玉米眼中的世界史 - 克里斯·A·尼思利：英语精读讲义

在例句中，accounts for 是什么意思？

1. 它解释了全球农作物产量产生的原因。
2. 它占全球农作物产量的一部分。
3. 它负责管理全球农作物。

用 one tenth 加上引出整体所需的词填空：More than ____ the tickets were sold on the first day.

在 “This one donation alone can buy fifty meals.” 中，alone 强调什么？

1. 仅这一笔捐款本身就已经可以买五十份餐食。
2. 这笔捐款在购买餐食时感到孤独。
3. 不允许使用其他捐款。

用“enough + 名词 + to + 动词”结构完成句子：The bottle holds ____ water ____ fill four glasses.

哪个句子能自然表达“这些笔记本有几种尺寸可选”？

1. These notebooks come in several sizes.
2. These notebooks come from several stores.
3. These notebooks arrive in several boxes.

在句子“While buses are inexpensive, trains are usually faster.”中，while 起什么作用？

1. 它表示乘坐公交车和火车的行程同时发生。
2. 它说明火车更快的原因。
3. 它对比两个不同的事实。

例句中的 yellow dent number 2 是什么意思？

1. 玉米旁边的第二个黄色物体
2. 一粒被两个凹痕损坏的黄色玉米
3. 一种有特定名称的商业用黄马齿玉米类型

哪一个句子正确使用 more ... than any other ...，表示这家图书馆的藏书量是该地区最多的？

1. This library has more books than any library other in the region.
2. This library has more books than any other libraries in the region.
3. This library has more books than any other library in the region.

哪个句子中的 success story 表示现实中的成功案例？

1. He read a story about how to succeed.
2. Her successful story won a writing prize.
3. The city's bike-share program became a major success story.

请用 also called 补充这种动物的另一个名称：The mountain lion, ____ a cougar, lives across the Americas.

在 "Wheat was domesticated from wild grasses," 中，wild grasses 指的是什么？

1. 驯化小麦的人
2. 来源植物
3. 驯化发生的地点

请用 native 和它搭配的正确介词完成句子：This bird is ____ New Zealand.

用表示“像石头一样硬”的复合形容词完成句子：After the drought, the ground was ____.

句子“The soup was barely edible.”是什么意思？

1. 这汤可以喝，但也只是勉强能喝。
2. 这汤非常美味。
3. 这汤快要达到能喝的程度，但还不能喝。

用 turn into 的被动形式完成句子：With careful planning, the unused office could be ____ a health clinic.

用 breed 的过去式和引出结果的介词完成句子：Over many generations, farmers ____ the wild grass ____ a reliable food crop.

哪一项最符合 staple crop 的意思？

1. 用来把纸张钉在一起的金属订书钉
2. 主要用于装饰花园的作物
3. 为许多人提供基本食物的作物

在 “As the evening went on, the room became quieter,” 中，开头的从句主要起什么作用？

1. 它把夜晚的推移作为房间逐渐安静下来的时间背景。
2. 它表示房间在夜晚开始之前就安静了下来。
3. 它直接说明了夜晚为什么停止。

请用指定短语 took on an important role 完成句子：After the bridge reopened, it ____ in reconnecting the two towns.

在本句中，corn mother 指什么？

1. 为家人准备玉米的普通母亲。
2. 玉米植株雌性亲本的植物学术语。
3. 与玉米和农业起源相关的神圣或神话女性形象。

在这句话中，shunned 是什么意思？"The club members shunned the newcomer."

1. 他们和这个新来的人简短地聊了几句。
2. 他们不认识这个新来的人。
3. 他们有意避开或排斥这个新来的人。

用 source 和正确的介词补全句子：Investigators are trying to find the ____ the leak.

请用 repair 的 to 不定式补全 attempts 后面的句子：Their attempts ____ the damaged roof were unsuccessful.

请用 be forced to 的一般过去时补全句子：When the bridge closed, drivers ____ take a longer route.

哪一句把句首 -ing 从句正确地连接到了执行 finding 的人？

1. Finding the soup too salty, Maya added some water.
2. Finding the soup too salty, the bowl sat on the table.
3. Finding the soup too salty, some water was added by Maya.

使用 to someone's taste 这一表达完成句子：The clients chose the blue version because it was ____.

