哺乳动物分娩的三种不同方式 - Kate Slabosky：英语精读讲义

请用表示“有共同点”的固定短语完成问句：What do these two songs ____?

说话者问完一个问题后说“More than you might think.”，这个短答的主要作用是什么？

1. 立刻给出精确数量。
2. 表示说话者不知道答案。
3. 暗示答案超出预期，并把细节留到后面。

哪句话以 the guide 为核心语法主语，并把两位访客作为补充信息加入？

1. The guide and two visitors is waiting outside.
2. The guide, along with two visitors, is waiting outside.
3. The guide, along with two visitors, are waiting outside.

这句话中的 class Mammalia 是什么意思？

1. 一个生物分类层级及其名称
2. 供动物使用的教室
3. 一堂关于哺乳动物的学校课程

请用 mean 的 -ing 形式完成句子，以解释这个术语：The material is transparent, ____ light can pass through it.

用高亮结构完成这个正式比较：The male bird is ____ the female ____ its bright red chest.

前一句是“There are several safety steps you can take.”。哪一句最适合接着列举具体措施？

1. That includes regular backups and strong passwords.
2. That means the computer is expensive.
3. That excludes every safety measure.

哪一句自然地把 young 用作名词，表示动物的幼崽或后代？

1. Many birds protect their young time from predators.
2. Many birds protect their younger from predators.
3. Many birds protect their young from predators.

选择使用让步表达且语法正确的句子。

1. Despite the heavy rain, the game continued.
2. Although the heavy rain, the game continued.
3. Despite it rained heavily, the game continued.

用本课的固定搭配完成句子：The elephant is expected to ____ next month.

请用本课所学的准确短语完成演讲转场：____ the main idea.

这里的 placental mammals 是什么意思？

1. 幼体出生前通过胎盘获得支持的哺乳动物
2. 根据生活地点命名的哺乳动物
3. 会产卵的哺乳动物

句子中由逗号隔开的短语起什么作用？The retina, a layer of light-sensitive tissue, lines the back of the eye.

1. 它换一种说法指称并解释 the retina。
2. 它为 lines 引入了第二个主语。
3. 它说明视网膜何时覆盖眼球后部。

用 attach to 的正确形式完成句子：The small camera ____ the helmet with a clip.

在生物学报告中，a developing embryo 是什么意思？

1. 已经出生的动物
2. 仍在生长和形成的胚胎
3. 开发新产品的胚胎

用 what keeps 完成句子，说明过滤器的功能：This filter is ____ the water clean.

哪一句正确地使用句首过去分词短语来描述电机？

1. Connected directly to the battery, a warning on the screen told the engineer to check the motor.
2. Connected directly to the battery, the engineer tested the motor.
3. Connected directly to the battery, the motor receives a steady flow of power.

用 funnel 的正确形式完成句子：The routing system ____ messages straight into the right inbox.

哪句话用 via 表示通信渠道？

1. The clinic sent the results to the patient.
2. The clinic sent the results via a secure app.
3. The clinic sent the results after lunch.

在这句科学说明中，exports its waste 是什么意思？

1. 它把幼崽的废物移出体外。
2. 它把幼崽的废物卖到另一个国家。
3. 它在幼崽体内制造更多废物。

哪句话能自然表达一个群体在海上待的时间比另一个群体长得多？

1. They spend far longer at sea than we do.
2. They spend far long at sea than we do.
3. They spend very longer at sea than we do.

一段话先概括有些动物能在极寒环境中生存。哪句话最适合接着引出一个具体例子？

1. Such as, emperor penguins can endure Antarctic winters.
2. At that time, emperor penguins can endure Antarctic winters.
3. For instance, emperor penguins can endure Antarctic winters.

请用固定短语 right up until 完成句子：The children played outside ____ sunset.

哪句话表示 Maya 取代 Leo，并开始主持会议？

1. Maya took over when Leo had to leave the meeting.
2. Maya took on another project when Leo left.
3. Maya turned over the notes to Sam before Leo left.

哪一句正确地用句首 Measuring... 短语描述 the table？

1. Measuring two meters wide, there was barely enough room for the table.
2. Measuring two meters wide, we moved the table through the door.
3. Measuring two meters wide, the table fills most of the room.

