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选择性必修三Unit5
Starting out Understanding ideas
I,将下列各句中画线单词与其相应的词性和英文释义进行匹配。
1.So far about 1 million trees have been planted here and they've done a superb job of protecting
the environment.
2.It's a discovery at the very frontiers of our understanding.
3.The distinctive lotus flower design was createdby an American architect.
a.n.the limits of knowledge in a particular field
b.n.a person whose job is to design new buildings and make certain that they are built correctly
c.adj.extremely good,excellent or brilliant in a very noticeable way
L根据括号内的汉语提示补全下列句子(每空一词)。
1.The Bird's Nest stadium is
(的范例)biomimicry.
2.All the chicken in the farm
(被用喂食)natural grass seeds
and organic corn.
3.Anna
(the invitation by saying."Thanks,but I already have plans."
4.If we
C将某事视为理所当然)we don't realise how
important it is.
5.Most funny stories
(基于…)comic situations.In spite of
national differences,certain funny situations have a universal attraction.
6.In this peaceful land,people live
(与…和谐)nature,far away
from the noise and worry of the outside world.
7.We designed this building to
(迎合…的需求)our
customers,and we must constantly focus on customer satisfaction.
8.Some Australian Aborigines still live
(以相似的方式)
to their ancestors,while others live in cities,towns and the country in the same way as their fellow
Australians.
Ⅲ阅读下面短文,在空白处填入】个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Do you remember the Greek legend in which Daedalus,1.
(inspire)by birds,built
wings for his son Icarus and himself so they could escape from the tyrant (Minos?Then you
2.
(sure)remember that this joumey did not go so well.The wax (on the wings
melted when Icarus flew too near 3.
sun and he crashed.What is 4.
(interest)
about this story is that Daedalus'inspiration was Mother Nature,5.
leads us to the topic
of bionics.Nature has been and is a role model for many inventions and achievements,6.
instance in packaging,technology and architecture.
Take the Sydney Opera House as an example.Nature was the inspiration for the shape,as
well as for