丝绸之路：通过贸易连接古代世界 - 香农·哈里斯·卡斯特洛：英语精读讲义

哪句话强调文件上传在不到一秒内完成？

1. The file was uploaded less than a second ago.
2. The file was available for less than a second.
3. The file uploaded in less than a second.

哪句话用句首的 with 短语来说明动作方式？

1. With your teammate, you can save the document.
2. After a single click, you can save the document.
3. With a single click, you can save the document.

哪句话自然地使用了两个过去分词短语来修饰 lamps？

1. The shop sells designed lamps Sweden and assembled Poland.
2. The shop sells lamps designed in Sweden and assembled in Poland.
3. The shop designed sells lamps in Sweden and assembled in Poland.

用介词和关系代词完成正式表达：Scientists measured the rate ____ the river was rising.

哪句话对 unprecedented 的使用最准确？

1. The café closed ten minutes early, which was unprecedented simply because I did not expect it.
2. Two hundred years of records show no storm this powerful, so its strength was unprecedented in the region's history.
3. I bought a new notebook today, so the notebook is unprecedented in history.

The tradition is older than we think 最自然的含义是什么？

1. The tradition has existed longer than every living person.
2. The tradition began earlier than people generally expect.
3. We know the tradition's exact starting date.

选择这句话的正确含义：The tradition reaches back more than five centuries.

1. 人们在这项传统活动中把手臂伸向后方。
2. 这项传统还会再延续五个世纪。
3. 这项传统始于五百多年前。

用包含 known、意为“被称为”的两个词完成句子：This process is ____ photosynthesis.

哪句话使用 not actually A, but B 来替换错误的分类？

1. The bright object is not only visible, but also easy to photograph.
2. The bright object isn't actually a star, but a planet.
3. The bright object isn't visible because thick clouds cover it.

哪句话最自然地描述一种习俗经过许多代人逐步形成？

1. The custom gradually emerged over generations.
2. The custom appeared suddenly overnight.
3. The custom was officially announced at one meeting.

哪句话能自然地表示这些小路在河边彼此相连？

1. The local paths connect to each other near the river.
2. The local paths connect each other near the river.
3. The local paths connect the river to each other.

在句子 “The team rebuilt trust thread by thread,” 中，thread by thread 是什么意思？

1. 用真正的线进行缝纫。
2. 立刻通过一个完整动作完成。
3. 逐渐地，通过许多细小的联系。

fertile 在 fertile river valleys 中是什么意思？

1. 土地拥有肥沃的土壤，能够支持作物生长。
2. 河流太危险，人们无法渡过。
3. 河谷能够生育人类或动物的后代。

哪句话正确使用了“名词 + 过去分词”的独立主格结构来补充背景？

1. Blocking the road with a fallen tree, the bus turned around.
2. The road was blocked by a fallen tree, the bus turned around.
3. The road blocked by a fallen tree, the bus turned around.

用完整的平行连接结构补全句子：The mural was painted not by the owner, ____ a local artist.

在这个历史语境中，哪项描述最符合 nomadic tribes on horseback？

1. 他们是固定居住在城市里、通常乘船出行的居民。
2. 他们是只出现在传统故事里的虚构生物。
3. 他们是会在不同地区之间迁徙、并且经常骑马出行的流动群体。

用 range from A to B 结构完成句子：This butterfly species ____ southern Canada ____ central Mexico.

哪句话自然地表示探险者在撰写报告之前已经与一个偏远社区发生了接触？

1. Before they wrote their report, the explorers had contacted with a remote community.
2. Before they wrote their report, the explorers had come in contact with a remote community.
3. Before they wrote their report, the explorers had come contact with a remote community.

often less than peaceful 在这句话中暗示什么？

1. 许多接触都伴随着真实的冲突或暴力。
2. 几乎每次接触都平静而友好。
3. 作者正在给和平程度提供精确数值。

even through raids and warfare, as well as trade 在句中起什么作用？

1. 它把冲突作为一种令人意外的接触途径，然后补充贸易这一途径。
2. 它表示贸易彻底取代了袭击和战争。
3. 它用 through 描述穿过某个实际地点的移动。

用本课所学的三个词固定表达完成句子：The library gave us extra study time ____ our help.

