高中英语 unit4 Astronomy：the science of the stars综合技能训练 新人教版必修3.doc

【成才之路】2015-2016学年高中英语 unit4 astronomy：the science of the stars综合技能训练 新人教版必修3时间：120分钟，满分：150分第一部分：听力(共两节；满分30分)第一节(共5小题； 每小题1.5分， 满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1who is going to buy a present for linda?amike.bbetty.cjane.2what do we know about peter schmidt?ahe has lost his ticket.bhe is expecting a ticket.che went out to buy a ticket.3what time does the last train leave for london?aat 8：35 am. bat 7：25 pm.cat 8：35 pm.4what was mr smith about to do when he heard the telephone call?ato go out for a walk.bto attend a meeting.cto meet his friend.5whats the relationship between the two speakers?asister and brother.bfriends.cteacher and student.第二节(共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a，b，c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6what causes the discomfort?athe cold drink.bcooler weather.cthe hot weather.7when will they have better weather?athis week. bnext week.cin two weeks.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8how did mr woods suddenly become rich?ahe won 12,000 pounds on the football pools last sunday.bhe won 120,000 pounds on the football pools last saturday.che received a 120,000 pound note from the bank last saturday.9when is he going to finish working at his present job?athe end of this week.bearly next week.cthe end of next week.10what is his wife going to do?abuy her own car.bsell her old ford.ctake driving lessons.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11how long had the man been in china?atwo weeks. bone week.cthree weeks.12how did the man know about beijing before he went there?afrom tv. bfrom his friends.cfrom books.13how did the man go to the great wall?aby bus. bby car.cby bike.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14how does julie want to go to canada?ashe insists on flying there.bshe prefers to go there by ship.cit isnt told.15what is toms opinion?ahe thinks air transport is the safest.bhe thinks air transport is really safe compared with road transport.che thinks air transport is safer than water transport.16what is julies opinon about going by sea?athough it is not fast，it is relaxing.bit is both fast and relaxing.cit is neither fast nor relaxing.17after toms persuasion, what does julie think about her trip?ashed like to fly to canada.bshed still prefer sailing to flying.cshe cant make a decision.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18where did the speaker and his friend stay for two weeks last summer?ain the university of miami.bin florida.cin new york.19how long did it take them to fly to miami?aabout 2 hours.babout half a day.cabout 3 hours.20whats the weather like during their stay there?avery good with little rain.bvery nice every day.cvery good sometimes.答案：15 abcbb610 cbbac1115 acabb1620 abbcb听力原文text 1w：where are you going，mike?m：im going to buy a present for linda. its her birthday tomorrow. betty is coming to the birthday party, too.text 2m：can i speak to peter schmidt?w：he went out about an hour ago. can i take a message?m：yes. this is global travel. could you tell him his tickets ready?w：ok. ill do that.text 3w：new city railway station.m：good evening. could you tell me the time of the last train to london，please?w：last train to london? yes, sir. 8: 35, change at goldberg.m：thank you very much.text 4m：i put on my hat and was about to go out for a meeting when i heard your telephone call.w：im sorry to trouble you，mr smith.text 5m：what are you doing，mary?w：im writing a letter to my dad.m：arent you going to the cinema with me?w：yes，of course. ill be ready in a few minutes.m：well, id better be getting home now. its been great seeing you again.w：oh. it was nice seeing you too.text 6m：this heat is killing me!w：me，too!m：i would like a cold drink. what about you, linda?w：why not? ill get you one.m：thank you. this tastes good!w：you know, tom, i have to work in hot weather.m：i do, too. it makes me lazy.w：and it makes it hard to fall asleep.m：when are we getting cooler weather?w：not until next week.text 7w：well, mr woods, since you won 120, 000 pounds on the football pools last saturday, what are you going to do now? are you going to give up your job on the buses?m：yes, im going to finish at the end of the week.w：and what other plans have you got?m：well，im going to buy a house.w：have you got a house of your own now?m：no, no, we live in a furnished flat.w：have you got a car? m：yes, ive got an old ford, but im going to buy a new car and my wife says shes going to have driving lessons!text 8w：hello. how was the holiday?m：great! china is a great country and its well worth a visit. you cant see much in two weeks, of course. we really needed a much longer holiday as there was so much to see.w：which city do you like best?m：oh，beijing. i thought it was extremely beautifullovely wide streets and so many wonderful buildings. id only read about these places before, such as the forbidden city! it was really exciting actually being there.w：did you visit the great wall?m：yes，of course. you cant go to beijing without visiting the great wall. we went there by bus so we were able to see some of the countryside outside the city，i could hardly believe i was actually standing on the wall.w：mm. it must be a wonderful sight.text 9m：are you looking forward to your trip to canada ，julie?w：i cant wait to see canada，tom. but im afraid of the journey. my husband insists on flying, but i want to sail. planes make me nervous.m：heres nothing to be frightened of. how many planes fly across the atlantic every day?w：ive no idea. hundreds，i suppose.m：and how often do you hear of a plane accident? once or twice a year?w：yes，but planes fly so high and