近親繁殖會發生什麼事？：英語精讀講義

請填入本講解中由兩個英文單字組成的片語，把目標描述為一段仍在進行的旅程：On my ____ become a veterinarian, I volunteered at an animal shelter.

一份生物學報告需要客觀描述動物生下的後代。哪一句最自然？

1. The study counted the offspring produced by each female.
2. The study counted the offsprings produced by each female.
3. The study counted the children produced by each female.

使用 cringe 及其固定介系詞完成句子：I ____ speaking in front of a huge crowd.

哪一句使用 in the first place 來追問某個現有情況的根本原因？

1. Why did we agree to this plan in the first place?
2. First of all, wash the vegetables.
3. She won first place in the race.

你正要開始說明網路安全，並想把密碼保護定位為理解後續內容的基礎。哪個開頭最能表達這個作用？

1. For example, a strong password protects an account.
2. The first thing to understand is how a strong password protects an account.
3. On the other hand, a strong password protects an account.

在下面這組因果關係中，哪一個連接語最適合放在「the school opened two hours late」之前？「The roads were covered in ice. The school opened two hours late.」

1. In other words
2. As a result
3. For example

用 just happen to be 的適當形式完成句子，表達出人意料的巧合：「Our new neighbor ____ my former teacher.」

哪一個句子用 even though 引出一個與結果形成對比的既定事實？

1. Even though the store was closed, the lights were still on.
2. The store was closed because the lights were still on.
3. Even if the store is closed, we can order online.

使用完全相同的 It takes having ... to 結構補全句子：____ worked an overnight shift ____ understand this kind of fatigue.

在簡單的顯性—隱性模型中，關於 recessive alleles 的哪一項說法正確？

1. recessive allele 是一種無法遺傳的「較弱基因」。
2. recessive alleles 總是罕見且有害。
3. 在簡單模型中，個體擁有兩個 recessive alleles 時，隱性性狀通常才會表現出來。

用本課的 got 和 would 結果片語完成句子：In this model, if a plant ____ two recessive alleles, it ____ white flowers.

用 end up 的正確過去式和 work 的 -ing 形式完成句子：Leo took one temporary shift and ____ there for three years.

當預算數據看來與招聘無關時，用詢問相關性的表達補全 Maya 的問題：“What ____ the hiring plan?”

查核紀錄後，記者發現了一個新事實。用表示「結果發現」的表達補全句子：“____ the bridge had been inspected only once.”

哪個句子正確使用了 require + 人 + to 不定式？

1. The policy requires visitors to show identification.
2. The policy requires visitors showing identification.
3. The policy requires to show visitors identification.

在基因檢測報告中，"Leah is a carrier" 是什麼意思？

1. 她會把這種變異傳給每一個孩子。
2. 她肯定患有相關疾病。
3. 她擁有一種相關的基因變異，而且可能沒有任何症狀。

用 making + it + difficult + 不定詞完成句子：The labels had faded, ____ which bottle contained the medicine.

在句子 Given the family history, Maya would have inherited the variant from one of her parents. 中，would have inherited 最自然地表達什麼？

1. 對該變異過去來源的合理推斷
2. 確定 Maya 沒有遺傳到該變異
3. Maya 未來遺傳該變異的計畫

用正式倒裝改寫 if 從句：If the team had changed its plan, the launch might have failed. ____ its plan, the launch might have failed.

用口語中常見的受格代名詞和一個 -ing 動詞完成句子：The chance of ____ before noon is low. (they / arrive)

哪一句恰當地使用了 copulate with？

1. The zoology report states that these insects copulate with only one partner.
2. I copulated the assignment with Mia.
3. Could I copulate with you after dinner?

使用完整的 odds of + -ing ... are higher 結構完成句子：With two backup servers, our ____ keeping the website online ____ much higher.

請使用本課中的確切對比結構完成句子，表示核准的可能性已經提高，但仍不確定：Approval is ____, but ____.

說話者剛剛解釋了大眾運輸可以減少停車需求，但沒有聲稱它能解決城市的所有問題。哪一個開頭最能把接下來的判斷限定在這一點上？

1. In other words, public transit is free.
2. In that sense, public transit makes downtown planning easier.
3. Therefore, public transit solves every city problem.

哪一句最準確地描述了親緣關係較近的動物之間的繁殖？

1. Repeated inbreeding can make harmful recessive traits more likely to appear.
2. Repeated incest can make harmful recessive traits more likely to appear.
3. Repeated breeding can make harmful recessive traits more likely to appear.

用一個由兩個單字組成的連接語完成糾正，使後半句取代被否定的說法：The warning doesn't prevent every error, ____ reduces how often errors occur.

把 pass on 放在正確位置，補全句子： Some parents carry a variant but never ____ it ____ to their children.

請用 even when ... there's still 這個框架補全句子： ____ both backup servers fail, ____ a paper copy of the schedule.

用本課中表示「就某一具體方面而言」的表達補全句子：The laptop is excellent ____ battery life, though its screen is only average.

在下面的對話中，「Not so much」表達了什麼意思？“Is the new schedule convenient for night-shift workers?” “Not so much, but it works well for the daytime team.”

1. 它對兩個群體同樣方便。
2. 只有少數夜班員工使用這個日程安排。
3. 它對夜班員工來說並不真正方便，不過適合另一個群體。

哪一個句子正確地把某個結果表達為一個過程的產物？

1. The final pattern is the result to mixing blue and yellow paint.
2. Mixing blue and yellow paint results of the final pattern.
3. The final pattern is the result of mixing blue and yellow paint.

哪一個句子使用 with + 名詞 + -ing 為主要陳述補充證據？

1. The neighborhood is becoming quieter, with fewer cars passing through at night.
2. The neighborhood is becoming quieter, with fewer cars pass through at night.
3. The neighborhood is becoming quieter because fewer cars pass through at night.

獸醫正在為一隻父母來自不同品種的狗撰寫正式報告。哪個稱呼最合適？

1. mutt
2. mixed-breed dog
3. purebred dog

哪個句子中的 while 與例句一樣表示對比？

1. Please wait while the file downloads.
2. While I was cooking, the phone rang.
3. While the apartment is small, it gets plenty of sunlight.

用一個表示整體傾向而非絕對規律的三個單字片語完成句子：In large surveys, people who sleep well ____ more alert during the day.

在句子 'The plan is kind of risky,' 中，kind of 有什麼作用？

1. 它弱化了說法，表示這個計畫有點冒險。
2. 它加強了說法，表示完全確定。
3. 它在詢問這個計畫屬於什麼類別。