1、Unit 4Discovering Useful Structures& Listening and Talking 课后作业1、Do you have anything _(do) tonight?2、_(learn) more about Chinese culture,Jack has decided to take Chinese folk music as an elective course.3、We travel on Day 2 to northern France _(visit) the World War battlefields.4、Taking exercise _(
2、regular) and having a balanced diet are of great importance to our health.5、The most important thing is to try not to let a calm discussion turn into a heated _(argue).6、The key_(solve) the problem is to meet the demand made by the customers.7、They were so careless as _(fail) to achieve our final go
3、al.8、This is the only way that I can think of _(settle) the problem of water waste in urban areas.9、Our English teacher has many ways _(make) her class interesting.10、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinas homegrown sci-fi blockbuster(大片)The Wandering Earth scored at the Spring Festival box office.
4、The film is an _ (adapt) of a novel of the same name by Liu Cixin, author of the Hugo Award-winning The Three-Body Problem. As _ (it) visual effects impress a global audience, a united human community when _ (face) a big disaster gets attention too.Director Guo Fan said that he _ (conscious) avoided
5、 making a do-it-alone superhero; instead, the fight to save Earth _ (fight) by all humans. In The Wandering Earth, mankind is threatened(威胁)by a dying sun, _ forces them to go on a generations-long space journey to look for a new one . Atthecenter of the story are_Chinese astronaut and his son, who
6、join a global task _ (prevent) Earth from crashing into Jupiter. At the end of the film _ (come) international rescue teams who help the Chinese team and give a final try to save Earth.One online review reads,“It fits the Hollywood standard on presentation and visual effects, but the themes of famil
7、y and love of homeland are typical _ Chinese sci-fi films.”11、 If youre tired of the big cities and sandy beaches; if you dont want to head to Disney again, perhaps its time for a summer holiday in space. Russia has declared plans for its first floating hotel, 217 miles above Earth, and it is someth
8、ing of an offering with good service. Hosting just seven guests in four cabins(客舱),the accommodation(住处) will include huge windows with views back to Earth and taslv microwave meals will be served instead of the ones often used by astronauts. Just getting there will be an adventure in itself it will
9、 lake two days aboard a rocketand it wont exactly be a budget holiday: A five-day stay will cost you 100,000 lo 500,000 for your journey. The hotel is due to open by 2019 and it will be far more comfortable than the lnternalional Space Station (ISS) used by astronauts and cosmonauts. In the weightle
10、ssness of space, visitors can choose to have beds that are either vertical(垂直的) or horizontal (水平的).Tourists, who will be accompanied by experienced astronauts, will dine on food prepared on Earth and sent up on the rocket, to be reheated in microwave ovens (烤箱). Many kinds of delicious food will be
11、 offered. Iced tea, mineral water and fruit juices will be included, but alcohol will be strictly forbidden. Toilets will use flowing air instead of water to move waste through the system. Waste water will be recycled. Sergei Kostenko, chief executive of Orbital Technologies which will construct the
12、 hotel, said: Our planned module inside will not remind you of the International Space Station. A hotel should be comfortable inside, and it will be possible to look at the Earth. The hotel will be aimed at wealthy individuals and people working for private companies who want to do research in space
