你能解开失控AI的谜题吗？ - 丹·芬克尔 (Dan Finkel)：英语精读讲义

根据本句，hostile artificial intelligence 是什么意思？

1. 有时会给出无用回答的人工智能系统
2. 在恶劣环境中制造的人工智能系统
3. 主动对抗或威胁人类的人工智能系统

请用 take over 的过去分词形式完成句子：The new coach has ____ the team and now makes the main decisions.

将 shut、it 和 down 按正确顺序填入：If the server overheats, ____ immediately.

将 brave、enough 和 to 按正确顺序填入：Maya is ____ enter the cave alone.

哪句话能自然地表示“有人未经允许进入了办公室”？

1. Someone broke into the office during the night.
2. Someone broke in the office during the night.
3. Someone broke the office into during the night.

一个箱子放在柜子的最高表面上。哪句话最准确地表达了这个位置？

1. The box is on top of the cabinet.
2. The box is under the cabinet.
3. The box is above the cabinet.

哪句话中的 stories 表示建筑楼层？

1. The hotel is twelve stories high.
2. She published twelve stories this year.
3. He told twelve stories at dinner.

哪句话使用了表示“使某物下降”的及物动词 lower？

1. The pump can lower the water level safely.
2. The water level is low today.
3. The boat stopped at the lower platform.

用 rig up 的过去式完成句子：We ____ a simple shelter with a tarp and two ropes.

请使用 If you can ..., you can ... 结构完成句子：____ unlock the gate, ____ use the shortcut.

在设备间里，哪句话中的 hit 表示“按下或启动控制装置”？

1. Hit the metal door with a hammer to open it.
2. Hit the red emergency button to stop the conveyor.
3. Hit the ball away from the window.

哪句话正确使用了 shut off 和代词 it？

1. Please it shut off before you leave.
2. Please shut it off before you leave.
3. Please shut off it before you leave.

请用表示“在关键时刻化解困境”的三词习语完成句子：Our projector failed, but Lena brought a spare and ____.

请用 be the one to do 的过去式完成句子：Priya ____ notice the error before anyone else.

用 suck out 的被动形式完成句子：During decompression, loose objects can ____ of the cabin.

哪一句正确表示持续的大雨造成了长时间延误？

1. The heavy rain continued, resulting in a long delay.
2. The heavy rain continued, resulting a long delay.
3. The heavy rain continued, resulting from a long delay.

哪句话表示摄像机的控制权会在两名玩家之间反复来回切换？

1. Control over the camera passes from one player to the other once.
2. One player takes permanent control over the camera.
3. Control over the camera alternates between the two players.

哪句话正确表示两名玩家都必须完成自己的回合？

1. Neither player can skip a turn.
2. Either player can skip a turn.
3. Neither player can't skip a turn.

填入两个介词，完成说明每次变化幅度的规则：The elevator rises ____ exactly five floors ____ a time.

哪一句使用 whoever 表示任何满足条件的人都会得到相应结果？

1. Who will finish the puzzle first?
2. Whoever finishes the puzzle first will receive the key.
3. Everyone who finishes the puzzle will receive a key.

在这段谜题旁白中，deadly duel 最可能表示什么？

1. 一场被戏剧化描述的双方直接较量
2. 一次所有人合作的常规会议
3. 一堂讲解历史武器用法的课

在 “Note that the last train leaves at ten.” 中，Note that 的主要作用是什么？

1. 它把后面的信息标记为重要内容。
2. 它表示说话人正在把这句话写下来。
3. 它把后面的信息标记为不重要内容。

两名玩家正在阅读一条规则。"Neither of you can lower the score below zero" 是什么意思？

1. 任意一名玩家都可以把分数降到零以下。
2. 只有一名玩家不得把分数降到零以下。
3. 两名玩家都不得把分数降到零以下。

补全表示“唯一可行动作”的固定结构：In this chess position, ____ protect the king.

用表示“这场比赛所有可能的最终结果”的目标短语完成句子：The program calculated ____ before choosing its strategy.

