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Unit 4 Space Exploration
4. 4 Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
一、基础巩固
I．单词拼写
根据语境及汉语提示写出正确单词
1. The little boy helped his father to solve the (谜).
2. I was ill that day. (否则), I would have taken part in the sports meeting.
3. I found something large (漂浮) in the sea about a mile away from the shore.
4. He (争论) with John about which to choose.
5. (经常的) exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.
6. We have taken effective measures to preserve our natural (资源).
7. Mark said his English was so (有限的) that he wasn’t quite sure about some of the idioms.
8. The tubes were (绑) to a long stick which helped keep the rocket moving in a straight direction.
9. He is good at his job but he seems to (缺乏) confidence.
10. The garbage is then taken away and, if possible, (回收利用).
【答案】: 1. mystery 2. Otherwise 3. floating 4. argued 5. Regular
6. resources 7. limited 8. attached 9. lack 10. recycled
II.单句语法填空
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂1. So from the (globe) perspective, it is very important.
2. Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully __ __ (dependent) adult.
3. Mastering the technology makes __ __ possible for us to use the Internet more effectively.
4. People believe in the importance of carrying space exploration.
5. From his (disappoint) look, I knew he didn’t pass the examination.
6. Greatness comes from a lasting desire (explore).
7. He missed the first bus and that was he got up late this morning.
8. The second thing ___________ (do) is that we should get along well with others and learn to respect each
other.
9. All human beings are much more _________________(intelligence) than animals.
10. I dialed up corporate headquarters, only to_________(tell) those names were not yet public.
【答案】
1. global 2. independent 3. it 4. on 5. disappointed
6. to explore 7. because 8. to do 9.intelligent 10.to be told
III.短语填空(注意动词的适当形式)
dock with; on board; focus on; carry on;,pay special attention to,make progress
graduate from,get a degree,be curious about,at the age of,first of all
1.If you don’t pass in your subsidiary subject you can’t .
答案get a degree
2. we should make primary education universal.
答案First of all
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂3.That is a problem that we middle school students must .
答案pay special attention to
4..The medical community continues to in the fight against cancer.
答案make progress
5.When I college,I made up my mind to make a journey to Tibet.
答案graduated from
6. 18,Li Ming was sent to the US for further study.
答案At the age of
7.The captain refused to leave his sinking ship while there were others .
答案on board
8.Mary and her sister have the family tradition of giving away plants.
答案carried on
9.The talks will economic development of the region.
答案focus on
10.The first attempt of the spaceship to the orbital station failed.
答案dock with
IV.句子翻译
1. 我们早早来到剧院, 以便占到前排座位。（so as to）
2. 然而, 一些科学家决心帮助人类实现探索太空的梦想。(determine)
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂3.我活在与他相见的希望中，但这相见的时间还未到来。(hope)
4.建完大坝花了他们几乎五年的时间。(动词不定式)
5. 科技的发展使我们的生活更加舒适、方便。（make）
【答案】
1. We arrived early at the theatre so as to sit in the front seats.
2. However, some scientists were determined to help humans realize their dream to explore
space.
3. I live in the hope of meeting with him; but this meeting is not yet.
4. It took them almost five years to finish building the dam.
5. The development of science and technology makes our life more comfortable and convenient.
V．课文语法填空.
Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space missions,
whether to Mars 1 other planets much further away.
Firstly, 2 (explore) space has already made a difference in the fight against world hunger. A
number of the satellites record data on land and weather patterns.As 3 result, space-based science has
helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food 4 (feed)Earth's increasing population.
Secondly, space exploration has already promoted technological 5 (improve) that benefit us
all.High-end products around the world 6 (make)to a higher standard now because of advanced
technology 7 was first created to meet the requirements for space exploration.
8 (final), sending astronauts into space has helped people to think about the world's problems and
even to find ways to solve them. Seeing pictures of our planet as an island in a black sea made people
realise that our planet's resources are 9 (limit). The greatest attention at present is on Mars because it is
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂closer to Earth. In the future,humans may live on both planets.
