龍捲風是如何形成的？- James Spann：英語精讀講義

使用 call + 受詞完成句子，表示別人給說話者使用的綽號：My teammates ____ Rocket because I run so fast.

“The wind is up, so let's take the kites outside.” 在這裡是什麼意思？

1. 風已經完全停了。
2. 風在雲層上方。
3. 風已經開始颳，或現在明顯變強了。

請用由 conditions + be + right 組成的三個英文單字片語完成句子：We'll begin the field test when ____.

哪一句使用了相同的方式，先說出預期的質疑，再進行回應？

1. Did you say the plan was too expensive?
2. The plan is expensive, so I will not explain it.
3. Too expensive, you say? Let me show you how the plan saves money.

these sky beasts 在這個句子中是什麼意思？

1. 真正生活在雲層上方的野生動物。
2. 龍捲風的正式科學分類。
3. 一種把強烈風暴描寫成強大而危險生物的隱喻。

哪一個句子正確使用了 rapidly rotating columns of air？

1. Scientists described them as rapid rotating columns of air.
2. Scientists described them as rapidly rotating columns of air.
3. Scientists described them as rapidly rotation columns of air.

哪一句用 that 作為限定關係子句的主詞，來指出是哪一類雲？

1. Clouds that form inside storms can become dangerous.
2. Clouds that forms inside storms can become dangerous.
3. Clouds that they form inside storms can become dangerous.

閱讀句子「The report was sent via email.」via email 是什麼意思？

1. 因為一封電子郵件
2. 在一封電子郵件旁邊
3. 透過電子郵件

哪一個選項最能說明句中的 they tear across the Earth？

1. 它們一邊穿過大地一邊流淚。
2. 它們非常快速而猛烈地橫越大地。
3. 它們沿著大地的邊緣緩慢移動。

請使用 pose、a serious threat 和 to 完成安全警示：Loose electrical wires ____ children.

哪一句正確使用 Because of this，把前面的情況和結果連接起來？

1. The road was covered in ice. Because this, the school opened late.
2. Because of the road was covered in ice, the school opened late.
3. The road was covered in ice. Because of this, the school opened late.

請用本課中表示「大量針對……的研究」的確切片語完成句子：There is ____ how sleep affects memory.

But the truth is 在這個句子中有什麼作用？

1. 它確認已經沒有任何未知之處。
2. 它把焦點從已知內容轉向這些知識的一項重要限制。
3. 它帶出一位研究人員的原話。

使用括號中的單字完成嵌入式疑問結構：There's still a lot we don't know about ____. (how / bees / navigate)

用表示「導致」的三個字正式片語完成句子：Prolonged heat can ____ water shortages.

這句話是什麼意思？The same method won't necessarily work twice.

1. 它一定會兩次都有效。
2. 它可能兩次都有效，但並不確定。
3. 它一定不會兩次都有效。

哪一句用 since 標明一個延續到現在的情況在過去的起點？

1. We collected the data before the station opened.
2. We have collected data since the station opened.
3. Since the station is remote, we use satellite phones.

用 brew 的正確形式完成句子：Everyone could tell that trouble was ____.

在這個語境中，Are you coming along for the ride? 表達什麼意思？

1. 說話人想要觀眾駕駛一輛車。
2. 說話人是在邀請觀眾加入接下來的體驗。
3. 說話人是在確認觀眾是否買了票。

請在 isn't 後填入兩個缺少的字，組成 not just any + 名詞 結構：This isn't ____ bicycle; it was built for an Olympic champion.

在這句話中，supercells 指的是什麼？

1. 一群生物細胞
2. 一種強大的旋轉雷暴
3. 帶來小雨的小雲

哪個句子正確使用句首 -ing 片語，而且邏輯主語正確？

1. Reaching over 50,000 ft, the researchers observed the supercells.
2. Reaching over 50,000 ft, the radar detected the supercells.
3. Reaching over 50,000 ft, the supercells spread across the sky.

用本講的目標動詞完成氣象預報：A cold front will ____ heavy rain tonight.

用表示多次閃電亮光的目標片語完成句子：During the storm, we saw several bright ____ across the sky.

