1、UNIT 4 SPACE EXPLORATION Section A Listening and Speaking 课后篇巩固提升 基础夯实 .单句填空 1.How many hours of (fly) experience does one need to become an astronaut? 答案 flying 2.Yang Liwei is one of the most famous (astronaut) in the world. 答案 astronauts 3.It has been proved that mental health is related physical
2、 health. 答案 to 4.My writing style is similar that of my brothers. 答案 to 5.Do you know who is the first woman astronaut (go) into space? 答案 to go 6.Her (intelligent) is comparatively favourable with that of his sister. 答案 intelligence 7.In my opinion,climbing up to the top of the mountain is too diff
3、icult her. 答案 for 8.One of good properties of this metal is light weight. 答案 in .短语填空(注意动词的适当形式) graduate from,get a degree,be curious about,at the age of,first of all,pay special attention to 1.If you dont pass in your subsidiary subject you cant . 答案 get a degree 2. we should make primary educatio
4、n universal. 答案 First of all 3.That is a problem that we middle school students must . 答案 pay special attention to 4.In high school,I the computer,and built my first website. 答案 was curious about 5.When I college,I made up my mind to make a journey to Tibet. 答案 graduated from 6. 18,Li Ming was sent
5、to the US for further study. 答案 At the age of .完成句子 1.对我来说这道数学题不容易计算出来。 The math problem is not for me to work out. 答案 easy enough 2.那个小女孩长大后想在太空工作。 The little girl wants when she grows up. 答案 to work in space 3.你能告诉我宇航员的选拔程序吗? Can you tell me the for astronauts? 答案 selection procedure 4.作为宇航员,你必须学会
6、如何使用太空仪器。 As an astronaut,you must learn space equipment. 答案 how to use 5.不仅汤姆,而且她的妹妹也喜欢学习汉语。 Tom his sister likes learning Chinese. 答案 Not only;but also 素养提升 .阅读理解 A A good book about space can inspire an interest in exploring the universe.If youre hoping for a holiday gift for your kids,youre in t
7、he right place. Margaret and the Moon Age range:4-8 In Margaret and the Moon,Dean Robbins outlines the pioneering software engineers life,from the backyard of her childhood home,where she put forward a million questions about the night sky,to the hallways of NASA,where she led a team from MIT to dev
8、elop the onboard flight software that would land the first men on the moon. I am Neil Armstrong Age range:All ages In I am Neil Armstrong,the bestselling author Brad Meltzer shows kids how Neil Armstrong made it all the way to the moon.Meltzer begins the story with young Armstrong trying to climb to
9、 the top of a silver maple tree after falling and getting back up.He continued this spirit throughout his career(职业). Look Inside Space Age range:3 and up For parents of young kids,Usbomes prizewinning Look Inside Space is a must to share the history and wild technology of space exploration with sta
10、rry-eyed kids.It explores the history of human spaceflight and the basics of stars and planets.Its enjoyable to all space fans,but is especially good for pre-school and kindergarten-age kids. Max Goes to the Space Station Age range:All ages Jeffrey Bennetts tale about a dog called Max and his advent
11、ures to the International Space Station isnt only an accurate look at what life in space is like.The book was actually sent into space and joined the stations library in 2014 as part of the Story Time from Space project.It enables readers to learn all sorts of fun facts about space. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文
12、章主要介绍了四本适合孩子在假期阅读的有关太空的书 籍。 1.Whats the text mainly intended to introduce? A.How to find holiday gifts for your kids. B.Some kids space books for the holidays. C.How to inspire kids interest in the universe. D.Some books about the theories of the universe. 答案 B 解析推理判断题。根据文章第一段可推知,本文主要介绍四本适合孩子在假期阅读的有
13、关太空的书 籍,故 B项正确。 2.Which book can inspire a sense of determination in readers? A.Max Goes to the Space Station. B.Margaret and the Moon. C.I am Neil Armstrong. D.Look Inside Space. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据文中 I am Neil Armstrong部分的“Meltzer begins the story with young Armstrong trying to climb to the top of a s
