Unit4Astronomy,thescienceofthestars复习资料

1、Unit 4 Astronomy, the science of the starsStep 1 复习单词填空1.Matters have three states: s,gas and liquid.2.People need oto live.3.The table had a shiny s,but underneath it was dull and rough.4.The Roman Empire efor several centuries.5.Nowadays many dareas have been established in China.6.I threw the vas

2、e on the floor and it einto tiny pieces.7.Father sthe world mapout flat on the floor and tried to find out the townwhere his son wasfighting.8.Let s give threecfor our team they ve won!9.When will the dictionary be p?10.Before the rain, the sky was a mof clouds.选择填空1.（ 2005 辽宁高考） All these gifts mus

3、t be mailed immediately _in time for Christmas.A.in order to have receivedB.in order to receiveC.so as to be receivedD.so as to be receiving2.（ 2005 山东高考） What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has _?A.given outB.put onC.hold upD.used up3.（ 2005 辽宁高考） The head office of the bank i

4、s in Beijing,but it has_all over the country.A.companiesB.branchesC.organizationsD.businesses4.（ 2006 广东高考） I was still sleeping when the fire _,and then it spread quickly.A.broke outB.put outC.came outD.got out5.（ 2006 天津高考） I m thinking of the test tomorrow.I m afraid I can t pass this time. _! I

5、m sure you ll make it.A.Go aheadB.Good luckC.No problemD.Cheer up1._is unknown.2._is more oral practice.3.It s a pity_.4.It is hard to say_.5._wasn t quite clear.6._7._8._语法 -名词性从句1.Nowadays consumers become more and more practical and buy only _ they need.A. whereB. whichC. whenD. what2.She d like

6、to offer money to _ needs it to continue his or her study.A. whoB. whomC. whoeverD. whomever3. -If you are admitted to a key university, _ as a prize?I m looking for a cell phone.A. What you expect your father will offer youB. Do you expect what your father will offer youC. What do you expect will y

7、our father offer youD. What do you expect your father will offer you4. Yesterday he sold out all his stamps at _ he thought was a reasonable price.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. as5.Generally speaking, _ we have seen seems more believable than _ we have been told.A. what; thatB. what; whatC. that; whatD.

8、that; that6.After three days waiting, there was a little doubt in the mothers mind _ the police coulost child.A. howB. thatC. whereD. whether22.“ Sustainable development ” is a question _ we can continue developing the world without damaging theenvironment.A. whyB. whenC. thatD. how8. We liked to do

9、 _ we can _ the poor.A. how; helpB. all; to helpC. whatever; helpD. however; to help9. My parents used _they had to get a new car for my brother.A. whichB. all whatC. whatD. 不填10. She was so angry at all _ he was doing _ she stayed up all night.A. that; thatB. that; whichC. what; thatD. what; as11.

10、After _ seemed ages, the newsman disclosed the facts.A. thereB. whichC. whatD. that12. Our school is no longer _ it was 10 years ago, _ it was not well equipped.A. what; whichB. that; whichC. what; whenD. that; where13.Our bad living habits will destroy the earth. Only by changing _we live can we sa

11、ve the earth.A. thatB. whatC. howD. where14. Thinking that you know _ in fact you don t is a serious mistakeA. whatB. thatC. whenD. however15.Energy is _ makes things work.A. whatB. everythingC. somethingD. anything16. One of the men held the view _the book said was right.A. that whatB. what thatC.

12、thatD. whether17. I think that this meal was well worth _ was charged for it.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. how many18. Do you think the reason _ he gave is believable?A. for whichB. whichC. whyD. what2.Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded _other more well

13、-informed experimenters failed.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. where20. Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders_ will happen to her private life.A. itB. thatC. whatD. this3Step 2 完形填空Once the king of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came,1him andsaid,ou“Ywillbewellsoon in a few

14、 days if you take a bullsmilk.”2The, forkinghewashad never heard of abull that gavemilk.“ How is it3 ?” he asked.“ Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answeredthe doctor.“He can do anything.” Gulbo was a personknowledge and was a(n)4to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him5

15、.When the king told Gulbo what the doctor said and6 him to get a bull s milk, Gulbo7understood whatthe doctor was trying to do.When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the8. His daughter, seeing himworried, askedwhat was the9. On hearing what the king hadasked for, she sai d,“Don10t, Fath

16、er, I will helpyou.The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace and chose a place11the king bedrooms window. Inthe middle of the night, she started to do her washing. Shemade12much noise that the king could notsleep.Thekinggot very angry and sentaguardto13 wh

17、athappened. The soldier found the girl and led her to the king.“ Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the king.The girl14to be afraid and said,“ I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoonmy father15a baby, Iwas busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean16for the

18、baby, soI had to comeandwash them now.”“ What! ”cried the king. “ Areyou trying to make a17of me?”I have never heard of a man having ababy. ”“ Well, if the king himself orders someone to get a bullThe king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo s 19 . Go and tell your father that he may keep thebullmil

19、ks to his20.1. A. checkedB. testedC. judged2. A. pleasedB. surprisedC. touched3. A. possibleB. impossibleC. usual4. A. friendB. enemyC. neighbor5. A. sufferB. happyC. angrily6. A. beggedB. orderedC. decided7. A. suddenlyB. certainlyC.correctlyD. directly48. A. chanceB. situationC. positionD. difficu

