1、Unit 6 Space and beyondUsing language. 用情态动词的正确形式填空1. Listen, please. You (may not/might not) may not speak during this exam. 2. They (cant/may not) cant still be out! 3. You(couldnt/might not) couldnt smoke on the bus. 4. With luck, tomorrow (can/could) could be a cooler day. 5. You (can/might) mig
2、ht be right but Im going back to check the times. 6. Youve been working all day. You (could/must) must be very tired. 7. I wonder who it is. It (cant/mustnt) cant be Lisa. Shes still in the library now. 8. My fathers birthday is coming. What (shall/may) shall I give him? 9. Its a long time since we
3、met last time. You (might/should)should see us more often. 10. Why dont you try on this dress? It (will/can)will look nice on you. . 用适当的情态动词填空1. Can you help me? I can never understand this. 2. Could/Can you tell me what time it is, please? 3. Henry could walk when he was one year old. 4. We are go
4、ing for a walk. Would you like to join us? 5. Tom, you mustnt leave your clothes on the floor like this. 6. The road is wet. It must have rained last night. 7. He has waited outside for half an hour. Shall he come in? 8. These flowers have died. You should have watered them. 9. Will she be ten years
5、 old next month? 10. I may have hurt your feelings, but it was not my intention. 完形填空My name is Miranda Gibson. I have been at the top of a tree for five months now. Some people might wonder 1 on earth I would choose to do that. I have walked through this forest many times. On 12 December 2011, 2 ro
6、lled into the forest and the destruction(摧毁) began. I couldnt 3 the thought that these forests would be 4 forever. So, on 14 December 2011, I packed up my life, 5 of my job plans, and climbed 60 meters to the top of this tree. I have been here ever since. Life in the tree tops can be 6 at times. I h
7、ave times when I feel frustrated(沮丧) and wish I could 7, to anywhere, just have a 8 of scenery for a minute! There are times too, when I feel terribly 9. I miss my friends and family. 10 these times, I find myself loving the 11. Living on the tree has been inspiring. I am willing to 12 up here for a
8、s long as it takes, 13 I honestly hope it wont be too 14 before I can put my feet on the ground below and stand in a forest that will never be 15. 【文章大意】文章作者是米兰达吉布森。为了保护森林, 到现在为止, 她已经在树上待了五个月了。她给人们解释了自己选择那样做的原因。 1. A. why B. whenC. howD. where【解析】选A。根据上文I have been at the top of a tree for five mont
9、hs now. 可知, 有些人想知道我为什么会待在树上。故选A。2. A. waterB. animalsC. machineryD. tourists【解析】选C。根据下文and the destruction began, 结合选项可知, 是机器开进来, 破坏开始了。故选C。3. A. bearB. helpC. keepD. spare【解析】选A。根据下文So, on 14 December 2011, I packed up my life, _of my job plans, and climbed 60 meters to the top of this tree. 可知, 作者
10、一想到这些森林将永远消失, 就受不了, 所以他决定住在树上。故选A。4. A. soldB. stolenC. protectedD. lost【解析】选D。根据上文On 12 December 2011, _ rolled into the forest and the destruction began. 可知, 森林遭到摧毁, 将永远消失。故选D。5. A. grew outB. fell shortC. ran outD. let go【解析】选D。根据下文I have been here ever since. 可知, 作者放弃了他的工作计划。故选D。6. A. refreshing
11、B. riskyC. challengingD. rewarding【解析】选C。根据下文I have times when I feel frustrated and wish I could _, to anywhere, just have a _of scenery for a minute! 可知, 在树顶上生活是具有挑战性的一件事情。故选C。7. A. get upB. get awayC. give inD. give up【解析】选B。根据上文I have times when I feel frustrated 及空后to anywhere可知, 作者希望自己能离开这里。故选
12、B。8. A. changeB. lookC. searchD. touch【解析】选A。根据上文I have times when I feel frustrated and wish I could _, to anywhere可知, 此处指“风景的改变”, 也就是“换个环境”。故选A。9. A. confusedB. nervousC. sorryD. lonely【解析】选D。根据下文I miss my friends and family. 可知, 有时我也会感到非常孤独, 我想念我的朋友和家人。故选D。10. A. BeyondB. WithoutC. DespiteD. Unli
13、ke【解析】选C。结合前面的There are times too, when I feel terribly _. I miss my friends and family可知, 尽管有这些让我感到非常孤独的时刻, 我还是喜欢这种经历。根据语境可知, 前后句意存在让步关系, 故选C。11. A. heightB. experienceC. backgroundD. position【解析】选B。根据下文Living on the tree has been inspiring. 可知, 作者喜欢住在树顶上的经历。故选B。12. A. returnB. stopC. stayD. hide【解
