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Unit 2
Out of this world
P3 Grammar and usage
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telescope
universe
crucial
orbit
astronomer
merely
administration
n. 望远镜
n. (the universe) 宇宙,
天地万物
adj. 至关重要的,关键性的
vt. & vi. 围绕……运动,沿轨道运行
n.(天体等运行的)轨道
n. 天文学家
adv. 仅仅,只不过
n. 行政部门;管理,行政
Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.
agency
comprise
*scan
plain to see
foundation
lay the foundation for
n. 机构;代理处
vt. 包括,包含;组成,
构成
vt. & vi. 扫描;细看;浏览
n. 扫描检查;快速查阅
显而易见的
n. 基础,根据;地基;
创办;基金会
为……打下基础
a noun, noun phrase or pronoun
①representing the person or thing that performs the action of the verb
②about which something is stated
③in a passive sentence, that is affected by the action of the verb
I sat down.
The house is very old.
The tree was blown down in the storm.
Underline the subjects of the following sentences.
1. David arrived last night.
2. Who is speaking, please?
3. Two will be enough.
4. Looking up all the new words in the dictionary
took him a lot of time.
5. To translate this ideal into reality needs hard
work.
6. How to do well is an important question.
7. What has happened proves that our policy is
right.
n.
pron.
num.
v-ing
to do
phrase
sentence
subject clause
Below is a newspaper feature article on the use of telescopes to explore space. Find the
sentences with subject clauses.
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1. That Hubble is based in space allows it to see further than ground-based telescopes, …
2. Whether life on other planets does exist is yet to be proved, but the signs are promising...
3. It is clear that telescopes are crucial tools for space exploration and that developing the required technology will help astronomers all over the world make