Unit 4 Grammar
一、选择合适的引导词填空
1. Mrs White was sure __________(that, if) John stole her wallet.
2. I am not sure __________ (if, what) she will go to the zoo with us tomorrow.
3. I want to know __________ (if, whether) you like playing football or not.
4. I’d like to know __________ (if, that) she will go there. __________ (Whether,
If) She goes there, please tell me as soon as possible.
5. He tells me __________ (that, if) there is an American film this evening.
6. She didn’t know __________ (who, where) they were waiting for.
二、根据句子的意思和中文提示写出单词
1. Our earth is becoming more and more （污染）.
2. Our bodies become （健康）than before.
3. Chinese （药）is famous all over the world.
4. The man was （呼吸）heavily at that time.
5. The car is （专门地）designed for the president.
6. He doesn’t know how to （描述）what he looks like.
7. He is in his （四十）.
8. （地球引力）will be a problem for the early settlers on Mars.
9. There will （可能）be no rain tomorrow.
10. A theatre was （挤满）with audience.
三、缺词填空Last Friday , Mr Chen t 1 his class to the Space Museum. There were many things about space there. F 2 , the children saw a film about space travel. They saw h 3 the space shuttle took off into space and later landed on Earth a 4 . It was very exciting and the children f 5 they were traveling in space themselves! A 6 the films, Mr Chen took them to see some rocket models and space shuttle models. The models l 7 very real, but they were much s 8 . Then the children saw some moon rocks. Two Americans l 9 on the moon in 1969. They put an American flag there. Then they took some rocks back to America. Before the children left, they also w 10 a video show about people living and working in a space lab. The people could stay in the space lab for months.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
参考答案：
一、1.that 2.if 3.whether 4.if\If 5.that 6.who
二、 1.pollution 2.healthier 3.medicine 4.breathing 5. specially
6.describe 7. forties 8. Gravity 9.probably 10. crowded
三、 1.took 2.First 3. how 4. again 5.felt
6.After 7.looked 8.smaller 9.landed 10.watched
Unit 4 Integrated skills
一、根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Some of the students are afraid of ______________ (see) aliens there.
2. They are not sure whether it is much ______________ (safe) to live there.
3. There are also many ______________ (advantage) of living on Mars.
4. The questions she asked last week is still under ______________ (discuss).
5. Daniel ______________ (conduct) a survey in schools in Sunshine Town recently.
6. My mother often has me ______________ (do) housework during my holiday.
7. Too much junk food can make people ________________(healthy).
8. Some students worried about ___________(live) on Mars.
9. Don’t have the baby__________(cry) all the time.
10. Please have the computer_________(repair)as soon as possible. I need to use it.
11. I think girls also have some （优势）in learning English.
12. Reading in the bright light is （有害）to our eyes.
13. They are making a （调查）of the press of the students.
14. One of the main ____________（缺点）of the job was the long hours. So I didn’t take it.
15. Eighty ______________（百分之）of his homework has been finished.
16. With the （发展）of our country, our life is becoming better and better.
17. Some students thought that ___________（外星人）were dangerous.
18. I had many photos _____________（拍照）when I visited Hainan Island.
二、翻译句子。
1．你介意我打开收音机吗？我不想错过这首音乐。
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2．人类需要食物、水及空气生存。
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3．他们不知道住在火星上是否真的安全。
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4．有些学生说生活在另一个星球是非常有趣的。
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5．我想知道更多一些关于火星生活。
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6．奶奶年纪太大了，不能移居到另一个星球上。
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参考答案：
一、1. seeing 2. safer 3. advantages 4. discussion 5. has conducted 6. do 7. unhealthy 8. living 9. crying 10. repaired 11. advantages 12. harmful 13. survey 14. disadvantages 15. percent 16. development 17. aliens 18. taken
二、1. Do you mind me turning on the radio. I don’t want to miss this piece of music. 2. Humans need food，water, and air to survive. 3. They don’t know whether it is really safe to live on Mars. 4. Some students say that it will be very interesting to live on other planets. 5. I want to learn more about the life on Mars. 6. Granny is too old to move to another planet.
Unit 4 Reading
一、动词填空：
1. The scientist told us light (travel) faster than sound.
2. You’d better (not wake) me up when I am sleeping.
3. The businessman’s son (kidnap) by him yesterday evening.
4. When I was doing my homework, I heard someone _________ (knock) at the door.
5. Great changes ______________ (take) place in our country since twenty years ago.
6. The students _______ (divide) into several teams during their stay in Hongmei Park yesterday.
7. By 2100, we will spend only a few hours __________ (travel) to Mars in space shuttles.
二、翻译：
1.她把自己的答案与书中的答案作了比较。
2.去火星的旅程将可能会非常不舒服。
3.我们的城市变得越来越拥挤了。
4.中国是世界上人口最多的国家。
5.截止明天中午十二点，我们必须完成这项工作。
三．完形填空。
This week in Lifestyle we have two very different views on city life compared to life in a small town. Mike Larson lives in a ____1____ town and he thinks the way of life there is much better than that in a big city. In Mike’s opinion, a small town is ___2___, and it has a clean and safe environment, especially for children. People __3__ very friendly and there aren’t so many problems with dangerous people as there are in the city. And of course, the houses in a small town are __4_ expensive than those in a big city.
