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Unit 27 太空探索
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I have always been dreaming of becoming 1._____ astronaut. As a kid, I was keen 2.____________(know) more about the universe and what it was like beyond the solar system. I made a model of spacecraft 3.________(use) blocks in the hope of carrying out a spacewalk one day.
an
to know
using
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As I grow older, I keep track of every previous and ongoing space mission. I take pride in my motherland whenever watching TV news 4.______ satellites are launched by rockets and orbit around the globe, transmiting data for us to prevent fatal disasters. I even burst into tears when watching videos about China's 5.________________(depend) manned flight and the first spacewalk.
that
independent
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I regularly attend “Tiangong Class” 6._______(hold) by the China Manned Space Agency. Through the lectures and real-time videos, I have learned that the astronauts have to stick everything down so as to stop it from floating off the space lab. I also figure out how they store sufficient food and 7.__________(cycle) dirty water for the long journey.
held
recycle
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I am aware that the selection procedure for astronauts is extremely strict and that I have to be 8._____________(intelligence) and physically strong enough to meet the requirements. As a senior school student, what I should do now is try my best to get into an aerospace university 9._________ I can get access to high-end facilities and resources provided. I am convinced that all my efforts will pay 10._____ in the future.
intelligent
where
off
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主题单词
1. signal vt.& vi.标志着;标明;发信号 n. 信号;标志
(1)单句填空/熟词生义
①A police car drew alongside ours and signalled us __________ (stop).
②This signalled one step further in China's plan to establish a space station in the future. ______________
to stop
标志着,表明
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(2)完成句子
③I still kept running on when thunderous applause burst out, _____________________________________________________(这标志着冠军的诞生). (定语从句)
which signalled the birth of the champion
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[归纳总结]
(1)give signals/a signal to sb 向某人发信号
a danger/warning/traffic signal 危险/警告/交通信号
(2)signal (to) sb to do sth 示意某人做某事
signal (that)… 示意……
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2. attach vt.系,绑,贴;认为有重要性,重视;附上
(1)单句填空/熟词生义
①After graduation, he has been working in a hospital, which _______________(attach)to the medical college nearby.
②Once you have decided to take part, please fill in the ____________(attach) application form and send it to me.
③In my opinion, more importance should be attached to _______________(develop) students' ability to solve problems.
is attached
attached
developing
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④Emma had never taken herself as a crane and become deeply attached to humans. _______
依恋
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(2)完成句子
⑤Faithful to the original, this adapted version __________________________________________________, from which you can have a better understanding of traditional Chinese culture. (应用文写作之推荐信) 忠实于原著,这个改编的版本非常重视细节,从中你可以更好地了解中国传统文化。
attaches great importance to the details
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[归纳总结]
(1)attach…to… 把……固定/附在……上
attach importance/significance/value, etc.to sth
认为……有重要性/意义/价值等
(2)attached adj. 依恋;附属于
be attached to 附属于;依恋
(3)attachment n. 附件,附属物;依恋,爱慕
温馨提示: attach…to…中的to为介词,其后跟名词、动名词等。
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3. lack n.缺乏;短缺 vt.没有;缺乏
(1)单句填空
①Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from blindness _____lack of proper treatment.
②With the exam around the corner, she felt nervous, increasingly __________(lack) in confidence in herself.
for
lacking
③Emma says it's challenging to be a health expert, because people can be easily influenced by advertisements __________(lack) scientific support.
lacking
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(2)完成句子/一句多译
④For one thing, teenagers have more difficulty in getting along with others _____________________, thus making them feel lonely. (应用文写作之现象分析)
首先,青少年由于缺乏时间而更难与他人相处,从而使他们感到孤独。
for lack of time
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⑤尽管这对双胞胎缺乏烹饪经验, 但他们通过上网寻求建议来弥补。
→Though they ____________________________
________________________,the twins made up for it by turning to the Internet for advice.
→Though _______________________________________,the twins made up for it by turning to the Internet for advice. (用省略句)
lacked/were lacking in cooking experience
lacking (in) cooking experience
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[归纳总结]
(1)lack sth 缺少某物
(2)a lack of… 缺少……
for lack of… 因为缺少……
(3)lacking adj. 缺少的;没有的
be lacking in sth 缺少(某种素质)
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4. disappointed adj.失望的;沮丧的
(1)单句填空
①The city was crowded with ________________
(disappoint) people with no interest in settling down.
disappointed
②As the twins looked around them in ____________________(disappoint), their father appeared.
