如何让你的写作充满悬念 —— 维多利亚·史密斯：英语精读讲义

哪个短语最适合填空，表示“顺手额外加入”？The director decided to ____ a quick joke before the final scene.

1. throw at
2. throw in
3. throw away

在这句话中，最高级和连系动词主要起什么作用？“The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”

1. 它询问古老的恐惧是否比未知的恐惧更强。
2. 它按照出现顺序描述了两种不同的恐惧。
3. 它把一种恐惧排在其他种类之上，并指出这种恐惧就是“对未知的恐惧”。

选择在句中表示“控制并利用”的动词：A good coach can ___ the team's nervous energy before a big game.

1. ignore
2. describe
3. harness

用 not by..., but by... 的两个部分完成句子：You earn trust ____ making promises, ____ keeping them.

请用 leave someone hanging 的过去式完成句子：The episode ended before revealing the winner and ____ until next week.

请用一个意为“处于紧张的不确定中”的四词短语完成句子：The crowd remained ____ until the winner was announced.

在句子“Suspense exists beyond these genres”中，beyond these genres 是什么意思？

1. 悬念在空间上位于这些类型的后面。
2. 悬念也会出现在其他类型中。
3. 悬念只存在于已经提到的类型中。

请用表示“在最后关头解决了紧急问题”的习语完成句子：When the projector failed just before the presentation, Ava found a spare cable and ____.

Nia 和 Sam 相互喜欢了几个月，后来第一次成为情侣。哪句话表达了这个意思？

1. They finally got together.
2. They finally met up.
3. They finally got back together.

判断：把某人普通的早餐偏好称为 a dark secret，通常是自然且中性的表达。

1. 正确
2. 不正确

哪个句子正确使用了 cause + 受影响者 + 表示负担的名词 结构？

1. The long delay caused to the passengers a lot of stress.
2. The long delay caused the passengers to a lot of stress.
3. The long delay caused the passengers a lot of stress.

使用 The key to X is that + 从句 完成句子：____ effective teamwork ____ everyone shares information clearly.

哪一句表示故事让观众产生一个问题，而不一定有角色直接把问题说出口？

1. The technician sets up the camera before filming.
2. The opening scene sets up a question that the rest of the film gradually answers.
3. The host asks the guest a question during the interview.

用必要的介词补全句子：We still haven't received an answer ____ our request.

哪句话自然地把 answer 用作 delay 的直接宾语，表示暂时不透露信息？

1. The mystery delays for the answer until the last page.
2. The mystery delays the answer until the last page.
3. The mystery delays to answer until the last page.

用 maintain 和 keep 的 -ing 形式完成句子：The presenter answered questions while ____ eye contact and ____ her voice calm.

用 keep someone guessing 的正确形式完成句子，并用 the audience 作宾语：During last night's show, the changing clues ____ until the final scene.

在写作教程中，Limit the point of view. 发挥了什么信息组织功能？

1. 它把接下来的写作策略作为一项要采取的行动引出来。
2. 它报告早期草稿中已经完成的一项修改。
3. 它要求观众判断叙述者是谁。

哪一个术语表示能够揭示多名角色的想法以及不同地点所发生事件的叙述者？

1. a limited narrator
2. an omniscient narrator
3. an unreliable narrator

哪一个句子正确使用 Instead of 来排除一种做法并推荐另一种做法？

1. Instead of adding more slides, explain the main result clearly.
2. Instead adding more slides, explain the main result clearly.
3. Instead of add more slides, explain the main result clearly.

用目标短语完成句子：The article examines the housing plan ____ local residents.

用 start off + -ing 的过去式完成句子：At first, Lena ____ almost nothing about the project.

请填入能避免重复 knows 的替代助动词：Maya knows just as little as her teammate ____.

哪一句正确使用 as ..., so ... 来表示两个同步发展的上升变化？

1. As online orders increased, so did delivery times.
2. As online orders increased, so delivery times did.
3. As online orders increased, so were delivery times.

哪一句表示录音采访是呈现故事所使用的媒介？

1. The story is told in the first person.
2. The story is told through a series of recorded interviews.
3. The story is told by a retired detective.

用 what is to come 的缩写形式完成句子：No one knows ____, but we can prepare.

