樓上與樓下：英國女僕的生活 - 史蒂芬妮·洪切爾·史密斯：英語精讀講義

哪一句表示健行者在第一道天光出現前不久開始行走？

1. The hikers began walking just before dawn.
2. The hikers began walking before dawn.
3. The hikers began walking at dawn.

這裡的 “his mind was spinning” 最可能是什麼意思？After receiving three conflicting explanations, his mind was spinning.

1. 他已經完全停止思考。
2. 他覺得自己的身體正在原地轉圈。
3. 他腦中有許多快速而混亂的想法。

使用 cost + her + her job 完成句子：Maya knew that one more serious safety violation could ____.

選出在 think about 後使用正確間接疑問語序的句子。

1. I often think about how has the neighborhood changed.
2. I often think about how did the neighborhood change.
3. I often think about how the neighborhood has changed.

句首片語 Only a week ago 在這句話中的主要作用是什麼？

1. 它帶出下週將要發生的事情。
2. 它讓時間線短暫回到過去，並強調先前的情況離現在不久。
3. 它表示這種情況恰好持續了一週。

在英國歷史上的大型家庭中，under-housemaid 是什麼身分？

1. 負責管理所有家庭僕役的高階家僕。
2. 在建築物下方工作的人員。
3. 在職級較高的家僕手下工作的低階室內女僕。

在本句中，grand estate 最可能是什麼意思？

1. 以宏偉宅邸及周圍土地為核心的大型氣派地產
2. 某人過世後留下的金錢和財物
3. 城鎮裡租來的一間小房間

哪一種解釋最符合本句中的 lower-ranking indoor servant？

1. 在宅內工作的僕役中職位相對較低的一員
2. 一位剛好站在屋內的訪客
3. 監督宅內所有僕役的屋主

哪個句子用 report to 表示區域總監是實習生們的主管？

1. All interns send reports about the regional director.
2. The regional director manages all interns.
3. All interns report to the regional director.

請用標示出的正式片語完成職務說明：In this role, my ____ reviewing contracts and preparing summaries.

在這個歷史句子中，domestic service 是什麼意思？

1. 在私人家庭中為雇主從事的有薪家務勞動
2. 一國之內提供的政府服務
3. 人們在自己家裡做的無薪家事

請用 make up 的統計含義完成句子：In this school, international students ____ 15% of the student body.

句子「All but the two newest computers were replaced」是什麼意思？

1. 除了兩台最新的電腦外，其他電腦都被更換了。
2. 幾乎沒有電腦被更換。
3. 只有兩台最新的電腦被更換了。

哪一句中的 all's clear 表示可以安全、無阻礙地行動？

1. Her explanation is clear to everyone.
2. When all's clear, we'll take the boxes out through the side door.
3. After the rain, the sky is clear and blue.

哪一句自然地使用 a buzz of excitement 來營造共同的氣氛？

1. She put a buzz of excitement in a box and mailed it.
2. A buzz of excitement spread through the crowd as the team walked onto the field.
3. The old refrigerator had a buzz of excitement that needed repairing.

請用表示「展現她有能力」的目標片語完成句子：The final presentation is Maya's chance to ____.

用 ensure 的 -ing 形式完成句子，讓最後的子句說明受到控制的結果：She checked every measurement twice, ____ the frame stayed level.

用表示「極度仔細的準確度」的原有兩個單字完成句子：Repairing the tiny clockwork requires ____.

哪一句使用 the sort of + 名詞片語來替事物分類，並表達負面評價？

1. It is the sort of pointless demand that wastes everyone's time.
2. The rule is sort of pointless, but it is still in effect.
3. Please sort the demands by urgency.

使用 never 和 have to 的現在完成式完成句子：Maya ____ lead a night shift.

哪個片語最能保留「這條規則脫離實際，是憑想像編出來的」這層意思？完成句子：Who could possibly ___ such an impractical rule?

1. dream up
2. carry out
3. come up with

判斷這個用法是否恰當：在和朋友隨意談論家務時，I need to perform my chores before dinner 通常是最自然的表達。

1. 錯誤
2. 正確

在歷史家庭生活的描寫中，carrying out the chamber pots 是什麼意思？

1. 把花盆移到室外，讓植物曬太陽
2. 把烹飪鍋具從廚房搬到餐廳
3. 把臥室裡可移動的便盆拿走，以便倒空和清洗

哪一句最準確地改寫了 "They had become fast friends"？

1. They had become friends who moved very quickly.
2. They had become friends in only a few minutes.
3. They had become close friends.

