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中国地质大学(武汉)远程与继续教育学院 大学英语 课程作业4（共 4 次作业） 学习层次： 本科 涉及章节：第五章 阅读理解 一． 猜测生词词义 1. A coelacanth is a kind of living fossil, first discovered when one was caught off Madagascar马达加斯加）in 1938. A colelacanth is a kind of _____ A. rock B. plant C. fish D. animal 2. The bacteria paramecia, for instance, are eaten by tiny fish and crustaceans and the crustaceans, in turn, may be devoured by small fish. A. eaten B. chased C. attacked D. protected 3.When Halley’s comet (彗星)came through the inner solar system in 1986, spacecraft from Japan, the Soviet Union, and Europe were there to meet it. But six months before these spacecraft met up with Halley, another one had already made the first comet rendezvous, with a different comet. A. space trip B. exploration C. meeting D. test 4. I can make this decision because Ive gone down this road with patients many times. Recently I operated in vain on an eighty-year-old woman with cancer of the liver... There was nothing I could do to relieve the problems the cancer had caused. . in vain A. unsuccessfully B. effortlessly C. with difficulty 5. Ill tell you which choice I would make in this theoretical situation. Id say, Dont give her anything to fight the infection. Keep her comfortable and lets see what happens; maybe shell fight off the infection on her own and if she doesnt, shell die a peaceful death. I dont want to be responsible for condemning my mother to a living hell. . condemn to A. blame for B. criticize for C. restrict to 6. Many different people find that online method requires them to use their experiences and that online learning offers them a place to communicate with each other. This forum for communication removes the visual barriers that hinder some students in expressing themselves. A. the online method B. a place for online learning a place to exchange opinion D. the experience for online learning 7. Yet u will find little if an