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第07练 Unit 2 Looking into the Future
1. 【词汇过关】
在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。
① He has demonstrated a strong ____________ (prefer) for being shod in running shoes.
② Answers to these questions and others like them could ____________ (potential) help us avert catastrophe.
③ Astronomers have discovered a _____________ (distance) galaxy.
④ The explosion caused little __________ (structure) damage to the office towers themselves.
⑤ But Louis Vuitton thrived throughout the entire __________ (occupy) and war.
2. 【短语过关】
① 因为被雷电击中,山顶上的那间木房子起火了。
That wooden house on top of the hill __________ __________ because it was hit by lightning.
② 从这个意义上说,我比以前更加敬畏孔子。
__________ __________ __________, I am more in awe of Confucius than ever before.
③ 在互联网上,我们可以听音乐,与我们的家人和朋友保持联系。
On the Internet, we can listen to music and ________ ________ ________ ________ our families and friends.
④ 这个案子在没有确凿证据的情况下被驳回了。
The case was dismissed __________ __________ __________ __________ any definite proof.
⑤ 中央暖气已经关了,房间里冷得要命。
The central heating had been __________ __________ and the room was as cold as ice.
3. 【语法过关】
用括号内所给单词的适当语法结构完成句子。
① By the end of the century, if not sooner, the world's oceans __________________ (be) bluer and greener thanks to a warming climate, according to a new study.
② If a child approaches him, he __________________ (pause) to give that child his undivided attention.
③ If you work out in the mornings, then you __________________ (get) the calorie burning benefits for the whole day, not in your sleep.
④ You know, I'm the only child in the family. My mother __________________ (live) alone most of the time for three years in my absence.
⑤ Jane can't attend the meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon because she __________________ (teach) a class at that time.
4. 【阅读过关】
The home of the future won't be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today. But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams. No two homes will be the same. People will