为什么有些鸟不会飞？ - Gillian Gibb：英语精读讲义

哪句话自然地使用 lush 来描述植物生长繁盛？

1. The hikers crossed a lush parking lot with no plants.
2. The hikers entered a lush forest filled with ferns.
3. The hikers stood on a lush bare rock.

用包含 roost 的两个词结构补全句子：At sunset, the herons ____ the tall trees for the night.

用 amble across 的过去式补全句子：With no need to hurry, the hikers ____ the sunny meadow.

哪句话表示我们会使用这间练习室，但其他人也会使用？

1. The studio isn't our alone; another group practices there too.
2. The studio isn't ours alone; another group practices there too.
3. The studio isn't ours; another group practices there instead.

哪个句子对 prowl 的使用最自然？

1. The children were prowling cheerfully in a birthday parade.
2. A baby was prowling peacefully in her crib.
3. A hungry fox was prowling around the chicken coop at night.

请用 satisfy、与 Leo 对应的物主词和 appetite 完成句子：Leo is still very hungry after soccer practice. This piece of fruit won't ____.

请用 flee to safety 的过去式完成句子：When smoke entered the room, the family ____.

All but Nina submitted the form. 是什么意思？

1. 几乎没有人提交表格。
2. 除了 Nina 以外，所有人都提交了表格。
3. 只有 Nina 提交了表格。

下面句子中突出表达是什么意思？The damaged drone couldn't clear the ground in the strong wind.

1. 它无法完全升离地面。
2. 它无法清除地面上的泥土。
3. 它无法看清地面。

用 send + 宾语 + V-ing 的过去式完成句子，并使用 everyone、rush 和 outside：The fire alarm ____.

在句子 "The hawk has razor-sharp talons," 中，razor-sharp 是什么意思？

1. 由几把剃刀制成
2. 像剃刀一样极其锋利
3. 只能用于刮胡子

用 one of 和 volunteer 的复数形式完成句子：Leo is ____ approximately 40 ____ in the program.

在这句话中，earthbound avians 是什么意思？

1. 用正式、科普风格表达的不会飞的鸟类
2. 生活在地球上的所有鸟类
3. 生活在地下的鸟类

请用指定的 from ... to ..., to ... 结构补全句子：The exhibit takes visitors ____ early photography ____ color photography, ____ digital photography.

哪句话正确地在 species of 后用单数动物名表示类别？

1. The wetland supports several specieses of frog.
2. The wetland supports several species of frog.
3. The wetland supports several species of a frog.

用 dweller 的复数形式完成句子：These frogs are secretive swamp ____.

在演化生物学中，common ancestor of all modern birds 是什么意思？

1. 所有现代鸟类最终都源自的祖先物种或祖先种群
2. 一只仍然活着、并且是每只现代鸟类亲本的鸟
3. 今天仍然活着的最年长的一只鸟

哪一句用 Though 先承认一个事实，再给出形成反差的主要结论？

1. Though the battery was old, it powered the radio all night.
2. Though the battery was old, but it powered the radio all night.
3. Because the battery was old, it powered the radio all night.

哪句话表示同一种变化在两个类群中分别发生？

1. The two plant groups independently developed resistance to the disease.
2. One plant group received the resistance directly from the other.
3. The two plant groups were studied together in the same greenhouse.

用表示“会带来严重不利影响”的目标短语完成句子：The plan may save time, but it ____ for the environment.

用表示“消耗非常大量的能量”的目标短语完成句子：This old air conditioner can ____, so we only run it when needed.

用 limit 的正确形式完成句子：The narrow doorway ____ the size of the furniture we can move through it.

用突出显示的两词表达完成句子，该表达表示依靠有限资源维持生命：After the shipwreck, the sailors had to ____ rainwater and a small bag of rice.

用本课结构完成句子：先写 scarce 的比较级，再接 or less nutrient-rich food。On the remote island, the animals had to survive on ____ than before.

