Unit 6 阶段测试一
（Listening & Speaking—Theme Reading）
听力部分（20分）
一、听力理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
第一节
听下面五个句子，从每小题所给的A、B、C三幅图中选出与句子内容相关的选项。每个句子读两遍。
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A. B. C.
（ ）2.
A. B. C.
（ ）3.
A. B. C.
（ ）4.
A. B. C.
（ ）5.
A. B. C.
第二节
听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7小题。
（ ）6. Where is Lucy going
A. To a museum. B. To a restaurant. C. To a school.
（ ）7. How will Lucy go there
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9小题。
（ ）8. What will China send into space next week
A. A spaceship. B. A rocket. C. A man-made satellite.
（ ）9. Where will China send taikonauts to
A. Moon. B. Mars. C. Venus.
听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12小题。
（ ）10. What is the real color of the Sun
A. White. B. Orange. C. Yellow.
（ ）11. Which is the largest object in the solar system
A. Jupiter. B. The Sun. C. Saturn.
（ ）12. What does the Sun provide Earth with
A. Energy, light and heat.
B. Energy, water and heat.
C. Air, light and heat.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15小题。
（ ）13. What are they talking about
A. An astronaut. B. A planet. C. A movie.
（ ）14. Why do the astronauts go into space
A. To find a new planet to live on.
B. To send more satellites into space.
C. To check the health of the Sun.
（ ）15. What do they learn in the end of their talk
A. We should respect the astronauts.
B. We should protect Earth.
C. We should find a new place to live.
第三节
听下面一篇短文。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。短文读两遍。
（ ）16. What do Seth and Alex do
A. Space scientists. B. Astronauts. C. Rocket builders.
（ ）17. What do they think of the universe
A. New. B. Small. C. Huge.
（ ）18. What’s the first reason for Seth and Alex to believe that there is
intelligent life on other planets
A. Time is long enough.
B. Stars are bright enough.
C. Planets are close enough.
（ ）19. How old is the universe
A. About 11 billion years old.
B. About 12 billion years old.
C. About 20 billion years old.
（ ）20. How many stars are there in the Milky Way
A. At least 100 billion.
B. At least 200 billion.
C. At least 300 billion.
笔试部分（100分）
二、单项选择（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
（ ）21. Many countries are trying to send spaceships ________ the space to
explore the universe.
A. into B. on C. under D. at
（ ）22. In the solar system, Asteroid Belt ________ the inner planets from the outer ones.
A. divides B. puts C. leaves D. separates
（ ）23. ________ Moon ________ Venus gives light. They only reflect（反射）the light from the Sun.
A. Either; or B. Neither; nor
C. Not only; but also D. Both; and
（ ）24. Nearly 71% of Earth’s ________ is covered by water.
A. object B. spoon C. surface D. diameter
（ ）25. It’s hard for people to ________ on a planet with no air.
A. create B. include C. survive D. choose
（ ） 26. If a rainbow _______ in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
A. looks B. appears C. explores D. lives
（ ）27. The Black Hole has the ________ to “eat” everything near it, including the light.
A. distance B. degree C. power D. rocket
（ ）28. Earth is a special planet in the solar system because it ________
lives—people, animals , plants, and so on.
A. is helpful for B. is alive with C. is similar to D. is short of
（ ）29. The Sun is very important to Earth. It gives us light ________ heat.
A. as well as B. as soon as C. as much as D. as many as
（ ）30. Earth ________ the Sun, so we have four seasons in a year.
A. runs away B. gets off C. gets on D. moves around
三、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Moon is an amazing object in the universe.
It is Earth’s only natural satellite. It is very important to our Earth. It orbits（环绕……的轨道运行）around Earth at a relatively stable（相对稳定的） 31 . This relationship between Earth and Moon changes the tides（潮汐）on Earth.
Moon is like a big 32 ball in the sky. Moon 33 around Earth. It 34 about one month for Moon to go around Earth once. When we look at it from Earth, we can see different shapes or phases（时期). Moon has different names according to its different 35 . We call it a full Moon when it looks like a big, round plate. We call it a crescent Moon（新月） 36 Moon is like a thin line. Moon also has some other shapes. The changes of these shapes are very interesting.
Scientists 37 Moon to know more about the solar system. There are many craters（陨石坑）on its 38 . Moon doesn’t give off light. It shines
39 it reflects the light 40 the Sun. On a clear night, it is very bright and beautiful.
