1、1Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe2.Match the word with its meaning.1leap A宇宙探测器，航天探测器2joint B航天飞机3probe C收看(电视)；收听(广播)4accustomed D假定，假设5shuttle E高级的，先进的6historic F爆炸7tune G耐心8witness H目击，亲眼看见；亲身经历9assume I共同的；联合的10patience J历史性的，有重大历史意义的11advanced K习惯的12burst L飞跃，跳跃答案：16 LIAKBJ 712 CHDGEF.Writ
2、e down the meaning of phrases in each sentence.1She has mastered 2,000 English words so far. 到目前为止2The bus slowed down for the next stop.减速3We have been good friends ever since we were very young.自从；自以后4They made a plan for English study at the very beginning of this term.在一开始的时候5When I told them th
3、e truth, they were all in shock; they couldnt believe it.处于震惊中6Madame Curie and her husband continued to work in spite of all the discomforts.不管7This is the first time I have left my country and set foot on foreign soil.踏上8I thought he would be too old to get to the top of the mountain, but he made
4、it at last.做成，成功9Most parents are not well aware of the danger of their babies eating jelly, which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen.意识到10After living there for one year, they have been accustomed to working there.习惯于Look at the following pictures and try to describe them. 参考答案：American Ne
5、il Armstrong is the first man to set foot on the moon.Russian Yuri Gagarin is the first man in space.Yang Liwei is the first Chinese astronaut.Liu Yang is the first Chinese woman astronaut.3.FastreadingSkim the text and match each part with its main idea.Part 1 AThe writer witnessed the exploration
6、of the Challenger.Part 2 BHuman exploring the universe.答案： BA.CarefulreadingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1Why were people NOT enthusiastic about the space travel programme after the first moon landing?AIt was meaningless.BIt used space shuttles.CIt cost the USA a lot of money.D
7、There were fewer space travelers.2Which of the following marked the beginning of a new space travel?AThe Columbias space travel.BThe Viking 1s space travel.CThe Apollo 11s space travel.DThe Challengers space travel.3From Part 2 in the text, we can infer that _.Awe have achieved great success in spac
8、e travelBwe still have a long way to go in space explorationCpeople are not interested in space travelDspace travel should not include ordinary people答案：13 CAB.StudyreadingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1All three astronauts made it safely back to Earth, using a spaceship comp
9、uter that was much less powerful than the ones used by the average school students today. 句式分析 本句是一个复合句。主句是 All three astronauts made it safely back to Earth; using a spaceship computer .是现在分词短语作状语，a spaceship computer后面是 that引导的定语从句，其中 used by the average school students today是过去分词短语作定语，修饰 the ones
10、。尝试翻译 三位宇航员安全返回地球，他们当年使用的宇宙飞船计算机远不及现在普通学生使用的计算机功能强大。2When I heard, a few weeks later, that the bodies of the astronauts and even the teachers lesson plans had been found at the bottom of the ocean, I was not so sure it was worth it at all. 句式分析尝试翻译 几周之后，当我听说那几位宇航员的遗体以及那位老师的教案在大洋底部被找到的时候，我不再肯定这一切是否值得
11、。4对应学生课下能力提升(十七)阅读理解ANASAs New Horizons probe flew by Pluto (冥王星)this morning, sending back historys first upclose looks at the vast freezingcold world. Closest approach came at 7：49 am. EDT. To celebrate, NASA gave out the latest photo of Pluto. It showed a reddish world with an amazing heartshaped
12、 feature on its surface.After todays close encounter, all the nine solar systems traditionally recognized planets have now been visited by a spaceship a huge project begun in 1962 when NASAs Mariner 2 probe flew past Venus, a planet in the solar system. More than 1,200 scientists, NASA guests and im
13、portant persons, including 200 reporters, watched the flyby live at New Horizons mission control center.That close encounter has been a long time coming. The $ 723 million New Horizons mission was launched in January 2006 but began taking shape in 1989. “New Horizons is a capstone mission， ” Glen Fo
14、untain, mission project manager told Space. com. “It is the first completion of the observations of our solar system. Its giving us a new idea about how we human beings fit into the universe.”New Horizons “faced a crazy number of challenges”. Stern, a driving force behind New Horizons said, “So many
15、 people stuck with this for so long. They got knocked down; they stood up. They got knocked down again; they stood up again.”In a coincidence, todays close approach falls on the 50th anniversary of the first flyby of Mars, another planet, which was completed by NASAs Mariner 4 spaceship.There are no
16、 longer nine officially recognized planets, of course.The International Astronomical Union regarded Pluto as “a dwarf planet” in 2006 in a decision that remains controversial (有争议的) today.语 篇 解 读 ： NASA新 视 野 号 探 测 器 飞 掠 冥 王 星 使 人 类 第 一 次 看 到 了 冥 王 星 的 清 晰 照 片 。1Which statement is TRUE according to t
