(LT) B2 Review 3: Living above the Earth—and Beyond Class: _______ No: _______ Name: _______________
1 Paragraph 1 [lines 1-8]
1. above vs. on [line 3]
○1 He waved the letter excitedly ___________ his head. ○2 Her name comes ___________ mine on the list. ○3 Ow, you're standing ___________ my foot!
○4 The helicopter was hovering ___________ the building. ○5 The old couple lived in that old house ___________ the hill.
The difference between “above” and “on” is that
2. because of vs. because [line 4]
○1 Because of this extreme environment, their daily routine is nothing like our own. →Because ______________________________________________________, …. →Because ______________________________________________________, …. ○2 because of= 3. 翻譯填空 ○1 將近 [line 4] (2) __________________________ ○2 作出改變 [line 7] (2) __________________________________________ ○3 克服各式各樣的困難 [line 7] (5) ________________________________________ ○4 他的嗜好跟他同學們的完全不一樣。 [line 5] _____________________________________________________________________ ○5 關於這個案子他一無所知。 [line 7] _____________________________________________________________________
4. What’s the main idea of the 1st paragraph?
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Paragraph 2 [lines 9-16]
1. despite / in spite of vs. though / although
○1 Despite living under such special conditions, astronauts get hungry…
→Though ______________________________________________________, …. →Though ______________________________________________________, …. The difference between “despite” and “though” is that
○2 儘管練習好幾天，他還是沒能贏得比賽。
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2. remain vs. maintain
○1 This room ___________ cool all summer.
○2 Despite living in different countries, the two families have ___________ close links. ○3 Security during the president's visit must be ___________ at all costs.
○4 The bank will ___________ open during the national lockdown.
○5 We have to invest in new technology if we are to ___________ competitive. The difference between “remain” and “maintain” is that
3. 翻譯填空
○1 餐具 [line 12] (2) __________________________
○2 經理極力改善這裡的工作條件。 [line 9]
_____________________________________________________________________
○3 該俱樂部的成員僅限於男士。 [line 16]
Membership of the club is ________________________________.
4. What is the 2nd paragraph mainly about?
(LT) B2 Review 3: Living above the Earth—and Beyond Class: _______ No: _______ Name: _______________
2 Paragraph 3 [lines 17-26]
1. in addition vs. in addition to
○1 Dr. York is a professor of art. __________________, he is a television commentator. ○2 __________________ English, she is also learning Japanese.
○3 in addition= ○4 in addition to=
2. Muscles, therefore, gradually decrease in size since they aren’t required to support
bodies as much as they do on earth.
→What does the auxiliary “do” refer to in the sentence? ________________________.
3. 翻譯填空 ○1 改善血液循環 [line 24] (2) ___________________________ ○2 維持肌肉強度 [line 24] (3) ________________________________________ ○3 與去年相較之下，今年學生聰明多了。 [line 17] _____________________________________________________________________ ○4 成長環境對一個人的個性有很大的影響。 [line 18] _____________________________________________________________________
4. What is the 3rd paragraph mainly about?
Why _____________________________________________________________________.
Paragraph 4 [lines 27-34] 1. hardly vs. hard [line 32]
○1 I kicked the ball as __________ as I could. ○2 I could __________ hear her at the back. ○3 We __________ ever go to concerts.
○4 Work __________, play __________. That's my motto.
2. What might happen if astronauts don’t fix their sleeping bags to the cabin wall?
3. Why do the astronauts aboard the ISS hardly sleep at night and wake up in the morning?
4. instead vs. instead of
○1 There's no coffee - would you like a cup of tea __________________? ○2 You waste a lot of water by having a bath __________________ a shower.
○3 He didn’t drive me away. __________________, he welcomed me with open arms.
5. 翻譯填空
○1 撞上彼此 [line 29] (4) ________________________________________
○2 你現在所必須做的就是專心念書。 [line 32]
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6. What is the purpose of the 4th paragraph?
To ______________________________________________________________________.
Paragraph 5 [lines 35-37]
1. I'm genuinely sorry for what I said. [line 36]
Can you think of other words to replace the word “genuinely” in the sentence? _____________________________________________________________________
2. 翻譯填空
○1 作出犧牲 [line 35] (2) ___________________________
○2 毫無疑問地，他是班上跑最快的人。 [line 36]
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3. Rewrite the conclusion. How would you conclude the passage?
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