Unit 6 Review

滿分150分；時間120分鐘。

第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié) （共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. What does the man want to be？

A. A lawyer. B. A teacher. C. An astronaut.

2. How does the woman find the lab tests？

A. Satisfying. B. Disappointing. C. Puzzling.

3. What is the woman’s opinion about the course？

A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy.

4. Where is the woman going？

A. To the dorm. B. To the bookstore. C. To the reading room.

5. What is small for the woman？

A. The hat. B. The T-shirt. C. The skirt.

第二節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6. When will the solar eclipse take place？

A. At 3：10 pm. B. At 3：20 pm. C. At 3：30 pm.

7. Why does the woman go to get the paper？

A. To keep the birds safe. B. To stop the birds singing. C. To protect her eyes.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8. Which month is it now？

A. September. B. October. C. December.

9. What will the woman do at once？

A. Go for a holiday. B. Fly to New York. C. Book the ticket.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10. What are the speakers mainly talking about？

A. A book. B. A piece of clothing. C. A robot movie.

11. Who is Eve？

A. The man’s friend. B. A robot. C. The man’s wife.

12. What is an Adam unable to do？

A. Tell a lie. B. Fall in love. C. Think properly.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？

A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Co-workers.

14. What time of year is it？

A. Winter. B. Spring. C. Autumn.

15. What was served two days ago？

A. Noodles. B. Dumplings. C. Hamburgers.

16. How does the woman feel at the end？

A. Confident. B. Grateful. C. Doubtful.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17. Who is the speaker probably？

A. A guide. B. A teacher. C. A coach.

18. When will the students leave for the museum？

A. At 6：30 am. B. At 7：45 am. C. At 8：00 am.

19. What will the students do at 1：15 pm？

A. See a film. B. Meet at a cafe. C. Visit a hall.

20. Where can the students find more information？

A. From a brochure. B. From a website. C. From a book.

第二部分 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

For children， space is magical—a whole world is out there， with so many things to learn and stories to read. Here are some children’s books about space and the solar system.

Mae Among the Stars by Stasia Burrington

This beautifully illustrated picture book is attractive to young kids. It was inspired by the first African American woman in space， Mae Jemison. It tells the story of Mae as a little girl， who always knew she had big dreams about space. This is a great addition to a young kid’s collection， as a reminder to hold tight to dreams and never give up.

Space by Libby Jackson

This beautifully illustrated book gives kids a look at 50 women from around the world who were involved in exploring space in some way， from the 19th century to the present day. This is a perfect gift for young kids who want to know more about some of the lesser-known scientific achievements related to space exploration.

Chasing Space by Leland Melvin

This is Melvin’s story about being a football player-turned-astronaut， along with his recovery from an injury that nearly left him deaf. Kids will love reading his story about how he faced challenges and advanced ahead， and he also includes DIY experiments for kids to try， and a section of full-color photographs.

System and Beyond by David A. Aguilar

The book is full of beautiful illustrations of space， and is perfect for kids of all ages， exploring various planets and the solar system. Unlike other kids’ space book， this is a National Geographic book written and illustrated by an award-winning astronomer and space artist. Aguilar is also the former Director of Science Information and Public Outreach at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

21. What do Mae Among the Stars and Space have in common？

A. They include lesser-known astronauts. B. They tell about scientists’ childhood.

C. They cover women exploring space." D. They are suitable for children of all ages.

22. Whose book attracts children who are interested in experiments？

A. Stasia Burrington’s. B. Libby Jackson’s.

C. Leland Melvin’s. D. David A. Aguilar’s.

23. What is unique to System and Beyond？

A. It has beautiful pictures. B. It tells about space artists.

C. It has won many grand awards. D. It was written by an astronomer.

B

Shortly after I graduated from college， I moved to a new state to start a full-time job. One day at work， I found myself wanting to go traveling. Once I’d saved up enough money， I decided it was the perfect opportunity to travel by myself for the first time in my life. So I quickly started doing research on where I’d like to go.

