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Unit 4 单元加餐练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Play a meaningful role in helping to preserve threatened and endangered species. You don't need any qualifications (资格), just a love of animals. The choice is the hardest part! You can work with monkeys, elephants, pandas, and many other animals you're interested in — an exciting thing!
The type of work is different and can include: communication & play, field research, trips, washing, feeding, preparing food, observation, educating, photographing, building, painting and much more depending on the requirements of the project.
CHINA:Panda Conservation
Work in the largest panda base in China, where the focus is on protecting and building a safe environment. It helps the reintroduction of giant pandas into the wild. There are only 1,600 pandas left. They are listed as the most endangered species in the world, making this experience a true once in a lifetime opportunity.
ECUADOR: Galapagos Islands Protection, Reforestation and Group Project
Help preserve the native and local forests of San Cristobal Island. This project combines environmental, public and social plans to improve the continuity (持续性) of the islands. In addition, it's lots of fun! The centre is popular with international volunteers and there is work going on, from horse riding treatment, to wandering giant tortoises (乌龟), to reforestation work, to coaching the local kids in football.
AUSTRALIA:Animal Care in a Rehabilitation (康复) Centre in Perth
Help all types of animals throughout Perth. Work at the Rehabilitation Centre. You'll assist in taking care of a variety of different animals that need help, as well as working with plants and trees and habitat protection.
语篇解读:文章介绍了在几个不同国家保护濒危动植物的项目。你不需要有什么资格证,只需要有一颗爱心就足够。
1.To join in the project, you are supposed to ________.
A.have a love of animals
B.have higher education
C.have the skill of taking photos
D.have the qualification for treating animals
解析:选A 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知,帮助保护濒危物种具有重要意义。你不需要任何资格证,只要热爱动物。由此可知,参加这个项目,你应该热爱动物。
2.The project in China aims to ________.
A.find safe places for pandas
B.help giant pandas back to nature
C.ask volunteers to list endangered species
D.take good care of 1,600 pandas
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据第三段“It helps the reintroduction of giant pandas into the wild.”可知,在中国,保护熊猫(这个项目)帮助大熊猫重新回到野外。
3.Where can you go if you have the knowledge in caring for animals
A.Galapagos Islands.
B.Perth, Australia.
C.A panda base, China.
D.San Cristobal Island, Ecuador.
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据最后一段小标题“AUSTRALIA:Animal Care in a Rehabilitation Centre in Perth”可知,澳大利亚:在珀斯一家康复中心的动物护理。由此可知,如果你了解护理动物的知识,你可以去澳大利亚的珀斯。
4.The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A.introduce the different conservation projects
B.advertise the beautiful sights of the projects
C.show us the advantage of environment protection
D.encourage readers to take part in the projects
解析:选D 写作意图题。文章介绍了在几个不同国家保护濒危动植物的项目。你不需要有什么资格证,只需要有一颗爱心就足够。故作者的写作意图是要鼓励读者参加这些项目。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Ways to Finally Become a Morning Person
Calculate your perfect bedtime.
The easiest way to wake up earlier in the morning is to get enough sleep. __1__: For a week, remember the number of hours you sleep, including weekends. Divide that number by seven to calculate your nightly need. Think about a time you've been on vacation or of a night you felt particularly rested — how much sleep did you get Once you have that number, calculate backwards from the time you want to get up and plan to go to bed at that new hour.
Find out your stay awake things.
Nighttime can go away fast, especially when you have a lot to accomplish. To be successful in having an earlier bedtime, you may need to set an alarm. And contrary to popular advice, you don't have to turn off the light right before bed. __2__, but reading a thriller may not be the best idea.
Create a morning to do list.
Another good habit is to think about what you want to accomplish in the morning. Having a morning goal is the best motivation (动力). __3__. This way you'll feel like you're on a task when you wake up, you'll get closer to your morning goal and you'll have a clear schedule to follow.
