如果你經歷了歷史上每一個人類的人生會怎樣？：英語精讀講義

哪一個開場最直接邀請聽者進入假設情境？

1. Because you wake up in a city, nobody knows your name.
2. Imagine that you wake up in a city where nobody knows your name.
3. In summary, you wake up in a city where nobody knows your name.

哪一句能自然表示「這個古代聚落靠近今日稱為伊茲密爾的地區」？

1. The modern settlement stood near ancient Izmir.
2. The ancient settlement stood near modern-day Izmir.
3. The ancient settlement lasted for one modern day near Izmir.

選出能正確避免重複單數名詞 cost 的句子。

1. The cost of this plan is close to those of the basic plan.
2. The cost of this plan is close to that of the basic plan.
3. The cost of this plan is close to the basic plan.

在這個演化語境中，hominid parents 最可能指什麼？

1. 現代家庭中某一對特定的父母
2. 演化譜系中較早的成員或祖先
3. 被製造成類人外形的機器人

說話者想把一個看似結束的節點變成更大故事的起點。哪一句最自然？

1. The first test happened at the beginning of the week.
2. The first test failed, and that was the end of the project.
3. The first test failed, but this is only the beginning; the team has five more ideas to try.

在一則奇幻故事中，一位女王死後轉生成一隻鳥。哪一句描述得最精確？

1. The queen is reincarnated as a bird.
2. The queen is resurrected and returns as the same queen.
3. The queen comes back from a trip with a bird.

這句話表達什麼關係？While the road was icy, the bus arrived on time nonetheless.

1. 儘管路面結冰，公車仍然準時抵達。
2. 公車只在路面結冰期間準時抵達。
3. 結冰的路面導致公車誤點。

用一個以「on」結尾、表示同類項目還會繼續的三字英文片語完成列表：The workshop covers planning, budgeting, scheduling, ____.

在這個語境中，every human that's ever walked the Earth 是什麼意思？

1. 每一個曾經活在世上的人
2. 只有徒步環遊過地球的人
3. 現在正在戶外走路的所有人

用本課中表示「一個接一個首尾相連」的正確片語完成句子：____, the cables would reach across the field.

哪一句中的 since 引出原因，而不是時間起點？

1. We have been waiting since noon.
2. Since the roads are closed, we'll take the train.
3. She has lived here since 2020.

哪一句中的 carry the weight 是比喻用法，表示承擔責任或壓力？

1. The team leader carries the weight of the final decision.
2. The bridge carries the weight of several trucks.
3. The moving van carries the weight of the furniture.

用精確的正式片語 has a profound impact on 完成句子：A supportive teacher ____ a child's confidence.

用精確片語 only account for a tiny fraction of 完成句子：These unusual complaints ____ all customer feedback.

哪一句在句首使用 Instead，把預期情況轉向實際發生的情況？

1. The store was nearly empty instead of crowded.
2. We expected the store to be crowded. Instead, it was nearly empty.
3. Instead of visiting the crowded store, we stayed home.

請用表示時間長度的介系詞完成句子：Maya lived in Canada ____ three years before moving home.

用能加入非限制性資訊的關係詞完成句子：Maya showed me her new camera, ____ she uses for wildlife photos.

你想表達 Leo 在某個具體農場做農務。哪一句最自然？

1. Leo worked on a farm during the summer.
2. Leo worked in a farm during the summer.
3. Leo worked in farming during the summer.

哪一句用 across 概括涵蓋整個群體範圍的規律？

1. Across all age groups, sleep needs vary.
2. Please put the poster across the doorway.
3. The hikers walked across the bridge at noon.

用本課片語帶出合計金額：____, the three tickets cost sixty dollars.

哪個句子自然地使用了 impart，而且結構正確？

1. Parents impart their children cultural values.
2. Parents impart cultural values to their children.
3. Parents impart toys to their children.

哪個句子正確使用限制性關係子句修飾 cultural values？

1. We study cultural values that they influence social behavior.
2. We study cultural values that influences social behavior.
3. We study cultural values that influence social behavior.

選出 shatter 用作比喻、表示文化類抽象事物遭到嚴重破壞的句子。

1. The war gradually changed the community's cultural traditions.
2. The war shattered a window in the community's museum.
3. The war shattered the community's cultural traditions.

完成這個固定的對比結構：____ movies, the hero wins; ____, the villain wins。

哪一句正確使用被動形式，表示人們的土地被強行奪走？

1. Their land was taken them away by force.
2. Their land was taken away from them by force.
3. Their land took away from them by force.

用本課的正式表達完成句子：Many villagers were ____ malaria.

