辣味的科学 - 罗丝·伊芙蕾丝：英语精读讲义

在这个问题中，feel like it's on fire 最符合哪一种意思？

1. 嘴里真的冒出了火焰。
2. 嘴里只是变得暖和而舒服。
3. 嘴里感觉极其灼热而疼痛。

请用 soothe the burn 完成句子：After a mild sunburn, aloe gel may help ____.

用表示“流泪”的动词完成句子，并使用 make + 宾语 + 动词原形：The smoke made my eyes ____.

演讲过程中，你发现听众需要先了解一条基础规则，然后才能听懂下一点。哪句话最自然？

1. Let's speed up and skip the basic rule.
2. Let's back up the file before the presentation.
3. Let's back up a bit and explain the basic rule first.

哪句话先承认一种常见叫法，再给出与之形成反差的科学分类？

1. Even though many people call tomatoes vegetables, botanically they are fruits.
2. Because many people call tomatoes vegetables, botanically they are fruits.
3. Even though many people call tomatoes vegetables, but botanically they are fruits.

哪句话最恰当地使用这个框架，把表面现象转向实际过程？

1. The screen looks frozen, and the app is still loading data.
2. The screen looks frozen, but what's really happening is that the app is still loading data.
3. The screen looks frozen because the app is still loading data.

哪句话使用了 activate 的科学含义，表示使感觉神经元开始产生反应？

1. A mild electric pulse can locate sensory neurons in the hand.
2. A mild electric pulse can protect sensory neurons in the hand.
3. A mild electric pulse can activate sensory neurons in the hand.

哪句话表示星星画在笔记本的许多位置上？

1. Stars are drawn under the notebook.
2. Stars are drawn all over the notebook.
3. Stars are drawn beside the notebook.

用本课的对照过渡语完成说明：On this display, pressing the up arrow makes the number increase. ____ when you press the down arrow.

一份安全报告要描述液体已经接触到工作人员的皮肤。哪句话最能表示这种已经存在的状态？

1. The liquid is in contact with the worker's skin.
2. Contact the worker about the liquid.
3. The liquid came into contact with the worker's skin.

哪组句子先说明原因，再用 This is why 引出结果？

1. The phone shut down. This is because the battery was empty.
2. The battery was empty. This is why the phone shut down.
3. The battery was empty. This is because the phone shut down.

用 elicit 的过去式完成句子：The interviewer's question ____ a detailed response from the witness.

在保持第一句含义的同时，把第二句补成正式关系从句：The artist painted the sign with this brush. This is the brush ____ the artist painted the sign.

请选择这句话的最佳含义：Not all routes are equally safe.

1. 有些路线可能没有其他路线安全。
2. 没有一条路线是安全的。
3. 每条路线的安全程度都完全相同。

用本课中表示“关键差异在于……”的四词结构补全句子：Both phones take clear photos; ____ how well they work in low light.

哪一句使用 found in 作为缩略关系从句，表示某物存在于某个地点或材料中？

1. The town was founded in 1890.
2. The researchers found this rock near the river.
3. The minerals found in this rock are valuable.

用 be made up of 的正确形式完成句子：The review team ____ four specialists.

哪句话明确表示烟雾向上移动并进入了阁楼？

1. The smoke was floating in the attic.
2. The smoke floated up to the attic door.
3. The smoke floated up into the attic.

用目标结构完成句子：In this study, response time is ____ performance.

its rating on the Scoville scale 表明什么？

1. 这种食物有多大。
2. 根据公认的辣度量表，这种食物有多辣。
3. 这种食物放在厨房秤上有多重。

哪句话表示稀释可以持续到颜色不可见的临界点？

1. The dye can be diluted many times before its color is no longer visible.
2. Diluting the dye makes its color easier to see forever.
3. The dye must become invisible before anyone can dilute it.

哪句话中的 get 表示得到分数或测量结果？

1. The design gets zero points for durability.
2. The train gets to the station at noon.
3. The technician gets a clean cup from the shelf.

哪句话用 clock in 来报告测得的数值？

1. The package clocks in at 2.3 kilograms.
2. The clock in the lobby stopped at two.
3. Employees clock in before their shift.

哪句话中的 race 比喻为“为实现目标而展开的竞争”？

1. The lab closed early after the meeting.
2. Several labs are in a race to develop a faster test.
3. Several runners are racing around the track.

请用本课表示“持续而艰难的较量”的短语补全句子：Keeping weeds out of the garden ____.

请用本课短语的过去式补全句子，表示 Lina 是最终胜者：After three close rounds, Lina ____.

哪句话使用了 about half + 测量对象 + 过去分词短语说明参照标准的结构？

1. The new lamp is about half as tall as the old model.
2. The new lamp uses about half the electricity consumed by the old model.
3. The old model consumed electricity for about half an hour.

