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课时达标训练(十三)
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking
Ⅰ. 单词拼写
1. Everyone's usual temperature varies(变化) with the times of the day.
2. The little village was a total contrast(对照物) to San Francisco.
3. In everyday communication, information conveyed by gestures (手势) is often misinterpreted.
4. This report has been examined and approved(批准) by the leadership.
5. Witnesses(目击者) to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster.
6. We've employed (雇用) a market researcher to find out what people really want from a cable TV system.
7. The two animals come from the same family but differ(相异) in body shape and breeding habits.
8. It is very difficult to make comparisons(比较) across schools.
9. I talked to Susie about it, and she was in favour(赞同) of going.
10. Paul rose from his chair, bowed(低头) his head, and left the room.
Ⅱ. 短语填空
figure out; make eye contact; make inferences; apart from; get through; by comparison; feel down; break down
1. Apart from the host, I didn't know a single person.
2. When you look at their new system, ours seems very oldfashioned by comparison.
3. It's impossible to make inferences from such a small sample (样品).
4. The car broke down on the way to the airport.
5. Make eye contact and then move your gaze (注视) briefly down to the person's lips.
6. They're trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation.
7. Emily had a hard time adjusting to her new job, but she got through this.
8. Eddie felt down after being criticised by the boss.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
Can dogs and cats get along well in the same home? People who are thinking about getting a dog as a friend for their cat are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found that if the cat is taken back home before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along well swimmingly. In twothirds of the homes cats and dogs have a good relationship.
However, it wasn't all sweetness and