入侵物種的威脅 - 珍妮佛·克洛斯 (Jennifer Klos)：英語精讀講義

在「blanket the southern United States」中，動詞 blanket 是什麼意思？

1. 覆蓋廣大區域
2. 讓一個地區保持溫暖
3. 把毯子從一個地方搬到另一個地方

請用表示「高度最高可達……」的 as...as 片語完成句子：The observation tower can reach ____ 80 feet.

在這句話中，swallow buildings 最符合哪種含義？

1. 把建築物當成食物吃掉
2. 幾乎完全覆蓋並遮住建築物
3. 使建築物吞下某物

請用表示「有能力」的三個字結構完成句子：This compact camera ____ recording underwater.

請用「動詞 + 反身代名詞 + into + 結果」結構完成句子：After taking on every task, Maya worked ____ exhaustion.

這句話在說話者的論述中有什麼作用？

1. 它否定虛構的解讀，並用真實的解讀取代它。
2. 它列出兩種不同的故事。
3. 它請聽眾判斷這些故事是否真實。

這個問句在話語結構中的主要功能是什麼？

1. 它要求一位觀眾立刻回答。
2. 它證明這些情況並不存在於自然界中。
3. 它把前面的反差轉化成一個將由後續內容解答的問題。

哪一項描述最符合 invasive species？

1. 任何表現得有攻擊性的動物。
2. 任何生活在戶外的物種。
3. 在新環境中造成危害的非本地物種。

用「先否定一個原因、再給出真正原因」的兩部分結構完成句子：The delay happened ____ driver error, ____ a road closure.

用 grow 的過去完成式完成句子：Before the gardeners moved the vine, it ____ quietly for several years.

哪個句子正確使用兩個分詞片語來描述同一個主詞？

1. Damaging by the storm and lost several branches, the old tree needed careful treatment.
2. Damaged by the storm and losing several branches, the old tree needed careful treatment.
3. The storm damaged and losing several branches, the old tree needed careful treatment.

用表示「群體中的許多個體死亡」的目標片語動詞完成句子：During the harsh winter, many bees began to ____, but the species did not disappear completely.

例句中的 its fortunes changed 是什麼意思？

1. 它把錢換成了另一種貨幣。
2. 它一定會成功。
3. 它的整體處境或前景變得不同。

請用 import 的簡單過去式被動形式和表示目的地的介系詞完成句子：The rare tree ____ the country in 1905.

在本句中，was even subsidized by the government 是什麼意思？

1. 政府只是允許種植這種植物。
2. 政府要求人們種植這種植物，但沒有提供資金。
3. 政府提供資金支持種植這種植物。

請用一個包含 fight、意思是「減少土壤流失」的四字英文目的片語完成句子：The town planted grass on the bare hillside ____.

哪一句自然地用句首的 with 片語交代促成結果的條件？

1. The seedlings grew quickly because they had plenty of sunlight and water.
2. With plenty of sunlight and water, the seedlings grew quickly.
3. With her cousin, Lena walked to school.

請用表示「後來開始被視為」的目標片語完成句子：After winning three races, she ____ the local champion.

以下哪一項最準確地說明了綽號 the plant that ate the South 的意思？

1. 它表示這種藤蔓真的咀嚼並消化了一個地理區域。
2. 它表示這種藤蔓在美國南方大片地區蔓延並造成嚴重侵占。
3. 它表示美國南方的人常把這種藤蔓當作食物。

以下哪一項正確說明了 Florida's Everglades？

1. 佛羅里達州所有森林的統稱。
2. 美國北部的一條山脈。
3. 佛羅里達州南部的一大片濕地區域。

在 thought 後使用 hide 的完成式被動形式完成句子：The documents are thought ____ before the inspection.

使用名詞結構 be the cause of 完成句子：A blocked pipe was ____ the leak.

哪一句表示一家企業在競爭中表現得比對手更好？

1. The local shop is cooperating with two national chains.
2. The local shop is outcompeting two national chains.
3. The local shop is competing with two national chains.

用 highlighted phrase 完成正式的結果表達：The factory fixed the leaking pipe, ____ water waste.

哪一句自然表達「掠食者有助於避免鹿群數量增長過多」？

1. Natural predators help to control the size of the deer population.
2. Natural predators help to count every deer in the population.
3. Natural predators help to measure each deer's body size.

