愛因斯坦的「雙生子悖論」解析 - 安珀·斯圖弗 (Amber Stuver)：英語精讀講義

用正確的時間介系詞完成句子：We had a family dinner ____ my grandmother's 70th birthday.

用 volunteer 和正確的介系詞完成句子：The study needed healthy adults, so Priya decided to ____ the trial.

在這個句子中，while 的主要作用是什麼：Terra will remain on Earth while Stella will board a spaceship?

1. 它表示 Stella 只有在 Terra 離開地球後才會登船。
2. 它對比了 Terra 和 Stella 的不同安排。
3. 它說明了 Terra 留在地球上的原因。

在這句話中，10 light years 測量的是什麼？

1. 旅程所需的時間。
2. 這顆恆星的年齡。
3. 到這顆恆星的距離。

用表示速度的介系詞完成句子：The probe can travel ____ 20 kilometers per second.

請用 part ways 正確的過去式完成句子：After the tour, the two families ____.

選出嵌入式問句語序正確的句子。

1. I wonder what she will choose.
2. I wonder what does she choose.
3. I wonder what will she choose.

在句子 Since the roads are icy, school is closed. 中，Since 有什麼作用？

1. 它引出學校停課的原因。
2. 它把道路狀況和學校進行對比。
3. 它表示道路開始結冰的時間。

請用一個由三個英文單字組成的結構完成句子，表示 Lena 的知識來自先前的學習：____ first aid, Lena knew how to help.

一位朋友說："Just restart the app and everything will be fixed." 你回答："It's not that simple." 你在表達什麼？

1. 你同意重新啟動一定能解決問題。
2. 解決問題之前，還必須考慮更多因素。
3. 這個問題任何人都不可能理解。

補完整對比較級結構：____ more you practice, ____ easier the skill becomes。

選出能正確引出比較基準的片語：The new camera is lighter ____ the old model。

1. because of
2. instead of
3. compared to

在科學報告中，quantify the effect 是什麼意思？

1. 只用文字描述這個影響
2. 用一個數值呈現這個影響
3. 解釋這個影響為什麼存在

句中的 something called the Lorentz factor 在組織資訊時有什麼作用？

1. 它在更正一個熟悉術語的拼字。
2. 它拒絕說出這個概念的名稱。
3. 它先引入術語，然後再提供定義。

哪一句正確使用非限定關係子句，為已經明確的 formula 補充資訊？

1. The formula, that is shown below, gives the result.
2. The formula, which is shown below, gives the result.
3. The formula, which it is shown below, gives the result.

用本課中由兩個英文單字組成的確切轉折語完成句子：First, check the map. ____, choose the safest route.

請使用 as measured by ... 結構和 this gauge 這兩個詞完成句子：The pressure, ____, remains stable.

在物理語境中，The rod's length will contract by the same factor 是什麼意思？

1. 物體的所有者將簽署同一份法律合約。
2. 測得的長度會依相同比例變短。
3. 測得的長度會減少相同的固定單位數。

已知羅倫茲因子為二，本句中的 twice as slowly 是什麼意思？

1. 太空船上的時間流逝速率是參照速率的兩倍。
2. 太空船上的時間完全停止。
3. 太空船上的時間流逝速率是參照速率的一半。

閱讀這個句子：The battery is empty, meaning the camera will turn off. meaning 有什麼作用？

1. 詢問前述事實是否正確。
2. 引出前述事實造成的結果。
3. 開始一個無關的新話題。

哪一句使用 notice + 受詞 + -ing 表示察覺正在進行的動作？

1. I noticed the dog crossing the street.
2. I noticed that the dog had already crossed the street.
3. I expected the dog to cross the street.

用本課的兩個詞連接語完成第二句。它要指回前面的結果並引出原因：Several schools are closed. ____ the roads are icy.

用 time 和 based 組成一個複合形容詞來完成句子：The quiz uses a ____ scoring system.

用表示「變得沒那麼快」的雙字動詞片語完成句子：As the battery runs low, the device may ____.

請用目標結構 rate of + 名詞完成句子：The scientist measured the ____ growth.

