选修7 Unit 2 Robots 要 点 梳 理 高效梳理·知识备考 ●重点单词 1.desire n.渴望;欲望;渴求 vt.希望得到;想要→desirable adj.渴望的,有欲望的 2.satisfaction n.满意;满足;令人满意的事物→satisfactory adj.令人满意的→satisfy vt.使感到满意 3.alarm vt.使警觉;使惊恐;惊动n.警报;惊恐→alarmed adj.担心的;害怕的 4.sympathy n.同情(心)→sympathetic adj.同情的;有同情心的→sympathize vi.同情;怜悯;赞同 5.overweight adj.超重的;体重超常的 6.elegant adj.优雅的;高雅的;讲究的 7.favour n.喜爱;恩惠vt.喜爱;偏袒→favourable adj.赞成的;有利的→favoured adj.满意的;优惠的→favourite n.最喜爱的 adj.最喜欢的 8.absurd adj.荒谬的;可笑的 9.accompany vt.陪伴;伴奏 10.affair n.事务;事情;暧昧关系 11.declare vt.宣布;声明;表明;宣称→declaration n.宣言;公告;布告;告示 12.state vt.陈述;宣布 13.grand adj.大的;豪华的;雄伟的 14.staff n.全体员工;手杖→stuff n.原料、材料 15.junior adj.较年幼的;资历较浅的;地位较低的n.年少者;晚辈;等级较低者→senior n. & adj.(反义词) 16.talent n.天才;特殊能力;才干→telented adj.有才气的;有才能的 17.divorce n.离婚;断绝关系 vt.与……离婚;与……脱离 18.obey vt. & vi.服从;顺从 ●重点短语 1.test out      试验;考验 2.ring up 给……打电话 3.turn around 转向;回转 4.leave...alone 不管,别惹;让……一个人待着 5.take...seriously 认真对待…… 6.set aside 将……放在一边;为……节省 或保留(钱或时间) 7.in all 一共;总计 8.be bound to 一定做…… 9.search for 寻找 10.or rather 更确切地说 11.a surprised look 吃惊的表情 ●重点句型 1.As she turned around, there stood Gladys Claffern. 当她转过身时,格拉迪斯·克拉芬站在那里。 2.But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt-you cannot have women falling in love with machines.但是,尽管托尼很聪明,他还得经过一番改造——总不能让女人与机器相爱吧! 3.It was when Asimov was eleven years old that his talent for writing became obvious. 阿西莫夫的写作天才是在他11岁时才显露出来的。 4.Use a clear simple style as if you were writing to younger students in your school.运用简洁明了的写作风格,就好像你的读者是你们学校低年级的学生那样。 ●高考范文 (2008·陕西) 某天,你班贴出了一张通知。请根据通知、内容要点和要求写一篇英文发言稿。 内容要点: 1.你对“周五读报活动”的看法; 2.陈述你的理由(要举例说明); 3.你的具体建议。 要求:1.短文必须写在答题卡的指定区域。 2.短文词数不少于80(不含已写好的部分)。 3.内容充实,结构完整,语意连贯。 4.书写须清晰、工整。  Dear fellow students, Our monitor suggests that we have “Friday News Hour”. I think that________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ [范文] Dear_fellow_students, Our_monitor_suggests_that_we_have_“Friday_News_Hour”._I_think_that it is a good idea. Everyone knows that we are busy all day. Seldom do we know what is happening both at home and abroad, let alone what we can do for our country. By reading newspapers we can get more information about the world outside. So I think “Friday News Hour” can broaden our mind and enrich our school life. What‘s more, it will help us improve our reading skills. As for my suggestion, I think it’s better to have it twice a week. And we should make a choice about what we‘ll read. I am sure everyone will benefit a lot from this activity. 考 点 探 究 互动探究·能力备考 Ⅰ.词汇短语过关 1.desire v. 期望 n.欲望,希望,请求 desirable adj. 值得拥有的,可取的,有利的 have no desire for sth. 对……没有欲望 have a strong desire to do sth.迫切想做某事 do sth. at sb.’s desire应……的要求做某事 satisfy one‘s desires 满足某人的欲望/愿望 desire for sth. 渴望得到…… desire to do/sb. to do sth. 迫切希望做/某人做某事 desire+that+主语+(should+)动词原形(虚拟语气) It is desirable that+主语+(should+)动词原形 ……是可取的。 [即学即练1](1)They _________________ to learn a second language.他们不想学另一种语言。 (2)I __________________ to a famous university. 我很想上一所名牌大学。 have no desire  desire to go  (3)Most people ____________ a lot of knowledge. 大多数人渴求更多的知识。 (4)The couple ____________ their son ____________ to a famous university.那对夫妻迫切地希望他们的儿子能上名牌大学。 