入侵物种的威胁 - 珍妮弗·克洛斯 (Jennifer Klos)：英语精读讲义

在“blanket the southern United States”中，动词 blanket 是什么意思？

1. 覆盖广大区域
2. 让一个地区保持温暖
3. 把毯子从一个地方搬到另一个地方

用表示“高度最高可达……”的 as...as 短语完成句子：The observation tower can reach ____ 80 feet.

在这句话中，swallow buildings 最符合哪种含义？

1. 使建筑物吞下某物
2. 几乎完全覆盖并遮住建筑物
3. 把建筑物当作食物吃掉

请用表示“有能力”的三个词结构完成句子：This compact camera ____ recording underwater.

用“动词 + 反身代词 + into + 结果”结构完成句子：After taking on every task, Maya worked ____ exhaustion.

这句话在说话人的论述中起什么作用？

1. 它请听众判断这些故事是否真实。
2. 它否定一种虚构的解读，并用真实的解读取代它。
3. 它列出两种不同的故事。

这个问句在话语结构中的主要作用是什么？

1. 它证明这些情况并不存在于自然界中。
2. 它把前面的反差转化为一个将由后续内容解答的问题。
3. 它要求一位观众立刻回答。

哪项描述最符合 invasive species？

1. 任何表现得有攻击性的动物。
2. 任何生活在户外的物种。
3. 在新环境中造成危害的非本地物种。

用“先否定一个原因、再给出真正原因”的两部分结构补全句子：The delay happened ____ driver error, ____ a road closure.

用 grow 的过去完成时补全句子：Before the gardeners moved the vine, it ____ quietly for several years.

哪个句子正确地使用了两个分词短语来描述同一个主语？

1. The storm damaged and losing several branches, the old tree needed careful treatment.
2. Damaging by the storm and lost several branches, the old tree needed careful treatment.
3. Damaged by the storm and losing several branches, the old tree needed careful treatment.

用表示“群体中的许多个体死亡”的目标短语动词完成句子：During the harsh winter, many bees began to ____, but the species did not disappear completely.

例句中的 its fortunes changed 是什么意思？

1. 它把钱换成了另一种货币。
2. 它的整体处境或前景变得不同。
3. 它一定会取得成功。

请用 import 的一般过去时被动形式和表示目的地的介词补全句子：The rare tree ____ the country in 1905.

在本句中，was even subsidized by the government 是什么意思？

1. 政府提供资金支持种植这种植物。
2. 政府要求人们种植这种植物，但没有提供资金。
3. 政府只是允许种植这种植物。

请用一个包含 fight、意为“减少土壤流失”的四词目的短语完成句子：The town planted grass on the bare hillside ____.

哪一句自然地用句首的 with 短语给出促成结果的条件？

1. The seedlings grew quickly because they had plenty of sunlight and water.
2. With plenty of sunlight and water, the seedlings grew quickly.
3. With her cousin, Lena walked to school.

请用表示“后来开始被视为”的目标短语完成句子：After winning three races, she ____ the local champion.

以下哪项最准确地说明了绰号 the plant that ate the South 的含义？

1. 它表示这种藤蔓真的咀嚼并消化了一个地理区域。
2. 它表示美国南部的人常把这种藤蔓当作食物。
3. 它表示这种藤蔓在美国南部大片地区蔓延并形成了严重侵占。

以下哪项正确说明了 Florida's Everglades？

1. 佛罗里达州所有森林的统称。
2. 佛罗里达州南部的一大片湿地区域。
3. 美国北部的一条山脉。

在 thought 后使用 hide 的完成式被动形式完成句子：The documents are thought ____ before the inspection.

使用名词结构 be the cause of 完成句子：A blocked pipe was ____ the leak.

哪句话表示一家企业在竞争中表现得比对手更好？

1. The local shop is cooperating with two national chains.
2. The local shop is outcompeting two national chains.
3. The local shop is competing with two national chains.

用 highlighted phrase 完成正式的结果表达：The factory fixed the leaking pipe, ____ water waste.

哪句话自然地表示“捕食者有助于防止鹿群数量增长过多”？

1. Natural predators help to measure each deer's body size.
2. Natural predators help to control the size of the deer population.
3. Natural predators help to count every deer in the population.

