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Book 3 Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. Could I have another cup of coffee, Daddy? _ It will be hard for you to go to sleep tonight if you do.A. Better not. B. Why not? C. What for? D. As you wish. 22. Zhang Heng, one of _ best-known Chinese astronomers, showed a strong interest in _ astronomy as a child. A. the; theB. the; 不填C. 不填; the D. 不填; 不填23. Without gravity, we _ walk on the ground as freely as we do now. A. couldnt B. mustnt C. shant D. neednt 24. Simon was _ why many of his friends didnt turn up at his birthday party. A. limited B. crashed C. spotted D. puzzled 25. Though I was tired out that evening, I _ from falling asleep by the great pain in my knee. A. was prevented B. had preventedC. has prevented D. am prevented26. See the model ship _ in the pool? Thats what my father made for me last weekend. A. float B. floating C. floated D. to float 27. Jack was in low spirits those days and his friends did all they could _ him up. A. cheer B. cheering C. cheered D. to cheer 28. There is a peaceful and calm _ in the country, quite different from that of a big city. A. climateB. atmosphere C. systemD. situation 29. It was almost midnight when a fire _ in the neighborhood.A. blocked out B. turned out C. broke out D. died out30. _ life exists on any other planet in the solar system still remains a question. A. Why B. Whether C. How D. Where 31. Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. _, it would be almost impossible to prove Jim guilty.A. Anyhow B. However C. Besides D. Thus 32. _ you have worked out the first problem, you may go on to work on the second. A. Even if B. Unless C. Now that D. Though 33. May I have a look at your necklace?Sure. But be _ with it its made of glass and breaks easily. A. violent B. fundamentalC. gentle D. genuine34. In my view, choosing the right bike _ what you want to use it for.A. depends on B. does withC. belongs to D. accounts for 35. Water, _ we cannot live, exists in the form of liquid, gas or solid. A. from which B. on which C. by which D. without which 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针). While he was alive, he 36 me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important 37: “Believe in yourself.”If there was one phrase my dad 38 liked to hear, it was “I cant.” He never got to finish high school and 39 two jobs to support his large family, 40 he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.When I was in high school, I had a 41 time with math. He tried to help me, but I 42 struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for 43 help. I told Dad, “Thats 44! Im tired! I cant do that!” He replied, “Youre doing it. Ill send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, wed leave the 45 . Despite (尽管) working 12 hours every day, Dad never once 46 driving me to school.After months of 47 , I was facing the final exam. I was so 48 . On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, 49 yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my 50 and in the hours of work Id 51 . When I got my 52 proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it!”Even now, whenever I 53 that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how 54 something is, if youre willing to work, you can succeed. Im forever 55 to Dad for that lesson.36. A. understoodB. forgaveC. guided D. impressed37. A. history B. lesson C. skill D. language38. A. always B. almost C. ever D. never39. A. took B. lost C. left D. finished40. A. so B. or C. but D. and41. A. good B. freeC. terrible D. short42. A. still B. nearly C. hardly D. probably43. A. real B. practical C. immediate D. extra44. A. wonderful B. crazy C. expensive D. necessary45. A. house B. school C. office D. farm46. A. suggested B. risked C. enjoyed D. missed47. A. meeting B. testing C. learning D. interviewing48. A. excited B. nervous C. happy D. shocked49. A. stand for B. hold back C. believe in D. look after50. A. teacher B. luck C. time D. ability51. A. wasted B. ignored C. picked up D. put in52. A. answer B. gradeC. pay D. gift53. A. hope B. forget C. worry D. promise54. A. different B. important C. hard D. interesting55. A. grateful B. sorry C. polite D. useful第三部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）A Dana Cummings was in his thirties before he first went surfing. But, even more interesting is that Dana Cummings chose to learn the sport after losing a leg in a car accident. Now, nine years later, he helps other disabled (伤残的) people learn how to ride the waves in AmpSurf. On the coast of Maine, he is working with 27-year-old Matthew Fish, who is partly blind. Cummings takes hold of Fish and leads him into the ocean. The surfboard floats next to them. Fish lies on the surfboard. He tries to stand up on it. After a few attempts (尝试) he is up and riding all the way back to land. “That was exciting,” Fish says. A car accident in 2002 took Dana Cummings leg. He says the crash changed him more than just physically. “Losing my leg made me realize how precious (珍贵的) life is and get off the couch and start living. I do more things now than I ever did before. Next week I am going to compete in a contest in Hawaii,” Dana says. One year later Dana Cummings formed AmpSurf. AmpSurf is a group that volunteers to hold