1、In spite of all our advanced technology, the world is still at the very beginning of its voyage into space.In the 1950s, China set out to explore space. In 2008, millions of people turned on the TV to witness Chinese first space walk. It was really a historic event, which had a great impact on space
2、 exploration. At the same time, China set out its lunar exploration program. Many programs are underway. In the last decade, China, our great motherland, has made a series of achievements. Change2 satellite has sent back several pictures of the moons surface. The surface of the moon is not similar t
3、o that of the earth, which is consistent with scientists previous expectation.Based on human beings dream, a series of fiction novels and films appeared. Many of them are based on the assumption that the aliens from other planets will invade our earth. The aliens invasion can make the earth destroye
4、d. All of them are very scary and dramatic.即便我们掌握了现在的全部先进技术，我们这个世界依然只是处于太空旅行的起步阶段。20 世纪 50 年代，中国开始探索太空。2008 年数以百万计的人们打开电视见证了中国的首次太空漫步。这的确是一件历史性的事件，对太空探索产生了巨大的影响。同时，中国开始了月球探索项目。许多项目正在进行中。在近十年里，中国，我们伟大的祖国，已取得了一系列的成就。“嫦娥二号”卫星已经发回了月球表面的一些照片。月球的表面和地球的表面不相似，这跟科学家以前的预测是一致的。基于人类的梦想，出现了一系列的科幻小说和电影。其中许多都是以假设来
5、自其他星球上的外星人侵犯地球为主题，他们的侵略可以使地球毁灭。所有这些作品都很令人恐惧，同时又富有戏剧性。加餐练(一) 完形阅读组合练.完形填空For thousands of millions of years the moon has been going round the earth. During this time, the moon has been the _1_ satellite of the earth. Today, _2_，the earth has many other satellites all _3_ by man. These manmade satelli
6、tes are very much smaller than the moon. However, some of them will still be going _4_ the earth thousands of years from now.Manmade satellites do not _5_ because they are going too fast to do so. As they speed along, they _6_ to go straight off into space. They _7_ out of the earth, or its gravity,
7、 which _8_ them from doing this. As a result, they travel in an orbit round the earth.If a manmade satellite travels about at a certain height, it can keep going _9_ round the earth, just like the moon. This is _10_ it is above the atmosphere, and there is nothing to _11_ it down. If it travels _12_
8、 than that, it will be slowed down so much that it will _13_ the earth.Men have _14_ spaceships to the moon and to the two _15_ planets: Mars (火星) and Venus (金星). By putting a camera on _16_ the spaceship to the moon, men have been able to _17_ photographs of the other side of the moon. This side is
9、 always _18_ from us as the moon circles the earth. The _19_ are later transmitted by radio to the earth. They showed that the other side of the _20_ is very much the same as the side that turns towards us.语篇解读：在人造卫星出现之前，月亮是地球唯一的卫星。人造卫星能在太空中正常运转的原因是它位于大气之上，如果运行高度下降的话，卫星就会掉下来。1A.biggest BbrightestCla
10、st Donly解析：选 D 从下文可知，在人造卫星出现之前，月亮是地球唯一的卫星。2A.besides BhoweverCthough Dtherefore解析：选 B 上文说月亮是地球唯一的卫星，而下文说后来有了很多别的卫星，所以是转折关系。副词 though 表示 “可是，然而”，放在句中时，其前后没有逗号。however“然而”放在句中时，前后可以有逗号，故选 B 项。3A.assumed BdiscoveredCmade Dforesaw解析：选 C 从下文中的“These manmade satellites .”可知，这些卫星是人造的，也就是“made by man”。4A.th
11、rough BroundCbehind Dafter解析：选 B 联系关键词 still“仍然”，再联系上文中的“going round the earth”可知，这些人造卫星仍然会绕着地球转。5A.fall BriseCburst Dpause解析：选 A 从下文内容可知，此处是讲述人造卫星不会落下来的原因。6A.decide BwishCplan Dtend解析：选 D 当卫星加速时，卫星的运动趋势就是冲入太空。7A.pull BreachCbring Dlaunch解析：选 A 它们会冲出地球，也就是脱离地球引力。 pull out 意为“冲出，离开”。8A.protects Bprev
12、entsCkeeps Ddiscourages解析：选 B 地球引力的作用是阻止它们冲出地球。9A.in and out Bon and onCto and from Dup and down解析：选 B 从上文内容可知，如果卫星在一定高度运行，就能持续运转。on and on意为“一直，持续”，符合文意。in and out 意为“出出进进”； to and from 意为“来来回回，往返”；up and down 意为“上上下下”，均不符合文意。10A.because BhowCwhere Dwhen解析：选 A 本句讲述的是卫星正常运转的原因，故选 A。11A.hand BpassCsl
