B1 Daniel needs to check the meanings of some words in the article. Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
1 crowded (line 3) ______
2 rapid (line 4) ______
3 population (line 4) ______
4 all over again (line 5) ______
5 passenger (line 8) ______
6 tasty (line 18) ______
7 specially (line 21) ______
8 compare (line 23) ______
a for one purpose
b a second time from the beginning
c decide in what way things are similar or different
d having a nice taste
e full of people
f happening in a short period of time
g a person who rides in a car, bus, train, etc. but does not drive it
h the total number of people in an area, a country, etc.
1 crowded (line 3) ______
2 rapid (line 4) ______
3 population (line 4) ______
4 all over again (line 5) ______
5 passenger (line 8) ______
6 tasty (line 18) ______
7 specially (line 21) ______
8 compare (line 23) ______
a for one purpose
b a second time from the beginning
c decide in what way things are similar or different
d having a nice taste
e full of people
f happening in a short period of time
g a person who rides in a car, bus, train, etc. but does not drive it
h the total number of people in an area, a country, etc.
答案：1 e
解析：“crowded”表示“充满人的”，与“full of people”意思相符，所以选e。
2 f
解析：“rapid”意为“迅速的”，即“在短时间内发生的”，对应“happening in a short period of time”，选f。
3 h
解析：“population”指“人口”，也就是“一个地区、国家等的总人数”，选h。
4 b
解析：“all over again”是“再一次，重新”，即“a second time from the beginning”，选b。
5 g
解析：“passenger”是“乘客”，即“乘坐汽车、公共汽车、火车等但不驾驶的人”，选g。
6 d
解析：“tasty”表示“美味的”，即“having a nice taste”，选d。
7 a
解析：“specially”意为“专门地”，即“for one purpose”，选a。
8 c
解析：“compare”是“比较”，即“decide in what way things are similar or different”，选c。
解析：“crowded”表示“充满人的”，与“full of people”意思相符，所以选e。
2 f
解析：“rapid”意为“迅速的”，即“在短时间内发生的”，对应“happening in a short period of time”，选f。
3 h
解析：“population”指“人口”，也就是“一个地区、国家等的总人数”，选h。
4 b
解析：“all over again”是“再一次，重新”，即“a second time from the beginning”，选b。
5 g
解析：“passenger”是“乘客”，即“乘坐汽车、公共汽车、火车等但不驾驶的人”，选g。
6 d
解析：“tasty”表示“美味的”，即“having a nice taste”，选d。
7 a
解析：“specially”意为“专门地”，即“for one purpose”，选a。
8 c
解析：“compare”是“比较”，即“decide in what way things are similar or different”，选c。
B2 Daniel is looking for more information on the Internet. Below are the keywords he used and the links he got from the search engine. Match the keywords with the links. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
1 crowded planet ______
2 spacecraft ______
3 speed boots ______
4 space houses ______
5 robot on Mars ______
6 online teacher ______
a Need someone to teach you any time, any place?
b Living in a space house is fun ...
c All about the newest spacecraft that travel in space ...
d Our shoes can make you walk faster!
e Robots could be of great help to people on Mars ...
f The population on the Earth is still increasing rapidly ...
1 crowded planet ______
2 spacecraft ______
3 speed boots ______
4 space houses ______
5 robot on Mars ______
6 online teacher ______
a Need someone to teach you any time, any place?
b Living in a space house is fun ...
c All about the newest spacecraft that travel in space ...
d Our shoes can make you walk faster!
e Robots could be of great help to people on Mars ...
f The population on the Earth is still increasing rapidly ...
答案：1 f
解析：“crowded planet”（拥挤的星球）与“地球上的人口仍在迅速增长”相关，选f。
2 c
解析：“spacecraft”（航天器）对应“所有关于在太空中飞行的最新航天器的信息”，选c。
3 d
解析：“speed boots”（极速靴）与“我们的鞋子能让你走得更快”相关，选d。
4 b
解析：“space houses”（太空房）对应“住在太空房里很有趣”，选b。
5 e
解析：“robot on Mars”（火星上的机器人）与“机器人在火星上可能会对人类有很大帮助”相关，选e。
6 a
解析：“online teacher”（网络教师）对应“需要有人随时为你授课吗？无论何时何地？”，选a。
解析：“crowded planet”（拥挤的星球）与“地球上的人口仍在迅速增长”相关，选f。
2 c
解析：“spacecraft”（航天器）对应“所有关于在太空中飞行的最新航天器的信息”，选c。
3 d
解析：“speed boots”（极速靴）与“我们的鞋子能让你走得更快”相关，选d。
4 b
解析：“space houses”（太空房）对应“住在太空房里很有趣”，选b。
5 e
解析：“robot on Mars”（火星上的机器人）与“机器人在火星上可能会对人类有很大帮助”相关，选e。
6 a
解析：“online teacher”（网络教师）对应“需要有人随时为你授课吗？无论何时何地？”，选a。