I had never traveled alone before， so I decided to sign up for a guided group that was going to Thailand. This gave me a sense of security. It felt like a great way not only to try being alone and meeting strangers but also doing something that sounded really fun for two weeks.

The Thailand trip forced me out of so many comfort zones that ended up being one of the big turning points of my life. The time I spent in Thailand finding my way around airports and taxis alone， meeting a group of strangers， and doing rock climbing with them in often remote parts of the country， ended up being one of the greatest experiences of my life. Up until this point I had always been shy and very careful to avoid danger and mistakes， but this travel experience inspired me to become different. It showed me a brave， strong， and independent side of myself that went on to influence my life greatly when I returned home.

When I got back， I pretty much dedicated my life to spending as much time as possible doing activities like climbing， hiking or backpacking， especially things that I once thought I wasn’t “capable of” or was “too scared of”. Today， about 6 years later， I’m an outdoor empowerment coach and backpacking educator.

My trip to Thailand was just what I needed to make that change. It showed me what was possible. It changed the path of my life.

24. What is special about the author’s trip？

A. It was planned all by himself. B. It was his first trip after college.

C. It was achieved by quitting his job. D. It was the first time he had traveled alone.

25. Why did the author sign up for a guided group？

A. For safety." " " B. For fun." " " C. To save money." " " D. To make friends.

26. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us about the author？

A. He enjoyed being in nature." " " B. He benefited from the trip.

C. He had a hard time." " " " " " " D. He felt tired on the trip.

27. How has the author changed after the trip？

A. He made friends more easily. B. He fell in love with traveling.

C. He became a brave outdoor type. D. He started staying away from danger.

C

Bacteria （細菌） are an annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms （微生物） from our bodies grow uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station， so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week. How is NASA overcoming this very tiny big problem？ It’s turning to a bunch of high school kids， but not just any kids. It is depending on NASA HUNCH high school classrooms， like the one science teachers Gene Gordon and Donna Himmelberg lead at Fairport High School in Fairport， New York.

HUNCH is designed to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years， Gordon’s students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity， and they think they’re close to a solution. “We don’t give the students any breaks. They have to do it just like NASA engineers，” says Florence Gold， a project manager.

“There are no tests，” Gordon says. “There is no graded homework. There almost are no grades， other than ‘Are you working toward your goal？’ Basically， it’s ‘I’ve got to produce this product and then， at the end of the year， present it to NASA.’ Engineers come and really do an in-person review， and… it’s not a very nice thing at times. It’s a hard business review of your product.”

Gordon says the HUNCH program has an impact on college admissions and practical life skills. “These kids are so absorbed in their studies that I just sit back. I don’t teach.” And that annoying bacteria？ Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem， readying a workable solution to test in space.

28. What do we know about the bacteria in the International Space Station？

A. They are hard to get rid of. B. They lead to air pollution.

C. They appear in different forms. D. They damage the instruments.

29. What is the purpose of the HUNCH program？

A. To strengthen teacher-student relationships. B. To sharpen students’ communication skills.

C. To allow students to experience zero gravity. D. To link space technology with school education.

30. What do the NASA engineers do for the students in the program？

A. Check their product. B. Guide project designs.

C. Adjust work schedules. D. Grade their homework.

31. What can be the best title for the text？

A. NASA： The Home of Astronauts B. Space： The Final Homework Frontier

C. Nature： An Outdoor Classroom D. HUNCH： A College Admission Reform

D

The surface of Mars is etched （蝕刻） with ancient river valleys and lake basins. Some researchers think that liquid water once flowed on the Red Planet. Today， Mars is too cold for much， if any， liquid water to exist. And 3.8 billion years ago， when the flowing water formed， the sun was fainter than it is today， making it even harder to imagine a warm Martian climate. That’s why many researchers think Mars may have gone in and out of deep freezes.