But Mike says there are some bad things 5__ living in a small town. There aren’t enough things for young people ___6__ and there aren’t many shops. Public environment isn’t very good, ___7___. The school in his town isn’t big enough to give his children everything they __8__, and there isn’t a hospital. But Mike says, ―I enjoy __9__ in a small town and I’m too old to move anyway.
Cathy Ramos, on the other hand, says the city is the place for her. The city has the best__10__ like very good schools and hospitals. It also has great shopping centers and large stores where you can buy __11__ you want. There’s also __12__ transport: buses and taxis, and the airport is near the city.
Cathy says __13_ there are problems in a big city. It’s so busy and there are too many __14__ on the road and it’s definitely more expensive than a small town. There's more danger, and it isn’t as __15__ as the country.
(???? )1. A. small B. huge C. big D. large
(???? )2. A. peace B. peacefully C. peaceful D. noise
(???? )3. A. aren't B. is C. isn't D. are
(???? )4. A. more B. less C. least D. little
(???? )5. A .to B. about C. from D. for
(???? )6. A .to do B. doing C. done D. did
(???? )7 A. too B. either C. as well D. also
(???? )8. A. pass B. receive C. get D. need
(???? )9. A. to live B. live C. living D. lived
(???? )10. A. parks B. zoos C. services D. libraries
(???? )11 A. something B. nothing C. none D. anything
(???? )12. A. plenty of B. lot of C. a lot D. plenty
(???? )13. A. certain B. suddenly C. quickly D. certainly
(???? )14 A. ships B. planes C. cars D. subway
(???? )15. A. clean B. cleaner C. dirtier D. dirty
四 .短文填空
Is there life on Mars? We still do not know. According to scientific data, we are s 1 that people cannot live on Mars. Earth people need much oxygen to breathe, but there is almost no oxygen on Mars.
Living on Mars would be l 2 living on a very high mountain. There would be little air. It might be 50 a 3 zero at noon and 100 below zero at night.
Many people u 4 to think there could be plants on Mars. We now know that Mars has very little carbon. Carbon is a kind of material found in all p 5 and animals on Earth.
Through a telescope, Mars l 6 red. In some places, it seems grey. At times, the grey colour t 7 grey-green, then brown, and then grey again. People once thought this suggested that plant life changed c 8 with seasons.
Today we know that the red colour c 9 from a fine dust of iron on the planet. Scientists are still working to e 10 the changing colours. Will man go to Mars one day? If they do, they will have to take along their own oxygen, food, clothes, and something to sleep in.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
参考答案：
一．单词
1. travels 2. not wake 3. was kidnapped 4. knocking 5. have taken place 6. were divided
7. traveling\traveling
二．翻译
1.She compared her answers with the ones in the book
2.The journey to mars might be quite uncomfortable.
3. our city is becoming more and more crowded
4. china has the largest population in the world .
5. we must finish the work by 12 tomorrow.
三.完形填空
ACDBB,ABDCC,DADCA
四、短文填空
1. sure 2. like 3. above 4. used 5. plants
6. looks 7. turns 8. colour 9. comes 10. explain
Unit 4 Study skills
一、选择题。
( )1.________ number of the students _________ very large in our school.
A.A,are B.A,is C.The,are D.The,is
( )2.Only ________ of the students have passed the English exam.
A.two fives B.second fives C.two fifth D.two-fifths
( )3. --- The song ____ the old days and the love of family. --- Sure. It’s my favorite song.
A. helps me out B. reminds us of C. lets us down D. regards us as
( )4.Are you aware ________ the risk of swimming alone in the big river?
A.of B.with C.for D.from
( )5.There is not any water __________ air on the Moon.
A.and B.but C.or D.not
二．阅读理解
Chinese space lover Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project.
He was very happy to be chosen and will accept the challenge. Another five volunteers are all space lovers. They are three Russians, an Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They will feel what it’s like to travel to Mars without leaving Earth. During the whole process (过程), they are locked up for one and a half years under the condition which is similar to the red planet. So the experiment is called Mars-500.
The Mars-500 test will be done in a special building in Moscow. Although the volunteers won’t leave the building, they will feel as if they are on a real trip to Mars. The most difficult thing is that they will be separated from the people outside. For 18 months, they won’t see sunsets or sunrises. That will be hard. When reporters asked what they would miss most during the 500?-day special life, Charles from France said, “For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air.”
The main task is to study “Man and the Environment”. It will care about the astronauts’ physical effects and the experience of staying there. Everyone will stay and work there alone. So they will have to make decisions by themselves and then report to Earth, and Earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not.
Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. And people are looking forward to the result of the experiment.
( )1. How many volunteers have been chosen for the Mars-500 test project?
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.
( )2. The experiment Mars-500 will be done in .
A. China B. Italy C. Russia D. France
( )3. What does the underlined phrase “be separated from” mean in Chinese?
A. 与……隔离 B. 与……相处 C. 与……打交道 D. 与……和好
( )4. The main task of the test is to study .
A. whether there are aliens on Mars B. if there is life on Mars
C. if Mars is suitable for humans to live on D. the differences between Earth and Mars
( )5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Five space lovers have been chosen as volunteers. B. The Mars-500 test will take place in Paris.
C. The Mars-500 test is about a real trip to Mars. D. The volunteers will face many difficulties.
三．任务型阅读
A TV program has become popular in China recently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters(汉字).
