Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars课时跟踪检测(七)
课时跟踪检测(七) Warming Up & Reading — Language Points
Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1.More violent (violence) scenes in the film were cut when it was shown on television.
2.Some understanding of grammar is fundamental (fundament) to learning a language.
3.It is generally accepted that smoking is harmful (harm) to our health.
4.Mary was reading a poem with a puzzled (puzzle) expression on her face.Its deeper meaning remained a puzzle (puzzle) for her.
5.One day while we were lying (lie) in the bed, my son lied (lie) to me that he laid (lay) the eggs that the hen had just laid (lay) on the table.
6.Unlike (like) most people in the office who come to work by car, I usually come to work by bus.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1.You'd better give up using that kind of medicine, because it may be________ to your stomach.
A.rudeB.gentle
C.harmful
D.limited
解析:选C。考查形容词辨析。be harmful to ...相当于do harm to ...,表示“对……有害”。
2.The Presidents of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly________.
A.atmosphere
B.state
C.situation
D.system
解析:选A。考查名词辨析。句意:两国总统在友好的气氛中举行会谈。atmosphere“气氛”,符合句意。state“状态”;situation“形势”;system“系统”。
3.What we need to learn is how to put ________ into practice when we begin to work.
A.system
B.belief
C.theory
D.adventure
解析:选C。句意:当我们开始工作时,需要学习的就是怎样将理论付诸实践。theory“学说;理论”,put theory into practice为固定短语,表示“将理论付诸于实践”。system“系统;制度”;belief“信念”;adventure“冒险”。
4.Although the traffic was heavy, I managed to be ________ for the important lecture.
A.at a time
B.in time
C.at times
D.in no time
解析:选B。句意:尽管遇到了交通堵塞,我还是设法及时地参加了那个重要的讲座。in time“及时”,符合句意。at a time“每次”;at times“有时”;in no time“立即;马上”。
5.Getting more
information on how to use these tools can________ your chances of success.
A.get B.multiply
C.add
D.gain
解析:选B。考查动词辨析。句意:获得更多如何使用这些工具的信息能增加你成功的机会。multiply“增加”,符合句意。get“得到”;add“增加”,如果add后加to则可选此项;gain“获得;得到”。
6.The car doesn't belong to me.________, it is impossible for me to lend it to you.
A.Yet
B.Still
C.Thus
D.Though
解析:选C。考查副词辨析。根据句意可知两句之间是因果关系,故选C项。thus是副词,意为“因此;于是”。
7.That's really a ________problem;no wonder all the students looked________.
A.puzzled; puzzling
B.puzzled; puzzled
C.puzzling; puzzling
D.puzzling; puzzled
解析:选D。考查形容词辨析。a puzzling problem“一个令人困惑的问题”;look puzzled “看起来被弄糊涂了”。
8.His wife gave ________ birth to a lovely baby and he planned to hold ________ party to celebrate it.
A.a; a
B.不填; a
C.不填; the
D.the; a
解析:选B。give birth to“产生;分娩”,为固定短语;“举行一个聚会来庆祝”为泛指,故B项正确。
9.In many parts of China, there still ________ the idea that boys are more important than girls.
A.existence
B.existed
C.is existing
D.exists
解析:选D。there exists ...“……在/存在”。由“still”一词可知,此处最佳时态应为一般现在时。
10.The fact that she was foreign made ________ difficult for her to get a job in that country.
A.so B.much
C.that
D.it
解析:选D。句意:她是外国人这个事实使她很难在那个国家找到工作。it是形式主语,真正主语是to get a job in that country。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago.He studied the observations of comets (彗星) which other scientists had made.The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem.He could not figure it out.Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.
However, Halley had a friend named Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician.Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it.He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse (椭圆).
Now Halley set to work.He figured out (解决;计算出) the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists.He made a surprising discovery.The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit.Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart.
This seemed very strange to Halley.The different comets followed the same orbit.The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets, as people thought.He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times.The comet had gone away and had come back again.
It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction (预言) of what comet would happen in the future.He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758.There were 53 years to go before Halley's prediction could be tested.In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky.Halley did not see it, for he has died some years before.Ever since then that comet has been called Halley's comet, in his honor.
1.Halley made his discovery ________.
A.by doing experiments
B.by means of his own careful observation
C.by using the work of other scientists
D.by chance
解析:选C。细节理解题。由文中第三段得知。
2.Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year ________.