哪個選項最準確地解釋了 perception of time？

1. 時鐘顯示的確切時間
2. 列出未來事件的計畫
3. 一個人對時間如何流逝的主觀感受

下列哪一項描述可能符合 inertial reference frame？

1. 相對於所有觀察者都必須靜止的參考系。
2. 速率或方向正在改變的參考系。
3. 以固定速度做直線運動，而且不加速也不旋轉的參考系。

哪一句使用相同的 The only people who ... would be ... 資訊結構？

1. The server would show the engineers who had access.
2. The security engineers could access only the server.
3. The only people who could access the server would be the security engineers.

哪一句使用 thus 來標示由前面證據推導出的結論？

1. The readings matched; meanwhile, the team checked the battery.
2. The readings matched; for example, one value was 20.
3. The readings matched; thus, the team concluded that the sensor was accurate.

just one way of looking at things 這個表達是什麼意思？

1. 這是一種可能的觀點，也可能有其他解釋。
2. 這是要求從不同位置觀察幾個物體。
3. 這是觀察實體物品的唯一正確方式。

說話者說「It would be just as valid to say the plan stayed the same」是什麼意思？

1. 在相同前提下，這種描述同樣合理。
2. 這種描述與主題無關，但值得一提。
3. 這種描述是唯一可能為真的事實。

哪一個句子使用 in that case 把特定條件與結果連接起來？

1. If the library is closed, we will study at home. In any case, we will meet online.
2. The library has a glass case, and we will meet beside it.
3. If the library is closed, we will study at home. In that case, we will meet online.

使用括號中的字詞完成句子，並用 making 子句表示結果：The final goal broke the tie, ____. (make / our team / the winner)

They can't each be older than the other 是什麼意思？

1. 兩個人不可能同時都比對方年長。
2. 兩個人的年紀都還小，不能比較年齡。
3. 兩個人一定完全同歲。

哪一種情況最符合 apparent contradiction？

1. 兩份報告完全一致。
2. 兩項說法已被證明不可能協調一致。
3. 兩個結果似乎互相衝突，但更多資訊可能會化解這個衝突。

用 be known as 的正確形式完成句子：This process ____ photosynthesis.

not really X, just Y 在這句話中有什麼作用？

1. 它把兩個不相關的事實說成同等重要。
2. 它請聽者在兩種可能的說法之間做選擇。
3. 它否定一種說法，並用更精確的說法取代它。

用兩個字補完整句子，引出這個例子所呈現的內容：This is an example ____ small errors can spread through a system.

哪一句使用句首不定詞片語來說明科學家為什麼重複實驗？

1. After verifying the result, the scientist repeated the experiment.
2. The scientist repeated the experiment and verified the result.
3. To verify the result, the scientist repeated the experiment.

哪一句表示監測隨著暴風雨的變化同步進行，只有很少或沒有可察覺的延遲？

1. The control room reaches shelter in time.
2. The control room tracks the storm in real time.
3. The control room receives the storm report on time.

哪一個詞組最適合表示作為脈衝使用的一次短促光釋放，而不是有方向的光束或反射光？

1. a reflection of light
2. a burst of light
3. a beam of light

使用 agree to＋原形動詞結構，其中 agree 用過去式，help 用原形：After they discussed the plan, Maya ____ with the setup.

哪個句子正確使用 every time 和現在完成式，表示每滿一個月後才產生報告？

1. Every time a full month has passed, the system creates a report.
2. Every a full month has passed, the system creates a report.
3. Every time has a full month passed, the system creates a report.

填入表示「不同於」的目標單字介系詞：____ most fish, whales breathe air.

請用 regardless + 介系詞構成的固定表達完成句子：The club welcomes everyone ____ age.

請用表示速度的 at the same + 名詞 + as 結構完成句子：The second train is traveling ____ the first train.

哪個句子明確表示，不論在哪個地點，安全帽規定都不變？

1. The helmet rule applies because you ride in the park or on the street.
2. The helmet rule applies regardless of whether you ride in the park or on the street.
3. The helmet rule asks whether you ride in the park or on the street.

哪個句子在 recorded 後正確使用了嵌入式問句？

1. The researchers recorded how long it took each user to complete the task.
2. The researchers recorded how long did it take each user to complete the task.
3. The researchers recorded how long took it each user to complete the task.

在這句話中，plus 起到什麼資訊組織作用？

1. 它表示應該忽略前面提到的時間量。
2. 它用一個新話題取代前面提到的時間量。
3. 它把光的傳播時間加到前面提到的時間量上。

為呈現持續變化過程的圖表選擇自然的補充表達：This chart helps us ___.

