针对尤利乌斯·恺撒的巨大阴谋 - Kathryn Tempest：英语精读讲义

请用目标假设问句框架完成句子：____ you found a wallet on an empty bus?

哪句话表示项目正在走向失败，但不一定已经失败？

1. The project is on the path to failure.
2. The project is on a path outside town.
3. The project has already failed.

哪个句子强调某位董事的权力正在增长，并超过可接受的程度？

1. The board noticed one director holding significant power.
2. The board noticed one director gaining too much power.
3. The board noticed one director losing too much power.

你不知道 Leo 是否会反对，但他的反对不会改变你的计划。哪个句子合适？

1. Even if Leo objects, I'll continue.
2. Because Leo objects, I'll continue.
3. Even though Leo objects, I'll continue.

一篇特写开头询问某座城镇是否负担得起维修费用，以及它还能等多久。接着文章写道：These were the questions haunting the mayor. 这句话起什么作用？

1. 它表明市长已经解决了这些问题。
2. 它把开场问题连接到市长一直面临的困境。
3. 它提出了一组与市长无关的新问题。

用 destroy 的“过去视角下的未来被动”形式完成句子：In 1990, no one knew that the bridge ____ the following year.

请用表示“没有受到有效限制的权力”的两个英文单词完成句子：The new rules were designed to prevent ____.

请用 wasn't just ... one 结构完成句子：The delay ____ a scheduling problem. It was a financial ____.

这项血统主张主要为叙事增添了什么含义？

1. 它把他对王权的反对与继承而来的家族身份联系起来。
2. 它表明卢基乌斯·尤尼乌斯·布鲁图斯与塔奎尼乌斯是同一个人。
3. 它证明他当时已经成为国王。

用表示“声称具有某种血统”的三个英语单词完成句子：In the old biography, the family ____ an ancient ruler, although no records confirmed the link.

在“Tarquin the Proud”中，“the Proud”起什么作用？

1. 它描述的是当时短暂的感受。
2. 它是 Tarquin 所统治地点的名称。
3. 它是历史名称组成部分的固定称号。

把括号中的动词改成适当形式，完成句子：Instead of ____ the complaint, Maya apologized and fixed the problem. (ignore)

用 lead someone in 的过去式完成句子：At the ceremony, the host ____ everyone ____ reciting the pledge.

用目标表达完成句子：Our review process is ____ every applicant deserves a fair hearing.

在“The policy rests on the principle that every applicant deserves a fair review”中，that 从句起什么作用？

1. 它说明该原则的具体内容。
2. 它引入一个无关的后续事件。
3. 它指出这项原则属于哪个人。

前一句的时间是1920年，下一个事件发生在1970年。哪个转场能清楚地把故事向后推进？

1. Now, five decades later, the building serves as a library.
2. At the same time, the building serves as a library.
3. Now, five decades earlier, the building serves as a library.

使用名词结构 rise to the position of 和职位 director 完成句子：After three promotions, her ____ surprised everyone.

使用 make 的过去完成时和指代 Maya 的正确宾格代词完成句子：Maya trained for years. Before the final began, that hard work ____ the team's most reliable player.

听英文句子并选择你听到的内容。注意 at its peak 以及 peak /pik/ 中的元音。

1. Demand was still weak in July.
2. Demand was at its peak in July.
3. Demand began to pick up in July.

把括号中的动词改成 such as 后所需的形式：The charity supports families in practical ways, such as ____ free meals. (distribute)

用 popular 后用于指出喜爱者群体的介词完成句子：The new library is popular ____ local families.

用 vie 的过去式及其必需的介词完成句子：Several cities ____ the chance to host the tournament.

用 shower ... with 的过去式完成句子：After the concert, fans ____ the singer ____ praise.

哪一句使用三个平行的一般过去时被动分句，把重点放在结果上，而不是完成工作的人？

1. The bridge was repair, the road was widen, and new lights were install.
2. The bridge was repaired, the road was widened, and new lights were installed.
3. Workers repaired the bridge, widened the road, and installed new lights.

still called July today 指向哪一种历史联系？

1. 罗马独裁官总是在七月开始任期。
2. July 是英语中“临时紧急权力”的另一种说法。
3. 现代月份名 July 保留了与 Julius Caesar 有关的纪念。

用本课目标的两个词短语完成句子，把安全功能的优先级置于重量之上：The backpack is lightweight. ____, it has reflective strips for nighttime safety.

