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UNIT 4 Space Exploration
A组·基础巩固
Ⅰ. 读法填空
A
(2021·全国重点中学模拟)China sent up its first Mars probe (探测器) Tianwen 1 on Thursday.
It is expected 1. ________ (reach) the planet in about seven months. The mission to Mars is much 2.
________ (hard) compared to that to the moon.
China's Mars mission, 3. (design) for the mapping of key zones of the planet's
surface, indicates the country's space science and technology 4. (progress) rapidly in the
past years. It expresses the determination and perseverance (毅力) of the Chinese nation in looking
for 5. (science) truth.
Tianwen 1 has immediately grabbed people's attention after its launch, and 6. is
reported that there're countless discussions on topics related to space flight and the exploration of
outer space. People's 7. (curious) about the unknown and thirst for knowledge are 8.
(obvious) aroused whenever the country makes breakthroughs in space exploration. And
astronauts, scientists and engineers are becoming role models 9. more and more young
people. The “Mars fever” that has been aroused shows people's desire to know more about space,
which requires more innovations (创新) to discover more about the universe 10. we live.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。中国成功发射“天问一号”火星探测器，该探测器肩负
什么重任？这次发射又引发了什么热潮呢？
1. to reach 考查非谓语动词。 本句使用了短语 expect sb./sth. to do “预计某人/某物
做……”的被动结构，故填to reach。
2. harder 考查形容词的比较级。根据语境和空后的compared to“和……相比”可知，此处
要用形容词的比较级harder。
3. designed 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，mission后是非限制性定语，design与
mission是逻辑上的动宾关系，且此处表示动作已经发生，故用动词的ed形式。
4. has progressed 考查时态和主谓一致。 根据句中的时间状语 in the past years 可知，
indicates后的宾语从句要用现在完成时。宾语从句的主语是 the country's space science and
technology，应视为单数，故填has progressed。注意：此处的progress是动词，意为“进步，进
展”。
5. scientific 考查形容词。本空作定语修饰名词 truth，故用 science 的形容词形式
scientific“科学的”。
6. it 考查形式主语。 根据语境可知，and后的句子是“it is ＋过去分词＋that从句”句型，
其中it是形式主语，that从句是真正的主语。故填it。
7. curiosity 考查名词。本空与后面的thirst并列作主语，故用名词curiosity。8. obviously 考查副词。本空所填词修饰谓语动词，应该用副词 obviously“显然，明显
地”。
9. for 考查介词。此处表示“……的榜样”，此时models与介词for连用，for后面引出对
象。
10. where 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，universe后跟一个定语从句，从句中live是
不及物动词，从句中缺少地点状语，故填where。
B
(2020·山东临沂、枣庄6月模拟)We recognise our friends' faces. And we are not alone. Many
social animals can also identify individuals of their own species by facial 1. ________ (feature),
because they need to adjust their behaviour 2. ________ (depend) on who they meet. And a study
has shown that some domesticated (驯养的) animals can even distinguish among different faces in
photographs.
Researchers first 3. ________ (teach) horses to “choose” between two sidebyside images on a
computer screen. Then the horses that were shown photos of their keeper alongside faces of 4.
________ (familiar) humans ignored the strangers' faces, identifying 5. ________ (correct) their
keeper about 75% of the time. What's more, the horses also preferentially picked photos of their
previous keeper. And they 6. ________ (be) at least as accurate in picking out their previous keeper
7. ________ they were in identifying their current one.
In addition, horses seem to have 8. ________ strong longterm memory for human faces,
consistent with their long lifespan and history of domestication. In future experiments, the
researchers may test whether looking at photos of people that they have had bad experiences with
might cause horses 9. ________ (act) anxiously. So maybe think twice before doing anything 10.
