Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet.
单项选择。
1. —Look at the stars. Can you count them clearly?
—No. There are________ stars in the sky.
A. two billions B. two billions of C. billions of D. two billion of
2. After drinking, drivers usually drive________ faster than usual. So drunk driving isn’t allowed.
A. quite B. very C. too D. much
3.The Sun and its planets ___________the solar system.
A. called B. named C. is called D. are called
4.It is hard __________ his strange idea.
A. understand B. say C. understood D. to understand
5. —Kids often feel better in a happy family.
—That’s true. A happy family provides a loving _____ for its children.
A. expression B. environment C. encouragement D. development
6._______ of the children likes the movie because it’s too boring.
A. None B. Each C. All D. Some
7.In the English Club, students need to _______ each other in English. It will help them improve their spoken English.
A. agree with B. communicate with C. worry about D. think about
8.-I hear you ________ the USA. When ________ you go there?
-Last summer holiday.
have been to; did B. have gone to; will C. have been to; do D. have gone; did
9.You can get much about this film on the Internet.
A. map B. picture C. ticket D. information
10. —How many students are there in the classroom? ____. They are all in playground.
A. none B. nobody C. everyone D. all
11.--- Dad, I ______ the theatre for a while, but I left my ticket at home.
--- Don’t worry, my boy, I will take it to you.
A. have reached B. will arrive at C. have been at D. get to
12. —It’s useful for the deaf people to learn sign language.
—Yes, it’s a major way of _________ for them.
A. suggestion B. vacation C. production D. communication
二、根据首字母及汉语提示完成单词
1.We all know l______ travels faster than sound.
2.We shouldn't throw rubbish around. It's our duty to protect the e________ because the earth is our only home.
3.Nothing is i________ if you try your best.
4.Scientists haven't received any m________ from Mars.
5.The problem is too difficult. N______ of us can work it out in our class.
6.Many companies use e?mails in their offices, so it's easy for people to c________ with one another.
7.The_________ (系统)can translate English into Chinese.
8. The earth is a_________(行星) and the Sun is a star.
9. There are six ________(组) in our English club.
10. We don't know how large the ________(宇宙) is.
三、用所给词的适当形式填空
1、Mr. Chang was _________ (surprise) to see all of us were waiting for him at the school gate.
2、Could you please pass _________ (I) some writing paper?
3、On the _______ (two) floor, there is a bookstore.
4、Could you tell me where ________(buy) a new model ship?
5. There are_______ (billion) of stars in the Galaxy.
6.Some good looking young men_______ (call)"little fresh meat" (小鲜肉)by people.
7. It's__________(possible) for the boy to finish the work. He needs help.
8.Scientists have _______(send) spaceships to Mars to take photos
9. My brother has finished ________(make) a model space station.
10. He couldn’t run fast enough ______ (catch) others.
四、用方框中短语的适当形式填空,每个短语限用一次。
solar system, billions of, far away, go around, be called
1. Li Ming isn’t old but he ____________ Laoli in his office.
2. Let’s ____________ the park, not through it.
3. There’re ____________ stars in the universe.
4. The ____________ is only a small part of the Milky Way.
5. —The bookstore is ____________ from our school.
—I see. Let’s go there by bus.
五、选择括号内的单词填空
1. They haven’t arrived in Shanghai_________ (already/yet).
2. We haven’t found life on any_________ (else/other)planets.
3. _________ (Neither/None)of my parents is a teacher.
4. Which planet has_________ (a/an)environment of the earth?
5. The population of China is larger than_________ (this/that)of Japan.
6. There is a girl_________ (called/calling)Xiaofang in the village.
7. They have sent an email_________ (for/to)me.
8. He is_________ (enough old/old enough)to go to school. 21世纪教育网版权所有
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10. Do you know who_________ (discovered/invented)the missing dog?
六、完成句子
1.他们花费了数亿元建造了这座大桥。
They spent _________ _________ _________ ____yuan___________ the bridge.
2.宇宙中有多少行星围着大阳转?
How many planets in the universe _________ _________the sun?
3. 太阳离我们很远,它的光需要经过8分钟才能到达我们这儿。
The sun is from us and its light for eight minutes to us.?
4.这个孩子足够大了,能照顾自己了。
The child is_________ _________ _________ look after himself.
5. ——男孩们, 你们会说法语吗?
——对不起, 我们都不会说法语。
—Can you speak French, boys?
—Sorry, _______ _______ us can speak French.
6. 如果你全心全意去做, 没有什么是不可能的。
__________ _______ _____________ if you put your heart into it.
7. 太阳和它的行星被称为太阳系。
The sun and its planets ______ ______ the solar system.
8. 银河系中有数十亿颗恒星, 太阳只是其中之一。
There are ________ ________ stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only _________ _________ them.
9. 为什么没有人和我们联系过呢?
Why has no one _______________ _________ us?
10. 我仅给他们其中一人照了相。
I only ________ ________ of one of them.
七、补全对话,方框中有两项是多余的
Tony: Hello, Lucy. I haven't seen you for several hours. Where have you been?
Lucy: Hello, Tony. 1.________ And I have found some information about the universe.
Tony: Really?Would you like to tell me some?
Lucy: Of course. What do you want to know?
Tony: Well.2.________
Lucy: For millions of years.
Tony: Wow!So long. 3.________
Lucy: Not yet. But they have discovered water on Mars.
Tony: That sounds very interesting.
Lucy: And scientists have already found that there's no life on the moon.
Tony: 4.________
Lucy: Yes, that's right. Oh, I want to return the book about journeys to space to Jack, but I can't find him.
Where's he, do you know?
Tony: 5.________ You can find him there.
Lucy: Thanks a lot.
