Unit 5　Look into Science

Ⅰ.听句子,选出句子中所包含的信息。每个句子读两遍

1.Sue came up with a new method of solving the problem.

2.It has used up all the oxygen in the air.

3.In general,people don’t like to be made fun of.

4.He can’t do this work without any help.

5.My brother is three years older than me.

Ⅱ.听句子,选出该句的最佳答语。每个句子读两遍

6.What class are they having?

7.Let’s do the experiment together.

8.Can you imagine the life without electricity?

9.I think the water will pour out.

10.Why does she like science?

Ⅲ.听对话和问题,选择正确答案。每段对话和问题读两遍

听第一段对话和问题,回答第11题。

M:Do you know the Changzheng Ⅳ rocket was successfully launched on December 7th,2014?

W:Sure,I know.

M:We are all proud of that.

W:Yes.We will try our best to realize more dreams.

Question 11:What are the two speakers talking about?

听第二段对话和问题,回答第12题。

M:Edison was a great inventor,wasn’t he?

W:Yes,he invented the electric light.

M:The electric light? I didn’t know that.

W:Yes.He made more than one thousand inventions during his lifetime.

Question 12:What did Edison invent according to the woman?

听第三段对话和问题,回答第13题。

M:I think the clock is the most useful invention.

W:I don’t agree.I think the computer is the most useful invention.

Question 13:What does the girl think is the most useful invention?

听第四段对话和问题,回答第14至15题。

M:My father had a special job last month.

W:What did he do?

M:He spent a whole month in the mountains alone.

W:What did he do in the mountains?

M:He studied butterflies.He looked for food and water all by himself.And he built his house by himself,too.

Question 14:What did the boy’s father do in the mountains?

Question 15:How did the boy’s father get his food and water?

听第五段对话和问题,回答第16至18题。

W:Excuse me,Sir.

M:Yes? What can I do for you?

W:Could you tell me the way to the science museum?

M:Yes.Go down this road.Turn left at the second traffic light.You’ll walk on New Star Road.At the end of the road you’ll find it.

W:Is it far from here?

M:Yes,it’s about three kilometres away.It takes about half an hour to walk there.

W:Oh,it’s a bit far.Is there a bus to go there?

M:Yes.The No.7 bus goes there.Look,here it comes.

W:All right,I’ll take it.Thanks a lot.Goodbye!

M:Goodbye!

Question 16:Where is the science museum?

Question 17:How far is it to the science museum?

Question 18:How long does it take to walk to the science museum?

Ⅳ.听短文和问题,选择正确答案。每篇短文和问题读两遍

听第一篇短文,回答第19至21题。

　　An egg sinks to the bottom if you drop it into a glass of drinking water,but what will happen if you add salt? The results are very interesting and we can learn something from the fact.

First,pour water into the glass until it is about half full.Then put about 6 spoons of salt into the water.Second,pour in drinking water carefully until the glass is nearly full.Be careful not to mix the salty water with the drinking water.At last,put the egg into the water and watch what happens.

If you do the experiment carefully,you’ll see the egg stay in the middle of the glass.Fun? Have a try!

Question 19:How much salt do you need for the experiment?

Question 20:What do you need to pay attention to when doing the experiment?

Question 21:If you do the experiment successfully,what can you see?

听第二篇短文,回答第22至25题。

　　I’m here today to introduce a new product.This is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.Here,seen in public for the first time,is Susie—the Robot! She has big and bright eyes like a lovely cartoon character.Susie can do many different things.She can be your alarm clock.She can help you at home with dinner and cleaning.She can walk the dog,drive a car,and make coffee.Susie can connect to the Internet at any time.In order for Susie to do her best work,she needs to be turned off to get enough electricity at night,or for at least 10 hours a day.She can keep working for 14 hours without stopping.

Question 22:Who is Susie?

Question 23:What can Susie do?

Question 24:How long can Susie keep working?

Question 25:Where can you most probably find Susie?

Ⅴ.听短文填空。短文读两遍

　　In modern life,we have many machines.These machines are very useful.They can make things better and faster than people.A washing machine can help us wash clothes quickly.We have more time to do what we want to do during this time.A printing machine prints a lot of books,newspapers and other things.Buses,bikes,cars,trains,planes and ships help us travel faster than before.The computer is a wonderful machine.It is one of the most important inventions.Today it is used in many ways.It can store information and work out maths problems millions of times faster than a person can.In a few years the computer may change the life of everyone.