（ ）31. A. mess B. distance C. age D. loss
（ ）32. A. round B. square C. huge D. small
（ ）33. A. walks B. shows C. runs D. moves
（ ）34. A. takes B. pays C. spends D. costs
（ ）35. A. colors B. shapes C. sizes D. names
（ ）36. A. since B. when C. after D. before
（ ）37. A. enjoy B. study C. accept D. include
（ ）38. A. surface B. object C. rock D. warmth
（ ）39. A. because B. so C. but D. and
（ ）40. A. on B. at C. from D. in
四、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。
A
Do you want to know something about the solar system Let me tell you. The Sun is the center in the solar system. We can see eight planets move around the Sun. Asteroid Belt separates the eight planets into two groups—the inner planets and the outer planets.
The inner planets The closest planet to the Sun is Mercury. It is very small and hot. Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called “Earth’s sister” because it is similar to Earth in size. Earth is our home planet. It has water and air. They are very important to life. Mars is the fourth planet and it looks red. Scientists are very interested in exploring Mars because there is probably life on it.
The outer planets Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It has a big red spot. Saturn is famous for its beautiful rings. Uranus is a very cold planet. Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun. All these planets are in different places around the Sun and they have their own unique features（独特的特征）.
（ ）41. Which planet is the closest to the Sun
A. Venus. B. Mercury. C. Mars. D. Earth.
（ ）42. What is Venus often called
A. Earth’s brother. B. Earth’s sister.
C. Mars’s sister. D. Jupiter’s sister.
（ ）43. Why are scientists very interested in exploring Mars
A. Because Mars is very beautiful.
B. Because there is probably life on Mars.
C. Because Mars is next to Earth.
D. Because Mars looks red.
（ ）44. How does the writer start the text
A. By asking a question. B. By listing numbers.
C. By telling a story. D. By sharing an example.
（ ）45. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the text
A. To compare the eight planets with each other.
B. To tell the importance of the eight planets.
C. To tell the difference of the eight planets.
D. To introduce the eight planets in the solar system.
B
The Milky Way（银河系）is a large spiral galaxy（螺旋形星系）. For example, the Sun is just one of many stars in the Milky Way.
The galaxy is so vast that it holds countless mysteries and no one knows how big it is. It is made up of billions of stars, gas, and dust（尘埃）. The Milky Way has a spiral structure, with a central bulge（鼓起）and several spiral arms. In these arms, new stars are being born all the time. The spiral arms wind outwards from the center.
Among the many wonders of the Milky Way, some are mysterious celestial bodies（神秘的天体）. Black holes, for example, are objects with such strong gravitational（重力的）pull that nothing can escape from them. They can swallow（吞噬）everything on their way. Neutron（中子）stars are also interesting. They have very strong magical fields.
Scientists are exploring the Milky Way to discover its secrets. They use powerful telescopes to see the stars and study them.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
( ) 46. What does the Milky Way look like
A. A long belt. B. A long river.
C. A whirlpool（漩涡）. D. A round pool.
( ) 47. What does the underlined word “vast” mean in Paragraph 2
A. Huge. B. Strange. C. Beautiful. D. Ancient.
( ) 48. What can we learn from the text
A. Scientists know how big the Milky Way is.
B. The Milky Way is only made up of stars.
C. Neutron stars have very strong magical fields.
D. There are no new-born stars in the Milky Way.
( ) 49. Where can we probably read the text
A. In a science magazine. B. In a story book.
C. In a guide book. D. In a diary.
( ) 50. What is the best title for the text
A. The Milky Way B. The Black Hole
C. The Neutron star D. The Spiral Arms
C
Nine Earths side by side would almost go across Saturn’s diameter. That doesn’t include Saturn’s rings. Saturn is the sixth planet from our Sun and orbits（沿轨道绕行）at a distance of about 1.4 billion kilometers from the Sun.
Saturn has beautiful rings. Of all the planets in the solar system, Saturn’s rings are the biggest and brightest. According to scientists, however, these rings will disappear one day.
How did Saturn get its rings in the first place Scientists have no certain answer. But there’s a popular theory（理论）: Saturn had at least 60 moons（卫星）. Some comets（彗星）or small planets ran into Saturn’s moons. And this created a large number of ice and rock pieces. These pieces were different in size. Some were as small as grains（颗粒）of sand, but others were as large as houses.
