为什么我们的祖先牙齿整齐，而我们的却长得歪斜？ - G. Richard Scott：英语精读讲义

在“Her teeth are perfectly straight.”中，straight 是什么意思？

1. 牙齿朝正前方生长。
2. 牙齿排列整齐，而且不歪斜。
3. 牙齿特别健康。

哪一句正确使用 despite 来引出出人意料的对比？

1. Despite he felt tired, Jonah finished the hike.
2. Despite feeling tired, Jonah finished the hike.
3. Despite of feeling tired, Jonah finished the hike.

在 “The actor arrived sporting a bright red hat” 中，sporting 是什么意思？

1. 戴着这顶帽子参加运动
2. 戴着或展示这顶帽子
3. 制作这顶帽子

说 “This isn't some strange sample” 时，说话人主要在做什么？

1. 说明只有一个样本存在
2. 承认这个样本不可靠
3. 提前排除结果来自奇怪且没有代表性的个例这一想法

哪句话正确使用 according to 来指出外部信息来源？

1. According to me, the building is secure.
2. According to the safety report, the building is secure.
3. According to, the building is secure.

哪句话正确使用 complete with 来说明所包含的设备？

1. The science kit comes complete with safety goggles.
2. The science kit is complete safety goggles.
3. The science kit completes with safety goggles.

哪句话表示炎热天气让更多人想要便携式风扇？

1. Stores measured the demand for portable fans.
2. Local factories met the demand for portable fans.
3. Hot weather fueled the demand for portable fans.

研究人员掌握了一些证据，但结论还没有完全确定。哪句话表达了恰当的谨慎语气？

1. The new pattern is temporary.
2. The new pattern used to be temporary.
3. The new pattern appears to be temporary.

描述完一个令人意外的结果后，So, what happened? 主要起什么作用？

1. 结束话题，因为不需要解释。
2. 从观察到的结果转向解释其原因或发展过程。
3. 宣布说话者已经证明了最终答案。

哪一句使用 while 先承认一个限制，再提出主要观点？

1. The results are useful because the sample is large.
2. While the team was eating lunch, the results arrived.
3. While the sample is small, the results are still useful.

哪句话最适合描述研究人员提出了一个仍需检验的解释？

1. The researchers have a proven fact.
2. The researchers have a hypothesis.
3. The researchers have a guess.

判断：在 A couple million years ago 中，说话人保证时间正好是 2,000,000 年。

1. 正确
2. 错误

哪句话最符合 a subsistence lifestyle 的含义？

1. They live a sustainable lifestyle, using less energy to protect the environment.
2. They live a subsistence lifestyle, growing only enough food to meet their basic needs.
3. They live a luxurious lifestyle, spending freely on expensive goods.

使用括号中的所有单词，按 make + 宾语 + 形容词结构补全句子：The new labels ____. (make / the instructions / clear)

哪句话使用了与 the food they ate 相同的结构：名词后接省略了宾语关系代词的关系从句？

1. The teacher who called was polite.
2. The movie we watched was funny.
3. The baby slept for two hours.

用目标短语完成这句技术描述：After years of use, the rubber pads ____.

如果确切时间未知或不重要，哪句话最适合描述一次变化？

1. At exactly noon, the river changed course.
2. At some point, the river changed course.
3. The river changes course every spring.

说话人刚刚提到一个复杂的计划。哪一句后续表达正确使用了代词 it？

1. Let's break down it into three simple steps.
2. Let's break it down into three simple steps.
3. Let's break it into down three simple steps.

哪句话能自然地描述一座城镇在一个世纪中的变化？

1. The town changed greatly at the course of a century.
2. The town changed greatly over the course of a century.
3. The town changed greatly according to a century.

哪句话正确使用了这个句型，表示在线学习变得更加普遍？

1. It became more common for people to study online.
2. It became people more common to study online.
3. People became more common to study online.

用本课的两个动词完成句子，表达先进行一般处理，再进一步提纯：Before bottling the oil, the company will ____ it.

本句中的 milling technologies 是什么意思？

1. 用于碾磨谷物并分离其不同部分的工具和方法
2. 用于在田地里种植谷物的方法
3. 用于冷冻保存成品食品的机器

使用 remove A from B 完成句子：Before recycling the toy, ____ the batteries ____ it.

