宇宙终结的三种可能 - 维纳斯·科伊斯：英语精读讲义

在这句话中，Big Bang Theory 指什么？

1. 解释宇宙早期演化的特定科学理论
2. 对日常事件原因的任何随意猜测
3. 制造普通爆炸的方法

用目标结构 begin in a ... state 中正确的介词完成句子：The substance began ____ a solid state before it melted.

请用本课中表示“速度持续增加”的短语完成句子：The fire is spreading ____; each minute, it covers more ground than in the minute before.

说话人已经讲完一项计划的短期好处，现在想引出它的长期成本。哪句话能自然地完成这一转场？

1. When did the plan begin?
2. These benefits are easy to see.
3. But what about the long-term cost?

请按正确顺序排列所给单词，完成嵌入式疑问句：Can you explain ____? 使用：how / this machine / works。

请用相应的科学职业名称完成句子：A scientist who studies the origin and large-scale development of the universe is a ____.

哪一个模型名称对应“宇宙膨胀最终把各种结构撕裂”的情景？

1. the Big Crunch
2. the Big Rip
3. the Big Freeze

使用 To understand ..., imagine ... 结构完成句子：____ how a lever works, ____ a seesaw with one end pushed down.

用 hold ... together 的正确形式完成句子：The metal frame ____ the glass panels ____, so they do not fall apart.

在句子“Gravity is an attractive force.”中，attractive 是什么意思？

1. 能够让物体变暖
2. 看起来令人愉快或美丽
3. 能够把物体拉向彼此

用 pull ... apart 的正确形式完成句子：The two blocks were tightly connected, so Leo tried to ____.

在这段科学解说中，repulsive force 会产生什么作用？

1. 它表示这些物体令人厌恶。
2. 它把物体彼此推开。
3. 它把物体彼此拉近。

用表示“反复地”的四词表达完成句子：Maya rehearsed the opening line ____.

哪一种解释最符合 "a model approximating the real system"？

1. 一个正在向真实系统所在位置移动的模型
2. 一个在所有细节上都与真实系统完全相同的模型
3. 一个与真实系统非常相似的简化模型

battle between these two opposing forces 在这句话中是什么意思？

1. 两支军队真的正在太空中的某处交战。
2. 这些物理力量有意识地为宇宙选择了一项计划。
3. 两种物理作用相互竞争，它们的相对强弱会影响结果。

用 play out 完成句子，强调局面如何发展：No one can predict how the negotiations will ____.

用目标短语 what happens if 完成句子：A blackout is ____ the power grid loses all backup energy.

请把 just、strong 和 enough 按正确顺序填入句子，表示架子的强度刚好达到所需程度：The shelf is ____ to hold these books.

英文句子 "After many washes, the fabric has lost its elasticity." 表达什么意思？

1. 这种布料比以前更快恢复原来的形状。
2. 这种布料已经不容易恢复原来的形状。
3. 有人把这种布料弄丢了。

用 keep getting 和 long 的比较级完成句子：If demand stayed high, the waiting list would ____.

在天文学中，Clusters of galaxies 指什么？

1. 每个只包含一颗恒星的单个星系
2. 由多个星系组成的群体
3. 由一颗恒星及围绕它运行的天体组成的系统

请把英文单词 move、away、from、each 和 other 排列成一个自然的短语，完成句子：The two skaters pushed off and began to ____.

用 dissolve into 的正确过去时形式完成句子：After the meeting, the crowd slowly ____ several small groups.

如果光被 redshifted to long wavelengths，这表示什么？

1. 它的光谱向更长的波长移动。
2. 它的光谱向更短的波长移动。
3. 光源被涂成了红色。

哪句话自然地使用 emanate from 表示某物来自一个源头？

1. A faint humming sound was emanating to the machine.
2. The machine was emanating from a faint humming sound.
3. A faint humming sound was emanating from the machine.

用 too ... to ... 完成句子，表示架子因为太宽而无法穿过门口：The shelf is ____ wide ____ fit through the doorway.

用 also known as 完成句子：The writer Eric Blair is ____ George Orwell.

在这里，Heat Death of the universe 指什么？

1. 宇宙被极端高温烧毁
2. 一颗恒星爆炸并加热整个宇宙
3. 极遥远未来的一种状态，几乎没有可利用的能量差来推动变化

填入 what if，提出一个假设性的风险：But ____ the backup battery also fails?

用 so ... that 完成结果结构：The rain was ____ heavy ____ the game was canceled.

哪一个句子中的 past 表示“超过某个界限”？

1. The machine was pushed past its safe limit and shut down.
2. That machine worked well in the past.
3. The machine was checked after lunch.

用 not only ... but also 补全句子：The science club welcomes ____ beginners ____ experienced students.

句中的 electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear forces 应该如何理解？

1. 它们表示三种不同大小的原子核。
2. 它们是物理学中三种基本相互作用的专门名称。
3. 它们是对核武器威力的日常等级评价。

使用 make up 表示几个小岛构成一个国家：Several small islands ____ the country.

用高亮的四词表达补全句子，该表达意为“碎成非常小的部分”：When the glass ornament hits the floor, it ____.

哪句话表示最小的设备也停止了工作，而且这件事出乎意料？

1. The smallest device stopped working first.
2. Even the smallest device stopped working.
3. Only the smallest device stopped working.

哪句话中的 win out 表示在竞争或压力之后最终占上风？

1. After weeks of discussion, the practical plan won out the award.
2. After weeks of discussion, the practical plan won out.
3. After weeks of discussion, the practical plan went out.

补全目标表达 correspond to：Each ticket number corresponds ____ one seat.