这个句子是什么意思？The design spread between communities with no direct contact.

1. 这项设计一直只存在于一个社群中。
2. 这些社群没有直接见面，但这项设计仍从一个社群传到了另一个社群。
3. 这些社群先面对面见面，然后才分享这项设计。

把波斯皇家道路称为不断扩大的 web 中的一条 strand，是什么意思？

1. 它是一根实际编织进道路里的线。
2. 它是唯一一条直接连接所有地方的道路。
3. 它是更大互联网络中的一条重要路线。

对 Darius the First in the 5th century BCE 的哪种理解正确？

1. 它指君主大流士一世，以及公元前5世纪的一段时间。
2. 它指第一个叫大流士的人，以及公元5世纪的一段时间。
3. 它表示大流士在公元前5年建成了这条路。

哪一句正确使用了句首的 Stretching 短语来描述后面的主语？

1. Stretching across the valley, the railway connects three villages.
2. Stretching across the valley, there are three stations on the railway.
3. Stretching across the valley and the railway connects three villages.

在这句话中，regular relay points 是什么？'The couriers exchanged packages at regular relay points along the route.'

1. 只用于接力赛的跑道
2. 所有包裹永久存放的地方
3. 一名运送者把物品交给下一位运送者的中转站

用 allow 结构补全 cross 的正确形式：The new bridge allowed buses ____ the river safely.

一段旅程通常需要20天。如果新系统能 in nearly 1/10 the time 完成，大约需要多长时间？

1. 大约200天
2. 大约2天
3. 大约18天

根据句子，Samarkand 和 Alexandria Eschate 分别说明什么？

1. Samarkand 是被攻占城市的例子，Alexandria Eschate 是新建立城市的例子。
2. 它们是同一座城市的两个名称。
3. 它们是亚历山大本人喜欢的城市。

请用本课句型补全句子，表示这是该路线历史上向东延伸最远的一次：The route now extends ____.

在句子“With the bridge's completion, travel between the villages became easier,”中，主要信息是什么？

1. 那座桥当时还没有建成。
2. 两个村庄之间的出行变得更方便。
3. 那座桥和两个村庄一起旅行。

请用本课中表示“为……创造基本条件”的表达补全句子：The early talks did not produce a final agreement, but they ____ a lasting partnership.

在这句话中，an ambassador named Zhang Qian 是什么意思？

1. 一位名叫张骞的外交使者
2. 一位创造了新的使者头衔的人
3. 一位给别人取名为张骞的外交官

请用 sent、negotiate 和 with 补全这个缩短的被动结构：The lawyer, ____ the landlord, brought the lease.

哪句话用 returned with tales of 表示某人回来时带回了关于某事的见闻？

1. The explorers returned the city map to the guide.
2. The explorers returned with tales of a city beyond the mountains.
3. The explorers returned because the tale had ended.

哪个选项的三个部分都保持了相同的“形容词 + 名词”结构？

1. advanced tools, busy markets, and rare spices
2. advanced tools, markets prospered, and rare spices
3. tools that were advanced, busy markets, and rare spices

哪个句子表示村庄位于北部边界之外？

1. The village lies beyond the northern border.
2. The village lies directly on the northern border.
3. The village was founded after the northern border was drawn.

填入表示交换的介词。诺拉交出旧书并得到一个拼图：Nora traded her old book ____ a puzzle.

用包含 secure 和 passage 的正式短语完成句子：The guards traveled with the delegation ____.

哪个句子表示原本分开的部分逐渐形成一个协调运作的系统？

1. Several local networks stayed separate but used the same logo.
2. Several local networks gradually linked together into one integrated system.
3. One network was divided into several independent systems.

用 span 的 -ing 分词形式完成句子：The report describes a rail network ____ three countries.

用 enable 的正确 -ing 形式表示结果：The new scheduling app reduced delays, ____ quicker responses.

用表示“比此前任何时候都更远”的短语完成句子：With the new antenna, the radio signal can travel ____.

用 make one's way to 的过去式和正确的所有格完成句子：Within a year, the new dance style ____ clubs across the country.

