为什么我们不直接饮用海水？ - 马尼什·库马尔：英语精读讲义

在“The sailors were stranded at sea.”中，stranded 是什么意思？

1. 因为没有船或救援而无法离开。
2. 平静地站在海边。
3. 选择在船上度假。

请用 cold 的 get + 形容词形式完成句子，以表示状态变化：The wind is stronger, and the room is ____.

用 be supposed to 的否定形式完成这条安全规定：Visitors are ____ touch the equipment.

一位朋友说：'You could delete the recovery file.' 哪个问题是在询问设想中的后果，并用 did 代替 delete the recovery file？

1. What would happen if you did?
2. What will you do with the recovery file?
3. What happened after you deleted it?

用目标结构 find a way to 完成句子。 The phone lines are down, so we need to ____ contact the rescue team.

哪句话使用 lies 来定位问题所在的层面？

1. The weakness lies at the policy level, so we should revise the rule.
2. The manager lays the policy document on the desk before the meeting.
3. The policy team lies about the weakness, so we should question the report.

哪一句在句首使用不定式来说明主句动作的目的？

1. To keep the room cool, we closed the curtains.
2. We closed the curtains, and the room became cool later.
3. Keeping the room cool was difficult.

补全 match X with Y 结构：The guide matches each symbol ____ its meaning.

哪组句子正确使用 for instance，从一般说法转入具体例子？

1. Many materials expand when heated. In other words, metal rails become slightly longer.
2. Many materials expand when heated. Therefore, metal rails become slightly longer.
3. Many materials expand when heated. For instance, metal rails become slightly longer.

哪句话正确使用了相同的近似倍数比较结构？

1. This machine is about faster three times than the old one.
2. This machine is three about times fast than the old one.
3. This machine is about three times faster than the old one.

哪句话使用被动的 when 从句来描述某种物质进入身体？

1. When the chemical is ingesting, it may cause nausea.
2. When the chemical ingests, it may cause nausea.
3. When the chemical is ingested, it may cause nausea.

用 much 和 salty 的 -ier 比较级形式完成句子：After more water evaporated, the soup became ____ than before.

哪句话表示阀门打开的目的是降低压力？

1. Despite the pressure in the pipe, the valve stays closed.
2. Because the valve opens automatically, pressure builds up in the pipe.
3. To relieve pressure in the pipe, the valve opens automatically.

哪句话正确表示烟从房间内部经过窗户飘到外面？

1. Smoke flowed the open window out.
2. Smoke flowed outside the open window.
3. Smoke flowed out of the open window.

一份营养报告指出盐的含量超过了安全限度。哪个短语最适合描述这种情况？

1. excess salt
2. extra salt

请按自然顺序使用 flush、it、all 和 out 完成句子：The pipe still contains residue. Run clean water through the pipe to ____.

哪句话正确使用 lead to 表示一件事可能导致另一件事？

1. A lack of sleep can lead poor concentration.
2. A lack of sleep can lead to poor concentration.
3. A lack of sleep can lead to concentrate poorly.

本句中的 as 从句表达了什么关系？

1. 它解释了这种影响为什么可能是毁灭性的。
2. 它只说明细胞变化发生的时间，没有给出原因。
3. 它把这些细胞与其他事物进行比较。

用 to 和两个动词 shift、rupture 完成句子：The impact caused the pipe ____.

哪句话中的 collect 表示“在某处积聚”？

1. The volunteers collected blankets for the shelter.
2. Rainwater collected in the basement overnight.
3. The museum collects paintings from local artists.

哪一项最符合 "Drinking seawater only makes things worse" 的意思？

1. 它让情况完全保持不变。
2. 它使整体情况恶化，而且没有任何帮助。
3. 它制造出更多具体物品。

用 depends on 和 practice 的 -ing 形式完成句子：Progress ____ consistently.

哪个英文年代标签准确表示从公元前400年到公元前301年这段时期？

1. the year 4 BCE
2. the 4th century CE
3. the 4th century BCE

这句话中的 two main modes of seawater desalination 是什么意思？

1. 从海水中去除盐分的两种主要方法
2. 给海水加盐的两种机器设置
3. 海水中发现的两种主要盐类

原句中的 which 指代哪个短语？

1. today
2. the two main modes of seawater desalination
3. Aristotle

使用 rely on 的正确形式，再接 heat 的 -ing 形式完成句子：This process ____ seawater to produce steam.

