1、Unit 4 Astronomy：the science of the starsSectionGrammar课后篇巩固提升一、根据句意用适当的词填空1.They lost their way in the forest and made matters worse was night began to fall.答案what;that2.It is said Peter will have a chance to travel abroad next month.答案that3. the astronomers eat in space is we want to know.答案How/Wh
2、at;what4. he lost his new car upset him a lot.答案That5.I read about it in this book or that one.Does it matter it was?答案which6. answers the question correctly will be given a prize.答案Whoever7. he didnt come yesterday is unknown.答案Why8. we will go there tomorrow or not hasnt been decided yet.答案Whether
3、9. will be sent to help them is very important.答案Who10. the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.答案When11.It doesnt matter you win or lose.答案whether12.He explained why he did it,but he did it often remained a mystery.No one knew about the process.答案how13.It worried the mother a l
4、ot she couldnt afford the medical treatment for her son.答案that14.It is a fact football is one of the most popular sports throughout the world.答案that15. we should put the money is hard to decide.No place seems to be safe.答案Where二、请将下列每组句子合并成带主语从句的复合句1.Some schools in Guangzhou took in students from S
5、ichuan.It is true.答案It is true that some schools in Guangzhou took in students from Sichuan./That some schools in Guangzhou took in students from Sichuan is true.2.What caused this strange phenomenon?It remains unknown.答案What caused this strange phenomenon remains unknown./It remains unknown what ca
6、used this strange phenomenon.3.Can he catch the bus?It is not clear.答案Whether he can catch the bus is not clear./Its not clear whether he can catch the bus.4.When will the meeting be held?It is still a question.答案When the meeting will be held is still a question./Its still a question when the meetin
7、g will be held.5.The young man died soon after he was saved.It made the rescuers very sad.答案What made the rescuers very sad was that the young man died soon after he was saved./It made the rescuers very sad that the young man died soon after he was saved.三、翻译句子1.It worried her a bit that her hair wa
8、s turning grey.答案她的头发变白这件事让她有点担心。2.Whether well go camping tomorrow depends on the weather.答案我们明天是否会去野营取决于天气。3.What makes this shop different is that it offers more personal services.答案使这家商店与众不同的是它提供更多的个人服务。4.Whoever wants to stay in the hotel has to pay their own way.答案任何想住在这家宾馆的人都必须自己付钱。5.How the
9、ancient Egyptians built the pyramids puzzled people for centuries.答案古代埃及人是如何建造金字塔困扰人们好几个世纪了。6.That the earth moves around the sun is well known to us all.答案地球围绕太阳转是众所周知的。7.Is it decided that they start the project next week?答案他们下周开始这个项目的事决定了吗?8.It matters little how a person dies,but what matters mu
10、ch more is how he lives.答案一个人怎么死的不太重要,但重要的是他是如何活着的。四、完形填空(2019全国高考)The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March1 six months out of the year.“Of course,we 2 it when the sun is shining,”says Karin Ro,who work
11、s for the towns tourism office.“We see the sky is 3,but down in the valley its darkerits like on a 4 day.”But that 5 when a system of high-tech 6 was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks(山峰) into the valley below.Wednesday,residents(居民)of Rjukan 7 their very first ray of winter suns
12、hine:A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to 8.The mirrors are controlled by a computer that 9 them to turn along with the sun throughout the 10 and to close during windy weather.They reflect a concentrated beam(束)of light onto the towns central 11,creating an area of sunligh
13、t roughly 600 square meters.When the light 12,Rjukan residents gathered together.“People have been 13 there and standing there and taking 14 of each other,”Ro says.“The town square was totally 15.I think almost all the people in the town were there.”The 3,500 residents cannot all 16 the sunshine at
14、the same time.17,the new light feels like more than enough for the towns 18 residents.“Its not very 19,” she says,“but it is enough when we are 20.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了挪威的Rjukan小镇由于安装了高科技反射镜系统,享受到了久违的阳光。1.A.onlyB.obviouslyC.nearlyD.precisely答案C解析根据上文提到的“fromlateSeptembertomid-March”可知,Rjukan有将近六个月接
