Unit 4 Life on Mars 完形填空与阅读理解练习（含答案）

9B Unit 4 Life on Mars
完形填空
A
From the first use of the rocket (火箭) to carry satellites into space to the setting up of space stations (空间站) humans have been putting great effort into space research. And so far, we ___1___ many successes. But there are still large numbers of tasks in front of us and we should not stop ___2___ to make progress.
The international space station is an important ___3___ we should take in space exploration.
It is not only helpful ___4___ necessary. It provides a proper space environment ___5___ many experiments that we have wanted to do for a long time. It could be an important base (基地) for later travel to the Moon and Mars. In a word, if we want to explore space more, the first thing we should do is ___6___ a space station.
As the space station costs a lot of money, it is ___7___ for one country alone to set up one. The USA seems to be the only country ___8___ has the ability to build a space station alone, and it has tried to do so, but not very successful. So it has worked with many other countries to do it together. ___9___ it is till very expensive, it is much cheaper than doing it alone. It is really a job that needs everyone's effort and will be useful to ___10___ .
(　　)1. A. achieved B. have achieved C. led to D. have led to
(　　)2. A. try B. to try C. to trying D. trying
(　　)3. A. risk B. discovery C. step D. stop
(　　)4. A. or B. and C. but also D. as well as
(　　)5. A. with B. for C. to D. against
(　　)6. A. visit B. to visit C. set up D. to set up
(　　)7. A. hard B. easy C. possible D. better
(　　)8. A. what B. that C. who D. /
(　　)9. A. Because B. Since C. If D. Though
(　　)10. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one
B
Recently, great scientists around the world were able to create a real picture of a black hole. The black hole named Powehi is about 55 million light years from Earth. This means light travelling from that point takes 55 million years to be ___1___ on the Earth. When we look at the picture of Powehi, it’s like we are looking into the past. Light started a journey from Powehi to planet earth millions of years ago, ___2___ light from the sun takes only about 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
Black holes have always attracted scientists because black hole isn’t a hole. ___3___ , it is a place in space with a lot of matter (物质) inside. It has so much gravity that our sun can be pulled into it ___4___ . Even light can’t avoid it. As a result, it’s always black.
It was an amazing discovery. It ___5___ many ideas about black holes. It also proved Albert Einstein was ___6___ about his Theory of General Relativity (相对论) which explains the relationship between space and time.
This discovery is more than a story about the development of technology that ___7___ humans to see a black hole for the first time. It’s also a story of how these scientists from all over the world worked together for many years to have this great ___8___ .
Scientists also point out that the first picture of Powehi is the ___9___ of many more discoveries. One of the most important lessons we learn from this picture is to keep learning. Aristotle once said, “The more you know, the more you ___10___ you don’t know.” You never know what amazing discovery you will find.
(　　)1. A. seen B. touched C. covered D. used
(　　)2. A. after B. until C. while D. because
(　　)3. A. In all B. In fact C. In place D. In order
(　　)4. A. freely B. easily C. clearly D. exactly
(　　)5. A. forgot B. chose C. doubted D. confirmed
(　　)6. A. right B. sorry C. worried D. crazy
(　　)7. A. allowed B. forced C. advised D. invited
(　　)8. A. attraction B. application C achievement D. agreement
(　　)9. A. chance B. challenge C. beginning D. boundary
(　　)10. A. realize B. report C. refuse D. repeat
C
There is no doubt that my grandfather is the most important person in my life. He was more than just my grandfather: he was my teacher, and, I’m ___1___ to say, my friend.
There was no safer place than his ___2___ when I was a child. I could watch scary movies sitting there, and he would ___3___ my eyes when there was something really frightening. He taught me how to ___4___ , such as noodles and pizza. I remember, at age five, ___5___ on a chair by the stove as he taught me how to make fried eggs. He would often talk about his mother, whom he loved, having him stand on a chair stirring butter when he was no more than, three years old.
He was warm, loving, and firm. No matter what came his way, he always ___6___ it with no more than a shrug. His deep faith carried him through what life had to offer and pulled him out of poverty.
My grandfather loved baseball. He always watched games on television and ___7___ explained to us what was going on in the game. When he turned 90, my cousin Bill gave him an autographed (签名的) photo of his favorite player. He was very ___8___ with the present and he almost couldn’t control his ___9___ .