desire for  desired to go (5)The group leader desired that we ____________ it right away.那个组长迫切希望我们现在就开始做那件事。 (should) do 2.alarm n.警报;惊恐 vt.使警觉;使惊恐;惊动 give/raise/sound the alarm发警报 take(the) alarm at... 对……感到吃惊;因……而惊恐 be alarmed at/for...被……吓一跳 [即学即练2](1)He __________________ when the robber came in.抢劫犯一进门他就报了警。 (2)I hope you didn’t __________________ the news. 我希望你没有因为听到那个消息而惊慌。 sounded the alarm  take alarm at (3)The noise of the shot ______________ hundreds of birds. 枪声惊动了千百只鸟。 alarmed 3.sympathy n.同情,同情心;赞同,支持 have/feel sympathy for sb./sth.对某人/某物表示同情 get sympathy from sb.获得某人的同情 out of sympathy出于同情 (have) sympathy with/for...赞同(支持)…… in sympathy with sb./sth.支持某人/某事 [即学即练3](1)It is his own fault, so he’ll ___________ ____________________ me. 这是他自己的错,所以我不会去同情他。 (2)We all ________________________ the victims of the Wenchuan Earthquake. 我们所有人对汶川大地震的遇难者都深表同情。 get no sympathy from  have great sympathy for  (3)Do you ________________________ his point of view?你同意他的观点吗? (4)I’m __________________ you on that point. 在那一点上,我同意你的看法。 have any sympathy with in sympathy with 4.favour (=favor) n.喜爱;恩惠,帮忙;优惠vt.喜爱;偏袒 ask a favor of sb.求人帮一个忙,求人做某事 do a favor for sb.帮某人一个忙,给某人做件事 be in(out of) favor(with)受宠(失宠),得到(不受)偏爱 in favor of赞成,主张 in one’s favor对某人有利 [即学即练4](1)May I ________________________ you?请您帮个忙行吗? (2)Was he __________________ the death penalty? 他赞成死刑吗? (3)_______________________ and turn the radio down while I’m on the phone, will you? 劳驾,我在打电话时把收音机的声音调小点好吗? ask a favor of in favor of Do me a favor 5.accompany vt. 陪伴;伴奏 accompany sth. with/by sth. 与……同时存在或发生 accompany sb. at/on sth. 用……给某人伴奏 accompany sb. to do sth. 陪某人去做某事 accompany sb. to... 陪某人到…… be accompanied by...由……伴奏 [即学即练5](1)Strong winds _____________________ heavy rain.狂风夹着暴雨。 (2)Children under 14 must __________________ an adult.14岁以下的儿童必须有成人陪伴。 (3)I will _____________ Professor Li ___________ the station. 我要送李教授去车站。 were accompanied by be accompained by accompany to 6.declare v. 表明;声明;宣布;宣告;宣称 declare sth. 宣布某事 declare sb./sth. (to be)+adj. 宣布某人/某物…… declare off 取消(约定等) declare for/against sb./sth.表示赞成/不赞成某人/某事 declare oneself 表明态度;发表意见 [即学即练6](1)I _________ this exhibition ______. 我宣布展览会开幕。 (2)The doctor finally ____________ the man was dead. 医生最终宣布该男子死亡。 (3)Police have now __________________ drug dealers in the area.警方已经对这个地区的毒贩宣战了。 declare open declared that declared war on (4)Paredes decided to ____________ federation. 帕雷德斯决定声明支持联邦政府。 declare for 7.test out试验;测试;检查 turn out证明是;生产;出来 put out熄灭;出版 let out泄露;放出,发出 set out着手,开始 find out找出 try out试验 figure out合计,计算出;想出 [即学即练7](1)They ____________ the new sports car. 他们测试了那部新跑车。 (2)I’d better have my eyes _______________.我该去检查视力了。 (3)Drugs should be ___________ animals. 药品应先在动物身上做试验。 tested out   tested tested on (4)Guess the meaning of the words in the two boxes, then ____________ a few more words that you can add to each box.猜两个方框中单词的意思,并想出一些可以加入其中的单词。 (5)All this may ____________ to be impossible. 这一切也许会被证明是不可能的。 figure out turn out (6)He ____________ a cry of surprise. 他惊讶地叫了一声。 (7)They had ____________ the fire before we arrived there.我们到达之前,他们已扑灭了火。 