________ might give a horse a long face.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。许多群居动物可以通过面部特征来识别自己物种的个体。
一项研究表明，一些驯养的动物甚至可以区分照片中不同的面孔。
1. features 考查名词复数。根据语境可知，面部特征不止一个，应用名词复数形式。
2. depending 考查非谓语动词。许多群居动物也可以通过面部特征来识别自己物种的个
体，因为它们需要根据遇到的个体来调整自己的行为。because引导的从句的主干为they need
to adjust their behaviour。depend on的逻辑主语为they，两者之间为主动关系，故用现在分词作
状语。
3. taught 考查动词时态。根据下文的“Then the horses that were shown”可知，此处也应
用一般过去时态。
4. unfamiliar 考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用形容词作定语。根据语境和下文
的“strangers”可知，此处表示陌生人的面孔，故应用unfamiliar“陌生的，不熟悉的”。
5. correctly 考查副词。此处修饰动词，应用副词作状语。6. were 考查时态。根据空前连词And和前后文时态为一般过去时可知，此处应填were。
7. as 考查连词。 此处为as ... as ... 结构，意为“和……一样……”，表示同级的比较。使用
时要注意第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词，其基本结构为：as＋adj./adv.＋as。
8. a 考查冠词。 此处为泛指，strong以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a。
9. to act 考查非谓语动词。此处为cause sb./sth. to do结构，动词不定式作宾语补足语。
10. that 考查定语从句。此处为限制性定语从句，关系代词在从句中作主语，又由于先行
词为anything, 故关系代词通常用that。
Ⅱ. 根据提示补全句子
1. 我们也将重视学前教育，关心特殊教育。(attach)
We will also attach_importance_to preschool education and care_about_special _education.
2. 为了结交更多的新朋友，你必须做一个诚实的人。(so as to)
You have got to be an honest person so_as_to_make_more_new_friends.
3. 电脑游戏不仅占用我们宝贵的时间，而且对我们的眼睛有很大伤害。(not only ... but also
...)
①Computer games not_only take up our valuable time, but_also_do_great_ harm_to our eyes.
②Not_only_do_computer_games_take_up our valuable time, but_also_do_ great_harm_to our
eyes.(倒装句)
4. 因为越来越多的污染，很多物种正在灭绝。(result)
①There is more and more pollution and as_a_result,_many species are dying out.
②As_a_result_of more and more pollution, many species are dying out.
5. 李明的手机看起来和张华的一样，但价格是他的两倍。(倍数表达法)
Li Ming's mobile phone looked just the same as Zhang Hua's, but it cost_twice_as_much_as
his.
B组·能力提升
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
Astronomers have found patches(斑块) of frost around the moon's north and south poles which
could one day provide a source of water for human visitors. The scientists spotted the signature of
frozen water in infrared(红外线的) measurements taken by Nasa's moon mineralogy mapper, an
instrument that flew on India's Chandrayaan1 mission to the moon a decade ago. The freshly-
analysed data show that water ice lies low on the ground near the moon's polar regions that are
permanently in shade and so sheltered from the heat of the sun's rays.
Most of the ice was found near the moon's south pole around a bunch of craters. In the north,
the patches of ice appeared to be more separated, according to Shuai Li at the Hawaii Institute of
Geophysics and Planetology in Honolulu. Followup measurements of the ice patches found that they
tended to form where the surface temperature never rose above －163 ℃， but temperature alone
was not enough to guarantee frozen water: only 3.5% of the shadowy areas the scientists checked forwater revealed notable signs of ice.
The images are the first “direct and definitive evidence” of water ice that is exposed on the
surface of the moon, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.“These ice deposits might be put to use as a local resource in future exploration of the
moon，” the authors write.
The Indian Space Agency launched its Chandrayaan1 mission to the moon in 2008 and was
swiftly rewarded with evidence of frozen water on the lunar surface a year later. Rather than sheets
of ice on the surface, the water is thought to exist as water molecules(分子) bound to grains of moon
dust.
Soon after the Indian feat, NASA crashed a spacecraft into the 100kmwide Cabeus crater
which is in permanent shade on the moon's south pole. The intentional act of lunar violence threw up
some pieces of soil from which scientists were able to confirm the presence of water on the moon.
