高中英语人教版 (新课标)必修3&4Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars练习题

课时作业(十六)　Unit 4　Astronomy：the science of the stars

Section Ⅳ　Grammar & Writing

(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！)

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．________they will have the sports meeting is still a question，for they have so many things to do.

答案：　When

2．________we are permitted to use the library is not known.

答案：　Whether

3．________will be our English teacher in the new term hasn’t been decided yet.

答案：　Who

4．________we shall attend the meeting hasn’t been decided yet.

答案：　Whether

5．—It remains to be seen________ the plan can be put into practice.

—It depends on your determination.

答案：　whether

6．________John was late for the class has been unexplained.

答案：　Why

7．________is interested in the activity can sign your names.

答案：　Whoever

8．It was not immediately obvious________the change would have a great influence on their lives.

答案：　that

9．It worried her a lot________little Alice fell ill while her father was away on business.

答案：　that

10．It is not clear________the President will do to solve the difficult problem.

答案：　what

11．________he will attend the party tomorrow evening hasn’t been decided up to now.

答案：　Whether

12．________I’m concerned about is whether you can provide us with the latest information.

答案：　What

Ⅱ.阅读理解

People have always been dreaming of going to the moon.As long as the year 1901，H.G.Wells，an English writer，wrote a book vividly describing a trip to the moon.On landing there，the explorers discovered that the moon was full of underground cities.Words failed to express their surprise when they spotted so many “moon people”．The “moon people” felt even more surprised.“Why，” they asked，“are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space？”

H．G.Wells could only imagine a travel to the moon.In 1969，human beings really left their footsteps on the moon.People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon.However，the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one.A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

Underground systems are already in place.Many cities have underground car parks.In some cities，such as Tokyo，Seoul and Montreal，there are large underground shopping areas.The “Channel”，a tunnel connecting England and France，is now complete.

But what about underground cities？Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems，called “Alice Cities”．The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats，offices，shopping，and so on.A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.

Supporters of underground development argue that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space.The space，they say，can be used for farms，parks，gardens，and wilderness.H.G.Wells’ “moon people” would second it.Would you?

语篇解读　本文主要说的是人类对地球地下的开发和利用。

1．The explorers in H．G.Wells’ story were surprised to find that the “moon people” ________.

A．knew so much about the earth

B．understood their language

C．lived in underground cities

D．were advanced in technology

解析：　细节理解题。根据第一段的On landing there，the explorers discovered that the moon was full of underground cities.可知月球人住在地下城市。

答案：　C

2．What does the underlined word “it” (Paragraph 2) refer to?

A．Discovering the moon’s inner space.

B．Using the earth’s inner space.

C．Meeting the “moon people” again.

D．Traveling to outer space.

解析：　代词指代题。it指代月球人提出的use your inner space (使用地球内部空间)的想法，故选B项。

答案：　B

3．We can learn from the text that________.

A．H.G.Wells once went to moon himself

B．underground cities are more comfortable

C．the solar dome is a necessary part of underground cities

D．more underground systems will be in place in 2016

解析：　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.可知太阳能穹顶是地下城市的一个必要部分。

答案：　C

4．What would be the best title of the text?

A．Alice Cities—cities of the future

B．Space travel with H．G.Wells

C．Enjoy living underground

D．Building down，not up

解析：　标题归纳题。本文讲述了人类对地球地下的开发和利用，故标题为：Building down，not up。

答案：　D

Ⅲ.完形填空

Have you ever flown on an airplane？Before you left，you__1__everything you would need for your__2__in a suitcase.Most suitcases that travel on an airplane have to be __3__in special areas away from the passengers.It helps keep the plane __4__.This also frees up more room for passengers and makes them more __5__.

While you were flying in the airplane，you might have had __6__ looking out of the window or listening to music.Your suitcases，though，didn’t get the same__7__.Where had they gone？Most airports have baggage handling systems (行李处理系统) that __8__ your baggage during your trip.

The systems differ from airport to airport，but baggage handlers have three__9__ jobs.First，they move your baggage from the check­in area to the__10__you’ll be catching.Then your baggage __11__sit with all the other passengers’ baggage in certain areas of your airplane.Second，if you have to __12__airplanes somewhere during your trip，your baggage will be moved to the new airplane you are going to__13__.Finally，they will move your baggage from the airplane to a__14__area at your final destination (目的地)．

Of course，the systems must make sure baggage travel to the __15__airplanes.Even so，mistakes happen every day.Sometimes，baggage may __16__their airplane.When this happens，they may be found__17__ and sent on the next available airplane.Some baggage，though，gets __18__for longer periods of time and may end up in off­site storage facilities (异地仓储设施点)．Baggage that can never be__19__to their owners may be given away to charity__20__they can be sold at special auctions (拍卖会)．

语篇解读　本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了人们乘坐飞机时其行李箱的运送方式。

1．A.forgot　　　　　　 B．packed

C．rewrote  D．discovered

答案：　B

2．A.trip  B．visit

C．house  D．village

解析：　由文章首句可知，这里是说坐飞机的经历。你在出发前会将“旅行(trip)”需要的东西都“打包(packed)”。

答案：　A

3．A.cleaned  B．shared

C．stored  D．repaired

解析：　由下文的your baggage...in certain areas of your airplane可知，大多数行李箱都会随机“存放(stored)”在远离乘客的固定区域。

答案：　C

4．A.safe  B．fixed

C．heavy  D．organized

解析：　将行李箱存放在固定区域内会使机舱内变得“整齐有序(organized)”。

答案：　D

5．A.careful  B．beautiful

C．confident  D．comfortable

解析：　 由该空前的This also frees up more room for passengers可知，同时会让乘客更加“舒适(comfortable)”。