在句子「Warm, rotating storms can breed tornadoes,」中，breed 是什麼意思？

1. 把龍捲風從一個地方帶到另一個地方
2. 像動物一樣養育幼小的龍捲風
3. 使龍捲風形成

哪一句表示開啟檔案必須輸入正確密碼，但沒有表示輸入密碼就一定能成功？

1. The file opens even if you do not enter the correct password.
2. The file opens only if you enter the correct password.
3. The file opens if you enter the correct password.

哪一句能自然地提醒健行者留意可能的危險？

1. Look for loose rocks on the trail.
2. Look out loose rocks on the trail.
3. Look out for loose rocks on the trail.

哪一句在天氣預報中正確地把 forecast 當作動詞？

1. Meteorologists forecast about severe storms for Friday.
2. Meteorologists make forecast severe storms for Friday.
3. Meteorologists forecast severe storms for Friday.

這句話中標示的短語是什麼意思？

1. 這個短語把上升氣流說成該過程中的第一個必要因素。
2. 這個短語指出了測量龍捲風所用的第一件工具。
3. 這個短語說上升氣流是加入龍捲風的第一種食物。

請用 form 的被動形式完成這句科學說明：Ice ____ when liquid water freezes.

哪一句中的 drive 表示「為某個過程提供力量或能量」？

1. Warm ocean water drives the development of the storm.
2. Rina drives a bus across the city.
3. Marcus drives his children to school.

完成成對比較句，表示練習越多就越有自信：____ practice you get, ____ confident you become.

句中的 this rising air mass 指什麼？

1. 一團正在向上移動的空氣
2. 一群正在站起來的人
3. 只指測得的空氣物理質量

哪一句中的 as 連接了兩個同步發展的變化？

1. This blanket is as soft as that one.
2. As a chef, Mira tastes every sauce.
3. As the room grew warmer, the ice melted faster.

本句中的 a huge cloud base 是什麼意思？

1. 藏在雲裡的軍事基地
2. 範圍很大的雲底區域
3. 地面上的龍捲風中心

請用本講解中表示「從某個來源取得能量」的片語動詞完成句子：The fire continued to ____ the dry grass.

閱讀句子：We can plan the final test if the project gets that far. 這裡的 gets that far 是什麼意思？

1. 專案地點離測試場地很遠。
2. 專案在空間上移動了很遠。
3. 專案進展到了後面的那個階段。

閱讀句子：Once all the safety measures are in place, the event can begin. 這裡的 in place 有什麼作用？

1. 它表示所有措施都位於同一個實際地點。
2. 它表示各項措施已經準備妥當，並帶出下一步。
3. 它表示這些措施正在取代另一組措施。

哪一項最準確地說明句中 vortex 的意思？

1. 繞著中心旋轉的空氣或液體區域
2. 保持靜止的雲層
3. 朝一個方向移動、沒有有組織旋轉的空氣

請用 pull 的 get-passive 形式完成句子：When the fan starts, the loose paper ____ toward the vent.

本句中的 mesocyclone 是什麼意思？

1. 任何大型熱帶風暴
2. 已經接觸地面的龍捲風
3. 雷暴內部組織有序的旋轉氣流區域

請用本課片語完成句子，表示道路開始繞向倉庫的後側：The access road starts to ____ the warehouse.

用引出公認名稱的目標詞組完成句子：Plants, animals, and microbes interact in one area, ____ an ecosystem.

a stark temperature difference 在本句中是什麼意思？

1. 明顯而強烈的溫度差異
2. 完全沒有溫度差異
3. 很小且難以察覺的溫度差異

用 build up 的 -ing 形式表示逐漸產生的結果：The blocked vent traps hot air, ____ pressure inside the machine.

用 grow 在 allow 後的正確形式完成句子：Good lighting allows plants ____ indoors.

becomes tighter 在這個句子中是什麼意思？

1. 下部的旋轉區域變得更緊密、更集中。
2. 下部的旋轉區域被繩子綁住了。
3. 下部的旋轉區域停止移動了。

用 increase 的正確形式完成句子，表示前一事件造成的結果：The pipe narrows, ____ the speed of the water.

說話者加上 and that's a big if 是在表達什麼？

1. 它表示這個條件很關鍵，但遠不能確定會成立。
2. 它確認這個條件已經成立。
3. 它在比較兩個條件的實際大小。

在這句話中，parent storm 是什麼意思？

1. 一組風暴中最古老的風暴
2. 屬於某人父母的風暴
3. 漏斗從中發展出來的較大風暴系統

請用正確形式的 suck ... in 和代名詞 it 完成句子：The vacuum pulls the dust toward its filter. It quickly ____.

