為什麼章魚的大腦如此特別 - Cláudio L. Guerra：英語精讀講義

請用表示「與……有共同點」的固定表達完成問題：What do electric cars ____ bicycles?

哪一項使用 After all 引出理由，來支持前一句話？

1. Nina can help us. After all, she has solved this problem before.
2. Nina finished breakfast. After all, she walked to school next.
3. Nina rested after all the work was done.

講者為什麼說「a plural noun we can all agree on」？

1. 章魚能夠討論英語文法。
2. 英語中的 octopus 無法變成複數。
3. octopus 有多種複數形式在使用，因此講者開玩笑地把選擇說成意見不合。

哪個片語能自然地表示「辨識人臉的能力」？

1. the ability recognizing to faces
2. the ability to recognize faces
3. the ability of recognize faces

哪個句子正確使用 through + 名詞來表示學習的方式？

1. Children can learn through observe by watching adults.
2. Children can learn across observation by watching adults.
3. Children can learn through observation by watching adults.

使用目標結構和代名詞 it 完成句子：The cabin has no electricity, but ____ a safe fireplace.

哪一句自然地使用了 use tools 來描述一種能力？

1. Some birds can use tools to reach food.
2. Some birds can use with tools to reach food.
3. Some birds can tools to reach food.

用目標句型完成句子：____ this backpack so practical ____ it has several waterproof pockets.

用 come from 的正確形式完成句子：The fruit's red color ____ a natural pigment.

用通常放在數量之後、表示約數的兩個單字完成句子：The repair will take forty minutes ____.

用 belong to the order 完成句子，說明生物分類：Beetles ____ Coleoptera.

用相同的「語言 + for + 含義」結構完成句子：Amigo is Spanish ____ friend.

哪一個句子正確使用 X-to-Y ratio 結構來比較學生人數和教師人數？

1. The school has a low student of teacher ratio.
2. The school has a low student-to-teacher ratio.
3. The school has a low ratio student to teacher.

請用 similar to 和正確的單數替代詞完成句子：The climate here is ____ coastal Spain.

請用 as many ... as 句型比較床位數量，完成句子：This shelter has about ____ the larger shelter.

在 instead of 後使用 store 的被動 -ing 形式完成句子：Instead of ____ on one computer, the files are spread across several servers.

用 are spread out 完成句子：The health clinics ____ across the county.

哪一句表示訊號通過多個彼此相連的神經節傳遞？

1. The signals pass through one isolated ganglion.
2. The signals pass through a network of interconnected ganglia.
3. The signals pass through a wireless computer network.

哪一個句子使用 while 對比兩項數字資料？

1. Wait here while I get the key.
2. The first tank holds 20 liters, while the second holds 50.
3. While the tank was filling, Maya checked the valve.

哪一個句子正確使用了 optic lobes？

1. The animal's optic lobes are the lenses on a camera.
2. The animal's optic lobes help process information from its eyes.
3. The animal's optic lobes carry food to its stomach.

請用本課完整的比較框架補完句子：Some snakes can detect body heat in the dark, ____ seeing warmth with our eyes.

印表機一直無視指令，還隨意印出頁面。哪個句子最恰當地把它擬人化成彷彿會自己作決定？

1. The old printer seems to have a mind of its own.
2. The old printer can work on its own.
3. The old printer has its own control panel.

這句話在講解中的主要作用是什麼？

1. 它標示話題轉向更值得注意或更出乎意料的部分。
2. 它指出存放有趣物品的實際地點。
3. 它宣布講解已經結束。

哪一項最準確地解釋 Vertebrates like us？

1. 它表示脊椎動物與人類屬於不同類別，只是外形相似。
2. 它表示只有人類擁有堅硬的骨骼。
3. 它表示脊椎動物，並把人類當作一個熟悉的例子包括在內。

使用 that + allow + 受詞 + to do 這個目標結構完成句子：We chose windows ____ more sunlight ____ enter the room.

哪一組句子正確使用 on the other hand 表示清楚的對照？

1. The library is quiet. On the other hand, the café next door is lively.
2. The library is quiet. On the other hand, it is peaceful.
3. The library is quiet. On the other hand, it has study tables.

使用目標的兩字片語加強否定：After the move, our new apartment has no closets ____.

填入 allow 的 -ing 形式來引出結果：The new ramp has a gentle slope, ____ wheelchair users to enter more easily.

用表示「位置不限」和「方向不限」的兩個目標片語完成句子：The flexible tube can bend ____ and turn ____.

用表示結果形態的介系詞完成句子：The potter shaped the clay ____ a vase.

請用本課中表示「實際上幾乎沒有上限」的兩個詞完成句子：The puzzle can generate a ____ number of patterns.

哪一句表示這個新介面與我們所熟悉的一切都不同？

1. The new interface is unlike anything we used to design.
2. The new interface is unlike anything we are using.
3. The new interface is unlike anything we are used to.

哪一個句子能自然地從一個較廣的類別引出具體例子？

1. Consider a common problem like forgetting a password.
2. Consider a common problem to forget a password.
3. Consider if a common problem likes forgetting a password.

在這個句子中，a neurological map of our body 是什麼意思？

1. 它表示大腦中有對身體的有組織神經表徵。
2. 它表示大腦中存放著一張印刷出來的身體圖片。
3. 它表示大腦用地理地圖來控制動作。

在這句話中，哪一項最準確地解釋了 brain's motor center？

1. 參與控制身體動作的腦區。
2. 大腦中用來產生動力的機器。
3. 大腦中教人駕駛汽車的地方。

哪一句能自然描述 Sam 伸手去關燈？

1. Sam reached out the lamp to turn it off.
2. Sam reached out to turn off the lamp.
3. Sam reached the lamp out to turn it off.

