Unit 4　Life on Mars單元測(cè)試（含解析）

Unit4LifeonMars一、單項(xiàng)選擇(共10小題,計(jì)10分)()1.—Andypracticedhardestamongusandhewonfirstprizeinthecompetition.—Adreamcan'tcometruehardwork.

A.by B.across C.over D.without()2.You'llhavetogetyourparents'ifyouwanttogoonthetrip.

A.achievement B.announcement C.agreement D.advertisement()3.Thecakeisso.I'dliketohaveanotherone.

A.tasty B.salty C.sour D.bitter()4.TheairisbadlyandPM2.5pollutionisreallyharmfultopeople'shealth.

A.fixed B.broken C.impressed D.polluted()5.—Iwanttogiveuptheplanbecauseitistoodifficult.—Nomatterwhatdifficultyyouwillmeet,yourplan.Ibelieveyoucanmakeit.

A.carryout B.sendout C.putout D.goout()6.—Theworldhaschangedsincetheinventionofthecomputerandsmartphone.

—Ican'tagreemore.A.slowly B.rapidly C.smoothly D.peacefully()7.—ItseemsthatHelenalwayswantstotake.

—Yes,you'reright.Shelikestryingnewthings.A.walks B.exams C.risks D.breaks()8.—Ifyoualwaysyourselfwithothers,youmayhavemuchstress.

—Iagree.Weshouldbelieveinourselves.A.compare B.communicate C.connect D.consider()9.—TheDragonBoatracesaresoexciting,butourboatisstillbehind.—Sorry.Iamsureourteamwillwin!

A.if B.that C.how D.why()10.—Look!Itisrainingheavily!Idon'tlikerainyweather.—.Itisterribleandmakesmefeelweteverywhere.

A.Metoo B.MeneitherC.Soundsgood D.Notatall二、完形填空(共10小題,計(jì)15分)Nowadays,manypeopledrivetheircarstowork.Therearealotofcarsinthestreetandthe11isverybusy.Sosometimes12isnoteasyforpeopletogettoworkontime.Whenyouaregoingtobelate,youonlydreamoftakingaplanethere.Canyourdream13?Yes!Youcantakeaplaneonlyinmonths!

FourengineersinGermanyare14inmakingplanes.Theyaremakinganewplane—Liliumjet.Itdoesn'tlooklikeaplane15anegg.Manypeoplethinkitlooksfunnyandinteresting.Thegreat"egg"cantaketwopeopletotheskyand16threehundredkilometresinonehour.That'sreallygreat.

SomepeoplecallLiliumjet"aflyingcar".Why?Firstly,it'snotdifficultforpeopletolearntodriveit.Peoplecandriveitjustlikedrivingacar.Butitcango17andfartherthanacar.Secondly,Liliumjetisnotverybig,onlyaquarterofaplane.Soitdoesn'tneedanairport.OnlyasmallplaceisOK.Itcanstop18.Inthefuture,the"flyingcar"willcomeintopeople'slifeand19ourwaysoftrip.

Liliumjetwillcomeonthemarketsoon.20youwanttomakeyourtripeasyandfunny,whynotbuyone?I'msureyouwillhaveagoodtimeonit.

()11.A.trafficB.sky C.train D.plane()12.A.this B.that C.it D.one()13.A.comeon B.comeback C.cometrue D.comein()14.A.bored B.interested C.disappointed D.relaxed()15.A.but B.and C.so D.or()16.A.walk B.swim C.fly D.circle()17.A.slower B.faster C.earlier D.later()18.A.where B.nowhere C.everywhere D.when()19.A.change B.find C.lose D.miss()20.A.Unless B.If C.Whether D.Though三、閱讀理解(共15小題,計(jì)30分)AWouldyouliketoliveinacitywherebuildingsturnthelightsoffforyou,andself-drivingcarsfindthenearestparkingspacethemselves?Althoughitmightsoundalittlefarfromyou,livingina"smart"citylikethiscouldhappensoonerthanyouthink.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceintownsthatwehavelivedinforcenturies,whilecompletelynewcitiesarebeingbuilt.OnesuchplaceisthecityofSongdo.Everyhometherewillhavea"telepresence"system(遠(yuǎn)程遙控系統(tǒng))—allowinguserstocontroltheheatingandlocks,attendvideomeetings,andreceiveeducation,healthcareandgovernmentservices.Aroundthecity,escalators(自動(dòng)扶梯)willonlymovewhensomeoneisonthem,andofficesandschoolswillallbeconnectedtothesystem.ThegreatmindbehindSongdoisfromthecompanyCisco.Infact,technologycompaniesaroundtheworldsuchasIBM,SiemensandMicrosoftarealreadyinthebusiness.About75%oftheworld'spopulationwillliveincitiesby2050,socitieswillneedtobemoremoderntodealwiththecomingproblems."Makingcitiessmarterisonewayout,andIthinkthiswillinturnmakecitiesgreener,"saidDanHill,headofaresearchcompany.()21.Paragraph2ismainlyabout.

A.acityofthefutureB.aplantobuildabuildingC.avideomeetinginSongdoD.areportonpublichealth()22.WhichcompanyoffersthegreatmindtobuildSongdo?A.Siemens. B.Microsoft. C.IBM. D.Cisco.()23.DanHillthinksthatmakingcitiessmarterisonewayto.

A.setupmoreschoolsB.develophisowncompanyC.solvethecities'comingproblemsD.controltheworld'spopulationBThree—two—one,fire!Atthemomentof9:43am,onTuesday,June23rd,2020,attheXichangSatelliteLaunchCenter(衛(wèi)星發(fā)射中心)inSichuanProvince,thelastsatelliteofthethird-generationnetworkwassentintospace.Itisthe55thmemberinthefamilyofBeiDou.ItbelongstoChina'sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem(北斗衛(wèi)星導(dǎo)航系統(tǒng)).Sofar,59satellites,includingthefirstfourtestones,havebeenlaunchedfromXichang.WiththedevelopmentofChina,wehavealreadyownedthreeotherfamoussatellitelaunchcenters—Jiuquan,TaiyuanandWenchang.Afteraperiodoftestsinspace,thisnewsatellitehasstartedtoworkwithotherBeiDousatellitestogether.Itisdesignedtoworkforatleast12years.Sofar,Chinahascompletedthethird-generationnetworkofChina'sBDS.Itwasanewmilestoneinthenation'sspaceresearchwork.Thelaunchshowsourcountryhascompletedourlargestspace-basedsystem.It'soneofthefourglobal(全球的)navigationnetworks,andtheotherthreearetheUnitedStates'GPS,Russia'sGLONASSandtheEuropeanUnion'sGalileo.BDShasbeenwidelyusedaspublicresources(資源)inourdailylife.Ithasbeensharedbythewholeworld.Itwillprovidemoreservicesaroundtheworld.BDSisthecommonwealthofthedevelopmentofhumanbeings.()24.WheredidChinalaunchthelastsatelliteofthethird-generationnetwork?A.InXichang. B.InJiuquan.C.InWenchang. D.InTaiyuan.()25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"milestone"meaninChinese?A.記錄 B.事業(yè) C.里程碑 D.起點(diǎn)()26.GLONASSbelongsto.

A.China B.theUnitedStatesC.Russia D.theEuropeanUnion()27.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat.

A.thelastsatelliteofBDSwaslaunchedat9:43pm,June23rd,2020B.thenewsatelliteisdesignedtoworkforatmost12yearsC.BDSissharedonlybyChinaaspublicresourcesD.sofar,Chinahascompletedthethird-generationnetworkofChina'sBDSCInthefuture,peoplemaytraveltoMars(火星)bywater-poweredspaceship!Today'sspaceshipsarefineforgettingthingsintospace,buttheyarenotsogoodattravellinglongdistances.Thesespaceshipsburnchemicalfuels(燃料),andtheyareveryexpensive.Scientistssaythatawater-poweredspaceshipcouldmakethetriptoMarsmuchcheaper.Theideaisjustintheplanningstagesnow,butscientiststhinksuchaspaceshipcouldbedevelopedsoon.Thekeytothewater-poweredspaceshipistheengine(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)).Regularenginespushspaceshipsbyburningfuel.Thewaterenginewillusesteam,createdbysolarpanels(太陽能電池板)thatheatwatertoahightemperature.Ofcourse,thespaceshipwillhavetocarryalotofwaterforthelongtriptoMars.Today'sspaceshipscouldnotcarrythatmuchwater.Butscientiststhinkthataspaceshipblownuplikeaballoonwillbeableto.

OneUScompanyhasalreadydevelopedaspaceshiplikethis.Thesespaceshipsaremadeofastrongmaterial.Twoofthemhavealreadybeensentupintospace,usingrocketsandthenlaterfilledwithair."Balloon"spaceshipscouldbeverylargeandcarryenoughwaterforalongtrip.Withthe"Balloon"spaceships,enoughwatercouldbecarriedtopowertheenginesandgrowfoodduringthetrip.Andthepeopleonthespaceshipmightevengettotakeahotbath!Scientistssaythebiggestadvantageofsuchaspaceshipwouldbecost.The"Balloon"spaceshipuseswatertopushitthroughspaceandcostsaboutonethirtiethofanormalspaceship.Suchsavingsnaturallyencouragecontinuedresearchintoballoonspaceshipsandwaterengines.Ifthesescientistsarecorrect,wemaysoonbeonourwaytoMarsinaspaceshippoweredbywater.()28.Whichsentencebestdescribesthemainideaofthepassageabove?A.Thekeytothewater-poweredspaceshipistheengine.B.Inthefuture,peoplemaytraveltoMarsbywater-poweredspaceship.C.OneUScompanyhasalreadydevelopedaspaceshiplikethis.D.Scientistssaythebiggestadvantageofsuchaspaceshipwouldbecost.()29.Whatdoyouthinkisomitted(省略)attheendoftheunderlinedsentence?A.usesteam B.pushspaceshipsC.heatwater D.carrythatmuchwater()30.Besidesgrowingfood,whatelsemightastronautsdowiththerestofthewater?A.Takeahotbath.B.Freezedangerousthings.C.Blowupaballoon.D.ChangethesurfaceofMars.()31.Onwhichwebsitecanweprobablyreadthispassage?A./powerB./musicC./cultureD./spaceflightDFromtinyseeds(種子),greatdiscoveriesgrow.Amini-gardencarriedonChina'sChang'e4moonlanderrecentlybecamehometothefirstplanttogrowonanotherworld.ThisisyetanothersuccessforChang'e4.OnJanuary3,theprobe(航天探測(cè)器)becamethefirstlandertotouchdownonthefarsideofthemoon.Thisistheunknownfaceofthemoonthatisalwayslookingawayfromus,soweneverseeitfromdownhereontheearth.Althoughitisoftenregardedasthedarksideofthemoon,thefarsideactuallygetsasmuchsunshineasthenearside.Forexample,whenallwecanseeisasilversilverofanewmoon,thefarsideofthemoonisinfullsunlight.PartofChang'e4'smission(使命)istoseehowamoonbasecouldbebuiltforhumans,includingexploring(探索)whetherhumanscouldgrowfoodandotherplantproductsthere.Chang'e4carriedamini-gardenwithair,waterandsoilwithseedsplantedinit.Whenplantsshootontheearth,theirstemsgrowawayfromthegravity(theforcethatkeepsyourfeetontheground),andsotheyalwaysshootupwards.Themoon'sgravityisasixthasstrongastheearth's,soChang'e4'sexperimentwasatest:wouldtheearthplantsknowwhichwaywasuponthemoon?Fourdaysafterlanding,atinycottonshootshowedthattheydo.Nighthasnowfallenonthefarsideofthemoon;sunlightwillnotreturnuntilthestartofFebruary.Asaresult,thecottonshootsdied.Besidesthedarkness,theplantscan'tstandthecold(itcandropto-170℃onthemoonatnight).However,theexperimentisasuccess,sinceithasprovedthatitispossibleforplantstogrowinspace.()32.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.anothersuccessforChang'e4B.Chang'e4moonlanderC.tinyseedsinthesoilD.thestepsofanexperiment()33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutChang'e4?A.Itcarriedamini-garden.B.Itlandedonthenearsideofthemoon.C.Itexploredthemoonbase.D.Itfoundplantsonthemoon.()34.Fromthetextwecanknowthat.

A.thefarsideofthemoongetslesssunlightB.wecanseethefarsideofthemoonfromtheearthC.thestemsfailtogrowawayfromtheearth'sgravityD.theearthplantsknowthewaytogrowonthemoon()35.Whatcanbeinferred(推理)fromthetext?A.Plantscanbegrownonthemoonsoon.B.Itisperfecttodoexperimentsonthemoon.C.Thecottonshootscanlast4daysonthemoon.D.WecanseeanewmoonatthestartofFebruary.四、任務(wù)型閱讀(共5小題,計(jì)10分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意:每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。Carspoweredbygasolineweresoldformanyyearsbeforehybridvehiclesthatusegasoline,electricity,andsolarenergy.Carcompaniesarenowmakingcarsthatarefullypoweredbyelectricityonly.Howdotheseelectriccarsmeasureupto(符合標(biāo)準(zhǔn))traditionalgasolinecars?Electricandgasolinevehicleslooksimilarontheoutside.Theyhaveverydifferentpartsundertheirhoods,though.Electriccarshaveonemainmovingpart:themotor.Butgascarsliterallyhavehundredsofparts,oftenrequiringfrequentmaintenance(保養(yǎng)).Havingfewerpartsmakestheelectriccarcheapertomaintainandlesslikelytohavemechanicalproblems.Electricvehiclesareenergy-efficient,alsomakingthemcheapertooperate.Itcostsabout$1.00totravel43milesinanelectriccar,whichisaclearcontrasttoagascar,whichcostsabout$1.25togo18miles.Basically,anelectriccarcangotwiceasfarasagascarforthesameprice.Electricvehiclesdonothavetailpipeemissions,makingthemmorefriendlytotheenvironment,too.Whilesomedetailsmakeelectriccarsseemattractive,otherdetailsaren'tasfavorable.Forexample,someelectriccarscantravelonly60to120milesonafullcharge(充電).Mostgascarscandrivehundredsofmilesonafulltank.Anelectriccarhastostopmoreoftentogetrecharged.Therefore,agascarwouldbeabetteroption(選擇)ifyouhavetodrivefar.Andelectriccarsaren'tasconvenient(方便的)topowerupasgascarsare.Thereareplentyofgasstations,butnotmanychargingstationsforelectriccars.Then,onceanelectriccarreachesachargingstation,itcantakeuptosixhourstocharge.Therearecertainlybenefitstobothelectriccarsandgasolinecars.It'sgoodtoknowthatthereisanoption.ElectriccarsvsGasolinecarsIntroductionWiththeappearanceofelectriccars,peoplewonderwhetherelectriccarscanachievethe36.standardsasgasolinecars.

SimilarityElectriccarsandgasolinecarslooksimilarontheoutside.37.

Electriccars?Havingfewerpartsreducesthe38.oftheirmaintenanceandthe39.ofhavingmechanicalproblems.

?40.withgasolinecars,electriccarsaremoreenergy-saving,makingthemcheapertooperate.

?Havingnotailpipeemissions,theyaremoreenvironmentally41..

?It42.moretimeforelectriccarstogetcharged.

Gasolinecars?Gascarscancovera43.distanceonafulltankthanelectriccarsonafullcharge.

?Gascarsaremore44.topowerup.

ConclusionBothelectriccarsandgasolinecarshavetheirownbenefits,whichprovidespeoplewitha45..

五、短文填空(共10小題,計(jì)10分)根據(jù)下面短文內(nèi)容,在短文的空格處填上一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~,使短文完整、通順。Weallwanttolivethelifewedreamof.However,attimes,somenegative(消極的)ideasmaystopus.Hopethefollowingsuggestionscanhelptoignorethose46.andgoahead.

DoWhatWeCanControlOnethingwecancontrolisdoingwhatwecan—eatinghealthily,exercising,reading,andgettingenoughsleep.Doingtherightthingscanhelp47.toachievethemosthappiness.Also,itcanmakeusmoveoninthe48.direction.However,weshouldalsoacceptthattherearemanythingswecan'tcontrol.

TakeCalculated(預(yù)料到的)RisksSuccessdoesn'tcome49.risks.Weallhavetotakerisksinlife,buttrytomakesurethoserisksarecalculated.Forexample,youareworkingatajobthatyouhate,andyouaredreamingofgivingitupand50.yourownbusiness.Thethoughtisastart.Butoneday,youcan'tstandyourjobanymore,soyouleaveiteventhoughyouhaven'treallyhadaplan.Thisissuchabigriskthatitwillprobablymakeyou51.wanttotakeariskagain.Sojuststartwithasmallrisk.

Don'tBeAfraidofFailureThomasEdisonisoneofthegreatestinventorsinhistory.However,he52.manytimes.DidyouknowEdisoncreatedanelectricpen?Aghostmachine?Probablynot.Well,that'sbecausetheywerecompletefailures.Butthosefailuresputhimonestep53.tosuccess.Thinkoffailuresasmilestonestowardssuccess.

六、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(共5小題,計(jì)5分)根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容,從方框內(nèi)的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),其中有兩個(gè)為多余選項(xiàng)。A:Hi,Kate.Youlooksohappy.54.

B:I'vejustcomebackfromtheMuseumofSpace.AndI'vetakensomephotosthere.A:Really?55.

B:Yes,ofcourse.56.It'saspaceship.Whatdoyouthinkofthespaceship?

A:Oh,it'ssogreat.B:57.

A:No.ButI'veplannedtogotherewithmyfriends.Bytheway,myfriendswantmetofindsomepicturesofspaceships.58.

B:Sure.Hereyouare.A.Haveyoueverbeentherebefore?B.Wouldyouliketogowithme?C.Couldyoushowthemtome?D.Takealook!E.CanIborrowthem?F.Myhobbyistakingphotos.G.Wherehaveyoubeen?七、書面表達(dá)(20分)目前,地球正面臨著前所未有的危機(jī),人口增多,能源減少,到太空生活成了熱門話題。Daniel和他的同學(xué)討論了在火星上生活的利弊,請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面的要點(diǎn)提示寫一篇80詞左右的短文。AdvantagesDisadvantagesinterestinghavemorespace...getillfromlivingtherenofood,wateroroxygen...Yourideas...LifeonMarsLifeonMarsisdifferentfromthatontheEarth.Isitgoodorbad?Danielandhisclassmateshavediscusseditrecently.SomestudentsthinkitisbettertoliveonMarsthanontheEarthbecause

