Unit 4 Exploring plants
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. They finally came to the ancient temple, which _____back to the 13th century.
A. has dated B. was dated C. dates D. dated
Nowadays , when you go into the supermarket, you will see all kinds of ____ on shelves.
A. products B. matter C. things D. goods
The date of the election has been ____.
A. given out B. given in C. given off D. given up
How can he live three days in such a _______box.
A. black tight sealed B. sealed tight black
C. tightly sealed black D. black tightly sealed
Police ______ the area where the murderer was known to be hiding .
A. cut off B. took off C. sealed off D. gave off
Does the idea of working abroad _____you?
A. attractive to B. interest to C. appeal to D. call for
Mr. Black advised __________the meeting until next week.
A. to postpone to put off B. postponing to put off
C. to postpone putting off D. postponing putting off
I got lost so I _____myself to another party of tourists.
A. joined B. took C. evolved D. attached
Many students are interested in biology, but we have to _____ the number of the students on the course.
A. add to B. keep up C. limit to D. restrict
The children are sleeping. Please _____your voice.
A. stop B. control C. conflict D. lower
31. After advertised, this kind of shampoo was produced ________.
A. in large form B. on large scale
C. in big way D. by large means
32. Due to the heavy rain, we had to ________the speed for safety..
A. lower B. reduce C. low D. add
33. My friend sent me an e-mail, _________some beautiful pictures _____when in England.
A. attached, taken B. attaching, taken
C. stuck, took D. pinned, taking
34. In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _______in personality.
A. contact B. contrast C. connection D. conflict
35. Many species of plants _______ for several centuries.
A. have evolved B. had evolved C. developed D. have developed
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I caught sight of a hotel at last. The hotel was in a 36 street and seemed to agree with one who 37 a good rest after a long trip. The manager on duty 38 me to my room. When I asked her about dinner, she said it was 39 at six and I had missed 40 .
“ _41 , I’m not very hungry,” I said in a friendly voice. “I’ll go to a restaurant and just have a 42 .”
“What!” she said, raising her eyebrows. “This is a respectable (体面的) hotel, young man. If you want beer, 43 go somewhere else,” she spoke as if a glass of beer were a 44 liquid.
I felt my 45 back through the dark streets after drinking outside. I knocked loudly on the door but nobody 46 . It was a long time 47 the lady opened the door. “What’s going on?” she said 48 . “Guests must be back by ten. The __49__ is for everyone.”
I went to my room and 50 to sleep. The bed was hard and the sheets and blankets were damp (潮湿). 51 of all, the whole hotel trembled (抖动) when the church clock struck every quarter of an hour. Just before 5 a.m., I finally went to __52__.
“Did you sleep well last night, young man?” asked the lady the next morning.
“Truly speaking, I don’t think I will 53 another night here,” I replied. “I 54 slept at all.”
“You must have been 55 all night drinking!” she said in an unfriendly way.
36. A. busy B. wide C. crowded D. quiet
37. A. needed B. took C. got D. tried
38. A. called B. showed C. invited D. sent
39. A. held B. prepared C. cooked D. served
40. A. one B. some C. it D. this
41. A. Thank you B. Never mind C. I’m sorry D. Too bad
42. A. meal B. look C. drink D. rest
43. A. only B. surely C. rather D. better
44. A. dangerous B. soft C. delicious D. popular
45. A. direction B. feet C. path D. way
46. A. answered B. heard C. opened D. went
47. A. before B. when C. after D. until
48. A. sadly B. kindly C. coldly D. gently
49. A. idea B. suggestion C. order D. rule
50. A. planned B. tried C. went D. had
51. A. Most B. Best C. Worst D. First
52. A. sleep B. bed C. work D. dinner
53. A. plan B. try C. afford D. spend
54. A. never B. hardly C. seldom D. almost
55. A. over B. away C. up D. out
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Every day we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends—you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak loudly enough and clearly enough so that they can hear you but don’t try to shout or force yourself.
Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official (官员) who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.
56. Usually, when you speak to the class, the class are _______.
A. noisy B. quiet C. nervous D. confident
57. Which of the following situations is not unnatural?
A. Answering questions in class. B. Chatting with friends.
C. Being interviewed by a professor. D. Speaking at a meeting.
58. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is ______.
A. to show your ability B. to be very gentle
C. to make sure that you can be heard D. to put the official at ease
59. The main idea of this passage is ______.
A. that we should talk in different ways in different situations
B. that we must speak as loudly as possible in most situations
C. that we must keep silent at any time
D. that we must talk with the class
B
When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, suddenly I began to cry.