在文学分析中，imagery 通常指什么？

1. 故事发生的时间和地点
2. 故事中的事件顺序
3. 能唤起视觉、声音、触感或其他感官印象的细节

听英文句子并选择你听到的内容。注意 winding 中的元音和词尾。

1. The old library has windy halls and secret passageways.
2. The old library has winding halls and secret passageways.

哪一句用 suggest 表示“暗示”，并用进行时的被动语态表示“正在被隐藏”？

1. The covered windows suggest that something is concealing.
2. The covered windows suggest that something is being concealed.
3. The covered windows suggest to conceal something.

用表示“发挥相似作用”的目标短语完成句子：In this app, icons and labels ____ in helping users find tools.

哪个选项使用了自然搭配和并列的 -ing 形式？Heavy snow can make travel dangerous by ___.

1. limiting visibility and restricting to movement
2. limiting visible and restricting to move
3. limiting visibility and restricting movement

在这句话中，Victorian London 最直接指什么？

1. 仅指维多利亚女王在伦敦的宫殿
2. 维多利亚女王在位时期的伦敦
3. 当今伦敦任何有古老外观建筑的区域

哪一个句子正确使用了 can be made + 形容词来描述观感可能发生的变化？

1. With careful lighting, a plain room can be made sinister.
2. With careful lighting, a plain room can be made into sinister.
3. With careful lighting, a plain room can make sinister.

在 the Gothic novel Rebecca 这个短语中，Gothic 表示什么？

1. 仅指一种中世纪建筑风格
2. 一种常运用神秘、恐惧和压迫性环境的文学传统
3. 一种现代深色服装潮流

哪个表达最直接利用血的意象，让红色的天空显得具有威胁感？

1. dark red
2. blood red
3. pale red

用目标短语完成句子：The workshop encourages young writers to ____ by mixing diary entries with news reports.

哪句话自然地使用 build suspense 来描述一种逐渐增强的效果？

1. The long pause helps build suspense before the final answer.
2. The crew uses bricks to build suspense beside the stage.
3. The long pause helps build a suspense before the final answer.

哪句话正确使用了这个结构，把重点从功能扩展到工作方式？

1. A good review explains not just what the product does, and how it works.
2. A good review explains not just what the product does, but also how it works.
3. A good review explains not just what does the product do, but also how does it work.

在句子 “The counselor assessed Leo's mental state.” 中，mental state 是什么意思？

1. 利奥居住的美国州
2. 利奥当前的心理状况
3. 利奥来自的国家

在标题 The Tell-Tale Heart 中，tell-tale 最接近什么意思？

1. 揭露隐藏的真相或秘密
2. 大声讲述一个有趣的故事
3. 从医学角度解释心脏的工作方式

在评论中，“the dialogue uses fragmented sentences that break off suddenly”是什么意思？

1. 对话使用简短但完整的陈述。
2. 说话的人在描述物体被折断。
3. 对话被切成未完成的片段，并且毫无预警地停下来。

哪一项是简短的陈述句？

1. Did the lights go out?
2. The lights went out.
3. Turn out the lights.

高亮短语说明了怎样的节奏？

1. 它把急促的速度与显得重要的停顿结合起来。
2. 它描述人们搬重物时累得喘不过气。
3. 它从头到尾都保持缓慢而均匀的节奏。

用表示“以运用某事物为代表性特点”的完整目标结构填空：The studio ____ natural light in its films.

在影评中，“The film uses extended silences”最可能表示什么？

1. The film deliberately leaves several long periods without dialogue or prominent sound.
2. The film fills every pause with loud music.
3. The film has a brief accidental speaker failure.

哪一句中的 shot 是影视术语？

1. The documentary opens with a wide shot of the harbor.
2. The nurse gave him a shot before the trip.
3. She ordered a shot of espresso after lunch.

用本课表示目的的短语完成句子：The game uses distorted music ____.

哪种情形是最明确的 dramatic irony？

1. 观众知道项链是偷来的，但女主角以为那是一件礼物。
2. 暴风雨中，一个人说：“天气真是完美。”
3. 一座消防站意外着火，当时里面没有人。

请用表示“没有把变动告诉志愿者”的习语完成句子：The organizers ____ about the new schedule until Friday.

