龙卷风是如何形成的？- James Spann：英语精读讲义

使用 call + 宾语补全句子，表示别人给说话人使用的绰号：My teammates ____ Rocket because I run so fast.

“The wind is up, so let's take the kites outside.” 在这里是什么意思？

1. 风已经开始刮，或现在明显变强了。
2. 风在云层上方。
3. 风已经完全停了。

用由 conditions + be + right 构成的三词短语完成句子：We'll begin the field test when ____.

哪句话采用了相同的方式，先说出预期的质疑，再进行回应？

1. Did you say the plan was too expensive?
2. The plan is expensive, so I will not explain it.
3. Too expensive, you say? Let me show you how the plan saves money.

these sky beasts 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 一种把强烈风暴描写成强大而危险生物的隐喻。
2. 龙卷风的正式科学分类。
3. 真正生活在云层上方的野生动物。

哪一个句子正确使用了 rapidly rotating columns of air？

1. Scientists described them as rapidly rotation columns of air.
2. Scientists described them as rapid rotating columns of air.
3. Scientists described them as rapidly rotating columns of air.

哪一句用 that 作限定性关系从句的主语，来说明是哪一类云？

1. Clouds that forms inside storms can become dangerous.
2. Clouds that form inside storms can become dangerous.
3. Clouds that they form inside storms can become dangerous.

阅读句子“The report was sent via email.”。via email 是什么意思？

1. 通过电子邮件
2. 因为一封电子邮件
3. 在一封电子邮件旁边

哪个选项最准确地解释了句中的 they tear across the Earth？

1. 它们非常快速而猛烈地横穿大地。
2. 它们一边穿过大地一边流泪。
3. 它们沿着大地的边缘缓慢移动。

请使用 pose、a serious threat 和 to 完成安全警示：Loose electrical wires ____ children.

哪句话正确使用 Because of this，把前面的情况和结果连接起来？

1. The road was covered in ice. Because of this, the school opened late.
2. Because of the road was covered in ice, the school opened late.
3. The road was covered in ice. Because this, the school opened late.

请用本课中表示“大量针对……的研究”的确切短语完成句子：There is ____ how sleep affects memory.

But the truth is 在这个句子中起什么作用？

1. 它把重点从已知内容转向对这些知识的一个重要限制。
2. 它引出一位研究人员的原话。
3. 它确认已经没有任何未知之处。

使用括号中的词完成嵌入式疑问结构：There's still a lot we don't know about ____. (how / bees / navigate)

用表示“导致”的三个词的正式短语完成句子：Prolonged heat can ____ water shortages.

这句话是什么意思？The same method won't necessarily work twice.

1. 它可能两次都有效，但并不确定。
2. 它肯定会两次都有效。
3. 它肯定不会两次都有效。

哪句话用 since 标明一个延续到现在的情况在过去的起点？

1. Since the station is remote, we use satellite phones.
2. We have collected data since the station opened.
3. We collected the data before the station opened.

用 brew 的正确形式完成句子：Everyone could tell that trouble was ____.

在这个语境中，Are you coming along for the ride? 表达什么意思？

1. 说话人想让观众驾驶一辆车。
2. 说话人是在邀请观众加入接下来的体验。
3. 说话人是在确认观众是否买了票。

请在 isn't 后填入两个缺失的词，组成 not just any + 名词 结构：This isn't ____ bicycle; it was built for an Olympic champion.

在这句话中，supercells 指什么？

1. 一组生物细胞
2. 带来小雨的小云
3. 一种强大的旋转雷暴

哪个句子正确地使用了句首 -ing 短语，并且逻辑主语正确？

1. Reaching over 50,000 ft, the supercells spread across the sky.
2. Reaching over 50,000 ft, the radar detected the supercells.
3. Reaching over 50,000 ft, the researchers observed the supercells.

用本讲中的目标动词补全天气预报：A cold front will ____ heavy rain tonight.

用表示多次闪电亮光的目标短语补全句子：During the storm, we saw several bright ____ across the sky.