These pieces began to travel around Saturn. Saturn’s gravity（引力）pulled them towards it. At the same time, the speed of their orbit tried to throw them into space. Over time, these pieces of ice and rock formed（形成）rings around Saturn.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
（ ）51. How wide is Saturn’s diameter
A. Nine times as wide as Earth’s diameter.
B. Nine times as wide as Venus’ diameter.
C. Nine times as wide as Mars’ diameter.
D. Nine times as wide as Jupiter’s diameter.
（ ）52. What is the distance between Saturn and the Sun
A. About 1,400,000,000 kilometers. B. About 140,000,000 kilometers.
C. About 14,000,000,000 kilometers. D. About 14,000,000 kilometers.
（ ）53. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text
A. Saturn has less than 60 moons.
B. Saturn’s rings will disappear completely soon.
C. Saturn’s gravity played an important role in the form of Saturn’s rings.
D. Of all the planets in the solar system, only Saturn has rings.
（ ）54. What is the text mainly about
A. Saturn’s size. B. Saturn’s rings.
C. Saturn’s moons. D. Saturn’s gravity.
（ ）55. Where can we probably read the text
A. In a diary. B. In a tour guide book.
C. In an advertisement. D. In a science book.
D
Venus travels around the Sun at a distance of about 108 million kilometers. It is Earth’s closest planetary（行星的）neighbor. 56 Venus is so light and beautiful in the sky at night that the planet was named after a story. 57
Venus is the sister of Earth. 58 But Venus is also different from Earth in many ways. 59 Venus is so close to the sun that its temperature, between 465℃and 485℃, is far higher than that on Earth. The atmospheric pressure（大气压）of Venus is 90 times as high as Earth. 60 . The air of Venus is full of carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. There is no water there.
B. Because Venus is similar to Earth in weight.
C. The name is from a Roman goddess of love and beauty.
D. It is the second planet from the Sun in the solar system.
E. It is not a good place for people to live on like Earth.
56. ________ 57. ________ 58. ________ 59. ________ 60. ________
五、语篇填空（10小题，每题1分，共10分）
根据下面短文内容及部分首字母提示，在短文的空格处填上一个最恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
In the universe, 61 we all know, there is the Sun, Moon, Earth, and a lot of stars. We learned in class that the Sun is a s 62 , Earth is a planet and Moon is our natural 63 . We also know Earth moves a 64 the Sun and Moon goes around Earth. We have days and nights 65 of the rotation of Earth day and night. When some parts of Earth 66 to the Sun, people living on Earth have daylight. If Earth stops rotating again and again, there will be no days 67 nights. Life on Earth will not s 68 as well.
Moon looks much bigger than the Sun because it is 69 to Earth. Such a short distance also gives Moon the p 70 to change the tides（潮汐）on Earth.
61. ________ 62. ________ 63. ________ 64. ________ 65. ________
66. ________ 67. ________ 68. ________ 69. ________ 70. ________
六、补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据下面的对话情景，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Hi, Rose. 71
B: Hi, Tom. I’m thinking about what the life would be like if we live on Mars.
A: That sounds very interesting!
B: Unluckily, people have known little about Mars until now.
A: Oh, don’t worry. I have a new book named There Is Nothing to Do on Mars.
B: There Is Nothing to Do on Mars 72
A: It tells a story about a boy named Martin. He has an experience on the red planet.
B: Really 73
A: His family moved their nice home from Earth to Mars. He moves around in his space shuttle to look for real Martians（火星人）with his robot dog.
B: 74
A: No, he doesn’t. But he discovers some water under the ground.
B: Aha, he becomes a hero!
A: I agree with you. Here is the book.
B: 75 Thanks a lot.
A. What’s it about B. I can’t wait to read it. C. What are you up to D. What happens to him E. What do you think of it F. Does he discover Martians G. Have our scientists ever found anything yet
________ 72. ________ 73. ________ 74. ________ 75. ________
七、看图写话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据每小题所提供的画面情景和提示词，写出一个与画面情景相符的句子。
76.
below zero _______________________________________
77.
move around ____________________________________
78.
close _______________________________________
79.
Neptune, far ____________________________________
80.
small _________________________________
八、书面表达（10分）
随着科技的不断发展，探索太空不再是遥远的梦，那么你可以总结一些太空探索的成果吗？试着阐述一下太空探索对人类生活的影响，并对未来太空探索进行展望。请发挥你的想象，以“Exploring the Space”为题，用英语写一篇短文。
写作要求：
1. 文中须包含表格中所提示的全部要点，可适当发挥；
2. 文中不得出现真实的校名或姓名；
3. 词数80—100。
参考词汇：astronaut(s)宇航员 space station 空间站achievement(s)成就 do some tests 做实验
Exploring the SpaceUnit 6 阶段测试一 听力材料及答案解析
听力材料
一、听力理解
第一节
听下面五个句子，从每小题所给的A、B、C三幅图中选出与句子内容相关的选项。每个句子读两遍。
The Sun is the largest and brightest object in the solar system.