13、. The hotel can also be used as an emergency shelter for astronauts aboard the International Space Station if there is a disaster.1.What does the underlined word budget in the 3rd paragraph mean?A.Expensive.B.Exciting.C.Cheap.D.Uncomfortable.2.What can we learn about from the passage?A.Many kinds of
14、 drinks are offered including alcohol.B.The hotel is built with big windows so that tourists can see the Earth.C.The space hotel is built to remind you of the International Space Station.D.In the near future, a space trip for most of the people can be realised.3.Which can be the best title for the p
15、assage?A.Russia Has the .Advanced Technology in Exploring SpaceB.The lnternational Spare Station Is Being Built NowC.The Astronauts Will Have a Second Home in SpaceD.Russia Declares the Design for Its First Space Hotel12、 Last year, Chris Hadfield. author of An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth, bec
16、ame an appealing Internet 1 when a video of him singing David Bowies “Space Oddity” from the International Space Station 2 vital. After spending five months orbiting the planet, Hadfield returned to Earth on May 13, 2013, 3 in the grassland of Kazakhstan.This is his 4 of that epic touchdown. You fal
17、l straight into the atmosphere in a crash seat specially 5 for your body. Youre in a pressure suit, a four-point harness across your shoulders and waist, all laced through a big buckle in the middle. 6 , there are straps across your knees to 7 your legs in place so that they dont 8 at crash. You are
18、 absolutely belted in. Youve been 9 to stop talking before crash so you dont bite off your 10 . Thats how violent it is. A huge parachute opens 11 you, but the spacecraft weighs tons. The parachute 12 you down a lot. Just before you land, pull-backward rockets fire, which slows you down some more. B
19、ut you 13 hit the ground like a mass of bricks, except that now youre 14 over sideways, plowing your way through the earth. You come to a 15 , and where there was space outside your window,theres now dirt. You can 16 it. Its something you havent smelled in half a year. I felt like I were a newborn b
20、aby, inside a womb, 17 , just wonderfully protected and nourished. Suddenly, this violent painful process 18 you out and into a world, cold, noisy and windy, and you feel 19 . So its no wonder that newborn babies cry. Because its a rude 20 to the world.1.A.topicB.sourceC.imageD.figure2.A.wentB.chang
21、edC.lastedD.sounded3.A.settlingB.sinkingC.landingD.locating4.A.reportB.accountC.expressionD.scene5.A.arrangedB.fixedC.madeD.provided6.A.BesidesB.IndeedC.ThereforeD.However7.A.placeB.holdC.limitD.leave8.A.splitB.moveC.shakeD.separate9.A.threatenedB.trainedC.warnedD.forbidden10.A.fingerB.tongueC.tooth
22、D.words11.A.beforeB.behindC.aboveD.to12.A.slowsB.putC.takeD.keep13.A.stillB.alsoC.alwaysD.already14.A.turningB.rollingC.climbingD.reaching15.A.spotB.pointC.pauseD.stop16.A.touchB.smellC.ignoreD.watch17.A.lifelessB.helplessC.limitlessD.weightless18.A.spraysB.spreadsC.spillsD.sends19.A.comfortableB.ho
23、nourableC.horribleD.accessible20.A.meetingB.greetingC.acceptingD.welcoming 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：to do解析： 2答案及解析：答案：To learn解析：句意:为了了解更多的中国文化,杰克决定学习中国民歌作为选修课内容。这里用不定式短语作目的状语,所以填To learn。 3答案及解析：答案：to visit解析： 4答案及解析：答案：regularly解析：句意为:定期锻炼和均衡饮食对我们的健康非常重要。 设空处修饰动名词短语,应用副词作状语。故填regularly。 5答案及解析：答案：argument