用 so many ... that 完成句子：The club received ____ applications ____ it needed extra reviewers.

用本课中表示“彻底或几乎彻底摧毁、消除”的双词短语动词完成句子：A severe drought could ____ the region's food supply.

用本课中表示“被有意带到一个新地方”的短语完成句子：The beetles were ____ the island to control an invasive weed.

哪句话用句首的 like 通过清楚的比较，把新案例与前一个案例联系起来？

1. After the first experiment, the second experiment produced similar results.
2. Because the first experiment succeeded, the second experiment produced similar results.
3. Like the first experiment, the second experiment produced similar results.

哪句话准确使用了 native habitat？

1. The city zoo is the frog's native habitat because one frog was moved there last week.
2. Any place where an imported frog survives becomes its native habitat.
3. The wetland is the frog's native habitat because the species occurs there naturally.

哪句话最自然地表示捕食者会防止鹿群数量增长过多？

1. Natural predators keep the deer population under control.
2. Wildlife officers are in control of the deer survey.
3. Natural predators live near the deer population.

哪句话把 lack 用作名词，表示这个团队没有足够的时间？

1. A lack of time is slowing the team down.
2. The team lacks time and is working slowly.
3. Limited time is slowing the team down.

哪句话自然地使用了放在名词后的形容词短语？

1. We need a suitable for large meetings room.
2. We need a room suitable large meetings.
3. We need a room suitable for large meetings.

用 allow 的过去式和不定式短语 to skyrocket 完成句子：The new feature ____ the number of users ____ in just a few weeks.

在列举几个相似案例后，'So, why does this keep happening?' 起什么作用？

1. 它表示这种模式已经停止。
2. 它从这些案例转向对反复出现模式的解释。
3. 它添加了一个无关的例子，却不询问原因。

用表示“由数千年的共同进化变化造成”的短语补全英语句子：This relationship is ____.

哪一个句子明确以 animals 作为 adapting 的逻辑主语，并正确使用了 adapt to？

1. The animals evolve together, adapting to their habitat and each other.
2. Adapting to their habitat and each other, the changes continue.
3. The habitat evolves, adapting to the animals and each other.

哪一个句子表示调节一直持续到压力变得稳定的那一刻？

1. The system keeps adjusting while a stable pressure is maintained.
2. The system starts adjusting after a stable pressure is reached.
3. The system keeps adjusting until a stable pressure is reached.

一个系统已经处于平衡状态。哪句话表示这个平衡会继续保持？

1. Regular checks help maintain the balance.
2. Regular checks help restore the balance.
3. Regular checks help achieve the balance.

哪句话正确使用 via 来引出控制种群的机制？

1. The population is regulated via because food and space are limited.
2. The population is regulated despite limiting factors such as food and space.
3. The population is regulated via limiting factors such as food and space.

哪句话表示规定限制了研究可以包含哪些主题，但没有表示原有范围已经缩小？

1. The rules describe the range of topics in the study.
2. The rules reduce the range of topics in the study.
3. The rules restrict the range of topics in the study.

请用表示“某事物是否存在”的成对学术短语完成句子：The outcome may depend on the ____ of oxygen.

使用本课由四个英文单词组成的结构补全句子：Crop health ____ water and soil nutrients.

例句中的 which in turn impacts 表达的是哪种信息关系？

1. A 影响 B，然后 B 又影响 C。
2. A 和 B 轮流影响 C。
3. A 影响 B，以此作为对 C 的回报。

请用 feed on 的正确形式完成句子：An owl ____ mice and other small animals.

哪句话正确表示涂层能防止金属生锈？

1. This coating keeps the metal from rusting.
2. This coating keeps the metal to rust.
3. This coating keeps the metal rusting.

哪一句中的 upset 与例句含义相同？

1. The new rule upset the balance between speed and safety.
2. The bad news upset Maya before dinner.
3. Jordan was upset about the result.

请用表示“把某物带入某地这一行为”的名词完成这句正式的生态学句子：The report examines the sudden ____ of non-native organisms into the lake.

在 a pretty major change 中，pretty 是什么意思？

1. 以整齐的方式
2. 相当、颇为
3. 漂亮的、好看的

用 has、evolve 的过去分词以及用于引出栖息地的介词完成句子：This island species ____ a habitat with no large predators.

