拯救白犀牛 - 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

在这个节目开场中，we'll be hearing 这个短语起什么作用？

1. 它表示故事已经结束。
2. 它表示听众此刻正在听完整的故事。
3. 它预告节目稍后将出现的内容。

用 not ... but ... 完成句子：The meeting is ____ about costs, ____ about safety.

用 on the brink of 结构完成句子，表示灭绝已经非常接近：After decades of habitat loss, the species is ____.

哪个句子正确使用了 second-to-last？

1. On a ten-train schedule, it was the second-to-last train, so no more trains were coming.
2. On a ten-train schedule, it was the second-to-last train, so eight more trains were coming.
3. On a ten-train schedule, it was the second-to-last train, so one more train was still coming.

哪句话中的 leave behind 表示某人离开岗位后留下长久成果，而不是忘带物品或表示物理位置？

1. When the scientist retired, she left behind a valuable collection of research notes.
2. The scientist left her notebook behind on the train.
3. The scientist stood behind the display of research notes.

哪句话完整保留了高亮短语中的三层意思？

1. They were the most recently discovered members of several species.
2. They are the largest animals currently living in the region.
3. They are the only members of that species still alive.

请用本课中的准确保育术语完成句子：The zoo launched ____ to help the endangered birds reproduce.

请用本课中表示目的的准确短语完成句子：The researchers combined the cells ____.

请用本课的完整目标表达填空，表示开发才刚刚开始：The design is still ____.

在新闻报道中，There's been a new development in the story 起什么作用？

1. 它表示没有任何变化，因此报道到此结束。
2. 它表示报道是虚构的，不应该相信。
3. 它提示发生了新情况，接下来会说明更多细节。

哪个句子能自然地暂停当前话题并引入问答环节？

1. We have finished forever, so there is no next part.
2. Before the quiz ended, we continued the story.
3. But before we continue, it's time for a short quiz.

请用 comes from 补全句子：The word algebra ____ Arabic.

用本课表达回应一个需要仔细思考的问题：That's ____.

主持人提出一个问题，但没有回答，接着说 “We'll find out later.” 这句话起什么作用？

1. 它暂时不回答这个问题，并把听众引向稍后的答案。
2. 它把这个问题变成了请求许可。
3. 它表示答案已经被完整解释过了。

用目标短语完成转场：After answering that side question, let's ____ the main topic.

用表示积极消息的框架完成公告：____ our missing cat has come home.

请用目标表达 so far 完成这则进度报告：The study is still continuing. ____, we have collected 200 responses.

请使用动词 store 和 test，按“进行时被动语态 + until + 情态动词被动语态”的结构完成句子：The samples ____ until they ____.

在自然纪录片中，“this bird's larger cousin”最可能是什么意思？

1. 物种之上的正式生物分类等级。
2. 一位研究鸟类的人类亲属。
3. 一种体型更大、与该鸟近缘但不同的鸟类。

选择 asked whether 后语序正确的句子。

1. She asked whether was the test ready.
2. She asked whether did the test become ready.
3. She asked whether the test was ready.

哪句回应最明确地表示完全赞同对方的判断？

1. Not quite right.
2. Absolutely right.
3. You may be right.

在这个物种保护语境中，pure northern white rhino embryos 是什么意思？

1. 遗传谱系属于北方白犀牛的胚胎。
2. 经过物理清洗的胚胎。
3. 道德上善良的胚胎。

哪句话正确表达“胚胎是利用选定繁殖配对对象的遗传材料培育出来的”？

1. The embryos generated the selected breeding partner.
2. The embryos were generated using genetic material from the selected breeding partner.
3. The selected breeding partner was generated by the embryos.

哪项发现符合原句的意思？

1. 这些胚胎没有任何生物学亲属。
2. 这些胚胎来自两个不同物种。
3. 分析没有发现近亲个体繁殖造成的遗传影响。

哪句话中的 transfer embryos 表示生殖医学中的胚胎移植？

1. The courier will transport the embryos to another laboratory.
2. The nurse will transfer the files to a secure drive.
3. The clinic will transfer the embryos into the patient's uterus.

哪句话表示把有活性的细胞保存在液氮中，以便日后使用？

1. Researchers preserve live cells in liquid nitrogen.
2. Researchers preserve liquid nitrogen inside live cells.
3. Researchers display live cells next to liquid nitrogen.

哪句话使用了相同的话题前置重复结构来强调限制？

1. What we saved was enough to rebuild the system.
2. What we can't save, we can't rebuild later.
3. We can save the files and rebuild them later.

在这个句子中，a calf on the ground 是什么意思？

1. 一个留待未来使用的胚胎
2. 一头已经真正出生并存活的幼犀牛
3. 一头平躺在地面上的幼犀牛

哪句话使用 so that 表达一个行动的目的？

1. We moved the chairs so that everyone could see the stage.
2. The hall was so crowded that we could not find a seat.
3. We moved the chairs because the event was over.

哪句话正确地用动名词短语作单数主语？

1. Keeping clear records prevent mistakes.
2. Keeping clear records prevents mistakes.
3. Keep clear records prevents mistakes.

在这个语境中，哪句话正确定义了 hybrid？

1. A hybrid is any animal raised in two different places.
2. A hybrid is an animal bred only from closely related parents.
3. A hybrid is an animal bred from two different species.

