高中英語課件UNIT 4　SPACE EXPLORATION Section B　Reading and Thinking

SectionBReadingandThinking必備知識基礎(chǔ)練Ⅰ.單句填空1.Babiesarenotbornknowingthebasicfactofuniverse.

答案the2.She(signal)apassingtaxiandaskedhimtotakehertotherailwaystation.

答案signalled3.Theprofessorwasdelightedtofindthattwothirdsoftheprojecthadbeenfinishedbythestudents(independent).

答案independently4.Ihandedoutmyresumesandwenthomefeelingvery(disappoint).

答案disappointed5.While(intelligence)peoplecanoftensimplifythecomplex,afoolismorelikelytocomplicatethesimple.

答案intelligent6.Johnnybrokeawayandranoutside,determinednever(go)toanotherdance.

答案togo7.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentare(determine)toacertaindegreebygenes.

答案determined8.Hehasimprovedgreatlyatpianoplayingafterayear’s(far)study.

答案further9.Chang’e4hasbeensent(explore)thefarsideofthemoon.

答案toexplore10.Ittookhimalongtime(acquire)theskillsheneededtobecomeagooddancer.

答案toacquireⅡ.短語填空(注意動詞的適當(dāng)形式)firstofall,makesure,succeedin,onboard,carryon,inthehopeof,beindependentof,bedisappointedat,becuriousabout,berelatedto1.Icomehereknowingmoreabouttheaccidentfromyou.

答案inthehopeof2.Theytheimmigrantwholivedupstairsaloneandwantedtopayavisittohim.

答案werecuriousabout3.Shelookedaroundtothatshewasaloneandthenenteredthenearbybar.

答案makesure4.Ahighpercentageofthecrimeinthisareadrugabuse,sothepolicearetakingmeasurestofightagainstdrugs.

答案isrelatedto5.WhynotstudyatmedicalcollegelikeLinQiaozhiandyoursuperwork?

答案carryon6.,paymoreattentiontoyourhealth.

答案Firstofall7.Havethepassengersbeenyet?TheplanetoMexicoisabouttotakeoff.

答案onboard8.Wethenewsthathefailedintheelectionofastronauts.

答案weredisappointedat9.Itwasimportantformetomyparentsfinanciallyandmentally.

答案beindependentof10.Shewasluckyandenteringacollegetoacceptfurtherstudy.

答案succeededinⅢ.一句多譯1.我們的校長總是每天第一個到達學(xué)校。Ourheadmasterisalwaysthefirstschooleveryday.(定語從句)

→Ourheadmasterisalwaysthefirstschooleveryday.(動詞不定式短語)

答案whogetsto;togetto2.我弟弟決定大學(xué)畢業(yè)后當(dāng)醫(yī)生。Mybrotherhastobeadoctorafterhegraduatesfromuniversity.(mind)

→Mybrotherasadoctorafterhegraduatesfromuniversity.(bedeterminedtodo)

答案madeuphismind;wasdeterminedtowork3.三個多小時后,我們成功地登上了山頂。Afteroverthreehours,weuptothetopofthemountain.(managetodo)

→Afteroverthreehours,weuptothetopofthemountain.(succeedindoing)

答案managedtoclimb;succeededinclimbing4.許多人到大城市去希望過好的生活。Manypeoplegotobigcitieslivingabetterlife.(介詞短語)

→Manypeoplegotobigcitiesabetterlife.(動詞-ing形式作伴隨狀語)

答案inthehopeof;hopingtolive5.我們努力學(xué)習(xí)是為了在結(jié)束中學(xué)生涯后考上大學(xué)。Westudyhardtouniversityafterwefinishmiddleschool.(soasto)

→Westudyhardtouniversityafterwefinishmiddleschool.(sothat)