fast that once is enough.m：look，there are more road deaths per day than air deaths per year. air transport is really safe compared with road transport.w：i still prefer to go by sea. ships may not travel fast but at least you can relax.m：its fine if you are a good sailor，but have you travelled far in the rough sea?w：no, ive only been in a boat once. i sailed down the river thames on a sightseeing tour. but in any case, id rather be seasick than dead.text 10last summer i went to miami beach, florida，where i stayed for two weeks. my friend john and i flew to miami from new york in three hours. it was the first time for both of us to travel by air. we settled back in deep armchairs and enjoyed an unusual and breathtaking view of the world. we went there because the cost was lower out of season. we stayed at a hotel on the beach. we slept late every morning and then had breakfast ourdoors near the pool. when the weather was not too hot, we used to go sightseeing in the morning. we visited the campus of the university of miami, and the everglades. in the afternoon, we used to go swimming in the ocean, lie in the sun，or go waterskiing. after dinner in the evening, we used to go dancing in a discotheque or enjoy ourselves in the nightclubs. the weather was very good every day, and the two weeks went by only too quickly. we were both very sorry when we had to leave.第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的4个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。ain july 1994 jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces of a comet(彗星). when the fragments(碎片)landed in the southern part of the grand planet, the explosions were watched by scientists here on earth. but what if our own planet was hit by a comet?the year is 2094. it had been announced that a comet is heading towards the earth. most of it will miss our planet, but two fragments will probably hit the southern part of the earth. the news has caused panic.on 17 july, a fragment four kilometers wide enters the earths atmosphere with a huge explosion. about half of the fragment is destroyed. but the major part survives and hits the south atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. the sea boils and an enormous wave is created and spreads. the wall of water rushes towards southern africa at 800 kilometres an hour. cities on the african coast are totally destroyed and million of people are drowned. the wave moves into the indian ocean and heads towards asia.millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the earth, but the north wont escape for long. tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosion. as the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. crops are ruined. wars break out as countries fight for food. a year later civilization has collapsed. no more than 10 million people have survived.could it really happen? it has already happened more than once in the history of the earth. the dinosaurs were on the earth for over 160 million years. then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. many scientists believe that the earth was hit by a space fragment. the dinosaurs couldnt survive in the cold climate that followed and they became extinct. will we meet the same end?21which of the following is not true according to the authors description of the disaster in 2094?athe whole world becomes extremely cold.ball the coastal cities in africa are destroyed.cthe whole mankind becomes extinct.dthe visit of the comet results in wars.答案：c辨别正误题。据第三自然段的描述可知，a、b、d均符合本文所假想的事实，只有c不符。文中“no more than 10 million people have survived”一句意为“只有一千万人幸存下来”，而c项说全人类都灭绝了。显然与文章不符。题干要求找出不对的选项。22why does the author mention dinosaurs at the end of the passage?abecause they could only live in the warm climate.bbecause they once dominated the earth.cbecause their extinction indicates future disasters.dbecause dinosaurs and humans never live in the same age.答案：c推理判断题。第三段中，作者描述假想的人类灾难最后一段提到生活在地球上的恐龙在65 million years ago突然消失(即灭绝)，许多科学家相信地球曾受到过外空星体碎片的袭击，故而导致恐龙绝种。由此暗示人类未来的灾难。23in writing the passage, the author intends to_.agive an accurate description of the possible disaster in the futurebprove that humans will sooner or later be destroyedctell the historical development of the earthdwarn of a possible disaster in the future答案：d观点态度题。本题要求考生推测作者意图。作者通过一段幻想的灾难和一段地球历史上出现过的恐龙绝迹的事实以及科学家们分析恐龙绝迹的原因，来警示人类未来可能发生的灾难。24it can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a(n)_ahorror storybnews reportcresearch paperdarticle of popular science答案：d推理判断题。据全文大意，又据文章的性质，可判定d为最佳选项。a、b、c均不太妥当。b(2014山西省大同高一下学期期中)satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives. for example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite. some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the earth to show how clouds are moving. satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls.computer connections of the world wide web and internet also use satellites. many of our tv programs come to us through satellites. airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location.we use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another. they are usually 35, 880 kilometers above the equator. sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place. this is because it is moving around the world at 11,000 kilometers an hourexactly the same speed that the earth rotates. a satellite must orbit the earth with its antennae (天线) facing the earth. sometimes, it moves away from its orbit. so there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position. this usually happens about every five or six days.space is not empty! every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the earth. a satellite usually works for about 1012 years. satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to earth to be repaired. often, very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the earth for a very long time. this is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other.25which of the following is not done by satellites according to the passage?asending information for weather forecast.btaking photographs of the earth.csending tv pictures.dproviding food for airplane pilots.