Why would anyone want to eat ...? 在这段讲解中起什么作用？

1. 它预测未来每个人都会吃会造成疼痛的食物。
2. 它告诉听众必须吃会造成疼痛的食物。
3. 它提出一个令人意外的问题，供说话人接下来解答。

哪句话使用了正确的嵌入式疑问语序？

1. Nobody knows why the machine stopped.
2. Nobody knows why did the machine stop.
3. Nobody knows why stopped the machine.

用表示“最早可追溯到”的准确短语完成句子：The library owns maps ____ the 1500s.

哪句话正确地在 don't know 后使用 whether，列出三个可能的目的地？

1. We don't know whether the trail leads to the lake, the village, or the old bridge.
2. We know whether the trail leads to the lake, the village, or the old bridge.
3. We don't know whether does the trail lead to the lake, the village, or the old bridge.

用表示“有300年历史的”的复合形容词补全句子：The museum displayed a ____ map.

哪句话中的 lined with 表示某种材料覆盖在物体内侧？

1. Tall trees lined the road beside the farm.
2. The runners lined up with their teammates.
3. The lunch box was lined with a layer of foil.

用缺少的两个单词完成 add A to B 结构：When the soup tasted bland, the chef started ____ herbs ____ the soup.

哪句话使用 kill off 来强调一个群体中的许多成员都死去了？

1. A sudden disease killed off nearly all the fish in the pond.
2. The vet killed a tick on the dog's ear.
3. The hikers walked off the trail.

判断：'Some studies show that X' 与 'All studies prove that X.' 表达的论断强度相同。

1. 错误
2. 正确

哪句话表示“这种情况恰好在沿海地区更常见”？

1. The condition has to be more prevalent in coastal areas.
2. The condition happens to be more prevalent in coastal areas.
3. The condition happens to become more prevalent in coastal areas.

哪句话正确使用 subject oneself to，表示主动接受一种不愉快的经历？

1. We chose to subject ourselves to another round of difficult interviews.
2. We chose to enjoy another round of difficult interviews.
3. We chose to protect ourselves from another round of difficult interviews.

用高亮表达补全句子，表示原因仍然有些不清楚：The cause of the strange signal ____.

哪句话使用 be like 比较两种活动，同时没有说它们在字面上完全相同？

1. Learning a language is a long race in every literal sense.
2. Learning a language likes training for a long race.
3. Learning a language is like training for a long race.

如果延误发生在暴风雨之后，并且是其后果之一，哪个词最适合填空？The storm and the ____ delay disrupted travel.

1. upcoming
2. ensuing
3. pleasant

请用一个由两个单词组成的连接词完成句子，表示可能出现的寒冷天气不会改变计划：We will go to the park ____ the weather is cold.

hot stuff 在这个句子中是什么意思：They like to eat hot stuff.

1. 温热的食物
2. 热门的产品或内容
3. 辛辣的食物

用表示“做某事的可能性更高”的结构完成句子：People who plan ahead are ____ finish on time.

哪一句中的 taste 表示“偏好”？

1. The lemon changed the taste of the soup.
2. Ravi has developed a taste for jazz.
3. Ravi disliked the taste of the medicine.

用 up 作动词，并使用 tolerance for spice 补全句子：Trying small amounts of spicy food regularly can ____.

哪个开头正确地把一份报告作为这项说法的外部来源？

1. According to me, air quality improved last year.
2. According to the report, air quality improved last year.
3. In my opinion the report, air quality improved last year.

休息一小时后，Maya 说：“The pain doesn't get any better.” 她是什么意思？

1. 疼痛已经完全消失。
2. 疼痛完全没有好转。
3. 这个人变得更有技能了。

用本课中表示“变得更能承受困难”的两个词补全句子：After each demanding practice, you ____.

请理解这个英文句子：In a survey, experienced hikers don't rate the steep trail any less difficult than beginners do. 这句话是什么意思？

1. 他们给这条陡峭山路的难度评分低于初学者。
2. 他们给出的难度评分不低于初学者的评分。
3. 他们没有给这条山路作出任何评分。

使用 those who 和代替 check their mirrors regularly 的助动词完成比较：Drivers who check their mirrors regularly make fewer mistakes than ____.

证据仍然有限。哪个句子作出的判断最谨慎？

1. The new treatment definitely eliminates headaches.
2. The new treatment has no possible effect on headaches.
3. The new treatment seems to reduce headaches.

在“torment your heat receptors all you want,”中，all you want 最可能表达什么？

1. 要求这个行为永远继续下去的规定
2. 带调侃的让步：想做就做，但后面的结论仍然成立
3. 毫无保留的热情鼓励

用本课的主题引入表达补全句子：____ online privacy, strong passwords are only the first step.

为什么原句中的 burned 构成了双关？

1. 它既让人想到辛辣食物带来的灼热疼痛，也让人想到承受不良后果。
2. 它只表示某样东西真的着火了。
3. 它只表示食物已经变凉。