人生毫无意义吗？以及其他荒诞问题 - 妮娜·梅德文斯卡娅：英语精读讲义

用 grow up 的过去式完成句子：Maya ____ in a small mountain town.

用 be mired in 的过去式完成句子：After years of court battles, the project ____ legal disputes.

哪一种理解最符合这两个群体在历史背景中的角色？

1. 没有殖民关系、相互竞争的两个欧洲社群
2. 卷入当地争执的阿尔及利亚游客和法国游客
3. 阿尔及利亚当地人口与法国殖民统治有关的欧洲裔群体

请用 deem 和 unfit 的被动结构完成这项正式评估：After the medical exam, she was ____ return to active duty.

哪句话正确地让执行句首 -ing 动作的人同时充当主句主语？

1. Battling heavy traffic, there was a delay for Lena.
2. Battling heavy traffic, Lena arrived late to the meeting.
3. Battling heavy traffic, the meeting began without Lena.

在这个第二次世界大战语境中，a resistance journalist 最可能是什么意思？

1. 拒绝撰写新闻的记者
2. 报道电阻的记者
3. 与战时有组织的抵抗运动有关的记者

用 grow 的过去式和形容词 despondent 完成句子：After months of unanswered applications, Lina ____.

在这个句子中，couldn't fathom 是什么意思？I couldn't fathom why the warning was ignored.

1. 记不起确切措辞
2. 无法理解或想通其中的原因
3. 听不清那些话

哪句话自然地用 bloodshed and suffering 概括严重冲突的后果？

1. The bandage prevented bloodshed and suffering from a paper cut.
2. The peace talks aimed to prevent further bloodshed and suffering.
3. The quiet library prevented bloodshed and suffering during study time.

哪句话正确地先设置一个假设前提，再用直接疑问句询问什么仍然成立？

1. If success were impossible, would the effort still matter?
2. If success were impossible, whether the effort would still matter.
3. If success would be impossible, the effort still mattered?

在原句中，could our individual lives still hold value 是什么意思？

1. 我们的生命是否仍然具有意义和重要性？
2. 我们的生命是否仍能在身体上携带某个有价值的东西？
3. 我们的生命是否仍能保持同样的市场价格？

请用 under the banner of 完成句子：Several community groups united ____ safer streets.

阅读这个句子：The designers were given a blank slate. 其中 a blank slate 是什么意思？

1. 过去的错误已被原谅，因此可以重新开始。
2. 一个不受既定方案限制、可以开始的机会。
3. 一块必须在上面写字的实物板。

使用可正确接在 -ing 形式前的 responsible 结构完成句子：Maya is ____ updating the website every Friday.

哪句话中的 school of thought 表示“一套有组织的思想体系”？

1. Researchers debate two schools of thought about language learning.
2. I had a school of thought while waiting for the bus.
3. The school of thought closes at three o'clock.

用表示“先天具有”的介词完成句子：The theory says every person is born ____ a basic capacity for empathy.

哪句话最能体现主动努力寻找一位不容易找到的帮助者？

1. After several failed repairs, Leo avoided speaking to any technicians.
2. After several failed repairs, Leo sought out a technician who specialized in antique radios.
3. After several failed repairs, Leo happened to meet a technician at the bus stop.

哪句话正确使用了让步结构？

1. Although the heavy rain, the match continued.
2. Despite of the heavy rain, the match continued.
3. Despite the heavy rain, the match continued.

本句中的 two incompatible puzzle pieces 是什么意思？

1. 它们是无法构成一个连贯整体的两种观念。
2. 它们是某人正试图修理的两个真实物件。
3. 它们是相互契合并彼此加强的两种观念。

用三个词完成句子，使用 fit ... together 和代词 them 表示 Lina 让这些部分相互吻合：The model came in three sections, and Lina managed to ____.

在这个哲学语境中，absurd 是什么意思？

1. 它描述了人类寻找意义与宇宙不作回应之间的冲突。
2. 它表示把拼图拼在一起在物理上是不可能的。
3. 它表示宇宙既好笑又有趣。

用本课的目标短语完成句子：After the first customer survey, simplicity ____ the redesign.