1. track the temperature to change over time
2. chase how the temperature changes over time
3. track how the temperature changes over time

聽完整的英文句子並選出你聽到的內容。注意座標軸開頭念的是字母 x 還是 y。

1. The x-axis shows distance.
2. The y-axis shows distance.

用表示「時間向前推移」的正式片語完成句子：The stone steps became smooth with ____.

請使用目標句型和 the engineer 完成句子：____, the schedule leaves too little time for testing.

請用 equivalent 和正確的介系詞完成句子：One training credit is ____ ten hours of study.

哪一個句子自然描述了座標圖上畫出的一條軌跡？

1. The road stretches from the village to a viewpoint five kilometers away.
2. The path stretches from the origin to a point at five seconds and two meters.
3. Her point comes from the origin of an old argument.

哪一個句子最精確地表示兩條畫出的路徑逐漸匯合到同一個終點？

1. The two plotted paths remain parallel all the way to their endpoints.
2. The two plotted paths intersect and continue in different directions.
3. The two plotted paths converge at the same endpoint.

使用 take + time + to do。用 take 的正確形式以及指定的字詞 thirty minutes 和 cross 完成句子：The ferry ____ the bay.

哪一個句子的文法正確，而且在 line 前使用了複合修飾語？

1. Draw a 30-degree diagonally line.
2. Draw a 30-degrees diagonal line.
3. Draw a 30-degree diagonal line.

哪個片語最適合補完整句子？The bus was pulling ahead, so the cyclist pedaled faster to ___ it before the next stop.

1. get away from
2. catch up to
3. look up to

請用 away 加上正確的介系詞完成句子：The rescue boat is traveling ____ the dangerous rocks, so the distance is increasing.

哪個句子表示晚餐會在客人抵達之前，或最遲在他們抵達時已經吃完？

1. By the time the guests arrive, we will have finished dinner.
2. We will keep eating dinner until the guests arrive.
3. When the guests arrive, we will start dinner.

用 pass 的未來完成式補完整句子：By next July, three years ____ since the library opened.

用 already、be 和 journey 所搭配的自然介系詞完成句子：By noon tomorrow, the hikers will ____.

在這句話中，since 有什麼作用？Since Lena is walking toward us, we can see her more clearly.

1. 它引出看得更清楚的原因。
2. 它引出與看得更清楚相反的對比。
3. 它標明 Lena 第一次停下腳步的時間。

哪個句子能正確表示新路線到達車站所需的時間比較短？

1. The new route will take fewer time to reach the station.
2. The new route will take less time to reach the station.
3. The new route will take less time to reach to the station.

哪個句子使用相同的資訊結構：同一個過程在第一階段呈現一種結果，但在第二階段呈現相反的結果？

1. The battery drained slowly during the morning but drained rapidly during the video call.
2. The battery drained during the morning, and the video call lasted an hour.
3. The battery drained rapidly because the video call used the camera.

在討論同時發生的情況時，哪個句子能最自然地切換到 Maya 的視角？

1. Meanwhile, for Maya, the station appears to be moving away.
2. For example, the station belongs to Maya.
3. Therefore, Maya moved the station away.

哪個句子的結構正確，能表達「房間看起來似乎正在變小」？

1. It seems as the room to get smaller.
2. It seems the room as though getting smaller.
3. It seems as though the room is getting smaller.

請選出能正確完成句子的表達：The outdoor game was canceled ___ heavy rain.

1. because of
2. although
3. because

一段距離原本是 12 公尺，之後 shrinks by a factor of two。它的新長度是多少？

1. It becomes 24 meters.
2. It becomes 6 meters.
3. It becomes 10 meters.

在句子 "Each leg of the trip has a different guide," 中，leg 是什麼意思？

1. 人的身體部位
2. 旅程中的一段
3. 旅程結束的地方

一艘渡船已經離開它的家鄉島嶼，正前往一座較遠的島嶼。哪個片語可以描述這段旅程？

1. its inbound journey
2. its final destination
3. its outbound journey

下列哪一種理解最符合省略結構 each one from farther away？

1. 只有一個對象與較遠的位置有關。
2. 省略的述語適用於每一個對象，而且每一個都與更遠的位置有關。
3. 所有對象的距離完全相同。

一列火車正駛向中央車站。哪個片語能正確描述這一段行程？

1. its inbound journey
2. its outbound journey
3. its journey away from the station

請使用完整的目標片語 for the rest of 完成句子：The museum will remain closed ____ the day.

