Unit4Astronomy:thescienceofthestars同步测试卷I一.单项选择（共15小题;每题1分,共15分）1.------Howoftendoyougotothecinema?------，butusuallytwiceamonth.A.ItalldependsB.HavenoideaC.AsusualD.Notatall2.Theboythathiscockaneggyesterday.A.lied,layB.lied;laidC.lay;liedD.laid;lain3.hecanpasstheentranceexaminationisquiteuncertain.A.IfB.WhetherC.ThatD.What4.makesthisshopdifferentisthatitoffersmorepersonalservices.A.WhatB.WhoC.WhateverD.Whoever5.Whatweusedtothinkimpossiblenowdoesseempossible.A.isB.wasC.hasbeenD.willbe6.AsthebusiestwomaninNorton,shemadeherdutytolookafteralltheotherpeople’saffairsinthattown.A.thisB.thatC.oneD.it7.dayswentby,hedidn’tsucceedinanythinghehadplanned.A.WithB.WhenC.AsD.While8.It’sacceptedthatmenlikeplayingfootballmorethanwomen.A.especiallyB.generallyC.simplyD.totally9.Theyoungdancerslookedsocharmingintheirbeautifulclothesthatwetookpicturesofthem.A.manyofB.massesofC.thenumberofD.alargeamountof10.Howthebigforestfirehasremainstobeamystery.A.takenplaceB.turnedupC.brokenoutD.brokenup11.------I’mthinkingofthetesttomorrow.I’mafraidIcan’tpassthistime.------!I’msureyou’llmakeit.A.GoaheadB.GoodluckC.NoproblemD.Cheerup12.Wemustdowhateverwecantotheriverbeingpollutedanymore.A.separateB.keepC.preventD.guard13.Goingonatripintospacemustbequiteexcitingexperience.A./;theB.the;theC.the;anD./;an14.Chinaisacountry,butAmericaisacountry.A.developing;developingB.developed;developedC.developing;developedD.developed;developing15.------Whathappenedtoyoujustnow,Daisy?------Mykeywasmissing.Ihadtothedooropen.A.forceB.keepC.breakD.leave-6-/6二.完型填空（共20小题;每题1.5分,共30分）PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman’shomeishiscastle.Theymeanthatthehomeisveryimportantand__16__.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhouses__17__flats,andmanypeopleowntheirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethemindividual;theycan__18__themandchangetheminanywaythey__19__.Inacrowdedcitytheindividualknowsthatheorshehasaprivatespacewhichis__20__forhimselfofherselfandfor__21__friends.Peopleusuallyliketo__22__theirspace.Areyousittingnowinyourhomeorinalibraryoronabeachoratrain?Ifyouareonthebeachyoumayhavespreadyour__23__aroundyou;onthetrainyoumayhave__24__yourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou;inalibraryyoumayhaveone__25__orchairwhichisyourown.OnceIwastravelingona__26__toLondon.Iwasinasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasatablebetweenus.Themanonthe__27__sidetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasno__28__onmysideofthetableatall.Iwasmaderather__29__,Ithoughthethoughtthatheownedthe__30__table.Itookvariouspapersoutofmybagandputthemon__31__!WhenIdidthishestiffenedandhiseyesnearlypoppedoutofhishead.Ihad__32__hisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapers__33__hiscaseinordertoreadthem.Heimmediately__34__hiscasetohissideofthetable.（Ofcourse,itis__35__thathejustwantedtobehelpedtome!）16.A.helpfulB.personalC.necessaryD.useful17.A.ratherthanB.aswellasC.asaresultofD.orrather18.A.buyB.leaveC.paintD.offer19.A.makeB.clearC.likeD.prepare20.A.onlyB.alreadyC.everD.even21.A.unwantedB.closeC.sickD.invited22.A.markB.decideC.chooseD.keep23.A.towelsB.sandsC.papersD.flags24.A.findB.giveC.putD.store25.A.bookB.cornerC.companionD.meal26.A.planeB.trainC.wayD.street27.A.oppositeB.backC.wrongD.good28.A.matterB.weightC.lightD.space29.A.angryB.hurtC.fearfulD.busy30.A.rightB.onlyC.smallD.whole31.A.thetableB.hiscaseC.theseatD.hisside32.A.invadedB.shutC.separatedD.shared33.A.intoB.forC.offD.outof34.A.hidB.setC.movedD.kept35.A.possibleB.trueC.wonderfulD.ordinary三.阅读理解（共10小题;每题2分,共20分）A Englishisfastbecomingthelanguageofsciencearoundtheworld,butwhatisitsfutureamongeverydayspeakers?Oneexpertpointsoutthatthepercentage(比率)ofnativeEnglishspeakersisdeclining(降低)globallywhilethelanguagesofotherrapidly-6-/6growingregionsarebeingspokenbyincreasingnumbersofpeople.ButEnglishwillcontinuetoremainwidespreadandimportant. However,BritishlanguagescholarDavidGraddolsaysEnglishwillprobablydropindominance(主导)bythemiddleofthiscenturytorank,afterChinese,aboutequallywithArabic,Hindi,andUrdu.“ThenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstlanguagecontinuestorise,butitisn’trisingnearlyasfastasthenumbersofmanyotherlanguagesaroundtheworld,simplybecausethemainpopulationgrouphasbeenlargelyinthelessdevelopedcountrieswherelanguagesotherthanEnglishhavebeenspoken,”hesays. InarecentarticleinthejournalScience,Mr.Graddolnotedthatthreelanguagesthatarenotnearthetopofthelistofthemostwidelyspokennowmightbetheresoon.TheseareBengali,Tamil,andMalay,spokeninsouthandSoutheastAsia. DavidCrystal,theauthoroftheCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguage,saysabout1.5billionoftheworld’ssixbillionpeoplespeakitasasecondtonguecomparedtothe400millionnativespeakers.ButanotherexpertontheEnglishlanguagesaysMr.Graddolunderestimates(低估)thefutureofitsdominance.