哪一句最准确地保留了突出部分的因果关系、不确定性和比较？

1. The food source flies, so the bird needs more energy.
2. The bird will certainly survive because every flying bird has poorer food.
3. Because it saves energy, the bird may be able to survive on poorer food than a flying bird can.

在 The takahē of New Zealand 这个短语中，takahē 指什么？

1. 一种与新西兰相关的不会飞的鸟
2. 新西兰的一个地方
3. 一个人的名字

使用本课中的确切短语完成句子：The family ____ one small pension.

哪个选项正确展开了 birds that nest or feed on the ground 中共用的地点短语？

1. birds that nest on or feed the ground
2. birds that build nests or eat the ground
3. birds that nest on the ground or feed on the ground

一份报告写道：“This breed has a predisposition to joint problems.” 这句话中的核心意思是什么？

1. 这个犬种肯定永远不会有关节问题。
2. 这个犬种的每只动物都已经有关节问题。
3. 这个犬种比通常情况更容易出现关节问题。

用 face pressure to 结构完成句子：Because of new safety rules, factories ____ upgrade their equipment.

哪一句用 When 引出一般条件，并用 can 表示可能的结果？

1. When the alarm rang yesterday, everyone left the building.
2. I remember when we bought this battery.
3. When a battery doesn't get enough charge, it can shut down unexpectedly.

用 in as quickly as + ten minutes 完成句子：With the rapid test, the result can be ready ____.

哪个短语最能表示一个渐进过程贯穿很长一段时间发生？The canyon slowly deepened _____.

1. over millions of years
2. for millions of years
3. in millions of years

用本课所学、表示“发生变化以适配”的三个英文单词补全句子：The app's layout may ____ how people use it.

哪一句用 once 表示“曾经”，并用不定式说明目的？

1. Once the doors close, the show will begin.
2. The gallery, once dark to protect the paintings, is now brightly lit.
3. The guard knocked once to check whether anyone was inside.

哪一句中的 turn to 表示“变成”？

1. After lunch, the conversation turned to travel.
2. The ice turned to water in the sun.
3. When I need advice, I turn to my coach.

keel-like protrusion on their sternums 描述的是什么？

1. 胸骨上形状像船底龙骨的隆起部分
2. 鸟类胃部内部的中空区域
3. 鸟类背在背上的船舶部件

哪个句子正确使用 where 来说明附着的位置？

1. This is the point where the cable attaches to it.
2. This is the point where the cable attaches.
3. This is the point which the cable attaches.

用 repurpose 的正确过去式和 for 完成句子：The library ____ an old bus ____ bringing books to rural areas.

用 after 和 where 完成这段科学说明：The plants spread quickly ____ their seeds reached a wetland ____ the soil stayed moist.

请用“名词 + -free”构成表示“不含糖的”的形容词来完成句子：This drink is ____.

请用 as long as ... lasts 结构完成句子：The alarm will keep working ____ the backup battery ____.

用 vulnerable to 完成句子：Young plants are ____ frost.

在句子 “Port workers discovered stowaway rodents inside a shipping container,” 中，stowaway rodents 是什么意思？

1. 原产于港口的啮齿动物
2. 工人为了运输而有意饲养的啮齿动物
3. 藏在集装箱里、未被发现地随行而来的啮齿动物

选择以捕猎者为主语且正确使用 prey on 的句子。

1. Owls often are prey on small rodents at night.
2. Owls often prey on small rodents at night.
3. Owls often prey small rodents at night.

用 drive ... to extinction 完成句子：Overfishing could ____ this rare fish species ____.

哪个完整的关系从句形式与“stoats introduced by European settlers”意思相同？

1. European settlers that were introduced by stoats
2. stoats that introduced European settlers
3. stoats that were introduced by European settlers

用 go extinct 的现在完成时完成句子：Since the last known individual died, the species has ____.

请用 in spite of 完成句子：____ the cold weather, the children played outside.

