高中英语Unit 4 Astronomy Reading新人教必修3.docx

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高中英语Unit4AstronomyReading新人教必修3

高一英语同步练习：

必修3Unit4Astronomy:

thescienceofthestars

第2课时Reading

基础练习

一.语言知识学习：

1.solidn.固体adj.固体的；实心的,无空隙的；结实的，坚固的

2.beto（do）:

（something）willdefinitelyhappen,oritmusthappen

不可避免要发生或必须发生

3.intime（forsth/todosth）:

notlate及时；不迟Shewasintimefortheclass.

Shewillbebackintimetopreparedinner.她来得及回来准备晚饭。

intime:

soonerorlater;eventually迟早；最后

Youwillrealizeyourdreamintime.

I’llseehimintime.总有一天我会遇见

in/outoftime:

in/notinthecorrecttime合/不合节拍

Theaudienceclappedintimetothemusic.观众合着音乐的节拍拍手。

4.tobeginwith以。

。

。

为开始，开始做。

。

。

Knowledgebeginswithpractice.

tobeginwith首先，最初，第一

Tobeginwith,Icouldn`tunderstandeveryword.

5.explode

1）.（使某物）炸开，爆炸

2）.（指感情）激发

3）.（指人口）突然或迅速增加

explosionn.爆炸（声）

explosiveadj.爆炸性的，易爆炸的n.炸药，爆炸物

6.aswellas除。

。

。

之外还。

。

。

，既。

。

。

又

IamlearningFrenchaswellasEnglish.

7.layeggs产卵，孵蛋

lieliesliedliedlying撒谎

lielieslaylainlying躺，位于

laylayslaidlaidlaying放置，下蛋

8.remain作系动词，意为“保持；仍然是”，后面可以跟名词形容词分词等做表语；作不及物动词意为“剩下”，后接被动结构的不定式意为“有待于”。

remaining剩下的；remains剩余物，遗迹

9.prevent…fromdoingsth./stop…fromdoingsth./keep…fromdoingsth.阻止某人做某事

10.onearth到底，究竟（多用于疑问句）；在地球上ontheearth在地球上

11.inalldirections向各个方向

12.cooladj.凉快；冷静；冷淡v.使）变冷；冷静下来cooldown冷却下来

13.bevery/much/quite/entirely/totallydifferentfrom与…不同

Therearedifferencesbetween…and……与…之间有不同之处

14.tell…from…把…与…区分开来

15.thesameas…与…一样besimilarto与…相似

16.allowvt.允许，许可

allow+n./pron./doing

allowsb.todo

beallowedtodo

17.beharmfulto对…有害

doharmtosb.=dosb.harm伤害某人，对某人有害处

18.multiply（数目上）增加,增多；乘；（使）繁殖

19encourage鼓舞；促进；怂恿。

后接名词、代词，也可接不定式作宾语补足语。

21.development

（1）[U]成长,发育；发展（过程）；扩展

（2）[C]开发区,新社区anewhousingdevelopment新建住宅区

（3）[C]进化,进展；新情况,新闻

Whatarethelatestdevelopments?

Theuseofcomputersinteachingisarecentdevelopment.

教学上使用计算机是新近才有的事.

22.lateadj.迟到的，晚的；前任的；以前的；已故的

lateradv.后来，较晚时候,过后

adj.late的比较级（更迟的,更后的

latestadj.最新的

latelyadv.=recently近来

23.growinto生长成为,渐渐成为或变得…（不用于被动语态）

24.It’sgenerallybelievedthat…一般认为…

generallyspeaking一般而言，概括来说

25.阻止某人做某事:

preventsb.（from）doingsth.

stopsb.（from）doingsth.

keepsb.fromdoingsth.

26.dependon信任，依靠

dependonit没问题，请放心（句末或句首）

That/It（all）depends.那得看情况而定

countonsb.指望，依靠dependonsb.trust（in）sb.believeinsb.信任某人

27.givebirthto生育，产生

28.inone`sturn轮到某人；byturns轮流,交替；taketurns轮流,依次

29.feed喂养，饲养feedon以...为食feed...with...用...喂养...