17、he passage?AIdeas still vary in the identity of Pluto.BOnly scientists could watch the flyby live.CMars is the first planet visited by a spaceship.DNew Horizons mission aimed to observe the solar system.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The International Astronomical Union regarded Pluto as a dwarf planet in 20
18、06 in a decision that remains controversial (有争议的) today” 可知，A 项正确。故选 A。2Glen Fountain may probably agree that _.Ait is the most difficult to land on Pluto in the solar systemBNew Horizons mission is a long and troublesome projectCtheir strong determination leads to the successful flybyDpeople are l
19、ikely to find new ways to fit into space5解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“It is the first completion of the observations of our solar system. Its giving us a new idea about how we human beings fit into the universe”可知，新视野号探测器从冥王星附近飞过，这是第一次完成对太阳系的探测考察，它给了我们一个关于人类应如何融入宇宙的新想法。由此可推知，人们可能会寻找新的方法以融入宇宙。故选 D。3Which is
20、the best title for the passage?AA New Horizons ProbeBNASAs Huge ProjectCPluto, a Controversial PlanetDA Close Approach to Pluto解析：选 D 标题归纳题。NASA 新视野号探测器飞掠冥王星，这是历史上第一次近距离地观察冥王星，是人类历史上的突破。故“近距离地接触冥王星”作标题最佳。故选D。BGiant kites could supply green energy without the need for taxpayerfunded subsidies (津贴) wi
21、thin years. Kite Power Solutions expects to open the UK.s first kite power plant in March 2017 in Scotland. It hopes to roll out the technology onshore and at sea, building systems with the capacity to produce “hundreds of megawatts” of power within the decade. The company believes the technology co
22、uld reduce the cost of wind energy. And it predicted that kite power would cost so little that developing countries would be more likely to use it to free themselves off polluting carbonheavy energy sources. A spokesman Ainsworth for Kite Power Solutions said the technology could decrease the cost o
23、f offshore wind energy, meeting the need for governments efforts to reduce carbon emissions. He said the technology was easy to fix and maintain, meaning it could be used in deep water, on floating structures far from shore. “If we do that, it opens up a global deep water offshore wind market， ” he
24、said.The technology could control rising CO2 emissions in the developing world, where the need to save money forces people to resort to polluting technologies such as diesel. The company has tested the technology on a small scale in Essex and will move its headquarters to Glasgow to prepare for next
25、 years launch. It has won planning permission for a 500 KW demonstration system.The UK.s green energy trade body, RenewableU.K., welcomed the technology but warned it was not a_silver_bullet. The deputy chief executive Maf Smith said， “This is an ambitious project to develop wind power at extraordin
26、ary heights and it shows the level of new ideas within the renewable industry. Kite power is at an early stage of development and it will take time to see how the technology progresses. Anyway, we will need a wide range of energy sources in the future to meet our needs in an environmentally friendly
27、 way.”语篇解读：本文主要介绍了风筝发电这项新技术的优势，即成本低、易于安装和维护等，但有人提出相反观点。所以依靠风筝发电技术解决我们的能源需求问题仍有很长的路要走。4What is the most important advantage of kite power?AIts low costs. BIts high qualities.CIts great usefulness. DIts wide using areas.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后两句“The company believes the technology could reduce the cost
28、 of wind energy. And it predicted that kite power would cost so little that .”可知，风筝发电最重要的优点是成本低。故选 A6项。5In the eyes of Ainsworth, his companys technology _.Awill solve the problem of air pollutionBcan be convenient and powerful to useCwill change how people explore the oceanDcan deal with the shorta
29、ge of water worldwide解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“He said the technology was easy to fix and maintain, meaning it could be used in deep water, on floating structures far from shore. If we do that, it opens up a global deep water offshore wind market， he said.”可知，这项技术易于安装和维护，如果真的那么做，这会开拓出一个新市场。由此可知，安斯沃思认为这
30、项技术便于使用且效能很高。故选 B项。 6The underlined phrase “a silver bullet” probably means that using this technology to meet our needs is not _.Ascientific BcomplicatedCsimple Dtraditional解析：选 C 词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段中的“welcomed the technology”可知，英国可再生能源协会表示欢迎这项新技术，but 表转折，再结合该组织的副首席执行官玛夫史密斯所说的话“Kite power is at an early
31、 stage of development and it will take time to see how the technology progresses.”可知，风筝发电尚处于早期，看到这项技术如何进展还需很长一段时间。由此可推测，was not a silver bullet在此表示要想运用这项技术解决我们对能源的需求问题并不是一件简单的事情。故选 C项。7What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo argue for cleaner energies.BTo inform a new way to get energy.C
32、To advertise a great energy company.DTo compare different energy resources.解析：选 B 写作目的题。本文主要介绍了风筝发电技术的优势、发展及前景等，其目的主要是向读者介绍一种获取能源的新方式。故选 B项。C240 BC: Greek astronomer, geographer, mathematician and librarian Eratosthenes worked out the Earths circumference (the distance around it). His data was rough
