為什麼我們的祖先牙齒整齊，而我們的卻長得歪斜？ - G. Richard Scott：英語精讀講義

在「Her teeth are perfectly straight.」中，straight 是什麼意思？

1. 牙齒朝正前方生長。
2. 牙齒特別健康。
3. 牙齒排列整齊，而且不歪斜。

哪一句正確使用 despite 來引出出人意料的對比？

1. Despite he felt tired, Jonah finished the hike.
2. Despite of feeling tired, Jonah finished the hike.
3. Despite feeling tired, Jonah finished the hike.

在「The actor arrived sporting a bright red hat」中，sporting 是什麼意思？

1. 戴著或展示這頂帽子
2. 戴著這頂帽子參加運動
3. 製作這頂帽子

解說者說「This isn't some strange sample」，主要是在做什麼？

1. 先排除結果來自奇怪且沒有代表性的個案這個想法
2. 說明只有一個樣本存在
3. 承認這個樣本不可靠

哪一句正確使用 according to 指出外部資訊來源？

1. According to, the building is secure.
2. According to me, the building is secure.
3. According to the safety report, the building is secure.

哪一句正確使用 complete with 說明所包含的設備？

1. The science kit is complete safety goggles.
2. The science kit comes complete with safety goggles.
3. The science kit completes with safety goggles.

哪一句表示炎熱天氣讓更多人想要可攜式風扇？

1. Hot weather fueled the demand for portable fans.
2. Local factories met the demand for portable fans.
3. Stores measured the demand for portable fans.

研究人員掌握了一些證據，但結論尚未完全確定。哪一句表達了適當的審慎語氣？

1. The new pattern used to be temporary.
2. The new pattern is temporary.
3. The new pattern appears to be temporary.

描述完一個令人意外的結果後，So, what happened? 主要起什麼作用？

1. 從觀察到的結果轉向解釋其原因或發展過程。
2. 結束話題，因為不需要解釋。
3. 宣布說話者已經證明了最終答案。

哪一句使用 while 先承認一項限制，再提出主要觀點？

1. While the sample is small, the results are still useful.
2. The results are useful because the sample is large.
3. While the team was eating lunch, the results arrived.

哪一句最適合描述研究人員提出了一個仍需檢驗的解釋？

1. The researchers have a guess.
2. The researchers have a proven fact.
3. The researchers have a hypothesis.

判斷：在 A couple million years ago 中，說話者保證時間正好是 2,000,000 年。

1. 正確
2. 錯誤

哪一句最符合 a subsistence lifestyle 的含義？

1. They live a sustainable lifestyle, using less energy to protect the environment.
2. They live a subsistence lifestyle, growing only enough food to meet their basic needs.
3. They live a luxurious lifestyle, spending freely on expensive goods.

使用括號中的所有單字，依照 make + 受詞 + 形容詞結構完成句子：The new labels ____. (make / the instructions / clear)

哪一句使用了與 the food they ate 相同的結構：名詞後面接省略受詞關係代名詞的關係子句？

1. The teacher who called was polite.
2. The movie we watched was funny.
3. The baby slept for two hours.

用目標片語完成這句技術描述：After years of use, the rubber pads ____.

如果確切時間未知或不重要，哪一句最適合描述一次變化？

1. At exactly noon, the river changed course.
2. The river changes course every spring.
3. At some point, the river changed course.

說話者剛剛提到一個複雜的計畫。哪一句後續表達正確使用了代名詞 it？

1. Let's break down it into three simple steps.
2. Let's break it into down three simple steps.
3. Let's break it down into three simple steps.

哪個句子能自然描述一座城鎮在一個世紀中的變化？

1. The town changed greatly according to a century.
2. The town changed greatly at the course of a century.
3. The town changed greatly over the course of a century.

哪個句子正確使用這個句型，表示線上學習變得更加普遍？

1. It became more common for people to study online.
2. People became more common to study online.
3. It became people more common to study online.

用本課的兩個動詞完成句子，表達先做一般處理，再進一步提純：Before bottling the oil, the company will ____ it.

本句中的 milling technologies 是什麼意思？

1. 用來在田地裡種植穀物的方法
2. 用來碾磨穀物並分離其不同部分的工具和方法
3. 用來冷凍保存成品食品的機器

使用 remove A from B 完成句子：Before recycling the toy, ____ the batteries ____ it.

