爱尔兰关于巨人之路的神话 - 伊索尔特·吉莱斯皮：英语精读讲义

哪句话自然地表示“这座村庄位于法国沿海地区”？

1. The village lies off the coast of France.
2. The village lies in the coast of France.
3. The village lies on the coast of France.

在这个地质描述中，basalt slabs and columns 指什么？

1. 宽而平的玄武岩岩块和天然形成的玄武岩柱
2. 放置在岩石高原上的金属柱
3. 为支撑屋顶而建造的石柱

用 call 的过去分词完成句子：We stayed in a village ____ Pinebrook.

用 stretch into 的第三人称单数形式完成句子：The old railway ____ the mountains.

使用本课的完整句型补全解释：A wet road can look shiny at night. ____ light reflecting off the thin layer of water.

在这一地质语境中，哪句话最准确地改述了 molten lava contracting and fracturing？

1. The lava became smaller and developed cracks as it cooled.
2. The lava expanded and remained uncracked as it cooled.
3. A company signed an agreement to study the lava.

在本句中，in the wake of a volcanic eruption 表明了什么？

1. 冷却发生在火山喷发之前。
2. 熔岩沿着水面上的船尾波移动。
3. 冷却发生在火山喷发之后，并且属于其后续影响的一部分。

这句话在段落中的主要作用是什么？

1. 它引出一个与科学解释形成对照的神话解释。
2. 它表示科学解释已经被推翻。
3. 它开始计算这个神话的成本。

用短语 According to legend 完成句子：____, a sleeping king will return when the kingdom is in danger.

在本句中，Finn MacCool 是谁？

1. 来自北爱尔兰的现代地质学家
2. 爱尔兰传说中被塑造成巨人的英雄
3. 北安特里姆海岸的另一个名称

哪种情况明确同时包含 taunts and threats？

1. 一名对手嘲弄另一名对手，并警告说自己会攻击对方。
2. 一名对手礼貌地表示不同意，并提出另一个方案。
3. 一名对手独自庆祝，没有和任何人说话。

在原句中，or the red man 向读者说明了什么？

1. 它补充了 Benandonner 的另一个称号。
2. 它要求读者在 Benandonner 和 the red man 之间作选择。
3. 它引入了一个稍后到来的不同巨人。

高亮从句在叙事中的主要作用是什么？

1. 解释两位巨人最后如何解决冲突。
2. 列举几个互不相关的事件，却不说明原因。
3. 引出打破原本平静状态的唯一冲突来源。

哪句话最能表现双方大声辱骂并用力朝对方扔东西？

1. The rivals quietly discussed the stones with each other.
2. The rivals carried stones together and shouted at the crowd.
3. The rivals roared insults and hurled stones at each other.

用表示“明显展示力量”的表达补全句子：Before the talks, the union held a huge rally as a ____.

哪一句中的 tore up 表示“把某物从地面扯松并掀起”？

1. The storm tore up a large patch of turf.
2. The sad ending tore him up.
3. She tore up the old receipt.

哪句话自然地使用了 heave，表示沉重而费力的动作？

1. The singer heaved a quiet song at the audience.
2. The worker heaved the heavy sack onto the truck.
3. The child heaved a soap bubble across the room.

用 fall short of 的过去式完成句子：The runner ____ breaking the school record by half a second.

用一个放在句首、表示替代结果的副词完成第二句：The bus did not arrive. ____, we walked home.

句中的 the Isle of Man 和 Lough Neagh 代表什么？

1. 它们是专门为故事创造的虚构人物。
2. 它们是被纳入传说的真实地理地点。
3. 它们是两种岩石的科学名称。

这句话中的 tough talk 是什么意思？

1. 强硬或挑衅性的言论。
2. 试图平息争吵的轻声劝说。
3. 关于一项体力上很困难的任务的谈话。

哪句话正确使用了 challenge + 人 + to + 比赛 和 face to face？

1. Face to face, Maya challenged a race with Leo.
2. Face to face, Maya challenged Leo to a race.
3. Face to face, Maya challenged to Leo for a race.

哪句话明确地把第二个分句表达为第一个分句造成的结果？

1. The trail was flooded, but the bridge remained open.
2. The trail was flooded, and we took several photographs.
3. The trail was flooded, and so we chose a different path.

哪句话依次使用 to + 动词表示目的，再使用 to + 地点表示终点？

1. Workers dug a channel to carry rainwater to the pond.
2. Workers went to the pond to carry rainwater.
3. Workers carried rainwater from the roof to the pond.

用表示突然爆发的强烈愤怒的准确短语完成句子：He tore up the letter ____.

哪句话使用 loomed before the hikers 来表现一个巨大而有压迫感的景象？

1. The hikers calmly counted their steps before the dark mountain.
2. The dark mountain loomed before the hikers.
3. The dark mountain was a tiny dot before the hikers.

哪句话中的 make out 表示“辨认出难以看清的事物”？

1. Through the fog, I could just make out the lights of a boat.
2. I finally figured out how to open the locked box.
3. She made a model boat out of wood.

用本讲解中表示“一看到就”的表达完成句子：____ the enormous wave, everyone ran uphill.

哪一项最准确地解释 Her courage faltered as she stepped onto the narrow bridge?

1. 她开始失去信心，感到犹豫不定。
2. 她变得完全无所畏惧。
3. 她走得比之前更稳了。

用目标短语完成句子；它表示快速看一眼便触发了后续反应：____ the empty fuel gauge, Leo pulled into a gas station.

