歷史對決克麗奧佩脫拉 - 亞歷克斯·根德勒：英語精讀講義

在法庭情境中，「Order, order.」是在要求人們做什麼？

1. 從菜單中選擇食物。
2. 給法官一份書面命令。
3. 安靜下來並遵守秩序。

哪種情境最符合「Who do we have here?」的用法？

1. 工作人員正式核對護照號碼。
2. 訪客詢問前往一棟建築物的路線。
3. 主持人輕鬆地把注意力引向剛到場的來賓。

用以 Your 開頭的標準兩字稱謂完成法庭句子：____, may I approach the bench?

本句中的 lurid affairs 表達了什麼立場？

1. 正式地指政府公務
2. 中性地指一般個人事務
3. 以煽情和不贊同的口吻描述戀愛或性醜聞

填入把 the director 與 decisions 連結起來的關係詞：We interviewed the director ____ decisions changed the company.

例句中的 brought the end of the Republic 是什麼意思？

1. 它開啟了羅馬共和國的一個新時期。
2. 它把羅馬共和國實際搬到了最後一個地點。
3. 它造成或促成了羅馬共和國的終結。

選出文法正確的片語來完成這個句子：Marie Curie was ___.

1. one of the most influential scientist in history
2. one of most influential scientists in history
3. one of the most influential scientists in history

選出正確的關係子句來完成這個句子：They honored the scientist ___.

1. whose research brought the team international recognition
2. who research brought the team international recognition
3. whose research bring the team international recognition

完成這個常見的雙項搭配：The reforms aimed to create secure conditions and economic success—an era of ____.

說話人使用這個問題主要是在做什麼？

1. 建議所有人改變她的外貌
2. 強調證據中有一個令人意外的缺口
3. 請她描述自己

哪一句使用相同的資訊組織方式，讓人對證據保持審慎？

1. Most of the reports were written decades after the event.
2. Several reports include detailed drawings.
3. The reports are kept in a national archive.

請用本課的目標片語完成句子，表達「女王去世很多年之後」：The queen never saw the portrait. It was painted ____.

「the first century BCE」指哪個時期？

1. 約西元1年至西元100年
2. 約西元前1000年至西元前901年
3. 約西元前100年至西元前1年

在語境中，以「Just like」開頭的片段有什麼作用？

1. 否認前一句的結論適用於文字資料。
2. 指示別人如何撰寫關於她的內容。
3. 把前一句的結論延伸到另一組資料。

「What do we actually know?」作為轉場時有什麼作用？

1. 它不檢視任何證據就結束話題。
2. 它要求聽眾想出更多可能性。
3. 它把討論從未經確認的說法轉向有根據的事實。

在這句話中，「the last of the Ptolemaic dynasty」說明克麗奧佩脫拉七世的什麼身分？

1. 她是一般家庭中年紀最小的孩子。
2. 她是該統治王朝的末代統治者。
3. 她是最後一位研究該王朝的人。

同位語 a Macedonian Greek family 為 Ptolemaic dynasty 補充了什麼背景？

1. 一個由元老院任命的羅馬家族
2. 一個埃及本土王室家族
3. 一個統治埃及的馬其頓希臘家族

用 conquer 的名詞形式完成句子：The country changed after its ____ by the empire.

請用表示「與某人共同掌權」的三個字詞完成句子：For six years, the queen ____ her son.

請選擇能正確完成句子的正式關係片語：The committee thanked Dr. Reyes, ____.

1. with whom it had worked for several years
2. with who it had worked for several years
3. whom it had worked with her for several years

哪一句表示 Maya 安排別人修理她的筆記型電腦？

1. Maya had repaired her laptop before class.
2. Maya had her laptop with her before class.
3. Maya had her laptop repaired.
4. Maya was repairing her laptop before class.

哪一句自然地表示「這個問題與時機密切相關」？

1. The problem has a lot to do with timing.
2. We have to solve the problem today.
3. The timing could cause another problem.
4. The problem has already been solved.

哪一句最清楚地表示這棟建築在博物館重新開放前已經空置很久？

1. By the time the museum reopened, the building has long been empty.
2. When the museum reopened, the building was empty.
3. By the time the museum reopened, the building had long been empty.

本句中的 Roman client state 是什麼意思？

1. 與羅馬地位平等的獨立貿易夥伴
2. 各方面都由羅馬直接統治的行省
3. 向羅馬購買服務的國家
4. 形式上獨立、但在政治上依賴羅馬的國家

請用 incur 的過去式完成句子：The company ____ large debts during its rapid expansion.

