2019高考英语二轮复习备考专项狂练专练十四模块3Unit4Astronomythescienceofthestars（含解析）

。 。 内部文件，版权追溯 模块3 Unit4 Astronomy the science of the stars

I.单项填空

1.【2018届天津市红桥区高三下学期第二次模拟考试】He has made little preparation for the interview, so the chance of him succeeding in it is_________ . A. slim

B. fantastic

C. obvious

D. gentle

2.【2018·江苏高考卷】—Children are easily _________by their parents. —I’m with you on that like father, like son. A. protected B. influenced

C. encouraged D. prevented

3.【2017南开中学高三年级模拟考试】More than two hundred years ago the United States_____ from the British Empire and became an independent country. A. got off

D. dropped off

B. pulled down

C. broke away

4.【江苏省启东中学2018-2019学年度高三第一学期第一次月考】As a programmer, he always holds a strong desire for his video games to ________ to make himself gain a firm foothold in the big city. A. turn up

B. break out

C. catch on

D. show off

5.【2017届天津市红桥区高三二模】—I feel so upset. I’m afraid I’ll be fired for the terrible economic crisis.

—_______! Things are not so bad as they seem A. Go ahead B. Good luck

C. No problem D. Cheer up

6.【2018届江苏省扬州中学高三上学期10月月考】An Introduction to Comparative Literature is a ________ course for the students majoring in Chinese language and literature. A. fundamental

B. arbitrary C. concrete

D. compulsory

7.【新疆吉昌市2019届高三上学期第二次月考】We, teenagers, have already had the ability to take care of our daily life __________. A. humorously

B. exhaustedly C. energetically

D. independently

8.【2018年天津市十二重点中学高三毕业班联考】James, I don’t mind lending you the money ____ you

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pay it back within a month. A. although

B. now that

C. unless

D. as long as

Ⅱ.完形填空

【2018届河北省五个一联盟（邯郸一中石家庄一中张家口一中保定一中唐山一中）高三上学期第二次模拟考试】A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on 9 management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class 10 they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question. 11 , that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?”

Answers called out 12 from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).

She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t 13 . But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my 14 . If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the 15 of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the 16 I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”

Lost in 17 , all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully. “Our stresses and 18 in life are like that glass of water. If we 19 our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to 20 .”

21 you have to do is put all your burdens down, as 22 in the evening as possible. Don’t carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get 23 next morning and are 24 to move forward.

More often than not, life gets terrible when we 25 too much. And the moment you 26 your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.

So rather than being upset and feeling 27 for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to 28 yourself to anything that is not making you happy. 9. A. class

B. emotion B. expected B. Meanwhile

C. time

D. stress

D. argued D. Therefore

D. exchanged

D. increase

10. A. wondered 11. A. However 12. A. ranged 13. A. exist 14. A. head 15. A. shape

C. agreed

C. Anyhow

C. read

B. replied B. change

C. matter

B. arm

C. leg

D. stomach

D. size

D. further

B. position B. deeper

C. weight

16. A. better C. longer

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17. A. fantasy 18. A. doubts 19. A. cover

B. thought B. joys B. carry

C. dreams C. surprises

C. hide

D. discussion

D. worries D. show

20. A. pick up 21. A. Something 22. A. eagerly 23. A. refreshed 24. A. able 25. A. fear

B. work out B. All

C. carry on C. Nothing

D. catch on D. Anything

D. early

D. amazed

B. naturally C. quickly C. depressed

B. entertained

B. anxious B. think

C. passive

C. rest

D. ambitious

D. get

D. put up with D. greedy D. abandon

26. A. catch up with 27. A. happy 28. A. help

B. look down on B. sorry

C. 1et go of

C. disappointed

B. treat C. drive

III.语法填空

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be the world’s longest bridge over water when it 29

(complete). The bridge is now 30 construction and will be put to use by the end of this year. A journey by land, 31 can take up to four hours, will be 32 (great) shortened. Now it only takes as little as thirty minutes.

From an artificial island near Hong Kong International Airport, the structure 33 (run) west to another artificial island in Macao, a 34 (distant) of 55 kilometers, 20 times the length of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. 35 total of 400,000 tons of steel were used in the project, equal to 60 times the steel used 36 (build) the Eiffel Tower.

Engineers were faced with complex geological conditions and technical challenges. The building of the bridge combines the 37 (late) engineering technology and design, enabling the structure to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquakes, a super typhoon or a strike by a ship 38 (weigh) 300,000 tons. According to historical data, most big, cross-sea bridges last 100 years while Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is designed to last 120 years.

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答案与解析

I.单项填空

1.【答案】A

【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：他几乎没有为面试做准备，所以他成功的机会很小。slim 微小的，苗条的； fantastic奇异的，异想天开的；obvious明显的；gentle温柔的。故选A。 2.【答案】B

【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：孩子们很容易受到父母的影响。protect 保护；influence影响；encourage鼓励； prevent阻止。根据句意，故选B。 3.【答案】C

【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：二百多年前，美国脱离大英帝国而成为一个独立的国家。got off下车；pulled down拉倒；broke away脱离；dropped off 减少。根据句意，故选C。 4.【答案】C

【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：作为一名程序员，他总是抱着强烈的愿望，希望他的视频游戏变得流行，使自己在大城市获得稳固的立足点。turn up出现，翻起，开大;break out（战争、打斗等不愉快事件）突然发生，爆发;catch on变得流行，<非正>理解，投合心意;show off使突出，炫耀，卖弄。根据句意，故选C。 5.【答案】D

【解析】考查情景交际。句意：—我很难过。恐怕我会因为这场可怕的经济危机而被解雇。—振作起来！事情并不像看上去那么糟糕。Go ahead前进;走在前面; 发生;进行 Good luck好运; No problem 不麻烦; 没什么; Cheer up振作起来。根据句意，故选D。 6.【答案】D

【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：《比较文学概论》是汉语言文学专业的一门必修课。fundamental基础的，基本的，根本的；arbitrary任性的，随心所欲的，主观的；concrete具体的，有形的，混凝土制的；compulsory

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