China will send more rockets into space some day.
Scientists can use satellites to take pictures of the earth from space.
We all live on a planet and its name is Earth.
Telescope is a great invention of the world.
第二节
听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7小题。
M: Hello, Lucy. Where are you going
W: Hello, Tom. I am going to a space museum.
M: How are you going there
W: Well, I planned to ride my bike, but it’s broken. So I will take a bus there. Would you like to go with me
M: Sure. I’m also interested in space.
W: Great. We can take the No. 11 bus.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9小题。
M: Hi, Lingling! Do you know that China will send a new man-made satellite into outer space next week
W: Yes, Kangkang. I watched the news on the internet yesterday.
M: I’m so proud of our country.
W: Me, too. And I also know that we’ll send taikonauts to the Moon.
M: Wow. That sounds exciting.
听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12小题。
In the solar system, the Sun is in the center. Eight planets go around it. It has a diameter of about 1,391,400 kilometers. It may look like a yellow, orange, or even red star, but its real color is white. It is also the largest object in the solar system. To Earth, the Sun is also a source of energy. It provides energy, light and heat for Earth. But there are no living things on the Sun.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15小题。
W: Hey, Tom! Did you know about the movie Interstellar
M: No. What is it about
W: It’s about a group of astronauts going into the space to find a new planet for us to live on.
M: Wow, that sounds cool! What happens to the earth in the movie
W: There is not enough water or food on the planet, and the air is becoming thinner and thinner.
M: We should protect the earth today, or we may face the same problems as people in the movie.
W: That’s true. And we know it’s impossible to find a planet as good as the earth.
第三节
听下面一篇短文。根据你所听到的短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。短文读两遍。
Is there any intelligent life on other planets For many years, scientists said “no” or “We don’t know”. But today this is changing. Seth and Alex are space scientists. They think the universe is really huge and there must be intelligent life somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon talk with them. Why do they think so 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,” said Seth and Alex. The second reason is size. The universe is huge. Seth said, “There are at least 100 billion galaxies in the universe. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars may be like our Earth.”
答案解析
一、听力理解
1-5 BACBB 6-10 AACAA 11-15 BACAB 16-20 ACABA
二、单项选择
21. A 句意：许多国家正努力将宇宙飞船送入太空来探索宇宙。send ... into ...
为“将……送入……”。故选A。
22. D 句意：在太阳系中，小行星带将内行星和外行星划分开。divide意为“分成”；put意为“放置”；leave意为“留下；离开”；separate意为“划分；分开”。固定搭配separate ... from ... 意为“把……和……划分开”。故选D。
23. B 句意：月球和金星都不发光。它们只反射太阳光。固定短语Neither ... nor ...意为 “既不……也不……”。故选B。
24. C 句意：将近71%的地球表面都被水覆盖。object意为“物体；目标；对象”；spoon意为“勺子”；surface意为“表面”；diameter意为“直径”。故选C。
25. C 句意：在没有空气的星球上，人们很难生存。create意为“创造”；include意为“包括”；survive意为“生存”；choose意为“选择”。故选C。
26. B 句意：若早晨出现彩虹，很可能会有阴雨天气来临。look意为“看”；appear意为“出现”；explore意为“探索”；live意为“生活”。故选B。