He just wouldn’t slow down. Some people have a small garden in their backyard. ___10___ my grandfather had a small backyard surrounding his huge garden! There he would ___11___ many tomatoes that were delicious and very ___12___ with us. He always had something to do and it was always done, well. Whenever anything was ___13___ , it was taken to my grandfather. And he would fix it.
It’s as if he just woke up one morning and decided it was “time”. At the age of 92, he became seriously ___14___ and within a few weeks this amazing man passed away. Father of three, grandfather of three, friend of countless people, this man touched and ___15___ all of us and we are better because of him.
(　　)1. A. proud B. active C. Independent D. worried
(　　)2. A. hand B. shoulder C. knee D. arm
(　　)3. A. cover B. hold C. stare D. check
(　　)4. A. work B. cook C. play D. purchase
(　　)5. A. sitting B. lying C. standing D. sleeping
(　　)6. A. created B. caught C. collected D. accepted
(　　)7. A. smoothly B. angrily C. patiently D. hopefully
(　　)8. A. confused B. satisfied C. shocked D. tired
(　　)9. A. agreement B. movement C. disappointment D. excitement
(　　)10. A. So B. Though C. But D. Because
(　　)11. A. grow B. sell C. deliver D. share
(　　)12. A. interesting B. popular C. lucky D. serious
(　　)13. A. stolen B. robbed C. broken D. thrown
(　　)14. A. dangerous B. sleepy C. damaged D. ill
(　　)15. A. caused B. influenced C. expected D. followed
D
Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good __1__ and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through.
One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went __2__ the school psychologist's(心理学家的) office to ask for help.
“Johnnie, I've been studying your marks of all the tests at school. I've made a __3__ study of them，” said the psychologist.
“I've been trying hard，” Johnnie was about to __4__．
The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder, “People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters who were __5__ able to learn Maths, and engineers who can't sing on key. Some day you will find __6__ you are good at, and when you do, you will make your parents and all of us very __7__ you.”
Johnnie didn't go to university. He found a job working in the gardens around the town. Soon __8__ amazing happened. His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called a “green thumb”. The plants he __9__ grew, and the roses blossomed(开花). People started to accept his __10__ for gardening, because he had an eye for colour and light.
One day while he was downtown, he happened to __11__ an unused dirty land behind the city hall. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That afternoon as soon as he got the permission(许可), he started the work, __12__ he couldn't afford all the tools or the plants that were __13__ for it. People gave him young trees, rose bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little __14__．
Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they __15__ beauty before the eyes of people.
(　　)1.A. job B．garden C．lesson D．present
(　　)2.A.into B．past C．along D．through
(　　)3.A.funny B．public C．careful D．similar
(　　)4.A.lie B．cry C．laugh D．agree
(　　)5.A.always B．usually C．sometimes D．never
(　　)6.A.how B．when C．what D．where
(　　)7.A.strict with B．proud of C．angry with D．sure of
(　　)8.A.nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
(　　)9.A.picked up B．pointed at C．talked about D．looked after
(　　)10.A.suggestions B．invitations C．situation D．attention
(　　)11.A.buy B．rent C．clean D．notice
(　　)12.A.but B．and C．so D．or
(　　)13.A.common B．natural C．possible D．necessary
(　　)14.A.farm B．lake C．park D．market
(　　)15.A.find B．spread C．collect D．describe
E
If anyone can be called a scientific giant after Albert Einstein, that person must be Stephen Hawking.He was born in Oxford, England on 8 January 1942.What a pity！On 14 March 2018, the world famous British scientist __1__ in Cambridge, UK.
After leaving high school, Hawking went first to Oxford University __2__ he studied physics and then went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admitted, he didn't work hard.And he did __3__ work. However, he always enjoyed thinking everything around him, especially the universe. Today, he is called the King of the Universe.
It was at the age of 21 that Hawking first __4__ something was wrong with him. He started to bump into some things. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his mother was so worried that she __5__ him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the result came back. He __6__ to have motor neuron disease(运动神经元病), an incurable illness which would make him unable to speak, breathe or move __7__ the help of a machine. Doctors said they had no ways to help him. He might die before 23.
