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单元检测（四十七） The Conquest of the
Universe
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Stephen Hawking
Warns Humans
Must Leave Earth Soon
Professor Stephen Hawking recently came out
with a serious warning for people. While at the
Starmus Festival, a festival in Trondheim,
Norway, celebrating science and the arts, Hawking
warned people that the human race is in
serious danger.
Hawking criticized President
Donald Trump for denying climate
change. Then
the physicist warned the audience, “I am not
denying the
importance of fighting climate
change and global warming, unlike Donald
Trump, who may just have taken the most
serious and wrong decision on
climate change
this world has seen.”
Hawking proposed that
the leading countries should send astronauts to
the Moon before 2020
to restart a movement of
more exploration in space. The BBC reported that
Hawking suggested
that we “build a lunar base
in 30 years' time and send people to Mars by
2025”．
According to the BBC, Professor
Hawking said, “Spreading out into space will
completely change the future of humanity.” He
continued, “I hope it would unite competitive
nations in a single goal to face the common
challenge for us all.” The physicist shared more
ideas
to motivate the younger generation to
continue exploring space. Hawking stated, “A new
and
ambitious space program would excite
(young people), and stimulate interest in other
areas, such
as astrophysics (天体物理学) and
cosmology (宇宙学)．”
Hawking also revealed his
vision of other forms of energy that could move us
to a new planet.
He warned the audience, “The
Earth is under threat from so many areas that it
is difficult for me to
be positive.” He
continued, “Our natural resources are being
drained at an alarming rate. We
have given our
planet the disastrous gifts of climate change,
rising temperatures, reduction of the
polar
ice caps, deforestation (滥伐森林), and decimation
(大批杀死) of animal species. We can be
an
ignorant and unthinking (考虑不周的) lot.”
The
professor warned the audience that doing nothing
would lead nowhere. He said, “If we
succeed we
will send a probe (航天探测器) to Alpha Centauri
within the lifetime of some of
you alive
today. It is clear that we are entering a new
space age. We are standing at the threshold
(开端) of a new era. Human colonization and
moving to other planets is no longer science
fiction,
and it can be science fact.” Hawking
advised the audience to move to other worlds
because we
are running out of space.
语篇解读：
文章引用了世界知名物理学及天文学家霍金的观点，阐明了人类必须离开地
球在太空中找一处新家的原因
。
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1．According to Hawking,
what is the first step for humans to spread out
into space?
A．To send people to Mars.
B．To
build a lunar base.
C．To send astronauts to
the Moon.
D．To change the future of humanity.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由文章第三段的第一句可知，人类要向太空扩展应在2020
年之前
把宇航员送到月球以重启太空探索，故选C项。
2．The underlined word
“drained” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by
“________”．
A．speeded up
C．used up
B．stored
D．explored
解析：选C
词义猜测题。由该词前面的“natural resources”和后面的“at an alarming
rate”
可以推断出，drain在这里是“用完，耗尽”的意思，故选C项。
3．What is Hawking's attitude towards the
Earth's future?
A．Pessimistic.
C．Positive.
B．Confused.
D．Indifferent.
解析：选A 观点态度题
。由文章中反复出现的“warned”以及第五段的内容可以推断出，
霍金对地球的未来持悲观的态度
，这也是他提出人类要离开地球的原因，故选A项。
4．The reason why
humans must leave the Earth soon is that ________.
A．the Earth is under threat and the human race
is in serious danger
B．humans have found other
forms of energy to move to a new planet
C．a
new and ambitious space program would excite young
people
D．astronauts have found a better world
in space than the Earth
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第一段的第二句和第
五段的第二句可知，人类必须离开地
球的原因是：人类处于危险之中，地球受到威胁，故选A项。
B
“When I was a child, space was all I
dreamt and talked about. My parents thought it was
just a phase (阶段), but as I grew up I became
greatly interested in science. I never doubted
that
one day I'd be an astronaut.” As an
adult, Anousheh Ansari left her home country Iran,
settled in
the USA and started a company. The
company was so successful that she was finally
able to sell it
for $$750 million. “The first
thing that crossed my mind was that my life's goal
might now be
within reach and I signed up to
become the first female private space explorer at
a cost of around
$$20 million.”
