Unit4SpaceExploration同步鞏固練-part1ListeningandSpeaking&ReadingandThinking【基礎(chǔ)詞匯練】1.Themantheytalkedaboutisfamousnotonlyforhistalentforhiskindness.

2.Itisgenerallyacceptedthatgenes(transmit)fromonegenerationtoanother.

3.Achild’s(intelligent)developsrapidlybetweentheagesoffourandfive.

4.Withthe(develop)ofagriculture,thelifeofthefarmersherebecomesbetterandbetter.

5.Afterfailingtheexamination,hedetermined(work)hardandcatchupwithothers.

6.Theappearanceofnewborn(巨頭)suggeststhatnewcomerscanmakewaves,too.

7.NASAplanstolasatellite.

8.Todaywe’regoingtofocusthequestionofhomelesspeopleinLondon.

9.Ireallydesire(get)agoodeducationthatwillgivemechancestorealizemydreams.

10.Aswehavelearnedinhistoryclass,Indiagained(independent)in1947afteralongstruggle.

11.Theearthisnothingbutaverysmallplanetintheendless(宇宙).

12.Thepainfulexperiencehasaffectedbothhermandphysicalhealth.

13.Smokingshouldbebannedincars,andparticularlyanyvwithchildreninit.

14.Man-made(衛(wèi)星)areusedforsendingandreceivingmessages.

15.Sinceyouhavebeenacollegestudent,youmayaswellbeiofyourparents.

16.Whenthingsgowrong,allofusnaturallyfeel(disappoint)andfrustrated.

17.Itisreportedthatin1961theUSSRsentanospace.

18.Thechairmanwasquitefamiliarwiththe(步驟)forconductingameeting.

19.Everythingfallstowardsthecentreoftheearthbecauseofthe(重力).

20.MrsSmiththensentmeane-mail,(hope)togetfurtherinformation.

【七選五練】Areyouactuallysickwhenyouhavespringfever?Originally,yes.1Butnowpeopleuseittomeanasuddenincreaseofromanticfeelings.

Thesedays,weuse“springfever”todescribearestlessfeelingafterthelong,colddaysofwinter.2Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinghappensorappearsquickly.

Imaginethatyouarerestinginachairwhensuddenlyyouseeamouserunacrossthefloor.Youspringintoaction!Youjumpfromthechairandrunafterthemouse!3Anditworks!Butwhenyoutellyourroommatethatyouhavecaughtamouseinatrap,tearsspringtohereyes.Youfeelbad,butshereallyshouldhavetoldyouaboutherpetmouseCharlie!

4Yousaytoher,“Youcan’tjustspringthatonme!I’llneedtimetofindanotherroommate!”Butthenyouthinkthatmaybeit’sforthebest.EverytimeyouseeheryoufeelguiltyaboutCharlie.5Shealwaysexpectsyoutobuyherthings:shewantsyoutospringforlunch,springformovietickets,andsometimesevenspringforgroceries.

So,whenyouspringforsomething,youpayforsomeoneelse.A.Manypeoplesufferalotfromit.B.Yourroommateturnsherbackonyou.C.Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.D.Springfeverusedtorefertoanactualillness.E.Thenyourroommateismovingouttomorrow.F.Thatnightyouspringatrapwithsomecheeseinit.G.Butanyway,shedoessomethingthatreallyannoysyou.1.2.3.4.5.