哪一个句子正确使用了 a future in which ... 来说明那种未来中会发生什么？

1. We imagine a future in which is clean energy available to everyone.
2. We imagine a future in which clean energy is available to everyone.
3. We imagine a future which clean energy is available to everyone.

补全固定表达 bring ... to a halt：A fallen tree brought traffic ____.

哪句话表示两个孩子开始快速地相向移动？

1. When the doors opened, the two children started rushing towards each other.
2. When the doors opened, the two children started rushing one after the other.
3. When the doors opened, the two children started rushing towards the playground.

听完整的英文句子并选择听到的内容。注意 clumped 末尾是否有 /t/。

1. The wet leaves clump together.
2. The wet leaves clumped together.
3. The hikers climbed together.

哪个句子中的 pull 是表示吸引力的名词？

1. The child pulled the wagon home.
2. Earth's gravitational pull keeps the moon in orbit.
3. Please pull the door open.

请用 even 加 strong 的比较级完成句子：The shield was already strong, but the second layer made it ____.

哪句话最准确地表现两个事物以危险的速度冲向彼此，然后发生碰撞？

1. The carts rolled slowly beside each other.
2. The two runners hurdled the fence and kept going.
3. The runaway carts hurtled toward each other and collided.

用 tight 的重复比较级表示持续变化，完成句子：As I pulled the rope, the knot became ____.

哪句话自然地使用 would plummet 表示快速且大幅的下降？

1. Without heating, the greenhouse temperature would plummet overnight.
2. At a constant 20 degrees, the greenhouse temperature would plummet all day.
3. The greenhouse temperature would plummet by one degree over ten years.

请用准确的 such ... that 结构完成句子：It was ____ narrow hallway ____ two people could not pass each other.

哪句话中的 have to 表示由物理条件造成的结果，而不是规则或命令？

1. Visitors have to show a ticket because that is the museum's rule.
2. Leo has to turn off his phone because the teacher told him to.
3. As the container shrinks, the foam pieces will have to press together.

用表示“非常相似”的目标短语补全句子：This fabric feels ____ silk.

用 precede 的过去式完成句子：A short safety briefing ____ the factory tour.

用 expand 和 contract 各一次，并按正确顺序完成句子：When air warms, it can ____; when it cools, it can ____.

阅读句子：The river overflowed, flooding the road. flooding the road 起什么作用？

1. 它用自己的限定动词开启了一个独立问句。
2. 它补充说明河水溢出所造成的结果。
3. 它给这条河起了一个新名字。

用 such 补全第二句，并重复名词 robot：The report describes a robot that can repair itself. ____ could be useful in space.

哪项陈述正确解释了 Big Bounce？

1. Big Bounce 是一种设想中的模型，其中宇宙收缩之后会重新膨胀。
2. Big Bounce 是任何大型跳跃的普通名称。
3. Big Bounce 是一种认为宇宙只能收缩、永远不会再次膨胀的理论。

一份报告说：“这个洞穴很深。”下一句中，哪一句用 In fact 加强了这个说法？

1. In fact, the research team arrived on Tuesday.
2. In fact, the entrance is beside a pine tree.
3. In fact, it reaches more than two kilometers below the surface.

哪句话表示这件事可能在我们到达之前就已经发生了？

1. The event could have already happened before we arrived.
2. The event could happen tomorrow.
3. The event could be happening right now.

哪句话能自然地表示“没有人能判断信号何时恢复”？

1. There's no way to tell when will the signal return.
2. There's no way to tell when the signal will return.
3. There's no way telling when the signal will return.

请用 wipe away 的过去式完成句子：After the spill, the crew ____ every trace of oil from the floor.

在本句中，exact shape of the universe 指什么？

1. 宇宙外边界周围可见的图案
2. 宇宙照片的清晰度
3. 宇宙在大尺度上的整体几何结构

哪一个意思正确描述了 dark energy？

1. 空旷空间中的普通黑暗
2. 与宇宙加速膨胀有关的宇宙学概念
3. dark matter 的另一个名称

请用 depend on 的正确一般现在时形式完成句子：The final cost ____ the number of tickets.

本句中的 its expansion rate 是什么意思？

1. 对宇宙进行评价的分数。
2. 宇宙与某个外部边缘之间的距离。
3. 宇宙膨胀的速度。

补全表示“以当前为信息截止点”的时间表达：As ____ now, no delays have been reported.

observations suggest that 在这句话中表达什么意思？

1. 现有观测支持这一结论，但仍存在一定的不确定性。
2. 观测已经毫无疑问地证明了这一结论。
3. 观测者正在建议采取某项行动。

用 be headed for 的正确形式完成句子，表示项目正走向某种结果：Without a backup supplier, the project is ____ serious delays.

请补全指数 3⁴ 的标准英文读法：3⁴ is read as three ____.

请补全用于引出令人安心的一面的框架：The ____ we still have two days to revise the report.

请用 set in 的一般现在时形式完成句子：As evening comes, the cold ____.

请用 stock up on 的过去式完成句子：Before the snowstorm, we ____ food and batteries.

用本课表示“现在不做，但之后可能做”的双词短语完成句子：Don't turn off the computer ____; the update is still running.

一位视频主持人先问“Anxious about how to plan your week?”，然后推荐一份规划指南。这个问题的主要作用是什么？

1. 它要求观众详细回答自己的情况。
2. 它用轻松的方式点出一种担忧，并引出接下来的推荐。
3. 它对焦虑障碍作出临床诊断。

用表示“去看看”的两个词短语动词完成这句推荐语：For more examples, ____ this guide.

哪一句中的 tackle 表示积极处理任务？

1. I wrote down my to-dos but did not start them.
2. I finished lunch before making a to-do list.
3. I tackled my most urgent to-dos before lunch.