答案：d从第一段可知，a、b项的内容都是卫星的功能，从第三段可知，卫星还可以发送电视画面，而d项内容文中并未提及。26whats the speed the earth rotates at?a35,880 kilometers per hour.b335,880 kilometers per hour.c11,000 kilometers per hour.d110,000 kilometers per hour.答案：c从第三段的this is because it is moving around the world at 11,000 kilometers an hourexactly the same speed that the earth rotates.可知c项为正确答案。27what does the underlined word “this” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?aa satellite.ba little rocket.ca satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky.dthe satellite puts the rockets in the right position.答案：c上一句话的意思是：有时候我们看到天空中的卫星好像呆在同一个地方，这是因为，故本题答案为c。28which is true of satellites?aa satellite usually works for about 1012 years.bevery time a satellite gets broken, it is brought back to the earth to be repaired.ca broken satellite is never left in space.dthey often crash into each other.答案：a从最后一段的第三句话可知a项正确。c(2015唐山一中高一第二学期期中)it was the first time that benny had travelled on his own. as he stood with his luggage at the checkin for the flight to singapore, he felt very nervous.“youll be fine，” said his dad. “nothing ever happens on flights nowadays！”soon it was time to board the aircraft. benny quickly found his seat and settled down next to an old lady. they started chatting and the lady told him that her name was mrs. pang, and that she was on her way to london to visit her son.as the aircraft rushed down the runway, benny could see that mrs. pang was holding onto the chair in front of her, and that she had her eyes shut tight. although he felt rather anxious himself, he said, “dont worry, mrs. pang! nothing ever happens on flights nowadays！” soon the plane was up in the sky and benny and his neighbour were enjoying their drinks and the meals which the cabin crew (乘务人员) brought round.suddenly, the plane began to rock from side to side. the meal trays (托盘) slid around on the little tables and the “fasten seat belts” sign came on. the pilot told everyone that they must stay in their seats.mrs. pang was holding onto something againonly this time it was bennys hand that she was holding!“dont worry, mrs. pang，” benny began to say. but then he stopped. what could he say? he just patted her hand and tried to look confident.it took some time before the plane got back to good weather but finally the passengers were told that everything was back to normal. benny started to watch a film and mrs. pang seemed to go to sleep.suddenly, the plane rolled and without any warning, dropped down. many people cried out as their belongings fell to the ground. mrs. pang also gave a scream and held benny tightly againthis time with two hands! but the plane kept going. the pilot announced that it was just an air pocket (气穴) and there was no danger.as they landed at singapore airport, mrs. pang turned to benny and said, “thank you very much for your help, benny. now please tell me what you said at first.”“dont worry! nothing ever happens on flights nowadays！” laughed benny.文章大意：本文讲述了benny第一次独自坐飞机旅行的奇特经历。29why was benny nervous at the checkin?ait was his first flight.bhe had too much luggage.che had never travelled alone before.dhe didnt want to go to singapore答案：c细节理解题。由第一段第一句话“it was the first time that benny had travelled on his own.”可知，benny感到紧张是因为这是他第一次独自旅行。30how did mrs. pang feel throughout the flight?aexcited.bworried.csurprised.dthankful.答案：b推理判断题。由全文的介绍，特别是第四段的“mrs. pang was holding onto the chair in front of her, and that she had her eyes shut tight.”以及第六段的“mrs. pang was holding onto something again”以及第九段的“mrs. pang also gave a scream and held benny tightly again”来看，mrs. pang在整个旅程中都很紧张。31why did benny stop speaking to mrs. pang when the plane rocked?ahe didnt want to talk to her.bhe was too tired and fell asleep.cshe was too busy holding the seat.dhe couldnt tell her that nothing had happened.答案：d推理判断题。由第七段“he just patted her hand and tried to look confident.”可推知。32.why did benny laugh in the end?ahe knew that what he said was untrue of their flight.bhe thought what mrs. pang did was funny.che was happy to be in singapore.dtheir flight was great fun.答案：a推理判断题。由全文故事可知，benny笑是因为他知道他说的话是不真实的。dthe journey to the moon has been the first step towards future exploration in space. the distance between the moon and earth is very short indeed when compared with the distances between earth and the other planets. mars, the nearest planet to earth is millions of miles away! traveling to the planets will be mans next aim. such travels will be more challenging than the trip to the moon and certainly more adventurous.recently, two american spaceships, vikings 1 and 2, landed on mars trying to discover whether that planet has any life on it. so far the signs of life on mars has neither confirmed(确认)nor ruled out. russians have discovered that the surface of venus(金星)is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there. also the atmosphere of venus is extremely dense(稠)and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the earths atmosphere.scientists believe man may find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on earth, but man should realize earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care for it.33according to the passage, traveling to the planets will be_.amuch eas