let out  put out 8.turn around 转向;回转 turn away 走开,离开;把……打发走 turn down 拒绝,摒斥(提议、建议、提建议的人等) turn sb. in 把某人交给警察,向警方交出某人 turn sth. in 上缴,缴回;交出 turn out 证明为;结果 turn into 使成为;使变成;翻译成 turn over 反复考虑,倒转 turn to 转向;求救于,求助于 turn up 找到,发现;出现,来到 [即学即练8] 用适当的介、副词填空 (1)Turn _____________ and let me look at your back. (2)We were more than halfway up the mountain, so we didn't want to turn ___________. (3)Please turn the television __________ a bit as our baby is sleeping. around  around  down (4)Nobody can turn ______ the wheel of history. (5)The plan turned ______ to be a failure. (6)We often turn ______ this handbook for information on transistors. (7)Why did they suddenly turn you ______? (8)As he had broken the rule of the factory, he was turned ______. back out to down away (9)He promised to come, but hasn't turned ______. up 9.leave...alone 不管;不要打扰;让……一个人单独待着 leave behind 留下;不带走;忘了带 leave for 动身去…… leave off 停止;结束 leave out 省略;忘掉;漏掉 leave...aside 搁置一边;不予考虑 leave it with me 把这事留给我吧 leave sth. for sb. 把某物递交给某人 [即学即练9](1)①Go away and __________________! 走开,别打扰我! ②I‘ve told you before—_______________________! 我告诉过你——别碰我的东西! leave me alone leave my things alone 提示:(1)leave/let sb./sth. alone=let sb./sth. be 别管;不打扰;不碰;顺其自然。 (2)let alone 更不用说。如: There isn‘t enough room for us, let alone any guests. 连我们都没有足够的空间,更不用说客人们了。 (2)用适当的介、副词填空 ①I think we should leave ______ now and have a cup of tea. ②Can you tell me the time? I've left my watch ______. ③She left ______ an important detail in her account. ④Don't you think we'd leave ______ the concert now? ⑤A railway station is no place for a child to be left ______ at night. off behind out for alone 10.set aside 留出,拨出,把……置于一旁 lay aside 放在一边,积蓄 put aside 积蓄,搁一搁 set off 出发,起程,引爆 set about 着手/开始做……(后接名词、动名词) set out 出发,开始 做……(后接不定式) set down 放下,记下 set up 建立,树立,搭起 set...back 使推迟,耽误 set forth 出发,动身,起程,阐明,陈述 [即学即练10](1)①I‘ve ____________ some money for the journey.我为那趟旅行存了一些钱。 ②He ______ all offers ______. 所有的提议他都置之不理。 set aside set aside (2)用适当的介、副词填空 ①Why don't you set your ideas ________ on paper? ②They have set ___________ on a journey around the world. ③I set _______ to knit a sweater but in the end it became a vest. ④A new government was set _________ after the civil war. ⑤Do you know how to set _______ going on this work? down off/out out up  about Ⅱ.重点句型详解 1.As she turned around, there_stood Gladys Claffern. 她刚一转过身去,就看到格拉迪斯·克拉芬站在那里。 There stands...倒装句。(1)there, here, now, then 等副词放在句首时,句子要完全倒装,谓语动词常用 come, go, be, lie, run 等。 (2)表示方位的副词或介词短语置于句首时,句子也要完全倒装,句中的谓语动词通常是 come, go等表示动作的动词。 (3)在上述全部倒装中,主语如为人称代词,则应放在动词前面。 ①There goes the bell. 铃响了。 ②Now comes your turn. 现在轮到你了。 ③The door opened and in came a teacher. 门开了,进来一位老师。 ④Away went the students. 学生们走了。 Away they went. 他们走了。 ⑤Present at the meeting are some teachers and students. 一些老师和学生出席了会议。 [即境活用1] —Look! There ______. —Oh, there______. A.comes the bus; comes it B.comes the bus; it comes C.the bus comes; it comes D.the bus comes; comes it 答案:B 解析:考查全部倒装。注意主语是代词时,不倒装,故选B。 2.But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt—you cannot have women falling_in_love_with machines. 但是,尽管托尼很聪明,他还得经过一番改造——你总不能让女人与机器相爱吧。 have sb. doing 意为“叫/让/使某人做某事或让某种情况发生”。宾语后面用现在分词做宾语补足语,表示宾语与现在分词表示的动作之间为主动关系,且动作正在进行或一直进行。won‘t have sb. doing 意为“不让某人做某事”。 ①Don‘t have the baby crying! 不要让婴儿啼哭! ②You’d better have your car running slowly. 你最好把车子开慢点儿。 ③I won‘t have you talking to your mother like that. 我不允许你这样与你妈妈说话。 拓展:(1)have sb. do 让某人做某事(do表示动作由 sb. 发出) (2)have sb./sth. done 使某事被别人做(sb./sth. 与动词 do构成动宾关系) (3)have sth. to do 有事要做(to do做后置定语修饰 sth.,该不定式的动作由主语发出) (4)have sth. to be done 有事要做(to do做后置定语修饰 sth.,但不定式的动作不是由主语发出的,而是别人) ①I‘ll have the gardener plant some trees. 我要让园丁种些树。 ②Why don't you have your hair cut? 你为什么不理发? ③I have some clothes to wash. 我有些衣服要洗。(洗衣服是主语发出的动作) ④I have some clothes to be washed. 我有些衣服要洗。(洗衣服不是主语发出的动作,由别人来做) [即境活用2] You should understand the traffic rule by now. You‘ve had it ______ often enough. A.explaining   B.to explain C.explain D.explained 答案:D 解析:句中 it指 the traffic rule,故用 have sth. done “使某事被做”。 易 错 点 拨 自我完善·误区备考 1.affair/thing/matter/business/event (1)affair 意为“事情”“事件”,含义较广,泛指已做或待做的事。复数 affairs 一般指商业事务及政府的日常事务,如财政事务、外交事务等。 (2)thing 意为“事情”“事物”,不管大事还是小事,好事还是坏事均可称为 thing;thing的复数形式 things 可作“形势”解。 (3)matter 意为“事件”“事故”,系普通用词,常指需要考虑和处理的事情,而不强调行动,matter 作“物质”解时,是不可数名词。 (4)business 作“商务”“买卖”解时,不能用复数形式,常常指所指派的任务、职责,有时说的是指派的工作或商业上的买卖活动等。常用的短语有 in business “经商”;on business “有事,因公”等。 (5)event 多指“大事件”,尤指重要、有意思或不寻常的事件。 [应用1] (1)I can‘t say which wine is best—it’s a(n) ______ of personal taste. (2)It‘s none of your ____________. (3)What were the chief _____________ last year? (4)He thought she was having a(n)____________. matter business events affair 2. declare/announce (1)declare 指正式和明确地向公众“宣布”“宣告”“声明”,侧重“当众”发表,多用于宣战、议和、宣判某人有罪、宣布国家独立等,declare 后可跟复合宾语。 (2)announce 指含有预告意味的“宣布”“宣告”或“发表”,指公开地或官方性质的“宣布”,侧重“预告”人们所关心或感兴趣的事情,尤指新闻之类的消息,后如需接间接宾语时,要在间接宾语前加 to。 [应用2] (1)It was ______________ that there would be a celebration on Sunday. 据宣布,星期日要举行庆祝(活动)。 (2)This powerful country ______________ war on that small country. 这个大国向那个小国宣战。 (3)The court _____________ the young man guilty. 法庭宣布这位年轻人有罪。 announced   declared declared (4)The little girl ____________ that she would do an experiment on Friday. 这个小女孩向大家宣布她要在星期五做个实验。 announced 3. have sb./sth. do/doing/done/to do/to be done的用法 [应用3] (1)You’d better have your car ____________ slowly. 你最好把车子开慢点。 (2)I won’t have you _____________ to your mother like that. 我不允许你这样与你妈妈说话。 running  talking (3)I have had Tom _____________ the housework again. 我已让汤姆重新做了一遍家务。 (4)He had his wallet ____________ the station. 在车站他让人掏了钱包。 (5)I’m sorry I can’t go to the movie with you. I have lots of letters ____________.(回信是主语的动作) 对不起我不能与你一起看电影了,我有很多信要回。 do picked at to answer (6)Dolla, you can’t leave the office now. I have some letters __________________. 多拉,你现在还不能走,我有些信需要打印。(打印不是主语的动作,是多拉做的事情) to be typed 高 效 作 业 自我测评·技能备考 Ⅰ.单词拼写 1.He has a strong d________ for knowledge. 2.Can you do me the f_________ to fetch some chalk? 3.The girl has a t_________ for drawing and has won a national prize. 4.She is the e______ of the whole street. 5.She never expressed any s____________ when he was injured. desire  favour talent envy sympathy 6.The ______ (全体员工) of our company is excellent. 7.The singer was ______________ (伴随) by the piano. 8.You must ______ (服从) the order and do as I told you. 9.I ___________ (宣布) the meeting closed. 