内容正文:
Vocabulary
核 心 词 汇
核 心 词 汇
telescope
名词
动词
形容词
launch
space
billion
faulty
astronaut
shuttle
robot-arm
grab
atmosphere
distant
galaxy
eagle eye
universe
telescope n. 望远镜
tele-作为前缀猜猜是什么意思呢?
远距离的;远的
scope[skəʊp]范围; 眼界,见识
其他以tele作为前缀的单词你还能想出来哪些?
telephone
television
telegram
launch v. 发射
翻译launch在词组中的不同意思
launch a satellite 发射卫星
launch a ship 启航
launch a plan 启动计划
space n. 空间
词组:
space station 太空站
spaceship 宇宙飞船
房间里没空间再放一张椅子了。
There is no space for another chair in this room.
billion n. 10亿
词组:
500亿 50 billion
派生:
billionaire[ˌbɪljəˈneə] 亿万富翁
millionaire[ˌmɪljəˈneə] 百万富翁
faulty adj. 有错误的
The new TV is faulty in design.
新电视在设计上是有缺点的。
fault[fɔːlt] n. 错误,过失,故障
faultless[ˈfɔ:ltləs] adj. 无懈可击的
His homework is faultless and without rivals.
shuttle n. 航天飞机
词组:
shuttle bus
班车
grab v. 抓
He grabbed the golden opportunity.
他抓住了这个千载难逢的机遇。
distant adj. 遥远的
词组:
distant relations 远亲
distant past 久远的过去
distance n. 距离
1. In 1970, China successfully _________
a man-made satellite.
A. launched B. sent C. set D. gave
答案: A
2. The money will be used to repair _________ equipment.
A. fault B. faulty C. faultless D. faulting
答案: B
3. 他突然抓住我的胳膊。
答案: He suddenly grabbed my arm.
4. The shuttle Columbia will enter earth's _________ (air/atmosphere) tomorrow morning.
答案: atmosphere
5. She is a _________ relative of mine, who I had never seen until she came to borrow my money.
A. close B. distant C. far D. near
答案: B
Listening
What is the special importance of a telescope in space?
It can see stars and distant galaxies more clearly because it is above the earth’s atmosphere.
Reading
1. The Hubble failed to send us satisfactory pictures because ____.
(a) the cost of sending satisfactory pictures was terrible
(b) there was a problem with its main mirror
(c) it was a long time since it was launched into space
(d) it was high above the earth’s atmosphere
2. The Hubble telescope ____.
(a) will tell us a great deal about th