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课时跟踪检测(七)
[对应学生用书P136]
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.These habits are universal (universe) among mankind.
2.Astronomy (astronomer) is the scientific study of the sun,moon,and stars and other heaven bodies.
3.The strong earthquake left the city in ruins merely (mere) in several seconds.
4.Peter will take up his post as the head of the travel agency (agent) at the end of next month.
5.It is universally (universal) believed that computers can't take the place of human beings in the future.
6.Most food webs,for instance,consist of many weak links rather than a few strong ones.
7.The explanation of this part is to lay the foundation for the starting of the whole text.
8.It doesn't matter whether you pay by cash or credit card in the store.
9.What makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.
10.When the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.
Ⅱ.单句写作
1.They should ask questions at crucial moments.(crucial)
他们应该在关键时刻提出问题。
2.I think we all agree,plain to see that we love the lovely dog!(plain)
我想这是一个共识:显而易见,我们都喜欢这只可爱的狗!
3.If it's a team comprised of one person,then it's still the team that matters.(comprise)
如果这个团队仅有一人,仍然是团队在起作用。
4.A person should learn as much as possible to lay the foundation for future career.(lay the foundation for)
一个人应该尽可能多地学习,为将来的职业生涯打下基础。
5.It remains to be seen whether the newly formed committee's policy can be put into practice.(whether)
新成立的委员会的政策能否付诸实施还有待观察。
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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The oddness of life in space never quite goes away.Here are some examples.
First consider something as simple as sleep.Its position presents its own challenges.The main question is whether you want your arms inside or outside the sleeping bag.If you leave your arms out,they float free in zero gravity,often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny ballet (芭蕾) dancer.“I'm an inside guy,”Mike Hopkins says,who returned from a sixmonth tour on the International Space Station.“I like to be wrapped up.”
On the station,the ordinary becomes strange.The