“Nobodyquiteknowswhat’sgoingtohappenbecausenolanguagehasbeeninthispositionbefore.Butalltheevidence(证据)suggeststhattheEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownahillandisgettingfaster,”hesaid.36.InDavidGraddol’sopinion,Englishwill_______. A.remainwidespreadandimportant B.bemoreimportantthananyotherlanguage C.loseitsdominantposition D.dieawayinthenearfuture37.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______. A.snowballswillrolldownfasterthanlanguageballs B.theEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownfasterthananytimeinthepast C.Englishlanguagewillsoondropindominance D.moreandmorelanguageuserswillchooseEnglish38.HowmanyexpertsdoesthepassagementionwhoexpresstheirideasaboutthefutureofEnglish? A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.39.AccordingtoDavidGraddol,whichofthefollowingwillpossiblybeoneofthelanguagesthatwillbemost widelyspoken? A.Malay. B.Arabic. C.Urdu. D.German.40.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.EnglishRemainingtheDominantPosition B.TheFutureofEnglish?WhoKnows? C.OpinionsfromDifferentExperts D.TheEnglishLanguageSnowballRollingDownB-6-/6Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak,thoughtheword“obey”ishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelight,pain,friendliness,andsoon.Butsincethesecan’tbesaidtoshowthebaby’sintentiontocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreed,too,thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment,andthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstore.Thisself-imitation（模仿）leadsontodeliberate（有意的）imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.Itisaproblemweneedtogetoutteethinto.Themeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituationanditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworld.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsof“mama”asagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfather,hisdog,oranythingelsehelikes.Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself,Idoubt,howeverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.41.Beforechildrenstartspeaking________.A.theyneedequalamountoflisteningB.theyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningC.theyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyingspokeninstructionsD.theycan’tunderstandandobeytheadult’soralinstructions42.Childrenwhostartspeakinglate________.A.mayhaveproblemswiththeirlisteningB.probablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthemC.usuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhearD.oftentakealongtimeinlearningtolistenproperly43.Ababy’sfirstnoisesare________.A.anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelings B.anearlyformoflanguageC.asignthathemeanstotellyousomething D.animitationofthespeechofadults44.Theproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy’simitationscanbeconsideredasspeech________.A.isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeopleB.isnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegraduallyC.isonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwordschangeswithageD.isonethatshouldbecompletelyignored（忽略）becausechildren’suseofwordsisoftenmeaningless45.Thespeakerimplies________.-6-/6A.parentscanneverhopetoteachtheirchildrennewsoundsB.childrennolongerimitatepeopleaftertheybegintospeakC.childrenwhoaregoodatimitatinglearnnewwordsmorequicklyD.evenaftertheyhavelearnttospeak,childrenstillenjoyimitating卷II一.单词拼写(10分)1.Thereistoomuch(暴力)onTV.2.Withthedofeconomy,people’slivingstandardsarehighernow.3.Everynightheobservesthespacethroughat..4.Theillnessissthroughthevillage.5.Onecannotewithoutair.6.Youwill(逐渐地)getusedtotheweatherhere.7.Bythetimetheyreachedthetopofthemountain,theywere(精疲力尽).8.Thereisabigundergroundrailway(系统)inLondon,whichisgoodfortravelers.9.ZhangHengwasoneofthemostfamousChineseaintheworld.10.Themammals(繁殖)whentheanimals,harmfultothem,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．感到快乐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.在外表上15.好象三.用以上短语的正确形式填空(10分)1.Itwasalmostmidnightthatafireintheneighborhood.2.youarehere,whynothaveadrink?3.---Didyoucatchyourplane?---Yes,wegottherejust.4.Thedishtastesgoodafterit.5.---Willyougofishingthisafternoon?---Well,italltheweather.-6-/66.AfterawhileIitandwebegantoenjoyourselves.7.Thefanswhentheysawthefamousfilmstarsarrive. 8.Countrylifeisquite_______________citylife.9.Weshouldfindsomewaysto_________theharmfulgas______spreading.10.womencrymoreeasilythanmen.参考答案卷I一、单项选择1-5ABBAB6-10DCBBC11-15DCDCA二、完形填空16-20BACCA21-25DAACB26-30BADAD31-35BACCA三、阅读理解36-40CDBAB41-45BDABD卷II一、单词拼写1.violence2.development3.telescope4.spreading5.exist6.gradually7.exhausted8.system9.astronomers10.multiplied二、翻译下面短语1．太阳系solarsystem2．及时，总有一天intime3．阻止，制止preventfrom4．依靠，信赖dependon5．感到快乐cheerup6．既然，由于nowthat7．一般而言generallyspeaking8．熟悉，掌握getthehangof9．突发，爆发breakou10．与…不同bedifferentfrom11．冷却cooldown12．全球变暖globalwarming13.二氧化碳carbondioxide13.在外表上onthesurface15.好象asif三、用以上短语的正确形式填空1.brokeout2.Nowthat3.intime4.coolsdown5.dependson6.gotthehangof7.cheeredup8.differentfrom9.preventfrom10.Generallyspeaking-6-/6