The increasing use of computers and smart phones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 10,000 characters used in daily life without electronic help.
CCTV started the Chinese Character Dictation Competition to improve the population’s handwriting skills. Contestants（参与者）on the show were school pupils, but it was found that 70 % of adults in the audience（观众）were unable to remember how to write the word “chan chu”.
Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin, they don’t
need to remember how to write them. “The keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters.”Guan Zhengwen, who designed and directed the show said.
He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.
Hao Mingjian, an editor of a magazine, putting his heart into Chinese characters, said,“Learning Chinese characters goes on throughout your life. If you stop using them for a long time, it is very likely that you will forget them.”
Answer the questions according to the passage.
1. Are Chinese people interested in writing Chinese characters now?
2. What has left most young people hardly able to write by hand?
3. Why did CCTV start the Chinese Character Dictation Competition?
4. How do computers allow people to type characters simply?
5. What can you learn from the passage?
参考答案;
一、DDBAC
二、1-5 DCACD
三、1. Yes, they are.
2. The increasing use of computers and smart phones.
3. Because it/they wanted to improve the population’s handwriting skills.
/ To improve the population’s handwriting skills.
4. By entering pinyin.
5. It’s important/necessary to have/make/let young Chinese know the importance of writing Chinese words.
/Computers have a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters. /We /Young people must learn to write Chinese characters.
Unit 4 Task
一、翻译下列词组
1. 一本关于生活在火星上的指南 2.一种很受欢迎的娱乐形式
3.低重力篮球赛 4. 无污染车辆
二、根据汉语提示完成句子
1. Mr. Wang bought a (激光) printer yesterday.
2. My (电子的) dictionary is broken.
3. A cinema is a place of (娱乐).
4. The mobile phone is (便宜的) enough for me to buy.
5. Have you ever watched a (低重力的) basketball match before?
三、短文填空
Is there life on Mars? We still do not know. According to scientific data, we are s 1 that people cannot live on Mars. Earth people need much oxygen to breathe, but there is almost no oxygen on Mars.
Living on Mars would be l 2 living on a very high mountain. There would be little air. It might be 50 a 3 zero at noon and 100 below zero at night.
Many people u 4 to think there could be plants on Mars. We now know that Mars has very little carbon. Carbon is a kind of material found in all p 5 and animals on Earth.
Through a telescope, Mars l 6 red. In some places, it seems grey. At times, the grey colour t 7 grey-green, then brown, and then grey again. People once thought this suggested that plant life changed c 8 with seasons.
Today we know that the red colour c 9 from a fine dust of iron on the planet. Scientists are still working to e 10 the changing colours. Will man go to Mars one day? If they do, they will have to take along their own oxygen, food, clothes, and something to sleep in.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
参考答案：
一、词组 1. a guide to living on Mars 2. a popular form of entertainment
3. low-gravity basketball games 4. Traffic with no air pollution
二、根据汉语提示完成句子
1. laser 2. electronic 3. entertainment 4. cheap 5. low-gravity
三、短文填空
1. sure 2. like 3. above 4. used 5. plants
6. looks 7. turns 8. colour 9. comes 10. explain
Unit 4 Welcome to the unit
一、根据要求写单词。
A）根据中文提示完成句子。
1. The red ___________(头盔)belong to my cousin, Timmy.
2. I think ___________(重力) is the most serious problem on Mars.
3. My brother __________(讨厌) watching TV, but now he is a couch potato.
4. There’s no air on Mars, so you need some ______ _________(氧气罐).
5. I thought you took that _________ _______(电源包).
B）用括号里所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Eating ________(dry) food sounds quite boring.
2. When I go camping, I sleep in a ___________(sleep) bag and stay in a tent.
3. Perhaps there would be less ____________(pollute) on Mars.
4. I have never thought about ___________(live) abroad.
5. On Mars, we probably need ___________(wear) special boots to make ourselves heavier.
二、单项选择。
( ) 1. Yang Liwei is the first Chinese to go into ________ space.
A. the B. a C. an D. /
( ) 2. I can’t _______ my food because of this helmet.
A. arrive B. arrive at C. get to D. reach to
( ) 3. The ________ on Mars is about three-eighths of that on the Earth.
A. gravity B. food C. quality D. weight
( ) 4. There’s no fruit ____ vegetables on Mars.
A. and B. but C. or D. except
( ) 5. ---How do you like the film? ---_____________.
A. Yes, I like B. I like it very much
B. No, I don’t D. No, I like it
( ) 6. I _______ Linda’s cousin ________Canada. In fact, he is American.
A. thought, is from B. think, was from
C. thought, was from D. think, is from
( ) 7. --- How nice that Lucy has been invited to the party too!
--- Well, Lucy _______ not come. She is not certain whether her mother will allow her to.
A. might B. would C. must D. need
( ) 8. --- Will it be sunny tomorrow? --- ___________. We are going to fly kites.
A. I hope not B. I think not C. I hope so D. It’s nothing.
三、翻译句子
1. 这棵苹果树太高了，我够不着那个苹果。
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2. 将来住在火星上会是什么样的呢？
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3. 由于重力问题，我们在火星上将不得不穿特殊的靴子。
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4. 据报道，火星上既没有水果也没有蔬菜。
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【能力提高】
一、完型填空。
A businessman sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man. The boy walked through the desert for forty days 1 he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain where the Sage (圣人) lived.
