亲密关系的挑战：英语精读讲义

请用由三个词组成的目的标记完成句子：I saved the map ____ find the hotel more easily.

请使用 have little option but to 的过去时形式：With the only bridge closed, we ____ wait until morning.

在 at one remove from our more vulnerable sides 中，at one remove from 描述的是哪种关系？

1. 那些脆弱面在物理上被移动过一次。
2. 我们已经永久失去了对那些脆弱面的全部认识。
3. 我们与那些脆弱面之间隔着一层间接联系。

用目标短语 closed off from 补全句子：After the argument, Maya felt ____ her closest friends.

用 focus on + not + make 补全句子：During the drill, the team focused ____ mistakes.

在这个句子中，And yet 表示什么：The plan looks safe. And yet, no one has tested it?

1. 它补充了另一个支持前一句的理由。
2. 它表示测试到现在还没有进行。
3. 它引出与前一句形成的、出人意料的对比。

请用本课中的固定短语补全句子，该短语意为“完全相反”：Maya expected the new schedule to be stressful, but it was ____.

请用本课中意为“具备某种内在能力”的正式短语补全句子：Effective counselors ____ hear difficult truths without becoming defensive.

在这个句子中，quite a balancing act 是什么意思？“Keeping prices low while improving quality is quite a balancing act.”

1. 这需要同时协调相互竞争的需求。
2. 这是一次真正的杂技表演。
3. 这意味着选择一项需求并忽略其他需求。

你想把紧张表达为一种可能出现、可以理解的反应，而不是已确认的事实或一个疑问。哪个句子最合适？

1. It's no wonder that some guests felt nervous before the ceremony.
2. It's no wonder if some guests feel nervous before the ceremony.
3. I wonder if some guests felt nervous before the ceremony.

请用一个恰好由三个词组成、表示“变得明显紧张而棘手”的短语补全句子：As the deadline approached, the discussion began to ____.

请用表示“与……同时出现”的正式被动短语补全句子：In some patients, a high fever can ____ a rash.

高亮部分对这种行为作出了什么说明？

1. 它看起来并不刻薄，尽管实际上确实很刻薄。
2. 它以前很刻薄，但现在已经改变了。
3. 它看起来很刻薄，但刻薄并不是它的真实性质。

哪一个句子用 hurdle 比喻可以克服的障碍？

1. The athlete cleared the last hurdle and crossed the finish line.
2. The museum placed a rope barrier in front of the painting.
3. Fear was the final hurdle she had to overcome before speaking in public.

请用本课中表示“通常会变得明显”的准确短语补全句子：During busy weeks, the same scheduling problems ____.

在讨论关系模式时，“avoidant”最自然的含义是什么？

1. 这句话已经证实的一项正式诊断
2. 某一次拒绝一个具体请求
3. 每次公开发言时都感到紧张
4. 一种反复拉开距离或回避亲近的倾向

在两个空格中填词，表示 Maya 的强烈紧张导致了后面的结果：Maya was ____ nervous ____ she forgot her opening line.

使用 freeze ... out 和正确的宾格代词完成句子：The group deliberately ignored Elena and stopped inviting her, trying to ____.

在句子 “With the baby in the hospital, the holiday was the last thing on Maya's mind,” 中，这个表达是什么意思？

1. 假期是玛雅最近想到的事情。
2. 玛雅打算稍后再考虑假期。
3. 玛雅几乎没有在考虑假期。

请用意为“为了避免尴尬”的复合形容词完成句子：The manager offered a ____ compromise so neither team had to admit defeat.

使用 shy 和 ask for，按目标结构完成句子：This was the recommendation that Nora was ____.

在下面这段话中，Or else 起什么作用？Some people withdraw when they feel insecure. Or else, they may try to control every detail.

1. 它用惩罚来威胁听者。
2. 它表示第二种反应发生在第一种之前。
3. 它引出另一种可能的反应。

下面哪一句中的 anxious 表示本讲解所说的关系反应模式？

1. Whenever Lee senses emotional distance, he seeks constant reassurance and tries to control every plan; his counselor calls this an anxious response.
2. After a long run, Paolo feels tired.
3. Mina feels anxious before tomorrow's exam.

本句中的 pin them down administratively 是什么意思？

1. 替自己的伴侣处理日常办公室文书。
2. 用规则、任务和程序限制或控制自己的伴侣。
3. 从身体上把自己的伴侣按在地上。

这里的“We get unduly cross that they're a bit late”是什么意思？

1. 他们只是晚了一点，却让我们恼火得超出了合理程度。
2. 他们稍微晚到让我们非常开心。
3. 因为他们迟到了，所以我们过马路。

用 for 加 do 的否定完成式动名词完成句子：They were chastised ____ the chores before dinner.