③The next day, we got a __________________(disappoint) message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.
disappointment
disappointing
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(2)完成句子/句式改写
④Three weeks passed, no reply from LA. My son ___________________________________(失望地叹了口气) when carefully checking the mail box.(读后续写之情绪描写)
sighed with disappointment
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⑤To their disappointment, they failed to cook a Mother's Day breakfast at the first attempt.
→________________________________________________________________________ was that they failed to cook a Mother's Day breakfast at the first attempt.(用what主语从句)
→They failed to cook a Mother's Day breakfast at the first attempt, __________________________________________________________________________.(用which定语从句)
What made them disappointed/What disappointed them
which made them disappointed/which disappointed them
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[归纳总结]
(1)be disappointed with/in sb 对某人失望
be disappointed at sth 对某事失望
be disappointed to do sth 对做某事感到失望
(2)disappoint v. 使……失望
(3)disappointing adj. 令人失望的
(4)disappointment n. 失望
to one's disappointment 令某人失望的是
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5. desire n.渴望;欲望 vt.渴望;期望
(1)单句填空
①When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my __________(desire) research direction.
desired
②Driven by a burning desire _____adventure and travel, Li Bai left home and started to travel around in his early twenties.
for
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③We surely desire that we (should) ________________(inform) immediately of any change in the travel schedules by the tour leader.
be informed
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④Additionally, I ___________________________________________________
the development and construction of our country by using my professional knowledge. (应用文写作之个人优势)
此外,我还强烈希望利用自己的专业知识致力于国家的发展和建设。
have a strong desire to devote myself to
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⑤经过多年的艰苦训练,他渴望在下一届奥运会上赢得一枚金牌。
→After many years' hard training, he ______________________________
________in the next Olympic Games. (用不定式)
→After many years' hard training, he ______________________________
_______________________in the next Olympic Games. (用从句)
desires to win a gold medal
desires that he (should) win a gold medal
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[归纳总结]
(1)have a desire for sth 渴望……
have a desire to do sth 渴望做某事
(2)desire (sb) to do sth 渴望(某人)做某事
desire that…(should) do sth 渴望……做某事(宾语从句)
(3)desirable adj. 可取的;合意的
温馨提示: desire 后跟宾语从句、同位语从句或表语从句时,从句谓语动词用虚拟语气形式,即“(should+)动词原形”。
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主题词块
1. result in导致;造成
(1)短语填空
①The new report notes that a large majority of wildfires _______________human activities.
result from
②The weekly conversations between Mitch and Morrie ___________a series of lessons on the meaning of life and how best to live it.
result in
③All singers kept together. _______________, their performance was successful.
As a result
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(2)完成句子
④What concerns parents most is that children become addicted to their computer screens and unwilling to exercise, thus _______________________________________________________________________________ such as obesity.
父母最担心的是孩子们过分沉溺于电脑屏幕,不愿意运动,结果导致肥胖等问题。
resulting in/leading to/contributing to/bringing about problems
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[归纳总结]
(1)result from… 由……引起
(2)as a result 结果是,因此
as a result of… 由于……
温馨提示: result in的近义词(组)有cause, bring about, lead to, contribute to。
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2. run out用完;耗尽
(1)短语填空
①The policemen are _________________a prisoner who escaped last night.
②If you travel alone in the forest, you may ___________danger.
③She ______________an old friend of hers on the way to the station.
④Rescue efforts are still under way, but time is ________________.
running after
run into
ran across
running out
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(2)完成句子/句式升级
⑤The figures show that students are wasting so much, which will have a bad effect on the earth, because
________________________________________________.(应用文写作之图表类)
数据显示,由于地球上的资源正在耗尽,学生们正在浪费如此多的资源,这将对地球产生不良影响。
resources of the earth are running out
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⑥Our gas ___________________, so we have to find the nearest expressway service station to add some.
