如何捕获一颗矮行星——海卫一 MM#3：英语精读讲义

在句子 "The new volunteers are a strange bunch," 中，a strange bunch 是什么意思？

1. 一群不同寻常的人
2. 正好十四个不同寻常的人
3. 被捆成一束的人

用 heart 的“名词 + -shaped”形式补全句子：She gave me a ____ card.

补全 so...that 结果结构：The lake was ____ cold ____ nobody wanted to swim.

在句子 'The books donated by local families filled three shelves,' 中，'donated by local families' 起什么作用？

1. 它修饰 'families'，说明哪些家庭是当地的。
2. 它修饰 'books'，意思是 'books that were donated by local families.'
3. 它是主句谓语，说明书做了什么。

请用本课中表示“主要位于某个区域”的短语完成句子：Most of the island's population ____ three coastal cities.

以下哪项正确解释了句中的比较？

1. 太阳系中每一颗已知卫星都比海卫一小。
2. 海卫一的质量大于太阳系中所有比海卫一更小的已知卫星的质量总和。
3. 海卫一比每一颗较小的已知卫星质量都大，但句子没有说明它们的总质量。

请选择能让比较表示“大致相当”而非精确相等的短语：The new playground is ____ the old one.

1. about as big as
2. as big as
3. much bigger than

请选择最清楚的正式改写，使句子表达“海卫一属于已知具有地质活动的四个天体组成的一组”。

1. Triton is one of only four objects known to be geologically active.
2. Triton is one of only four objects that we know is geologically active.
3. Triton is one of only four objects that know they are geologically active.

在科普报道中，This moon is geologically active. 表示什么？

1. 这颗卫星的表面或内部仍在发生地质过程。
2. 这颗卫星目前正在被研究。
3. 这颗卫星上有生物在活动。
4. 这颗卫星正在太空中快速移动。

用表示“与……方向相反”的介词完成句子：The moon moves ____ the planet's rotation.

请用本课中从证据引出结论的框架完成句子：The security camera shows that the door stayed closed all night. ____ no one entered through that door.

哪句话表示这家咖啡馆现在很受欢迎，但在过去并非一直如此？

1. The café isn't always popular.
2. The café has never been popular.
3. The café hasn't always been popular.

在科普故事中，英文句子“The storm forced the small boat into submission”是什么意思？

1. 暴风雨压制住小船，使它无力抵抗。
2. 暴风雨提交了一份关于小船的报告。
3. 小船决定递交申请。

哪一句最适合引出一个被广泛接受但尚未证实的解释？

1. The most popular theory here is that the signal came from a distant star.
2. Everyone likes the signal from a distant star.
3. It is a proven fact that the signal came from a distant star.

用 interfere 的过去式和表示受影响事物所需的介词完成句子：During the test, the nearby transmitter ____ the radio signal.

用 catapult 的过去式和表示目的地的介词完成句子：The strong gust ____ the empty box ____ the yard.

哪一个句子把损坏表示为更早的过去事件所导致的条件性结果？

1. If the shield failed, the storm would damage the equipment.
2. The shield failed, and the storm damaged the equipment.
3. If the shield had failed, the storm would have damaged the equipment.

用 build 在 let 后面的正确形式完成句子：The teacher let us ____ the model ourselves.

研究人员刚提出传感器可能过热。哪个句子能谨慎地把这个可能原因与观察到的现象联系起来？

1. This would explain why the readings become unreliable.
2. This proves that the readings become unreliable.
3. The readings would explain why the sensor is overheating.

请用 slow down 的现在进行时被动语态完成句子：The spacecraft ____ by atmospheric drag right now.

哪一个句子正确地让两个分支共用一个 will，并且第一个结果使用主动语态、第二个结果使用被动语态？

1. The satellite will either falls into the ocean or be recovered by a ship.
2. The satellite will either fall into the ocean or be recovered by a ship.
3. The satellite will either fall into the ocean or recovered by a ship.

用 grind 的过去分词完成句子：The dried seeds are ____ into a fine powder.

说话人说“don't buy real estate on Triton”时，真正想表达什么？

1. 这是在叫人改为租住海卫一上的房屋
2. 这是在声称购买任何卫星上的土地都违法
3. 这是一种幽默说法，意思是海卫一不是适合长期居住或投资的安全地点
4. 这是关于海卫一真实房地产市场价格的严肃建议