1、Module 5The Conquest of the Universe.单词拼写1The world was in shockmaybe they _(假定)this space flight would be no more dangerous than getting on an aeroplane.2We didnt have much _(耐心)waiting for the launch.3To explode means to _(爆炸)with a lot of force and loud noise.4It is now _(认为)by the movie industry
2、 as the most successful film series ever.5Luke Skywalker is ever told that his _(忠诚)ought to be to finish his training rather than rescue his friends.6This is _(一致,吻合的)with many religious faiths.7It is a _(戏剧性的)story about an invasion of the Earth by aliens from Mars.8When peopole heard that an inva
3、sion by aliens from Mars was _(在进行中),there was a wave of mass hysteria.9He _(发誓)that he had never talked with the girl.10The prince was determined to _(为报仇)his father,the King.答案:1.assumed2.patience3.burst4.acknowledgedmitment6.consistent7.dramatic8.underway9.swore10.avenge.句型转换1She never acknowledg
4、es her mistakes.She never acknowledges _.2He set about doing his homework as soon as he arrived home._ at his home, _ his homework.3The little boy cried suddenly as soon as he saw his mother.The little boy _ as soon as he saw his mother.4He isnt patient with his students.He _ his students.5Though he
5、 was ill, he kept on working._, he kept on working.答案:1.that she has made mistakes2.On his arrival; he set out to do3.burst into tears4.has no patience with5.In spite of his illness.单项填空1After I stood in the room for one minute, my eyes slowly grew _ to the gloom.AfamiliarBsimilarCaccustomed Daddict
6、ed答案:Cgrow/be accustomed to “(变得)习惯于”。sth. be familiar to sb. “某物对某人来说是熟悉的”;be similar to “和相似的”;be addicted to“沉溺于”。2After the accident, the police spent a week finding out the person who _ it.Awitnessed BstaredCproved Dheard of答案:Awitness“见证;证明;目击”。stare“盯着看”为不及物动词,强调由于好奇而一直盯着看,后接宾语时,需加介词at;prove“
7、证明是”;hear of“听说”。3The star footballer was out of _ with the aggressive reporters.Apatience BhabitCpractice Denvy答案:Abe out of patience with“对忍无可忍”。4He went to work sick, and _ bad weather, he always never missed a day.Abecause of Baccording toCinstead of Din spite of答案:D此处in spite of意为“尽管”,后接名词作状语。5
8、Only after he was brought to the police station did the young man _ that he had stolen some purses from other passengers.Aparticipated BrealizedCsummarized Dacknowledged答案:Dacknowledge“承认”;participate“参加,参与”; realize“意识到”;summarize“概括”。6I hope you understand the tennis committee has _ you of a serio
9、us offence, John.Acharged BaccusedCblamed Dwarned答案:Baccuse sb. of sth.“指控某人做某事”。charge常与介词with连用;blame常与介词on连用;warn sb. of sth.“警告某人某事”。7Of these two basketball teams, the former comes from the US; the _ comes from England.Alate BlaterClatter Dlately答案:Cthe former.,the latter.“前者,后者”,为固定搭配。late“迟到的
10、,晚的”;later“稍后”;lately“最近,近来”。8I am sure she will pass the test. Ive got great _ in her.Ahope BdeterminationCfaith Dwill答案:Cfaith“信心,信任”;hope“希望”;determination“决心”;will“意志,决心”。9Im sorry that what I said just now has hurt you, but I didnt do it _.Adeliberately BactuallyCcarelessly Despecially答案:Adelib
11、erately“故意地”;actually“实际上”;carelessly“粗心地”;especially“特别地”。10I have been a prisoner, so I have a lot of _ with other people in prison.Ashame BsympathyCpain Dsadness答案:Bsympathy“同情”;shame “耻辱”;pain“痛苦”;sadness“悲伤”。11We greatly _ the financial support from several local businesses.Aacknowledged Bknowl
12、edgeCcontributed Dpromised答案:Aacknowledge“感谢”。本题缺少谓语,排除B项。contribute“贡献”;promise“允诺”,均不符合语境。句意:我们对本地几家企业的资助表示感谢。12We all can go for a picnic this afternoon _ that the others agree.Aassumed BassumingCassume Dto assume答案:B由句子结构可知,前句是后句前提下的结果,故后句为状语,assuming that.“假定”,在句中作条件状语。13_ , you cant lift the h
13、eavy box up.AEven you are strongBStrong as you areCHow strong you areDAs you are strong答案:B句意:虽然你很强壮,但你举不起这个重箱子。考查as引导的让步状语从句,需用倒装形式,形容词应放于句首,答案为B。14Are you going to visit him?Well, _. I may not have the time.Aright BIm sureCall right Dit depends答案:D答句的“我”可能没时间,说明不一定去,选D表示“根据情况而定”,而A项“正确”;B项“我肯定”;C项
14、“好吧”,均不合乎语境。15Being able to tell the truth at last seemed to _ her.Acalm BrelieveCcomfort Danger答案:B句意:讲出真话似乎使她感到轻松。calm“使镇静”;comfort“安慰”;anger“使生气”,均不合乎句意。.阅读理解AHave you ever wondered?1. Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east?It can take five hours to go westeast from New York (NY) to L
15、ondon but seven hours to travel eastwest from London to NY. The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet (喷射) stream. The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed
16、 thus go faster in the westeast direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction.2. What would happen if the gravity on Earth was suddenly turned off? Supposing we could magically turn off gravity. Would buildings and other structures (建筑物) float away? What happened would
