单元练习高一英语单元练习十四内容必修三 Unit 4.docx

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单元练习高一英语单元练习十四内容必修三Unit4

高一英语单元练习（十四）

练习内容：

必修三第四单元

一、阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共10小题;每小题2分,共20分）

A【b】

Manypeoplewillremembertheflightofthespaceshuttle（航天飞机）Challenger,inJune,1983.TheachievementofSallyRide,America’sfirstwomanastronauttoflyintospace,madethisflightespeciallymemorable.StudentsfromtwohighschoolsinNewJersey,however,arelikelytorememberNormaratherthanSallywhenevertheythinkabouttheflight.

Normadidn’ttravelalone.Shebroughtabout100companionsalongwithher.Normawasanant,aqueenantwho,withhersubject,madeupthefirstantcolony（群体）totravelintospace.Theantswerepartofascienceexperimentdesignedbythestudentstotesttheeffectsofweightlessnessoninsects.

Theequipmentdesignedbythestudentsfortheircolonyfunctionedperfectlythroughoutthelongspacetrip.Theyoungscientistsandtheirteacherswereverysadtofindthattheirinsectastronautshadalldiedatsomepointbeforethecontainerwasreturnedtotheschoolandopened.Theproblemdidnothappeninspace,butonthegroundafterChallengerhadlanded.Thecontainerremainedinthedesertfornearlyawholeweekbeforetheantcolonywasmoved.Thehot,drydesertairdriedoutthecolony’scontainerandtheantsdiedfromlackofwater.

Theprojectwastermedsuccessbecauseitdidprovideusefulinformation.Studentswillcontinuetheireffortstofindoutwhatwentwrong.Theywilltrytopreventthesamedifficultiesfromreoccurringonfuturemissions.Theydon’twanttobediscouragedeitherbythedemiseoftheantsorbythe$10,000shuttlefaretheywillhavetopaytosendthenextcolonyofantsintospace.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.America’sfirstwomanastronaut—SallyRide.B.Howtokeepantsaliveinspace.

C.Howtomakeequipmentforinsectsinspace.D.Anexperimentwithantsinspace.

2.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthattheunderlinedword“demise”means“　　　”. 　　　　　　　　

A.deathB.colonyC.insectD.moisture

3.Theprojectwasn’tafailurebecause　　　. 

A.everythingwentassmoothlyasexpectedB.thestudentshadexactlyfoundoutthereason

C.somethingimportanthadbeenlearnedD.thestudentshadsucceededintheexperiment

4.Wecanconcludethatants　　　onthenextspacetrip. 

A.willhavetobekeptaliveinacontainerfullofwater

B.willhavetobesentintospacewiththefirstwomanastronaut

C.shouldbeputintoacontainerwherethereisenoughfood

D.shouldbeputintoacontainerwhichisnottoodry

B【c】

OnJuly20,1969,AmericansNeilArmstrongandEdwin“Buzz”Aldrinbecamethefirsthumanstosetfootonthemoon.ItwasanimportantmomentinAmericanhistory.MoreUSmissionstothemoonfollowed.Now,twocongresswomenwanttoprotectthelunarlandingsitesbygrantingthemthesameprotectiongiventonationalhistoricalparks.OnJuly8,abillcalledtheApolloLunarLandingLegacyActwasintroduced,whichwouldsetupanationalparkonthemoon.

ThepurposeoftheactistoprotectthesitesforscientificresearchandtoimprovepublicunderstandingoftheApolloprogram.Apolloist

henameofthespacecraftusedbyAmericanastronautsbetween1969and1972.Ifpassed,thebillwouldprotectartifacts,suchasfootprints

andequipment,leftbehindduringthesevenApollomissions.ItwouldalsorequiretheUnitedStatestoasktheUnitedNationstonametheApollo11landingsiteasaWorldHeritageSite.

“Inthelightofothernationsandprivatebeingsdevelopingoralreadyhavingdevelopedtheabilitytogotothemoon,theUnitedStatesmustbeactiveinprotectingartifactsleftbythesevenApollolunarlandings,”CongresswomanJohnsonsaidinane-mailmessage.“Thisbillwillhelpensurethatthisuniqueaspectofourculturalheritageispreserved.”

SomecriticssaythatthebilldoesnotrequireimmediateattentionbecauseNASAdoesnothaveplanstoreturntothemoon.CountrieslikeChinaandJapanhaveonlypredictedaboutsendingpeopletherearound2025,butnooneknowswhetherthatwillhappen.Othercriticsquestionwhetherthebillcanbecarriedoutandsaythatitmayevenbreakaninternationaltreaty.In1967,theUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionagreedthatnocountrycouldmakeaclaimonthemoon.

