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unit 1 a land of diversity reading课时作业i. 七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。scientists are busy developing recipes that can be prepared on long voyages to far-off planets. these dishes really will be out of this world all the ingredients (原料)will be grown in space!until now, astronauts have loaded aboard their spacecraft everything that they might need, including enough earth food to last for their entire trip. those yucky tubes of liquid meals that fed our first space travellers are history. todays astronauts choose carefully from a menu of more than a hundred varieties of dried meals to take along. by injecting hot water into the special packages, they can produce delicious food in space.packing food for a mission of several days or several weeks is one thing. stocking up for a trip to mars is quite another. one round trip will take four years. astronauts with their sights set on long-distance space exploration will have no choice they will have to grow their own food along the way.if space farming seems unusual to you, it will be even more unusual for the astroplants that will accompany space missions in the future. these plants will have to grow without dirt, sunlight, or gravity. and nothing will be wasted. in specially designed growth chambers aboard the spacecraft, special lamps will provide just the right artificial light for plants to grow, using recycled nutrients and water.space farming will be more and more important the farther we go as we explore the universe. as the view of our planet grows smaller in the distance, certain reminders of earth food aboard will become more and more treasured small stashes of cheese, coffee, and chocolate. and a few mars bars, perhaps?1. what does this passage mainly tell us?a.the food astronauts eat in space.b. growing food in space.c. the difficulties astronauts meet with in space.d. how to store food in space.2. todays astronauts _.a. take more than 100 varieties of food with themb. have liquid meals every dayc. can produce nice meals themselvesd. can eat whatever they like in space3. why do astronauts have to grow their own food on long-distance space exploration?a. because fresh food is good for their health.b. because they can have what they like during the trip.c. because they can learn how to grow crops on mars.d. because they are unable to take enough food with them.4. why is it unusual for the future astroplants?a. they will grow without dirt, sunlight or gravity.b. they will be planted by astronauts.c. they will grow in space.d. they will be grown without water.5. according to the passage, the further we explore the space, _.a. the more difficulty we will have in growing astroplantsb. the more water astroplants will need to growc. the more important space farming will becomed. the less earth food will be carried【答案】【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了如何发展深厚的友谊。作者在文中给出了几条建议。ii. 阅读理解阅读短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。atwo china astronauts, fei junlong and nie haisheng, are safely back on earth after their shenzhou 6 spacecraft successfully touched down on the grasslands of inner mongolia sunday at 4:32:50 pm, ending a five-day mission and chinas second manned space flight.i want to thank the people for their love and care, fei said during the ceremony, in which both astronauts were given flowers and seated in chairs. the shenzhou 6 crew spent 115 hours and 32 minutes in space, and travelled 2 million miles (3.25 million kilometres) during their mission, which set new human spaceflight records for china. fei and nie were sent into space on october 12th, beijing time on chinas second manned spaceflight, the first to carry two astronauts. the spaceship lifted off from jiuquan satellite launch centre in the gobi desert almost two years to the day after chinas first manned launch.that first mission, shenzhou 5, launched astonaut yang liwei into orbit on october 15th, 2003, china is the third country to independently launched humans into earth orbit after russia and the us. but unlike yangs flight, which the public did not get to see much of, much of shenzhou 6 mission from lift-off to landing was shown live on national chinese television. with shenzhou 6, china has achieved another milestone in space exploration, said wu bangguo, chairman of the chinese npc during his speech which was broadcast live on cctv.1. in which year was shenzhou 6 launched into space? a. 2003. b. 2004. c. 2005. d. 2006.2. what was the speed of shenzhou 6 when it was travelling into