為什麼你應該讀《海邊的卡夫卡》？ - 伊索爾特·吉萊斯皮 (Iseult Gillespie)：英語精讀講義

fate is like a small sandstorm 在句中有什麼作用？

1. 它表示命運喜歡小型沙塵暴。
2. 它把命運比成一場難以預測的沙塵暴。
3. 它表示命運實際上是由沙構成的。

用關係子句完成句子，表示這個聲音現在會反覆出現。請將括號中的三個字全部變成正確形式後使用：This is a door ____ during class. (that, keep, squeak)

哪一句表示同一個問題不斷反覆發生？

1. Several different problems happened.
2. The same problem happened over and over.
3. The problem happened only once.

哪一句自然表示在做決定前把整個情境一步一步推演完？

1. Let's play this scenario out step by step before we decide.
2. Let's play out it step by step before we decide.
3. Let's play outside before we decide.

an ominous dance with death 在這句話中是什麼意思？

1. 安全旅程結束後的一場歡樂慶祝
2. 一場在日出前舉行的正式舞蹈比賽
3. 一場充滿威脅、反覆逼近致命危險的較量

用 blow in 的過去式完成這個英文句子：By midnight, a storm ____ from the coast.

在這個句子中，「This storm is you」最恰當的理解是什麼？

1. 風暴正在向人物自我介紹。
2. 人物能夠控制現實中的風暴。
3. 風暴代表人物自身的內心衝突。

哪個句子中的 capture 表示「準確呈現一種情緒」？

1. The camera captures the license plate clearly.
2. The police capture the thief after a chase.
3. The film captures the anxiety of starting over.

哪一句正確使用了 Desperate to ... 這個句首形容詞片語來描述主句的主詞？

1. Desperate to find shelter, the rain soaked the hikers.
2. Desperate finding shelter, the hikers hurried down the mountain.
3. Desperate to find shelter, the hikers hurried down the mountain.

用 feel doomed to repeat 的現在式完成描述她目前恐懼的句子：After making the same error for the third time, she ____ it forever.

哪一個句子表示「這座圖書館是以一位當地詩人的名字命名」？

1. The library was named after a local poet.
2. The library was visited by a local poet.
3. The library was opened after a local poet arrived.

哪一種情況可以自然地用 ran away from home 描述？

1. 一名十六歲少年在爭吵後偷偷離開，並住到朋友家。
2. 一名學生在家人的支持下搬進宿舍。
3. 一名跑者按照計畫離開家去晨跑。

哪一句的主詞與動詞一致關係正確？

1. The director, along with two actors, are attending the interview.
2. The director and two actors is attending the interview.
3. The director, along with two actors, is attending the interview.

“The nightmare haunted her waking life”是什麼意思？

1. 她一醒來就把它忘了。
2. 每天早上都有一個真正的鬼魂叫醒她。
3. 它在她醒著時一直困擾著她。

括號中的每個字都使用一次，把 prove 改成正確的時態，且不要加入其他字：The puzzle ____ than we expected. (prove, more difficult, solve)

哪一句正確使用了兩個並列的過去分詞片語，而且隱含主詞正確？

1. Published in 2002 and translated three years later, the author soon reached readers around the world.
2. Published in 2002 and translated three years later, the novel soon reached readers around the world.
3. Publishing in 2002 and translating three years later, the novel soon reached readers around the world.

an epic literary puzzle 最適合的解釋是什麼？

1. 一部企圖心強、結構複雜，需要讀者連結線索的文學作品。
2. 一本根據知名小說製作的實體拼圖遊戲書。
3. 一首必須遵守古典史詩形式規則的詩。

請用 fill 的過去分詞形式和正確的介系詞完成句子：The museum guide is ____ useful maps and short historical notes.

一個虛擬實境展覽讓參觀者懷疑哪一個房間是真實的。哪個片語最適合描述它的畫面？

1. mind-blowing imagery
2. mind-bending imagery
3. ordinary imagery

請用 delight in + discover 的形式完成句子：Many readers delight ____ hidden links between the clues.

閱讀句子：Once the final test result arrived, all the evidence fit together. 這裡的 fit together 是什麼意思？

1. 這些證據構成了一個連貫的解釋。
2. 這些證據被忽略了。
3. 這些證據被放進同一個容器。

這句話是什麼意思？A short quiz appears every second chapter.