10 closing, exploring space provides the world with many different benefits. Therefore, it should
continue so as to provide new and better solutions to people's short-term and long-term problems.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
.1.or 考查连词。whether...or...无论……还是……。
2.exploring 考查动名词。分析该句结构可知此处为动名词短语作主语,设空处应用动名词形式。
3.a 考查固定搭配。as a result结果是。
4.to feed 考查动词不定式。此处应该用不定式作目的状语,表示grow enough food的目的。
5.improvements 考查名词及其复数形式。所填词作及物动词promoted的宾语,因此应该是名词,再根
据其后的定语从句中的谓语动词benefit可知,该名词应该用复数形式。
6.are made 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。主语products与make之间是被动关系,因此应该用
被动语态,再结合全文时态可知,此处应该用一般现在时,且主语为复数形式,故填are made。
7.that/which 考查定语从句。设空处引导定语从句,先行词为advanced technology,关系词在从句中作
主语,因此应该填that或which。
8.Finally 考查副词。此处应用副词修饰整个句子。故填Finally。
9.limited 考查形容词。此处指我们地球的资源是有限的。故填形容词limited。
10.In 考查介词。in closing最后。故填In。
二、拓展提升
I.阅读理解
A
The sun is going to expand into the orbit of Mercury according to scientific calculations，which will
result in the entire Earth catching on fire. Who will save the world？
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂This imaginative tale is at the heart of the latest Chinese sci-fi movie The Wandering Earth. Unlike
many American space-themed films where the solution to a disaster Earth faces is always fleeing （逃
离）the planet in spaceships，this time we’re taking the Earth with us. The film，which has made it the
country’s most successful film of all time，has offered a different and more ambitious idea.
The “ambition” didn’t come from nowhere. For thousands of years，‘homeland” has had a soft spot
in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. One old idiom that shows a strong feeling that Chinese people
have had for their homeland is “luoyeguigen”，which means returning to one’s homeland in old age，like
fallen leaves returning to the roots of their tree.
“What is Chinese sci-fi？” Guo Fan，the film’s director，said in an interview. “A vehicle that
really expresses our cultural and spiritual core （核心）can be called Chinese sci-fi. Otherwise，we’re
just following others and telling the same Hollywood stories. ”
And the makers of The Wandering Earth may have chosen the best time to tell its Chinese sci-fi story.
The film was released on Feb 5，the first day of Chinese New Year. It was a time when many people had
just made the hard journey back to their hometowns. So to them，there is only one possible way to tell the
story： Earth goes wherever humans go，because it’s our home.
1. The main purpose of the opening paragraph is to__________.
A. give a brief account of the film
B. warn people of the coming threat
C. explore ways to avoid the disaster
D. introduce the topic of the passage
2. The underlined phrase “a different and more ambitious idea” refers to__________.
A. fleeing the Earth in spaceships
B. bringing in huge success
C. filling the gap in Chinese sci-fi movies
D. helping Earth make its escape
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂3. Which of the following is unlikely to account for the success of the film？
A. The rich imagination of the story.
B. Hollywood-style space stories.
C. The special cultural background.
D. The time chosen to release the film.
4. What is likely to be title for the passage？
A. Chinese Sci-fi Catches Up
B. The Most Successful Chinese Sci-fi
C. Chinese Sci-fi Sets a New Path
D. Chinese Sci-fi Challenges
I .【文章大意】本文介绍了中国最新科幻电影《流浪地球》在中国科幻电影史上具有深远影响。
与许多美国太空主题电影不同，在这部电影中，地球面临灾难时的解决方案是乘坐宇宙飞船和地球
一起逃离，这和以前的观点是不同的。
1.D
解析：推理判断题。引人第一段的目的是导入话题 will result in the entire Earth catching on fire.
