1 . Directions: Fill in eat blank with a proper word chosen form the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. arrives       B. observable   C. boundless.       D. contained. E. distancing. F. expansion G. lies       H. parallel       I. perceiving       J. threads       K. volume

What Comes After Space?

Looking at a clear night sky you witness the vastness of space, which holds everything humans know to exist. To find out what     1     beyond a good place to start is to determine where the universe ends. However, the problem is that scientist are uncertain about where space ends or whether it ends at all.

The     2     universe

The furthest humans can see out into space,using all the technology currently available to us,is 46 billion light years (alight year is the distance that light can travel in one year,and is equivalent to about 9. 5 million million kilometres). The     3     of space that humans can see is called the visible universe. Beyond this, it remains a mystery whether it’s an expanse of more galaxies and stars or possibly the edge of the universe. Some think that the universe is     4    , meaning space goes on forever in every direction. In this case,there is nothing after space,because space is everything.

Moving further away

Experts have captured images of the entire Earth from space,and some astronauts have personally witnessed its beauty from orbit. Perhaps     5     the limits of the universe would also be possible too, if only humans knew where to go to look for it.

Another challenge is the universe’s rapid     6    . As galaxies move further away their light   takes longer to reach us. Eventually, some galaxies may be so distant that their light never     7    . This might imply that any edge— and whatever is on the other side — is increasingly     8     itself from us. Regardless of these uncertainties, scientists still spend a lot of time thinking about what comes after space.

Many universes?

It’s possible that there isn’t just one universe, and that our universe is just one small part of a “multiverse”. Perhaps our universe is     9     within its own distinct region of space, separated from others by vast expanses of nothingness. Or maybe     10     universes exist pressed tightly against each other. Getting an idea of the universe’s true shape may help astronomers find out whether it has an edge. What comes after that could be an even great mystery.

2 . 请根据句意指出下列句子中划线单词的词性与汉语意思。
1. They called on the authorities to make slavery a punishable offence.
2. It is famous known to all that Oceania is mainly made up of Australia and New Zealand.
3. When they hit the rocks, they were just 500 yards offshore.
4. Fry for about 4 minutes, until the onion has softened.
5. The following year she joined the Royal Opera House.
6. An operator wearing earphone was sitting in the telephone exchange.
7. The tutor said certain courses are compulsory while others are optional.
8. It’s reported that scientists have put a weather satellite into orbit round the earth.
9. Mr. Singh said he was pleased with the outcome.
10. Make an outline before trying to write a composition.
11. There would be no lives in the earth without oxygen.
12. The Pacific Ocean is the biggest one in the earth.
13. Do you think whether the emotions develop in parallel with the intellect (智力)?
14. He was a man in his late thirties, with fine, dark hair and a pale oval face.
15. In order to maximize profit, the firm would seek to maximize output.

4 . 汉译英
1. 无数古代文明遗址和惊人的自然奇观 ________
2. 位于一个特殊的纬度线 ________
3. 被称作北纬30度 _________
4. 在这条纬度线上 _________
5. 几乎同时出现 _________
6. 先进青铜制造术 ________
7. (句型) 争论说 ________
8. 充满自然能量的(纬度)线 _________
9. 频繁地震和火山喷发 ________
10. 确凿的证据 _________
11. 超自然力 ________
12. 质疑这些理论 ________
13. 大的地壳构造板块 ________