在這段歷史脈絡中，兩個女孩參加的是什麼性質的集會？

1. 只為社交娛樂而舉辦的一般聚會
2. 由爭取女性投票權的組織舉辦的活動
3. 管理地方選舉的政府機關會議

請用 allow 的過去完成式被動語態完成句子：When the law changed again in 1920, local residents ____ vote in town elections since 1890.

who owned property 如何限制這項陳述的適用範圍？

1. 這項陳述只適用於代為照管他人財產的女性。
2. 這項陳述只適用於擁有財產的英國女性。
3. 這項陳述適用於所有英國女性。

在 parliamentary ones 這個片語中，ones 指代什麼？

1. local governments
2. parliamentary elections
3. voting rights

請用以 back 開頭、表示「再次執政」的三個字完成句子：After four years in opposition, the party is ____.

哪一句表示一項改革會讓投票資格涵蓋更廣泛的人群？

1. The reform would delay the election for two years.
2. The reform would protect voting rights for people who can already vote.
3. The reform would expand voting rights to citizens aged sixteen and seventeen.

請使用 kept + -ing 結構和 defer the decision 完成句子：After three meetings without a vote, the board ____.

哪個句子正確使用省略讓步結構，表達 'Although Maya strongly supports the plan, she questions its cost' 的意思？

1. While Maya was presenting the plan, the team calculated its cost.
2. While a strong supporter of the plan, its cost worries Maya.
3. While a strong supporter of the plan, Maya questions its cost.

請使用 had yet to 和 voice an opinion 完成句子：By the end of the meeting, the chair ____.

聽完整的英語句子，選出實際聽到的內容。注意關鍵字的結尾是 /dʒ/ 還是 /ɪŋ/。

1. The documentary examines women's suffrage.
2. The documentary examines women's suffering.

在一篇歷史文章中，people of all classes 是什麼意思？

1. 被分到不同教室的人
2. 來自不同社會階層的人
3. 修讀所有學校課程的人

用標示表達中「行動與空談」的對照完成句子：After months of promises, the committee asked for ____, not ____.

在這段話中，這串行動描述的是什麼？

1. 三起互不相關的意外
2. 公共建築的日常維護工作
3. 英國婦女參政運動中部分行動者採用的激進策略

判斷關於「Other members had resigned, but Nina hadn't gone that far, not yet.」的說法：這句話表示 Nina 日後一定會辭職。

1. 正確
2. 錯誤

哪一句表示 Leo 熱湯的目的是讓客人入座時湯正好準備好？

1. Leo heated the soup because it was ready when the guests sat down.
2. Leo heated the soup, but it cooled before the guests sat down.
3. Leo heated the soup so it would be ready as the guests sat down.

在句子 As the deadline nears, the team checks every detail? 中，句首子句有什麼作用？

1. 它把敘事推進到截止期限，並把團隊的行動放進這個變化中的時間背景裡。
2. 它解釋了截止期限導致這個團隊出現。
3. 它指出離團隊最近的實際地點。

在這個餐廳場景中，這個片語主要傳達了什麼？

1. 準備端上桌的一般份量奶油
2. 外層塗上奶油的石雕
3. 作為華麗陳設一部分的精細奶油藝術品

用pull someone aside的過去式完成句子：After the meeting, my manager ____ to discuss a private concern.

哪一句表示某人在暗中偷聽私人談話？

1. She asked them to summarize the discussion for her.
2. She lingered outside the office to listen in on their private discussion.
3. She joined the meeting and listened to the presentation.

哪一句使用 admonish someone for doing something 結構，並表達嚴肅的不滿？

1. The supervisor admonished Leo for repeatedly ignoring the safety rules.
2. The supervisor warned Leo that the floor was wet.
3. The supervisor asked Leo to explain the safety rules.

用一個把抵達時間設為截止點的片語補完整句：____ the guests arrive, we will have set every table.

這裡的 'Alice has spent over 12 hours on her feet' 是什麼意思？

1. 她已經仔細觀察自己的腳超過十二個小時。
2. 她已經坐著休息了超過十二個小時。
3. 她已經站著或來回走動了超過十二個小時。

As the dinner bell rings out 在這句話中有什麼作用？

1. 它表示她在鈴聲響起很久以前就已經領悟了。
2. 它把鈴聲描述為同時發生並觸發她產生領悟的事件。
3. 它說明了晚餐鈴是誰製作的。

請使用本課中的確切習語完成句子：The launch window closes in ten seconds. It's ____.