1. What can we infer from Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2?
A. Chandrayaan1 was rewarded with glory.
B. Frozen water is believed to have been found.
C. Astronauts spotted the signature of frozen water.
D. Humans enjoyed a leap in moon exploration.
2. Which of the following best explains “deposits” underlined in Paragraph 3?
A. Fund.
B. Part of the cost.
C. A natural accumulation.
D. Money in a bank account.
3. When was water first detected on the moon?
A. In 2008. B. In 2009.
C. In 2017. D. In 2018.
4. Why did NASA crash a spacecraft into the crater?
A. To collect definitive evidence of water.
B. To make discoveries equal to the Indians.
C. To discover secrets of the moon's dark side.
D. To separate water molecules from moon dust.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普说明文。最新发现，月球两极附近分布冰块，或为人类访客提
供水源。
1. D 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Astronomers have found patches(斑块) of frost
around the moon's north and south poles which could one day provide a source of water for human
visitors.”和第二段中的“Most of the ice was found near the moon's south pole around a bunch of
craters.”可知，人类在月球探险中有了一次飞跃。故选D。
2. C 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“The images are the first ‘direct and definitiveevidence’ of water ice that is exposed on the surface of the moon”和“These ice deposits might be
put to use as a local resource in future exploration of the moon”可推知，画线词deposit的意思是
“一个自然的积累”。故选C。
3. B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The Indian Space Agency launched its Chandrayaan1
mission to the moon in 2008 and was swiftly rewarded with evidence of frozen water on the lunar
surface a year later.”可知，月球上第一次发现水是在2009年。故选B。
4. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The intentional act of lunar violence threw up some
pieces of soil from which scientists were able to confirm the presence of water on the moon.”可知，
美国国家航空航天局要把一艘宇宙飞船撞进火山口是为了收集水的确凿证据。故选A。
Ⅱ. 七选五
When it comes to creativity, one of our biggest concerns is usually how we can be more
creative, or how to come up with better ideas. I've gathered some of the most practical studies to
help improve creativity. 1
Many people think that happiness is the ideal state to create something. Recently a study on
creativity made a great conclusion. 2 I don't want you to put yourself in a bad mood to create
something, but next time you're in strong feelings, try to sit down and focus that energy on creating
something.
3 Reading or feeling absurd (or dreamlike) things can help boost ( 促进) pattern
recognition and creative thinking. Because the mind is always seeking to make sense of the things
that it sees, and such objects put it in “overdrive” while the mind tries to work out exactly what it is
looking at or reading. I like reading interesting short stories like The Last Question when looking for
inspiration.
You can also get moving, because it's suggested that exercise can actually improve creative
thinking as well, due to its ability to get the heart pumping and put people in a positive mood. 4
It's not necessarily the act; it's the change in moods. If you're stuck in a creative job and want to take
a break, try exercise while your brain is subconsciously at work. 5 I tend to jogging outdoors in
this case, and it's truly helpful for me.
