第10頁(yè)（共10頁(yè)）Unit4SpaceExplorationSectionAListeningandSpeaking一、單詞拼寫1．Themoreemptycansthatcanbecollectedfor________(回收利用),thebetter.2．Hardworkcanoftenmakeupforal________ofintelligence.3．Someleavesweref________onthestilllake.4．Oursuccesswasfar________(超出)whatwethoughtpossible.5．Thedaywillcomewhenmancanmakefulluseofs________energy.6．Newspapersandperiodicals(期刊)keepmeupdatedon________(當(dāng)前的)affairs.7．Keepingyour________(肌肉)strongandithelpsyoutoavoidbackproblems.8．Onlywhenagricultureisfullydevelopedcanindustryhave________(足夠的)materialsandmarkets.二、單句語(yǔ)法填空1．“Everythingwentquietlyinmyhead，”Timrecalls(回憶道).“Iwastryingtofigure________howtoswimtotheboysinastraightline.”2．Inmyfamily,mymotherisalwaysthefirstone________(get)up.3．Hereissomeadviceforyou________(follow)．4．Hehurriedtotherailwaystation,only________(find)thetrainhadleft.5．I'mnotsureabouthisability________(complete)thetaskalone.6．Heopenedthedoor________(let)thechildrenin.7．Theywillgototheairport________(meet)theguests.8．________(order)avehicle,youhavetopayadeposit(訂金)．9．Ithasn'trainedforamonth,________(make)thecropshardtogrow.10．Inspace,astronautscollectalldirtywatersoas________(recycle)itforlateruse.11．Scientistsaretryingtofigureoutaway________(store)sufficientfoodandwaterforthelongjourney.12．Sheisoldenough________(dress)herself.三、閱讀理解ATheskyisalargeplace,andthoughithasbeencarefullyexaminedforcenturies,newfeaturesstillturnup.LastMarchitwastheruleofUranus(天王星),andlastweekastronomersannouncedwhatmayturnouttobeanewplanet,thoughaverysmallone,inthesolarsystem.TheobjectwasfirstsightedlastmonthbyCharlesKowal,anastronomerattheHaleObservatoriesinPasadena,Calif.MrKowalobservedafainttrailoflightonphotographicplates,indicatingthatsomethingwasmovinginrelationtothebackgroundofstars.Otherobservershaveconfirmedthediscovery.The“mini-planet”，identifiedforthetimebeingas“Object-Kowal”，appearstobeabout1.5billionmilesaway,betweentheorbitofSaturnandUranus,anditsdiameter(直徑)hasbeenestimatedatbetween100and400miles.Itsorbithasnotbeendeterminedyet,butiftheorbitprovestoberoughlycircular,likethatofthemajorplanets,thenewobjectwouldprobablytake66to70yearstomakeacircuitofthesun.SomeastronomershavespeculatedthatMrKowal'sdiscoverymaybethefirstindicationofanasteroid(小行星)beltbeyondSaturn.1．Whatmayhavebeenfoundinthesolarsystemaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A．Asmallnewplanet.B．Anewsolarsystem.C．Alargenewobject.D．Alargenewplanet.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A．Whattheobjectislike.B．Howtheobjectwasfound.C．Wheretheastronomerslive.D．Whytheobjectwasmoving.3．Whatmagazinemightthispassagebetakenfrom?A．Astronomy.B．Industry.C．Spaceflight.D．Agriculture.BTherewasgreatexcitementontheplanetVenusthisweek.ForthefirsttimeVenusianscientistsmanagedtolandasatelliteontheplanetEarth,andithasbeensendingbacksignalsaswellaspictures.ThesatellitewasdirectedintoanareaknownasManhattan.Becauseofexcellentweatherconditionsandextremelystrongsignals,Venusianscientistswereabletogetvaluableinformationaboutthefeasibilityofamannedflyingsaucer(飛碟)landingonEarth.AmeetingwasheldattheVenusInstituteofTechnology.“Wehavecometotheconclusion,basedonlastweek'ssatellitelanding，”saidProf.Zog,“thatthereisnolifeonEarth.”“Howdoyouknowthis？”