哪一句自然地使用 cross the Atlantic 来表示文化传播？

1. The new dance crossed the Atlantic because the ocean moved toward the theater.
2. The new dance crossed the Atlantic by swimming through the ocean.
3. The new dance crossed the Atlantic and became popular in Europe.

请用 make + 宾语 + 名词短语完成句子：The phone's long battery life ____ a reliable travel companion for hikers.

请用 capital of ... 结构完成句子，表达“世界最重要的时尚中心”：Milan is often called the fashion ____.

在句子 'The lab compared several strains of bacteria,' 中，strains 是什么意思？

1. 搬运设备造成的肌肉拉伤
2. 研究人员感受到的身体压力
3. 具有共同遗传特征的生物品系

哪一句表示：实际情况表明，两组不同的人分别难以完成不同的任务？

1. The new schedule proved difficult for drivers to follow and for dispatchers to adjust.
2. The drivers proved that the new schedule was difficult while dispatchers adjusted it.
3. The new schedule was difficult, so drivers followed the old one and dispatchers changed it.

用 rail hubs 中表示“连接中心”的单词完成句子：Atlanta is a major air ____ connecting flights across the region.

用缺少的单词补全目标结构：The new grant encouraged small businesses ____ hire apprentices.

哪一句中的 realize 表示某个目标得以实现？

1. From that early stage, the team would eventually realize that the schedule was unrealistic.
2. From that early stage, the team's dream would eventually be realized.
3. From that early stage, the coach would realize who had missed practice.

句中的 1893's World's Fair 指哪一种活动？

1. 关于某个决定是否公平的辩论。
2. 供当地居民购买日常用品的每周集市。
3. 1893年举行的一场大型国际博览会。

用 win the blue ribbon 的过去式完成句子：Lena's painting ____ at the school art show.

用 sweep 的过去式完成句子，表示这首歌迅速风靡全国：The catchy song ____ the nation in just a few weeks.

哪一句把 following 用作介词，表示“在……之后”？

1. Following the safety inspection, the bridge reopened.
2. The bridge followed the safety inspector into the building.
3. Because of the safety inspection, the bridge reopened.

哪一句表示某项服务的获取范围随时间扩大了？

1. High-speed internet became widely available across the region.
2. High-speed internet became widely used across the region.
3. High-speed internet was widely available across the region.

请用 take 的过去式和表示“人工而非机器操作”的短语完成句子：Before the scanner arrived, the team ____ three hours to enter the records ____.

哪句话最能说明一种新流程使十分钟完成检测成为可能？

1. The samples were tested ten minutes ago.
2. The samples could now test in just ten minutes.
3. The samples could now be tested in just ten minutes.

使用 find new life 的过去式完成句子：After years of standing empty, the old library ____ as a neighborhood workshop.

原句中的 With this new synthetic fertilizer 表达什么？

1. 尽管无法获得这种肥料，结果仍然发生。
2. 某人在物理上和这种肥料待在一起。
3. 这种肥料是使结果成为可能的条件或工具。

哪句话最自然地描述农民种出了玉米植株排列密集的田地？

1. Farmers planted dense fields of corn near the river.
2. Farmers grew a lot of corn near the river.
3. Farmers planted several fields near the river.

哪个句子最能强调同一个节庆连续多年反复举办？

1. The festival grew more popular year by year.
2. The festival took place in the town year after year.
3. The festival took place in the town every year.

用 without the need to 完成句子：The new lock opens ____ enter a code.

在这个农业语境中，rotate their crops and restore nitrogen to the soil 是什么意思？

1. 依次种植不同作物，并把氮养分补回土壤。
2. 把植物转动起来，并修理氮气。
3. 每年种植同一种作物，并除去土壤中的氮。

哪句话正确使用了 make + 宾语 + 名词短语，表示某个事物变得有吸引力？

1. Lower fees made the evening course an attractive choice for working adults.
2. Lower fees made the evening course became an attractive choice for working adults.
3. Lower fees made an attractive choice the evening course to working adults.

选择自然使用 the amount 后接省略关系代词的从句，表示规定设定生产上限的句子。

1. The rule limits the amount can each factory produce.
2. The rule limits each factory can produce amount.
3. The rule limits the amount each factory can produce.

选择能正确完成句子的动词：The lab repeats the test to ____ that the results are accurate.

1. ensure
2. assure
3. insure

用 while + -ing 合并这两个意思。Maya 在等公交车时接了两个电话：____, Maya answered two calls.