15、受不到阳光照射,故选nearly,意为“几乎,差不多”。only“唯一的;仅有的”;obviously“明显地”;precisely“精确地;恰好地”。2.A.fearB.believeC.hearD.notice答案D解析根据下文中的“Weseetheskyis.”可知,当太阳照耀的时候,居民们注意到了这一点。notice“注意;留意”;fear“畏惧;害怕”;believe“相信”;hear“听到”。故选D项。3.A.emptyB.blueC.highD.wide答案B解析当太阳照耀时,天空是蓝色的(blue);但在山谷中,天空就暗下来了。4.A.cloudyB.normalC.diffe
16、rentD.warm答案A解析根据上文中的“butdowninthevalleyitsdarker”可知此处表示就像是阴天(cloudy)一样。normal“正常的”;different“不同的”;warm“温暖的”。5.A.helpedB.changedC.happenedD.mattered答案B解析根据下文中的“theirveryfirstrayofwintersunshine”可知,Rjukan的居民们享受到了第一缕暖阳,近半年得不到太阳照射的现象得以改变(change)。6.A.computersB.telescopesC.mirrorsD.cameras答案C解析根据下文中的“Th
17、emirrorsarecontrolledbyacomputerthat.”可知,小镇安装了高科技的反射镜系统,mirror意为“镜子”。computer“电脑”;telescope“望远镜”;camera“照相机”。7.A.rememberedB.forecastedC.receivedD.imagined答案C解析根据下文中的“theirveryfirstrayofwintersunshine”可知,小镇装上了高科技反射镜系统,居民们得以接收到了(received)冬季第一缕阳光的照射。8.A.repairB.riskC.restD.use答案D解析根据上文中的“Arowofreflect
18、iveboardsonanearbymountainside”可知,反射板被用来反射阳光,此处用固定搭配put.touse“利用”。故选D项。9.A.forbidsB.directsC.predictsD.follows答案B解析根据上文可知,这些反射镜由一台电脑控制,电脑可根据太阳位置的变化,指挥(directs)反射镜旋转。10.A.dayB.nightC.monthD.year答案A解析电脑根据一整天(throughouttheday)太阳位置的变化,指挥反射镜旋转,以有效反射附近山峰上的太阳光。night“夜晚”;month“月份”;year“年”。11.A.libraryB.hall
19、C.squareD.street答案C解析根据下文中的“Thetownsquarewastotally.”可知,应该是反射镜系统将集中的光线反射到小镇的中心广场(square)上,形成近600平方米的光区。12.A.appearedB.returnedC.fadedD.stopped答案A解析根据上文中的“creatinganareaofsunlightroughly600squaremeters”可知,当光线出现(appeared)的时候,小镇居民从四周聚集而来。return“返回”;fade“褪去,失去光泽”;stop“停止”。13.A.drivingB.hidingC.campingD.
20、sitting答案D解析根据上文可知,居民聚集到广场,或坐(sitting),或站,互相拍照。14.A.picturesB.notesC.careD.hold答案A解析见上题解析。takepictures“拍照”;takenotes“记笔记”;takecare“照顾”;takehold“抓住”。15.A.newB.fullC.flatD.silent答案B解析根据下文中的“Ithinkalmostallthepeopleinthetownwerethere.”可知来到广场上的居民很多,因此整个广场是满的。故选B项。16.A.blockB.avoidC.enjoyD.store答案C解析根据上文
21、可知,广场上的人很多。由此可推测3,500位居民无法同时享受(enjoy)阳光。block“阻止;阻塞”;avoid“避开,避免”;store“贮存”。17.A.InsteadB.HoweverC.GraduallyD.Similarly答案B解析根据下文中的“morethanenough”可知此处表示转折,因此选B项,意为“然而”。instead“代替”;gradually“逐步地,渐渐地”;similarly“相似地;类似地”。18.A.nature-lovingB.energy-savingC.weather-beatenD.sun-starved答案D解析根据上文可知,居民近半年时间享
22、受不到阳光照射,所以此处表示渴望阳光的(sun-starved)居民。19.A.bigB.clearC.coldD.easy答案A解析根据上文以及下文中的“butitisenough”可知,反射过来的阳光面积并不大(big)。20.A.tryingB.waitingC.watchingD.sharing答案D解析此处表示虽然阳光面积不大,但也足够居民们分享(share)。try“尝试”;wait“等待”;watch“观看”。五、语篇填空Global warming could make humans shorter.Scientists claim(声称) to have found evid
23、ence that it caused the worlds first horses 1. (become) smaller nearly 50 million years ago.In fact,a team from the universities of Florida and Nebraska says 2. has found a link between the earth heating up and the size of horses,during the last time the world heated up.The scientists used fossils t
24、o follow the evolution of horses from their earliest 3.(appear) 56 million years ago.As temperatures went up,their size went 4.The scientists say that the current warming could have the same effect 5. mammals and could even make humans 6. (small).“ Horses started out small,about the size of a small
25、dog.Whats 7. (surprise) is that after they first appeared,they then became even smaller and then dramatically increased in size,and that 8.(exact) corresponds to (符合)the global warming event,followed by cooling.”“It had been known that mammals 9.(be) small during the last warm time,10. we hadnt real
26、ised that temperature specifically was driving the evolution of body size,” Dr Bloch said in the Science journal.答案1.to become2.it3.appearance4.down5.on6.smaller7.surprising8.exactly9.were10.but六、短文改错Today is Sunday.The sky is full of sunshine,and so does my life.At about 9:00 a.m.,I go to the books
27、tore with my friends.There were a lot of new book.I didnt know which one to buy because these books were all usefully to me.At last,I chose two.At 10:00,we went to cinema.The film was called CaptainAmerican:CivilWar but many people were waiting outside.It took us about 3 hours to see it.Having seen
28、the film,and everyone was deeply moving.Some friends even burst out tears.Thats a really wonderful film.It is well worth see again.What a happy day! I hope tomorrow I will be even happier!答案第二句:doesis第三句:gowent第四句:bookbooks第五句:usefullyuseful第七句:在to后加the第八句:butand第十句:删掉and;movingmoved第十一句:outinto或者tearscrying第十三句:seeseeing