在介紹穀物時，germ and bran 指什麼？

1. 穀粒的胚芽和外層保護層
2. 兩種用來加工穀物的機器
3. 穀物中發現的兩種有害微生物

用本課片語完成時間跳轉：Let's ____ 2035, when the new station will be fully open.

哪一項背景事實最能解釋句中的科技為什麼加速了這些過程？

1. 工業革命推動了機器生產與工廠生產的快速發展。
2. 工業革命終止了生產中機器的使用。
3. 工業革命是一台新型加工機器的名稱。

哪一句最自然地使用 dramatically accelerated 來表示一個過程變快了很多？

1. The new screening tool dramatically became the review process.
2. The new screening tool dramatically rushed the review process.
3. The new screening tool dramatically accelerated the review process.

用目標句首片語補完整下面的英文句子，表達這個變化與一般時間尺度相比發生得很快：____, the small online store began serving customers nationwide.

請用 be relieved of 的正確形式完成句子，表達 Maya 不必再做這些任務：After the software update, Maya ____ several repetitive tasks.

片語 grinding, crushing, and pulverizing duties 在句中產生了什麼效果？

1. 它幽默地把嘴巴描寫成負責指定任務的工作者。
2. 它按照字面列出工廠員工從事的工作。
3. 它表示這三個動作與弄碎食物毫無關係。

請使用本課中的確切強調表達來凸顯一個大概的時間：____ the first public library opened.

哪一句表示現在審慎判斷某種情況在先前已經變得更常見？

1. The condition appears to be becoming more common.
2. The condition appears to have become more common.
3. The condition appears to be more common.

哪一句使用了句首 -ing 子句，而且邏輯主詞清楚而合理？

1. Examining the samples, a clear pattern appeared in the results.
2. Examining the samples, the laboratory became unusually quiet.
3. Examining the samples, the researchers found a clear pattern.

請用目標片語 a gradual decrease in 完成句子：The survey found ____ average daily screen time.

哪一句中的 dietary shifts 表示飲食模式的變化？

1. Researchers moved several dinner plates across the table.
2. Researchers changed the cafeteria's opening hours.
3. Researchers documented major dietary shifts over three generations.

在正式的歷史或科技語境中，哪一句最自然地使用了 the advent of？

1. The advent to the internet transformed communication.
2. The advent of my sandwich made lunch more enjoyable.
3. The advent of the internet transformed communication.

兩個部門的成本連續幾年都以大致相同的速度成長。哪一句最符合這個情況？

1. One department's costs caught up after falling behind.
2. The departments' costs basically kept pace with one another.
3. One department's costs consistently outpaced the other's.

用 But with + 名詞片語這個結構補完整句子： ____ recent changes in work habits, the old schedule became impractical.

As the theory goes 在這個句子中表示什麼？

1. 它表示該主張已經被直接觀察到並得到完全證實。
2. 它用來引出某個特定理論的主張。
3. 它表示這個想法只有在理想條件下才行得通。

用目標片語 saw a decrease in 完成趨勢報告：The school ____ absences after it started a breakfast program.

哪一句中的 while 和例句一樣，用來對比兩個事實？

1. I listened to music while I cooked.
2. Sales rose, while costs stayed the same.
3. Call me while you are at the station.

哪一句使用 meaning 引出前面所述情況造成的結果？

1. She explained the meaning of the warning.
2. The road was closed, meaning we had to take a different route.
3. I was meaning to ask you about the schedule.

用表示「種子確實發芽」的強調助動詞完成句子：If the seeds ____ sprout, move them into larger pots.

在這個牙齒語境中，displace others 是什麼意思？

1. 把其他牙齒推離原位。
2. 把替代牙齒放到同一個位置。
3. 讓其他牙齒變得更乾淨。

哪一句自然地使用 get jostled into，表示外部動作把某物推到了新的位置？

1. The boxes got jostled into one corner during the bumpy ride.
2. The bumpy ride got jostled into the boxes.
3. The boxes got eccentric into one corner during the bumpy ride.

使用 make + 所有格字詞 + debut 完成句子：The new game will ____ at next month's expo.

選出能自然表達「新增因素似乎讓既有問題變得更加複雜」的句子。

1. Adding another approval step seems to only explain things further.
2. Adding another approval step seems to only complicate things further.
3. Adding another approval step seems to only organize things further.

用表示「幾乎沒有可用空間」的目標詞塊完成句子：The crowded room has ____ for another chair。

哪一句正確使用 can lead to 來描述可能的結果？

1. Too much noise can lead to headaches.
2. Too much noise can lead headaches.
3. Too much noise can lead to get headaches.