→_________________________________, we have to find the nearest expressway service station to add some.(用with复合结构)
我们的汽油快用完了,所以我们得找最近的高速公路服务区加油。
is running out
With our gas running out
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[归纳总结]
run out of 用光,耗尽
run across 不期而遇
run after 追逐;追求
run into 偶然遇见
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[易混辨析]
run out与run out of
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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句型1: the first/last/best/right/only/very…+n.+to do sth
第一个/最后一个/最好的一个/合适/唯一/恰好……做某事的……
Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to go into space. 后来,苏联专注于把人送入太空,1961年4月12日,尤里·加加林成为世界上进入太空的第一人。
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(1)单句填空
①She was the first American woman___________________(award)the Nobel Prize in Literature.
②The next morning, one of the first ____________ (arrive) was my little frostbitten boy.
to be awarded
to arrive
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(2)完成句子
③Finally, with strong will, I was ___________________________________
_____, which made me so thrilled. (读后续写之场景描写)
最后,凭借坚强的意志,我第一个到达了终点线,这让我很激动。
the first to reach the finish line
④There will be a five-minute question-and-answer session following the lecture,
___________________________________________________________________ and actively participate in the discussion. (应用文写作之发言稿)
讲座后将有五分钟的问答环节,让你有机会提问并积极参与讨论。
which will afford you an opportunity to ask questions
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[句式点拨]
句中不定式修饰the first person,作后置定语。以下情况中常用不定式作后置定语:
(1)被修饰词为序数词、形容词最高级或被序数词、形容词最高级修饰时;
(2)不定代词something, nothing, little等后常用不定式作定语;
(3)抽象名词time, way, reason, chance, ability, courage, opportunity, wish等后常用不定式作定语;
(4)被修饰词前有the only, the very, the next等词对其进行修饰时;
(5)表示将要发生的动作时(既有主动形式,又有被动形式)。
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句型2: 倍数表达法
Olympus Mons, the largest volcano on Mars, is about twice as high as Mount Qomolangma.
火星上最大的火山——奥林帕斯山大约是珠穆朗玛峰的两倍高。
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(1)单句填空
①It's said that the power plant is now ________ (two) as large as what it was.
②This room is three times the _________ (long) of the other, but much narrower.
③Over the last few decades, the Arctic has heated up two to three times ________ (fast) than the rest of the planet.
twice
length
faster
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(2)一句多译
④正在为下届亚运会而建设的新体育场将是目前这个体育场的三倍大。
→The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be ______________________________ the present one. (than)
→The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be_____________________________ the present one. (size)
→The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be___________________________the present one. (as…as)
three times bigger than
three times the size of
three times as big as
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[句式点拨]
twice as high as…是一种倍数的表示方法, 意为“是……的两倍高”。
常见的倍数表示法:
(1)倍数+as+many/much+n.+as
(2)倍数+as+adj./adv.+as
(3)倍数+形容词比较级/副词比较级+than
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(4)倍数+the size/length/height/depth/width/amount+of
(5)倍数+what引导的从句
The stadium is three times what it used to be.
温馨提示: 表示“两倍”时,用twice或double,三倍或三倍以上则用“基数词+
times”来表达。句式中表示倍数也可用分数或百分数。
续表
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Part Ⅰ 基础检测
单句填空
1. Her efforts have encouraged others to take part by running through a _________ (globe) campaign called “Run Blue”.
global
2. His performance at the talent show left him feeling _________________ (disappoint) and awkward as he forgot the lyrics midway through the song.
disappointed
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3. Hearing the loud noises, the children's mother signaled to them ___________ (keep) quiet.
4. Mr Wang, _______________ (determine) to experience different cultures, set off for Africa last week.
5. The strong desire _______________(become) an astronaut encourages him to study harder.
6. Though__________(lack) experience, he soon got higher pay by working hard.
to keep
determined
to become
lacking
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7. On returning home, she found a note ____________ (attach) to the door, reading: “Call me later.”
8. To me, this is a very thought-provoking _____________ (argue), as it points out the benefits of online friendships.
attached
argument
9. As Tan once said, Chinese music should carry “____________ (universe) expression” of the human spirit so as to be recognized by the whole world.
universal
10. The businesses sell the ___________ (recycle) bikes at low cost and provide repair services.
recycled
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11. Through case ___________(analyse), the essay presents a series of research findings.
