exercise04

Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars

I. 单项填空

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. If one keeps what he wants in mind and tries to live it, he will succeed ________.

A. on time

B. in time

C. for one time

D. by the time

2. —Excuse me, can I help you sir?

—Yes, can you tell me the direction ________ the thief the police are after ran?

A. where

B. that

C. under which

D. in which

3. —Waiter, why are these eggs so small?

—My duty is ________ the table, and I don’t care about the he n ________ eggs, sir.

A. to lay; lays

B. laying; to lay

C. to lay; laying

D. laying; lays

4. While in freezing weather, you’d better have heat ________ from escaping from your body and do more exercise.

A. taken

B. prevented

C. disabled

D. protected

5. We could do nothing in the darkness ________ to wait for help coming.

A. less than

B. more than

C. rather than

D. other than

6. As far as I’m concerned, ________ everything is ready for the project, the sooner, the better.

A. because

B. now that

C. as

D. for

7. Would you please move a little away? You are ________ the light.

A. breaking out

B. blocking out

C. hanging out

D. giving out

8. You have made the plan of the market, thus you’ll, in your ________, carry it out.

A. opinion

B. eyes

C. duty

D. turn

9. The ________ cause of his success was his ability to work for long hours without tiring.

A. necessary

B. fundamental

C. sensible

D. satisfactory

10. Do you know why sugar ________ much faster in water than in oil?

A. dissolves

B. melts

C. spreads

D. swims

II. 阅读理解

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。

Since the beginning of time, man has been interested in the moon. The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon. They called it “Moonday”, or “Monday”,

as we know it today. Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon. Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born. Four and a half centuri es later, Leonardo’s idea was realized. Apollo II took three Americans, Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong to the moon. The mission (任务) did fill the whole world with great surprise, as Leonardo had said it would. Numerous essays, articles, and books were written about man’s first moon mission. But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event over 100 years before. In 1865, French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon. His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo II mission. V erne’s spacecraft also contained three men—two Americans and a Frenchman. The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo II. The launch (发射) sit e in Verne’s story was also in Florida. The spacecraft i n Verne’s story was named the “Columbiad”. The Apollo II command ship was called “Columbia”. His account of sending the spacecraft into the space could easily have been written about how Apollo II was sent into the space.

1. Leonardo da Vinci said that a great machine bird would ________.

A. bring great honor to the moon

B. fly toward the sun

C. explore the heavens

D. take people to the moon

2. Jules Verne wrote his story of a man’s visit to the moon about ________.

A. 100 years before the Apollo II mission

B. 10 years before the Apollo II mission

C. four and one a half centuries ago

D. 100 years ago

3. Verne’s story is very similar to ________.

A. the first U.S. space mission

B. the Apollo II mission

C. Leonardo da Vinci’s story

D. numerous other books on the same subject

4. The main idea of this passage is ________.

A. some coincidence of mankind landing onto the moon

B. Verne’s accurate preview of the future

C. the 1969 Apollo II moon mission

D. the 19th century science and technology

5. The underlined word “spacecraft” probably means ________.

A. a kind of rocket

B. a kind of plane

C. a kind of train

D. a kind of bus

III. 语法专练

根据本单元所学语法，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. I don’t care about the price. The question is ________ it is worth reading.

A. that

B. what

C. if

D. whether

2. —Will you tell me ________ keep fit and healthy?

—By eating more vegetables and fruit.

A. how can I

B. if can I

C. if I can

D. how I can

3. They will carry out the plan ________ much difficulty they may come across.

A. how

B. whatever

C. that

D. however

4. The reason why he got fewest apples from the tree is ________ he is the shortest of all the boys.

A. that

B. because

C. why

D. what

5. ________ she can’t bear is ________ he is always lying in front of her.

A. That; because

B. Why; what

C. What; that

D. Why; because

6. As anybody can see, China is no longer ________ it used to be thirty years ago.

A. that

B. which

C. what

D. one

7. —Why did Tom not hand in his paper?

—He explained that it ________ yet.