14、ilver maple tree after falling and getting back up.He continued this spirit throughout his career(职业).”可知,I am Neil Armstrong这本书展示了主人公的坚定意志,故 C 项正确。 3.In which aspect is Max Goes to the Space Station different from the other three books? A.It has experienced space travel. B.It is suitable for kids o
15、f all ages. C.It is a biography of an astronaut. D.It has won a prize as a bestseller. 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据文中 Max Goes to the Space Station 部分的“The book was actually sent into space and joined the stations library in 2014 as part of the Story Time from Space project.”可知,这本书 的与众不同之处在于,它经历过太空飞行,故 A 项正确。 B
16、20192020 学年天津六校(静海一中,杨村中学,宝坻一中,大港一中等)高一下学期期中联考 The ringed planet Saturn has 53 known moons.And another one may be on the way.NASAs Cassini-Huyens space probe has spotted(发现)a small shape in Saturns outermost ring.It suggests the existence of a new moon.The moon has not been directly spotted yet,but
17、scientists have already given it a nicknamePeggy. The probes findings were published in the journal Icarus.Casssini has been observing the ringed planet and its surroundings since 2004.Saturn is a big and powerful world.With a diameter of 74,732 miles,it is 9.5 times the size of Earth.It spins very
18、quickly,and takes only 11 hours to spin fully on its axis(轴).The planet is located about 885.9 million miles from the sun and has an average temperature of- 285 degrees Fahrenheit. Peggy will be joining a large community.Saturn has thousands of rings.The outermost ring,called the A Ring,is the large
19、st and brightest.It measures 750 miles long and 6 miles wide.Saturns rings are made up of rock,dust and ice,and are constantly gathering space matter.As this material gathers and clumps together,moons are born. If Peggy is a new moon,it is also a tiny one,measuring only 0.5 miles in diameter.But the
20、re is no telling how big this baby will grow over time.“Weve never seen anything like this before,” said astronomer Carl Murray in a statement .He is the lead author of the Icarus report.“We may be looking at an act of birth,where this object is leaving the rings and heading off to be a moon in its
21、own right.” Once that happens,it will be given a formal name. However,this mini moon may be one of Saturns last moons.The formation of all its moons,new and old,big and small,has used up much of the rings raw material.After 4.5 billion years,Saturn may have finally revealed all its babies. 【语篇解读】这是一
22、篇说明文。主要介绍了土星衍生出来的小月球 Peggy的一些情况。随着时 间的推移,Peggy会变得越来越大,而 Peggy也有可能是土星最后的卫星之一。 4.Which of the following is TRUE about Saturn? A.It has hundreds of rings. B.It is much bigger than Earth. C.It moves as quickly as Earth. D.Its 53rd known moon is called Peggy. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据第二段中“With a diameter of 74,732
23、 miles,it is 9.5 times the size of Earth.”可知, 土星比地球大得多,故选 B项。 5.What does the underlined word “It”in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.Saturns biggest moon. B.Saturns innermost ring. C.Saturns outermost ring. D.Saturns new moon Peggy. 答案 C 解析词义猜测题。根据第三段“The outermost ring,called the A Ring,is the largest and
24、brightest.”可知, 被叫做 A 环的最外环是最大的也是最耀眼的,后面介绍它的长宽各是多少,说明画线词 it指代的是 “土星最外层的光环”,故选 C项。 6.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that . A.Peggy may disappear soon B.Peggy may grow bigger and bigger C.Peggy will have its own moon soon D.Peggy is the new moons formal name 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据第四段中“But there is no telling h
25、ow big this baby will grow over time.”可 知,Peggy可能会变得越来越大,故选 B项。 7.According to the last paragraph, . A.Saturn will have more and more moons B.Saturns rings will have more and more material C.Saturns rings may disappear in 4.5 billion years D.Saturn wont have too many moons younger than Peggy 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“However,this mini moon may be one of Saturns last moons.” 可知,土星将不会有太多比 Peggy新出现的卫星,故选 D 项。