请用 agree to undertake 的正确形式完成句子：After reviewing the safety plan, the engineer ____ the inspection.

说话人先列出查看消息、要求汇报进度和制定规则等行为，然后说：“All this rather than admit I felt insecure.” 开头的短语起什么作用？

1. 它引出说话人打算去做的一份新行动清单。
2. 它说明前面列出的行为比预期更成功。
3. 它把前面列出的行为归拢起来，并把它们呈现为承认真情实感的替代做法。

无论是否有人提出请求，结果都不变。请填入一个由两个词组成的让步连接词，以及一个能避免重复 join us 的句末不定式标记：We cannot make Mia join us, ____ we ask her ____.

在下面这段短文中，第二句起什么作用？One delay causes another. A troubling pattern then unfolds.

1. 它宣布这个过程已经结束。
2. 它表示有人真的打开了一个折叠起来的物体。
3. 它为一个逐步发展的连续过程命名，并提示接下来会说明各个阶段。

用本讲解中用于从表象转向相反事实的四词高亮短语完成句子：It may look as if the team has given up, ____ they are still trying.

哪一个句子要求读者看清计划的真实本质，而不是它的目的或当前状态？

1. Leave the plan as it is until the meeting.
2. See the plan for what it is before you approve it.
3. Find out what the plan is for before you approve it.

用本课的两部分重构框架完成句子：The pause should be understood ____ uncertainty, ____ careful thought.

哪一句把这种情况表达为迫切而发自内心的恳求？

1. His message was a request for more information.
2. His message was a plea for understanding.
3. His message was a demand for immediate payment.

请用本课中表示“相对于”的连字符表达完成句子：The report examines our position ____ our competitors.

哪个句子表示一名主管能够控制或强烈影响员工？

1. The supervisor has power over the workers.
2. The workers have power over the supervisor.
3. The supervisor has the power to hire more workers.

句子“When he was already upset, they really put the boot in.”最符合哪种理解？

1. 他们帮他穿上了鞋。
2. 他们安静地离开，没有打扰他。
3. 他们趁他脆弱时进一步攻击或伤害他。

使用 even、difficult 的比较级和 if 完成句子：'The route is already hard, and it becomes ____ it starts snowing.'

在这个句子中，taken signs of vulnerability as targets 是什么意思？

1. 他们把软弱的迹象当成可以利用或攻击的地方。
2. 他们设定了一个让自己变得更开放、更脆弱的目标。
3. 他们把软弱的迹象误认为坚强的表现。

用 not because X, but because Y 结构完成句子：I left early ____ I was bored, ____ I had a doctor's appointment.

请用 despite the fact that 完成句子：We went hiking ____ it was raining.

哪个句子中的 strike out at 表示突然攻击？

1. The editor struck out the repeated sentence.
2. The batter struck out in the final inning.
3. Feeling cornered, he struck out at the friend who was trying to help.

使用 replace 和 with 补全句子，使坦诚交流取代沉默：Let's ____ silence ____ honest conversation.

用动词 turn 的正确形式补全句子：We can explain what worries us rather than ____ cold.

哪个词或短语最适合填入句子？The sales pitch was so aggressive that many customers found it ___ and walked away.

1. off-putting
2. postponed
3. through with

哪个句子表示 Maya 已彻底结束与委员会的牵涉？

1. Maya is through with the committee.
2. Maya went through the committee's long report.
3. Maya got through the committee's long report.

用 unemployed 构成 the + 形容词群体表达，完成句子：The city opened a career center for ____.

哪句话表示说话人没有珍惜同事持续提供的帮助？

1. I took my colleague for granted.
2. I granted my colleague an extra day.
3. I took it for granted that my colleague had the key.

把 realistic、enough 和 see 按正确顺序排列，完成句子：The coach was ____ that the team needed more practice.

用 turn out 和副词 badly 完成句子：Without a backup plan, the trip could ____.

用 lurk behind 的正确形式完成句子：A fear of failure ____ his constant criticism.

在本句中，partners' most frosty managerial and brutish moments 描写的是什么？

1. 伴侣在寒冷天气里以经理身份专业工作的时段
2. 伴侣写在日历上的约会时间
3. 伴侣表现得感情冷淡、爱控制而且粗暴的一段段行为
4. 伴侣安静表达温暖与柔情的时刻

选择一个表达，表示人们用适合各自的方式处理同一个处境。

1. on our own — 没有帮助
2. by the way — 顺便说
3. in our own way — 用我们特有的方式
4. in the same way — 相同地

选择一个表达，表示积极应对困难的问题或感受，但不保证它已经彻底解决。

1. trade with — 与另一个人交换某物
2. solve — 得到最终答案或解决方案
3. deal with — 管理或回应它
4. get close to — 变得更靠近或更亲密