Who will save the world？故选D。
2.D
解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段 This imaginative tale is at the heart of the latest Chinese sci-fi
movie The Wandering Earth. Unlike many American space-themed films where the solution to adisaster
Earth faces is always fleeing the planet in spaceships， this time we’re taking the Earth with us.这个充满
想象力的故事是中国最新科幻电影《流浪地球》的核心。与许多美国太空主题电影不同，在这些电
影中，地球面临灾难时的解决方案总是乘坐宇宙飞船逃离地球，而这次我们要把地球带上。不同的
观点就是helping Earth make its escape帮着地球一起逃离。故选D。
3.B
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂解析：细节理解题。根据第四段A vehicle that really expresses our cultural and spiritual core can
be called Chinese sci-fⅠ.Otherwise，we’re just following others and telling the same Hollywood stories.可
知，我们没有跟随其他人来讲述同样的好莱坞的故事，而是有自己的文化和精神核心。所以好莱坞
的故事没有给这部电影带来成功。故选B。
4.C
解析：主旨大意题。根据第二段The film，which has made it the country’s most successful film
of all time，has offered a different and more ambitious idea.可知，中国科幻电影开辟了新的途径。故
选C。
B
If asked whether space exploration (探索) should continue，most Americans would give an
immediate response either in favour of continuing or in favour of ending space exploration．A common
response would be that space exploration is a waste of money．An average American，uneducated on the
subject，might believe that the government is wasting billions of dollars on the research that has no
value．Someone ignorant of the subject might say that a space shuttle goes up once in a while and that is
about all that happens．Research is ongoing and continues when there are no shuttles being launched．
This also costs the government money．Does the extreme cost of space exploration make sense?
One argument is that the government is wasting money on the research not being used on Earth．
Actually ， the money goes to workers and scientists that support National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) missions，and goes to major companies that play important roles in major sectors
of the US economy．Boeing is a partner of NASA for aircraft，the same company that makes commercial
aircraft for the airline industry．
Another benefit of continuing space exploration is the many spinoff technologies(衍生技术) it
provides．The artificial heart resulted from experiments on the space shuttle．The handheld Jaws of Life
used to save victims from car accidents originated from the system used to separate the space shuttle from
its booster rockets．Insulation in homes that keeps them warm and energy efficient is based on the
technology used to insulate the space shuttle．
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂There are direct benefits to the economy provided by NASA missions as well as spinoff
technologies．These advances are found in food，building materials，medical procedures and the
vehicles we drive．While it can be proven that billions of dollars that could be used elsewhere is being
spent on space exploration，the benefits it provides outweigh the negative aspects．As a matter of fact，
the money spent helps to improve the quality of our lives．
1．How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?
A．By listing data．
B．By offering analyses．
C．By giving some examples．
D．By presenting research findings．
2．What is the function of Jaws of Life?
A．To save people from traffic accidents．
B．To do experiments on the space shuttle．
C．To keep houses warm and energy efficient．
D．To separate the space shuttle from its booster rockets．
3．What does the author think of space exploration?
A．It has changed our life completely．
B．It costs too much money．
C．It has nothing to do with us．
D．It benefits us in many ways．
4．What would be the best title for the text?
A．Benefits of Space Exploration
B．Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost?
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂C．How to Make Space Exploration Affordable?
D．Missions of the NASA Space Shuttle Programme
【语篇导读】花费大量资金用于太空研究值得吗？作者列举了太空研究的好处，如提供衍生技
术以及带来直接的经济效益等。
1．B
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的Actually，the money goes lo workers and scientists和goes
to major companies that play important roles可知，事实上，钱花在了工作人员和科学家以及在美国经
济中起重要作用的公司身上。这是给出的分析说明。故选B项。
2．A
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的第三句可知，救生颚的作用是挽救出车祸的人。故选A项。
3．D
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的第一句及最后一段内容可知，作者认为太空探索好处多多。
故选D项。
4．B
解析：主旨大意题。文章第一段提出问题Does the extreme cost of space exploration make
sense?，文章最后回答As a matter of fact，the money spent helps to improve the quality of our lives．，
由此可知，本文是在讨论用于太空探索的钱花得值不值。故选B项。
II.完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Tom came from France. It was his first visit to England，and he was looking forward to his first
journey on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ 1 ， he was determined to travel 2 .