A. So far there's life only on the earth?
B.How long has there been life on the earth?
C.I have gone to the library.
D.So have scientists found life on other planets?
E.He has been to the space museum.
F.I have been to the museum.
G.He has just gone to the school library.
八、完形填空
Can you imagine astronauts’ everyday life in space? They also need to eat, ____ 1, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do ____ 2 differently.
On the earth, we put food on a plate and water in a glass. Gravity(重力) holds the food down and keeps the water in the glass. ____ 3 there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float (飘浮) away, and astronauts must eat and drink ____ 4.
Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a ____5 bag. They tie the bag to a wall ____ 6 they won’t float away at night.
Exercise is very important in space. On the earth, your legs ____ 7 your body, but in space, astronauts float. So they do not use their legs often. This is very ____ 8 their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.
After a day’s work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families ____ 9 the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy ____10 in the air.
1. A. play B. work C. sleep D. see
2. A. it B. them C. one D. themselves
3. A. And B. But C. So D. Or
4. A. careless B. carelessly C. careful D. carefully
5. A. sleep B. sleepy C. sleeping D. asleep
6. A. when B. while C. so that D. if
7. A. take B. carry C. bring D. get
8. A. good for B. bad for C. good at D. good with
9. A. on B. by C. with D. for
10. A. float B. floating C. floated D. to float
九、任务型阅读
33?year?old spacewoman Wang Yaping made history—she is China's first teacher in space.
Wang Yaping taught Chinese primary and middle school students on earth physics problems in the zero?gravity environment(失重环境). She prepared for the lecture for a long time.
Wang, born in January 1980, is from east China's Shandong Province. She was a pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force(空军) with experience of 1,600 hours of flying.
The world's first teacher in space was Christa McAuliffe, a 37?year?old middle school teacher from the United States, but the Space Shuttle Challenger (挑战者号) disintegrated(崩裂) after 73 seconds into flight on Jan.28, 1986. McAuliffe and other six members were killed.
“Wang's lecture was a pleasant surprise,” said Zhang Xiaoguang, an astronaut in the three members of Shenzhou?10 spacecraft.“____________ (她无论做什么都很优秀).Sometimes we'd like to give her a helping hand, but she just would not accept,” said Nie Haisheng.
Like many young Chinese people, Wang likes photography, music and basketball. She said,“We are all students in facing the universe。 We are looking forward to joining our young friends to learn and explore the mystical(神秘的) and beautiful universe.”
根据短文内容,完成下列各题。
1.Who did Wang Yaping give the lecture to on physics problems in space?
2.What was Christa McAuliffe?
3.请根据短文中所给汉语完成句子。
She________ ________ in whatever she does.
4.请把短文中画线的句子译成汉语。
5.请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
十、阅读理解
There are millions of stars and planets in space .What’s the difference between stars and planets? Stars can give out heat and light ,but planets cannot.
The sun is one of the stars. Some planet are balls of rock and some are balls of gas. We live on the planet earth, the earth spins around once every day to give us day and night .The earth goes around the sun once every year to give us different seasons .
There are eight planets moving around the sun . We call the family of the sun and its planets the solar system. Mercury(水星) is the nearest to the sun , so it is very hot . It is the smallest planet . Venus(金星) is very bright and hot . It is the nearest to the earth. Mars is covered with orange-red dust and rocks. so it looks like a red star in the sky . I t has seasons like the earth. Jupiter(木星) has more than 16 moons(卫星) and it is the biggest and heaviest planet. Saturn (土星) has more than 22 moons. The other planets such as Uranus and Neptune, are all very far from the sun and very cold . we need a telescope to see them .
1. The sun can give us____
A. heat and water B. heat and light C. light and air D. rock and water
2.The Chinese meaning of “ spins around” is ____
A. 飞行 B. 行驶 C. 旋转 D. 公转
3.The earth goes around _____once every year to give us different seasons.
A. the moon B. Mars C. Jupiter D. the sun
4.Mars looks red in the sky because______
A. It is covered with orange-red dust and rocks
B. It has seasons like the earth.
C.it is the nearest to the earth.
D. it is covered with red water and dust
5.Which is Not true according to the passage ?
A. Jupiter is the biggest and heaviest planet.
B. Uranus is very far from the sun and very cold.
C. The rotation of the earth gives us day and night.
D. We call the family of the sun and its planet the Milky way.
答案
单项选择。
1. C 2. D 3.D 4.D 5. B 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.D 10. A 11.C 12. D
二、根据首字母及汉语提示完成单词
1.light 2.environment 3.impossible 4.messages 5.none 6.communicate 7.system 8.planet 9.groups 10.universe
三、用所给词的适当形式填空
1.surprised 2.me 3.second 4.to buy 5.billions 6.are called 7.impossible 8.sent 9.making 10.to catch
四、用方框中短语的适当形式填空,每个短语限用一次。
【答案】1.is called 2.go around 3. billions of 4. solar system 5. far away
五、选择括号内的单词填空
【答案】1.yet 2.other 3.Neither 4.an 5.that 6.called 7.to 8.old enough 9.away 10.discovered
六、完成句子
【答案】1.hundreds of thousands of building 2.turn/go around 3.far from has traveled reach 4.old enough to 5.None of 6.It is impossible 7.are called 8.millions of one of 9.communicate with 10.take photos
七、补全对话,方框中有两项是多余的
【答案】1.F 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.G
八、完形填空
1 C 2 B 3 B 4 D 5 C 6 C 7 B 8 B 9 A 10 B
九、任务型阅读
【答案】1.Chinese primary and middle school students.
2.She was a middle school teacher from the United States.
3.is excellent/does well
4.在宇宙面前我们都是学生。
5.China's First Teacher in Space
十、阅读理解
【答案】BCDAD