Some researchers have suggested that early Mars only melt when large asteroid （小行星） impacts or volcanic eruptions temporarily warmed the planet. But Kasting， a geologist at Pennsylvania State University thinks warm windows from such dramatic events would have been too brief to carve the vast valleys that exist on Mars. Now， Kasting and his colleagues have come up with an alternative explanation： They think Mars may have experienced a series of climate cycles caused by changes in the strength of the greenhouse effect.

The idea goes like this： When Mars was cold and frozen， volcanoes continued to erupt the greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. There， the gas blanket trapped heat and warmed the planet up until liquid water began to flow， forming Mars rivers and lakes. However， warm temperatures and abundant （充裕的） water would also have sped up certain chemical reactions that consumed carbon dioxide， mitigating the greenhouse effect and cooling the planet back down again. Then the cycle would repeat.

Kasting shared his theory with other astronomers at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco， and in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. So far， Kasting’s team has only shown that such an explanation is possible. But the researchers say field trips could help test the idea by looking for evidence of multiple warm events and their duration.

32. What made researchers believe that liquid water once existed on Mars？

A. The color of the planet. B. The natural climate of Mars.

C. The temperatures of the sun. D. The geological features of Mars.

33. What is Kasting’s theory based on？

A. Large asteroids had no impact on Mars. B. Volcanic eruptions were frequent on Mars.

C. Valleys couldn’t be formed in a short time. D. Carbon dioxide was abundant in the atmosphere.

34. What does the underlined word “mitigating” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Imitating. B. Reducing. C. Predicting. D. Enhancing.

35. What might confirm Kasting’s theory？

A. The future Mars missions. B. The publication of the journal.

C. The design of the climate model. D. The cooperation with astronomers.

第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Since humans successfully put their first object into space， it’s been much easier to launch a satellite， but a lot messier once we’re up there. 36 There are around 5，000 satellites in orbit with fewer than half actually working. When a satellite stops functioning， it keeps orbiting at very high speeds， making a great threat to the useful ones.

So space sustainability has become a big concern. 37 One suggested solution is to refuel the dead satellites and bring them back to life. Another concept is to use a robot with four arms to catch a dead satellite before pulling it into the atmosphere to burn it up.

38 Operating a robot from hundreds of miles away is tough. And the world hasn’t yet reached a consensus （共識） on why we should clear the space junk and there are no real rules that govern how we work out there.

First why should we keep things clean in orbit？ We use satellites to check the weather， find our way around， and for financial purposes. Space data gives us not just beautiful pictures of the Earth， but also information about climate change， natural disasters and other things that can help humans with earthbound challenges. 39

Then how can we humans think as one big community？ Governments should make powerful regulations. Companies ought to engage in shared practices and scientists are expected to think up practical methods. 40 Only in this way can we keep those orbital highways open for the next generation and beyond before they are deadly blocked by space junk.

A. They provide services closely related to our life.

B. This is hard both technically and politically， though.

C. Anyway， we should quicken the pace of clearing up.

D. Space is getting increasingly crowded and dangerous.

E. So we depend largely on space and it needs to be tidied up.

F. Scientists are struggling for strategies to tackle the problem.

G. All of these have been made into the solutions we really need.

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第三部分 語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

Percival Lugue is a graphic artist in the Philippines. From the age of 5， he has had a 41 for collecting toys from fast-food restaurant chains and home-country favorite Jollibee.

Now， the 50-year-old has about 20，000 toys packed from 42 to ceiling （天花板） in his home and" holds a Guinness World Record from 2014， when his collection 43 more than 10，000 items. “The toy is like a storyteller in itself，” said Lugue， explaining his 44 while sitting among the toys in his three-storey home. “For example， it gives me a glimpse （一瞥） of that 45 period when I got it， the story of what’s going on， and what are the incidents that are 46 in the acquisition，” he said.

He compares the 47 that getting new toys gives him to Christmas morning. He has always played with the 48 . But unlike the other kids， who would 49 up their toys into pieces， even as a child， he took 50 care of them and put them on 51 .

One of his most 52 pieces is a “Hetty Spaghetti” figurine， a mascot （吉祥物） from the Jollibee chain that his mother gave him in 1988.