When he 2 a room, he saw lots of strange views: businessmen coming and going, a small music group 3 sweet music, and all kinds of delicious dishes on a large table.
The Sage 4 everyone. The young man had to wait for two hours until it was his 5 .
6 enough patience, the Sage listened to the boy, but he was too 7 to explain to him the secret of happiness. While he suggested that the boy walk 8 his palace and come back in two hours.
“However,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon with two drops of oil in it, “while you walk, 9 this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”
The boy began to walk around the palace, 10 keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At last he returned to the Sage.
“So,” asked the Sage, “did you notice anything amazing in my palace?” Embarrassed(尴尬的), the boy said that he had seen 11 . He was only concentrating on the 12 .
“OK. Now go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the Sage. Now more 13 , the boy took the spoon and walked again through the palace. Returning to the Sage, he exactly reported 14 he had seen.
“But where is the oil?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the boy realized that he had spilled it all.
“Well, the secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never 15 the two drops of oil in the spoon,” the Sage said with a smile. They were both important. Then the boy realized what happiness was.
( ) 1. A. until B. when C. after D. since
( ) 2. A. saw B. left C. entered D. lived
( ) 3. A. hearing B. writing C. enjoying D. playing
( ) 4. A. looked for B. talked with C. heard from D. knew about
( ) 5. A. time B. way C. turn D. duty
( ) 6. A. To B. For C. In D. With
( ) 7. A. busy B. angry C. happy D. funny
( ) 8. A. into B. around C. across D. out of
( ) 9. A. catch B. bring C. get D. take
( ) 10. A. never B. nearly C. always D. sometimes
( ) 11. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
( ) 12. A. spoon B. man C. castle D. palace
( ) 13. A. carefully B. freely C. luckily D. difficultly
( ) 14. A. that B. which C. who D. what
( ) 15. A. forgetting B. minding C. realizing D. considering
二、阅读理解。
Mexico's neighbors are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 meters). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.
Mexico also has its specialties. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.
( ) 1. Mexico is ___________ the USA.
A. on the south of???????? B. on the north of C. a part of????????? D. as large as
( ) 2. Mexicans speak ______________.
A. English?????????????? B. Spanish??????????? C. French D. Latin(拉丁语)
( ) 3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.
C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.
D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.
( ) 4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in _______________.
A. America??? B. Spain??? C. Tokyo??? D. Mexico
( ) 5. The best title (题目) of the passage is ________________.
A. Mexico City B. Mexico's plants C. Mexico????????? D. Mexico's population
三、首字母填空。
I was happy in those days b 1 I started going to school. Because I had good neighbors to play with. I played with them from morning t 2 evening. We played games outdoors, dressed up as cowboys and rode around on our tricycles (三轮车) happily.
A 3 the age of five, I had to go to kindergarten (幼儿园) and it was quite hard for me at first. I felt very sad about having to l 4 my mother each morning. I cried and wanted my mother around. As the days went by, however, I made friends easily in my class. I became happy again and looked f 5 to leaving my house each morning.
I still remember those days when I was l 6 to ride a bicycle. I fell several times but I n 7
gave up. Finally, I was able to join my friends riding around on my bike.
Another m 8 I like is the end-of-year concert held at the kindergarten. I was chosen to play the role of Jack in the play, Jack and the Magic Beans. I became the superstar that night and received p 9
for my performance.
What a wonderful childhood I had! At times I really wish I c 10 go back to those days.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
四、任务型阅读。
A.根据短文内容，完成下列表格中的信息。
In the past two days, I’ve been to two very different bookstores. They were both in Beijing, and both attracted people in their 20s and 30s. So why were they so different? Because one store was for Chinese people, and one was for Westerners.
At the Western bookstore, in Sanlitun, the books put on display in front—the ones expected to be the most popular—were biographies (传记), books about history, and books about politics and current (现在的) events. Farther back, there was a big shelf full of novels.
At the Chinese store, at the Beijing airport, there were very few books on history, and books on politics and current events were even harder to find. There were a few biographies, but they seemed to be of an instructive (教育性的) nature; almost all of them were about rich people, and how they got rich. What the store did have was lots and lots of books on how to learn English.
As a Westerner, I found this surprising. The kinds of books I’m used to seeing people read—the kinds that were at the first store—are the kinds people read to escape (逃脱) their daily lives. But here most of the books were on how to get rich and how to study English—how to work better and how to study better.
These Chinese books offered no escape from daily life—only ways to improve it. Perhaps this is another area where Westerners and Chinese people can learn from each other. We Westerners could certainly read a bit more for practical purposes (目的). But I also think Chinese people might benefit (受益) from more of something my teachers always encouraged: Reading for fun.
Two different bookstores
Location Sanlitun Beijing 1
Customers 2 Chinese people
Books biographies books about history，politics and current 3 ； a shelf of 4 …… biographies about rich people and the 5 to their success； about how to learn English …… It’s not 6 to find the books which are popular in Sanlitun’s bookstore.
The purposes of 7 to be 8 from daily life to 9 daily life
The writer’s attitude The western readers should read a bit more for 10 purposes. Chinese readers should learn how to read for fun.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. 阅读短文, 按要求回答下列问题。
Some countries are better than others at looking after the environment. In Europe, Germany and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish into different bags-paper in one bag, plastic in laws that do not allow people to burn too much coal.
