地球上最大的河流其实在天上 - 伊索尔特·吉莱斯皮：英语精读讲义

例句中的 but not in the way you might think 表达了什么信号？

1. 前面的说法是错误的，应该忽略。
2. 前面的说法成立，但真实解释不同于最容易想到的答案。
3. 说话人希望听者停止思考。

哪一句最清楚地使用了同样的“下方对上方”空间对比来组织信息？

1. Traffic moves slowly because the road is crowded.
2. At street level, traffic moves slowly, but above the streets, trains speed along the elevated tracks.
3. First, check the map, and then choose a route.

用本课中表示“从一处移向另一处”的表达完成句子：The herd is ____ across the plain.

在这个语境中，哪句话正确解释了 flying rivers？

1. flying rivers 是在大气中移动的大规模水汽流。
2. flying rivers 是飞机在森林上空飞行的航线。
3. flying rivers 是被抬升到空中的普通河流。

哪句话最能强调充气和变大是同步发生的？

1. As the balloon fills, it grows larger.
2. Because the balloon fills, it grows larger.
3. After the balloon fills, it grows larger.

哪句话自然地使用 draw ... back up through ...，表达液体沿某条路径重新向上移动？

1. After the coolant drains into the lower tank, the pump draws a picture of it through a hose.
2. After the coolant drains into the lower tank, the pump draws the hose back up through the coolant.
3. After the coolant drains into the lower tank, the pump draws it back up through a hose.

在下面的句子中，transpire 是什么意思？“On sunny days, the leaves transpire more rapidly.”

1. 它们释放水汽。
2. 它们遇到了意外事件。
3. 它们从土壤中吸收矿物质。

用表示“以……形式呈现”的固定短语完成句子：The survey results are shown ____ a bar chart.

用 between ... and 完成每日数量范围：The clinic sees ____ 40 ____ 60 patients a day.

阅读：Many homes installed solar panels and batteries. This combined investment lowered demand on the grid. “This combined investment” 起什么作用？

1. 它转向一个与前文无关的话题。
2. 它概括前面的行动，并引出这些行动的结果。
3. 它只指电池。

在本句中，huge jets of rapid, humid air 是什么意思？

1. 停在树冠层上方不动的云。
2. 规模巨大、强劲集中的高速湿润气流。
3. 载着水的大型喷气式飞机。

用 dub 的过去分词补全句首的被动命名短语：____ the Blue Planet by local viewers, the documentary quickly gained attention.

在这个句子中，the Amazon River's daily output into the ocean 是什么意思？

1. 河流附近的工厂每天生产的商品
2. 这条河每天流入海洋的水量
3. 人们每天在河上完成的工作

这个句子中的 trade winds 指什么？

1. 赤道附近通常从东向西吹的、相对稳定的热带风
2. 由商品买卖活动产生的风
3. 只在城市上空出现的短时阵风

哪句话正确地使用句首被动分词短语来描述主句主语？

1. Blowing across the yard, the fence stopped the leaves.
2. Blown across the yard, Mia watched the leaves.
3. Blown across the yard, the leaves gathered by the fence.

用 act like 完成句子：Thick curtains can ____ a sound barrier by reducing noise.

用 cause 的 -ing 形式和必需的不定式标记补全句子：The power cut shut down the signals, ____ trains ____ stop.

哪句话使用 when 从句和一般现在时来描述一个规律性过程？

1. When metal got hot, it will expand.
2. When metal gets hot, it expands.
3. When metal will get hot, it expanded.

用表示“大量而猛烈地放出水”的高亮表达完成句子：When storm clouds grow heavy, they ____ over the valley.

选择能承接前述方法并引出其结果的连接语：The library switched to LED lights and added motion sensors. ____, it uses less electricity.

1. In this way
2. On the way
3. By the way

用本课中表示“处于危险中”的表达完成句子：The coral reef is ____ from warming seas.

哪一句正确地使用动名词短语作主语，并搭配了单数动词？

1. Protect coastal wetlands takes long-term planning.
2. Protecting coastal wetlands take long-term planning.
3. Protecting coastal wetlands takes long-term planning.

用本课中的双词短语动词完成句子：After months without rain, the small reservoir began to ____.

用本课中的 -ing 结果短语完成句子：A power failure stopped the trains, ____ major delays across the city.

哪一句正确使用 if 从句，把当前趋势与未来可能的结果联系起来？

1. If this pattern continues, the river may dried up.
2. If this pattern will continue, the river may dry up.
3. If this pattern continues, the river may dry up.

