Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars
同步测试
卷 I
一. 单项选择（共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,共 15 分）
1. ------ How often do you go to the cinema?
------ ，but usually twice a month.
A. It all depends B. Have no idea C. As usual D. Not at all
2. The boy that his cock an egg yesterday.
A. lied, lay B. lied; laid C. lay; lied D. laid; lain
3. he can pass the entrance examination is quite uncertain.
A. If B. Whether C. That D. What
4. makes this shop different is that it offers more personal services.
A. What B. Who C. Whatever D. Whoever
5. What we used to think impossible now does seem possible.
A. is B. was C. has been D. will be
6. As the busiest woman in Norton, she made her duty to look after all the other
people’s affairs in that town.
A. this B. that C. one D. it
7. days went by, he didn’t succeed in anything he had planned.
A. With B. When C. As D. While
8. It’s accepted that men like playing football more than women.
A. especially B. generally C. simply D. totally
9. The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took pictures of
them.
A. many of B. masses of C. the number of D. a large amount of
10. How the big forest fire has remains to be a mystery.
A. taken place B. turned up C. broken out D.broken up
11. ------ I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.
------ ! I’m sure you’ll make it.
A. Go ahead B. Good luck C. No problem D. Cheer up
12. We must do whatever we can to the river being polluted any more.
A. separate B. keep C. prevent D. guard
13. Going on a trip into space must be quite exciting experience.
A. / ; the B. the; the C. the; an D./ ; an
14. China is a country, but America is a country.
A. developing; developing B. developed; developed
C. developing; developed D. developed; developing
15. ------ What happened to you just now, Daisy?
------ My key was missing. I had to the door open.
A. force B. keep C. break D. leave
二. 完型填空（共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,共 30 分）
People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very
important and __16__. Most people in Britain live in houses __17__ flats, and many people own
their homes. This means that they can make them individual; they can __18__ them and change
them in any way they __19__ . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private
space which is __20__ for himself of herself and for __21__ friends.
People usually like to __22__ their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a library or
on a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your __23__ around you; on the
train you may have __24__ your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have
one __25__ or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a __26__ to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table
between us. The man on the __27__ side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no __28__
on my side of the table at all. I was made rather __29__, I thought he thought that he owned the
__30__ table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on __31 __! When I did this he
stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had __32__ his space! A few minutes later I
took my papers __33__ his case in order to read them. He immediately __34__ his case to his side of
the table. （Of course , it is __35__ that he just wanted to be helped to me ! ）
16. A. helpful B. personal C. necessary D. useful
17. A. rather than B. as well as C. as a result of D. or rather
18. A. buy B. leave C. paint D. offer
19. A. make B. clear C. like D. prepare
20. A. only B. already C. ever D. even
21. A. unwanted B. close C. sick D. invited
22. A. mark B. decide C. choose D. keep
23. A. towels B. sands C. papers D. flags
24. A. find B. give C. put D. store
25. A. book B. corner C. companion D. meal
26. A. plane B. train C. way D. street
27. A. opposite B. back C. wrong D. good
28. A. matter B. weight C. light D. space
29. A. angry B. hurt C. fearful D. busy
30. A. right B. only C. small D. whole
31. A. the table B. his case C. the seat D. his side
32. A. invaded B. shut C. separated D. shared
33. A. into B. for C. off D. out of
34. A. hid B. set C. moved D. kept
35. A. possible B. true C. wonderful D. ordinary
三. 阅读理解（共 10 小题;每小题 2 分,共 20 分）
A
English is fast becoming the language of science around the world, but what is its future among
everyday speakers? One expert points out that the percentage(比率) of native English speakers is
declining(降低) globally while the languages of other rapidly growing regions are being spoken by
increasing numbers of people. But English will continue to remain widespread and important.
However, British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in
dominance(主导) by the middle of this century to rank, after Chinese, about equally with Arabic,
Hindi, and Urdu. “The number of people speaking English as a first language continues to rise, but it
isn’t rising nearly as fast as the numbers of many other languages around the world, simply because
the main population group has been largely in the less developed countries where languages other
than English have been spoken,” he says.
In a recent article in the journal Science, Mr. Graddol noted that three languages that are not
near the top of the list of the most widely spoken now might be there soon. These are Bengali, Tamil,
and Malay, spoken in south and Southeast Asia.
David Crystal, the author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, says about
1.5 billion of the world’s six billion people speak it as a second tongue compared to the 400 million
native speakers. But another expert on the English language says Mr. Graddol underestimates (低估)
the future of its dominance. “Nobody quite knows what’s going to happen because no language has
been in this position before. But all the evidence (证据) suggests that the English language snowball
is rolling down a hill and is getting faster,” he said.
