潘朵拉的盒子神話 - Iseult Gillespie：英語精讀講義

a blessing or a curse? 在這個開頭中有什麼作用？

1. 它斷言好奇心總是有害的。
2. 它把好奇心設定為可能有益，也可能有害的事物。
3. 它詢問好奇心是否源自某種古老的宗教信仰。

哪一種理解最符合例句中的 paradoxical nature？

1. 這項特質很難發音。
2. 這項特質包含看似衝突卻同時存在的面向。
3. 這項特質完全沒有明確的性質。

哪一句使用 personified 表示「把抽象特質化為人物形象」？

1. In the fable, greed is personified as a king who is never satisfied.
2. The historian wrote a biography of the king.
3. In the film, the king is played by a famous actor.

ancient Greeks 和 mythical figure of Pandora 告訴我們這段話的什麼資訊？

1. 潘朵拉被呈現為現代希臘科學家。
2. 潘朵拉被呈現為希臘神話中的人物。
3. 潘朵拉被呈現為有文獻記載的古希臘統治者。

用表示這項研究與工程師相關的關係詞完成句子：I met an engineer ____ research changed urban transport.

在句子 Her blazing curiosity kept her reading about the stars all night 中，blazing curiosity 是什麼意思？

1. 短暫而不重要的興趣
2. 對真實火災的好奇
3. 強烈而難以控制的好奇心

哪一句自然表示「一項決定啟動了一連串彼此相關的改革」？

1. The decision brought one reform to a halt.
2. The decision set a chain of reforms in motion.
3. The decision described several earlier reforms.

哪個句子像 Hephaestus, god of fire 一樣，用逗號隔開的同位語說明同一個人的身分？

1. Dr. Rivera, the museum director, introduced the new exhibit.
2. Dr. Rivera spoke to the museum director about the new exhibit.
3. Dr. Rivera and the museum director introduced the new exhibit.

哪個情境會讓 breathed into being 聽起來自然，而不是不合時宜地誇張？

1. A factory report says ten plastic chairs were breathed into being before lunch.
2. An ancient tale says a clay figure was breathed into being by a goddess.
3. A student says a worksheet was breathed into being by a printer.

用本課中表示「有目的地爭取……協助」的正式片語完成句子：During the rescue planning, the team ____ a mountain guide.

用本講解中的正式結構完成句子：Humans have a remarkable ____ empathy.

哪一句最明確地使用 mastery over 來強調控制，而不是學科知識？

1. With practice, Maya gained mastery of geometry.
2. With practice, Maya gained mastery over her fear.
3. With practice, Maya read a book about fear.

填入正確的介系詞，完成固定搭配：This job requires excellent attention ____ detail.

哪一句自然地使用 bestow，並符合它的標準結構？

1. The academy bestowed the young composer its highest honor.
2. I bestowed a sandwich on my friend during lunch.
3. The academy bestowed its highest honor on the young composer.

哪一種理解最符合 which settled in her spirit？

1. 她真的坐進了一個叫作「她的心靈」的地方。
2. 好奇心讓她搬到了新家。
3. 好奇心成為她內在世界中一股持久的力量。

哪一句使用 send someone out into the world 表示內在動機推動一個人去探索？

1. Her curiosity sent her out into the world to discover new places.
2. Her parents sent her a postcard from another country.
3. Her guide sent her out to buy a map before lunch.

用一個三個字的英語片語完成句子，表示有螺紋的蓋子被旋得非常緊：The lid was ____, so I could not open the jar.

在奇幻故事中，「The spellbook is not for mortal eyes」是什麼意思？

1. 一般人類不得看這本魔法書。
2. 只有視力不好的人才能讀這本魔法書。
3. 這本魔法書裡畫著人類的眼睛。

哪一個意思最符合例句？

1. 她接到嚴格指示：無論發生什麼事都絕不能打開盒子。
2. 她因為忘了盒子，所以沒有打開它。
3. 她認為打開盒子可能不是好主意。

用本課中表示「相遇後愛上」的正確過去式片語完成句子：During the play, Maya ____ Leo.

請用 give 的過去完成式被動形式完成句子：By the time the project began, Lena ____ the task of designing the garden.

在這個神話中，giving them fire 表示什麼？

1. 普羅米修斯把火這種強大的資源帶給人類，因此違抗了宙斯。
2. 普羅米修斯奪走人類的火，以此懲罰他們。
3. 普羅米修斯把人類送來的一件普通禮物交給了宙斯。

在文學描寫中，another fiery-hearted soul 最可能是什麼意思？

1. 又一個平靜而沒有強烈情感的人
2. 又一個心臟真的在燃燒的人
3. 又一個熱情、充滿活力的人

請用 brim with 的過去式補完句子：After hearing that her project had won, Lena ____ excitement.

哪一句正確使用 given 引出名詞片語，說明事情發生的依據？

1. Given that the icy roads, school opened two hours late.
2. Given were the icy roads, school opened two hours late.
3. Given the icy roads, school opened two hours late.

下面句子中的 thirst for knowledge 是什麼意思？Maya's thirst for knowledge kept her reading long after dinner.

1. 讀書時需要喝水
2. 總是忘記新資訊的習慣
3. 強烈的學習意願

閱讀句子：During homework, Maya's mind wandered to the beach. 這裡的 mind wandered to 是什麼意思？

1. 她的注意力離開了作業，飄向了關於海邊的想法。
2. 她真的離開家，步行去了海邊。
3. 她決定為去海邊制定詳細計畫。

用缺少的單字補完結果結構：The backpack was ____ heavy that Leo could not lift it.

The spare key is in Maya's care. 這句話是什麼意思？

1. 備用鑰匙在法律上屬於 Maya。
2. Maya 對備用鑰匙有情感上的依戀。
3. 備用鑰匙由 Maya 負責保管。

用本筆記中的生動表達完成句子：Her fingers ____ to press the launch button.

補完整目標結構：The crate was nailed shut, so we used a crowbar to ____ the lid ____.

哪一句使用 hear + 受詞 + V-ing 來凸顯正在進行的聲音？

1. Tomorrow, I will ask the children to sing.
2. While walking past the music room, I heard the children singing.
3. At the concert, I heard the children sing every song from beginning to end.

"Some screws were rattling around inside the toolbox" 最明確表示什麼？

1. 這些螺絲是鬆散的，正在不規則地移動，並反覆發出聲響。
2. 有人正在工具箱外面數螺絲。
3. 這些螺絲被牢牢固定住，而且完全沒有聲音。

句子 "The branches scraped the glass as if trying to get inside" 表達了什麼？

1. 樹枝看起來彷彿想要進去，但這是一種想像性的描寫。
2. 已經證明樹枝刻意擬定了一個計畫。
3. 因為樹枝停止移動，所以有人進去了。

在這個句子中，its enigma became maddening 是什麼意思？

1. 這個謎團變得令人極度煩躁。
2. 這個謎團造成了經診斷的精神疾病。
3. 這個謎團變得很容易理解。

用重複 more 的結構完成句子，表示擔心持續加深：As the storm approached, the hikers became ____ worried.

在句子 "A force beyond his control drew him toward the abandoned house," 中，這個表達最可能是什麼意思？

1. 有人測量了作用在那棟房子上的物理力。
2. 他感到一股自己無法抗拒的強烈吸引或衝動。
3. 他用鉛筆畫了一幅那棟房子的圖。

請用準確的重複比較級完成句子，表達「聲音逐漸變大」：As the train approached, its horn sounded ____.

哪個片語最適合補完整句子，並說明莉娜已經到了忍耐極限？By midnight, Lena ___ and asked her neighbors to turn down the music.

1. could carry the noise no longer
2. could hear the noise no longer
3. could bear the noise no longer

哪個句子中的 stole away 表示「不引人注意地悄悄離開」？

1. After rehearsal, Mia told everyone she was leaving.
2. After rehearsal, Mia stole away from the group to call her dad.
3. After rehearsal, Mia stole a jacket from the group.

請用 take one glance inside 的過去式完成句子：Before closing the cabinet, Mia ____ to make sure it was empty.

請用 rid A of B 完成句子，其中 A 使用 her mind，B 使用 the worry：She tried to ____ before the exam.

例句中的 at the first crack of the lid 是什麼意思？

1. 盒蓋仍然關著、但發出尖銳碎裂聲的那一刻。
2. 盒蓋剛開始打開一點點的那一刻。
3. 盒蓋已經完全打開一段時間之後。

請用 burst 加上表示「不再關閉」的結果形容詞完成句子：During the storm, the classroom door ____.

哪一句自然表示黑影被塵土包圍著，從洞內快速衝到洞外？

1. Dark shapes rushed out of the cave in a cloud of dust.
2. Dark shapes waited outside the cave as the dust cleared.
3. Dark shapes rushed into the cave in a cloud of dust.

哪一句清楚表示充滿恐懼的人是 Lena？

1. Filled with terror, Lena's shoes slipped on the floor.
2. Filled with terror, Lena ran toward the exit.
3. Filled with terror, the exit looked too far away.

哪一句最能表現某人慌亂地反覆抓取，而且不一定能成功抓住？

1. Mia held the rope firmly with both hands.
2. Unable to see in the smoke, Mia clawed desperately at the rope but kept missing it.
3. Mia reached for the rope and took it calmly.

哪一句最恰當地用 surged out 表示一大群人突然、有力地向外湧出？

1. Before the stadium gates opened, the crowd waited in neat lines.
2. When the stadium gates opened, the crowd surged out and pressed against the barriers.
3. When the stadium gates opened, one visitor walked out quietly.

用表示「突然產生不祥預感」的目標片語完成句子：When every light in the empty house went out at once, Mara felt ____.

完成 use A as a vessel for B 結構：In the ritual, they used the silver bowl ____ sacred water.

請用表示「瓶子一旦被打開」的 once 簡化子句完成這個英文句子：____, the bottle should be used within thirty days.

哪一句表示腳步聲逐漸進入她的意識，而不是她有意把注意力集中在腳步聲上？

1. She deliberately paid attention to the footsteps behind her.
2. She gradually became aware of footsteps behind her.
3. She never heard the footsteps behind her.

用 not A, but B 結構完成修正：The noise was ____ thunder, ____ fireworks.

哪一句自然地使用 seemed to ease，表示某個問題似乎有所緩解？

1. The medicine seemed to ease from his pain.
2. The medicine seemed to ease his pain.
3. The medicine seemed easy his pain.

哪一句最能表現一個人正努力看清黑暗空間裡的東西？

1. She looked at the closed cabinet from across the room.
2. She opened the cabinet and glanced in for a split second.
3. She opened the dark cabinet and peered in, trying to make out what was inside.

把光束描寫為 warm，並說它 fluttered away，主要產生了什麼效果？

1. 溫暖而輕盈飄動的光讓希望顯得可見、柔和而有生命力。
2. 它表示盒子裡裝著一盞普通的電燈。
3. 它對光如何在空氣中傳播提出了科學解釋。

用表示「在……之後並受其影響」的固定片語完成句子：In the ____ of the earthquake, the city strengthened its building codes.

用 close 的動名詞形式作主詞，並填入 be 的正確過去式：____ the document without saving it ____ a mistake.

在這個語境中，哪一句最準確地改述了 she'd set hope forth？

1. She had kept hope hidden from everyone.
2. She had sent hope out into the world.
3. She would explain the meaning of hope later.

哪一句中的 temper 表示「降低嚴重程度，但不徹底消除」？

1. The sudden price increase made everyone lose their temper.
2. The sudden price increase intensified pressure on the family budget.
3. The emergency fund helped temper the effects of the sudden price increase.

哪一句最自然地表示「改變規則可能引發許多難以控制的後果」？

1. Changing the rule could open a Pandora's box of legal disputes.
2. Changing the rule could close every legal dispute immediately.
3. Changing the rule could place the legal documents in Pandora's box.

畫線片語在句中發揮了什麼資訊組織作用？

1. 它提供探索陌生事物的中性說明。
2. 它加入一個新事件，精確說明盒子是如何製作的。
3. 它把一個具體故事轉化為對冒險干預未知事物的一般警告。

請用本課中表示「是……的核心」的表達完成句子：The need for fairness ____ the debate.

哪一句使用 be bound to 作出強烈預測，而不是說明規則或義務？

1. All employees are bound by the safety agreement.
2. Without maintenance, the machine is bound to break down.
3. Every visitor is required to show identification.

在這個問題中，to mine the Earth for more 主要暗示什麼？

1. 在地表下建造住宅。
2. 聲稱地球是說話者個人所有。
3. 為了追求更多資源、發現或答案而持續從地球開採。

使用 better left + 過去分詞表達「最好不要回答它們」：Some private questions are ____.

用目標句型完成這句價值宣言：We ____ education to change lives.

在本句中，even the youngest among us 強調了什麼？

1. 只有最年輕的成員可以分享想法。
2. 最年輕的成員不屬於說話者所在的群體。
3. 年輕成員也包括在內，儘管有些人可能沒想到他們會有重要的想法。

在這句話中，ideas that should be unleashed into the world 是什麼意思？

1. 人們應該把想法藏起來，直到別人發現它們。
2. 人們應該把每個想法都視為必須控制的危險力量。
3. 人們應該表達並分享自己的想法，讓這些想法能夠產生影響。

請使用 turn A into B 結構，並用代名詞指回前面的幾段錄音：The editor had several recordings and planned to ____ a podcast episode.

使用本講解中表示「取得使用或進入機會」的動詞完成句子：Complete the quiz to ____ the next lesson.