So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so does crying.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears draw help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don’t even know we’re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying—holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering—can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural—and healthy—emotional response (反应).
60. The underlined part “cheer me up” in paragraph 1 means _______.
A. give me courage B. give me support
C. make me happier D. make me less happy
61. It can be inferred(推断) from the text that ______.
A. there are two ways to keep healthy
B. crying does more good to health than laughing
C. crying and laughing play the same roles
D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health
62. According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.
B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.
C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.
D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.
63. What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A. Power of Tears B. How to Keep Healthy
C. Why We Cry D. A New Scientific Discovery
C
Parents should stop blaming (责备) themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling (懒散地躺) himself on the sofa at full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She admitted that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much.
64. This text is most probably written by ______.
A. a researcher of teenager problems B. a headmaster of a middle school
C. a parent with teenagers D. a doctor for heart diseases
65. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as ______.
A. lazy B. quiet C. reasonable D. rude
66. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______.
A. pay no attention to them B. feel helpless to do much about them
C. have come to hate them D. are too busy to look after them
67. What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenagers?
A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept the change.
B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.
C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.
D. Parents are responsible for the change in their children.
D
l. Needed: Full-time secretary position available. Applicants should have at least 2 years of experience and be able to type 60 words a minute. No computer skills required. Apply in person at United Business Ltd., 17 Browning Street.
2. Are you looking for a part-time job? We require 3 part-time shop assistants to work during the evening. No experience required. Applicants should be between 18 and 26. Call 366-76564 for more information.
3. Computer trained secretaries: Do you have experience working with computers? Would you like a full-time position working in an exciting new company? If your answer is yes, give us a call at 457-896754.
4. Teacher needed: Tommy’s Kindergarten needs 2 teachers / trainers to help with classes from 9 am to 3 pm. Applicants should have licenses. For more information, visit Tommy’s Kindergarten in Leicester Square No. 56.
5. Part-time work available: We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part-time at the weekend. Responsibilities include answering the telephone and giving customers information. For more information, contact us by calling 345-674132.
6. University positions open: The University of Cumberland is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction. Applicants should have a degree (学位) in one of the following: Political Science, Religion, Economics or History. Please contact the University of Cumberland for more information. Tel: 435-675435.
68. If Margaret, 21, would like a part-time position and she can only work in the evenings, she should call _________.
A. 345-674132 B. 457-896754 C. 435-675435 D. 366-76564
69. Jack graduated from the University of Trent with a degree in Economics two years ago. He would like an academic position. The best job for Jack is __________.
A. a teaching assistant at the University of Cumberland
B. a teacher in Tommy’s Kindergarten
C. a full-time secretary at United Business Ltd.
D. a computer trained secretary in a new company
70. Mr. Smith wants to be a secretary, but he has no computer skills. If he wants to apply for a job, he should ________.
A. visit Tommy’s Kindergarten
B. call 457-896754
C. go to United Business Ltd. himself
D. contact the University of Cumberland
71. If you want to be a Kindergarten trainer, you should have _______.
A. working experience B. a degree
C. typing skill D. a license
E
One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. William called a family meeting. “We’ve had to make a difficult decision,” Mr. William announced. “You see, your mother has been offered a position as co-director of a television in Chicago. Unluckily, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we’ve decided to move to Chicago.”
Peter looked shocked, while his sister Amy breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving. “It’s surprising, but exciting!” she said. Peter simply said, “We can’t go—I can’t leave all my friends. I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy!”
Mr. and Mrs. William hoped that by the time they moved in August, Peter would grow more used to the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the news, refusing to pack his belongings(物品).
When the morning of the move arrived, Peter was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy’s house, but Tommy’s mother said she hadn’t seen Peter. Mrs. William became increasingly worried, while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so irresponsibly (不负责任).
What they didn’t know was that Peter had started walking over to Tommy’s house, hoping to hide in Tommy’s attic (阁楼) for a few days. But something happened on the way as Peter walked past all the familiar landscape of the neighborhood: the fence that he and his mother painted, the tree that he and his sister used to climb, the park where he and his father often took evening walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who make them special in the first place? Peter didn’t take the time to answer that question but instead hurried back to his house, wondering if there were any moving boxes of the right size to hold his record collection.
