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课时达标训练(五)
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. The pills (药片) prescribed by the doctor gave her some relief.
2. Everyone should keep discipline (纪律) and you are no exception.
3. They appeared surprisingly pessimistic (悲观的) about their chances of winning.
4. Scientists have a fairly negative (消极的) attitude to the theory.
5. Another doctor examined (检查) her and could still find nothing wrong.
6. A £100 reward (赏金) has been offered for the return of the necklace.
7. The industry is dominated (控制) by a few large firms.
8. They have cleared up the cause of the physical (物理的) change.
9. He was arrested on charges of corruption and abuse (滥用) of power.
10. You shouldn't drink that much alcohol (酒) in public.
Ⅱ. 短语填空
in response to; rely on; straight away; decide on; aside from
1. Aside from Russia and the United States, only China has flown people in orbit.
2. When we got home I decided on writing a network programming book.
3. Please wait a minute, and your baggage will be brought up straight away.
4. He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.
5. The meeting was called in response to a request from China.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
Last year my children gifted me a stainless steel (不锈钢的) coffee plunger (法式按压咖啡壶). I love to start the day with a strong black coffee and couldn't wait to use it. I looked forward to the following morning's coffee making, knowing that I probably wouldn't smash (打碎) this plunger as easily as I had done so often in the past.
But as I poured my first cup of coffee, the plunger spilled (洒出) all over the table. Thankfully no one was around to see my disappointed face! I kept trying, but each morning would see me wiping up the coffee. Then I realised that if I poured very slowly there would be no spilling.
This was at first a very painful experience. My normal practice was to rush through breakfast so that I could get on with my day. But in time I learned not only to pour slowly but to enjoy the experience: the smell, the taste, and the stillness of a