哪一句正確使用 after + being + 過去分詞，表示 Maya 獲得升遷？

1. After being promoted, the head office welcomed Maya.
2. After being promoted, Maya moved to the head office.
3. After promoting, Maya moved to the head office.
4. After been promoted, Maya moved to the head office.

用 seek refuge 的過去式完成句子：During the fighting, many families ____ in a neighboring country.

使用 execute 的簡單過去式被動語態完成句子，並包含引出動作執行者的字：The captured commander ____ the new regime.

以下哪一項最能說明 must have liked 在這裡的作用？

1. 它證明凱撒曾公開稱讚這件事。
2. 它表示凱撒有義務喜歡這件事。
3. 它對凱撒過去的反應作出強烈推論，並建立一個會被下一句推翻的預期。
4. 它陳述一項已經確認的凱撒反應。

以下哪一句使用 Actually 修正了先前的看法？

1. I opened the door. Actually, I walked into the room.
2. Actually, please put the book on the table.
3. I thought the museum closed at six. Actually, it closes at five.
4. The museum has a café. Actually, the café serves coffee.

請將 found、his remarks 和 unseemly 按照標準順序填入評價句：The board ____.

請用表示「償還借款這個行為」的名詞完成正式金融語境中的句子：The bank demanded ____ of the overdue loan.

哪一句把「拆除」表示為過去存在但沒有被採用的選擇？

1. The city demolished the old bridge and built a new one.
2. The city could have demolished the old bridge, but it repaired it instead.
3. The city must have demolished the old bridge, because it is gone.
4. The city could demolish the old bridge next year, so it is reviewing plans.

請依正確順序使用 convinced、her brother 和 to：After a long discussion, Maya ____ apply for the internship.

請使用 restore、the queen 和 the throne 完成句子：After the coup failed, the generals agreed to ____.

哪個句子使用 We hear 引出說話者沒有親自查證的間接資訊？

1. We hear the new director may resign soon.
2. We can hear the alarm from the lobby.
3. The signed report proves the figures are correct.
4. We heard the mayor's speech yesterday.

quite convincing 在這句話中傳達了什麼？

1. 它只是表示她的每一步推理都得到了邏輯證明。
2. 它使 quite convincing 在任何語境中都成為侮辱。
3. 它稱讚她的說服能力，同時略帶調侃地暗示她是如何做到的。
4. 它表示別人很容易說服她。

And why not? 在這句話中的主要作用是什麼？

1. 它支持前面的看法，並表示沒有充分理由否定它。
2. 它要求對方詳細解釋具體事實。
3. 它否定前面的看法。
4. 它引入一個無關的話題。

哪一句表示將軍擁有對一支軍事力量的整體指揮權？

1. The general served in a large army throughout the campaign.
2. The general ordered the soldiers to retreat at dawn.
3. The general commanded a large army throughout the campaign.

使用 educate 的被動形式完成這句傳記描述：Before becoming a diplomat, she ____ Madrid.

這項背景資訊在句中主要強調什麼？

1. 它把亞歷山大圖書館的實際大小與她的宮殿相比。
2. 它表示克麗奧佩特拉本人擁有城裡的所有書籍。
3. 它突顯了亞歷山大所擁有的優越知識與教育資源。

哪一句正確使用some of the + 最高級 + 複數名詞，表示這所大學聘用了當時最受尊敬的科學家群體中的幾位？

1. The university employed some of most respected scientists of the time.
2. The university employed some of the most respected scientist of the time.
3. The university employed some of the most respected scientists of the time.

哪一種解釋最符合 kept Caesar lounging in Egypt for months？

1. 她在凱撒於埃及工作時與他短暫見了一面。
2. 她讓凱撒在埃及待了數月，期間悠閒度日或無所事事。
3. 她阻止凱撒在埃及放鬆數月。

請用 did more than + 原形動詞 describe 完成句子：The guide ____ the route; she also explained its history.

哪一個句子正確使用 be fascinated by 來表達強烈興趣？

1. Nora was fascinated by the patterns in the night sky.
2. Nora was fascinated in the patterns in the night sky.
3. Nora fascinated by the patterns in the night sky.

