辣味的科學 - 羅絲·伊芙蕾絲：英語精讀講義

在這個問題中，feel like it's on fire 最符合哪一種意思？

1. 嘴裡只是變得溫暖而舒服。
2. 嘴裡真的冒出了火焰。
3. 嘴裡感覺非常灼熱而疼痛。

請用 soothe the burn 完成句子：After a mild sunburn, aloe gel may help ____.

用表示「流淚」的動詞完成句子，並使用 make + 受詞 + 原形動詞：The smoke made my eyes ____.

簡報進行到一半時，你發現聽眾需要先了解一項基本規則，才能聽懂下一點。哪一句最自然？

1. Let's back up the file before the presentation.
2. Let's back up a bit and explain the basic rule first.
3. Let's speed up and skip the basic rule.

哪一句先承認一種常見叫法，再提出與之形成反差的科學分類？

1. Even though many people call tomatoes vegetables, botanically they are fruits.
2. Because many people call tomatoes vegetables, botanically they are fruits.
3. Even though many people call tomatoes vegetables, but botanically they are fruits.

哪一句最恰當地使用這個框架，從表面現象轉向實際過程？

1. The screen looks frozen because the app is still loading data.
2. The screen looks frozen, and the app is still loading data.
3. The screen looks frozen, but what's really happening is that the app is still loading data.

哪一句使用了 activate 的科學含義，表示使感覺神經元開始產生反應？

1. A mild electric pulse can activate sensory neurons in the hand.
2. A mild electric pulse can locate sensory neurons in the hand.
3. A mild electric pulse can protect sensory neurons in the hand.

哪一句表示星星畫在筆記本的許多位置上？

1. Stars are drawn under the notebook.
2. Stars are drawn beside the notebook.
3. Stars are drawn all over the notebook.

用本課的對照過渡語完成說明：On this display, pressing the up arrow makes the number increase. ____ when you press the down arrow.

一份安全報告要描述液體已經接觸到工作人員的皮膚。哪一句最能表達這種已經存在的狀態？

1. The liquid is in contact with the worker's skin.
2. Contact the worker about the liquid.
3. The liquid came into contact with the worker's skin.

哪一組句子先說明原因，再用 This is why 引出結果？

1. The battery was empty. This is why the phone shut down.
2. The battery was empty. This is because the phone shut down.
3. The phone shut down. This is because the battery was empty.

用 elicit 的過去式完成句子：The interviewer's question ____ a detailed response from the witness.

在保留第一句意思的情況下，把第二句補成正式關係子句：The artist painted the sign with this brush. This is the brush ____ the artist painted the sign.

請選出這句話的最佳含義：Not all routes are equally safe.

1. 沒有任何路線是安全的。
2. 有些路線可能沒有其他路線安全。
3. 每條路線的安全程度都完全相同。

請用本課中表示「關鍵差異在於……」的四字英文結構完成句子：Both phones take clear photos; ____ how well they work in low light.

哪一句把 found in 當作簡化關係子句，表示某物存在於某個地點或材料中？

1. The researchers found this rock near the river.
2. The town was founded in 1890.
3. The minerals found in this rock are valuable.

用 be made up of 的正確形式完成句子：The review team ____ four specialists.

哪一句明確表示煙霧向上移動並進入了閣樓？

1. The smoke was floating in the attic.
2. The smoke floated up into the attic.
3. The smoke floated up to the attic door.

用目標結構完成句子：In this study, response time is ____ performance.

its rating on the Scoville scale 表示什麼？

1. 根據公認的辣度量表，這種食物有多辣。
2. 這種食物有多大。
3. 這種食物放在廚房秤上有多重。

哪一句表示稀釋可以持續到顏色看不見的門檻？

1. The dye can be diluted many times before its color is no longer visible.
2. Diluting the dye makes its color easier to see forever.
3. The dye must become invisible before anyone can dilute it.

哪一句中的 get 表示得到分數或量測結果？

1. The technician gets a clean cup from the shelf.
2. The design gets zero points for durability.
3. The train gets to the station at noon.

哪一句用 clock in 來報告測得的數值？

1. Employees clock in before their shift.
2. The package clocks in at 2.3 kilograms.
3. The clock in the lobby stopped at two.

哪一句的 race 是比喻「為實現目標而展開的競爭」？

1. Several runners are racing around the track.
2. The lab closed early after the meeting.
3. Several labs are in a race to develop a faster test.

請用本課表示「持續而艱難的較量」的片語完成句子：Keeping weeds out of the garden ____.

請用本課片語的過去式完成句子，表示 Lina 是最後的勝利者：After three close rounds, Lina ____.

哪個句子使用了 about half + 測量對象 + 過去分詞片語說明參照標準的結構？

1. The new lamp uses about half the electricity consumed by the old model.
2. The old model consumed electricity for about half an hour.
3. The new lamp is about half as tall as the old model.