surfing classes and events for people with all kinds of disabilities. Recently, AmpSurf took its training programs to the East Coast. Eleven students attended the class in Maine. They came from all over the northeastern United States. Dana Cummings thinks AmpSurf can change the way a disabled person thinks. “Most people with disabilities consider himself or herself unlucky and useless, but we want them to see what they can do. Who cares you lose your leg or you are blind, whatever? Have fun. Just enjoy life. Take the most advantage of it you can,” Dana says.56. Matthew Fish thinks learning to ride the waves is _.A. boring B. easy C. interesting D. difficult57. When did Dana Cummings set up AmpSurf according to the text?A. In 2002. B. In 2003. C. In 2008. D. In 2011.58. According to Dana Cummings, AmpSurf can _.A. ease the physical pain of the disabledB. help the disabled learn to get used to their life C. change the attitude of the disabled towards lifeD. make the disabled pay more attention to their disabilities59. What is the best title for the text?A. Dana Cummings a great surferB. AmpSurf a training groupC. How to learn to live with disabilitiesD. Disabled surfers ride the wavesB Have you listened to music on an iPod? Used a computer at home? Those are just two of the ways your life was touched by the work of Steve Jobs. Jobs, one founder of Apple Computers, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at the age of 56. He had been fighting with cancer since 2004. Steven Jobs was born in Los Altos, California. He and his childhood friend, Steve Wozniak, designed and built the first Apple computer in his parents garage in the 1970s. The Apple II, built when Jobs was just 21 years old, was the first personal computer to be widely sold to the public. Steven Jobs didnt stop there. He went on to invent more devices (设备) that allowed people to bring their own creativity to computing: the Macintosh, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad. People found his products beautiful and easy to use. Jobs also changed the music and film industries. He started Pixar, a film production company in 1986. Toy Story was the worlds first computer-animated feature film (电脑动画电影). “Steve was among the greatest of American innovators brave enough to think differently, confident enough to believe he could change the world, and clever enough to do it,” said President Barack Obama. “By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only easy to reach, but fun . And there may be no greater praise to Steves success than the fact that much of the world learned of his death on a device he invented.” All around the world, people are talking about the effects that Jobs creations have had. By creating products that surprised people, he changed the way people worked and lived their everyday lives.60. Which of the following about Steve Jobs is NOT true?A. He was born in California in 1955.B. He built the Apple II in 1970.C. He set up a film production company at 31.D. He was found to suffer from cancer at 49.61. The underlined word “innovators” in Paragraph 6 could best be replaced by _.A. inventors B. businessmen C. producers D. founders62. According to Barack Obama, the highest praise for Steve Jobs is that _.A. his products are widely used all over the worldB. his products are thought to be beautiful and easy to useC. people all over the world are sad at his deathD. people learned about his death from his products63. Jobs changed the way we work and live by _.A. building the first personal computerB. making computer-animated feature filmsC. developing the music industry D. creating surprising products C Its a sure sign that summer is over and winter is on the way leaves that were once deep green turn red, yellow and bright orange. It happens every autumn. But did you ever wonder why? The leaves start changing color when the nights start getting longer and the temperature starts getting cooler. Some scientists think that as the number of daylight hours shrinks, the leaves stop making chlorophyll which makes plants green. The reason is that the process of making chlorophyll requires sunlight. But according to horticulture (园艺) educator Susan Rose from Colorado State University, it turns out leaves dont really change color at all. “The fall colors are actually there all along,” she said. “But they are covered by the green chlorophyll. As the chlorophyll stops being produced, the other colors can shine through.” The kind of color that the leaves are going to change to is determined by the plants genetic (基因的) background. In some places, the leaves start changing color in September before autumn even officially begins. In other places, they dont change until late October or even November. Some scientists say the leaves have been changing color later than usual in recent years. And they think global warming has something to do with that. In one study, researchers found that the growing season in the Northern Hemisphere was nearly a week longer, on average, in 2008 than it was in 1982. And a professor from Harvard University found that the leaves, west of Boston, Massachusetts, are changing color about three days later than they used to. However, other scientists disagree with the global warming theory. Susan Rose said the leaves in her