哪一种解释最符合本句中 dictator 的含义？

1. 它指罗马军队中的永久军衔。
2. 它指罗马在战时设置的临时紧急职位。
3. 它指任何不受限制进行统治的现代统治者。

请用 bestow 的被动语态 upon 形式完成句子：The university's highest honor was ____ the physicist.

哪句话表示同一个结果连续出现在三场比赛中？

1. Our team won three games in succession.
2. Our team won three games over several years.
3. Our team played three games at the same time.

he was made dictator perpetuo 在这个句子中是什么意思？

1. 他亲手制造了一名只统治一年的独裁官。
2. 他没有被正式任命，只是临时代理独裁官。
3. 他被任命为独裁官，任期可能没有固定终点。

哪句话中的 term 表示政治职位的“任期”？

1. The spring term ends in June.
2. The senator began a six-year term in January.
3. The legal term was difficult to translate.

阅读这段英文：The project missed three deadlines, doubled its budget, and still had major errors. All of this was too much for the client. All of this 在这里起什么作用？

1. 它只指项目的预算。
2. 它引入了前面没有提到的三个新问题。
3. 它把前面的三个问题收束成一个总体评价。

用结构 a return to 完成句子：After months of calm, residents feared ____ widespread violence.

选择把 two assistants 作为补充信息，并且符合正式主谓一致规则的句子。

1. The director and two assistants is attending the meeting.
2. The director, as well as two assistants, are attending the meeting.
3. The director, as well as two assistants, is attending the meeting.

用 impede 的正确形式完成这个正式被动句：The rescue effort was ____ by heavy traffic.

calling themselves the Liberators 最直接告诉了我们什么？

1. 其他人正式把这个名称授予了该团体。
2. 叙述者证明了该团体确实解放了所有人。
3. 这些成员为自己的团体选择了这个名称；句子没有表明外界普遍认可。

哪句话使用了与 Leading them were ... 相同的倒装结构，并且主谓一致正确？

1. Leading the expedition were two experienced climbers.
2. Leading the expedition were an experienced climber.
3. Leading the expedition was two experienced climbers.

friend and brother-in-law Brutus 在这句话中是什么意思？

1. Brutus 是亲兄弟，不是姻亲。
2. Brutus 要么是朋友，要么是姻亲，但不可能两者都是。
3. Brutus 与同一个人同时有这两种关系。

用 leave 的 -ing 形式完成句子，使这个行动作主语：____ the team was not an easy choice for Elena.

路面确实结冰了，但公交车仍准时到达。哪一句把路面结冰表达为真实事实，并把准时到达表达为出乎预期的结果？

1. Despite the road was icy, the bus arrived on time.
2. Even if the road was icy, the bus arrived on time.
3. Even though the road was icy, the bus arrived on time.

用 side with 的正确形式完成句子：After hearing both arguments, Mia ____ her brother and supported his plan.

用表示“注定有坏结局”的目标连字符形容词完成句子：The ____ mission was abandoned after the crew lost all communication.

哪句话中的 intervene 表示介入正在发展的局面，并采取行动实现某个目的？

1. The judge intervened to protect the witness.
2. The judge met the witness after the trial.
3. The judge mentioned the witness in her report.

用一个表示第二个动作更出人意料的两词连接语补全 not only ... 结构：The museum not only refunded our tickets ____ offered us a private tour.

请完成 accept someone as + role 结构：The players accepted Maya ____ their new coach.

请完成 elevate someone to + position 结构：After years of service, the council elevated Amir ____ the post of chair.

哪句话最准确地改写了“Nora was hesitant to conspire against the mayor”这句话？

1. 诺拉公开反对市长，并立刻采取了行动。
2. 诺拉早已拒绝所有涉及市长的计划。
3. 诺拉对是否加入反对市长的秘密阴谋拿不定主意。

哪种解释最符合“The coach treated Leo like a son”这句话？

1. 教练像父母一样亲近地关心利奥。
2. 教练把利奥当作无关紧要的陌生人。
3. 教练证明了利奥是他的亲生孩子。

选择能表达“经过犹豫后，这就是最终结果”的短语来完成句子：“We considered several routes, but ___, we took the train.”

1. by the end
2. at the end
3. in the end

用表示“最终变得更强”的短语动词完成句子：After hours of debate, caution ____ over excitement.

