Exercise 課後練習題
1. Tania called the police because a _______________-looking man was hanging out in her front yard.
Tania因為一個奇怪的男人正在她的前院裡閒逛打電話報警。
2. Scientists are still trying to explain this unusual _______________.
科學家們還在試圖解釋這個不尋常的現象。
3. A _______________ explanation is not good enough. I want to know everything.
部分的解釋不夠,我想知道所有的一切。
4. Could you please ______________ me on how to submit my application?
可否請你建議我如何繳交我的申請表?
5. Every hair stylist has his or her own unique _______________ for cutting and styling hair.
每位髮型師都有自己獨特的剪髮及造型技術。
6. People in that _______________ village don’t have adequate medical facilities.
那個偏遠村莊的人們沒有足夠的醫療設施。
7. ______________ Terry likes to get an ice cream cone on the way home from work. 偶爾,Terry喜歡在下班回家的路上買一支冰淇淋。
8. The blue whale can weigh up to 180,000kg, _______________ it the heaviest animal on earth.
藍鯨可重達十八萬公斤,是世界上最重的動物。
9. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is truly a _______________.
巴黎的艾菲爾鐵塔是一個真正令人印象深刻的景象。
10. Connie is _______________ finding her long lost real parents, since she was adopted when she was really young.
Connie著迷於尋找她長期失散的親生父母,因為她很小時就被領養了。
解答:
1. peculiar
2. phenomenon
3. partial
4. advise
5. technique/techniques
6. remote
7. Once in a while
8. Making
9. sight to behold
10. obsessed with
Comprehension Questions 閱讀理解
1. Why is it uncommon to see a total solar eclipse?
a. We never know when they will happen.
b. They can’t be seen everywhere, and only happen a few times per year.
c. The vast majority of solar eclipses are partial eclipses, not total eclipses.
d. The techniques for viewing solar eclipses are really difficult to learn.
2. How many partial or total solar eclipses might an eclipse chaser be able to see in one year?
a. 0-1.
b. 2-5.
c. 5-10.
d. More than 10.
解答:
1. 為什麼日全蝕很不常見?
a. 我們永遠不知道它們什麼時候會發生。
b. 它們不能在每個地方被看見,每年只會發生幾次。
c. 日蝕絕大多數是日偏蝕,而不是日全蝕。
d. 查看日蝕的技術真的很難學。
2. 日蝕獵人可能可以在一年內看到幾次日偏蝕或日全蝕?
a. 0-1次。
b. 2-5次。
c. 5-10次。
d. 超過10次。 |