2020-2021学年高中英语 课时分层作业9 Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe Learning about Language（含解析）外研版选修8.doc

1、课时分层作业(九)语言知识练习固基础.单句语法填空1I have no patience(patient)with people who like to smoke in restaurants.2It is said that Miss White had some difficulty in studying the advanced(advance)maths.3These calculations are based on the assumption(assume) that prices will continue to rise.4Accustomed(accustom) to

2、climbing the steep mountain，he had no difficulty reaching the top.5There are so many historic(history) sites in Beijing that a large number of tourists come to Beijing to visit them every year.6The cars slowed down as they passed customs.7The second country to send (send) a man into space was Americ

3、a.8The little boy stood outside the supermarket，eyes fixed (fix) on the toys.9Most smokers are perfectly aware of the danger of smoking.10The audience burst into cheers when the film star appeared.单句改错(每小题仅有1处错误)1Im accustomed to have a walk for a while by the river after dinner.havehaving2Assumed t

4、hat he comes late，what shall we do？AssumedAssuming3The work was finished，he went home.去掉was或逗号后加and4Despite we made great efforts，we didnt succeed in the experiment.DespiteThough/Although5Who was the first woman win the Nobel Prize？win前加to高考题型练习提能力.阅读理解Not long ago，few little girls imagined they cou

5、ld grow up to become astronauts.For years in the United States，only men had that opportunity.In 1983，that changed.Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.On Monday，Ride died at the age of 61.“Ride was a national hero and a powerful role model，” President Barac

6、k Obama said in a statement.“She inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars.”Ride became interested in space when she was a kid.“If you asked me when I was 12 whether I wanted to be an astronaut，Im sure I would have said yes”， she said in a 2010 interview.“But I didnt even think abou

7、t that as a possible career.”After studying physics in college and graduate school，Ride got her chance.She was accepted into NASAs astronaut training programme in 1978，and then chosen to be the first American female in space.In 1983，she blasted into space aboard the Challenger shuttle.“There is no a

8、musement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close，” she said.Ride returned to space on the Challenger a second time in 1984.Between the two missions，she spent a total of 343 hours in orbit.After that，she remained involved with the space programme and also worked to share her passion for scien

9、ce with kids.She coauthored six science books for children，and started her own science education company.Ride knew that she held a unique place in history.“I realized how important it was for a woman to break that barrier and open the door for other women to be able to do the same exciting things th

10、at men had been doing，” she said.Since Rides historic trip，more than 40 other American women have travelled to space.They all had Ride to thank for opening the door to the final frontier.【语篇解读】本篇文章主要介绍了美国第一位进入太空的女航天员萨莉赖德。1Sally Ride was regarded as a national hero because she .Awas the first America

11、n to travel to spaceBopened a door for women to find jobs suitable for themCbecame the first American female to travel to spaceDwas the first to travel on the ChallengerC细节理解题。根据全文内容尤其是第一段最后一句“Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.”可知，Sally Ride被认为是一个民族英雄是因为

12、她是美国第一位进入太空的女航天员。故C项正确。2By saying “There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close”， Ride really meant .Ashe preferred a ride in an amusement park on the EarthBthe trip to space was like that in an amusement parkCshe came close to an amusement park on the EarthDthe trip to spac

13、e was far more interesting than any ride on the EarthD句意理解题。结合语境可知，画线部分是指在地球上任何游乐园的体验都比不上这次太空之旅，由此可知D 项正确。3The correct order of the following events that happened to Sally Ride is aaccepted into an astronaut training programmebspent a total of 343 hours in orbitccoauthored six science books for chil

14、drendtravelled to space aboard the Challengerestudied physics in college and graduate schoolAeabcdBadbceCeadbc DeabdcC细节理解题。结合第四、五段内容可知，事情发生的顺序是eadbc。所以C项正确。4. The passage is most probably taken out of Aa novelBa reportCa diary Dan essayB推理判断题。综合本文内容可推知，本文是一篇新闻报道，通过介绍美国著名的女航天员先驱Sally Ride生前的事迹来纪念她。故

15、选B项。.完形填空Carpooling (拼车) can be a very attractive option for those people who are 1 to the same location.Here are a few 2 of a carpool.Carpooling 3 productivity.Employees who carpool find their stress levels lowered by the increase in 4 that comes from riding together.Lowered stress means better 5 ，

