1、课时作业14Unit 4Astronomy：the science of the stars一、单元扣点训练.短语填空1Dont worryIm sure things will get better _.2We congratulated her on _ a fine healthy baby.3Now that we have finished designing, the company, _， should do the constructing work.4The wall _ all the light. It should be pulled down.5She told he
2、r child to _ when crossing the street.6Using the computer isnt difficult once you _ it.7_ you are grown up, you should not rely on your parents.8Should another world war _， what would become of human beings?9The crowd _ when they saw the teams arrive.10Ill go with you _ the station for company.答案1.i
3、n time2.giving birth to3.in its turn4blocks out5.watch out6.get the hang of7Now that8.break out9.cheered up10.as far as.完成句子1They were in time to produce carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, _(这些后来就形成了地球的大气层). (atmosphere)答案which were to make the earths atmosphere2_(它们突然灭绝的原因) still remai
4、ns a mystery.(disappear)答案Why they suddenly disappeared3_(随着火箭的升空), we were pushed back into our seats because we were trying to escape the pull of the earths gravity. (air)答案As the rocket rose into the air.模仿造句1What it was_to_become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago.翻译年轻时，他不
5、知道自己后来会成名。答案As a young man, he didnt know he was to become famous later.2This produced a chain reaction，which made_it_possible_for_life_to_develop.翻译太阳照射地球，这使得人们有可能种植作物。答案The sun shines the earth，which makes it possible for people to grow plants.3When we get closer to the moon, we shall feel its gra
6、vity pulling us，but it will not be as_strong_a_pull_as the earths.翻译我们邻居家的公寓与我们家的一样大。答案Our neighbour has as big a house as ours.4But when I tried to step forward，I found I was carried twice_as_far_as on the earth and fell over.翻译他的上衣看上去与我的一样，但我的价格是他的两倍。答案His jacket looks the same as mine, but mine c
7、osts twice as much as his.5We watched, amazed as fire broke out on the outside of the spaceship as the earths gravity increased.翻译他沮丧地看着自己的餐馆。答案He looked at his restaurant, depressed.二、七选五阅读(2016辽宁大连双基测试)As youre busy with your studies, the weeks during the Spring Festival can be a time when trainin
8、g and healthy eating plans go out of the window. But you can continue running and avoid weight gain during the holiday season. _1_Pick a race Having a race on your calendar (日历) is a motivation to keep running during the holiday. _2_ Check our active. com or Running in the City for events near you.D
9、ont skip breakfastIf youre going to a holiday party in the evening, dont make the mistake of skipping breakfast. You may think youre saving calories for later. _3_Bring your own healthy dishesChances are that most of the dishes at holiday gatherings are going to be high in taste and calories. Bring
10、your own healthy appetizers to the party. The host will appreciate it, and you know there will be at least one wise choice on the buffet table._4_If youre heading to an evening event, eat regular meals and snacks every few hours up until party time. You wont arrive at the party ready to attack appet
11、izers. Make sure you include fiber at each meal because it keeps you full longer.Plan your runsIts easy to say that youll keep running regularly during the holiday season, but sticking to it requires a strategy. Schedule your runs like appointments, so you make them the first thing during a busy wee
12、k. _5_A. Treat yourself.B. Eat small meals.C. Try some or all of these strategies(策略)D. In fact, it may lead to overeating later in the day.E. Buy yourself a gift of some new running shoes and clothes.F. If you have runs scheduled, you are more likely to get them done.G. Once you choose one that las
13、ts a few weeks, set a plan and stick to it.答案与解析语篇解读如何在春节期间让你的身体保持健康呢？作者在文中告诉了我们一些对策。1C根据下文小标题可知，作者在文中提出了一些方法，所以C项符合语境。2G根据此段中的“Having a race on your calendar(日历)is a motivation to keep running during the holiday.”可知，要给自己制订一个计划，故G项符合语境。3D根据空前的“You may think youre saving calories for later.”可知，你可能认为你
14、在节省卡路里，故D项“事实上这会导致你之后暴饮暴食”符合语境。4B根据此段中的“eat regular meals and snacks every few hours”可知，作者建议每隔几个小时吃一些零食，故B项符合语境。5F根据此段中的“Schedule your runs like appointments”可知，跑步要像约会一样要安排好，故F项“如果你安排好了跑步，你才更有可能完成它”符合语境。三、语法填空(2016河南洛阳测试)Life in the new century is different. In the 21st century, technology is develo
15、ping _1_ (fast) than before. New technological wonders surprise us. _2_， they make us want more of the comfort that they create. One of these wonders is television. _3_ has become so popular all over the world that there is almost no country, region or village _4_ people dont know what a TV set is.