用 so many ... that 完成句子：The club received ____ applications ____ it needed extra reviewers.

用本課中表示「徹底或幾乎徹底摧毀、消除」的雙字片語動詞完成句子：A severe drought could ____ the region's food supply.

用本課中表示「被有意帶到一個新地方」的片語完成句子：The beetles were ____ the island to control an invasive weed.

哪一句用句首的 like，透過清楚的比較把新案例與前一個案例連結起來？

1. After the first experiment, the second experiment produced similar results.
2. Like the first experiment, the second experiment produced similar results.
3. Because the first experiment succeeded, the second experiment produced similar results.

哪一句正確使用了 native habitat？

1. The city zoo is the frog's native habitat because one frog was moved there last week.
2. Any place where an imported frog survives becomes its native habitat.
3. The wetland is the frog's native habitat because the species occurs there naturally.

哪一句最自然地表示掠食者會防止鹿群數量增加過多？

1. Natural predators live near the deer population.
2. Natural predators keep the deer population under control.
3. Wildlife officers are in control of the deer survey.

哪一句把 lack 當作名詞，表示這個團隊沒有足夠的時間？

1. Limited time is slowing the team down.
2. A lack of time is slowing the team down.
3. The team lacks time and is working slowly.

哪一句自然地使用了放在名詞後面的形容詞片語？

1. We need a room suitable large meetings.
2. We need a room suitable for large meetings.
3. We need a suitable for large meetings room.

用 allow 的過去式和不定詞片語 to skyrocket 完成句子：The new feature ____ the number of users ____ in just a few weeks.

在提出幾個相似案例後，'So, why does this keep happening?' 有什麼作用？

1. 它把內容從這些案例帶到對反覆出現模式的解釋。
2. 它加入一個無關的例子，卻沒有追問原因。
3. 它表示這種模式已經停止。

用表示「由數千年的共同演化變化造成」的片語完成英文句子：This relationship is ____.

哪一個句子清楚地以 animals 作為 adapting 的邏輯主詞，並正確使用 adapt to？

1. The habitat evolves, adapting to the animals and each other.
2. The animals evolve together, adapting to their habitat and each other.
3. Adapting to their habitat and each other, the changes continue.

哪一個句子表示調整一直持續到壓力變得穩定的那一刻？

1. The system keeps adjusting while a stable pressure is maintained.
2. The system starts adjusting after a stable pressure is reached.
3. The system keeps adjusting until a stable pressure is reached.

一個系統已經處於平衡狀態。哪一句表示這個平衡會繼續保持？

1. Regular checks help restore the balance.
2. Regular checks help maintain the balance.
3. Regular checks help achieve the balance.

哪一句正確使用 via 來引出控制族群的機制？

1. The population is regulated despite limiting factors such as food and space.
2. The population is regulated via limiting factors such as food and space.
3. The population is regulated via because food and space are limited.

哪一句表示規定限制了研究可以包含哪些主題，但沒有表示原有範圍已經縮小？

1. The rules restrict the range of topics in the study.
2. The rules describe the range of topics in the study.
3. The rules reduce the range of topics in the study.

請用表示「某事物是否存在」的成對學術片語完成句子：The outcome may depend on the ____ of oxygen.

使用本課由四個英文單字組成的結構完成句子：Crop health ____ water and soil nutrients.

例句中的 which in turn impacts 表達哪一種資訊關係？

1. A 影響 B，接著 B 又影響 C。
2. A 和 B 輪流影響 C。
3. A 影響 B，以此作為對 C 的回報。

請用 feed on 的正確形式完成句子：An owl ____ mice and other small animals.

哪一句正確表示塗層能防止金屬生鏽？

1. This coating keeps the metal to rust.
2. This coating keeps the metal rusting.
3. This coating keeps the metal from rusting.

哪一句中的 upset 與例句的意思相同？

1. The bad news upset Maya before dinner.
2. The new rule upset the balance between speed and safety.
3. Jordan was upset about the result.

請用表示「把某物帶入某地這項行為」的名詞完成這句正式的生態學句子：The report examines the sudden ____ of non-native organisms into the lake.

在 a pretty major change 中，pretty 是什麼意思？

1. 相當、頗為
2. 以整齊的方式
3. 漂亮的、好看的

用 has、evolve 的過去分詞，以及用來引出棲地的介系詞完成句子：This island species ____ a habitat with no large predators.

