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Unit 4 Space Exploration
Period 4 Reading and Writing 练习
I：根据语境及汉语提示写出正确的单词。
1．We should ________ (回收利用) the used things.
【答案】：recycle
2．Shut the window, ________ (否则) it'll get too cold in here.
【答案】：otherwise
3．The ________ (当前的) situation is very different to that in 2010.
【答案】：current
4．Saturn is the second biggest planet in the ________ (太阳的) system.
【答案】：solar
5．This is ________ (足够的) to show that his argument is false.
【答案】：sufficient
6.The hotel has special ________ (facility) for welcoming disabled people.
【答案】：facilities
7．It must be the first duty of us to perform physical and ______ (mentally) work.
【答案】：mental
8．She solved the problem in an____________ (intelligence) way.
【答案】：intelligent
9．If you do，you'll have the force of the ____________ (universal) behind you.
【答案】：universe
10．He has been____________ (determine) to learn English well.
【答案】：determined
【解析】本题考查单词在语境中的适当形式。
II.单句写作
1．他虽然经验不足，但还是获得了这份工作。
Despite his ____________ （经验不足）, he got the job.
【答案】：lack of experience
2．Something are ______________（无法控制）， but you can learn much from them.
【答案】：beyond control
3．We're going to try and ______________ （计算出）how the price should change.
【答案】：figure out
4．你可以很容易在死海中漂浮起来，因为它含盐量高。
You can _______________ （很容易漂浮起来）in the Dead Sea because it is so salty.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂【答案】：float very easily;
5．She's still ____________ （渴望）keep in touch with you.
【答案】：keen to
6．When travelling，we ______________________（跳过一条小溪流）
【答案】：leaped over the stream.
7．______________________（让他很失望的是），he failed again in the driving test.
【答案】：To his great disappointment
8．As a teacher，I want my students to ______________________（独立的学习者）
【答案】：be independent learners.
9．I have to find ______________________ （一种传输的方法）the objects.
【答案】：a way to transmit
10．_________________________________ （一致公认为）that the earth goes around the
sun.
【答案】：It is universally acknowledged
【解析】本题考查短语在语境中的运用能力。
III.教材原句填空。
1.Countries around the globe are spending billions of dollars and lots of time on various space
missions, ____________________________(无论是去火星还是更远的其他星球)much further away.
世界各国都在各种各样的太空任务上花费了数十亿美元和大量时间，无论是去火星还是更远的
其他星球。
2. Some people argue that we should _______________(停止浪费)time and money exploring space.
一些人认为我们应该停止浪费时间和金钱探索太空。
3. However, others feel this is__________________ (一个肤浅的观点) which fails to realize how
exploring space helps us.
然而，其他人认为这是一个肤浅的观点，没有意识到探索空间如何帮助我们。
4. Firstly, exploring space has already _____________________(在与….斗争中发挥了作用)the
fight against world hunger.
首先，探索太空已经在与世界饥饿的斗争中发挥了作用。
5. As a result, space-based science has helped farming_________________________ ( 努 力
种)enough food to feed Earth’s increasing population.
结果，太空科学帮助农业努力种植足够的粮食来养活地球上不断增长的人口。
6. Secondly, space exploration has already _______________________________(已经促进了有利
于)that benefit us all.
第二，空间探索已经促进了有利于我们所有人的技术改进。
7. Today, space technologies are widely used_____________________(各行各业), and everyday
products such as GPS, memory foam pillows, and smart phone cameras are changing our lives.
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改变我们的生活。
8. Finally/Lastly, ____________________________________(送宇航员上太空)_has helped people
to think about the world’s problems and even to find ways to solve them.
最后，送宇航员上太空帮助人们思考世界上的问题，甚至找到解决问题的方法。
9.____________________________( 为了供养) such a rapidly increasing population, scientists are
trying to find other planets that could one day be our new home.
为了供养如此迅速增长的人口，科学家们正在努力寻找有一天可能成为我们新家的其他行星。
10._______________________( 总之), exploring space provides the world with many different
benefits.
总之，探索太空为世界提供了许多不同的好处。
【答案】
1. whether to Mars or other planets
2. stop wasting
3. a shallow view
4. made a difference in
5. in its efforts to grow
6. promoted technological improvements
7. in all kinds of industries
8. sending astronauts into space
9. In order to provide for
10. In closing
【解析】本题考查短语在语境中的适当形式。
IV.阅读理解。
A
It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique
characteristics.
In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the 'decline of class' and 'classless society' in
Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.
But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found
90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital
part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not
be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to
have a love of stratification.
One unchanging aspect of a British person's class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader
was viewed as the most attractive voice. Most people said this accent sounded 'educated' and 'soft'. The
accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional city accents. These accents were
seen as 'common' and 'ugly'. However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results
upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This
suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice.