在句子“Warm, rotating storms can breed tornadoes,”中，breed 是什么意思？

1. 把龙卷风从一个地方带到另一个地方
2. 像动物一样养育幼小的龙卷风
3. 使龙卷风形成

哪句话表示打开文件必须输入正确密码，但没有表示输入密码就一定能成功？

1. The file opens even if you do not enter the correct password.
2. The file opens if you enter the correct password.
3. The file opens only if you enter the correct password.

哪句话能自然地提醒徒步者留意可能的危险？

1. Look for loose rocks on the trail.
2. Look out for loose rocks on the trail.
3. Look out loose rocks on the trail.

哪句话在天气预报中正确地把 forecast 用作动词？

1. Meteorologists make forecast severe storms for Friday.
2. Meteorologists forecast about severe storms for Friday.
3. Meteorologists forecast severe storms for Friday.

这句话中高亮短语是什么意思？

1. 这个短语把上升气流说成该过程中的第一个必要因素。
2. 这个短语说上升气流是加入龙卷风的第一种食物。
3. 这个短语指出了测量龙卷风所用的第一件工具。

请用 form 的被动形式完成这句科学说明：Ice ____ when liquid water freezes.

哪一句中的 drive 表示“为某个过程提供力量或能量”？

1. Rina drives a bus across the city.
2. Marcus drives his children to school.
3. Warm ocean water drives the development of the storm.

补全成对比较句，表示练习越多就越自信：____ practice you get, ____ confident you become.

句中的 this rising air mass 指什么？

1. 一群正在站起来的人
2. 只指测得的空气物理质量
3. 一团正在向上移动的空气

哪句话中的 as 连接了两个同步发展的变化？

1. As a chef, Mira tastes every sauce.
2. This blanket is as soft as that one.
3. As the room grew warmer, the ice melted faster.

本句中的 a huge cloud base 是什么意思？

1. 藏在云里的军事基地
2. 地面上的龙卷风中心
3. 范围很大的云底区域

请用本讲解中表示“从某个来源获取能量”的短语动词完成句子：The fire continued to ____ the dry grass.

阅读句子：We can plan the final test if the project gets that far. 这里的 gets that far 是什么意思？

1. 项目在空间上移动了很远。
2. 项目进展到了后面的那个阶段。
3. 项目地点离测试场地很远。

阅读句子：Once all the safety measures are in place, the event can begin. 这里的 in place 起什么作用？

1. 它表示所有措施都位于同一个实际地点。
2. 它表明各项措施已经准备妥当，并引出下一步。
3. 它表示这些措施正在代替另一组措施。

哪一项最准确地说明了句中 vortex 的含义？

1. 保持静止的云层
2. 围绕中心旋转的空气或液体区域
3. 朝一个方向移动、没有有组织旋转的空气

请用 pull 的 get-passive 形式完成句子：When the fan starts, the loose paper ____ toward the vent.

本句中的 mesocyclone 是什么意思？

1. 雷暴内部组织有序的旋转气流区域
2. 已经接触地面的龙卷风
3. 任何大型热带风暴

请用本课短语完成句子，表示道路开始绕向仓库的后侧：The access road starts to ____ the warehouse.

用引出公认名称的目标词组补全句子：Plants, animals, and microbes interact in one area, ____ an ecosystem.

a stark temperature difference 在本句中是什么意思？

1. 很小且难以察觉的温度差异
2. 明显而强烈的温度差异
3. 完全没有温度差异

用 build up 的 -ing 形式表示逐渐产生的结果：The blocked vent traps hot air, ____ pressure inside the machine.

用 grow 在 allow 后的正确形式完成句子：Good lighting allows plants ____ indoors.

becomes tighter 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 下部的旋转区域停止运动了。
2. 下部的旋转区域被绳子捆住了。
3. 下部的旋转区域变得更紧密、更集中。

用 increase 的正确形式完成句子，表示前一事件造成的结果：The pipe narrows, ____ the speed of the water.

说话人加入 and that's a big if 表达了什么？

1. 它表示这个条件很关键，但远不能确定会成立。
2. 它确认这个条件已经成立。
3. 它在比较两个条件的物理大小。

在本句中，parent storm 是什么意思？

1. 漏斗从中发展的较大风暴系统
2. 一组风暴中最古老的风暴
3. 属于某人父母的风暴

请用正确形式的 suck ... in 和代词 it 完成句子：The vacuum pulls the dust toward its filter. It quickly ____.

