你比魚還要健忘嗎？：英語精讀講義

請用表示同一項要求適用於兩個選項的成對結構補全句子：____ a phone call ____ an email, please contact me before noon.

After Leo forgot the plan again, Maya joked, 'He has the brain of a goldfish.' 這句話中的目標片語暗示什麼？

1. 他非常健忘，也可能不太聰明。
2. 他非常了解金魚。
3. 他真的擁有一條金魚的大腦。

用 harder 和表示共同預期的結構完成句子：This puzzle may be ____.

哪一句只報告視覺印象，而沒有聲稱移動是真實的？

1. The lights moved yesterday.
2. The lights are moving.
3. The lights appear to be moving.

用 It turns out that 完成句子，並根據句中位置使用小寫：After the investigators checked the security footage, ____ the door had never been opened.

哪個句子符合標準正式英語的代名詞格規則？

1. The new rule applies to you and me.
2. The new rule applies to you and I.
3. You and me should review the rule.

這句話中的 diverged from 是什麼意思？

1. 兩個演化譜系分開，並沿不同方向發展。
2. 魚個體游離了陸生動物。
3. 魚類直接由現代陸生脊椎動物演化而來。

哪一個句子明確把早期的演化分化當作事實，同時強調後來出現的相似性令人意外？

1. The two groups separated long ago because they developed similar vision.
2. Even though the two groups separated long ago, they developed similar vision.
3. Even if the two groups separated long ago, they developed similar vision.

用一個能夠引出全部三個並列目的的詞完成句子：「The robot uses its sensors ____ find the door, detect obstacles, and avoid walls.」

使用 hypothesize 的現在完成式，並加上連接詞 that，完成句子：「The cause is still uncertain, but researchers ____ sleep helps the brain sort memories.」

用目標四詞因果片語完成句子：The experiment was delayed ____ an equipment failure.

哪一種情況最明顯地屬於趨同演化？

1. 兩個親緣關係密切的族群在不同環境中逐漸形成不同特徵。
2. 親緣關係較遠的譜系在相似壓力下獨立形成相似特徵。
3. 一個後代直接從父母那裡遺傳某種特徵。

用表示「也得出相同結論」的三個英文單字完成句子：The blue suitcase looks heavier to me, and Maya would ____.

填入 discriminate 表示「辨別不同對象」時使用的介系詞：In the lab, listeners must discriminate ____ two similar tones.

用 when the visitors were presented with 的省略形式完成句子：____ two routes, the visitors chose the shorter one.

說話人剛剛討論了記憶力，現在想把睡眠品質作為另一個因素引入。哪一句能實現相同類型的話題轉換？

1. What about sleep quality?
2. Did you say “sleep quality”?
3. What is sleep quality?

使用 is down from ... to ... 完成這則報告：The average wait time ____ 20 minutes ____ 12 minutes.

一份報告認為，城市噪音可能使鳥類離開某個地區，但因果關係尚未獲得證實。哪一句最符合這種謹慎語氣？

1. City noise definitely causes the birds' departure.
2. City noise has no effect on the birds' departure.
3. City noise is theorized to play a role in the birds' departure.

either way 在這句話中起什麼作用？

1. 它要求聽者在金魚和人類之間作選擇。
2. 它表示無論前面的哪種可能為真，後面的比較仍然成立。
3. 它引出一個與金魚有關但無關的補充話題。

用名詞替代結構完成比較：The battery life of this tablet is longer than ____ the older model.

用表示「就……而言」的四詞話題引入表達補全英文句子：____ choosing a hotel, location matters most.

用表示連續三天且包含數字 3 的準確英文詞組補全句子：The museum stayed open late ____.

用 before + reintroduce 的被動 -ing 形式 + 表示移動目的地的介詞完成句子：After treatment, the turtles rested for two days ____ the lagoon.

哪一種改寫明確表示研究人員是軟體的使用者，並避免了懸垂修飾語？

1. Using motion tracking software, the researchers recorded the cichlids' preference for one area of the aquarium.
2. Using motion tracking software, one area of the aquarium was recorded as the cichlids' favorite.
3. Using motion tracking software, the cichlids showed a preference for one area of the aquarium.

請填入 preference 後用來引出所偏愛事物的介詞：The fish showed a distinct preference ____ the area where they had received a reward.

哪一句最清楚地把「獲得獎勵」呈現為魚後來返回之前發生的背景事件？

1. The fish returned to the area where they had previously received a reward.
2. The fish had returned to the area where they later received a reward.
3. The fish returned to the area and then received a reward.

請用本課中包含 even 的三個詞的引述片語完成句子：Studies ____ that some birds can solve multi-step puzzles.

請用本課中的遞加連接語完成句子：The new laptop is lighter and faster. ____, it costs less.

在句子 "Ultimately, fish have been shown to have quite good memories," 中，Ultimately 起甚麼作用？

1. 它從剛剛討論的證據中得出結論。
2. 它引入了一個不依賴前述證據的新例子。
3. 它把這個說法放在時間線的最後階段。

用本課準確的證據報告結構補全句子：These plants ____ natural resistance to the disease.

例句中的 After all 起甚麼話語組織作用？

1. 它標記時間順序中的最後一個事件。
2. 它引出由前一句話造成的結果。
3. 它引出一個加強前述觀點的理由。

判斷下列說法：different than fish 可以出現在北美口語中，但在正式的國際化寫作中，different from fish 是更穩妥的選擇。

1. 錯誤
2. 正確

用 which is called 的單字縮略命名形式完成句子：A layer of gas ____ the atmosphere surrounds Earth.

用一個表示 in which 的關係副詞完成句子：The library has a quiet room ____ students can record podcasts.

請用表示「沒有」的正式及物動詞完成句子：Mature red blood cells ____ a nucleus.

“Pain isn't experienced in the same way” 最直接表示什麼意思？

1. 疼痛被體驗的方式完全相同。
2. 疼痛完全沒有被體驗到。
3. 疼痛被體驗的方式不同。

用表示「正式面向公眾」的目標被動表達完成句子：The documentary ____ last Friday.

在“The fish were flushed to set them free,”這句話中，魚經歷了什麼？

1. 牠們被乾淨的水輕輕清洗了。
2. 牠們因為尷尬而變紅了。
3. 牠們被水流沖進了排水管。

請依正確順序使用 set、it 和 free 完成句子：The bird was trapped, so the rescuers opened the cage to ____.

下面哪一小段自然地使用 in reality 來更正前面的一種看法？

1. Please turn left. In reality, the library is nearby.
2. Everyone thought the shop was closed. In reality, it was open until nine.
3. We bought apples. In reality, we also bought bread.

用固定介系詞完成句子：Long exposure ____ loud noise can damage your hearing.

在句子 'Illegal collecting can reduce ornamental fish populations' 中，ornamental fish populations 是什麼意思？

1. 主要因外觀而受到重視的魚類族群
2. 所有生活在水族箱裡的動物
3. 身上掛著裝飾品的魚

在 as more people will want the royal blue tang as a pet 中，第一個 as 是什麼意思？

1. 因為預計會有更多人想要牠
2. 當人們開始想要牠時
3. 以人們想要牠的相同方式

用 check out 和代名詞 them 完成句子：I found three great science videos. Let's ____ after school.

用表示「親自在場」的兩個英文單字完成句子：The apartment looked small in the photos, but it felt much bigger ____.