第9周英语周六测试题 题目
Unit4Astronomy:the science of the stars
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
No matter how well prepared you are as a traveller,animals can still attack you. Our advice?Keep your distance.
Colin Bristow
I was working as a guide in Botswana.There was a sudden movement to my left, and an elephant crashed through some small trees less than20metres away.Suddenly I was knocked over by one of the tourists crying“run,run”at the top of his voice.My backpack got tangled up(缠绕)in some small trees so I couldn’t move.Elephants have poor eyesight(视力)and this may have been what allowed me to run away.I managed to free myself from my backpack and ran for my life.
Baz Roberts
One night I was just falling asleep when Faul’s voice woke me,“There’s a bear in the camp.I’m serious!”I went to unzip the tent door.Directly in front was a bear about ten metres away.It heard the sound of my tent zip and turned to face me.Then I started shouting.When it got about one metre away,I threw some snacks into the bear’s face.If it hadn’t turned and walked off at that moment,we wouldn’t have survived.
Zebedee Ellis
I was at a zoo with Mummy and Daddy two years ago.In a large open area next to a pond,we saw some big fat pelicans(鹈鹕),all full of fish.I was very pleased and danced up and down in front of them.Then one big pelican tried to eat my T-shirt.I think it went for me because I was moving around so much and that made it nervous, but I really wish it had made some kind of scratch(抓痕)on my skin to show my friends.
21.What saved Colin Bristow’s life?
A.His backpack.
B.Some small trees.
C.The help of a tourist.
D.The elephant’s poor eyesight.
22.What did Baz Roberts do when the bear was one metre away from him?
A.He shouted at it.
B.He threw some food at it.
C.He went back into his tent.
D.He turned to Faul for help.
23.What are the three people talking about?
A.How they protected wild animals.
B.How they got well prepared as a traveller.
C.Their experience of working with animals.
D.Their experience of surviving an animal attack.
B
George Grey was born in Lisbon in Portugal on14April1812.After completing his education at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst in England in1826,Grey went to Ireland with the army.He felt sorry for the Irish people and thought it would improve their lives if they moved to Australia.In1836he planned to lead an expedition(远征队)to look for land for a settlement in northwest Australia.
He left England on the Beagle in July1837.In Cape Town he took another ship, the Lynher,and sailed to the north coast of Western Australia.After landing
near Collier Bay his group walked inland.Grey and his men were totally inexperienced and lacked survival skills.The local people were hostile and Grey was injured.It took two weeks before he was well enough to travel.They discovered and named the Glenelg River,Stephen Range and Mount Lyell.The land was not suitable for settlement,so in April they sailed to the island country Mauritius to get some rest.
Grey returned to Australia,and in February1839he sailed from Perth to Shark Bay,Western Australia.His team landed with three whaleboats to go northwards. They lost their food when one whaleboat was damaged in a strong storm.They finally
reached Shark Bay.They set sail back to Perth but both boats were damaged.After making it to shore(岸)with very little food,they began walking to Perth,483 kilometres away.It was hard going in the heat with very little food and water.His men were badly weakened and one died.Grey pushed on ahead and arrived
in Perth on21April.His men arrived later.He noted the fertile(富饶的)areas south of the Murchison River and people began to settle there in1850.
24.Why did George Grey lead an expedition to Australia?
A.To do research on Australia.
B.To find a better place to live.
C.To show their strong fighting spirit.
D.To break away from the Irish army.
25.What happened when George Grey’s men first arrived in Australia?
A.They lost their ship the Lynher.
B.They settled on the north coast.
C.They found it hard to survive.
D.They lost their way inland.
26.What does the underlined word“hostile”in Paragraph2probably mean?
A.Unfriendly.
B.Foolish.
C.Strong.
D.Upset.
27.What can be learned about the whaleboats?
A.Not all of them carried food.
B.They were all damaged by storms.
C.Not all of them reached the final stop.
D.They all went north first and then south.
C
The roads that wind along the Seine used to be full of heavy traffic.Today, cyclists are enjoying the waterside peace.On the right bank opposite the Eiffel Tower, cars have been made to travel in a single lane(车道),leaving the other to bicycles.