10.What an _____________ (荒唐的) suggestion! staff  accompanied obey declared absurd Ⅱ .单项选择 1.(2010·河北正定中学)Every year in China, ______ day is set aside to honor and show respect to ______ elders. A./; the B.the; the C.a; / D.a; the 答案:D 解析:考查冠词。语意为“在中国,为了向老年人表示尊敬,每年有一天被定为敬老日”。day为可数名词,在此表示泛指,故其前用a修饰;elders前加the表示老年人。 2.It’s unnatural for a mother to leave her child ______ to enjoy herself. A.alone B.behind C.out D.off 答案:A 解析:leave...alone表示“丢下……不管”,是一个固定短语。 3.The accident happened on such an evening with strong winds ______ by heavy rain. A.appeared B.happened C.accompanied D.mixed 答案:C 解析:本题中过去分词短语accompanied by heavy rain做定语修饰winds, accompany意为“伴随、陪伴”,符合语境。 4.We are not ready to go into production yet. The new switch mechanism isn’t fully ______. A.worked out B.turned out C.left out D.tested out 答案:D 解析:test out表示“试验”。句意为:我们还不准备投产,新开关系统装置还未完全调试好。只有test out符合语意要求。 5.Men and women should be treated equally according to the law, but ______ there is great room for improvement. A.in reality B.above all C.after all D.in return 答案:A 解析:句意:根据法律男人和女人应该受到平等的对待。但事实上,这还有很大的改进空间。in reality事实上;above all最重要的是;after all毕竟;in return作为回报,作为报答。 6.We desire that immediate help______to the local villagers who have been trapped by the flood. A.be given B.will be given C.should give D.is given 答案:A 解析:desire宾语从句中用“should+动词原形”,其中 should 可以省略。因为 help和 give 之间是被动关系,故C错误。 7.Young people should concern themselves with state ______. A.business B.matters C.incidents D.affairs 答案:D 解析:state affairs 指“国事”。 8.It is rather ______ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today. A.misleading B.embarrassing C.boring D.demanding 答案:B 解析:句意:我们还不知道目前世界上的动植物有多少种,这是令人尴尬的事。embarrassing “令人尴尬的”;misleading “令人误解的”;boring “令人厌倦的”;demanding “(工作)苛求的,费力的”。 9.I'm sure we can manage to do it, for our luck has ______. A.turned down B.turned in C.turned around D.turned away 答案:C 解析:turn around 转向,回转;turn down 拒绝,关小(声音等);turn in 上交; turn away 打发走。 10.Busy as they are, parents should ______ at least two hours every week to spend with their children. A.set out B.set away C.set aside D.set off 答案:C 解析:句意为“尽管很忙,父母每周也应该拿出至少两个小时的时间与孩子们在一起”。set aside at least two hours 留出或拿出至少两个小时的时间。 11.The teacher was not satisfied with Tom's ______ for his being late yesterday. A.accusation B.explanation C.declaration D.desire 答案:B 解析:explanation “解释,解说”,此处指对迟到的解释。accusation 控告,谴责;declaration 宣告,声明; desire 欲望。 12.(2010·江西师大附中一模)Jack's speech was heard by a group of live judges, all of ______ agreed that it was the best one this year. A.who B.which C.that D.whom 答案:D 解析:考查定语从句。先行词是人,又是非限制性定语从句,排除B、C两项。关系代词作介词of的宾语,所以选whom。 13.(2010·上海春招)The employees ______ that they should renew their contracts within a week. A.advise B.have advised C.are advised D.had been advised 答案:C 解析:考查动词的语态。语意:(公司)建议员工在一周内签合同。根据题意。The employees与advise为动宾关系,所以应该用被动结构,故选C项。 14.The old woman ______ her sons and daughters ______ and see her from time to time. A.suggested; to come B.hoped; to come C.desired; coming D.desired; to come 答案:D 解析:考查 desire sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事。suggest 和 hope 都不能搭配 sb. to do sth. 结构。 15.He hurried to the booking office only ______ that all the tickets had been sold out. A.to be told B.to tell C.told D.telling 答案:A 解析:“only+不定式”做结果状语,表示动作的结果,该结果常常出乎意料。