你能解开七大行星的谜题吗？ - 埃德温·F·迈耶：英语精读讲义

哪句话使用 track something to a place or source 来表示通过追踪发现的结果？

1. The technicians tracked the interference to a faulty cable.
2. The technicians watched for interference near a faulty cable.
3. The technicians carried the faulty cable to the workshop.

哪句话在执法含义上自然地使用了 apprehend？

1. We apprehended the train just before the doors closed.
2. Maya apprehended the ball before it hit the window.
3. Officers apprehended the escaped prisoner near the border.

以下哪一句正确表达“我们必须在未来的暴风雨到来之前离开”？

1. We must leave after the storm arrives.
2. We must leave before the storm arrives.
3. We must leave before the storm will arrive.

这句话中的 Of course 主要起什么作用？

1. 它引出一个可以预料的困难，并推动讲解继续展开。
2. 它礼貌地允许叛军离开。
3. 它表示说话人不确定叛军会做什么。

用表示“留在原地”的固定表达完成这条紧急指示：Please ____ until the rescue team arrives.

哪句话中的 dodge 表示避开正在寻找或试图拦住某人的人？

1. The cyclist turned sharply to dodge a fallen branch.
2. The fugitive changed cars to dodge the police.
3. The child ducked to dodge the flying ball.

把 read 变成 -ing 形式，完成表示方法的短语：Lena learns new words by ____ short stories every night.

把 state、of、the 和 art 连接成正确的复合形容词：The clinic installed a ____ scanner.

哪一个句子把 warp 用作表示科幻移动的动词？

1. The heat can warp the plastic frame.
2. The rescue ship can warp between the moon and the station.
3. The artist can warp the image with editing software.

请用 beat-up 这个表示“老旧且磨损严重”的口语形容词完成句子：He keeps his tools in a ____ metal box.

选择能描述“棋子只能移动到正好相邻的位置”这一游戏规则的句子。

1. The piece can jump over an adjacent square.
2. The piece can travel to any distant square.
3. The piece can jump to an adjacent square.

选择能表达“每次门打开，警报都会响”这一反复规则的句子。

1. If the door opens once, the alarm sounds.
2. Every time the door will open, the alarm sound.
3. Every time the door opens, the alarm will sound.

填入表示距离活动还有多久的词：The school trip is only two days ____.

在risk后填入正确的-ing形式：We can't risk ____ the only copy of the report。

哪句话描述的是创造一个经过认真规划的新方案？

1. The engineers followed the plan exactly as written.
2. The engineers devised a plan to reduce energy use.
3. The engineers chose one of the three plans on the table.

哪句话用关系从句把一种方法描述为必然会产生某个结果？

1. We need a method that worked once yesterday.
2. I guarantee that this method works every time.
3. We need a method that's guaranteed to work every time.

哪句话表示送货最多可以花三天，并且包括第三天？

1. The delivery should arrive in exactly three days.
2. The delivery should arrive in three days or less.
3. The delivery should arrive in at least three days.

哪句话表示无论打开什么文件，结果都不会改变？

1. The app stays secure because you never open a file.
2. The app stays secure no matter what file you open.
3. The app stays secure only if you open the correct file.

用 round up 的过去式完成句子：Before the storm, the ranchers ____ the cattle from several fields.

哪句话自然地用 For one 为前面的主张引出一个理由？

1. She bought a ticket for one adult and one child.
2. First, turn off the power before you open the panel.
3. I don't want to rent this apartment. For one, it is too far from work.

用 know 的正确形式完成固定结构：We have no way of ____ whether the store is still open.

哪句话中的 to begin with 表示某个情况从一开始就成立？

1. To begin with, let me explain the first reason.
2. She began the meeting with a short video.
3. We never had the right password to begin with.

请用指定结构 it's hard to determine 完成句子：Without a clear photo, ____ which bird we saw.

请使用 tackle 构成 when 引导的省略从句，完成句子：____ a difficult task, break it into smaller steps.

请使用 it often helps to 和动词 break 完成句子：When a task feels too large, ____ it into smaller steps.

在句子 “We need to understand the team's dynamics,” 中，dynamics 是什么意思？

1. 团队成员如何互动并相互影响
2. 团队能够奔跑的速度
3. 团队产生的物理动力

哪句话最适合邀请听众先接受一个临时情境，再一起推理？

1. Every road must be one-way.
2. Let's remember that every road was one-way.
3. Let's imagine that every road is one-way.

哪句话正确使用 leaving ... 来说明前面事件造成的结果？

1. The storm damaged two bridges, leaving from one route open.
2. The storm damaged two bridges, leave only one route open.
3. The storm damaged two bridges, leaving only one route open.