Anousheh
set off on September 18th along with two
astronauts. On
the space station, each member
of a space crew (全体机组人员), tourist
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or not, is expected to
carry out important experiments on board. For
Anousheh, this meant
working on lower back
pains in astronauts and studying tiny life forms
that can carry diseases on
board the station.
Many people might have considered this “working
holiday” bad, but Anousheh
loved it.
Anousheh faced many difficulties on board. To
wash her hair, for example, she had to put
water over her head; however, little bits of
water would float away. “The guys liked to make
fun of
me. They'd ask me to pass the bread and
when I handed it to them, rather than floating it,
they'd
say I'd taken all the fun out of it.
After a while, I got used to all this, though, and
I felt so at home
that in the end it was hard
to go back to normality.”
Anousheh is proud to
be the first female space tourist and wants to
encourage women all over
the world. However,
she doesn't like the title “space tourist”. “I
think if my experience is to be
compared to an
experiment or an experience on Earth, it is
probably closer to an adventure to
Antarctica
or climbing Mount Everest，” she explains.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了首位女太空游客阿努什·安萨里的相关
故事。
5．As Anousheh was growing up, ________.
A．she didn't think she would ever become an
astronaut
B．her interest in space wasn't
expected to last
C．she disagreed with her
parents' plans
D．others tried to discourage
her dreams
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“When I was a
child ... greatly interested in
science.”可推测，阿
努什·安萨里对于太空的热爱在父母看来只是一时头脑发热，不会持续太
长时间。
6．The
space crew members ________.
A．often carry
diseases onto the space station
B．can suffer
aches and pains
C．must have a strong
background in science
D．have little time to
relax
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“working on lower
back pains in astronauts”可
知，太空机组成员可能遭受疼痛之苦。
7．On the space station, ________.
A．Anousheh did a lot of practice on bread
B．it seemed impossible for Anousheh to wash
with water
C．Anousheh liked playing games with
the other astronauts
D．it took Anousheh some
time to get familiar with the conditions
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解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“After a
while, I got used to all this, though, and
I
felt so at home that in the end it was hard to go
back to normality.”可知，阿努什·安萨里在太空
站慢慢适应了那里的环境。
8．In Anousheh's opinion, her experience as a
space tourist ________.
A．will give other
women the courage to explore space
B．cannot be
compared to any experience on Earth
C．turned
out to be a dangerous experiment
D．was not as
good as she hoped
解析：选A
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Anousheh is proud to be the first
female
space tourist and wants to encourage
women all over the
world.”可知，阿努什·安萨里想借自己
的太空旅行鼓励更多的女性去太空探索。
Ⅱ.完形填空
The well-known warning, “Don't talk
to strangers，” has its value when you're young.
However, an experiment shows how surprising
going against such a __1__ can result in a lovely
life lesson.
The team at Kovert Designs, a
technology company, recently set out to ask the
question：
“When was the last time you __2__
looked into a stranger's eyes？” They wanted to
reveal the
beautiful __3__ that can be created
when you __4__ to do so.
As part of the __5__，
they asked eight strangers to pair off into __6__
couples and stand
across from one another — at
first with their eyes __7__.
“I was feeling a
little bit __8__ about what I would see when I
opened my eyes, because I
wasn't __9__ what
was going to happen，” one participant says.
When asked to open their eyes, the pairs
stared at each other __10__， although thoughts and
feelings arose in their minds. Each
participant later __11__ their first impressions,
hesitations and
thoughtful questions about
their partners in one-on-one interviews. Some of
their __12__ expose
how this new connection
can actually teach us quite a lot about __13__.
