Unit 4 Space exploration单元综合能力测评卷含答案 人教必修三.docx

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Unit4Spaceexploration单元综合能力测评卷含答案人教必修三

Unit4-Spaceexploration

单元综合能力测评卷

时间：

100分钟满分：

120分

第一部分　阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节　（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Itseemswecan'tgetofftheplanetfastenough.TwothirdsofNASA'smoneyisspentonmannedspaceexploration,andthatnumberwillgrowwiththeUSA'sdecisiontosendamantoMarsin2037.We'veseenallthereistoseeonEarth,right?

Wrong.Thefinalplaceishere,underthesurfaceofthesea.

Headingdownintotheocean,humanlimitsarequicklyreached.At200metres,thewaterisasblackasamoonlessnight.Mostnuclearsubmarines（核潜艇）wouldimplode（内爆）beforetheyreach1kmdown.At3km—stilllessthantheaveragedepthoftheocean—there'sagoodchancethatyou'lldiscoveranewspecies.Thedeepestdivingwhalesgonofurther.Attheverybottom,about11kmdown,liestheChallengerDeep,thedeepestpartoftheMarianaTrenchinthePacificOcean.EighteenhumanshavewalkedontheMoon,butonlythreehaveseentheDeepwiththeirowneyes.

Yetthingslivedownthere.Bigthings.Averyloudsoundwasonceheardandscientistssuggestedthatitwasproducedbyananimalbiggerthanabluewhale,thelargestcreatureknownontheplanet.

Inthelate1990s,deepwatersubmarinewasdroppedintheSouthernOcean,andpassing4,000metres,itdiscoveredsomethinghugepassingunderit.Surprised?

Don'tbe.Theoceancovers70%oftheplanet'ssurfaceandwe'vestudiedlessthan5%ofit.WeknowmoreaboutthedarksideoftheMoonthanaboutthebottomofthesea.

Onereasonthatweexplorespaceistofindevidenceofotherlifeforms.ThesearchforlifeoutsideofEarthisimportant,butrobotscanlookunderthedryrocksofMarsbetterthanhumans.They'reabsolutelyimportantfordoingoceanresearchtoo,buttheycan'tlookunderthesea.Thecostofexplorationisrising,buttheresultswouldbenefitallourlives.Understandingtheoceanswillhelpusfindnewsourcesoffood,drugsandenergy.

Perhapsnowit'stimetobeginanewperiodofseaexploration.Mannedexplorationofspaceissciencefiction（科幻小说）.Theadventureofthedeepseaissciencefact.

1．WhatdoweknowabouttheChallengerDeep?

A．Bluewhaleslivethere.

B．Noonehaseverbeenthere.

C．Peopleareterrifiedbythesightofit.

D．ItisthedeepestknownlocationonEarth.

2．Whydoweneedtoexplorethesea?

A．Seaexplorationischeaperthaneverbefore.

B．Wehaveexploredlessthan5%ofthesea.

C．Itwillhelpimproveourfuturelife.

D．Itwillbenefitspaceexploration.

3．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthediscoveryintheSouthernOcean?

A．It'ssurprising.

B．It'snowonder.

C．It'sworrying.

D．It'snosuccess.

4．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A．Spaceexplorationisoflittlevalue.

B．Wespendtoomuchmoneyonspacetravel.

C．Humans'successliesinhowmuchtheyexplorethesea.

D．Theoceanistheplacewhereweshouldmakeourefforts.

B

Whatareyourretirementplans?

Keepworking?

Getmoreexercise?

Orlearnsomethingnew?

Youmayput_them_on_hold.There'sachancethat,soonerorlater,youmighthavetomovefurtherthanyouwerethinking,asfarasMars.

OnThursday,NationalGeographicwillshowthefirsteverMarsshowhome,givingearthlings（地球人）anideaofwhattheirlifecouldlooklikeontheRedPlanet.Inthenotsodistantyearof2037,theiglooshapedstructurecouldbethehomeofyourfuture.

Itshowsahousebuiltusingrecycledspacecraft（航天器）partsandMartiansoil,calledregolith,whichhasbeenmicrowavedintobricks.Somepartsofthehomearerecognizable—akitchen,abedroom—buttherearefundamentaldifferencesthatareimportanttohumansurvival.

AstheMartianatmosphereisaroundonehundredthasthickastheEarth's,peoplewillneedpermanent（永久的）shelterfromthesun;societywillmovelargelyindoors.Mostbuildingswillbeconnectedbyundergroundpassagesandthehouseswon'thavewindows.Thehomeswillhavesimulatedsolarlighting,ornaturallightthathasbeenbentseveraltimes.

Wallswillneedtobe10to12feetthicktoprotectpeoplefromdangerousrays（光线）thatcanpassthroughsixfeetofsteel,andadoubleairlockedentrancetokeepthehomeunderproperpressure.

“Wedon'tthinkofourhousesasthingsthatkeepusalive,butonMarsyourhousewillbeasurvivalcentre，”saysStephenPetranek,authorofHowWe'llLiveonMars.Thisisnotjustthestuffofscifi.“10to20yearsfromnowtherewillcertainlybepeopleonMars，”Petraneksays.

