人生毫無意義嗎？以及其他荒謬問題 - 妮娜·梅德文斯卡婭：英語精讀講義

用 grow up 的過去式完成句子：Maya ____ in a small mountain town.

用 be mired in 的過去式完成句子：After years of court battles, the project ____ legal disputes.

哪一種理解最符合這兩個群體在歷史背景中的角色？

1. 阿爾及利亞當地人口與法國殖民統治有關的歐洲裔群體
2. 沒有殖民關係、彼此競爭的兩個歐洲社群
3. 捲入當地爭執的阿爾及利亞遊客和法國遊客

請用 deem 和 unfit 的被動結構完成這項正式評估：After the medical exam, she was ____ return to active duty.

哪一句正確地讓執行句首 -ing 動作的人同時擔任主句主詞？

1. Battling heavy traffic, Lena arrived late to the meeting.
2. Battling heavy traffic, there was a delay for Lena.
3. Battling heavy traffic, the meeting began without Lena.

在這個第二次世界大戰語境中，a resistance journalist 最可能是什麼意思？

1. 拒絕撰寫新聞的記者
2. 報導電阻的記者
3. 與戰時有組織的抵抗運動有關的記者

用 grow 的過去式和形容詞 despondent 完成句子：After months of unanswered applications, Lina ____.

在這個句子中，couldn't fathom 是什麼意思？I couldn't fathom why the warning was ignored.

1. 聽不清楚那些話
2. 無法理解或想通其中的原因
3. 記不起確切措辭

哪一句自然地用 bloodshed and suffering 概括嚴重衝突的後果？

1. The quiet library prevented bloodshed and suffering during study time.
2. The peace talks aimed to prevent further bloodshed and suffering.
3. The bandage prevented bloodshed and suffering from a paper cut.

哪一句正確地先設定假設前提，再用直接問句詢問什麼仍然成立？

1. If success were impossible, whether the effort would still matter.
2. If success would be impossible, the effort still mattered?
3. If success were impossible, would the effort still matter?

在原句中，could our individual lives still hold value 是什麼意思？

1. 我們的生命是否仍能維持相同的市場價格？
2. 我們的生命是否仍能實際拿著某個有價值的東西？
3. 我們的生命是否仍然具有意義和重要性？

請用 under the banner of 完成句子：Several community groups united ____ safer streets.

閱讀這個句子：The designers were given a blank slate. 其中 a blank slate 是什麼意思？

1. 一個不受既定方案限制、可以開始的機會。
2. 過去的錯誤已被原諒，因此可以重新開始。
3. 一塊必須在上面寫字的實體板子。

使用可正確接在 -ing 形式前的 responsible 結構完成句子：Maya is ____ updating the website every Friday.

哪一句中的 school of thought 表示「一套有組織的思想體系」？

1. The school of thought closes at three o'clock.
2. Researchers debate two schools of thought about language learning.
3. I had a school of thought while waiting for the bus.

用表示「天生具有」的介系詞完成句子：The theory says every person is born ____ a basic capacity for empathy.

哪一句最能表現主動努力尋找一位不容易找到的協助者？

1. After several failed repairs, Leo avoided speaking to any technicians.
2. After several failed repairs, Leo happened to meet a technician at the bus stop.
3. After several failed repairs, Leo sought out a technician who specialized in antique radios.

哪一句正確使用了讓步結構？

1. Despite the heavy rain, the match continued.
2. Despite of the heavy rain, the match continued.
3. Although the heavy rain, the match continued.

本句中的 two incompatible puzzle pieces 是什麼意思？

1. 它們是無法構成一個連貫整體的兩個觀念。
2. 它們是某人正在試圖修理的兩個真實物件。
3. 它們是彼此吻合並互相強化的兩個觀念。

用三個字完成句子，使用 fit ... together 和代名詞 them 表示 Lina 讓這些部分互相吻合：The model came in three sections, and Lina managed to ____.

在這個哲學語境中，absurd 是什麼意思？

1. 它表示宇宙既好笑又有趣。
2. 它表示把拼圖拼在一起在物理上是不可能的。
3. 它描述了人類尋找意義與宇宙不作回應之間的衝突。

使用本課的目標片語完成句子：After the first customer survey, simplicity ____ the redesign.