20、lt9. A. matterB. wrongC. thingD. problem10.A. frightenB. worryC. doubtD. fear11.A. aboveB. onC. belowD. under12.A. suchB. thatC. moreD. so13.A. find outB. get outC. take outD. bring out14.A. beganB. lookedC. becameD. pretended15.A. gave birth toB. had birth inC. gave birth ofD. had birth to16.A. foo

21、dB. clothesC. bowlsD. bottles17.A. trickB. jokeC. friendD. fool18.A. whyB. howC. whoD. what19.A. girlB. daughterC. wifeD. friend20.A. daughterB. sonC. sisterD. babyStep 3 阅读理解In July 1994 Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces ofcomet( 彗星 ).When thefragments( 碎片 )la

22、nded in the southern part of the giant planet, the explosions were watched by scientist hereon earth. But what if our own planet was hit by a comet?The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the earth. Most of it will missour planet, but two fragments will probably hit t

23、he southern part of the earth. The news has caused panic.On 17 July, a fragme nt four kilometers wide enters the earth s atmosphere with a huge explosion. Abouthalf of the fragment is destroyed. But the major part survives and hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speedof sound. The sea boils and

24、 an enormous wave is created and spreads. The wallof water rushes towardssouthern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coastare totally destroyed and millionsofpeople are drowned. The waves moves into the Indian Ocean and heads towards Asia.Millions of people ar e already dead in

25、the southern part of the earth, but the north won t escape foTons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosions. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust,temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. Wars break out as countries fight for food.A year later civ

26、ilization has collapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived.Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the earth. Thedinosaurs(恐龙 )were on the earth for over 160 millionyears. Then 65 millionyears ago they suddenly5disappeared. Many scientists

27、 believed that the earth was hit by a space fragment. The dinosaurs couldn t survivein the cold climate that followed and they became extinct. Will we meet the same end?1. Which of the following in NOT true according to the author s description of the disaster in2094?A. The whole world becomes extre

28、mely cold.B. All the coastal cities in Africa are destroyed.C. The whole mankind becomes extinct.D. The visit of the comet results in war.4. Why does the author mention dinosaur at the end of the passage?4. Because they could only live in the warm climate.4. Because they once dominated the earth.4.

29、Because their extinction indicates future disasters.4. Because dinosaurs and humans never live in the same age5. In writing the passage, the author intends to _.5. give an accurate description of the possible disaster in the future5. prove that humans will sooner or later be destroyed5. tell the his

30、torical development of the earth5. warn of a possible disaster in the future6. It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a(n) _.A. horror storyB. news reportC. research paperD. article of popular scienceBEdmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He stud

31、ied the observations ofcomets( 彗星 )which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficultmathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant

32、 mathematician. Newton thoughthe had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He toldHalley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse( 椭圆形 ).Now Halley set to work. He figured out(解决，计算出)the orbits of some of the comets that had beenobser

33、ved by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607,and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearance had been 75 to 76 years apart.6This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followedthe same orbit. The more Halleythought about

34、 it, the ore his thought that there had been three different comets as people thought. He decidedthat they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain though to make a prediction(预言 )of what would happen

35、inthe future. He decided that this would appear in the year 1758. There were53 years to go before Halley sprediction could be tested. In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died someyears before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley s comet, in his hono

36、r.5 Edmund Halley figured out the orbit of _.A. some different comets appearing several timesB. the same comet appearing at different timesC. three different comets appearing at the same timeD. several comets appearing at the same time6. Halley made his discovery _.A. by doing experimentsB. by means

37、 of his own careful observationC. by using the working of other scientistsD. by chance7. Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year_.A. 1704B. 1705C. 1706D. 1707This passage in general is about _.Halley and other scientiststhe orbit of a cometNewton and HalleyHalley and his discove

38、ryWhich of the following is TRUE?Edmund Halley was an American scientist.Halley made his discovery by doing experiments.Isaac Newton was a famous mathematician.The orbit of a comet had the shape of an around.7单 词 填 空 答 案 ： 1.solid2.oxygen3.surface4.existed5.development6.exploded7.spread8.cheers9.pub

39、lished10.mass选择填空答案1.C根据句意 ,句子主语与所给动词为被动关系,故只有 C 项合乎语法结构。A given out 意为 “耗尽 ,用尽 ”,无被动式； put on 意为 “穿上 ”； hold up 意为 “堵塞 ”； used up 意为“用尽”,主语为物时 ,B branches 意为 “分支 ,分公司 ”,A 题意为 “火灾发生的时候 ,我正在睡觉”。A 项意为 “发生 ”；B 项意为 “扑灭 ”；C 项意为 “开花、出版 ”； D 项意为 “出来 ”85.D由后句 “ I m sure you ll make（我 it 相.信你会成功的）”可知 ,应是对对方的

40、鼓励和信任。cheer up可用于表达鼓励、促进的含义,相当于 come on, go ahead 意为 “做吧 ”,用以表达对前面说话人的提议翻译答案： 1.When he can work out the mathematics problem2.What you need3.you missed such a fine TV play4.which football team will win the match5.Why he did it6.A metre is 3 times more than （ .is 4 times the length of ）a foot.7.There

41、 are now five times as many schools in my hometown as before liberation.8.Beijing is ten times as big as （ nine times larger than/ten times the size of ） my hometown.名词性从句答案：1 -5DCDCB;6-10DDBCA11-15CCCAA;16-20ABBDC完形填空： 20 1 5 DBABA6-10 BBBAB11-15 CDADA16-20 BDABD阅读理解：1. 选【 C】。这是一道正误判断题。在倒数第二段中作者写道“A year later civilization hascollapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived.”说明人类文明灭绝了，而