In the 1970s ,as people learned more about environmental problems, the “Green” movement began and soon spread all over Europe. The “Green” movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging the environment and tells newspapers.
1.Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?
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2. Who put rubbish into different bags?
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3. Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?
____________________________________________________________________
4. When did the “Green “movement begin?
____________________________________________________________________
5. What does the “Green” movement try to do?
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参考答案：
一、根据要求写单词。
A）根据中文提示完成句子。
1. The red helmets (头盔)belong to my cousin, Timmy.
2. I think gravity (重力) is the most serious problem on Mars.
3. My brother hated (讨厌) watching TV, but now he is a couch potato.
4. There’s no air on Mars, so you need some air tanks (氧气罐).
5. I thought you took that power pack (电源包).
B）用括号里所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Eating dried (dry) food sounds quite boring.
2. When I go camping, I sleep in a sleeping (sleep) bag and stay in a tent.
3. Perhaps there would be less pollution (pollute) on Mars.
4. I have never thought about living (live) abroad.
5. On Mars, we probably need to wear (wear) special boots to make ourselves heavier.
二、单项选择。
( D ) 1. Yang Liwei is the first Chinese to go into ________ space.
B. the B. a C. an D. /
( C ) 2. I can’t _______ my food because of this helmet.
B. arrive B. arrive at C. get to D. reach to
( A ) 3. The ________ on Mars is about three-eighths of that on the Earth.
B. gravity B. food C. quality D. weight
( C ) 4. There’s no fruit ____ vegetables on Mars.
B. and B. but C. or D. except
( B ) 5. ---How do you like the film? ---_____________.
D. Yes, I like B. I like it very much
E. No, I don’t D. No, I like it
( C ) 6. I _______ Linda’s cousin ________Canada. In fact, he is American.
B. thought, is from B. think, was from
F. thought, was from D. think, is from
( A ) 7. --- How nice that Lucy has been invited to the party too!
--- Well, Lucy _______ not come. She is not certain whether her mother will allow her to.
B. might B. would C. must D. need
( C ) 8. --- Will it be sunny tomorrow? --- ___________. We are going to fly kites.
B. I hope not B. I think not C. I hope so D. It’s nothing.
三、翻译句子
1. 这棵苹果树太高了，我够不着那个苹果。
The apple tree is so tall that I can’t get to the apple.
2. 将来住在火星上会是什么样的呢？
What would it be like to live on Mars in the future?
3. 由于重力问题，我们在火星上将不得不穿特殊的靴子。
Because of the gravity, we would have to wear special boots.
4. 据报道，火星上既没有水果也没有蔬菜。
It’s reported that there’s no fruit or vegetables on Mars.
【能力提高】
一、完型填空。
A businessman sent his son to learn the secret of happiness from the wisest man. The boy walked through the desert for forty days 1 he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain where the Sage (圣人) lived.
When he 2 a room, he saw lots of strange views: businessmen coming and going, a small music group 3 sweet music, and all kinds of delicious dishes on a large table.
The Sage 4 everyone. The young man had to wait for two hours until it was his 5 .
6 enough patience, the Sage listened to the boy, but he was too 7 to explain to him the secret of happiness. While he suggested that the boy walk 8 his palace and come back in two hours.
“However,” he added, handing the boy a teaspoon with two drops of oil in it, “while you walk, 9 this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.”
The boy began to walk around the palace, 10 keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At last he returned to the Sage.
“So,” asked the Sage, “did you notice anything amazing in my palace?” Embarrassed(尴尬的), the boy said that he had seen 11 . He was only concentrating on the 12 .
“OK. Now go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the Sage. Now more 13 , the boy took the spoon and walked again through the palace. Returning to the Sage, he exactly reported 14 he had seen.
“But where is the oil?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the boy realized that he had spilled it all.
“Well, the secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders of the world and never 15 the two drops of oil in the spoon,” the Sage said with a smile. They were both important. Then the boy realized what happiness was.
( A ) 1. A. until B. when C. after D. since
( C ) 2. A. saw B. left C. entered D. lived
( D ) 3. A. hearing B. writing C. enjoying D. playing
( B ) 4. A. looked for B. talked with C. heard from D. knew about
( C ) 5. A. time B. way C. turn D. duty
( D ) 6. A. To B. For C. In D. With
( A ) 7. A. busy B. angry C. happy D. funny
( B ) 8. A. into B. around C. across D. out of
( D ) 9. A. catch B. bring C. get D. take
( C ) 10. A. never B. nearly C. always D. sometimes
( C ) 11. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
( A ) 12. A. spoon B. man C. castle D. palace
( B ) 13. A. carefully B. freely C. luckily D. difficultly
( D ) 14. A. that B. which C. who D. what
( A ) 15. A. forgetting B. minding C. realizing D. considering
二、阅读理解。
Mexico's neighbors are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 meters). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.
Mexico also has its specialties. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.
( A ) 1. Mexico is ___________ the USA.
A. on the south of???????? B. on the north of C. a part of????????? D. as large as
( B ) 2. Mexicans speak ______________.
A. English?????????????? B. Spanish??????????? C. French D. Latin(拉丁语)
( D ) 3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.
C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.
D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.
( D ) 4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in _______________.
A. America??? B. Spain??? C. Tokyo??? D. Mexico
( C ) 5. The best title (题目) of the passage is ________________.
