Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars单元测试题(附答案详解)

Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars
单元测试题 (满分120)
第一部分：听力 (满分30 分)。
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音结束后，你有两分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置听完每段对话后，你都有l0秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What can we learn from the dialogue？
A．The final score was zero-four．
B．England team lost the football match．
C. The man felt disappointed．
2．Where is this conversation probably taking place?
A．On the bus. B．At the library．C. At the cinema.
3．What drink does the woman prefer？
A．Coffee．B．Cold water. C. Tea.
4．What’s the mall interested in during his free time？
A．Playing chess. B. Collecting stamps. C. Nothing but play.
5．What do the two speakers do immediately?
A．Have a cup of coffee．
B．Take a taxi to the woman’s place．
C．Make an early start．
第二节（共15小题; 每小题1．5分，满分22. 5分）
听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．How long has Bill been looking for a new position？
A．For several weeks. B. For some day. C. For quite a long time.
7．How did Bill feel about the interview？
A．He was sure lie could get the new job．
B．He was uncertain if lie could get the new job．
C．He didn’t think the interview was difficult．
8． What can we know from the talk?
A．Bill’s wife had a wonderful time．
B. Bill’s wife didn’t know the news.
C. Bill’s wife was satisfied with their life.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9．Why did Li Ming go to Hainan Island?
A. On business． B. For a holiday． C．To see his friends．
10．What did Li Ming do there?
A. He went hiking in the mountains and swam in the sea.
B．He sometimes went shopping in the town．
C．He sometimes had a picnic in the mountains．
11．Why is it quite wet on Hainan Island?
A．Because the wind there often comes from the warm sea．
B．Because it is the southern part of China．
C．Both A and B．
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers？
A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Neighbours.
13．What can we learn about the football match?
A．It will begin at one o’clock tomorrow morning.
B. It is between British arid the USA．
C．It will be a boring one．
14．Why did the woman decide not to watch the match?
A. She was afraid that she would be late for work．
B．She was not interested in it．
C．It took a long tine for leer to fall asleep．
听第9段材料，回答第15至16题。
15．Why did the woman have NOT seen the man for some times?
A．He had been oil vacation．
B．He was catching up on things at home.
C．He had been sick．
16. What can we learn about the woman from the dialogue？
A．She was taking care of her mother who had the flu．
B．She had been sick． C．She didn’t have the flu．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which of the following is TRUE about diet foods in America？
A．Americans spend 70 million dollars on diet foods．
B．Not many new diet foods are popular every year.
C．American supermarkets sell a variety of diet foods．
18．If people can’t lose weight on their own，what should they do？
A．Only cat ice cream for lunch and dinner．
B．Join diet groups．
C．Get help and encouragement somewhere.
19．What is the speaker mainly talk about？
A. Diet pills. B. Ice cream diet. C. American’s diet craze.
20．What’s the speaker’s attitude towards losing weight？
A. Disagree. B. Agree. C. Not mentioned.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. — Shall we go to the Great Wall tomorrow?
— _____________. The radio says there might be a heavy rain.
A. It all depends B. You got it C. I can’t wait D. No problem
22. She was _____________ hearing that he was not able to come and join them.
A. angry with B. disappointed at
C. disappointed to D. depending on
23. — Eric almost always wins the science _____________.
— That’s because his projects are extremely well presented.
A. price B. award C. praise D. reward
24. The support of the students _____________ the losing team and they played harder, so in the end they won the game.
A. brought up B. cheered up C. grew up D. turned up
25. ____________ David says sounds right to Helen. That’s why she has made up her mind not to leave him _____________ happens.
A. Whatever; whatever B. No matter how; whatever
C. No matter what; however D. Whatever; no matter how
26. There is a peaceful and calm _____________ in the hall, and everyone seems to be in high spirits.
A. atmosphere B. air C. stage D. performance
27. You ought to have a good rest _____________ you’ve finished the work.
A. as if B. even though C. now that D. so far
28. They lost their way in the forest, and _____________ made matters worse was that the night began to fall.
A. it B. what C. which D. that
29. Fortunately, I was just _____________ to catch the last bus to the hotel.
A. at times B. too early C. in time D. too late
30. _____________ we all know, destroying nature means destroying ourselves.
