1、课时作业(一) Listening and Speaking 必备知识基础练 基 础 知 识 .单词拼写 1Zhai Zhigang is the first Chinese _ (宇航员) to walk in outer space. 2He is familiar with export _ (程序) 3The ruler is 30 _ (厘米) long. 4Maybe the earth has been visited by _ (有智慧的) creatures from outer space. 5Everything falls towards the centre of t
2、he earth because of the _ (重力) .单句语法填空 1To become an astronaut in China, you have to have 1,350 hours of _ (fly) experience. 2Yang Liwei is one of the most famous _ (astronaut) in the world. 3It has been proved that mental health is related _ physical health. 4My teaching style is similar _ that of
3、most other teachers. 5Do you know who is the first astronaut _ (go) into space? 6He didnt even have the _ (intelligent) to call an ambulance. 7He is healthy _ (mental) and physically. 8She is curious _ others private affairs, which we all dislike. 关键能力提升练 .阅读 A The sky is a large place, and though i
4、t has been carefully examined for centuries, new features still turn up. Last March it was the rule of Uranus (天王星), and last week astronomers announced what may turn out to be a new planet, though a very small one, in the solar system. The object was first sighted last month by Charles Kowal, an as
5、tronomer at the Hale Observatories in Pasadena, Calif. Mr Kowal observed a faint trail of light on photographic plates, indicating that something was moving in relation to the background of stars. Other observers have confirmed the discovery. The “miniplanet”， identified for the time being as “Objec
6、tKowal”， appears to be about 1.5 billion miles away, between the orbit of Saturn and Uranus, and its diameter (直径) has been estimated at between 100 and 400 miles. Its orbit has not been determined yet, but if the orbit proves to be roughly circular, like that of the major planets, the new object wo
7、uld probably take 66 to 70 years to make a circuit of the sun. Some astronomers have speculated that Mr Kowals discovery may be the first indication of an asteroid (小行星) belt beyond Saturn. 1What may have been found in the solar system according to the first paragraph? AA small new planet. BA new so
8、lar system. CA large new object. DA large new planet. 2What can we learn from the second paragraph? AWhat the object is like. BHow the object was found. CWhere the astronomers live. DWhy the object was moving. 3What magazine might this passage be taken from? AAstronomy. BIndustry. CSpaceflight. DAgr
9、iculture. B There was great excitement on the planet Venus this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as pictures. The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan. Because of excellent wea
10、ther conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information about the feasibility of a manned flying saucer (飞碟) landing on Earth. A meeting was held at the Venus Institute of Technology. “We have come to the conclusion, based on last weeks satellite landi
11、ng，” said Prof. Zog, “that there is no life on Earth.” “How do you know this？” a science reporter of the Venus Evening News asked. “For one thing, Earths surface in the area of Manhattan is made up of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxi
12、de(一氧化碳) and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe this air and survive.” “Are there any other sources of danger that you have discovered in your studies？” “Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud staying over the surface of Earth? We dont know what it is made of, but
13、 it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus being there. Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings show it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink.” “Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the picture
