西西弗斯的神话 - 亚历克斯·根德勒：英语精读讲义

哪句话正确使用 have + 宾语 + 动词原形，表示教练让队员跑步？

1. The coach had the players to run five laps.
2. The coach had the players run five laps.
3. The coach had the players ran five laps.

开头的 Whether it's ... or ... 从句主要怎样组织信息？

1. 先列举醒目的例子，再由主句说出总论点。
2. 要求听众选择实际发生的是哪一种惩罚。
3. 先说出总论点，然后解释它的原因。

请用 is filled with stories of 完成句子：The book ____ travelers who crossed the desert.

请用 not remembered for ... but for ... 完成句子：The scientist is ____ her awards, ____ the lives she saved.

哪句话自然地使用了 disturbing familiarity？

1. The empty hallway had a disturbing familiarity, as if I had walked through it in a bad dream.
2. The new puzzle had a disturbing familiarity because I had never seen anything like it before.
3. The family photo had a disturbing familiarity, so it made me feel calm and safe.

一张旧地图把这座小镇标为 Pine Creek，但它现在的正式名称是 Riverbend。哪句话的名称时间方向正确？

1. Riverbend is now known as Pine Creek.
2. The town once called Pine Creek is now known as Riverbend.
3. The town is also known as Pine Creek and Riverbend.

哪一句正确使用了 make + 宾语 + 形容词来描述造成的结果？

1. The new railway made the region more prosperous.
2. The new railway made the region more prosperously.
3. The new railway made more prosperous the region.

哪一句正确使用了 although 简化从句，先承认一种特点，再给出形成反差的主要评价？

1. Although an excellent scientist, she was a poor manager.
2. Although an excellent scientist, the laboratory had poor management.
3. Although she an excellent scientist, she was a poor manager.

哪句话中的 show off 表示“故意展示某物来给别人留下深刻印象”？

1. He kept mentioning his expensive watch to show off his wealth.
2. She showed the doctor the cut so he could treat it.
3. The teacher demonstrated how the machine worked.

使用搭配 violation of 完成这个正式句子：Sharing private records without permission is a ____ the policy.

本句中的 the sacred hospitality tradition 指什么？

1. 一种为客人准备丰盛餐食的个人偏好
2. 为旅行者经营酒店的行业
3. 一种要求人们接待并保护客人的宗教和道德义务

用 may still have 和 avoid 的正确形式补全句子：Even after taking the wrong turn, the hikers ____ the flooded road if the warning had arrived sooner.

请用表示“如果没有过去的这个因素”的目标句式完成过去反事实条件句：____ the emergency fund, the company would have closed last year.

请用目标叙事句式标出冲突开始的事件：____ the map disappeared.

在 the nymph Aegina 中，nymph 告诉了我们什么？

1. 它是 Aegina 的第二个人名。
2. 它说明 Aegina 是一只幼年昆虫。
3. 它说明 Aegina 是神话中的女性自然精灵。

用目标短语完成句子：The instructions arrived ____ a short video.

请用目标短语完成句子：Ava shared her class notes ____ Ben helping her practice.

选择嵌入式疑问句语序正确的句子。

1. Do you know which route the bus took?
2. Do you know did the bus take which route?
3. Do you know which route did the bus take?

请用 find out 的过去式完成句子：After checking the class website, Lena ____ that the trip was canceled.

补全 so ... that 结果结构：The movie was ____ funny ____ everyone laughed.

根据 or death 这一补充说明，哪一项正确说明了 Thanatos 的身份？

1. Thanatos is another name for the underworld.
2. Thanatos is the chain used to imprison Sisyphus.
3. Thanatos is the personification of death in Greek mythology.

哪一个句子用 so 引出某个行动的目的或预期结果？

1. The guard locked the gate so the children couldn't enter the unsafe room.
2. The guard was so tired that he sat down.
3. The room was unsafe, so the guard called a manager.

用 live up to 的过去式完成句子，表示艾娃的行为符合她原有的名声：Despite the pressure, Ava ____ her reputation for staying calm.

用 be about to 的过去式完成句子，表示投篮只差一瞬间就要发生：As Leo ____ take the final shot, the buzzer sounded.

哪句话在 show me 后正确使用了嵌入式 how 从句？

1. Can you show me how this machine works?
2. Can you show me how works this machine?
3. Can you show me how does this machine work?

用一个由 the + 形容词构成、表示“活着的人”的两词表达完成句子：In the legend, the ghost wanted to walk among ____ again.

哪个句子使用 with + 名词 + 过去分词来说明被动的背景状态？

1. With the road blocked, we had to take another route.
2. With the road blocking, we had to take another route.
3. With the driver blocking the road, we had to take another route.

补全表示“使车站突然失去秩序”的表达：The sudden outage threw the station into ____.

用表示“以前如此、现在不再如此”的两个英文单词完成句子：The old bridge is ____ safe.

填入 free someone from something 结构所需的介词：The rescue team freed the dolphin ____ the net.

这里的 his reckoning was at hand 是什么意思？"After cheating in several games, Max knew his reckoning was at hand."

1. 他知道自己很快就得承担后果。
2. 他手里拿着一份书面计算。
3. 他知道所有后果都已经过去了。

完成这个固定习语：Nora hasn't revealed her final idea; she still has a trick up her ____.

把 wash up 变成正确形式来完成句子：After the storm, a wooden crate ____ on the beach.

在理解本句所需的背景中，the River Styx 代表什么？

1. 现代公共广场旁的一条普通河流。
2. 西西弗斯妻子的名字。
3. 一条与冥界边界有关的神话河流。

哪个句子正确使用 Now + 状态短语，先更新主语的处境，再说明下一步行动？

1. Now safely indoors, the storm continued outside.
2. The hikers were indoors now because of the storm.
3. Now safely indoors, the hikers waited for the storm to pass.

在这句话里，queen of the underworld 告诉我们什么？

1. 它引入了西西弗斯去见的另一位女王。
2. 它说明珀耳塞福涅是死者领域的统治者。
3. 它说明西西弗斯的妻子是冥界女王。

在这个神话语境中，哪一种解释最符合 a proper burial 的含义？

1. 它指选择最方便的安葬时间。
2. 它只是表示某人睡着了。
3. 它指完成应有的丧葬仪式，并表达对死者的敬意。

填入缺少的单词，完成正式许可结构：The city granted the crew permission ____ film in the park.

用本课中表示“只有在……条件下才……”的四词表达完成句子：You may use the art room ____ you clean the tables afterward.

用表示“把答应的事做到”的短语完成句子：You said you would call tonight, so please ____.

阅读英文句子：'Of course, Lina packed an extra snack; she always plans ahead.' 这里的 Of course 起什么作用？

1. 它表示根据莉娜一贯的行为，她的做法符合预期。
2. 它表示莉娜改变了自己原先走的路线。
3. 它询问莉娜是否带了任何东西。

使用 finish 的完成式分词，表示考试先完成：____ the final exam, Jordan finally relaxed.

在这段过去时叙事中，There wouldn't be a third time 起什么作用？

1. 它从过去视角预告：先前的逃脱不会再次发生。
2. 它提出一条普遍规则：任何人都不允许尝试三次。
3. 它表示第三次逃脱在故事开始前已经发生。

the messenger, Hermes 表示什么关系？

1. The messenger 和 Hermes 是一起行动的两个不同角色。
2. The messenger 和 Hermes 指同一个角色。
3. Hermes 是由 the messenger 携带的一条消息。

在 dragged Sisyphus back to Hades 中，Hades 指什么？

1. 信使赫尔墨斯
2. 冥王哈迪斯，作为一个人物
3. 冥界，一个地方

用 think 的过去完成时表示较早的错误判断：Before the lights came on, Ben ____ the theater was empty.

请用表示“最终证明自己正确并获胜”的习语完成句子：The other teams dismissed our strategy, but after we won the final, we ____.

请选择能表示屏幕在同一关键时刻变黑的短语：____ Maya was about to press Send, the screen went dark.

1. Because
2. As soon as
3. Just as

请用准确词组补全句子，表示“走完整段路并返回较低处”：After climbing from the visitor center to the summit, Maya walked ____ to the visitor center.

请用表示“从头重新开始”的两词短语动词补全句子：The recording was ruined, so we had to ____.

保留刻意重复三次 over 的节奏，以表现令人疲惫的反复：The broken game made me start over ____.

