模块3 Unit4 Astronomy the science of the stars
I.单项填空
1.【2018届天津市红桥区高三下学期第二次模拟考试】He has made little preparation for the interview, so the chance of him succeeding in it is_________ .
A. slim B. fantastic C. obvious D. gentle
2.【2018·江苏高考卷】—Children are easily _________by their parents.
—I’m with you on that like father, like son.
A. protected B. influenced C. encouraged D. prevented
3.【2017南开中学高三年级模拟考试】More than two hundred years ago the United States_____ from the British Empire and became an independent country.
A. got off B. pulled down C. broke away D. dropped off
4.【江苏省启东中学2018-2019学年度高三第一学期第一次月考】As a programmer, he always holds a strong desire for his video games to ________ to make himself gain a firm foothold in the big city.
A. turn up B. break out C. catch on D. show off
5.【2017届天津市红桥区高三二模】—I feel so upset. I’m afraid I’ll be fired for the terrible economic crisis.
—_______! Things are not so bad as they seem
A. Go ahead B. Good luck C. No problem D. Cheer up
6.【2018届江苏省扬州中学高三上学期10月月考】An Introduction to Comparative Literature is a ________ course for the students majoring in Chinese language and literature.
A. fundamental B. arbitrary C. concrete D. compulsory
7.【新疆吉昌市2019届高三上学期第二次月考】We, teenagers, have already had the ability to take care of our daily life __________.
A. humorously B. exhaustedly C. energetically D. independently
8.【2018年天津市十二重点中学高三毕业班联考】James, I don’t mind lending you the money ____ you pay it back within a month.
A. although B. now that C. unless D. as long as
Ⅱ.完形填空
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【2018届河北省五个一联盟（邯郸一中石家庄一中张家口一中保定一中唐山一中）高三上学期第二次模拟考试】A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on 9 management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class 10 they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question. 11 , that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?”
Answers called out 12 from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).
She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t 13 . But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my 14 . If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the 15 of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the 16 I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”
Lost in 17 , all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our stresses and 18 in life are like that glass of water. If we 19 our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to 20 .”
21 you have to do is put all your burdens down, as 22 in the evening as possible. Don’t carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get 23 next morning and are 24 to move forward.
More often than not, life gets terrible when we 25 too much. And the moment you 26 your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling 27 for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to 28 yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
9. A. class B. emotion C. time D. stress
10. A. wondered B. expected C. agreed D. argued
11. A. However B. Meanwhile C. Anyhow D. Therefore
12. A. ranged B. replied C. read D. exchanged
13. A. exist B. change C. matter D. increase
14. A. head B. arm C. leg D. stomach
15. A. shape B. position C. weight D. size
16. A. better B. deeper C. longer D. further
17. A. fantasy B. thought C. dreams D. discussion
18. A. doubts B. joys C. surprises D. worries
19. A. cover B. carry C. hide D. show
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20. A. pick up B. work out C. carry on D. catch on
21. A. Something B. All C. Nothing D. Anything
22. A. eagerly B. naturally C. quickly D. early
23. A. refreshed B. entertained C. depressed D. amazed
24. A. able B. anxious C. passive D. ambitious
25. A. fear B. think C. rest D. get
26. A. catch up with B. look down on C. 1et go of D. put up with
27. A. happy B. sorry C. disappointed D. greedy
28. A. help B. treat C. drive D. abandon
III.语法填空
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be the world’s longest bridge over water when it 29 (complete). The bridge is now 30 construction and will be put to use by the end of this year. A journey by land, 31 can take up to four hours, will be 32 (great) shortened. Now it only takes as little as thirty minutes.
From an artificial island near Hong Kong International Airport, the structure 33 (run) west to another artificial island in Macao, a 34 (distant) of 55 kilometers, 20 times the length of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. 35 total of 400,000 tons of steel were used in the project, equal to 60 times the steel used 36 (build) the Eiffel Tower.
