1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Earthquakes 李仕才 一、阅读理解。 (2018 四川省成都市诊断性检测 ) What are your retirement plans? Keep working? Get more exercise? Or learn something new? You may put them on hold. There s a chance that, sooner or later, you might have to move further than you were thinking, as far as Mars (火星 ) On T
2、hursday, National Geographic will show the first ever Mars show home, giving earthlings an idea of what their life could look like on the Red Planet. Set in the notsodistant year of 2037, the iglooshaped structure could be the home of your future. It shows a house built using recycled spacecraft par
3、ts and Martian soil, called regolith, which has been microwaved into bricks. Some parts of the home are recognisable kitchen, bedroom but there are fundamental differences that are vital for human survival. As the Martian atmosphere is around one hundredth as thick as the Earth s, people will need p
4、ermanent shelter from the sun and society will move largely indoors. Most buildings will be connected by underground passages and the houses wont have windows. The homes will have simulated solar lighting, or natural light that has been bent several times. Walls will need to be 10 to 12 feet thick,
5、to protect people from dangerous rays that can pass through six feet of steel, and a double airlocked entrance to keep the home under proper pressure. “ We don t think of our houses as things that keep us alive, but on Mars your house will be a survival centre，” says Stephen Petranek, author of How
6、We ll Live on Mars. This is not just the stuff of scifi. “ Ten to twenty years from now there will certainly be people on Mars，” Petranek says. “ We ve had the technology for 30 years to land people on Mars, but we havent had the will，” Petranek says. “ But two main factors have completely swung pub
7、lic 【 精品教育资源文库 】 attitudes.” The private companies participation has forced government agencies to up their game, and influential films such as Gravity and The Martian have caught societys eye. 【解题导语】 本文主要对人类未来在火星上居住作了相关介绍。 1 What can we know about the show home from the text? A It has no windows o
8、r doors due to security concern. B Its design presents the idea of environmental protection. C It has thick walls keeping the home under proper pressure. D Its underground passages connect all the buildings together. B 解析：推理判断题 。根据第三段的第一句可推知 ， 火 星样板房的设计采用了可回收的宇宙飞船上的一些部件 ， 体现了环保意识 ， 故选 B。 2 What do t
9、he underlined words “ put them on hold” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A Put them off. B Give them away. C Carry them through. D Take them seriously. A 解析：词义猜 测题。根据第一段的最后一句可推知 ， 之前的列举都可能被搁置下来 ，而去火星居住迟早会成为可能 ， 故选 A。 3 According to Petranek, what has sped up the process of sending people to Mars? A The
10、 great influence of Mars show home. B The development of related technology. C The competition from private companies. D The popularity of influential books on Mars. C 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段的 “The private companies participation has forced government agencies to up their game” 可知 ， Petranek 认为一些私人企业的参与促进了送
11、人类去火星居住这一设想的进程 ， 故选 C。 4 What is the best title for the text? A Living on Mars: Possible or Not B Sending People to Mars: Yes or No 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C First Ever Show Home: How Is It Made? D Future Home on Mars: What Will It Be like? D 解析：标题归纳题。根据全文的整体内 容可推知 ， 本文主要对人类未 来在火星上居住作了相关介绍 ， 故选 D。 二、 单句语法填空 1
12、 It had gotten very cold, and I guessed the good weather was an end. 答案： at 2 With time going on, the castle which once was very beautiful is now completely in (ruin) 答案： ruins 3 In the past ten years a number of high buildings (arise) where there was nothing but ruins. 答案： have arisen 4 (重庆卷 )It wa
13、s John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I (do) it? 答案： had done 5 When she heard about the news that her father had died in the accident, she burst out (cry) 答案： crying 6 This (frighten) boy whose mother was lost in the disaster is looking for her now. 答案： frightened 7 After ver
14、y careful consideration, I decided to take a risk based on my own (judge) 答案： judgment 8 On arriving there, we expressed our (congratulate) to him on his success. 答案： congratulations 9 A large number of soldiers were sent there to rescue those (trap) in the building. 答案： trapped 10 (2018 北京东城一模 )My
15、daughter, job requires her to do a lot of travelling, is always away from home a lot. 答案： whose 三、完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Sixyearold Matthew Parker was in need of a kidney (肾 ) transplant， and his family looked all over the country for a suitable donor.Up to 80 people
16、 signed up to _1_ a living organ to the firstgrader.Coincidentally， the person chosen to 【 精品教育资源文库 】 donate a kidney to Matthew was his _2_， Lindesy Painter. Matthew had been on the transplant machine for a _3_ time and developed antibodies (抗体 ) to most kidneys， so it was _4_ to find a match for
17、him.The doctor had _5_ the family to be“realistic”and used the term“needle in a haystack”several times. When _6_ were asked to be tested， Painter was the first one to sign up._7_ the teacher learned the results， she had to get several _8_ done.She was _9_ when she got a call back saying she was a“_
18、10_ match” Painter didnt make the _11_ lightly.She knew that Matthew needs a kidney，and she had pity _12_ anyone going through this.It was especially difficult for her to _13_ the condition _14_ one of her two sons. “I watch my healthy ， _15_， loud， wild children running around， ”she said.“Matthew d
19、eserves to _ 16_ a normal， healthy， active life like my boys.” Matthew was so excited to _17_ that his teacher would be donating a kidney to him that he hugged her.His mother was _18_ grateful to Lindsey Painter， saying her sons donor was a“selfless”and“giving person”for _ 19_ her son. The _20_ for
20、the kidney donation took place in the following month.Matthews mother said， “My sons new kidney means a special bond between student and teacher that goes far beyond the classroom.” 1 A.give up B give off C give in D give down 2 A.mother B deskmate C friend D teacher 3 A.long B short C limited D goo
21、d 4 A.easy B difficult C convenient D quick 5 A.accused B stopped C warned D blamed 6 A.students B doctors C nurses D volunteers 7 A.After B Before C When D Until 【 精品教育资源文库 】 8 A.tests B preparations C lessons D worries 9 A.frightened B pleased C astonished D annoyed 10 A.eager B rare C common D perfect 11 A.progress B practice C mistake D decision 12 A.for B on C to D in 13 A.imagine B pretend C support D waste 14 A.threatening B occurring C affecting D informing 15 A.passive B active C tiring D boring 16 A.suffer B survive C bear D live 17 A.feel B learn C wonder D suppose 18 A.de
