1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 单元检测（四十七） The Conquest of the Universe . 阅读理解 A Stephen Hawking Warns Humans Must Leave Earth Soon Professor Stephen Hawking recently came out with a serious warning for people. While at the Starmus Festival, a festival in Trondheim, Norway, celebrating science and the arts, Hawking wa
2、rned people that the human race is in serious danger. Hawking criticized President Donald Trump for denying climate change. Then the physicist warned the audience, “I am not denying the importance of fighting climate change and global warming, unlike Donald Trump, who may just have taken the most se
3、rious and wrong decision on climate change this world has seen.” Hawking proposed that the leading countries should send astronauts to the Moon before 2020 to restart a movement of more exploration in space. The BBC reported that Hawking suggested that we “build a lunar base in 30 years time and sen
4、d people to Mars by 2025” According to the BBC, Professor Hawking said, “Spreading out into space will completely change the future of humanity.” He continued, “I hope it would unite competitive nations in a single goal to face the common challenge for us all.” The physicist shared more ideas to mot
5、ivate the younger generation to continue exploring space. Hawking stated, “A new and ambitious space program would excite (young people), and stimulate interest in other areas, such as astrophysics (天体物理学 ) and cosmology (宇宙学 ) ” Hawking also revealed his vision of other forms of energy that could m
6、ove us to a new planet. He warned the audience, “The Earth is under threat from so many areas that it is difficult for me to be positive.” He continued, “Our natural resources are being drained at an alarming rate. We have given our planet the disastrous gifts of climate change, rising temperatures,
7、 reduction of the polar ice caps, deforestation (滥伐森林 ), and decimation (大批杀死 ) of animal species. We can be an ignorant and unthinking (考虑不周的 ) lot.” The professor warned the audience that doing nothing would lead nowhere. He said, “If we succeed we will s end a probe (航天探测器 ) to Alpha Centauri wit
8、hin the 【 精品教育资源文库 】 lifetime of some of you alive today. It is clear that we are entering a new space age. We are standing at the threshold (开端 ) of a new era. Human colonization and moving to other planets is no longer science fiction, and it can be science fact.” Hawking advised the audience to
9、move to other worlds because we are running out of space. 语篇解读：文章引用了世界知名物理学及天文学家霍金的观点，阐明了人类必须离开地球在太空中找一处新家的原因。 1 According to Hawking, what is the first step for humans to spread out into space? A To send people to Mars. B To build a lunar base. C To send astronauts to the Moon. D To change the futu
10、re of humanity. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。由文章第三段的第一句可知，人类要向太空扩展应在 2020年之前把宇航员送到月球以重启太空探索，故选 C 项。 2 The underlined word “drained” in Paragraph 5 can be replace d by “_” A speeded up B stored C used up D explored 解析：选 C 词义猜测题。由该词前面的 “natural resources” 和后面的 “at an alarming rate” 可以推断出， drain 在这里是 “ 用完，耗尽 ” 的意思，故选
11、C 项。 3 What is Hawkings attitude towards the Earths future? A Pessimistic. B Confused. C Positive. D Indifferent. 解析：选 A 观点态度题。由文章中反复出现的 “warned” 以及第五段的内容可以推断出，霍金对地球的未来持悲观的态度，这也是他提出人类要离开地球的原因，故选 A 项。 4 The reason why humans must leave the Earth soon is that _. A the Earth is under threat and the hum
12、an race is in serious danger B humans have found other forms of energy to move to a new planet C a new and ambitious space program would excite young people D astronauts have found a better world in space than the Earth 解析：选 A 细节理解题。由第一段的第二句和第五段的第二句可知，人类必须离开地球的原因是：人类处于危险之中，地球受到威胁，故选 A 项。 【 精品教育资源文库
13、 】 B “When I was a child, space was all I dreamt and talked about. My parents thought it was just a phase (阶段 ), but as I grew up I became greatly interested in science. I never doubted that one day Id be an astronaut.” As an adult, Anousheh Ansari left her home country Iran, settled in the USA and
14、started a company. The company was so successful that she was finally able to sell it for $750 million. “The first thing that crossed my mind was that my lifes goal might now be within reach and I signed up to become the first female private space explorer at a cost of around $20 million.” Anousheh
15、set off on September 18th along with two astronauts. On the space station, each member of a space crew (全体机组人员 ), tourist or not, is expected to carry out important experiments on board. For Anousheh, this meant working on lower back pains in astronauts and studying tiny life forms that can carry di
16、seases on board the station. Many people might have considered this “working holiday” bad, but Anousheh loved it. Anousheh faced many difficulties on board. To wash her hair, for example, she had to put water over her head; however, little bits of water would float away. “The guys liked to make fun
17、of me. Theyd ask me to pass the bread and when I handed it to them, rather than floating it, theyd say Id taken all the fun out of it. After a while, I got used to all this, though, and I felt so at home that in the end it was hard to go back to normality.” Anousheh is proud to be the first female s
18、pace tourist and wants to encourage women all over the world. However, she doesnt like the title “space tourist”. “I think if my experience is to be compared to an experiment or an experience on Earth, it is probably closer to an adventure to Antarctica or climbing Mount Everest， ” she explains. 语篇解
19、读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章 主要讲述了首位女太空游客阿努什 安萨里的相关故事。 5 As Anousheh was growing up, _. A she didnt think she would ever become an astronaut B her interest in space wasnt expected to last C she disagreed with her parents plans 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D others tried to discourage her dreams 解析：选 B 推理 判断题。根据第一段中的 “When I was
20、a child . greatly interested in science.” 可推测，阿努什 安萨里对于太空的热爱在父母看来只是一时头脑发热，不会持续太长时间。 6 The space crew members _. A often carry diseases onto the space station B can suffer aches and pains C must have a strong background in science D have little time to relax 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “working on lower bac
21、k pains in astronauts” 可知，太空机组成员可能遭受疼痛之苦。 7 On the space station, _. A Anousheh did a lot of practice on bread B it seemed impossible for Anousheh to wash with water C Anousheh liked playing games with the other astronauts D it took Anousheh some time to get familiar with the conditions 解析：选 D 细节理解题
22、。根据第三段中的 “After a while, I got used to all this, though, and I felt so at home that in the end it was hard to go back to normality.”可知， 阿努什 安萨里在太空站慢慢适应了那里的环境。 8 In Anoushehs opinion, her experience as a space tourist _. A will give other women the courage to explore space B cannot be compared to any
23、 experience on Earth C turned out to be a dangerous experiment D was not as good as she hoped 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “Anousheh is proud to be the first female space tourist and wants to encourage women all over the world.” 可知，阿努什 安萨里想借自己的太空旅行鼓励更多的女性去太空探索。 . 完形填空 The wellknown warning, “Dont talk to strangers ， ” has its value when youre young. However, an experiment shows how surprising going again
