透過玉米看世界歷史 - 克里斯·A·尼思利：英語精讀講義

在例句中，accounts for 是什麼意思？

1. 它負責管理全球農作物。
2. 它解釋全球農作物產量產生的原因。
3. 它占全球農作物產量的一部分。

用 one tenth 加上引出整體所需的字填空：More than ____ the tickets were sold on the first day.

在 “This one donation alone can buy fifty meals.” 中，alone 強調什麼？

1. 這筆捐款在購買餐點時感到孤單。
2. 不允許使用其他捐款。
3. 光是這一筆捐款就已經能買五十份餐點。

用「enough + 名詞 + to + 動詞」結構完成句子：The bottle holds ____ water ____ fill four glasses.

哪個句子能自然表達「這些筆記本有幾種尺寸可選」？

1. These notebooks arrive in several boxes.
2. These notebooks come from several stores.
3. These notebooks come in several sizes.

在句子 “While buses are inexpensive, trains are usually faster.” 中，while 有什麼作用？

1. 它說明火車較快的原因。
2. 它對比兩項不同的事實。
3. 它表示搭公車和火車的行程同時發生。

例句中的 yellow dent number 2 是什麼意思？

1. 一種有特定名稱的商用黃凹粒玉米類型
2. 玉米旁邊的第二個黃色物體
3. 一顆因兩個凹痕而受損的黃色玉米粒

哪一個句子正確使用 more ... than any other ...，表示這家圖書館的館藏量是該地區最多的？

1. This library has more books than any other library in the region.
2. This library has more books than any library other in the region.
3. This library has more books than any other libraries in the region.

哪個句子中的 success story 表示現實中的成功案例？

1. Her successful story won a writing prize.
2. The city's bike-share program became a major success story.
3. He read a story about how to succeed.

請用 also called 補充這種動物的另一個名稱：The mountain lion, ____ a cougar, lives across the Americas.

在 "Wheat was domesticated from wild grasses," 中，wild grasses 指的是什麼？

1. 馴化發生的地點
2. 來源植物
3. 馴化小麥的人

請用 native 和它搭配的正確介系詞完成句子：This bird is ____ New Zealand.

用表示「像石頭一樣硬」的複合形容詞完成句子：After the drought, the ground was ____.

句子“The soup was barely edible.”是什麼意思？

1. 這碗湯可以喝，但也只是勉強喝得下。
2. 這碗湯快要達到能喝的程度，但還不能喝。
3. 這碗湯非常美味。

用 turn into 的被動形式完成句子：With careful planning, the unused office could be ____ a health clinic.

用 breed 的過去式和引出結果的介系詞完成句子：Over many generations, farmers ____ the wild grass ____ a reliable food crop.

哪一項最符合 staple crop 的意思？

1. 為許多人提供基本食物的作物
2. 主要用來裝飾花園的作物
3. 用來把紙張釘在一起的金屬訂書針

在 “As the evening went on, the room became quieter,” 中，開頭的子句主要有什麼作用？

1. 它把夜晚的推移當作房間逐漸安靜下來的時間背景。
2. 它表示房間在夜晚開始之前就安靜了下來。
3. 它直接說明了夜晚為什麼停止。

請用指定片語 took on an important role 完成句子：After the bridge reopened, it ____ in reconnecting the two towns.

在這句中，corn mother 指的是什麼？

1. 玉米植株雌性親本的植物學術語。
2. 為家人準備玉米的一般母親。
3. 與玉米和農業起源有關的神聖或神話女性形象。

在這句話中，shunned 是什麼意思？"The club members shunned the newcomer."

1. 他們不認識這個新來的人。
2. 他們有意避開或排斥這個新來的人。
3. 他們和這個新來的人簡短地聊了幾句。

用 source 和正確的介系詞補完句子：Investigators are trying to find the ____ the leak.

請用 repair 的 to 不定詞補上 attempts 後面的內容：Their attempts ____ the damaged roof were unsuccessful.

請用 be forced to 的一般過去式完成句子：When the bridge closed, drivers ____ take a longer route.

哪一句把句首 -ing 子句正確連結到執行 finding 的人？

1. Finding the soup too salty, Maya added some water.
2. Finding the soup too salty, the bowl sat on the table.
3. Finding the soup too salty, some water was added by Maya.

使用 to someone's taste 這個表達完成句子：The clients chose the blue version because it was ____.

