Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A Grammar Focus -4c基础练习
一、根据首字母或汉语提示,用本课时单词完成句子。
1. I like ______________ (奶油) cakes for breakfast.
2. These green ______________ (豆荚) look good. Let’s buy some. 3. There is a big ______________ (市场) near my house.
4. Mary likes making apple p__________.
5. Jim gets back from work very late on w______________, but weekends are not.
二、根据汉语完成句子,每空一词。
1. 到我们离开时,她还没有出现。
By the time we left, she hadn’t___________ __________ yet.
2. 到学期结束我们都上不完这门课。
________ the_________ __________this term, we can’t finish the course.
3. 当警察到达时,小偷已经跑掉了。
When the police ________, the thief ________already ________away.
4. 铃声一响,这些孩子们就冲出去看他们的新玩具。
As soon as the bell rang, those kids __________ ___________to see their new toys.
5. 这个男孩一听到他爸爸的声音,就进了书房。
The boy __________ ___________the study as soon as he heard his father’s voice.
阅读理解
Paul got on the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded, and he had to stand for about five minutes. Then some of the passengers got off. Paul sat down next to a fat lady. She had several shopping bags, and Paul didn’t have much room on the seat. At last the bus got to the town.
All the passengers started to get off. Paul was very polite, so he stood up to let the fat lady get off before him. She said, “Thank you. ” Then she tried to get out of the seat with all her bags. But she couldn’t move. She was stuck!
Paul had to push the lady. The conductor pulled her. Finally they got her free but she wasn’t pleased.
“I’ll write to the bus company, ” she said. “I’ll tell them not to make buses with such small seats. ”
1. Why couldn’t the lady get out of the seat
A. Because the seat on the bus were too small.
B. Because the lady was too fat and had a lot of bags.
C. Because the bus was very crowded.
D. Because Paul was in his seat next to hers.
2. When did Paul get a seat on the bus
A. As soon as he got on the bus.
B. After five minutes.
C. Just before he wanted to get off.
D. Just before the bus got to the town.
3. How do you know that Paul was very polite
A. He didn’t take the seat and was always standing.
B. He pushed the lady out of her seat.
C. He stood up to let the lady get off before him.
D. He helped the lady carry her bags.
4. The underlined word “room” in Paragraph 1 means ____.
A. part of a house B. space
C. part of a seat D. something for sitting on
5. “She was stuck! ” in Paragraph 1 means she ____.
A. wasn’t able to move or to get out
B. was sitting there, she couldn’t stand up
C. pushed her bags
D. moved very slowly
语法填空
Many have heard of shark fin soup. This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in the ____1___ (south) of China. But do you realize that you are killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup
When people catch sharks, they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. This is not only cruel, but also ___2____ (harm) to the environment. Without a fin, a shark can no longer swim. It won’t be long before it ___3____ (slow) dies. Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ____4____ (ocean) ecosystem. If their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are ___5____ (strong) than any other ocean life in their food chain. ___6____ (but) in fact, around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.
Environmental protection groups around the world, such as WildAid and the WWF, are teaching the public about “____7____ (fin)” now. They have even asked governments to develop laws ____8____ (stop) the sale of shark fins. So far, scientific studies ____9____ (have) shown that shark fins are good for health, so why eat ____10____ (they) Help save the sharks!
答案
一:1. cream 2. bean 3. market 4. pie 5. workday
二:1. showed up 2. By; end of 3. arrived,had,run 4. rushed out 5. went into
三:BBCBA
四:South2.Harmful3.slowly 4.ocean’s 5.stronger
6.But 7.finning 8.to stop 9.haven’t 10.them