13、ow Dbring解析：选 C 卫星正常运转的原因就是在大气层之上，没有东西会降低卫星的运行速度，下一句中的“it will be slowed down”是很好的提示。12A.higher BlongerCfarther Dlower解析：选 D 从上文我们知道卫星正常运转，不会落下来就是因为它的运行高度，所以，如果他们运行高度下降，卫星就不能正常运转。13A.search for Bfall toCgo after Dknock at解析：选 B 从本段我们可以看出，如果运行高度下降的话，卫星就会掉下来。14A.witnessed BofferedClaunched Ddrove解析：选
14、C 我们知道飞船是人们发射上去的。15A.nearest BsmallestCbiggest Dfarthest解析：选 A 根据常识，我们知道人们发射的飞船是到了最近的星球上。16A.board BaverageCearth Dend解析：选 A 通过把照相机安装在飞船上，可以拍照。 on board 意为“在( 船、火车、飞机) 上 ”，符合文意。on average 意为“平均”；on earth 意为“到底，究竟”；on end 意为“竖着，连续地”，均不符合文意。17A.avenge BfilmCcatch Dtake解析：选 D 固定搭配 take photographs of .
15、意为“给拍照”。18A.holy BhiddenCdifferent Dstable解析：选 B 根据常识我们知道月亮有一面是永远背对我们的，所以不被我们看到。hidden 是动词 hide“隐藏”的过去式。19A.rocks BspeechesCsounds Dphotos解析：选 D 上文提到了在飞船上安装照相机，所以传回来的是照片。20A.moon BearthCspaceship Dspace解析：选 A 根据上文内容可知，这些照片表明月球的另一面与面对我们的一面几乎是完全相同的。.阅读理解You dont know what youve got until its gone. Whe
16、n I bake cookies, I immediately miss them the moment I have eaten the last one. Last summer when I left a summer camp, I didnt realize how great it really was until I got home. What happens, however, when that happens to one of your senses?A few months ago, I woke up deaf in one ear. I did not pay m
17、uch attention to it at first. It felt that I had water in my ear. However, I began to hear less and less out of that ear. I even had to ask people to talk into my other ear so I could hear them. I didnt realize how serious it was until later in the day. That evening, when I was sitting on my bed doi
18、ng chemistry homework, I fell off my bed! When trying to get up, I was incredibly dizzy (头晕的)I went to see a doctor who told me that hearing loss was common. However, it was usually bilateral,_or occurs in both ears. He said that my hearing should come back within a week.After about a week the dizzi
19、ness eventually went away, but the hearing loss did not. The medicine helped and I gained some of my hearing back. After many hearing tests, it was determined that I had permanent hearing loss in that ear.School became harder for me because I couldnt hear my teachers. I was very depressed.Finally, I
20、 bought a hearing aid. With the hearing aid, my hearing is almost back to normal! It makes school and group conversations easier.My friends, teachers, and even complete strangers always ask me questions about hearing loss. I answer them patiently. I never get offended because I know that this is new
21、 to them. I am delighted I can teach them something new.What I have learned from this particular situation is that when things are desperate, there is always something good that can come out of it. My experience has given me an opportunity to teach people about something new to them and it has taugh
22、t me about the value of hearing.语篇解读：作者在一只耳朵失聪以后才意识到听觉的可贵。这次经历使作者认识到“失去才懂得珍惜”“天无绝人之路”等人生道理。1What do we know from the first paragraph?AThe author had a great time in the summer camp.BThe author didnt enjoy himself in the summer camp.CThe author lost the sense of hearing in the summer camp.DThe author
23、 baked delicious cookies in the summer camp.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句 “Last summer when I left a summer camp, I didnt realize how great it really was until I got home.”可知，作者在夏令营玩得很开心。2The author fell off his bed when _.Agetting up from the bedBdoing his homeworkCwaking up from a dreamDwearing his clothe
24、s解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句 “That evening, when I was sitting on my bed doing chemistry homework, I fell off my bed！”可知，作者坐在床上做化学作业时从床上摔了下来。3The underlined word “bilateral” in Paragraph 3 means _.Aspeaking two languagesBhappening on one sideClosing one senseDinvolving two sides解析：选 D 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句子中的提