请使用 train 的正确形式完成句子：Leo will spend the next week ____ for the race. (train)

哪句话表示这道汤既不稀，又含有大量脂肪？

1. The soup is thick and fatty.
2. The soup is thick and fat-free.
3. The soup is thin and fatty.

标签给出的是每日上限。请用 per + 正确的单数时间单位完成句子：The maximum dose is two tablets ____.

一句话描述一个研究团队正在分析数据。请选择最适合作为下一句、把焦点转到同一时期另一个团队工作的句子。

1. As a result, researchers in another lab tested a different method.
2. However, researchers in another lab tested a different method.
3. Meanwhile, researchers in another lab tested a different method.

哪一句正确地把 marsupials 用作一个动物类群的名称？

1. Kangaroos and koalas are marsupials.
2. A marsupial is another word for any mammal.
3. Marsupials are pouches that carry baby animals.

请用 so ... that 结构完成句子：The soup was ____ hot ____ I had to wait before tasting it.

哪一个句子正确使用 continue + -ing 来描述持续进行的过程？

1. The therapy will continuing helping her regain strength.
2. The therapy will continue helping her regain strength.
3. The therapy will continue help her regain strength.

在介绍有袋类动物的文章中，mother's pouch 是什么意思？

1. 母兽身体上供幼崽继续发育的皮肤育儿袋
2. 缝在母兽衣服上的口袋
3. 母兽随身携带的小包

哪句话正确表示这台引擎属于最可靠的一组引擎？

1. This is one of the most reliable engine.
2. This is the most reliable engines.
3. This is one of the most reliable engines.

哪句话中的 Take 用于引出一个例子？

1. Take the children to see the electric buses.
2. Take the electric buses back to the depot.
3. Take electric buses: they can reduce both noise and air pollution.

哪句话正确使用 the equivalent of about 来说明近似容量？

1. The tank holds equivalent to about 50 bottles of water.
2. The tank holds the equivalent to about 50 bottles of water.
3. The tank holds the equivalent of about 50 bottles of water.

用 give birth to 的过去式完成句子：Last night, the cat ____ three kittens.

把 coin 和 -sized 组合起来完成句子：We found a ____ crab under a rock.

用表示“每轮一个”的短语补全句子：The scanner processes one page ____.

用 suckle 的 -ing 形式补全句子：The newborn kittens spend much of the day ____.

在英文句子“The library became a warm haven during the storm.”中，warm haven 是什么意思？

1. 一个不舒服的户外区域
2. 一个安全又舒适的地方
3. 船只停靠的港口

请用本学习笔记中由两个词组成的目标短语完成句子：____ the rain stopped, the field remained flooded.

哪句话明确描述了哺乳动物幼崽直接从母体吸奶？

1. The adult horse drank water from a bucket.
2. The newborn calf returned to its mother to suckle.
3. The farmer poured milk into a bottle.

用 care for 中缺少的介词完成句子：These are the puppies Ana is caring ____.

在句子 "The lab stored one sample at room temperature and another in a freezer," 中，another 指什么？

1. 第二个不同的样本
2. 冷冻柜
3. 换一种说法再次描述同一个样本

在句子 "In unfavorable conditions, the device may shut down," 中，conditions 是什么意思？

1. 设备的保修条款
2. 周围情况或环境
3. 疾病或医疗状况

在这个句子中，pause their pregnancies 是什么意思？

1. 袋鼠在保持怀孕的同时短暂休息。
2. 袋鼠可以暂时延缓妊娠的发育。
3. 袋鼠会永久终止妊娠。

请用 one for ... and one for ... 结构完成句子：The library has two reading areas, ____ children and ____ adults.

“of the breast” 在这句话中起什么作用？

1. 给出 Mammalia 的词源含义
2. 描述 Mammalia 所做的动作
3. 表示 Mammalia 位于乳房里面

哪一个句子正确使用了 a bit of a misnomer？

1. I wrote palace with two l's, so the word is a bit of a misnomer.
2. The gym is called the Ice Palace, but it has no ice, so the name is a bit of a misnomer.
3. The report gives the wrong total, so the number is a bit of a misnomer.

哪句话使用了相同的结构：先用强调助动词 do 承认一个事实，再给出关键反差？

1. The device does look simple, so it must be easy to repair.
2. While the device runs, the technician checks the screen.
3. While the device does look simple, it isn't actually easy to repair.

选择正确的句子来接续：“The old scanner doesn't print in color.”