哪句话用同位语短语准确地定义了 inbreeding？

1. Inbreeding, breeding between closely related individuals, can increase genetic risk.
2. Inbreeding, moving animals between two habitats, can increase genetic risk.
3. Inbreeding, breeding animals from two different species, can increase genetic risk.

哪句话使用了相同的信息结构：先用 while 承认一种能力，再用 what ... is ... 突出关键限制？

1. The scanner cannot preserve the pages or the original book.
2. While the scanner can copy the pages, what it cannot preserve is the feel of the original book.
3. The scanner copied the pages while the librarian closed the room.

哪句话中的 social knowledge 与原句一样，表示动物行为语境中的社会性知识？

1. Every herd rule is present in a calf's genes before birth.
2. The calf opened a website to search for social knowledge.
3. Young elephants gain social knowledge by watching older members of the herd.

请用本课表示“紧急行动已经开始”的五词结构完成句子：With a wildfire approaching, ____ evacuate everyone from the town safely.

哪句话正确表示一个医疗装置被放进了患者的手臂内部？

1. The doctor implanted the patient's arm in a small device.
2. The doctor placed a small device near the patient's arm.
3. The doctor implanted a small device in the patient's arm.

哪句话表示行动肯定会在之后的时间终点之前发生？

1. We will share the results only after the report is finished.
2. We definitely won't wait until the report is finished; we'll share the early results today.
3. We have not decided when to share the results.

用缺少的动词补全 It takes 时间句型：It ____ about two hours for the paint to dry.

哪句话用 if 从句列出了进行下一步前需要满足的全部指标？

1. If the seed germinates, develops roots, and produces leaves, we will move it outdoors.
2. We will move the seed outdoors, even if it has not developed roots.
3. The seed germinates after we move it outdoors.

用目标正式表达补全句子：After the safety review, the team can ____.

哪句话使用 in the case of，把一般讨论转到一个具体案例？

1. In case of fire, use the stairs.
2. Take an umbrella in case it rains.
3. In the case of this patient, the usual treatment did not work.

哪句话在繁育语境中自然地把 birth 用作及物动词？

1. The project aims to born six healthy calves.
2. The project aims to birth six healthy calves.
3. The project aims to give birth six healthy calves.

这句话中的 the rhino rules of social behaviour 是什么意思？

1. 由犀牛正式执行的成文法律。
2. 幼年犀牛从年长犀牛那里学到的社交习惯和群体规范。
3. 用于区分不同犀牛物种的说明。

Aunty 和 granny 这两个称呼在本句中的主要作用是什么？

1. 这些称呼把纳金和法图塑造成年长、关爱幼崽且像家人一样的老师。
2. 这些称呼表示两个正式的科学年龄类别。
3. 这些称呼证明两头犀牛确实具有人类称谓所指的准确家庭关系。

哪个选项用 Which is why 表明第一句是第二句的原因？

1. The roads were covered in ice. Which is why the school opened late.
2. The roads were covered in ice. Which is why did the school open late?
3. The school opened late. Which is why the roads were covered in ice.

哪个句子保留了 using sound waves to create images of internal body parts 中相同的“方法和目的”关系？

1. An ultrasound uses images to record sounds made inside the body.
2. An ultrasound creates sound waves from images of parts inside the body.
3. An ultrasound uses sound waves to create images of parts inside the body.

哪句话用 or in this case 把一般描述改成了符合当前情况的具体描述？

1. The shelter cares for young animals—or in this case, three orphaned otters.
2. The shelter cares for young animals, for example, and has kind staff.
3. The shelter prepares extra food in case three orphaned otters arrive.

哪个问题属于 nature versus nurture debate 所讨论的范围？

1. 学校音乐会应该在室内还是室外举行？
2. 小号和小提琴哪个声音更响？
3. 孩子的音乐能力更多来自遗传特征，还是来自训练和经验？

哪一句正确使用了 step towards + -ing 来表示朝目标取得进展？

1. The agreement is a major step towards reduced plastic waste.
2. The agreement is a major step towards reduce plastic waste.
3. The agreement is a major step towards reducing plastic waste.

哪一句最能强调特别通行证为参观者带来了一次难得的机会？

1. Because of our special passes, we can see the exhibition before it opens.
2. Because of our special passes, we have to see the exhibition before it opens.
3. Because of our special passes, we get to see the exhibition before it opens.

comes from the Greek meaning horned nose 说明了这个名称的什么信息？

1. 说希腊语的人最近给这些动物换了一个全新的名字。
2. 这些动物从希腊迁来，之后鼻子上长出了角。
3. 这个名称来自字面意思为“长角的鼻子”的希腊语词。

用表示“不容易因批评而受伤”的习语完成句子：To share your art online, you need ____ when people criticize it.

请用本课中的原表达完成句子：The feedback is for the whole team, so I won't ____.

请把 young 用作表示动物幼崽的名词，完成定义：Pups are ____ seals.

哪句话表示该保护区除了保护大象和长颈鹿，还把犀牛作为另一种保护动物？

1. The reserve protects elephants and giraffes instead of rhinos.
2. The reserve protects elephants and giraffes, as well as rhinos.
3. The reserve protects elephants and giraffes, but not rhinos.