請把 turn it into 變成正確形式來完成句子：The machine crushes the ice and ____ fine snow.

請選出自然使用 forming a link between A and B 來描述連結的句子：

1. The new footbridge crosses the stream, forming a link from the village to the train station.
2. The new footbridge crosses the stream, forming a link between the village and the train station.
3. The new footbridge crosses the stream, forming a link the village and the train station.

請選出使用完整結構 The second that，表示第二個事件在第一個事件後立即發生的句子：

1. After the sensor detects smoke for an hour, the alarm sounds.
2. When the sensor detects smoke, the alarm sounds.
3. The second that the sensor detects smoke, the alarm sounds.

哪個句子中的 short-lived 表示某種狀態很快就結束了？

1. The turtle lived in a small pond.
2. The excitement after the win was intense but short-lived.
3. The hallway was short and brightly lit.

請用 produce 的正確形式完成句子：The chemical reaction sped up, ____ enough heat to boil the water.

請將 last、for 和 over 按正確順序填入句子：The backup battery can ____ six hours during a power outage.

哪一句使用 but 先承認某件事很吸引人，再將主要焦點轉向警示？

1. The lightning was beautiful, but dangerous.
2. The lightning was beautiful and dangerous.
3. The lightning was beautiful because it was dangerous.

野火正朝幾棟房屋蔓延。哪一句表示這些房屋位在野火可能經過並造成影響的範圍內？

1. Several houses are outside the wildfire's path.
2. Several houses are in the wildfire's path.
3. Several houses are next to a walking path.

朋友說末班公車可能停駛。哪個回答表示只有在這種情況下才決定叫計程車？

1. For example, we'll call a taxi.
2. In that case, we'll call a taxi.
3. In any case, we'll call a taxi.

請用兩個詞完成句子，表示老師也包含在否定範圍內：No one, ____ the teacher, noticed the typo.

哪一句中的“unfold”表示事件逐步發展？

1. Leo unfolded the map before the hike.
2. Mina folded the blanket and put it away.
3. The reporters watched the negotiations unfold over several hours.

哪一個後續句先進行類比，再用 however 轉向相反的結論？

1. The hike felt endless. Therefore, we expected it to continue forever.
2. The hike felt endless. Like every other journey, however, it eventually came to an end.
3. The hike felt endless. For example, the trail was five miles long.

使用強調助動詞 do 和片語 come to an end 完成句子：Hard weeks ____.

哪一句正確使用後接形容詞的連綴動詞 grow，表示逐漸變化？

1. The weather grew calmness during the evening.
2. The weather grew calmly during the evening.
3. The weather grew calmer during the evening.

用表示「水源耗盡」的片語動詞完成句子：The village well ____ during the drought.

哪一句使用 once + 形容詞和 lose momentum，表示某事物以前很受歡迎，但現在勢頭正在減弱？

1. The once-popular game is losing momentum as players move on.
2. The new game is gaining momentum as more players join.
3. The game was played once and is becoming more popular.

哪一句中的 drew 表示「把某物拉向或移向某個方向」？

1. The game ended in a draw.
2. The cat drew a picture of the box.
3. The cat drew its paw back inside the box.

哪一句用 Even so 表示第二個事實儘管有第一個事實仍然成立？

1. The rain stopped, so we closed our umbrellas.
2. The rain stopped. Even so, the roads remained dangerous.
3. The rain stopped. For example, the sidewalks began to dry.

哪一句表示警衛會繼續保持警戒，留意可疑活動？

1. The guards shout, "Look out!" when a box falls.
2. The guards remain on the lookout for suspicious activity.
3. The guards look for a missing key after lunch.

在「The guard stood by the gate, waiting, always waiting for the signal,」中，這種重複主要有什麼作用？

1. 它強調等待持續不斷，並讓句子形成刻意安排的節奏。
2. 它是在修正 waiting，因為第一次的用法是錯的。
3. 它表示守衛在收到一次信號後就不再等待。

在這個句子中，「the storm releases its long rope again」是什麼意思？

1. 追風者放下一條安全繩。
2. 風暴可能會再次形成一股細長的龍捲風。
3. 一條真正的繩子從雲中掉下來。