哪句话最恰当地使用了同样的路标语，从缺失的信息转向一个重要事实？

1. The box has several product features that are easy to use.
2. We do not know who moved the box, but there's one key feature: the lock is broken.
3. We do not know who moved the box, and every detail is equally important.

用本课表示“直接相邻”的目标双词短语完成句子：The control room is ____ the server room.

在句子“The road is flooded, which means the bus cannot get through.”中，which means 起什么作用？

1. 它引出由道路被淹这一情况得出的结论。
2. 它介绍一个与公交车有关但和前文无关的事实。
3. 它纠正 road 这个词。

用目标结构补全句子：Because the last train had left, we ____ take a taxi home.

请用表示“连续两次”的目标表达补全句子：The warning appeared ____, with no other message in between.

请用表示“足以达到所需效果”的目标习语补全句子：If the soup tastes bland, a pinch of salt would ____.

用表示“让它稍微更复杂”的目标短语完成这个英文句子：Adding one more security check ____ to the login process.

第二个分句表达了什么信息关系？The details changed, but the same strategy remains.

1. 这个策略被留在了某个实际地点。
2. 两个分句描述的是互不相关的事件。
3. 细节变了，但这个方法仍然适用。

哪句话中的 corner 是比喻用法，表示让某人无法再回避问题？

1. The coach gave the player several more choices.
2. The evidence cornered the suspect, leaving him no believable excuse.
3. The guide showed the tourists a corner of the old building.

哪句话能在讲解中自然地引出另一个有用的想法？

1. There's another decoration on the page, but it does not affect the pattern.
2. We have no more ideas to add, so let's end the explanation.
3. There's another insight that can help us: the pattern repeats every four steps.

在下面的句子中，vice versa 补充了什么意思？"Each hour the rebels move from an even-numbered planet to an odd-numbered planet or vice versa."

1. 反叛者也可以从编号为奇数的行星移动到编号为偶数的行星。
2. 反叛者会在一小时后停止移动。
3. 反叛者会移动到第三种行星。

在下面的例子中，第二句起什么作用？"The colors repeat every three cards. This gives us a way to predict the next card."

1. 它把刚发现的规律转化为一种实用的预测方法。
2. 它表示这个规律已经不再重要。
3. 它引入了一个无关的话题。

用 divide 的正确形式和所需的介词完成句子：We made the analysis easier by ____ the data ____ three subsets.

哪句话表示这些问题会被分别处理？

1. We'll tackle each problem separately.
2. We'll combine the problems and tackle them as one.
3. We'll postpone every problem until next month.

本句中的 For starters 起什么作用？

1. 它说明这个解释只面向初学者。
2. 它表示分析已经结束。
3. 它引出分析的第一步。

哪句话使用 let's assume 建立临时前提，以便检查一项计划？

1. Let's assume the battery lasts eight hours, and then check whether the plan works.
2. The battery must last eight hours because the rule requires it.
3. We proved that the battery lasts eight hours, so the result is certain.

使用 must 和 start 补全对过去的强推断：If the scoreboard already shows ten points, the game ____.

使用 give 的一般现在时、us 和 many 的最高级形式补全句子：The route through the city center ____ for changing trains.

团队正在平静地讨论故障排查的下一步。哪句话表达了温和、共同的建议？

1. We will want the power supply next.
2. Check the power supply right now.
3. We'll want to check the power supply next.

用 must + have + go 的过去分词完成句子，表达对过去移动的强推断：Maya is not at home, and her bike is outside the park. She ____ to the park.

用 flee 和表示目的地的介词完成句子：When the fire spread, the families had to ____ a nearby town.

哪句话中的 scour 表示彻底搜查一个地方？

1. The police glanced at the woods and left.
2. The police scoured the dirty pan with a brush.
3. The police scoured the woods for evidence.

在原句中，are now cornered 的正确含义是哪一项？

1. are now cornered = 站在随便某个墙角旁边
2. are now cornered = 现在有很多选择
3. are now cornered = 被困住，没有安全的出路

请用 assuming that 补全句子，以引出一个尚未证实的条件：The budget only works ____ fuel prices stay low.

在推理中，But what if that assumption was wrong? 起什么作用？

1. 它通过重复最终结论来结束讨论。
2. 它确认先前的假设肯定正确。
3. 它提出一种可能改变先前结论的情况。

The road may be icy. 下面哪一句表示驾驶决定取决于这种可能性？

1. For example, the road was repaired last year.
2. In that case, we'll drive more slowly.
3. In any case, we always drive slowly, even on dry roads.

用表示“在两种活动之间反复切换”的目标表达完成句子：During practice, we ____ reading aloud and reading silently.

