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UNIT 2 Out of this world
主题语境
人与社会 —— 科技发展与信息技术创新
1.What's mainly talked about in the passage?
A.The importance of space exploration.
B.How the writer became an astronaut.
C.An astronaut's daily life in space.
D.The differences and similarities between life on the Earth and in space.
课时练案 课文整体阅读(Reading)
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2.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A.What astronauts do during their free time in space.
B.All the challenges of life in space.
C.What astronauts eat in space.
D.What astronauts see in space.
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Read the text carefully and then choose the best answer.
1.How is an astronaut's life according to the first paragraph?
A.Challenging but magical.
B.Ordinary and boring.
C.Unusual but frightening.
D.Private and strange.
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2.What is the most challenging work in space?
A.Carrying out a variety of biological experiments.
B.Performing various tasks outside the space station.
C.Locating and tracking lightning over large regions.
D.Checking support systems and doing some cleaning.
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3.Why is eating in space different from on the Earth?
A.Because there are no balanced nutrients.
B.Because all food is only in liquid form.
C.Because there is not enough fresh food.
D.Because food often blocks the air pipes.
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4.How does an astronaut keep healthy in space?
A.By taking special medicine for health care.
B.By sitting together with the rest of the crew.
C.By preventing himself from floating around.
D.By doing at least two hours of exercise every day.
5.What's the author's attitude towards his life on the space station?
A.Positive. B.Disapproving.
C.Doubtful. D.Cautious.
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1.What qualities do you think an astronaut should possess according to the lecture transcript?
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2.Suppose you are going to stay on the space station for a month-what would you do?
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[答案] 略
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attached
outside
freezedried
equipment
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1.gravity n.重力,地球引力;严重性;严肃
①(教材原句)I bet you'd love to know what daily life is like up in space and how it differs from that on the Earth-the low gravity definitely makes ordinary things strange! _______
②In my view,you don't realize the gravity of the situation.
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③Even children must behave with gravity at a funeral. _______
n.重力
n.严重性
n.严肃
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2.bother vt.使烦恼,使担心;花费时间精力(做某事);打扰 vi.花费时间精力(做某事) n.麻烦,困难
①(教材原句)It's strange that we try to sleep with no pressure against our back, but the unusual beds don't bother us any more. __________
②Could I bother you to give the package to Mr Miller?
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③What a bother! We've missed the bus. _____________
④Don't bother me while I am taking my nap. ________
vt.使烦恼
vt.花费时间精力(做某事)
n.麻烦,困难
vt.打扰
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3.occupy vt.占用,使用;居住;占领,侵占;使忙于
①(教材原句)The routine tasks that occupy most of the day are demanding,but they can also be extremely rewarding. ________
②He occupied himself in collecting stamps in his spare time.
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③Protesting students occupied the TV station. ______________
④The Jones occupy a large house in the town now. ________
vt.占用
vt.使忙于
vt.占领,侵占
vt.居住
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4.exposure n.面临,遭受;揭露;报道
①(教材原句)First,we put on our spacesuits,which allow us to breathe in space and protect us from exposure to the cold and radiation.
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②Her new movie has had a lot of exposure in the media. _______
③I threatened them with public exposure. _______
n.面临,遭受
n.报道
n.揭露
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1.(学会断句)We usually sleep/in private quarters,which are more like large cupboards,or in sleeping bags/attached to the walls or the ceiling.
[分析] 本句为主从复合句。______引导非限制性定语从句;过去分词短语attached to the walls or the ceiling在句中作定语,修饰____________。
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我们通常睡在私人住所里,就像大的壁橱一样,或者睡在睡袋里,睡袋拴在墙上或天花板上。
which
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2.(学会断句)With so much going on,the space station/needs a lot of maintenance,so/we constantly check support systems/and do some cleaning.
[分析] 本句为并列句。__连接两个分句,表因果关系。_____复合结构在句中作状语。
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由于发生了这么多事情,空间站需要大量的维护,所以我们经常检查支持系统,并做一些清洁工作。
so
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3.(学会断句)Splendid as the view of the Earth is,spacewalking/is not as exciting as/you might think.
[分析] 本句为主从复合句。__引导倒装的让步状语从句;主句中含有not as...as...结构,其中第二个__引导比较状语从句。
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虽然地球的景色十分壮观,但太空行走并不像你们可能想象的那么激动人心。
as
as
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4.(学会断句)During our leisure time,there's nothing/we like/more than to sit back/with the rest of the crew/and watch our remarkable planet go by,taking pictures for our family and friends back home.
[分析] 本句为主从复合句。_______是省略了关系代词that的定语从句;taking pictures for our family and friends back home在句中作____状语。
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在空闲时间,我们最喜欢做的事就是和其他工作人员一起舒服地坐下来,看着我们非凡的星球从身边经过,拍点照片给地球上的家人和朋友看。
we like
伴随
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1.(续写佳句)Splendid as the view of the Earth is,spacewalking is not as exciting as you might think.
虽然地球的景色十分壮观,但太空行走并不像你们可能想象的那么激动人心。
2.(应用文佳句)Spending some time in the gym is of vital importance to astronauts' health.
花些时间在健身房锻炼对宇航员的健康至关重要。
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3.(续写佳句)During our leisure time,there's nothing we like more than to sit back with the rest of the crew and watch our remarkable planet go by,taking pictures for our family and friends back home.
在空闲时间,我们最喜欢做的事就是和其他工作人员一起舒服地坐下来,看着我们非凡的星球从身边经过,拍点照片给地球上的家人和朋友看。
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4.(应用文佳句)However,because of the near absence of gravity in space,there is no such thing as “up” or “down”.
然而,由于太空中几乎没有重力,所以没有“向上”或“向下”这样的概念。
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Living in space is every would-be astronaut's dream.My six-month stay on a space station has come to an end,and it has been a challenging but magical adventure.I bet you'd love to know what daily life is like up in space and how it differs from that on the Earth-the low gravity definitely makes ordinary things strange!
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