哪个句子最能把一个等待已久的事件呈现为故事接下来的关键节点？

1. The moment we had been waiting for finally arrived.
2. We waited for a moment before opening the door.
3. The meeting happened at a convenient time.

使用 be to + 动词的过去式补全句子，表达“原定要”：According to the official itinerary, the minister ____ leave at dawn the next day.

用本课的三个单词结构完成句子，强调可数人数多得出乎意料：Although the hall looked small, it could hold ____ 200 guests.

在这个场景中，unsheathing daggers from their togas 表现了什么？

1. 他们拔出了原先藏在古罗马服饰中的匕首。
2. 他们把匕首安全地锁进了储物箱。
3. 他们把匕首当作装饰品挂在衣服外面。

哪个句子中的 from all sides 是比喻用法，表示“来自许多不同来源”？

1. The child painted stars on one side of the box.
2. The train traveled in the same direction all day.
3. The new policy drew complaints from all sides.

As the story goes 对后续信息发出了什么信号？

1. 这是对官方记录的直接引用。
2. 每个细节都已经得到无可置疑的证明。
3. 这是一个广为流传但可能尚未得到完全证实的说法。

哪个情境最适合在现代用“Et tu, Brute?”开玩笑？

1. 一位亲近的队友投票反对你的方案，你开玩笑说：“Et tu, Brute?”
2. 你读到一条普通的天气消息，然后说：“Et tu, Brute?”
3. 公交车准时到达，你说：“Et tu, Brute?”

使用 Some ... while others ... 这一来源对比结构补全句子：____ historical accounts claim the town surrendered peacefully, ____ record a violent siege.

在这个语境中，对“And you, child?”最准确的理解是什么？

1. child一词确凿证明了布鲁图斯是凯撒的亲生儿子。
2. 这一称呼促成了有关亲子关系的猜测，但没有证明这种关系。
3. 这句话是现代英语中问候任何陌生成年人的普通说法。

用本课中表示“让更多未经证实的猜测出现”的短语完成句子：The unexplained delay is ____ the launch may be postponed.

用缺少的两个词补全情态完成式结构：New evidence suggests that the portrait may ____ actually ____ a later copy.

哪句话最清楚地从对某个细节的分歧转向共同结论？

1. The witnesses agree about the time, but no one checked the door.
2. The witnesses offered different accounts, so no conclusion was shared.
3. The witnesses disagree about the time, but all agree that the door was locked.

请用表示“停止抵抗”的目标表达补全句子：After their escape route was blocked, the guards finally ____.

哪个句子正确表示招牌先被一阵强风吹中，随后掉到地上，而且 -ing 从句指向 the sign？

1. Falling to the ground after being struck by a strong gust, the street was blocked by the sign.
2. The sign broke loose, falling to the ground after striking a strong gust.
3. The sign broke loose, falling to the ground after being struck by a strong gust.

请用 Unfortunately for + 人补全句子，表示这个情况对 Lena 不利：____, the library had already closed.

请补全句子，表示制片公司把这部剧在年轻观众中的受欢迎程度估得过低。使用 underestimated ... popularity among：The studio ____ young viewers.

请用所需的介词补全平行评价结构：The coach saw Maya ____ a leader and Jordan ____ a strong organizer.

哪句话表示网站在公告发布后几乎立刻就崩溃了？

1. Several weeks before the announcement, the website crashed.
2. Within moments of the announcement, the website crashed.
3. Throughout the announcement, the website stayed online.

请用由 panic 构成的完整 in a state of 短语补全句子：When smoke filled the theater, the audience was ____.

请用 barricade 的过去式反身结构补全句子：During the attack, the guards ____ inside the control room.

哪句话表示利奥迅速采取行动并取得了优势？

1. Leo had the upper hand before the talks began.
2. Leo was swift to seize the upper hand when the other side hesitated.
3. Leo gave his opponent an advantage by revealing his plan.

用 whip A into B 的过去式完成句子：Repeated false alarms ____ the crowd ____ a frenzy of fear.

请用本课中的结果过渡语补全句子：The bridge was unsafe. ____, it was closed.

请用 force someone out of 的一般过去时被动形式补全句子：After the investigation, the manager ____ the company.