“I think __14__ you let down all the pretenses
and your ego (自我) drops away, you __15__
your
own vulnerability (脆弱性), your own higher self and
other good qualities，” says one
participant.
“And then you see __16__ in other people as well.
You're not __17__ anymore and
you're not
running from strangers anymore.”
Sometimes the
__18__ of these interactions (互动) are well worth
the initial anxiety and
__19__ they create.
And, at least in these circumstances, they aren't
nearly as __20__ as our
parents once made them
out to be.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。一项实验表明，陌生人之间对视会产生意想不到
的结果，
不仅会让我们更加了解自己，还能发现对方的善。
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1．
C．decision
B．rule
D．description
解析：选B “不要跟陌生人说话”是父母教给我们的“准则(rule)”。
2．
C．first
B．perfectly
D．really
解析：选D
Kovert Designs的一个团队问人们：你们最后一次“真正地(really)”看一
个陌
生人的眼睛是在什么时候？
3．on
C．connection
B．appearance
D．moment
解析：选C
根据第五段中的“expose how this new connection”可知C项符合题意。
4．
C．choose
B．hope
D．agree
解析：选C 这个实验想揭示当人们“选择(choose)”看陌生人的眼睛时会产生的变化。
5．ment
C．design
B．plan
D．creation
解析：选A 根据第一段中的“an experiment”可知A项符合题意。
6．
C．six
B．four
D．eight
解析：选B
八个陌生人两两配对，自然会产生“四(four)”组。
7．
C．looking
ahead
B．open
D．looking down
解析：选A
根据后面两段中的“opened my eyes”和“to open their
eyes”可知，一开始这
些人的眼睛都是“闭着的(closed)”。
8．d
C．inspired
B．anxious
D．puzzled
解析：选B 根据最后一段中的“the initial anxiety”可知B项符合题意。
9．ed for
C．disappointed at
B．angry
about
D．curious about
解析：选A
人们因为还没“准备好(prepared for)”面对接下来发生的事情而感到有些
焦虑。
10． accident
C．by mistake
B．in silence
D．in secret
解析：选B 根据本空后的“although thoughts
and feelings arose in their
minds”可知，尽
管人们脑中思绪万千，但是他们都“静悄悄地(in
silence)”看着对方，谁也没有出声。
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11．ered
C．revealed
B．remembered
D．understood
解析：选C 根据本句中的“one-on-one inter
views”可知，在一对一的采访环境中，人
们比较容易“吐露(revealed)”刚刚心中的想
法。
12．tions
C．predictions
B．warnings
D．comments
解析：选D 上句中的“their first
impressions, hesitations and thoughtful
questions”都是一
些“评论解释(comments)”。
13．ves
C．yourself
B．themselves
D．itself
解析：选A 下段中的“your own vulnerability (脆弱性), your
own higher self and other
good
qualities”都是我们对“我们自己(ourselves)”的了解。
14．
C．until
B．before
D．though
解析：选A “当
(when)”我们去除伪装、放下自我时，我们会“认识到(recognize)”
自己的脆弱、更
高层次的自己和其他好的品质。
15．s
C．expect
解析：选D
参见上题解析。
16．agement
C．improvement
B．goodness
D．happiness
B．preserve
D．recognize
解析：选B 根据“as well”可知，我们也会发现别人的“
善(goodness)”，所以我们不再
“害怕(frightened)”陌生人。
17．
C．sorry
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
18．s
C．outcomes
B．purposes
D．examples
B．frightened
D．ashamed
解析：选C
上段中的“不再害怕陌生人”就是这些互动的“结果(outcomes)”。
19．ness
C．disadvantage
B．sorrow
D．discomfort
解析：选D 根据本空前的anxiety可知，跟陌生人对视时，刚开始会感到焦虑和“不
舒
服(discomfort)”。
20．ous B．necessary
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C．boring D．convenient
解析：选A
在本文所说的情况下，跟陌生人对视不像我们父母说的那样“危险
(dangerous)”。make
sb. out to be是习惯搭配，意思是“声称”。