牡蠣是如何孕育出珍珠的？ - 羅布·烏爾里希 (Rob Ulrich)：英語精讀講義

用現在式的 consider ... to be 結構完成句子：Experts ____ this bridge ____ safe.

句子「Opening the old cabinet might reveal a hidden compartment.」如何組織資訊？

1. 它保證每個舊櫃子裡都有值錢的東西。
2. 它只描述櫃子的外部，沒有轉向裡面可能有什麼。
3. 先提出一個動作，再引出一項可能藏在裡面的發現。

哪一句正確使用了 despite？

1. Despite the heavy rain, the game continued.
2. Despite it rained heavily, the game continued.
3. Despite was raining heavily, the game continued.

使用 the exact same ... as 結構和名詞 fabric 完成句子：The curtain uses ____ the sofa.

用本課的三字片語完成句子：The festival mask is ____ recycled cardboard.

用本課的五字片語完成句子：The library offers ____ books that every reader can find something interesting.

哪一句中的 or 用來引出同一個事物的另一種名稱？

1. Do you want water or juice?
2. Mercury, or Hg, is a chemical element.
3. We can leave today or tomorrow.

哪一句中的 even more bountiful 用得最自然？

1. After a rainy spring, the valley produced an even more bountiful harvest than last year.
2. After a rainy spring, the valley had even more bountiful delays than last year.
3. After a rainy spring, the valley recorded even more bountiful mistakes than last year.

請用 seep into 的現在完成式完成句子：Over the past week, rainwater ____ the basement walls.

請用目標詞塊 This is especially true 連接兩句：Exercise can improve sleep. ____ for people who sit for most of the day.

在本句中，hydrothermal vents 指什麼？

1. 儲存河水的寒冷洞穴
2. 建在海洋中、為船隻通風的窗戶
3. 海底讓地熱加熱後的水流出的開口

用 mingle 的正確形式和相應介系詞完成句子：The scent of pine ____ the cool mountain air.

用 interact 的正確形式及其需要的介系詞完成句子：This medicine may ____ other drugs in the body.

哪一句使用「逗號 + -ing 子句」來說明主要事件造成的結果？

1. The new bridge was built to save drivers twenty minutes.
2. The new bridge shortened the route, saving drivers twenty minutes.
3. The drivers saved twenty minutes because the new bridge shortened the route.

閱讀情境：After hours of rain, the field is underwater. 哪個句子能自然地把比賽取消說成意料之中的結果？

1. It's no surprise whether the soccer game was canceled.
2. It's no surprise that the soccer game was canceled.
3. It's a surprise that the soccer game was canceled.

請用 make use of 的過去式完成句子：The art club ____ old newspapers to protect the tables.

哪個句子最自然地把 woven together into 用作比喻，表示不同部分形成一個有組織的整體？

1. The editor's notes are stacked on a desk without a pattern.
2. The editor's notes are woven together into a clear guide.
3. The editor uses thread to sew the notes into a cloth.

哪一句自然地使用 Let's return to，把討論帶回之前提過的話題？

1. Let's return the question we asked at the beginning.
2. Let's return to a question we have never discussed before.
3. Let's return to the question we asked at the beginning.

用表示「和許多……一樣」的兩個英文單字完成句子：____ coastal towns, this village depends on fishing.

用 start life as 的過去式完成句子：The app ____ a simple classroom project before becoming a global service.

請用過去式的 get to work + -ing 完成句子：When the power came back, the technicians immediately ____ the damaged cables.

請用「類別名詞 + called + 名稱」結構完成句子：The scientist showed us a device ____ a spectrometer.

在本句中，an organic matrix of proteins and other molecules 是什麼意思？

1. 用於運算的數字表格
2. 標示為有機食品的清單
3. 由蛋白質和其他分子構成的生物材料網絡

在這個科學語境中，哪一項最準確地解釋了 to construct a scaffold？

1. 移除已經完成的外層
2. 爬上臨時施工鷹架
3. 建立一個支撐框架

哪一個句子中的 draw out 表示「從某個來源中提取某物」？

1. The filter draws harmful chemicals out of the water.
2. The guide draws the visitors toward the water.
3. The child draws a boat beside the water.

使用 combine、表示目的的不定詞、指稱 notes 的代名詞以及 into 完成句子：We collected the notes ____ one clear summary.

本句的 charged proteins 中，charged 是什麼意思？

1. 情緒很強烈
2. 被要求付錢
3. 帶有電荷

補全 guide + 受詞 + into + 結果結構：The rails guide the boxes ____ a single line.

請使用 account for 的 -ing 形式完成句子：The two gardens receive different amounts of sunlight, ____ the difference in plant growth.

請使用含 molecular 的目標尺度片語 at the ... level 完成句子：The new microscope reveals changes ____.

哪一個句子正確使用“due to the way”來說明排列方式造成差異？

1. The two filters work differently due to the way their layers are arranged.
2. The two filters work differently due to the way their layers arrange.
3. The two filters work differently due to their layers are arranged.

請用“prone to”的正確形式完成句子，表達「較不容易裂開」：This coating is ____ in cold weather.