哪一句中的 slip out 表示「不引人注意地離開」？

1. The note slipped out of Maya's bag during the meeting.
2. Maya slipped out of the meeting before anyone noticed.
3. Maya slipped on the wet floor outside the meeting room.

歷史口號 "Votes for women" 提出了什麼訴求？

1. 人們應把票投給女性候選人。
2. 女性應享有合法的投票權。
3. 只有女性投下的選票應被計算。

哪一句表示傳單被撒在各處，而不是逐份交給人？

1. After the meeting, the volunteers strewed pamphlets about.
2. After the meeting, the volunteers handed a pamphlet to each visitor.
3. After the meeting, the volunteers discussed what the pamphlets were about.

用本課中表示「從暗處變得可見」的表達完成這段富有戲劇感的描述：A tall figure ____ and walks toward the fire.

用before + I + could + answer完成句子，表示電話在我來得及回答之前就結束了：____, the caller hung up.

用with + the manager + away把經理不在當作延誤的原因：____, final decisions are often delayed.

句子“The unusual rescue made the newspapers the next morning”是什麼意思？

1. 救援隊隔天印刷了這些報紙。
2. 這場不尋常的救援隔天受到報紙報導。
3. 救援隊隔天遞送了這些報紙。

哪一句表示某人幾乎沒有多餘時間，但最後仍然成功趕上了？

1. We reached the gate too late to board the plane.
2. We reached the gate on time, thirty minutes before boarding began.
3. We reached the gate just in time to board the plane.

用 help、clean up 和 after，按照正確順序完成句子：We stayed to ____ the school play.

例句中的 would change 表達了什麼？

1. 它讓這些變化取決於一個沒有說出的條件。
2. 它採用過去的視角，指當時仍屬於未來的變化。
3. 它轉述一個從現在出發所做的預測。

哪一句將同一個正式表達自然地轉用到新情境？

1. Remote work briefly changed one line in the office handbook.
2. Remote work fundamentally altered the rhythms of office life.
3. Remote work added new rhythms to the office playlist.

哪個片語明確表示女性的社會階級，而不只是說明就業或正在工作？

1. women working
2. working women
3. working-class women

哪一句中的 took on a role 表示「接受了新的職責」？

1. Rina took her coat off before the volunteer meeting.
2. Rina took on a mentoring role in the volunteer program.
3. Rina took over the volunteer program after the director left.

根據原句判斷以下說法：In 1918, every adult woman gained equal voting rights in British parliamentary elections.

1. 錯誤
2. 正確

用標示出的歷史敘事片語完成句子：The first trial succeeded in 2010, but ____ the treatment became widely available.

用標示出的表達完成句子，使其表示雙方在同等公平的條件下競爭：The new policy lets local suppliers compete ____ large corporations.

選出把三項同時存在的壓力寫成平行名詞片語列表的句子。

1. As costs rose, demand fell, and the market shrank, the business suffered.
2. Rising costs caused demand to fall and the market to shrink.
3. Rising costs, falling demand, and a shrinking market hurt the business.

選出正確表達「高昂的維護費用導致數間歷史悠久的飯店被變賣」的句子。

1. High maintenance costs led to several historic hotels to be sold off.
2. High maintenance costs led several historic hotels be sold off.
3. High maintenance costs led several historic hotels to be sold off.

判斷：在這段旁白中，Relics of a system 沒有限定動詞，所以一定是轉寫錯誤。

1. 不正確
2. 正確

填入一個關係詞，表示 profits 屬於 company：They criticized a company ____ profits depended on unpaid labor.

以下哪個敘述最準確地說明句中標示的片語？

1. 勞動者在完全黑暗的環境中工作，所以別人看不見他們。
2. 勞動者離開了這套制度，因此制度無法繼續運作。
3. 勞動者維持制度運作，但他們的貢獻很少獲得承認。

這個 because 子句主要發揮什麼語篇功能？

1. 它宣稱歷史會自動解決當前的每一個問題。
2. 它把歷史啟示連結到當代問題，藉此支持前面的觀點。
3. 它列出昨天上課以及今天安排挑戰的時間表。