12. A feeling of guilt ___________ (float) into my mind, I gathered my courage to tell her the truth.
analysis
floating
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词块运用
1. After separating from her husband, Konate struggled to _______________ (供养) her two young daughters.
2. We are determined to ____________(继续做) a bitter struggle to transform the mountain area in five years.
3. We've nearly ______________(用完) paper. Do you think there's enough for today?
4. When we were on the way to the airport, we heard the news that icy conditions ______________ (导致)two roads being closed.
provide for
carry on
run out of
resulted in
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5. Officials say investigators are trying to ______________ (弄清楚) exactly how the accident happened.
6. Many soldiers are working around the clock, digging tunnels ___________________ (抱着……的希望) finding survivors.
7. As soon as we went _____________(在船上), our ship left port.
8. You should exercise more ____________ (为了,以便) keep energetic and you can work efficiently.
figure out
in the hope of
on board
so as to
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主题语篇填空
Since the first successful lunar landing of Neil Armstrong in the Apollo 11, people 1.__________________ (become) accustomed to the notion of space travel. 2._____________ (follow) the Moon landings, the Challenger space shuttle took 3._____ on 28 January, 1986, and millions of people tuned in to witness the launch with 4.______________ (excite). 5.________ made this take-off so special was 6._____ ordinary teacher and mother, Christa McAuliffe. She was on board as the first civilian 7.____________ (travel) in space,
have become
Following
off
excitement
What
an
to travel
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which was supposed to inspire an 8.__________ (entire) new generation of astronauts and space scientists. Tragically, she never came back as the Challenger exploded just over a minute after taking off. This disastrous space accident cast a shadow on people's hearts.
entirely
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With the shock of the Challenger disaster, space shuttle flights 9._____________________ (suspend) for nearly three years, but there was no doubt that manned flights would continue and that we must keep reaching for the stars, no matter how 10.__________ (distance) they might seem.
were suspended
distant
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Part Ⅱ 写作提升
应用文写作之活动报道
假定你是李华,你校上星期四组织同学观看了中国空间站的“天宫课堂”(Lecture from China's Tiangong Space Station),请为你校英语校报写一篇报道介绍此项活动。内容包括:
1.活动的时间;
2.活动的内容(观看各种实验、与航天员互动等活动);
3.活动意义。
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(一)谋篇布局:
Paragraph 1: 活动简介
Paragraph 2: 活动具体内容
Paragraph 3: 活动意义
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(二)高级词汇及短语:
1. 直播 _______________
2. 各种各样的_______________
3. 与某人互动____________________
4. 在某人心里种下某事的种子_________________________________________
_______
5. 启迪某人做某事__________________________
6. 成功__________
live stream
a variety of
interact with sb
plant the seeds of sth in one's mind
inspire sb to do sth
pay off
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(三)高级句式:
1. 非限制性定语从句1
A special activity called Lecture from China's Tiangong Space Station was held last Thursday,
____________________________________________________________(我们已经期待很久了).
which we had been looking forward to for ages
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2. 非限制性定语从句2
We were lucky enough to attend this special class,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(在这一课中机组成员直播了他们关于科学和太空的公开讲座).
in which crew members live streamed their public lecture on science and space
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3. 现在分词作状语
In class, the astronauts became the “teachers in space”, _______________________________(与学生们互动).
interacting with students
4. 现在分词作状语+宾语从句
___________________________________________ (看过了那些激动人心的场景) in the space station, I can't help wondering
______________________________________(要是我成为宇航员将会怎么样).
Having seen those thrilling scenes
what if I became an astronaut
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5. 现在分词作状语
This special space lecture has planted the seeds of interest in our minds, ___________________________________________________(激励我们追求我们的太空梦).
inspiring us to pursue our space dreams
6. although引导的让步状语从句
_____________________________________________________________(尽管困难和牺牲是不可避免的), our efforts will pay off in the future.
Although hardship and sacrifice can't be avoided
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(四)连句成篇:
One possible version:
A special activity called Lecture from China's Tiangong Space Station was held last Thursday, which we had been looking forward to for ages.
We were lucky enough to attend this special class, in which crew members live streamed their public lecture on science and space. We watched magical phenomena in a variety of space experiments. In class, the astronauts became the “teachers in space”, interacting with students.
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Having seen those thrilling scenes in the space station, I can't help wondering what if I became an astronaut.
This special space lecture has planted the seeds of interest in our minds, inspiring us to pursue our space dreams. Although hardship and sacrifice can't be avoided, our efforts will pay off in the future.
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