2021届高一英语人教版(2019)暑假作业: Unit 4 Reading for Writing
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Thinking
What do you think helped the revival of Tangshan city?
the strong support of the government the tireless effort of the city's people raise awareness of disaster prevention
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Unit4 Natural Disasters
Unit4 Reading and Thinking
Period 1
Unit4 Natural Disasters
There was nothing but ruins there.
Para.4 Para.5
The revival of city Warning signs before the earthquake.
4. In what order is this passage organized?
Time line:
Analyzing
What kind of rhetorical devices are used in this passage?
• The night the earth didn’t sleep. personification • Slowly, the city began to breathe again. personification
5. Divide this passage into three parts.
高一英语暑假作业4高一全册英语试题

于对市爱美阳光实验学校课标高一英语暑假作业4〔总分值100分〕第二阅读理解〔共两节,总分值30分〕第一节〔共4小题;每题5分,总分值20分〕阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C、和D〕中,选出最正确选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?〞Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?〞I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!〞“He must have wished that,〞Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.〞“He didn’t have such a wish,〞I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance, by pushing on steadily.〞Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,〞he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.〞I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.1. The writer argued with his son because ______________.A. he liked tortoises while his son liked haresB. they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolishC. he tried to teach his son a moral lesson but the son had totally different opinionD. he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t.2. Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.A. won the race by his own hard workingB. took a risk by agreeing to run a raceC. was not given a fair chance in the raceD. in fact did win the race luckily3. Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.A. boys who were unknown to Sonny’s fatherB. boys who Sonny has run races with beforeC. boys who Sonny has never raced with beforeD. boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again4. The writer thinks that his generation______________.A. are cleverer than Sonny’s generationB. have the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generationC. are more hopeful than Sonny’s generationD. have different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation第二节〔共5小题,每题2分,总分值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正确选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
高一英语必修第二册(2019版)_Unit4_Reading_for_Writing,Ass提升测评

Unit4 Reading for Writing, Assessing Your Progress and Video Time提升测评I.应用文写作假定你是李华,你的新西兰笔友Charlie打算今年7月到中国旅游,他发邮件向你询问有关情况,请根据以下要点用英语给他回复。
1.高铁、飞机等交通方式方便且快捷;2.人脸识别即可进入景区;3.移动支付随处可用。
注意:1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:人脸识别facial recognitionHi Charlie,_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________Yours,Li Hua II.读后续写阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。
Acres of diamondsOne of the most interesting Americans who lived in the 19th century was a man called Russell Herman Conwell. He was born in 1843 and lived until 1925. He was a lawyer and then became a clergyman(牧师). The following is a true story shared by Dr. Conwell.The story was about a farmer who lived in Africa. He was crazy about looking for diamonds when a visitor showed him a diamond he discovered somewhere. At that time,a lot of diamonds were discovered on the African continent. The farmer got so excited about the idea of millions of dollars of diamonds that he sold his farm in search of diamonds in other places. He wandered all over the continent, as years passed by, constantly searching for diamonds and wealth, which he never found. Eventually he threw himself into a river and drowned.Meanwhile, the new owner of his farm picked up an unusual-looking rock about the size of an egg and put it on his fireplace as a sort of curiosity. A visitor stopped by and looked at the rock carefully. He told the owner at the rock on his fireplace was the biggest diamond that had been found. The owner said, “The whole farm is covered with them.” And sure enough, it was.注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
2021届高一英语人教版(2019)暑假作业: Unit 3 Reading for Writing

2019-2020学年高一英语人教版(2019)暑假作业:Unit 3 Reading for Writing1.There are plans ________(construct) a new road bridge across the river.2.My work is ________(clean) the room every day.3.Not only Tom and Mary but also I ________ (be) fond of watching television.4.The management and unions have reached a ________(settle) over new working conditions.5.The thieves stole a purse_________ (contain) banknotes.6.我真希望有一天你们会来参观这个城市。
_______ _______ _______ _______ some day you'll come to visit this city.7.这里的生活方式是放松和舒适的,这给所有的游客留下了深刻的印象。
The lifestyle here is relaxing and comfortable, which ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ all the visitors.8.至于交通,所有的交通工具都是高效和方便的。
_______ _______ traffic, all means of transportation are efficient and convenient.9.它是熊猫的家,也以其多样的美味食物和小吃而闻名,所以它可以满足每个人的口味。
It _______ _______ _______ the pandas and also ________ _______ its diverse delicious food and snacks, so that it can _______ ________ _______..10.成都位于中国西南部,全年气候温和,是旅游的好地方。
Unit 4 Reading for writing(教学课件)高一英语人教版(2019)必修第一册

date event place cause effect
A summary is a short statement of main points. It tells the main ideas and the most important information of a longer passage.
