7B Unit 4 Save the trees
1.Reading 【For Level A】
( ) 1. What can trees take in
A. Paper B. Oxygen C. Pencils D. Harmful gases
( ) 2. What does the word this mean in the last paragraph
A. Imagine a world without trees
B. Get a lot from trees
C. Keeping the air cool and clean
D. Cutting down millions of trees
( ) 3. What problems do trees face
A. They don't have enough water to grow.
B. They don't have rich soil to grow in.
C. They can't make the human being happy.
D. People cut down too many trees.
( ) 4.What is the main purpose (目的,意图)of the interview
A. To tell us trees are very important so we should protect them .
B. To tell us trees can produce oxygen.
C. To tell us trees help fight against pollution.
D. To tell us trees make our lives more convenient.
( )5.Where can we find this passage
In a storybook B. In a cartoon book
C. In a magazine D. In a travel guide
Answers: 1. B 2. D 3.D 4. A 5. C
1.Reading 【For Level B】
( ) 1. What kind of passage is it?
A.An advertisement B. A post C.An interview
( ) 2. How many trees do people cut down every year
A. Hundreds of B. Thousands of C. Millions of D. Billions of
( ) 3. According to the passage, we can get a lot from trees EXCEPT
paper B. fruit C. paint D. oil
( ) 4. What does the word "convenient" mean in Line 11
A. hard B. easy C. difficult D. rich
( ) 5.What things are talked about in the interview
A. It takes lots of time for a tree to grow up.
B.Trees can clean the air.
C. There are lots of problems without trees.
D. To protect trees, we can plant more of them.
Answers: 1. C 2. C 3.C 4. B 5. B
2.More Practice 【For Level A】
( )1. How many countries does the Amazon rainforest spread across
A. Five. B. Six. C. Eight. D. Nine.
( ) 2. What does the word “decreasing” mean in Paragraph2
A.Becoming more popular B. becoming better
C. going up D. going down
( )3. Which of the following is True about the Amazon rainforest
A. The number of animals is increasing.
B. The Amazon rainforest is the second largest rainforest in the world.
C. The Amazon rainforest plays an important part in people’s life.
D. The Amazon rainforest covers four and a half million square kilometres of the Amazon Basin.
( )4. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To tell us where the Amazon rainforest is.
B. To tell us many living things lose their homes.
C. To tell us something about animals, birds and insects.
D. To tell us we should do our best to protect the Amazon rainforest.
( ) 5.Why many living things lose their homes
A. Because the earth become too hot to live on.
B. Because some huge animals destroy their homes.
C. Because people cut down too many trees.
D.Because they want to move to other places.
Answers: 1. D 2. D 3.C 4. D 5. C
2.More Practice 【For Level B】
( )1. What is the text type of this passage
Narration (记叙文) B. Exposition (说明文)
C. Argumentation (议论文) D.Practical writing (应用文)
( )2.The Amazon rainforest covers _______________ square kilometers.
A. 5 thousand B. 5.5 million
C. 5 billion D. 5.5 trillion
( )3.The Amazon rainforest lies in ________________.
A. North America B. South America
C. North Africa D. South Africa
( )4. The word“It”in Line 2 refers to______ .
A.the Amazon rainforest B. South America
C. the world D. the Amazon Basin
( )5.Where can we find this passage
A.In a storybook B. In a cartoon book
C. In a science magazine D. In a travel guide
Answers: 1. B 2. B 3.B 4. A 5. C
二、听说训练(信息转述及询问)
第一节 信息转述
你将听到关于pine trees 的介绍,录音播放两遍。请根据所听到的内容,在50秒内说一段话介绍pine trees。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读要点提示。
Pine trees
You can find pine trees ...
People grow pine trees in cities because...
They’re very...
They can grow ...
Some of them can...
We make use of pine trees ...
First, we use...
Second, we use the...
第二节 询问信息
你希望了解更多关于pine trees的情况,请根据以下提示向她提两个问题。每个问题有15秒钟的准备时间和8秒钟的提问时间。
1. 你会种植松树吗?
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2. 我们应该什么时候种松树?
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录音材料: Unit4 Listening Typescript
Host: Welcome to The Natural World. People tell us they want to learn more about different kinds of trees, so I’m going to tell you something about pine trees today.
You can find pine trees in almost every part of China. People grow pine trees in cities because they’re always green. They make the environment more beautiful. They’re very strong plants. They can grow in difficult environments. They also have very long lives. Some of them can live more than a thousand years.
We make use of pine trees in many ways. First, we use the wood from them to make nice furniture. Second, we use them in Chinese medicine. We use almost every part of them to fight against different diseases.
参考答案:
信息转述:
Welcome to The Natural World. People tell us they want to learn more about different kinds of trees, so I’m going to tell you something about pine trees today.
You can find pine trees in almost every part of China. People grow pine trees in cities because they’re always green. They make the environment more beautiful. They’re very strong plants. They can grow in difficult environments. They also have very long lives. Some of them can live more than a thousand years.
We make use of pine trees in many ways. First, we use the wood from them to make nice furniture. Second, we use them in Chinese medicine. We use almost every part of them to fight against different diseases.