一个程序会比较所有可用路线，并选择成功概率最高的一条。哪句话的描述最准确？

1. It chooses a route that guarantees its success.
2. It chooses a route that increases its chance of success.
3. It chooses a route that maximizes its chance of success.

在桌游中，You go first. 是什么意思？

1. 你正在游戏中领先。
2. 你比其他人先离开房间。
3. 你先进行第一回合。

用目标表达补全句子：The safety check must be exact, so we can't ____.

本句中的 take any advantage it can get 是什么意思？

1. 它会不公平地利用某个特定的人。
2. 它会把所有优势都让给对手。
3. 它会利用一切可获得的有利条件。

用 have a response to 完成句子：A good coach should ____ every tactic the other team might try.

哪句话使用目标句型来引出一项有用的策略？

1. The trick here is to test the simplest case first.
2. The catch is that the simplest case is missing.
3. She played a trick on her brother.

你知道最终总数不正确，想找出最早出错的步骤。哪句话最准确地描述了这种方法？

1. Work faster until the total changes.
2. Skip the earlier steps and choose a new total.
3. Work backwards from the incorrect total to find the first incorrect step.

在句子 'The road is closed, which means we need another route,' 中，which means 起什么作用？

1. 它开始一个与前文无关的新话题。
2. 它纠正前述事实，说明该事实是错误的。
3. 它引出由前述事实推导出的结论。

哪一个句子表示“在你接过控制权的那一刻”？

1. When control switches to you, check the settings before making a change.
2. Before you switch off the controls, check the settings one last time.
3. When the controller is beside you, check the settings before making a change.

使用 were ... would ... 假设结构完成句子：If the gym ____ closed, we ____ practice outside.

在 lead to 后使用 crash 的正确形式完成句子：Skipping the update could lead to the app ____.

哪句话中的 color code 表示用不同颜色标记不同类别？

1. We decorate the calendar with random colors.
2. We color code the calendar: blue means school and green means sports.
3. We write computer code to build a calendar app.

阅读这句话：Several factors are at play in the team's improvement. 其中 at play 是什么意思？

1. 这些因素已经不再影响结果。
2. 有几个因素正在影响这种进步。
3. 有几个人正在玩游戏。

哪一句正确改述了高亮从句的逻辑？

1. The player who starts there loses only if they do nothing.
2. No matter what the player who starts there does, that player will lose.
3. Every player loses before their turn starts.

请用 either ... or ... 和 leave someone with something 完成句子：A strong move can ____ the game immediately ____ your opponent with a difficult choice.

用句首 not only 结构和对应的 so 分句补全句子：____ the library open late, ____ the study hall.

哪个句子中的 send 表示“使某人进入某个位置或状态”？

1. Maya's dad sent her to the bakery.
2. Maya sent a postcard to her cousin.
3. A high score could send Maya to first place.

你已经检查过红色和蓝色按钮。要自然地把绿色按钮作为下一个案例提出来，应选择哪一句？

1. Where is the green button?
2. What about the green button?
3. What color is the green button?

用 If ... then ... 框架补全这条规则：____ the temperature is two degrees above the limit, ____ the machine shuts down.

请用 destined to 和动词原形 fail 完成句子：A project with no time or budget is ____.

请用 as a shortcut 完成这个过渡：We could count every square one by one, but ____, we can multiply the rows by the columns.

请使用美式英语中包含两个端点的范围词完成句子：Pages 8 ____ 11 are required.

请用 be determined by 的正确形式完成句子：The delivery fee ____ the distance.

在例句中，this means that 里的 this 指什么？

1. 只指第十二级
2. 后面提到的颜色
3. 前面刚解释的整条规则

请用表示“列表还没列完”的目标表达补全句子：The art box contains markers, crayons, paint, ____.

用 multiples of seven 的单数形式完成句子：Because 28 = 7 × 4, 28 is ____.

哪句话使用 In particular 从一般陈述转向一个关键的具体重点？

1. Several parts of the car need checking. In particular, the brakes need immediate attention.
2. The brakes are the only part of the car that needs checking.
3. For example, no part of the car needs checking.