__4__.
People who exercise are easy to sleep better than those who don't. Indeed, studies have shown a strong connection to a better quality of sleep for people who work out at least 10 minutes a day. __5__, which in turn helps fight with sleeplessness.
A.Praise yourself
B.Do some exercise
C.Reading is a great way to relax
D.Write three tasks you have to do the next day
E.Here's how to figure out your sleep needs
F.One reason: exercise reduces your stress levels
G.It can be difficult to develop a new habit even if you know the habit is positive and useful
1.选E 根据本段小标题“Calculate your perfect bedtime.”及空后具体的计算方法可知,本项应选E项“如何算出你的睡眠需求”。
2.选C 根据上文“And contrary to popular advice, you don't have to turn off the light right before bed.”及下文“but reading a thriller may not be the best idea”可知,与普遍流行的建议相反,你睡觉前不必关灯。阅读是放松的好方法,但是读一部恐怖小说可不是最好的主意。
3.选D 根据本段小标题“Create a morning to do list.”及下文“This way you'll feel like you're on a task when you wake up, you'll get closer to your morning goal and you'll have a clear schedule to follow.”可知,本段建议罗列好早起事宜。写出第二天要做的三项工作。这样,当你醒来的时候,你会感觉你在执行任务,会更接近早起目标,你将有一个明确的时间表。
4.选B 根据下文“People who exercise are easy to sleep better that those who don't. Indeed, studies have shown a strong connection to a better quality of sleep for people who work out at least 10 minutes a day.”可知,锻炼的人往往比那些不锻炼的人睡眠质量高,事实上,研究表明,每天至少锻炼10分钟与睡眠质量高有大大的关系。由此可知,本段建议做运动。
5.选F 根据上文“Indeed, studies have shown a strong connection to a better quality of sleep for people who work out at least 10 minutes a day.”可知,事实上,研究表明,每天至少锻炼10分钟与睡眠质量高有大大的关联性。原因之一:运动可以降低你的压力水平,这反过来又有助于对抗失眠。
Ⅲ.完形填空
When the expedition was announced, I was only twenty and I had always dreamed of adventure. So it was with great __1__ one morning in July 1914 that I read this advertisement:
Men wanted for a __2__ journey: small wages, bitter cold, months of complete darkness, and safe return uncertain. Honor and reward will __3__ if it is successful.
Sir Ernest Shackleton
An expedition with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton to the South Pole — I was hooked! I was an amateur but I was young, fit and __4__. I secretly __5__ aboard the ship, Endurance, in a small cupboard. Nobody found me __6__ the ship had sailed and I was __7__ badly from seasickness. __8__, Shackleton seemed interested in my silly behavior and __9__ the situation. He made me a steward to help cook twenty eight meals three times a day.
On January 18th, 1915, the Endurance became __10__ in pack ice as we approached Antarctica. The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck! The ship was __11__ crushed in front of our eyes. I believed Shackleton must have mourned this __12__ end to his expedition, but he did not waste time on __13__. Calling us calmly together, he made an urgent __14__ that we must save only essential __15__ before the ship sank, particularly the small boats, food, cooking equipment, candles, bedding and clothes. To show his __16__, Shackleton threw some gold coins and his gold watch onto the ice. To my __17__, he encouraged Hussey to bring his banjo, describing it as vital for keeping us cheerful.
His perseverance __18__ our complete faith in him. He was always honest with us and never gave __19__ to disappointment. Our team spirit __20__ the morale of the crew and saved our lives.