Engineers were faced with complex geological conditions and technical challenges. The building of the bridge combines the 37 (late) engineering technology and design, enabling the structure to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquakes, a super typhoon or a strike by a ship 38 (weigh) 300,000 tons. According to historical data, most big, cross-sea bridges last 100 years while Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is designed to last 120 years.
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答案与解析
I.单项填空
1.【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：他几乎没有为面试做准备，所以他成功的机会很小。slim 微小的，苗条的； fantastic奇异的，异想天开的；obvious明显的；gentle温柔的。故选A。
2.【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：孩子们很容易受到父母的影响。protect 保护；influence影响；encourage鼓励； prevent阻止。根据句意，故选B。
3.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：二百多年前，美国脱离大英帝国而成为一个独立的国家。got off下车；pulled down拉倒；broke away脱离；dropped off 减少。根据句意，故选C。
4.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：作为一名程序员，他总是抱着强烈的愿望，希望他的视频游戏变得流行，使自己在大城市获得稳固的立足点。turn up出现，翻起，开大;break out（战争、打斗等不愉快事件）突然发生，爆发;catch on变得流行，理解，投合心意;show off使突出，炫耀，卖弄。根据句意，故选C。
5.【答案】D
【解析】考查情景交际。句意：—我很难过。恐怕我会因为这场可怕的经济危机而被解雇。—振作起来！事情并不像看上去那么糟糕。Go ahead前进;走在前面; 发生;进行 Good luck好运; No problem 不麻烦; 没什么; Cheer up振作起来。根据句意，故选D。
6.【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：《比较文学概论》是汉语言文学专业的一门必修课。fundamental基础的，基本的，根本的；arbitrary任性的，随心所欲的，主观的；concrete具体的，有形的，混凝土制的；compulsory必修的; 义务的，强制性的。根据句意，故选D。
7.【答案】D
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【解析】考查副词辨析。句意：我们青少年已经有了独立照料自己日常生活的能力。humorously幽默地；exhaustedly 筋疲力尽地； energetically精力充沛地；independently独立地。本空修饰动词词组take care of，结合句意和常识判断是"独立地（independently）照料自己日常生活"，因此答案是D。
8.【答案】D
【解析】考查连词辨析。句意：杰姆斯，我不介意借给你钱，只要你在一个月内还给我。although尽管；now that既然；unless除非；as long as只要。根据句意，故选D。
Ⅱ.完形填空
【语篇解读】本文通过女教授让学生观察一杯水的重量的事例告诉读者：我们只有卸下压力和负担，才能活得更轻松。
【答案】9-28 DBAAC BCCBD BCBDA ABCBD
【解析】
9.考查名词。由 “Our stresses and ___18___ in life are like that glass of water.” 可知一位女教授正在给她的学生上压力管理课。class “课”， emotion “情感”， time“时间”， stress“压力”。故答案选D。
10.考查动词。由 “With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?”可知每个人都会预料到被问道“杯子是半空还是半满的问题”。然而，教授面带微笑问道：“这杯水有多重？”wondered“想知道”；expected“预料”；agreed“同意”；argued“争论”。故答案选B。
11.考查连词。每个人都预料会被问道“杯子是半空还是半满”的问题。然而，教授面带微笑问道：“这杯水有多重？” However “然而”， Meanwhile “同时”，Anyhow “无论如何”，Therefore“因此”。故答案选A。
12.考查动词。根据下文 “from eight to twenty ounces(盎司).” 可知喊出的答案在8到20盎司内变动。ranged“在……内变动”，replied “回答”， read “阅读”，exchanged “交换”。故答案选A。
13.考查动词。由 “But it counts how long you hold it.” 可知这杯水的实重并不重要。是否觉得水重，取决于你花多长时间端着这杯水。exist “存在”， change“改变”，matter “重要”，increase“增加”。故答案选C。
