课件65张PPT。Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.Bikes are very popular in China. Many people prefer ________ (骑自行车) to work.
答案:cycling
2.Scientists have been trying to find ways to ________ (预报) earthquakes.
答案:forecast
3.The increase in the number of plants can stop the process of ________ (沙漠化).
答案:desertification
4.The children carved a pumpkin into a ________ (吓人的) mask.
答案:frightening
5.________ (市民) here may have free access to the library.
答案:Citizens
6.A ________ (大规模的) campaign has been started in China to prevent the desertification process.
答案:mass
7.He equals me in ________ (力量) but not in intelligence.
答案:strength
8.The ________ (沙尘暴) led to a chain reaction which ended in a serious train crash.
答案:sandstorm
Ⅱ.单句改错
1.The children put on strange masks and frightened clothes every Halloween.________
答案:frightened→frightening
2.Many big trees along the road have been cut up for building houses.________
答案:up→down
3.The club women gathered mass of clothes for people in the tsunami-hit countries.________
答案:mass→masses
4.If you take over Dora's job, you are sure to be catched in the middle.________
答案:catched→caught
5.To make sure of your success in the coming speech contest, first of all you should know your strength.________
答案:strength→strengths
6.It was such difficult a question that none of us worked it out.________
答案:such→so
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
As most people know, in the past few years, sandstorms have swept across many cities and areas of North China, polluting the air and disturbing daily lives of human beings. People look dirty and suffer many kinds of illnesses, such as breath difficulty. The sandstorm is such a serious problem that it has not only undermined the industrial and agricultural development of our country but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people. It is expected that effective (有效的) measures should be taken as soon as possible through our joint efforts to limit its occurrence.
So what should we do with the frightening sandstorms? Some experts put forward practical suggestions as follows: For one thing, more funds (基金) ought to be put into tree planting and forest protection so as to keep more water resources within the surface of the earth. For another, governments of all countries should make laws on environmental protection. For example, banning the use of throw-away chopsticks and punishing illegal tree cutting. Scientists should also study and find ways to cut down the degree of its destruction and to improve the whole environment.
How people look forward to sunny days with little breeze (微风) touching their faces now and forever! Nevertheless, I am fully confident that the golden days can come back so long as everyone tries his best to protect natural environment from today on.
【文章大意】 本文讲述的是在沙尘暴对我们的工农业和生活的影响,分析了我们能够采取的多种措施。
1.The underlined word “undermined” (in Paragraph 1) means ________.
A.weakened B.encouraged
C.kept D.made
解析:词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知,沙尘暴不仅仅削弱了工农业的发展,还带来很多生活方面的困难,故该词是指A项意思。
答案:A
2.From the first paragraph, we can infer ________.
A.China has taken no measures to prevent sandstorms
B.sandstorms can cause much damage to human beings and their daily lives
C.the sandstorm is the most dangerous natural disaster to human beings
D.more sandstorms will happen in the near future in North China
解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中“but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of the Chinese people”说明沙尘暴会给人们的生活带来很多的麻烦,故B正确。
答案:B
3.How many ways do some experts put forward to fight against sandstorm?
A.5 B.4
C.3 D.2
解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段“For one thing, more funds (基金) ought to...”和“For another, governments of all countries should make laws on environmental protection.”以及“Scientists should also study and find ways to cut down the degree of its destruction and to improve the whole environment.”说明文章中提出了3种方法,故C正确。
答案:C
4.What's the author's attitude towards the situation to sandstorms' problems?
A.Unconfident. B.Optimistic.
C.Regretful. D.Satisfied.
解析:推理推断题。根据文章最后“I am fully confident that the...environment from today on.”说明作者很有信心。故B正确。
答案:B
B
Most of the sandstorms that had swept China last year came from foreign land, a Chinese official in charge of desertification (荒漠化) control said on Monday. And the invasions (入侵) could partly explain the frequent sandstorms in the country in recent years despite its achievements in desertification control.
Since the start of last spring, the north and northwestern Chinese regions had been hit by 17 sandstorms, of which, a dozen came from foreign land.
Situated in the central-Asia sandstorm region, one of the world's four largest sandstorm sources, China also suffers from sandstorms from outside the country while being blamed as a sand source to northeast Asia. The other three major sources are in Africa, North America and Australia.
The land suffering from desertification has been decreasing by 7,585 square kilometres annually in China, and the area of sandy land has also been falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year.
The shrinkage (收缩) forms a clear contrast to the fact that the land suffering from desertification and sandy feature was added by 10,400 square kilometres and 3,436 square kilometres late last century, respectively.
Currently, the desertification land in China makes up 2.64 million square kilometres, accounting for 27.46 percent of the nation's land, and its sandy land totals 1.74 million square kilometres, accounting for 18.1 percent of the country's total.
【文章大意】 近年来中国遭受严重的风沙袭击,而中国也被认为是风沙的来源之一,经过努力中国在治沙方面取得显著的效果。
5.What does the underlined word “decreasing” mean in Paragraph 4?
A.Going down. B.Going up.
C.Coming from. D.Taking up.
