【湖北专用】高考英语一轮复习课时作业　Unit 4 Astronomy：the science of the stars 新人教版必修3.doc

课时作业(十四)必修3unit 4 astronomy：the science of the stars(限时：40分钟).多项选择1it is a mistake to try to look too far ahead, for the _ of life can only be grasped one link at a time. asheet bframeworkccontainer dchain2it is widely accepted that we are heading for environmental disaster unless we _ change the way we live. adeliberately babruptlycfundamentally dunconsciously3over the years she had tried her best to _ the terrible memory, but it was not an easy task. alive on bblock outcbring back dcall up4getting more information on how to use these tools can _ your chances of success. araise bmultiplycadd dgain5she started as an office junior, and became the director of the whole company _. ain turn bin surprisecin return din time6he was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _ to the ground. acrashing bthrowingcfalling ddropping7there was a _ quarrel between the husband and the wife; after that the wife left home and never came back. asensitive bseriouscviolent dstrict8the bus _ the bus station and the passengers got off one after another. adrove away bpushed in cpulled in drushed in9the top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly _. aatmosphere bstatecsituation dphenomenon10the special building in the middle of the square is the oldest wooden building _ain existence bin silencecin safety din need.阅读理解awho would have thought that millions of people would buy a product containing living insects？a businessman named milton levine did. he created the uncle milton ant farm more than half a century ago. today, grandchildren of the first ant colony owners are watching ants working hard on the farm.milton levine was not trained in the study of insects, also known as entomology. but he knew a lot about ants, and he designed an appealing way to share his knowledge.mr levine began his career as a maker of unusual toys after world war . he had returned to his birthplace in pittsburgh, pennsylvania，after serving in the united states military.he got the idea for his future career from a business newsletter, which suggested that the best chances for jobs at the time were in toys. he decided to make toys. they understood that american society was about to change. the huge population increase known as the baby boom was beginning. there would be a huge demand for childrens toys.one day, he saw ants parading around a swimming pool.the sight made mr levine remember how much he had liked watching ants as a boy on his uncles farm. those thoughts gave him the idea for the uncle milton ant farm.milton levine developed a narrow, green plastic container. the top looked like a farm, showing a farmhouse, a barn, a bridge and a windmill(风车)under those images was a divider that separated the ants underground and aboveground areas.under that was the sand where people could watch the ants digging passageways.the first uncle milton ant farms were an immediate success.they were sold in 1956.two years later，two million of the educational toys had been sold.through the years the toys continued to attract antwatchers. people buy uncle milton ant farms from stores and order from websites. during his life, mr levine saw the sale of more than twenty million of his ant colonies.the uncle milton ant farm tells far more than how to care for the ants. for example, people receiving an uncle milton ant farm learn that the little insects are strong. some can carry loads fifty times heavier than they are. a writer remembers owning an uncle milton ant farm when he was about five years old.he says he became very good at numbers by counting the ants.11which of the following words can best describe milton levine?astrong. bcreative.cloyal. dhumorous.12_ may be studied in the science of entomology.aroses bbutterfliesctigers dsharks13milton levine got his idea from the following except _aa business newsletter bthe baby boomcants parading da farmhouse14what is the main idea of the last paragraph?ahow to care for the ants.bants are strong and diligent.cthe uncle milton ant farm is more than a toy.dthe uncle milton ant farm is very popular.bat a physics conference dinner with my husband alex, i sat next to a man ill call clayton. clayton kept talking about himself all through the entire conversation: he had solved problems no one else could; only his views were right; other researchers work was inaccurate or unimportant. i could not put in a word. extremely annoyed, i planned to avoid clayton in that future. in fact, i decided never to have another conversation with him.a few days later i was in an education class. our professor explained how one child could become the target of the other students ridicule(讥笑)“usually its because the class sees their own weaknesses glaringly magnified(放大) in that student. they dont want to admit they have the same weakness, so they ridicule and exclude the student. the behavior of both the class and the excluded student is caused by personal insecurity.”as i took notes, suddenly i thought of clayton. it struck me that i have many of the same faults. how easily i rule a conversation and leave others out. i, too, sometimes feel that only my opinion is right. my concerns or work easily seems most important. as my professor had described, i reacted negatively to someone in whom i experienced my own weakness.i changed my mind. instead of avoiding clayton, ill try to listen patiently with the same kindness and acceptance that i need.15the writer was extremely annoyed with clayton partly because _ahe said not all his views were rightbhe wouldnt let her put in a wordche kept silent all through the dinnerdhe was too particular about the food16who said the words in paragraph 3?aclayton. bthe writers husband.cthe writer. dthe writers professor.17the fourth paragraph was written to show _awhy the writer changed her mindbhow the writer was annoyedcwhen the writer had her educationdwhat weakness the writer had18we can infer from the last paragraph that _athe writer will see other people more positivelybclayton will not rule a conversation any longercthe writer will try to avoid talking with claytondclayton will find out he has his own weakness.完成句子19those reports included one case, _ and destroyed two cars, although there were no injuries. (break)那些报告中有一起案例，尽管没有人受伤，但爆发了一场火灾，烧毁了两辆汽车。20i suppose by the time i come back in ten years time all these old houses _. (pull)我想十年以后我回来时所有这些老房子都会被拆除了。21i worry about _ the crisis of hi