历史上最致命的颜色 - J. V. Maranto：英语精读讲义

哪句话转述了一种据称存在的功效，却没有把它当作已经确认的事实？

1. The lotion has proven healing properties.
2. The lotion definitely heals damaged skin.
3. The lotion is claimed to have healing properties.

用 be added to 的一般现在时被动形式完成这个一般性陈述：Vitamin D ____ some breakfast cereals.

用带缩写的强调时间开头补全句子：____ midnight that the power returned.

哪句话表示风险比好处更重要或更严重？

1. The risks balance the benefits.
2. The risks outweigh the benefits.
3. The benefits outweigh the risks.

依次用 seemed 和 turned out to 完成句子：The treatment ____ promising at first, but it ____ be ineffective.

That lamentable distinction 在这段话中起什么作用？

1. 它引入了 color 一词一个全新且无关的含义。
2. 它把前文提到的不幸特征包装成当前话题，并引出更多例子。
3. 它比较三种颜料在外观上的差异。

用本课的 begins with 结构完成这个演讲开场：Our story ____ a forgotten letter from 1912.

使用本课的 as ... as 结构强调日期久远：Written reports go ____ the 1600s.

用 absorb into 和 distribute to 的被动形式完成科学过程描述：After digestion, the nutrients ____ the bloodstream and ____ cells throughout the body.

哪一句正确使用了简化的 Once in ... 结构，并且省略的主语与主句主语相同？

1. Once in the bloodstream, the drug begins to act.
2. Once in the bloodstream, the treatment started yesterday.
3. Once in the bloodstream, doctors monitor the drug.

在这个科学语境中，哪个选项最准确地解释了 mimics and disrupts？

1. It consciously copies calcium's appearance without affecting any process.
2. It acts like calcium in the system and interferes with calcium's normal role.
3. It completely replaces calcium and permanently destroys every cell.

请用 ranging from ... to ... 完成句子：The library offers workshops ____ basic computer skills ____ advanced coding.

哪一项使用句首 Yet 标示出乎预期的转折？

1. The route was dangerous. Yet the team continued the journey.
2. The route was dangerous. Yet the team turned back because it was unsafe.
3. The route was dangerous. Therefore, the team continued the journey.

哪句话用 the only practical choice 表示现实限制只留下一个可行的选项？

1. I liked the blue cup best, so it was the only practical choice.
2. With the roads flooded, the boat was the only practical choice for delivering medicine.
3. Every route was open and equally fast, so the forest road was the only practical choice.

哪句话正确使用 grind A into B 来描述研磨的结果？

1. Grind the dried herbs into a fine powder.
2. Grind a fine powder toward the dried herbs.
3. Grind the dried herbs inside a fine powder.

在这个句子中，-ing 从句起什么作用：The machine cut through the wall, releasing a cloud of dust?

1. 它表示粉尘团使用机器切开了墙体。
2. 它引入了一个与切割毫无关系的独立事件。
3. 它把粉尘团描述为切开墙体所产生的结果。

在句子“The chef recommends a liberal use of fresh herbs.”中，liberal 是什么意思？

1. 它与某种政治观点有关。
2. 只允许少量使用。
3. 应该大量使用。

哪句话中的 or 是为同一事物补充现代名称，而不是提供选择？

1. We can travel by bus or by train.
2. Would you like tea or coffee?
3. The illness was once known as consumption, or what we'd now call tuberculosis.

请用本课所学的正式症状报告短语完成句子：At the clinic, the patient ____ severe chest pain.

请用 irresistible 及其所需的介词完成句子：The chance to join the expedition was ____ Elena.

哪个句子中的 couldn't be matched 表示没有其他事物能在品质或效果上与之媲美？

1. The players couldn't be matched because one team was missing.
2. The sunset's colors couldn't be matched by any photograph.
3. The blue socks couldn't be matched with the black suit.

哪个句子最恰当地先承认前面的问题，再引出一个更严重的问题？

1. The delay sounds as bad as the cancellation.
2. Because the delay sounds bad, the trip must be canceled.
3. As bad as the delay sounds, canceling the trip would be even worse.

请用 pale in comparison to 的正确形式完成句子：The inconvenience of a short delay ____ the danger of driving in a blizzard.