哪一句使用 while 對比兩個群體或兩種情況？

1. While the soup was heating, I cut the bread.
2. Some routes are fast, while others are more scenic.
3. Please wait here while I check the schedule.

哪一句使用「逗號 + -ing」子句說明主要動作帶來的結果？

1. The new safety system stopped the leak, and then workers inspected the pipes.
2. The new safety system stopped the leak, preventing a major accident.
3. Because the leak had stopped, the team reopened the building.

哪一句正確使用 there are + 名詞 + to 不定詞來表示有三份報告需要審閱？

1. There are reviewing three reports before noon.
2. There are three reports review before noon.
3. There are three reports to review before noon.

哪一句用 as 表示一個趨勢隨著另一個趨勢發展？

1. When the alarm rang, everyone left.
2. Because the heater broke, the room became cold.
3. As the nights get colder, we use more heat.

請用 start to spend more time doing 結構完成句子：After moving, Lena started to ____ cooking at home.

哪一句用 a full third 強調「足足三分之一」這個比例？

1. The third visitor spent a full hour in the museum.
2. The museum was full when the third visitor arrived.
3. A full third of the museum's visitors come on weekends.

哪一句正確使用 take place 來說明活動發生的時間？

1. The workshop will take place after lunch.
2. The workshop will take a place after lunch.
3. The workshop will be taken place after lunch.

哪一句使用 At this point 表示流程進入一個新階段？

1. From my point of view, the project needs more planning.
2. The project made an important point about construction.
3. At this point, the project moves from planning to construction.

哪一句表示變化開始，而且之後變化的速度高於此前任何時候？

1. After the new rail line opens, the neighborhood starts changing faster than before.
2. After the new rail line opens, the neighborhood keeps changing as fast as ever.
3. After the new rail line opens, the neighborhood starts changing faster than ever.

選出正確使用逗號 + which 子句來補充說明一組複數事物的句子。

1. The batteries and solar panels, which powering the clinic, were installed last year.
2. The batteries and solar panels, which powers the clinic, were installed last year.
3. The batteries and solar panels, which power the clinic, were installed last year.

哪一句用 machinery 比喻維持一個組織運作的系統？

1. The mechanic repaired the factory machinery before lunch.
2. Good communication keeps the machinery of the school running.
3. The school bought a machine for the science lab.

哪一句用 live through 強調親身經歷並度過一個重大事件？

1. She lived through two major earthquakes.
2. She lived in Tokyo for two years.
3. She watched a documentary about two major earthquakes.

哪一句用 but 對照兩個趨勢，並用 keep + -ing 表示第二個趨勢仍在繼續？

1. Workers have more time-saving tools, but their schedules got busy yesterday.
2. Workers have more time-saving tools because their schedules keep getting busier.
3. Workers have more time-saving tools, but their schedules keep getting busier.

哪個句子使用相同的過去與現在時間對比，來凸顯一個過程變得更快？

1. Some applications are longer than others.
2. Applications that once took weeks to review are now approved in two days.
3. Applications are carefully reviewed by a large team.

哪個句子中的 unfold 表示「逐步發展」？

1. The plan began to unfold as new details emerged.
2. He folded the blanket and put it away.
3. She unfolded the map before the hike.

在本句中，business ventures 最可能是什麼意思？

1. 為公司員工安排的冒險旅行
2. 涉及投入和不確定性的商業計畫或事業
3. 完全不涉及風險或新活動的老牌公司

哪一句中的 overnight 表示「在極短時間內」，而不是字面意義上的「在一個晚上期間」？

1. We stayed overnight at a hotel near the airport.
2. The new technology transformed the industry almost overnight.
3. The night guard worked overnight at the museum.

哪一句表示一百年前的人當時完全沒有機會使用這項科技？

1. People today cannot access this technology.
2. People a century ago could never have accessed this technology.
3. People a century ago may have accessed this technology.

哪一句用 even 把這名玩家當成出乎預期的極端情況？

1. The most experienced player also found the game difficult.
2. Even the most experienced player found the game difficult.
3. The most experienced player found the game equally difficult.

這句話使用了哪一種資訊組織方式？

1. 它先把漫長的先前經歷濃縮成背景，再把今天的轉生當成主要事件。
2. 它把開頭片語和主要子句寫成兩個互不相關的事件。
3. 它表示轉生發生在那些先前的人生之前。

哪一句正確使用 despite 引出讓步？

1. Despite facing several delays, the team completed the project.
2. Despite to face several delays, the team completed the project.
3. Despite the team faced several delays, the team completed the project.

