潘多拉魔盒的神话 - 伊索尔特·吉莱斯皮：英语精读讲义

a blessing or a curse? 在这个开头中起什么作用？

1. 它断言好奇心总是有害的。
2. 它把好奇心设定为可能有益，也可能有害的事物。
3. 它询问好奇心是否源于一种古老的宗教信仰。

哪种理解最符合例句中的 paradoxical nature？

1. 这一特质包含看似冲突却同时存在的方面。
2. 这一特质很难发音。
3. 这一特质根本没有明确的性质。

哪句话使用 personified 表示“把抽象品质化为人物形象”？

1. The historian wrote a biography of the king.
2. In the film, the king is played by a famous actor.
3. In the fable, greed is personified as a king who is never satisfied.

ancient Greeks 和 mythical figure of Pandora 告诉了我们这段话的什么信息？

1. 潘多拉被呈现为有文献记载的古希腊统治者。
2. 潘多拉被呈现为希腊神话中的人物。
3. 潘多拉被呈现为现代希腊科学家。

用表示这项研究与工程师相关的关系词完成句子：I met an engineer ____ research changed urban transport.

在句子 Her blazing curiosity kept her reading about the stars all night 中，blazing curiosity 是什么意思？

1. 强烈而难以控制的好奇心
2. 对真实火灾的好奇
3. 短暂而无关紧要的兴趣

哪句话自然地表示“一项决定启动了一连串相互关联的改革”？

1. The decision brought one reform to a halt.
2. The decision set a chain of reforms in motion.
3. The decision described several earlier reforms.

哪个句子像 Hephaestus, god of fire 一样，用逗号隔开的同位语说明同一个人的身份？

1. Dr. Rivera, the museum director, introduced the new exhibit.
2. Dr. Rivera and the museum director introduced the new exhibit.
3. Dr. Rivera spoke to the museum director about the new exhibit.

哪个语境会让 breathed into being 显得自然，而不是夸张得不合时宜？

1. A student says a worksheet was breathed into being by a printer.
2. An ancient tale says a clay figure was breathed into being by a goddess.
3. A factory report says ten plastic chairs were breathed into being before lunch.

用本课中表示“有目的地争取……协助”的正式短语完成句子：During the rescue planning, the team ____ a mountain guide.

用本讲解中的正式结构完成句子：Humans have a remarkable ____ empathy.

哪句话最明确地使用 mastery over 来强调控制，而不是学科知识？

1. With practice, Maya gained mastery of geometry.
2. With practice, Maya gained mastery over her fear.
3. With practice, Maya read a book about fear.

填入正确的介词，补全固定搭配：This job requires excellent attention ____ detail.

哪一句自然地使用了 bestow，并符合其标准结构？

1. The academy bestowed its highest honor on the young composer.
2. I bestowed a sandwich on my friend during lunch.
3. The academy bestowed the young composer its highest honor.

哪一种理解最符合 which settled in her spirit？

1. 她真的坐进了一个叫作“她的心灵”的地方。
2. 好奇心让她搬到了新家。
3. 好奇心成了她内心世界中一种持久的力量。

哪一句使用 send someone out into the world 表示内在动机推动人去探索？

1. Her guide sent her out to buy a map before lunch.
2. Her parents sent her a postcard from another country.
3. Her curiosity sent her out into the world to discover new places.

用一个三个词的英语短语补全句子，表示带螺纹的盖子被旋得非常紧：The lid was ____, so I could not open the jar.

在奇幻故事中，“The spellbook is not for mortal eyes”是什么意思？

1. 只有视力不好的人才能读这本魔法书。
2. 这本魔法书里画着人类的眼睛。
3. 普通人类不得看这本魔法书。

哪一项含义最符合例句？

1. 她因为忘记了盒子，所以没有打开它。
2. 她接到了严格指示：无论发生什么都绝不能打开盒子。
3. 她认为打开盒子可能不是个好主意。

用本课中表示“相遇后爱上”的准确过去时短语完成句子：During the play, Maya ____ Leo.

请用 give 的过去完成时被动形式补全句子：By the time the project began, Lena ____ the task of designing the garden.

在这个神话中，giving them fire 表示什么？

1. 普罗米修斯夺走人类的火，以此惩罚他们。
2. 普罗米修斯把火这种强大的资源带给人类，因而违抗了宙斯。
3. 普罗米修斯把人类送来的一件普通礼物交给了宙斯。

在文学描写中，another fiery-hearted soul 最可能是什么意思？

1. 又一个热情、充满活力的人
2. 又一个平静而没有强烈情感的人
3. 又一个心脏真的在燃烧的人

请用 brim with 的过去式补全句子：After hearing that her project had won, Lena ____ excitement.

