Unit3Periodone课堂练习牛津版必修4.doc

PAGE  PAGE 11 Unit 3 Tomorrows world Welcome to the unit reading Welcome to the unit I. 热身题：(每题5分，共 HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 15分)  HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1. Do you think the Moon could be a tourist destination in the future? 2. What jobs do you think robots could do in the future? 3. What developments in science and technology would you like to see happen in the future? II. 阅读题： The happy space shuttle My name is Discovery. I am the orbiter. Astronauts ride inside of me. I am part of the STS, also known as the Space Transportation System. The STS is made of the solid rocket boosters (SRBs), the external tank (ET), and me. When we come together, you can call us a space shuttle. The SRBs are the rockets that hunch like a very big gas tank. I am very happy! Do you know why? I am happy because soon I will be going into space. I have not been there in years. Before I go, I need a checkup. ( HYPERLINK \o 欢迎登陆全品高考网 1)_____________.They want to make some that I will be safe and healthy. I will be launching soon, and I am better than ever. (2)__________________. (3) _________. It will take pictures when the external tank leaves me. People on Earth will study the pictures. I have a boom! It’s a part of my robotic arm. The nice people in Canada made it for me. It has a camera on it. It will take pictures of my skin. (4) ______________, even while I’m in space. I even have something new on my wings. They are called sensors. They can tell if anything hits me during the launch or in space. The external tank and the solid rocket boosters have new parts, too. (5)__________. Now I am sitting on the hunch pad waiting for launch day. It will soon be time for me to return to space. I am a very happy space shuttle. A) 阅读上面的短文，从文章后所提供的A、B、C、D、E、F中选择正确答案填入空白处，其中有一项为多余项。（每题6分，共30分） A. I have many good friends in space B. I have some new parts to keep me safe C. NASA (美国航空航天局) says I am healthy and ready to go D. Many people at NASA have looked me over E. I have