A. Mexico City B. Mexico's plants C. Mexico????????? D. Mexico's population
三、首字母填空。
I was happy in those days b 1 I started going to school. Because I had good neighbors to play with. I played with them from morning t 2 evening. We played games outdoors, dressed up as cowboys and rode around on our tricycles (三轮车) happily.
A 3 the age of five, I had to go to kindergarten (幼儿园) and it was quite hard for me at first. I felt very sad about having to l 4 my mother each morning. I cried and wanted my mother around. As the days went by, however, I made friends easily in my class. I became happy again and looked f 5 to leaving my house each morning.
I still remember those days when I was l 6 to ride a bicycle. I fell several times but I n 7
gave up. Finally, I was able to join my friends riding around on my bike.
Another m 8 I like is the end-of-year concert held at the kindergarten. I was chosen to play the role of Jack in the play, Jack and the Magic Beans. I became the superstar that night and received p 9
for my performance.
What a wonderful childhood I had! At times I really wish I c 10 go back to those days.
1. before 2. to/till 3. At 4. leave 5. forward
6. learning 7. never 8. memory 9. praise 10. could
四、任务型阅读。
A.根据短文内容，完成下列表格中的信息。
In the past two days, I’ve been to two very different bookstores. They were both in Beijing, and both attracted people in their 20s and 30s. So why were they so different? Because one store was for Chinese people, and one was for Westerners.
At the Western bookstore, in Sanlitun, the books put on display in front—the ones expected to be the most popular—were biographies (传记), books about history, and books about politics and current (现在的) events. Farther back, there was a big shelf full of novels.
At the Chinese store, at the Beijing airport, there were very few books on history, and books on politics and current events were even harder to find. There were a few biographies, but they seemed to be of an instructive (教育性的) nature; almost all of them were about rich people, and how they got rich. What the store did have was lots and lots of books on how to learn English.
As a Westerner, I found this surprising. The kinds of books I’m used to seeing people read—the kinds that were at the first store—are the kinds people read to escape(逃脱) their daily lives. But here most of the books were on how to get rich and how to study English—how to work better and how to study better.
These Chinese books offered no escape from daily life—only ways to improve it. Perhaps this is another area where Westerners and Chinese people can learn from each other. We Westerners could certainly read a bit more for practical purposes(目的). But I also think Chinese people might benefit (受益) from more of something my teachers always encouraged: Reading for fun.
Two different bookstores
Location Sanlitun Beijing 1
Customers 2 Chinese people
Books biographies books about history，politics and current 3 ； a shelf of 4 …… biographies about rich people and the 5 to their success； about how to learn English …… It’s not 6 to find the books which are popular in Sanlitun’s bookstore.
The purposes of 7 to be 8 from daily life to 9 daily life
The writer’s attitude The western readers should read a bit more for 10 purposes. Chinese readers should learn how to read for fun.
1. airport 2. Westerners 3. events 4. novels 5. way(s)
6. easy 7. reading 8. away 9. improve 10. practical
B. 阅读短文, 按要求回答下列问题。
Some countries are better than others at looking after the environment. In Europe, Germany and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish into different bags-paper in one bag, plastic in laws that do not allow people to burn too much coal.
In the 1970s ,as people learned more about environmental problems, the “Green” movement began and soon spread all over Europe. The “Green” movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging the environment and tells newspapers.
1.Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?
Germany and north European countries.
2. Who put rubbish into different bags?
No.
3. Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?
The people in Germany.
4. When did the “Green “movement begin?
In the 1970s.
5. What does the “Green” movement try to do?
The “Green” movement tries to get governments to protect the environment.
Unit 4检测卷
一、单项选择（共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分）
( )1. Many people believe ______________ students can study, do their homework and take exams at online schools.
A. whether B. if C. how D. that
( )2. --- Could I use your car? --- No, you ______________.
A. couldn’t B. can’t C. may not D. mustn’t
( )3. I can’t understand ______________ Apple’s iPad 2.
A. why are they so mad about B. why they are so mad about
C. how are they so mad about D. how they are so mad about
( )4. Could you tell us ______________ around the earth?
A. if does the moon go B. if the moon goes
C. that the moon went D. that does the moon go
( )5. Jack asked his friend ______________.
A. where was he from B. that the earth is bigger than the moon
C. when did he come back D. not to be so angry
( )6. I don’t know ____ she studies hard or not. ___________she does, she will get good marks.
A. if; If B. whether; Whether C. whether; If D. if; Whether
( )7. --- Must I finish my homework today?
--- No, you ______________. You ______________ finish it tomorrow.
A. can’t; may B. mustn’t; must C. needn’t; may D. mustn’t; can
( )8. ______________ doctor in that hospital ______________ kind and friendly.
A. Each of; is B. Each; are C. Every; is D. Every; are
( )9. --- I seem to be lost. Could you tell me ______________?
--- Sure. You can take the No.3 bus to get there.
A. where is the nearest hospital B. how long it will take me to the airport
C. how far is my trip to the Olympic Village D. how I can get to the National Museum
( )10.--- Where is Lily? --- She ______________ Shanghai for five months.
A. has gone to B. has been to C. has been in D. has come to
( )11.The piece of music is worth_____.
A. listening to B. listening C. to listen D. listen to
( )12.Our teacher told us __________.