根据句意可判断出 he是 tell的动作被执行者,所以要用不定式的被动式,表示被告知。 Ⅲ .阅读理解 A What is an animal? For many people, an animal has four legs, a head at the front and a tail at the back. There are, in fact, many different kinds of animals. Some are so small that you cannot see them with human eyes. Some have no head, no mouth and no legs. Some live in the ocean. Some can't fly. They come in thousands of different shapes, sizes and colors. One of the largest groups of animals is the insect group. These animals have six parts to their bodies. Many insects cause human problems. Some carry diseases. Others are a problem because they eat the food that farmers grow. But there are insects, like bees and butterflies, which we need because they help flowers and fruit to grow. Like many of the insects, birds have wings and can fly. There are many different types of birds. Some eat fish and are happy living near rivers or the ocean. Others like to live in the countryside or near towns in flocks of many hundreds and mostly eat insects, and there are birds, like the mountain eagles, which eat meat with their strong sharp beaks. They also have sharp claws on their feet, which are perfect for hunting and killing. Like birds, mammals are warm-blooded, and just as all birds have feathers, all mammals have hair on their bodies. Sometimes you can hardly see the hair. Sometimes the hair is very thick, and then it is called fur. There are several different groups of mammals. There are the cats, which include lions and tigers; there are animals with large front teeth, which include mice and rats; there are the sea mammals, which include the whale, the largest animal in the world. Then there are animals which have two arms and can walk on two legs like monkeys and, of course, humans. Fish and reptiles are cold-blooded animals. Fish live in the ocean, but reptiles usually live on the land. Reptiles are probably the least popular animals. They include the long thin snakes that many people are afraid of. However, some people keep snakes in their homes as pets. 1.According to the passage, an animal ______. A.has four legs, a head at the front and a tail at the back B.is a living thing which is quite strong to humans C.is so small that people can't see it with human eyes D.may come in a different shape, size and color 答案及解析: 1.D。推理判断题。根据第一段可知动物大小各异,颜色各异。 2.Why are insects commonly considered to be harmful? A.They are among the largest groups of animals. B.They all have six legs and three parts to their bodies. C.Many of them bring trouble like disease to humans. D.They help flowers and fruit to grow every year. 答案及解析: 2.C。事实细节题。从第二段Many insects cause human problems.可知,许多昆虫会给人类带来麻烦,或传染疾病或破坏粮食。 3.How are birds different from mammals? A.They have wings which help them to fly. B.They are warm-blooded animals. C.They like to live in the countryside or near the ocean. D.They have sharp teeth, which are perfect for hunting and killing. 答案及解析: 3.A。事实细节题。通过比较三、四段的内容可知鸟类和哺乳动物最大的不同是鸟类有翅膀。 4.Which of the animals below belong to reptiles? A.Rabbits. B.Butterflies. C.Swallows. D.Snakes. 答案及解析: 4.D。词义猜测题。reptile意为爬行动物,故只有snakes符合。 