为什么我们的毛发会长在这么奇怪的地方？- 妮娜·G·雅布隆斯基：英语精读讲义

请用表示“与……有许多共同点”的目标短语原样完成句子：I ____ my cousin; we both enjoy drawing and soccer.

在这句话中，a bit underdressed 是什么意思？

1. 人类忘了带更保暖的衣服。
2. 人类似乎比其他灵长类覆盖着更少的体毛。
3. 人类为某个活动选择了过于随便的衣服。

哪个句子在动作前正确使用了 instead of？

1. Instead driving, Mia took the train.
2. Instead of drive, Mia took the train.
3. Instead of driving, Mia took the train.

在这段科普语境中，get so naked 是什么意思？

1. 它是在问：为什么人类在演化中变得体毛相对较少。
2. 它是在问：为什么人类的头顶变秃了。
3. 它是在问：为什么人类不再穿衣服。

用 where + 代词 + do 避免重复 nest：Scientists still do not know why these birds nest ____.

哪个句子能用轻松的口语表达“两条绳子的材料相同”？

1. The two ropes are made of the same stuff.
2. The two ropes are made at the same stuff.
3. The two ropes are made by the same stuff.

哪项解释最符合 Filaments of the protein keratin？

1. 它们是产生多种互不相关蛋白质的器官。
2. 它们是用来把角蛋白固定住的普通绳线。
3. 它们是由一种叫作角蛋白的蛋白质构成的细长丝状结构。

用表示嫩芽从哪里开始生长的三个词短语完成句子：New green shoots ____ the base of the plant every spring.

用引出科学名称的表达补全句子：This process is ____ photosynthesis.

用 go through cycles of 的正确形式补全句子：The lake ____ rising and falling water levels.

哪一句使用 across 来设定一个宽泛群体的论述范围，而不是描述实际的空间移动？

1. The hikers walked across the bridge.
2. The ball rolled across the floor.
3. Across several countries, school calendars differ.

使用 ranging from ... to ... 完成句子：The festival features music ____ jazz ____ electronic dance music.

用 consist of 的标准主动形式完成句子：The emergency kit ____ water, food, and a flashlight.

哪一项正确对应这三个动物被毛术语？

1. undercoat = 较短的内层；ground hairs = 构成该层的毛；guard hairs = 较长、用于保护的外层毛
2. undercoat = 较长、用于保护的外层；ground hairs = 位于其上方的短毛；guard hairs = 整套被毛
3. undercoat = 整套被毛；ground hairs = 较长的外层毛；guard hairs = 贴近皮肤的短毛

哪句话正确补充了一个对照性的缺点，同时没有否定第一个事实？

1. The library is quiet. On the contrary, it closes early.
2. The library is quiet. Therefore, it closes early.
3. The library is quiet. On the other hand, it closes early.

使用 kind of a combination of 完成句子：The after-school club is ____ a class and a game night.

请使用 making、hard 和 for，以表示结果的 -ing 短语完成句子：The signs were covered by snow, ____ drivers to find the road.

在人类进化的讨论中，“Their ancestors lost their coats”是什么意思？

1. 他们的祖先逐渐失去了大部分浓密体毛。
2. 他们的祖先把身上穿的外套弄丢了。
3. 他们的祖先停止制作保暖衣物。

这句话中的 working hypotheses 是什么意思？

1. 可以指导后续研究的暂行解释。
2. 已经得到证明的结论。
3. 科学家每天的工作安排。

请用表示谨慎推断的目标短语完成句子：Based on the fresh tracks, ____ a fox passed through the garden last night.

用本课短语的过去式完成句子：Over ten years, the city ____ coal power and expanded solar energy.

用本课表达完成句子：After her doctor recommended daily walks, Priya ____.

哪一句中的 keep cool 表示“防止身体变得过热”？

1. Even when the crowd shouted, the referee kept cool.
2. Those silver sunglasses look cool.
3. On hot days, the rabbit rests in the shade to keep cool.

请用 release 的正确形式完成句子：A radiator helps an engine lose heat by ____ heat into the surrounding air.

哪一句最清楚地表示“人类的汗腺数量是黑猩猩的十倍”？

1. Humans have ten times as many sweat glands as chimpanzees.
2. Humans have ten times more sweat glands than chimpanzees.
3. Humans produce ten times as much sweat as chimpanzees.

使用 covered in 和单词 snow 完成句子：Overnight, the cabin roof was ____.

用 dry 的正确形式完成句子：A small fan helps the paint ____ faster.

在论证中，However, if X was so ..., why ...? 起什么作用？

1. 它证明前面的观点完全错误。
2. 它把前面的观点当作前提，然后提出这个观点无法完全解释的问题。
3. 它给出最终结论并结束这个话题。

哪一句最强烈地询问是否哪怕还剩一张票？

1. Are there some tickets left?
2. Did any tickets leave at all?
3. Are there any tickets left at all?

用本课中引出话题的表达完成句子：____ choosing a laptop, battery life matters.

请用表示“是其中一个影响因素”的目标短语完成句子：Cost also ____ in our decision to move.

venturing into the open 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 走向缺少遮蔽的开阔区域，并带有不确定或风险感
2. 打开一扇门，让阳光照进来
3. 在熟悉的室内空间中行走，没有特别强调

一位考古学家知道一座古代仓库没有屋顶，并据此推断过去很可能出现的结果。哪句话表达了这种推断？

1. The stored tools might be exposed to rain tomorrow.
2. Records show that the stored tools were exposed to rain.
3. Given the lack of a roof, the stored tools would have been exposed to rain.