在加缪的哲学中，the absurd 指什么？

1. 人类追寻意义，而世界不给出最终答案，两者之间的冲突。
2. 所有难题都不可能解决这一观点。
3. 以荒唐意外为基础的喜剧风格。

哪个句子最准确地使用了 inherently futile？

1. Charging the phone was inherently futile because it took longer than expected, but it reached 100 percent.
2. Trying to charge a phone with a cable that cannot carry electricity is inherently futile.
3. The phone was inherently futile because its case was green.

在句子“Exploring how to reduce waste became our main goal.”中，哪些词组成完整的主语？

1. became
2. our main goal
3. Exploring how to reduce waste

请用本课短语完成句子：Whether machines can be creative was the ____ the exhibition.

在这个句子中，cycle of the absurd 指什么？

1. 一部情节最终回到开头的小说
2. 一种不断重复的事件模式
3. 一组由“荒诞”主题联系起来的作品

哪个句子中的 star 与 The star of this cycle 中的比喻义相同？

1. The new sculpture is the star of the exhibition.
2. The actor is the star of a new television drama.
3. At night, one bright star appeared above the exhibition hall.

使用本课目标表达完成句子：The climate report ____ to the question of whether current efforts are enough.

使用本课所学的剧情简介动词：The podcast ____ three chefs as they prepare for a national competition.

哪句话最适合描述一个 emotionally detached 的人？

1. She stayed emotionally detached and showed little reaction to the argument.
2. She felt deeply involved and shared everyone's excitement.
3. The label became detached from the bottle.

请用 attribute + special meaning + to 的正确形式完成句子：Many families ____ old holiday traditions.

哪个句子最适合描述一个人造成了严重伤害，却没有道德上的内疚？

1. He feels no remorse for the harm he caused.
2. He regrets that the picnic was canceled.
3. He is worried that someone may blame him.

用表示“在……中不可接受”的表达完成这条班级规则：Bullying ____ our classroom.

slowly increasing his alienation until the novel's explosive climax 在句中起什么作用？

1. 直接引用小说高潮中的一句话。
2. 开启一个发生在敌意产生之前、与之无关的事件。
3. 把逐步发展的结果及其终点压缩在同一句中。

请用 catapult 的过去式完成句子：A viral cooking video ____ Maya to fame.

用表示“回到先前议题”的目标短语的过去式完成句子：After discussing the new evidence, the team ____ its original question.

这句话在论证中起什么作用？

1. 暂时假设人生毫无意义，并追问自杀是否必然成为唯一理性的回应。
2. 报告某个人已经自杀。
3. 宣布自杀已经被证明是唯一理性的选择。

哪个句子表达了坚定、明确的拒绝？

1. The committee gave a hesitant maybe to the proposal.
2. The committee gave a qualified yes to the proposal.
3. The committee gave an emphatic no to the proposal.

哪个句子正确地把“即便如此仍继续”这一动作作为语法主语？

1. Choosing to continue regardless took courage.
2. Choose to continue regardless took courage.
3. Choosing to continue regardless of took courage.

哪一句中的 expression 与高亮短语含义相同？

1. Please simplify the expression before solving the equation.
2. Refusing the bribe was an expression of integrity.
3. Her expression changed when she heard the news.

请用 center on 正确的现在时形式完成句子：The documentary ____ the daily lives of volunteer firefighters.

哪项说明提供了理解这个典故所需的背景？

1. 他是加缪为了阐释随笔而创造的哲学家。
2. 他是希腊神话中的一位国王，受到的惩罚是反复把巨石推上山。
3. 他是原句所提随笔的希腊作者。

用 condemn 的过去时被动形式和 remain 的不定式完成句子：After the trial, the ruler ____ in exile for the rest of his life.

请用 lie in 的正确一般现在时形式完成句子：The real value of the program ____ the support it gives new teachers.

哪句话中的 in the same position 表示两个人面对相同的相关处境？

1. Although their jobs are different, both parents are in the same position: neither can work late.
2. The two dancers are in the same position, with one arm raised.
3. Mina and Paolo have the same position at the company.

哪一句在前置的 only when 条件之后正确使用了倒装？

1. Only when is the evidence complete can we reach a conclusion.
2. Only when the evidence is complete can we reach a conclusion.
3. Only when the evidence is complete we can reach a conclusion.

