「長腿叔叔」(Daddy Longlegs)：三種不同的動物：英語精讀講義

請用表示「請對方把資訊說得更清楚」的標準搭配完成句子：The directions were unclear, so I called to ____.

朋友說：「Just study one page and you will know everything.」哪一句回應能溫和地表示實際情況更複雜？

1. It's not that simple.
2. That's all there is to it.
3. I don't know what page means.

用表示「透過解釋消除困惑」的三字片語動詞完成句子：Before we continue, I want to ____ about the schedule.

你準備提出建議，但需要在進入主題前先說明一項限制。哪個轉場最適合？

1. For example, here is one success story.
2. But first, a disclaimer.
3. After that, a short summary.

用本課中批評過去行為的縮寫結構完成句子：Looking back, that link was unsafe. You ____ it.

用本課中表示「在剪輯時刪去」的雙字片語動詞完成句子，並使用正確的過去式：During editing, Maya ____ the long pause from the podcast.

在例句開頭，To answer the question, 有什麼作用？

1. 它立刻給出最終答案。
2. 它說明接下來這個步驟的目的。
3. 它引出一個完全無關的話題。

請用 narrow down 的正確形式和字序完成句子：We had twelve possible causes, but the first test helped us ____ to three.

哪一項正確表達了這些科學術語之間的關係？

1. arthropods 是 spiders 的另一個名稱；phylum 指任何群體。
2. 所有具有外骨骼的動物都是 spiders。
3. arthropods 是 phylum Arthropoda 中的動物；spiders 是 arthropod 的一種。

用本課的原樣結構補全讓步開頭：____ any large prehistoric reptile, the word dinosaur has a narrower scientific meaning.

請選出能精確表達類別關係的句子：Every violin is a string instrument, but not every string instrument is a violin.

1. Violins overlap with string instruments.
2. Violins and string instruments are the same category.
3. Violins are a subset of string instruments.

哪個句子表示列出的特徵確立了裝置的類別，而不只是描述或辨識它？

1. These features identify the device as a medical tool.
2. These features define the device as a medical tool.
3. These features describe the device as a medical tool.

用 allow + 受詞 + to + 動詞完成句子：These large handles ____ carry the box safely.

哪一句正確使用 Now that 表示已成立的條件，並用 on to 作為簡短的口語轉場？

1. Now everyone that is ready, on to the first activity.
2. Now that everyone is ready, on to the first activity.
3. Now that everyone is ready, onto the first activity.

一段英國影片和一段澳洲影片用 daddy longlegs 指不同的生物。最合理的結論是什麼？

1. 地點和上下文很重要，因為 daddy longlegs 是一種區域性俗名。
2. 這個名稱在世界各地都指一個正式分類的物種。
3. 其中一段影片一定把英語用錯了。

用倒裝結構 so + does + the library 完成句子：The museum closes at five, and ____.

判斷：在這封寫給校長的正式郵件中，bloody 用得合適嗎：'This bloody form is difficult to complete'？

1. 是的。它中性而正式。
2. 不是。它很不正式，而且可能顯得不尊重。

用 lack 的正確形式完成這個客觀描述句。不要使用 of：This small camera ____ a flash.

在例句中，a different order 是什麼意思？

1. 這些動物出現的先後順序
2. 對這些動物下達的命令
3. 用來為相關動物群分類的一個階級

哪一句中的 had in mind 表示「原本想選的對象」？

1. Keep the bike in mind when you compare prices.
2. The blue bike was the one I had in mind.
3. The noisy bike was on my mind all night.

哪一句表示複雜性增加，但沒有說新事實一定是壞事？

1. Also, the guide has a blue cover.
2. To make matters worse, the storm damaged the only bridge.
3. To make things more complicated, the same rule has a different exception in every region.

在句子 "Maya calls Canada her adoptive country," 中，adoptive 表達了什麼意思？

1. 加拿大後來成為她的家園，她覺得自己屬於那裡。
2. 加拿大在法律上收養了年幼的她。
3. 她只是去加拿大度過了一次短假。

哪個句子正確使用了 call + 受詞 + 名稱來替某物命名？

1. We call this tool a box wrench.
2. We call this tool as a box wrench.
3. We call a box wrench this tool.

哪個句子正確使用了 Unlike + 名詞片語和 not X but Y 來進行糾正？

1. Although the old model, this camera isn't automatic but manual.
2. Unlike the old model, this camera isn't automatic but manual.
3. Unlike the old model, this camera is automatic but not manual.

下面哪一句使用這個句型來表達「原本已經很糟，後來又變得更糟」？

1. Two delays were bad enough, but at least our train was not cancelled.
2. As if two delays weren't bad enough, our train was cancelled.
3. Our train was cancelled because the two delays weren't long enough.

下面這句話開頭的片語傳達了什麼作用：For historical completeness, the report also lists the earlier design that was never built.

1. 補充這個設計，是為了讓報告更完整地涵蓋相關歷史。
2. 作者保證沒有遺漏任何歷史事實。
3. 較早的設計是報告的主要結論。

在「Whales are distantly related to hippos,」中，distantly 描述的是什麼？

1. 較遠的演化關係
2. 動物生活的地點
3. 動物之間很大的實際空間距離

為什麼一棵樹和一隻狗都可以被稱為 eukaryotes？

1. 它們的細胞含有細胞核和其他複雜的內部結構。
2. 它們屬於同一個物種。
3. 它們都是動物。

用以 which 開頭並使用動詞 means 的三字連接語補完整句子：The library opens at ten, ____ we cannot go inside at nine.

most notably 在這句話中有什麼作用？The park has several attractions, most notably its giant glasshouse.

1. 它把巨型玻璃溫室標為最突出的例子，同時表示還有其他景點。
2. 它表示這些景點是按時間順序列出的。
3. 它表示巨型玻璃溫室是公園唯一的景點。

用一個片語補完句子。這個片語要表示回到第一個問題並帶出完整答案：「We were asked two questions. So, ____, we need both more time and more helpers.」

哪個句子使用平行的遞減數量，並用 but only 突出最後、最小的類別？

1. Of the eight club members, five are musicians, three are guitarists, but only one is the lead guitarist.
2. Among the eight club members, five are musicians, and three of those musicians are guitarists.
3. The club has eight members, including five musicians, three guitarists, and one lead guitarist.