选择最合适的短语，表示投资者的资金流出了该国：After confidence fell, the country experienced ___.。

1. an outflow of capital
2. an inflow of capital
3. a buildup of capital

用 led to a ban on 完成句子：Repeated safety violations ____ indoor fireworks.

听完整的英语句子，选出你听到的内容。注意 prized 和 priced 的词尾音。

1. The antique vase was highly priced by the dealer.
2. The antique vase was highly prized by the dealer.

用 saw 的正式叙述含义完成句子：The early 2000s ____ rapid growth in online shopping.

"possibly even transmitting crossbow technology to the Western world" 向读者传达了什么？

1. 这句话表示该技术肯定一直留在原地。
2. 技术传播被说成确定无疑、已经得到证明。
3. 技术传播被说成一个进一步的可能结果，而不是已证实的事实。

请使用名词 demand 和正确的介词完成句子：There is growing ____ affordable housing in the city.

请用 keep ... intact 的过去式完成句子：The waterproof case ____ the map ____ during the storm.

选择能同时表示“时间重合”和“出乎预期的对比”的连接词：The rescue team continued working ___ the wind became stronger.

1. even as
2. before
3. because

用 rise 和 fall 的过去式完成句子：Over several centuries, the empire ____ and ____.

选择能正确完成句子的短语：The coastal town is ___ its colorful boats.

1. known for
2. known as
3. known to

哪一句最清楚地表示 Noah 选择了一个动作、排除了另一个动作，并让两边的动作保持恰当对应？

1. Noah saved the file rather than deleting it.
2. Noah saved the file because he deleted it.
3. Noah saved rather than the file deleting it.

哪一句中的 along with 表示一个事物与另一个事物一同被包含？

1. The box contained maps, but no notebooks.
2. Along with the maps, the box contained two notebooks.
3. We walked along the river after lunch.

请用表示“使货物流动成为可能”的正式短语完成句子：Efficient ports ____ goods between countries.

哪句话正确使用了句首短语，表示这个习俗起源于该村庄？

1. Originating in the village, the custom later spread across the region.
2. Originating in the village, travelers later spread the custom across the region.
3. Originated in the village, the custom later spread across the region.

在例句中，to become the dominant religion there 引出的是什么？

1. 继中国和日本之后的另一个目的地
2. 传播所产生的后续结果
3. 佛教有意识制定的迁移计划

用 spread from A into B 中的介词完成句子：The custom spread ____ coastal villages ____ inland towns.

哪一句使用两个并列的 -ing 短语来描述前面同一事件造成的结果？

1. The storm hit the coast, damaging homes and cutting off power.
2. The storm hit the coast after residents had moved inland.
3. The storm hit the coast, and emergency crews arrived.

用 make its way from A to B 的过去式结构补全句子：Over several decades, the dance style ____ Brazil ____ cities around the world.

哪句话中的 forge 是比喻用法，表示“以强大而持久的方式塑造未来”？

1. Someone tried to forge the governor's signature.
2. The new constitution helped forge the future of the country.
3. Blacksmiths forge the hot metal into tools.

哪句话表示这两个方案只从某个角度看是相似的？

1. In this way, the two plans are alike because both save time.
2. By the way, the two plans are alike because both save time.
3. In a way, the two plans are alike because both save time.

哪句话表示“成功本身反而促成了某事物的终结”？

1. The app remained successful because its team handled growth well.
2. The app shut down before it attracted any users.
3. The app grew too fast to support its users, so its success led to its own demise.

A navigation system is designed for civilian cargo ships and commercial sea routes. 这个系统最适合用哪个说法描述？

1. marine technology
2. naval technology
3. maritime technology

用 find one's way to 的一般过去时补全句子；这里表示“逐渐传到”：By 1900, the custom ____ neighboring islands.

使用 making 和 obsolete，填入准确的四词结果短语：The city introduced digital passes, ____.

哪句话使用了最合适的转场词，把叙述切换到同一时期发生的另一件事？

1. The engineers tested the bridge. However, the city prepared new safety rules.
2. The engineers tested the bridge. Meanwhile, the city prepared new safety rules.
3. The engineers tested the bridge. Therefore, the city prepared new safety rules.