16、Also, it is universally considered that television plays _5_ important role in peoples life.Television is the main source of information for many people. It provides us _6_ the necessary information and keeps us _7_ (informal) during the day.Also, television is a way for many people to entertain. It
17、 offers a great many possibilities to have _8_.You can enjoy yourself _9_ (sit) on your couch and relaxing. Another way peoples minds are influenced by TV is through advertisements. Commercials have become an important part of broadcasting and live coverage. Even movies_10_ (interrupt) by short ads.
18、 Nowadays, commercials are not only a way to promote products in supermarkets, but also a way to bring in money to television channels.答案与解析语篇解读该短文对电视的作用进行了简单的介绍。1faster考查副词的比较级。根据than可知，此处要填副词fast的比较级。2Besides考查副词。besides表示“除此之外(还有)”，用于进行进一步的说明。3It考查代词。it指代上文出现的television。4where考查定语从句。关系词在定语从句中充当地点
19、状语，应用where。5an考查冠词。play a(n).role in表示“在中起作用”，是固定词组，important以元音音素开头，故应用不定冠词an。6with考查固定搭配。provide sb.with sth.意为“为某人提供某物”，为固定搭配。故此处填with。7informed考查词性转换。keep sb.informed意为“使某人了解信息/情况”。8fun考查固定词组。have fun表示“娱乐”，是固定搭配，故填fun。9sitting考查非谓语动词。现在分词的一般主动式作伴随状语表示动作同时发生及主动关系。10are interrupted考查时态和语态。movies与
20、interrupt之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态，再结合语境可知，此处应用一般现在时。四、短文改错(2016西南师大附中期末)Recently there has been an activity of “Doing your bit for an energysaving society” in our school. Us students are highly concerned about the lack of energy and provide suggestions. Some suggest that we shouldnt waste any food and paper,
21、though they appear easily to get. Meanwhile, some other students think that advisable to refuse to use disposable chopstick and plastic bags. Furthermore, it is also recommended that the used textbooks, which are still under good condition, not to be thrown but recycled.As matter of fact, there is m
22、uch we can do, say, try to take buses or ride bicycles instead of drive cars. All of these would definitely help build an energysaving society.答案Recently there has been an activity of “Doing your bit for an energysaving society” in our school. students are highly concerned about the lack of energy a
23、nd provide suggestions. Some suggest that we shouldnt waste any food paper, though they appear to get. Meanwhile, some other students think advisable to refuse to use disposable and plastic bags. Furthermore, it is also recommended that the used textbooks, which are still good condition, not be thro
24、wn but recycled.As matter of fact, there is much we can do, say, try to take buses or ride bicycles instead of cars. All of these definitely help build an energysaving society.五、书面表达(2016南昌调研)假如你校英语俱乐部近期将举行“自拍DV大赛”。请根据下面的提示，写一篇通知，刊登在你校校报英语专栏上。活动主题：用DV记录生活中的精彩时刻。作品要求：1.作品反映校园生活、家庭生活以及家乡的变化等；2参赛作品的时长不
25、超过15分钟。参赛方式：参赛者将作品传至学校的网站。截止日期：2015年10月27日。注意：1.词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_范文NOTICEDo you want to record the wonderful moments in your life and share them with your friends or classmates? The School DV Contest, organized by the English Club, will give you such a good chance to share what you record wi
26、th more people. It encourages people of all video experience levels. If you are a video lover, you are welcome to offer your video about school life, family life or the great changes that have taken place in your hometown. You are expected to limit your video to 15 minutes and remember the deadline is Oct. 27th, 2015. Once you have created your video, you can simply upload it to the school website.Join it, and wish you good luck!