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the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the ruins.
Polish your writing
Thank you
Reading for writing
Read the news report released the day after a tsunami and answer the questions.
1. When did the tsunami happen? 2. What caused the tsunami? 3. Why would it be difficult to deliver food and
Follow the steps below to write a summary for the text on page50 1. Read the text and write a list of the main idea.
1. Strange things happened in the countryside before the earthquake.
2019年人教版高中英语必修四unit4 reading 共32张PPT语文

Wish you a good journey!
Male.Because Ahmed Aziz only shakes hands with men.
3. How did Tony and Darlene greet each other? Why? They shook hands and then kissed each other twice on each cheek, since this is the French custom when adults meet people they know.
Columbia, closely ______fo_l_l_owbyedJulia Smith from
Britain. When they were introduced to each other,
Tony approached Julia, ______t_ohuecrhsehdoulder and _______ her onktihsesecdheek . Julia stepped back
Your best friend Li Lei is going to travel abroad, please write a letter to tell him some tips about the different greeting ways in those foreign countries.
2021届高一英语人教版(2019)暑假作业:Unit 1 Reading for Writing

2019-2020学年高一英语人教版(2019)暑假作业:Unit 1 Reading for Writing(1)._______ he was a little shy in class, but now he acts more naturally.(2).I am in a rather special position, as my job _______ anyone else's.(3).As we all know, the freight of the luggage is charged _______.(4).My parents _______ for us when we were small.(5).Most of the problems were solved at the meeting, but two were left hanging _______.(6).As soon as she was put into the small bed, she began to shout and _______.(7).Birds can _______ into the sky easily, but humans can't do that.(8).I love my motherland so much that I devote _______ to her.(9).The star is so famous that people come _______ to see her performances.2. Unlike most other holidays, the history of April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is not totally clear. The only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582, in France. Before that year, the New Year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25th. The celebration reached the highest point on April 1st. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian calendar(公历) was introd uced, and New Year’s Day was moved to January 1st.However, because in those days communications were not as developed as they are today, many people did not receive the news for several years. Some people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1st. These backward people were considered “fools” by other people. They were often sent on “fools” errands(差事) or were made the targets of jokes.This developed, over time, into a tradition of playing a trick on someone on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the Britain and France. April Fools’ Day thus developed into an international fun feast, so to speak, with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families.1.According to an earlier calendar, New Year's Day in France was _________.A.March 25thB.January 1stC.April 1stD.April 3rd2.Which of the following first had the tradition of celebrating the April Fools' Day?A.France.B.England.C.Scotland.D.America.3.What was people's attitude towards the new calendar?A.They accepted it happily.B.They refused it immediately.C.Some recognised it.D.Some laughed at it.4.What is the passage mainly about?A.What the French did on April Fools' Day.B.How April Fools' Day came into being.C.When the new calendar was introduced to France.D.Why some people were fooled in France.3. Beijing— The public has responded with vigorous support for an NPC deputy's proposal to extend the Spring Festival holiday from three days to 10.More than 78 percent of about 27, 600 respondents to a poll on www. people. com. cn<http://www. 21 cnjy. com/> voted in favor of the idea of Li Jing, who is also the mayor of Meishan city in South-west China's Sichuan province. Li said the lunar new year festival holiday was too short for family reunions, especially for the nation’s 220 million migrant worke rs.With hundreds of millions of people on the move during such a short time span, the holiday puts great stress on the public transport system and suppresses tourism, she added. She suggested the holiday be extended and cover the three adjacent(毗连的) weekends, which means the public could take a total of 16 days off and floating population could spend the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the lunar new year, with their families.People would then have sufficient time to fully enjoy the traditional holiday with their families, Li said during an interview with People's Daily Online on Friday.Most online voters agreed that extending the holiday will ease the burden on public transport and strengthen family ties. "The Spring Festival is an occasion for family reunions and should be longer than the National Day holiday one responder said in an online post. “Every year, I wish I could spend more time at home for the Spring Festival, but I always have to go back to work. I hope the NPC will approve this proposal."Another online comment read: "Extending the Spring Festival holiday could prevent the annual transportation crush, which has in recent years resembled an exodus(出走) of fleeing refugees(难民)".Most of the about 13 percent who opposed the idea cited difficulties readjusting to work after the break. Some pointed out that office moral (士气) was generally low during the first week after the holiday. “After the six-day holiday, many people come back to work feeling absent-minded,”one respondent said. Some who opposed the extension suggested adding the Lantern Festival as an official holiday.Another 10 percent said lawmakers should carefully study the impacts before they make any decisions on holidays.1.