1.A.excitement B.panic
C.disappointment D.anxiety
解析:选A 根据第一段第一句中的“I had always dreamed of adventure”可推断,作者一直梦想去探险,现在机遇来临,满心激动(excitement)。故选A项。panic意为“惶恐;惊恐”;disappointment意为“失望;扫兴;沮丧”;anxiety意为“焦虑;不安”。
2.A.fruitful B.respectable
C.dangerous D.comfortable
解析:选C 根据设空后对此次出行的描述“small wages, bitter cold, months of complete darkness, and safe return uncertain”可知,本次旅行是一次危险的(dangerous)旅行。故选C项。fruitful意为“富有成效的;多产的”;respectable意为“受人尊敬的;体面的”;comfortable意为“舒适的”。
3.A.pay off B.rise
C.set up D.follow
解析:选D 根据语境,此处是说如果探险成功,荣誉和报酬会随之而来(follow)。故选D项。pay off意为“付清债务;取得成功”;rise意为“上升;(数量)增加”;set up意为“建立;安排”。
4.A.green handed B.energetic
C.sick D.absent minded
解析:选B 作者虽是业余爱好者,但觉得自己年轻、健康、精力充沛(energetic)。but之后的内容突出作者的优势,故B项符合语境。green handed意为“新手的”;sick意为“生病的”;absent minded意为“心不在焉的”。
5.A.hid B.lived
C.laid D.jumped
解析:选A 根据设空前的“secretly”及下文中的“Nobody found me”可知,作者藏在船上的一个橱柜里。hide意为“把……藏起来;隐藏;藏身”,符合语境。故选A项。
6.A.unless B.until
C.when D.in case
解析:选B 根据下文“Shackleton seemed interested in my silly behavior”可知,直到(until)船起航后才有人发现了作者。故选B项。unless意为“除非”;when意为“当……时候”;in case意为“万一;假使”。
7.A.recovering B.dating
C.hearing D.suffering
解析:选D 此处suffer from与seasickness搭配,意为“受到晕船的折磨”,符合语境。故选D项。recover from意为“从……恢复”;date from意为“始于”;hear from意为“收到……的来信;从……处听到”。
8.A.Besides B.Furthermore
C.Otherwise D.Anyhow
解析:选D 根据后文可知,船长让作者留了下来,因此,此处指不管怎样(Anyhow),沙克尔顿船长似乎对作者荒唐的行为感兴趣。故选D项。besides意为“此外;而且”;furthermore意为“此外;更有甚者”;otherwise意为“否则”。
9.A.changed B.made use of
C.accepted D.talked about
解析:选C 根据下文他安排作者做一名服务员可知,沙克尔顿船长接受了(accepted)这种状况。故选C项。change意为“改变”;make use of意为“利用”;talk about意为“谈论”。
10.A.stuck B.buried
C.sunk D.abandoned
解析:选A 根据下文“The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck!”可知,在靠近南极的时候,船被困在(be stuck in)浮冰里。故选A项。bury意为“埋葬”;sink意为“沉没”;abandon意为“抛弃”。
11.A.frequently B.gradually
C.unwillingly D.strangely
解析:选B 结合下文作者以为船长会对此感到痛心可知,船被困在浮冰里后,在他们眼前逐渐(gradually)被压碎。故选B项。frequently意为“频繁地”;unwillingly意为“不情愿地”;strangely意为“奇怪地”。
12.A.unreliable B.unaccustomed
C.unexpected D.unsuitable
解析:选C 船被困浮冰,逐渐压碎是意外的(unexpected)结局。故选C项。unreliable意为“不可靠的”;unaccustomed意为“不习惯的;不寻常的”;unsuitable意为“不合适的”。
13.A.regrets B.preparations
C.solutions D.passions
解析:选A 根据后文可知,船长呼吁大家行动起来,并没有放弃,且根据mourned也可知A项符合语境,指船长并没有把时间浪费在表达遗憾(regrets)上。preparation意为“准备”;solution意为“解决办法;解答”;passion意为“激情;强烈的热爱”。
14.A.appointment B.difference
C.announcement D.mistake
解析:选C 根据设空前的“Calling us calmly together”可知,船长镇定地把我们召集起来,发布一个紧急通知(announcement)。故选C项。appointment意为“约定;约会;预约”;difference意为“差别;差异”;mistake意为“错误”。
15.A.tools B.equipment
C.instruments D.supplies
解析:选D 根据设空后的“before the ship sank, particularly the small boats, food, cooking equipment, candles, bedding and clothes”可知,船长让大家在船沉没之前拯救那些必备的供给品(supplies)。故选D项。tool意为“工具”;equipment 意为“设备”;instrument 意为“仪器”。
16.A.anger B.determination
C.responsibility D.generosity
解析:选B 船长召集大家宣布只带生存必需品,故扔掉自己的一些金币和金表,以表自己的决心,并做出表率。anger 意为“愤怒”;determination意为“决心”;responsibility意为“责任”;generosity意为“慷慨”。故选B项。