30.forthefirsttime第一次；thefirsttime后加从句，意为“第一次...”

31.asaresult结果；asaresultof...意为“...的结果”

32.cheerup感到高兴，使振奋

33.nowthat既然

34.breakout爆发

35.dieout灭绝；diedown渐弱，消退；dieoff相继死去；dieaway（风,声音）渐息,渐弱,（树木等）渐渐凋零,枯萎（根未死）,假死

二.把下列事件按时间顺序排列：

1.Insectsandamphibiansappeared.2.Dinosaursappeared.

3.Theearthbecameasolidball.4.Smallplantsgrewonthewater.

5.Reptilesappeared.6.Plantsbegantogrowondryland.

7.Theearthwasacloudofdust.8.Waterappearedontheearth.

9.Shellfishandotherfishappeared.10.Theuniversebeganwitha“BigBang”.

11.Cleveranimalswithhandsandfeetappeared.12.Mammalsappeared.

排列顺序：

三．预习课文并根据课文内容填空：

Manymillionsofyearslater,thearrivalof_______________________________encouragedthe____________ofearly________________________.Next,__________________begantoappear_________.Later____________appeared.Somewere________.Others,called__________,wereabletoliveonlandsaswellas__________.Whentheplantsgrewintoforests,_________appearedforthefirsttime.Aftertheydisappeared,_________becamemoreimportant.Theywerethelastgroupofanimalsdifferentfromalllifeformsinthepastbecausethey_________toyoungbabiesand_________milkfromwithintheirbodies.

实战演练

一．用所给动词的适当形式填空：

makewatchwonderbecoolmultiplybeginexistexplode

Wheredowecomefrom?

Howdidtheuniverse____1______?

Whenwe____2___thestarsthroughthetelescope,we___3______whytheuniverse____4____.Afterthe“BigBang”,theearth___5___justacloudofenergeticdust.Somehowit____6_____loudlywithfireandrock,which___7___theearth’satmosphere.Astheearth____8___downwater_____9__toappearonitssurface,whichwasimportantforthebeginningoflife.Thenlivingthings____10______ontheearth.

二.用课文中的词汇填空：

Afterthe“BigBang”,theearthwasjustacloudof__1____dust.It____2___loudlywithfireandrock,whichwere_______3_______toproducedthewatervapor,_________4__andothergases.Thensmallplantsgrew.They_____5___andfilledtheoceansandseaswithoxygen.Manymillionsofyearslaterthefirstgreenplantsbeganto____6_____onland.Whentheplantsgrewintoforests,___7____appearedforthefirsttime.Theyproducedyounggenerallyby_____8___eggs.Whendinosaursdisappeared,_______9__becamemoreimportant.Nowsmallcleveranimalswith__10________appearedand___11____allovertheworld.Astimewentbytheycoveredtheearthandtheyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintothe__12_________,which__13________heat________14_________theearthintospace.Whetherlifewillcontinueonearthformillionsofyearstocomewill___15______whetherthisproblemcanbesolved.

三.找出下面句中错误并改正过来：

1.Ifthisistheonlywaytorealizeourgoalsisknowntousall.

2.Thatisstilluncertainwhereweshouldgofirst.

3．Yourcompositionisquiteallrightexceptthatthereisafewspellingmistakes.

4.Whyweareworriedaboutisthatwecanhardlyhaveenoughmoneytobuysuchanexpensivecar.

5.Isitlikelywhatthevaluableculturalrelicswillbedestroyedbecauseofthemoney?

6.Whomeverneedshelpcanturntohimforadvice.

四.单项选择：

1.—Whydoyoulookworried?

—Therearesomanyproblems.

A.remainingtosettleB.remainedsettling

C.remainingtobesettledD.remainedtobesettled

2.＿＿＿＿hecanpassthecollegeentranceexaminationremainsuncertain.

A.IfB.WhetherC.ThatD.What

3.＿＿＿＿makesthiscompanypopularisthatitoffersgoodpost-saleservices.

