你能解开谜题并逃离冥界吗？- 丹·芬克尔 (Dan Finkel)：英语精读讲义

在一个希腊神话故事中，the Fates 指什么？

1. 掌管命运的女神
2. 一群运气不好的旅行者
3. 几种可能的未来结局

请用 one of + her + busy + days 完成句子：It's ____, so let's call Maya tomorrow.

在故事中，However it happened, 起什么作用？

1. 它准确证明了事件发生的原因。
2. 它表示这件事从未发生。
3. 它强烈否定前一句话。
4. 它不确定具体原因，并把注意力转向后面的内容。

在这个句子中，the underworld 是什么意思？

1. 建筑物的最底层
2. 地面下的普通空间
3. 有组织犯罪的世界
4. 死者所在的冥界

用 order 的一般过去式和括号中的其他词完成句子：During the fire drill, the principal ____ the building immediately. (order / the students / leave)

在希腊神话中，Cerberus 指什么？

1. 守卫冥界的三头犬
2. 环绕冥界的一条河
3. 排队等待的一群灵魂
4. 掌管海洋的神

用 bite down on 的过去式完成句子：The dog grabbed the tug toy, ____ it, and refused to let go.

哪句话使用 get + 过去分词，表示包裹承受了这个动作？

1. The damaged package will get returned to the sender.
2. The damaged package will get back to the sender.
3. The damaged package will return to the sender.
4. The sender will return the damaged package.

本句中的 the land of the living 是什么意思？

1. 活着的人所在的世界
2. 人口众多的国家
3. 人们学习如何生活的地方
4. 用于耕种的一块土地

用本课中表示“离开队伍”的三个单词表达补全句子：If you are not ready, please ____.

请用本课表示“当那件事发生时”的短语完成流程：The light will turn green, ____ you may open the door.

哪句话自然地表示“每位决赛选手被选中第一个发言的概率相同”？

1. Each finalist has an equal chance of be the one to speak first.
2. Each finalist has an equal chance being the one to speak first.
3. Each finalist has an equal chance of being the one to speak first.
4. Each finalist is an equal chance of being the one to speak first.

使用 players 和 no two 结构完成规则：Under this rule, ____ ever compete simultaneously.

哪句话明确表示会议会在听话人到场之前开始？

1. After you show up, the meeting will start.
2. Before you show up, everyone will wait outside.
3. By the time you show up, the meeting will already have started.
4. When you show up, the meeting will start.

选择“drawing attention to yourself won't end well.”的含义。

1. 人们很快就会不再关注。
2. 被别人注意到很可能会带来麻烦。
3. 被别人注意到会受到称赞。
4. 你应该向所有人介绍自己。

用 step out of the shadows 的过去式完成句子：When the museum went quiet, a guard ____.

grant his grace 在这里传达了什么？

1. 用随意的方式表示他需要朋友帮助。
2. 描述他的动作有多么优雅。
3. 用正式、神话化的方式表示他会赐予恩惠。

使用 enough to 和 take full advantage of 完成句子：Priya is experienced ____ the internship.

填入“祈使句 + 结果”结构所用的连接词：Keep your receipt, ____ you'll be able to return the jacket.

填入连接词，使第一个动作成为引发糟糕结果的条件：Touch that wire, ____ you'll get a shock.

哪句话最符合“He'll leave you to rot”的意思？

1. He'll ask you to wait there briefly.
2. He'll abandon you and let you keep suffering.
3. He'll return soon to rescue you.

哪句话表示“计算出了获释的精确概率”？

1. We calculated the exact cost of a free meal.
2. We guessed when the gate would open.
3. We calculated the exact probability of going free.

用本课表达补全句子，表示“通向答案的一条简单得多的途径”：This diagram shows us a ____.

用本课表达补全句子，表示“所需的计算工作量少得出人意料”：This shortcut ____.

Imagine being anywhere in line 在这里起什么作用？

1. 结束讲解并给出最终答案。
2. 要求听众立刻加入一条真实的队伍。
3. 邀请听众进入队伍中某个位置的假设情境。

哪句话强烈强调座位非常靠前？

1. Our seats are way up at the front.
2. Our seats are at the back of the theater.
3. Our seats are near the middle of the theater.

用以 at 开头的短语补全目标结构：The program will pick one name ____ from the full list.

哪条指令表示让玩家把棋子朝目标方向移动三格？

1. Move your token to space three.
2. Move forward three spaces.
3. Go ahead and take your turn.

哪一句用 since 引出支持后续结论的理由？

1. Since both paths are equally safe, either choice is reasonable.
2. We have been waiting since the doors closed.
3. She has lived here since 2021.

哪一句表示同一条规则适用于所有可能的起点？

1. Tell me where you started.
2. Wherever you start, the same safety rule applies.
3. We returned to where you started.

哪句话表示一个概率是由三个概率取平均值得到的，并且每个概率分别对应一个起始位置？

1. The survival chance is the greatest chance among the three starting spaces.
2. The survival chance is the total of the chances from the three starting spaces.
3. The survival chance is the average of the chances from the three starting spaces.

在讲解中，This is where you can find a huge shortcut 这句话传递了什么信号？

1. 现在必须逐个计算所有可能的情况。
2. 讲解正在提供前往某个实际地点的路线。
3. 一个重要的简化思路即将出现。

在这句话中，on or between the extremes 的正确含义是什么？

1. 平均值可以等于某个边界值，也可以位于范围内部。
2. 平均值必须位于范围内部，不能等于任何一个边界。
3. 平均值可以高于最大值或低于最小值。

用 can never be higher than ... or lower than ... 这个句型完成句子：A valid score ____ 100 ____ 0.

哪句话表示无论成功率是多少，这条规则都适用？

1. The rule stays the same only when the success rate is high.
2. What is the success rate for this rule?
3. Whatever the success rate is, the rule stays the same.

某个备用方案不差于当前方案，而且你认为它很可能表现得更好。哪句话最合适？

1. The backup plan is definitely better than the current plan.
2. The backup plan is at least as good as the current plan and probably better.
3. The backup plan is exactly as good as the current plan.

这句话在数学讲解中传达了什么信号？

1. 说话人用很大的力气看到了某个东西。
2. 前面的计算有误，必须舍弃。
3. 刚提出的洞察会对接下来的推理非常有用。

哪一句表示同一建议适用于队伍中的每个位置？

1. The advice applies only after you reach the front of the line.
2. Wherever you are in line, the same advice applies.
3. Tell me where you are in line, and then I will decide whether the advice applies.

哪句话能自然地提出一项经过权衡的建议，表示把旧电池换成新电池？

1. It'd be wise to trade the old battery for a new one.
2. It'd wise to trade the old battery for a new one.
3. It'd be wise trading the old battery with a new one.

Let's ignore which for now 表达了怎样的讨论安排？

1. 我们已经明确决定了哪个选项最好。
2. 我们会暂时搁置具体选择，之后可能再回来讨论。
3. 我们再也不会考虑任何一个选项。

用 think of A as B 中缺少的单词补全句子：Think of these three numbers ____ one set.

哪个句子正确省略了重复的比较指标？

1. The first team's score is higher than the second team is.
2. The first team's score is higher than the second team.
3. The first team's score is higher than the second team's.

哪句话表示“继续练习会带来进步”这一结果？

1. Keep practicing, and you'll improve.
2. Keep practicing, or you'll lose your progress.
3. If you improve, keep practicing.

用表示最大值和最小值的目标双词数学术语完成句子：In a sorted list, the first and last entries must contain the ____.

这里的 In other words 表示什么？ The route is closed. In other words, we need to take another road.

1. 它补充了一个无关的理由。
2. 它举出了一条路线的例子。
3. 它用更直接的方式重述前一句的实际含义。

请用 all + 关系从句完成句子；关系从句使用 we need to check，并省略 that：These three files are ____.

填入与后面分句一致、表示假设结果的情态动词：In this game, the silver key ____ open the gate, while the other keys would trigger an alarm.

用英文单词拼写的 one-in-N 结构完成句子，表示三分之一的概率：There is ____ chance of success.

哪句话使用 in that 来说明某个评价成立的具体依据？

1. The map is useful in that drawer.
2. The map is useful in that it shows every bus stop.
3. The map is useful that it shows every bus stop.

用 because 表示原因、用 while 表示对比来完成句子：The library is the best choice ____ it stays open late, ____ the café closes at six.

在 “If you did want to consider the exact probabilities” 中，did 的主要作用是什么？

1. 它强调并委婉地承认：想这样做是一种真实但可选的可能。
2. 它把 consider 变成命令。
3. 它表示这些概率在过去已经计算好了。

在正式统计报告中，27 个等可能结果中有 16 个成功。哪句话最准确地表达了成功概率？

1. The odds in favor of success are 16 out of 27.
2. The probability of success is 16 out of 27.
3. The probability of success is 16 to 11.

测量值是60.8%。哪个表达能说明它接近60%，又不暗示它低于60%？

1. exactly 60%
2. close to 60%
3. almost 60%

哪个句子描述了一种一般规律，同时允许存在例外以及与50%的小幅差异？

1. Applicants in this group are very close to having a 50% chance of admission.
2. Applicants in this group tend to have exactly a 50% chance of admission.
3. Applicants in this group tend to be very close to having a 50% chance of admission.

哪句话表示每当条件发生时，都会出现同一个结果？

1. Sometimes the motion sensor detects movement, but the light does not turn on.
2. Every time the motion sensor detects movement, the light turns on.
3. When the motion sensor detected movement yesterday, the light turned on once.

六个月的维修费总计 300 美元。哪句话正确说明了每月平均费用？

1. The repair cost adds up to fifty dollars a month.
2. The repair cost fell by fifty dollars each month.
3. The repair cost averages out to fifty dollars a month.

哪一句自然地使用了 beat the odds handily？

1. The team beat the odds handily because the result was guaranteed from the start.
2. Before the contest, extra practice beat the odds handily from 20 percent to 60 percent.
3. Despite having only a 20 percent chance, the team beat the odds handily and won every round.

用 so + 助动词 + 主语 补全句子，表达“你也有地方要去”：Nina has places to be, and ____.

哪句话表示 Maya 偷偷帮助 Leo 进入档案室？

1. Leo sneaked Maya into the archive.
2. Maya sneaked into the archive after Leo.
3. Maya sneaked Leo into the archive.

哪句话自然地使用了 learn one's ultimate fate，而且不是刻意搞笑的夸张？

1. The finalists waited to learn their ultimate fate after the last vote.
2. I opened the pencil case to learn my ultimate fate.
3. We checked the weather app to learn our ultimate fate before lunch.

哪一句最恰当地使用问题式引导语，把等待情境转入推荐？

1. The bus usually arrives at eight, and today's puzzle has twelve pieces.
2. Looking for a quick puzzle while you wait for the bus? Try today's brain teaser.
3. Are you still waiting for the bus?

请用表示“既然已经在做那件事，就把这件相关的事也一起做了”的表达补全请求：You're printing the class poster. ____, could you print one extra copy?

哪一句是在邀请对方亲自核实某件事？

1. Read the reviews and believe every word.
2. Try the free sample and see for yourself whether it works.
3. Look in the mirror and see yourself.

使用 the first + 数量 + of you + to + 动词 结构完成优惠说明，表达“这群听众中最先注册的五个人将获得一本免费练习册”：____ will receive a free workbook.

填入一个单词，使句子表示年度费用降低 25%：Members receive 25% ____ the annual fee.