　　__8__， Hawking became very depressed.After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “After my illness was diagnosed(诊断), I was very __9__ with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile(值得做的) things I could do.” Then Hawking got married and found a job at Cambridge University as a professor.We strongly believe that his story shows that __10__， how bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair.” He once said, “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”
(　　)1.A.has been dead B．died C．has died D．was died
(　　)2.A.which B．when C．that D．where
(　　)3.A.much B．lots of C．little D．few
(　　)4.A.noticed B．saw C．feels D．watches
(　　)5.A.advised B．made C．told D．wanted
(　　)6.A.found B．was founded C．was found D．founded
(　　)7.A.without B．with C．under D．by
(　　)8.A.At last B．At first C．However D．Firstly of all
(　　)9.A.boring B．excited C．interested D．bored
(　　)10.A.nobody B．somebody C．anybody D．everybody
答案
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阅读理解
A
Exhausted Finns (芬兰人) in the western city of Turku can now escape pressures at home or stress at work at a café where people can catnap (打盹儿).
The idea of Turku’s new “nap” café is from Jeremy Mast, a Frenchman who has been living in Finland since 2006 and was searching for a place to rest several years ago.
“The idea came to me in a restaurant when I felt a bit sleepy after a meal,” he said. “I thought it would be so nice to have a place for resting and I started to think what it could be like.”
After finding people liked his idea, Mast opened the Naphouse in January, 2009 with the support of the European Union’s youth culture budget. The café is also used as an art gallery and an activity workshop for young people.
People are given slippers, a pillow, a blanket (毯子) and even a teddy bear before entering the blue-coloured nap room.
“A lot of different kinds of people come here: students, working people and a lot of mothers with babies,” Mast said, adding that his customers often sleep there for about an hour and a half.
Customers can use the service for free, but some choose to make a donation to the Naphouse.
Now that he runs the Naphouse, however, Mast says he does not always have time to have a nap during the day.
(　　)1. What do we know about Jeremy Mast
A. He grew up in Finland.
B. He likes coffee and sleeping.
C. He’s a Frenchman living in Finland.
D. He opened the first Naphouse in 2006.
(　　)2. What does the Naphouse also serve as
A. A restaurant. B. An art gallery. C. A meeting hall. D. A shop.
(　　)3. What kind of people often come to Jeremy’s Naphouse
A. Old people. B. Retired people. C. Young people. D. Mothers without babies.
(　　)4. How long do the customers usually have a nap in Jeremy’s Naphouse
A. For about 90 minutes. B. For about 2 hours.
C. For about half an hour. D. For about three quarters of an hour.
(　　)5. What can we learn from the passage
A. The Naphouse was opened in summer.
B. Finns are living an easy and relaxing life.
C. Customers have to make a donation to continue using the service.
D. Jeremy Mast is too busy running the Naphouse to take a nap now.
B
Is there intelligent(有智力的) life on other planets For years, scientists said “No.” or “We don't know.” But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers(天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists(存在) somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings.
Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life，” say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies，” says Shostak. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to the Earth.”
In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes(高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or the Earth—in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
Have beings from space already visited the Earth “Probably not，” says Shostak. “It's a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other ways, such as radio signals(信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don't have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life__forms in our universe and we might help each other.”
(　　)1．Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are________．
A．astronomers B．farmers
C．singers D．drivers
(　　)2．What is the best title for Paragraph 2
A．The Age and Size of the Earth
B．Our Galaxy—The Milky Way
C．Why Intelligent Life Might Exist
D．The Earth—The Only Planet with Intelligent Life
(　　)3．Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past
A．Because there were not any smaller planets.
B．Because there were not any powerful telescopes.
C．Because the astronomers were not interested in them.
D．Because the Milky Way didn't exist at that time.
(　　)4．Why haven't beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak
A．Because they're afraid of us.
B．Because it's a long way away.
C．Because they don't want to see us.
D．Because they don't know how to use radio signals.
(　　)5．What does the underlined phrase “life forms” in the last paragraph mean
A．Messages.
B．Tools.
C．Intelligent beings.
D．Radio signals.
C
“Polly wants to eat a cracker(饼干)！”
You may have heard a bird on television, in a movie, or in real life say these words. Does the bird really want to eat a cracker The answer is yes...and no. Polly probably will eat a cracker, but what she really wants is some attention.
Certain kinds of birds are excellent talkers. They like to copy the sounds they hear around them. They also like the attention that people give them when they talk.