14、析】选C。根据上文Living on the tree has been inspiring. 可知, 作者认为自己愿意在这里待多久就待多久。故选C。13. A. butB. thoughC. becauseD. so【解析】选A。根据前面的 I am willing to _up here for as long as it takes我愿意在这里待多久就待多久, 但我真的希望在我能脚踏实地之前不会是太长时间, 站在一个永远不会被砍伐的森林里。可知, 前后句存在转折关系。故选A。14. A. soonB. longC. nearD. bad【解析】选B。根据前面的I honestly hop
15、e it wont be too和后面的before I can put my feet on the ground below and stand in a forest that will never be _可知, 但我真的希望在我能脚踏实地之前不会是太长时间, 站在一个永远不会被砍伐的森林里。根据语境及选项可知, 作者希望在他就能脚踏实地之前不会是太长时间。故选B。15. A. movedB. loggedC. burnedD. missed【解析】选B。根据before I can put my feet on the ground below and stand in a fore
16、st that will never be _可知, 此处指“被砍伐”。故选B。阅读理解On February 6, 2020, American astronaut Christina Koch arrived back on Earth after 328 days in space. Her time in space is just one of the records set by herself. Thats the longest spaceflight ever made by a woman, and just one of the many things Ms Koch a
17、chieved in space. Ms Koch took off from Earth for the International Space Station (ISS)on March 12, 2019. While in space, she made 5, 248 trips around the Earth, travelling 2, 237 million kilometres, which is roughly the same as 291 trips to the Moon and back. During her 11 months on the ISS, Ms Koc
18、h took part in six spacewalks, spending over 42 hours in all outside the station. In October of 2019, Ms Koch led the first ever all-female spacewalk with Jessica Meir. But for most astronauts, space travel isnt about setting records. Its about doing science. Ms Koch took part in a wide variety of s
19、pecial experiments including studying how crystals (晶体)grow in space, how atoms (原子)behave in extreme cold and learning more about growing plants in low gravity. Growing plants in space could be an important way to provide food on future trips. She also tested a new way of separating liquids from ga
20、ses. This experiment could lead to simple methods of cleaning water and air in space, which could be very important for future space travel. Ms Koch isnt just a scientist and an astronaut. She is also being studied. Shes part of a NASA program studying how astronauts are affected by being in space f
21、or long periods of time. Her trip was only 12 days shorter than the American record set by Scott Kelly in 2016. As they did with Mr Kelly, NASA scientists are looking carefully at ways Ms Kochs body has been affected by her time in space. That research is important for the longer space trips NASA ho
22、pes to make in the future, such as for a base on the moon or a trip to Mars. 【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍了美国宇航员Koch女士完成了创纪录的太空飞行之后返回了地球, 以及她为太空飞行所做出的巨大贡献。1. Which of the following is an achievement Ms Koch has made? A. Making the longest spaceflight by herself. B. Leading the first women-only spacewalk. C.
23、Cleaning water and air successfully in space. D. Staying outside the ISS continuously for 42 hours. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知, 在2019年10月, Koch女士与Jessica Meir 一起领导了第一次只有女性的太空旅行。所以可知, Koch女士领导了第一次只有女性的太空旅行。故选B。2. What does the author want to tell us with so many detailed figures in Paragraph 2? A. Koch
24、 made historic breakthroughs in space. B. Koch went through a life-threatening space trip. C. Koch completed admirable tasks in the space travel. D. Koch is the most experienced astronaut in NASA. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知, 这次最长时间的太空旅行只是Koch女士在太空中完成的任务之一。然后在接下来的第二段就用大量的数字列举了她在太空旅行中完成了很多令人敬佩的任务。故选C。3.
25、 Which statement agrees with the text? A. Astronauts are competing to set new records. B. Kochs team produced their own food in space. C. NASA has founded a scientific base on the moon. D. Kochs research is significant for space exploration. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可知, Koch女士的实验可以导致一种简单的清洗太空中的水和空气的方法,
26、 所以可知, 她的研究对于未来的空间探索具有重要意义。故选D。4. What can be the best title for the text? A. Record-Setting Astronaut Koch Returns to EarthB. US Astronauts Carried out Experiments in SpaceC. Spacewalks Have Successfully Been Done on the ISSD. NASA is Studying Astronauts for Longer Space Trips【解析】选A。标题归纳题。主要介绍了美国宇航员Koch女士完成了创纪录的太空飞行之后返回了地球, 以及她为太空飞行所做出的巨大贡献。所以最佳题目: 创纪录的宇航员Koch返回地球。故选A。