拯救消亡的语言 ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

使用 now that 完成这个转场句：____ we've finished the introductions, let's begin the meeting.

演讲者即将播放一个简短的音频示例。哪句提示语最自然？

1. Let's write a short example before we discuss the rule.
2. Let's see a short example before we discuss the rule.
3. Let's hear a short example before we discuss the rule.

完成这个询问共同特征的问题：What do these two games ____?

你需要礼貌地说明自己没有对方所询问的信息。哪个句子最自然？

1. I'm afraid I don't have that information.
2. I'm afraid of that information.
3. I'm glad I have that information.

用引出共同事实具体内容的词完成句子：The one thing connecting the two projects ____ they both serve rural families.

一种语言仍有少数年长使用者，但年轻人不再学习它。哪句话准确？

1. The language is endangered because only a few older speakers still use it.
2. The language is dangerous because only a few older speakers still use it.
3. The language is extinct because a few older speakers still use it.

请用 at risk of 加上表示“一个物种彻底消失”的名词完成句子：Without protection, this rare plant is ____.

用引出统计总体的两个英文单词完成句子：____ the 24 players, half were under 18.

请用本课表示“处于危险中”的正式固定词组完成英语句子：Several historic buildings are ____ because of repeated flooding.

请用本课的被动语态问句结构询问可以采取的行动：____ to reduce food waste?

请用表示“免于彻底消失”的目标短语完成句子：The project trains new speakers to save the language ____.

请用笔记中原样的主题预告短语完成句子：Why do volcanoes erupt? ____ in today's class.

请用表示“这是熟悉的惯例”的短语完成句子：____, the host will introduce three new words.

选择能自然表示“在预期的主要行动前先做一个优先步骤”的句子。

1. But first, let's check the instructions before we start.
2. But lastly, let's check the instructions before we start.
3. However first, let's check the instructions before we start.

请用 used to 和正确的动词完成句子：This building ____ a cinema, but now it is a school.

哪个句子描述了一个语言种类非常丰富的地方？

1. The valley is agriculturally rich, with many productive farms.
2. The valley is linguistically rich, with more than forty languages spoken there.
3. The valley is economically rich, with several valuable gold mines.

在这句有关19世纪澳大利亚的话中，European settlers 是什么意思？

1. 如今所有说英语的澳大利亚人
2. 在殖民扩张过程中前来建立定居点的欧洲人
3. 短期到访的欧洲游客

哪句话正确表达“司机先使用旧的沿海道路，后来新桥才开通”？

1. Because the new bridge opened, drivers used the old coastal road.
2. Before the new bridge opened, drivers used the old coastal road.
3. After the new bridge opened, drivers used the old coastal road.

本句中的 the native Aboriginal people 指什么？

1. 出生在澳大利亚的欧洲移民
2. 澳大利亚大陆和塔斯马尼亚的原住民族群
3. 世界上任何说古老语言的人

用 live 的过去完成时完成句子：By the time the museum opened, the family ____ in the house for three generations.

用protect的一般过去时被动形式完成句子：The old trees ____ by a new city law.

如果作者想谴责这些法律残酷且造成严重伤害，哪个短语最适合完成句子？The report called them ____.

1. brutal laws
2. strict laws
3. updated laws

哪一组句子最恰当地使用目标句，把叙述从大范围损失转向幸存的例外？

1. Most of the old manuscripts were destroyed. Therefore, some survived.
2. Most of the old manuscripts were destroyed. However, some survived.
3. Most of the old manuscripts were destroyed. For example, some survived.

用 which of the following + animals 组成目标单选题短语，完成问题：____ is a mammal? Choices: a shark, a dolphin, an octopus.

用 is、still 和 speak 的被动形式完成句子：This language ____ today.