A sense of being controlled is felt by the capital’s car owners.Anne Hidalgo,the Socialist mayor of Paris,is starting“a war against cars”.
As part of the city hall’s plan to increase the share of trips taken by bicycle from 5%to15%by2020,protected cycling lanes are being lengthened along some of the city’s main roads.A whole road on the busy Rue de Rivoli is being changed into a two-way bike route.The left bank’s road was closed to cars in2013,six years after the city made a bike-sharing plan.
“Paris is not anti-car,but anti-pollution”,says Jean-Louis Missika,the head of planning at city hall.Pollution levels in the city are especially high.With its narrow streets,the government is trying its best to reduce(减少)cars that do not carry passengers.Fully80%of cars running in central Paris carry only one person,and79% of those on its roads are privately owned.BlaBlaCar,a French ride-sharing startup, recently introduced BlaBlaLines,a new app produced to help people who travel to and from work share cars.
The war against cars started by Ms Hidalgo is also a rethink of how the city should start an age that will be shaped by electric cars and driverless transport.“It will be as great as the change from horse-drawn carriages(马车)to cars,”says Mr Missika. He expects to see the first driverless six-person taxis in Paris next year,and says that city hall will ban(禁止)privately owned cars in the centre by2025-30.
28.What does Paragraph1try to show?
A.The modern life of Paris.
B.The heavy traffic in Paris.
C.The great scenery of Paris.
D.The reduction of cars in Paris.
29.Why have some actions mentioned in Paragraph3been taken?
A.To avoid car accidents.
B.To encourage bike riding.
C.To make people live a comfortable life.
D.To show the importance of public transport.
30.What is the government doing to reduce pollution according to Paragraph4?
A.It has closed some narrow streets.
B.It has banned privately owned cars.
C.It discourages cars without passengers.
D.It encourages public transport journeys.
31.What is Mr Missika’s attitude toward the war against cars?
A.He is uncertain about it.
B.He has high hopes for it.
C.He is against it.
D.He doubts it.
D
Some new comets have been discovered accidentally by amateur(业余的) astronomers.Surprisingly a few bright comets have been discovered with the naked eye(肉眼)by members of the general public.However,a great number of comets are found by comet hunters carrying out telescope searches of chosen areas of the night sky.
As the movement of all comets is directed around the Sun and because these bodies brighten as they move towards the Sun,there is a greater possibility for the discovery of a new comet in the skies towards the Sun rather than away from the Sun’s direction.This means that searches should be put on the western sky after evening light and on the eastern sky before morning light.
From the astronomical point there is no time during the year which is the best for the discovery of new comets.A search can be done at any time providing there is no bright Moon.
Studies done on the discovery conditions of comets discovered before show that more comets have been discovered in the morning sky than in the evening sky.Thus the smart comet hunter should make sure that morning activity receives as much if not more attention than any evening effort.
In recent times,the use of advanced CCD technology to discover objects close to the Earth will in the future greatly reduce the chances of new comets being found with small telescopes.An example of the new technology is the very successful LINEAR program operating in New Mexico.However,until a similar system is based in the southern half of the Earth there will continue to be chances for the discovery of new comets which come from the south.
32.What are comet hunters advised to do?
A.Look away from the Sun.
B.Stay where there’s bright light.
C.Face the western sky in the daytime.
D.Turn to the east in the early morning.
33.What do we know about the time for the discovery of new comets?
A.Days when they’re close to the Earth are great chances.
B.Certain fixed days are best for watching comets.
C.Every day is the same if there’s no bright Moon.
D.Days with the Moon should never be missed.
34.Which of the following is a smart idea for comet hunters?
A.Paying more attention in the morning than in the afternoon.
B.Being equally serious both in the morning and afternoon.
C.Being more relaxed in the morning than in the afternoon.
D.Forming a habit of working only in the morning.
35.What can be inferred about the CCD technology?
A.It’s similar to a telescope.
B.It’ll disappoint comet hunters.
C.It’s spreading all over the world.