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Li Jing suggested extending the Spring Festival holiday?A.The floating population could spend the Lantern Festival.B.People could spend more money and this could promote consumption.C.The lunar new year festival holiday was too short for family reunions.D.The holiday puts great stress on the public transport system and suppresses tourism.2.What was Li Jing's plan for the lunar new year festival holiday?A.It could cover the two adjacent weekends.B.The holiday would be from the first day of the lunar year.C.She added the Lantern Festival as an independent official holiday.D.The public could take a total of 16 days off including the Lantern Festival.3.The underlined word “crush” in the sixth paragraph probably means "________".A.uncomfortable pressure caused by a great crowd of peopleB.a drink made by pressing fruit and used as juiceC.a traffic accident resulting from traveling too fastD.people’s eagerness to go home to meet their families4.Why were some netizens against extending the holiday?A.It was a waste of time.B.People would not earn much money.C.It would have a bad effect on China's economy.D.People wouldn’t be in a good working stage after so long a holiday.4. I experienced the Naadam Festival in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the first time this year. It falls on ①_______ fourth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, usually lasting for three days and it ②_______ (represent) by three events.On the first day, I set ③_______ to the games early with my friend Burin. I saw a lot of people ④_______ (wear) fancy Mongolian robes. Some were feeding their horses, some were practising archery, and others were chatting or taking pictures. Those ⑤_______ attend the festival travel every year from near and far like their ancestors for centuries. After the opening ceremony and some ⑥_______ (amaze) performances, the wrestling competition began. It's different from the wrestling in the Olympic Games. The wrestlers are not separated by ⑦_______ (weigh) . After the game was over, they sang some songs and danced onto the green field, ⑧_______ (wave) their arms in the air as if they were eagles. Then, the archery went on, but the horse races were my favourite part. However, I was surprised ⑨_______ (see) some boys and girls riding the horses.Though I felt tired after back home, I thought it was worth ⑩_______ (spend) such a festival.5.假如你是李明,端午节即将到来,请你写一封信邀请你的加拿大笔友Jack来中国过端午节。
2019-2020学年人教版高一英语暑假作业(4)

1、 A family vacation in the Caribbean islands doesn’t come cheap. These four affordable but wonderful kid-friendly hotels are ideal for you.Hilton Nassau HotelIn the Nassau's shopping district, this hotel is perfectly located to explore the nearby island, Prince George Wharf. Families can be guided to go to Bay Street for shopping or to the historic landmarks like Rawson Square. Then, return to the hotel’s pool bar for dining and overlooking Nassau Harbor and Paradise Island. The kids’ menu and high chairs make family dining a treat, especially since kids eat for free!Dreams Palm Beach HotelClose to Higuey, this hotel by the sea is just the place to enjoy the feel of Caribbean sand. While adults can be organized to visit Punta Cana, go golfing and go swimming, kids will love the kids' club and the kids' pool. A range of meals from Mexican flavor to Asian and French flavor are offered there, making this hotel stand out. Need more good news? There’s a spa to really get adults in the vacat ion mood.Sugar Bay ResortYou can feel right at home on your private terrace in this 31-acre property. Those who prefer a little action can catch a game of tennis in the gym, or even try surfing or jet skiing. No passport is required to visit the US Virgin Islands. Kids' club is available for those who prefer to stay indoors.Club Med La CaravelleThis hotel, on the Caribbean island of Grand Terre in Guadeloupe, is ideal for sporty families. You'll find a pool, tennis courts, a gym, and a k ids’ club where the activities schedule is brilliantly packed to keep your little ones busy all day.1.What makes eating in the Hilton Nassau Hotel most pleasant?A.Its high chairs.B.There’s no charge for kids.C.The specially-designed menu.D.It’s great to treat friends there.2.How is Dreams Palm Beach Hotel different from the other ones?A.Tourists can take part in sports programs.B.There are clubs and pools designed for kids.C.It offers a spa to relax tourists and their kids.D.Tourists can enjoy international foods.3.In which hotel can tourists experience the great adventure?A.Hilton Nassau Hotel.B.Dreams Palm Beach Hotel.C.Sugar Bay Resort.D.Club Med La Caravelle.2、 In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 kms away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使…放心) me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.1.The author had to hitch a ride one clay in 1978 because .A.her work delayed her trip to SydneyB.she was going home for her holidaysC.the town was far away from SydneyD.she missed the only train back home2.Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?A.He helped the girl find a ride.B.He gave the girl a ride back home.C.He bought sandwiches for the girl.D.He watched the girl for three hours.3.The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man wasthat .A.she realized he was GordonB.she had known him for decadesC.she was going to the nearby townD.she wanted to repay the favour she once got4.What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?A.Giving sometimes produces nice results.B.Those who give rides will be repaid.C.Good manners bring about happiness.D.People should offer free rides to others.3、It happens every spring. Flowers suddenly burst out everywhere on the same day. But how exactly do plants “know” when to flower?It is a question that has puzzled biologists for years. But according to Science Daily, a US research group may have finally answered it---the secret lies in a protein called FKF1 which allows plants to sense the differences in day lengths so that they can tell the seasons are changing. They found that the protein can be activated (激活) by sunlight.Plants produce this protein every day in the late afternoon throughout the year. If there is no light at this time, for example, in winter when the sun goes down early, the protein won’t be activated. But when spring comes and the days get longer, the protein can be activated by day-light and the plants “know” it is time to flower.Although researchers have only studied how the FKF1 protein works in some experimental plants, they believe it is similar in many other plants, including crops like rice and wheat. This could be useful to the agricultural industry.“If we can control the timing of flowering, we might be able to increase crop production by speeding or delaying this,’ said Takato Imaizumi, assistant professor at the University of Washington and leader of the study. “Also, if we could control the timing of flowering in horticultural (园艺的) plants, they may be worth more commercially (商业上)”New technology based on this research might also lead to higher production of biofuel (生物燃料) plants. This would be helpful for providing energy.1. How do plants know when to flower?A. They receive messages from other plants.B. A certain protein tells them the time to flower.C. They are genetically (基因遗传上) timed to flower.D. Sunlight produces a certain protein in them to help them flower.2. What can we learn from the article?A. We are getting closer to controlling plant flowering times.B. Plants are more sensitive to cold weather and shorter days.C. When there is no sunlight, the FKF1 protein won’t b e produced.D. Researchers have studied how the FKF1 works in rice and wheat.3. The study mentioned in the article may help us understand how to ____.A. increase the number of species of horticultural plantsB. increase production in the agricultural industryC. have plants that flower all year roundD. produce more chemical energy4、 The need for a surgical operation, especially an emergency operation, almost always comes as a severe shock to the patient and his family. Despite modern advances, most people still unreasonably fear hospitals and anesthetics (麻醉药). Patientsdo not often believe they really need surgery---cutting into a part of the body as opposed to treatment with drugs.In the early years of this century there was little specialization in surgery.A good surgeon was capable of performing almost every operation that had been devised up to that time. Today the situation is different. Operations are now being carried out that were not even dreamed of fifty years ago. The heart can be safely opened and its valves (阀门;心脏或血管的瓣膜) repaired. Clogged blood vessels can be cleaned out, and broken ones mended or replaced. A lung, the whole stomach, or even part of the brain can be removed and still permit the patient to live a comfortable and satisfactory life. However, not every surgeon wants to, or is qualified to carry out every type of modern operation.The scope (范围, 广度, 机会) of surgery has increased remarkably in this century. Its safety has increased too. Deaths from most operations are about 20% of what they were in 1910 and surgery has been extended in many directions, for example to certain types of birth defects (缺陷) in newborn babies, and, at the other end of the scale, to life-saving operations for the octogenarian (八旬老人). The hospital stay after surgery has been shortened to as little as a week for most major operations. Most patients are out of bed on the day after an operation and may be back at work in two or three weeks.Many developments in modern surgery are almost unbelievable. They include the replacement of damaged blood vessels with simulated ones made of plastic; the replacement of heart valves with plastic substitutes; the transplanting of tissues such as the lens of the eye; the invention of the artificial kidney to clean the blood of poisons at regular intervals and development of heart and lung machines to keep patients alive during very long operations. All these things open a hopeful vista (前景,远景) for the future of surgery.One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is that of organ transplants. Until a few years ago, no person, except an identical twin, was able to accept into his body the tissues of another person without reacting against them and eventually killing them. Recently, however, it has been discovered that withthe use of x-rays and special drugs, it is possible to graft tissues from one person to another which will survive for periods of a year or more. Kidneys have been successfully transplanted between non-identical twins. Heart and lung transplants have been reasonably successful in animals, though rejection problems in humans have yet to be solved.