1、Unit 4 Global warming Language points课时作业. 单句语法填空1. I work during my spare time, which gives me (independent) from my family. 2. My parents desire me (behave) well at school. 3. From the (disappoint) voice, we knew he failed the exam. 4. The fish (leap) out of water and landed on the shore. 5. As we
2、 all know, (satellite) have been used for communica-tion as well as weather forecasts. 6. During our free time, well be able to travel to places of interest in new (vehicle) like flying cars. 7. The government is taking measures to prevent the (transmit) of the disease. 8. The (frontier) of medical
3、knowledge are being pushed forwards as time goes on. 9. We are not sure when universe came into being. 10. He stood up, signalling the officer that he had finished with his client. 答案:1. independence2. to behave3. disappointed4. leaped/leapt5. satellites6. vehicles7. transmission8. frontiers 9. the1
4、0. to. 完成句子1. 你是第一个将这项工作做得这么好的人。You are _ _ _ _ _ the work so well. 2. 虽然战士们已经工作了15个小时,但他们仍继续在废墟中寻找幸存者。Though the soldiers had been working for fifteen hours, they _ _ for survivors in the ruins. 3. 攀登者们继续前进,希望尽最后的努力到达山顶。The climbers kept up _ _ _ _ reaching the top with the last effort. 4. 人们相信努力工作
5、就能成功。It is believed that working hard can success. 5. 微笑不仅仅让我们高兴,还能愉悦别人。Smiling can make us happy, please others. 答案:1. the first person to do2. carried on looking 3. in the hope of4. lead to5. not only; but also. 语法填空1. _(look) up at the stars, people have always wanted to learn more about space, a
6、nd scientists work hard to explore space. On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world 2. _(go) into space. Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, famously saying, “Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for ma
7、nkind.” Following this, many more goals 3. (achieve). 4. _scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. All the 5. _(astronaut) on the USSRs Soyuz 11 and Americas Challenger died during their missions, which made everyone sad and 6. _(disappoint). Despite the huge risks
8、, people carry 7. exploring space. Chinas space programme started later than those of Russia and the US, but it 8. _(make) great progress in a short time. China became the third country in the world to 9. _(independent) send humans into space in 2003. Now China as well as Europe and the U.S. has pla
9、ns to further study and explore planets like Mars 10. _ Jupiter. 答案: 1. Looking2. to go3. were achieved 4. Although/Though5. astronauts6. disappointed 7. on8. has made9. independently 10. and. 阅读理解Three days before Christmas in 1968, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders had adventured out to the
10、 moon, becoming the first human beings to reach and orbit our closest neighbour in space. On Christmas Eve, they pointed a TV camera out of the window of Apollo 8 and showed a global audience(观众) of 1 billion the ancient moon moving slowly below their spaceship. “I didnt choose it,” Anders said, whe
11、n all three astronauts met to mark the 50th anniversary(周年) of their moon flight, at Chicagos Museum of Science and Industry, where their spaceship is displayed. When the three men returned to Earth on December 27, they were surrounded by a sea of joy. That kind of collective(集体的) joyborn of collect
12、ive effortcan seem beyond us now. From the factory floor to the three men in the spaceship, an estimated 400,000 people had a hand in making the moon flight possible. Behind the joy there was also a dark danger Apollo 8 might face. If the astronauts made it into the moon orbit but their engine faile
13、d to fire when it was time to return, rescue would be impossible. They would circle the moon forever. But the astronauts did come home, and in the process they gave the world another gift: the celebrated photograph that came to be known as Earthrise. Even fifty years later, Borman and Lovell continu
14、ed to play jokes on Anders, 85 then. “Im still trying to figure out who did it,” said Borman, with a wink(眨眼睛). “You did it, I think,” Lovell answered. “Bill did it,” Borman admitted. “He didnt want me to take it at first,” Anders said. “I have never said it before publicly,” said Borman, “but Im ju
15、st proud that I was able to fly with these two talented guys. You did a really good job.”1. The men pointed a camera out of the window of Apollo 8 to _. A. show the moon to the worldB. read some sentences to the audienceC. do some research into the ancient moonD. record what they were doing in the s
16、pacecraft解析: 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“On Christmas Eve, they pointed a TV camera out of the window of Apollo 8 and showed a global audience of 1 billion the ancient moon moving slowly below their spaceship.”可知他们把照相机伸出Apollo 8的窗外,是为了向世界展示月球。答案:A2. How old was Bill Anders when he reached space?A. 27. B. 30.C.