在卡繆的哲學中，the absurd 指的是什麼？

1. 以荒唐意外為主的喜劇風格。
2. 人追尋意義，而世界不提供最終答案，兩者之間的衝突。
3. 所有難題都不可能解決的想法。

哪個句子最準確地使用 inherently futile？

1. Trying to charge a phone with a cable that cannot carry electricity is inherently futile.
2. Charging the phone was inherently futile because it took longer than expected, but it reached 100 percent.
3. The phone was inherently futile because its case was green.

在句子「Exploring how to reduce waste became our main goal.」中，哪些字詞組成完整的主詞？

1. our main goal
2. became
3. Exploring how to reduce waste

請用本課片語完成句子：Whether machines can be creative was the ____ the exhibition.

在這個句子中，cycle of the absurd 指什麼？

1. 一部情節最後回到開頭的小說
2. 一種不斷重複的事件模式
3. 一組由「荒謬」主題連結起來的作品

哪一個句子中的 star 與 The star of this cycle 中的比喻義相同？

1. The new sculpture is the star of the exhibition.
2. At night, one bright star appeared above the exhibition hall.
3. The actor is the star of a new television drama.

使用本課的目標表達完成句子：The climate report ____ to the question of whether current efforts are enough.

使用本課學到的劇情簡介動詞：The podcast ____ three chefs as they prepare for a national competition.

哪一句最適合描述一個 emotionally detached 的人？

1. She felt deeply involved and shared everyone's excitement.
2. She stayed emotionally detached and showed little reaction to the argument.
3. The label became detached from the bottle.

請用 attribute + special meaning + to 的正確形式完成句子：Many families ____ old holiday traditions.

哪個句子最適合描述一個人造成了嚴重傷害，卻沒有道德上的罪惡感？

1. He is worried that someone may blame him.
2. He feels no remorse for the harm he caused.
3. He regrets that the picnic was canceled.

用表示「在……中不可接受」的表達完成這條班級規則：Bullying ____ our classroom.

slowly increasing his alienation until the novel's explosive climax 在句中有什麼作用？

1. 直接引用小說高潮中的一句話。
2. 開啟一個發生在敵意之前、與之無關的事件。
3. 把逐步發展的結果及其終點壓縮在同一句中。

請用 catapult 的過去式完成句子：A viral cooking video ____ Maya to fame.

用表示「回到先前議題」的目標片語過去式完成句子：After discussing the new evidence, the team ____ its original question.

這句話在論證中發揮什麼作用？

1. 報告某個人已經自殺。
2. 暫時假設生命毫無意義，並追問自殺是否必然成為唯一理性的回應。
3. 宣稱自殺已經被證明是唯一理性的選擇。

哪一個句子表達了堅定、明確的拒絕？

1. The committee gave a qualified yes to the proposal.
2. The committee gave a hesitant maybe to the proposal.
3. The committee gave an emphatic no to the proposal.

哪一個句子正確地把「即便如此仍繼續」這個動作當作語法主詞？

1. Choosing to continue regardless of took courage.
2. Choosing to continue regardless took courage.
3. Choose to continue regardless took courage.

哪一句中的 expression 和標示片語的意思相同？

1. Please simplify the expression before solving the equation.
2. Her expression changed when she heard the news.
3. Refusing the bribe was an expression of integrity.

請用 center on 正確的現在式完成句子：The documentary ____ the daily lives of volunteer firefighters.

哪一項說明提供了理解這個典故所需的背景？

1. 他是卡繆為了解釋文章而創造的哲學家。
2. 他是原句所提文章的希臘作者。
3. 他是希臘神話中的一位國王，受到的懲罰是反覆把巨石推上山。

使用 condemn 的過去式被動形式和 remain 的不定詞完成句子：After the trial, the ruler ____ in exile for the rest of his life.

請用 lie in 正確的現在式完成句子：The real value of the program ____ the support it gives new teachers.

哪一句中的 in the same position 表示兩個人面對相同的相關處境？

1. The two dancers are in the same position, with one arm raised.
2. Mina and Paolo have the same position at the company.
3. Although their jobs are different, both parents are in the same position: neither can work late.

哪一句在前置的 only when 條件之後正確使用了倒裝？

1. Only when is the evidence complete can we reach a conclusion.
2. Only when the evidence is complete can we reach a conclusion.
3. Only when the evidence is complete we can reach a conclusion.