答案soastogo;sothatwecango關(guān)鍵能力提升練Ⅳ.閱讀理解(2021·廣西桂林十八中高一月考)Ourskiesarefillingupwithsatellites(衛(wèi)星).StartinginMay2019,thefirmSpaceXhasdeployed(部署)around700StarlinksatellitesintoEarthorbit(軌道)over11launches.SpaceXplanstodeploy12,000,andperhapslater42,000,satelliteswiththeaimofprovidingaccesstotheentireworld.Thesesatelliteshavethepromisetochangethewaythatthenightskylooks.Forcomparison,thereare2,600satellitescurrentlyorbitingEarth.Thesedays,spotting(發(fā)現(xiàn))afewsatellitesintheskyisstillanexcitingactivity.Therearemanyonlinetoolsavailabletopredictwhenyoumightgetaglimpse(一瞥)ofaStarlinksatellite.One,calledFindStarlink,takesyourlocation(位置)andtellsyouwhattimeandwhereintheskytolook.Evenwiththehelpofatoolitcanstillbeagameofchance,butifyoutryafewtimes,youwilleventuallyseesomething.TogetthebestchanceofseeingaStarlinksatellite,pickaclearnight.Trytogetawayfromlightpollutionbygoingtoaparkoranopenfield,forexample.Letyourvision(視力)adjusttothedarkness,thenkeepaneyeoutformovingsourcesoflightinthesky.Satellitesareonlyvisible(可見的)whentheyreflectsunlightbacktoEarth.Becauseofthis,thebesttimetolookisjustaftersunsetorjustbeforesunrise,whensunlightisstillreflectingoffthesatellitesbutitisdarkenoughtoseethem.Ifyoucan’ttellwhetheryouarelookingatisasatelliteorsomethingelse,thereareafewsimplerulestotellthedifference.Ifapointoflightissteadyandnotmovingcomparedwitheverythingelse,itisastar.Ifitisabrightlightmovingslowlycomparedwiththestars,itisaplanet.Ifitisabrightflashmovingextremelyquicklyacrosstheskyinseconds,itisameteor(流星).【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了衛(wèi)星的重要性以及如何分辨衛(wèi)星。1.WhydoesthefirmSpaceXplantosendmoresatellitesintospace?A.Tochangetheviewofthenightsky.B.Tooffermoreexactlocationdatatothearmy.C.Toprovideinformationforscientificresearch.D.TomakeInternetavailabletothewholeworld.答案D解析推理判斷題。通過文章第一段“SpaceXplanstodeploy12,000,andperhapslater42,000,satelliteswiththeaimofprovidingaccesstotheentireworld.”可推知,SpaceX公司計劃向太空發(fā)射更多的衛(wèi)星的目的是使全世界都能使用因特網(wǎng)。故選D項。2.ToseeaStarlinksatellitebetter,whatshouldweavoid?A.Choosingaclearnight.B.Stayingawayfromlightpollution.C.Lookingatmovinglightaftersunrise.D.Makingyoureyesusedtothedarksky.答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段“Letyourvisionadjusttothedarkness,thenkeepaneyeoutformovingsourcesoflightinthesky.”可知,觀測時應(yīng)該讓眼睛適應(yīng)黑暗,所以我們應(yīng)該避免看日出后移動的光線。故選C項。3.Whatisitifalightpointissteadyandnotmovingcomparedwithabuilding?A.Astar. B.Aplanet.C.Ameteor. D.Aplane.答案A解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“Ifapointoflightissteadyandnotmovingcomparedwitheverythingelse,itisastar.”可知,與建筑物相比,如果一個光點是穩(wěn)定的,而不是移動的,則是恒星。故選A項。4.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.SpaceXhaslaunched11StarlinksatellitesontoMars.B.Satellitesareonlyvisiblewhentheytakeinsunlight.C.Thebesttimetolookatsatellitesisbeforesunriseaswellasaftersunset.D.TherearemanywaysavailableforpeopletospotaStarlinksatelliteonline.答案C解析細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段“Becauseofthis,thebesttimetolookisjustaftersunsetorjustbeforesunrise,whensunlightisstillreflectingoffthesatellitesbutitisdarkenoughtoseethem.”可知,觀察衛(wèi)星的最佳時間是日出前和日落后。故選C項。Ⅴ.七選五Itsoundslikesomethingfromsciencefiction—aspacejourneyintothevastexpanseofspace,headingtowardsMars.Whilewe’renotquitereadytoputapersonontheland,thequestionweasktodayis:1ThespaceracesawtheUSAandUSSRcompetetoachievefirstsinspaceflight.TheSovietUnionreleasedSputnik1,anartificialsatellite,beforeanyoneelse.2NowitappearsthatMarsistheheavenbodyofdesire.Whilethereputationandbragging(吹噓)rightstobethefirstnationtotouchdownisanobviousdraw,thereareotherreasonswewanttogetthere.

3Youonlyhavetolookatthefossilizedremainsofthedinosaurstoseethebenefitoffindinganotherhabitableplanet.WhileMarsdoesn’thavetherightconditionstocallithomejustyet,there’salwaystheconceptofterraforming(地球化)—changingtheenvironmentofaplanettosuitourneeds.

However,noteveryoneagrees.4HehassaidtheconceptofchanginghabitabilityofanotherplanetbecauseofthedamagewehavedonetoEarthmakesnosensewhenwecansimplyterraformEarth.

Itseemsthemainreasonisthesearchforextraterrestrial(地球外的)life.5Nowseeminglydead,thepotentialfossilscouldanswerquestionsaboutourownevolutionandthatofourplanet.Onetheoryisthatbacteriallifeonourplanetdidn’tstarthere,butwastransferredviaasteroid(小行星)fromMars.

A.AndtheUSlandedontheMoonfirst.B.LeadingastrophysicistNeilTysonisoneofthem.C.Oneofthesecouldbethesurvivalofourspecies.D.whyaresomanycountriesinterestedingoingtoMars?E.Ithasbeenbelievedthat,atonetime,Marswasabundantwithlife.F.Surelyinspiringanewgenerationtovisitthestarsisreasonenough.G.maylandingonMarsinspiremorepeopletobecomeinterestedinscience?答案與解析【語篇解讀】本文是一篇議論文。文章分析了為什么有這么多國家對登陸火星感興趣。1.D根