哪一句表示一栋无人维修的建筑最终可能变成废墟？

1. Without repairs, the building may be reduced by rubble.
2. Without repairs, the building may reduce to rubble.
3. Without repairs, the building may be reduced to rubble.

使用 in a matter of + 时间段 结构和单词 months 完成句子：The neighborhood became unrecognizable ____.

哪个连接语最能表明市镇采取了行动来解决问题？The playground kept flooding after heavy rain. ____ the town improved its drainage.

1. In response,
2. Meanwhile,
3. For example,

用 keep + 宾语 + alive 结构完成句子：Weekly classes help ____ the traditional dance ____.

在本句中，the territory of the Wampís Nation 指什么？

1. 与 Wampís 民族的社群、土地权利和集体治理相联系的土地。
2. 一个与秘鲁分离并获得国际承认的主权国家。
3. 仅供游客使用的临时露营地。

哪一句正确地使用了句末 -ing 短语，补充说明主句主语进行的活动？

1. The family lived near the coast, practiced traditional fishing methods.
2. The family lived near the coast, the sea practicing traditional fishing methods.
3. The family lived near the coast, practicing traditional fishing methods.

用 mean 的过去分词完成这个现在完成时句子：For this museum, staying open has long ____ relying on volunteers.

这里的 exploited the rainforest 是什么意思？

1. 他们保护雨林，使其完全不受人类活动影响。
2. 他们以有害或不公平的方式利用雨林获利。
3. 他们只是穿过雨林，没有使用其中的资源。

哪一组最明确地属于 extractive industries？

1. 采矿和石油钻探
2. 图书出版和服装设计
3. 学校和公共图书馆

在 The rules sanction overnight deliveries 中，sanction 是什么意思？

1. 这些规定惩罚夜间送货的司机。
2. 这些规定暗中调查夜间送货活动。
3. 这些规定正式允许夜间送货。

按要求使用 license 的现在完成进行时，并补全 license ... to ... 结构：Since 2021, the city ____ sidewalk space ____ local vendors.

哪一句中的 way of life 表示一个社群长期形成的整体生活模式？

1. This guide shows the quickest way to open the gate.
2. Moving with the seasons is part of the community's way of life.
3. Leah changed one habit by drinking more water.

判断：在这个名称中，Autonomous 必然表示万皮斯民族是一个独立的主权国家。

1. 正确
2. 错误

哪句话中的 while 与原句一样表示让步？

1. While the apartment is small, it feels comfortable.
2. She read while the baby slept.
3. Please wait here for a while.

哪句话正确表达“一个组织正努力获得该镇官方代表的正式身份”？

1. The organization seeks recognition as the town's official representative.
2. The organization seeks recognition for the town's official representative.
3. The organization seeks to recognize as the town's official representative.

在这个句子中，internal affairs 是什么意思："The regional council manages its own internal affairs."？

1. 该委员会与其他国家的外交关系。
2. 委员会个别成员的私人关系。
3. 该委员会自身的治理与行政事务。

一片森林在法律上由整个社区共同拥有，其使用方式依照社区规则决定。哪个英文表达最合适？

1. private land ownership
2. temporary land rental
3. collective land ownership

在本句中，应该怎样理解 Tarimat Pujut？

1. 把它理解为由 or 连接的两个无关选项之一。
2. 把它理解为表示某种食物的普通英语短语。
3. 把它理解为一种哲学的名称，后文接着用英语解释其核心理念。

用目标短语完成句子：The community wants to live ____ nature while meeting its needs responsibly.

用表示目的的目标短语完成句子：We review the plan twice ____ a smooth launch.

用目标表达完成句子：Reliable internet is ____ running the clinic.

请用包含 track 的两个词组成目的短语，完成句子：____ monthly sales, the store records every purchase.

哪句话中的 measure、monitor 和 weigh 与科研对象搭配得最自然？

1. Scientists weigh rainfall, monitor one soil sample on a scale, and measure changes in wind speed for months.
2. Scientists measure rainfall, monitor changes in wind speed, and weigh soil samples.
3. Scientists monitor a rainfall total once, weigh the wind, and measure each sample's mass on a scale.

用表示“吸收的碳多于释放的碳的系统”的气候术语完成句子：Healthy peatlands can act as ____.

哪个句子正确使用 fire barrier 表示能阻挡或减缓火势蔓延的事物？

1. The smoke acts as a fire barrier because it shows that a fire has started.
2. The dry leaves act as a fire barrier because they help the flames spread faster.
3. The cleared strip acts as a fire barrier by slowing the flames before they reach the homes.

