最准确地改述了 the hawk's eyes were averted？

1. 鹰的视线转向了远离这些鸡的方向。
2. 鹰靠近了一些，以便观察这些鸡。
3. 鹰闭上眼睛准备睡觉。

用本课的固定结构补全句子，使其表示“用于不包括储藏在内的用途”：The room is used ____ storage.

在非正式的英式英语中，“I'm feeling peckish”最自然的意思是什么？

1. 我有点饿，可以吃份小点心。
2. 我饿得厉害，急需食物。
3. 我想像鸟一样啄东西。

哪个完整句子最准确地保留了高亮结构中造成该效果的事物？

1. Its splotchy coloration makes it seem like a rotting carcass.
2. It makes its splotchy coloration resemble a rotting carcass.
3. A rotting carcass makes its coloration seem splotchy.

哪个句子采用了相同的“触发条件在前、重复性结果在后”的信息组织方式？

1. The alarm sounds, although the sensor detects no smoke.
2. If the sensor detects smoke, the alarm sounds.
3. The sensor detects smoke after the alarm stops.

undead trickster 在这句话中是什么意思？

1. 一种属于 undead tricksters 这一科学分类的动物。
2. 一条只是看起来死了，并在攻击前使用骗术的鱼。
3. 一个永远不会死的超自然怪物。

哪句话正确描述了动物把装死当作有意的求偶计策？

1. The spider becomes still because it is asleep.
2. The spider feigns death as a mating ploy.
3. The spider dies accidentally during courtship.

请用 in hopes of 和 woo 的 -ing 形式补全英文句子：The museum opened a free exhibit ____ younger visitors.

哪个句子使用 be known to + 动词原形来报告一种常被观察到的行为？

1. Owls are known for their night vision.
2. Owls are known as night hunters.
3. Owls are known to hunt at night.

哪一个句子正确使用 by + V-ing 来表示方法？

1. The animal avoids notice by it remains completely still.
2. The animal avoids notice by remaining completely still.
3. The animal avoids notice by remain completely still.

请用 improve your chances of 和动词 pass 完成句子：Regular review can ____ the exam.

用表示“给你带来有利结果”的短语完成句子：In the interview, speaking two languages may ____.

用表示“除非”的词完成句子：The picnic will continue ____ it starts to rain.

哪句话中的 flip over 表示“把某物翻到另一面”？

1. She flipped the card over to read the back.
2. She slid the card across the table.
3. She lifted the card to read the back.

哪句话使用 for so long (that) 表示较长的持续时间造成了一个结果？

1. The alarm rang for a long time during the test.
2. The alarm rang for so long everyone left the building.
3. The alarm rang after everyone left the building.

这里由逗号隔开的 who must move to respire 从句起什么作用？

1. 它确定哪些鲨鱼属于正在讨论的群体。
2. 它表示鲨鱼朝一个叫 respire 的地方移动。
3. 它为已经在讨论的鲨鱼补充背景信息。

哪句话中的 into 表示动作造成的状态变化？

1. The news shocked everyone into silence.
2. The guide led everyone into the hall.
3. She poured the juice into a glass.

例句中的 electrically-sensitive snout 是什么意思？

1. 带有危险电荷的吻部
2. 能够探测或响应电信号的吻部
3. 电流可以轻易通过的吻部

请用 fill in 和 click 的 -ing 形式完成方法说明：You can submit the form by ____ your name and ____ Submit.

哪一项正确解释了这个句子：The effect lasts up to 15 minutes?

1. 效果可以更早结束，但15分钟是最长时间。
2. 效果每次都正好持续15分钟。
3. 效果不可能在15分钟前结束。

请用“enough + 名词 + to”结构完成句子：The bus leaves in twenty minutes. That's ____ buy a ticket.

哪一句自然地使用了这三个专业动宾搭配？

1. The team made tracking tags, performed fishing hooks, and inserted several surgeries.
2. The team inserted tracking tags, removed fishing hooks, and performed several surgeries.
3. The team performed tracking tags, inserted fishing hooks, and removed several surgeries.

哪一项正确地把 however 放在句末，在说明好处后引出风险？

1. The method is useful, however there are risks.
2. The method is useful but. There are risks.
3. The method is useful. There are risks, however.

哪一句正确使用 hamper 和 induce 来描述两种风险？

1. The condition can infer breathing and perform a stress response.
2. The condition can induce breathing and hamper a stress response.
3. The condition can hamper breathing and induce a stress response.

完成本课中的确切安全表达：This emergency button should only be used ____.

请用 experience 完成表示“出现某种状态”的句子：During severe stress, some people may ____ temporary numbness.

请用 freeze with fear 的过去式完成句子：When a large dog rushed toward him, Leo ____.

哪种含义最符合 an involuntary reaction？

1. 自动发生，不受意识控制。
2. 事先计划并自由选择。
3. 不想发生，但经过有意识的选择。

请用本课的准确正式框架完成句子：Recognizing that sleep affects memory ____ classroom schedules.

哪个选项正确补全了 when trying to understand，同时保留了嵌入式 why 问句的正确语序？

1. when we are trying to understand why some victims don't flee
2. when we are trying to understand why don't some victims flee
3. when we trying to understand why some victims don't flee

用本课表达完成句子：The rescue team stayed calm ____ danger.

完成 not only ... also 结构：This update ____ saves time; it ____ reduces errors.

a counterintuitive response 是什么意思？

1. 它与人们通常的预期相反，但仍可能有合理的解释。
2. 因为它看起来令人惊讶，所以肯定是错误的。
3. 这是为了迷惑别人而故意选择的反应。