A. As B. Which C. That D. It
31. No one can prevent the plan _____________.
A. from carrying out B. to carry out
C. being carried out D. to be carried out
32. Showing a great interest in stars, he devoted himself to _____________.
A. astronomer B. astronaut C. astronomy D. astrology
33. ___________ you didn’t know the rules isn’t an excuse for your failure.
A. That B. Because C. Why D. How
34. — My family usually goes skating for vacation, but I want to try something different this year.
— _____________Diving?
A. Let’s go. B. Cheer up! C. Like what? D. Take care.
35. — What should I do with this passage?
— _____________ the main idea of each paragraph.
A. Finding out B. Found out C. Find out D. To find out
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
The soldiers cheered as the train came into the state of Wisconsin. It had been a 36 trip from the south back to their homes in the north.
One of the men had a large red scar 37 his forehead. Another had an injured 38 that made it hard for him to walk. The third, Smith, had unnaturally large and bright eyes, because he had been 39 with malaria (疟疾).
The three soldiers 40 their blankets on the train seats and tried to sleep. It was a(n) 41 evening, even though it was summertime. Smith, the soldier with the 42 , shook in the night air. His 43 in coming home was mixed with fear and worry. He knew he was sick and 44 . How could he take care of his family? Could he find the 45 to do the heavy work all farmers have to do? He had 46 three years of his life to his 47 . Now he had very 48 money and strength left for his family.
Morning came 49 , with a pale yellow light. The train was slowing down 50 it came into the town. They would get off the train. The station was 51 , for it was too early on Sunday. “I’ll get home at noon and in time for
52 ,” Smith thought. “She usually has dinner at about one o’clock on Sunday afternoon.” He smiled.
Smith and the other two soldiers 53 off the train. “Well, boys,” Smith began. “Here’s where we have to say
54 . I wish you good luck.”
The three men looked at each other, all shook hands, said “Good-bye” to each other and then 55 . They marched away with their long, steady soldier’s step.
36. A. short B. long C. pleasant D. satisfying
37. A. across B. in C. through D. beyond
38. A. arm B. hand C. leg D. back
39. A. suffered B. satisfied C. content D. sick
40. A. lied B. spread C. hung D. wrapped
41. A. early B. late C. warm D. cold
42. A. fever B. scar C. wound D. injury
43. A. thought B. joy C. hope D. sadness
44. A. rich B. brave C. strong D. weak
45. A. money B. time C. strength D. chance
46. A. sent B. given C. spent D. taken
47. A. country B. family C. army D. mother
48. A. much B. many C. little D. few
49. A. right B. recently C. fast D. slowly
50. A. as B. since C. because D. for
51. A. crowded B. empty C. full D. beautiful
52. A. breakfast B. party C. supper D. dinner
53. A. walked B. ran C. came D. jumped
54. A. sorry B. good-bye C. something D. nothing
55. A. cried B. shouted C. left D. separated
第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Riding was the favourite activity of Thomas Jefferson, who was the third President of the United States. He usually rode good horses.
One day, he was riding outside Washington, when a jockey (赛马师) came near. He did not know the President, but his professional eye was attracted by Mr. Jefferson’s horse. He stopped and said that he wanted to buy the horse, but Mr. Jefferson politely refused his offer.
The jockey offered more money for the horse, because the closer he looked at the horse, the more he liked it. All of his offers were refused, which made him angry. He then became rude, but his rudeness left as little an impression as his money, for Jefferson had a very good temper. At last, he hit Mr. Jefferson’s horse with his whip, getting it to run suddenly. This would have thrown a less skillful rider to the ground, but Jefferson stayed on his seat, and controlled his horse well.
