1、1Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe 1 课文与语法填空 阅读所学课文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July,1969,people have become 1. _ (accustom)to the idea of space travel.There were several more journeys into space over the next few years but the si
2、ngle spaceships were 2. _ expensive that people were no longer enthusiastic about a space travel programme which was so costly.Things didnt change until the 3. _ (arrive)of the space shuttle.The first shuttle flight into space was the Columbia,4. _ aim was to test the new shuttle system,to go safely
3、 up into orbit and to return to the Earth for a safe landing.5. _ the time the Challenger took off in 1986,the world seemed to 6. _ (lose)its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going up into space.This was going to be a very special space flight and so many people tuned in 7. _ (wi
4、tness)the take-off on TV.Sadly the Challenger exploded a minute later,8. _ (kill)all the astronauts on board,including Christa McAuliffe,who was going to give two fifteen-minute lessons from space.It was 9. _ worst space accident ever.Maybe many people wrongly assumed this space flight would be no 1
5、0. _ (dangerous)than getting on an aeroplane.But in fact,the world is still only at the very beginning of its voyage into space. 2 课文与短文改错根据课文内容,对下面材料进行修改。文中共有 10 处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。In 1898,an English writer H.G.Wells wrote that is the most important novel in the history of science fic
6、tion The War of the Worlds.It is a dramatically story about an invasion of the Earth by aliens from Mars.The subject fascinated science fiction writers and film-makers ever since.But when,in 1938,the American actor and director,Orson Welles set a radio drama of them in 2the real life New Jersey town
7、 of Grovers Mill,little do he know what impact he was going to make.When people turned on their radios and heard of the broadcast,it was so realistic which they believed every word.Hundreds of people left their homes in panic,caused traffic jams all over the state and that the town became the centre
8、 of the universe.3 话题知识与写作根据下面的素材,用本模块所学词汇和句式结构完成句子。1.人们普遍认为互联网和智能手机对我们的现代生活方式产生了极大的影响。_2.获得我们想要的信息就如点击一下鼠标或触一下屏幕一样简单。_3.尽管它们在我们的生活中有用,它们却在阻止我们进行面对面的交流。_4.无论你走到哪里,你都会亲眼看到如此众多的沉迷于智能手机或平板电脑的人。_5.所有的人,不论是年老还是年少,都习惯了每天被太多信息包围的生活。_【联句成篇】把以上句子联成短文,要求衔接连贯、过渡自然。_3答案精解精析 1 课文与语法填空1.accustomed 考查固定搭配:be/becom
9、e accustomed to 意为:习惯了。2.so 考查固定句式:be so+adj.+that.如此以至于。3.arrival 根据语境和设空前的定冠词 the 可知此处要用其名词形式:arrival。4.whose 考查非限制性定语从句,根据句意可知要用关系代词 whose。5.By 考查固定搭配:by the time 到的时候。6.have lost 表达过去动作对现在的影响,要用现在完成时。7.to witness 考查不定式作状语,表示目的。8.killing 考查 v.-ing 形式作状语,表示结果。9.the 根据设空后是形容词的最高级 worst 可知此处考查:the+形
10、容词最高级。10.more dangerous 根据设空后的 than 可知此处应用形容词比较级形式。2 课文与短文改错1.第一句:anthe 此处考查定冠词 the 表示特指意思。2.第一句:thatwhat 考查宾语从句,该从句中缺少主语,所以要用 what 引导。3.第二句:dramaticallydramatic 此处应用形容词修饰名词。4.第三句:fascinated 前加 has 根据句子中的时间状语 ever since 可知此处应该用现在完成时。5.第四句:themit 代词 it 指代前文出现的同类且同物的 The War of the Worlds。6.第四句:dodid
11、本文动词时态均为一般过去时。7.第五句:去掉 heard 后面的 of 此处表达:打开收音机人们听到了,应该用 hear,而 hear of 意为:知道;获悉。48.第五句:whichthat 考查固定句式:so+adj.+that.如此以至于。9.第六句:causedcausing 考查 v.-ing 形式作状语,表示结果。10.第六句:去掉 that 并列连词 and 连接两个并列分句,and 后面的句子主语是 the town,不能由 that 引导。3 话题知识与写作1.It is universally acknowledged that the Internet and smart
12、 phones have a great impact on our modern lifestyle.2.Getting the information we need is no more difficult than clicking the mouse or touching the screen.3.Useful as they are in our life,they are preventing us from communicating with each other face to face.4.Wherever you go,you witness so many peop
13、le who are addicted to their smart phones or tablets.5.All the people,whether young or old,have got accustomed to the life with too much information every day.One possible version:It is universally acknowledged that the Internet and smart phones have a great impact on our modern lifestyle.Getting th
14、e information we need is no more difficult than clicking the mouse or touching the screen.Useful as they are in our life,they are preventing us from communicating with each other face to face.Wherever you go,you witness so many people who are addicted to their smart phones or tablets.All the people,whether young or old,have got accustomed to the life with too much information every day.