14、s？” “Were not certain. They seem to be metal particles that move along certain paths. They give out gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other.” “Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of money landing a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there？” “Because if we Venus
15、ians can learn to breathe in the Earths atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.” 4What does the underlined word “feasibility” in Paragraph 1 mean? APossibility. BFlexibility. CSimplicity. DResponsibility. 5What tone did the author use when writing the text? ASerious. BAggressive. CHumorous. DFrustrat
16、ing. 6What problem did the author mention apart from air pollution? AOverpopulation. BGlobal warming. CDamaged forests. DWater pollution. 7Why did the author write the passage? ATo tell us a dream of Venusian scientists. BTo disclose the secret of life on other planets. CTo persuade people to try li
17、ving on Earth. DTo remind people on Earth of some crises. C Chinas space program has become the first to land a spacecraft on the socalled dark side of the moon. The landing in 2019 brought the country closer to its goal of becoming a space power. The China National Space Administration said the lan
18、ding of the Change 4 spacecraft at 10：26 on January 3rd has “opened up a new chapter in human lunar exploration.” Change 4 sent a picture taken at 11：40 in the morning back to Earth. It shows a small crater and an empty surface that appears to be lit by a light from the lunar explorer. The landing i
19、s an example of Chinas growing desire to compete with the American, Russian and European space programs. China also wants to strengthen its position as a regional and international power. Hou Xiyun is a professor at Nanjing Universitys school of astronomy and space science. He told the Associated Pr
20、ess, “On the whole, Chinas space technology still lags behind the West, but with Change 4 landing on the far side of the moon, we have raced to the front.” He added that China plans to explore Mars, Jupiter and asteroids in the future. “Theres no doubt that our nation will go farther and farther，” h
21、e said. In 2013, Change 3 made the first moon landing since the Soviet Unions Luna 24 in 1976. The United States is the only country that has successfully sent a person to the moon. But China is considering a crewed mission, as well. For now, China plans to send a Change 5 spacecraft to the moon in
22、2019 and have it return to Earth with collected particles. Change 4 will make astronomical observations and examine the structure and mineral composition of the ground above and below the surface. Yu Guobin is a Change 4 mission spokesman. He said, “The far side of the moon is a rare quiet place tha
23、t is free from interference from radio signals from Earth.” He added the mission will “provide important information for studying the origin of stars and nebula evolution (星云的变化)” 8What can we infer from the passage? AThe secrets of the moon have been completely revealed. BChina is making rapid prog
24、ress in space exploration. CThe space programs in the United States lag far behind. DThe Soviet Union sent man to the moon in 1976. 9What is Hou Xiyuns attitude toward Chinas space exploration? ADoubtful. BConfident. CCritical. DPessimistic. 10According to the article, Change 4 will provide scientis
25、ts with information _. Ato research how the stars are formed Bto study what the moon is made up of Cto study why the moon is so quiet Dto look for radio signals from Earth 11What is the passage mainly about? AChina has become an international space power. BSecrets of the moon have been revealed by C
26、hina. CChina has contributed to human lunar exploration. DChina successfully lands on the dark side of the moon. .七选五 Its normal to wake briefly during the night. _1_ But if youre waking up during the night and having trouble falling back asleep, the following tips may help. Stay out of your head. T