The jockey then gave up. He rode with Mr. Jefferson side by side and began to talk with him about politics. Jefferson joined in the conversation. When they got into the city and came close to the gate of the presidential mansion (总统府), Mr. Jefferson stopped, and politely invited the man to enter.
The jockey was surprised and asked,
“Why? Do you live here?”
“Yes” was the simple reply.
“Why, stranger, what’s your name?”
“My name is Thomas Jefferson.”
Embarrassed, the man quickly left, while the President looked at him with a smile and then rode through the gate.
56. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Jefferson and the Jockey B. Jefferson’s Interest
C. Be Polite to Everyone D. No Pain, No Gain
57. Which word can best describe the jockey?
A. Professional. B. Skillful. C. Impatient. D. Impolite.
58. The underlined word “embarrassed” can be replaced by “__________”.
A. worried B. pleased C. hurried D. ashamed
59. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. the jockey had once bought a horse from another stranger
B. Mr. Jefferson was very good at riding a horse
C. Mr. Jefferson would invite the jockey to his own house later
D. the jockey would not talk about this experience to others
B
Maybe, just maybe, a large and newly discovered asteroid（小行星） could hit the Earth — but probably not, astronomers said on Wednesday.
They have published a detailed report on the asteroid. It looked at first as if it could be on a collision course (碰撞航向) with the Earth, but it will take several more weeks to see for sure.
They are calling on astronomers around the world to take a look at the mile-wide block of rock, so that its orbit can be calculated.
At the same time, they say the possibility of its actually hitting is one in 6 million.
“I wouldn’t worry about it,” Tim Spahr, astronomer at the Minor Planets Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said in a telephone interview. “Go win the lottery (彩票) first.”
Scientists say that if an asteroid half a mile wide hits the earth, a quarter of the world’s population will be killed. It is believed that a 6-mile-wide asteroid hits the earth every 100 million years. Because of this, the dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago.
The new asteroid, called 2002 NTT, was seen earlier this month. Now 66 million miles away from the earth, it goes around the sun every 2.3 years.
60. From the report we know that ________.
A. the asteroid is sure to hit the earth
B. the asteroid will not hit the earth
C. it is still uncertain whether the asteroid will hit the earth
D. any asteroid could kill a quarter of the world’s population
61. The dinosaurs died out ______, according to the report.
A. because of 2002 NTT B. because of an asteroid
C. without reasons D. for unknown reasons
62. What does the report mainly talk about?
A. Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago.
B. Scientists found a new asteroid.
C. 2002 NTT goes around the sun every 2.3 years.
D. A newly-found asteroid might hit the earth.
C
BUSH: Good morning, thank you for taking my phone call. I just want to tell you all how proud the American people are of our astronauts, and wish you success in your mission. I know you’ve got very important work ahead of you and we look forward to seeing the success of this mission. Clearly, as you prepare to return, a lot of Americans will be praying (祈祷) for your safe return, so it’s great talking to you. Thanks for being such great examples of courage for a lot of our fellow citizens.
COMMANDER: Thank you very much Mr. President. We want to tell you that we really enjoy what we’re doing and we really believe in our mission. We believe in space exploration and getting people off the planet and seeing what’s out there, and the risks we are taking right now are really worth it. We want everybody to know that, and thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy day to talk to us.
BUSH: Well, I want to thank you, commander, and thank your fellow astronauts. I agree with you — I think that what you’re doing is really important and you’ve got a strong supporter for your mission here in the White house. We’re with you and wish you all the very best, and thanks for taking my phone call. Now get back to work!
COMMANDER: Thank you very much sir. We flew over Texas today, and it looked beautiful. Have a good day.