哪一個敘述最符合原句組織資訊的方式？

1. 這句話從史黛拉的視角，為緩慢老化和快速老化分配了相同的時間。
2. 從泰拉的視角來看，史黛拉在分開的大部分時間裡似乎老化得很慢，而接近結尾時老化得很快。
3. 這句話表示，從所有視角來看，史黛拉在分開的大部分時間裡都老化得很快。

用 account for 的正確形式加上 why 完成句子：The difference in sunlight ____ the two plants grew at different rates.

用 Although 和 both ... and 完成句子：____ Maya saw the temperature ____ rising ____ falling, she kept recording it.

哪種情況最適合用 an even split 來描述？

1. 一位合夥人拿到 80%，另一位拿到 20%。
2. 款項晚了兩天才入帳。
3. 每位合夥人都拿到 50% 的利潤。

新的測量結果與先前結果相符時，請選擇能完成下句的片語：The new measurements are ___ the earlier results.

1. different from
2. consistent with
3. consistent in

哪一種補全最準確地保留了原省略結構的意思？

1. but only 11.5 Earth years as measured on Earth
2. but only 11.5 years spent traveling around Earth
3. but only 11.5 years as experienced aboard the ship

用目標聚焦句型 Where X went wrong was Y 完成句子：Where the planners went ____ was their assumption that costs would fall.

哪一句表示兩位科學家同樣有充分理由因這項發現獲得署名？

1. Both scientists have equal claim to being credited with the discovery.
2. Both scientists claim to have made the discovery.
3. Both scientists made the same claim about when the discovery happened.

句首片語「To be an inertial observer」在這句話中有什麼作用？

1. 它表示某人過去曾是慣性觀察者。
2. 它告訴慣性觀察者應該去哪裡。
3. 它引出符合慣性觀察者身分所需的必要條件。

哪一句自然表達「必須維持相同的溫度」？

1. The machine has to reach a constant temperature.
2. The machine has to maintain a constant temperature.
3. The machine has to record a constant temperature.

哪一句明確把海岸作為測量速度的參照對象？

1. The boat's speed is measured at the shore.
2. The boat's speed is measured relative to the shore.
3. The boat is relatively slow near the shore.

哪一句使用了 at rest 在物理學中的意思？

1. The machine needs a short rest.
2. Maya is resting after soccer practice.
3. The ball is at rest relative to the floor.

哪一句自然地表示莉娜轉向，以便開始返程？

1. Lina changed her mind about taking the return journey.
2. Lina changed her direction for the return journey.
3. Lina changed the return journey into a new direction.

哪一句在物理意義上使用了 entered a different reference frame？

1. After the debate, Mia adopted a different frame of reference.
2. After the spacecraft accelerated, it entered a different reference frame.
3. The painting was placed in a different picture frame.

哪一句自然地用 one 代替 city，並保留了必要的句尾介系詞？

1. Her journey ended in a different city from the one she'd started.
2. Her journey ended in a different city from the one she'd started in.
3. Her journey ended in a different city from that she'd started in.

請選出正確使用 a better understanding of how ... works 的句子。

1. I now have a better understanding of how works this machine.
2. I now have a better understanding of how this machine works.
3. I now have a better understanding of how does this machine work.

已知 Maya 確實是隊長。請選出表示她以這個身分發言的句子。

1. As the team captain, Maya spoke for the whole group.
2. Like the team captain, Maya spoke for the whole group.
3. Maya spoke as if she were the team captain.

用片語 a perfect example of 完成句子：This small urban garden is ____ sustainable design.

哪一句以俏皮的方式鼓勵某人繼續培養一種能力？

1. Keep your problem-solving muscles inside the box.
2. Keep flexing your problem-solving muscles with these puzzles.
3. Flex the muscles in your arm before you lift the box.

用 replete with 完成這個正式句子：The guidebook is ____ practical advice.

用 a load of 完成這個口語句子：We received ____ messages after the show.

wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff 在這句話中主要起什麼作用？

1. 描述一個真的正在搖晃的物體
2. 給出關於時間的精確科學定義
3. 用俏皮的方式輕輕帶過複雜的時間概念