你到底需要多少睡眠？ | 和科学一起睡觉，TED系列：英语精读讲义

阅读这句话：So far, we've checked the map; now let's choose a route. So far 起什么作用？

1. 回顾截至目前的进展，再进入下一步。
2. 询问路线距离有多远。
3. 表示这条路线比其他所有路线好得多。

哪一句最适合从一个已知的好处转向接下来要讨论的实际用量？

1. Planning helps, and each task has a different name.
2. Planning helps, but how much time should we actually spend on each task?
3. Planning helped because the meeting started on Monday.

哪句话明确表示时间是大概范围，并使用了规范的 between...and... 结构？

1. The repair should take exactly three hours.
2. The repair should take somewhere between two and three hours.
3. The repair should take from two to three hours.

用目标骨架 What we've been finding ... is that ... 完成句子：____ shorter meetings help teams stay focused.

在本句中，large-scale epidemiological studies 最明确地表示什么？

1. 对地图比例尺和地理参照点的研究。
2. 针对某一名患者的诊断和治疗方案。
3. 关于大型人群中的健康模式和风险因素的证据。

用表示“把前面的数值作为比较基准”的目标短语完成句子：Last year's average was 80 points. ____, we can measure this year's change.

哪一句中的 once 表示“一旦越过某个阈值”？

1. The road froze once during the night.
2. I checked the temperature once before bed.
3. Once the temperature drops below zero, the road may freeze.

一项研究估算每位参与者在十年内死亡的概率。哪一个术语最适合表示这项指标？

1. mortality rate
2. mortality risk
3. life expectancy

这句话中的 or the CDC 有什么作用？

1. 它要求听者在两个机构之间选择。
2. 它表示说话人不确定指的是哪个机构。
3. 它引出同一机构的简称。

用 stipulate a minimum of 的正确形式完成句子：The safety policy ____ two trained staff members per shift.

In other words 提示听众接下来会听到什么？

1. 一条全新且无关的证据。
2. 只列出一系列例子。
3. 用更清楚的话表达同一个意思。

用 early 和 soon 的比较级完成这个关联比较：____ you start, ____ you'll finish.

Sam 去学校办公室查看后，确认丢失的午餐盒就在那里。哪句话最适合说明这一发现？

1. It seems that his lunchbox might be in the school office.
2. It turns out that his lunchbox was in the school office.
3. He hopes that his lunchbox will be in the school office.

对 not quite a linear relationship 最准确的理解是哪一项？

1. 一个变量始终与另一个变量保持完全相同的变化率。
2. 两个变量之间完全没有任何联系。
3. 两个变量可能有关联，但变化模式并不完全符合直线。

用本课表达补全这句澄清：____ missing one practice will erase all your progress.

阅读完整句子：It's not as though the more and more that you sleep, the lower and lower your mortality risk is. 说话人是什么意思？

1. 说话人确认，睡得越来越多一定会让死亡风险越来越低。
2. 说话人否定了“睡得越来越多就会让死亡风险一直越来越低”这一简单推论。
3. 说话人表示睡眠和死亡风险绝不可能有任何关系。

用本课中由四个英文单词组成的临界点表达补全句子：____ 90 minutes, the parking fee doubles.

哪一句清楚地使用 start to see a rise back up 来描述某项指标在下降后再次上升？

1. After falling for three months, analysts started to see a rise back up in online sales.
2. After falling for three months, analysts started to see online sales remain flat.
3. After falling for three months, analysts started to see a further drop in online sales.

用本课学到的两词表达补全句子：The research team has ____ a new explanation for the unexpected result.

说话人说 It may be that the sensor is faulty. 是什么意思？

1. 传感器故障是一种可能的解释，但尚未得到确认。
2. 说话人知道传感器运行完全正常。
3. 说话人已经证明传感器有故障。

用 suffer from 的现在进行时完成句子：Several patients ____ severe headaches after treatment.

Nora 醒着，但在毯子下多休息了一个小时。哪句话最准确？

1. Nora gets out of bed earlier.
2. Nora sleeps longer.
3. Nora stays in bed longer.

在讨论研究时，unmeasured disease 最可能是什么意思？

1. 研究没有作为数据记录下来的疾病。
2. 医学永远无法测量的疾病。
3. 研究人员已证明无害的疾病。

用 It was X that... 强调 the power outage：____ the power outage ____ stopped the online lesson.

用 trigger a response 的过去式完成句子：The warning signal ____ from the safety team.

讲者说：“The second possible explanation is a software conflict.” 这个短语传达了什么信息？

1. 讲者正在引入列表中的第二项，并未声称它已经得到证实。
2. 讲者正在把第一种解释作为已确认的事实重复一遍。
3. 讲者正在转向一个无关的话题。

本句中的 sleep quality independent of sleep quantity 是什么意思？

1. 把睡眠质量和睡眠时长分开考虑。
2. 表示睡眠质量不需要任何睡眠时间。
3. 把睡眠质量和睡眠量当作同一个指标。

一项观察性调查发现，长时间坐着和背痛经常同时出现，但没有证明因果关系。哪项结论最准确？

1. Long periods of sitting are associated with back pain.
2. Long periods of sitting cause back pain in everyone.
3. Back pain proves that a person sits too much.

用成对比较结构补全句子：____ carefully you plan, ____ mistakes you make.

在句子 A software bug was masquerading as user error 中，masquerading as 是什么意思？

1. 用户故意隐藏了一个软件错误。
2. 真正的问题是软件错误，但表面上看起来像用户操作失误。
3. 软件错误和用户操作失误完全是同一回事。

哪句话正确使用 rather than 来确定一个原因并排除另一个原因？

1. The alarm failed because of both a loose wire and the battery.
2. The alarm failed because of a loose wire rather than the battery itself.
3. The alarm failed because of a loose wire, and the battery was another cause.

这个过渡句表示视角发生了什么变化？"But if we take a step back and think about society overall,"

1. 说话人正要求大家往后退。
2. 说话人要在提出主要观点之前结束讨论。
3. 说话人正从一个具体问题转向更广的社会视角。

在本句中，modernity is constantly pushing us 表示什么？

1. 只有现代科技迫使每个人工作完全相同的时长。
2. 现代社会的环境持续推动人们作出某些选择。
3. 一个名叫 Modernity 的人正在用手推动人们。

选择表示结果的连接词，完成句子：The roads were flooded; ___, the school closed for the day.

1. because
2. however
3. therefore

哪句话中的 be around long enough 表示“活得足够久”？

1. The manager will be around long enough to answer questions.
2. I hope I'll be around long enough to meet my great-grandchildren.
3. We'll be around the station long enough to catch the late train.

用表示工作回报的常见比喻完成句子：After years of research, the team began to enjoy the ____ of its labor.

哪句话是在提出温和、非紧急的建议，而不是下命令或表示不确定对方有没有这种愿望？

1. I do not know whether you want to prepare your bag.
2. You must prepare your bag tonight.
3. You may want to think about starting to prepare your bag the night before.

请用本课中表示“优先给予关注或资源”的动词完成句子：During the outage, hospitals must ____ critical patients.