哪一句正确使用了 ensuing power vacuum？

1. After the storm, the ensuing power vacuum cleaned the dust from the room.
2. The president resigned without a successor, and the ensuing power vacuum triggered a struggle for control.
3. The team appointed a new captain immediately, so the ensuing power vacuum gave everyone clear leadership.

用 lead to 的过去式完成句子：The road closure ____ a series of delivery delays.

请用高亮短语原样补全句子：The team, ____, changed its strategy.

句子“The historian wrote that the king took his own life”是什么意思？

1. 国王死于自杀。
2. 国王逃走并开始了新生活。
3. 国王被别人杀害了。

哪句话使用 ironically 表示结果违背了原本的目的？

1. Predictably, regular practice improved her score.
2. Ironically, the rule designed to reduce delays made the process even slower.
3. Unfortunately, the train was delayed by ten minutes.

哪句话正确使用 what 从句来表示团队先前的目标？

1. The final design was different from that the team had hoped to accomplish.
2. The final design was different from what the team had hoped to accomplish.
3. The final design was different from what had the team hoped to accomplish.

画线部分在这句话中是什么意思？

1. 政治权力集中到了皇帝这一制度性职位上。
2. 皇帝搬进了共和国中央的一间办公室。
3. 政治权力被分配给了更多共和国机构。

用 remain 的现在完成时形式加 so 完成句子：Responses were mixed at first and ____.

哪一句正确使用 as for 转向一个相关话题？

1. As for we arrived, the meeting began.
2. As for it was raining, we moved the game indoors.
3. We have chosen the venue. As for the schedule, we will decide it tomorrow.

哪一句最能强调“几乎没有科学家产生过如此深远的影响”？

1. Many scientists have changed daily life so profoundly.
2. A few scientists have changed daily life so profoundly.
3. Few scientists have changed daily life so profoundly.

Dante's Inferno 这一典故主要为本句增添了什么含义？

1. 它给出了关押布鲁图斯的监狱在历史上的真实地址。
2. 它暗示但丁亲眼目睹了布鲁图斯的罪行。
3. 它把布鲁图斯的背叛描述为应当受到极其严厉的道德惩罚。

在这个语境中，he was placed in the very center of Hell 主要表达什么？

1. 它表示他被任命为地狱的统治者。
2. 它象征着对其背叛行为极其严厉的谴责。
3. 它给出了罗马历史上一座监狱经过证实的位置。

为什么句子在提到 Swift's Gulliver's Travels 之前以 But 开头？

1. 它表示斯威夫特拒绝评价布鲁图斯。
2. 它表明斯威夫特和但丁对布鲁图斯作出了相同的道德评价。
3. 它引出一种正面评价，与但丁的严厉刻画形成对比。

请使用 one of the most + adjective + plural noun + to have lived 这一结构以及 innovative 和 musicians 完成句子：At the memorial exhibition, the curator described the late composer as ____.

填入表示这个人反对腐败的介词：She became a tireless fighter ____ corruption.

用 as either A or B 结构完成句子：Historians portray the ruler ____ a visionary reformer ____ a dangerous tyrant.

has shifted with the tides of history and politics 最准确的含义是什么？

1. 某事物因为海水涨潮而发生了物理移动。
2. 尽管政治事件不断发生，某事物仍完全不变。
3. 某事物随着更广泛的历史和政治力量而变化。

在下面句子中，the price of liberty 是什么意思？The museum exhibit examines the price of liberty.

1. 获得或保护自由所需的牺牲
2. 为自由收取的金钱
3. 自由的重要性

用 the conflict between A and B 结构完成句子：The novel explores the conflict ____ family loyalty ____ professional duty.

哪个选项使用 later 表示现在的情况发生在此前事件的一百多年后？

1. The theater opened in 1900. Over a century later, it still hosts performances.
2. The theater has hosted performances for over a century.
3. The theater opened over a century ago.

某城市增设公交专用道以缓解交通。附近商店的送货速度因此变慢，但官员并不希望出现这个结果。哪句话描述得最准确？

1. The bus lane had no effect on deliveries.
2. The slower deliveries were the intended purpose of the bus lane.
3. The slower deliveries were an unintended consequence of the bus lane.

哪句话表示这项建议仍然适用，而且与当前需求的相关程度高于过去任何时候？

1. The advice remains just as relevant as before.
2. The advice remains more relevant than ever.
3. The advice was relevant only in the past.