哪一项最准确地展开了 vaporized condensed freshwater 所压缩的过程？

1. 只有加盐之后才加热淡水。
2. 海水先蒸发，水蒸气随后冷凝成淡水。
3. 淡水同时保持气态和液态。

哪一个句子正确省略了作宾语的关系代词？

1. This is a tool saves energy.
2. This is a tool is easy to carry.
3. This is a tool engineers use every day.

reverse osmosis 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 利用压力使水通过膜并与盐分离的过程
2. 通过把所有海水煮干来除盐的方法
3. 水在没有外加压力的情况下通过膜移动的自然过程

用括号中的词，以 use X to do Y 结构完成句子：The fan ____ air through the vents. (electricity; push)

请填入表示“用于过滤盐分”的带连字符复合形容词：a ____ membrane。

In the intervening millennia 在历史叙述中起什么作用？

1. 它表示有人打断了某件事数千年。
2. 它给出某个事件的确切日期。
3. 它让时间线跨过两个时期之间的数千年。

哪一句表示团队继续采用现有设计，同时进一步发展它？

1. The team continued using the original design without changing it.
2. The team continued using and innovating on the original design.
3. The team stopped using the original design and started from scratch.

在英文句子“The shelter has potable water.”中，potable 是什么意思？

1. 可安全饮用的
2. 直接取自海水的
3. 便于携带的

使用 important 和 now than ever 这一结构完成句子：Clean drinking water is ____.

把 access 用作动词完成句子：Many rural clinics cannot ____ reliable internet.

删去由逗号隔开的 including 短语后，哪一句是保留下来的主句？

1. 87 different countries are projected to be water-scarce by 2050.
2. Many water-rich countries are currently forecasting shortages for 2050.
3. The 87 countries include only nations that are water-rich.

一份研究报告给出正式预测。请用被动预测结构 be projected to 补全句子：The lake ____ become much smaller by 2040.

哪句话使用 turn A into B，同时 over 表示“超过”？

1. The factory turned one million kilograms of waste over to a recycler.
2. The worker turned the container over to inspect its base.
3. The factory turned over one million kilograms of waste into fuel.

哪句话只是把2022年作为所报告状态的时间基准？

1. As of 2022, the plant was the world's largest.
2. The plant has been the world's largest since 2022.
3. By 2022, the plant had become the world's largest.

哪个句子能自然表达某个计划有几个缺点？

1. The plan is several drawbacks.
2. The plan draws several backs.
3. The plan has several drawbacks.

哪个句子能正确表达运行这个系统需要大量电力？

1. A lot of power is required to run the system.
2. A lot of power requires to run the system.
3. A lot of power is required running the system.

请用 provide 的正确被动形式和所需介词完成句子：At the mountain cabin, electricity ____ solar panels.

请用 in the form of 完成句子：The survey results were presented ____ a simple chart.

在例句中，以下哪一项最符合 ultra-concentrated saltwater 的意思？

1. 盐浓度极高的盐水
2. 以极高速度流动的盐水
3. 能帮助人集中注意力的盐水

使用动词 take 完成省略式被动条件结构：This medicine can be harmful ____ incorrectly.

用 see more promise in 完成句子：After comparing the two designs, the engineers ____ the simpler one.

用目标短语动词完成句子：This microphone can ____ steady background noise.

请补全句子，表达可靠性提高而成本降低：This model is ____ reliable and ____ expensive than the old one.

请用 supply + 接受者 + with + 资源这一结构补全句子：The clinic supplies remote villages ____ basic medicine.

哪个句子正确使用了句尾补充结构？

1. The park has six trails, most of they leading to the lake.
2. The park has six trails, most of them lead to the lake.
3. The park has six trails, most of them leading to the lake.

用 remain big issues 完成句子：Even after the redesign, safety and cost ____.

用完整结构 is needed to make 补全句子：More testing ____ the bridge safe for heavy trucks.

哪个句子正确使用了“能源来源 + powered”复合修饰语？

1. The school uses powered-battery lights during outages.
2. The school uses battery-powerful lights during outages.
3. The school uses battery-powered lights during outages.

哪一句正确使用悬空连字符，表示两个复合词共享 -term？

1. The plan sets short and long-term goals.
2. The plan sets short-and long-term goals.
3. The plan sets short- and long-term goals.