完成表示“容易受到霜冻损害影响”的固定搭配：Young seedlings are susceptible ____ frost damage.

这道门原本应该控制人员进入，但没有做到。哪句话最能强调预期的控制没有实现？

1. The gate did not restrict access to the area.
2. The gate restricted access to the area.
3. The gate failed to restrict access to the area.

哪句话正确表达“杂草在水和阳光的竞争中可能胜过作物”？

1. Fast-growing weeds can compete crops for water and sunlight.
2. Fast-growing weeds can outcompete crops for water and sunlight.
3. Fast-growing weeds can outcompete with crops for water and sunlight.

一条新公路改变了动物的移动和觅食方式，但栖息地和物种仍然存在。哪句话最准确地描述了这种影响？

1. The new highway completely destroyed the local ecosystem.
2. The new highway disrupted the local ecosystem.
3. The new highway created the local ecosystem.

阅读这个句子：“The seeds were introduced into the garden through floodwater.” 这两个介词短语分别表示什么？

1. through floodwater 表示目的地；into the garden 表示途径。
2. into the garden 表示目的地；through floodwater 表示途径。
3. 两个短语都表示负责的人。

哪一句正确地使用了插入式 though 来表示转折？

1. The first two puzzles were easy, though the last one took an hour.
2. The first two puzzles were easy; the last one, though, took an hour.
3. Although the first two puzzles were easy, the last one took an hour.

选择正确使用 as when 引出具体情形的句子。

1. Roads can become dangerous without warning, as when overnight.
2. Roads can become dangerous without warning, as a patch of black ice.
3. Roads can become dangerous without warning, as when black ice forms overnight.

在这个生态语境中，zebra mussel 指什么？

1. 一种生活在伊利湖附近的条纹陆生哺乳动物
2. 一种在北美被视为入侵物种的淡水贻贝
3. 一种用于大型湖泊的货船

哪句话自然地表达“风无意中把种子带到了岛上”？

1. The wind was accidentally carried to the island by the seeds.
2. The seeds were accidentally carried to the island by the wind.
3. The seeds accidentally carried the island by the wind.

哪句话中的 as 表示“随着一种趋势发展”?

1. Because the weather is warm, we can eat outside.
2. As the weather gets warmer, more people visit the park.
3. As a park guide, Lena answers visitors' questions.

用 bring ... along 完成句子，表示夹克要和你一起带去：The evening may be cold, so please ____ a jacket ____.

哪一句最准确地保留了 rarely considering the consequences 的意思？

1. The results happened only rarely after we brought the animals.
2. We brought the animals with us, but we seldom thought about the results.
3. We seldom brought the animals because we considered the results.

请用 now that 结构完成句子：Now ____ the library is open, we can return the books.

请用 effects of X on Y 结构完成句子：The study examines the effects ____ noise ____ sleep.

某机构连续几个月追踪每一批动物运输，而不是只检查一批货物。哪句话最准确地描述了它的行动？

1. The agency closely monitors the transport of animals.
2. The agency bans all transport of animals.
3. The agency inspects one shipment of animals.

哪句话在 ban 后把 imports 用作名词，并表示一项一般政策？

1. The government may ban imports of untreated wood.
2. The government may ban companies to import untreated wood.
3. The government imports untreated wood every month.

哪句话把 with 短语放在名词后面，用一种特征来确定该名词所指的对象？

1. The museum displayed the vase, and a guide stood with it.
2. With great care, the museum displayed the unusual vase.
3. The museum displayed the vase with the most unusual shape.

在这个语境中，a group of primates who emerged from Africa 指什么？

1. 用生物学术语描述的现代人类。
2. 仅指目前生活在非洲的非人类猿类。
3. 来自非洲的政治领导人。

哪句话中的 cover 与高亮短语一样，表示地理覆盖或分布范围？

1. She covered the bowl with a plate.
2. The journalist covered the election.
3. This mobile network covers nearly every village in the valley.

结尾问题 Are we an invasive species? 在篇章中的主要作用是什么？

1. 它把前面的讨论转回人类自身，并引发反思。
2. 它宣布人类已经得到确定的科学分类。
3. 它要求听众复述入侵物种的定义。