28．goods n．货物

29．representative n．代表；典型人物；adj.典型的；有代表性的

30．settlement n．定居；解决

Ⅲ.写出下列短语或短语对应的汉语意思(共10小题；每题2分，满分20分)

31．on earth究竟

32．speed up加速

33．in space在太空里

34．show sb.around/round带领某人参观

35．blame sb.for因......而责怪某人

36．be described as...被描述成......

37．used to do过去常常做某事

38．turn into转化；变成

39．stare at盯；凝视

40．be absorbed by被......所吸引

Ⅳ.完成句子(共5小题；每题6分，满分30分)

41．That is why we persuade families not to lose sight of the advantages that come from a period of time in space.

那就是为什么我们要劝说家人不要忽视在太空工作一段时间所带来的好处。

42．My first visit was to a space station considered the most modern in space.

我首先参观的是一个太空站，这个太空站被认为是太空中最现代化的地方。

43．Described as an enormous round plate，it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth's gravity.

太空站被描述成一个大圆盘，在太空中缓慢地旋转，以模仿地球重心的引力。

44．Inside was an exhibition of the most up­to­date inventions of the 31st century.

太空站里展出了31世纪的一些最前沿的发明。

45．Well，now there's a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology.

现在我们有一种系统，能利用生态学原理来处理掉废弃物。

Ⅰ.Read the passage and judge whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F)．

1．The author saw three modern inventions: a "thoughtpad"，the "environment area" and a "typewriter"．(　F　)

2．In the "environment area" the rubbish is turned into several grades of useful material，such as