2019_2020学年高中英语Module5TheConquestoftheUniverseSectionⅠIntroduction.doc

1、Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyComprehending 阅读理解AA home science experiment recently took the world by storm. Two teens from Toronto, in Canada, sent a Lego man rising above the Earth and captured their tiny astronauts trip on film.Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad, both 17, used a weather b

2、alloon to launch their plastic lego model 16 miles above the Earth. This is inside a part of Earths atmosphere.The two teens were inspired by a similar project performed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The MIT students had launched a weather balloon with a camera into

3、 near space and taken many unusual images of the Earth. Mathew and Asad then spent four months figuring out how to launch their own spacecraft into the space.Traveling to space is expensive for NASA, but Mathew and Asad worked hard to keep their costs down. They bought much of their equipment used a

4、nd even sewed the Lego mans parachute (降落伞) by hand. In total, the project cost only $400.“We had a lot of anxiety on launch day because there were high winds when we were going up，” Mathew told reporters. They had to pump extra helium (氦) into the balloon so that it would rise quickly and avoid bei

5、ng blown too far off course by the strong winds.The toy astronauts journey lasted 97 minutes before the balloon broke and he fell back to Earth. Mathew and Asad then spent two weekends looking for their spacecraft. It had landed 76 miles away from the launch site.The student scientists are currently

6、 finishing up their final year of high school and applying for colleges. They are also looking into more doityourself space projects.“I guess the sky is not really the limit anymore，” Mathew told reporters. “We never knew wed get this far. Its been a lesson for us that hard work pays off.”【解题导语】本文主要

7、介绍了两个青少年利用气象气球把他们的玩具乐高人送到太空的过程和结果。1By saying “took the world by storm” in the first paragraph, the writer meant the experiment _Adestroyed the worldBflooded the worldCfascinated the worldDmanaged the worldC解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段的第二句话可知两个青少年把一个玩具乐高人送入了太空，并把过程拍了下来，因此作者想要表达的是这个试验吸引了世人的目光。2Which of the followin

8、g about the students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is RIGHT?AThey were examples for Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.BThey helped Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad to achieve dream.CThey launched weather balloon together with Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad.DThey studied with Mathew Ho and Asa

9、d Muhammad in the same school.A解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第一句话可知选A。3How did Mathew and Asad keep their costs down?ABy sewing the weather balloon themselves.BBy borrowing spacecraft from the MIT students.CBy making their spacecraft by hand.DBy using secondhand equipment.D解析：细节理解题。结合文章第四段的第二句话可知他们使用二手的设备来节省费用。4

10、What problems did Mathew and Asad have on launch day?AThey ran out of helium.BThe wind was too strong.CThe balloon suddenly broke.DTheir spacecraft was blown away.B解析：细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“We had a lot of anxiety on launch day because there were high winds when we were going up”可知，在他们进行发射的那天遇到的问题是风比较大。B(2

11、019成都高二期末)Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. The first job she considered was the director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews，she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still，she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained tha

12、t Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that，before she continued with the process，she should better understand the firms culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the companys CEO，who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of morale building exercises and expec

13、ted his senior leaders to do the same.“Even though I was desperate for a job，I knew I couldnt do that，” Isabel says. She called the company to turn down the job and explained that she didnt feel there was a cultural fit.A few months later，she had an interview for another job：a director of employee r

14、elations at a local university. After several interviews，the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives：it provided a low stress environment，it offered great benefits，and the university was an employee friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despi

15、te the title and Isabel worried it wouldnt be challenging enough. Finally，she turned it down.“It would be great to have a pay check and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night，” she says.In both cases，she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasnt taking the

16、jobs.“In the past，it felt like dating，and I was worried about hurting peoples feelings，”she says. However，they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述了Isa

17、bel拒绝两份工作的经历和感想。5Which factor made Isabel turn down the first job finally?AThe companys location.BThe initial interviews.CThe firms culture.DThe hiring manager.C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“She called the company to turn down the job and explained that she didnt feel there was a cultural fit.”可知，Isabel认为这种企业文

