Unit4Astronomythescienceofthestars同步練習(xí)I.單項選擇。1.Itissaidthattheticketsareverylimited,pleasebookonein_______.A.advanceB.developmentC.progressD.action2.—Howdoyoukeepin________witheachotheratpresent?—Bysendingmessages.A.relationB.connectionC.combinationD.touch3.Whenhecamebacktohimself,he_________tohisfeetwithgreatdifficulty.A.roseB.struggledC.jumpedD.sprang4.WheneverIvisitHangzhou,Ican’thelpbeing_______byitsbeauty.A.hitB.struckC.beatenD.knocked5.Doyouknowwhichcountrywill__________thenetAsianGames?A.treatB.hostC.dealwithD.dowith6.Itisreportedthatthatforesthasbeen________fireforalmostaweek.A.inB.forC.onD.with7.Beingaverylazystudent,heseldomtakes_______inallhisclasses.A.noticesB.notesC.papersD.sights8.___________Icouldcopydownthewordsontheblackboard,theteacherhadwipedthemoffit.A.WhenB.UntilC.BeforeD.Unless9.Thedoctorsaidthatshewassuretodiethatnight,butshe______afterall.A.gotthroughB.passedthroughC.livedthroughD.wentthrough10.Summeriscoming.Canyoutellmewhereyouwillbe_________holiday?A.onB.inC.atD.for11.Shewasafraid_________home,becauseshewasafraid_________byherfather.A.togo;ofbeingbeatenB.ofgoing;tobebeatenC.togo;tobebeatenD.ofgoing;ofbeating12.Feelingitwasgoingtorainheavily,thelittlegirlranatatopspeed______toherhome.A.alloverB.alloutC.allthewayD.allthrough13.Asweallknow,theCultureRevolutionofChina_________placein1966.A.tookB.heldC.gotD.caught14.Didyou_________whenyouphonedheronthenightbeforelast?A.pullthroughB.getthroughC.gothroughD.passthrough15.Helooked_________histelephonenumberinthetelephonenumberbook.A.forB.upC.atD.outII.完形填空。ThereisasmallcrossbythesideofHighway128,nearthetownofBoonville.Ifthiscrosscouldtalk,itwouldtellyouthis16story:Sevenyearsagomybrother,Michael,wasatafriend’sfar.Theydecidedtogooutfordinner.Joearrivedand17todrive—todrive—afterjustone18.19,thefourfriendstraveledthewindingroad.Theydidn’tknowwhereitwouldend—20did.Suddenly,theyturned21intotheoppositelane,runningintoanoncomingcar.22homewewerewatching.onvideoinfrontofawarmfire.Thenwewenttobed.At2:00.apoliceofficer23mymomwiththeshocking24.Michaelhadbeenkilled.Inthemorning,I25mymotherandsistercrying.Istoodthere26.“What’swrong?”Iasked,rubbingmy27eyes.Momtookadeepbreath.“Comehere…”Thusbegana28journeythroughsadness,whereallroadsleadtonowhereandit29hurtstorememberthatday.Theonlythingthathelpsistellingmystory,30youwillrememberit31youwanttogetintoacarwithsomeonewhohashadadrink—evenjustonedrink.Joechosetheroadto32.Hewasaccusedofmanslaughter(過失殺人罪)andservedtimeinprison.However,therealpunishmentis33theterribleresultofhisactions.Heleftus34anacheinourheartsthatwillnevergoaway,anightmarethatwill35him—andus—fortherestofourlives.AndasmallcrossbythesideofHighway128.16.A.interestingB.amusingC.sadD.happy17.A.offeredB.refusedC.agreedD.insisted18.A.driveB.dinnerC.drinkD.mile19.A.SadlyB.HappilyC.SurprisinglyD.Luckily20.A.someoneB.anyoneC.nobodyD.everybody21．A.gentlyB.sharplyC.quicklyD.shortly22.A.AfterB.BackC.InD.Before23.A.suppliedB.informedC.warnedD.woke24.A.telephoneB.noticeC.newsD.report25.A.foundB.discoveredC.wonderedD.surprised26.A.sadB.excitedC.puzzledD.surprising27.A.tearyB.wideC.sleepyD.frightened28.A.smoothB.difficultC.lovelyD.pleasant29.A.alsoB.stillC.howeverD.hardly30.A.suggestingB.warningC.hopingD.supposing31.A.untilB.onceC.whenD.though32.A.nowhereB.somewhereC.anywhereD.everywhere33.A.livingwithB.goingwithC.gettingonwithD.gettingawaywith34.A.withB.toC.intoD.onto35.A.occurB.frightenC.disturbD.strikeIII.