把括號中的條件改寫成省略的被動條件結構：The medicine may lose its strength ____. (if it is not stored properly)

哪一句謹慎地報告觀察到的關聯，同時沒有主張因果關係？

1. Access to green space has no possible relationship with stress levels.
2. Access to green space definitely causes lower stress levels in everyone.
3. Access to green space appears to be associated with lower stress levels.

哪一句使用 as 連接兩項隨時間變化的趨勢？

1. When the timer beeped, we opened the oven.
2. As the town has grown, public transportation has expanded.
3. Because the storm began, the game ended.

用 lead to 的現在完成式完成句子：Repeated delays ____ a loss of trust.

停電使伺服器停止運作，接著又造成延誤。哪一句保持了這個由原因指向結果的方向？

1. The power cut resulted from the long delay in restarting the servers.
2. A power cut shut down the servers, resulting in a long delay.
3. A long delay resulted in the power cut shutting down the servers.

用 support 的現在完成式被動形式完成句子：The theory ____ by several recent observations.

用 raise ... on 的過去式結構完成句子：They ____ the puppies ____ a balanced diet.

請用表示兩種存放條件二選一的成對結構完成句子：The samples were stored ____ at room temperature ____ in a freezer.

哪個句子與「Those fed softer food showed different results」具有相同的文法含義？

1. Those who were fed softer food showed different results.
2. Those who were feeding softer food showed different results.
3. Those who fed softer food to others showed different results.

哪一句只用一個 had 帶出三個平行的名詞片語結果？

1. The second group was colder, grew slowly, and had fewer flowers.
2. The second group had lower temperatures because the flowers grew more slowly.
3. The second group had lower temperatures, slower growth, and fewer flowers.

先前的一項研究發現，短暫休息能提升專注力。哪一句最適合補充一個呈現相同趨勢的後續結果？

1. A later experiment also measured focus after short breaks.
2. Similarly, a later experiment found that short breaks improved focus.
3. A later experiment found that short breaks reduced focus.

哪一個句子正確地在名詞後使用過去分詞片語，說明該名詞所指對象經歷了什麼？

1. The plants growing the shade developed larger leaves.
2. The plants were grown in shade developed larger leaves.
3. The plants grown in shade developed larger leaves.

哪一個句子最自然地表達「處理組的體重增加量比對照組約低 15%」？

1. The treated group experienced 15% roughly less weight gain than the control group.
2. The treated group experienced roughly 15% less weight gain than the control group.
3. The treated group experienced roughly less 15% weight gain than the control group.

哪一句正確使用 compared to those + 簡化的被動修飾語來說明對照組？

1. Volunteers receiving the new drug recovered faster compared those given a placebo.
2. Volunteers receiving the new drug recovered faster compared to those given a placebo.
3. Volunteers receiving the new drug recovered faster compared to those were given a placebo.

選擇最適合的連接語：The shop sells only secondhand books. ___, none of its books are new.

1. For example,
2. In addition,
3. In other words,

在例句中，the issue at large 是什麼意思？

1. 涉及一名在逃罪犯的問題
2. 實際尺寸很大的問題
3. 當作整體來考量的問題

請填入一個單數替代詞，避免重複 problem：This looks like a technical problem, not a financial ____.

哪一句承認某種影響可能存在，但沒有把它說成確定的事實？

1. Because no single cause has been proven, several factors are definitely at play.
2. Several factors are playing, though no cause exists.
3. Though no single cause has been proven, several factors may be at play.

請用本課標示的完整片語完成句子：____ around 2,000 people visit the park each day.

填入缺少的連接詞，完成標準的 between ... and 結構：The rate is somewhere between 30% ____ 60%.

哪一句表示同一種影響在不同年齡層中並不完全相同？

1. The effect varies across age groups.
2. The effect varies over time in one age group.
3. The effect causes every age group to change.

用表示「順利且沒有任何問題」的慣用語完成句子：The ceremony went off ____.

判斷以下說法："X seems to coincide with Y" 本身足以證明 Y 導致了 X。

1. 錯誤
2. 正確

解釋完一種健康問題為何發生後，哪個問題最適合把討論轉向實際行動？

1. When was the first study on the problem published?
2. How can we reduce the risk through daily habits and early care?
3. How many sections does the report contain?

用本課的確切慣用語補完整句子，並把代名詞放在自然的位置：I need a little time to ____ before I decide.