17、depend on how strongly the things were attached to the Earth. The Earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand miles per hour. If you turn something around your head on a string (细绳), it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string. Then it flies off in a straight line. “Swi
18、tching off” gravity would be like letting go of the string. Things not attached to the Earth would fly off in a straight line. People in buildings would suddenly shoot upwards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling. Most things outside would fly off into space.大千世界,奥妙无穷。飞机为什么向西飞行比向东慢?地球突然失去重力会怎
19、样?你想过这些宇宙奥秘吗?1What information can we get from the first passage? A. It is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly.B. Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind.C. It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY.D. The jet stream always blows from the east to t
20、he west across the Atlantic.答案:A事实细节题。由第一段中的“The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet (喷射) stream”可知选A。B项中go slower应为go faster;C项中It takes more time 应改为It takes less time; D项中from the east to the west应改为from the west to the east。2The underlined word “shoot” in the
21、2nd passage probably means “_”A. send for B. move quicklyC. come out D. grow quickly答案:B猜测词义题。切断地心引力就像撒开细绳一样,没有附着在地表的物体就会沿直线飞出去。室内的人以很快的速度迅速向上运动直到撞着天花板。根据句子的语境,shoot与fly off意义相近。move quickly“迅速运动”;send for“派人去叫,派人去请”;come out“出来,开放,出版”;grow quickly“迅速增加”,故选B。3It can be inferred that without gravity
22、_.Abuildings and other structures would float awayBtrees and buildings would not so easily fly offCsomething around your head would not float awayDeverything outside buildings would fly off into space答案:B推理判断题。失去地心引力,外部的大部分东西就会飞入太空,而附着固定在地表的物体如树木、楼房等不会那么容易飞走。可由第二段倒数第一句、倒数第三句得出。4Where can we most pro
23、bably read this text? A. In a research paper.B. In a short story.C. In a travel magazine. D. In a students book.答案:D推理判断题。问题以疑问形式引出,解释举例浅显易懂,易于学生接受,符合学生教科书的特点。BThe desire to make explorations is born with man. Wherever his imagination goes, man also has a strong wish to go. A large part of human his
24、tory is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live. Again and again people have set out with surprising courage and patience to look into unknown regions and lands to see what had not yet been seen, to make the unknown. With kites, balloons and aircraft they left the ground to pass
25、 through the lower atmosphere. Now the outer space receives their attention.Why should man take the trouble of conquering space? It is hard to list the specific practical benefits that will result in. But one knows, from past experience in other areas, that man will surely see and discover new thing
26、s in space that will increase our scientific knowledge, and this new knowledge will find its way into valuable practical uses. What we learn about man himself, from his experience in space, and from the effects of space and the space flight environment on him, will be extremely valuable. The new tec
27、hniques developed to carry out the exploration of space, and to keep man alive in space, will certainly find practical uses in everyday life in some way. The areas that will benefit are manifold. They include communication, generation of power, transportation and travel, food production, materials,
28、fuels and many others. But to say definitely just what the practical_results will be is almost impossible.5The main idea of the first paragraph is that _.Aman often goes wherever his dreams goBman desires to explore what is unknownCman is no longer interested in the study of the land and sea nowDman
29、s history is his exploration of the world答案:B主旨归纳题。由第一段首句和第三句可知此段在说“人类渴望探索未知的世界”。选项A和D是片面的,而选项C在此段没有被提及。故正确答案为B。6The underlined word “manifold” in the second paragraph probably means “_”Avast BvaluableCvarious Dpractical答案:C词义猜测题。画线词下句中的they是指the areas that will benefit,所以可猜测manifold意为various。7The a
30、uthor seems to be in favor of _.Athe exploration of spaceBhis experience in spaceCdoubting the necessity of the space explorationDexploring more in space than in sea答案:A推断题。从全文来看,作者提出“A large part of human history is connected with the exploration of the world in which we live”和空间探索对人类生产生活和知识方面有莫大益处
31、,由此推知作者是支持空间探索的。故正确答案为A。8In the last sentence of Paragraph 2, the underlined phrase “practical results” refers to the results _.Athat are obtained from experienceBthat can be learned as knowledgeCthat can be made use ofDhelping us make further exploration答案:C推断题。由前句可知“空间探索在通信、发电、交通旅行、食物生产、原料、燃料等人们日常生活的各个领域会带来益处,这是实用的、可利用的”。故正确答案为C。