第2课时 [Unit 4 Period 2]
Ⅰ.用方框中所给的短语完成句子
connect…to, feel ill, get lost, compared with, make
friends with, at the speed of, in the form of, with the
development of, in some ways, from the beginning
1.If you in the city, you’d better ask the police for help.
2.If you , you’d better go to see a doctor.
3.It is easy for him to people from different countries.
4.If you want to send emails, your computer the Internet first.
5. the life twenty years ago, the life at present is much easier.
6.We should do everything carefully .
7.It is easy for us to remember the words sentences.
8.In Qingdao, we can see the influence of Germany .
9.Light travels 300,000 kilo- metres per second.
10. our country, more and more foreigners come for further education.
Ⅱ.单项选择
( )11.[2019·武汉] —Dad, what is the loud-speaker saying
—It is to the . The flight to Wuhan is boarding now.
A.customers B.passengers C.members D.tourists
( )12.[2020·泰州] —Andy practised hardest among us and he won first prize in the competition.
—A dream can’t come true hard work.
A.by B.across C.over D.without
( )13.[2020·咸宁] —A Long March 5(长征五号)rocket carrying China’s heaviest satellite was launched.
—Amazing! It happened on Dec. 27, 2019 in Wenchang, Hainan.
A.successful B.successfully C.success D.succeed
( )14.[2020·新疆] Most of the Earth’s surface by water.
A.is covered B.covers C.is grown D.grows
( )15.[2020·黔东南] —Dear, how is your homework going
—Oh, Mum, I’ve just finished of it.
A.second three B.two third C.second threes D.two thirds
Ⅲ.任务型阅读
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. 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(星系),” 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 allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or the Earth in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
Have intelligent 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.”
根据短文内容,回答下列问题,每题答案不超过6个词。
16.How many galaxies are there in the universe
17.Which galaxy is the Earth in
18.What allows scientists to discover smaller planets
19.Why haven’t intelligent beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak
20.When could we make contact with other life forms in our universe according to the article
答案
Ⅰ.1.get lost 2.feel ill
3.make friends with 4.connect; to
5.Compared with 6.from the beginning
7.in the form of 8.in some ways
9.at the speed of
10.With the development of
Ⅱ.11.B 名词辨析。“爸爸,喇叭正在说什么? ”“是说给乘客的。飞往武汉的航班正在登机。”customer意为“顾客”;passenger意为“乘客”;member意为“成员”;tourist意为“游客”。
12.D 介词辨析。“安迪在我们之中练习得最刻苦,他在比赛中获得了一等奖。”“不努力就不能实现梦想。”by意为“由,被,通过”;across意为“穿过”;over意为“在……之上”;without意为“没有”。根据句意可知选D。
13.B 词义辨析。“载有中国最重卫星的长征五号长火箭成功发射。”“太惊人了! 它于2019年12月27日发生在海南文昌。”句中的launch是及物动词,意为“发射”,应用副词修饰动词,表示“成功地”,应用successfully。
14.A 动词辨析及被动语态。地球表面的大部分被水覆盖。cover意为“覆盖”;grow意为“种植,生长”。结合常识可知,地球表面大部分被水覆盖,故排除C、D两项。主语“Most of the Earth's surface”与谓语动词cover构成动宾关系,应用被动语态。
15.D 分数的表达法。“亲爱的,你的作业完成得怎么样?”“哦,妈妈,我刚做完三分之二。”英语中,分数的分子用基数词,分母用序数词;分子大于一时,分母用复数形式。
Ⅲ.16.At least 100 billion (galaxies).17.The Milky Way.
18.Powerful telescopes.
19.Because it's a long way away.
20.By 2025.