Now,morethan40yearssincethelastApollomission,theApolloLunarLandingLegacyActismakingitswaythroughCongress.“Iknowthatitcansoundimpossibletosaythatwearegoingtohaveanationalparkonthemoon,”saidCongresswomanJohnson.Butshebelievesit’simportanttoprotectthelunarlandingsites.“TheseareanimportantreminderofwhathasmadeAmericagreatandserveasaninspirationforfuturegenerations.”

5.ThebillApolloLunarLandingLegacyActwasintroducedto　　　. 

A.celebratethefirstlandingonthemoonB.setupanationalparkonthemoon

C.sendamannedspacecrafttothemoonagainD.emphasizethemomentinAmericanhistory

6.AccordingtothepassageApolloLunarLandingLegacyAct　　　. 

A.

istobepresentedtotheUNB.ispartoftheApolloprogram

C.isculturalheritageD.ismeanttopreserveartifacts

7.Somecriticswhodoubtthebillarguethat　　　. 

A.thebillitselfisagainstaninternationaltreatyB.Chinaissuretosendpeopleonthemoonaround2025

C.thebillshouldrequireimmediateattentionD.NASAshouldplantoreturntothemoon

8.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat　　　. 

A.thebillisgoingtobepassedB.Johnsonisconfidentofthebill

C.thelunarlandingsiteswillbedestroyedD.thelandingsitesmaketheAmericanproud

C

  Englishisfastbecomingthelanguageofsciencearoundtheworld,butwhatisitsfutureamongeverydayspeakers?

Oneexpertpointsoutthatthepercentage（比率）ofnativeEnglishspeakersisdeclining（降低）globallywhilethelanguagesofotherrapidlygrowingregionsarebeingspokenbyincreasingnumbersofpeople.ButEnglishwillcontinuetoremainwidespreadandimportant.

  However,BritishlanguagescholarDavidGraddolsaysEnglishwillprobablydropindominance（主导）bythemiddleofthiscenturytorank,afterChinese,aboutequallywithArabic,Hindi,andUrdu.“ThenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstlanguagecontinuestorise,butitisn’trisingnearlyasfastasthenumbersofmanyotherlanguagesaroundtheworld,simplybecausethemainpopulationgrouphasbeenlargelyinthelessdevelopedcountrieswherelanguagesotherthanEnglishhavebeenspoken,”hesays.

  InarecentarticleinthejournalScience,Mr.Graddolnotedthatthreelanguagesthatarenotnearthetopofthelistofthemostwidelyspokennowmightbetheresoon.TheseareBengali,Tamil,andMalay,spokeninsouthandSoutheastAsia.

  DavidCrystal,theauthoroftheCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguage,saysabout1.5billionoftheworld’ssixbillionpeoplespeakitasasecondtonguecomparedtothe400millionnativespeakers.ButanotherexpertontheEnglishlanguagesaysMr.Graddolunderestimates（低估）thefutureofitsdominance.“Nobodyquiteknowswhat’sgoingtohappenbecausenolanguagehasbeeninthispositionbefore.Butalltheevidence（证据）suggeststhattheEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownahillandisgettingfaster,”hesaid.

9.InDavidGraddol’sopinion,Englishwill_______.

    A.remainwidespreadandimportant B.bemoreimportantthananyotherlanguage    

C.loseitsdominantpositionD.dieawayinthenearfuture

10.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______.

    A.snowballswillrolldownfasterthanlanguageballs

    B.theEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownfasterthananytimeinthepast

    C.Englishlanguagewillsoondropindominance

    D.moreandmorelanguageuserswillchooseEnglish

11.HowmanyexpertsdoesthepassagementionwhoexpresstheirideasaboutthefutureofEnglish?

    A.2.         B.3.     C.4.        D.5.

12.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.EnglishRemainingtheDominantPositionB.TheFutureofEnglish?

WhoKnows?

    C.OpinionsfromDifferentExpertD.TheEnglishLanguageSnowballRollingDown

D

Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak,thoughtheword“obey”ishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.

Anyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelight,pain,friendliness,andsoon.Butsincethesecan’tbesaidtoshowthebaby’sintentiontocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreed,too,thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment,andthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstore.Thisself-imitation（模仿）leadsontodeliberate（有意的）imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.

Itisaproblemweneedtogetoutteethinto.Themeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituationanditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworld.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsof“mama”asagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfather,hisdog,oranythin