食人簡史 - 比爾·舒特 (Bill Schutt)：英語精讀講義

請用本講解中表示「偶然發現」的兩字片語動詞補完整句子：While testing different layouts, the designers ____ a simpler solution.

哪一種情況最適合使用帶有懷疑意味的 miracle cure？

1. 一位醫師同時說明某種治療已證實的好處與限制。
2. 一則廣告宣稱一種未經驗證的藥丸幾乎能治好所有疾病。
3. 一位藥師提供服用處方藥的標準說明。

用標準 remedy 搭配中的介系詞完成句子：This cream is a common remedy ____ dry skin.

哪一句中的 virtually 表示「幾乎」，同時仍容許少數例外？

1. We met virtually because the office was closed.
2. This store does not accept the card, but it works at virtually any other store in the city.
3. This store accepts the card, but exactly one other store does too.

哪一句中的 straight up 表示「不混合或不再加工，直接食用」？

1. Straight up, I did not expect the recipe to work.
2. She stood straight up when her name was called.
3. The roasted almonds can go into granola, or you can eat them straight up.

用表示「以這個名稱被稱呼」的兩個字詞補全句子：The old theater is ____ the Lantern.

哪一句中的 grind up 表示「把固體材料磨成小塊或粉末」？

1. The mill rinses the dried corn with cold water.
2. The mill stacks the dried corn in heavy bags.
3. The mill grinds up the dried corn into a fine meal.

用 date from 的正確形式完成句子：This neighborhood festival ____ the early 1900s.

哪一句中的 coin 表示「創造一個新說法」？

1. The editor coined the phrase “screen fatigue” to describe exhaustion from long hours online.
2. The machine counted each coin in the jar.
3. The collector polished a silver coin before the exhibition.

哪一句正確使用了 After + -ing，而且兩個動作由同一群人完成？

1. After coming ashore, the hikers followed the path to town.
2. After coming ashore, the weather suddenly changed.
3. After came ashore, the hikers followed the path to town.

哪一項正確解釋了原片段中的 reports back to？

1. reports 是主要動詞，back 表示哥倫布向後移動了。
2. reports 是複數名詞，back to the queen 表示報告被送往何處。
3. reports 是複數名詞，表示直接為女王工作的人。

補完整 describe X as Y 結構：The report described the project ____ a success.

填入表示強調的過去式助動詞：Though Maya ____ warn us, we were still surprised by the delay.

使用本課原樣的三字片語完成報導：The armed group ____ on three supply camps before dawn.

哪一組句子用 In response 將第二件事表達為對第一件事的回應？

1. The bridge was declared unsafe. In response, a triangle has three sides.
2. The bridge was declared unsafe. In response, the city closed it to traffic.
3. The bridge was declared unsafe. In response, the bridge had opened in 1920.

用目標正式表達完成句子：After reviewing the safety plan, the council ____ hold the festival in the park.

用表示「預期效果沒有出現」的目標片語完成句子：The new policy ____ any real improvement.

哪一個句子表示充電器就是說話者一直試圖尋找的東西？

1. This is the charger I was looking for.
2. This is the charger I was looking at.
3. This is the charger I was waiting for.

填入 label X as Y 結構中缺少的單字：The headline unfairly labeled the protesters ____ criminals.

填入一個由四個英文單字組成、表示「在過程中的某個不明確階段」的轉折語：____, our weekend hobby turned into a full-time business.

哪一項最準確地說明 dehumanize a group 的意思？

1. 它有禮貌地反對該群體的某個觀點。
2. 它把該群體描繪成不具完整人性。
3. 它為該群體提供一個更精確的法律名稱。

使用含 since 的現在完成式被動表達完成句子：The rule began with banks, but it ____ insurance companies.

哪一項最符合 hard evidence 的意思？

1. 能夠有力支持結論的可靠、具體證據
2. 任何聽起來有說服力的猜測
3. 一個在物理上很難彎曲的物體

用 have 的兩個字強調形式完成句子：Although the apartment is small, it ____ a balcony.

哪個句子能自然表達「一項運動隨著時間推移呈現出多種不同形式」？

1. The movement has taken diversely forms over time.
2. The movement has taken diverse forms over time.
3. The movement has carried diverse forms away over time.

哪個句子正確使用 as with，透過比較來引出目前的案例？

1. As for most new apps, this one may need a few updates.
2. As with most new apps, this one may need a few updates.
3. Such as most new apps, this one may need a few updates.

請用表示「在許多社會與歷史時期」的目標句首片語完成句子：____, ideas about beauty have changed.

用 live through 的 -ing 形式完成句子：Families ____ the long blackout needed food and warm blankets.

哪一種情況最適合描述為 survival cannibalism？

1. 一個社群在象徵性儀式中分享麵包。
2. 一個虛構生物因為享受獵殺而追捕人類。
3. 受困且沒有食物的人為了避免餓死，食用已經死亡者的遺體。

使用 had to either A or B 完成句子：Because the bridge was closed, we ____ wait until morning ____ take a long detour.

影片句子中的 normalize 是什麼意思？

1. 這種做法恢復到醫療上的健康狀態。
2. 這種做法在該文化中逐漸被當作普通或可接受的行為。
3. 這種做法只發生過一次，並未獲得社會認可。

哪一個句子正確使用 because of，把原因放在謹慎結論之前？

1. Because of the records are incomplete, the exact date remains uncertain.
2. Because incomplete records, the exact date remains uncertain.
3. Because of incomplete records, the exact date remains uncertain.

