PART 1 Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
匹配各句中划线部分单词及其英文释义。
1. Becoming an astronaut doesn’t just happen overnight. It takes many years of education and experience to meet the basic demands. ________
2. Police said that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa. ________
3. Sontag was once famously described as the most intelligent woman in America. ________
4. Stress has an effect on both your physical and mental health. ________
5. After washing the fruit, she dried her hands on the kitchen towel. ________
6. The problem lies in getting patients to a medical facility as soon as possible. ________
a. health or state of someone’s mind
b. good at understanding ideas and thinking clearly
c. a piece of cloth or paper used for drying someone or something that is wet
d. someone who travels and works in a spacecraft
e. a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way
f. buildings, pieces of equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose
PART 2 Reading and Thinking
I. 选用方框内合适的内容并用其正确形式填空（每项限用一次）。
| rocket, gravity, final frontier, satellite, universe, mankind, transmit large amounts of data |
1. A launch vehicle provides the speed needed by a spacecraft to escape Earth’s ________________ and set it on its course for Mars.
2. Launches of ________________ deliver spacecraft that observe Earth, visit other planets and explore the ________________.
3. Every major ________________ in space communicates within high-frequency radio bands that enable them to ________________ quickly.
4. The space is the ________________ for the man to cross to be able to explore new worlds. The previous frontiers would have been on Earth itself, when ________________ crossed oceansto explore new lands.
II. 用所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. signal
①The woman ________ to the cars behind that they were going the wrong way.
②The ________ for a race to start is often the firing of a gun.
2. orbit
①Our satellite has ________ around the moon for several months.
②Once in space, the spacecraft will go into ________ around Earth.
3. desire
① She had a strong ________ to go back to her home country before she died.
②The manager said he ________ you to complete the work within one month.
4. independent
①They all made the same comment, quite ________ of each other.
②She had elderly parents who could no longer live ________.
III. 根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词）。
1. We came to the island ________ ________ ________ ________ (抱着……的希望) finding a simpler way of life.
2. I ________ ________ ________ (决心) get this piece of work finished today.
3. A ship was leaving the port, and we saw the people ________ ________ (在船上) waving.
4. We must try to ________ ________ ________ ________ (继续我们的工作) in spite of difficulties.
5. He ________ ________ (失望的) to find they’d already gone.
PART 3 Discovering Useful Structures, Reading for Writing, Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
I. 根据所给单词的首字母或括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词）。
1. The reason why fresh water is considered a(n) ________ ________ (有限的资源) is that the large majority of water on Earth is salt water.
2. The children were a________ over which TV programme to watch.
3. If he’s only interested in your looks, that shows how s________ he is.
4. Patients who are given the new drug will be asked to ________ ________ ________ (监测他们的进展).
II.用括号内动词的正确形式完成下面短文。
TESS was designed and launched 1.________ (find) Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby stars. It has found its first Earth-sized planet in its star’s habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right 2. ________ (allow) the presence of liquid water on the surface. Scientists confirmed the find, called TOI 700 d, 3. ________ (use) NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and have modeled the planet’s potential ( 可能的) environments 4. ________ (help) inform future observations.
TOI 700 d is one of only a few Earth-sized planets 5.________ (discover) in a star’s habitable zone so far. Discovering it is a key science finding for TESS.
III. 根据括号内的提示将下面句子翻译成英语。
1.我不明白老师刚才在讲什么？(figure out)
____________________________________________________________
2.这场灾难造成数千人死亡。(result in)
____________________________________________________________
3.如果你的钱用完了，我可以借给你一些。(run out)
____________________________________________________________
4.她靠在一家医院工作为她的家庭提供生活所需。(provide for)
____________________________________________________________
5.试题保密，以防作弊。(so as to)
____________________________________________________________
6.在你的申请表上附上一张最近的照片。(attach)
____________________________________________________________
[rihide]答案 PART 1 1. d 2. e 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. f PART 2 I.1. gravity 2. rockets; universe 3.satellite; transmit large amounts of data 4. finalfrontier; mankind II.1. ①signalled ②signal 2.①orbited ②orbit 3.①desire ②desired 4.①independent ②independently III. 1. in the hope of 2. am determined to 3. on board 4. carry on our work 5. was disappointed PART 3 I.1. limited resource 2. arguing 3. shallow 4. monitor their progress II. 1. to find 2. to allow 3. using 4. to help 5. discovered III. 1.I couldn’t figure out what the teacher was talking about. 2.The disaster resulted in thousands of deaths. 3.If you run out of money, I’ll lend you some. 4.She provides for her family by working in a hospital. 5.The test questions are kept secrets so as to prevent cheating. 6.Attach a recent photograph to your application form.[/rihide]
History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union 1. ________ (launch) Sputnik 1. The world’s first artificial (人造的) satellite was about the size of a beach ball, 2. ________ (weigh) only 83.6 kg, and took about 98 minutes 3. ________ (orbit) Earth on its path. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age 4. ________ the US-USSR space race.
The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical 5. ________ (achieve), Sputnik caught the world’s attention and the American public off-guard. Then the Soviets struck again — on November 3, Sputnik 2 was launched, 6. ________ (carry) a much heavier payload, including a dog named Laika.
Immediately after the Sputnik 1 launch in October, the US Defense Department responded to the political event by approving ( 批准) funding for another US satellite project.
On January 31, 1958, the situation changed, when the United States 7.________ (successful) launched Explorer 1. The Explorer program continued as 8. ________ successful ongoing series of lightweight, scientifically 9. ________ (use) spacecraft.
The Sputnik launch also led directly 10. ________ the creation of NASA.