33、, but he wasnt far off.Eratosthenes was an allaround man. Some people then called him Pentathalos, a champion of many skills. His rich knowledge made him a natural for the post of librarian of the library of Alexandria, Egypt, the greatest repository of classical knowledge.Eratosthenes knew that at
34、noon on the day of the summer solstice, the sun was observed to be directly overhead at Syene (modernday Aswan): You could see it from the bottom of a deep well, and a sundial (日晷) left no shadow. Yet, to the north at Alexandria, a sundial left a shadow even at the solstice midday, because the sun w
35、as not directly overhead there. Therefore, the Earth must be round already firmly believed by the astronomers of his day.Whats more, if one supposed the sun to be far away enough to be sending parallel (平行的) rays at Syene and Alexandria, it would be possible to figure out the Earths circumference. O
36、f course, his measurements were slightly off. And we dont know today the exact size of the measurement unit Eratosthenes was using when he came up with the final figure of 252,000 stades. So how big is 252,000 stades? Its somewhere between 24,663 and 27,967 miles. The accepted figure for circumferen
37、ce today is 24,902 miles. Pretty good for a guy without modern measurement tools.7Eratosthenes went further and worked out the extension of the year as 3651/4 days. He suggested that calendars should have a leap day every fourth year, an idea taken up two centuries later by Julius Caesar.It was know
38、n long before Columbus that the Earth was round and even how big it is. But it was just not widely known among the masses in 15thcentury Europe. One reason is that Eratosthenes own library of Alexandria had been destroyed, and there was no complete backup of its data.语篇解读：公元前 240年，希腊天文学家、地理学家、数学家以及图
39、书管理员埃拉托色尼测出了地球的周长。虽然他的数据只是近似，但也没差多少。但他的成就并不为大多数人所知。其中一个原因是他所工作的图书馆被摧毁，而他的计算数据也没有备份。8Why did some people call him Pentathalos?ABecause he was an astronomer and mathematician.BBecause he worked out the Earths circumference.CBecause he was an expert in many skills.DBecause he had rich knowledge as a li
40、brarian.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，埃拉托色尼是个全面发展的人，当时一些人称他为“Pentathalos” ，意思是“在很多技能上都是第一的人” 。解答此题的关键是对Pentathalos后的同位语“a champion of many skills”的正确理解。故答案为 C。9Where could the sun be seen from the bottom of a deep well at noon?AAt Syene.BAt Alexandria.CTo the north of Aswan.DTo the north of Alexandria.解析：选 A
41、 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，他知道在夏至的中午，西奈城(现在的阿斯旺)的太阳处在正上方：也就是说你可以从一口深井的底部看到太阳，日晷也不会有影子。故答案为 A。10From the fourth paragraph we can learn _.Ahis measurements of the Earths circumference were very exactBstades are the measurement unit that Eratosthenes was usingChis figure for the Earths circumference was 24,902 mil
42、esDhe used some modern measurement tools to draw a conclusion解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第四段可知，我们现在也不知道他当时用的是什么计量单位，只知道他最后得出的数字是“252,000 stades”。由此可判断出“stades”是他当时使用的计量单位。共他选项与第四段内容不相符。故答案为 B。11Which of the following statements is TRUE?AEratosthenes was the most famous Greek astronomer in Egypt.BEratosthenes and
43、 Julius Caesar lived at the same age.CColumbus knew the Earth was round long before Eratosthenes.DIts a pity that Eratosthenes conclusion was not widely known then.解析：选 D 判断正误题。根据最后一段可知，埃拉托色尼早在哥伦布之前就知道了地球是圆的。但在 15世纪的欧洲，他的成就并不为大多数人所知。其中一个原因是他所工作的图书馆被摧毁，而他的计算数据也没有备份。由此可判断出答案为 D。课 文 对 译 Space: the Fina
44、l FrontierPart 1Ever since Neil Armstrong first set foot on the Moon back on 21st July, 1969, people have become accustomed to the idea of space travel. Millions of people watched that first moon landing on television, their hearts in their mouths, aware of how difficult and dangerous an adventure i
45、t was, and what risks had to be taken. With Armstrongs now famous words: “Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”， a dream was achieved. All three 8astronauts made it safely back to Earth, using a spaceship computer that was much less powerful than the ones used by the average scho
46、ol students today.There were several more journeys into space over the next few years but the single spaceships were very expensive as they could not take off more than once. People were no longer so enthusiastic about a space travel programme that was costing the United States $10 million a day. Th
47、at was until the arrival of the space shuttle a spacecraft that could be used for several journeys. The first shuttle flight into space was the Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Centre on 12th April, 1981. The aim of this flight was to test the new shuttle system, to go safely up into orbit a
48、nd to return to the Earth for a safe landing. It was a success and a little more than a decade after Apollo 11s historic voyage, the Columbia made a safe, controlled, aeroplanestyle landing in California. This was the start of a new age of space travel.By the time the Challenger took off in 1986, the world seemed to have lost its fear and wonder at the amazing achievement of people going up into space. But this was going to be a special flight and so millions of people tuned in to witness the