A. Why not stick to reading?
B. Experiencing something unreasonable works.
C. It may help to speed up your “Aha！” moment.
D. Creativity increases when whatever feelings run high.
E. Try a few out for yourself and see which ones work best.
F. It can produce more creative thoughts just like thinking about love.
G. We are in two very different states of mind when trying to create something.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。创造力不管是在学习还是工作中都尤为重要，文中介绍
了提高创造力的方法。1. E 根据空前的“I've gathered some of the most practical studies to help improve
creativity.”以及下文各段介绍的提高创造力的方法可知，E项承上启下，符合语境。
2. D 结合空前的“Recently a study on creativity made a great conclusion.”和空后的“I
don't want you to put yourself in a bad mood to create something ...”可推测，空处应是这一重大结
论的具体内容，且与情绪和感觉有关，故D项符合语境。
3. B 该段主要讲了由于人类大脑的特性，阅读或感受荒谬的(或梦幻的)东西可以帮助提
高创造力，B项“经历一些不同寻常的事情可以奏效”可总结该段内容。
4. F 上文提到运动能够让心脏快速跳动并使人拥有积极的心情，再结合空后的“It's not
necessarily the act; it's the change in moods.”可知，F项“运动就像对爱的思考一样可以产生更
多有创造力的想法”符合语境。
5. C 该段主要讲运动可以激发创造力，根据空前提到的“If you're stuck in a creative job
and want to take a break, try exercise while your brain is subconsciously at work.”，可知C项承接
上文，符合语境。
Ⅲ. 完形填空
An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture. Even those small acts of kindness can
make a difference in someone's day. That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she 1 a bumper
sticker on her car reading: You Matter.
Amie started to do this several years ago. At first, she wondered if people would 2 it.
However, much to her surprise, she began seeing a flood of 3 every time she hit the road. More
often than not, people 4 slowly near her car would roll down their windows, raising their 5 ，
waving and smiling. Sometimes, she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying
things like “You 6 too！” Once while she was driving down the highway, she became 7 when
a man driving a sports car at high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly, waving and mouthing,
“You matter！” Though it took her some time to recover from the
8 ， she still felt happy. Last year, someone 9 her car while she was waiting for her friend in the
car by the roadside, saying to her, “It is a(an) 10
sticker. I've seen various stickers before, but none of them have touched me as your sticker has
done.”The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough, but they really struck a chord with
(引起共鸣) many complete strangers who 11 to catch sight of the sticker.
Stories like Amie's really 12 the rest of us. Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our
13 and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought. Maybe it means offering a friend a
hug, praising the children when they 14 well in school, helping someone out or volunteering at
animal shelters or shelters for the homeless. Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere. Small as they
seem, they can make a 15 impact on the world, and help form general goodness.
1. A. tore up B. picked upC. fixed up D. put up
2. A. watch B. overlook
C. notice D. neglect
3. A. attention B. strangers
C. confusion D. trouble
4. A. running B. driving
C. walking D. riding
5. A. voices B. hats
C. shoulders D. thumbs
6. A. count B. share
C. value D. matter
7. A. frightened B. frustrated
C. embarrassed D. disappointed
8. A. parking B. speed
C. incident D. event
9. A. approached B. blocked
C. repaired D. cleaned
10. A. important B. special