在“The trail was easy to start, but it soon became steep,”中，to start 是什么意思？

1. 这条小路的设计目的是让某件事开始。
2. 这条小路起初很平缓。
3. 这条小路只有在最后才变得平缓。

请使用目标 have to 句型完成句子，表达“检查是唯一剩下的行动”：All we ____ check the final answer.

哪句话中的 in order 表示“按顺序”，而不是表示目的？

1. Please arrange the numbered cards in order.
2. We left early in order to avoid traffic.

请用表示“没有逃脱路线”的准确目标短语完成句子：Security guards blocked every exit, leaving the intruder ____.

请用表示肯定积极原因的目标两词短语完成句子：____ your clear directions, we arrived on time.

哪句话最准确地解释了此处的 order is restored？

1. 银河系收到了一条新命令。
2. 混乱已经结束，正常秩序已经恢复。
3. 一笔被取消的购买重新下单了。

用 buff 完成这个兴趣称呼：My grandfather is a jazz ____ who owns hundreds of records.

选择正确使用 let someone know 来告诉某人时间变动的句子。

1. Please let Maya to know that the meeting starts at three.
2. Please let know Maya that the meeting starts at three.
3. Please let Maya know that the meeting starts at three.

哪句话表示 Mia 看这部电影的次数正好比另一位朋友多一次？

1. Of the two friends, Mia has watched the film one time with the other.
2. Of the two friends, Mia has watched the film more times than the other.
3. Of the two friends, Mia has watched the film one more time than the other.

哪句话最准确地解释了 a flurry of texts？

1. 经过长时间等待后，来了一条精心撰写的短信。
2. 许多短信在短时间内密集涌来。
3. 几个月里，几条短信慢慢地陆续到来。

用表示过去时、并代替 practiced the piano 的助动词完成比较句：Maya practiced the piano more than I ____ yesterday.

用表示“我完全不知道”的目标表达完成回应：Where is the spare key? — I ____.

朋友说：“I don't enjoy horror movies.” 哪个简短回应表示你也不喜欢恐怖电影？

1. Me too.
2. I have no idea.
3. Me neither.

用三个英文单词的倒装附和完成回答。Maya：'I enjoy science puzzles.' 你：'____.'

哪句话最适合从背景说明转到需要听众回答的问题？

1. So here's what happened next.
2. So here's the question for you.
3. In short, that answers the question.

一道题问：“What's the sum of the possible values?” 应该怎么做？

1. 只选择最大的可能值。
2. 简要概括这些可能值。
3. 把所有可能值加在一起。

哪句话中的 check your answer 表示核实答案是否正确？

1. Check your answer against the answer key before you hand in the test.
2. Put a check mark beside your answer without reading it.
3. Draw a new question next to your answer.

用本课表示“很快”的短语补全句子：____, the show will begin.

哪句话正确使用了 one of + 复数名词来表示你喜欢的一组网站中的一个？

1. This is one of my favorite websites.
2. This is one of my favorite website.
3. This is one my favorite websites.

请用 The reason ... is that ... 中连接原因的两个词完成句子：The reason I stayed home ____ I felt sick.

哪个句子表示“把这个方法应用到许多问题上”？

1. We can apply for this method.
2. This rule applies to many problems.
3. We can apply this method to many problems.

哪一句最准确地解释“The reading list was carefully curated”？

1. 这些阅读材料经过了精心挑选和组织。
2. 这些阅读材料未经审核，被随机加入。
3. 这些阅读材料都由同一个人创作。

用表示“通过练习加以磨炼”的目标动词完成句子：Regular drills will help you ____ your presentation skills.

用短语动词 check out 完成句子，并把代词放在正确位置：This new science game looks fun. Please ____.

哪一个句子使用 so 来说明一项指示的目的？

1. Save the receipt so you can return the jacket if needed.
2. Save the receipt because the jacket was expensive.
3. The store was closed, so we went home.

补全用于引出额外好处的目标表达：The plan saves time. As an ____, it also costs less.

哪句话表示：听众中最先填完表格的20人将获得一张票？

1. The first 20 of you will complete the form to receive a ticket.
2. Twenty of you will receive a ticket before you complete the form.
3. The first 20 of you to complete the form will receive a ticket.

用一个词补全这个折扣句：This coupon gives you 20% ____ the regular price.

哪句话自然地表示高级订阅方案的年度费用？

1. For ad-free access, pay the annual premium subscription fee.
2. For ad-free access, pay the annual premium subscription wage.
3. For ad-free access, pay the annual premium subscription fare.

判断正误：在这句话中，if you're still wondering 主要承认观众可能仍在好奇，而不是提出严格条件。

1. 正确
2. 错误

完成句子：We left a link in the video ____.

用四个词完成句子。使用 jump、宾语 you 和 straight：This link ____ the troubleshooting guide.