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Units 3-4 词汇练习
一、将下面短文中的画线单词与其相应的词性和英文释义相匹配。
Netflix has 1. declared the release (发行) of Ada Twist, Scientist with the goal of making
science fun and accessible to everyone. The show is based on the best-selling picture book series
of the same name by author Andrea Beaty.
Ada Twist, Scientist follows the adventures of eight-year-old Ada Twist, an 2. intelligent girl
with great curiosity, who 3. intends to discover the truth about absolutely everything
4. surrounding her. With the help of her two best friends, Ada solves mysteries for her friends and
family. The series aims to encourage children to be curious about their surroundings and take an
interest in why things happen and how things work.
A. v. to be everywhere around something
B. adj. be able to learn and understand things easily
C. v. to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly or officially
D. v. to have a plan, result or purpose in your mind when you do something
1-4 __________
二、根据提示用本部分所学词汇的正确形式完成下列短文。（每空一词）
A
Nguyen Trong Hieu, whose 1. n__________ is Vietnamese, is a senior researcher and
lecturer in solar energy (太阳能) at Australian National University. (ANU)
Born and raised in An Giang Province, Hieu said though he was a village student, he still
dreamed of entering a top university. With great efforts, Hieu won a full scholarship to study at
the University of Portland in Oregon, the US. The schooling environment helped him a lot in his
study and research. However, Hieu also had a few problems at the beginning. Because of his poor
English skills, Hieu’s opinions were not 2. __________ (赏 识 ) that much during discussions.
“Instead of returning home at 5-6 p.m., I spent many evenings and weekends working at the lab,”
Hieu said. Eventually, his efforts 3. __________ __________ (奏效). After one or two semesters,
his results improved.
In 2012, he got a full scholarship to study for a doctorate (博士学位) at ANU. During his
study, he was the first author of 10 articles 4. p__________ in international journals.
After he finished studying for his doctorate in 2016, he 5. __________ __________ (建立)
his research team that received 1 million AUD (Australian dollar) for a project on the
development of next-generation solar panels.
Asked about the future, Hieu said he would continue to 6. c__________ research on solar
panels to study the potential of photovoltaics (太阳能光伏) as a clean and affordable energy
source.
B
At a roundtable event, experts discussed how best to assess (评估) the value of scientific
research and 1. __________ __________ (提出) some useful recommendations.
Assessing the impact of research is a difficult process, which 2. __________ (包含) many
different parts. It requires a clear understanding of what leads to good research, such as the reward
system. It also requires a(n) 3. __________ (足够的) understanding of what the outcomes (成果)
of good research look like.
What is assessed will be determined by a range of factors: the reason for the assessment, the
nature of the research, and the practical question of what can be measured in the first place. At the
same time, too much evaluation (评估), or a focus on 4. __________ (limit) criteria (标准) can
discourage research that could potentially be groundbreaking.
A perfect solution is unlikely to be achievable in the short term. That’s why experts need to
5. __________ (做试验) with different approaches for measuring research impact, in order to
identify needs and develop a workable solution.
三、选用方框内合适的单词或短语并用其正确形式完成下列短文。（每项限用一次）
A
access, technical, reveal, be aware of
1. _________________ innovation (创新) has brought many benefits, allowing convenience,
2. _________________ to information, and increased communication. However, this also means
that there is a new type of crime citizens need to 3. _________________ — cybercrime. A
company has carried out research on cybercrime rates of the OECD (经济合作与发展组织)
countries recently. The report 4. _________________ that the most dangerous country for
cybercrime is the United Kingdom. 13.64 of every 100,000 citizens in the UK experience
financial losses ( 经 济 损 失 ) due to cybercrime, which is the highest rate in Europe.
B
site, majority, indicate, device, take off, to a certain extent, cut back on
Today, smartphones have become a huge part of our lives and even kids and adolescents (青
少年) often use them. There is no question that smartphones serve a purpose 1. _______________
when it comes to safety and emergency, but their addictive nature, especially for children and
young adults, is worrying.
Social psychologists (心理学家 ) have studied the impact that the growing use of digital
2. _______________ has on the mental health of adolescents. They discover that as the
3. _______________ of Americans are acquiring smartphones, the mental health of adolescents is
becoming poorer.
But it is not just the increasing use of smartphones that is troubling. There has been another
development in the digital world over the past few years — social media, which have
4. _______________ and attracted nearly all people, especially young people, to their
5. _______________.
As smartphone and social media use can be addictive, what can we do to protect our children
The most basic advice is to 6. _______________ the amount of time spent on smartphones.
Parents should limit their children’s use of smartphones in the evening, especially as it gets close
to bedtime, as research has 7. _______________.
答案
一、
1-4 CBDA
二、
A
1. nationality
2. appreciated
3. paid off
4. published
5. set up
6. conduct
B
1. put forward
2. involves
3. sufficient
4. limited
5. experiment
三、
A
1. Technical
2. access
3. be aware of
4. reveals
B
1. to a certain extent
2. devices
3. majority
4. taken off
5. sites
6. cut back on
7. indicated

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