哪一句正確使用這個框架來表達謹慎判斷？

1. It is difficult to say exactly how effective the policy has been.
2. It is difficult to say exactly how effective has the policy been.
3. It is difficult to say exactly the policy how effective has been.

哪一句最明確表示支持源自組織內部？

1. The reform gained support from within the organization.
2. The reform gained support within the organization.
3. The reform gained support from outside the organization.

哪一句使用 Take X 來引出例子？

1. Take electric buses: they can reduce noise on busy streets.
2. Take the bus if it starts raining.
3. Take electric buses to the depot before noon.

哪一句描述的是 craze，而不是一般、持久的受歡迎狀態？

1. Within a month, the puzzle became a worldwide craze.
2. The singer remained popular for several decades.
3. The museum welcomed visitors every Saturday.

請用正確的 too ... to 片語完成句子，表達這個工作量無法以該程度繼續下去：The workload was ____ for more than a month.

填入缺少的單字，完成 turn X into Y 結構：The designers turned an old bus ____ a mobile classroom.

這裡的 was listed in the Merck Index 主要說明了什麼？

1. 它只出現在未經文字記錄的民間故事裡。
2. 它被放在一本書的最後一頁。
3. 它以一個條目的形式出現在受到認可的參考資料中。

用表示「延續到二十一世紀」的目標時間片語完成句子：The practice began earlier and remained common ____.

請用 far from the only + 名詞 的結構補完整句子：Cost is ____ issue we need to consider.

哪一個句子表示「這個裝置的用途是測量溫度」？

1. The device was used to measure temperature.
2. The device used to measure temperature.
3. The technician was used to measuring temperature.

例句中的 while 有什麼作用？

1. 它表示第二件事發生在第一件事之後。
2. 它引出一個相關事實，並轉移資訊焦點。
3. 它表示所有事件都恰好同時發生。

例句中的 medical concoctions 最接近什麼意思？

1. 專門進行外科手術的現代醫院
2. 完全沒有藥用用途、未經處理的人體部位
3. 調製出的藥物，並可能暗示它們古怪或可疑

請用 go back 的正確形式完成句子：The city's oldest market ____ almost five hundred years.

請用 appear 的適當形式完成句子，表達對過去狀態的謹慎推斷：From the old floor plan, the room ____ a kitchen.

在片語 filial cannibalism 中，filial 具體限定了什麼？

1. 這種行為只涉及彼此沒有親屬關係的人。
2. 這種行為發生在任何家庭成員之間。
3. 這種行為特別與子女對父母的責任有關。

使用 would 和原形動詞 play 完成句子，描述過去反覆發生的動作：When we were children, we ____ board games after dinner.

哪一個句子使用 last-ditch attempt 最自然？

1. They made a last-ditch attempt before considering any of the available solutions.
2. They made a last-ditch attempt to start a project that had no deadline or risk.
3. They made a last-ditch attempt to keep the hospital open after every other plan had failed.

哪一個句子正確使用 fatal to？

1. The untreated infection can be fatal to newborn animals.
2. The untreated infection can be fatal newborn animals.
3. The untreated infection can fatal to newborn animals.

選出最適合補完整句的詞組。句子談的是與死亡有關的既定儀式：The exhibit documents the community's traditional ...

1. property rights
2. funerary rites
3. morning routines

以下哪一句中的 sanction 表示「批准或授權」？

1. The parade was officially sanctioned by the city council.
2. The agency imposed sanctions on the company.
3. The country faced economic sanctions after violating the agreement.

在例句中，a people of New Guinea 有什麼作用？

1. 它說明 Fore 是來自新幾內亞的一個族群。
2. 它說有一個人名叫 New Guinea。
3. 它用 Fore 表示方向。

例句中的 Through the mid-20th century 是什麼意思？

1. 這個社群在空間上穿越了二十世紀。
2. 這種做法從更早的時候一直延續到大約二十世紀中期。
3. 這種做法只在二十世紀中期發生過一次。

使用括號中的字詞和正式的 make + 受詞 + known 結構完成句子：Yesterday, before the vote, Elena ____ to the committee. (make / her concerns / known)

使用 remain 的正確形式和正式美式英語的要求型結構完成句子：Yesterday, the doctor requested that Maya ____ in the waiting room until noon.

哪一句先承認一項正面事實，再強調與它形成對照的負面結果？

1. Since the restaurant had excellent reviews, we expected a good meal.
2. Though the restaurant had excellent reviews, our meal was disappointing.
3. The restaurant had excellent reviews, and our meal was excellent too.

使用 known 和正確的介系詞完成句子，以引出這種障礙的名稱：The sleep disorder ____ narcolepsy can cause sudden sleep attacks.

下面新句中的句首片語是什麼意思？Between the rain, the traffic, and the late start, we missed the beginning of the show.

1. 只有下雨造成了延誤。
2. 這三個因素共同造成了延誤。
3. 表演在三個事物之間的實際位置舉行。

哪一句表示可能有多種解釋，但沒有任何一種是能涵蓋所有情況的單一解釋？

1. There is no one explanation that fits every case.
2. No one explains every case.
3. There is no explanation for any case.

用表示強調的助動詞完成這個描述現在情況的句子：We ____ know that the backup system is working.

哪一句最清楚地把一項活動描述成從過去到現在持續反覆發生？

1. People have been recording weather patterns for centuries.
2. People will be recording weather patterns for centuries.
3. People recorded weather patterns for centuries before modern instruments existed.

用本課句型完成句子，表示最近突然迷上園藝：I've been ____ lately, so I visit the garden center every weekend.

用標示出的說法完成句子，表示選擇不那麼沉重的內容：After two intense dramas, let's ____ tonight.