在介绍谷物时，germ and bran 指什么？

1. 两种用于加工谷物的机器
2. 谷物中发现的两种有害微生物
3. 谷粒的胚芽和外层保护层

用本课表达补全时间跳转：Let's ____ 2035, when the new station will be fully open.

哪一项背景事实最能解释句中的技术为什么加快了这些过程？

1. 工业革命终止了生产中机器的使用。
2. 工业革命推动了机器生产和工厂生产的快速发展。
3. 工业革命是一台新型加工机器的名称。

哪句话最自然地使用 dramatically accelerated 来表示一个过程变快了很多？

1. The new screening tool dramatically accelerated the review process.
2. The new screening tool dramatically rushed the review process.
3. The new screening tool dramatically became the review process.

用目标句首短语补全下面的英文句子，表达这个变化与通常的时间尺度相比发生得很快：____, the small online store began serving customers nationwide.

请用 be relieved of 的正确形式补全句子，表达 Maya 不再需要做这些任务：After the software update, Maya ____ several repetitive tasks.

短语 grinding, crushing, and pulverizing duties 在句中产生了什么效果？

1. 它表示这三个动作与弄碎食物毫无关系。
2. 它幽默地把嘴描写成承担指定任务的劳动者。
3. 它按字面列出了工厂员工从事的工作。

请使用本课中的确切强调表达来突出一个大概的时间：____ the first public library opened.

哪一句表示现在谨慎判断某种情况在此之前已经变得更常见？

1. The condition appears to be becoming more common.
2. The condition appears to be more common.
3. The condition appears to have become more common.

哪句话使用了句首 -ing 分句，而且逻辑主语清楚、合理？

1. Examining the samples, the researchers found a clear pattern.
2. Examining the samples, a clear pattern appeared in the results.
3. Examining the samples, the laboratory became unusually quiet.

请用目标短语 a gradual decrease in 完成句子：The survey found ____ average daily screen time.

哪句话中的 dietary shifts 表示饮食模式的变化？

1. Researchers changed the cafeteria's opening hours.
2. Researchers moved several dinner plates across the table.
3. Researchers documented major dietary shifts over three generations.

在正式的历史或技术语境中，哪句话最自然地使用了 the advent of？

1. The advent of my sandwich made lunch more enjoyable.
2. The advent of the internet transformed communication.
3. The advent to the internet transformed communication.

两个部门的成本连续几年都以大致相同的速度增长。哪句话最符合这一情况？

1. One department's costs caught up after falling behind.
2. The departments' costs basically kept pace with one another.
3. One department's costs consistently outpaced the other's.

用 But with + 名词短语这一结构补全句子： ____ recent changes in work habits, the old schedule became impractical.

As the theory goes 在这个句子中表示什么？

1. 它表示该主张已经被直接观察到并得到完全证实。
2. 它表示这个想法只有在理想条件下才有效。
3. 它用于引出某个特定理论的主张。

用目标短语 saw a decrease in 完成趋势报告：The school ____ absences after it started a breakfast program.

哪句话中的 while 和例句一样，用来对比两个事实？

1. I listened to music while I cooked.
2. Sales rose, while costs stayed the same.
3. Call me while you are at the station.

哪句话使用 meaning 引出前面所述情况造成的结果？

1. The road was closed, meaning we had to take a different route.
2. I was meaning to ask you about the schedule.
3. She explained the meaning of the warning.

用表示“种子确实发芽”的强调助动词完成句子：If the seeds ____ sprout, move them into larger pots.

在这个牙齿语境中，displace others 是什么意思？

1. 把其他牙齿推离原位。
2. 把替代牙齿放到同一个位置。
3. 让其他牙齿变得更干净。

哪句话自然地使用 get jostled into，表示外部运动把某物推到了新的位置？

1. The bumpy ride got jostled into the boxes.
2. The boxes got jostled into one corner during the bumpy ride.
3. The boxes got eccentric into one corner during the bumpy ride.

使用 make + 所有格词 + debut 完成句子：The new game will ____ at next month's expo.

选择能自然表达“新增因素似乎让已有问题更加复杂”的句子。

1. Adding another approval step seems to only complicate things further.
2. Adding another approval step seems to only explain things further.
3. Adding another approval step seems to only organize things further.

用表示“几乎没有可用空间”的目标词块完成句子：The crowded room has ____ for another chair。

哪句话正确使用 can lead to 来描述一种可能的结果？

1. Too much noise can lead to get headaches.
2. Too much noise can lead headaches.
3. Too much noise can lead to headaches.

