薛丁格的貓能教給我們關於量子力學的什麼知識？ - Josh Samani：英語精讀講義

用 Consider 後面 drop 的正確形式完成句子：Consider ____ a coin into a glass of water.

一個電腦模型要在觀測前估計衛星將如何運動。哪一句表達得最準確？

1. The model can predict the motion of the satellite.
2. The model can predict the color of the satellite.
3. The model can record the motion of the satellite.

用目標結構 until ... gets to 完成句子：The toy car will keep moving ____ the end of the track.

風箏升到高處，接著回到較低的位置。哪一句最自然？

1. The kite rose high and then came back up.
2. The kite rose high and then returned downward.
3. The kite rose high and then came back down.

哪一句使用過去累積的經驗來支撐現在的判斷？

1. I saw this pattern once yesterday, and that is the only time.
2. I will see this pattern after I learn what it means.
3. I have seen this pattern many times, so I recognize it now.

Leo 從六月開始觀察月亮，現在仍然每晚觀察。請用 observe 的現在完成進行式補完句子：Leo ____ the moon every night since June.

請用一個包含 entire 的三字片語完成句子，表示「從她小時候到現在的一生」：Ava has loved music ____.

哪一句最自然地把內容從已知情況轉入一個新的假設情況？

1. But the map is definitely wrong. We have already proved it.
2. But suppose the map is wrong. What should we check next?
3. But because the map is wrong, we missed the turn.

使用 What does ... look like? 這個句型完成問句：____ the cloud pattern ____ before a storm?

使用 based on ... experience with ... 這個結構完成句子：We packed extra water ____ our ____ long desert walks.

哪一句中的 scales 表示科學語境中的「尺寸層級」？

1. At very small scales, surface forces can become important.
2. The survey uses a scale from one to five.
3. The lab uses two small scales to weigh samples.

哪一句能用自然的美式英語表達「新方案與舊方案有很大的不同」？

1. The new plan is much different than the old one.
2. The new plan is much differently than the old one.
3. The new plan is many different than the old one.

哪一句正確使用了 macroscopic object？

1. A macroscopic object must be larger than a building.
2. A grain of sand is a macroscopic object because it can be seen without a microscope.
3. An electron is an ordinary macroscopic object.

哪一句中的 govern 使用了「決定系統如何運作」這個科學含義？

1. These equations govern the behavior of the system.
2. The elected council governs the city.
3. The researcher records the behavior of the system.

使用完整結構 behaves according to the laws of 補完句子：In this model, a planet ____ gravity.

使用完整結構 on the scale of 補完句子：These structures can be observed ____ individual molecules.

用表示後來發現的片語完成句子：The missing file ____ in the old folder.

在這句話中，thought experiment 是什麼意思？

1. 沒有推理目的、只用於娛樂的故事。
2. 用來對某個想法進行推理的假想情境。
3. 必須和一隻活貓一起執行的真實步驟。

說出「I don't particularly like crowded places」時，說話者表達了什麼態度？

1. 輕微、克制的不喜歡。
2. 完全沒有看法。
3. 最強烈的憎恨。

請用表示「連同」的目標片語完成句子：Please pack the camera ____ an extra battery.

用 fail 完成 chance of + -ing 結構：The backup drive has a 5% chance ____ within a year.

用 knowing whether 完成這個結構：With the camera turned off, there is no way of ____ anyone entered the room or not.

例句中的 and thus 有什麼作用？

1. 由前面資訊推導出的結果
2. 時間順序中的下一件事
3. 一個無關的補充細節

在這個量子物理句子中，observation 最接近什麼意思？

1. 用來取得系統狀態資訊的觀測或測量
2. 隨意看一眼事物的外觀
3. 針對實驗發表的個人評論

在本句中，in a superposition state 表示什麼？

1. 系統已經被測量，而且有一個已知狀態。
2. 系統在得到確定結果之前由多個可能狀態來描述。
3. 這隻貓實際疊放在另一個物體上。

請使用 neither ... nor ..., but rather ... 完成句子：The problem was caused ____ by the battery ____ by the screen, ____ by a damaged cable.