A.1704
B.1705
C.1706
D.1707
解析:选B。计算题。文中的“He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758.There were 53 years to go before Halley's prediction could be tested.”这句话告诉我们:他预言彗星出现的时间是1758年,而这个预言还要经过53年才能验证,由此可以推断出哈雷做出这个预言的时间是1705年。
3.This passage in general is about ________.
A.Halley and other scientists
B.the orbit of a comet
C.Newton and Halley
D.Halley and his discovery
解析:选D。主旨大意题。纵观全文,不难看出,文章的中心就是哈雷以及他的发现。
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Edmund Halley was an American scientist.
B.Halley made his discovery by doing experiments.
C.Newton was a famous mathematician.
D.The orbit of a comet had the shape of an around.
解析:选C。综合判断题。从文章首句可以看出A项错误;从第二题的分析中可知B项也错误;牛顿告诉哈雷彗星的轨道是椭圆形的,可排除D。
B
Do you enjoy watching beautiful sunsets and seeing wildlife in some of the best parts of Wisconsin? Do you like being around people who share the same respect and love for natural resources? If you say “yes”, then a fisheries biologist is a great career choice for you.
As you can probably guess, education is very important.A Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries or biology is strongly recommended.Many biologists have a Master's degree.But it's not only good education that prepares you for a career as a fisheries biologist — field experience is also important.Volunteer work, internships (实习) and shortterm fish technician positions are good ways to gain valuable training that can give you an edge in the competitive job market.
In addition to good education and field experience, a fisheries biologist needs other skills.You'll spend a lot of time working with the public, so it's important to feel comfortable talking to a variety of people.Good communication, listening, and presentation (陈述) skills are a must.
A common misconception among many people is that fisheries biologists get to fish all the time.Most biologists wish that were true.But as a fisheries biologist, you are especially busy during the fishing season, which leaves little time for you to actually go fishing.It's sad, but true.
Each day brings something different in the life of a fisheries biologist.In the spring and fall, you spend a lot of time on the water shocking fish in order to sample the population, studying fish, and talking with people.The winter is spent analyzing (分析) fish data and communicating with the public.
So if you find fish interesting and fun to learn about, and like working both outside and inside, consider a career as a fisheries biologist.You'll never be bored!
5.We can infer this passage was written to ________.
A.advise us to respect and protect wildlife
B.encourage us to spend more time working outside
C.explain why education is important for our career
D.introduce a good career to those who are interested in wildlife
解析:选D。作者意图题。通读全文,可知作者主要向我们介绍了常在户外作业的渔业生物学家这个职业,故选D。
6.To be a good fisheries biologist, which of the following is NOT necessary?
A.You should be good at communicating with others.
B.You should have rich knowledge of biology.
C.You should have field experience.
D.You should be a good swimmer.
解析:选D。细节理解题。通读全文,可知作者提到了要想成为一个渔业生物学家,必须有渔业学或者生物学学士学位,必须有实地工作的经验,必须擅长沟通,但并没有说要擅长游泳,故选D。
7.The underlined word “misconception” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.
A.question
B.misunderstanding
C.dream
D.explanation
解析:选B。词义猜测题。根据后面的“Most biologists wish that were true ...”可知很多人认为渔业生物学家可以经常钓鱼的观念是错误的,故选B。
8.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.fisheries biologists like working in winter most
B.fisheries biologists can easily get bored of their work
C.fisheries biologists get to fish all the time all year round
D.fisheries biologists spend a lot of time working outside in spring and fall
解析:选D。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“In the spring and fall, you spend a lot of time on the water ...”可推断渔业生物学家在春天和秋天有很多户外工作的时间。
Ⅳ.短文改错
A terrible storm took place in a summer night.The wind was so strong that many trees brought down.It was already eleven o'clock.Li Ming who had been to night school, was still not back and her parents were very anxious.Half an hour late the wind stopped, and it was still raining.Li Ming's parents were about to looking for him when he returned.Li Ming explained the storm has pushed over many big trees as well telephone lines, blocking the roads and that the bridge had been washed away by the floods.So they had been to find another way back.
答案:第一句:in→on
第二句:trees后加were
第四句:been→gone; her→his
第五句:late→later; and→but
第六句:looking→look
第七句:has→had; well后加as
第八句:去掉been
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