自考语法IIlectureVII.pptVIP

Unit 5 Text 13 Life on the Other Planet? Questions: Why is it important to have scientific stations in space? Why does the author say that no new galaxy are thought to exist? What makes an orbital station an ideal place to observe the birth of stars? vocabulary 1. Life aboard manned space stations won’t be as exciting as we might suppose. A. man-made B. having men on board C. man-controlled D. imitative man 2. Not particularly through radio communication, except on certain wave lengths that are absorbed by the atmosphere. A. taken away B. made one part C. taken in D. hidden up 2. Observation is much more precise beyond the atmosphere, because the sky is darker. A. the mixture of gases that surrounds any heavenly body, esp. the earth B. the air, as in the sky or in an enclosed space C. the feeling among a group or produced by the surroundings D. the feeling among a group or produced by the surroundings 4. Would orbital stations be choice places from which to try to communicate with extraterrestrial intelligences? A. make known B. deal carefully C. pass on D. share or exchange opinions, news, information, etc. True or false statement 1. A space station is a telescope with a mirror slightly over six and a half feet in diameter. 2. In order to revolutionize our knowledge of gamma-ray emissions by celestial objects we send out an orbited telescope. F F 3. Life aboard on a manned space station will be as hard as the life aboard in a deep-sea oil rig. 4. Every year two or three stars are born in our galaxy. 5. Nearly all of the galaxies were born 15 billion years ago. 6. The further you go into the space the more clearly you can observe the birth of new galaxies. T T T F 7. Sometimes radio communication is affected by the atmosphere, because it can absorb certain wave lengths. 8. The author believes people in the same profession do not necessarily have the same opinion. T T 构词法 - homo -: 词根，同种，同类 homogeneity, homosexual, homophone， homotype tel