哪一句中的 a short run 表示短暂的演出期或运作期？

1. We went for a short run before breakfast.
2. The new musical had a short run and closed after two weeks.
3. In the short run, fixing the roof will cost less than replacing it.

在 “Standalone GPS devices are going the way of the dodo,” 中，这个习语是什么意思？

1. 它们正沿着鸟类走过的路线被移动。
2. 它们正变得越来越常见和时尚。
3. 它们正逐渐过时并消失。

请用本课学到的、表示“大量”的后置词完成句子：The summer camp offered activities ____.

哪句话正确使用了句首结构 Unlike A, B + 动词？

1. Unlike to the other routes, this trail stays open in winter.
2. Unlike the other routes, this trail stays open in winter.
3. Unlike the other routes stay closed in winter, this trail stays open.

用本课中表示“出现后很快消失”的表达完成句子：Online challenges often ____, while useful skills last.

用 for 和 twelve years 补全句子：The museum has displayed the fossil ____.

哪句话表示机器人角色和沙漠地图大约在同一时期首次出现，但不声称时间完全一致？

1. The robot character appeared around the same time as the desert map.
2. The robot character appeared at exactly the same time as the desert map.
3. The robot character appeared for the same length of time as the desert map.

哪句话表示两个持续的发展过程在过去同时进行？

1. Coastal towns were growing at the same time as new rail lines were spreading.
2. Coastal towns were growing in the same place as the rail lines.
3. Coastal towns grew only after the rail lines had been completed.

哪句话中的 ballooned 是比喻用法，表示“大幅增加”？

1. The research team's budget ballooned from $2 million to $8 million.
2. The research team tied a balloon to the budget report.
3. The budget report was shaped like a balloon.

哪一个解释同时正确表达了 weighing 和 more than wings can lift 的意思？

1. 每当翅膀抬起时，这些鸟就会增重数百磅。
2. 这些鸟的翅膀能托起比它们体重多出数百磅的重量。
3. 这些鸟的体重比翅膀的承载上限高出数百磅。

用过去式 turn X into Y 结构完成句子：Daily practice ____ Mina ____ a confident speaker.

用 Though 和 no longer 完成句子，表达 Nina 过去步行上学、现在不再步行上学，但仍会在校门口见朋友：____ Nina ____ walks to school, she still meets her friends at the gate.

用 repurpose 的过去式完成句子：Last year, the school ____ an unused classroom for music practice.

用 can be spotted 和 rest 的 -ing 形式完成句子：In spring, seals ____ on the rocks.

公司为将来可能在那里工作的人举办了开放日。哪个短语能补全句子？The event welcomed ____.

1. previous employees
2. prospective employees
3. perspective employees

哪句话用 use + object + to + verb 表示目的，并用 as 表示同时发生的动作？

1. They used to cross the river with a rope.
2. They use a rope to stay together as they cross the river.
3. They use a rope because they crossed the river.

哪句话用 may be ..., but ... 先承认一个真实的限制，再给出与之相反的结果？

1. The path may be steep, but we can still reach the top.
2. Maybe the path becomes easier near the top.
3. The path may be steep, so walk carefully.

哪种情境最符合 wing it 的习语义？

1. 观看一只鸟在起飞前展开翅膀
2. 不带笔记演讲，并在现场组织措辞
3. 完全按照准备好的讲稿逐字朗读

这句话出现在视频结尾时，主要起什么信息组织作用？

1. 总结关于某些鸟为什么不会飞的完整论证
2. 要求观众先认出这两种鸟，视频才能继续
3. 用两个惊人的事实制造好奇，并把观众引向相关内容

在英文句子 The violinist played two notes at once. 中，at once 是什么意思？

1. 同时
2. 一个接一个
3. 立刻

哪一句是自然的媒体行动号召，邀请观众了解海豚如何交流？

1. Find out how dolphins communicate in the next episode.
2. Find out how do dolphins communicate in the next episode.
3. Find the dolphins in the next episode.