這裡的 commissioned a census 是什麼意思？

1. 有權限的機構正式安排進行人口統計。
2. 有權限的機構親自清點了每一位居民。
3. 有權限的機構向居民支付了銷售佣金。

這組平行列舉主要具有什麼資訊組織效果？

1. 用不同說法將同一個行動重複四次。
2. 在四個不同主詞之間切換，分別講述不同的故事。
3. 透過平行列舉多項行動，逐步累積論據。

從這句話中可以確定什麼：The council proposed many new infrastructure projects?

1. 每項計畫的施工都已完成。
2. 市議會提出了這些計畫構想，供相關單位考慮。
3. 每項計畫都獲得了最終批准。

這句簡短回應在目前語境中發揮什麼作用？

1. 它先簡短認可一個正面特點，再引出負面內容。
2. 它把話題轉到毫不相關的事情上。
3. 它表示完全、毫無保留的贊同。

請用 get + object + past participle 補完這句警告，表達「導致 Alex 被解雇」：One more careless comment could ____.

哪個句子正確使用了 blame someone for something？

1. The coach blamed for the loss Mia.
2. The coach blamed Mia on the loss.
3. The coach blamed Mia for the loss.

用 manage 的 -ing 形式完成職責結構：Her job is ____ the research team.

哪個句子正確地用 bureaucracy 表示整套行政體系？

1. Three bureaucracies were waiting behind the service desk.
2. I thanked the bureaucracy who stamped my passport.
3. The reform simplified the country's vast bureaucracy.

哪個句子使用形式一致的平行動詞清單來呈現三項成就？

1. The team cut delays, improved safety, and expanded access.
2. The team cut delays, safety improved, and expanding access.
3. The team made cuts to delays, improved safety, and access was expanded.

請用目標搭配的正確時態完成句子：Stronger oversight ____ in the agency last year.

請用 hit 表示災害來襲的目標過去式用法完成句子：When the storm ____, the airport closed.

在描述糧食短缺的歷史記載中，opened the granaries to the public 是什麼意思？

1. 政府阻止民眾取得食物。
2. 政府動用儲糧幫助民眾。
3. 政府允許遊客參觀儲糧建築。

The legislature passed a tax amnesty 最可能是什麼意思？

1. 立法機關永久取消了現在和未來的所有稅收。
2. 立法機關私下向所有曾經納稅的人道歉。
3. 立法機關正式通過了一項提供有限稅務寬免的臨時官方方案。

哪個句子最明確表示某項協議保護了兩種已經存在的政治狀態？

1. The agreement helped preserve the country's stability and independence.
2. The agreement helped establish the country's stability and independence.
3. The agreement helped describe the country's stability and independence.

補上 all while + -ing 結構：Nora worked two jobs, ____ studying for her degree.

哪一句使用補充性的 with 片語來加入結果狀態？

1. The talks ended peacefully because there were no further protests that week.
2. The talks ended peacefully, and there were no further protests that week.
3. The talks ended peacefully, with no further protests that week.

在描述成功之後，So, what went wrong? 最可能具有什麼話語組織功能？

1. 從成功局面轉入對問題的解釋
2. 確認成功局面持續不變
3. 詢問一件遺失物品被放在哪裡

使用 couldn't stop 和 meddle 的正確形式完成這句批評：He ____ other people's business, even after they asked him to stay out.

哪一句自然地使用了 it-cleft 來糾正是誰發現了錯誤？

1. Daniel discovered the error yesterday.
2. It was Daniel who discovered the error.
3. There was Daniel who discovered the error.

用表示「到場後強硬要求」的兩個詞目標表達完成句子：After the concert was canceled, several fans ____ refunds.

用表示「當時只有一個可行行動」的目標結構過去式完成句子：Because the only road was closed, we ____ take the train.

哪一句表示 Elena 要為她弟弟所受的傷害進行報復？

1. Elena will avenge her brother.
2. Elena will take revenge on her brother.
3. Elena will avenge on her brother.

這句話是什麼意思？We should keep the discussion calm, if only for the sake of the new team members.

1. 只有新團隊成員提出要求時，我們才應該保持冷靜。
2. 即使保護新團隊成員是唯一的理由，保持冷靜也值得。
3. 只有新團隊成員可以發言。

在這個語境中，her particular kind of support 最可能起什麼作用？

1. 它影射親密或性關係，並藉這種暗示貶低她的政治支持。
2. 它中立地指出了一個有正式定義的援助計畫。
3. 它表示所有類型的支持都同樣有價值。

完成這個用來質疑相關性的目標問句：You mentioned the schedule change, but ____?