1. 簡短的小測驗只出現在第二章。
2. 從第二章以後，每章都會出現簡短的小測驗。
3. 每隔一章會出現一次簡短的小測驗。

選出正確使用 with + 名詞 + -ing 來補充並行安排的句子。

1. Rina presents the first part, with explaining the rest of the team the results.
2. Rina presents the first part, with the rest of the team explains the results.
3. Rina presents the first part, with the rest of the team explaining the results.

選出正確使用 After + V-ing 以及 awaken from a coma 搭配的句子。

1. After awaken from a coma, Daniel slowly recognized his family.
2. After awakening of a coma, Daniel slowly recognized his family.
3. After awakening from a coma, Daniel slowly recognized his family.

請用本課中表示「特殊本領」的兩個英文單字完成句子：She has a ____ spotting tiny errors.

哪一句中的 tail 表示祕密尾隨一個目標？

1. The agent tailed the courier from the station without being seen.
2. The child followed her father into the store.
3. The app tracked the parcel across the country.

哪一句把 be thrown onto a dangerous path 用作「被迫陷入困難處境」的比喻？

1. She picked a quiet path through the garden.
2. The sudden bankruptcy threw her onto a difficult path with no clear way forward.
3. The storm threw the canoe onto a rocky shore.

選出正確使用 run parallel to，並用所有格避免重複名詞的句子。

1. Her investigation runs parallel to the reporter's.
2. Her investigation runs parallel the reporter's.
3. Her investigation runs parallel to the reporter.

用本課的固定表達完成句子：The old prophecy may finally ____.

哪一句中的 open up 表示一個入口變得開放並可以進入？

1. During the interview, Maya opened up about her fears.
2. Please open the package on the table.
3. After the repairs, a second entrance opened up to visitors.

用 tie 的正確形式完成問題：What ____ these two clues together?

哪一句是在問：兩個人分別來看，其中一人是否能解決某個問題？

1. Is this a problem both of them must solve together?
2. Is this a problem neither of them can solve?
3. Is this a problem either one of them can solve?

哪一句使用 collision 的方式與目標片語中的抽象含義相同？

1. The film explores the collision of tradition and modern life.
2. The film reports a collision between two buses.
3. The film lists tradition and modern life as separate topics.

用這個固定隱喻完成句子：A focus on access is a ____ across all three community projects.

哪一個句子中的 forge 表示「有意識地建立穩固的連結」？

1. The mentoring program helped forge strong connections between new employees and experienced staff.
2. The storm cut the connection between the island and the mainland.
3. The clerk was arrested for trying to forge a customer's signature.

這裡的 post-World War II American occupation of Japan 指什麼？

1. 第二次世界大戰前日本對美國的占領
2. 第二次世界大戰後由美國主導的盟軍對日本的占領
3. 第二次世界大戰期間美國人在日本從事的工作

請用 hang over 的過去式完成句子：For years, the threat of closure ____ the small theater.

哪一句表示同一項政策既影響小型企業，也影響大公司？

1. The policy affects small businesses, as large companies do.
2. The policy affects small businesses, and so do large companies.
3. The policy affects small businesses, as it does large companies.

哪一句中的 shady 表示「可疑或可能不誠實」？

1. The website looked shady because it asked for my bank password.
2. We sat in a shady spot under the oak tree.
3. The bright lobby had no shade at all.

用 blur 的正確形式完成句子，使其表達「讓區別變得不清楚」：The new app ____ the line between work and free time.

請使用 draw from 正確的現在式完成句子：The podcast ____ interviews with local musicians.

例句中的 tumble over each other 是什麼意思？

1. 這些引用按照整齊的順序逐一出現。
2. 這些引用迅速出現並彼此重疊。
3. 有些人真的跌倒在其他人身上。

用 from ... to ... 完成範圍表達：The festival offers activities ____ street dancing ____ cooking workshops.

用 a penchant for 完成句子：The editor has ____ dramatic headlines.

用 wander the streets 的過去式完成句子：With no map and nowhere to be, we ____ until sunset.

用 keep someone company 完成句子，並使用 me 作受詞：I was nervous in the waiting room, so Mia stayed to ____.

用 take refuge 的過去式完成句子：When the tornado siren sounded, the neighbors ____ in the basement.