请用表示“遭遇挫折后仍保持尊严”的目标表达补全句子：Although Maya lost the final, she walked off the court with ____.

哪一句使用了 imagine + 宾语 + 形容词补足语结构？

1. I imagined the house empty after midnight.
2. I imagined the house as an abandoned hotel.
3. I imagined that the house was empty after midnight.

判断：“Mina is accepting of different viewpoints” 表示 Mina 对这些观点持开放态度，即使她并非每一种观点都认同。

1. 正确
2. 错误

请用 advocate for 的过去式完成句子：At the public hearing, local doctors ____ stricter safety rules.

一项新法律将拆除旧有结构，并彻底打乱每个机构的运作方式。哪个句子最准确地表达这个意思？

1. The new law could upend the entire system.
2. The new law could reform the system while keeping its basic structure.
3. The new law could change one minor procedure in the system.

请用 deprive someone of something 所要求的介词完成句子：The new rule deprived residents ____ a meaningful choice.

本句中的 cycle of revolt 是什么意思？

1. 加缪以反抗为共同主题的一组作品
2. 历史上反复出现的一连串骚乱
3. 一部描写突然发怒的作品

请用 as 和 rather than 完成句子：The coach described the setback ____ useful feedback ____ a final defeat.

哪种情况最符合 inverting power dynamics？

1. 一个原本没有权力的委员会获得权威，并开始指挥过去控制它的官员。
2. 两个群体保持相同的权力和职责。
3. 所有决策职位都被取消，因此任何一个群体都无法控制另一个群体。

用 lead to 的过去式完成句子：Poor planning ____ months of delay.

用括号中动词的不定式形式完成这个结构：The best way ____ energy is ____ devices off when not in use. (save, turn)

在这段论证中，重复出现的短语 our shared human nature 主要起什么作用？

1. 它把共同的人性作为避免暴力的基础。
2. 它把人性限定为作家和哲学家才有的特质。
3. 它表示一个人应该把人性给予另一个人。

严格使用 It was + X + that 结构来突出 the final report：____ changed their minds.

请用本课中表示“关系严重破裂”的短语完成句子：After months of conflict, Dana's ____ her co-founder ended their partnership.

哪个句子在名词短语前正确使用了 despite？

1. Despite of the power outage, the science fair continued as planned.
2. Despite there was a power outage, the science fair continued as planned.
3. Despite the power outage, the science fair continued as planned.

用 begin work on 的过去式完成句子：After receiving approval, the engineers ____ the new bridge project.

哪一句使用 entitled 来引出作品标题？

1. The ticket entitled her to enter the museum.
2. She was entitled to paid leave.
3. She published an essay entitled A New Beginning.

请用表示“原本计划成为”的确切短语完成句子：The old station ____ a community center, but the project was canceled.

请用强调评价的确切框架完成句子：The decision ignored every safety warning and ____ reckless.

哪个句子用 while 先承认一个限制，再强调主要结果？

1. The first experiment failed because the later trials produced reliable results.
2. While the researchers ran the experiment, the lights went out.
3. While the first experiment failed, the later trials produced reliable results.

用本课中表示“在情感或思想上产生联系”的两个英文单词补全句子：The documentary continues to ____ viewers around the world.

用表示“成为更大整体中的一个组成部分”的四词目标表达完成句子：Over time, street art has ____ the city's cultural identity.

这句话是什么意思？Her essays remain a trusted guide for people facing difficult choices.

1. 她的文章描述了一次已经结束的旅行。
2. 她的文章仍然提供可靠的思想指引。
3. 她的文章是现行的职业导游名录。

用 imbue ... with 的过去式完成句子：The designer ____ the room ____ a sense of calm.

用 rather than 完成句子：The committee chose to revise the plan ____ cancel it.

哪句话自然地使用 handle 表示“处理困难局面”？

1. Leah handled with the customer complaint calmly.
2. Leah handled the customer complaint calmly.
3. Leah solved the customer complaint calmly.

在讨论古代哲学时，大写短语 a Cynic 最准确的意思是什么？

1. 古代犬儒学派的追随者，或采用其理念的人
2. 总是抱怨并预期最坏结果的人
3. 从来没有任何情绪的人