Unit4 Space Exploration Reading and Thinking 提升一练 人教版（2019）高中英语必修第三册

第9页（共9页）Unit4SpaceExplorationSectionBReadingandThinking一、单句语法填空1．Theceremony________(transmit)bysatellitetooverfiftycountries.2．Hecouldn'twalk________(independent)becausehisleggotinjured.3．Iftheyvaluethese________(datum),letthempayforthem.4．They________(determine)togobacktothelandoftheirforefathers.5．Hehasastrongdesire________knowledgeandwantstogotocollegeverymuch.6．Tomy________(disappoint),hedidn'tfinishhisworkontime.二、课文语法填空Lookingupatthestars,peoplehavealwayswantedtolearnmoreaboutspace,andscientistsworkhardtofindanswers.Theymake1.________(vehicle)tocarrybravepeopleintospacetofindoutthesecretsoftheuniverse.On4October1957,theSputnik1satellite2.________(launch)bytheUSSRandsuccessfullyorbitedaroundEarth.Afterwards,theUSSRfocusedon3.________(send)peopleintospace,andon12April1961,YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworld4.________(go)intospace.Overeightyearslater,on20July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon.China'sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthanthoseofRussiaandtheUS,5.________ithasmadegreatprogressinashorttime.Chinabecamethethirdcountryintheworldto6.________(independent)sendhumansintospacein2003,7.________YangLiweisuccessfullyorbitedEarthintheShenzhou5spacecraft.ThenShenzhou6and7completedasecondmannedorbitandthefirstChinesespacewalk,8.________(follow)bythevehicleJadeRabbitbeingsenttothemoontostudyitssurface.Afterthat,ChinalaunchedtheTiangong2spacelabintospaceandTianzhou1todockwithit.Thissignalledonestep9.________(far)inChina'splantoestablishaspacestation10.________thefuture.Morerecently,ChinahassentChang'e4toexplorethesurfaceofthefarsideofthemoontomakemeasurementsandobservations.三、阅读理解AExperimentsaboardthespaceshipColumbiahavedisprovedatheoryonthehumannervoussystemwhichwonanAustrianprofessoraNobelPrize79yearsago.WestGermanastronautUlfMerbolddisprovedthetheoryduringtestsaboardthespaceshipyesterday.Hisdiscoveryisconnectedwiththeworkingsoftheinnerear,thebody'sbalancemechanism(机制)．In1914ProfessorRobertBaranywontheNobelPrizeforPhysiology(生理学)andMedicinewhenheannouncedthattemperaturedifferencesaffectedtheinnerearandcausedtheeyestoblink(眨眼).Histheorywasacceptedbyscientists.ButMerboldcarriedoutteststofindifthetheorywascorrectandshockedhimselfandspaceofficialswhenheproveditwrong.AccordingtoBarany'stheorytheeyeswouldblinkwhencoldairwasblownintooneearandhotairblownintotheother.Butifthistheorywascorrectsuchamovementwouldbeimpossibleinzerogravity.BothMerbold'seyescontinuallyblinkedwhenthetestwascarriedout.1．Testswerecarriedoutinouterspaceinorderto________.A．findwhatcausestheeyestoblinkB．shocktheworldC．provethetheoryD．disprovethetheory2．Barany'stheorydeclaredtoprove________.A．howourhearingmechanismworksB．whyweconstantlymoveoureyesC．thateyemovementisaffectedbytemperatureD．howhearingreacts(反应)3．Barany'stheorywasprovedincorrectinspacebytheeffectsof________.A．havingnoweightB．havingnoairC．thepullofgravityD．hotandcoldairstreamsBBeingbornduringtheGreatDepression,asthemiddleofsevenchildreninacarpenter'sfamily,isnota“silverspoon”experience,butIamtheonewellblessedinlife.Ourfamilyhadalargegarden,raisedtwopigseachyearfortheirmeat,andhadafamilycowforourmilk.DuringtheDepression,Dadwasoutofwork,sowestarteddoingsomewashingfortheneighbourhood,employinguptosevengirlsatonetime,andfarming12acresofnearbylandtoearnafewextradollars.Iwasblessedwithgoodteacherstohelpwithmylearning.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Ispenttwoyearsinthearmy,whichallowsmetoseeEuropeandtohavemorelifeexperience.Ireturnedhome,gotajobatthelocalbank,marriedmysweetheart,andthoughtIwasonmywaytoanormallifestyle.IwascalledbackintothearmywhentheybuilttheBerlinWall,justsixmonthsaftercompletingmytourofdutyinGermany.Thatalsoturnedouttobeablessing,asIhadworkedlongenoughatthebanktobeginhealthinsurance.Ayearlater,Ireturnedhometoworkatthebankagain.IworkedmywayupthroughtherankstobecometheCEObeforeretiringattheendof1997.Iwasblessedtohavegoodemployersandemployeesinmywork.I'vebeenblessedtohaveadevotedwifeandwonderfulchildrenandgrandchildren.Today,Ilookbackonthosegreatexperiencesandthinktheyweremypossibilitiestogrow.Timetaughtmetosaveforarainyday,tohelpthosewhoarelessfortunatethanme,toputothersfirst,andtoenjoybeingavolunteer.4．Howdidtheauthor'sfamilylivethroughtheGreatDepression?A．Bysellingvegetables,porkandmilk.B．Bysellingfurnituremadebythefather.C．Byopeningalaundryandfarming.D．Bywashingclothesfortherich.5．Whydidtheauthorreturntothearmy?A．Becausehisoldestsonwasborn.B．Becausehecompletedhistaskatthebank.C．Becausehewantedtoliveanormallifeinthearmy.D．Becausepoliticalsituationchangedintheworld.6．What'sthetoneofthetext?A．Serious.B.Regretful.C．Humorous.D.Grateful.7．Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthepassage?A．Heisapreparedandhelpfulman.B．Hewasborninarichfamily.C．Theauthor'sfatherwasonceunemployed.D．HewasoncethePresidentoftheUSA.四、语篇填空Oneofthebiggestchallenges1.(face)studentstodayishowtoconcentrateonstudies.Almostallofthemarestrugglingfortheirconcentrationpower.Inanage2.mobilephonesandtheInternetareeatingupmostofourtimeandenergy,onecanunderstandhowdifficultitistofocusattentionandenergyonstudies.