这里的“The community fought illegal gold mining”是什么意思？

1. 该社区积极反对并设法制止非法采金。
2. 该社区与一种叫作黄金的材料进行了肢体搏斗。
3. 该社区合法经营一座金矿。

请用 uncover 的过去式完成句子：The audit ____ several hidden fees in the contract.

哪句话正确使用 eventually + -ing 来表示前面行动的最终结果？

1. The town repaired its water system for years, eventually reduced leaks by 40 percent.
2. The town repaired its water system for years, eventually reducing leaks by 40 percent.
3. The town repaired its water system for years, eventually to reducing leaks by 40 percent.

用 petition 的过去式和 a court 补全句子：The residents ____ to stop the demolition.

用 bar ... from ... 完成句子：The court order will ____ the factory ____ dumping waste into the river.

哪个句子用 while 先承认一点，再强调仍存在的限制？

1. While I was reading, the phone rang.
2. While the plan has made progress, more work is still needed.
3. While the meeting lasted, the doors remained locked.

哪句话最准确地表示某个社区既需要其权利得到认可，也需要实际帮助？

1. The community needs to recognize its supporters.
2. The community needs more recognition and support.
3. The community needs public attention but no practical help.

用本课的四词结构完成句子；该结构表示既居住在同一地点，又管理该地点：Many forest communities ____ the protected land.

用指定短语 more than a quarter of 完成句子：The survey found that ____ residents use the public library each month.

哪句话在保留原意的同时，为 ownership 使用了自然的介词搭配？

1. The community has legal ownership to only a small part of the land.
2. The community has legal ownership of only a small part of the land.
3. The community has legal title of only a small part of the land.

用 go to 的正确形式完成句子，表示资金被分配到哪里：Most of the emergency fund ____ local shelters.

选择最合适的表达完成句子：The program received little funding, ____ it has produced good results.

1. although the fact that
2. because of
3. despite the fact that
4. despite

使用 design 的过去分词短语，表示桥梁是由当地工程师设计的：The bridges ____ local engineers survived the storm.

一年后，100株幼苗中有90株仍然存活。哪句话最准确地报告了这个结果？

1. The seedlings had an average survival time of 90 days.
2. The seedlings had a 90% survival rate.
3. The seedlings grew 90% taller.

判断：在这句话中，a giant organism 表示亚马孙在生物学上就是一个单一的有机体。

1. 正确——这是字面意义上的生物分类。
2. 错误——这是把它比作相互联系的生命系统的隐喻。

高亮部分在这句话中主要起什么作用？

1. 它把话题从亚马孙转向语言学习。
2. 它给出了亚马孙的正式生物分类。
3. 它表示每个动作都是互不相关的事实。
4. 它为后续细节引入一个反复使用的隐喻框架。

breathes in 和 exhales 在这句话中起什么作用？

1. 它们在指导读者进行呼吸练习。
2. 它们把生态过程写得仿佛是一个生命体在呼吸。
3. 它们声称这个生态系统真的有肺。

用 weave together 完成句子：In the final chapter, the three storylines ____.

请读这个句子：The region depends on a web of roads, rail lines, and bus routes. 这里的 a web of ... 是什么意思？

1. 用来捕捉东西的实体网
2. 只有单一原因的一条简单链条
3. 由多个相关部分组成的互联系统
4. 彼此互不影响的几个独立元素

请用 both ... and 完成这个平衡的并列结构：The change was ____ exciting ____ scary.

用 far from ... in its entirety 完成句子，表示距离完整理解还很遥远：We are ____ understanding the deep ocean ____.

哪一项最准确地补出了省略的信息，同时保留了原句的对比？

1. Some people are standing nearer to it than other people are.
2. Some people understand it completely, and everyone else understands nothing.
3. Some people are closer to understanding it fully than other people are.
4. Everyone is equally far from understanding it.

哪句话用 check out 友好地邀请对方去了解一个资源？

1. Check out the museum's website to learn about the new exhibit.
2. Check out of the hotel before noon.
3. Check the museum's totals to make sure they are correct.

用 provide 的正确形式完成句子：The clinic is dedicated to ____ affordable care for local families.

在本句中，“sharing their methods of care with the world”是什么意思？

1. 对自己的知识和实践保密
2. 要求所有人只支持一个组织
3. 让他们的保护和照护方式广为人知
4. 在每个国家提供医疗服务

用本课中表示“开始参与”的两个词完成句子：Join us this Saturday and ____ in the neighborhood clean-up.