哪一句用 exploded into 生动地比喻某事物迅速扩大并进入一种新状态？

1. The audience exploded into applause when the singer returned.
2. A firework exploded into a shower of sparks above the park.
3. A small online campaign exploded into an international movement within days.

句中的 These mountains of maize 是什么意思？

1. 几座完全由玉米构成的地质山体
2. 数量极其庞大的玉米
3. 一批经过精确计量的玉米

用本课的两个词完成句子，使其共同表达“催生了许多混合调制品”：A bumper crop ____ dozens of new apple ____.

使用 be used as 结构完成句子：This powder could ____ a thickening agent in the soup。

完成范围结构：The new course covers everything ____ basic cooking ____ food safety。

用 processed into 和 known as 完成句子。At the plant, organic waste is ____ a fuel ____ biogas.

句中的 high-fructose corn syrup 指什么？

1. 普通玉米糖浆，只是说话人随意加了一个描述
2. 一种由玉米淀粉制成，并把其中一部分葡萄糖转化为果糖的甜味剂
3. 一种经过培育、含有异常大量果糖的玉米品种

哪句话正确使用了 one of + 最高级 + 复数名词？

1. This is one of the safest route in the city.
2. This is one of the safest routes in the city.
3. This is the safest routes in the city.

哪句话使用 allow for + 名词短语来表示某个条件使结果成为可能？

1. The guard allows the visitors to enter.
2. The budget allows extra spending for repairs.
3. The wider doorway allows for easier access.

本句中的 which in turn increased 表示什么关系？

1. 前一个结果进一步导致了需求上升。
2. 需求的增加抵消了前一个结果。
3. 人们按照固定顺序轮流增加需求。

本句中的 while the remaining 60% 起什么作用？

1. 它把前40%的用途与其余60%的用途进行对比。
2. 它表示两项活动持续了相同的时间。
3. 它表示其余60%没有被使用。

请用 come at a price 的一般现在时形式完成句子：The new phone is very fast, but that speed ____: its battery runs out quickly.

在这个污染语境的句子中，excess ammonium nitrate 是什么意思？

1. 玉米田中使用的任何硝酸铵
2. 少量且无害的硝酸铵
3. 超过所需量或安全水平的硝酸铵

选择最符合语境的短语：The delay was ______ a staffing shortage; a power outage also contributed.

1. due entirely to
2. partly due to
3. unrelated to

一份报告发现两者有关联，但没有证明直接因果关系。哪句话的表述最恰当地保持了谨慎？

1. Poor sleep has nothing to do with memory problems.
2. Poor sleep causes all memory problems.
3. Poor sleep may be a contributor to memory problems.

哪种情况属于 monoculture farming？

1. 一大片田地年复一年都种植同一种作物。
2. 一片田地每个种植季在玉米和豆类之间交替种植。
3. 一位农民在同一个农场种植多种作物并饲养牲畜。

用构成 leave + 宾语 + 形容词结构的过去分词完成句子：The broken lock has ____ the storage room vulnerable to theft.

哪一句准确地使用了 ubiquitous？

1. Navigation apps are ubiquitous on smartphones today.
2. The rare orchid is ubiquitous in one tiny greenhouse.
3. This key is ubiquitous because it opens one special door.

补全 has gone from A to B 结构：Over ten years, the website has ____ from a small blog ____ a major news source.

请补全表示“结果要等未来才会明朗”的习语：Will the experiment succeed? Only ____.

在这句话中，a maze of unsustainability 表示什么？

1. 它使我们陷入了一系列复杂且不可持续的问题之中，同时 maze 还在读音上呼应 maize。
2. 它带领我们穿过一片真实的玉米地，以便找到出口。
3. 它已经解决了所有可持续性问题，并为我们指出了清晰的道路。

用本笔记讲解的确切引题短语完成这个科普视频开场：____ some plants eat insects?

这句奶酪双关是对哪一句标准英文的改写？

1. You brought Gouda and Brie for me.
2. You should be cooking for me.
3. You gotta be kidding me.

为什么 blow your rind 在这个句子里很好笑？

1. 它用与奶酪有关且和 mind 押韵的 rind 替换了 mind。
2. 它表示空气真的把奶酪外皮吹掉了。
3. 它把 rind 当作表示惊人想法的标准词。

填写含有不发音 gh、表示“突然大量涌来且难以应付”的目标词：After the announcement, the office faced an ____ of calls.