這個反問句的主要作用是什麼？

1. 證明從來沒有人討論過 Caesar 或 Antony。
2. 透過指出被忽略的類似行為來質疑雙重標準。
3. 詢問每段關係的確切數量。

下列哪一句中的 affairs 表示秘密的戀愛或性關係？

1. The minister spoke about foreign affairs.
2. The singer admitted having several affairs during his marriage.
3. She manages the family's financial affairs.

哪一句自然使用 instigated，表達某人應為刻意挑起有害行為負責？

1. The report asked who instigated the violence.
2. We instigated a quiet walk around the park.
3. Maya instigated her breakfast at seven.

這句話 Why are only powerful women defined by their sexuality? 的主要溝通作用是什麼？

1. 詢問 sexuality 一詞的事實性定義
2. 聲稱性特質依法決定誰能擁有權力
3. 批判一種把有權勢女性簡化成單一性化標籤的雙重標準

哪一句用 a disaster 非字面地評價一場活動嚴重失敗？

1. The hurricane was a disaster that destroyed hundreds of homes.
2. The rescue team arrived after a natural disaster.
3. The conference was a disaster: the power failed, and most speakers could not present.

用 offend 的過去式和引出原因的介系詞完成句子：The speaker ____ the guests ____ a cruel joke.

用 dress up as 的過去式完成句子：The children ____ astronauts for the school play.

哪一句正確使用 have + 受詞 + convinced of 來描述最後形成的看法？

1. The speech had the whole audience convince of the plan's value.
2. The speech had convinced of the whole audience the plan's value.
3. The speech had the whole audience convinced of the plan's value.

哪一句自然地使用了 megalomania？

1. Her modest wish for a quiet weekend is pure megalomania.
2. The biography portrays the emperor's megalomania as a threat to everyone around him.
3. The intern's careful plan for learning new skills shows megalomania.

哪個選項用 And yet 自然地引出邏輯上的反轉？

1. The forecast promised sunshine. And yet, the sky stayed clear all day.
2. The forecast promised sunshine. And yet, the prediction was about the weather.
3. The forecast promised sunshine. And yet, rain fell all afternoon.

請用標示的句型補完整句子，強調究竟是誰找到了檔案：Nina ____ found the missing file.

哪一句使用了共用同一主詞的三個平行一般過去式動作，形成清楚的遞進？

1. The hikers checked the map, crossed the river, and reached the cabin before dark.
2. The hikers checked the map, but the river was crossed by another group before dark.
3. After checking the map, the hikers crossed the river before they reached the cabin.

使用 declare oneself ruler 的過去式完成句子：After taking control, the general ____.

哪個片語直接表示「一位掌握政府或機構權力的女性」？

1. a powerful woman
2. a woman in power
3. a woman with physical power

哪一句使用 it-cleft，把 a faulty cable 凸顯為停電的原因？

1. A faulty cable caused the outage.
2. It was the outage that a faulty cable caused.
3. It was a faulty cable that caused the outage.

請使用 not ... herself 結構補完整句，排除經理本人是原因：The outdated policy caused the delay, ____.

哪一種情況最適合用「How ironic.」來概括？

1. 一座消防隊的安全警報被關閉，接著建築物被燒毀。
2. 一名學生收到了一份她喜歡的生日禮物。
3. 天氣預報說會下雨，後來果然下雨了。

這裡的「survived mainly in the accounts」是什麼意思？

1. 這個故事打敗了她的敵人，並以實體形式在羅馬活了下來。
2. 這個故事主要透過羅馬敵對來源所寫的敘述保存下來。
3. 她的敵人把這個故事存進了他們的金融帳戶。

請用 fill the gaps with 的過去式完成句子：Without enough evidence, the biographer ____ guesses.

哪一句話謹慎地表示「原因有可能永遠無法得知」？

1. Researchers may never know exactly why the signal stopped.
2. Researchers will never know exactly why the signal stopped.
3. Researchers may not know exactly why the signal stopped.

請用 separate A from B 句型以及 fact 和 rumor 完成句子：Careful readers can ____ by checking the evidence.

by putting history on trial 在這個句子中是什麼意思？

1. 在現代法庭中指控過去的人犯了罪。
2. 在歷史博物館裡舉行一場法律審判。
3. 像法庭審查案件那樣，嚴格檢驗歷史主張和證據。