“I'll reveal the answer later in the program”的主要话语功能是什么？

1. 拒绝向听众提供任何答案。
2. 承诺稍后公布答案，并让听众保持兴趣。
3. 表示答案在节目开始前已经公布。

哪一种理解最符合 it was no accident that the languages died out？

1. 语言的消亡是一场突发的现实事故。
2. 没有人知道这些语言是否消亡了。
3. 这些语言并非偶然消亡；这一结果背后存在可查明的原因或责任。

哪一个句子在名词短语前直接使用 given，以引出作决定的依据？

1. Given that it was raining heavily, the match was postponed.
2. Because the match was postponed, it rained heavily.
3. Given the heavy rain, the match was postponed.

使用 carry 和 take 完成句子，并让两个动作共用一个被动助动词：The injured hikers ____ to safety and ____ to hospital.

请使用准确表示“相距数千英里”的英语词组完成句子：The research station is ____ from the nearest city.

选择最能把久远的过去与出人意料的当下现实连接起来的开头：The rule was introduced a century ago. ___ it causes confusion.

1. And every morning,
2. And in one room,
3. And even today,

句子中的 experience 是什么意思？Aboriginal communities experience racism and poverty.

1. 这些社区受到种族歧视和贫困的影响。
2. 这些社区拥有关于种族歧视和贫困的专业知识。
3. 这些社区组织有关种族歧视和贫困的课程。

officially died 用来描述语言时是什么意思？

1. 它在一个得到认可的时间点被正式视为已经消亡。
2. 该语言的所有文字和录音资料都被销毁了。
3. 它被正式选为一种新的国家语言。

某人成年后学习了一门语言，现在说得非常好。根据这些信息，哪种描述最准确？

1. the last native speaker
2. a native speaker
3. a fluent speaker

判断：在慰问信息中，Her grandfather passed away 通常比 Her grandfather died 更委婉。

1. 正确
2. 错误

用 bring back to life 的现在完成时被动形式完成句子：The abandoned garden ____ by local volunteers.

用一般现在时完成句子，让两个被动动词共用一个 be 形式。The museum booklet ____ into three languages and even ____ in local schools. 使用 translate 和 use。

在本句中，哪一项最符合“a dead language with no living speakers”的意思？

1. 这门语言仍有很多使用者，只是没有书写系统。
2. 这门语言对现代学习者来说很难。
3. 这门语言已经没有在世使用者。

“The unusual answer involves a dictionary and a professor of linguistics”这句话的主要信息组织作用是什么？

1. 说明完整解释已经结束。
2. 引入一个完全无关的话题。
3. 在完整解释之前先给出线索。

哪句话使用了与 “Here's Professor Ghil'ad Zuckerman telling his story” 相同的主持人式引入结构？

1. Professor Chen is here explaining the new study.
2. Here's Professor Chen explaining the new study.
3. Professor Chen explained the new study here.

German Lutheran Christian missionary 提供了关于这个人的哪些信息？

1. 所说语言、政治观念和社会等级
2. 国籍、基督教传统和宗教身份
3. 出生地、教育程度和任职日期

请用本课高亮的、表示“不超过”的两个英文单词补全句子：The workshop can take ____ 20 people.

哪个句子表示领导者试图让该群体接受基督教？

1. The leaders translated a Christian book.
2. The leaders studied the history of Christianity.
3. The leaders tried to Christianise the population.

用本课中表示“放在引号中”的表达补全句子：The editor put the disputed label ____ to show distance from it.

判断正误：在现代对话中，heathens 是称呼与自己宗教不同之人的中性、礼貌说法。

1. 正确
2. 错误

用本课所学、表示“混乱或完全失序”的连字符形容词完成句子：After the sudden timetable change, everything was ____.

用 by + -ing 表示方法，并用 in order to + 动词原形表示目的：We saved time ____ a shared calendar ____ coordinate the team.

哪种情况最适合用 diametrically opposite goals 来描述？

1. 一个团队想向所有人开放图书馆，另一个团队则想禁止所有公众进入。
2. 两个团队目标相同，只是使用不同的软件。
3. 两个团队都想改善开放程度，但偏好的开放时间不同。

French-to-English dictionary 通常可以让使用者做什么？

1. 查询 English 单词并找到对应的 French 表达。
2. 查询 French 单词，但不提供任何 English 信息。
3. 查询 French 单词并找到对应的 English 表达。

用 build 的过去分词完成名词后的修饰语：The museum displays a boat ____ in 1890 by local workers.