14.考查名词。由 “If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb.” 可知此处指的是胳膊会疼。head “头”， arm“胳膊”， leg“腿”， stomach“胃”。故答案选B。
15.考查名词。在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。shape“形状”，position “位置”， weight “重量”， size“尺寸”。故答案选C。
16.考查语义理解。在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。better “更好”，deeper “更深”， longer “更长”，further“更远”。故答案选C。
17.考查固定短语。由 “all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.” 可知此处句意为学生们都陷入了沉思，lost in thought“陷入沉思”，是固定短语。故答案选B。
18.考查名词。我们生活中的压力和担心就像那杯水。doubts “怀疑”，joys “快乐”， surprises “惊奇”，
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worries“担心”。故答案选D。
19.考查动词。如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。cover “覆盖”，carry“背负”， hide “隐藏”， show“显示”。故答案选B。
20.考查动词短语。如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。pick up “捡起”，work out “解决”， carry on “继续”，catch on“明白”。故答案选C。
21.考查代词。你所需要做的就是卸下全部的压力。Something “某事”， All “全部”，Nothing “无事”， Anything“任何事”。故答案选B。
22.考查副词。由 “Don’t carry them through the evening into the night” 可知尽可能早地卸下压力，不要拖得特别晚，甚至到深夜。eagerly “渴望地”， naturally “自然地”，quickly “迅速地”， early“提早”。 故答案选D。
23.考查语义理解。通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。refreshed“重新振作精神”，entertained “娱乐”， depressed “沮丧”， amazed“吃惊”。故答案选A。
24.考查固定用法。通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。be able to“能够做某事”，是固定用法。故答案选A。
25.考查动词。通常，我们想得太多时，生活会变得很糟糕。fear “害怕”，think “想”，rest “休息”，get“得到”。故答案选B。
26.考查动词短语。你松手放开压力的那一刻，你会发现自己是如此地放松。catch up with “赶上”，look down on“看不起”，let go of“松手放开”，put up with“忍受、忍耐”。故答案选C。
27.考查固定用法。所以不是要感到烦恼或遗憾，而是要开始做一些事情。feeling sorry for oneself“为……感到遗憾；同情……”，是固定用法。 故答案选B。
28.考查固定用法。人生苦短，不要使自己沉浸在让自己不开心的事情中。abandon oneself to“沉湎于、放纵于”，是固定用法。故答案选D。
III.语法填空
【答案】29.is completed 30.under 31.which 32.greatly 33.runs
34.distance 35.A 36.to build 37.latest 38.weighing
【解析】
29.考查时态语态。句意：香港珠海澳门大桥在它被完成时将是世界上最长的跨海大桥，it是指该大桥，应该是被完成，在状语从句中，主句用将来时，从句用一般现在时态，故填is completed。
30.考查介词。句意：它现在正在建设中。固定短语：under construction（在建设中），故填under。
31.考查关系代词。非限制性定语从句，先行词是journey（旅程），从句中缺少主语，所以用关系代词，故填which。
32.考查副词。句意：陆地上的旅程将被极大地缩短。副词greatly作状语，故填greatly。
33.考查动词。此处是谓语动词，说的是一般状况，所以要用一般现在时态，主语是the structure（这个建筑物），是单数形式，所以谓语也要用第三人称单数形式，故填runs。
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34.考查名词。固定短语：a distance of（一个……的距离），故填distance。
35.考查冠词。固定短语：a total of（总计……），位于句子开头，要大写，故填A。
36.考查不定式。句意：等同于为了修建艾菲尔铁塔被使用的钢的60倍。不定式to build作目的状语，故填to build。
37.考查形容词。句意：桥的建设合并了最新的工程技术和设计。要用形容词的最高级作定语，修饰名词。故填latest。
38.考查现在分词。ship与weigh是主动关系，现在分词weighing作定语，修饰名词ship，故填weighing。
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