爆破、疾病与死亡：巴拿马运河的建造史 - 亚历克斯·根德勒：英语精读讲义

用完整的 in the middle of ... 结构补全句子：____, television became common in many homes.

在这个历史句子中，California Gold Rush 指什么？

1. 一场人们带着黄金横穿加利福尼亚的比赛。
2. 一场吸引许多人前往加利福尼亚寻找黄金的历史事件。
3. 一名旅行者匆忙赶往美国西海岸的个人行程。

使用 may have been 和 fast 的比较级，完成这个对过去的谨慎比较：Taking the highway ____ driving through town.

在这个句子中，back east 最自然的意思是什么？After five years in Nevada, Lena moved back east to be closer to her parents in Maryland.

1. 她留在了美国西部。
2. 她面朝东，一边后退一边移动。
3. 她搬去了美国东部。

用表示“唯一剩余方案”的结构补全两个空：With the bridge closed, ____ reaching the village before dark ____ take the mountain path.

哪一句能自然描述“一次极其累人的三天徒步”？

1. They completed a relaxing three-day hike across the desert.
2. They completed a grueling three-day hike across the desert.
3. They completed a grueling three-days hike across the desert.

isthmus 描述的是哪一种地理形态？

1. 供船只装卸货物的港口。
2. 连接两片较大陆地的狭窄陆地。
3. 四面完全被水包围的岛屿。

请用 span 的 -ing 形式完成句子，表示这座桥从河的一岸横跨到另一岸：A bridge ____ the river connects the two towns.

用表示行程时间大幅减少的准确目标词组完成句子：The new bypass ____ between the two towns.

哪一句能自然表示反复检查既额外耗时又额外花钱？

1. The repeated checks paid time and money.
2. The repeated checks spent time and money.
3. The repeated checks cost time and money.

在历史报告中，shipping interests 最可能表示什么？

1. 在航运业中具有经济利益的公司和群体
2. 把了解船只当作爱好的人
3. 让航运显得有趣的话题

以下哪项最符合 continuous maritime passage 的意思？

1. 让船只无需转走陆路的不中断海上路线
2. 关于海洋旅行的几个段落
3. 从港口通往内陆城市的道路

哪句话中的 was taken up 表示某人接下一个项目并开始推进？

1. After years of delay, the restoration project was taken up by a local charity.
2. Most of the meeting was taken up by small talk.
3. The old boxes were taken up to the attic.

哪项陈述正确区分了苏伊士运河和巴拿马运河？

1. 苏伊士运河横跨巴拿马地峡。
2. 苏伊士运河和巴拿马运河是同一条水道的两个名称。
3. 苏伊士运河位于埃及，而巴拿马运河位于中美洲。

请用 make 的过去式、宾格代词 me 和比较级形容词 more confident 完成句子：Positive feedback ____ about speaking in public.

把 check 改成 insist on 后要求的形式：The editor insisted on ____ every figure before publication.

用表示“处在海洋表面高度”的准确短语补全句子：The research station is built ____.

说话人知道道路当时确实结冰了。哪句话表示这个真实情况并没有阻止他们？

1. Even though the road was icy, they continued driving slowly.
2. Even if the road was icy, they would continue driving slowly.
3. Because the road was icy, they continued driving slowly.

哪一个句子用 boring 表示工程作业？

1. The boring lecture lasted all afternoon.
2. The crew finds the safety lecture boring.
3. The crew is boring through the hillside to make room for a new tunnel.

在这个地理语境中，Continental Divide 指什么？

1. 把主要水系分开的高地分界线
2. 大陆与海洋之间的海岸线
3. 把两个国家分开的政治边界

请用 bury under 的被动形式完成句子：After the blizzard, the parked cars ____ nearly a meter of snow.

对 since the diplomat had only visited the site briefly during Panama's dry season 最准确的解释是哪一项？

1. 它表示外交官在工人遭遇暴雨之后多次到访。
2. 它说明工人准备不足的原因，并把那次有限的到访置于更早的时间。
3. 它把旱季标记为一项持续到之后的行动的起点。

用目标双词表达完成句子：The organizers had no severe-weather plan and were ____ the torrential downpour.