C. typical D. skeptical
11. A. happened B. occurred
C. managed D. offered
12. A. shock B. inspire
C. delight D. satisfy
13. A. feelings B. thoughts
C. spirits D. minds
14. A. work B. exercise
C. conduct D. behave
15. A. reliable B. subjective
C. positive D. brief
【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了Amie Mickey在汽车保险杠上贴了一张
写着“你很重要”的纸条，通过这种小的善意行为来传播正能量。
1. D 通过下文“I've seen various stickers before ... your sticker has done”可知，Amie是在
汽车保险杠上贴了一张贴纸。故选D。
2. C 通过上下文分析，此处和下文第3空提到 “每次出门会有很多人来关注它。” 相
呼应。故选C。
3. A 通过上下文分析，上文提到 “起初，她想知道人们是否会注意到它” 。接着出现
“然而” ，前后转折表示它引起了很多人的关注。故选A。4. B 通过上下文分析，空后提到 “人们摇下车窗”，可知此处表示人们缓慢开车行驶至
其附近。故选B。
5. D 通过上下文分析，空后提到人们挥手、微笑。同时根据下文可知，人们对她的行为表
示称赞。故此处的thumbs表示称赞认可，所以竖起拇指。故选D。
6. D 通过上下文分析，此处和前句提到别人对她的行为表示 “赞赏，挥手，微笑” 并列。
也是表达了别人对她行为的认可。同时和第7空处提到的 “You matter！” 相呼应。故选D。
7. A 通过上下文分析，此处提到“突然把车开到她旁边”。所以她应该感到很害怕。故
选A。
8. C 通过上下文分析，此处指代上题提到的 “一个开着跑车的男人突然把车开到她旁
边，一边挥手一边用嘴说： ‘你很重要！’，她被吓了一跳。”这件事。故选C。
9. A 通过上下文分析，该空的动词和同句中的saying构成前后的逻辑关系。先走近，然
后说。故选A。
10. B 通过上下文分析，后句提到“I've seen various stickers before, but none of them have
touched me as your sticker has done.”可知，这个贴纸和他见过的其他贴纸不一样。故选B。
11. A 通过上下文分析，文章中提到的 “贴纸” 是Amie贴在保险杠上的，用来鼓励大
家的。很多人都是碰巧无意中看到而受感动的。故选A。
12. B 通过上下文分析，下文讲到Amie的行为给人们带来了一些思考即启发了人们。故
选B。
13. C 通过上下文分析，前文提到 “像Amie这样的故事真的激励了我们其他人”。同
时在最后一句话提到 “它们看似渺小，却能对世界产生积极的影响”。综合分析，一些小行为
会振奋我们的精神。故选C。
14. D 通过上下文分析，表扬孩子，是因为他们在学校的表现不错。故选 D。
15. C 通过上下文分析，此处是对上文进行总结：上文提到了Amie的这种行为，给人们
带来了很多的共鸣，激励其他人。还提到“有时候，一句友善的话语或一个手势可能会让我们
的精神振奋起来”可知，这些行为的影响是积极的。故选C。
Ⅳ. 语法填空
You've heard of getting lost in a book. Now, get ready to get lost in a “river of books”
Zhongshuge, a bookstore in Yangzhou, China. When 1. ________(walk) into Zhongshuge, you're
surrounded on all sides by a tunnel of books. An 2. ________ (architecture) studio called X＋Living
designed Zhongshuge. The shelves 3. ________(arrange) in curved shapes to create the tunnellike
appearance.
The floor is covered with black mirrors, reflecting the shelves above and creating the feel 4.
________ the bookshelves continue down past the floor you're standing 5. ________. As it turns out,
the store's design has more 6. ________(significant) than just a fun feel. Yangzhou is full of canalsand rivers. X ＋ Living, therefore, 7. ________(combine) this concept with Zhongshuge 8.
________(perfect), and tried to create a “river” of books. As if all that weren't enough, Zhongshuge
has9. ________ amazing space for children's books as well. The bookshelves are shaped like houses,
clouds, and even a hot air balloon 10. ________(offer) them a paradise.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国扬州的一家书店——钟书阁。
1. walking 考查省略句。在when连接的状语从句中，常省略跟主句相同的主语和be动
词。本句的完整形式为“When(you are) walking into Zhongshuge”。故填walking。
2. architectural 考查形容词。修饰名词studio应用形容词architectural，表示“建筑学的”。
故填architectural。
3. are arranged 考查动词时态及语态。本句中主语与谓语动词构成被动关系，且描述客观
事实，应用一般现在时，主语为shelves，故谓语动词用复数形式。故填are arranged。
4. that 考查同位语从句。此处为同位语从句修饰先行词feel，且从句中不缺少成分，故用
that。
5. on 考查介词。根据短语stand on表示“站在”，故填on。
6. significance 考查名词。此处作动词has的宾语，应用名词significance“意义，重要性”。
故填significance。
7. combined 考查动词时态。combine在句中是谓语动词，且根据后文中的并列谓语“and
tried”可知，应用一般过去时。故填combined。
8. perfectly 考查副词。此处修饰动词combine应用副词perfectly，表示“完美地”。故填
perfectly。
9. an 考查冠词。space表示“间隔”为可数名词，此处表泛指应用不定冠词，且amazing
为元音音素开头的单词。故填an。
10. to offer 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，offer在句中作非谓语动词，且此处作
目的状语应用不定式。故填to offer。