‘Spare parts’ surgery, the simple routine replacement of all worn-out organs by new ones, is still a dream of the distant future. As yet, surgery is not ready for such miracles. In the meantime, you can be happy if your doctor says to you, ‘Yes, I think it is possible to operate on you for this condition.’1.Surgeons in the early years of this century, compared with modern ones, _____.A.had less to learn about surgeryB.needed more knowledgeC.could perform every operation known todayD.were more trusted by their patients2.Modern surgeons_____.A.do not like to perform operations of the new typeB.are not as highly qualified as the older onesC.are required to specialize more than their predecessors (前任们)D.often perform operations which are not really needed3.The main difficulty with organ transplants is _____.A.it is difficult to find organs of exactly the same sizeB.only identical twins can give permission for their organs to be exchangedC.the body’s tendency to reject alien tissuesD.the patient is not allowed to use drugs after them4.‘Spare parts’ surgery _____.A.has yet to become a realityB.will be available in the near futureC.is only possible for animalsD.has been replaced by modern drug treatments5.You can be happy if your surgeon can operate because it means _____.A.he thinks your condition may be curableB.he is a good doctorC.he knows you will surviveD.you are getting better already5、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。
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2019-2020学年高一英语人教版(2019)暑假作业:Unit 4 Reading for Writing1.Anyone who finishes the task first is supposed __________ (win) the prize.2.Schools should be lively places where students are encouraged __________ (develop) their greatest potential.3.Some modem teaching __________(equip) as well as hundreds of computers was sent to ten schools there.4.As the explorers continue their work, new __________ (mystery) are waiting to be discovered.5.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating wax, but it is very determined in its efforts __________ (get) wax.6.The doctor told me to take the medicine ____________(定期地) three times a day.7.The heart _____________(监视器)shows low levels of consciousness.8.Do you like the _____________(图案)?9.This can be ____________(致命的) for them.10.We should save every drop of our ___________(资源).11. Do women make BETTER astronauts? Russia locks an all-female crew in a space simulator(太空模拟器) for eight days to find out. Six Russian women have been sent into a spaceship to begin a unique experiment testing how an all-female crew would relate to others on a trip to the Moon and back."It's interesting for us to see what is special about the way a female crew communicates," said Sergei Ponomaryov, the experiment's leader. "It will be particularly interesting in terms of psychology," said the institute's director Igor Ushakov. "I'd like to wish you a lack of conflicts, even though they say that in one kitchen, two housewives find it hard to live together," he added.The volunteers include scientific researchers, a doctor and a psychologist. The test period simulates(模仿) a flight to the Moon and back, with the women carrying out 10 experiments covering psychology and human biology. Russia sent the first woman into space, Valentina Tereshkova, in 1963 but has fallen behind since. Last year, it sent its fourth female astronaut into space, Yelena Serova. Serova complained of a great deal of media interest in how she would wash her hair aboard the International Space Station, pointing out that male astronauts did not face thesame line of questioning.The women found themselves fielding questions at a press conference about how they would act without men or makeup for eight days. "We are very beautiful without makeup," said participant Darya Komissarova. Her colleague Anna Kussmaul was more direct: "We are doing work. When you’re doing your work, you don't think about men and women." They plan to spend their 11/2 hours per day of free time watching films, reading and playing board games. Team leader Yelena Luchnitskaya said she expected the women to deal with any conflict.1. In which column can you find this passage on a website?cation.B.Entertainment.C.Science.D.Economy.2. What's the purpose of the experiment?A.To show that women can do better than men.B.To test whether women can be good astronauts.C.To gather information about the conditions in space.D.To measure the distance from the earth to the moon.3. What do we know from what Igor Ushakov said?A.Women cannot live peacefully in space at all.B.There may be conflicts among the women astronauts.C.The female crew will deal with each other in a new way.D.Being in the same kitchen helps the women live together.12. Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of 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 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 the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising 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 there 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 the comet would happen in the future. He decided that this comet would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley’s 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 Halley's comet, in his honour.1.Halley made his discovery _________.A.by doing experimentsB.by means of his own careful observationC.by using the work of other scientistsD.by chance2.Halley made a surprising but correct prediction in the year ________.A.1704B.1705C.1706D.17073.This passage in general is about __________.A.Halley and other scientistsB.the orbit of a cometC.Newton and HalleyD.Halley and his discovery4.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Newton was a famous mathematician.B.Halley made his discovery by doing experiments.C.Edmund Halley was an American scientist.D.The orbit of a comet had the shape of a circle.13.阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。