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Unit 4 Topic 3
Manned space flight The first country to send a person into space is the former Soviet Union. And the USA is the second. China is the 1. third (three). Yang Liwei is the first Chinese to travel into space. He is our national hero 2. who traveled around the earth in Shenzhou Ⅴ for 21 hours in 2003.
Spaceships 3. which mainly use electronic controls now used to be controlled by astronauts. Chang’e Ⅰ is a spaceship which was 4. launched (launch) as China’s lunar probe.
third
who
which
launched
The importance of the computer Computers were invented in the USA in 5. the 1950s. Since then, they have become very important in many areas of work and leisure.
People’s 6. lives (life) at home have been changed a lot with the Internet coming into being. More and more people have 7. personal (person) computers that are used to play games, watch movies, do shopping and do business at home. The whole world is connected by 8. sending (send) e-mails and chatting online.
the
lives
personal
sending
Robots—our servants in the future People are 9. surprised (surprise) at the rapid development of robots, and most people think that robots will 10. be (be) part of our lives. They can help us do dangerous and difficult work.
surprised
be
certain
A. adj. 确信;无疑 B. adj. 某位
C. adj. 确定;肯定 D. adj. 某些
E. adj. 微小的
① For certain reasons, I will be unable to attend the meeting. D
② A certain Mr Brown telephoned while you were out. B
③ There was a certain coldness in her attitude(态度) towards us. E
D
B
E
④ It is certain that they will agree. C
⑤ I wasn’t certain that I had seen her before. A
C
A
考点精练1
1. Linda will have an important exam next week. I doubt if/whether she will attend my birthday party this Sunday.
2. There is no doubt that reading can help you to be a wise man.
if/whether
no
考点精讲1 doubt v. 怀疑;疑惑
There is no doubt that computers are very useful in technology and business.
毫无疑问,电脑在技术和商业领域中很有用。
(教材P10