用 bring + object + to + place 結構中的正確介系詞完成句子：Please bring the bowl ____ the table.

哪一句先用一個群體限定討論範圍，再說明某件事有所不同？

1. For younger children, the rules are quite different.
2. The rules are quite different for younger children.
3. For the tournament, the younger children packed their uniforms.

請用本課學到的兩個字組成的表達完成句子，把被排除的行動放在前面：____ wait for a taxi, we walked home.

behavior library 在這個句子中是什麼意思？

1. 大腦可以從中調用的一組有組織的行為模式。
2. 一個肉眼可見的大腦器官的正式名稱。
3. 頭足類動物存放書籍的真正房間。

選出正確使用 doesn't A, but rather B 來取代錯誤解釋的句子。

1. The alarm doesn't detect smoke because it detects carbon monoxide.
2. The alarm doesn't detect smoke, but rather detects carbon monoxide.
3. The alarm detects smoke rather than carbon monoxide.

在科學報告中，哪個片語最適合描述動物收到訊號後伸手去拿食物？

1. an emotional response
2. a physiological response
3. a behavioral response

哪一個句子用 as 連接兩個同步發展的過程？

1. As the battery charges, the light changes from red to green.
2. As a guide, Mira knows the trail well.
3. As the road was closed, we took another route.

哪一個句子中的 pick up 表示偵測到或接收到訊號？

1. Leo picked up the box and carried it upstairs.
2. We picked up sandwiches on the way home.
3. The antenna picked up a weak signal during the storm.

哪一個句子自然地使用 jump into action 表達「立刻做出回應」？

1. When the alarm sounded, the rescue team jumped into action.
2. The class jumped into action by continuing its quiet, unhurried break.
3. Nora jumped into action across the puddle.

選出正確使用 as soon as 表達未來立即觸發關係的句子。

1. As soon as the light will turn green, the doors will open.
2. As soon the light turns green, the doors will open.
3. As soon as the light turns green, the doors will open.

請填入一個以 all 開頭、表示「從內部走完整段距離」的四字英文片語：The tunnel runs ____ the mountain, from one side to the other.

使用 send back 的過去式，並把代名詞放在正確位置：The repair shop fixed my tablet and ____ yesterday.

用 from ... to ... 這個結構完成句子：The path runs ____ the village ____ the lake.

哪一個句子中的 meet halfway 表示在實際空間的中點相遇？

1. After a long argument, both sides agreed to meet halfway.
2. The two runners started at opposite ends and met halfway along the track.
3. Let's meet at the café after lunch.

用標示的結構補完表示結果的子句：The warning light flashes, ____ shut down the machine.

用標示的提示語總結這些證據：The battery drains quickly, the screen freezes, and the device overheats. ____ the design needs more testing.

哪個句子自然地使用了 can essentially think for itself？

1. When traffic is blocked, the navigation system chooses a new route and can essentially think for itself.
2. The lamp turns on only when Maya presses the switch, so it can essentially think for itself.
3. The wooden shelf holds books, so it can essentially think for itself.

請使用括號中的字詞，並按照 give + 受詞 + 抽象名詞 結構完成句子：The new hinge ____. (give / the robot / greater flexibility)

哪一個句子中的 blend into 表示融入背景，因而變得不容易被注意到？

1. The gray tent blended into the rocky hillside.
2. The artist blended the blue and yellow paints together.
3. The chef blended the berries into a smooth sauce.

用 whether it's ... or ... 結構完成句子：____ drawing, dancing, ____ singing, Maya enjoys creative activities.

用 scare ... away 的過去式完成句子：The sudden bang ____ the birds ____ from the feeder.

用 may have 和 evolve 的過去分詞完成句子：This species ____ a larger brain millions of years ago.

請用表示「遠早於」的片語完成句子：These animals lived here ____ humans arrived.

下面這句話是什麼意思？This feature isn't just useful for beginners; experienced users rely on it too.

1. 它只對初學者有用。
2. 它對初學者沒有用。
3. 它對初學者和有經驗的使用者都有用。

在這個科普語境中，autonomously thinking appendages 最接近什麼意思？

1. 只為裝飾而加在身體上的配件。
2. 與主體完全沒有連結的獨立動物。
3. 能處理部分資訊並以一定自主性做出反應的身體部位。

哪一句表示某項觀察促成了一個目前仍有意義的新研究方向？

1. The leaf's surface has inspired new research in developing water-resistant glass.
2. The leaf's surface has been described by researchers who are developing water-resistant glass.
3. The team completed its research after it developed water-resistant glass.

在這個片語中，along a divergent evolutionary path 是什麼意思？

1. 在演化過程中實際沿著一條道路行走。
2. 透過一條已經變得與參照路線明顯不同的演化路線。
3. 透過一條必然會產生與另一演化支系相同特徵的路線。

選出 -ing 片語作主詞，而且嵌入的 how 子句使用陳述語序的句子。

1. Studying how memory develops can help us improve teaching.
2. Study how memory develops can help us improve teaching.
3. Studying how does memory develop can help us improve teaching.

在一段講解中，這個 Who knows...? 問句主要有什麼作用？

1. 它證明其他形式的智慧生命不可能存在。
2. 它要求聽眾說出掌握答案的特定人物。
3. 它從已知資訊轉向一個尚未解答的可能性，並引導聽眾繼續思考。

在 how they process the world around them 中，process 是什麼意思？

1. 套用一套商業流程來控制整個世界。
2. 從物理上製造附近的世界。
3. 組織並理解來自周遭環境的資訊。