【閱讀練】AChinahasbecomethefirstcountrytosuccessfullylandaspacecraftonthefarsideofthemoon.TheChang’e4probe(探測器)hasalsomadethefirstmoonlandingsince1972.IthasthetaskofexploringthesideofthemoonthatneverfacestheEarth.Thedarksideofthemoonisolderandhasathickersurfacethanthevisibleside.Ittakesthemoonaslongtogoaroundonitsownaxis(軸)asitdoesforonecompleteorbitaroundtheEarth.TheChineseprobelandedinahugecrater2,500kmindiameterand13kmindepth.Thecraterisoneoftheoldestpartsofthemoonandoursolarsystem.Scientistshopetolearnmoreaboutthegeologyofthefarsideofthemoon.ThecrafthastwocamerasonboardwhichwillsendimagesbacktotheEarth.Itwillalsotrytosendsignalstodistantregionsofspace,somethingthatcannothappenonEarthbecauseoftoomuchradionoise.Chang’e4alsohasinstrumentsonboardtoexaminemineralsaswellasacontainerwithseedswhichwilltrytocreateaminiature(微型的)biosphere(生物圈).Communicationwiththespacecraftisnoteasy.ImagesandotherdatamustbetransmittedtoaseparatesatellitebecausenodirectcommunicationwiththeEarthispossible.ForChinatheChang’e4missionisanimportantachievement,becausethecountryhassuccessfullydonesomethingnoothernationonEarthhasdone.Itwantstobecomealeadingpowerinspaceexplorationandhasannouncedplanstosendastronautstothemoonandsetupitsownspacestation.1.WheredidtheChang’e4probeland?A.OnthesideofthemoonfacingtheEarth.B.Ontheinvisiblesideofthemoon.C.Inayoungercrateronthemoon.D.Inapreviousspacestation.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Thedarksideofthemoonisascoldastheotherside.B.Thebrightsideisyoungerandthinnerthantheotherside.C.Otherplacesinspacemayhardlyreceivesignalsfromthecraft.D.ThetwocamerasonthecraftcansendpicturestotheEartheasily.3.Whyisthecraftequippedwithacontainer?A.Toseewhatseedscancomeoutonthemoon.B.Tocollectsomeimportantmatteronthemoon.C.Tofindwhethertheseedscangrowonthemoon.D.Tocheckwhethersomemineralsexistonthemoon.4.Accordingtothetext,whatwillChinadointhefuture?A.Landmannedspacecraftonthemoon.B.Buildanotherspacestationonthemoon.C.Launchmorespaceprobestothemoon.D.Becomethefirstcountryinexploringspace.BTherewasgreatexcitementontheplanetVenusthisweek.ForthefirsttimeVenusianscientistsmanagedtolandasatelliteontheplanetEarth,andithasbeensendingbacksignalsaswellaspictures.ThesatellitewasdirectedintoanareaknownasManhattan.Becauseofexcellentweatherconditionsandextremelystrongsignals,Venusianscientistswereabletogetvaluableinformationaboutthefeasibilityofamannedflyingsaucer(飛碟)landingonEarth.AmeetingwasheldattheVenusInstituteofTechnology.“Wehavecometotheconclusion,basedonlastweek’ssatellitelanding,”saidProf.Zog,“thatthereisnolifeonEarth.”“Howdoyouknowthis?”asciencereporteroftheVenusEveningNewsasked.“Foronething,Earth’ssurfaceintheareaofManhattanismadeupofsolidconcreteandnothingcangrowthere.Foranother,theatmosphereisfilledwithcarbonmonoxide(一氧化碳)andotherdeadlygasesandnobodycouldpossiblybreathethisairandsurvive.”“Arethereanyothersourcesofdangerthatyouhavediscoveredinyourstudies?”“Takealookatthisphoto.YouseethisdarkblackcloudstayingoverthesurfaceofEarth?Wedon’tknowwhatitismadeof,butitcouldgiveusalotoftroubleandweshallhavetomakefurthertestsbeforewesendaVenusbeingthere.Overhereyouwillnoticewhatseemstobeariver,butthesatellitefindingsshowitispollutedandthewaterisunfittodrink.”“Sir,whatareallthosetinyblackspotsonthepictures?”“We’renotcertain.Theyseemtobemetalparticlesthatmovealongcertainpaths.Theygiveoutgases,makenoiseandkeepcrashingintoeachother.”“Prof.Zog,whyarewespendingbillionsandbillionsofmoneylandingaflyingsauceronEarthwhenthereisnolifethere?”“BecauseifweVenusianscanlearntobreatheintheEarth’satmosphere,thenwecanliveanywhere.”5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“feasibility”inParagraph1mean?A.Possibility. B.Flexibility.C.Simplicity. D.Responsibility.6.Whattonedidtheauthorusewhenwritingthetext?A.Serious.B.Aggressive.C.Humorous.D.Frustrating.7.Whatproblemdidtheauthormentionapartfromairpollution?A.Overpopulation.B.Globalwarming.C.Damagedforests.D.Waterpollution.8.Whydidtheauthorwritethepassage?A.TotellusadreamofVenusianscientists.B.Todisclosethesecretoflifeonotherplanets.C.TopersuadepeopletotrylivingonEarth.D.ToremindpeopleonEarthofsomecrises.【語法填空練】篇1Weusedtobelievetherewerenineplanets,1nowthereareeight(Plutoisnotaplanet).Nowwemayhavetochangehowmanycontinentsthereare.We2(teach)thereareseven—Asia,Africa,NorthandSouthAmerica,Antarctica,Europe,andAustralia.Geologists(地質(zhì)學(xué)家)nowsaythereisan3(eight)continent—Zealandia.Thisisabig,4(most)underwaterlandmass(大陸)inthePacificOcean.Sixpercentofitis5waterandisNewZealandandNewCaledonia.Therest6(be)undertheocean.Itisfivemillionsquarekilometres,7scientistssayisbigenoughtobeacontinent.

Geologistsarguethatthelanddoesnothavetobeabovewatertobeacontinent.TheysayZealandiaisacontinentbecauseoffour8(point):Itisalothigherthantheareaaroundit,ithasspecialgeology(地質(zhì)狀況),itiseasytoseeitsshape,anditis9(thick)thantheoceanfloor.Itmaytaketimeforscientists10(agree)thereareeightcontinents.

1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.10.

篇2Lookingupatthestars,peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace,andscientistsworkhardtofindanswers.Theymake1(vehicle)tocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.

On4October1957,theSputnik1satellite2(launch)bytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Afterwards,theUSSRfocusedon3(send)peopleintospace,andon12April1961,YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworld4(go)intospace.Overeightyearslater,on20July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon.

China’sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthanthoseofRussiaandtheUS,5ithas