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Unit 1
一、根据汉语或首字母提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。
1. Einstein was a scientist who disliked being called a(n) _______ (天才).
2. In c_______ of his ill health, he lost the opportunity of studying abroad.
3. Jenny carried out many experiments, the results of which supported that ______(理论).
4. It’s courage and determination that make him such a r_______ character.
二、用括号内单词的正确形式完成下列句子。
1. Louis decided to devote the rest of his life to __________ (science) research.
2. Her early works are __________ (most) novels that tell stories about campus life based
on her life experience.
3. At seventeen, Beethoven performed for Mozart in Vienna, who was ______ (apparent)
impressed with his talents.
三、选用方框内合适的内容并用其正确形式完成下列句子（每项限用一次）。
distinct, objective, crucial, insist on, acknowledge, property
1. William Wordsworth is generally ____________ as one of the finest poets in the world.
2. To my great surprise, the results of the survey fell into two _______ groups.
3. Newton’s _________ experiment showed that color is a(n) _______ of light itself.
4. His coach has always told him that winning is not the main _______ in this sport.
5. As a lawyer, Tony _____ being given every detail of the case so that he could make full
preparations in advance.
四、用适当的关系词完成下面短文。
Walt Disney was a film producer and co-founder of The Walt Disney Company. He
produced many films and was an important figure in the 20th century media and
entertainment industry. With his staff, Walt Disney, 1. ________ name was also used for
the successful Disney Theme Parks, created famous cartoon characters, such as Mickey
Mouse and Donald Duck. During his lifetime, he received 22 Academy Awards.
Walt Disney, 2. _______ was born on 5 December 1901, in Chicago, developed an
interest in art at an early age and took lessons at the Kansas City Art Institute and later
the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He became the cartoonist for the school magazine.
When America joined the First World War, Walt dropped out of school and tried to join
the army, but was rejected for being underage. Later, he joined the Red Cross 3. _______
was working in Europe, and in late 1918 was sent to France to drive an ambulance (救护
车).
In 1919, he moved back to Kansas City, 4. ________ he got a series of jobs before
Finding employment in his area of greatest interest — the film industry. When at the
Kansas City Film Ad company he got the opportunity to begin working in the relatively
new field of animation (动画制作). Walt used his talent as a cartoonist to start his first
great achievement.
The success of his early cartoons enabled him to set up his own studio, 5. _______
was called Laugh-O-Gram. However, the popularity of his cartoons was not matched by
his ability to run a profitable business. High labor (劳动力) costs forced the studio to go
bankrupt (破产).
After his first failure, he decided to move to Hollywood, California, 6. ______ was
home to the growing film industry in America. With his brother, Roy, Walt set up the
Disney Brothers Studio, which later became The Walt Disney Company.
五、根据所给汉语完成下列句子(每空一词)。
1. 我想说的是我不同意你的观点。
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ is that I disagree with you.
2. 这肉，怎么说呢，做得稍微老了点儿。
The meat was, ______ ______ ______ ______ ______, a little overdone.
3. 他的名字就在我嘴边，可我一下子说不出来。
His name is ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ but I just can’t get it out.
六、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many modern medicine companies are looking for new medicines in the
rainforests 1.__________ (help) doctors cure diseases. Scientists believe that plants from
the rainforests or simple medicines 2. __________ (use) by rainforest peoples might be
sources for future miracle drugs (有奇效的药物).
Four hundred years ago, just such a miracle drug 3. __________ (find) to cure
malaria. In 1633, a man from Spain went to Peru to teach native people. While 4. ______
(teach) there, he learned that the village healer (医治者) was making a powder from the
bark of the cinchona tree and using this powder to cure malaria. The man brought some
powder home 5. _________ Europe, where malaria was a serious disease at the time.
Europeans began using the bark to cure malaria and soon began 6. __________ (they)
own overseas searches for sources of the tree bark. After many years, scientists identified
what was in the tree bark that cured malaria. It was quinine. Later, quinine was 7._______
(commercial) produced and became the primary medical 8. __________ (treat) for
malaria throughout the world. However, quinine’s ability to kill the malaria parasite (疟原
虫) had declined by 9. __________ 1960s, because the parasite was becoming resistant
(有抵抗力的) to it.
About this time, scientists in China found that wormwood contained artemisinin,
10. _________ killed malaria parasites. Today, artemisinin is used in various mixtures
with other drugs to treat people who have malaria.
答案：
一、
1. genius
2. consequence
3. theory
4. remarkable
二、
1. scientific
2. mostly
3. apparently
三、
1. acknowledged
2. distinct
3. crucial property
4. objective
5. insisted on
四、
1. whose
2. who
3. which / that
4. where
5. which
6. which
五、
1. What I want to say
2. how shall I put it
3. on the tip of my tongue
六、
1. to help
2. used
3. was found
4. teaching
5. to
6. their
7. commercially
8. treatment
9. the
10. which

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