閱讀理解。AManypeoplebelievesharks(鯊魚)aredangerousandwillalwaystrytohurtorevenkillhumans.Infact,94percentoftheworld’s400speciesareharmlesstohumans.AsharkexhibitionattheNationalAquarium(水族館)inBaltimore,USprovesthis.Visitorscantouchyoungsharks,seetheireggsdevelopandwatchadozendifferentspeciesswimsmoothlyaroundahugetank.Mostpeoplefailtorealizethatsharkattacksdon'thappenveryoften.Humansaremorelikelytobekilledbylightningthanbyashark.Andtomakethispointclear,themuseumhassetupaspecialtouchingpoolforchildren.There,kidscanlearn,fromanearlyage,nottofearsharks.Theycanwatchthemdevelopinsidetheeggsandfeeltheskinoftheolderswimmers."Peoplefearwhattheydon'tknow,"saidNancyHotchkiss,anorganizeroftheexhibition,whichrunstillDecember."Sharkshavebeenroundfor400millionyearsandplayanimportantroleintheocean'sfoodchain.Wewantpeopletodiscoverthatsharksareamazinganimalsthatneedourrespectandprotection."Ashocking100millionsharksarekilledeveryyearbyhumansaroundtheworld.Astudy,publishedinJanuaryintheUSmagazineScience,foundthatalmostallrecordedsharksspecieshavefallenbyhalfinthepasteighttofifteenyears~ThousandsofsharksarehuntedinAsiaforspecialfoods,suchassharkfin(魚翅)soup.Andmanyothersgetcaughtinnets,whilefishermenarehuntingotherfish.Morethanhalfofallsharksaresmallerthanonemetrelong."Somefishingmethodsareactuallycleaningouttheocean,"saidDaveSchofield,themanageroftheaquarium'soceanhealthprogram."Thefishermenthrewthemawaylikerubbish."Itisaworryingsituationandsomeareashaveputmeasuresinplacetoprotectthesespeciesoffish.36.Whichofthefollowingistheaimofthewriter?A.Sharksactuallyalwayshurtorevenkillpeople.B.Sharkshavebeenaroundforabout400millionyears.C.Itisnottruethatsharksarealwaysdangerous.D.Mostoftheworld'sspeciesdon'thurtpeople.37.ThemainpurposeofthesharkexhibitionistoA.showhowsharksarebornanddevelopintheoceanB.letpeopleknowmoreaboutsharksandprotectthemC.letchildrenlearnnottofearsharksfromanearlyageD.showhowsharkspecieshavefalleninthepastfewyears38.Inthelastbutoneparagraphtheunderlinedword"them"referstoA.smallsharksB.fishingboatsC.fishingnetsD.fishingmethods39.WhatdoesDaveSchofieldmeanbysaying"Somefishingmethodsareactuallycleaningouttheocean"?A.LargesharkscannotbecaughtbysomeB.Onlysmallsharkscanbecaughtbysomefishingmethods.C.Theoceanisbeingmadecleanerbysomefishingmethods.D.Toomanysharksarebeingkilledbysomefishingmethods.40.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterisA.surprisedtoknowsharksalwayshurtpeopleB.happytoknowsharksareharmlesstopeopleC.worriedaboutthepresentsituationofsharkspeciesD.pleasedtoknowtheoceanisbecomingmuchcleanerBLetussaythereissomethingyoudon'tknowhowtodo.Inthepastifyouweredeterminedtolearn,youmighthavecalledafriendorrelative,takenanightclassorwalkeddowntothelocallibraryforaresearchterm.Butnowalotofwebsitesarespringingup,providingfreepracticaladviceonthesesubjectsandactuallyanythingelseyoucanthinkof.Inonesense,these"how-to"sitesrepresent(代表)apartofthegrowingworldofonlinelearning.ThistraditionfoundoneofitsearliestformsintheFAQs--orFrequentlyAskedQuestionsfiles(文件夾)--thatbeganonUsenet,theInternet'sglobal,discussiongroup.TheseFAQs,manyofwhichstillgoroundcontinuously,tookaspecificsubject--andexplainedittocompletenovices.But"how-to"sitestaketheFAQsideainasomewhatdifferentdirectionbyaddressingsubjectsthataren’tnecessarilyrelatedtodiscussionforums(論壇).Thesesitestakethestyleofawrittenteachingperiodandatoneoffriendlyadvice.Possiblythebiggestandbestknownofthesesitesis(.Itoffersnearly1000freetutorialsandaddsnewonesfrequentlyforajobintervies.Atyoucanlearnhowtotrainforyourfirstmarathon,howtobuyavacationhome,orhowtomakeamovieineightsteps.41.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageisto__________.A.introducenewwebsitestopeopleB.teachhowtotakenewcoursesbyInternetC.presentnewmeanstolearnsomethingyouwanttoknowD.helpyoutosolveanydifficultyyoumeetwith42."How-to"sitesaresetuptoA.explainFAQstothepublicB.helppeopletolearnwhattheywanttoC.telltheirdifferencefromdiscussionforumsD.completethegrowingworldofonlinelearning43.Theunderlinedword"novices"inthepassageprobablymeansA.expertswhoknowalotB.hostsof"how-to"sitesC.peoplewithoutknowledgeD.beginnersof"how-to"sites44.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A."how-to"sitesarespeciallydesignedforthedisabledB.peoplecanteachthemselvesathomebyvisiting"how-to"sitesC.itispleasanttolistentotheadviceon"how-to"sitesD.youcanjustclickyourmouseathometoquestionanything45.Accordingtothetext,ifyouwanttobuyatentforcampingyoumayvisit_________.A.B.thediscussionforumsD.theFAQsCWhenfriendscometovisitusintheevening,theyspendtheirtimetellingusthattheyareinahurryandlookingattheirwatches.Itisnotthatourfriendsareallverybusy,itisjustthatwehavenotelevision.Peoplethinkthatweareverystrange."Butwhatdoyoudointheevenings?Theyarealwaysasking.Theanswerissimple.BothmywifeandIhavehobbies.Wealwaysspendoureveningsinclassesforforeignlanguages.Thisisveryuseful.Icollectstampsandamalwaysbusywithmycollection(收集).Bothofusenjoylisteningtomusicandplayingcards.Sometimestherearepowercutsandwehavenoelectricityinthehouse.Thisdoesnotworryusaswejustlightcandiesandcarryonwithwhatweweredoingbefore.Ourfriendsarelost--notelevision!Sotheydon'tknowwhattodo.Onsucheveningsourhouseisveryfullastheyallcometous.Theyallhaveagoodtime.Insteadofsittinginsilenceinfrontofthetelevision,everybodytalksandplaysgames.Yes,lifeispossiblewithouttelevision!根據(jù)文意回答問題,每空一詞。46.Thewriter'sfriendsseembusywhentheyvisitthecoupleintheeveningbecauseashehasn'tgotatelevision.47.Bothofthecouplehavehobbiesoflisteningtomusic,playingcardsand___________________________.48.Whentherearepowercutsthewriterisnotworriedbecausewithcandlestheycancarryonwith49.Theunderlinedsentence"Ourfriendsarelost"means_________________________________.50.Wecandrawaconclusionthatlifeispossible________________.DIsn'titastonishinghowmuchtimewetalkaboutfood?"Haveyouevereaten...?Whatdidyouhaveforlunch?"andsoon.Andyetwhenyoutravelfromonecountrytoanother,youwillfindthatpeoplehavequitedifferentfeelingsaboutfood.Peopleoftenfeelthatwhattheyeatisnormalandwhatotherpeopleeatisstrange.InEngland,peopleeatpotatoeseveryday.IntheMiddleEast,readisthemainpartofeverymeal.Eatinglikesomanythingswedo,becomesahabitwhichisdifficulttochange.Americansliketodrinkalotoforangejuiceandcoffee.TheEnglishdrinkteafourorfivetimeseveryday.Australiansdrinkagreatdealofbeer,andtheFrenchdrinkwineeveryday.Thesortofmeatpeopleliketoeatalsodiffersfro