请把 turn it into 变成正确形式来完成句子：The machine crushes the ice and ____ fine snow.

选择一个自然使用 forming a link between A and B 来描述连接的句子：

1. The new footbridge crosses the stream, forming a link between the village and the train station.
2. The new footbridge crosses the stream, forming a link the village and the train station.
3. The new footbridge crosses the stream, forming a link from the village to the train station.

选择使用完整结构 The second that 来表示第二个事件在第一个事件后立即发生的句子：

1. The second that the sensor detects smoke, the alarm sounds.
2. When the sensor detects smoke, the alarm sounds.
3. After the sensor detects smoke for an hour, the alarm sounds.

哪个句子中的 short-lived 表示某种状态很快就结束了？

1. The hallway was short and brightly lit.
2. The excitement after the win was intense but short-lived.
3. The turtle lived in a small pond.

请用 produce 的正确形式完成句子：The chemical reaction sped up, ____ enough heat to boil the water.

请将 last、for 和 over 按正确顺序填入句子：The backup battery can ____ six hours during a power outage.

哪句话用 but 先承认某种事物很吸引人，再把主要重点转向警示？

1. The lightning was beautiful and dangerous.
2. The lightning was beautiful because it was dangerous.
3. The lightning was beautiful, but dangerous.

野火正朝几栋房屋蔓延。哪句话表示这些房屋位于野火可能经过并影响的区域？

1. Several houses are in the wildfire's path.
2. Several houses are outside the wildfire's path.
3. Several houses are next to a walking path.

朋友说末班公交车可能停运。哪个回答表示只有在这种情况下才决定叫出租车？

1. In that case, we'll call a taxi.
2. In any case, we'll call a taxi.
3. For example, we'll call a taxi.

用两个词补全句子，表示老师也在否定范围内：No one, ____ the teacher, noticed the typo.

哪一句中的“unfold”表示一件事逐步发展？

1. Leo unfolded the map before the hike.
2. The reporters watched the negotiations unfold over several hours.
3. Mina folded the blanket and put it away.

哪一个后续句先进行类比，再用 however 转向相反的结论？

1. The hike felt endless. Therefore, we expected it to continue forever.
2. The hike felt endless. Like every other journey, however, it eventually came to an end.
3. The hike felt endless. For example, the trail was five miles long.

使用强调助动词 do 和短语 come to an end 完成句子：Hard weeks ____.

哪句话正确使用了后接形容词的系动词 grow，表示逐渐变化？

1. The weather grew calmly during the evening.
2. The weather grew calmer during the evening.
3. The weather grew calmness during the evening.

用表示“水源耗尽”的短语动词完成句子：The village well ____ during the drought.

哪一句使用 once + 形容词和 lose momentum，表示某事物以前很受欢迎，但现在势头正在减弱？

1. The game was played once and is becoming more popular.
2. The once-popular game is losing momentum as players move on.
3. The new game is gaining momentum as more players join.

哪一句中的 drew 表示“把某物拉向或移向某个方向”？

1. The cat drew a picture of the box.
2. The cat drew its paw back inside the box.
3. The game ended in a draw.

哪句话用 Even so 表示第二个事实尽管有第一个事实仍然成立？

1. The rain stopped. Even so, the roads remained dangerous.
2. The rain stopped. For example, the sidewalks began to dry.
3. The rain stopped, so we closed our umbrellas.

哪句话表示警卫会继续保持警惕，留意可疑活动？

1. The guards look for a missing key after lunch.
2. The guards remain on the lookout for suspicious activity.
3. The guards shout, "Look out!" when a box falls.

在“The guard stood by the gate, waiting, always waiting for the signal,”中，这种重复主要起什么作用？

1. 它表示守卫在收到一次信号后就不再等待。
2. 它是在纠正 waiting，因为第一次使用是错的。
3. 它强调等待一直持续，并让句子形成有意安排的节奏。

在这个句子中，“the storm releases its long rope again”是什么意思？

1. 风暴可能会再次形成一股细长的龙卷风。
2. 风暴追踪者放下一根安全绳。
3. 一根真正的绳子从云中落下。