27、he key to getting back to sleep is continuing to prepare your body for sleep, so remain in bed in a relaxed position. Hard as it may be, try not to stress the fact that youre awake, because that very stress and anxiety encourage your body to stay awake. _2_ _3_ If you are finding it hard to fall bac
28、k asleep, try a relaxation technique such as visualization (想象), or deep breathing, which can be done without even getting out of bed. Remind yourself that although theyre not a replacement for sleep, rest and relaxation still help refresh (使恢复精力) your body. Do a quiet activity. If youve been awake
29、for more than 15 minutes, try getting out of bed and doing a quiet activity, such as reading a book. Keep the lights dim so as not to think that its time to wake up. _4_ A light snack might relax you, but be careful not to eat so much that your body begins to expect a meal at that time of the day. _
30、5_ If you wake during the night feeling anxious about something, make a brief note of it on paper and delay worrying about it until next day when you are fresh and it will be easier to resolve. APut off worries and troubles. BMake relaxation your goal, not sleep. CUse a flashlight to go to the bathr
31、oom at night. DIn fact, a good sleeper wont even remember it. EAlso avoid screens of any kindcomputers, TVs, cellphones, iPads. FYoull be much more productive and creative after a good nights rest. GA good way to stay out of your head is to focus on the feeling in your body. .完形填空 Around twenty year
32、s ago I was living in York. _1_ I had much experience and a Masters degree, I couldnt find _2_ work. I was _3_ a school bus to make ends meet (使收支相抵)and _4_ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had _5_ five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did n
33、ot _6_ the job. “Why has my life become so _7_ ？” I thought painfully. As I pulled the bus over to drop off(让.下车) a little girl, she handed me an earring _8_ I should keep it _9_ somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY” At first I got angry. Then it hit meI had bee
34、n giving all of my _10_ to what was going wrong with my _11_ rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a _12_ of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to _13_ more things to the list. That night I received a phone call asking me if I would give a oneday lecture on stress
35、 management to 200 medical workers. I said yes. My _14_ there went very well, and before long I got a wellpaid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of _15_ that I completely changed my life. 1A.As BThough CIf DWhen 2A.successful Bextra Csatisfying Dconvenient 3A.driving Brepa
36、iring Ctaking Ddesigning 4A.working Btravelling Cdiscussing Dliving 5A.prepared for Battended Casked for Dheld 6A.lose Blike Cfind Dget 7A.hard Bbusy Cserious Dshort 8A.ordering Bpromising Csaying Dshowing 9A.in case Bor else Cas if Dnow that 10A.feelings Battention Cstrength Dinterests 11A.opinions
37、 Beducation Cexperiences Dlife 12A.list Bbook Ccheck Dcopy 13A.connect Bturn Ckeep Dadd 14A.plan Bchoice Cday Dtour 15A.operation Bspeaking Cemployment Dthinking Unit 4 Space Exploration 课时作业课时作业(一一) Listening and Speaking 必备知识基础练必备知识基础练 .单词拼写 1astronaut 2.procedure 3.centimetres 4.intelligent 5.gra
38、vity .单句语法填空 1flying 2.astronauts 3.to 4.to 5.to go 6.intelligence 7mentally 8.about 关键能力提升练关键能力提升练 .阅读 A 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了目前在太阳系新发现的一颗疑似小行星的天体。 1答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，在太阳系中新发现了一颗 疑似小行星的天体。故选 A。 2答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，天文学家 Charles Kowal 在 照相底片上观察到了一条淡淡的光亮路径，指出有东西在相关的恒星后面移动，其他观察 者也证实了这一发现，所以第二段主要讲述了该
