他、她……还是他们？英语中的代词——迷你英语微课：英语精读讲义

哪一句使用 singular they 指代一个人？

1. Emma said she would phone back later.
2. A caller said they would phone back later.
3. The neighbours said they would arrive together.

哪一句最适合预告说话人接下来要讲解的内容？

1. I'm going to give you three tips for learning these words.
2. I gave you three tips last week.
3. These words can be difficult.

用本课表示“发现错误”的表达完成句子：Look closely. Can you ____ in this sentence?

一位同学说新老师肯定住在伦敦，但没有任何证据。哪句话最直接地质疑这种确定态度？

1. Where in London does the new teacher live?
2. Why are you so sure that the new teacher lives in London?
3. The new teacher certainly lives in London.

请用单数 they 完成问句：Someone called while you were out. What did ____ want?

在例句中，you're saying that 这个短语是什么意思？

1. 它表示说话人已经见过物主。
2. 选择 his 会让听者推断物主是男性。
3. 它是在转述物主之前说过的原话。

请选择既让 someone 保持语法单数、又不预设人物性别的句子。

1. Someone have left their phone on the desk.
2. Someone has left they phone on the desk.
3. Someone has left their phone on the desk.

请在每个空格中填入单数 they 的正确形式：The new student said ____ had forgotten ____ notebook, so I lent a pen to ____.

哪一句最适合把几份不同的报告归到同一个共同问题之下，并接着点明这个问题？

1. These reports are variations on the same problem, which is that the payment page keeps freezing.
2. These reports arrived on three different days.
3. Only one report mentions the payment page.

用正确的单数 they 形式完成句子：Someone left ____ backpack on the bus.

哪一句使用了单数 they？

1. The books are new, and they are expensive.
2. Someone called, but they didn't leave a message.
3. Tom and Mia arrived, and they sat down.

用单数 they 完成句子：Somebody called, but ____ didn't leave a message.

用本课由两个单词组成的让步连接词完成句子：____ the library was busy, Ava found a quiet seat.

在两个空中填入同一个由两个字母组成的条件词，构成两个并列的备选条件：Use the side entrance ____ the main door is locked or ____ the lobby is crowded.

判断下列说法：每位非二元性别者都使用 they/them 代词。

1. 正确
2. 错误

请用本课短语补全句子：I'm ____ discussing my medical history at work.

这句话描述的是哪一种历史用法？

1. 一种旧式惯例，其中 he 可以指任何性别的人。
2. 一项建议，主张在现代英语中用 he 指所有人。
3. 一条规定，认为泛指的人只包括男性。

选择最自然的现代改写：既让 everyone 包括所有性别，又保持句子语法正确。

1. Everyone worked according to they capacity.
2. Everyone worked according to their capacity.
3. Everyone work according to their capacity.

这里的 old-fashioned and a little bit strange 表达了什么意思？

1. 这个句子可能仍能理解，但现在听起来过时而且别扭。
2. 这个句子刻意营造复古感，所以显得很时髦。
3. 这个句子在语法上完全不成立，也没有任何意义。

例句中的 excludes 是什么意思？

1. 这种措辞让非男性的人看起来不属于它本应描述的群体。
2. 有人真的强迫这些人离开了农场。
3. 这个句子证明农场里没有非男性的人居住或工作。

哪一项使用 It's like 来描述一种印象，而不是已经确认的事实？

1. For example, some visitors use smartphones at the museum.
2. The museum requires every visitor to carry a smartphone.
3. It's like the museum assumes every visitor has a smartphone.

哪一句先承认较早的语境，再否定“必须这样做”的说法，并给出理由？

1. Even now, it is necessary to print every form because electronic copies are not accepted.
2. At the time, every form had to be printed because electronic copies were not accepted.
3. Even at the time, it was not necessary to print every form because electronic copies were accepted.

请用本课的三个词固定表达完成主持人的话：And the winner is—____—Maya!