17、35.D. 50. 解析: 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Even fifty years later, Borman and Lovell continued to play jokes on Anders, 85 then.”可知,甚至在50年后, Borman 和 Lovell仍然继续拿当时已经85岁的Anders开玩笑。由此推断出,Bill Anders到达太空时的年龄是:85-50=35,故选C。答案:C3. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refer to?A. The flight. B. Earth. C. Th
18、e reading. D. The picture. 解析: 推理判断题。上文“But the astronauts did come home, and in the process they gave the world another gift: the celebrated photograph that came to be known as Earthrise.”提到,宇航员们确实回家了,在这个过程中,他们给了世界另一份礼物那张后来被称为地出的著名的照片,由此推断出“it”指代的是上文提到的“照片”。答案:D. 完形填空I took an airplane to Beijing i
19、n February, on an Air Canada Boeing 777. 1 all were seated, I used my computer for a while. Ahead of me to my right, a kid was 2. I went up to a Chinese woman. She had in her arms a kid that 3 crying. I told the mother that the kid needed to be walked and then she would 4 and sleep. I knew this beca
20、use I am a father of four 5 children. The woman, who was from North York, said she was too tired as she had been 6 the whole night before. I 7 to walk the kid so she could get some sleep. As I took the kid in my arms, I 8 her for the kids name and age. I then started 9 walking up to the front of the
21、 economy section. The kid immediately fell to sleep. When I got back to the mothers10, I found her fast asleep. I kept walking for over six hours and walked slowly11. Since it was a 13-hour flight, I walked halfway to China12 a kid. Women on board would 13 me during my long walk, wanting to see the
22、kid. One woman asked me some questions like “How many14 do you have?” “Four,” I said. She looked 15 at my wrinkled(有皱纹的) face and white hair (I was almost 60) and said, “Well, I hope this is your 16 one.” She thought I was Marys17. I just 18 and walked on. When I was back to the mother, the mother 1
23、9. I gave Mary back to her, who 20 sound asleep. 1. A. BeforeB. AfterC. ThoughD. Unless解析: 大家都坐好后,“我”用了一会儿电脑。before在之前;after在之后;though尽管;unless除非。答案:B2. A. singingB. talkingC. sleepingD. crying解析: 根据下段中的“She had in her arms a kid that 3 crying.”可知一个孩子在哭。sing唱歌;talk谈论;sleep睡觉;cry哭。答案:D3. A. keptB. st
24、artedC. practisedD. stopped解析: 结合语境可知,孩子一直在哭。keep doing sth 一直做某事。keep保持;start开始;practise练习;stop停止。答案:A4. A. break downB. go aheadC. settle downD. set off解析: 根据上文可知孩子一直在哭,所以“我”告诉那位母亲,孩子需要有人抱着走走,然后她就会安心睡觉。break down发生故障;go ahead前进,进行;settle down安定下来,专心于;set off出发,引起。答案:C5. A. grownB. energeticC. curi
25、ousD. slim解析: “我”知道需要抱着那个在哭的孩子走走,是因为“我”有经验,“我”是四个成年孩子的父亲。grown成年的;energetic精力充沛的;curious好奇的;slim苗条的。答案:A6. A. downB. backC. awayD. up解析: 根据“she was too tired”可知她前一晚都没睡。up表示“未上床”。答案:D7. A. deservedB. offeredC. pretendedD. agreed解析: “我”主动提出抱孩子走走,这样她就能睡一会儿了。deserve值得;offer主动提出;pretend假装;agree同意。offer t
26、o do sth 主动提出要做某事。答案:B8. A. requestedB. commandedC. askedD. consulted解析: 根据for the kids name and age可知是在“问”孩子的名字和年龄。request请求;command命令;ask问;consult请教。答案:C9. A. slowlyB. quicklyC. calmlyD. strongly解析: 根据后面的“The kid immediately fell to sleep.”可知,“我”在哄孩子睡觉,所以是开始慢慢地走到经济舱的前面。slowly慢慢地;quickly迅速地;calmly冷
27、静地;strongly强壮地。答案:A10. A. homeB. seatC. sectionD. room解析: 作者把孩子哄睡了,自然要送回到妈妈那里,也就是回到妈妈的“座位”。home家;seat座位;section部分;room房间。答案:B11. A. upside downB. inside outC. day and nightD. up and down解析: 作者本想把睡着的孩子送给孩子的妈妈,但孩子的妈妈也睡了,所以作者就抱着孩子来回走。upside down颠倒的;inside out 彻底地,里面翻到外面;day and night日日夜夜;up and down来来回
28、回,上上下下。答案:D12. A. watchingB. carryingC. trickingD. seeking解析: 根据上文“As I took the kid in my arms, I 8 her for the kids name and age.”可知在去中国的航班上作者有一半的时间抱着一个孩子。watch观看;carry抱着;trick戏弄;seek寻找。答案:B13. A. spotB. remindC. stopD. award解析: 根据“wanting to see the kid”可知航班上的女士们要看孩子,因为作者抱着孩子来回走,所以她们要让作者停下来。spot发
29、现;remind提醒;stop停止;award授予。答案:C14. A. customersB. passengersC. membersD. children解析: 根据上文“I knew this because I am a father of four5 children.”并结合答语“Four”可知她们在问作者有多少孩子。customer顾客;passenger旅客;member成员;children孩子。答案:D15. A. obviouslyB. confidentlyC. closelyD. firmly解析: 此处指她仔细看着“我”满是皱纹的脸。obviously明显地;co
30、nfidently自信地;closely紧密地,仔细地;firmly坚定地。答案:C16. A. lastB. activeC. naughtyD. troubled解析: 此处指这位女士说希望这是作者最后一个孩子。last最后的,最新的;active积极的;naughty淘气的;troubled不安的。答案:A17. A. motherB. teacherC. fatherD. nurse解析: 结合上文中的“I know this because I am a father of four 5 children.”可知,她认为“我”是孩子的父亲。mother妈妈;teacher教师;fat
31、her父亲;nurse护士。答案:C18. A. refusedB. smiledC. apologisedD. sighed解析: “我”只是微笑着继续来回走。refuse拒绝;smile微笑;apologise道歉;sigh叹息。答案:B19. A. wokeB. leftC. wanderedD. shouted解析: 根据下文的“I gave Mary back to her”可知孩子的妈妈醒了。wake醒来;leave离开;wander徘徊;shout大喊。答案:A20. A. turnedB. fellC. remainedD. looked解析: “我”把玛丽送还给她,孩子仍然在熟睡。turn变成;fall开始变成;remain保持,仍然;look看起来。答案:C