句首的 As the slightly more soluble molecule 在本句中有什麼作用？

1. 它先說明文石溶解度較高這項性質，以此作為它適應能力較強的背景。
2. 它表示儘管文石完全不溶，仍能適應環境。
3. 它表示文石在變成分子的同時進行適應。

哪一項與 Plants can adapt to more or less humid conditions? 的意思相同？

1. 植物既能適應濕度較高的條件，也能適應濕度較低的條件。
2. 植物會讓環境變得更潮濕，而不是讓自己去適應。
3. 植物只能適應有些潮濕的條件。

用 maintain 的目的不定詞完成句子：The thermostat adjusts the heat ____ a steady room temperature.

用 strong 和 versatile 的比較級，以及引出比較對象的字完成句子：In the set of samples, this material is ____ the rest.

在這句話中，nacre 指的是什麼？

1. 軟體動物貝殼周圍的海水
2. 文石晶體內部的空隙
3. 許多軟體動物貝殼內側那種堅固的層狀材料，也就是珍珠母

用本課表示「間隔分布在……之中」的片語完成句子：The museum has ancient statues ____ modern paintings.

哪一句使用 like 來幫助讀者想像細小部分的排列方式？

1. The scales overlap like shingles on a roof.
2. The scales turn into real shingles on a roof.
3. The scales like shingles because they are on a roof.

請用本課中表示「對……至關重要」的三個英文字完成句子：Regular sleep ____ good concentration.

例句中的 signature iridescence 是什麼意思？

1. 留在珍珠層上的手寫簽名
2. 使珍珠層容易被辨認的獨特虹彩
3. 用來在表面簽名的彩色墨水

請用 similar in + property + to 結構完成句子，只比較厚度：The two glass panels are ____ each other.

在這個描述反射光的句子中，interferes with 是什麼意思？

1. 兩道反射光彼此不產生影響地傳播。
2. 一道反射光阻止另一道光完成某項工作。
3. 兩組反射光波相遇並疊加。

請用 strike 的正確形式完成句子：During the experiment, a laser beam ____ the sensor and produces a reading.

哪一個句子表示光在封閉空間的不同位置反覆改變方向？

1. The light bounced off one mirror and left the room.
2. The light bounced around inside the mirrored room.
3. The light passed straight through the open window.

a cascade of shifting rainbows 在這個句子中描寫的是什麼？

1. 由幾道彼此分開的真實彩虹組成的瀑布。
2. 一條固定不變的色帶。
3. 大量彩虹般的色彩以流動的方式接連出現，並持續變化。

哪個句子保留前面的描述為真，再用更重要的資訊把說法往前推進？

1. The library isn't just quiet; it also offers free tutoring every evening.
2. The library isn't quiet; it closes every evening.
3. The library is just quiet, and that is its only benefit.

請使用 one of 和 powerful 的最高級完成句子：This telescope is ____ instruments we know of for viewing distant galaxies.

哪個句子能自然表達「使用這項服務的不只有成年人」？

1. It's only adults that use this service.
2. It's not adults that use this service.
3. It's not just adults that use this service.

哪個句子表示救援隊有目的地啟用無人機，讓它們充當搜索工具？

1. The rescue team protects drones from the search tools.
2. The rescue team deploys drones as search tools.
3. The rescue team stores drones with the search tools.

哪一句中的 stray 表示某物意外進入了不該出現的地方？

1. We selected a random leaf from the pile.
2. The biologist examined a damaged leaf under a microscope.
3. A stray leaf blew into the classroom through the open window.

請使用 detect 和 sound 的正確形式完成句子，套用 if + 現在式和 will + 原形動詞：If the sensor ____ smoke, the alarm ____.

請用缺少的動詞和介系詞補全 coat X in Y 結構：Before roasting, ____ the vegetables ____ olive oil.

選出能正確引出結果名稱的片語：The layers form ___.

1. what's known as a heat shield
2. what knows as a heat shield
3. what's known for a heat shield

使用 wrap X in Y 結構完成句子：To protect the vase during the move, Mia ____ several towels.

使用 until eventually 完成句子：The team kept adjusting the design ____ it worked.

哪一句使用後接的 -ing 子句來表示前面動作的直接結果？

1. The heat softened the wax before the test began.
2. The heat softened the wax, turning it into a liquid.
3. The heat softened the wax because the container was metal.

在科學說明中，our leading theory 表示什麼？

1. 負責領導研究團隊的人
2. 目前獲得最多支持、但仍可能被修正的解釋
3. 已經獲得證明且永遠不會改變的事實

使用 transform A into B 完成句子，表達「學校把一間閒置教室改造成明亮的圖書館」：The school ____ a bright library.

用 begin life as 的過去式完成句子：The museum ____ a train station.

請用本課的兩段式變化結構完成句子：The sculpture ____ a block of clay and then ____ a detailed dragon.

哪一句中的 dig into 表示深入研究一個主題？

1. Let's dig into why the battery loses power so quickly.
2. The dog began to dig into the soft soil.
3. Mina dug into her backpack to find a pen.