1、第 1页（共 10页）Unit4Space ExplorationSection C Discovering Useful一、句型转换1.The salesman persuaded me to buy the red dress at last.The salesmanmethe reddress at last.2.He didnt take part in the activity because of his injuredfoot.He didnt take part in the activityhis injured foot.3.The time is running out
2、so we must take action.With the time,we must takeaction.4.Luckily,the company provides us with facilities forteaching.Luckily,the company provides facilities forteaching.5.There is no doubt that the experiment is right.the experiment is right.二、阅读理解第 2页（共 10页）Specialists(专家) say it is not easy to ge
3、t used to lifein a new culture.“Culture shock” is what these specialistsuse when talking about the feelings that people have in a newenvironment.The specialists say that there are three stages ofculture shock.In the first stage,the newcomers like their newenvironment.Then,when the fresh experience d
4、ies,they begin tohate the city,the country,the people,and everything else.Inthe last stage,the newcomers begin to get used to theirsurroundings and,as a result,enjoy their life more.There are some evident factors(因素) in culture shock.Theweather may be unpleasant.The customs may be different.Thepubli
5、c service systemsthe telephones,post office,ortransportationmay be difficult to work out.The simplestthings seem to be big problems.The language may be difficult.Who feels culture shock?Everyone does in this way orthat.But culture shock surprises most people.Very often thepeople having the worst cul
6、ture shock are those who never hadany difficulties in their own country.Coming to a newcountry,these people find they do not have the same positionsthey have back home.They find themselves without anyidentify.They have to build a new self-image.第 3页（共 10页）Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of hel
7、plessness.Thisfeeling may be homesickness.When homesick,people feel likestaying inside all the time.They want to protect themselvesfrom the strange environment,and create an escape inside theirroom for a sense of security(安全).This escape does solve theproblem of culture shock for the short time,but
8、it does nothingto make the person familiar with the culture.Getting to knowthe new environment and gaining experience are the long-termsolutions to the problem of culture shock.1.When people move to a new country,they.A.will get used to their new surroundings with difficultyB.have well prepared for
9、the new surroundingsC.will get used to the culture of the country quicklyD.will never be familiar with culture of the country2.According to the passage,factors that give rise to cultureshock include all of the following EXCEPT.A.language communicationB.weather conditions and customsC.public service
10、systemsD.homesickness3.According to the passage,the more successful you are athome,.第 4页（共 10页）A.the fewer difficulties you may have abroadB.the more difficulties you may have abroadC.the more money you will earn abroadD.the less homesick you may feel abroad4.The writer tells us that the best way to
11、 overcome cultureshock is to.A.protect ourselves from unfamiliar environmentB.develop a strange sense of self-protectionC.get familiar with new cultureD.return to our own country三、七选五阅读理解Every new person added to the planet needsfood,water,clothes,and so on.1.Those things require extranatural resour
12、ces,including land and water.But Earths richesare limited.Less than 1 percent of Earths water can be usedfor drinking and washing.One out of every thirteen peoplearound the world does not always have enough clean water.2.Too many people are using too much water,especially in thealready dry areas of
13、the southwestern United States.Food shortages(不足)are even more common.Worldwide,one outof every seven people does not get enough to eat.3.Overtime,the soil loses its nutrients(营养) and the farmland第 5页（共 10页）becomes useless for growing food.As the world becomes morecrowded(拥挤的),more land is needed to
14、 make way for growingcities.4.Thats a problem because trees help take in a gascalled carbon dioxide.Humans produce carbon dioxide by burningcoal and oil.Fewer trees mean more carbon dioxide in theatmosphere.The buildup of carbon dioxide traps heat andpollution above Earth.5,although every person use
15、s the planet s resources.Therichest billion people,Americansespecially,use the mostresources.They also produce the most waste.A.Forests are cleared awayB.Some people use a lot more than othersC.Water shortages have hit many parts of the worldD.Water pollution is a serious problem in some areasE.More
16、 trees should be planted to handle air pollutionF.Huge needs for food force farmers to overuse their landG.More people mean more cars,roads,schools,hospitals,andstores四、语法填空We used to believe there were nine planets, 1._ nowthere are eight (Pluto is not a planet). Now we may have tochange how many c
17、ontinents there are. We 2._ (teach)there are seven Asia, Africa, North and South America,第 6页（共 10页）Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Geologists (地质学家) nowsay there is an 3._ (eight) continentZealandia. Thisis a big, 4._ (most) underwater landmass (大陆) in thePacific Ocean. Six percent of it is 5._
18、water and is NewZealand and New Caledonia. The rest 6._ (be) under theocean. It is fivemillionsquare kilometres, 7._scientists say is big enough to be a continent.Geologists argue that the land does not have to be abovewater to be a continent. They say Zealandia is a continentbecause of four 8._ (po
19、int): It is a lot higher than thearea around it, it has special geology (地质状况), it is easyto see its shape, and it is 9._ (thick) than the oceanfloor. It may take time for scientists 10._ (agree)there are eight continents.五、书面表达最近，你班同学就“太空是否值得探索”这一话题展开了一场讨论。请你根据下表提供的信息，用英语写一篇短文介绍讨论的情况，并谈谈自己的看法。30%的同
20、学认为太空不值得探索。理由：1.离我们及我们的日常生活太遥远。2.浪费金钱。70%的同学认为太空值得探索。 理由： 1.已使用卫星进行通讯传播、天气预报。2.有望解决人口问题。注意：1词数 80 左右；第 7页（共 10页）2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_第 8页（共 10页）一、句型转换1.argued;into buying2.as a result of 3.running out4.for us5.Beyond argument二、阅读理解1.A2.D3.B4.C三、七选五阅读理解1.G2.C3.F4.A5.B四、语法填空1but根据上文的 nine 与下文的 eight 可知，前后
21、句之间为转折关系。故填 but。2are taught因为句子的主语 We 与动词 teach 之间为被动关系，故用被动语态，且该句描述的是客观事实，所以用一般现在时。因此该空填 are taught。3eighth此处表示第八个洲。故填序数词 eighth。4mostly此处用副词修饰形容词 underwater。故填 mostly。5above根据下文的 under the ocean 可知，此处应用 above。6is此处指的是 Zealandia 的其余部分，是一个整体，谓语动词用单数形式。故填 is。7which分析句子可知，设空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为 It，指代 Zeal
22、andia，关系词在从句中作主语。故填 which。8points基数词 four 后接可数名词的复数形式。第 9页（共 10页）9thicker根据下文的 than 可知，此处应用形容词比较级。10to agreeIt takes some time for sb.to do sth.意为“做某事花费某人多少时间” ，故该空填 to agree。五、书面表达Recently our class had a heated discussion on whether spaceis worth exploring. Students hold different ideas about it.3
23、0% of us think space exploration is not worthwhile, holdingthe belief that space exploration is too far away from us andour daily life and is a waste of money.However, 70% think space is worth exploring because we havebenefitedalotfromit,suchasusingsatellitesforcommunication and weather forecast. Whats more, with furtherspace research, we may solve the population problem by movingto other planets one day.As far as I am concerned, it is worthwhile to explore thespace. Not only can it promote the development of society butalso enrich our life.第 10页（共 10页）