哪一句准确使用了 venomous 和 fauna？

1. Every poisonous mushroom is venomous.
2. Some rainforest snakes are venomous because they inject venom when they bite.
3. The biologist recorded one fauna near the river.

选择正确使用 After 加并列 -ing 形式，且执行者与主句主语一致的句子。

1. After reviewing the costs and consulting the team, the company canceled the plan.
2. After reviewing the costs and consulting the team, the deadline was extended.
3. After reviewed the costs and consulted the team, the company canceled the plan.

用本题中表示“高得惊人”的目标短语完成句子：The repair bill reached ____ $2 million.

某城市决定永久停止一个铁路项目。哪句话最适合报道这个决定？

1. The city suspended the rail project until the review is complete.
2. The city postponed the rail project until next year.
3. The city abandoned the rail project after the final cost review.

请用 consider 的过去完成进行时和 build 的正确形式完成句子：Before the budget vote, the city ____ a new bridge for several months.

哪句话中的 at this point 表示“到了一个过程的这个阶段”？

1. Place the compass at this point on the map.
2. The pencil breaks at this point every time.
3. We have reviewed all the evidence; at this point, we can make a decision.

哪句话中的 where 表示“在另一个人失败的同一任务或情境中”？

1. The new team hopes to succeed where earlier researchers failed.
2. The new team hopes to succeed because its new method is safer.
3. The new team hopes to succeed when the next trial begins.

哪一句最明确地表示这些人强烈而积极地想开始？

1. The volunteers were eager to begin the rescue work.
2. The volunteers were anxious about the dangerous conditions.
3. The volunteers were willing to help if no one else was available.

哪一句使用了 bring + 接收方 + 收益，并把接收方直接放在 bring 后面？

1. The new rail line could bring jobs and investment to the region.
2. The new rail line could bring the region to jobs and investment.
3. The new rail line could bring the region jobs and investment.

谈判仍未结束，但买方一直制造拖延。哪句话最符合这个情况？

1. The buyer broke off negotiations and ended all contact.
2. The buyer postponed negotiations until next Tuesday.
3. The buyer kept demanding irrelevant documents to stall negotiations.

哪句话中的 go straight to someone 表示直接联系更高层级的负责人？

1. Lena sent the problem back to the help desk and waited.
2. Lena walked straight ahead until she reached the manager's office.
3. When the help desk could not solve the problem, Lena went straight to the department manager.

判断下面句首分词从句的修饰关系是否正确：Sensing a problem, the schedule was changed by Maya.

1. 正确
2. 不正确

哪句话准确使用了 launch a coup？

1. The candidate launched a coup by winning a scheduled election.
2. The generals attempted to launch a coup and seize control of the government.
3. The company launched a coup when it released a new phone.

用 within + days 补全句子，表示结果在不超过几天内就出现：____, the rescue team restored power to every neighborhood.

哪一句自然且准确地使用了 signed a treaty？

1. The new employee signed a treaty for a six-month office job.
2. The two neighbors signed a treaty about sharing a lawn mower.
3. The two governments signed a treaty establishing their new border.

选择表示“图书馆在洪水发生十年多一点后重新开放”的句子。

1. The library reopened just under a decade after the flood.
2. The library reopened about a decade before the flood.
3. The library reopened just over a decade after the flood.

听英文句子，选择你听到的版本。注意 dig 后面是否有独立的 in。

1. The gardeners are ready to begin and finish planting the garden.
2. The gardeners are ready to dig and finish planting the garden.
3. The gardeners are ready to dig in and finish planting the garden.

哪句话表示新团队下定决心，不重复之前团队的错误？

1. The new team was determined to preserve its ancestors' traditions.
2. The new team was determined to avoid its predecessor's mistakes.
3. The new team was expected to repeat its predecessor's mistakes.

用 instead of 和 buy 的正确形式完成句子：____ a new phone, Kai repaired the old one.

在这段解说中，raise the sea up the mountain 是什么意思？

1. 把整个海洋实际搬过山去。
2. 船闸系统会分阶段抬高水位，把船提升到更高处。
3. 山体会自然降低，直到达到海平面。

使用重点结构补全英文句子，说明过去的计划要做什么：____ a new pedestrian bridge.

填入表示“把一个整体分成多个部分”的介词：The partitions separate the room ____ three work areas.

哪一句用 as 表示两个事件同时发生？

1. As a nurse, Priya works night shifts.
2. As the elevator rose, the floor numbers changed.
3. As no tickets remained, we went home.

哪句话像原句一样，用 while 表示两个过程同时进行？

1. The system cools one chamber while heating another.
2. The system cools the chamber after the heater switches off.
3. While the system is expensive, it is reliable.

哪句话使用 allowing + 宾语 + to-infinitive 表示前面事件造成的结果？

1. The manager was allowing wheelchair users to enter after checking their passes.
2. The new ramp reduced the slope, allowing wheelchair users to enter safely.
3. The new ramp was low, but wheelchair users entered through another door.

用 call for 的正确形式完成句子：The job description ____ at least three years of experience.

判断下列说法：在 The report exposed the so-called expert as a fraud 中，so-called 表示说话者怀疑此人是否真的是专家。

1. 正确
2. 错误

哪句话使用了相同结构：以 -ing 从句作主语，再用 would require 表示拟议安排所需的条件？

1. The technicians are operating the new pump with a backup generator.
2. The new pump would be operating near the backup generator.
3. Operating the new pump would require a backup generator.

哪句话中的 reservoir 表示大型蓄水场所？

1. She filled a glass from the kitchen tap.
2. He packed a small water bottle for the walk.
3. The dry region depends on a reservoir that supplies water to several towns.

在例句中，low-lying 是什么意思？

1. 躲起来并避免引起注意
2. 平躺在地面上
3. 海拔较低

哪一种解释最符合例句中 provided a natural solution 的意思？

1. 河谷使所有人工工程都变得不再需要。
2. 河谷生产了一种供销售的有机产品。
3. 河谷现有的地形提供了解决问题的办法。

哪一句自然地描述河水从内陆流入大海？

1. At noon, the hikers looked out to sea from the cliff.
2. After the storm, the river flowed out to sea through a narrow channel.
3. Before sunrise, the fishing boat went out to sea through a narrow channel.

使用 install 的 by + -ing 形式表示方法：____ a filter, we can improve the water quality.

请用 could 和 flood 的被动形式完成句子：With the new barrier in place, the empty basin ____ to store water.

请用 At 和 two meters tall 完成句子：____, the sculpture can be seen from across the hall.

哪一句正确使用了相同的名词省略结构，表示一台新望远镜超过此前所有望远镜？

1. The new telescope was more powerful than anything built before.
2. The new telescope was more powerful than any built before.
3. The new telescope was more powerful than any was built before.

哪一句用 With this ... 指回已经明确的解决方案，并引出它带来的效果？

1. Along with the new system, the factory purchased two pumps.
2. With this new system, the factory can reuse most of its water.
3. Before this new system, the factory purchased more water.

请用结构 didn't need to ... but rather just ... 完成句子：The technician ____ replace the whole machine, ____ the worn belt.

哪个句子中的 staggering 表示数量或程度大得惊人？

1. The cleanup cost was staggering.
2. The tired hikers were staggering along the trail.
3. The manager was staggered by the result.

以下哪种分析正确解释了 even after progress made by the French？

1. 它描述由 progress 执行的动作，并把 the French 当作动作的目的地。
2. 它把法国人先前取得的进展作为让步背景，而 made by the French 修饰 progress。
3. 它表示这些进展发生在法国人离开之后，而且 made 是这个片段的主要谓语。

哪一个句子中的 blow up 表示“用炸药摧毁或炸开”？

1. The child used a pump to blow up the beach ball.
2. The crew used explosives to blow up the rock blocking the tunnel.
3. The editor clicked the image to blow it up on the screen.

使用 It took + 时长 + for someone + to do something 结构完成句子：It ____ two weeks ____ the technicians to recover the files.

用表示“通过钻削移除”的短语动词完成句子：The mechanic had to ____ the broken bolt before fitting the new part.

在这个语境中，Culebra Cut 指什么？

1. 巴拿马运河中一段人工开凿的通道
2. 一种切割金属的工具
3. 一条流入大西洋的天然河流

使用 roughly 和带连字符的距离修饰语补全句子，使其表示隧道长约20公里：It is a ____ tunnel through the mountains.