72. The conflict (冲突) in this story was caused by ________.
A. Peter and Amy’s different characters
B. a quarrel between Tommy and Peter
C. Peter’s disagreement with his parents about their move
D. Mr. and Mrs. William’s attitude to Peter’s irresponsibility
73. Peter and Amy were both _________ after hearing the move.
A. surprised B. excited
C. disappointed D. worried
74. The reason for Peter’s going home was that _______.
A. he did not want to be left behind
B. he realized his family was important to him
C. he hoped to reach an agreement with his parents
D. he wished to be a more responsible person
75. What would most probably happen next?
A. Peter would bring his records over to the Tommy’s house.
B. Mr. and Mrs. William would call the police.
C. Peter would join his family in moving to Chicago.
D. Mr. and Mrs. William would start searching for Peter.
第四部分：写作 （共三节，满分45分）
第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据中文或首字母提示写出单词,使句子意思完整。
76. The air in the garden was warm and f _______.
77. On warm spring nights, we often lie in the c________, chatting.
78. Usually there are some c______ between parents and children.
79. I’m sorry for p__________ informing you the result of the competition.
80. Hold the vase t_________, for it is fragile.
81. There are ____________（限制，约束） in the international affairs.
82. On the showcase are many fashionable dress ___________（吸引） to the pretty girl.
83. The reward’s declining led to the parade of the film stars in Korea on large __________.（规模）
84. In order to get a harvest in fall, the peasants________（灌溉） their crops from time to time.
85. In the opening ceremony of the company, many successes delivered _______（代表性的）
第二节: 对话填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下列对话，并根据各题所给的首字母的提示，在答题卡右栏中标有题目的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。
W：Hello. I (86) w_______ if I could speak to Mr. Adams, please?
M：Yes, John Adams (87) s _______.
W：I’ve (88) l_______ from a newspaper that you want a hostess.
Could you give me some more information about the job?
M：Sure. It is a part-time job. We would need you from ten in the morning (89) u_______ two in the afternoon.
W：But you did not say it clearly in the newspaper.
M：Yes, we should have (90) m________ it clear. Are you still
interested?
W：Yes. But it would (91) d________ on what the salary is.
M：Well, we offer about 75 pounds a week. It will be a bit
(92) m_______ if you are the right person. Are you skillful in cooking?
W：Yes. In (93) r_______ years I have been doing such work so I have some experience in it.
M：(94) S_______ great! Perhaps we can have a talk some time.
W：Then when would it be (95) c________ for you?
M：Let me have a look at my diary. Yes, what about next Monday, 2:30 in the afternoon?
W：Yes, I think that would be fine.
(86) _____________
(87) _____________
(88) _____________
(89) _____________
(90) _____________
(91) _____________
(92) _____________
(93) _____________
(94) _____________
(95) _____________
第三节: 书面表达（本题共25分）
假设你是李华。最近你校开展了“有烦恼向谁诉说”的网上调查活动，调查结果见下表。请用英语给你的网友Tom写一封信，客观地反映调查结果，并谈谈你的想法。
所占比例
求助对象
原因
60 ％
同学，朋友
年龄相近，易于沟通
30 ％
老师，家长
经验丰富，可以信赖
10 ％
自己
与他人难以相处
注意： 1. 词数100左右;
2. 行文连贯;
3. 信的开头与结尾以及提示句已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I am writing to tell you about the e-mail survey we did in our school — Who you go to when you’re in trouble.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In my opinion,
_____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
单项选择：
21-25 DDADC 26-30 CDDDD 31-35 BABDA
完形填空：
36-40 DABDC 41-45 BCDAD 46-50 AACDB 51-55 CADBC
阅读理解：
56-59 BBCA 60-63 CDBA 64-67 ADBA 68-71 DACD 72-75 CABC
单词拼写：
76. fragrant 77. courtyard 78. conflicts 79. postponing 80. tightly
81. restrictions 82. appealing 83. scale 84. irrigate 85. typical
对话填空：
86. wonder 87. speaking 88. learned 89. until 90. made
91. depend 92. more 93. recent 94. Sounds 95. convenient
书面表达：
One possible version:
Dear Tom,
I am writing to tell you about the e-mail survey we did in our school — Who you go to when you’re in trouble.
About 60 % of the students ask their classmates or friends for help because they are almost of the same age and they can understand each other better. Meanwhile, 30 % of the students share their troubles with their teachers or parents. The reason is that they have a lot of experience and they can be depended on. Besides them, only a few students (10 %), who find it difficult to get along well with others, deal with their problems by themselves.