哪一句正确使用 given 引出名词短语，说明事情发生的依据？

1. Given that the icy roads, school opened two hours late.
2. Given were the icy roads, school opened two hours late.
3. Given the icy roads, school opened two hours late.

下面句子中的 thirst for knowledge 是什么意思？Maya's thirst for knowledge kept her reading long after dinner.

1. 学习时需要喝水
2. 总是忘记新知识的习惯
3. 强烈的学习愿望

阅读句子：During homework, Maya's mind wandered to the beach. 这里的 mind wandered to 是什么意思？

1. 她真的离开家，步行去了海边。
2. 她的注意力离开了作业，飘向了关于海边的想法。
3. 她决定为去海边制订详细计划。

用缺少的单词补全结果结构：The backpack was ____ heavy that Leo could not lift it.

The spare key is in Maya's care. 这句话是什么意思？

1. 备用钥匙在法律上属于 Maya。
2. 备用钥匙由 Maya 负责保管。
3. Maya 对备用钥匙有感情依恋。

用本笔记中的生动表达完成句子：Her fingers ____ to press the launch button.

补全目标结构：The crate was nailed shut, so we used a crowbar to ____ the lid ____.

哪一句使用 hear + 宾语 + V-ing 来突出正在进行的声音？

1. While walking past the music room, I heard the children singing.
2. At the concert, I heard the children sing every song from beginning to end.
3. Tomorrow, I will ask the children to sing.

"Some screws were rattling around inside the toolbox" 最明确表示什么？

1. 有人正在工具箱外面数螺丝。
2. 这些螺丝被牢牢固定住，而且完全没有声音。
3. 这些螺丝是松散的，在不规则地移动，并反复发出声响。

句子 "The branches scraped the glass as if trying to get inside" 表达了什么？

1. 树枝看起来仿佛想要进去，但这是一种想象性的描写。
2. 已经证明树枝有意制订了一个计划。
3. 因为树枝停止移动，所以有人进去了。

在这个句子中，its enigma became maddening 是什么意思？

1. 这个谜团导致了经过诊断的精神疾病。
2. 这个谜团变得令人极度烦躁。
3. 这个谜团变得很容易理解。

用重复 more 的结构补全句子，表示担忧持续加深：As the storm approached, the hikers became ____ worried.

在句子 "A force beyond his control drew him toward the abandoned house," 中，这个表达最可能是什么意思？

1. 有人测量了作用在那栋房子上的物理力。
2. 他用铅笔画了一幅那栋房子的画。
3. 他感到一种自己无法抗拒的强烈吸引或冲动。

请用准确的重复比较级完成句子，表达“声音逐渐变大”：As the train approached, its horn sounded ____.

哪个短语最适合补全句子，并说明莉娜已经到了忍耐极限？By midnight, Lena ___ and asked her neighbors to turn down the music.

1. could carry the noise no longer
2. could hear the noise no longer
3. could bear the noise no longer

哪个句子中的 stole away 表示“不引人注意地悄悄离开”？

1. After rehearsal, Mia stole a jacket from the group.
2. After rehearsal, Mia told everyone she was leaving.
3. After rehearsal, Mia stole away from the group to call her dad.

请用 take one glance inside 的过去式完成句子：Before closing the cabinet, Mia ____ to make sure it was empty.

请用 rid A of B 完成句子，其中 A 用 her mind，B 用 the worry：She tried to ____ before the exam.

例句中的 at the first crack of the lid 是什么意思？

1. 盖子刚刚打开一点点的那一刻。
2. 盖子仍然关着、但发出尖锐破裂声的那一刻。
3. 盖子已经完全打开一段时间之后。

请用 burst 加上表示“不再关闭”的结果形容词完成句子：During the storm, the classroom door ____.

哪句话自然地表示黑影被尘土包围着，从洞内快速冲到洞外？

1. Dark shapes rushed out of the cave in a cloud of dust.
2. Dark shapes waited outside the cave as the dust cleared.
3. Dark shapes rushed into the cave in a cloud of dust.

哪句话明确表示充满恐惧的人是 Lena？

1. Filled with terror, Lena's shoes slipped on the floor.
2. Filled with terror, Lena ran toward the exit.
3. Filled with terror, the exit looked too far away.