asciencereporteroftheVenusEveningNewsasked.“Foronething,Earth'ssurfaceintheareaofManhattanismadeupofsolidconcreteandnothingcangrowthere.Foranother,theatmosphereisfilledwithcarbonmonoxide(一氧化碳)andotherdeadlygasesandnobodycouldpossiblybreathethisairandsurvive.”“Arethereanyothersourcesofdangerthatyouhavediscoveredinyourstudies？”“Takealookatthisphoto.YouseethisdarkblackcloudstayingoverthesurfaceofEarth?Wedon'tknowwhatitismadeof,butitcouldgiveusalotoftroubleandweshallhavetomakefurthertestsbeforewesendaVenusbeingthere.Overhereyouwillnoticewhatseemstobeariver,butthesatellitefindingsshowitispollutedandthewaterisunfittodrink.”“Sir,whatareallthosetinyblackspotsonthepictures？”“We'renotcertain.Theyseemtobemetalparticlesthatmovealongcertainpaths.Theygiveoutgases,makenoiseandkeepcrashingintoeachother.”“Prof.Zog,whyarewespendingbillionsandbillionsofmoneylandingaflyingsauceronEarthwhenthereisnolifethere？”“BecauseifweVenusianscanlearntobreatheintheEarth'satmosphere,thenwecanliveanywhere.”4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“feasibility”inParagraph1mean?A．Possibility.B．Flexibility.C．Simplicity.D．Responsibility.5．Whattonedidtheauthorusewhenwritingthetext?A．Serious.B．Aggressive.C．Humorous.D．Frustrating.6．Whatproblemdidtheauthormentionapartfromairpollution?A．Overpopulation.B．Globalwarming.C．Damagedforests.D．Waterpollution.7．Whydidtheauthorwritethepassage?A．TotellusadreamofVenusianscientists.B．Todisclosethesecretoflifeonotherplanets.C．TopersuadepeopletotrylivingonEarth.D．ToremindpeopleonEarthofsomecrises.四、應(yīng)用文寫作假設(shè)你是李華。你班最近一次班會(huì)的主題是“太空探險(xiǎn)的意義”。請(qǐng)你結(jié)合下表內(nèi)容，用英語(yǔ)給《21世紀(jì)學(xué)生報(bào)》的“VoiceYourOpinion”欄目投稿一篇，介紹你們討論的情況并發(fā)表你的觀點(diǎn)。一些同學(xué)贊同一些同學(xué)反對(duì)你的觀點(diǎn)1.獲得新知識(shí)；2．給人類帶來(lái)更大的生存空間。1.耗資巨大；2．宇航員的安全問(wèn)題?！⒁猓?．詞數(shù)80左右；2．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________一、單詞拼寫1．recycling2.lack3.floating4.beyond5.solar6.current7．muscles8.sufficient二、單句語(yǔ)法填空1．out2.toget3.tofollow4.tofind5.tocomplete6.tolet7.tomeet8.Toorder9.making10.torecycle11.tostore12．todress三、閱讀理解1．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句可知，在太陽(yáng)系中新發(fā)現(xiàn)了一顆疑似小行星的天體。故選A。2．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，天文學(xué)家CharlesKowal在照相底片上觀察到了一條淡淡的光亮路徑，指出有東西在相關(guān)的恒星后面移動(dòng)，其他觀察者也證實(shí)了這一發(fā)現(xiàn)，所以第二段主要講述了該行星是如何被發(fā)現(xiàn)的。故選B。3．A文章出處題。根據(jù)全文可知，本文主要介紹了目前在太陽(yáng)系新發(fā)現(xiàn)的一顆疑似小行星的天體，這類文章最可能出自與天文學(xué)相關(guān)的雜志上。故選A。4．A詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Becauseofexcellentweatherconditionsandextremelystrongsignals,Venusianscientistswereabletogetvaluableinformationaboutthefeasibilityofamannedflyingsaucer(飛碟)landingonEarth.”可知，由于良好的天氣條件和極強(qiáng)的信號(hào)，金星的科學(xué)家們能夠獲得有關(guān)載人飛碟著陸地球可行性的寶貴信息。由此猜測(cè)，feasibility的意思是“可行性”，相當(dāng)于possibility。5．C推理判斷題。最后一段中提到“BecauseifweVenusianscanlearntobreatheintheEarth'satmosphere,thenwecanliveanywhere.(因?yàn)槿绻覀兘鹦侨四軐W(xué)會(huì)在地球大氣層中呼吸，那么我們就能生活在任何地方。)”并結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容可知，作者用幽默的語(yǔ)氣寫這篇文章。6．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段中的“itispollutedandthewaterisunfittodrink”可知，本文還提到了水污染，而其他選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容沒(méi)有提到。