D.It’ll make comet hunters feel lucky.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In May,my friend Jess and I started looking for summer jobs.After a couple of weeks of looking for jobs at clothing stores and restaurants,Jess and I decided to try something different.36We got the idea from something we did last year.
Jess and I both love to dance,and we have been taking dance lessons for years. One day last fall,my aunt asked us to organize a birthday party for her daughter.37First,we did a short dance show for them,then we taught the girls a few steps.Because it was a girls’party,we also brought in nail polish(指甲油).The girls really loved it!
38We went to the library and borrowed books on magic tricks and paper folding.Jess’s uncle knows how to make balloon animals and taught us how.39Jess practices doing it a lot,so she is better at playing magic tricks than I am.
Before long,we were busy several times a week doing birthday parties,or getting children to enjoy themselves during large family summer barbecues(烧烤野餐).We even came up with the idea of offering cakes and snacks.Now we have our own website.40We love the name and we love being our own boss.We enjoy working together to make our business better and better.
A.People loved our idea so much.
B.We decided to go into business for ourselves!
C.We call our business Jess“n”Jacki Party Planners.
D.She thought we could organize a dance party,so we tried it.
E.Jess and I thought of ways to make our parties bigger and better.
F.We have decided to work throughout the year,doing one party a week.
G.Then he gave us three balls and a book that teaches us how to play magic tricks.
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Do you like talking or working together with your parents?It goes without saying that there are many41in which young people can42the older generation(代).In
both their work and their private lives,youngsters can get a lot from the43of their elders.
As for work,the older generation can44how young people can achieve the career(事业)they45.For example,they can46what to do in order to develop the skills that will give young people the best chance of success.They may47be able to give invaluable advice as to which48young people should take or not take.It may even be the case that the older person will be able to ask their friends to help the younger one find a49.
Older people may also be able to use the50of their own life experience to help young people with advice on51.It can happen that older people wish they had acted52in their own relationships,so they may wish to encourage youngsters to avoid similar53.If young people are prepared to listen to this kind of54,it may well prove55for them.
Of the two56of life discussed above,I think young people can learn more from the older generation in the field of57.After all,no relationship is the
same,58what might be59in one situation might not in another.Advice on careers is more likely to be60in a variety of differing situations.
41.A.places B.ways C.styles D.habits
42.A.hear of B.look after C.learn from D.talk about
43.A.joy B.experience C.kindness D.courage
44.A.decide B.predict C.change D.explain
45.A.dream of B.believe in C.give away D.give up
46.A.choose B.require C.plan D.suggest
47.A.also B.never C.instead D.only
48.A.vacation B.exam C.job D.subject
49.A.role B.hobby C.position D.task
50.A.difficulty B.introduction C.improvement D.advantage
51.A.travels B.relationships https://www.360docs.net/doc/bf14366076.html,cation D.housework
52.A.unusually B.differently C.quickly D.patiently
53.A.questions B.accidents C.conversations D.mistakes
54.A.answer B.story C.advice D.promise
55.A.normal B.helpful C.enough D.impossible
56.A.fields B.rules C.events D.patterns
57.A.study B.work C.sport D.art
58.A.but B.if C.because D.so
59.A.simple B.hard C.special D.right
60.A.given B.noticed C.followed D.found
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The International Space Station(ISS)is the biggest object61.________(make) by man nowadays in low Earth orbit(轨道).It travels around the Earth16times per day62.________a speed of27,700km/h.At night it can63.________(easy)be seen from Earth,as it64.________(fly)320kilometres above us.Altogether16 countries in the world,65.________included the United States of America,Russia, Japan,Canada and many European Space Agency member countries worked together to build the Station.China hasn’t been invited66.________(join)the International Space Station project,but it plans to complete67.________(it)space station by around2020,just as the International Space Station is expected to be retired(退役).
The largest part of the ISS is a central truss(构架)to which16huge solar plates 68.________(attach).The modules(舱)in which the astronauts live and work are connected with the centre of the truss.Europe’s biggest ISS project is
the Columbus science laboratory,where astronauts can carry out69.________ (science)experiments in weightless conditions.Many different types of experiments can take place both inside70.________outside this space laboratory.