請用表示「遭遇挫折後仍保持尊嚴」的目標表達完成句子：Although Maya lost the final, she walked off the court with ____.

哪一句使用 imagine + 受詞 + 形容詞補語結構？

1. I imagined that the house was empty after midnight.
2. I imagined the house empty after midnight.
3. I imagined the house as an abandoned hotel.

判斷：「Mina is accepting of different viewpoints」表示 Mina 對這些觀點持開放態度，即使她並非每一種觀點都認同。

1. 正確
2. 錯誤

請用 advocate for 的過去式完成句子：At the public hearing, local doctors ____ stricter safety rules.

一項新法律將拆除舊有結構，並徹底打亂每個機構的運作方式。哪個句子最準確地表達這個意思？

1. The new law could upend the entire system.
2. The new law could reform the system while keeping its basic structure.
3. The new law could change one minor procedure in the system.

請用 deprive someone of something 所要求的介系詞完成句子：The new rule deprived residents ____ a meaningful choice.

本句中的 cycle of revolt 是什麼意思？

1. 一部描寫突然發怒的作品
2. 歷史上反覆出現的一連串暴動
3. 卡繆以反抗為共同主題的一組作品

請用 as 和 rather than 完成句子：The coach described the setback ____ useful feedback ____ a final defeat.

哪種情況最符合 inverting power dynamics？

1. 兩個群體維持相同的權力和職責。
2. 所有決策職位都被取消，因此任何一個群體都無法控制另一個群體。
3. 一個原本沒有權力的委員會取得權威，並開始指揮過去控制它的官員。

請用 lead to 的過去式完成句子：Poor planning ____ months of delay.

請用括號中動詞的不定詞形式完成這個結構：The best way ____ energy is ____ devices off when not in use. (save, turn)

在這段論述中，重複出現的片語 our shared human nature 主要有什麼作用？

1. 它把人性限定為作家和哲學家才有的特質。
2. 它把共同的人性作為避免暴力的基礎。
3. 它表示一個人應該把人性給予另一個人。

完全依照 It was + X + that 的結構來強調 the final report：____ changed their minds.

請用本課中表示「關係嚴重決裂」的片語完成句子：After months of conflict, Dana's ____ her co-founder ended their partnership.

哪個句子在名詞片語前正確使用了 despite？

1. Despite there was a power outage, the science fair continued as planned.
2. Despite of the power outage, the science fair continued as planned.
3. Despite the power outage, the science fair continued as planned.

請用 begin work on 的過去式完成句子：After receiving approval, the engineers ____ the new bridge project.

哪一句使用 entitled 來引出作品標題？

1. She was entitled to paid leave.
2. The ticket entitled her to enter the museum.
3. She published an essay entitled A New Beginning.

請用表示「原本計畫成為」的確切片語完成句子：The old station ____ a community center, but the project was canceled.

請用強調評價的確切框架完成句子：The decision ignored every safety warning and ____ reckless.

哪個句子用 while 先承認一項限制，再強調主要結果？

1. While the first experiment failed, the later trials produced reliable results.
2. While the researchers ran the experiment, the lights went out.
3. The first experiment failed because the later trials produced reliable results.

使用本課中表示「在情感或思想上產生連結」的兩個英文單字完成句子：The documentary continues to ____ viewers around the world.

用表示「成為更大整體中的一個組成部分」的四字目標片語完成句子：Over time, street art has ____ the city's cultural identity.

這句話是什麼意思？Her essays remain a trusted guide for people facing difficult choices.

1. 她的文章描述了一趟已經結束的旅行。
2. 她的文章是現行的專業導遊名錄。
3. 她的文章仍然提供可靠的思想指引。

請用 imbue ... with 的過去式完成句子：The designer ____ the room ____ a sense of calm.

請用 rather than 完成句子：The committee chose to revise the plan ____ cancel it.

哪一句自然地使用 handle 表示「處理困難局面」？

1. Leah solved the customer complaint calmly.
2. Leah handled the customer complaint calmly.
3. Leah handled with the customer complaint calmly.

在討論古代哲學時，大寫片語 a Cynic 最準確的意思是什麼？

1. 古代犬儒學派的追隨者，或採用其理念的人
2. 總是抱怨並預期最壞結果的人
3. 從來沒有任何情緒的人