询问信息:
1. Can you plant pine trees
2. When should we plant pine trees
三、单元话题写作材料
话题一 植树节活动
题目:假设今天是3月12日植树节,你是学校广播站的小记者查理,请你对同学们植树活动进行现场直播,并谈谈树木在很多方面对我们很有帮助,并提出相应采取的措施。要求80词左右,请适当发挥。开头已给出,不计入总词数。
要点提示:
植树节活动: 搬树苗、挖洞、放树苗、浇水。
树木的作用: 可以美化环境,对抗空气污染,使我们的生活更方便,等等。
保护的措施: 多种植树木,__________________ (自行补充一点)。
时态:________________ 人称:___________________
1.词汇激活
1)种树______________ 2) 搬树__________________________
3)在地上挖洞_____________ 4)把树放进洞里______________________
5)给树浇水_____________ 6)对……有用 ________________________
7)美化环境_____________________________
8)对抗空气污染 ________________________
9)停止砍伐树木 ________________________
10)尽某人最大的努力____________________
Answers:
1)plant trees 2)carry trees
3)dig holes in the ground 4)put trees into holes
5)water trees 6)be useful to
7)make the environment beautiful 8)fight against air pollution
9)stop cutting down trees 10)try/do one’s best
2.连词成句
1)树木让我们的生活更方便。
Trees ______ our lives more ____________ .
2)我们可以用木头制作很多东西。
We can ______ wood _________ ________ a lot of things.
3)树木如此有用,因此我们要努力保护它们。
Trees are_____ ________ _______ we should try to _______ them.
4)如果我们砍伐树木,我们就应该种植新的树木。
If we ________ ________ trees, we _______ ________ new ones.
5)当我们看到周边那些绿树时,会感到更加开心。
________ we see all the green trees around us, we ________ ________ happier.
Answers:
1)make convenient
2)use to make
3)so useful that protect
4)cut down should plant
5)When will be
3.连句成章
Dear students,
I’m the reporter Charlie. Today is Tree Planting Day and many students are planting trees in the park. Look! __________________________________________
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4.范文欣赏
Dear students,
I’m the reporter Charlie. Today is Tree Planting Day and many students are planting trees in the park. Look! They are having wonderful teamwork.The boys are digging holes in the ground. The girls are putting trees into the holes. Our teachers are watering the trees.
Trees can make the environment beautiful, fight against air pollution, and make our lives more convenient.
Trees are so useful that we should try to protect them. First, we should stop cutting down so many trees and do our best to plant more trees. If we cut down trees, we should plant new ones. Second, we had better use both sides of the paper so that we can save wood. When we see all the green trees around us, we will be happier. Let’s take action now!
【详解】
1.题干解读:该题目属于材料作文。主要是写一篇关于种树的文章。除给出内容,需要考生合理发挥补充。要求要点齐全。
2.写作指导:本文采用经典三段式。第一段写植树节活动,具体描述植树活动的现场如何种树,使用现在进行时。第二段写树木的作用,第三段写采取的措施并进行呼吁,使用一般现在时。层层递进,升华主题。
话题二 树木的重要性
题目:树木对人类来说非常重要,请以“Trees are important”为题,写一篇演讲稿,号召全体同学保护和爱护树木。请你根据以下的内容提示完成作文。要求80词左右,请适当发挥。开头已给出,不计入总词数。
内容:
树木的用途 1. 树木吸收有害气体,释放氧气供我们呼吸。 2. 树木给我们提供很多有用的东西,如木材和药品(medicine)等。 3. __________________ (自行补充一点)。
保护树木的措施 __________________ (自行补充两点)。
时态:________________ 人称:___________________
1.词汇激活
1)吸收有害气体___________________ 2)产生氧气 ___________________
3)使空气凉爽和干净________________
4)美化环境 _______________________
5)对抗... ________________________ 6)从......得到.......____________________
7)为......提供____________________ 8)由...制作的__________________
9)用某物做某事 ___________________
10)尽某人最大的努力____________________
Answers:
1)take in harmful gases 2)produce oxygen
3)keep the air cool and clean 4)make the environment beautiful
5)fight against 6)get.... from...
7)provide...with... 8)be made of
9)use sth to do sth 10)try/do one’s best
2.连词成句
1)树木让我们的生活更方便。
Trees ______ our lives more ____________ .
2)我们可以用木头制作很多东西。
We can ______ wood _________ ________ a lot of things.
3)树木如此有用,因此我们要努力保护它们。
Trees are_____ ________ _______ we should try to _______ them.
4)如果我们砍伐树木,我们就应该种植新的树木。
If we ________ ________ trees, we _______ ________ new ones.
5)当我们看到周边那些绿树时,会感到更加开心。
________ we see all the green trees around us, we ________ ________ happier.
Answers:
1)make convenient
2)use to make
3)so useful that protect
4)cut down should plant
5)When will be
Trees are important
Hello, everyone. Today my topic is "Trees are important".
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That’s all. Thanks for your listening!
4.范文欣赏
Trees are important
Hello, everyone. Today my topic is "Trees are important".
Trees are very useful. First, trees can take in harmful gases and produce oxygen for us to breathe. Second, tress provide us with wood so we can use wood to make many things. For example, much furniture is made of wood. We can also use some trees in Chinese medicine to fight against diseases. Third, trees can make our environment beautiful.
Trees are so important that we should try to protect them. First, we should stop cutting down so many trees and do our best to plant more trees. If we cut down trees, we should plant new ones. Second, we had better use both sides of the paper so that we can save wood. When we see all the green trees around us, we will be happier. Let’s take action now!
That’s all. Thanks for your listening!
【详解】
1.题干解读:本文是一篇演讲稿,文章需从树木用途和保护树木措施两方面介绍,除给出内容,需要考生合理发挥补充。要求要点齐全。
2.写作指导:本文时态是一般现在时。第一段为开头语,第二段介绍树木用途,第三段介绍保护树木建议,第四段为结束语。可使用First、Second、Third等分条介绍,使短文条理清晰。可以多使用固定句型,增加文章层次。