He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a 3 time to travel in
London，4 crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He 5 to join a long line of people waiting
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂for tickets. When at last his 6 came，he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket
seller. 7 ， he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the way，he also found the right platform
（月台）. It was 8 with people.
Unfortunately，he did not 9 to get on the first train，but he was able to move nearer to the platform
so as to be in a better 10 to get on the next one. When this train came in，Tom was 11 forward onto the
train by the push of people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see
the 12 of the stations where the train 13 but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth stop along
the line. When the train reached the sixth station，Tom got off，feeling 14 that his journey had been so
easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 15 He explained his trouble to a
man who was standing on the platform. With a smile on his face，he told Tom that he had caught a train
going in the opposite （相反的） direction.
1. A. thought B. advice C. relation D. favour
2. A. along B. abroad C. alone D. away
3. A. short B. terrible C. possible D. certain
4. A. but B. and C. so D. because
5. A. planned B. hoped C. expected D. had
6. A. turn B. time C. chance D. luck
7. A. Besides B. Instead C. However D. Hopefully
8. A. seized B. caught C. covered D. crowded
9. A. agree B. try C. manage D. expect
10. A. position B. state C. situation D. seat
11. A. swept B. fought C. took D. brought
12. A. signs B. names C. points D. numbers
13. A. left B. moved C. started D. stopped
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂14. A. sick B. pleased C. sorry D. tired
15. A. talked about B. heard of C. thought of D. arrived at
【文章大意】本文记叙了 Tom决定不听从朋友的建议，独自去伦敦游玩，途中经历重重困难，
结果还坐错了车的故事。
1.B
解析：考查名词辨析。thought想法；advice逢议；relation关系；favour帮忙。结合上下文可
知，这是Tom第一次去伦敦玩，他盼望着伦敦的地铁之旅，所以没有听朋友的建议（advice），决
定单独行动。故选B。
2.C
解析：考查副词辨析。along一起；abroad在国外；alone独自；away离去。Tom盼望着伦敦
的地铁之旅，所以没有听朋友的建议，决定单独（alcrne）行动。故选C。
3.B
解析：考查形容词辨析。short短的；terrible糟糕的；possible可能的；certain必然的。Tom在
五点后上的地铁，这是一个糟糕的（terrible）出行时间，因为赶上了下班的晚高峰。故选B。
4.D
解析：考查连词辨析。but但是；and并且；so因此；because因为。结合上下文可知，下午五
点不适合坐地铁，因为（because）很多人在这个时间下班回家。故选D。
5.D
解析：考查动词辨析。Planned计划；hoped希望；expected期待；had不得不。因为赶上晚高
峰，所以Tom不得不（have to）排长队等着买票。故选D。
6.A
解析：考查名词辨析。turn轮次；time时间；chance机会；luck运气。结合上下文可知，好不
容易轮到（turn）Tom买票了，他却发现他听不懂售票员说什么。故选A。
7.C
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂解析：考査副词辨析。Besides除此之外；Instead 反而；However 然而；Hopefully 有希望地。
结合下文可知，Tom听不懂售票员说什么，然而（however）他最后还是买对票了。故选C。
8.D
解析：考查词语辨析。seized逮捕；caught抓住；covered覆盖；crowded拥挤。结合上下文可
知，月台上挤满（crowded） 了人，所以Tom没能上去。故选D。
9.C
解析：考査动词辨析。agree同意；try尝拭；manage成功（做成）；expect期待。结合下文
“ to get on the next one” 可知，崇一班地铁里挤满了人，所以Tom没有成功（manage）挤上去，
要等下一班地铁。故选C。
10.A
解析：考查名词辨析。position位置；state状况；situation情况；seat座位。结合上下文可知，
Tom虽然没能挤上第一班地铁，但是他往前移动了一些，这样就有了好位置（position）能挤上下
一班地铁了。故选A。
11.A
解析：考查动词辨析。swept打扫，横扫；fought战斗；took带走；brought带来。结合上下文
可知，第二班地铁来了之后，Tom直接被后面的人横扫（sweep）到车里了。故选A。
12.B
解析：考查名词辨析。 signs 标志；names名字；points 要点；numbers 数字。Tom被人群挤
上了车，他还没来得及看各站的名称（name），但是他知道是要去第六站。故选B。
13.D