完成表示「容易受到霜害影響」的固定搭配：Young seedlings are susceptible ____ frost damage.

這扇門原本應該管制人員進入，但沒有做到。哪一句最能強調預期的管制沒有實現？

1. The gate restricted access to the area.
2. The gate did not restrict access to the area.
3. The gate failed to restrict access to the area.

哪一句正確表達「雜草在爭奪水和陽光時可能勝過作物」？

1. Fast-growing weeds can outcompete crops for water and sunlight.
2. Fast-growing weeds can outcompete with crops for water and sunlight.
3. Fast-growing weeds can compete crops for water and sunlight.

一條新公路改變了動物的移動與覓食方式，但棲地和物種仍然存在。哪一句最準確地描述這種影響？

1. The new highway created the local ecosystem.
2. The new highway disrupted the local ecosystem.
3. The new highway completely destroyed the local ecosystem.

閱讀這個句子：「The seeds were introduced into the garden through floodwater.」這兩個介系詞片語分別表示什麼？

1. 兩個片語都表示負責的人。
2. into the garden 表示目的地；through floodwater 表示途徑。
3. through floodwater 表示目的地；into the garden 表示途徑。

哪一句正確使用插入式 though 來表示轉折？

1. The first two puzzles were easy, though the last one took an hour.
2. Although the first two puzzles were easy, the last one took an hour.
3. The first two puzzles were easy; the last one, though, took an hour.

選出正確使用 as when 引出具體情況的句子。

1. Roads can become dangerous without warning, as when black ice forms overnight.
2. Roads can become dangerous without warning, as when overnight.
3. Roads can become dangerous without warning, as a patch of black ice.

在這個生態語境中，zebra mussel 指的是什麼？

1. 一種在北美被視為入侵物種的淡水貽貝
2. 一種生活在伊利湖附近的條紋陸生哺乳動物
3. 一種用於大型湖泊的貨船

哪一句自然表達「風無意間把種子帶到島上」？

1. The wind was accidentally carried to the island by the seeds.
2. The seeds were accidentally carried to the island by the wind.
3. The seeds accidentally carried the island by the wind.

哪一句中的 as 表示「隨著一種趨勢發展」？

1. Because the weather is warm, we can eat outside.
2. As the weather gets warmer, more people visit the park.
3. As a park guide, Lena answers visitors' questions.

用 bring ... along 完成句子，表示外套要和你一起帶去：The evening may be cold, so please ____ a jacket ____.

哪一句最準確地保留了 rarely considering the consequences 的意思？

1. We brought the animals with us, but we seldom thought about the results.
2. We seldom brought the animals because we considered the results.
3. The results happened only rarely after we brought the animals.

請用 now that 結構完成句子：Now ____ the library is open, we can return the books.

請用 effects of X on Y 結構完成句子：The study examines the effects ____ noise ____ sleep.

某機構連續幾個月追蹤每一批動物運輸，而不是只檢查一批貨物。哪一句最準確地描述它的行動？

1. The agency inspects one shipment of animals.
2. The agency closely monitors the transport of animals.
3. The agency bans all transport of animals.

哪一句在 ban 後把 imports 當作名詞，並表示一項一般政策？

1. The government may ban imports of untreated wood.
2. The government imports untreated wood every month.
3. The government may ban companies to import untreated wood.

哪一句把 with 片語放在名詞後面，用一項特徵來指出該名詞所指的對象？

1. The museum displayed the vase, and a guide stood with it.
2. The museum displayed the vase with the most unusual shape.
3. With great care, the museum displayed the unusual vase.

在這個語境中，a group of primates who emerged from Africa 指的是什麼？

1. 來自非洲的政治領導人。
2. 以生物學術語描述的現代人類。
3. 僅指目前生活在非洲的非人類猿類。

哪一句中的 cover 和標示短語一樣，表示地理涵蓋或分布範圍？

1. This mobile network covers nearly every village in the valley.
2. The journalist covered the election.
3. She covered the bowl with a plate.

結尾問題 Are we an invasive species? 在篇章中的主要作用是什麼？

1. 它宣布人類已經得到確定的科學分類。
2. 它要求聽眾複述入侵物種的定義。
3. 它把前面的討論轉回人類自身，並引發反思。