高中英语Unit 4 Astronomy Reading新人教必修3.docx

1、高中英语Unit 4 Astronomy Reading新人教必修3高一英语同步练习：必修3 Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars第2课时Reading基础练习一. 语言知识学习：1.solid n. 固体 adj. 固体的；实心的,无空隙的；结实的，坚固的2.be to (do): (something) will definitely happen, or it must happen 不可避免要发生或必须发生3.in time (for sth/to do sth): not late 及时；不迟She was in time for th

2、e class.She will be back in time to prepare dinner. 她来得及回来准备晚饭。in time: sooner or later; eventually 迟早；最后You will realize your dream in time.Ill see him in time. 总有一天我会遇见in/out of time: in/not in the correct time 合/不合节拍The audience clapped in time to the music.观众合着音乐的节拍拍手。4. to begin with 以。为开始，开始做。

3、Knowledge begins with practice.to begin with首先，最初，第一To begin with,I couldnt understand every word.5. explode1). （使某物）炸开，爆炸 2). （指感情）激发 3). （指人口）突然或迅速增加 explosion n. 爆炸（声） explosive adj.爆炸性的，易爆炸的 n.炸药，爆炸物6.as well as 除。之外还。，既。又I am learning French as well as English. 7.lay eggs 产卵，孵蛋 lie lies lied li

4、ed lying 撒谎lie lies lay lain lying 躺，位于lay lays laid laid laying 放置，下蛋8.remain作系动词，意为“保持；仍然是”，后面可以跟名词 形容词 分词等做表语；作不及物动词意为“剩下”，后接被动结构的不定式意为“有待于”。remaining 剩下的；remains 剩余物，遗迹 9.preventfrom doing sth./ stopfrom doing sth. /keepfrom doing sth.阻止某人做某事10.on earth 到底，究竟（多用于疑问句）；在地球上 on the earth在地球上11.in a

5、ll directions 向各个方向12.cool adj.凉快；冷静；冷淡v. 使）变冷；冷静下来 cool down冷却下来13.be very / much / quite / entirely / totally different from与不同 There are differences betweenand 与之间有不同之处14.tellfrom 把与区分开来15.the same as 与一样 be similar to 与相似 16.allow vt.允许，许可 allow+n./pron./doing allow sb. to do be allowed to do17.

6、be harmful to 对有害 do harm to sb. = do sb. harm 伤害某人，对某人有害处 18.multiply (数目上)增加,增多；乘；（使）繁殖 19encourage 鼓舞；促进；怂恿。后接名词、代词，也可接不定式作宾语补足语。21.development (1)U成长,发育；发展(过程)；扩展(2)C开发区, 新社区 a new housing development 新建住宅区（3) C进化,进展；新情况,新闻What are the latest developments?The use of computers in teaching is a re

7、cent development.教学上使用计算机是新近才有的事.22.late adj. 迟到的，晚的；前任的；以前的；已故的 later adv. 后来，较晚时候,过后 adj. late的比较级(更迟的,更后的latest adj. 最新的 lately adv. =recently 近来 23.grow into生长成为,渐渐成为或变得（不用于被动语态）24.Its generally believed that一般认为 generally speaking 一般而言，概括来说 25.阻止某人做某事 :prevent sb. (from) doing sth. stop sb. (fr

8、om) doing sth. keep sb. from doing sth. 26.depend on 信任，依靠depend on it 没问题，请放心（句末或句首）That /It (all) depends. 那得看情况而定 count on sb.指望，依靠 depend on sb. trust (in) sb. believe in sb. 信任某人27.give birth to 生育，产生28.in ones turn轮到某人；by turns轮流, 交替；take turns轮流, 依次29.feed 喂养，饲养 feed on以.为食 feed.with.用.喂养.30.

9、for the first time第一次；the first time后加从句，意为“第一次.”31.as a result结果；as a result of.意为“.的结果”32.cheer up 感到高兴，使振奋33.now that既然34.break out爆发35.die out 灭绝；die down渐弱，消退；die off相继死去；die away(风, 声音)渐息, 渐弱, (树木等)渐渐凋零, 枯萎(根未死), 假死二.把下列事件按时间顺序排列：1. Insects and amphibians appeared. 2. Dinosaurs appeared.3. The

10、 earth became a solid ball. 4. Small plants grew on the water.5. Reptiles appeared. 6. Plants began to grow on dry land.7. The earth was a cloud of dust. 8. Water appeared on the earth.9. Shellfish and other fish appeared. 10. The universe began with a “Big Bang”.11. Clever animals with hands and fe

11、et appeared. 12. Mammals appeared. 排列顺序：三预习课文并根据课文内容填空：Many millions of years later, the arrival of _encouraged the _of early _. Next,_ began to appear _. Later _ appeared. Some were_. Others, called_,were able to live on lands as well as _. When the plants grew into forests, _appeared for the first