解析：考査动词辨析。left留下；moved移动；started开始；stopped停下。结合上下文可知，
Tom被人群挤上了车，他还没来得及看那些会停车（stop）地的站名。故选D。
14.B
解析：考査形容词辨析。sick病的；pleased髙兴的；sorry抱歉的；tired疲惫的。Tom在第六
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂站下了车，感到很高兴（pleased），因为他的旅程是如此容易。故选B。
15.B
解析：考査动词短语辨析。talked about谈论；heard of 听说；thought of想出；arrived at到达。
结合下文“ he had caught at rain going in the opposite direction” 可知，Tom并没有到他要去的那个
站，而是到了一个没听说过（hear of）的站。故选B。
III.七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Space is where our future is—trips to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Most people would think that apart
from comets(彗星) and stars, there is little else out there. ①_____________ Scientists are now concerned
that if we don’t clean it up, we may all be in great danger.
The first piece of space junk was created in the year of 1964, when the American satellite Vanguard I
stopped operating. ②_____________ However, since it kept orbiting around the Earth without any results,
scientists became increasingly comfortable abandoning things that no longer served any useful purpose in
space.
③_____________ The junk varies from tiny pieces of paint chipped off rockets to cameras, huge fuel
tanks, and even odd items like the million-dollar tool kit that astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn Piper lost
during a spacewalk.
The major problem with the space trash is that it may hit working satellites and damage travelling
spaceship. In addition to this, many pieces of junk may crash with each other and break into pieces which
fall back to the Earth. ④_____________ Ground stations have been built to monitor larger pieces of space
trash to prevent them from crashing into working satellites or space shuttles. ⑤_____________ They will
stop littering in space and to clean up the trash already there.
A. Future plans include a cooperative effort among many nations.
B. The junk floats slowly around the Earth.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂C. However,since our space journey started, we have left much trash(垃圾) in space.
D. It is said that there are now over 500,000 pieces of man-made trash orbiting the Earth at speeds of up to
17,500 miles per hour.
E. It lost its connection with the ground centre.
F. To avoid this, scientists have invented several ways for clearing the sky.
G. It hasn't result in any serious problems up to now.
答案：CEDFA
解析：
本文介绍了第一片人造太空垃圾是一个破碎的卫星,因为它没有造成任何问题,所以科学家最初并没
有关心太空垃圾,随着太空垃圾越来越多,科学家意识到如果不及时清理太空垃圾,人类将面临危险。
1. C 解析:根据下文的信息“Scientists are now concerned that if we don’t clean it up...”可以推知上文和
太空垃圾有关,故选C项。
2. E 解析:根据上文“the American satellite Vanguard I stopped operating”和下文的顺承关系可知,停止
运作当然造成卫星和地面的中心失去联系,故E项合适。
3. D解析:这是本段的主题句,下文涉及太空中各种各样的垃圾,故本句选D项合适。
4. F解析:既然太空那么多的垃圾有可能会产生各种各样的危害,科学家当然要寻求解决的办法,本空
的后面就是讨论它们的处理办法,故本题F项正确。
5. A 解析:根据下文的信息“They will stop littering in space and to clean up the trash already there.”和
理解句意可知, they指的是many nations,这些国家在寻求合作以解决太空垃圾的问题,故本题A项正
确。
IV. 写作
某中学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：
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2．理由。
注意：词数100左右。
My Dream of Travelling in Space
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One possible version：
My Dream of Travelling in Space
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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