Many wild birds have the ability to mimic or copy sounds. Crows(乌鸦), jays(松鸦), and starlings(八哥) all can do it. But these birds seldom make good pets because they need lots of room, and they are not often comfortable around people.
Some pet birds, such as parrots, can be great talkers. Among the large parrots, the best talkers are African Grey Parrots and Amazonas.
One should remember that a certain kind of bird can talk does not mean it will talk. Each bird has a different personality. Some birds never learn to talk. Some may learn only a few words or sounds. Others seem to learn a large vocabulary easily.
Although each bird is different, younger birds are more likely to learn to talk than older birds. Also, male birds are usually better talkers than females. However, if you teach a bird to whistle(吹口哨) before it learns to talk, it may never learn to talk. This might be because whistling is easier for the bird.
( )1. According to the passage, a bird is more likely to learn a word if ________.
A. it listens to another bird
B. it learns how to whistle first
C. it hears the word many times
D. it knows what the word means
( )2. In this passage, the underlined word “mimic” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 模仿 B. 戏弄
C. 照样子画 D. 呈现……的形象
( )3. Which of these birds can be pet birds in this passage
A. Crows. B. Jays.
C. Starlings. D. Parrots.
( )4. How many kinds of birds are talking birds in this passage
A. 3. B. 4.
C. 5. D. 6.
( )5. According to the passage, which of these birds will most likely learn to talk
A. An old male bird.
B. A young male bird.
C. An old female bird.
D. A young female bird.
D
It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas and Marie’s mother was making a very special cake. She put four small coins into the cake and then baked it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner, Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth one It was missing （找不到的），but Marie’s mother didn’t notice.?
After Christmas, Marie got sick. She coughed and couldn’t speak. Marie’s parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over and then said, “We are sorry, but we can’t help her.” For 12 years, Marie didn’t speak. But like other common people, she grew up, she got a job, she got married. One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it Marie didn’t know. She took it to a hospital. A doctor at the hospital said，“This is a coin!”The doctor told Marie, “I think you can speak again.”
(　　)1.When did the story begin
A. During Christmas. B. On Marie’s birthday.
C. Before Christmas.
(　　)2.How old was Marie when she became unable to speak
A. She was 12. B. She was 13. C. She was 25.
(　　)3.Why did Marie go to the hospital 12 years later
A. Because she had a bad cold and began to cough.
B. Because she heard the doctor there could help her speak again.
C. Because she wanted to know what the small and black thing was.
(　　)4. Where had the missing coin been
A. In the cake. B. In Marie’s throat.
C. On the table.
(　　)5.What can you infer (推断) from the passage
A. Marie lived an unusual life after she got sick.
B. The coins in the cake brought good luck to Marie.
C. The 13-year-old girl couldn’t speak because of the coin.
E
Let's suppose it is a common day of 2060. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.
Trips to the Moon are being made every day. Taking a holiday on the Moon today is as easy as taking a holiday in Europe in the 2010's. There are many scenic spots(风景胜地) on the Moon. And many hotels have been built. In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the Moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment of the young and old.
What are people eating now People are still eating food. But many foods now come in the form of pills, and the food that goes into the pills comes mainly from green plants.
Because of the rapid increase in population, most of the Earth's surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer eaten by pests(害虫). The harvest is always good. Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farm. It is possible to run the farm by just using a few computers.
People are now largely vegetarians, and they eat only bread, vegetables, fruit and so on and they don't eat meat or fish. You see, as the number of people increases, the number of animals decreases. So people have to be vegetarians. We are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds, and we know how to deal with all kinds of illnesses. No one has to be ill any more.
Such would be our life in 2060.
(　　)1.What will be on the Moon in 2060 according to the passage
A．Many green plants.
B．Many wild animals.
C．Many interesting places.
D．Many aliens.
(　　)2.What does the underlined word “irrigated” mean in Chinese
A．冲刷 B．灌溉 C．淹没 D．流失
(　　)3.Which of the following is TRUE
A．People only eat food in the form of pills.
B．People don't have plenty of crops.
C．People run the farms by using high technology.
D．People always go to see doctors.
(　　)4.Why do people have to be vegetarians in 2060
A．Because they want to be healthier.
B．Because vegetables can make the patients well.
C．Because there will be more people and fewer animals.
D．Because there will be more pollution.
答案
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