用 have more impact than 結構完成比較。主詞是單數：One clear example ____ ten vague claims.

用 allow 的正確形式和括號中的單字完成句子。主詞是單數：The new bridge ____ the hospital faster. (residents / reach)

這句話中的 “carry contagions and cures across an ocean” 是什麼意思？

1. 搭飛機時把疾病和藥物拿在手裡。
2. 把傳染病和治癒方法從海洋一側運到另一側。
3. 在跨越海洋前消滅所有傳染病。

請用本課中表示「某個人能夠影響他人的範圍」的三個單字完成句子：Online videos can expand a creator's ____.

用 allow 的正確形式和不定詞標記補完整個結果片語：The shared calendar updates instantly, ____ everyone ____ see the latest schedule.

使用 detect 的不定詞補完整個依功能命名工具的名詞片語：Engineers built tools ____ water leaks underground.

當 permanently altering their future generations 接在一個完整子句之後時，它有什麼作用？

1. 引出一個由未來世代執行的新主要動作。
2. 陳述一個與前面的主要動詞並列的獨立主要動作。
3. 說明前面動作造成的長期結果。

哪一句表示開發這些系統只是未來一種不確定的可能，同時說明這些系統會提升安全性？

1. We can develop systems that make public transport safer.
2. We will develop systems that make public transport safer.
3. We might develop systems that make public transport safer.

請使用 make，後接 park 和 safe 的比較級，完成句子：Better lighting can ____ at night.

請用 just + as + easy 的副詞形式完成這個對比：A longer password may improve security, but it could ____ frustrate users.

句首的 Between ... 片語在本句中有什麼作用？

1. 表示只有前兩項風險重要。
2. 描述這些威脅在空間上的位置。
3. 把幾個不同的風險整合成結論的背景。

在本句中，existential threats 是什麼意思？

1. 只涉及存在主義哲學的討論
2. 可能終結人類持續存在的重大危險
3. 容易解決的暫時不便

請用 of 和 induce 的 -ing 形式完成句子：The policy could increase the risk ____ a recession.

哪一句最符合 fast-paced 和 interconnected 的意思？

1. In this fast-paced, interconnected world, a local disruption can quickly have global effects.
2. In this fast-paced, interconnected world, change happens very slowly and countries never affect one another.
3. In this fast-paced, interconnected world, each system operates entirely alone and nothing spreads quickly.

哪一句正確使用形式主詞 it 來評價某個動作很容易，同時表示這種容易令人擔心？

1. It frighteningly is easy sharing private information by mistake.
2. It's frighteningly easy to share private information by mistake.
3. Sharing private information is frighteningly easily by mistake.

請用 cut something short 的兩個部分完成句子，表示這段職涯比預期更早結束：The injury ____ her promising career ____.

用表示「無法確定」的目標句型完成句子：The records are incomplete, so ____ how many tickets were sold.

用從不確定轉向明確結論的框架完成句子：The timing may change, ____ we must prepare now.

判斷這個問題在演講中的主要功能。

1. 它邀請聽眾反思自己將如何生活和行動。
2. 它是在詢問日常活動的具體安排。

哪一句自然地使用 work towards 表達「朝一個目標逐步前進」？

1. The team is working towards a fair agreement.
2. The team is working under a fair agreement.
3. The team is working a fair agreement.

哪一句使用「名詞 + to come」來表示未來？

1. The guests came through the front door.
2. The years to come will bring new challenges.
3. Please come to the meeting after lunch.

在這句話中，our grandchildren's grandchildren 主要指誰？

1. 遙遠未來的世代
2. 僅指現在已經出生的孫輩
3. 我們自己的兄弟姊妹

哪一句自然地把現在的行動和未來可能獲得的好處連在一起？

1. If we reduce waste today, future communities can have cleaner streets.
2. Future communities can have cleaner streets unless we reduce waste today.
3. If we reduced waste yesterday, the streets became cleaner.

哪一句正確使用 knowing 子句來補充主句主詞的認知？

1. Knowing the hikers had followed the safest route, the trail went home.
2. The hikers went home knowing they had followed the safest route.
3. The hikers went home knowing had they followed the safest route.

哪一句自然地使用 give 表示「為某人創造更好的未來或環境」？

1. We want to give every child a future full of opportunity.
2. We want to give every child because the future is opportunity.
3. We want to hand every child a future as a physical object.

在教學影片結尾，哪一句是最自然、壓力較小的行動邀請？

1. If you want to learn how to support the project, visit our guide.
2. Visit our guide now—you have no choice.
3. The guide visits you because the project wants to learn.