18、化不适合自己，所以拒绝了这份工作，故C项正确。6What does the underlined word “junior” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AChallenging. BEasy.CBeneficial. DStressful.B解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句“But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldnt be challenging enough.”可知，尽管这份工作的头衔不错，但是Isabel担心这份工作没有足够的挑战性，即这

19、份工作相对容易；据此可以判断，画线词意为“容易的”，故B项正确。7What is the most important thing for Isabel in job hunting?ABeing truthful to others.BA job with a stable income.CA relaxing working atmosphere.DAvoiding hurting peoples feelings.A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句“However，they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her hone

20、sty.”可知，虽然Isabel拒绝了这两份工作，但是人事部经理仍然欣赏她的坦率，并感谢她的诚实；据此可知，Isabel在寻找工作时诚实待人是她最重要的品质，故A项正确。8The above text is most likely intended for the_Adirector of HR BlibrarianCdoctor DartistA解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Isabel拒绝人力资源总监和大学员工关系主管这两份工作的经历和感想；据此可以判断，人力资源总监会从她的经历中得到启示，故A项正确。 完形填空(2019昆明高二期末)Mrs. Hudson walked

21、into the classroom with a girl limping (瘸着走) behind her. She introduced，“This is Margaret. She just moved here from Florida. Lets 1 her.” The teacher guided her 2 to a front seat，then bent over and 3 something in her ear. Finishing explaining the math problems，Mrs. Hudson 4 ，“Break time. See you in

22、ten minutes.”Boys 5 first.“Today，lets meet at the far end of the sidewalk. And make sure the new girl doesnt follow us！” I said. After a while，I came back to the 6 . I wanted to find out if Mrs. Hudson liked my book report. With her usual big smile，she began，“Jack，you are a good 7 ” Shifting my weig

23、ht from one foot to the other，I was a little 8 that Mrs. Hudson liked me so much. Her 9 let me know how much she appreciated having me around. My teacher 10 in her quiet voice.“Thats 11 I am sure you will invite Margaret to play with you today.”Her 12 words sounded like frozen knives aiming at my he

24、art. Could she 13 suspect what we had been saying about Margaret? Could she know how 14 I was?Then I managed to 15 Margaret in our group. While many school memories have 16 over the years，the 17 Mrs. Hudson taught me has stayed with me. Mrs. Hudson gently guided me， 18 me to do the right thing. She

25、believed in me，and 19 what she did，I rose to the level of her 20 ，both for Margaret long ago and even later in my choice of career.【解题导语】本文是学校生活类记叙文。Hudson夫人是作者的老师。一天，她带着一个走路一瘸一拐的女孩进了教室，包括作者在内的几个男孩取笑这个女孩。而Hudson夫人用激励、爱心和智慧教育了作者，启迪了他的心灵，作者从此不再孤立女孩。这段经历对作者的一生产生了很大的影响。1A.welcome BintroduceCrecommend Df

26、ollowA解析：上文讲到Hudson夫人带着一个走路一瘸一拐的女孩进了教室，将这个女孩介绍给班里的孩子们，让大家“欢迎”她，所以选A。welcome“欢迎”；introduce“介绍”；recommend“推荐”；follow“跟随”。2A.casually BgentlyCnervously DhurriedlyB解析：上文讲到女孩走路一瘸一拐的，接着说Hudson夫人“缓缓地”将女孩带到了前排的一个座位上，所以选B。casually“随便地”；gently“温柔地，缓缓地”；nervously“紧张地”；hurriedly“匆忙地”。3A.spread BdeliveredCrepeat

27、ed DwhisperedD解析：Hudson夫人先是将女孩带到了前排的一个座位上，接着弯下腰来在她的耳边“小声说话”，所以选D。spread“传播”；deliver“递送，发表 (演讲)，接生”；repeat“重复”；whisper“小声说”。4A.cried BsighedCannounced DagreedC解析：Hudson夫人讲完数学题后，“宣布”该休息了，所以选C。cry“喊叫，哭”；sigh“叹气”；announce“宣布”；agree“同意”。5A.looked out Braced outCturned up Dgave upB解析：根据上文可知，老师宣布下课了，根据常识可推