请使用 keep ... from doing 和 enter 完成句子：The screen keeps insects ____ the room.

使用括号中的词完成句子，并按需要改变动词形式：This mesh cover is ____. (effective at / keep / flies / off / the food)

哪句话中的 as 表示“随着一个过程发展”？

1. As a coach, Lena plans every practice.
2. Arrange the cards as I showed you.
3. As the puppy grew, it became calmer.

请用 useful for 和 explain 的正确形式完成句子：A diagram is ____ complex ideas.

哪一句中的 convey 与 convey our feelings 一样表示传达抽象内容？

1. The elevator conveyed passengers between floors.
2. Her expression conveyed her disappointment.
3. The pipe conveyed water to the fields.

哪一句表示应把气流降到实际可行的最低程度，但没有声称气流会完全停止？

1. The new seal is designed to minimize airflow around the window.
2. The new seal is designed to reduce airflow around the window.
3. The new seal is designed to eliminate airflow around the window.

使用本课中完全相同的现在完成时被动证据表达完成句子：Several methods ____ reduce waste.

用 dry out 的正确形式完成句子：Keep the clay in a sealed bag to prevent it from ____.

哪个句子使用了表示“从一个不近的位置”的标准短语？

1. The sign can be recognized from distance.
2. The sign can be recognized in the distance.
3. The sign can be recognized from a distance.

用 prove helpful in 的过去式结构完成句子：The numbered labels ____ identifying the correct wires.

这里的 Evidence is stubbly at best 是什么意思？

1. 证据本身真的长满了短而硬的毛发。
2. 即使按照最有利的方式理解，证据仍然稀少而薄弱。
3. 证据证明短胡茬是最好的选择。

more pungent 在这句话中主要起什么作用？

1. 它表示下一个问题在科学上更重要。
2. 它声称那些部位的毛有强烈的味道。
3. 它幽默地把话题转向强烈的体味。

用 dotted with 完成句子：The night sky was ____ stars.

本句中的 apocrine glands 指什么？

1. 人体内部的所有器官
2. 分布在特定身体部位的一种汗腺
3. 生长在腋下的毛发

本句中的 secretions 是什么意思？

1. 腺体或细胞产生并释放的物质
2. 被隐藏起来的信息
3. 没有实体物质的气味

请用 help 和 disperse 的一般现在时形式完成句子，不使用 to：The diffuser ____ the scent throughout the room.

请用 waft off 的过去式完成句子：A sweet smell ____ the warm cookies.

这个开头在论证中起什么作用？

1. 它用研究证据举例支持前面的观点。
2. 它把话题转向一个无关的个人故事。
3. 它表示前面的观点已经被推翻。

下面哪个句子用 as well as 补充第二个并列群体？

1. The library serves university students as local residents.
2. The library serves university students as well as local residents.
3. The library serves university students as good as local residents.

哪句话正确使用 those 来避免重复 science scores？

1. The science scores in our class were higher than those of the other class.
2. The science scores in our class were higher than those students in the other class.
3. The science scores in our class were higher than them of the other class.

哪项描述符合 vellus hair？

1. 覆盖身体大部分区域的细、短、柔软且通常颜色较浅的毛发
2. 只在头皮上生长的毛发
3. 胡须等较粗且通常颜色更深的毛发

用 serve any purpose 的正确形式完成句子：No one knows whether this extra lever ____.

在本句中，banks of stem cells 是什么意思？

1. 为干细胞研究提供资金的金融机构
2. 储存干细胞以供以后使用的地方
3. 发现干细胞的水道岸边

nerve endings 在这句话中是什么意思？

1. 能够接收感觉刺激的神经末端
2. 产生毛发的腺体
3. 故事的最后场景

使用 convey 结构完成句子：The camera ____ the monitor。

哪一句正确表达“这根线的直径小得多，但仍然很结实”？

1. Although the thread is much better, it is still strong.
2. Although the thread is much finer, it is still strong.
3. Although the thread is much finer, but it is still strong.

哪一句明确比较“单位面积内的树木数量”？

1. The trees in this park are as thick as those in the park across town.
2. This park has the same number of trees as the park across town.
3. This park has the same density of trees as the park across town.

句首的 despite 短语在这句话中起什么作用？

1. 它否认前面讨论过人类裸露。
2. 它先承认前面的讨论，再引出一个修正其表面含义的结论。
3. 它把前面的讨论说成人类没有毛发的原因。

使用 not as ... as 和形容词 heavy 完成句子：The backpack looks heavy, but it is ____ it looks.

用本课表达完成句子，强烈强调费用只是许多考虑因素之一：Cost is ____ concern when choosing a home.

例句中的 evolutionary curiosity 是什么意思？

1. 一个人想了解进化原理的愿望
2. 一种从进化角度看令人好奇的身体特征
3. 一种使身体长出毛发的情绪

在这个大众科普语境中，evolutionary leftovers 是什么意思？

1. 一个人在一生中学会的新特征。
2. 生物课后保存下来的食物。
3. 从进化历史较早阶段继承下来的特征。