Unit6 Developing ideas and Presenting ideas 能力提升练
I. 阅读理解
(2020四川绵阳高二下期中)
A Russian spacecraft traveling to the International Space Station Thursday had to make an emergency landing when a rocket engine failed to fire It was the latest in a recent series of failures for the Russian space program, which is also used by the U. S. to carry its astronauts to the station.
United States astronaut Nick Hague and Russian astronaut Alexei Ovchinin landed safely about 20 kilometers from Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. The city is about 450 kilometers from the Russia’s Baikonur space center, where Russia operates through an agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Both the U. S. space agency NASA and Russia’s Roscosmos reported that the two were quickly recovered from the landing area by rescue crews. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said “Thank God the crew is alive” after they had landed safely.
About two minutes after launching,the three stage Soyuz booster rocket suffered an unspecified failure of its second stage. Russia’s TASS news agency said the capsule carrying the two men separated from the troubled rocket safely. This caused the capsule to drop very sharply into the Earth’s atmosphere. Parachutes(降落伞)helped slow the returning capsule. Search and rescue teams were sent to recover the crew.
Russia’s Ria news agency reported that Russia has immediately suspended all manned space launches after the failure. Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin said he had ordered a state commission to carry out an investigation into what went wrong. He said Russia would share all relevant information with the U. S.
The TASS news agency said that the ISS crew had enough supplies and that the failed launch would not affect operations.
The U. S. and other nations have depended on Russia to carry astronauts to the ISS since the retirement of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. In coming years, American aerospace companies SpaceX, with its Dragon 2, and Boeing, with its Starliner, are expected to return to space.
1. what caused the failure of the launch
A. The problem of the engine.
B. The terrible weather.
C. The drop of the capsule.
D. The wrong operation.
2. What can we learn about the launch
A. The capsule landed safely in Dzhezkazgan, Russia.
B. Russia had never failed in the space launch before this failure.
C. The failed launch will have a serious effect on the operations.
D. At first the capsule dropped very rapidly into the Earth' s atmosphere.
3. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs
A. SpaceX is sure to go back to space soon.
B. America carried astronauts to the ISS by itself before 2011.
C. Now only Russia can carry astronauts to space.
D. The ISS crew lives a very good life in the space station.
4. What can be the best title of the text
A. The Rescue of two astronauts.
B. The Launch of Russian Spacecraft.
C. Cooperation Between Russia and America.
D. Emergency landing in Failed Space Launch.
Ⅱ. 七选五
(2020天津第一中学高二阶段检测)
The second experiment on how to grow crops on Mars and moon soil simulants has given a surprising outcome. as a result of what the researchers of Wageningen University in the Netherlands learned from their first experiment, they were able to grow ten different crops. 1 The goal of the experiment is to provide the basis for growing crops on Mars and the moon in order to feed the first settlers.
2 Professor Wamelink says, “We used trays instead of small pots and added organic material (fresh cut grass) to Mars and moon soil simulants This solved the problem we had with watering in the first experiment and also added fertilizer to the soils” 3 In the next round they flourished, and the researchers could harvest from some species.
Although the Wageningen researchers harvested several non-poisonous crops, they did not eat them Wamelink says “ 4 If heavy metals find their way into the crops, they make them poisonous Further research on this is necessary. The experiment should start in April 2021 with the growth of new crops including potatoes and beans. ” The soil experiment began in April 2018.
Final harvest took place in October 2019. 5 “This is because we expect that first crop growth on Mars and the moon will take place in underground rooms to protect the plants from the bad environment. ” states Wamelink.
The Wageningen researchers use Mars and moon soil simulants provided by NASA. The Mars soil simulant comes from a volcano in Hawaii and the moon soil simulant from an Arizonian desert.