请用表示“通过某种方式得到最有效支持”的短语完成句子：The team's interests are ____ discussing the risks openly.

哪一句采用了相同的信息分配方式：受众知道某件重要的事，而角色并不知道？

1. The traveler knows that the bridge is unsafe, but the readers are not told.
2. Both the readers and the traveler learn that the bridge is unsafe at the same moment.
3. The narrator tells readers that the bridge is unsafe, but the traveler still believes it is secure.

用引出这种骗局名称的短语完成句子：This kind of online scam is ____ phishing.

哪一句使用 not A, but B，把一个是否类问题改为对时间和方式的追问？

1. No one knows whether the company will respond.
2. The question is not whether the company will respond, but when and how it will respond.
3. The question is not only when the company will respond, but also who will speak for it.

为什么《俄狄浦斯王》是说明戏剧性反讽的合适例子？

1. 观众和俄狄浦斯在完全相同的时刻得知每一个重要事实。
2. 观众知道一个俄狄浦斯尚未认清的关键真相。
3. 这部戏对观众和俄狄浦斯都隐瞒了全部信息。

哪一句正确使用了 title character？

1. The mayor is the title character because she has an official title.
2. Leo is the title character because he appears most often, although the title does not refer to him.
3. The novel is called Elena, and Elena is the title character.

用 be unaware that 的过去式完成句子：The hikers ____ the trail had been closed.

哪一句用 Watching + 宾语 + 动词原形作主语，并把观察到的变化作为整体呈现？

1. Watching the river gradually rise made the campers move uphill.
2. Watching the river gradually rising made the campers move uphill.
3. The campers watching the river gradually rose and moved uphill.

用 provide A with B 的一般现在时形式完成句子：The final scene ____ the film ____ a powerful climax.

哪一种结尾最符合 cliffhanger？

1. 小说结尾让叙述者的记忆有多种解释，但没有紧迫的未决事件。
2. 电影解决了所有冲突，然后展示角色十年后的生活。
3. 这一集在蒙面访客的身份即将揭晓时突然切入黑屏。

请用 Beware of 和 overuse 的 -ing 形式完成警告：____ special effects to solve every problem.

哪一句用 cheap 批评某种手法肤浅或讨巧，而不是表示价格低？

1. The ending feels like a cheap trick rather than a thoughtful solution.
2. The new process is inexpensive and saves money.
3. The shortcut is easy to learn and works well.

用本课中表示“很难反驳”的三个英文单词原样完成句子：The campaign was repetitive, but it's ____ its effectiveness.

哪句话用 where 引出一个阶段或情形，而不是实际地点？

1. This is where the instructions become harder to follow.
2. This is the desk where I left the instructions.
3. Where did you put the instructions?

用 cut off 的一般现在时表示视频突然停止：In this recording, the video ____ just before the final answer.

哪句话表示屏幕在获胜者公布前一刻变黑了？

1. The screen went dark right before the winner was revealed.
2. The screen went dark right after the winner was revealed.
3. The screen went dark long before the winner was revealed.

用含 midst、语气稍正式的词组完成句子：The hospital remained open ____ the storm.

哪一句中的 slim 表示“可能性非常低”？

1. There is only a slim chance that the lost data can be recovered.
2. She packed a slim notebook in her bag.
3. The slim athlete has a good chance of winning the race.

用表示两种情况计划都不变的成对结构完成句子：____ we travel by train ____ by bus, we will leave at six.

请把 what、could、happen 和 next 按常规语序排列，完成嵌入式疑问句：We talked about ____.

使用 build 的正确形式完成表示结果的短语：The final scene raised a new question, ____ extra suspense.

用 avert 的过去式完成句子：The driver's quick reaction ____ a collision.

哪一句中的 closure 表示未解决的问题得到处理后的了结感？

1. The final chapter resolved the mystery and gave readers a sense of closure and emotional release.
2. The road closure lasted three hours.
3. The store announced its closure for repairs.

用 stop someone from doing 的过去式完成句子：The locked gate ____ entering the park.

哪一句自然地用 face 表示“面对危险”，并用 near-certain 说明发生的可能性？

1. Without a backup system, the crew could face with near-certain disaster.
2. Without a backup system, the crew could face near-certain disaster.
3. Without a backup system, the crew could face to near-certain disaster.