哪句话在自然、庄重或文学化的场景中使用了 for all eternity？

1. According to the legend, the guardian will watch the gate for all eternity.
2. The class lasts for all eternity, exactly forty minutes.
3. Please heat the soup for all eternity.

哪句话把一种可能的解释谨慎地归于研究人员？

1. Researchers have recommended examining the pattern after seasonal flooding.
2. Researchers have confirmed that seasonal flooding caused the pattern.
3. Researchers have suggested that the pattern may be linked to seasonal flooding.

请用 stem from 完成句子：The misunderstanding may ____ a translation error.

请用本课中表示“注定或被迫”的两个单词完成句子：Because the damaged program could not be fixed, it was ____ repeat the same useless calculation forever.

哪句话既说明作品产生了持久影响，又给出了对作品的象征性解读？

1. The mural is an allegory about rebuilding, but almost no one remembers it.
2. The mural has resonated as an allegory about communities rebuilding after disaster.
3. The mural has resonated with local visitors because its colors are bright.

选择最适合完成句子的短语：The novel explores mortality, freedom, and the search for meaning as parts of ____.

1. living conditions
2. human nature
3. the human condition

在这个句子中，The Myth of Sisyphus 指什么？

1. 只指古希腊神话，与后来的作品无关
2. 一位名叫西西弗斯的历史统治者的传记
3. 阿尔贝·加缪借神话探讨荒诞的哲学随笔

请使用 compare A to B 的类比结构补全句子：The speaker compared learning a language ____ training for a marathon.

existentialist philosopher 这一描述有助于解释句子的什么内容？

1. 它说明加缪是一位研究物质宇宙的科学家。
2. 它表示加缪认为每一种惩罚都有明确的实际目的。
3. 它表明这里涉及人的存在和人类追寻意义的哲学背景。

哪一句中的 search 与原句一样，表示思想或精神层面的抽象追寻？

1. I searched my backpack for the missing key.
2. The essay examines our search for meaning.
3. Use the search box to find the article.

这句话中的 an indifferent universe 表示什么？

1. 宇宙对人类活动感到无聊。
2. 宇宙不会回应人类的希望或苦难。
3. 宇宙对人类感到愤怒。

请用 give up 的正确形式补全句子：Instead of ____, Maya tried one more time.

哪种解释最符合 defiantly meeting his fate？

1. 他面对无法避免的结局，但没有屈服。
2. 他在结局发生前成功逃脱了。
3. 他平静地接受结局，不再反抗。

请用表示“可能的条件不会改变计划”的两个词补全句子：____ it rains on Saturday, we will still meet at the library.

哪句话使用 give + 宾语 + 抽象性质，表示某事物获得了意义或价值？

1. The class gave the old tree new significance by making it the symbol of their club.
2. The gardener gave the class a lesson about trees.
3. The class gave a watering can to the gardener.

哪句话自然地表示人们主动接纳一个共享场所，并像爱护自己的地方一样对待它？

1. The neighbors cared for the park by embracing it as their own.
2. The neighbors tolerated the park until someone else took responsibility.
3. The neighbors hugged one another beside the park.

哪句话中的 take 是表示“解读或观点”的名词？

1. The review offers a thoughtful take on the final scene.
2. The boat can take on six passengers.
3. Jordan will take on a harder role next year.

请用表示“面对看似无法克服的挑战”的目标短语完成英文句子：____, the researchers kept testing new ideas.

哪一项最符合“Viktor Frankl's chilling first-hand account of life”的意思？

1. 弗兰克尔从别人那里听来的寒冷天气报告
2. 基于弗兰克尔亲身经历、令人深感不安的生活记述
3. 与弗兰克尔的经历毫无关系的虚构冒险故事

这句话中的 Man's Search for Meaning 指什么？

1. 维克多·弗兰克尔所著、探讨人在极端苦难中寻找意义的一本书
2. 奥斯维辛集中营的正式名称
3. 命令一个男人去寻找隐藏物品的一句话

Auschwitz concentration camp 在这句话中指什么？

1. 大屠杀期间与囚禁、强迫劳动和大规模屠杀有关的纳粹集中营群
2. 为这本书虚构出来的地点
3. 普通的休闲营地