A. The soils contain heavy metals.
B. The crops could feed the first settlers.
C. In the first moon soil experiment most plants died.
D. Tomatoes, peas, turnips, and cabbages have been harvested.
E. A few improvements have been made since the first experiment.
F. The researchers studied in the experiment whether potatoes and beans could grow.
G. Plants were grown in a glass house under certain temperature, light conditions and under the earth’s atmosphere.
1. _________ 2. _________3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________
III. 读后续写
(2020山东临沂高二联考)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Last summer when my family was on the road to Montana, we arrived in great Falls late one night The kids had fallen asleep in the car, so my husband went and checked in while I stayed with the kids When he returned with the room keys, we woke up our children and took them out of the car, through the hotel, up the elevators and into our guest room. We kept the room dark leaving only the entry light on and quickly put the kids into bed hoping they'd drift off to sleep.
My husband went to put our water in the mini-fridge only to notice some beers “That’s strange”, he said and I agreed, but having discovered left behind drinks in hotel fridges in the past I didn’t think much about it. I figured the housekeepers had forgotten to check it. In the meantime, my husband ran to the store and I went into the bathroom to get ready for bed. As I washed my face. I looked down to see cardboard beer containers in the trash. I felt my heart begin to pound. We were in someone else’s room!
Now panicked, I checked the closet. Nothing. I then went to the dresser drawers. Nothing. My eyes scanned the door rooms floor and there it was. a black bag that looked like one of ours. But it wasn’t!
I immediately called the front desk and the waitress in charge responded with an “Oh, my God! This is not good!”
By now the kids were wide-awake, jumping on the beds as I was trying to put all of our things back into our oversized suitcase. Just while we were packing our things, I heard someone unlocking the door, which made my heart beat wildly.
Paragraph 1:
The door opened and in came a young man.
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Paragraph 2:
I didn't know how to deal with the matter but luckily the waitress arrived out of breath.
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参考答案:
I.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了运送宇航员到国际空间站的一艘俄罗斯飞船由于发动机故障致使飞船作了紧急降落,所幸无人伤亡。
1. A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句可知,由于发动机故障导致发射失败。故选A。
2. D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的 This caused the capsule to drop very sharply into the Earth's atmosphere Parachutes(降落伞)helped slow the returning capsule. 可知,一开始太空舱迅速掉入了地球大气层,故选D。
3. B 推理判断题。根据最后两段可知,自从2011年航天飞机计划退出,美国以及其他国家都依靠俄罗斯运送宇航员到国际空间站,由此可以推知,2011年以前,美国利用自己的航天飞机运送宇航员,故选B。
4. D 主旨大意题。本文是一篇新闻报道,根据新闻特点,第段第一句 A Russian spacecraft traveling to the International Space Station Thursday had to make an emergency landing when a rocket engine failed to fire. 为本文的主旨句,讲述了运送宇航员到国际空间站的一艘俄罗斯飞船由于发动机故障致使飞船作了紧急降落,故选D。
Ⅱ.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了研究者在火星和月球模拟土壤中种植农作物的实验情况。
1. D 根据上一句可以看出,研究者在实验中种植了10种不同的农作物,而由选项D中 Tomatoes,peas,turnips,cabbages这些农作物种类可以判断该项符合上下文逻辑。
2. E 该空位于段落的开头,是该段的主题句。该段讲述了实验取得的一些进展,因此可以判断E项为正确答案。
3. C 由后文的 In the next round they flourished. 可以判断C项符合上下文语境。
4. A Wamelink教授在此叙述了研究者没有吃这些农作物的原因。而A项正是原因之一,即土壤中含有重金属。
5. G 由空格后文 Wamelink教授给出的原因可知,G项中讲了这些农作物的种植条件,符合上下文的逻辑关系。
III.
One possible version:
Paragraph 1:
The door opened and in came a young man. After seeing us packing our things into our suitcase. he was shocked and angry I tried to explain what had happened. However, he wouldn’t listen to me. He talked with me in a loud voice, making my kids frightened The kids began to cry. Just at that time my husband returned, with some things bought from the store in his hands Thinking the young man was unfriendly, he started to quarrel with him.
Paragraph 2:
I didn't know how to deal with the matter but luckily the waitress arrived out of breath. Watching the waitress, all of us stopped talking. She explained that her mother became badly ill last night, which contributed to her fault. After explaining the reason to us, the waitress burst into tears. The young man, my husband and I, even my kids, tried to comfort the waitress. We said sorry to each other. The special experience in someone else’s room made me realize forgiveness is a kind of virtue.