哪句话最能表现某人慌乱地反复抓取，而且不一定能成功抓住？

1. Mia held the rope firmly with both hands.
2. Mia reached for the rope and took it calmly.
3. Unable to see in the smoke, Mia clawed desperately at the rope but kept missing it.

哪句话最恰当地用 surged out 表示一大群人突然、有力地向外涌出？

1. Before the stadium gates opened, the crowd waited in neat lines.
2. When the stadium gates opened, the crowd surged out and pressed against the barriers.
3. When the stadium gates opened, one visitor walked out quietly.

用表示“突然产生不祥预感”的目标短语完成句子：When every light in the empty house went out at once, Mara felt ____.

补全 use A as a vessel for B 结构：In the ritual, they used the silver bowl ____ sacred water.

用表示“瓶子一旦被打开”的 once 简化从句完成这个英文句子：____, the bottle should be used within thirty days.

哪句话表示脚步声逐渐进入了她的意识，而不是她有意把注意力集中在脚步声上？

1. She gradually became aware of footsteps behind her.
2. She never heard the footsteps behind her.
3. She deliberately paid attention to the footsteps behind her.

用 not A, but B 结构完成纠正：The noise was ____ thunder, ____ fireworks.

哪一句自然地使用 seemed to ease 来表示某个问题似乎有所缓解？

1. The medicine seemed easy his pain.
2. The medicine seemed to ease from his pain.
3. The medicine seemed to ease his pain.

哪句话最能表现一个人正努力看清黑暗空间里的东西？

1. She looked at the closed cabinet from across the room.
2. She opened the dark cabinet and peered in, trying to make out what was inside.
3. She opened the cabinet and glanced in for a split second.

把光束描写为 warm，并说它 fluttered away，主要产生了什么效果？

1. 它说明盒子里装着一盏普通的电灯。
2. 它对光如何在空气中传播作出了科学解释。
3. 温暖而轻盈飘动的光让希望显得可见、柔和而有生命力。

用表示“在……之后并受其影响”的固定表达补全句子：In the ____ of the earthquake, the city strengthened its building codes.

用 close 的动名词形式作主语，并填入 be 的正确过去式：____ the document without saving it ____ a mistake.

在这个语境中，哪句话最准确地改述了 she'd set hope forth？

1. She had kept hope hidden from everyone.
2. She had sent hope out into the world.
3. She would explain the meaning of hope later.

哪句话中的 temper 表示“减轻严重程度，但不彻底消除”？

1. The sudden price increase intensified pressure on the family budget.
2. The sudden price increase made everyone lose their temper.
3. The emergency fund helped temper the effects of the sudden price increase.

哪句话最自然地表示“改变规则可能引发许多难以控制的后果”？

1. Changing the rule could open a Pandora's box of legal disputes.
2. Changing the rule could close every legal dispute immediately.
3. Changing the rule could place the legal documents in Pandora's box.

画线短语在句中起到了什么信息组织作用？

1. 它添加了一个新事件，准确说明盒子是如何制作的。
2. 它把一个具体故事转化为对冒险干预未知事物的一般警告。
3. 它给出探索陌生事物的中性说明。

用本课中表示“是……的核心”的表达完成句子：The need for fairness ____ the debate.

哪一句使用 be bound to 作出强烈预测，而不是说明规则或义务？

1. Without maintenance, the machine is bound to break down.
2. All employees are bound by the safety agreement.
3. Every visitor is required to show identification.

在这个问题中，to mine the Earth for more 主要暗示什么？

1. 为了追求更多资源、发现或答案而继续从地球上开采。
2. 声称地球属于说话人自己。
3. 在地表下面建造住宅。

使用 better left + 过去分词表达“最好不要回答它们”：Some private questions are ____.

用目标框架补全这句价值宣言：We ____ education to change lives.

在本句中，even the youngest among us 强调了什么？

1. 年轻成员也包括在内，尽管有些人可能没想到他们会有重要的想法。
2. 只有最年轻的成员可以分享想法。
3. 最年轻的成员不属于说话者所在的群体。

在这句话中，ideas that should be unleashed into the world 是什么意思？

1. 人们应该把每个想法都当成必须控制的危险力量。
2. 人们应该把想法藏起来，直到别人发现它们。
3. 人们应该表达和分享自己的想法，让这些想法能够产生影响。

请使用 turn A into B 结构，并用代词回指前面的几段录音：The editor had several recordings and planned to ____ a podcast episode.

使用本讲解中表示“获得使用或进入机会”的动词完成句子：Complete the quiz to ____ the next lesson.