1、2014-2015 学年高中英语同步三维练习题（2）及答案：Unit4（人教新课标必修 3）Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars 课时跟踪检测(七) 课时跟踪检测( 七) Warming Up puzzling Bpuzzled; puzzledCpuzzling; puzzling Dpuzzling; puzzled解析：选 D。考查形容词辨析。 a puzzling problem“一个令人困惑的问题 ”；look puzzled “看起来被弄糊涂了” 。8His wife gave _ birth to a lovely baby and
2、 he planned to hold _ party to celebrate it.Aa; a B不填； aC不填； the Dthe; a解析：选 B。give birth to“产生；分娩 ”，为固定短语；“ 举行一个聚会来庆祝”为泛指，故 B 项正确。9In many parts of China, there still _ the idea that boys are more important than girls.Aexistence BexistedCis existing Dexists解析：选 D。there exists .“在/ 存在” 。由“still”一词可知
3、，此处最佳时态应为一般现在时。10The fact that she was foreign made _ difficult for her to get a job in that country.Aso BmuchCthat Dit解析：选 D。句意：她是外国人这个事实使她很难在那个国家找到工作。it 是形式主语，真正主语是 to get a job in that country。.阅读理解AEdmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago.He studied the observations of
4、 comets (彗星) which other scientists had made.The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem.He could not figure it out.Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.However, Halley had a friend named Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician.Newton thought
5、he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it.He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse (椭圆) Now Halley set to work.He figured out (解决；计算出) the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists.He made a su
6、rprising discovery.The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit.Yet their appearances had been 75 to 76 years apart.This seemed very strange to Halley.The different comets followed the same orbit.The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that ther
7、e had not been three different comets, as people thought.He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times.The comet had gone away and had come back again.It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain enough to make a prediction (预言) of what comet would happen in the future.He decide
8、d that this comet would appear in the year 1758.There were 53 years to go before Halleys prediction could be tested.In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky.Halley did not see it, for he has died some years before.Ever since then that comet has been called Halleys comet, in his honor.1Halley made his d
9、iscovery _.Aby doing experimentsBby means of his own careful observationCby using the work of other scientistsDby chance解析：选 C。细节理解题。由文中第三段得知。2Halley made a surprising, but correct prediction in the year _.A1704 B1705C1706 D1707解析：选 B。计算题。文中的 “He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758
10、.There were 53 years to go before Halleys prediction could be tested.”这句话告诉我们：他预言彗星出现的时间是 1758 年，而这个预言还要经过 53 年才能验证，由此可以推断出哈雷做出这个预言的时间是 1705 年。3This passage in general is about _.AHalley and other scientistsBthe orbit of a cometCNewton and HalleyDHalley and his discovery解析：选 D。主旨大意题。纵观全文，不难看出，文章的中心就
11、是哈雷以及他的发现。4Which of the following is TRUE?AEdmund Halley was an American scientist.BHalley made his discovery by doing experiments.CNewton was a famous mathematician.DThe orbit of a comet had the shape of an around.解析：选 C。综合判断题。从文章首句可以看出 A 项错误；从第二题的分析中可知 B 项也错误；牛顿告诉哈雷彗星的轨道是椭圆形的，可排除 D。BDo you enjoy w
12、atching beautiful sunsets and seeing wildlife in some of the best parts of Wisconsin? Do you like being around people who share the same respect and love for natural resources? If you say “yes”， then a fisheries biologist is a great career choice for you.As you can probably guess, education is very
13、important.A Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries or biology is strongly recommended.Many biologists have a Masters degree.But its not only good education that prepares you for a career as a fisheries biologist field experience is also important.Volunteer work, internships (实习) and shortterm fish
14、technician positions are good ways to gain valuable training that can give you an edge in the competitive job market.In addition to good education and field experience, a fisheries biologist needs other skills.Youll spend a lot of time working with the public, so its important to feel comfortable ta
15、lking to a variety of people.Good communication, listening, and presentation (陈述 ) skills are a must.A common misconception among many people is that fisheries biologists get to fish all the time.Most biologists wish that were true.But as a fisheries biologist, you are especially busy during the fis
16、hing season, which leaves little time for you to actually go fishing.Its sad, but true.Each day brings something different in the life of a fisheries biologist.In the spring and fall, you spend a lot of time on the water shocking fish in order to sample the population, studying fish, and talking wit
17、h people.The winter is spent analyzing (分析) fish data and communicating with the public.So if you find fish interesting and fun to learn about, and like working both outside and inside, consider a career as a fisheries biologist.Youll never be bored!语 篇 解 读 ：你 喜 欢 在 户 外 工 作 吗 ？ 如 果 喜 欢 ，那 么 渔 业 生 物
18、学 家 这 个 职 业 很 适 合 你 。5We can infer this passage was written to _.Aadvise us to respect and protect wildlifeBencourage us to spend more time working outsideCexplain why education is important for our careerDintroduce a good career to those who are interested in wildlife解析：选 D。作者意图题。通读全文，可知作者主要向我们介绍了常
19、在户外作业的渔业生物学家这个职业，故选 D。6To be a good fisheries biologist, which of the following is NOT necessary?AYou should be good at communicating with others.BYou should have rich knowledge of biology.CYou should have field experience.DYou should be a good swimmer.解析：选 D。细节理解题。通读全文，可知作者提到了要想成为一个渔业生物学家，必须有渔业学或者生
20、物学学士学位，必须有实地工作的经验，必须擅长沟通，但并没有说要擅长游泳，故选 D。7The underlined word “misconception” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_”Aquestion BmisunderstandingCdream Dexplanation解析：选 B。词义猜测题。根据后面的 “Most biologists wish that were true .”可知很多人认为渔业生物学家可以经常钓鱼的观念是错误的，故选 B。8It can be inferred from the passage that _.Afisherie
21、s biologists like working in winter mostBfisheries biologists can easily get bored of their workCfisheries biologists get to fish all the time all year roundDfisheries biologists spend a lot of time working outside in spring and fall解析：选 D。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的 “In the spring and fall, you spend a lot of t
22、ime on the water .”可推断渔业生物学家在春天和秋天有很多户外工作的时间。.短文改错A terrible storm took place in a summer night.The wind was so strong that many trees brought down.It was already eleven oclock.Li Ming who had been to night school, was still not back and her parents were very anxious.Half an hour late the wind stopp
23、ed, and it was still raining.Li Mings parents were about to looking for him when he returned.Li Ming explained the storm has pushed over many big trees as well telephone lines, blocking the roads and that the bridge had been washed away by the floods.So they had been to find another way back.答案：第一句：inon第二句：trees 后加 were第四句：beengone; herhis第五句：latelater; andbut第六句：lookinglook第七句：hashad; well 后加 as 第八句：去掉 been
