2015届高考英语一轮单元测试：人教版必修三Unit 4 Astronomythe science of the stars

A卷 基础知识检测

一、用所给单词的适当形式填空

1．She________(gentle) refused to accept the gifts.

答案：gently

2．If someone walks on the moon，he will feel________(weight)．

答案：weightless

3．________(exhaust)，I went to bed as soon as I got home.

答案：Exhausted

4．With the________(develop) of our country，our life is better and better.

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答案：development

5．How ________(disappoint) we were when we heard the news.

答案：disappointed

二、从课文中选择适当的单词或短语完成下面的短文

According to the 1.____________(大爆炸学说), 10 2.____________(十亿) years ago the Earth had not yet formed and our 3.____________ (太阳系)was in a form called the “solar nebula”， which contained the young sun in the center.A huge clouds of gas around the sun combined into solid 4.___________ _(球体) by the force of gravity.One of them formed the earth and its surface is very violent.Later, it cooled down enough for water vapor to form liquid water and the 5.____________ (有害的)gases were 6.____________(及时) to be dissolved into the seas and oceans.About 2.5 billion years ago, the first extremely small plants producing oxygen appeared and until 2 billion years ago the first 7.____________(爬行动物)evolved, and by the end of this period, the huge 8._ ___________(恐龙), which produced young by 9.______________(下蛋)，had evolved.About 3

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million years ago, the first human－like mammals (哺乳动物) evolved and then, at about 50，000 years ago, the first real humans 10.____________ (存在) on the earth.

答案：1．Big Bang system 2.billion 3.solar system 4．globes 5.harmful 6.in time 7.reptiles 8．dinosaurs 9.laying eggs 10.existed

三、将下列句子翻译成英语

1．乌云几乎能遮住整个天空。(block out)

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答案：The black cloud almost blocked the sky out.

2．战争可能爆发的消息使人们惊恐不安。(break out) ________________________________________________________________________

答案：The news that war might break out alarmed the people.

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3．他太虚弱了，站不起来。(too...to)

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答案：He was too weak to stand.

4．他成功的根本原因在于他能长时间工作而不疲倦。( fundamental )

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答案：The fundamental cause of his success was his ability to work hard for long hours.

5．飞机坠毁在山坡上。(crash)

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答案：The aircraft crashed on a hillside.

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