英语：Unit 4《Astronomy the science of the stars》单元同步测试

Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars同步测试卷I一. 单项选择（共15小题;每小题1分,共15分）1. ------ How often do you go to the cinema?------ ，but usually twice a month.A. It all dependsB. Have no ideaC. As usualD. Not at all2. The boy that his cock an egg yesterday.A. lied, layB. lied; laidC. lay; liedD. laid; lain3. he can pass the entrance examination is quite uncertain.A. IfB. WhetherC. ThatD. What4. makes this shop different is that it offers more personal services.A. WhatB. WhoC. WhateverD. Whoever5. What we used to think impossible now does seem possible.A. isB. wasC. has beenD. will be6. As the busiest woman in Norton, she made her duty to look after all the other people’s affairs in that town.A. thisB. thatC. oneD. it7. d ays went by, he didn’t succeed in anything he had planned.A. WithB. WhenC. AsD. While8. It’s accepted that men like playing football more than women.A. especiallyB. generallyC. simplyD. totally9. The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took pictures of them.A. many ofB. masses ofC. the number ofD. a large amount of10. How the big forest fire has remains to be a mystery.A. taken placeB. turned upC. broken outD.broken up11. ------ I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.------ ! I’m sure you’ll make it.A. Go aheadB. Good luckC. No problemD. Cheer up12. We must do whatever we can to the river being polluted any more.A. separateB. keepC. preventD. guard13. Going on a trip into space must be quite exciting experience.A. / ; theB. the; theC. the; anD./ ; an14. China is a country, but America is a country.A. developing; developingB. developed; developedC. developing; developedD. developed; developing15. ------ What happened to you just now, Daisy?------ My key was missing. I had to the door open.A. forceB. keepC. breakD. leave二. 完型填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分）People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and __16__. Most people in Britain live in houses __17__ flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual; they can __18__ them and change them in any way they __19__ . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is __20__ for himself of herself and for __21__ friends.People usually like to __22__ their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a library or on a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your __23__ around you; on the train you may have __24__ your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one __25__ or chair which is your own.Once I was traveling on a __26__ to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the __27__ side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no __28__ on my side of the table at all. I was made rather __29__, I thought he thought that he owned the __30__ table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on __31 __! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had __32__ his space! A few minutes later I took my papers __33__ his case in order to read them. He immediately __34__ his case to his side of the table. （Of course , it is __35__ that he just wanted to be helped to me ! ）16. A. helpful B. personal C. necessary D. useful17. A. rather than B. as well as C. as a result of D. or rather18. A. buy B. leave C. paint D. offer19. A. make B. clear C. like D. prepare20. A. only B. already C. ever D. even21. A. unwanted B. close C. sick D. invited22. A. mark B. decide C. choose D. keep23. A. towels B. sands C. papers D. flags24. A. find B. give C. put D. store25. A. book B. corner C. companion D. meal26. A. plane B. train C. way D. street27. A. opposite B. back C. wrong D. good28. A. matter B. weight C. light D. space29. A. angry B. hurt C. fearful D. busy30. A. right B. only C. small D. whole31. A. the table B. his case C. the seat D. his side32. A. invaded B. shut C. separated D. shared33. A. into B. for C. off D. out of34. A. hid B. set C. moved D. kept35. A. possible B. true C. wonderful D. ordinary三. 阅读理解（共10小题;每小题2分,共20分）AEnglish is fast becoming the language of science around the world, but what is its future among everyday speakers? One expert points out that the percentage(比率) of native English speakers is declining(降低) globally while the languages of other rapidly growing regions are being spoken by increasing numbers of people. But English will continue to remain widespread and important.However, British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in dominance(主导) by the middle of this century to rank, after Chinese, about equally with Arabic, Hindi, and Urdu. “The number of people speaking English as a first language continues to rise, but it isn’t rising nearly as fast as the numbers of many other languages aro und the world, simply。