“We'vehadthetechnologyfor30yearstolandpeopleonMars,butwehaven'thadthewill，”Petraneksays.Buttwomainfactorshave“completelyswungpublicattitudes”．

Theprivatecompanies'participationhasforcedgovernmentagenciestospeeduptheirgame,andinfluentialfilmssuchasGravityandTheMartianhavecaughtsociety'seye.

5．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“putthemonhold”inParagraph1probablymean?

A．Putthemoff.

B．Givethemaway.

C．Carrythemthrough.

D．Takethemseriously.

6．Whatcanweknowabouttheshowhomefromthetext?

A．Ithasnowindowsordoorsduetosecurityconcern.

B．Itsdesignpresentstheideaofenvironmentalprotection.

C．Ithasthickwallskeepingthehomeunderproperpressure.

D．Itsundergroundpassagesconnectallthebuildingstogether.

7．AccordingtoPetranek,whathasspeduptheprocessofsendingpeopletoMars?

A．ThegreatinfluenceoftheMarsshowhome.

B．Thedevelopmentofrelatedtechnology.

C．Thecompetitionfromprivatecompanies.

D．ThepopularityofinfluentialbooksonMars.

8．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A．LivingonMars:

PossibleorNot

B．SendingPeopletoMars:

YesorNo

C．FirsteverShowHome:

HowIsItMade

D．FutureHomeonMars:

WhatWillItBeLike

C

Satellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives.Forexample，theinformationforweatherforecastsissentbysatellites.Somesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheearthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving.Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls.

ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVprogramscometousthroughsatellites.Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatellitetohelpthemfindtheirexactlocation.

Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother.Theyareusually35,880kilometersabovetheequator.Sometimeswecanseeasatelliteintheskyanditseemstostayinthesameplace.Thisisbecauseitismovingaroundtheworldat11,000kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedastheearthrotates（旋转）at.Asatellitemustorbittheearthwithitsantennae（天线）facingtheearth.Sometimes，itmovesawayfromitsorbit.Sotherearelittlerocketsonitwhichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition.Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays.

Spaceisnotempty！

Everyweek，moreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbittheearth.Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10－12years.Satelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepairedbyastronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktotheearthtoberepaired.Often，veryoldorbrokensatellitesareleftinspacetoorbittheearthforaverylongtime.Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesusenuclearpowerandtheycancrashintoeachother.

9．What'sthespeedtheearthrotatesat?

A．35,880kilometersperhour.

B．335,880kilometersperhour.

C．11,000kilometersperhour.

D．110,000kilometersperhour.

10．WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatellitesaccordingtothepassage?

A．Sendinginformationforweatherforecasts.

B．Takingphotographsoftheearth.

C．SendingTVpictures.

D．Providingfoodforairplanepilots.

11．Whichistrueofsatellites?

A．Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10－12years.

B．Everytimeasatellitegetsbroken，itisbroughtbacktotheearthtoberepaired.

C．Abrokensatelliteisneverleftinspace.

D．Theyoftencrashintoeachother.

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inthe3rdparagraphreferto?

A．Asatellite.

B．Alittlerocket.

C．Asatelliteseemstostayinthesameplaceinthesky.

D．Thesatelliteputstherocketsintherightposition.

D

TheCentralParkSummerStagehostsdanceandmusiceventsthroughoutthesummer.Manyofthemarefree,whileothersrequiretickets.

TheSummerStageisintheopenair,locatedatRumseyPlayfield.

EntrancetotheSummerStageareabegins90minutesbeforetheshowsstartonweekends,and60minutesbeforeweeknightperformances.

ThingstobringtotheCentralParkSummerStage

★Water

★Blankets

★Picnicdinner

★Sunblock/Sunhatsfordaytimeshows

ThingsnottobringtotheCentralParkSummerStage

★Cameras

★Glassbottles

★Chairs

★Skateboards

★Bikes

GoodtoknowabouttheCentralParkSummerStage

★Therearenoticketsforfreeevents,butspaceislimitedandavailableona“firstcome,firstserved”basis.Sometimes,linesformoveranhourbeforethegatesopen.

★Thereisaspecialareawherepeoplecanspreadoutblanketsandsitduringtheshow.

★Ifyou'reattendingashowduringthedaytime,keepinmindthatthereislittleshade（阴凉处）,sosunblockandsunhatsarenecessary.Also,drinkplentyofwatertoavoidgettingdehydrated（脱水的）．

★Foodisallowed.AndyoucanordereverythingfromtheParkShop.Butremembertotakeawayyourrubbish,otherwiseyou'llbefined.

★Ifyouwanttogetintoeventsmoreeasily,payforSummerStageMembership（会员资格）whichoffersmembersthefasttrackentrancetoshowsandseatsonthebleachers（露天看台）．

★Ifyou'renotintocrowdsandaresatisfiedwithjusthearingthemusic,thereisplentyofspaceonthegrassoutsideoftheCentralParkSummerStagearea.

★Formoreinformation,followSummerSonFacebook.

13．Ifashowbeginsat8：

00p．m.onSunday,peoplestarttoenterat___