在這個句子中，in a mixture of both possibilities 是什麼意思？

1. 兩種可能狀態被納入同一個抽象描述
2. 只描述一種可能狀態
3. 兩個實體物體被混合成一種材料

哪一句使用 The same sort of thing happens to...，把一個例子自然地過渡到相似的新情況？

1. Sunlight fades this fabric, and the same sort of thing happens plastic left outdoors.
2. Sunlight fades this fabric, and the same sort of thing happens to plastic left outdoors.
3. Sunlight fades this fabric, and the same sort thing happens for plastic left outdoors.

isn't really orbiting at all 在這句話中有什麼作用？

1. 它表示電子只有部分時間沿著軌道運行。
2. 它表示說話者不確定電子是否有軌道。
3. 它明確修正了「電子確實沿著軌道運行」的想法。

這句話中的 sort of everywhere in space all at once 最適合如何理解？

1. 它表示說話者沒有任何證據能說明電子可能在哪裡。
2. 這是一種簡單的近似說法，描述同一時間有許多可能的位置。
3. 它表示電子突然依序跳過一連串固定位置。

哪一句能自然地比較在兩個地點找到一隻鳥的機率？

1. There is a higher probability to finding the bird near the lake than in the town center.
2. There is a higher probability of finding the bird near the lake than in the town center.
3. There is a more probability of finding the bird near the lake than in the town center.

補完整個強調結構：It was ____ the final bell rang ____ the students packed their bags.

哪一句表示已經精確找出問題的來源？

1. The engineers pinpointed the source of the vibration.
2. The engineers looked for the source of the vibration.
3. The engineers guessed that there might be vibration.

例句中的 A lot like how... 有什麼作用？

1. 指出觀察貓的確切時間。
2. 表示兩個情境的結果完全相反。
3. 引出一個相似情境來解釋前面的想法。

用目標表達完成轉場：We have examined the evidence. This ____ our final question: what should we do next?

這句話中的 quantum entanglement 是什麼意思？

1. 兩個或更多量子系統處於一個無法拆分成彼此獨立狀態的共同狀態。
2. 兩個實體物件被一條繩子綁在一起。
3. 一個粒子沿著固定的圓形軌道運動。

哪一句表示用兩張小桌子取代一張大桌子？

1. In addition to one large table, we have two small tables.
2. Instead of one large table, we have two small tables.

請用目標片語 the outcome of the experiment 完成句子：Researchers could not predict ____.

例句中的 either ... or ... or ... 有什麼功能？

1. 它表示所有結果都會同時發生。
2. 它表示說話者已經選定第一個結果。
3. 它引出多個彼此互斥的可能結果。

用表示「同樣的幫助也反向成立」的目標兩字片語完成句子：Nina helps Sam with science, and ____.

使用 with + 名詞 + -ing 結構完成句子：The prize money was divided equally, ____ the same amount.

在簡報中，說話者說「Here's the cool thing.」聽眾接下來應該期待什麼？

1. 尋找某件具體物品的指示。
2. 一個有趣或重要的要點。
3. 表示講解已經結束的訊號。

用目標結構完成英文句子，表示新設備讓遠端測試成為可行方案：____ complete the test remotely with the new equipment.

例句中的 erase 是什麼意思？

1. 刪除這項實驗的所有紀錄。
2. 讓這些貓在物理上消失。
3. 從所有可能性中移除這些結果。

In other words 通常表示後面的話和前文有什麼關係？

1. 引出一個相反的觀點。
2. 更清楚地重述相同意思。
3. 提出這個觀點的一個具體例子。

哪個句子最精確地要求選擇一個必須符合指定條件的數值？

1. Choose a value unless the equation remains true.
2. Choose a value such that the equation remains true.
3. Choose a value because the equation remains true.

用本課中的確切句型完成句子：Water vapor changes directly into ice. ____ deposition.

哪一句中的 entangled 是量子物理術語？

1. The kite string is tangled around the fence.
2. The two particles are entangled, so their quantum state has to be described jointly.
3. The two charging cables are entangled under the desk.

在句子 "The telescope sent back mind-blowing images." 中，mind-blowing 是什麼意思？

1. 普通而且容易被忽略
2. 會對大腦造成實際傷害
3. 極其令人驚訝或印象深刻

哪一句能自然表示兩間辦公室位於同一棟建築物相距很遠的兩端？

1. The two offices are at opposite ends of the building.
2. The two offices are at the building's opposite ending.
3. The two offices are opposite the ends of the building.

使用結構 If action 1 and then action 2, result 完成句子：If you charge the tablet ____ restart it, it may work again.

用表示「倖存」的 come out + 形容詞表達完成句子：After the rescue, all three hikers ____.

用 end up 的過去式完成句子：We missed the trail signs and ____ lost.

哪一句正確使用 even though，表示某個細節未知，但主要結論仍然成立？

1. Because the exact route is unknown, we know where the trip will end.
2. Despite the exact route is unknown, we know where the trip will end.
3. Even though the exact route is unknown, we know where the trip will end.

用目標疑問框架完成句子：____ this small battery lasts for a whole week?

使用 heavy 和目標 too...to 結構完成句子：The box is ____ lift safely without help.