39、行星是如何被发现的。故选 B。 3答案与解析：A 文章出处题。根据全文可知，本文主要介绍了目前在太阳系新发 现的一颗疑似小行星的天体，这类文章最可能出自与天文学相关的杂志上。故选 A。 B 【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。文章描述了金星上的科学家探索地球，发现地球上 污染极其严重，没有生命迹象，从而呼吁人们关注环境污染这一问题。 4答案与解析：A 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian scientists were able to get valua
40、ble information about the feasibility of a manned flying saucer (飞碟) landing on Earth.”可知，由于良好的天 气条件和极强的信号，金星的科学家们能够获得有关载人飞碟着陆地球可行性的宝贵信息。 由此猜测，feasibility的意思是“可行性”，相当于 possibility。 5答案与解析：C 推理判断题。最后一段中提到“Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in the Earths atmosphere, then we can live anywhere
41、.(因为如果我们金星人能学会在 地球大气层中呼吸，那么我们就能生活在任何地方。)”并结合全文内容可知，作者用幽默 的语气写这篇文章。 6答案与解析：D 细节理解题。根据第六段中的“it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink”可知，本文还提到了水污染，而其他选项的内容没有提到。所以选 D 项。 7答案与解析：D 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇科幻故事，文章从外星 人的角度分析了地球上没有生命的原因，而这些原因正是我们目前所面临的问题。作者写 这篇文章实际上是想提醒人们地球上的一些问题。故选 D项。 C 【语篇解读】 2019 年 1 月 3
42、 日上午，嫦娥四号成功降落在月球背面，并通过“鹊桥” 中继星传回了世界第一张近距离拍摄的月背影像图，揭开了古老月球背影的神秘面纱。 8答案与解析：B 根据第一段最后一句“The China National Space Administration said the landing of the Change 4 spacecraft 10：26 on January 3rd has opened up a new chapter in human lunar exploration.”可知，中国在太空探索方面进步很快。 9答案与解析：B 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句话“Theres no
43、doubt that our nation will go farther and farther.”可知，他对中国的太空探索充满了信心。 10答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“He added the mission will provide important information for studying the origin of stars and nebula evolution.”可知， A项正确。 11答案与解析：D 主旨大意题。文章的第一句是主题句，根据主题句可知，文章 主要介绍了嫦娥四号成功降落在月球背面这一事件，故 D项可概括全文的内容。 .七选五 【语篇解
44、读】 本文是篇说明文。介绍了几个解决夜里醒来后难以再入睡的小窍门。 1答案与解析：D 上文讲“晚上短暂醒来是很正常的事情”，下文 But 表示转折， 故此空应与空前一句意思一致，D 项“事实上，睡眠好的人甚至是不会记得这件事的”与 上文语意连贯。故选 D。 2答案与解析：G 本段主旨句为“Stay out of your head”，G 项复现“stay out of your head”，且与上文意思衔接自然。故选 G。 3答案与解析：B 根据文章结构可推断出，此空为本段主旨句，应从 A、B、C 三 项中选择。结合本段内容可知，本段主要讲要放松和休息，不一定要睡着，B 项与之相符。 故应选
45、B。 4答案与解析：E 本段讲做一项安静点的活动，并讲述了一些应注意的事项，如把 灯调暗，少吃点零食等，E 项“也要避免电脑、电视、手机、iPad 等任何带有屏幕的东西” 也是应注意的事情。故选 E。 5答案与解析：A 结合本段内容以及关键词 delay worrying 可知，此空应选 A。 delayput off“推迟，延期”。 .完形填空 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述了我二十年前在纽约经历 的一段艰难生活。尽管有高学历但我找工作屡次碰壁。一个小女孩给我的一个耳环使我认 识到了自己太过于关注自己不利的方面，而忽略了有利的方面。从此改变了自己的思维方 式，变得更加积
46、极，最终找到了称心如意的工作。 1答案与解析：B 考查连词。由 “I couldnt find _2_ work”可知，前后句是转折 关系，as引导让步状语从句时，从句应用倒装形式，其余两个选项不符合句意。故选 B。 2答案与解析：C 考查形容词。从前后语境分析可知，作者是一名校车司机，作者 认为这份工作与他的学历、经历不相称，即未能找到一份满意的工作。 A. successful 成功 的；B. extra 额外的；C. satisfying 令人满意的；D. convenient 方便的。故选 C。 3答案与解析：A 考查动词。由下文“As I pulled the bus over to
47、 drop off a little girl, she handed me an earring _8_ I should keep it _9_ somebody claimed it.”可推测出作者是 一名司机。故选 A。 4答案与解析：D 考查动词。根据“for I had lost my flat.”(因为我失去了我的房子) 可推知，作者现在和他的一个朋友住在一起。此空所填的词与前面的 driving 为并列关系。 故选 D。 5答案与解析：B 考查动词。根据下文作者发出感叹可知，作者参加五次面试均未 成功。attend(出席，参加)符合语境。故选 B。 6答案与解析：D 考查动词。
48、根据下文的“Why has my life become so _7_？” I thought painfully.可知，作者没有获得这份工作。故选 D。 7答案与解析：A 考查形容词。根据下文的“I thought painfully.”可知，作者面试 未能成功，有些泄气，认为自己的生活很艰难。hard符合语境。故选 A。 8答案与解析：C 考查动词。此处指女孩在递给作者耳环的同时说话的内容， saying 符合语境。故选 C。 9答案与解析：A 考查连词。句意：.他递给我一个耳环并告诉我要保留下来以 防别人来认领。in case(以防；以免)符合语境。故选 A。 10答案与解析：B 考查名
49、词。根据上下文，作者思想由此发生了转变，开始意识 到了自己一直关注的是生活的阴暗面，而不是积极的一面。attention 符合语境。故选 B。 11答案与解析：D 考查名词。由第二段中的“Why has my life become so _7_ ？” 可知 life 符合语境。故选 D。 12答案与解析：A 考查名词。根据下一句中的“Later, I decided to _13_ more things to the list.”可知 list符合语境。故选 A。 13答案与解析：D 考查动词。句意：后来，我决定把更多的东西加到这个单子上。 add符合语境。故选 D。 14答案与解析：C
50、考查名词。根据上文中的“a oneday lecture”可知 day符合语境。 故选 C。 15答案与解析：D 考查名词。根据倒数第二段可知，作者改变了自己的思维方式 (即从过去关注生活中的阴暗面到关注生活中的积极面)，从而改变了自己的生活。 thinking(思维)符合语境。故选 D。 课时作业(二) Reading and Thinking 必备知识基础练 基 础 知 识 .单词拼写 1The red traffic light indicates that all persons and _ (车辆) must stop. 2We took the children to the _
