Unit 8 Scientific Advances
A. Vocabulary
1. Copernicus was the first ______ to prove that the Earth rotates around our sun. a. mathematician b. astronomer c. physician d. champion 2. The ______ with Mr. White being a teacher is that he was not a very good student in school. a. irony b. maternity c. theory d. connection 3. Sally gained ______ into graduate school after she submitted all her official grades. a. expedition b. birth c. establishment d. acceptance 4. Scientists discovered in 1998 that the ______ was expanding and not slowing down. a. colleague b. theory c. universe d. decade 5. In order to ______ his new book, the author went on tour visiting cities across the U.S. a. promote b. join c. shift d. accept 6. The ______ to the North Pole ended in disaster after the scientists lost their way and had to be rescued by helicopter. a. expedition b. champion c. geologist d. germs 7. In math class today we learned about ______. I love numbers! a. philosophy b. religion c. cubism
d. algebra
8. The investigators had two ______ on the mysterious disappearance of the plane. a. theory b. theories c. the theory d. a theory
B. Grammar
9. The soldier ______ his mission with courage and strength. a. carry b. carrying out c. carry out
d. carried out
10. The astronauts said one silent prayer before ______ into space. a. blasts off b. blasting off c. blasted off
d. blast
11. Jessica still voted for one of the politicians even though they all ______ against some of her
beliefs. a. goes b. going c. gone d. went 12. Although Maggie had studied for the test, she couldn’t ______ the final math problem. a. figure out b. figures out c. figured out d. figuring out 13. It is a good idea ______ your answers after completing an examination.
a. check
b. to check
c. checks
d. checking
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14. I don’t mind ______ you money as long as you pay it back.
a. lend
b. lends
c. to lend
d. lending
15. Since ______ on my diet last month, I have lost two kilograms. a. go b. goes c. going 16. The wall is starting to crack so I think it needs _______. a. paint b. painted c. to paint
d. went
d. painting
C. Reading Comprehension Scientific discoveries are being made every day and are changing the world we live in. In fact, technological and medical advancements that most people believed would never happen in their lifetime are real and continuing to develop. For example, telekinesis is the ability to control or move objects using only your thoughts. Being able to control the motion of objects may seem like the plot of a science fiction movie, but thanks to researchers from the Minnesota College of Science and Engineering, it’s now a reality. Researchers there have learned to harness brainwaves. In 2013, scientists were able to get students to control the motions of a helicopter using their thoughts. Facing in the opposite direction of the helicopter, students were able to move the vehicle in various directions by imagining themselves moving their hands. After some time and training, participants were soon able to get the helicopter to perform several maneuvers including passing through rings with an image of the flight being showed to them on a screen. Researchers are hoping to expand this new brain wave technology to eventually restore motion, hearing, and sight in patients suffering from paralysis or nerve damage. 17. What is telekinesis? a. Lighting fires your mind. c. Controlling a movie with your mind 18. What is synonym for the term harness? a. touch b. continue
b. Moving things with your mind.
c. Using your hands to move an object.
c. control d. imagine
19. How were students able to control a helicopter? a. They moved their hands. b. They watched a movie on a screen. c. They sat in the helicopter. d. They studied to be engineers. 20. The word maneuver is closest in meaning to which of the following? a. movement b. restore c. research d. expand
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大学英语泛读教程4(第三版)自测Reading Master 1_Test Bank_Unit 08