25、示“occurs in both ears”可知，bilateral 意为“ (身体部位)两侧的 ”。4We can infer from the passage that _.Aafter the treatment, the authors hearing loss was curedBstrangers always ask the author questions about the hearing aidCthe author took some medicine to treat his hearing lossDthe medicine the doctor gave him d
26、idnt work at all解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第四段第二句 “The medicine helped and I gained some of my hearing back.”可推知，作者服用了一些治疗耳聋的药。加餐练(二) 主观题规范增分练.语法填空Baidu is not a doctorWhen people are faced _1_ a health or nutrition question, its _2_ (increasing) common to go online and diagnose (诊断) themselves. But the Interne
27、t is full of conflicting health warnings with no regulation to get rid of the wrong advice, some of which _3_ (be) extremely dangerous!Also, search engines rank results by popularity rather than _4_ (accurate), so solid facts can be tricky to find. Its worth _5_ (check) if the writer of an online pi
28、ece is properly qualified as an expert. Anyone can call _6_ (they) a “diet expert”， “nutritionist” and even a “doctor” given it could refer to qualifications like a PhD. But remember, only officially _7_ (recognise) practicing doctors as well as dietitians have degrees in giving medical _8_ (suggest
29、). So if youre unsure and still wondering _9_ the chocolate diet really does work or not, then it pays to make _10_ appointment with your dietitian or doctor. The truth is out there, and you just need to look in the right place!1_ 2._ 3._ 4._5_ 6._ 7._ 8._9_ 10._语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。当很多人有健康或营养方面的问题时，他们会直接去
30、百度搜索，自我诊断。这其实是不科学的。百度不是医生，遇到问题，最好去找医生。1with be faced with .是固定搭配，意为“面对”。2increasingly 此处用 increasing 的副词形式修饰形容词“common”。故填increasingly。3is 分析句子结构可知，本句的主语是 “some of which”，which 指代前面的不可数名词“advice”，故空格处应用 be 动词的单数形式。此处应用一般现在时。故填 is。4accuracy 句意：同时，搜索引擎的排位结果是按受欢迎程度而不是按准确性。空格处和前面的名词“popularity”并列，故应用名词形
31、式。故填 accuracy。5checking be worth doing sth.是固定结构，意为“值得做某事”。故填 checking。6themselves 句意：任何人都可自称为饮食专家、营养学家。call oneself .意为“自称”。故填 themselves。7recognised 此处表示官方认可的，逻辑主语“doctors”和动词 recognise 之间是被动关系，故用其过去分词形式。故填 recognised。8suggestions 空格处作非谓语动词 “giving”的宾语，应用名词形式，指只有被官方认可的医生才有资格给出医学建议，因此用复数形式。故填 sugge
32、stions。9whether 句意：如果你不确定，仍然想知道巧克力饮食是否会起作用 。宾语从句成分完整，在“wondering”后面表示不确定，拿不准，应用 whether，意为“是否”。该句中有 or not 所以不用 if。故填 whether。10an 此处表示和医生预约，是泛指概念。appointment 是可数名词，且其读音以元音音素开头。故填 an。.短文改错Dear Mike，How are you doing? Thank you for your help and good treat while I was stayed in Sydney last summer vac
33、ation. You were so kindly and friendly to treat me to the local food, and take us to do a lot of sightseeing. Its really nice to visit Sydney, which beautiful scenery and delicious food gave me a better impression. I have a great time here and learned a lot about Sydney. Mike, are you free these day
34、s? I would like to invite you visit China. Ill act like a guide to show you around the places of interests in my hometown.Yours，Li Hua答案：第二句：去掉 was第三句：kindlykind; usme第四句：whichwhose; bettergood第五句：havehad; herethere第七句：visit 前加 to第八句：like as; interestsinterest.书面表达假定上周五下午 3 点你班组织了 1 小时主题为“学会感恩”的班会活动
35、。请为校刊的英语专栏写一篇报道，内容包括：1活动主题及时间；2活动过程；3你的体会。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考范文：Last Friday afternoon, we, students from Class 17, had a class meeting whose theme was Learning to be Thankful.The meeting started at 3 pm and lasted an hour. First of all, out teacher told us two moving stories, which sh
36、owed a thankful heart is the greatest virtue. And then we had a discussion about what others had done for us. During the discussion, we began to realise that many had done so much for us and they deserved our understanding and thankfulness.From this class meeting, I learned the importance of being thankful. And Ive decided to be thankful for everything I have in my life.