在這個句子中，“the two bombs always conspire” 是什麼意思？

1. 透過擬人化，把兩枚炸彈描述得像在協調彼此相反的結果。
2. 兩枚炸彈在物理上連接成一個裝置。
3. 兩枚炸彈有意識地制定祕密計畫並互相傳遞訊息。

哪個句子能自然預判聽眾的疑慮，然後加以回應？

1. You might be thinking the route is too long, but there is a shortcut.
2. You must agree that the route is perfect.
3. The route might be thinking about a shortcut.

判斷這種用法：一名研究人員在正式的同儕審查報告中寫下英文句子「The author's argument is mumbo jumbo.」，並把它當成中性回饋。

1. 適合作為中性的專業回饋
2. 不適合作為中性的專業回饋

用本課表示「後來發現」的四詞結構完成英文句子：We thought the meeting was online, but ____ it is in Room 12.

請用 confirm 的現在完成式被動形式填空：Independent tests support the finding. The finding ____ by three laboratories.

在句子「The detector tracked two subatomic particles,」中，「subatomic particles」是什麼意思？

1. 只存在於外太空的塵埃微粒
2. 由許多原子組成的一般小物體
3. 尺度小於原子或構成原子組成部分的粒子

哪一個名詞片語能自然描述這樣的系統：如果一個警報器失效，另一個就會啟動？

1. a system which, if one alarm fails, then another one starts
2. a system where, if one alarm fails, then another one starts
3. a system when, if one alarm fails, then another one starts

請用 do、just 和 that，並按照自然順序完成回答。 A: Call the office and explain the problem. B: I'll ____.

多次測試顯示，追蹤器在完全無法連上伺服器時仍會記錄資料。哪一句把斷線呈現為真實限制，同時表示結果仍然成立？

1. The tracker keeps recording even when there's no way for it to reach the server.
2. The tracker keeps recording because there's no way for it to reach the server.
3. The tracker keeps recording only when there's a way for it to reach the server.

哪一句正確使用 -ing 片語來解釋箭頭顯示了什麼？

1. The arrow flashed, indicated which way to turn.
2. The arrow flashed, indicate which way to turn.
3. The arrow flashed, indicating which way to turn.

哪一句使用 obey the rules 來描述非人類主詞按照固定定律運作？

1. The players agreed to obey the rules of the game.
2. These molecules obey the rules of chemistry.
3. The coach explained the rules before practice.

機場因暴風雪關閉。哪一句最自然地把航班延誤呈現為由此得出的邏輯結論？

1. The flight was delayed, and then the passengers boarded.
2. The flight delay was surprising because the airport was closed.
3. It's not surprising, then, that the flight was delayed.

請用本課中表示「關鍵基礎」的確切片語完成句子：Mutual respect is ____ a healthy friendship.

在本句中，quantum information science 是什麼意思？

1. 主要研究書籍、資料庫和一般商業紀錄整理方式的領域
2. 刻意避開量子物理的一種古典計算分支
3. 研究如何利用量子定律和效應來表示、處理、傳輸或保護資訊的領域

請用 that studies 的簡化形式完成句子：Robotics ethics is a growing field ____ how machines should make decisions.

以下哪一項最符合 quantum cryptography 的意思？

1. 用一般繪圖軟體隱藏一張圖片
2. 故意把訊息寫得含糊難懂
3. 利用量子效應協助保護通訊並建立祕密金鑰

哪個句子用 so + can 說明安裝坡道的目的？

1. We installed a ramp so wheelchair users can enter the building.
2. We installed a ramp after wheelchair users entered the building.
3. We installed a ramp, so wheelchair users entered the building yesterday.

在 quantum computing for cracking secret codes 這個片語中，cracking secret codes 是什麼意思？

1. 把密碼本真的弄壞
2. 破解或解開用來隱藏資訊的密碼
3. 把電腦程式碼拆成更短的行

哪個句子使用目標結構，謹慎預測相似程度會逐漸增加？

1. Online classes may remain very different from traditional classrooms.
2. Online classes already look exactly like traditional classrooms.
3. Online classes may start to look a bit more like traditional classrooms.

哪個句子使用 may even progress so far that one day 來預測一個令人驚訝的未來結果？

1. Battery technology may even progress so far that one day electric planes could become practical.
2. Battery technology may one day make electric planes practical.
3. So far, battery technology has made steady progress toward practical electric planes.

判斷：在這個例句中，「escape to a safer galaxy」是字面上的科學預測。

1. 正確
2. 不正確

這個結尾的 where 子句在這段話中主要發揮什麼作用？

1. 它描述想像中的星系，並回扣前面物理學家和箱子的設定。
2. 它提供關於某個真實星系的已證實天文資訊。
3. 它引入一個與貓無關的新實驗。