在例句中，Scheele's green 和 Paris green 是什么？

1. 它们是所有与巴黎有关的绿色色调的名称。
2. 它们是两种历史上的合成绿色颜料的名称。
3. 它们是两位18世纪画家的名字。

哪个句子能自然表达新版地图比旧版详细得多？

1. The updated map is far detailed than the old one.
2. The updated map is far more detailed than the old one.
3. The updated map is very more detailed than the old one.

哪个句子正确使用 choice for 和 as well as 说明这种面料的两种用途？

1. This fabric is a popular choice for curtains as good as furniture covers.
2. This fabric is a popular choice to curtains as well as furniture covers.
3. This fabric is a popular choice for curtains as well as furniture covers.

在英文句子 The sample contains a mineral called olivine 中，called olivine 起什么作用？

1. 它列出这种矿物的几项性质。
2. 它说明这种矿物的名称。
3. 它表示这种矿物正在打电话。

请用表示“处于有害因素影响之下”的标准短语完成这句健康与安全用语：Long-term ____ loud noise can damage your hearing.

下面哪个句子正确使用了 the way + 小句来描述一个过程的变化？

1. The update changed the way does the app store data.
2. The update changed the way how the app stores data.
3. The update changed the way the app stores data.

判断：如果一份报告写道“High stress levels have been linked to poor sleep”，就总能在不改变意思的情况下将其改写为“High stress levels cause poor sleep”。

1. 错误
2. 正确

选择一个同时保留间接报道语气并说明倒下原因的自然句子。

1. Several workers certainly exposed the toxic fumes to a collapse.
2. Several workers reportedly collapsed from exposure to toxic fumes.
3. Several workers reported the toxic fumes after they collapsed.

选择一个正确使用被动传闻结构来表达未经证实说法的句子。

1. The old theater rumored not to open before midnight.
2. The old theater was rumored not to open before midnight.
3. The old theater was rumored that it did not open before midnight.

请用高亮的完整转述框架填空，表达一个令人意外但尚未证实的说法：Some ideas about the voyage sound unlikely, and ____ the missing ship reached Antarctica.

请用高亮的习语填空：The guest list stayed ____ until the invitations were sent.

用 repurpose 的过去分词和正确的介词完成句子：The old station was ____ a public library.

在 “The basic model didn't support wireless charging. The premium model did, though,” 中，did 代替了什么？

1. was the premium model
2. charged the basic model
3. supported wireless charging

请用 It was common for X to do Y 结构完成句子：In the early days of air travel, ____ passengers ____ formal clothes.

在本句中，colored glazes 指什么？

1. 摆在餐具旁边的彩色玻璃杯
2. 工厂里使用的彩绘窗户玻璃
3. 熔附在陶瓷表面的彩色涂层

请用表示“were it not for”的目标三词表达完成句子：The camera would be ideal ____ its high price。

请用 be unaware of 的正确过去时形式完成句子：Before the inspection, the owner ____ the damaged wiring。

“He can barely pay the rent, let alone buy a new car.”这句话暗示了什么？

1. 他买了一辆新车，所以付不起房租。
2. 对他来说，支付房租比买新车更困难。
3. 他连房租都难以支付，因此不太可能买得起新车。

使用本讲的正式用途短语完成句子：The room is reserved ____ medical training.

句中的 Atomic Energy Commission 指什么？

1. 负责核能事务的美国政府机构
2. 负责计算销售佣金的能源公司部门
3. 研究原子结构的大学社团

一些规则仍然存在，但该机构降低了它们的严格程度。哪句话最符合这一情境？

1. The agency lifted the restrictions.
2. The agency followed the restrictions.
3. The agency relaxed the restrictions.

depleted uranium 在这里是什么意思？

1. 已经被彻底用光、不再含有铀的铀
2. 保证不具有放射性的铀
3. 铀-235比例低于天然铀的铀材料

哪个句子明确表示“这个原因过去未知，而且现在仍然未知”？

1. The cause will remain unknown from this day.
2. The cause remains unknown to this day.
3. The cause was unknown on this day.

现场检测显示存在铅。哪句话使用 read positive for 正确报告了这个结果？

1. The field test reads positive for lead.
2. The field test reads a positive report about lead.
3. The field test proves that lead is safe.

用 low enough that 完成句子，表示音量足够低，因此没有吵醒宝宝：The volume was ____ it did not wake the baby.

请用 warn against 和 eat 的正确形式完成句子：Health officials ____ raw shellfish during the outbreak.

请用本课短语完成句子：If you ____ during setup, contact technical support.

用 prune 的正确形式完成句子：Last week, the team ____ unnecessary steps out of the registration process.