part of Colorado are changing “right on schedule.” But the leaves in other parts of that state are running a little late. “The lateness in the mountains may have something to do with the really warm late summer and early fall,” she said. “But Im afraid thats just a guess.”64. According to Susan Rose, _.A. the fall colors are always in leavesB. leaves make chlorophyll all the seasonsC. leaves changing color have nothing to with the weatherD. leaves begin changing color because they start making chlorophyll65. The underlined word “shrinks” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _.A. reduces B. increasesC. lasts D. appears66. Scientists guess leaves change color later than usual probably as a result of _.A. genetic background B. dry weatherC. global warming D. low temperature67. The purpose of the last paragraph is to tell readers _.A. why leaves change color at fall B. leaves change color at different timeC. the effects of the global warming on plantsD. different opinions on the lateness of leaves changing colorD Since people first sent rockets into space in the 1950s, we have been leaving behind all sorts of things. Some of them, like the camera, were lost by astronauts while they did work outside their spaceship. But much of the space junk is made up of little pieces of things that were once bigger objects, until they struck each other and broke apart. Some things we send into space fall back toward the earth and burn up in the atmosphere. But larger pieces sometimes survive the extreme heat and hit the ground or the ocean at great speeds. So there is always concern that something may fall from the sky and do some harm. But space junk falling on housetops (屋顶) is not the biggest worry. Scientists are concerned about what happens when an empty rocket strikes another while orbiting (绕轨道飞行) the earth. Two big things become many smaller things. They then hit other things. The pieces get smaller and smaller until they form a cloud of junk that blocks the path of future space vehicles. So what can be done to clean up the space around our planet? Marco Castronuovo, an Italian researcher, talks about sending a satellite into space that would get very close to some of the larger pieces of space junk. The satellite would connect a small rocket to the useless object. When the rocket explodes, it pushes the junk into a lower and slower orbit, nearer the earth. After a time, the junk burns up in the atmosphere. Mr. Castronuovo has proposed (提议) using a number of small satellites with robotic arms. One arm would catch the space junk, and another arm would connect the rocket. He imagines that each satellite would jump from one large piece of junk to another. He thinks this method could destroy about ten large objects each year.Scientists have been concerned about space junk for many years. Right now, the costs of the clean-up have been too great. Mr. Castronuovo says his system could be put in place for a much more reasonable amount of money.68. Much of the space junk _.A. was thrown by the astronauts B. is from broken spaceshipC. is made up of small pieces of thingsD. returns to the earth piece by piece69. Scientists are most worried that the space junk _.A. will stop the future space vehiclesB. will do harm to the atmosphere C. will fall on the housetops D. will burn up in space70. What does Marco Castronuovo think of his system?A. It can remove space junk completely.B. It can save a large amount of money.C. It can create a large amount of space.D. It can develop robotic technology.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Five steps to better handwritingSome kids love handwriting, but others hate when its time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 71 Here are five steps that really work!Get a great graspTry this hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 72 Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.Let the lines be your guideLined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). 73 Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.Slow down If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, its hard to control where you stop and start your letters.Lower the pressure (压力) 74 That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and dont hold the pencil too tightly. 75 Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though its not schoolwork, youre still using the skills you need to control your pen better. A. Play gamesB. Ask for more adviceC. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”. D. Youve been writing since you were a little kid.E. Some kids press down really hard when they write. F. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting. G. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb. 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）My young cousin Tom seems to have endless question to ask every day. One day, he asked me how life on earth began after watch a film. To be honest, the question remains a puzzle to me. Therefore, in order not to let him down, I found the answer in a book. It says, “Long ago the earth was a cloud dust. The dust settled into a solid globe before billions of years. The earth became such violent that it exploded loud. Then water, that is important for life to develop, began to appear. As the tim