28、知，下课后，男孩子们先“跑了出去”，故raced out符合语境。look out“朝外看”；turn up“出现，露面，调高 (音量等)”；give up“放弃”。6A.school BofficeCclassroom DplatformC解析：上文提到男孩子们跑了出去，所以过了一会儿，作者应该是回到了“教室”。school“学校”；office“办公室”；classroom“教室”；platform“平台，月台，讲台”。7A.guard BcolleagueCperson DspeakerC解析：Hudson夫人对作者说，“Jack，你是一个好人”，她是用表扬的方法来促使作者转变自己的做法

29、，使作者友善对待新来的女生。guard“卫兵”；colleague“同事”；person“人”；speaker“说话者”。8A.embarrassed BsatisfiedCconvinced DworriedA解析：作者取笑新来的女孩，Hudson夫人却说他是一个好人，这让作者感到有点“尴尬”，所以选A。embarrassed“尴尬的”；satisfied“满意的，满足的”；convinced“确信的”；worried“担忧的”。9A.answer BexplanationCcomment DpredictionC解析：Hudson夫人对作者的正面“评价” (说作者是个好人)让作者知道了老师

30、是非常喜欢他在身边的。answer“回答，答案”；explanation“解释，说明”；comment“评论，评述”；prediction“预测，预言”。10A.begged BrepliedCurged DcontinuedD解析：上文讲到，Hudson夫人说作者是一个好人，然后“继续说”，“这就是我确信你今天会邀请Margaret一起玩的原因。”beg“祈求”；reply“回答”；urge“敦促”；continue“继续说”。11A.why BhowCwhen DwhereA解析：参见上题解析。why“为什么”；how“如何，怎样”；when“何时”；where“哪里”。12A.doubt

31、ful BconfidentChonest DcomfortableB解析：她“肯定的”话如同冰冷的刀子直指向作者的心，所以选B。doubtful“怀疑的”；confident“自信的，肯定的”；honest“诚实的”；comfortable“舒服的”。13A.necessarily BregularlyChardly DpossiblyD解析：上文提到作者孤立新同学，但老师却说他是个好人，所以作者心中疑惑：她“有可能”会猜到我们都说Margaret什么吗？她知道我有“多令人讨厌”吗？necessarily“必要地，必然地”；regularly“经常，定期地，有规律地”；hardly“几乎不”

32、；possibly“可能”。14A.greedy BsmartCawful DoutgoingC解析：参见上题解析。greedy“贪婪的”；smart“聪明的，机灵的”；awful“糟糕的，极讨厌的”；outgoing“外向的，友好的”。15A.refuse BpraiseCseparate DincludeD解析：之后，作者设法让Margaret“加入”到了他们的团体中。refuse“拒绝”；praise“表扬，赞美”；separate“使分离，使分开”；include“包含，包括，加入”。16A.faded BexistedCremained DrefreshedA解析：多年过去了，很多学

33、校的回忆“逐渐消失”，但Hudson夫人给作者的“教训”却一直伴随着他。fade“逐渐消失，褪色”，exist“存在”；remain“继续存在”；refresh“恢复精神”。17A.process BprincipleCsecret DlessonD解析：参见上题解析。process“进程”；principle“原则”；secret“秘密”；lesson“课，教训”。18A.forcing BchallengingCpermitting DorderingB解析：Hudson夫人温和地引导作者，“激励”他去做正确的事情。force“强迫，逼迫”；challenge“激励，要求”；permit“

34、允许”；order“命令”。19A.because of Bregardless ofCin spite of Din terms ofA解析：作者的老师信任他，“由于”老师所做的一切，作者达到了老师的“期望”，所以选A。because of“因为，由于”；regardless of“不顾，不管”；in spite of“尽管”；in terms of“按照，在方面，以的措辞”。20A.beliefs BexpectationsCsuccess DstandardB解析：参见上题解析。belief“信仰，信条”；expectation“指望，期望”；success“成功”；standard“标准，水平”。