印加帝國的興衰 - 戈登·麥克尤恩 (Gordon McEwan)：英語精讀講義

哪一句表示：截至相關時間點，該國從未建造過更大的圖書館？

1. It was one of the largest libraries in the country.
2. It was the largest library ever built in the country.
3. It was the largest library in the country at the time.

哪一句最自然地補充說明一座現代城市的中性人口資訊？

1. Riverton is the regional capital, with a population of nearly five million subjects.
2. Riverton is the regional capital, with a population of nearly five million people.
3. Riverton is the regional capital, with nearly a population of five million people.

請用標示出的面積框架完成句子：The national park stretches ____ 1,500 square kilometers.

請使用過去式的動作回指片語完成句子：Maya promised to call the client, and she ____ after lunch.

使用標示的表達完成句子：She designed the whole poster by hand, ____ a computer.

句首框架 Yet within a hundred years of its rise 在句中有什麼作用？

1. 它傳達轉折，並把衰亡呈現為在崛起後的一個世紀內發生。
2. 它補充了同一時期的另一項成就。
3. 它表示崛起過程本身正好持續了一百年。

請用正式表達 would be no more 完成這段歷史敘述：At the time, few people guessed that within twenty years the old kingdom ____.

請填入表示「來自傳統故事，並非已證實事實」的來源標記：____, a hidden city lies beneath the desert.

「the sun god Inti」這個片語為起源傳說提供了什麼資訊？

1. 因蒂是祖先出現的那個洞穴的名字。
2. 因蒂是太陽神，傳說將祂描述為統治者祖先的神聖創造者。
3. 因蒂是一位發現洞穴的人類統治者。

請用目標結構 with instructions to + 動詞原形完成句子：The rescue team entered the forest ____ the missing hiker.

選出關係子句正確指出地點的句子。

1. They searched for the spot which the signal would be strongest there.
2. They searched for the spot where the signal would be strongest.
3. They searched for the spot where would the signal be strongest.

選出能自然壓縮先前過程、再說明結果的句子。

1. After the team planning and carefully test, launched the product.
2. After months of planning and careful testing, the team launched the product.
3. After months planned and test carefully, the team launching the product.

哪一句正確補充了發生在那片場地上的事件？

1. We visited the field, where the first flight took place there.
2. We visited the field, where the first flight took place.
3. We visited the field, which the first flight took place.

用由 fight 構成、表示「成功抵抗」的片語動詞完成句子：A healthy body can often ____ a mild infection.

「or king of the Incas」在句中有什麼作用？

1. 它用較熟悉的說法解釋「Sapa Inca」。
2. 它介紹了另一位與曼科·卡帕克共同統治的人。
3. 它表示曼科·卡帕克必須在兩個稱號中選一個。

哪個句子最適合表達「結論有證據支持，但並非完全確定」？

1. No evidence connects the drought to the village's abandonment.
2. The evidence suggests that the village was abandoned after a drought.
3. The evidence proves beyond any doubt that the village was abandoned after a drought.

請用 remain 的過去式和表示時間終點的 until 完成句子：The library ____ open to the public ____ 2012, when it closed for renovations.

句子 "The fort was nearly overrun by enemy troops." 是什麼意思？

1. 敵軍確定已經攻陷並控制了堡壘。
2. 敵軍差點壓倒守軍或占領堡壘，但句子並沒有說他們已經得手。
3. 堡壘一方差點向敵軍發動攻擊。

哪一項最準確地解釋 designated heir？

1. 暫時替統治者辦事的官員
2. 任何可能具有繼承資格的親屬
3. 被正式選中繼承王位、頭銜或產業的人

使用 flee 的過去式加上 in fear 完成句子：When the ceiling began to collapse, the visitors ____.

在這句話中，successfully rallied the city's defenses 最準確的意思是什麼？

1. 他要守城人員放棄這座城市。
2. 他親自重建了城市周圍的每一道城牆。
3. 他重新組織並鼓舞了保衛城市的力量。

在句子 “For her quick thinking, Maya received an award,” 中，句首片語有什麼作用？

1. 它說明瑪雅獲獎的原因。
2. 它說明瑪雅獲獎的時間。
3. 它說明瑪雅打算如何使用這個獎項。

請用本課表達補完這句正式的傳記敘述：She began publishing detective novels, ____ Anna West.

請用本課的「結果＋手段」結構補完句子：The new policy reduced paperwork, ____ a slow approval process ____ a faster one ____ online forms.

在 Tawantinsuyu, or four quarters 中，or 有什麼作用？

1. 作者更正第一個名稱，並用另一個名稱取代它。
2. 作者用淺白的英文解釋這個陌生名稱。
3. 作者要讀者在兩個領土之間做選擇。

哪一個選項正確展開 four divisions ruled by governors reporting to the king？

1. 有四位總督。行政區向他們負責，而他們統治國王。
2. 國王統治四個行政區，而這些行政區向總督負責。
3. 有四個行政區。總督統治這些行政區，而這些總督向國王負責。

哪一句正確使用 although，表示某個障礙沒有阻止結果發生？

1. Although the road was closed, but we reached the village by boat.
2. Although the closed road, we reached the village by boat.
3. Although the road was closed, we reached the village by boat.