His dream now is to 53 put his collection on display for the 54 or even open a museum to “give others a chance to 55 their own childhood memories”.

41. A. potential B. passion C. mission D. reason

42. A. bedroom B. garden C. floor D. kitchen

43. A. filled B. reached C. allowed D. expected

44. A. courage B. behavior C. choice D. hobby

45. A. particular B. limited C. trial D. curious

46. A. delivered B. stuck C. suspended D. attached

47. A. excitement B. depression C. suspect D. frustration

48. A. kids B. presents C. toys D. friends

49. A. set B. tear C. use D. build

50. A. medical B. good C. slight D. little

51. A. sale B. display C. board D. fire

52. A. shared B. treasured C. wasted D. decorated

53. A. eventually B. constantly C. immediately D. naturally

54. A. country B. family C. restaurant D. public

55. A. have B. weaken C. revisit D. lose

第二節(jié) （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

The first challenge astronauts have to face in space is weightlessness. It brings not only inconvenience in movement， 56 a series of physical effects. That’s 57 astronauts， especially those who remain in orbit for a long time， need to take exercise regularly.

The three astronauts， or taikonauts， 58 （base） in China’s space station are provided 59 different customized fitness 60 （equip）， including a bike and a treadmill （跑步機）.

Similar to a spinning bike， the bike has been fixed on the side of a wall. The astronauts cycle hard against resistance （阻力） 61 （generate） by electromagnetic （電磁的） force or other means 62 （exercise） their legs and keep their bones and muscles strong during the long-term orbital flight.

The space treadmill has been equipped with gravity simulators so that the astronauts can exercise in normal gravity， just as on Earth， which builds up their muscles and compresses the bones to stimulate bone reconstruction.

The astronauts also use pull bands for everyday exercises. They work out for about two hours 63 （day） and each of their exercises are 64 （careful） designed to stimulate and exercise the bones and muscles. Regular and persistent exercise 65 （help） the astronauts improve their working ability under long term weightlessness.

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第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié) （滿分15分）

某中學(xué)生英語報正在舉辦題為“My Dream of Traveling in Space”的征文活動。請你用英語寫一篇短文投稿。要點如下：

1﹒夢想去的星球；

2﹒想去的理由。

注意：

1﹒寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；

2﹒可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

My Dream of Traveling in Space

第二節(jié) （滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Carlos and Maya dreamed of becoming space explorers.

On their way home， Carlos and Maya saw a spaceship in the window of a toy store. They went inside the store to see how much it cost. They saw the price and it was too expensive. They tried to pool their money together but it still wasn’t enough.

They left the store， sad and disappointed. Carlos suddenly realized that his birthday was coming up. Maybe he could ask their parents to buy the spaceship as a gift for his birthday.

When they got home， Carlos ran straight to their mother and told her what he wanted for his birthday.

Their family didn’t have much when it came to money. So， when their dad stopped by the store to see the toy that Carlos wanted， he found it was too expensive. They couldn’t afford it.

On the day of his birthday， Carlos got up early， excited to see his gift. But when he got to the living room， he saw a spaceship that was made out of a cardboard box. His dad had made it for him. It had enough space to ride in. It was a spaceship but it wasn’t what he wanted.

Tears flowed from Carlos’ eyes and he ran back to his room. Maya had just woken up and saw their mom knocking on the door and asking Carlos to come out. But he didn’t want to.

Maya got to the living room but couldn’t see the spaceship they had seen， only the cardboard box. She saw their dad beside it， bending down on one knee with his head down.

Maya didn’t want her brother to be sad on his birthday. So she tried to think of a way to cheer her brother up. She looked at the cardboard spaceship and got an idea.

Carlos didn’t have breakfast and now he was hungry. He was about to get out of bed when he heard a knock on the door. It was Maya. She said that they had a surprise for him.

注意：續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個左右。

Carlos opened the door and just saw Maya was sitting in the cardboard spaceship.

A moment later， they stopped at the dinner table where there was a card saying， “The Best Restaurant in Space”.