63. This text is most probably taken from ________.
A. a political newspaper B. a sports magazine
C. a chemistry textbook D. an advertisement
64. Where are the astronauts when this conversation takes place?
A. They are in Florida. B. They are in space.
C. They are together with Bush. D. They are in the White House.
65. What is the best title for the text?
A. American Space Exploration B. Two Astronauts Exploring Space
C. President Praises Astronauts by Phone
D. A Warm Talk between Two Astronauts
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分25分）
◆第一节 短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Life on the earth depends the sun. Day after66. ________
day we see its light and feel its warm, but we67. ________
do not often consider about its origin.68. ________
Yet there are many remarkable things about the69. ________
sun. One is their distance from the earth. Even70. ________
if it could be made, a trip to the sun would spend a long 71. ________
time even by the fastest rocket.72. ________
The sun is the large star. The planet73. ________
earth is very small in comparison. The sun make74. ________
us to feel hot, even at a distance of 93 million miles.75. ________
第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
请根据以下六幅图画用英语写一篇短文。
注意：
1. 故事必须包括所有图画的内容，可适当发挥，使故事合理、连贯。
2. 词数：100左右。
参考词汇：thermos 热水瓶；cork 瓶塞；pressure 压力。
参考答案：
1一5 CACAB 6一10 CBBBA 11一15 CAAAC 16一20 CCBCC
21-25 ABBBA 26-30 ACBCA
31-35 CCACC 36-40 BACDB 41-45 DABDC
46-50 BACDA 51-55 BDDBD 56-60 ADDBC
61-65 BDABC
66.depends后加 on 67. warm改为warmth
68. 去掉 about 69. √
70. their改为its 71. spend改为take
72. by改为in 73. the改为a
74. make改为makes 75. 去掉feel前的to
书面表达（One possible version）
One day, Tom was very thirsty. He poured some hot water from the thermos into his glass, and then put the cork back. Just as he was turning away from the thermos, the cork jumped up. Tom picked up the cork, put it back and pressed it with his hand. He thought it would stay there this time. But hardly had he picked up his glass when the cork jumped up again, even higher than before. Tom got angry. He pressed the cork with his two hands. To his relief, nothing happened to the cork this time. But to his great surprise, the thermos flew into the air. The steam pressure inside the thermos broke the bottom of the thermos.
答案解析
21. A。That depends. / It all depends. 意为“这很难说”、“得看情况而定”。B项明显错误，C、D两项是肯定的回答，和后文不符。
22. B。be disappointed at sth意为“对某事感到失望”；be disappointed to do sth表示“对做某事感到失望”；be angry with意为“对……感到生气”；depend on意为“依靠”。根据下文，“她”应该是对这件事感到很失望，所以选B。
23. B。这里应该是“科学奖”，表示参加比赛而获得的奖励，所以应该选award。price价格；praise赞扬；reward报酬, 酬金。
24. B。cheer up 鼓舞，使……振作起来；bring up抚养长大；grow up成长，长大；turn up出现；调高（音量）等。
25. A。在名词性从句中要用-ever，表示“无论……”，在状语从句中用-ever或no matter加特殊疑问词都行。前一个空是whatever在主语从句中作宾语，后一个空是whatever在状语从句中作主语。
26. A。“大厅里充满祥和的气氛……”，所以只能A。
27. C。now that既然；as if好像；even though即使；so far到目前为止。根据后面“你已经完成工作了”可以看出这里是一个原因状语从句“既然……”。
28. B。what在后面的分句中作主语，引导主语从句。
29. C。in time“及时”，相当于early enough或soon enough。
30. A。这里不是主语从句，而是由as引导的非限制性定语从句。
31. C。此处为prevent ... (from) ...结构，from 可以省略，carry out和plan之间为被动关系。
32. C。astronomer“天文学家”；astronaut“宇航员，太空人”；astronomy“天文学”；astrology“占星术”。
33. A。that引导主语从句。
34. C。Like what? 意思是“比如说？”
35. C。根据提问回答，这里是祈使句，用动词原形。听力录音原稿：
Text 1
W：I am from CNN．Please tell our audience about the football match with England．
M：Well，it was terrible．We lost，and the score was zero-fourteen．
Text 2
M：Miss，will we soon arrive at the city library？
W：Yes，get off at the next stop and you’11 find it across the street．
Text 3
W：I prefer tea to coffee，but whenever we visit John，he always gives us coffee．
M：I don’t like coffee，either. All I really want to drink is a glass of cold water．
Text 4
M：What are your hobbies？
W：Oh．I collect stamps．What about you？
M：I don’t really have any hobbies．I just like to play chess in my spare time．
Text 5
M：Let’s drop in here for a cup of coffee．
W：Well，I’d love to，but as a matter of fact，I’ve got to make rather an early start tomorrow．
M：Oh，I see．Well，in that case I suggest we take a taxi straight back to your place．
Text 6
M：Hi，Jane.
