酒精简史 - Rod Phillips：英语精读讲义

在句子 “While unpacking, Maya stumbled across an old concert ticket,” 中，stumbled across 是什么意思？

1. 她偶然发现了那张票。
2. 她拿着那张票时绊了一下。
3. 她特意搜寻了那张票。

哪种情况最适合用 windfall 来描述？

1. 一家商店按计划购买日常库存。
2. 一名员工每月领取相同的工资。
3. 一个家庭意外获得一大笔遗产。

哪一句使用 drawing someone to 来表示前面的情况把人吸引到某个地方？

1. The music drifted into the street, drawing people to the café.
2. The artist stood by the café, drawing pictures of people.
3. The waiter walked into the street to invite people to the café.

用 gorge oneself 正确的过去式完成句子：At the buffet, he ____ on desserts until he felt sick.

用表示“不知真相却卷入其中”的目标形容词完成句子：Nora was an ____ participant in the fraud; she believed she was approving ordinary refunds.

用表示“控制并利用某种自然力量”的目标动词完成句子：Scientists hope to ____ wind power to run the remote station.

哪一句正确引出了这种动物的科学名称？

1. The animal is known for a tardigrade.
2. The animal is known as a tardigrade.
3. The animal is known to a tardigrade.

用表示“以花蜜为食”的目标短语完成句子：Adult butterflies ____ flower nectar.

哪一句把溶液冷却和晶体形成描述为同步展开的过程？

1. Because the solution cools, crystals begin to form.
2. After the solution cools, crystals begin to form.
3. As the solution cools, crystals begin to form.

使用“名词 + called + 名称”结构完成句子：Scientists discovered a particle ____ the Higgs boson.

在食品或饮料加工中，哪项解释最符合 fermentation？

1. 微生物分解糖类，并产生酒精、酸或气体等物质。
2. 把食物冷藏，让所有微生物活动停止。
3. 通过加热去除食物中的液体。

在此语境中，earliest known evidence 表示什么？

1. 它证明这件事不可能发生得更早。
2. 它是目前发现的最早证据，但事件可能发生得更早。
3. 它是一个完全没有证据支持的个人猜测。

选择能自然连接地点与当地证据的关系词：“The researchers examined a cave in Spain, ___ soot on the walls revealed that people had used fire there.”

1. which
2. where
3. when
4. what

哪个句子表示海岸线的变化发生在几十年过去之前？

1. The coastline changed within a few decades.
2. The coastline changed for a few decades.
3. The coastline changed after a few decades.

哪句话表示某个节日吸引了来自世界许多地方的游客？

1. The festival attracts visitors only in winter.
2. The festival attracts visitors from one nearby town.
3. The festival attracts visitors all over the world.

The museum is open throughout the year. 这句话强调什么？

1. 它全年开放，而不只是某一个季节。
2. 它只在夏季开放。
3. 它每年只在某一天开放。

哪个句子表示一项服务可供社会各阶层的人使用？

1. The service is available only during school classes.
2. The service is available to people from all social classes.
3. The service provides classes about society.

在句子 "The crew received daily rations during the voyage," 中，daily rations 指什么？

1. Extra pay saved for a future trip
2. Fixed amounts of food or supplies allotted for each day
3. Any meals freely chosen from a menu

用 record 的正确形式完成句子：This quiet room is ideal for ____ interviews.

delicacy 在这个食物语境中是什么意思？

1. 每天食用的普通廉价餐食
2. 因稀有、精致或具有文化重要性而受到珍视的特殊食物或饮品
3. 必须小心拿放的易碎物品

哪句话最适合接在 The northern office is busy all year 后面，并明确建立对比？

1. For example, the southern office closes in August.
2. As a result, the southern office hired more staff.
3. By contrast, the southern office is quiet during the winter.

用例句中表示“同样容易获得”的短语完成句子：During the festival, bottled water was ____ soft drinks.

物资没有固定清单。哪句话表示能找到的任何物资都可以？

1. Bring whichever of these three supplies you prefer.
2. Bring whatever supplies you can find.
3. Bring the supplies on the approved list.

使用缩写 what's now 和现代地名 Turkey 完成历史叙述句：The ancient settlement was in ____.

pulque, made from cactus sap 这个短语说明了什么？

1. 它是一种由植物汁液制成的特定传统发酵饮品。
2. 它是一种烘干仙人掌的方法。
3. 它是所有种类果汁的英语名称。

使用 ... of choice 结构完成句子，表达“这个团队通常首选的工具”：For quick design sketches, a tablet is the team's ____.

用本课表示“已进入日常生活”的目标表达补全句子：Over time, online banking has ____.

哪句话最能表示某人迅速抓住一个细节，并把它作为主要焦点？

1. The editor removed one dramatic detail from the article.
2. The editor latched onto one dramatic detail and made it the focus of the article.
3. The editor reviewed every detail before deciding what mattered.

哪句话正确使用了 be perceived as，表达一种评价而不是已经确定的事实？

1. The policy was perceived as unfair by many employees.
2. An audit proved that the policy violated the written rule.
3. The policy perceived many employees as unfair.

哪句话中的 testify to 是非法律含义，表示“作为……的证据”？

1. The ancient buildings testified to the town's long history.
2. The witness testified in court about the accident.
3. The curator testified the buildings to be historic.

哪句话用 potential for abuse 表示应用程序可能遭到滥用？

1. The app is useful, but it has the potential to abuse users.
2. The app is useful, but it has been abused in every case.
3. The app is useful, but it has the potential for abuse if access is not controlled.

在 Greek philosophers promoted temperance 中，temperance 最可能是什么意思？

1. 有原则的自我节制，尤其是避免过度
2. 在任何情况下完全避免所有享乐
3. 测量某物的冷热程度

使用 integrate ... into 的过去式完成句子：The school ____ media-literacy lessons ____ its curriculum.

哪种情境最适合使用 excessive intoxication？

1. 说朋友有点微醺的日常消息
2. 解释酒精会在烹饪过程中蒸发的食谱
3. 讨论危险醉酒程度的公共健康报告

用 smoke 的正确形式完成这条规则：The apartment building has a rule against ____ in shared hallways.

哪句话用 solidified into 的比喻义表示逐渐发展为已经确立的形态？

1. The charity replaced its logo yesterday.
2. Over several years, the volunteer group solidified into a national charity.
3. The melted wax solidified as it cooled.

用名词 content 补全表示饮料中酒精含量的句子：This cider has a relatively low ____.

哪一句把约80摄氏度设定为某种变化开始发生的数值水平？

1. At about 80 degrees Celsius, the wax begins to soften.
2. The temperature rises by about 80 degrees Celsius.
3. The temperature rises to about 80 degrees Celsius.

请用 level off 的正确形式完成句子：After rising rapidly for six months, website traffic began to ____ at about 50,000 visits a day.

请使用本讲中的转折框架完成句子：Home internet used to be slow. ____ the arrival of fiber-optic service.

哪个术语指加热液体、收集特定蒸气，再将蒸气冷却成液体的过程？

1. fermentation
2. filtration
3. distillation

用高亮词组完成句子，该词组表示“使酒精从液态变成蒸气”：In the lab, they heated the mixture to ____.

用例句中的五词比较框架补全句子，表示蜡的熔化温度较低：Wax melts ____ iron.

用例句中表示“剩下的东西是……”的三词缩写短语补全过程说明：Filter the mixture, remove the solids, and ____ clear water.

例句中的 spirits 是什么意思？

1. 蒸馏酒
2. 超自然存在
3. 人的情绪

用表示“作为药物”的目标短语补全句子：The herb was traditionally used for ____.

哪一句最能把咖啡描述为在国际市场上交易的大宗商品？

1. Coffee became a useful household possession.
2. Coffee became a major trade commodity.
3. Coffee became a carefully designed consumer product.

请用表示“与……不同”的介词完成英文句子：____ fresh milk, powdered milk can be stored for months.

哪个句子中的 spoil 表示“变得不再适合食用或饮用”？

1. The child will spoil the surprise before dinner.
2. The milk will spoil if it stays in the sun.
3. The grandparents spoil the child with gifts.

对高亮短语的哪项分析正确？

1. made from sugar 修饰 Rum，而 harvested in European colonies 修饰 sugar。
2. harvested in European colonies 直接修饰 Rum。
3. made 和 harvested 都是句子的主谓语。

哪句话中的 staple 表示“长期形成的基本用品或事物”？

1. He stapled the pages together.
2. Rice is a staple food in many regions.
3. She removed a staple from the document.

填入表示玛雅换得什么的介词：Maya traded her old laptop ____ store credit.

在这一历史语境中，enslaved people 是什么意思？

1. 自愿接受普通有偿工作的人
2. 被强行剥夺自由并置于他人控制之下的人
3. 暂时前往另一个地区旅行的人

用目标表达 a form of money 完成句子：In the village, salt was widely accepted in exchange for food, so it served as ____.

在这句话中，the Age of Exploration 指什么？

1. 欧洲开展海外航行、贸易和殖民扩张的历史时期
2. 一项现代科学探索计划
3. 一个人开始探索世界的人生阶段

用 play a crucial role in 的过去式完成句子：Accurate weather forecasts ____ helping the crew avoid the storm.

哪个句子用 -ing 活动作主语，并在其中使用了 keep + 宾语 + 形容词？

1. Keep the medicine cool during transport.
2. The driver is keeping the medicine cool during transport.
3. Keeping medicine cool during transport is essential.

哪个句子正确地用 -ing 活动作主语，并使用 kept + 宾语 + 形容词说明结果？

1. Adding ice kept the drinks coldly longer.
2. Adding ice kept the drinks cold longer.
3. Ice was keeping the drinks cold for longer.

哪个词最适合补全句子？Salt can act as a ___ in some foods.

1. preservative
2. preservation
3. preserve

哪个句子表示“到20世纪来临时，该镇已经成为一个主要港口”？

1. By the 1900s, the town had become a major port.
2. In the 1900s, the town became a major port.
3. After the 1900s, the town became a major port.

哪句话中的 buzz 表示酒精带来的轻微感觉？

1. Give me a buzz when your train arrives.
2. The buzz of the bee woke the baby.
3. The small glass of wine gave Nina a pleasant buzz.

请用 go from X to Y 的过去完成时结构完成句子：By 2018, Maya's project had ____ serving one neighborhood ____ supporting schools across the city.

哪句话中的 fuel 是比喻用法，表示“推动或加剧”？

1. Fresh evidence fueled public interest in the case.
2. The campsite stored enough fuel for the winter.
3. The driver fueled the car before the trip.

使用本课中表示“随着时间推移”的四词过渡语，完成下面的过去时叙事：____, the new team learned to work well together.

用能表示“从过去看之后的发展”的形式完成句子：Historians knew that the conflict ____ get more complicated.

用 give 的正确形式完成句子：Comparing the two reports ____ us a clearer view of the problem.

哪句话在 examines 后正确嵌入了关于全人类共同价值的问题？

1. The report examines what we value as a species.
2. The report examines what do we value as a species.
3. The report examines that we value as a species.

用 end up 的过去式完成句子：We missed the last bus and ____ walking home.