2016-2017高中英语 Unit 4 Making the news Section Ⅳ Grammar Writing学业分层测评 新5.docVIP

Unit 4 Making the news Section Ⅳ Grammar Writing Ⅰ.完成句子 【导学号下课后孩子们冲出(教室)来了。____________________________after class. 2．几乎No sooner ________________ the office than the phone rang. 3．假如他们当时不是这么努力他们不会取得这么大的成就。________________ working so hard，they wouldnt have achieved so much. 4．出席会议的是一些重要人物。______________________．你不知道路我也不知道。【答案】　1.Out rushed the children　2.had I entered　3.Had they not been　4.were some important figures　5.Neither do I阅读理解A The International Space Station allows astronauts to live in space for extended amounts of time，enabling them to explore the outside universe and conduct many experiments.However，nothing like that exists for our oceans，and due to the high water pressure，ocean researchers are able to explore what lies under the sea for very short periods of time. They are therefore never able to fully explore the deep inside areas of our oceans.However，if French architect Jacques Rougerie has his way，that will change soon. Jacques has designed a ship that will allow researchers to spend a long period of time observing the sea life and conducting experiments.The huge ship 167ft high，named “Sea Orbiter”，consists of two areas－one above the water where the scientists and crew will liveime as they wish.Since it is powered by sea currents and wind，he expects it to drift (漂流) along the oceans slowlyquipped with the latest sailing tools and communication equipment，the ship will also have a gym，a television and a DVD player! And these guys will not be eating freeze-dried food like astronauts.Instead，Jacques，an accomplished chef，plans to cook them delicious meals every day. The biggest problem to this giant ship is the cost，which is expected to be over $ 500 million－per ship! Howeveror food and medicine in the future，is confident that he will be able to convince governments all over the world to help out，and expects to start construction on not one，but four or five of these amazing ships soon! 【语篇解读】　文章主要介绍了Jacques Rougerie设计的一艘名为Sea Orbiter的未来之船。但是这