以下哪個句子正確表達「研究人員整晚都在仔細研究舊檔案」？

1. The researcher pored the old records all night.
2. The researcher pored over the old records all night.
3. The researcher poured over the old records all night.

請用 introduce someone to something 的過去式句型完成句子，並以 us 作為受詞：The workshop ____ basic coding.

本句中的 all the more hypnotic 是什麼意思？

1. 這部作品真的會催眠每一位讀者。
2. 這種音樂特質讓作品變得比較不吸引人。
3. 這種音樂特質讓作品變得更加迷人。

本句中的「bends the line between reality and a world of dreams」表達了什麼？

1. 它去除夢境世界，只留下現實。
2. 它讓現實與夢境彼此交疊，而不是保持清楚分隔。
3. 它畫出一條連接兩個地點的實際線條。

哪一種解釋最符合「a master of magic lurking in the mundane」？

1. 一個在日常生活中躲著別人的舞台魔術師。
2. 一個非常擅長呈現隱藏在平凡生活中之非凡事物的人。
3. 一個用完全獨立的奇幻世界取代日常生活的人。

根據這裡的說明，哪一項描述最符合 magical realism？

1. 超自然事件出現在普通世界中，並被視為日常現實的一部分。
2. 故事發生在一個完全虛構、擁有詳細魔法系統的世界裡。
3. 每個異常事件最後都得到科學解釋。

用本課的對比片語完成句子：____ the old route, the new route is shorter and safer.

選出能自然表達「這項協議為雙方提供了解決爭端的可能途徑」的句子。

1. The agreement offers both sides a way outside the dispute.
2. The agreement offers both sides a way out of the dispute.
3. The agreement offers out both sides from the dispute.

選出正確使用 Instead 來表示「原本有幫助的預期結果反而變成更糟結果」的句子。

1. The new app was designed to save time. Instead, it saved the staff even more time.
2. The new app was designed to save time. Instead, it created more work for the staff.
3. The new app was designed to save time. Also, it created more work for the staff.

用 be faced with 結構完成句子：After the bridge closed, commuters were ____ long delays.

哪個句子用 from ... to ... 來呈現種類廣泛的例子？

1. The courier drove from the library to the station.
2. The meeting lasts from two to four.
3. The library offers resources from beginner comics to advanced research journals.

請用片語 offer no easy answers 的正確現在式形式完成句子：The ethics debate ____, but it helps us understand the problem better.

一群受困者用廢棄塑膠瓶做出濾水器。哪個片語最能讚揚他們利用有限材料想出實用方法的能力？

1. the limits of the human spirit
2. the resourcefulness of the human spirit
3. the resilience of the human spirit

請使用 leave 的過去式、受詞 us 和 think 的 -ing 形式完成句子：The final question ____ about the problem long after class.

請用本筆記中表示「應付未預料狀況」的四字英文片語完成句子：A flexible plan helps us ____.

在這個句子開頭，While 子句有什麼作用？

1. 先承認一種印象，再由主要子句提出更重要的判斷。
2. 說明後續判斷的原因。
3. 表示兩個動作同時發生。

用本則筆記中表示「……的核心」的片語完成句子：Trust is ____ every strong partnership.

請用表示「使她繼續取得進展」的現在式 keep + 受詞 + -ing 結構完成句子：Her team's encouragement ____ through every setback.

哪個選項最能表示態度隨時間逐漸形成？After years of resisting the idea, she finally ___ that change was necessary.

1. decided to accept
2. came to accept
3. began to accept

哪一句自然地使用了抽象義的 echo，並在所有格後省略重複的名詞？

1. The character's doubts echo the audience.
2. The character's doubts echo with the audience's.
3. The character's doubts echo the audience's.

用兩個缺少的單字完成連動比較句型：The ____ carefully you prepare, the ____ confident you will feel.

From one Kafka to another 在這句話中有什麼作用？

1. 表示 Franz Kafka 寫了剛才提到的那本小說。
2. 描述在兩個名叫 Kafka 的地點之間旅行。
3. 利用 Kafka 的兩個不同指涉，把話題轉到 Kafkaesque。

哪個詞最適合描述這種情況？一名員工需要驗證碼才能登入，但必須先登入才能申請驗證碼，而且每個服務台都把員工導回同一個頁面。

1. Orwellian
2. surreal
3. Kafkaesque