智慧：英语精读讲义

请用 one of the + 最高级结构完成句子：Maya is ____ fastest runners on the team.

请用 strive to be 的正确形式完成句子：As a team leader, Omar ____ fair to everyone.

在英文句子 "This plan is optional, unlike, say, a fire drill," 中，say 起什么作用？

1. 它转述某个人说过的话。
2. 它把 unlike 变成动词。
3. 它引出一个随手举出的例子。

用表示“在一个群体中获得公认位置”的表达完成句子。 After years of testing, the new method may finally ____ the standard tools used in the lab.

哪个选项可以替换 many，使句子听起来更讲究？The science club offers many activities throughout the year.

1. a host of
2. the host
3. a host

在下面这句话中，woven from many experiences 是什么意思？Her identity was woven from many experiences.

1. 它由许多相互关联的影响塑造而成。
2. 它与各种经历保持分离。
3. 它是用真正的丝线制成的。

哪个句子用 first and foremost 标明最重要的优先事项？

1. At first, we thought the road was closed.
2. First, open the box; next, remove the card.
3. First and foremost, we need to make sure everyone is safe.

在句子 'The design isn't devoid of merit,' 中，isn't devoid of merit 是什么意思？

1. 这个设计肯定会成功。
2. 这个设计完全没有优点。
3. 这个设计至少有一些优点。

哪句话表示团队了解这些复杂因素是项目必然包含的一部分？

1. The team is responsible for describing every complexity in the project.
2. The team is awake because the project explains its complexities.
3. The team is conscious of the complexities entailed in the project.

哪句话正确使用 rob，表示一次挫折使 Maya 失去了信心？

1. The setback robbed her confidence from Maya.
2. The setback robbed Maya of her confidence.
3. The setback stole Maya of her confidence.

用本课由三个词组成的短语完成句子：With clear instructions, the team is ____ panic when the alarm sounds.

用本课习语补全句子，并把物主词改成与 we 对应的形式：No matter what challenges ____, we'll handle them together.

用表示“问题既有可能发生、也确实会发生”的并列结构完成句子：Even a careful plan ____ fail.

在句子 'Good designers are alive to the needs of different users,' 中，are alive to 是什么意思？

1. 他们确保这些需求在身体意义上保持存活。
2. 他们已经满足了每一项需求。
3. 他们会仔细觉察这些需求，并作出回应。

用 take pleasure in 的正确形式完成句子：Nora ____ teaching her dog new tricks.

说话人在这个句子中做了什么？It isn't that the project is boring; precisely the opposite.

1. 他们没有纠正这个说法，而是换了话题。
2. 他们否定“这个项目很无聊”的说法，并表示真实情况正好相反。
3. 他们部分同意这个项目很无聊。

哪个选项能正确补全句子，使用嵌入式 how 从句来强调困难程度很高？“After the storm, we saw ___.”

1. how hard can clean water be to find
2. how hard clean water can be to find
3. how clean water hard can be to find

用两个带 -ever、分别表示“任何时候”和“任何地方”的词完成句子：You can read this book ____ and ____ you like.

哪一个句子正确使用了这个结构，表示说话者也是该群体的一员？

1. Everyone in the class, myself included, must submit the form.
2. Everyone in the class, myself including, must submit the form.
3. Everyone in the class, themselves included, must submit the form.

在英文句子 'The rulers were deeply sunk in folly,' 中，这个短语是什么意思？

1. 他们正在实际掉入深水中。
2. 他们完全陷在愚蠢的思想和行为之中。
3. 他们只犯了一个无关紧要的小错误。

用本课表达完成句子：Because this basement has flooded several times, it is ____ flooding during heavy rain.

在句子 'The small company was buffeted by sudden price rises,' 中，buffeted by 表达什么意思？

1. 它从容地选择提高自己的价格。
2. 它受到这些涨价的反复冲击，变得不稳定。
3. 它为顾客提供了自助餐。

用本课的句首形容词短语补全句子：____ the road might be icy, Maya drove slowly.

一位经理说：“We budget for madness by leaving two extra days for unexpected decisions.”这里的 budget for madness 是什么意思？

1. 拨出资金治疗精神疾病
2. 设法消除所有意外决定
3. 提前计划，为非理性或不可预测的行为预留余地

用习语 rear its head 的过去时补全句子：During the final rehearsal, the old timing problem ____.

在这句话中，什么被当作重要的事情来对待？

1. 用严肃的声音笑
2. 能够拿自己开玩笑
3. 绝不拿智者开玩笑

用表示反复而强烈冲突的三个高亮单词完成句子：The new schedule created ____ family needs and work demands.

用表示“最终发展成某种结果”的高亮短语动词完成句子：Careful plans do not always ____ as expected.