在句子 The bridge, recently repaired and reinforced, reopened on Monday, 中，哪个词是主句动词？

1. repaired
2. reopened
3. reinforced

听完整的英文句子，选出你听到的内容。注意 carted 是否带有额外的 /ɪd/ 音节。

1. The trucks carried away the debris.
2. The trucks carted away the debris.
3. The trucks cart away the debris.

用 use 的被动不定式完成句子：The donated computers were repaired ____ in local schools.

用本课习语完成句子：Getting the permit is only ____; we still need to fund the project.

哪一个句子中的 leading 是表示“顶尖的”或“杰出的”形容词？

1. The officers were leading the soldiers across the bridge.
2. Leading the team requires patience.
3. Leading scientists met to discuss the discovery.

用一个表示“尽管非常困难，仍努力让某事继续运转”的三个单词结构完成句子：During the power shortage, the hospital ____ essential services.

用 take the lives of 的过去式补全句子：The epidemic ____ more than 200 villagers.

black Caribbean migrants 在本句中是什么意思？

1. 来自加勒比地区的黑人移民
2. 在加勒比地区穿黑色衣服的游客
3. 来自某个指定加勒比国家且从未迁移的人

哪一句中的 fall 表示 autumn，也就是“秋季”？

1. The town opened its new library in the fall of 2018.
2. She had a painful fall on the stairs.
3. The temperature fell suddenly during the night.

在这段叙事中，the moment finally came 起什么作用？

1. 表示接下来不会发生重要事件。
2. 暂停叙事，解释 moment 这个词的定义。
3. 结束长时间的铺垫，并提示期待已久的关键事件即将开始。

原句中的 triggered a dike explosion 是什么意思？

1. 该信号阻止了堤坝爆破。
2. 该信号在爆破结束后才报道此事。
3. 该信号使堤坝爆破开始。

哪一句正确使用了两个并列的 -ing 短语来说明前一个事件造成的结果？

1. Workers repaired the pipe after flooding damaged the basement and the equipment.
2. The pipe burst, flooding the basement and damaging the equipment.
3. The pipe burst, so the basement flooded and the equipment was damaged.

哪句话表示每年有超过 50,000 列火车穿过隧道？

1. More than 50,000 trains travel around the tunnel annually.
2. More than 50,000 trains travel through the tunnel monthly.
3. More than 50,000 trains travel through the tunnel annually.

请用表示“这项任务用时不到一小时”的两个词完成句子：The lab completed the test ____ an hour.

旅游业以前就是该岛的主要收入来源，现在仍然如此。哪句话准确表达了这个意思？

1. Tourism may become the island's chief source of revenue.
2. Tourism became the island's chief source of revenue last year.
3. Tourism remains the island's chief source of revenue.

哪句话明确表示该城市成为了这栋建筑的法律所有者？

1. After the purchase, the city gained ownership of the building.
2. After the purchase, the city gained control of the building.
3. After the purchase, the city gained access to the building.

请用表示“开始让全城的人感到自豪”的表达补全句子：The youth orchestra has ____ for the whole city.

哪一句用 while 把一个过程的开端和另一个过程的收尾阶段放在相互重叠的过去时间线上？

1. While the museum is popular, it lacks enough storage space.
2. After the museum began planning a new wing, workers finished the repairs.
3. While the museum began planning a new wing, workers were wrapping up repairs to the old hall.

选择其中 was wrapping up 表示一项活动正在接近结束的句子。

1. The meeting was wrapping up, so everyone said goodbye.
2. The meeting was being canceled, so everyone left.
3. The assistant was wrapping the package up for shipping.

选择正确使用 one of the most ... ever attempted、用来描述较大群体中的一个成员的句子。

1. It was one of the most challenging rescue mission ever attempted.
2. It was one of the more challenging rescue missions ever attempted.
3. It was one of the most challenging rescue missions ever attempted.

用表示“原本看起来不可能的事情”的名词性短语完成句子：With only two hours left, the repair crew achieved ____.

选择在 understand 后使用正确语序的句子。

1. We need to understand what it would take to reopen the library.
2. We need to understand what it would take reopening the library.
3. We need to understand what would it take to reopen the library.