A.WhatB.WhoC.WhateverD.Whoever

4.Whatweusedtothink＿＿＿＿＿impossiblenowdoesseempossible.

A.isB.wasC.hasbeenD.willbe

5.______wordsandexpressionshavecomeintotheEnglishlanguagefromAmericanEnglish.

A.AlargeamountofB.Massesof

C.AgreatdealofD.Manya

6.Howthebigforestfirehas＿＿＿＿remainstobeamystery.

A.takenplaceB.turnedup

C.brokenoutD.brokenup

7.------I’mthinkingofthetesttomorrow.I’mafraidIcan’tpassthistime.

------＿＿＿＿!

I’msureyou’llmakeit.

A.GoaheadB.Goodluck

C.NoproblemD.Cheerup

8.______seemsstrangetousis______thetroublesomeboyisgettingonwellwithallhisteachers.

A.It,thatB.It,how

C.What,thatD.What,how

9.Goingonatripinto＿＿＿＿spacemustbequite＿＿＿＿excitingexperience.

A./;theB.the;theC.the;anD./;an

10.Chinaisa＿＿＿＿country,butAmericaisa＿＿＿＿country.

A.developing;developingB.developed;developed

B.developing;developedC.developed;developing

反馈检测

一．把下列句子译成汉语:

1.Whatitwastobecomewasamysteryuntilthedustbegantoslowlycombineintoaballmovingaroundthesun.

2.Theproblemwasthattheearthbecameviolentbecauseitwasnotclearwhetherthesolidshapewastolastornot.

3.Itallowedtheearthtodissolveharmfulgases,whichhadbecomepartoftheearth’satmosphere,intotheoceansandseas.

4.Whetherlifewillcontinueontheearthformillionsofyearstocomewilldependonwhetherthisproblemcanbesolved.

二.阅读理解：

A

Sometimeslifegetsalittledull.Whatusedtobefunanddifferentbecomesboring.Thatisthetimetolookforsomethingnew.Itisthetimeforabigideatogetyourmindoffeverydaylife.Sowhynotsearchforextra-terrestrial（外星的）intelligence?

Orevenbetter,whynotgetyourcomputertodoitforyou?

OvertwomillionpeoplehavejoinedtheSearchforExtra-terrestrialIntelligence（SETI）project.BasedinCalifornia,theSETIprojectanalysesinformationtakenfromagiantradiotelescopebasedinSouthAmerica.Itstaskistolookforsignalsfromouterspacethatmightprovethatlifeexistsonotherplanets.

Processingthisinformationisfartoobigajobforonecomputer.SotheSETIprojectworkersdividetheworkamongvolunteerswhovisittheirwebsite.EachcomputergetssomeinformationtoworkoutfromtheSETInetworkthroughtheInternet.Thisprocessisoftenknownas“metacomputing”.

Itisawonderfulthought.Youaresleeping,eatingamealorgoingoutwithfriends.Allthistime,yourcomputerissearchingthestarsforsignsthatmightshowsomethingisouttheretryingtogetintouch.VolunteersareproudofbeinginvolvedintheSETIproject.Itshowsthattheyunderstandthepotentialofcomputing.Theyknowthatitismorethanjustawayofworkingorplayinggames.

Metacomputingmayalsobecreatingintelligenceaswellaslookingforit.Thisideaisbasedonthetheorythathumanintelligenceiscreatedbythewayinwhichdifferentpartsofthebraincommunicatewitheachother.Asthesayinggoes,“Thewholeismorethanthesumofitsparts.”PeoplewhojointheSETIprojectsometimeswonderwhethertheircomputerwillbecomepartofahugenetworkthathaslearnedtothinkforitself.

阅读文章，选择正确答案：

1.WhenyouareinvolvedintheSETIproject,you_____.

A.havetoworkinfrontofyourcomputer

B.shouldanalyseinformationfromothercomputers

C.don’thavetoconnectyourcomputertothenetwork

D.don’thavetositinfrontofyourcomputer

2.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderinwhichtheSETInetworkworks?

A.Radiotelescope→SETIwebsite→Volunteers’computer→SETIbase

B.Radiotelescope→SETIbase