1. Nor the new one does.
2. Nor doesn't the new one.
3. Nor does the new one.

在句子“This is arguably the most useful feature”中，arguably 起什么作用？

1. 它表示这个判断有合理依据，但仍可讨论。
2. 它表示这个判断已经得到无可置疑的证明。
3. 它表示说话人正在为这个功能激烈争吵。

请用 are only ... left 完成下面的英文句子，表示现在还剩三支铅笔：There were once twelve pencils in the box, but there ____.

duck-billed 说明 duck-billed platypus 的什么特征？

1. 它的喙部形状有些像鸭子的喙。
2. 它整个身体的形状都和鸭子一样。
3. 它是鸭子的一种。

在 The name monotreme means one hole 这句话中，one hole 起什么作用？

1. 它表示每只 monotreme 都住在一个洞穴里。
2. 它说明科学名称 monotreme 的词根所具有的简单字面含义。
3. 它表示 monotreme 全身任何地方总共只有一个开口。

在 “The form uses the term ‘minor,’ referring to anyone under 18,” 中，referring to 起什么作用？

1. 它把这个词推荐给某人。
2. 它明确说明这个词具体包括哪些人。
3. 它表示有人正用手指着表格。

哪个句子在 orifice 通常使用的正式语域中用得自然？

1. The medical report describes an obstruction at the nasal orifice.
2. We dug an orifice in the sand.
3. My sock has an orifice near the heel.

用一个表示“像……一样”的单词介词完成句子：____ many desert plants, this cactus stores water in its stem.

把 call 改成正确形式并完成句子：Nora sent a message instead of ____.

哪句话表示这些动物产下活着出生的幼崽，而不是让幼崽从蛋中孵化？

1. The animals give birth to live young.
2. The animals lay eggs in a warm nest.
3. The young animals live beside the river.

用表示“有软壳的”的复合形容词完成句子：Some reptiles lay ____ eggs.

选择能正确完成句子的单词：Sweat leaves the body through tiny ___ in the skin.

1. pours
2. pores
3. paws

选择正确使用“形容词 + enough + to + 动词”语序的句子。

1. The chicks stay in the nest until they are strong enough to fly.
2. The chicks stay in the nest until they are enough strong to fly.
3. The chicks stay in the nest until they are strong to enough fly.

使用 associate A with B 完成句子：Many people ____ the smell of sunscreen ____ summer.

哪句话正确描述了 webbed feet？

1. Webbed feet are feet covered only in feathers.
2. Webbed feet have skin connecting the toes.
3. Webbed feet are feet shown on a website.

哪句话准确使用了 venomous spur？

1. The animal has a venomous spur that can deliver venom through a puncture.
2. The animal's spur is venomous because it is dangerous to eat.
3. The animal's spur is called venomous only because it is sharp.

哪一个句子正确使用了 despite？

1. Despite looks unusual, the animal is harmless.
2. Despite it looks unusual, the animal is harmless.
3. Despite looking unusual, the animal is harmless.

选择正确使用 in fact 引出与先前预期不同的真实情况的句子。

1. Maya thought the box was empty. In fact, it was full of old photos.
2. Maya thought the box was empty. For example, it was full of old photos.
3. Maya thought the box was empty. As a result, it was full of old photos.

哪一句用 defining characteristic 表示决定类别归属的特征？

1. Being drawn in blue is a defining characteristic of a triangle.
2. Having three sides is a defining characteristic of a triangle.
3. Being on this page is a defining characteristic of a triangle.

第一句应说明结果。选择正确使用 That's because 引出原因的一组句子。

1. The sidewalks are wet. That's why it rained overnight.
2. The sidewalks are wet. That's because it rained overnight.
3. It rained overnight. That's because the sidewalks are wet.

哪一句在科学含义上正确使用了 evolutionarily linked to？

1. The two classmates are evolutionarily linked to each other because they study together.
2. Whales are evolutionarily linked to other mammals through shared ancestry.
3. This webpage is evolutionarily linked to the home page.

哪一句中的 however 表示“无论多么困难”？

1. The trail is difficult. However, we will keep moving.
2. However difficult the trail becomes, we will keep moving.
3. How difficult the trail becomes depends on the weather.

用表示“无论使用哪种方式”的两个英文单词补全句子：____ bus, train, or bicycle, everyone must arrive by nine.

用 succeed in bringing 的现在完成时形式补全句子：For decades, the community garden ____ fresh food to local families, and it continues to do so today.