保持单身的重要性：英语精读讲义

当作者想表达“必须先获得同意才能参加”时，哪个选项最适合补全句子？Informed consent is ___ participation in the study.

1. a precondition of
2. a result of
3. a description of

补全指定的 The more ... the easier ... 结构：____ you review your notes, ____ the test feels.

在句子 “Honest communication is the bedrock of a lasting friendship,” 中，bedrock 是什么意思？

1. 最根本、最稳固的基础
2. 按字面所说的一层岩石
3. 短暂的优势

请使用 at ease 和 own company 的正确所有格形式完成句子：After a busy week, Lina spent Saturday by herself and felt ____.

哪句话使用 frame ... as 表示信息来源从特定角度呈现某事？

1. The report lists the policy’s dates and costs.
2. The report frames the policy as a necessary safety measure.
3. The report is in a frame beside the door.

一位批评者想说，某品牌不断重复同一种广告手法，因为它似乎总觉得还不够。哪句话符合这个意思？

1. The brand can never have enough of showing celebrities in its ads.
2. The brand has had enough of showing celebrities in its ads.
3. The brand never has enough celebrities available for its ads.

用本课学到的短语动词完成句子：At the reunion, Leo kept ____ his new sports car because he wanted everyone to admire it.

用本课学到的固定表达完成句子：Trust and honest communication go ____ in a strong friendship.

在句子 Please don't patronize me; I understand the instructions 中，patronize 是什么意思？

1. 出钱支持我的工作。
2. 来我的店里消费。
3. 把我当成能力不足的人来说话。

请用 venture out 加上 on their own 针对 Leo 的正确形式完成句子：The village was unfamiliar, but Leo decided to ____ after breakfast.

在句子 "She was so afraid of being single that she got together with the first person who showed interest," 中，"got together with" 是什么意思？

1. 她与那个人进行了一次随意的社交见面。
2. 她和那个人开始了一段恋爱关系。
3. 她加入了那个人所在的工作团队。

在这段关于害怕单身的论证中，"When someone is starving, they will eat anything" 这句话的主要作用是什么？

1. 它声称饥饿的人总能做出明智决定。
2. 它用一个具体类比说明绝望如何削弱谨慎选择的能力。
3. 它把话题从恋爱关系转到了营养。

Dostoevsky 在这句话中起什么作用？

1. 它表示一种用动物脂肪制成的蜡烛。
2. 它指出了那位俄国作家的名字，句中把他的故事用作例证。
3. 它描述了孩子有多么饥饿。

用表示“很可能做坏事”的 liable 结构补全句子：Without a plan, we're ____ make the same mistake again.

判断 chump 在以下场合是否合适：在正式绩效评估中，一位经理写道：“Sam is a chump.”

1. 合适
2. 不合适

哪个标记最适合补全句子，准确说明“nonrefundable”的含义？“The ticket is nonrefundable; ____, you cannot get your money back after buying it.”

1. for example
2. therefore
3. that is

用本课所学的两个单词的表达完成句子。该表达意为“应对困难的感受，即使它没有消失”：After moving to a new city, Mia had to ____ feeling lonely.

用本课所学的三个单词的正式短语完成句子。该短语用于把一个判断与相关因素联系起来：The budget seems small ____ the scale of the project.

在例句中，哪一种解释最符合 if only we could ... , we could ... 的意思？

1. 该条件已经满足，所以结果必然发生。
2. 我们强烈希望满足一个关键条件，而满足它会使结果成为可能。
3. 除非满足另外几个条件，否则结果不可能发生。

使用 build、ourselves 和 mental model，按本课的双宾语结构完成句子：After reviewing the evidence, we need to ____ of how the system fails.

哪句话正确使用了让步结构，表示内心的批评并没有阻止 Leo 申请这个职位？

1. Despite his inner critic told him, Leo applied for the role.
2. Although what his inner critic told him, Leo applied for the role.
3. Despite what his inner critic told him, Leo applied for the role.

用一个明确包含两种可能的短语完成句子：We need to decide ____ to postpone the trip.

“Our solitude is willed, rather than imposed”中的对照起什么作用？

1. 它表示独处持续的时间比预期更长。
2. 它声称独处总是痛苦的。
3. 它把独处说成一种选择，而不是被迫的状态。

用本课学到的条件短语完成句子：You may stay after school ____ a teacher is present.

用强调 do 补全回答，纠正下面的看法。 看法：You don't care about the result. 回答：Actually, I ____ care.

用目标程度短语 a great deal 完成句子：The new library is ____ quieter than the old one.

请用一个共用的比较标记和正式的“动词—主语”倒装完成句子：The new policy is more confusing and more expensive ____ the old system.