用 how difficult 和正确的语序补全嵌入式从句：The article shows ____ to change long-standing habits.

用表示“说话有所保留”的正式形容词和介词补全句子：The witness was ____ discussing the private meeting.

哪句话最准确地使用了 get censorious with someone？

1. Rina got censorious with Max by politely asking which train he preferred.
2. The editor got censorious with the article by deleting a paragraph.
3. The manager got censorious with the intern, treating one small mistake as a serious moral failure.

用 even if 和 this means 组成的准确四词结构完成句子：I'll keep helping, ____ giving up some free time.

在句子 "Lee works well with colleagues of every political persuasion," 中，political persuasion 是什么意思？

1. 说服选民的能力
2. 总体政治信念或政治倾向
3. 正式的政治演讲

用 hold one's tongue 的正确形式补全句子：Maya strongly disagreed, but she decided to ____ during the meeting.

哪项描述最符合 wrong-headed plan？

1. 一项合理但有一个意外打字错误的计划
2. 一项尚未公布的计划
3. 一项建立在严重错误判断之上的计划

用目标表达完成句子：To understand another viewpoint, try to see the problem ____.

哪句话使用这个结构表示注意力主要放在共同点而不是差异上？

1. We look more for what the two plans share than what sets them apart.
2. We look for more shared details than the other group does.
3. We look at the two plans more carefully than before.

用 make one's peace with 的正确过去式完成句子：After years of regret, Nina ____ the fact that she could not change the past.

请用本课中的形象表达补全句子：The audit found a ____ the safety rules on paper and what workers actually did.

请用 come to terms with 的正确过去时形式补全句子：After several difficult weeks, Leo finally ____ moving away from his closest friends.

在句子 “The report gives us a fairly accurate map of the problem.” 中，map 是什么意思？

1. 完全没有任何不确定性的完美答案
2. 帮助理解问题的有条理的指引
3. 显示实际地点的图

用本课中的四词表达补全句子：Maya never cleans up and argues about every small thing. Her roommate says she is ____.

使用 pressure + 人 + be under 结构补全句子：The report describes the intense ____.

哪个句子在共同的 to 之后让三项都保持平行结构？

1. We plan to reduce costs, better service, and expanding staff training.
2. We plan to reduce costs, improving service, and to expand staff training.
3. We plan to reduce costs, improve service, and expand staff training.

使用 make ... appear 结构完成句子：One short clip can ____ a friendly coach ____ rude.

阅读句子：Blaming one worker for a company-wide failure may over-personalize the issue. over-personalize the issue 是什么意思？

1. 过度从某一个人的性格或意图来解释问题
2. 改变问题，使其符合某一个人的偏好
3. 因为那名员工说的话而感到自己受到伤害

请用本条讲解中的三个词短语完成句子：Extra paperwork was ____ the new safety policy, not its goal.

请用本条讲解中的两个词结构完成句子：Lena waits for evidence, so she is ____ judge people.

哪句话能自然地提醒别人：在了解事实前，不要作出最负面的判断？

1. Don't reach a careful conclusion after you check all the facts.
2. Don't leap to the worst conclusions before you hear the full story.
3. Don't make the final decision once the evidence is complete.

在 harboring as it does so many frustrated ambitions 中，does 起什么作用？

1. 它表示“执行”，并引出另一个独立动作。
2. 它代替 harbors，并增加确认性的强调。
3. 它把一种人生与另一种人生作比较。

完成这段并列解释：前两个分句使用“of course”，最后一个分句使用“naturally”。 ____ the players were tired, ____ they made mistakes, and ____ the game slowed down.

如果不知道该国的道路通行制度，下面这句话能让你可靠地确定什么？ A driver overtook on the inside lane.

1. 驾驶员使用当地称为内侧车道的车道，超过了另一辆行驶中的车辆。
2. 驾驶员肯定是从左侧超过去的。
3. 驾驶员肯定是从右侧超过去的。

哪句话表示对原因有依据的理解，但并非完全确定？

1. I have a sense of where her anger comes from.
2. I have no idea where her anger comes from.
3. I know exactly where her anger comes from.

在句子 "His harsh reply came from a place of hurt," 中，a place of hurt 是什么意思？

1. 他身体上的某个具体部位
2. 内心的情绪痛苦状态
3. 他受伤时所在的实际地点

哪句话强烈强调了可能出现的问题范围大得出人意料？

1. We discovered just how much can go wrong during a launch.
2. We discovered one problem during a launch.
3. We discovered that very little can go wrong during a launch.

用本课表示“勉强达到可接受水平”的两个词补全句子：After the emergency repairs, the cabin was ____ livable.