A. what life on Mars is like B. how life on Mars is like
C. what life on Mars was like D. how life on Mars was like
( )13.-_______life on Mars? -I like it.
A .What do you think of B. How do you think
C. What do you like D. How do you think of
( )14.-Could I go shopping with you tomorrow? Yes, you_______.
A. could B. may C. can D. must
( )15.They are afraid of _______on the island alone because they think some dangerous animals may do harm _______them.
A. live; for B. living; for C. living; to D. live; to
二、完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
Man has 16 four kinds of satellites. The first kind of satellites studies the 17 of the earth. They are used to make maps. They also help countries to see 18 they can find oil or gold.
The second kind of satellites is used to guide 19 and planes. A ship or a plane can 20 a message to the satellite, and the satellite can find out where it is. The third kind of satellites studies the 21 . These satellites watch clouds and strong winds 22 across the earth. They warn countries to make preparations when very 23 weather is coming. They take photos of the earth from miles above it and send the photos to weather 24 on the ground.
The last kind is used for 25 . Telephone calls 26 countries can be sent by these satellites. Some can carry hundreds of 27 at one time. The call is sent to the satellite and then the satellite send it to the station in the country 28 is being phoned. These satellites also carry 29 , they can send about eight programs 30 .
( )16. A. discovered B. found C. invented D. seen
( )17. A. chemistry B. physics C. biology D. geography
( )18. A. what B. which C. where D. who
( )19. A. ships B. planes C. buses D. trains
( )20. A. bring B. take C. write D. send
( )21. A. history B. medicine C. weather D. whether
( )22. A. moved B. moving C. to move D. movement
( )23. A. bad B. good C. fine D. well
( )24. A. stations B. shop C. report D. studio
( )25. A. sports B. communication C. shopping D. hearing
( )26. A. of B. from C. between D. among
( )27. A. notes B. signs C. messages D. calls
( )28. A. which B. what C. who D. where
( )29. A. languages B. films C. pictures D. plays
( )30. A. in time B. on time C. at a time D. over time
三、阅读理解
A. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（计30分）
A
When man began to search the skies, he saw a lot of things. In the universe, the earth seemed to be just a small bit of dust. It is only a small planet, and travels around the sun. The sun together with its planets, travels in the Milky Way（银河）, our galaxy（星系）. The Milky way has about thirty billion stars like our sun, and is one of about a hundred million galaxies in the universe. Because the space is so great, it is difficult to work out how far away a star is. Instead of kilometers, we have light years. A light year means the distance light travels in one year. Our nearest neighbour galaxy is more than 9,000,000 light years away from the earth.
( )31. A galaxy is the name of ______________ .
A. the sun B. a large group of stars
C. the universe D. planets like the earth
( )32. There are about 100,000,000 ______________ in the universe.
A. skies B. galaxies C. planets D. stars like suns
( )33. A light year is a unit of ______________ .
A. time B. distance C. length D. width
( )34. Man has known that ______________ .
A. other galaxies are near ours B. the Milky Way is the only galaxy
C. the earth is a small part of the universe D. the sun is a large star in the Milky Way
( )35. The nearest neighbour galaxy is more than 9 million light years from ______________ .
A. the sun B. the moon C. the earth D. the Milky Way
B
John went to the planet Mars for his holiday. This is his holiday.
Monday
We arrived in the Mars City at 4:30 in the afternoon (Mars time) by a space shuttle. We went to the Mars Hotel (five stars) for dinner before going to bed. I was very tired after the journey (it takes 72 hours to get there) , but I am looking forward to my holiday very much.
Tuesday
I didn’t sleep well because of the weightlessness(), the gravity is only about three-eighths of that on Earth. I hit my head on the bedroom ceiling several times. After breakfast we spent the morning on the Mars farm. They don’t use earth or chemicals to grow their food. We had lunch on the farm and then had a hoverbus ride over the Mars City. That was very exciting. In the evening we went shopping in the Mars City Shopping Mall. I bought some souvenirs for my family and my friends.
( )36. This is John’s ______________ .
A. homework B. message C. diary D. letter
( )37. They got to the Mars City ______________ .
A. in the afternoon B. in the evening C. at night D. in the morning
( )38. It took them ______________ to arrive in the Mars City.
A. several weeks B. several months C. 24 hours D. several days
( )39. John had lunch ______________ .
A. in the restaurant B. on the farm
C. in the Mars City Shopping Mall D. in the hotel
( )40. John didn’t ______________ because of the weightlessness.
A. enjoy himself B. buy anything C. have breakfast D. sleep well
C
Americans love cars. They go everywhere in them. 85% of people in the US go to and form work by car. And most adults have driving licenses. Why does this car culture exist?
How it started
America’s love of cars started after the war when soldiers returned home from World War Π to rebuild their lives. They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status（地位）. The more money they had, the bigger their cars were.
Making of roads
During the war, President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had. He decided to build new four-lane（四车道）roads in America. He said is something happened suddenly, the two-lane roads wouldn’t be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities. Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started.
Car lovers
Not just teenagers are crazy about cars. Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully. These are called Art Cars. Every April there is an activity in Houston, Texas, where they show their cars.
Pollution
Cars have polluted the environment. American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution. Many countries were angry about it. Bush said he had to think of the American economy（经济）and all the American people that make money from cars. Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less. But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars.