12、 time. After they disappeared, _became more important. They were the last group of animals different from all life forms in the past because they _to young babies and _milk from within their bodies.实战演练一用所给动词的适当形式填空： make watch wonder be cool multiply begin exist explode Where do we come from? How d

13、id the universe _1_ ? When we _2_ the stars through the telescope, we _3_ why the universe _4_ . After the “Big Bang” ,the earth _5_ just a cloud of energetic dust. Somehow it _6_ loudly with fire and rock, which _7_ the earths atmosphere. As the earth _8_ down water _9_ to appear on its surface, wh

14、ich was important for the beginning of life. Then living things _10_ on the earth.二.用课文中的词汇填空：After the “Big Bang”, the earth was just a cloud of _1_ dust. It _2_ loudly with fire and rock, which were _3_ to produced the water vapor, _4_ and other gases. Then small plants grew. They _5_ and filled t

15、he oceans and seas with oxygen. Many millions of years later the first green plants began to _6_ on land. When the plants grew into forests, _7_ appeared for the first time. They produced young generally by _8_ eggs. When dinosaurs disappeared, _9_ became more important. Now small clever animals wit

16、h _10_ appeared and _11_ all over the world. As time went by they covered the earth and they are putting too much carbon dioxide into the _12_, which _13_heat _14_ the earth into space. Whether life will continue on earth for millions of years to come will _15_ whether this problem can be solved.三.

17、找出下面句中错误并改正过来：1.If this is the only way to realize our goals is known to us all. 2.That is still uncertain where we should go first. 3Your composition is quite all right except that there is a few spelling mistakes. 4.Why we are worried about is that we can hardly have enough money to buy such an ex

18、pensive car. 5.Is it likely what the valuable cultural relics will be destroyed because of the money? 6.Whomever needs help can turn to him for advice. 四. 单项选择：1. Why do you look worried?There are so many problems .A.remaining to settle B. remained settlingC.remaining to be settled D. remained to be

19、 settled2. he can pass the college entrance examination remains uncertain. A. If B. Whether C. That D. What3. makes this company popular is that it offers good post-sale services. A. What B. Who C. Whatever D. Whoever4. What we used to think impossible now does seem possible. A. is B. was C. has bee

20、n D. will be 5. _words and expressions have come into the English language from American English.A. A large amount of B. Masses of C. A great deal of D. Many a 6. How the big forest fire has remains to be a mystery. A. taken place B. turned up C. broken out D. broken up7. - Im thinking of the test t

21、omorrow. Im afraid I cant pass this time. - ! Im sure youll make it. A. Go ahead B. Good luck C. No problem D. Cheer up8. _ seems strange to us is _ the troublesome boy is getting on well with all his teachers.A. It, that B. It, how C. What, that D. What, how9. Going on a trip into space must be qui

22、te exciting experience. A. / ; the B. the; the C. the; an D./ ; an10. China is a country, but America is a country.A.developing; developing B. developed; developedB.developing; developed C. developed; developing反馈检测一把下列句子译成汉语: 1.What it was to become was a mystery until the dust began to slowly comb

23、ine into a ball moving around the sun. 2.The problem was that the earth became violent because it was not clear whether the solid shape was to last or not. 3. It allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases, which had become part of the earths atmosphere, into the oceans and seas.4. Whether life will

24、 continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved.二.阅读理解： A Sometimes life gets a little dull. What used to be fun and different becomes boring. That is the time to look for something new. It is the time for a big idea to get your mind off everyda

25、y life. So why not search for extra-terrestrial（外星的）intelligence? Or even better, why not get your computer to do it for you? Over two million people have joined the Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project. Based in California, the SETI project analyses information taken from a gian

26、t radio telescope based in South America. Its task is to look for signals from outer space that might prove that life exists on other planets. Processing this information is far too big a job for one computer. So the SETI project workers divide the work among volunteers who visit their website. Each

27、 computer gets some information to work out from the SETI network through the Internet. This process is often known as “metacomputing”. It is a wonderful thought. You are sleeping, eating a meal or going out with friends. All this time, your computer is searching the stars for signs that might show

28、something is out there trying to get in touch. Volunteers are proud of being involved in the SETI project. It shows that they understand the potential of computing. They know that it is more than just a way of working or playing games. Metacomputing may also be creating intelligence as well as looki

29、ng for it. This idea is based on the theory that human intelligence is created by the way in which different parts of the brain communicate with each other. As the saying goes, “The whole is more than the sum of its parts.” People who join the SETI project sometimes wonder whether their computer wil

30、l become part of a huge network that has learned to think for itself.阅读文章，选择正确答案：1. When you are involved in the SETI project, you _.A. have to work in front of your computer B.should analyse information from other computersC. dont have to connect your computer to the networkD. dont have to sit in front of your computer2. Which of the following shows the right order in which the SETI network works?A. Radio telescopeSETI websiteVolunteers computerSETI baseB. Radio telescopeSE