16、 and better health means fewer health problems， 6 and doctors visits，a combination that benefits 7 Absenteeism (旷工) also decreases with carpooling，and employee performance at 8 increases.Overall，employees who carpool will accomplish more work than those who do not.Carpooling decreases the number of

17、9 on the road.With fewer drivers needed，more employees can be without their cars.Some insurance companies 10 rate cuts for such situations，lowering insurance costs.A greater proportion (比例) of those driving will likely be 11 drivers.The higher proportion of better drivers decreases the probability o

18、f car accidents.Carpooling decreases the amount of 12 consumed.As gas prices keep going up，carpoolers can 13 this problem by splitting (分) gasoline costs and the amount of gas used. 14 the number of people in the carpool group，this could cut costs by half or more.In an ideal world， 15 from gas usage

19、 would decrease，and less exhaust output also lowers the risk of people developing disease.Carpooling decreases vehicle usage. 16 vehicle usage means less maintenance (保养)，a longer car life and fewer 17 Rotating (轮流) drivers every month or so will enable every carpooler to benefit from this usage dec

20、rease.This factor also lowers the probability of 18 accidents.If you have to pay for parking or 19 you have limited parking spaces available around your small business，carpooling can decrease paid parking costs and increase the number of 20 available for customers.Less competition for parking will t

21、ake place，further lowering stress.【语篇解读】本文是议论文。主要介绍了拼车的几大好处。1. ArunningBtravelingCwalking DswimmingB拼车对于“去(travel)”同一地方的人是一个不错的选择。2. Arules BproblemsCsteps DbenefitsD由下文内容可知，下文介绍的是拼车的一些“好处(benefit)”。3. Aproduces BdecreasesCincreases DneedsC由下文的“employees who carpool will accomplish more work than th

22、ose who do not”可知，拼车能“提高(increase)”工作效率。4. Afriendship BcompetitionCchallenge DcelebrationA员工一起拼车增强了“友谊(friendship)”，缓解了压力。5. Aeducation BhealthCexperience DrelationshipB由下文的“better health”可知。6. Aexercises BadventuresCillnesses DexperimentsC由上文的“health problems”及下文的“doctors visits”可知，更健康的身体意味着少“生病(i

23、llness)”。7. Amanagers BemployeesCassistants DstudentsB由上文的“Employees who carpool”可知，这些都能使“员工(employee)”受益。8. Awork BhomeCschool DhospitalA由下文的“employees who carpool will accomplish more work”可知，拼车后，员工的旷工现象减少了，员工在“工作(work)”上的表现更好了。9. Apostmen BcyclistsCpolicemen DdriversD由下文的“With fewer drivers neede

24、d”可知。10A.ignore BrefuseCoffer DimproveC由下文的“lowering insurance costs”可知，一些保险公司对这种情况“提供(offer)”优惠。11. Asuperior BdrunkenCnew DbadA由下文的“The higher proportion of better drivers”可知。12. Awater BtimeCgas DpaperC由下文的“As gas prices keep going up”可知，拼车能够减少“汽油(gas)”的使用。13. Acause BsolveCavoid DdiscussB拼车的人可以通

25、过一起分担汽油费来“解决(solve)”汽油价格过高的问题。14. ALooking into BPutting awayCLearning about DDepending onD“根据(Depending on)”拼车人数的不同，汽油成本会减掉一半甚至更多。15. Apollution BdisasterCwars DaccidentsA在理想的情况下，由燃烧汽油带来的环境“污染(pollution)”会大大降低。16. AEnough BMoreCLess DMuchC由上文的“decreases vehicle usage”可知，车用得“少(less)”了，维修也变少了。17. Adecorations BrepairsCdesigns DwashesB由上文的“less maintenance”可知。18. Abike BbusCtrain DcarD由上文的“car accidents”可知。19. Aif BunlessCuntil DthoughA“如果(if)”单位的停车位有限。20. Arooms Btraffic lightsCstreet numbers DspacesD由上文的“parking spaces”可知，拼车可以减少停车费，为其他人增加停车“位(spaces)”。