用表示“致辞在先、短片在后”的被动顺序结构完成句子：The opening speech ____ a short film.

哪句话中的 withdrawal from 表示退出某项协议或体系？

1. The clerk approved a cash withdrawal from my account.
2. The doctor treated the athlete's withdrawal symptoms.
3. The country's withdrawal from the treaty changed regional politics.

哪个选项正确使用 But even though 连接前一句，并完整表达让步关系？

1. We had expected the event to be canceled. But even though the rain, the concert continued indoors.
2. We had expected the event to be canceled. But even though it rained, the concert continued indoors.
3. We had expected the event to be canceled. Even though it rained, but the concert continued indoors.

用本课中表示“结果无法撤销”的表达完成句子：Once the final agreement was signed, there was ____.

哪一个句子正确地用 -ing 短语修饰人物，同时保留了一个单独的主要谓语？

1. Scientists searching for clean energy developed a new battery.
2. Scientists searching for clean energy developing a new battery.
3. Scientists searched for clean energy developed a new battery.

哪句话使用了与 riches they knew awaited in East Asia 相同的嵌入式修饰结构，并以 challenges 作为 awaited 的主语？

1. She knew that challenges awaited her overseas, but her decision did not change.
2. The challenges she knew awaited her overseas did not change her decision.
3. The challenges she learned about overseas did not change her decision.

在这个句子中，the Age of Exploration 指什么？

1. 欧洲水手的平均年龄
2. 探索一条海上航线所需的时间
3. 欧洲进行远洋探索和海外扩张的一个历史时期

用本课中表示“达到前所未有的程度”的固定短语完成句子：With real-time translation, people can communicate across languages ____.

哪一个句子中的 launch 表示“正式发起一项重大且有组织的行动”？

1. The child launched a paper airplane across the room.
2. The app launched when I tapped the icon.
3. The charity launched a nationwide campaign to provide clean water.

按照 the impact of A on B 结构，填入两个正确的介词：The report examines the impact ____ tourism ____ local communities.

哪一句正确使用 whatever，在提出结论前先承认可能存在的益处和弊端？

1. Whatever are its benefits and drawbacks, but the policy will affect everyone.
2. The policy will affect everyone because its benefits are whatever.
3. Whatever its benefits and drawbacks, the policy will affect everyone.

哪一句中的 far from 是在强烈否定某个描述，而不是表示空间距离？

1. She moved the chair far from the heater to keep it cool.
2. The cabin is far from the nearest town, so the drive takes two hours.
3. The plan is far from perfect; several major problems remain.

在名词短语 cross-continental communication cables 中，哪个词是表示主要事物的中心名词？

1. cables
2. communication
3. cross-continental

哪一句使用了相同结构：先用 that once ... 修饰复数名词，再接被动结构 are now ...？

1. A new tunnel now passes through the barriers that once isolated the village.
2. The village that was once isolated now uses a new tunnel through the barriers.
3. The barriers that once isolated the village are now circumvented through a new tunnel.

用 beam 的过去分词完成这个简化的被动修饰语：The station receives signals ____ through space.

用本课中引出“被放弃的选项”的两个词连接语完成句子：The archive used email ____ couriers carrying documents between cities.

在这个句子中，the pioneering cultures 最可能是什么意思？

1. 只是因为年代久远而受到描述的社会
2. 为探险者举办的艺术和音乐活动
3. 通过发展有影响力的做法而发挥引领作用的社会

填入表示所属关系的关系词：The organization, ____ volunteers rebuilt the school, received an award.

社区中心去年已顺利建成。哪句话正确表达了它的建成依赖那笔补助款？

1. The community center will not be possible without the grant.
2. The community center would not be possible without the grant.
3. The community center would not have been possible without the grant.

在对丝绸之路的描述中，history's first worldwide web 是什么意思？

1. 它描述了一张铺在丝绸之路上的巨大实体网。
2. 它表示丝绸之路上的人使用了现代互联网。
3. 它把丝绸之路比作连接遥远地区的网络。