北極與南極的對決 - 卡蜜兒·西曼：英語精讀講義

用 whose 補完整個說明城鎮名稱的關係子句：We visited a town ____ an old word for river.

哪一句自然地用 if 表示條件，並用 what 子句作 remember 的受詞？

1. You can identify the bird if do you just remember what its call sounds like.
2. You can identify the bird if you just remember what its call sounds like.
3. You can identify the bird if you just remember what does its call sound like.

用目標片語完成句子：The observatory, ____ northern Chile, studies distant galaxies.

哪一句能自然表達「群山從四周包圍著這個村莊」？

1. The village entirely surrounds by mountains.
2. The village is entirely surrounded by mountains.
3. The village is entirely surrounding by mountains.

哪一句把 On the other side of the world 當作轉向遙遠地點的概略轉場語？

1. On the other side of the room, a lamp stands by the sofa.
2. On the other side of the world, families are waking up as we go to sleep.
3. On the other side of the page, write your name.

請根據括號中的資訊完成平行的相反對照：The red box ____, and the blue box ____. (red box: crayons, no markers; blue box: markers, no crayons)

請用提示語 Let's talk about ... first 完成句子：____ online safety first.

請用 snow 和 cover 的過去分詞完成句子：After the storm, we walked across a ____ field.

請使用 consist of 正確的現在式形式：The science club ____ twelve students and two teachers.

哪一個句子正確提出了定義本身？

1. A habitat can be defined because it is home to plants and animals.
2. A habitat can be defined by the natural home of a plant or animal.
3. A habitat can be defined as the natural home of a plant or animal.

the Arctic Circle 和 the North Pole 在本句中有什麼作用？

1. 它們是該區域內的兩個一般圓形物體。
2. 它們是地球上同一個點的兩個名稱。
3. 它們是用來描述該區域的兩個地理界線。

用 were to ... would ... 結構完成句子：If you ____ open a café on the Moon, what would you serve?

哪一句表示噴泉位於廣場的中央區域？

1. The fountain is moving toward the square.
2. The fountain is outside the square.
3. The fountain is in the middle of the square.

哪一句正確使用 as low as 來突顯飯店房價可能低至某個數值？

1. Room rates cannot go below sixty dollars a night in winter.
2. Room rates can be as low as sixty dollars a night in winter.
3. Every room always costs exactly sixty dollars a night in winter.

哪個句子正確使用 despite，在主要子句前引出名詞片語？

1. Despite it rained heavily, the game continued.
2. Although the heavy rain, the game continued.
3. Despite the heavy rain, the game continued.

哪個句子表示人們很久以前就開始住在島上，而且現在仍住在那裡？

1. People have lived on the island for hundreds of years.
2. People live on the island for hundreds of years.
3. People lived on the island for hundreds of years, but the last residents left in 1950.

哪一句正確地在 bacteria 後使用 -ing 片語來描述這些細菌？

1. The scientists studied living bacteria deep underground.
2. The scientists studied bacteria living deep underground.
3. The scientists living deep underground studied the bacteria.

你已經講完第一個選項。哪一句最自然地把第二個選項帶成下一個主題？

1. Okay, what about the second option?
2. Okay, the second option caused a delay.
3. Okay, I chose the second option yesterday.

填入帶 -most、表示「比其他所有城鎮都更靠南」的方位詞：This is the country's ____ town.

哪一個句子表示新大廳的大小略低於舊大廳的兩倍？

1. The new hall is nearly the same size as the old hall.
2. The new hall is nearly twice the size of the old hall.
3. The new hall is more than twice the size of the old hall.

使用 at least ... in thickness 和確切測量值 10 centimeters 完成句子：The steel door is ____.

哪個句子表示三個颶風屬於最強的一群，但沒有宣稱只有它們最強？

1. The three hurricanes were some of the most powerful storms on record.
2. The three hurricanes were less powerful than most storms on record.
3. The three hurricanes were the only powerful storms on record.

