达·芬奇《维特鲁威人》中的数学 - 詹姆斯·厄尔：英语精读讲义

哪句话正确使用过去分词短语来说明肖像的来源？

1. The portrait, was copied from an old photograph, hangs in the library.
2. The portrait, copied from an old photograph, hangs in the library.
3. The portrait, copying from an old photograph, hangs in the library.

用 become 的现在完成时表示一个变化带来了现在仍然成立的结果：Over the years, the small festival ____ an international event.

用 one of + the + 最高级结构完成句子，并使用形容词 old：The oak is ____ trees in the park.

在 “It looks harmless, right? Wrong.” 中，说话人做了什么？

1. 先邀请听众同意，然后立刻否定第一印象。
2. 确认这个物体是无害的。
3. 请听众判断这个物体是否无害。

“Let's start to answer our question about plant growth with a simple experiment.” 的主要信息组织作用是什么？

1. 它宣布这个问题已经得到了完整回答。
2. 它把宽泛的问题转向一个具体的第一步。
3. 它在讲解结束后添加了一个无关的实验。

用 know how to 的正确形式完成句子：Mia ____ solve the puzzle.

哪一个句子正确描述了 3 × 4 的计算？

1. Multiply three with four to get twelve.
2. Multiply three from four to get twelve.
3. Multiply three by four to get twelve.

在一段讲解中，“But how can we test this idea?” 最可能起什么作用？

1. 它宣布这个问题已经解决。
2. 它把已知信息转向接下来要解决的核心问题。
3. 它引入了一个无关的次要话题。

在这句话中，squaring a circle 是什么意思？

1. 在任意正方形中画一个圆。
2. 构造一个与给定圆面积相同的正方形。
3. 用圆的半径乘以它本身。

用 give something new life 中缺少的两个词完成句子：The neighborhood library was given ____ when volunteers reopened it.

用本课表示“后来发现”的四词短语补全句子：____, the missing file had been in the archive folder all along.

在“I know how the window broke, but that's another story,”中，最后一个分句是什么意思？

1. 说话人马上要讲一个完全无关的虚构故事。
2. 还有更多相关背景，但说话人现在不会解释。
3. 说话人认为之前的信息是假的。

哪句话正确使用非限制性定语从句，为一座已经明确的图书馆补充背景信息？

1. The library which was built in 1902, is now a museum.
2. The library, that was built in 1902, is now a museum.
3. The library, which was built in 1902, is now a museum.

请用 place X firmly at the center of Y 的正确形式填空：The stage design ____ the piano ____ the room.

用 open 的被动结果形式完成步骤：If the release button is pressed, the lid ____ safely.

在句子 “The two measurements have a nearly perfect correspondence,” 中，这句话是什么意思？

1. 这些测量值保证完全相等。
2. 这些测量值彼此非常接近。
3. 人们通过信件讨论这些测量值。

用 reduce 的正确形式完成表示结果的短语：The new route is shorter, thus ____ travel time.

哪一句用 metaphorically 表示问题是通过象征得到回应，而不是真的被实际解决？

1. The technician solves the printer problem metaphorically by replacing a damaged cable.
2. The play solves the family's conflict metaphorically by joining the two halves of a torn photograph.
3. The student solves the equation metaphorically and calculates x = 8.

填入一个单词，使地图承担规划工具的角色：We used the map ____ a planning tool during the meeting.

这句话传递了什么信息？The delay wasn't just caused by bad weather, though.

1. 恶劣天气与延误完全无关。
2. 恶劣天气是延误的唯一原因。
3. 恶劣天气是原因之一，接下来还会补充另一个原因。

在例句中，intellectual movement 是什么意思？

1. 一种让画中人物产生动作的技法
2. 一种广泛的哲学思想潮流
3. 人们在意大利境内进行的身体移动

哪项描述最符合 the Great Chain of Being？

1. 一条据说把各个行星连接起来的真实金属链
2. 一种解释生物进化的现代科学理论
3. 一种把所有存在排列在相连等级中的历史模型

请用例句中的正式引述框架补全句子：The theory ____ every person deserves equal treatment.

在 a hierarchy resembling a chain 中，chain 帮助读者想象什么？

1. 宇宙中的一条金属链
2. 用于穿越太空的路线
3. 一组按顺序彼此相连的层级

哪句话最清楚地把一个层级组织成包含起点、中间层级和终点的从上到下路径？

1. The chart was updated after the meeting.
2. The chart starts at the top with the director, then moves down through the managers before ending with the project teams.
3. The director, managers, and project teams all appear on the chart.