答案
1. launched 2. weighed 3. to orbit 4. and 5. achievement
6. carrying 7. successfully 8. a 9. useful 10. to
通常，一个句子从结构而言，可以分为三个部分：开头、中间和结尾。原则上，一条信息可以置于句首、句中、句末三个位置。放在不同位置，信息得到的突显力度不同。
本单元课文中有这样两个句子：
①This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks. 这个句子中despite the huge risks放在了句末位置，这条信息得到的强调力度最大，更加反衬出科学家们探索宇宙的勇气和决心。
②Despite the difficulties, scientists hope future discoveries will not only enable us to understand how the universe began, but also help us survive well into the future.这个句子中Despite the difficulties放在了句首位置，使这条信息突显力度要弱于句尾信息。但这个句子所在段落主要讲述太空探索的未来一片光明，段落重点在future，因此句末强调位置为into the future。
另外，一条信息也可置于句中位置，这时信息的突显力度最弱。如：We finished, despite the difficulties, our task ahead of time.这个句子中的despite the difficulties处于句中位置，受前后两处信息的干扰，给人的印象不深刻。
总之，放在句首和句末都能使某一信息得到强调，但放在句末的强调程度要大于放在句首的，放在句首的突显力度又大于放在句中的。鉴于句末位置最重要这一点，人们把它视为句子的信息中心。
写作任务
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Michel Ardan, Barbicane, and Nicholl, took leave of their friends and they were leaving for the moon. Now, they were already shut up in the projectile (发射物).
“My friends,” said Barbicane, “it is twenty minutes past ten. We still have twenty-seven minutes to remain on Earth.” Then they began to examine the objects around them.
“Everything is in its place,” said Barbicane. “We have now to decide how we can best place ourselves to resist (抵挡) the shock. Position can be an important matter; and we must, as much as possible, prevent the rush of blood to the head.”
“Just so,” said Nicholl.
“Then,” replied Michel Ardan, ready to suit the action to the word, “let us put our heads down and our feet in the air.”
“No,” said Barbicane, “let us stretch (伸展) ourselves on our sides; we shall resist the shock better that way. ”
Michel Ardan and Nicholl stretched themselves on the couches (长椅) placed in the center of the disc.
“Twenty seconds more!” Barbicane quickly lay down by his friends, and the silence was only broken by the ticking of the chronometer marking the seconds.
Suddenly a terrible shock was felt, and the projectile mounted into space.
“Well, captain? Did you hear the detonation (爆炸声), which certainly ought to be loud?” asked Nicholl.
“No,” replied Ardan, much surprised. “Certainly I did not hear the detonation.”
“And you, Barbicane?”
“Nor I, either.”
“Very well,” said Nicholl.
“Well now,” murmured the president, “why did we not hear the detonation?”
The three friends looked at each other with a worried air. It was quite a strange phenomenon. The projectile had started, and as a result there must have been a detonation.
“Let us first find out where we are,” said Barbicane, “and let down this panel (嵌板).”
This very simple operation was soon completed.
Barbicane and his two friends immediately rushed to the uncovered window. But it was lit by no ray of light. Darkness surrounded them, which, however, did not prevent the president from shouting:
“No, my friends, we have not fallen back upon Earth. Yes! we are mounting into space. ”
“Hurrah! Hurrah!” shouted Michel Ardan and Nicholl in one voice.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Paragraph 1:
Then they watched the stars._______________________________
_______________________________________________________ Paragraph 2:
“Ah!” shouted Michel Ardan. “What is that? Another projectile?” _______________________________________________________
写作指导
一、阅读材料，获取大意
要想续写内容与所给材料内容连贯、衔接紧密，必须充分了解所给材料的大意。仔细阅读所给材料，充分理解阅读材料的内容，掌握作者通过材料想要传达的意思。
二、阅读续写开头语，关注划线词语，展开合理想象
所给阅读内容是关于从地球去月球的旅行，属于科幻故事。续写内容为同学们的想象力提供了释放空间，但前提是同学们必须仔细阅读续写开头语，并同时关注所给材料中划线的词语，对所续写内容的情节进行大胆合理的想象，尽可能多地把划线词语运用到所续写的内容中去。
三、完成初稿，注意衔接
同学们在完成所续写内容的大致构思后，可下笔进行初稿的写作，此时应尤为注意续写内容与所给段落开头语是否衔接。另外还应关注所给关键词语的使用情况，是否使用了5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语。最后还应注意所续写内容在语言风格方面尽量与所给材料一致。
四、通篇检查，改错补漏
初稿写作完成后，同学们还应进行检查。首先检查行文是否符合逻辑，语言是否通顺；其次检查有无拼写、标点符号以及语法错误；再次检查所使用的关键词语是否加了下划线，并核对关键词语的使用数量（应达到5个以上）；最后检查所续写内容是否达到词数要求。
范文展示
One possible version:
Paragraph 1:
Then they watched the stars. The stars looked like bright points on the black sky. But from that side they could not see the moon of night. It drew the following words from Ardan:
“And will the moon fail at the arranged place by accident?”
“Do not alarm yourself,” said Barbicane. “Our future globe is at its post, but we cannot see her from this side; let us open the other.”
As Barbicane was about leaving the window to open the opposite window, his attention was attracted by the approach of a bright object.
Paragraph 2:
“Ah!” shouted Michel Ardan. “What is that? Another projectile?” Barbicane did not answer. The appearance of this giant body surprised and troubled him. A crash was possible, and the projectile would leave from its path. His friends stood silently looking into space. The object grew rapidly as it approached them.
Immediately the travelers drew back. Their fear was great, but it did not last many seconds. The planet passed several hundred yards from the projectile and disappeared.
“A happy journey to you,” shouted Michel Ardan, with a sigh of relief. “Surely space is large enough for a poor little projectile to walk through without fear.”
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