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________參考答案一、單項(xiàng)選擇1.D考查介詞的用法。by憑借,通過;across從一邊到另一邊;over在……上面;without沒有。結(jié)合語境可知此處是說,不努力,夢(mèng)想就不會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)。故選D。2.C考查名詞的詞義理解。如果你想?yún)⒓舆@次旅行,你必須征得你父母的同意。achievement成就,成績;announcement布告,通告;agreement同意,應(yīng)允;advertisement廣告,啟事。故選C。3.A考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意:這蛋糕太好吃了。我想再來一個(gè)。tasty美味的,符合題意。4.D考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意:空氣被嚴(yán)重地污染了,并且PM2.5污染真的對(duì)人們的健康有害。fixed固定的;broken破的;impressed印象深刻的;polluted被污染的。結(jié)合句意可知選D。5.A考查動(dòng)詞詞組辨析。下句句意:無論你遇到什么困難,執(zhí)行你的計(jì)劃。我相信你能做到。carryout執(zhí)行;sendout分發(fā);putout熄滅;goout出去。結(jié)合語境可知選A。6.B考查副詞詞義辨析。此處是說,自從電腦和智能手機(jī)被發(fā)明,世界迅速發(fā)生了變化。slowly緩慢地;rapidly迅速地;smoothly光滑地;peacefully和平地。結(jié)合語境可知選B。7.C考查名詞詞義辨析。結(jié)合下句中的"Shelikestryingnewthings"可知此處表示"似乎海倫總是想要冒險(xiǎn)"。risk風(fēng)險(xiǎn),危險(xiǎn),符合語境。8.A考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。上句句意:如果你總是把自己和別人作比較,你可能會(huì)有很大壓力。compare比較;communicate溝通;connect連接;consider考慮。結(jié)合語境可知選A。9.B考查賓語從句的引導(dǎo)詞。根據(jù)語境可知此處是說,我確信我們隊(duì)會(huì)贏。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu),設(shè)空處為賓語從句,且引導(dǎo)詞不在從句中作成分,故用that。10.B考查情景交際。根據(jù)答語的第二句可知答話人也不喜歡下雨天,故應(yīng)用Meneither。二、完形填空【短文大意】本文主要介紹了飛行汽車的相關(guān)信息。11.A根據(jù)設(shè)空前的"路上車很多"可知交通十分繁忙。故traffic"交通"符合文意。12.C因此,有時(shí)按時(shí)上班是很難的。"Itis+adj.+todosth."意為"做某事是……的",為固定用法。故所缺的詞是it。13.C你的夢(mèng)想能實(shí)現(xiàn)嗎?comeon"加油";comeback"返回";cometrue"實(shí)現(xiàn)";comein"進(jìn)來"。故答案為C。14.B四位德國工程師對(duì)制造飛機(jī)很感興趣。bored"厭煩的";interested"感興趣的";disappointed"失望的";relaxed"放松的"。beinterestedin...意為"對(duì)……感興趣",故答案為B。15.A根據(jù)下文中的"Thegreat‘egg’"可知,它看起來不像飛機(jī)而像一個(gè)蛋。but意為"而是",符合文意。16.C這個(gè)巨大的"蛋"可以帶兩個(gè)人飛上天,一個(gè)小時(shí)內(nèi)可以飛行300千米。故所缺的詞是fly。17.B根據(jù)上文的描述可知,這種飛行汽車比普通汽車跑得快,跑得遠(yuǎn)。故所缺的詞是faster。18.C此處是說,它可以停在各個(gè)地方。everywhere意為"各個(gè)地方",符合文意。19.A將來這種"飛行汽車"將進(jìn)入人們的生活并改變我們的旅行方式。故所缺的詞是change。20.B如果你想讓自己的旅行舒適又有趣,為何不買一輛呢?故所缺的詞是If。三、閱讀理解【A篇短文大意】本文主要介紹了未來的智能城市。21.A段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知,本段主要講了對(duì)未來城市的設(shè)想,故選A。22.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句可知選D。23.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容可知選C?！綛篇短文大意】本文介紹了中國第55顆北斗導(dǎo)航衛(wèi)星成功發(fā)射的信息。24.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的"attheXichangSatelliteLaunchCenter(衛(wèi)星發(fā)射中心)inSichuanProvince,thelastsatelliteofthethird-generationnetworkwassentintospace"可知答案為A。25.C詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)上下文的描述可推斷,畫線處所在句是說,這次發(fā)射是國家太空研究工作的一個(gè)新的"里程碑",故答案為C。26.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的"Russia'sGLONASS"可知答案為C。27.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的"Sofar,Chinahascompletedthethird-generationnetworkofChina'sBDS"可知答案為D。【C篇短文大意】本文是對(duì)蒸汽動(dòng)力宇宙飛船的介紹。28.B主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段的首句"Inthefut