B The runup to the launch of China's first lunar orbiter at the end of this month has caught the country's imagination, with more than two thirds of the nation hoping to see the launch live on TV, according to a survey. According to the survey by China Youth Daily and www.qq.com, almost the entire nation hopes to catch images of the event at some point, with 99 percent of the 10 358 respondents saying they expected to witness the satellite launch and 68.9 percent said they were certain to watch the live broadcast of the launch. On www.qq.com and www.sina.com, two popular Web portals in the country, Internet users have contributed some 2 000 poems and 5 000 drawings on the theme of Chang'e 1. “The satellite launch means much more than just saying ‘hello’ to the moon. Maybe in the future we could also send some people to accompany Sister ‘Chang'e’,” said a college student in the survey. Remarkably, many people expect to visit the moon one day, with 93.4 percent of respondents saying they expected to do so. Chang'e Ⅰ is named after Chang'e, a famous character from Chinese mythology. She ascended from the earth to live on the moon as a celestial being after drinking an elixir. There is also another connection between the moon and China. In the 1970s, a crater on the moon was named after a Chinese stargazer, Wan Hu, who is said to be the first astronaut in human history. Legend says about 600 years ago, around the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Wan Hu, a local government official, tried to fly into space with the help of a chair, two big kites and 47 selfmade gunpowder—filled rockets. According to the legend after the r ockets were lit there was a huge bang and lots of smoke. When the smoke cleared Wan was nowhere to be found. China's first astronaut flew into space in 2003 with the launch of the Chinesemade spaceship Shenzhou V. China became the third country, after the Soviet Union and the United States, to carry out manned space missions. 5.Which is true according to the passage? A. According to a survey, two thirds of the nation are hoping to see the launch live on TV. B. The Internet users have drawn some 5 000 pictures of “Chang'e”. C. Wan Hu, a Chinese stargazer, was dead after the huge bang and a lot of smoke. D. China's first astronaut flew into space in 2003 in the spaceship Shenzhou VI. 答案及解析: 5.C。综合细节题。A错,因为是more than two thirds of the nation are hoping to see the launch live on TV。B错,因为所画的不是5 000张嫦娥的图像,而是以嫦娥1号为主题的图片。D错,应该是“神舟5号”。 6.What's the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 5? A. A kind of medicine for long life. B. A kind of medicine to make you light enough to fly in the air. C. A kind of wine. D. A kind of alcohol. 答案及解析: 6.A。猜测词义题。嫦娥偷吃的是长生不老药。 7.Why was Wan Hu said to be the first astronaut in human history? A. Because a crater on the moon was named after his name. B. Because he was the first to go to the moon in his own “spaceship”. C. Because of his courage for scientific experiment to the moon. D. Because he made the first rocket in human history. 答案及解析: 7.C。推理判断题。万户并没有去月球,而是死了,他具有的是为科学探索献身的精神和勇气,故此人们把他称为人类的第一位宇航员。

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