1、Unit 4 Astronomy：the science of the starsSection Warming Up，Prereading，Reading & Comprehending练习一、单词拼写1Do you think our education _(制度)needs improving?2The discussion has become more and more _(激烈的 )3She is _(不像)her mother.4Darwin spent more than 20 years working on his _(理论)of evolution.5These are
2、the _( 有害的)effects of smoking.6The hen was old and it stopped _(下蛋)eggs.7The idea _(存在)only in the minds of us young people.8The woman gave _(生育)to a healthy girl.9After_(迷惑)for hours ，I finally saw daylight and found the answer.10Yesterday bad weather_(阻止)me from going swimming.二、单项填空1In summer peo
3、ple like to wear sunglasses to _their eyes from the strong sunlight.Astop Bprevent Cprotect Dkeep2The little child didnt understand the _ question so there was a _ expression on his face.Apuzzling；puzzled Bpuzzled；puzzledCpuzzling ； puzzling Dpuzzled ；puzzling3If you keep on your research，youll find
4、 out the result _.Ain time Bat no timeCon time Dat the same time4There were _ many people there _I wasnt able to pick her out.Asuch；that Bvery；thatCsuch；who Dso ；that5In this _ conflict，about 20 common people were killed.Agentle BviolentCfundamental Dharmful6Deng Xiaopings _ has had a great influenc
5、e on the development of China.Atheory BruleCword Dsystem 7It is _ Tom to drink so much；I wonder if hes all right.Alike BlikelyCunlike Dunlikely8Is the heavy rain harmful _ the crops?Afor BatCwith Dto9Danny，do you help your mother _？Yes.Alie table Blie the tableClay table Dlay the table10How many lit
6、tle dogs has your dog _？Agave birth Bgave birth toCgiven birth to Dgiven birth三、单句改错1Children should not be allowed to play violently games._2A life free from all worries just isnt exist._3They lay the cups on the table and sat down._4We dont do anything that will be harmful for peace._5Dont worry I
7、m sure things will get better on time._四、翻译句子1如果你想及时参加会议，必须现在动身。(in time)_2他们轮流回答张先生的问题。(in turn)_3你的想法在理论上是对的。(in theory)_4他不像他的爸爸，他做事很认真。(unlike)_5这次泥石流(mudslide)对我们的交通有害处。(be harmful to)_6她打算只生一个孩子。(give birth to)_五、阅读理解 Copernicus was born in Torun，Poland，on February 19,1473.Little is known abou
8、t his early life except that his father died when he was 10.An uncle adopted him，his two sisters，and his brother.The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education.Copernicus went to the University of Cracow.There he studied such subjects as Latin，mathematics，and astronomy.It was probab
9、ly at that time that he changed his Polish name，Niklas Koppernigk，to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus.In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy，where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities.In Copernicus time people still believed that all things the sun，the stars，and the planets mov
10、ed around the earth.It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned.Aristotle had based his theory of astronomy on this belief.Because the Church had long been the center of learning，the theory was also linked to religious beliefs.In 1506 Copernicus returned to his homeland.A few years later h
11、e began to work for the Church.All those years Copernicus carried on his work in astronomy.He had just the most basic equipment and，like other scientists of his day，made observations with only his eyes.Still，using mathematics and logic(逻辑)，Copernicus worked out a different theory， which held that th
12、e planets went around the sun.Copernicus did not announce his ideas.He did not want to make trouble.But he could not hide the scientific truth.So he talked about his theory with his friends，who strongly advised him to have his work published.His great book，On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies，a
13、ppeared at the very end of his life.Copernicus saw the first copy on the day he died，May 24,1543.1Which of the following is TRUE about Copernicus?AHe had two brothers and a sister.BHe used to be called Niklas Koppernigk.CHe lost his father soon after he was born.DHe spent 10 years at the University
14、of Cracow.2From the passage we can see that “astronomy” is _.Athe life experience of great menBthe movement of the stars and the planetsCthe scientific study of natural objects in spaceDthe theories developed by scientists of old times3Copernicus developed his theory _.Ausing various telescopesBbase
15、d on Aristotles beliefsCthrough observations and reasoning(推理)Dunder the encouragement of his friends4The writer of the passage tells us that _.ACopernicus did not tell about his discovery until the day of his deathBfor many years Copernicus dared to do nothing openly against the ChurchCpushed by hi
16、s friends Copernicus decided to write a book in May 1543Dshortly before he got back to Poland Copernicus started to work for the Church5Copernicus had his great book published because _.Ahe didnt agree with AristotleBhe could not hide the scientific truthChe worked for the ChurchDhis friends advised
17、 him to do so参考答案一、1. system 2. violent 3. unlike 4. theory 5. harmful 6. laying 7. exists 8. birth 9. puzzling 10. prevented二、1. C stop.fromprevent.fromkeep.from，意思是“阻止”；protect.from 的含义是“保护 不受伤害” 。句意：在夏天，人们喜欢带着太阳镜保护眼睛不受强烈阳光的伤害。2. A puzzling 表示“令人迷惑的”，多用来修饰事物；puzzled 表示“迷惑不解的” ，多用来修饰人，也可以用来修饰人的表情(l
18、ook，expression)。3. A in time“及时，迟早 ”；at no time“从不，决不” ；on time“按时”；at the same time“同时 ”。句意：如果继续研究，你迟早会发现结果的。4. D 第一个空后有 many，应用 so 修饰；从句中不缺少主语、宾语等，因此该从句不是定语从句，而是结果状语从句，因此第二个空应选择 that。5. B gentle“温和的”；violent“暴力的”；fundamental“基础的，根本的” ；harmful“有害的 ”。根据 about 20 common people were killed 可知此处应用 viol
19、ent 表示“暴力冲突”。6. A 此处表示邓小平“理论”应用 theory。7. C 由下文的“ 我怀疑他是否正常”可知应用 unlike，表示“不像”。8. D be harmful to sth/sb 的含义是“对某物或某人有害处”。9. D lay the table 的含义是“摆餐具(准备吃饭)”。10. C give birth to 的含义是 “生育”，根据前面的 has 可知应用 give 的过去分词。三、 1. violentlyviolent 2. isntdoesnt 3. laylaid 4. forto 5. onin 四、 1. You must set off n
20、ow if you want to attend the meeting in time.2. They answered Mr.Zhangs questions in turn.3. Your idea is right in theory.4. Unlike his father，he does everything very carefully.5. The mudslide is harmful to our traffic.6. She is going to give birth to only one child.五、 1.B 细节考查题。由第一段倒数第二句“It was probably at that time that he changed his Polish name，Niklas Koppernigk，to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus.”可知 B 项正确。2C 推理判断题。由第二、三段可知，哥白尼研究天文学即研究太阳周围的行星。由此推出答案。3C 推理判断题。由第三段第四、五句可知，哥白尼是通过观察和推理来发展自己的理论的。4B 推理判断题。由最后两段可知，哥白尼多年一直没有宣布自己的理论，直至晚年才敢出版著作。5D 细节考查题。由最后一段第四句可以得出答案。