A. wasn’t finished

B. hasn’t been fini shed

C. didn’t finish

D. hadn’t been finished

8. Word came ________ almost all the houses of the farmers had fallen down in the earthquake.

A. that

B. which

C. whose

D. what

9. What water is ________ clear to us after we attend his chemistry class.

A. is

B. are

C. has

D. become

10. Obviously, who will go ________ no difference, for the task is far beyond reach.

A. make

B. makes

C. making

D. to make

IV. 书面表达

假如你叫李华。在2045年，某宇宙航天局正在招聘到月球上工作的人员。你从某报纸

上获悉后决定去应聘。请根据以下提示材料写一封应聘e-mail。

1. 生于2015年。于2039年6月毕业于北京航天大学。毕业后一直在从事月球研究。

2. 业余时间喜欢体育运动、旅游和听音乐。身体很棒。

要求：1. 可以适当添加一些内容使其完整。

2. 词数：不少于60。

参考答案

I.单项填空

1. B ①in time最终；及时。②on time按时。如：Every student is asked to go to school on time.

③for some time一段时间。如：He once stayed here for some time. ④by the time (of)

到······时候。如：We’ll have learnt 5,000 English words by the time he comes back.

2. D 本题考查定语从句介词提前问题。in the direction of朝······方向；under the direction of

在······指导下。如：Under the direction of him, we have made great progress.

3. C lay the table摆桌子；lay eggs下蛋。My duty is to lay / laying …. 但是care about后面

只能接动名词。

4. B ①prevent sth. from doing sth. 阻止······做······。同时还考查使役结构have sth done.

②protect … from保护······免遭······(损坏)。如：You’d bett er put on your sunglasses to protect

your eyes from the sunlight when you go out in summer. ③disable …from …使······不能做······。如：The hurt of the tongue disabled him from speaking then.

5. D ①rather than而不是。如：He insisted on staying at home rather than go walking. ②more

than 超过；不仅仅。如：Bamboo is used for more than building. ③other than不同于；除了。④less than 少于。如：There were less than 1,000 people left in the village after the serious flood.

6. B ①now that既然。有不成理由的理由意味。②because 回答why, 表直接原因。③for

表附加的、推断的理由。试比较：The day breaks, because the sun is rising. The day breaks, for the birds are singing.

7. B 本题考查词组意思。①block out遮挡。②break out爆发，突然发生。如：Riots and

disorders have broken out. ③hang out居住；把······挂出去。如：Please hang the wet clothes out.

④give out用尽；分发；发出(热量，气味)等。如：The water supply at last gave out.

8. D ①in one’s turn紧接着。②in one’s opin ion在某人看来。如：In my opinion, a meeting

should be held on this matter. ③in one’s eyes在某人眼中。如：In adult’s eyes, teenagers are easy to do wrong.

9. B ①fundamental基本的，根本的。②sensible敏感的。如：I’m sensi ble of his danger.

③satisfactory满意的。如：In fact, I’m sure that’s the only satisfactory way out.

10. A ①dissolve溶解。②melt融化。如：Spring is coming, and snow begins to melt.

II.阅读理解

1. D 细节理解题。见文章Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and

designed a machine to carry a human to the moon.

2. A 细节理解题。见文章But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the

event over 100 years before. In 1865, French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon. His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo II mission.

3. B 见第二题解析。

4. A 全文的主要内容是“关于人类从幻想到真正登月过程的一些巧合”。

5. B 从上下文可以推测出词义。

III. 语法专练

1. D 表语从句用whether而不用if。

2. D 宾语从句，用陈述语序。

3. D 让步状语从句。however much = no matter how much。

4. A 表语从句，引导词用that而不是because。

5. C what引导主语从句，在从句中作bear的宾语。that引导表语从句，在从句中不作成分，

没有自己本身的意思。

6. C what引导表语从句。

7. D 宾语从句的时态，explain用的过去时态，所以finish要用过去完成时并且又要表被动,

所以选D。

8. A 同位语从句word = the news。

9. A 主语从句what water is作主语，一个句子作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。

10. B 主语从句who will go作主语。解析同上一题。

IV.书面表达

Dear sir,

I’v e learnt from the newspaper that some clerks, who will work on the moon, are needed in your company. I’d like to apply for one of the positions.

I graduated from Beijing Aviation University in June, 2039 and ever since then I have been doing research on the moon. I have some knowledge about it. At the same time I enjoy observing the sky. I like sports, traveling and listening to the music in my spare time. I’m in very good health.

If I’m hired, I will do my job with all efforts. And I’m sure I can do it well.

I look forward to your reply.

Yours truly，

Li Hua