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Vocabulary for IELTS - Unit 10 - Reaching for the Skies

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
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1.

(n.) 小遊星,小行星,海盤車(a.)星狀的

a large rock that circles the sun(Ex. There is an (a)   belt that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter.)

2.

(n.) 太空人

a person trained to travel in space(Ex. Many children dream of becoming an (a)   and working on the International Space Station.)

3.

(n.) 氣氛

the mixture of gases that surround the Earth(Ex. It makes no sense that mankind pollutes the (a)   that we depend on for life.)Rel: atmospheric (adj)

4.

(n.) 宇宙;井然有序的體系;秩序the universe considered in an orderly way(Ex. The nature of time remains constant everywhere in the (a)   .)

5.

(n.) 火山口,噴火口,彈坑a round hole made by an impact or explosion(Ex. There are many (a)   s on the moon's surface.)

6.

(n.) 碎片,殘骸

Pieces of sth that are left after it has been destroyed; the remains of sth(Ex. The typhoon left much (a)   scattered everywhere.)

7.

(n.) 地球

the planet on which we live(Ex. Almost three quarters of the (a)   s surface is ocean.)Rel: unearthly (adj)earthly (adj)

8.

(n.) 探險,踏勘,探測

travelling through a place in order to learn about it(Ex. NASA will soon send robots to Mars for (a)   .)Rel: exploit (n)explore (v)

9.

(n.) 探險家

a person who travels to an unknown area to learn more about it(Ex. It is in mankind's nature to be (a)   s.)

10.

(n.) 銀河系

(Ex. The name of our (a)   is the Milky Way.)

11.

(n.) 瓦斯

a substance which has no fixed form, invisible(Ex. Almost of the Earth's atmosphere is composed of (a)   .)

12.

(n.) 地心引力

a force that causes sth to fall to the ground (or be attracted to another planet)(Ex. Each planet in our solar system has a different level of (a)   .)

13.

(n.) 地平線

the line between the land/sea and the sky(often used to mean limits)(Ex. Travelling is one way to expand your (a)   s.)

14.

(n.) 發射

to send a spacecraft or weapon into the sky/ space(Ex. Soon humans may (a)   astronauts into space to colonize Mars.)

15.

(n.) 流星,大氣現象

a large piece of rock or metal that travels through space and hits the Earth's atmosphere

(a)  

16.

(n.) [名詞] 月亮

a spherical object that orbits a planet(Ex. a full _______. /Saturn has dozens of __________s.)

(a)  

17.

(n.) 海洋

one of very large areas of sea on our planet(Ex. The Atlantic ________, the Pacific _________.)

(a)  

18.

(n.) 外太空

the space outside the Earth's atmosphere that consists of stars and planets(Ex. One day humans will venture into _______ _________.)

(a)  

19.

(n.) 軌道

the path an object travels around a planet, star or moon(Ex. The rocket launches the satellite into (a)   .)(into orbit)

20.

(n.) 行星

a large round object in space that orbits a star(Ex. There are eight (a)   s in our solar system.)

21.

(n.) 放射,發射;放射物;散熱器;射線療法

a form of energy that sent out in waves from sth (nuclear radiation is particularly harmful to life)(Ex. Sun creams block harmful UV (a)   .)

22.

(n.) 飛漲

a vehicle used to carry things into space(Ex. (a)   s tend to launch from remote locations away from the general public.)

23.

(n.) 衛星,人造衛星;衛星國,隨從

a man made object that orbits the Earth and used for electronic communication (Ex. GPS)(Ex. (a)   play an important role in our daily communication needs.

24.

(n.) 模擬器,假裝者

a machine that simulate s real life conditions in order to train people(Ex. a plane or flight (a)   .)Rel: simulate (v.)

25.

(n.) 太陽系

a series of planets that orbit in order around a star (Ex. Mercury is the smallest planet in the __________ ___________.)

(a)  

26.

(n.) 太空

area beyond (outside of) the Earth's atmosphere(Ex. The first people first traveled into (a)   in the 1960s.)

27.

(n.) 太空船

a vehicle used to travel from the Earth into space(Ex. One day (a)   will carry mankind to Mars and beyond.)

28.

(n.) 太空梭

An American-made space vehicle that was used until 2011

(a)  

29.

(n.) 太空站

a large research object that orbits the Earth(Ex. Tourists will soon be able to visit the International ___________ __________ (ISS) from next year.)