一项研究取得了初步的积极结果，但还需要更多测试。哪句话作出了恰当而谨慎的评价？

1. The new filter has definitely solved the problem.
2. The new filter is promising the scientists to reduce salt levels.
3. The new filter appears promising in reducing salt levels.

用能避免重复 requires power 的代动词完成比较句：The robot requires less power to sort packages than it ____ to lift them.

哪个句子使用 And importantly, 将后面的整项陈述标记为关键补充？

1. The importantly medicine can be stored at room temperature.
2. And importantly, the medicine can be stored at room temperature.
3. The medicine can importantly be stored at room temperature.

哪个句子中的 yield 表示“产出结果”？

1. Drivers must yield at the crossing.
2. The upgraded filter yields cleaner water.
3. The metal beam began to yield under pressure.

用本课的两个单词补全口语转场：After that short detour, ____ the main question: what should we do first?

在句子“Here are two safety don'ts.”中，don'ts 是什么意思？

1. 拒绝帮忙的人
2. 必须做的事
3. 不应该做的事

哪句话以冷静的语气劝人避免某项行为，并说明了原因？

1. Using this trail isn't possible because the rocks are slippery.
2. Using this trail isn't recommended because the rocks are slippery.
3. Using this trail isn't required because the rocks are slippery.

在突出显示的名词短语中，accumulating 修饰什么？

1. 它修饰 waste products。
2. 它修饰 kidney damage。
3. 它修饰 a few days。

本句中的 without any freshwater relief 是什么意思？

1. 没有人给予情绪上的安慰。
2. 淡水已经消除了身体负担。
3. 没有淡水来减轻身体负担。

“while it might feel counterintuitive” 在这句话中起什么作用？

1. 先承认这个建议可能让人意外，再提出主要建议。
2. 准确说明一种感受从何时开始。
3. 说明两个动作同时发生。

The road is icy. 请使用 It's best not to ... 这一结构完成建议：____ tonight.

阅读句子：Avoid heavy meals, especially fried food. especially 在这里起什么作用？

1. 它开始了一个与饮食完全无关的话题。
2. 它表示油炸食物是唯一一种油腻难消化的食物。
3. 它把油炸食物突出为油腻难消化食物中需要重点注意的一类。

用 without 后 become 的正确形式完成句子：He finished the long walk without ____ exhausted.

哪个选项描述的物品能让水沿纤维移向容器？

1. water-absorbent pad——能吸水并把水留在原处
2. waterproof cover——能阻止水穿透
3. water-wicking cord——能让水滴沿纤维移动

哪个选项用 however 从一项限制转向仍然可行的行动？

1. You may decorate the room however you like.
2. The pool is closed. We can, however, play basketball instead.
3. However hard we hurry, we will miss the train.

用表示“收集水以供使用”的目标动词完成句子：A clean tarp can help ____ rain and dew for later use.

发电机目前是关闭的，还没有启动。哪句话表示必须在天黑前启动它？

1. We need to keep the generator going before dark.
2. We need to get going the generator before dark.
3. We need to get the generator going before dark.

用由 by 和 let 构成的方法短语补全句子：They warmed the water ____ it sit in the sun.

在一个简单的集水装置中，the condensation 指什么？

1. 从温热海水中上升的水蒸气
2. 海水蒸发后留下的盐
3. 水蒸气冷却后形成的液态水

哪句话用 try + -ing 表示试用一种方法，并用 by + -ing 说明实现方式？

1. Try improving the connection by moving closer to the router.
2. Try improve the connection by move closer to the router.
3. Try to improving the connection by moving closer to the router.

哪项说法正确解释了 fish spinal fluid and eyes？

1. 单词 fish 同时修饰 spinal fluid 和 eyes。
2. 短语 spinal fluid 指脊柱本身。
3. 单词 fish 只修饰 spinal fluid。

使用 sound + 形容词 结构和单词 risky 完成句子：That ____.

“desperate times might call for unusual measures”是什么意思？

1. 困难时期可能会打一个电话。
2. 极端处境可能需要采取不同寻常的措施。
3. 某人应该取消这些不同寻常的措施。

哪个选项最适合补全句子，并表示“有助于缓解口渴”？After the long hike, we wanted something cold and ____.

1. time-consuming
2. thirst-quenching
3. well-known

用配对连接结构 either ... or ... 完成句子：On Saturday, we can ____ visit the museum ____ hike by the lake.