1、Unit 4Astronomy：the science of the stars单元检测卷：Unit 4阅读理解AChinas Manned Space ProgramSpaceship:Shenzhou VTime: October 15th, 2003Main events:Chinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent up into space. He went around the earth 14 times in his one-day flight. China became the third country to succeed in manned
2、 space flight.Spaceship:Shenzhou Time: October 12th, 2005Main events:Chinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space. On October 17th, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.Spaceship:Shenzhou Time: September 25th, 2008Main events:Chinese spacemen Zhai Z
3、higang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were sent up into space. Zhai Zhigang made our countrys first spacewalk. This spacewalk took 20 minutes.Spaceship:Shenzhou Time: June 11th, 2013Main events:Chinese spacemen Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and the second spacewoman Wang Yaping were sent up into space
4、 and connected with the space station Tiangong I. Wang Yaping gave a space lesson about micro-gravity (微重力) to all Chinese teenagers. This space lesson lasted 40 minutes.1. According to the article, the Chinese spaceman traveling in space twice is _. A. Yang LiweiB. Fei JunlongC. Nie HaishengD. Zhai
5、 Zhigang2. Shenzhou V went around the earth in space _. A. Once B. 4 times C. 5 times D. 14 times3. Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng stayed in space for _. A. 1 day B. 4 days C. 5 days D. 14 days4. Zhai Zhigang made our countrys first spacewalk in _. A. 2013 B. 2008 C. 2005 D. 2003BWe know the mosquito
6、very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She？ Yes，she. Its true that male mosquito doesnt bite（咬）and only the female mosquito bites because
7、 she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesnt like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. Youre different
8、 from the others！ If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch（痒） on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By t
9、he time the itching begins, and she has flown away. And then what happens？Well，after her delicious dinner，the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs，hundreds of eggs. 5. “Mosquito” means _ in Chinese. A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓 C
10、. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子 6. We know mosquitoes very well because _. A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and there C. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly 7. If the mosquito doesnt bite you, it will _. A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one 8. The mo
11、squito bites you _. A. when youre asleep B. because you have choose it C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesnt like youCSatellites are an important part of our ordinary livesFor example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satelliteSome satellites have cameras which take photograph
12、s of the Earth to show how clouds are movingSatellites are also used to connect our international phone callsComputer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs come to US through satellitesAirplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them f
13、ind their exact locationWe use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to anotherThey are usually 35，880 kilometers above the equatorSometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same placeThisis because it is moving around the world at 11，000 kilo
14、meters an hourexactly the same speed that the earth rotatesA satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae(天线)facing the earthSometimes, it moves away from its orbit，So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right positionThis usually happens about every fi
15、ve or six daysSpace is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the EarthA satellite usually works for about 10-12 yearsSatellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repairedOften，very old or broken satel
16、lites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long timeThis is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other9.Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?ASending information for weather forecast BTaking photographs of
17、 the EarthCSending TV pictures DProviding food for airplane pilots10.Whats the speed the earth rotates at?A35,880 kilometers per hour B335,880 kilometers per hourC11,000 kilometers per hour D110,000 kilometers per hour11.Which is true of satellites?AA satellite usually works for about 10-12 yearsBEv
18、ery time a satellite gets broken，it is brought back to the Earth to be repairedCA broken satellite is never left in spaceDThey often crash into each otherDOne night Mr. Lee was driving his wife home from work. She was a staff nurse in a hospital. It was almost midnight and she was quite tired out. S
19、he soon fell asleep. Mr Lee looked at her and smiled.Mr. Lee was a cautious and experienced driver. He knew it was safer to drive slowly on a dark night. After some time he noticed a car following him. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it overtook his car.The driver of the car was in a hurry. He
20、did not see the approaching lorry(货车). To avoid hitting it, he swerved his car. It skidded off（打滑） the road and hit a big tree. The driver and his passenger were injured. They were badly cut by glass splinter（碎片） from the broken windscreen.Mr. Lee quickly stopped his car by the side of the road. His
21、 wife got out of the car to help the injured men. The lorry driver also stopped to lend a helping hand. Mr. Lee immediately drove off to telephone the police.About twenty- five minutes later, a police car and an ambulance arrived. The injured men were carried into the ambulance and taken to hospital
