Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the starsWarming up, Pre-reading, Reading课堂基础自测一、根据句意及首字母提示，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。
life is very d____from country life.fire s____from the factory to the house nearby.this v____ conflict, about 20 common people died.allowed the earth to dissolve h____ gases, which formed part of the atmosphere.the d____ of society, we come to realize the importance of the balance of nature.______ (出场) is requested at the club meeting on Friday.of rubbish were floating on the ______ (表面) of the river.was ______ (失望的) to hear that he lost the last game.think we should try again using a different ______ (方法).______ (气氛) at home has been depressing since they had that flight.二、用所给词或短语的适当形式填空。
prevent...from depend on spread exist in timehas a back injury that may ______ him ______ playing in the tomorrow’s game.custom of arranged marriages still ______ in many countries.3．—Why are you in a hurry to leave here?—Get home ______ to bathe the children.kind of disease ______ all over the country.5. Future agriculture should ______ high technology as well as traditional methods.三、单项选择。
1. I want to know the thief was caught on the spot.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. whether2. made the school proud was 90% of the students can play a kind of musical instrument.A. What; becauseB. What; thatC. That; whatD. That; because3. It is better to the children to learn than to them to do their homework.A. encourage ; encourageB. force ; forceC. encourage ; forceD. force ; encourage4. With the rapid development, Zhengzhou in all directions in the past few years.A. spreadsB. has spreadC. spreadD. had spread5. Better keep him off alcohol, for he’ll be likely to get when he’s drunk.A. disappointedB. interestedC. violentD. quiet四、完成短文。
give birth to prevent...from depend on go by as…as…Peter is a pupil, whose mother_____1_______him seven years ago. Now he is not __2____ healthy___ before because he likes eating meat very much. So his parents are worried about him, they always say they must take measures to__3___ him _____ becoming fatter. But it doesn’t work. In fact, his parents know losingweight_____4_____ their own son,Peter. Unfortunately, as time ____5__, his son becomes fatter and fatter.Learning about language课堂基础自测一、用适当的连接词填空。
1. Having checked the doors were closed, and ______all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom。
2. The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at ______I thought wasa dangerous speed.3. _____we can not get seems better than ______we have.4. It is a fact English is being accepted as international language.5. What the doctors really doubt is ______ my mother will recover from the serious disease soon.二、单项选择。
’ve learnt _____, no matter what happens and how bad _____seems today, life goes on and it will be better tomorrowA. it; thatB. that; itC. it; itD. that; that2. —It’s wrong for a student to follow _____his teachers say.—It’s true. I can’t agree more.A. whatB. no matter whatC. howeverD. whatever3. The reason ___he was late for the meeting was _____his car had been blocked by an accident.A .that; why B. how; why C. why; that D. why ; because4. Black should have taken the doctor’s advice _____in bed for a day or two.A. that he would lieB. he would lieC. that he lieD. that he must lie5. Nowadays the doctors are trying their best to reduce people’s fear _____they would be affected by the present disease.A. whyB. howC. ifD. that6. —Who was the first man on the moon?—I have no idea_________A. who was the first man on the moonB. if the first man on the moon wasC. who the first man on the moon wasD. whether the first man on the moon was7. _____we’ll go camping this Sunday depends on the weather.A. IfB. CanC. WhetherD. That8. _______troubles me most is ________I can’t learn all these English idioms by heart.A. What; thatB. That; whatC. What; whatD. That; that9. Mother made a promise _______ I passed the final exam, she would buy me a bicycle.A. thatB. whetherC. ifD. that if10. We have been walking a long way, so ________is a good rest.A. what are we really neededB. what we really needC. That we really needD. what do we really need11. _______will be suitable for the position?A. Who you think ofB. Whom do you thinkC. Who do you thinkD. Do you think who12. The warm-hearted man often helps ________is in trouble.A. whoB. whoeverC. whomeverD. whom13. No one can be sure ____in a million years.A. what look will man likeB. man will look like whatC. what will man look likeD. what man will look like14. I am lucky _______the thing I enjoy doing most is _________I’ve ended up doing.A. what; whatB. that; thatC. what; thatD. that; what15. —I told you ________he would come to see you.—Actually I had little doubt ________it was trueA. whether; thatB. that; thatC. if; thatD. whether ; ifUsing language课堂基础自测一、单项填空。