哪一個句子先提出一種可能的預想，然後再加以修正？

1. Bats are active at night, and they live in many places.
2. You must think that bats are blind, so I will not explain further.
3. You might think that bats are blind, but they can see.

哪一個句子使用 so + 形容詞 + that 來表示程度很高並帶來一個結果？

1. The road was icy because the bus turned back.
2. The road was very icy, but the bus arrived safely.
3. The road was so icy that the school bus turned back.

在氣候報告中，annual precipitation 衡量什麼？

1. 儲存在地下的水量
2. 一年內以雨、雪和類似形式降下的總水量
3. 一年內記錄到的最高溫度

用包含 get、表示「到達」的兩字片語完成句子：The mountain cabin is hard to ____ in winter.

請補完整 anywhere from ... to ... 結構：Delivery can take ____ two ____ seven days.

請用 scattered across 補完整句子：Small farms are ____ the valley.

請用表示「掙扎求生」的固定表達完成句子：During the severe drought, the herd had to ____.

請用表示「適應寒冷條件」的帶連字號形容詞完成句子：Scientists found several ____ species near the glacier.

在“But why is Antarctica colder than its northern cousin?”中，its northern cousin 指什麼？

1. 一個屬於南極洲的國家
2. 北極地區，被說成南極洲在北方可相比的對應地區
3. 住在南極洲北部的一位人類親戚

用表示「高於海洋基準面」的三個字詞補上海拔句：The mountain lodge is 2,400 meters ____.

really 在 the Arctic is really a frozen ocean 這個子句中有什麼作用？

1. 它只是加強 frozen，表示「凍得極其厲害」。
2. 它表示說話者懷疑北極是否存在。
3. 它把北極重新界定為其實際所是：一片被冰覆蓋的海洋。

請用 transfer 的現在簡單式被動形式和表示介質的介系詞完成句子：Heat ____ the metal wall.

使用 enter 的正確形式完成句子：A locked gate prevents visitors ____ the unsafe area.

句中的擬人表達實際上是什麼意思？

1. 南極正在有意改變季節。
2. 多項與季節有關的條件正在共同造成不利結果。
3. 季節正在祕密擬定一個有意識的計畫。

這句話中的 aphelion 是什麼意思？

1. 地球離太陽最近的位置或時刻
2. 地球離太陽最遠的位置或時刻
3. 南半球冬季的名稱

用本課表示「雙重打擊」的非正式習語完成句子：A broken heater and a power outage were ____ for the family.

用目標結構完成讓步部分：____ remote, the village has a busy medical clinic.

哪一句使用這個句型來解釋某個事物為什麼具有目前的特點？

1. Patient coaching is a big reason why the team is the way it is.
2. The team is a big reason why patient coaching began.
3. Patient coaching is the way the team travels to games.

本句中的 climate controllers 是什麼意思？

1. 只用來記錄溫度的設備。
2. 對調節氣候有重要作用的自然因素。
3. 操作製造天氣之機器的人員。

哪一句表示隔熱材料讓室內溫度的波動不那麼極端，而不只是降低溫度？

1. Insulation helps measure the indoor temperature.
2. Insulation helps reduce the indoor temperature.
3. Insulation helps moderate the indoor temperature.

請選出 due to 使用正確的句子。

1. The flight was delayed due to the snow was heavy.
2. The flight was delayed due to it was snowing heavily.
3. The flight was delayed due to heavy snow.

在句子“As the nights get colder, the lake begins to freeze,”中，as 表達什麼關係？

1. 儘管夜晚變冷，湖面仍然沒有變化。
2. 夜晚愈來愈冷，同時湖面開始結冰，兩者屬於同一個發展過程。
3. 湖面已經結冰，而這導致夜晚變冷。

在這個句子中，becomes increasingly more unstable 表達什麼？

1. 天氣一直維持在某個固定的不穩定程度。
2. 天氣隨著時間逐漸變得更不穩定。
3. 一個地方的天氣只比另一個地方稍微不穩定。