( ) 41. When did Americans begin to love cars?
A. Before the new two-lane roads were built/ B After World War Π.
C. During World War Π. D.Before World War Π.
( ) 42. New four-lane roads were built ________.
A. in Germany B. by car and oil companies
C. in America D. when something suddenly happened
( ) 43. The underlined word “building” here means “the building of________”.
A. companies B. soldiers’ lives C. houses D. roads
( ) 44. What were other countries’ feeling about Bush’s decision?
A. They agree with him. B.They showed anger to it.
C.They paid no attention to it. D.The passage doesn’t tell us.
( ) 45. The meaning of the last sentence is: “________”.
A. It’s better to have fewer cars. B.It’s better to make cars that pollute less.
C.It’s easier to make cars that pollute less. D.It’s easier to make people have fewer cars.
B. 阅读下面的短文, 根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息,每空一词。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
What is your favourite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.
When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy Western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world.
Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.
Lang’s performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
Personal Resume Card
About his Personal _ 46___ Name Lang Lang
Year of birth _ 47___
_ 48___ Keyboard
Favourite _ 49___ Tom and Jerry
The reason for _ 50___poor children He believes himself lucky and should give something back.
About his musical life The _ 51___ for Western music in his childhood encourage him to learn piano _ 52___ . With the help of his parents and teachers, he was able to 53___ a famous American music college, where his success began.
Famous for his _ 54___ performances and _ 55___ facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
四、词汇 （共25小题，每小题1分，计25分）
A. 根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。
56. We had a long ________________ (讨论) about the plan.
57. As a student, you should learn how to face ________________ (各种各样的) difficulties.
58. In the past, many children were not able to study in ________________ (正规的) schools.
59. We ______________ (比较) the two watches carefully, but found nothing different.
60. --- How many ________________ (行星) are there in the solar system?
-- Eight. And Earth is one of them.
61. Food will be in the form of p________________ on Mars.
62. The new railway station is about three m________________ away my home. We’d better take a bus or a taxi.
63. The p________________ on Earth is still increasing quickly.
64. Can you stand on the s___________ of the planet Mars without wearing special boots?
65. Should we be able to d________________ plants that can grow on Mars?
66. Lucy doesn’t like wearing the school uniform. She prefers to wear something
________________ (fashion).
67. It is ________________ (comfortable) to live in such a small low house.
68. The shirt is the ________________ (little) expensive of the three.
69. Special boots help to prevent ________________ (float) away into space.
70. By 2100, we will spend only a few hours __________ (travel) to Mars in space shuttles.
B. 根据文意及首字母提示补全短文。
Have you ever thought of living on Mars? Our Earth is becoming more and more c 71 . And at the same time there’s terrible p 72 here. If we move to Mars, things will probably change. However, it may be d 73 for people to have a conversation there, because sound doesn’t travel very f 74 on Mars. The low pressure(气压) makes it so. For example, a
s 75 by a human scream on Earth can travel a little over a kilometre. But on Mars, the sound from that same scream will only move 15 metres at m 76 . Besides, the atmosphere on Mars is also much t 77 than that on Earth. On Earth, our atmosphere is about 3 km t 78 , while it is very thin on Mars. Also Earth has a much higher t 79 than Mars. The temperature on Mars is -87 to -5, so, are you r 80 to go to Mars?
五、写作
A. 根据所给提示将下列各句译成英语。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
81. 科学家们正在努力工作来让这个梦想成真。
Scientists are _________________________ to make this dream ________________________.
82. 你认为对宇航员来说什么是最不重要的？
What do you think is________________ for_______________?
83.人类需要食物，水合空气来生存。
__________________need food, water and air________________.
84. –让机器人做所以家务真是太好了。
It will be great to_______________________________ for us.
85. 火星重力只有地球重力的八分之三。
The _____________ on Mars is only about__________________ of that on Earth.
B. 书面表达 （计15分）
目前，地球正面临着前所未有的危机，人口增多，能源减少，到太空生活成了热门话题。Daniel和他的同学讨论了在火星上生活的利弊，请根据讨论结果并加上自己的观点写一篇报道。
Advantages Disadvantages
interesting go to online schools much more space robot ( do work for us) things are cheap get ill from living there far from Earth no food, water or oxygen some dangerous aliens easily float away
Life on Mars
Life on Mars is different from that on Earth. Some students think it is better to live on Mars than on earth because ______________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
一 单选1-5 DBBBD 6-10 CCCDC 11-15 ACACC
二．完形填空 16-20 CDCAD 21-25 CBAAB 26-30 CCACC
三 阅读 31-35 BBCCC 36-40 CADDD 41-45 BCDBA
B.任务型阅读 46. life 47. 1982 48.Talent/ Wisdom / Ability 49. cartoon 50. helping 51. love 52. well / excellently 53. enter 54. energetic 55.making
四、词汇 56. discussion 57. various 58. normal 59. compared 60. planets
61. pills 62. miles 63. population 64. surface 65. develop
66. fashionable 67. uncomfortable 68.least 69. floating 70. travelling
B.首字母填词 71.crowded 72. pollution 73. difficult 74. fast 75. sound
76. most 77. thinner 78. thick 79. temperature 80. ready
五、写作 81. trying their best come true 82. the least important an astronaut
83. Humans to survive 84. have robots do all the housework 85 gravity three-eighths
