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课时达标训练(六) Period Three
Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. The problem being discussed (discuss) now has something to do with our work.
2. The problem discussed (discuss) yesterday has something to do with our work.
3. Nobody knows the topic to be discussed (discuss) tomorrow.
4. The foreign guests, followed (follow) by a translator, came out of the meeting hall.
5. Did you take part in the activity organised (organise) by our school?
6. In the past, some people used trained (train) monkeys to make money, travelling from one place to another.
7. The lost (lose) time can never be found again.
8. In the museum I saw a lot of paintings painted (paint) by some famous painters.
9. In some languages, 100 words make up half of all words used (use) in daily conversations.
10. You cannot accept an opinion offered (offer) to you unless it is based on facts.
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Scientists have found that human eyes are more likely to be damaged by UV rays (紫外线) while skiing in the snowcovered areas than sitting on the beach, according to a report by the UK newspaper The Telegraph.
The researchers at Kanazawa Medical University, Japan and American company Johnson conducted the study together. They looked at the effects of light reflection on newly fallen snow on a ski trail (a rough path) in Ishikawa District, northern Japan. They compared the results with the levels of UV rays on a sand beach in southern Japan's Okinawa District. They found that on the beach, eyes are exposed to a daily 260 kilojoules (千焦耳) of UV a square metre compared to 658 kilojoules in snowcovered areas. The findings are supported by the Japan Meteorological Agency. According to the agency, the reflection rate of UV light on beaches is often between 10 and 25 percent, compared to 80 percent in the new snow areas. The amount of light increased 4 percent with a 300metre rise in height.
Most of us know that UV rays can harm the skin. That's why we wear sunscreen on our skin before we get out in the suit. But many of us may not realise th