space? a. 28,130 kilometres per hour.b. 28,130 miles per hour. c. 35,540 kilometres per hour.d. 35,540 miles per hour.3. which of the following countries has not succeeded in launching humans into earth orbit? a. china. b. russia. c. the us. d. the uk.4. which of the following statements is not true? a. shenzhou 6 landed on grasslands of inner mongolia sunday at 4:32:50 pm. b. the shenzhou 6 crew spent 115 hours and 32 minutes in space. c. the shenzhou 6 crew set new human spaceflight records around the world. d. yang liweis flight was not shown live on national chinese television.5. which one is the best title of this passage?a. shenzhou 6s safe returnb. history of chinas space explorationc. new human spaceflight recordsd. chinese astronauts【答案】 【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了神舟六号的飞行及宇航员。bsign your child up for fly to the moon cluband enjoy a free* flight to any destination in asia!with a registration fee of just $50 per child, children under the age of 12 can join eagle airways fly to the moon club as members.they can then enjoy the same benefits onboard eagle airways newest boeing797 to any destination in the world!benefits you cant miss!a free* flight to any destination in asia30% off any course at tanya language school20% off any purchase made at ruby bookstorea free notebook with every purchase above $50 at starlight stationerya free bowl of dessert for a family of four at dons diners with every set dinner ordereda birthday gift on your childs birthdaya free album containing pictures taken during the journeyall bookings made before 12 september will receive free travel insurance for the entire family! insurance is issued by live life insurance group.10% off all bookingsfor departures from 5 to 11 september 2015*child must be accompanied by two paying adults.*terms and conditions apply.6. one of the benefits mentioned in the advertisement is _ _.a. a free flight to any destination in the worldb. 30% off any book purchased at ruby bookstorec. a free bowl of dessert at any restaurant at the airportd. a discount on any course at tanya language school7. which of the following bookings may receive the most benefits?a.booking datedeparture dateseptember 13september 18b.booking datedeparture dateseptember 2september 12c.booking datedeparture dateaugust 15september 4d.booking datedeparture dateaugust 16september 88. which of the following is true according to the advertisement?a. you need to pay $50 to sign up a child for the club.b. club members enjoy free travel insurance for any flight.c. the advertisement is intended for students of all ages.d. any child must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.【答案】【语篇解读】这是一则广告，航空公司成立的飞向月球俱乐部招募成员，广告主要介绍加入俱乐部后成员及家长可以享受的优惠政策。iii. 完形填空 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。many people have heard of franklins famous kite experiment, but not many know how to do the experiment themselves. to repeat franklins 1 , first make a kite. use a handkerchief 2 of silk, which is 3 to withstand the wind and rain. build a frame by making a cross of two pieces of 4 wood, just long enough to reach the corners of the 5 . tie the corners to the points of the frame, and then attach a tail of cloth _6_ your kite. finish with a good strong kite string, one 7 will be long enough to fly the kite high.to get the kite ready for the experiment, there are three very important 8 . first take a long sharp piece of metal and attach it to the longer leg of the cross, 9 a foot or more beyond the frame. 10 , take a metal key and tie it to the end of the kite string, the end that will be on the ground near you. finally take a silk _11_and tie it onto the kite string, just above the key. this silk ribbon needs 12 dry during the whole experiment, to _13_ you and anyone nearby from the electricity. all you need now is a condenser to 14 the electricity and 15 a stormy day with thunder and rain. 1. a. storyb. lifec. experimentd. kite2. a. because b. madec. producedd. tied3. a. goodb. strong c. longd. large4. a. lightb. heavyc. high d. metal5. a. groundb. sky c. handkerchiefd. wood6. a. up b. overc. withd. to 7. a. that b. whichc. where d. what8. a. stepsb. reasonsc. methodd. factors9. a. speaking ofb. sticking outc. cutting offd. reaching out10. a. however b. insteadc. though d. next11. a. hat b. clothc. ribbond. cover12. a. keep b. to be keptc. being keptd. kept13. a. protectb. preventc. escape d. suffer14. a. produce b. test c. collect d. show15. a. first of all b. above all c. in all d. all over【答案】 【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了富兰克林用风筝引电的实验。