In my opinion, once we get into trouble, we should turn to our parents or teachers for help.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Teaching plan for grammar
Teaching point: Grammar—object
Performance objectives: To master the position of object, usage of direct object and indirect object.
Procedures:
Step 1: Introduction
Step 2: Position of one object
Step 3: Position of two objects
Step 4: Distinguish “to” and “for” when used in the verb phrase with two objects
Assignment: Exercises
Teaching goals
1．Target language
Important vocabulary
Words:
date back to bring back on a large scale
take opportunity of doing/to do conflict introduce ruin tightly seal restriction in style establish appeal value
Important sentences
A. However it was not until …that the exploration…began…
B. Brave young men took the opportunity of going… often facing many dangers
C. At that time, there were restrictions on … in order to travel unnoticed, he …including…
D. Not only did Fortune… but he also shipped …
II. Ability goals
Enable the Ss to understand the passage better.
Enable the Ss to master some important words and expressions in the text.
III. Learning ability goals
To consolidate the knowledge about plant exploring by reviewing;
To master some important words and expressions in the text.
Teaching important points
Help the Ss understand some difficult sentences.
Teaching difficult points
How to master the words and expressions listed above.
Teaching aids
A multimedia and a tape recorder
Listening
Teaching Aims:
Improve the students’ listening ability.
Improve the students’ speaking ability.
Important and difficult points:
Listening to the order of the experiment.
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Lead-in:
Ask students to discuss the purpose of the experiment.
Ask students to guess the order of the pictures.
Step2 Listening steps:
First listening
Ask the students to listen to the first part and finish Exercise1
Second listening
Ask the students to listen to the first part again and answer the questions in Exercise 2.
Third reading
Ask the students to listen to the first part and complete the table of conditions that each dish of seeds was given.
Fourth reading
Ask the students to listen to the second part of the tape in which the class discusses the results of the experiment.
Ask the students to listen to the second part again and write the conclusion of the experiment.
Reading task
Co-Evolution
Teaching 0bjectives:
To talk about Co-evolution to help the students develop the ability of fast reading and detailed reading.
Important and difficult points:
The way of fast reading.
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Lead-in
show students some pictures and ask them to learn some plants and animals that would be talked about in the text.
Ask students to discuss the question :
What is the relationship between plants and animals?
Step2 Reading comprehension.
Ask students to read the passage quickly and try to find answers to the questions in Part 1.
Ask students to read again and complete Part 2.
Let students complete Part 3
Step 3 Reading strategy
Discuss in pairs about the reading strategy :scanning and skimming .
Find out the advantages and disadvantages of the relationships between the plants and pollinators in the text.
Step 4 Discussion
In group, discuss what would happen to the animal pollinators of each of the plants described if these plants died out.
Step 5 Homework.
1. Read the passage carefully and review the new words and phrases.
2. Make a summary of the text.
Reading
Teaching objectives:
to learn some information about plants exploring in the 18th-19th century.
to teach the students about the main idea about the passage.
to make the students understand the purpose of the writing the passage.
Teaching focus and difficulties:
1. knowing the structure of the passage.
2. mastering the main events in different times.
Teaching methods:
1. Listening, reading and thinking to get students to understand the text.
Pair discussion and group discussion to get students to participate in the classroom activities.
Teaching aids:
The multimedia
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in (warming up and pre-reading)
Show some pictures to arouse the students interest in plants.
Do you know anything about plants?
Are you familiar with these given pictures?
Step 2 Skimming
Students are expected to read the passage quickly to get the main idea of each paragraph.
Step 3 Scanning
Students are expected to scan the passage and finish the T or F questions.
Besides that, finish the form.
Step 5 Detailed reading
Analyse the structure of the passage.
Ask students to divide the passage into several parts and get the main idea of each part.
Step 6.Imagination
Give the students a certain situation to imagine the possible reasons of taking the plant home.
Homework:
Read the passage out.
Finish off the exercises in the workbook.
Writing
Teaching point: Writing
Performance objectives: To learn how to write an experiment report
Procedures:
Step 1: Discussion
Discuss four pictures in groups about the steps of an experiment
Step 2: Sample report
A sample report for the discussion
Step 3: Guide
A guide on how to organize an experiment report
Step 4: Drilling
Another experiment on conditions that seeds need in order to start growing.
Step 5: Five steps (aim—materials—procedures—results—conclusion)
Step 6: Sample report
A sample report for the experiment