36. In David Graddol’s opinion, English will _______.
A. remain widespread and important
B. be more important than any other language
C. lose its dominant position
D. die away in the near future
37. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that ______.
A. snowballs will roll down faster than language balls
B. the English language snowball is rolling down faster than any time in the past
C. English language will soon drop in dominance
D. more and more language users will choose English
38. How many experts does the passage mention who express their ideas about the future of
English?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.
39. According to David Graddol, which of the following will possibly be one of the languages that
will be most widely spoken?
A. Malay. B. Arabic. C. Urdu. D. German.
40. What should be the best title for the passage?
A. English Remaining the Dominant Position
B. The Future of English? Who Knows?
C. Opinions from Different Experts
D. The English Language Snowball Rolling Down
B
Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of
listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners .Most children
will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly
accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child .Before
they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.
Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words
leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first
few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness,
and so on. But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can
hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they
play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store.
This self-imitation（模仿）leads on to deliberate（有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken
to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these
imitations can be considered as speech.
It is a problem we need to get out teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a
particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a
word will change as he gains more experience of the world .Thus the use at seven months of
“mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he
also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless
imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, I doubt,
however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to
teach new sounds.
41. Before children start speaking________.
A. they need equal amount of listening
B. they need different amounts of listening
C. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructions
D. they can’t understand and obey the adult’s oral instructions
42. Children who start speaking late ________.
A. may have problems with their listening
B. probably do not hear enough language spoken around them
C. usually pay close attention to what they hear
D. often take a long time in learning to listen properly
43. A baby’s first noises are ________.
A. an expression of his moods and feelings
B. an early form of language
C. a sign that he means to tell you something
D. an imitation of the speech of adults
44. The problem of deciding at what point a baby’s imitations can be considered as speech________.
A. is important because words have different meanings for different people
B .is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually
C. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age
D. is one that should be completely ignored（忽略）because children’s use of words is often
meaningless
45. The speaker implies________.
A. parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds
B. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak
C. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly
D. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating
卷 II
一. 单词拼写 (10 分)
1. There is too much (暴力) on TV.
2. With the d of economy, people’s living standards are higher now.
3. Every night he observes the space through a t . .
4. The illness is s through the village.
5. One cannot e without air.
6. You will (逐渐地) get used to the weather here.
7. By the time they reached the top of the mountain, they were (精疲力尽).
8. There is a big underground railway (系统) in London, which is good for travelers.
9. Zhang Heng was one of the most famous Chinese a in the world.
10. The mammals (繁殖) when the animals, harmful to them, disappeared.
二. 翻译下面短语 (15 分)
1．太阳系 2．及时，总有一天
3．阻止，制止 4．依靠，信赖
5．感到高兴 6．既然，由于
7．一般而言 8．熟悉，掌握
9．突发，爆发 10．与…不同
11．冷却 12．全球变暖
13．二氧化碳 14. 在表面上
15. 好象
三. 用以上短语的正确形式填空 (10 分)
1. It was almost midnight that a fire in the neighborhood.
2. you are here, why not have a drink?
3. ---Did you catch your plane?
---Yes, we got there just .
4. The dish tastes good after it .
5. ---Will you go fishing this afternoon?
---Well, it all the weather.
6. After a while I it and we began to enjoy ourselves.
7. The fans when they saw the famous film stars arrive.
8. Country life is quite _______________ city life.
9. We should find some ways to _________ the harmful gas ______ spreading.
10. women cry more easily than men.
参考答案
卷 I
一、单项选择
1-5 A B B A B 6-10 D C B B C 11-15 D C D C A
二、完形填空
16-20 B A C C A 21-25 D A A C B 26-30 B A D A D 31-35 B A C C A
三、阅读理解
36-40 C D B A B 41-45 B D A B D
卷 II
一、单词拼写
1. violence 2. development 3. telescope 4. spreading 5. exist
6. gradually 7. exhausted 8. system 9. astronomers 10. multiplied
二、 翻译下面短语
1．太阳系 solar system 2．及时，总有一天 in time
3．阻止，制止 prevent from 4．依靠，信赖 depend on
5．感到高兴 cheer up 6．既然，由于 now that
7．一般而言 generally speaking 8．熟悉，掌握 get the hang of
9．突发，爆发 break ou 10．与…不同 be different from
11．冷却 cool down 12．全球变暖 global warming
13. 二氧化碳 carbon dioxide 13. 在表面上 on the surface
15. 好象 as if
三、用以上短语的正确形式填空
1. broke out 2. Now that 3. in time
4. cools down 5. depends on 6.got the hang of
7. cheered up 8. different from 9. prevent from
10. Generally speaking
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