哪一句自然地使用 cross the Atlantic 來表示文化傳播？

1. The new dance crossed the Atlantic by swimming through the ocean.
2. The new dance crossed the Atlantic and became popular in Europe.
3. The new dance crossed the Atlantic because the ocean moved toward the theater.

請用 make + 受詞 + 名詞片語完成句子：The phone's long battery life ____ a reliable travel companion for hikers.

請用 capital of ... 結構完成句子，表達「世界最重要的時尚中心」：Milan is often called the fashion ____.

在句子 'The lab compared several strains of bacteria,' 中，strains 是什麼意思？

1. 具有共同遺傳特徵的生物品系
2. 搬運設備造成的肌肉拉傷
3. 研究人員感受到的身體壓力

哪一句表示：實際經驗顯示，兩個不同群體各自難以完成不同任務？

1. The new schedule was difficult, so drivers followed the old one and dispatchers changed it.
2. The new schedule proved difficult for drivers to follow and for dispatchers to adjust.
3. The drivers proved that the new schedule was difficult while dispatchers adjusted it.

用 rail hubs 中表示「連結中心」的單字完成句子：Atlanta is a major air ____ connecting flights across the region.

用缺少的單字完成目標句型：The new grant encouraged small businesses ____ hire apprentices.

哪一句中的 realize 表示某個目標得以實現？

1. From that early stage, the team would eventually realize that the schedule was unrealistic.
2. From that early stage, the team's dream would eventually be realized.
3. From that early stage, the coach would realize who had missed practice.

句中的 1893's World's Fair 指哪一種活動？

1. 供當地居民購買日常用品的每週市集。
2. 1893年舉行的一場大型國際博覽會。
3. 關於某個決定是否公平的辯論。

用 win the blue ribbon 的過去式完成句子：Lena's painting ____ at the school art show.

用 sweep 的過去式完成句子，表示這首歌迅速風靡全國：The catchy song ____ the nation in just a few weeks.

哪一句把 following 當作介系詞，表示「在……之後」？

1. The bridge followed the safety inspector into the building.
2. Because of the safety inspection, the bridge reopened.
3. Following the safety inspection, the bridge reopened.

哪一句表示某項服務的取得範圍隨時間擴大了？

1. High-speed internet became widely used across the region.
2. High-speed internet was widely available across the region.
3. High-speed internet became widely available across the region.

請用 take 的過去式和表示「人工而非機器操作」的片語完成句子：Before the scanner arrived, the team ____ three hours to enter the records ____.

哪一句最能表示一套新流程讓檢測可以在十分鐘內完成？

1. The samples could now test in just ten minutes.
2. The samples were tested ten minutes ago.
3. The samples could now be tested in just ten minutes.

使用 find new life 的過去式完成句子：After years of standing empty, the old library ____ as a neighborhood workshop.

原句中的 With this new synthetic fertilizer 表達什麼？

1. 這種肥料是使結果得以發生的條件或工具。
2. 即使無法取得這種肥料，結果仍然發生。
3. 某人在實際空間中和這種肥料待在一起。

哪一句最自然地描述農民種出玉米植株排列密集的田地？

1. Farmers planted several fields near the river.
2. Farmers planted dense fields of corn near the river.
3. Farmers grew a lot of corn near the river.

哪個句子最能強調同一個節慶連續多年反覆舉辦？

1. The festival took place in the town every year.
2. The festival took place in the town year after year.
3. The festival grew more popular year by year.

用 without the need to 完成句子：The new lock opens ____ enter a code.

在這個農業語境中，rotate their crops and restore nitrogen to the soil 是什麼意思？

1. 把植物轉動起來，並修理氮氣。
2. 依序種植不同作物，並把氮養分補回土壤。
3. 每年種植同一種作物，並移除土壤中的氮。

哪一句正確使用 make + 受詞 + 名詞片語，表示某個事物變得有吸引力？

1. Lower fees made an attractive choice the evening course to working adults.
2. Lower fees made the evening course an attractive choice for working adults.
3. Lower fees made the evening course became an attractive choice for working adults.

選出自然使用 the amount 後接省略關係代名詞的子句，表示規定設定生產上限的句子。

1. The rule limits the amount can each factory produce.
2. The rule limits each factory can produce amount.
3. The rule limits the amount each factory can produce.

選出能正確完成句子的動詞：The lab repeats the test to ____ that the results are accurate.

1. assure
2. insure
3. ensure

用 while + -ing 合併這兩個意思。Maya 等公車時接了兩通電話：____, Maya answered two calls.