哪个选项使用 not proof that... a sign that... 来否定一个苛刻的结论，并提出更谨慎的替代解释？

1. Missing one deadline is proof that Maya is unreliable. It's a sign that she can never be trusted.
2. Missing one deadline is not a sign that Maya is unreliable. It's proof that she can never be trusted.
3. Missing one deadline is not proof that Maya is unreliable. It's a sign that she may need a better schedule.

用本课中表示“认真审视”的英文表达完成句子：Before making a final choice, ____ all the available options.

选择正确表达“我们需要认识到这件事会花多少时间”的句子。

1. We need to appreciate how long will it take to find the right person.
2. We need to appreciate someone for taking the time to help us.
3. We need to appreciate how long it will take to find the right person.

请用本课中表示“考虑到……的程度”的两个英文单词补全句子：It is understandable that the team needs more time, ____ complex the decision is.

在这条字幕的语境中，一份很棒的工作和一栋漂亮的房子都被认为很难找到。no less easy to find than 想表达什么？

1. 寻找合适的候选人被描述为同样费力的过程。
2. 很棒的工作和漂亮的房子不如合适的候选人有吸引力。
3. 找到合适的候选人肯定会很快。

在“If we regard a decade as a plausible timeframe, then six months will skip by”中，then 起什么作用？

1. 它表示说话人接下来要做某事。
2. 它要求听者比较两个时间段。
3. 它引出 if 从句的结果。

哪种结构能正确表达“把 A 视为 B”，并与 regard 搭配？

1. regard A as B
2. regard A to B
3. regard A B

在“six months will skip by”这句话中，突出表达是什么意思？

1. 日历会删掉接下来的六个月。
2. 这六个月会让人感觉过得非常快。
3. 说话者会连续六个月不做计划。

以下哪句话正确使用了这个句型，把每天练习说成达到流利程度的最佳途径？

1. There is no better path to fluency then practicing every day.
2. There is not better path to fluency than practice every day.
3. There is no better path to fluency than practicing every day.

用 manage perfectly well on one's own 完成句子，并根据主语和时态改变动词与物主词：“After her roommates moved out, Nina ____.”

你需要的是能清楚讲解路线的向导；只顾着往前冲还不够。哪个句子正确表达了这个标准？

1. You do not want a guide who explains the route clearly or someone who rushes ahead.
2. You only want a guide who rushes ahead, not someone who explains the route clearly.
3. You only want a guide who explains the route clearly, not someone who rushes ahead.

用 keep ... company 的正确形式完成句子：I'll ____ while she waits for her ride.

哪个句子明确表示 Nina 原本同意了一项计划，后来却退出了？

1. Nina backed out of the trip the night before.
2. Nina looked back on the trip the night before.
3. Nina opted out of the trip before signing up.

这句话中的 can't and shouldn't mean 表达了什么作用？

1. 伴侣之间没有能力互相依赖。
2. 成为伴侣在逻辑上既不等于完全依赖，也不应该要求完全依赖。
3. 完全依赖无法避免，尽管它可能并不健康。

请补全这个表示“她已经获得了有用经验”的习语：After two internships, she has valuable workplace experience ____.

哪句话表示 Maya 独立生活时过得非常好？

1. Maya is thriving on her own.
2. Maya is surviving on her own.
3. Maya is managing on her own.

用与 'at those points' 含义相同的两个词的正式结构补全句子：Every project has points ____ the team must review its goals.

选择使用了同样清晰的比较级形容词短语平行结构的句子。

1. After the training, we'll have less hesitation, more prepared, and report with greater precision.
2. After the training, we'll be less hesitant, more prepared, and more precise in what we report.
3. After the training, we'll be hesitant less, more preparation, and more precisely in what we report.

哪个句子中的 forensic 与例句具有相同的比喻义？

1. The evidence was sent to a forensic laboratory for testing.
2. The editor took a forensic look at every claim before publication.

团队检查数据后发现了一个意外结果。哪个句子把这个结果呈现为已经确定的发现？

1. It turns out that the cheaper plan is more reliable.
2. It seems that the cheaper plan may be more reliable.
3. I think that the cheaper plan is more reliable.

哪个句子最明确地把睡眠质量确定为预测考试表现的关键因素？

1. Sleep quality predicts exam performance.
2. What predicts exam performance may be sleep quality.
3. Sleep quality is what best predicts exam performance.

请用 bring something to fruition 的过去式完成句子：After years of planning and fundraising, the team finally ____ the community garden ____.

在句子“Confidence gave her a secure platform from which to make a difficult choice,”中，secure platform 是什么意思？

1. 替她作选择的在线服务
2. 她作出选择的火车站
3. 帮助她作出选择的稳固基础

使用动词 work 和 who + 不定式 + 句末 with 的结构补全句子：I need to decide ____ on the group project.