哪句话既不指明观点持有者，也不把观点当作事实，却能报道过去普遍存在的看法？

1. The sun moved around the earth.
2. People in one village thought that the sun moved around the earth.
3. It was once thought that the sun moved around the earth.

在 “Because the battery was empty, the camera stopped working,” 中，哪一部分说明结果？

1. the battery was empty
2. Because the battery was empty
3. the camera stopped working

哪一个选项保留了高亮部分的对比：会死亡的身体和被认为永远存在的灵魂？

1. immortal body and mortal soul
2. mortal body and mortal soul
3. mortal body and immortal soul

句中的 nicely 是什么意思？

1. 以亲切友善的方式
2. 以一种让解释清楚成立的整齐方式
3. 以缓慢而困难的方式

哪句话表示玛雅开始新工作和搬家发生在大约同一时期？

1. By the time Maya started her new job, she had moved to Boston.
2. Long after Maya started her new job, she moved to Boston.
3. Around the time Maya started her new job, she moved to Boston.

在这个句子中，He pried mankind off the chain 是什么意思？

1. 他使人类脱离了等级体系中的固定位置。
2. 他真的把人们从金属链条中解救了出来。
3. 他把人类放在了一条新链条的中心。

用本课的目标短语完成句子：The creature has a ____ imitate any sound it hears.

请使用 process 的正确形式补全句子：The lab needs a computer capable of ____ large data sets.

请使用 lead to 的过去式：A power failure ____ a two-hour delay.

在 which he placed ... 中，which 指什么，在语法上充当什么成分？

1. mankind；它是 placed 的宾语
2. he；它是 placed 的主语
3. the universe；它说明 mankind 的位置

使用 theme 和正式的 whatever ... please 结构补全句子：Maya may choose ____.

这句话中的 crawl down the chain 和 crawl up the chain 表示什么？

1. 动物和神会一起沿着一条金属链移动。
2. 一个人的行为可以降低或提升其道德或精神位置。
3. 一个人只有真的爬上一条链子才能变成神。

哪句话能自然地把观众的注意力带回先前展示过的图表？

1. Looking back on my childhood, I remember our old house.
2. Looking back at the diagram, we can now identify the missing step.
3. Looking forward to the diagram, we can now identify the missing step.

用 by 和 turn 的正确形式补全句子：You can save electricity ____ off the lights when you leave.

哪句话中的 irreconcilable 表示两种说法无法同时协调一致？

1. The two witnesses gave irreconcilable accounts of the accident.
2. The two witnesses gave detailed accounts of the accident.
3. The two witnesses gave slightly different descriptions of the weather.

哪一句使用 then 标示由已提出的条件得出的逻辑结论？

1. We visited the museum, and then we changed our plan.
2. If the museum is closed, then we need to change our plan.
3. Our plan changed because the museum was closed.

这个隐喻主要表达什么意思？

1. 几何学是书写普通句子的一种方式。
2. 几何学被呈现为一套理解宇宙的体系。
3. 宇宙真的会说一种叫作几何学的语言。

哪一句是在解读艺术作品，同时没有把这种解读说成确定事实？

1. The painting seems to say that memories change over time.
2. The painting proves that every memory is false.
3. The painting contains three blue circles.

设计师可以选择任何可能的形状，并不局限于固定选项。哪一句符合这个语境？

1. You may choose whatever shape did you please for the logo.
2. You may choose whatever shape you please for the logo.
3. You may choose whichever shape you please from these three templates.

哪句话把同一个评价从一个视角扩展到了第二个视角？

1. The proposal makes sense financially and environmentally as well.
2. The proposal makes sense financially but harms the environment.
3. The proposal makes sense financially instead of environmentally.

哪句话把范围短语放在句首，突出一份单一成果汇集了多个领域？

1. Maya wrote one report and then started a different project.
2. In this one report, Maya connects history, science, and art.
3. Reports are useful because Maya studies history.

请用 be able to combine 的正确形式补全句子，表示工程师确实成功了：After several failed attempts, the engineers finally ____ the two systems.

请用一个表示“这个结果并不意外”的两个单词的表达补全句子：Amir had studied every evening for months. ____ he passed the exam.