这里的高亮短语是什么意思？

1. 此人把一大片实际区域标为私人地产。
2. 此人让自己的满足感依赖过多外部条件。
3. 此人只需要少量简单事物就很容易满足。

阅读：“The town expanded rapidly, so that it included several villages and depended on a larger water supply.” so that 引出了什么？

1. 城镇迅速扩张造成的结果
2. 可能阻止城镇扩张的条件
3. 城镇选择扩张的目的

请用表示“过一小段时间后”的三个词时间短语完成句子：The puppy was shy at first, but ____, it started playing.

用正确的-ing名词完成这个文学性结构：The gates will open at a time of the queen's ____.

在例句中，draw the borders right back 表达什么意思？

1. 立刻取消所有限制
2. 大幅收窄能够获得满足感的范围
3. 检查边界是否画得正确
4. 移动到某条实际边界的右侧

用表示“理解得相当不错”的五词表达完成句子：After two lessons, Maya seems to ____ the safety rules.

用 make it to 的过去式完成句子：After winning the semifinal, Maya finally ____ the championship match.

哪个句子正确使用了这个框架，用依据更充分的解释修正第一印象？

1. It looks like the café is closed, but in fact I visited it last year.
2. It looks like the café is closed, and the tables are blue.
3. It looks like the café is closed, but in fact customers are entering through the back door.

哪句话最明确地表示新队的经验远少于冠军队？

1. The new team didn't have anything like the experience of the champions.
2. The new team had experience like the champions.
3. The new team didn't have the experience of the champions.

如果要表达强烈而持久的内在决心，哪个词最适合完成这句话？Mia has the ___ to practice every day, even after setbacks.

1. drive
2. route
3. ambition

用表示“只是一个简单错误，并没有更深层原因”的目标结构完成句子：The mix-up was ____.

用目标习语的过去式完成句子：After years of small roles, the actor finally ____.

在这个句子中，“the right parents”是什么意思？

1. 他们的父母总是作出道德上正确的选择。
2. 他们为自己选择了最理想的父母。
3. 他们出生在一个能为他们提供有利条件的家庭。

请用指定结构“as much of it as”完成句子：We had some free time, but not ____ we would have liked.

哪一个句子中的 pull off 表示“成功完成困难的事”？

1. The bus pulled off the highway to let an ambulance pass.
2. He pulled the sticker off the jar.
3. She pulled off a difficult rescue despite the storm.

在短语 “an unblemished career” 中，unblemished 最可能是什么意思？

1. 它完全发生在户外。
2. 它经过了实际的清洗和抛光。
3. 没有已知的失败，也没有名誉受损。

用 get + 宾语 + right 结构完成句子：Before we publish the report, we need to get the facts ____.

本句中的 fashion a spotless life 是什么意思？

1. 把房子打扫到没有任何污点
2. 为人生的每个阶段选择时尚服装
3. 有意识地创造一种没有任何缺点或错误的人生

使用 the + 比较级这一比例结构完成句子：My anxiety fades ____ I learn about the process.

哪一个句子中的“endemic”与视频原句采用了相同的比喻义？

1. Favoritism was endemic in the organization, affecting every department.
2. One isolated typo was endemic in the final paragraph.
3. The storm became endemic as it crossed three countries overnight.

哪句话表示 Maya 每次查看旧照片时，都会注意到所有人的变化有多大？

1. Maya can't review the old photos without noticing how much everyone has changed.
2. Maya can review the old photos without noticing how much everyone has changed.
3. Maya notices how much everyone has changed before she reviews the old photos.

“devastating mistakes etched across a life story”暗示了什么？

1. 这些错误造成了严重伤害，并在这个人的人生中留下了持久而明显的痕迹。
2. 这些错误被真实地刻进了一本书里。
3. 这些错误只是很快就被忘记的小细节。

用 not X, but Y 结构完成纠正：The delay was ____ bad luck, ____ poor planning.

哪句话正确使用了 time-sensitive？

1. Airport staff must make choices quickly because the situation is time-sensitive.
2. The subject is time-sensitive because it may hurt someone's feelings.
3. The task is time-sensitive because it takes many hours to finish.

用表示“在真正重要的方面”的习语完成句子：The phone looks plain, but it is fast and reliable ____.

用表示“很快”的习语完成句子：The days are getting warmer, so summer is ____.

用 come to + 动词完成句子，表示恐惧是逐渐形成的：After several close calls, she ____ driving at night.

用高亮搭配完成句子。这里的程度很高，并引出了后面的结果：The club helped its members ____ protecting local wildlife that they volunteered every Saturday.

用 is something to be 和 celebrate 的过去分词完成句子：Winning your first match ____.

“There could and will again be so much worse”中的情态表达推进产生了什么作用？

1. 它把 could 和 will 当成同样不确定的说法，都是在描述现在。
2. 它先表达可能性，再作出更坚定的预测：更糟的情况还会回来。
3. 它表示当前情况已经是可能出现的最糟情况。