17.A.surprise B.delight
C.satisfaction D.interest
解析:选A 船长扔掉了自己的财物,但却鼓励赫西带上他的班卓琴,对此作者感到惊讶(surprise)。故选A项。delight意为“高兴;快乐;使人高兴的事”;satisfaction意为“满足;满意”;interest意为“兴趣”。
18.A.ruined B.constructed
C.won D.invited
解析:选C 他的坚持不懈赢得了(won)我们对他的信任。故选C项。ruin意为“毁坏;毁掉”;construct意为“构成;建造”;invite意为“邀请”。
19.A.support B.permit
C.information D.way
解析:选D 他总是和我们坦诚相待,从不让我们失望。give way to意为“退步;让路”,从不为失望让路,也就是从不让我们失望。故选D项。support意为“支持”;permit意为“许可”;information意为“信息”。
20.A.brought down B.contributed to
C.took up D.set aside
解析:选B 根据语境,我们的团队精神是我们提升士气和幸存的原因,并最终拯救了我们的生命。bring down意为“降低;击倒”;contribute to意为“是……的促成因素;导致”;take up意为“从事;占据”;set aside意为“留出;把……放置一旁;不理会”。故选B项。
Ⅳ.语法填空
Are you truly happy Do you know how to achieve happiness The following are a few tips __1__ will help bring happiness to you.
Set __2__ (practice) goals for yourself. You will have a good mood when you achieve these goals.
Make friends with happy people. Most probably you'll think positively if you __3__ (surround) with people who think positively.
When something goes wrong, try to figure out a __4__ (solve). Truly happy people don't allow problems to affect __5__ (they) moods.
Spend a few minutes each day __6__ (think) about the things that make you happy. These few minutes will give you the opportunity __7__ (focus) on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
__8__ is also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself. Whether you treat yourself __9__ a delicious lunch, take a bath or __10__ (simple) spend a few minutes on your appearance, you are likely to put yourself in a better mood.
1.that/which that/which will help bring happiness to you是定语从句,其中关系代词that/which在从句中作主语。
2.practical 空格中所填单词在句中作定语,修饰名词goals,需用practice的形容词形式。
3.are surrounded 主语you是谓语动词的承受者,用被动语态。
4.solution 空格中所填单词在句中作figure out的宾语,需用solve的名词形式。
5.their 空格中所填单词在句中作定语,修饰名词moods,需用they的形容词性物主代词形式。
6.thinking 句型sb.spend time doing sth.表示“某人花时间做某事”。
7.to focus opportunity常接不定式作定语,表示“做某事的机会”。
8.It It在句中作形式主语,真正主语是后面的不定式。
9.to treat表示“款待”,常用于treat sb.to ...结构。
10.simply 空格中所填单词在句中修饰谓语动词,需用simple的副词形式。
Ⅴ.应用文写作
假设你是李明。上周五下午,来自德国友好学校的中学生足球队与你校校队在学校操场上进行了一场友谊赛。请你给校园英文报写一篇报道。内容包括:
1.比赛结果; 2.活动意义。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
A Friendly Football Match Between Sister Schools
参考范文:
A Friendly Football Match Between Sister Schools
Last Friday afternoon a friendly football match was held between our school and the German sister school on the playground. Crowds of students cheered as the teams came onto the field. All the players gave a wonderful and breath taking performance with a 2∶2 final score.
This activity is of great significance. Not only does the match promote the friendship between us but also it arouses the students' interest in sports. Both sides hope that more exchange activities will be held in the future.