把括号中的条件改写成省略的被动条件结构：The medicine may lose its strength ____. (if it is not stored properly)

哪句话谨慎地报告了观察到的关联，同时没有声称因果关系？

1. Access to green space definitely causes lower stress levels in everyone.
2. Access to green space has no possible relationship with stress levels.
3. Access to green space appears to be associated with lower stress levels.

哪句话使用 as 连接两个随时间变化的趋势？

1. When the timer beeped, we opened the oven.
2. As the town has grown, public transportation has expanded.
3. Because the storm began, the game ended.

用 lead to 的现在完成时完成句子：Repeated delays ____ a loss of trust.

停电导致服务器停止运行，随后又造成延误。哪一句保持了这个从原因到结果的方向？

1. The power cut resulted from the long delay in restarting the servers.
2. A long delay resulted in the power cut shutting down the servers.
3. A power cut shut down the servers, resulting in a long delay.

用 support 的现在完成时被动形式完成句子：The theory ____ by several recent observations.

用 raise ... on 的过去式结构完成句子：They ____ the puppies ____ a balanced diet.

请用表示两种存放条件二选一的成对结构完成句子：The samples were stored ____ at room temperature ____ in a freezer.

哪个句子与“Those fed softer food showed different results”具有相同的语法含义？

1. Those who fed softer food to others showed different results.
2. Those who were fed softer food showed different results.
3. Those who were feeding softer food showed different results.

哪一句只用一个 had 带出三个平行的名词短语结果？

1. The second group had lower temperatures because the flowers grew more slowly.
2. The second group had lower temperatures, slower growth, and fewer flowers.
3. The second group was colder, grew slowly, and had fewer flowers.

先前的一项研究发现，短暂休息能提高注意力。哪一句最适合补充一个显示相同趋势的后续结果？

1. A later experiment also measured focus after short breaks.
2. Similarly, a later experiment found that short breaks improved focus.
3. A later experiment found that short breaks reduced focus.

哪一个句子正确地在名词后使用过去分词短语，说明该名词所指对象经历了什么？

1. The plants growing the shade developed larger leaves.
2. The plants grown in shade developed larger leaves.
3. The plants were grown in shade developed larger leaves.

哪一个句子最自然地表达“处理组的体重增长量比对照组大约低 15%”？

1. The treated group experienced roughly less 15% weight gain than the control group.
2. The treated group experienced 15% roughly less weight gain than the control group.
3. The treated group experienced roughly 15% less weight gain than the control group.

哪句话正确使用 compared to those + 简化的被动修饰语来说明对照组？

1. Volunteers receiving the new drug recovered faster compared to those given a placebo.
2. Volunteers receiving the new drug recovered faster compared those given a placebo.
3. Volunteers receiving the new drug recovered faster compared to those were given a placebo.

选择最合适的连接语：The shop sells only secondhand books. ___, none of its books are new.

1. In addition,
2. In other words,
3. For example,

在例句中，the issue at large 是什么意思？

1. 涉及一名在逃罪犯的问题
2. 实际尺寸很大的问题
3. 作为整体来考虑的问题

请填入一个单数替代词，避免重复 problem：This looks like a technical problem, not a financial ____.

哪句话承认某种影响可能存在，但没有把它说成确定事实？

1. Several factors are playing, though no cause exists.
2. Though no single cause has been proven, several factors may be at play.
3. Because no single cause has been proven, several factors are definitely at play.

用本课高亮的准确短语完成句子：____ around 2,000 people visit the park each day.

用缺少的连接词完成标准的 between ... and 结构：The rate is somewhere between 30% ____ 60%.

哪一句表示同一种影响在不同年龄组中并不完全相同？

1. The effect varies across age groups.
2. The effect varies over time in one age group.
3. The effect causes every age group to change.

用表示“顺利且没有任何问题”的习语完成句子：The ceremony went off ____.

判断以下说法："X seems to coincide with Y" 本身足以证明 Y 导致了 X。

1. 正确
2. 错误

在解释一种健康问题为何发生之后，哪个问题最适合把讨论转向实际行动？

1. How many sections does the report contain?
2. When was the first study on the problem published?
3. How can we reduce the risk through daily habits and early care?

用本课的准确习语补全句子，并把代词放在自然的位置：I need a little time to ____ before I decide.