(a)  

30.

(n.) 表面

the top layer of an area of water or land(Ex. The majority of the Earth's (a)   is covered by water.)

31.

(n.) 宇宙,星系,思想等範圍

All the galaxies, solar systems, stars, planets etc. that exist in spaceSyn: space (n)(Ex. Intelligent life may exist somewhere in the (a)   .)Rel: universal (adj)

32.

(n.) 無重狀態

the state of having no weight such as in outer space(Ex. Astronauts often experience medical problems after months of (a)   in space.)Rel: weightless (adj)

33.

(adj.) 商業的

related to buying and selling items(Ex. This product may be used for personal use, but not for (a)   use.)Rel: commerce (n.)

34.

(adj.) 宇宙的;廣大的

relating to space or the universe(Ex. Astronauts have be wary of (a)   radiation when in space.)Rel: cosmos (n.)

35.

(adj.) 極端的

very large in degree or amount(Ex. The desert experience (a)   heat during the day.)Rel: extremely (adv)

36.

(adj.) 引力的

related to or resulting from the force of gravity(Ex. The sun has the largest (a)   force in the solar system.)

37.

(adj.) 水平的、橫的

flat and level

(Ex. The teacher drew a (a)   line across the whiteboard.)

38.

(adj.) 無可避免的

certain to happen or impossible to avoid

(Ex. In my opinion, it is only (a)   that mankind will one day travel to the stars.)

39.

(adj.) 月亮的;陰曆的

relating to the moon or travel to the moon

(Ex. The _____________ surface, a __________ eclipse)

(a)  

40.

(adj.) 流星的, 疾速的, 大氣的, 輝煌而短暫的

happening extremely quickly or suddenly

(Ex. It's hard to explain the (a)   rise of her popularity.)

41.

(adj.) 外面的,外表的

on the outside of sth

(Ex. _________ suburbs, ________ planets, __________ space)

(a)  

42.

(adj.) 太陽的

relating to the sun

(Ex. the ________ system, a __________ eclipse)

(a)  

43.

(adj.) 地球的、陸地的

relating to the Earth and not the moon or other planets

(Ex. (a)   TV / channels/life)See: extraterrestrial

44.

(adj.) 有毒的,中毒的

containing poison or poisonous substances

(Ex. a __________ pesticide, a __________ relationship, __________ waste)

(a)  

45.

(adj.) 適合人類居住

not good enough for people to live in

(Ex. Many planets are (a)   .)

46.

(adj.) 宇宙的/普遍的

involving everyone in the world

(Ex. _____________ health care, ___________________ appeal)

(a)  

47.

(adj.) 無人的,無人居住的

not piloted directly by people

(Ex. an ______________ spacecraft, an __________ railway crossing)Rel: man (v), mankind (n)

(a)  

48.

(v.) 使適應新環境,使服水土(vi.)服水土

to become used to a new place, situation or weather

(Ex. Athletes often travel to Olympic cities weeks early to (a)   to the local conditions.)

49.

(v.) 建立殖民地;殖民;移植

to create colonies

(Ex. Humankind should first (a)   the moon before attempting Mars.)

50.

(v.) 探索

to travel around an area to learn more about it

(Ex. Part of the fun of travelling is being to (a)   new places.)

51.

(v.) 漂浮

to stay or move on the surface of the water or through the air

(Ex. Clouds (a)   through the sky.)

52.

(v.) 軌道

to travel around a larger orbit like a star, planet or moon

(Ex. Hundreds of satellites now (a)   around the Earth.)

Use: orbit around

53.

(v.) 推進,驅使

to move or push sth forward

(Ex. New technologies may one day help (a)   spacecraft to other stars.)

54.

(v.) 旋轉

to turn in a circular movement around a central point (or axis)

(Ex. The Earth (a)   s once every 24 hours.)

55.

(v.) 維持

make sth continue, to support life

(Ex. Farmers find it difficult to (a)   their crops in the desert.)

56.

(v.) 模擬,假裝,模仿

to make or produce sth that is not real but has the appearance of being real

(Ex. Astronauts can train for space in (a)   d conditions on Earth.)

Rel: simulation

(n)simulated (adj)

a simulator (n)

57.

(v.) 經歷

to experience a change in some way

(Ex. (a)   tests/ medical treatment/ training/changes)