22、.The policemen took down details of the accident. Mr. Lee and the lorry driver told them all that they could remember. The policemen thanked them for their help. Mr. and Mrs. Lee then got into their car and continued their journey home.12. Mrs. Lee fell asleep in the car because_.A. she was very tir
23、ed B. her husband was driving very slowlyC. it was too late D. both A and C13. When the accident happened, the other car was _.A. in front of Lees car B. behind Lees carC. on the right side of Lees car D. on the left side of Lees car14. Mr. Lee drove slowly because _.A. his wife was asleep B. he was
24、 tiredC. the road was dark D. the road was quiet15. To avoid hitting it, the driver swerved his car. Swerved means_.A. stopped suddenly B. turned to one sideC. drove faster D. turned around七选五Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? 1 The answers will probably
25、 be Yes. Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we cant live without it. 2 We still have to spend some money accessing(连接)the Internet at most time. 3 A rich, powerful organization in the USA called the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) has decided to change the age of online computing (计算) c
26、ompletely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. 4 This is because they have made a survey and found that only 60% of the worlds population have been able to get information on the Internet. 5 We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.A.However，there is another more impor
27、tant one thing.B.Have you eversearched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels ?C.Some of them started worrying about it.D.Here comes a piece of good news.E.And this is also because many countries are unable to offer people the necessary infrastructure(基础设施)to access the web.F.But we can onl
28、y use free Wi-Fi in some public places.G.They will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit(轨道)in 2015. 完型填空Two teenagers who are lost at sea off the United States for six days were saved yesterday.Driscoll, 15, and his best friend, 18-year-old Josh Long, were found on Saturday about 11 k
29、m 21 Cape Fear in North Carolina. That was six days and more than 100 miles（161 km）from where they had 22 from Sullivans Island, South Carolina, on April 24. The boys had 23 a lot of water and were tired, but in pretty good 24. They set out 25 on a 4.3-metre sailboat on a 26 day when the National We
30、ather Service had warned small boats to stay out of the water. They realized they were 27 almost immediately and tried to swim back to 28 , 29 the boat along with them. Within 30 , they were far out at sea. “We 31 our fishing equipment on the second day,” Driscoll said. “So we couldnt catch any fish
31、.”The boys hopes faded 32 each day. They stood on their boat 33 they saw another boat, 34 . One night they were woken up by 35 coming into the boat. A large ship was very close to them.“ 36 was like some huge building in the water,” Driscoll said.At one point, the boys thought they had gone across t
32、he Atlantic Ocean and were close to Africa. 37 , they were 179km north of their starting point. A coast guard boat set out to 38 them.The boys got up and made some 39 . This time, they were heard.“What we have experienced is a completely surprising story of 40 . Thats going to be studied for years t
33、o come,” said Richard Goerling, Longs uncle. “I think the boys have a book to write.” 21. A. at B. on C. beside D. off22. A. arrived B. set offC. returned D. finished23. A. drunk B. lostC. saved D. found24. A. shape B. healthC. spirit D. energy25. A. traveling B. racingC. fishing D. swimming26. A. f
34、ine B. rainy C. windy D. snowy27. A. in troubleB. in safe C. at sea D. far away28 A. shore B. the seaC. an island D. harbor29. A. driving B. sailing C. pushing D. pulling30. A. a week B. hours C. minutes D. seconds31. A. bought B. foundC. lost D. repaired32. A. by B. for C. on D. with33. A. every ti
35、me B. onceC. one dayD. sometimes34. A. jumping and singing B. waving and shoutingC. crying and speaking D. screaming and whistling35. A. a shark B. a mouseC. water D. some noise36. A. He B. This C. That D. It37. A. Instead B. Therefore C. But D. So38. A. search B. look forC. look intoD. defend39. A.
36、 fire B. noise C. balloons D. flags40. A. voyage B. struggle C. survival D. sailing语法填空In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear_41 _spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and with
37、out hesitation. 42_ _ ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct. There is no easy way to success 43_ language learning. _44_ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only _45_(memorize
38、) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and _46_meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language._47_we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a
39、 good piece of _48_(advise) for those 49_are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and 50_(write) the language whenever we can短文改错假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一
40、横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Three years ago I fail an important exam in my life and became a student in a ordinary school. Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom, I found the teachers patiently. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly
41、atmosphere in class. I decided make the best of it. I worked hard and get along on well with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I had difficulties, you were always available. Soon, I became one of the best student in my class.My experience tells me that its not what you are given and how you make
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