UNIT 6 Space and beyond高中英语外研版
CLASS ______ NAME __________ SCORE ______
Vocabulary:
unexceptional
shadow
scream
suspend
crew
submit
awesome
telescope
angle
invisible
straightforward
self-discipline
fetch
muscle
pepper
sneeze
disc
notion
excursion
rekindle
tragically
simulator
lifelike
galaxy
conceivably
particle
hazardous
Phrases and expressions:
become accustomed to
one’s heart in one’s mouth
take off
turn in
cast a shadow on / over
call to
reach for the stars
be composed of
quest for
the space shuttle
the naked eye
be aware of
on board
in reality
work out
be engaged in
at the edge of
be close to
Fill in the blanks:
Since then, Michael has lived an ______ life, just like most of the ordinary people.
Production has been ______ while safety checks are carried out.
I had asked everyone to ______ questions in advance of the meeting.
We had a rest and enjoyed the ______ scenery from the top of the mountain.
He's a ______ man and told everything he'd seen.
The inhabitants of the African village have to walk a mile to ______ water.
We each have a ______ of just what kind of person we'd like to be.
I have arranged with my classmates for a(n) ______ to the beach.
Most ______, the war has caused the loss of many innocent lives.
The galloping horses he paints are extremely ______.
In general I feel like I have become ______ Chinese way of life.
The accident ______ on the safety of China's fast expanding subway network.
______ lifelong education is of primary importance.
This helps you to be ______ time and concentrates your mind on the immediate task.
My mind raced as I tried to ______ what was happening.
Translate the following:
Guided by a computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by today’s average school children, all three astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission made it safely back to Earth.
Following the Moon landings, space travel rapidly became unexceptional to the public, as innovations succeeded each other.
With the eyes of students across the nation upon her, she might have inspired an entirely new generation of astronauts and space scientists.
Following the shock of the Challenger disaster, space shuttle flights were suspended for nearly three years while the cause of the disaster was investigated, and some of the shuttle’s components were redesigned.
Our power to investigate and thus understand space changed dramatically when the first telescope was angled at the night sky, increasing as it did the power of the human eye and enabling us to understand that the universe is far larger than was previously imaginable.
当我意识到我的作业交晚了,我非常紧张地站在老师办公室的门口,不敢进去。(aware, submit, one’s heart in one’s mouth)
航天飞机乘组由5人组成,他们已经适应了在失重环境中生活。(the space shuttle, crew, be composed of, become accustomed to)
老师率直地批评学生是很平常的,但这可能给学生的心理健康留下无形的阴影。(unexceptional, straightforward, cast a shadow on, invisible)
原来每周一次的远足重新点燃了我们对环境保护的热情,但现在因为一些可信的危险因素,被搁置了。(excursion, rekindle, conceivably, hazardous, suspend)
借助望远镜,我们可以看到在银河系的边缘的、用肉眼看不到的那些恒星。(telescope, at the edge of, galaxy, invisible, the naked eyes)
Fill in the blanks:
Challenger was a space (1)______, which took off on 28 January 1986. Millions of people watched the launch on TV because a(n) (2)______ teacher was on board, who planned to give two lessons from orbit. She hoped to communicate a sense of excitement and (3)______interest in the space programme. But (4)______, the shuttle exploded in the air and all the 7 astronauts on (5)______ were killed. It was the most (6)______ space accident ever, which cast a (7)______ people’s hearts. For three years space shuttle flights were (8)______ due to (9)______ and redesigning. Finally on 29 September 1988, the space shuttle programme resumed with the successful (10)______ of Discovery.
What did the teacher want to achieve in her space classroom (no more than 20 words)
What happened to the 7 astronauts on board Challenger (no more than 10 words)
Multiple choice:
1. You ______ return the book now. You can keep it till next week if you like.
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. may not
2. Where is my pen I ______ it.
A. might lose B. would have lost C. should have lost D. must have lost
3. I didn’t hear the phone. I ______ asleep.
A. must be B. must have been C. should be D. should have been
4. He ______ you more help, even though he was very busy.
A. might have given B. might give C. may have given D. may give
5. A computer ______ think for itself; it must be told what to do.
A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. might not
6. I was really anxious about you. You ____ home without a word.
A. mustn’t leave B. shouldn’t have left
C. couldn’t have left D. needn’t leave
7. Janny ______ have kept her word. I wonder why she changed her mind.
A. must B. should C. need D. would
8. We ______ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied B. might study C. should have studied D. would study
9. -–Could I borrow your dictionary
--Yes, of course you ______.
A. might B. will C. can D. should
10. Tom ought not to ______ me your secret, but he meant no harm.
A. have told B. tell C. be telling D. having told
11. Peter ______ come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet.
A. must B. may C. can D. will
12. I told Sally how to get there, but perhaps I ______ for her.
A. had to write it out B. must have written it out
C. should have written it out D. ought to write it out
13. -–There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well.
-- It ______ a comfortable journey.
A.can’t be B. shouldn’t be
C. mustn’t have been D. couldn’t have been
14. Johnny, you ______ play with the knife, you ______ hurt yourself.
A. won’t; can’t B. mustn’t; may C. shouldn’t; must D. can’t; shouldn’t
15. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ______ get out.
A. had to B. would C. could D. was able to
参考答案: 1. CDBAA 6. BBCCA 11. BCDBD