In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people in London, have begun to adopt some
regional accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed.
However, the 1995 pop song 'Common People' puts forward the view that though a middle-class person
may 'want to live like common people' they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life.
【答案】：21-24 A D B C
这是一篇说明文。这篇短文给我们讲述了在英国社会中，阶级划分是重要的一部分。作者在短文中
给我们介绍了两项调查，通过调查的结果我们可以看到，英国社会里的阶级划分没有消失，它是英
国社会重要的一部分。
21. A recent study of public opinion shows that in modern Britain ________.
A. people regard themselves socially different
B. most people belong to middle class
C. it is easy to recognize a person’s class
D. it is time to end class distinction
【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段第二句 A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90
percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital
part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences.可知，关于“阶级消
亡”的说法，在英国对大众进行了一个调查，结果发现 90%的人们仍然把自己划分在一定的阶层中；
73%的人认为阶级是英国社会一个必不可少的部分。由此可知人们仍然认为他们在社会中是有区别
的，故选A。
22. The word “stratification” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
.
A.variety B. qualification C. authority D. division
【解析】词义猜测题。根据第三段的内容可知，根据一项关于英国社会阶级是否开始消亡的调查可
知，绝大多数人仍然认为英国社会中存在不同的阶级，这是英国社会中重要的一部分。由此可知，
英国人好像对阶级划分非常热衷。stratification划分，故选D。
23. British attitudes towards accent ________.
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C. are shared by the Americans D. have changed in recent years
【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have
deep roots and are based on class prejudice.可知，英国人对待口音的态度有很深的根源，是建立在阶
级偏见的基础上的。故选B。
24. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The middle class is expanding B. A person’s accent reflects his class
C. Class is a key part of British society D. Each class has unique characteristics.
【解析】主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述了在英国社会中，阶级划分是重要的一部分。作者在短
文中给我们介绍了两项调查，其中一项告诉我们大多数人们觉得阶级是英国社会必不可少的一部分；
另一项调查是关于人们说话的口音，英国和美国的调查结果正好相反，也说明了英国阶级划分的根
源非常深。由此可知C选项：阶级是英国社会中的一个重要部分，符合短文的大意。
B
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Other than flying and communicating with
someone from his mind (which, let’s be honest, would probably actually be awful), breathing underwater is
one of the favorites. You can hang out with Aquaman and Ursula, and when the end of the world comes and
we’re all living under water, you’ll be fine.
With this in mind, a student at the Royal College of Art, London has designed a 3D-printed
amphibious garment called AMPHIBIO — essentially a set of gills(鳃) — for this very purpose.
According to Jun Kamei, a biomimicry designer and materials scientist, it is "for a future where
humankind lives in the water".
With the world set for a global temperature increase of 3.2°C (5.7°F) by 2100, rising sea levels are a
very real threat to large coastal cities, potentially affecting up to 2 billion people — or 26 percent of the
current global population.
Kamei’s little device uses a specially designed porous(多孔的) material that fills oxygen again in the
water and releases carbon dioxide. It is inspired by water-diving insects that create their own little scuba
diving set by creating a protective bubble of air around their body thanks to their water repellent(防水的)
skin.
The technology is easily 3D-printable too, which will be great when we need them together. These
"gills" could replace heavy and clumsy scuba equipment, making it more similar to free diving but for
longer. This could have immediate applications for underwater rescue plans — the 12 boys rescued by
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and the vital breathing equipment through those narrow tunnels.
So far, the tech has only been tested as a working prototype, not actually on humans, so the dream may
have to be on hold for now. And scaling up and testing on humans is Kamei’s next plan. This may sound
unbelievable, but Kamei insists he has a much more optimistic vision of the future.
25. What can be inferred about Aquaman and Ursula?
A. They can read minds. B. They can breathe underwater.
C. They often cause huge disasters. D. They can’t live underwater.
这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种由自然物种获得灵感而设计出的叫做 AMPHIBIO的潜水装
置，可以取代沉重笨拙的水肺设备，使其更像自由潜水，但时间更长。
【答案】25-28 BDCA
【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段Other than flying and communicating with someone from his mind
(which, let’s be honest, would probably actually be awful), breathing underwater is one of the favorites.