W：Hi，Bill.
M：Today is a very good day for me．
W：Anything lucky for you，Bill？
M：Yes，I’ve got a new job．It wasn’t easy for me to get a new job．I’ve been looking for one for quite a long time．
W：You’re lucky．Was the interview difficult？
M：Several men were interviewed for this job，and I didn’t know if I could get it．This morning someone from the company called and asked to see me at 2 o’clock．
W：Did you go there？
M: Yes, I’ve just been there. When I came into the office, he told me that I was hired. I am feeling so happy.
W: How about the pay?
M: I’ll be paid well and my work will be very interesting. I’m sure I can manage it.
W: I believe that. Where are you going now?
M: I’m going right home to tell my wife the good news, and take her out for dinner.
W: That’s fine. She must have had a worrying time, I suppose. When will you begin work?
M: I’11 begin work on Monday. I still have two days to prepare for it. Goodbye.
Text 7
W: Hi, Li Ming, where did you go for your holiday?
M: I went to Hainan Island for a week.
W: Hainan Island, wonderful! What did you do there?
M: We sometimes went hiking in the mountains and sometimes spent the days by the sea
swimming.
W: What’s the weather like there?
M: Well, the weather in Hainan Island is warmer and wetter than that in other places of China. This is because Hainan Island is in the southern part of the country and the wind often comes from the warm sea. The wind picks up the water from the sea. When this wind hits the mountains of Hainan Island, the air rises and the rain falls.
W: I wish someday I could go there for a visit too.
Text 8
W: There will be a wonderful football game on TV this evening.
M: Yes, I know. It’s between Britain and Germany.
W: But the match won’t begin until one o’clock early tomorrow morning. I don’t think I can stay up so late.
M: If you are really interested in it, you can go to bed first. I will wake you up when the match begins.
W: Well, I will have to go to work early tomorrow morning. I’d better not watch it, or I will be late.
M: It doesn’t matter much to me. I think I can wake up at the proper time and I won’t be late for work.
W: Well, enjoy the match by yourself.
Text 9
W: Doug, I didn’t see you around last week! Everything OK?
M: Thanks, Sarah. I was down with the flu.
W: Oh, sorry to hear it. How are you doing now?
M：Much better，thanks．Still a little weak and have a sore throat，but I’m finally up and about．
W：Clad to bear it．Well，you didn’t miss much．Things have been pretty slow. We are reviewing Unit 10．You can copy my notes，if you want to． If you need any help catching up， just let me know.
M：Thanks，I appreciate it．Take care of yourself. I’ve heard quite a few people have had the flu．
W：I will．In fact my mother was down with it a couple of weeks ago．I’ve been exposed，but so far l seem to be OK．I’11 keep on taking vitamin C and getting plenty of sleep．Nice to see you back at school．
Text 10
These days Americans are more and more concerned with their weight．Perhaps as many as 70 million Americans are on a diet．American supermarkets sell a variety of diet foods such as diet soft drinks，diet candy，and diet salad dressings．Dieters also spend money on diet pills，exercise machines，and jogging suits．Each year dozens of new diets are popularized．They have such names as the Miracle Diet，the Nine Day Wonder Diet，and the Easy 24 Hours Diet．There is even one called the Ice Cream Diet，which advises the dieters to eat only ice cream for lunch and dinner！For dieters who cannot lose weight on their own，there are many well-organized diet
groups，which offer help and encouragement．