24、解析：句意为:最重要的是尽力不要让平静的讨论变成激烈的争吵。设空处作turn into的宾语且空前有形容词heated修饰,故应用名词。故填argument。 6答案及解析：答案：to solving解析： 7答案及解析：答案：to fail解析： 8答案及解析：答案：to settle解析：句意为:这是我能想到的解决城市地区水资源浪费问题的唯一办法。设空处作后置定语修饰名词way,应用动词不定式。the way to do sth意为“做某事的方法,故填to settle。 9答案及解析：答案：to make解析： 10答案及解析：答案：1. adaptation 2.its 3.facin
25、g 4.consciously 5.was fought6.which 7.a8.to prevent e 10.of 解析： 文章介绍了中国国产科幻电影流浪地球的相关情况。1.adaptation句意为:这部电影改编刘慈欣的同名小说,刘慈欣凭借三体获得雨果奖。设空处前面有不定冠词,这里需要用名词,所以填 adaptation。2.its句意为:由于它的视觉效果打动了全球观众,在面对一场大灾难时,一个团结的人类社会也得到了关注。根据句意可知,此处表示“它的”,用形容词性物主代词,所以填its。3.facing在含有when引导的时间状语从句的复合句中,当主从句主语一致或从句主语为it,且从句谓
26、语含有be动词时,从句中通常省略主语和be动词:,本句的从句省略了it is,从句补充完整后为when it is facing a big disaster。故填facing。4.consciously 修饰动词 avoided,用副词,所以填consciously。5.was fought fight在此是谓语动词,与主语the fight是被动关系,且表示发生在过去的事情,所以应用一般过去时的被动语态。6.which_ forces them to go on a generations-long space journeyto look for a new one是一个非限制姓定语从句
27、,关系词在从句中作主语,指事物,因为that不能引导非限制性定语从句,所以填which。7.a句意为:故事的中心是一名中国宇航员和他的儿子,他们加入了防止地球撞上木星的全球任务。Chinese astronaut在此是泛指一名国宇航员,所以其前应用不定冠词。故填a。8.to prevent句意见上一题解析。设空处应用非谓语动词作目的状语,所以填to prevent。e设空处是谓语动词,本句使用了倒装,又因主语international rescue teams提复数,所以填come。10.of句意为:一篇网上的评论写道:“这部电影在表现和视觉效果上符合好莱坞的标准,但家庭和对家乡的爱是中国科幻
28、电影的典型主题。”be typical of是固定短语,意为“是的特点”,所以填of。 11答案及解析：答案：1.C; 2.B; 3.D解析：1.词义猜测题。根据下文A five-day stay will cost you 100,000 to 500,000 for your journey. (5天的旅行将花费你10万到50万英镑) 可知,画线词所在句意为“它可不是一个便宜的假期”。故选C项。2.细节理解题。根据第二段the accommodation will include huge windows with views back to Earth以及第五、六段的描述可知,这个太空旅
29、馆严禁饮洒、不会让你想起国际空间站、有可能看到地球;再根据上文中提到的“旅行价格昂贵”,所以不久的将来,人多数人实现太空之旅是不现实的。故选B项。3.主旨大意题。根据第一段中的 Russia has declared plans for its first floating hotel,217 miles above Earth可知,俄罗斯宣布了它的第一个太空旅馆计划,接下来的段落是对这项计划的具体介绍,由此可知,D选项适合作本文最佳标题。故选D项。 12答案及解析：答案：1.D; 2.A; 3.C; 4.B; 5.C; 6.A; 7.B; 8.D; 9.C; 10.B; 11.C; 12.A
30、; 13.A; 14.B; 15.D; 16.B; 17.D; 18.A; 19.C; 20.D解析：1.名词辨析。topic话题;source资源;image形象; figure人物,数字,体型。Chris Hadfield写的一本书宇航员地球生活指南使他在网络上倍受关注,故他成为网络人物,选D项。2.动词辨析。go去,变得;change改变;last持续; sound听起来。待选项后面是形容词vital充满活力的”,故只能选连系动词,排除B和C项。D项“听起来”不符合逻辑,网络上的东西是看的,故排除。止确答案为A项,“变得充满活力”。3.动词辨析。settle解决,安顿,定居;sink下沉
31、,沉没;land着陆;locate定位。根据常识可知,宇航员回归地球当然应该是着陆,故C项正确。4.名词辨析。report报告,报道;account账户,描述; expression表情,表达;scene场景,场合,风景。下文是宇航员对着陆时情景的描述,故选B项。5.动词辨析。arrange安排;fix安装,修理,固定; make制造,做,使得;provide提供。宇航员的座椅肯定是特制的,故C项正确。6.副词辨析。besides此外,而且;indeed的确;therefore 因此;however然而。宇航员座椅上的保护装置除了上文的harness,还有下文的straps,故A项正确。7.动
32、词辨析。place放;hold握着,保持;limit限制; leave离开,留下,剩下。绑在膝盖上面的皮带当然是为了保持腿的位置固定,故选B项,hold sth in place表示此意。8.动词辨析。split分裂,裂开;move移动,感动;shake震动,摇晃,握手;separate分离。固定双腿的目的当然是使两条腿在飞行器撞击地面的时候不会分离,故选D项。9.动词辨析。threaten威胁;train训练;warn提醒,警告;forbid禁止。飞行器里会及时提醒宇航员停止讲话,选C项。10.名词辨析,finger手指;tongue舌头;tooth牙齿;word单词,话。不能讲话是防止撞击
33、地而时咬着舌头。B项合理。11.介词辨析。before在.的前商;behind在.的后面;above在.的上面;to向。根据常识可知,降落的时候降落伞在人的上面,故选C项。12.动词辨析。slow(down)减速;put(down)放下; take(down)取下;keep(down)压制。打开降落伞的目的当然是减慢下落的速度,故A项正确。13.副词辨析。still仍然,还;also也;always总是; already已经。然后回拉火箭点火,让你下降的速度更慢,即使如此你还会重重地撺击地面,故本题A项正确。14.动词辨析。turn转向,转动; roll滚动;climb爬; reach到达,延
34、伸,伸手。根据常识可知,返回舱是圆形的, 故撞击地面之后会滚动,选B项。15.名词辨析。spol点,场所;point点,要点,观点; pause暂停;stop停下,停止。最后你就停了下来,选D项。16.动词辨析。touch触动,触摸;smell闻;ignore忽视,不理踩;watch观看。本句中的it指的是上文的dirt“泥土”,表示宇航员终于又可以闻到大地的芬芳了,选B项。17.形容词辨析。lifeless无生命的,死气沉沉的; helpless无助的,无依无靠的;limitless没有限制的;weightless 没有重量的。本段落把宇航员回归地球的情况比作新生儿出生,在太空状态中,就像没
35、有出生的婴儿在母亲的子宫里,只可能是失重的。D项合理,其他选项都明显不合理。18.动词辨析。spray喷洒;spread传播,蔓延;spill 溢出,洒。生产过程中的阵痛把婴儿喷出来,A项合理。19.形容词辨析。comfortable舒适的;honourable可敬的,光荣的;horrible可怕的;accessible可以进入的,可以使用的。新生儿来到的是一个陌生的世界,故感到害怕,所以才有下文的解释“难怪新生儿哭喊”。选C项。20.名词辨析。meeting接见,会议,见面;greeting问候;accepting接受;welcoming欢迎。新生儿在阵痛中被喷洒出来,宇航员回归地球是撞击到地面上的,用这种方式欢迎他们来到这个世界,未免有点儿粗暴。故D项正确。