You can hang out with Aquaman and Ursula, and when the end of the world comes and we’re all living
under water, you’ll be fine.可知，除了坐飞机和用意念与人交流，水下呼吸是最受欢迎的方式之一。
你可以跟Aquaman和 Ursula一起玩，当世界末日来临时，我们都生活在水下，你会没事的。所以
可推测Aquaman和Ursula可以在水下呼吸。故选B。
26. What can we learn about AMPHIBIO?
A. It can produce oxygen in the water.
B. Its user can communicate with others from their mind.
C. It is the unique useful tool against the threat of rising sea levels.
D. The designer drew his inspiration from a certain natural species.
【解析】 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句It is inspired by water-diving insects that create their own
little scuba diving set by creating a protective bubble of air around their body thanks to their water
repellent(防水的) skin.可知，这款潜水器的灵感来自潜水昆虫，它们的皮肤防水，在身体周围形成
一个保护性的空气泡，从而创造出自己的小型水肺潜水装置。即 AMPHIBIO的设计师是从某种自
然物种中获得了灵感。故选D。
27. Why did the author mentioned the rescue of the boys in Thailand?
A. To present the success of the new device.
B. To compare the new device with the old one.
C. To prove the advantage of the new device.
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【解析】 推理判断题。第六段第二句These "gills" could replace heavy and clumsy scuba equipment,
making it more similar to free diving but for longer.可知，这些“鳃”可以取代沉重笨拙的水肺设备，
使其更像自由潜水，但时间更长。接着下文提到在泰国营救男孩的例子是为了进一步证明这种新设
备的优势。故选C。
28. What is the author’s attitude to the future of the new design?
A. Objective. B. indifferent. C. Doubtful. D. Critical.
【解析】 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容So far, the tech has only been tested as a working prototype,
not actually on humans, so the dream may have to be on hold for now. And scaling up and testing on
humans is Kamei’s next plan. This may sound unbelievable, but Kamei insists he has a much more
optimistic vision of the future.（到目前为止，这项技术还只是作为一个工作原型进行测试，还没有在
人体上进行，所以这个梦想可能要暂时搁置。Kamei的下一个计划是扩大规模并在人体上进行测试。
这听起来可能难以置信，但Kamei坚持认为他对未来有更乐观的看法。）可知，作者只是客观论述
这项新设计未来的情况，没有发表自己的看法，因此作者的态度是客观的。故选A
V. 微写作(根据提示完成小作文)
A
最近你班同学就“人类是否应该进行宇宙探索”这个问题进行了激烈的讨论。有人认为，探索
宇宙不仅让人类更好地了解宇宙的发展，还可以用来指导农业生产，以及把一些探索太空的高新技
术用于现实生活；也有一些人认为探索太空花掉了大量的人力物力；影响了人们的生活水平。请你
根据以下情况写一篇报告并发表自己的观点。
注意：1.写作内容应包括以上全部要点，可适当发挥，使上下文连贯；
2．词数80左右。
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范文一
Recently we have held a heated discussion about the problem whether mankind should explore
space or not.Different people about it has different opinions.
Some people hold the view that space exploration will not only enable us to understand how
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our life. While other people argue that we should stop exploring space because it costs too much time
and money.
From my point of view，it is very necessary for human to explore space.Because it not only
can provide the world with many different benefits，but also can solve people's shortterm and long-
term problems.
范文二
Space Exploration Is a Waste of Time and Money
Everyone gets excited by the news of the most recent space flights, and I too share in people’s sense of
awe and wonder at the photos from space that we see. Having said that, it is hard to believe that the high
cost of space flight is justified. We should be spending our money more wisely, on what people need.
I cannot understand spending all this money on expensive research and experiments when so many people
need food. Around the world, millions of people are hungry and dying of starvation. On the other hand, we
hear on TV that for as little as a dollar a day, a child in Africa can be saved. Considering the billions spent
on space travel, it just seems a better investment to feed the hungry.
Besides, there are a lot of unsolved mysteries on the earth. So why are we going into space to explore?
There are still many things to discover in the ocean depths and the Antarctic. But we do not even have to go
that far. Science has yet to unlock all the mysteries of the atom, and there are many realms of technology
that we are just beginning to understand and explore.
Finally, it just doesn’t seem a very wise investment to go to space. We have too many needs here on
the earth to be wasting our effort on space exploration.
B
假定最近你们班进行了一次题为“保护文化遗产是否很重要”的讨论。根据以下要点用英语向大
家介绍一下讨论结果, 并谈谈你自己的看法。
1. 80%的学生认为重要及其理由。
2. 20%的学生认为不重要及其理由。
注意: 1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
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【参考范文】
Recently our class had a heated discussion about whether it is important to protect the cultural
heritage. We hold different views on it.
80% of us think it important to protect the cultural heritage. They believe that the cultural heritage is a
symbol of splendid ancient civilization which can make us feel proud of our nation. However, the others
don’t think so, arguing that protecting the cultural heritage cannot promote the development of society; or
rather, it is a waste of time and money.
In my opinion, it’s our duty to take more effective measures to protect our cultural heritage and we can
benefit a lot from the cultural and historical inspirations it conveys.
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