27. C 句意：黑洞有能量吞噬周围一切，包括光。distance意为“距离”；degree意为“度数”；power意为“能量”；rocket意为“火箭”。故选C。
28. B 句意：地球在太阳系中是一个特别的星球，因为它充满着生命——人类、动物、植物和其它。be helpful for意为“对……有帮助”；be alive with意为“充满着……”；be similar to意为“与……相似”；be short of意为“缺乏……”。故选B。
29. A 句意：太阳对地球很重要。它给了我们光和热。按as well as意为“也；还”；as soon as意为“一……就……”；as much as意为“多达……”，用于不可数名词；as many as意为“多达……”，用于可数名词。故选A。
30. D 句意：地球绕着太阳来回转，所以我们有了四季。run away意为“逃离”；get off意为“下车”；get on意为“上车”；move around意为“绕着……来回转”。故选D。
三、完形填空
31. B 句意：它以相对稳定的距离围绕地球运行。at a ... distance意为“以……的距离”。故选B。
32. A 句意：月亮像一个大的圆球。round意为“圆的”；square意为“方的”；huge意为“巨大的”；small意为“小的”。故选A。
33. D句意：月亮绕着地球转。move around意为“围绕……来回转”。故选D。
34. A 句意：月亮花费一个月时间绕着地球转一圈。take意为“花费”。句型为It takes sb. some time to do sth.。故选A。
35. B 句意：根据月亮不同的形状，它也有不同的名称。shape意为“形状”。故选B。
36. B 句意：当月亮像一根细线的时候，我们称它为新月。since意为“自从……”；when意为“当……时”；after意为“在……之后”；before意为“在……之前”。故选B。
37. B 句意：科学家们研究月亮来更好地了解太阳系。enjoy意为“欣赏”；study意为“研究”；accept意为“接受”；include意为“包括”。故选B。
38. A 句意：它的表面有很多陨石坑。surface意为“表面”；object意为“物体；目标”；rock意为“岩石”；warmth意为“温暖”。故选A。
39. A 句意：月亮发光是因为它反射来自太阳的光。because表示原因。故选A。
40. C 句意：月亮发光是因为它反射来自太阳的光。此处from意为“来自”。故选C。
四、阅读理解
A
41. B 由表格第一栏第一句“The closest planet to the Sun is Mercury.”可知，离太阳最近的行星是水星。故选B。
42. B 由表格第一栏第四句“It is often called ‘Earth’s sister’ because it is similar to Earth in size.”可知，金星常被称为“地球的姐妹星”。故选B。
43. B 由表格第一栏最后一句“Scientists are very interested in exploring Mars because there is probably life on it.”可知，科学家们对火星感兴趣的原因是火星上有可能有生命。故选B。
44. A 由短文第一句“Do you want to know something about the solar system ”可知，作者通过问问题的方式开启全文。故选A。
45. D 通读全文可知，作者写这篇短文的目的是介绍太阳系的八大行星。故选D。
B
C 由第一段第一句“The Milky Way is a large spiral galaxy.”可知，银河系呈漩涡状。故选C。
A 由第二段第一句后半句“... no one knows how big it is.”可知，银河系是个巨大星系，没人知道它到底有多大。vast意为“巨大的”。故选A。
C 由第三段第四、五句“Neutron stars are also interesting. They have very strong magical fields.”可知，中子星有很强的磁场。故选C。
49. A 通读全文可知，本文为宇宙相关知识，最有可能在科学杂志上看到这篇短文。故选A。
50. A 通读全文可知，A选项“银河系”全面概括了文章内容，最适合作为文章标题；而B、C、D三个选项只是文内的一部分内容。故选A。
C
A 由第一段第一句“Nine Earths side by side would almost go across Saturn’s diameter.”可知，土星的直径是九个地球并列的长度。故选A。
B 由第一段最后一句“Saturn is the sixth planet from our Sun and orbits at a distance of about 1.4 billion kilometers from the Sun.”可知，土星距离太阳的距离大概是14亿千米。故选B。
C 通读第四段可知，土星引力是土星环形成的重要原因，C选项描述正确。故选C。
B 通读全文可知，短文主要是关于土星环及其形成原因的介绍。故选B。
D 通读全文可知，本篇短文内容为宇宙科学，可以在科学书籍中看到。故选D。
D
56. D 57. C 58. B 59. E 60. A
五、语篇填空
61. as 62. star 63. satellite 64. around 65. because
66. turn 67. or 68. survive 69. closer 70. power
六、补全对话
71．C 72．A 73．D 74．F 75．B
七、看图写话
76. The temperature today is 5 degrees below zero.
77. Earth moves around the Sun.
78. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
79. Neptune is the farthest away from the Sun.
80. Venus is smaller than the Sun.
八、书面表达
Exploring the Space
Exploring the space is very interesting.
We send rockets into the inner and outer space. Brave astronauts can stay in the special space station. They do some important tests there. Through space exploration, we can know more about the universe. I think space exploration is like opening a door to another new world. It may also help us find new places to live in the future. It makes us dream of traveling among the planets.
Every time I hear about new achievements in space, I feel so excited. In the future, we may even travel to other planets. We should support space exploration.