答案：　D

6．A.fun  B．money

C．courage  D．patience

解析：　 由该空后的looking out of the window or listening to music可知，你可能会望望窗外或是听听音乐，享受旅行的快乐，故填fun。

答案：　A

7．A.education  B．treatment

C．knowledge  D．experiment

解析：　由上文的Most suitcases...in special areas away from the passengers可知，你的行李箱并不会享受同样的“待遇(treatment)”。

答案：　B

8．A.make use of  B．take care of

C．catch up with  D．break away from

解析：　由该空前的baggage handling systems可知，机场的行李处理系统会专门负责安置你的行李，故填take care of。

答案：　B

9．A.easy  B．interesting

C．main  D．well­paid

解析：　由该段中的First，Second和Finally等相关信息可知，机场的行李处理系统有三项“主要(main)”工作。

答案：　C

10．A.bus  B．boat

C．train  D．airplane

解析：　由上下文内容可知，这里是说乘坐“飞机(airplane)”。

答案：　D

11．A.usually  B．nearly

C．never  D．still

解析：　你的行李箱“通常(usually)”会和其他乘客的行李箱一同放置在机舱内的固定区域。

答案：　A

12．A.stop  B．control

C．change  D．choose

答案：　C

13．A.see  B．take

C．save  D．order

解析：　由该句中的your baggage will be moved to the new airplane可知，这里是说：如果你在中途要“转机(change airplanes)”的话，你的行李箱也会被转移至你即将“乘坐(take)”的飞机。

答案：　B

14．A.picnic  B．dining

C．rest  D．collection

解析：　由该空后的final destination可知，你的行李箱最终会被转移至目的地的行李“收集(collection)”站。

答案：　D

15．A.right  B．quiet

C．small  D．slow

解析：　 由该空后的Even so，mistakes happen every day可知，这里是说：这些系统必须确保行李箱上“对(right)”飞机。

答案：　A

16．A.meet  B．follow

C．miss  D．destroy

解析：　由该空后的When this happens，they...the next available airplane可知，行李箱有时也会“错过(miss)”它们的飞机。

答案：　C

17. A．clearly  B．quickly

C．strangely  D．suddenly

解析：　它们可能“很快(quickly)”会被找到，然后搭乘下一班飞机。

答案：　B

18．A.lost  B．washed

C．broken  D．prepared

解析：　由该空后的end up in off­site storage facilities可知，有些行李箱“遗失(lost)”的时间会更久。

答案：　A

19．A.added  B．lent

C．introduced  D．returned

解析：　由该空后的may be given away to charity可知，那些永远都无法“归还(returned)”给失主的行李箱可能会被捐赠给慈善机构。

答案：　D

20．A.if  B．so

C．or  D．but

解析：　由charity和auctions可知，此处是一种选择关系，故填or。

答案：　C

Ⅳ.语法填空

The earth is the only planet that scientists are certain has life.What does the earth have that other planets in our solar system don’t？For one thing，the earth is just the right temperature.As 1.__________third planet from the sun，the earth seems to be just the right distance away.The planets that are closer to the sun are 2.__________(extreme) hot and their surfaces are baking in the sun.The farthest planets are frozen balls.

When the earth developed，it 3.__________(cover) by many gases.The gases caused the earth 4.________(be) hot.But something 5.__________(amaze) happened.The temperature was just right for thick clouds to form.It rained very hard for a long time.This gave the earth its oceans.Water made 6.__________possible for plants to grow.Then the plants created oxygen in the atmosphere,7.__________is the gas that humans and animals breathe.

Mars is the only planet in the solar system that seems to be anything like the earth.It is 8.__________(small) than the earth and it is quite a bit cooler.But it is not too cold for humans.The most unexpected sight on Mars is dried­up river beds.However，it is believed 9.__________Mars was once much wetter.Does this mean there could have been living things on Mars？Scientists are not sure，but there 10.__________(be) no sign so far.

1．解析：　考查定冠词。由语境可知，third在此表顺序，故其前应用定冠词the。

答案：　the

2．解析：　考查副词。设空处修饰形容词hot，故填副词extremely(非常)。

答案：　extremely

3．解析：　考查一般过去时的被动语态。it(指代the earth)与cover之间是被动关系，且此处表示过去的状态，应用一般过去时的被动语态，故填was covered。

答案：　was covered

4．解析：　考查不定式作宾语补足语的用法。 cause sth.to do sth.意为“引起某物做某事”。

答案：　to be

5．解析：　考查形容词作定语的用法。 设空处修饰something，故填amazing(令人吃惊的)。

答案：　amazing

6．解析：　考查it的用法。设空处作形式宾语，真正的宾语是for plants to grow，故填it。

答案：　it

7．解析：　考查关系词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，指代oxygen且在从句中作主语，故填which。

答案：　which

8．解析：　考查形容词的比较级。由than可知，此处应用形容词的比较级，故填smaller。

答案：　smaller

9．解析：　考查连接词。设空处引导主语从句，又因从句成分及意义均完整，故填that。

答案：　that

10．解析：　考查现在完成时。由so far可知，此处应用现在完成时，故填has been。

答案：　has been

Ⅴ.书面表达

某中学生英语报正在举办题为“My dream of travelling in space”的征文活动。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿。要点如下：

1．梦想去的星球；

2．理由。

注意：词数100左右。

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参考答案

If I have a chance to travel in space，I’d like to go to Mars.

I have always dreamed of visiting it ever since I heard that Mars is most like the earth and there could have been life on this planet.The more I learn about it，the more I become interested in it.I want to do research on whether it is a planet we humans can live on.Another reason I want to go there is that I’d like to learn more about Mars and write a book about it in the future.

I hope I will see many interesting things on Mars.

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