Why would anyone want to eat ...? 在這段說明中有什麼作用？

1. 它提出一個令人意外的問題，讓說話者接下來解答。
2. 它預測未來每個人都會吃會造成疼痛的食物。
3. 它告訴聽眾必須吃會造成疼痛的食物。

哪一句使用了正確的嵌入問句語序？

1. Nobody knows why the machine stopped.
2. Nobody knows why stopped the machine.
3. Nobody knows why did the machine stop.

用表示「最早可追溯至」的正確片語完成句子：The library owns maps ____ the 1500s.

哪一句正確地在 don't know 後使用 whether，列出三個可能的目的地？

1. We don't know whether does the trail lead to the lake, the village, or the old bridge.
2. We know whether the trail leads to the lake, the village, or the old bridge.
3. We don't know whether the trail leads to the lake, the village, or the old bridge.

用表示「有300年歷史的」複合形容詞完成句子：The museum displayed a ____ map.

哪一句中的 lined with 表示某種材料覆蓋在物體內側？

1. The lunch box was lined with a layer of foil.
2. The runners lined up with their teammates.
3. Tall trees lined the road beside the farm.

用缺少的兩個單字完成 add A to B 結構：When the soup tasted bland, the chef started ____ herbs ____ the soup.

哪一句使用 kill off 來強調一個群體中的許多成員都死去了？

1. The vet killed a tick on the dog's ear.
2. A sudden disease killed off nearly all the fish in the pond.
3. The hikers walked off the trail.

判斷：'Some studies show that X' 與 'All studies prove that X.' 表達的主張強度相同。

1. 正確
2. 錯誤

哪一句表示「這種情況恰好在沿海地區更常見」？

1. The condition has to be more prevalent in coastal areas.
2. The condition happens to become more prevalent in coastal areas.
3. The condition happens to be more prevalent in coastal areas.

哪一句正確使用 subject oneself to，表示主動接受一種不愉快的經歷？

1. We chose to protect ourselves from another round of difficult interviews.
2. We chose to enjoy another round of difficult interviews.
3. We chose to subject ourselves to another round of difficult interviews.

使用標示的表達完成句子，表示原因仍有些不清楚：The cause of the strange signal ____.

哪一句使用 be like 比較兩種活動，同時沒有說它們在字面上完全相同？

1. Learning a language is like training for a long race.
2. Learning a language likes training for a long race.
3. Learning a language is a long race in every literal sense.

如果延誤發生在暴風雨之後，而且是其後果之一，哪個詞最適合填空？The storm and the ____ delay disrupted travel.

1. ensuing
2. upcoming
3. pleasant

請用一個由兩個單字組成的連接詞完成句子，表示可能出現的寒冷天氣不會改變計畫：We will go to the park ____ the weather is cold.

hot stuff 在這個句子中是什麼意思：They like to eat hot stuff.

1. 辛辣的食物
2. 熱門的產品或內容
3. 溫熱的食物

請用表示「做某事的可能性較高」的結構完成句子：People who plan ahead are ____ finish on time.

哪一句中的 taste 表示「偏好」？

1. Ravi disliked the taste of the medicine.
2. Ravi has developed a taste for jazz.
3. The lemon changed the taste of the soup.

用 up 作動詞，並使用 tolerance for spice 完成句子：Trying small amounts of spicy food regularly can ____.

哪個開頭正確地把一份報告當作這項說法的外部來源？

1. In my opinion the report, air quality improved last year.
2. According to the report, air quality improved last year.
3. According to me, air quality improved last year.

休息一小時後，Maya 說：「The pain doesn't get any better.」她是什麼意思？

1. 疼痛已經完全消失。
2. 疼痛完全沒有好轉。
3. 這個人變得更有技能了。

用本課中表示「變得更能承受困難」的兩個字補完整句子：After each demanding practice, you ____.

請理解這個英文句子：In a survey, experienced hikers don't rate the steep trail any less difficult than beginners do. 這句話是什麼意思？

1. 他們沒有對這條山路做出任何評分。
2. 他們給出的難度評分不低於初學者的評分。
3. 他們給這條陡峭山路的難度評分低於初學者。

使用 those who 和代替 check their mirrors regularly 的助動詞完成比較：Drivers who check their mirrors regularly make fewer mistakes than ____.

證據仍然有限。哪個句子做出的判斷最謹慎？

1. The new treatment seems to reduce headaches.
2. The new treatment has no possible effect on headaches.
3. The new treatment definitely eliminates headaches.

在「torment your heat receptors all you want,」中，all you want 最可能表達什麼？

1. 毫無保留的熱情鼓勵
2. 帶調侃的讓步：想做就做，但後面的結論仍然成立
3. 要求這個行為永遠繼續下去的規定

用本課的主題引入表達補完整句子：____ online privacy, strong passwords are only the first step.

為什麼原句中的 burned 構成了雙關？

1. 它只表示某樣東西真的著火了。
2. 它只表示食物已經變冷。
3. 它既讓人想到辛辣食物帶來的灼熱疼痛，也讓人想到承受不好的後果。