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课时达标训练(一)
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. The hotel is not responsible for any loss or damage to guests' personal property (财产).
2. The learning needs of the two groups are quite distinct (不同的) from each other.
3. It's vital (极其重要的) that we carry out the operation immediately.
4. I carefully analysed (分析) the problem and tried to work it out in a different way.
5. Water is a liquid (液体) at room temperature and has a relatively high freezing point.
6. The leaves were covered with a strange sticky substance (物质).
7. His rich work experience will help him make up for his lack of academic (学术的) knowledge.
8. Further information can be obtained (获得) from our website.
9. In the botanical (植物学的) garden we can find various plants that range from tall trees to small flowers.
10. He sat at a different table, apparently (显然) without noticing her.
Ⅱ. 短语填空
insist on; lead to; pay attention to; by chance; die from
1. If you are interested, please pay attention to the following requirements.
2. It's reported that these animals died from starvation in the snow.
3. The young man will achieve his dreams if he insists on them and tries his best.
4. I was walking in the street when I met my neighbour by chance.
5. Modern science has given clear evidence that smoking can lead to many diseases.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
Born in London in 1825, Thomas Henry Huxley was one of the greatest men of the nineteenth century. In 1846, Thomas Henry Huxley was appointed an assistant doctor aboard H.M.S. Rattlesnake. The ship had been asked to survey areas of the Great Barrier Reef and the neighbouring seas. This gave Thomas Henry Huxley an opportunity to study animal life and was the start of his biological career. The voyage lasted four years, during which time he gathered much information on plankton (浮游生物).
On his return from the voyage, Thomas Henry Huxley was made a member of the Royal Society in recognition of his scientific work. Although he continued to publish papers about plankton, his interest