哪句话使用“地点短语 + with + 名词 + -ing”在完整主句前交代背景？

1. At the station with the last train approaching, we checked our tickets.
2. At the station with approaching the last train, we checked our tickets.
3. At the station with the last train approached, we checked our tickets.

在 if 从句中使用 challenge 的过去式，并在结果中使用 would + crush 的被动形式：If Leo ____ the much stronger player head-on, he ____.

使用 face ... head-on 完成句子：Instead of avoiding the issue, we need to ____.

使用本课表达完成句子：In the mystery story, the twins ____ to trick the thief.

哪句话使用 create an illusion of size 描述了刻意制造的误导性外观？

1. The film crew placed a tiny chair beside the model to create an illusion of size.
2. The builder added material until the model was physically twice as large.
3. The engineer measured the model and recorded its exact dimensions.

请用表示“异常高大、体格强壮的男人”的表达完成句子：The new goalkeeper was ____, with shoulders almost as wide as the doorway.

哪句话表示工作人员把礼物搬到里面，同时确保没人能看见它？

1. The staff carried the surprise gift inside whilst it was keeping them out of sight.
2. The staff kept their eyesight whilst carrying the surprise gift inside.
3. The staff carried the surprise gift inside whilst keeping it out of sight.

在句子 As the bus neared the stop, Leo picked up his bag 中，as 从句起什么作用？

1. 把公交车逐渐靠近站点作为利奥动作发生的时间背景。
2. 把公交车和站点作比较。
3. 表示公交车的靠近导致这个站点出现。

哪句话正确使用句首分词短语来说明谁进行了伪装？

1. Disguised as a guard, the museum doors opened for Maya.
2. Disguised as a guard, Maya entered the museum.
3. Disguised as a guard, the rain began as Maya reached the museum.

哪句话使用 pounding on the door 的语境符合它所强调的猛烈力度？

1. Someone waited silently without touching the door.
2. Someone gave the door one gentle, polite tap.
3. Someone was pounding on the door and shouting for help.

哪一句通过环境的反应，间接表现人物十分沉重？

1. The room had old wooden floorboards.
2. He was extremely heavy.
3. The floorboards groaned beneath his steps.

结合这里的情境，应当怎样理解奥娜的招待？

1. 她看起来热情好客，但利用这个邀请把他留在那里，并引入自己的计划。
2. 她希望他快点吃完，在她丈夫回来前离开。
3. 她只是在友善待客，没有任何隐藏目的。

哪一句使用句首的 when 从句先铺垫事件，再由主句给出主要结果？

1. When the alarm rang, everyone left the building.
2. When the alarm rang everyone.
3. The alarm when rang, everyone left the building.

哪一句中的 tore into 表示“迫不及待地开始吃”？

1. Leo tore the note into two pieces.
2. After practice, Leo tore into a bowl of noodles.
3. The coach tore into Leo for arriving late.

用本课中表示“因疼痛突然叫出声”的短语完成句子：Leo ____ when he touched the hot tray.

哪一句把 for 用作表示“因为”的连词？

1. She left for the airport at six.
2. The team went home, for the field was flooded.
3. We bought snacks for the trip.

用“sow a seed of doubt”的过去式完成句子：The unexplained error ____ in the researcher's mind.

哪一句自然地表达了玛雅怀疑自己能否与冠军抗衡？

1. Maya said she was a match for the champion.
2. Maya knew she was no match for the champion.
3. Maya wondered whether she was any match for the champion.

哪一句自然地使用了 let out + 声音名词？

1. The crowd let a cheer outside when the team scored.
2. The crowd let out a cheer when the team scored.
3. The crowd put out a cheer when the team scored.

用 draw 的一般过去时被动形式完成句子：Yesterday, Lena's attention ____ to a tiny door behind the curtain.

哪一句正确使用了相同的强调性倒装，表示月亮非常明亮？

1. So bright the moon was that we needed no flashlight.
2. So bright was the moon that we needed no flashlight.
3. So was the moon bright that we needed no flashlight.

用本课的目标表达补全句子：Maya ____ opening the corrupted file again.

用 would 后表示“不愿得知结果”的两个单词补全句子：I'd ____ find out what happens if we press that button.

哪一句中的 tore up 表示严重破坏或移除坚硬表面的一部分？

1. The puppy tore up the pillow while everyone was out.
2. Jamal tore up the letter and threw the pieces away.
3. The machines tore up the old road before laying new pavement.

哪句话中的 break up 与例句一样，表示物理上的“拆开、拆碎”？

1. The crew broke up the old concrete slab with heavy tools.
2. The meeting broke up at noon.
3. Maya broke up with her boyfriend after the trip.

请用 What remains 和 be 的正确形式完成句子：____ two stone arches from the old bridge.

哪句话中的 right 在方位表达里表示“正好、直接”？

1. You chose the right road to the school.
2. Turn right at the school.
3. The bus stop is right across the road from the school.

游戏主持人正在邀请玩家开始下一轮。完成问句：Ready ____ the next round?

哪一句自然地使用 tag along with 表示加入别人的出行？

1. Can I tag along you to the museum?
2. Can I tag along with you to the museum?
3. Can I tag with you along to the museum?

哪一句通过把注意力引向后续事件来预告故事，同时没有透露结果？

1. First they argue, then they cooperate, and finally they win.
2. The two rivals work together and win the prize.
3. Watch what unfolds when two rivals have to work together.

在这句话中，“the goddess Athena”为什么重要？

1. 它表明 Athena 是神，因此 Arachne 的冒犯构成了凡人与女神之间的神话冲突。
2. 它把 goddess 当作 Athena 姓氏的一部分。
3. 它表示 Arachne 和 Athena 都是普通的职业织工。