根據原句，quipu 是什麼？

1. 一套由繩結構成的系統化記錄工具。
2. 一條沒有資訊記錄功能的裝飾繩。
3. 一套刻在石板上的字母表。

哪一句最準確地改寫了標示部分的正式結構？

1. The administrative system stopped all organized tax collection.
2. The officials used taxation only to teach decimal arithmetic.
3. The administrative system made organized, efficient tax collection possible.

哪一句使用 In return 表示真正的互惠交換？

1. The train arrived. In return, the passengers got on.
2. The temperature dropped. In return, the lake froze.
3. Nora reviewed my application. In return, I helped her rehearse her presentation.

請用本課的被動用途片語和簡化條件結構完成句子：The emergency generator is kept ready ____.

在這個句子中，Great terraces and irrigation works 指什麼？

1. 儲存作物以供日後使用的倉庫。
2. 建築物上供觀景和社交使用的戶外平台。
3. 形成平坦農地並把水引到作物旁的大型農業設施。

請用 distribute 的被動不定詞完成這段流程：The meals are packed in the morning ____ to families that evening.

完成 it-cleft，強調 during the final inspection：____ during the final inspection ____ the engineers found the crack.

哪一句表示五家商店最晚在年底時已經開設完成？

1. Near the end of the year, the company planned to open five stores.
2. By the end of the year, the company had opened five stores.
3. At the end of the year, the company opened its fifth store.

哪一句最符合“The reserve covers much of the island”中的地理含義？

1. The reserve is hidden by most of the island.
2. The reserve extends across a large part of the island.
3. The reserve reaches the island at only one small point.

'The conflict strained the social fabric' 是什麼意思？

1. 這場衝突立即摧毀了社會的每一個部分。
2. 這場衝突損壞了社群使用的布料。
3. 這場衝突使社會關係和穩定承受了壓力。

用 be stricken by 的正確形式完成這句歷史敘述風格的句子：In 1891, the explorer ____ fever.

在本句中，Spanish conquistadors 最準確的意思是什麼？

1. 參與殖民美洲的西班牙征服者
2. 從加勒比地區前往西班牙的和平商人
3. 對任何現代比賽獲勝者的泛稱

使用 refer to 所要求的正式關係子句連接結構完成句子：The guide lists a resource ____ new users can refer.

本句中的 in the outbreak 是什麼意思？

1. 在疾病突然傳播期間
2. 在一次有計畫的人口遷移期間
3. 在一次王位繼承儀式期間

哪一句使用 ignited 的隱喻義，表示某個事件引發了強烈的公眾反應？

1. The committee postponed the vote until Friday.
2. The disputed election ignited weeks of protests.
3. A spark ignited the dry grass.

哪一句用句尾的 -ing 片語說明前述事件造成的後果？

1. The storm damaged the bridge before it reached the village.
2. The storm damaged the bridge near the village.
3. The storm damaged the bridge, cutting off the village.

哪一句正確使用 after + -ing，而且兩個動作由同一個人完成？

1. After checking the figures, Elena sent the final report.
2. After checking the figures, the final report surprised Elena.
3. After checked the figures, Elena sent the final report.

哪一句正確使用縮減的 although 子句，而且其隱含主詞與主要子句的主詞相同？

1. Although exhausted, Maya finished the race.
2. Although exhausted, the race was finished by Maya.
3. Although Maya exhausted, she finished the race.

在句子 "The unfamiliar weapons stunned the larger force," 中，stunned 最直接表達什麼意思？

1. 這些武器造成了強烈衝擊，短暫擾亂了這支軍隊的應對。
2. 這些武器讓這支軍隊產生了一點好奇。
3. 這些武器立刻擊敗並俘虜了整支軍隊。

請填入一個正式的關係表達，表示前面正好兩個事物都不符合後面的敘述：The lab tested two samples, ____ contained the virus.

請使用 take someone captive 的簡單過去式被動形式完成句子：After the battle, several soldiers ____ by the opposing army.

請用 be awed by 的過去式完成句子：The hikers ____ the vast glacier.

請完成 so ... that 結構：The reviewer described the hall as ____ beautiful ____ everyone stopped to stare.

句首的 though 子句在這句話中有什麼作用？

1. 它交代不利背景，使後來仍繼續抵抗顯得出乎預期。
2. 它表示首都是在四十年的抵抗之後陷落的。
3. 它表示抵抗導致了首都陷落。

用 fall back to 的過去式完成句子：When the outer wall was breached, the defenders ____ the inner fortress.

用 complete 的過去完成式完成句子：By 2018, the team ____ the project.

用 along with 完成句子：The storm damaged the school, ____ several nearby homes.

例句中的 Thus 具有什麼篇章功能？

1. 它把帝國的滅亡當成與前文毫無關聯的事件加入敘述。
2. 它更正了帝國先前曾經崛起這項說法。
3. 它把這句話呈現為根據前文得出的結論。