哪句话使用 a person + 过去分词短语作同位语定义？

1. A lifeguard trained a person to keep swimmers safe at the pool.
2. A lifeguard, a person trains to keep swimmers safe, watched the pool.
3. A lifeguard, a person trained to keep swimmers safe, watched the pool.

用 use X to do Y 的过去时形式完成句子：Maya ____ a flashlight ____ look under the bed.

哪一句明确表示 temporary shelters 这个称呼来自 officials？

1. According to officials, the supplies were sent to temporary shelters.
2. Officials called after the supplies reached the temporary shelters.
3. The supplies were sent to what officials called temporary shelters.

判断：因为 heathen 可以指没有宗教信仰的人，所以它适合作为现代正式表格中的中性标签。

1. 正确
2. 错误

请用 put + 文字 + in quotation marks 完成编辑指令：In your report, ____ to show a direct quotation.

请用表示当前用途的 be used to + 动词原形 结构和动词 mark 完成句子：This symbol ____ important information.

哪个句子最清楚地体现了某个词被以反讽方式使用？

1. When Lena visits a royal palace, the word "palace" is used literally.
2. When Lena calls the tiny storage room a "palace," the word "palace" is used ironically.
3. When Lena spells "palace," the word is used as a spelling example.

哪个句子表示研究者怀疑某个标签是否准确或公平？

1. The researcher asked what the label meant because she had never seen it before.
2. The researcher copied the label into her notes without comment.
3. The researcher questioned whether the label was fair.

使用 doesn't think 和 at all 完成句子并加强否定：Maya ____ the rumour is true ____.

这里的 A bit like ... 在组织信息方面主要起什么作用？

1. 它给出一个字面指令，要求每句话后都眨眼。
2. 它引入一个熟悉的类比来解释前面的观点。
3. 它把话题转到一个无关的事件上。

请用先否定第一个目的、再说明真正目的的结构完成句子：We met ____ argue, ____ solve the problem.

用目标搭配完成句子：The conservation plan could save the endangered plant ____.

哪句话最准确地解释了 he is righting the wrongs of the past？

1. He is saying that past injustices were acceptable.
2. He is taking action to repair past injustices.
3. He is recording past injustices in writing.

哪句话使用了这一正式搭配，表达“某项政策试图纠正历史不公”？

1. The policy aims to correct a historical injustice.
2. The policy aims to edit a historical injustice.
3. The policy aims to correct a historical event.

说话人要把一般说明应用到当前正在讨论的具体例子。哪个开头最合适？

1. In this case, the smaller box is safer because the shelf is narrow.
2. In that case, the smaller box is safer because the shelf is narrow.
3. In any case, the smaller box is safer because the shelf is narrow.

请用句型“X is about more than Y”完成句子。只填写“is”后面的词：Friendship is ____ having fun; it also means supporting each other.

哪句话中的 roots 表示家族或文化根源？

1. The tree's roots spread under the path.
2. She learned her grandparents' language to understand her roots.
3. We found the roots of the equation in maths.

哪句话表示了解自己的背景后，她对自己的看法变得更积极？

1. She felt good about the new travel plan.
2. Learning her family history helped her feel good about herself.
3. After a short rest, she began to feel good.

用动词 decide 完成标准的 It's time + 主语 结构：We have talked long enough. It's time you ____ what to do.

哪一句使用逗号 + which 来评论前面的整个情况？

1. Ravi missed the last bus, which meant he had to walk home.
2. Ravi missed the last bus, that meant he had to walk home.
3. Ravi missed the bus that stops near his home.

请用 recap 和 starting with 这两个组织信息的表达完成课程转场：Let's ____ today's key ideas, ____ the water cycle.

老师要结束限时测验。哪句话能自然地表示规定时间已经结束？

1. Your time goes up.
2. Your time is up.
3. Your time is high.

请用本课中由三个英文单词组成的确切告别语完成句子：____. I'll see you next week.