先有雞還是先有蛋？：英語精讀講義

請用本課中表示某事至今仍令全人類難以理解的三個詞表達完成句子：For centuries, the origin of consciousness ____.

完成這個帶有強調意味的成對時間跨度框架：The archive contains letters from ____ 1890 ____ the present day.

用表示「非常急切地想知道答案」的表達補全這個非正式句子：I'm ____ who won the surprise contest.

使用本課表示過去先後次序的三個詞補全問題：____, the telephone or the radio?

哪一句把字面解讀表示為一種假設性的、非預設的條件？

1. The question would be simple if we took it literally.
2. The question will be simple if we take it literally.
3. The question was simple after we took it literally.

用 come about 的過去式完成句子，表示「形成」：No one knows exactly how the custom ____.

請用表示「措辭更準確」的三個詞完成句子：To remove the ambiguity, the question is ____ “Which route is the safest?”

請用目標表達完成句子，以表示更大的側重：The review mentions the acting, but it ____ the screenplay.

在字幕原句中，if 子句前的「That is,」表示什麼？

1. 更正前面的想法，表示它是錯的
2. 開始一個完全不同的話題
3. 對前面的想法做更清楚、更具體的說明

用 must have 和 run 的正確形式完成這項推斷：The grass is wet, and it did not rain. The sprinkler ____ during the night.

哪一句使用 On the one side 來引出兩個對立立場中的第一方？

1. One side of the paper is blue.
2. On one side of the playground, there is a tall tree.
3. On the one side, we have residents who want a playground; on the other side, we have neighbors worried about noise.

一項早期的小規模研究發現可能有益，但仍需要更多證據。哪一句以適當的謹慎程度報告這項發現？

1. Research suggests that short breaks may help children focus.
2. Researchers recommend that every child take a break every ten minutes.
3. Research proves that short breaks always help every child focus.

請用本課的正式短語完成句子：This enzyme is ____ blood clots.

把“Without”和“could not”填入正確位置：____ the safety valve, the pressure ____ be controlled.

用表示「回到計畫根本理由」的片語補全句子：We should decide whether we need the new app ____.

After all 在例句中起什麼作用？

1. 它開始按時間列舉一系列事件。
2. 它表示某件事發生在一切結束之後。
3. 它引出一個支持前述觀點的理由。

用 one 後接 that 補全句子，以避免重複 helmet：I want a helmet with a visor, not ____ leaves my eyes uncovered.

用正式的兩個詞的關係短語完成句子，並把表示來源的介系詞放在 which 前面：They found an egg ____ a tiny bird had hatched.

使用 visit 的過去式和 would 補全這個想像條件：If a penguin ____ a tropical island, ____ it survive the heat?

哪個轉場表達最能說明前面的證據自然地把說話者引向另一種觀點？

1. On the other hand, the two views differ.
2. This leads to the other side of the story.
3. Next, I will read the second item on the list.

請用本課的兩詞片語完成句子：Could you ____ this note to Mia?

請用本課的四詞片語完成句子：The prize was given ____ a travel voucher.

請用 over + 時間跨度完成句子：The town expanded slowly ____ several decades.

句子中的 or initial cell 起什麼作用？

1. 它指出了 zygote 之後另一個獨立的較晚階段。
2. 它對 zygote 作了更通俗的解釋。
3. 它表示 zygote 是任何未受精的卵細胞。

which we could call a proto-chicken 在這句話中起什麼作用？

1. 它表示只有正式命名為 proto-chicken 的生物才包括在內。
2. 它為已經明確的那個生物補充了一個可能的名稱。
3. 它用來確定多個生物中究竟是哪一個打了電話。

使用 would have 和 mate 的正確形式完成預期的過去結果：If the two animal groups had met, they ____ with each other.

哪個句子謹慎地引出了一個可能的反方觀點？

1. The other side might argue that the plan costs too much.
2. The other side argues that the plan costs too much.
3. The other side has proved that the plan costs too much.

用表示「足以算作」的正式動詞完成句子：One unusual event does not ____ a lasting pattern.

用 classify 的過去式以及表示分類結果的介詞補完整句子：「The librarian ____ the books ____ three sections.」

當下雨被描述為真實事實時，哪個連接詞最適合補完整句子？“_____ it was raining, the game continued.”

1. Because
2. Even though
3. Even if

用表示估算依據的片語完成句子：The estimate ____ last year's sales data.

哪一個句子對比的是海岸線在兩個時間的狀態，而不是其身分或位置？

1. The documentary shows how the coastline is now, not how it was before the storms.
2. The documentary shows what the coastline is now, not what it was before the storms.
3. The documentary shows where the coastline is now, not where it was before the storms.

用 so ... that 完成這個「程度—結果」句：The box was ____ heavy ____ Mia could not lift it.

Much like how 在下面的句子中有什麼作用？The neighborhood changed gradually, much like how a small town grows into a city.

1. 它引出由很高程度造成的結果。
2. 它表示兩個過程完全相同。
3. 它在兩個過程之間引入一個強烈的類比。

用表示「生下後代」的三個詞過去式表達補全英文句子：During the night, the elephant ____ a calf.

在生物學文章中，哪一項最符合 selective pressures 的含義？

1. 一個物種突然變成另一個物種的單一時刻
2. 動物個體感受到的焦慮情緒
3. 使某些遺傳性狀更有可能傳給後代的因素

討論完證據後，說話人問：「So where does this leave us?」這是什麼意思？

1. 誰正要離開這個群體？
2. 我們應該去哪個實際地點？
3. 我們現在得出了什麼結論，或有哪些選擇？

使用目標片語原樣完成句子：Many small engineering advances ____ a lightweight electric motor.

用 cause 的 -ing 形式完成句子，表示該突變產生了這一結果：Scientists found a mutation ____ a small change in wing color.

妮娜完成生物學學位後，開始修讀法律課程。哪個句子最準確地描述了這個新的下一階段？

1. Nina went on to studying law.
2. Nina went on studying biology.
3. Nina went on to study law.

請填入一個表示「……的那個東西」並引導融合關係子句的字：The class examined ____ the teacher would classify as a mineral.

哪一個選項最適合填入句子，既回指諾拉的身分，又推出一個結果？Nora is the club treasurer. ____, she keeps the financial records.

1. Such as
2. As such
3. Even so

請使用指定片語 brings us back to 完成句子：This new evidence ____ our original question.

在下面的句子中，nomenclature 是什麼意思？The team agreed on a nomenclature for the new species.

1. 替某一隻動物取的特殊暱稱
2. 只按照大小替事物分類的方法
3. 為事物命名的體系或一套規則

選出能先放下爭論細節、再陳述核心觀點的片語：The team may disagree about colors and fonts. ______, the website must be easy to use.

1. At the end of the day
2. At the start of the day
3. By the end of the day

哪一句使用聚焦結構，先引出共同基礎，再說明具體內容？

1. What we all agreed on was the meeting time.
2. What we can all agree on is that the park needs more shade.
3. What can we all agree on about the park?

用本課的片語完成句子，表達兩種選擇都會得到相同結果：____ we travel by bus or by train, we will arrive before dinner.

在句子 “Mia has a burning question about dinosaurs,” 中，“a burning question” 是什麼意思？

1. 一個難到無法問出口的問題
2. 一個關於火的問題
3. 一個她非常想知道答案的重要問題