Using language

1. Using language A VISIT TO THE MOON

2. 判断正误 T or F • 1.The force of gravity changed three times and the last change was the most powerful.( ) • 2.We were too far from the earth to feel its pull.( ) • 3.On the moon ,our weight would be less than on the earth because we were too far from it . • 4.Leaving the moon’s gravity was as painful as leaving the earth’s. • 5.Space travel was very exhausting ,so the wrriter didn’t like it at all.

3. 阅读理解 • 1.The passage is mainly about _______. • A.introduction of the moon • B. the gravity that the writer felt on their way to the moon. • C. the writer’s visit to the moon . • D. the writer’s friend Li Yanping ,an astronomer.

4. 2.Why were we pushed back into our seats when we were going up？ • A.Because our spaceship was too heavy • B.Because we were pulled by the moon’s gravity . • C.Because our spaceship traveled too fast • D.Because we were trying to escape the pull of the earth’s gravity.

5. 3.How did the writer feel after the trip into space？ • A.puzzled and bored. • B.shocked but disappointed C.exhausted but excited D. exhausted and disappointed

6. 4.From the passage ,we can learn that _____ • A.it was the first time that the writer had visited the moon. • B.the writer became taller and fatter on the moon. • C.the writer was too frightened to speak • D.walking on the moon was very easy.

7. 5.From the passage we can know if a man grows up on the moon,________. • A. he will grow taller • B. he will grow shorter • C.he will become fatter. • D.he will become heavier.

8. 短文填空 • Last month, Li Yanping and I made a trip to the moon in a _______.Li told me that the ________ force would change three times, First ,when we escape the ______ of the earth’s gravity ,we were _______ into our seats. Closer to the moon, there was less gravity. I ______immediately and ______ weightlessly around in our spaceship cabin .On the moon ,my ____ was less than on the earth .Walking did need a bit of practice _____gravity had changed. After a while I _____ it and we began to enjoy ourselves. But returning to the earth was very frightening. We watched, amazed as fire _____ on the outside of the spaceship.

9. 与get相关的短语: get along 相处融洽，进展等 get down to 开始认真对待，开始认真考虑 get on 上车 get through 到达；通过；办完，花光(钱、时间等)。 get to 到达

10. get down to; get on; get through; get to; get over; get up 1. Don’t talk too much. Let’s _________ working. 2. Hurry up, or we’ll be late to ______ the bus. 3. It’s easy to _______ the difficulty. 4. I have __________ a lot of papers. 5. She managed to ______ the village. get down to get on get over got through get to

11. 4. But when I tried to step forward, I found I was carried twice as far as on the earth and fell over. 1). “A + be + 倍数 + as +形容词原级 + as + B”. This tree is three times as tall as that one. His father is twice as old as he. 2). “A + be + 倍数 +形容词比较级 + than + B ”

12. The Yangtze River is almost twice longer than the Pearl River. 长江差不多比珠江长两倍。 The number of students in our school is three times larger than that in theirs. 　   我们学校的学生数量比他们学校的多三倍。

13. 3). “A + be + 倍数 + the +名词 (size, length, amount) + of + B” The newly broadened square is four times the size of the previous one. 新扩建的广场是未扩建时的四倍大。

14. — Do you regret _______ (pay) 100 dollars for the painting? — No, I would gladly have paid __________ (两倍那么多了) for it. (paying; twice as much)

15. 与break相关的短语: break down 打破; 毁掉; 破除; 坍塌; 坏掉 break in 破门而入; 打断 break away from 脱离; 打破陈规

16. break through 突围; 突破; 冲垮; 克服 break up 打碎; 拆散; 分裂; 分解 break one's word/promise 食言; 说话不算数

17. 练习坊 • 选用方框内合适的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。(其中有一个多余选项) • There was a _____ of people around the club entrance. • 2. You ought to have a good rest _____ you’ve finished the work. float; now that; mass; get the hang of; watch out; pull mass now that

18. float; now that; mass; get the hang of; watch out; pull 3. She spent the afternoon ______ on her back in the pool. 4. It seems difficult at first, but you’ll soon _______________ it. 5. You have to _________ because there are land-mines all over the place. floating get the hang of watch out