Oneofthemostimportant3.(factor)fordevelopingconcentrationonatask,whetheritisstudyoranythingelse,4.(be)todevelopaninterestinthattask.Weareabletofocus5.(easy).Ifyoueverwanttoconcentrateonanythingandstudiesareno6.(except),youneed7.(ensure)thattheenvironmentaroundyouisdistraction(注意力分散)free.Sothequestionisnothowtoconcentrateonstudies8.howtoavoiddistractionsthathaveswallowedupmankindtoday.Theonlywaytoguaranteeadistraction-freeenvironmentisby9.(get)ridofalltheunnecessarythingsaroundyou,includingtheelectronicgadgets(小器具)10.mobilephones.

一、单句语法填空1．wastransmitted2.independently3.data4.weredetermined5.for6.disappointment二、课文语法填空1．vehicles2.waslaunched3.sending4.togo5.but6．independently7.when8.followed9.further10.in三、阅读理解1．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第四段第一句Merboldcarriedoutteststofindifthetheorywascorrect可推知此题答案为C。2．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句temperaturedifferencesaffectedtheinnerearandcausedtheeyestoblink(眨眼)．可推知此题答案为C。3．答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据一般常识，在太空中是没有地球引力的，以及文章倒数第二段中的zerogravity可推知此题答案为A。4．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“DuringtheDepression,Dadwasoutofwork,sowestarteddoingsomewashingfortheneighbourhood,employinguptosevengirlsatonetime,andfarming12acr