哪一句用 exploded into 生動比喻某件事物迅速擴大並進入新的狀態？

1. A firework exploded into a shower of sparks above the park.
2. The audience exploded into applause when the singer returned.
3. A small online campaign exploded into an international movement within days.

句中的 These mountains of maize 是什麼意思？

1. 幾座完全由玉米構成的地質山體
2. 一批經過精確計量的玉米
3. 數量極其龐大的玉米

用本課的兩個字完成句子，使其共同表達「催生了許多混合調製品」：A bumper crop ____ dozens of new apple ____.

使用 be used as 結構完成句子：This powder could ____ a thickening agent in the soup。

完成範圍結構：The new course covers everything ____ basic cooking ____ food safety。

用 processed into 和 known as 完成句子。At the plant, organic waste is ____ a fuel ____ biogas.

句中的 high-fructose corn syrup 指什麼？

1. 一種由玉米澱粉製成，並把其中一部分葡萄糖轉化成果糖的甜味劑
2. 一般玉米糖漿，只是說話者隨意加了一個描述
3. 一種經過培育、含有異常大量果糖的玉米品種

哪一句正確使用了 one of + 最高級 + 複數名詞？

1. This is one of the safest route in the city.
2. This is one of the safest routes in the city.
3. This is the safest routes in the city.

哪一句使用 allow for + 名詞片語來表示某個條件使結果成為可能？

1. The wider doorway allows for easier access.
2. The budget allows extra spending for repairs.
3. The guard allows the visitors to enter.

本句中的 which in turn increased 表示什麼關係？

1. 前一個結果進一步造成需求上升。
2. 人們按照固定順序輪流增加需求。
3. 需求增加抵消了前一個結果。

本句中的 while the remaining 60% 有什麼作用？

1. 它把前 40% 的用途和其餘 60% 的用途進行對比。
2. 它表示兩項活動持續了相同的時間。
3. 它表示其餘 60% 沒有被使用。

請用 come at a price 的現在簡單式完成句子：The new phone is very fast, but that speed ____: its battery runs out quickly.

在這個污染語境的句子中，excess ammonium nitrate 是什麼意思？

1. 玉米田中使用的任何硝酸銨
2. 超過所需量或安全程度的硝酸銨
3. 少量且無害的硝酸銨

選出最符合語境的片語：The delay was ______ a staffing shortage; a power outage also contributed.

1. partly due to
2. due entirely to
3. unrelated to

一份報告發現兩者有關聯，但沒有證明直接因果關係。哪一句最適合用謹慎的方式表達？

1. Poor sleep causes all memory problems.
2. Poor sleep may be a contributor to memory problems.
3. Poor sleep has nothing to do with memory problems.

哪一種情況屬於 monoculture farming？

1. 一大片田地年復一年都種植同一種作物。
2. 一片田地每個種植季輪流種植玉米和豆類。
3. 一位農民在同一個農場種植多種作物並飼養牲畜。

用構成 leave + 受詞 + 形容詞結構的過去分詞完成句子：The broken lock has ____ the storage room vulnerable to theft.

哪一句正確使用了 ubiquitous？

1. Navigation apps are ubiquitous on smartphones today.
2. The rare orchid is ubiquitous in one tiny greenhouse.
3. This key is ubiquitous because it opens one special door.

請完成 has gone from A to B 結構：Over ten years, the website has ____ from a small blog ____ a major news source.

請補完整表示「結果要等未來才會明朗」的慣用語：Will the experiment succeed? Only ____.

在這句話中，a maze of unsustainability 表示什麼？

1. 它已經解決所有永續問題，並為我們指出一條清楚的道路。
2. 它帶領我們穿過一片真正的玉米田，以便找到出口。
3. 它使我們陷入一連串複雜且不可持續的問題中，同時 maze 也在讀音上呼應 maize。

用本筆記教的確切引題片語完成這個科普影片開場：____ some plants eat insects?

這句起司雙關改寫的是哪一句標準英文？

1. You gotta be kidding me.
2. You brought Gouda and Brie for me.
3. You should be cooking for me.

為什麼 blow your rind 在這個句子裡很好笑？

1. 它用和起司有關且與 mind 押韻的 rind 取代了 mind。
2. 它把 rind 當成表示驚人想法的標準用字。
3. 它表示空氣真的把起司外皮吹掉了。

填入含有不發音 gh、表示「突然大量湧來且難以應付」的目標字：After the announcement, the office faced an ____ of calls.