哪句话正确表达“16 比 14 大 2”？

1. Sixteen is two less than fourteen.
2. Fourteen is two greater than sixteen.
3. Sixteen is two greater than fourteen.

使用 have to make sure 完成句子：Before the trip, you ____ every passenger has a ticket.

哪句话最明确地表示预定的安全检查一天也不能漏掉？

1. The safety check happens on a single day.
2. The safety check happens every single day.
3. The safety check happens every other day.

哪句话表示密码只泄露一次就足以要求采取行动？

1. If the password is exposed once in a while, reset it immediately.
2. If the password is exposed even once, reset it immediately.
3. If the password is exposed several times, reset it immediately.

在句子“If we miss the final deadline, it's game over for the project.”中，game over 是什么意思？

1. 项目会失败，实际上没有办法继续。
2. 项目会暂停一个回合。
3. 一款电子游戏将会开始。

哪句话表示“在游戏的第一回合，防守是唯一的选择”？

1. Your only choice after one turn is to defend.
2. Your only choice on turn one is to defend.
3. Your only choice in one turn is to defend.

在这里，And with that, the crisis is averted 传达了什么信息？

1. 危机已经造成损害，现在需要修复。
2. 一场新的危机即将开始。
3. 前面的行动已经化解了危险，因此这段叙事可以收尾。

用表示回到先前话题的词完成转场：We have answered the side question. Now, ____ our main topic: how plants store water.

deadly and delicious duel 在这句话中的主要表达效果是什么？

1. 它正式保证这道谜题会造成真实伤害。
2. 它在字面上说明这场对决本身可以吃。
3. 它结合意义反差和重复的 /d/ 音，使谜题听起来既戏剧化又有趣。

请用本课中的确切短语完成规则说明：____: each team has three minutes to build a tower.

用表示“按顺序轮流做这项活动”的两个词补全句子：Ava and Ben ____ feeding the class rabbit.

请使用 lower、left 和 corner 完成这条指令：Place the star in ____.

哪一句明确表示“每个回合都必须选择一张牌”？

1. Each turn, you must choose one card.
2. On your first turn, choose one card.
3. You may choose one card on any turn.

哪句话明确表示 Maya 从一整板巧克力上掰下了一格？

1. Maya broke up the chocolate bar into several pieces.
2. Maya broke off one square from the chocolate bar.
3. Maya's body broke down the chocolate after she ate it.

哪一种理解符合这个句子的意思？

1. 整块巧克力板都有毒，所以没有任何方块是安全的。
2. 左下角的方块是安全的，但其他所有方块都有毒。
3. 除左下角的方块外，其他方块都是安全的，而左下角的方块有毒。

这个问题在询问策略之前整合了哪些信息？

1. 巧克力板的价格，以及必须由另一位玩家先走的规则。
2. 一道乘法题的答案，以及描述整个游戏的要求。
3. 巧克力板的尺寸、你先手这一条件，以及活下来的目标。

用说明提供方并表达感谢的说法完成这条媒体鸣谢：Today's science puzzle ____ the City Museum.

一位科学老师查看了许多已有视频，选出最可靠的内容，并把它们编排成一节课。哪句话最准确地描述了这项工作？

1. The teacher curated a set of science videos for the lesson.
2. The teacher created every science video for the lesson.
3. The teacher chose one science video at random.

用 be guided by 的正确形式完成句子：Our design decisions ____ three simple principles.

请用本课表示“而不是”的两个单词补全句子：The club chose a hands-on workshop ____ a long lecture.

哪句话能自然地建议别人去看看一款新的科学应用？

1. Check out of this new science app.
2. Check off this new science app.
3. Check out this new science app.

年度订阅通常需要 100 美元。20% off the annual subscription fee 表示什么？

1. 支付 120 美元。
2. 支付 20 美元。
3. 支付 80 美元。

用 confirm 的目的不定式完成句子：____ your email address, enter the code we sent you.

你还没有账户，现在想注册免费会员。哪一句指令正确？

1. Sign in to your account.
2. Sign up for a free membership.
3. Sign out of your account.

用 by + -ing 和动词 tap 完成操作说明：You can open the menu ____ the icon.

用 email + 收件人 + 内容 的结构完成句子：The library will ____ the receipt after you pay.