“the first written example ... is 1375” 最直接支持哪一种理解？

1. 人们在 1375 年才第一次开始说 singular they。
2. 此处引用的最早书面证据可以追溯到 1375 年。
3. singular they 是在 1375 年被正式发明的。

用 call 的正确形式引出标题：We studied a medieval poem ____ The Wanderer.

哪句话把 Middle English 用作历史语言术语？

1. The poem was written in Middle English.
2. The course teaches intermediate English.
3. She studied English in middle school.

哪一个选项清楚地从难以使用的资料转向了替代例子？

1. The original chart is hard to read, but I'll give you a clearer example. Here's one from this year's report.
2. I disagree with the chart, but this year's report has an example.
3. The original chart is hard to read, and here's the same unclear chart again.

哪一句自然地用不区分性别的反身代词回指 everyone？

1. Everyone should give yourselves enough time to finish.
2. Everyone should give themselves enough time to finish.
3. Everyone should give ourselves enough time to finish.

哪一句先指出证据，再说明证据所支持的结论？

1. There we have the same date in both files, which asks whether the records are connected.
2. The records are connected, which there we have the same date in both files.
3. There we have the same date in both files, which shows that the records are connected.

"It was already common usage in English over 200 years ago" 表示什么意思？

1. 200多年前，只有一位作者使用过它一次。
2. 某个权威机构恰好在200年前正式批准了它。
3. 200多年前，许多英语使用者就已经在使用它。

哪一句最明显地把 you might have heard of 用作幽默的轻描淡写？

1. She's a singer you might have heard of—her name is Taylor Swift.
2. You might have heard a noise outside.
3. He's a local musician you might have heard of, but I'm not sure.

请用本课完全相同的两段式框架补全转场：____ another recent example, ____ one from last year.

用本课中表示“非常喜欢某种题材的人”的表达完成句子：Mina is ____ science fiction.

哪一句把句首的 To be sure 用作让步标记？

1. I called the office to make sure it was open.
2. To be sure the door was locked, I checked it twice.
3. To be sure, the plan is expensive, but it may save time later.

哪一句在 nobody ... they 结构中使用了自然的动词形式？

1. Nobody knows whether they needs a ticket.
2. Nobody knows whether they need a ticket.
3. Nobody know whether they need a ticket.

请用 fall in love 的过去式补全句子：They ____ while studying abroad.

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice 在这句话中指出了什么？

1. Jane Austen 是小说中的一个人物。
2. Jane Austen 是作者，Pride and Prejudice 是小说名。
3. 说话人认为 Jane Austen 有两种性格缺点。

用 agree to do 和 marry 的正确形式补全句子，表示妮娜接受了亚历克斯的求婚：After thinking carefully, Nina ____ Alex.

哪句话同样用随意的解释降低宏大主题的庄重感，从而制造幽默？

1. The instructions are printed on the final page.
2. The epic poem presents a sustained meditation on courage.
3. The epic quest succeeds because the heroes finally read the instructions.

哪句话最恰当地用 So 引出结论，并通过累加不同方面的依据来收束论证？

1. However, the method introduces our next topic.
2. So the method is simple and widely used, and it has worked for decades.
3. For example, one team tried the method last Tuesday.

用高亮的两段式任务框架完成句子：____ you visit a museum, ____ spot three animals in the paintings.

在这个句子中，accurate and inclusive English 是什么意思？

1. 重视友善措辞而不重视正确用法的英语
2. 既准确，又避免无谓地排除或错误指称他人的英语
3. 涵盖尽可能多主题的英语

填入单数 they 的主格形式：Anybody who wants to join the game should make sure ____ arrive before ten.

even ... will use it themselves 产生了什么论证效果？

1. 它声称只有守旧的人才使用单数 they。
2. 它把最不可能的人作为证据，并揭示此人的说法和行为之间的反差。
3. 它只是又加了一个人，并没有表达意外。

以下哪项正确说明了句中 they、it 和 they're 的指代关系？

1. 三个高亮形式分别指三个不同的人。
2. it 指那个人，而两处 they 都指一群人。
3. 第一个 they 和 it 指正在讨论的单词或用法；they're 中的 they 指提出该说法的人。