解析:词义猜测题。根据第四段最后的“has also been falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year”可知,该词的意思是“减少”,与fall的意思接近,故选A项。
答案:A
6.Where do most of the sandstorms in China come from?
A.The northwestern Chinese regions.
B.The northern Chinese regions.
C.The western part of China.
D.Foreign countries.
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段提到“Most of the sandstorms that...control said on Monday.”去年袭击中国的沙尘暴来自外国,故选D项。
答案:D
7.Which of the following is believed to be the sand source to northeast Asia?
A.Mongolia. B.Africa.
C.China. D.Australia.
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段“China also suffers from sandstorms...sand source to northeast Asia”可知中国被认为是东北亚风沙的来源地,故选C项。
答案:C
8.What can we infer from this passage?
A.The land in China suffering from desertification has been increasing greatly.
B.China has made achievements in its own desertification control.
C.The desertification land makes up nearly half of China's territory.
D.Little progress has been made in controlling desertification in China.
解析:推理判断题。根据第四段提到“The land suffering from...falling by 1,284 square kilometres a year.”遭受风沙袭击的土地每年减少7 585平方公里,沙地的区域一年减少了1 284平方公里,故可知控制沙漠化取得了成效,故选B项。
答案:B
Ⅳ.阅读七选五
What do you do to take care of the books in your library? Some collectors refuse to read the books in their collections, so the books remain in good condition. Others buy two copies of a book: they read one, and leave the other untouched. __1__ Here are some tips to remember if you want your books to remain in good condition.
·Avoid writing.
You may have been told to write in your books, or even to underline words, phrases, and paragraphs. But if you plan to keep the book, add it to your library, or even sell it, don't write in the book. __2__ Use a notebook to take notes or use pieces of paper. If you are required to write in your book, use a pencil, and remove the markings later.
·Avoid food and drinks.
Food and drinks are things that may be dangerous to your books, so the best way is to avoid eating or drinking while you read. If you need to read while you eat, make sure your fingers are clean and dry as you hold the book or turn the pages. __3__
·Take care.
__4__ Don't let it drop to the ground. When you read the book, don't fold (折) the corners of the pages (use a bookmark instead). Don't place your book with the book open, face down. You'd better use a book cover to keep your book in the best condition.
·__5__
If you want to take care of your books, keep your books on a shelf when you are not reading them. But, also, take care that the books should be placed in an upright (竖直的) position.
A.Put it on the shelf.
B.Protect it from dust.
C.The ink may damage your book forever.
D.When you handle your book, hold it with care.
E.No one knows exactly how to protect their books.
F.Also, keep the book well away from food and drinks.
G.However, many readers must read their books, but they still want to protect them.
答案:1-5 GCFDA
课件40张PPT。Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia Section Ⅱ Grammar
Ⅰ.用所给动词(短语)的适当形式填空
1.We decided ____________ (talk)to some students about why they go there.
答案:to talk
2.It made us very angry ____________ (hear) him talk like that.
答案:to hear
3.They found it impossible ____________ (get) everything ready in time.
答案:to get
4.Please remember ____________(turn off) the light when you leave.
答案:to turn off
5.The books are not allowed ____________ (take out) of the room.
答案:to be taken out
6.He is looking for a room ____________ (live in).
答案:to live in
7.He bought a bicycle ____________ (go) to town more quickly.
答案:to go
8.They thought it a pity ____________ (not invite) her.
答案:not to have invited
9.Did you notice him ____________ (leave) the room?
答案:leave
10.He can't help but ____________ (clean) the glass by himself.
答案:clean
11.It's non-smoking area,so we told the guests ____________ (not smoke) here.
答案:not to smoke
12.The Arctic is considered ____________ (be) the northern part of the Atlantic.
答案:to be
13.I would rather starve to death than ____________ (beg) for food.
答案:beg
14.A group of young people got together ____________ (discuss) this question.
答案:to discuss
15.Why not ____________ (try go) there by boat for a change?
答案:try going
Ⅱ.单句改错
1.David threatened to have reported his neighbor to the police if the damages were not paid.
____________________________________________________
答案:have reported→report
2.I regret telling you that your application hasn't been successful.
___________________________________________________
答案:telling→to tell
3.The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, not making it more difficult.
__________________________________________________
答案:making→to make
4.He couldn't go to England for further education. He regretted to miss such a good chance.
_____________________________________________________
答案:to miss→missing
5.She was asked not make so much noise because her little brother was sleeping.
______________________________________________________
答案:not后加to
6.Traveling can broaden our view and it can make us feeling relaxed after a long period of studying.
____________________________________________________
答案:feeling→feel
7.At last,he found a house to leave his things.
____________________________________________________
答案:things后加in
8.He is said to be studying in the United States for three years.
___________________________________________________
答案:be studying→have studied
9.After the meeting, we went to the supermarket to do some shopping, only finding that it was being decorated.
_____________________________________________________
答案:finding→to find
10.The work needs being completed by the end of the week.
_____________________________________________________
答案:being completed→to be completed或completing
11.It is an honour of me to be chosen to give a speech on behalf of the whole class.
___________________________________________________
答案:第一个of→for
12.Teenagers should be allowed choosing their own clothes and hairstyle.
_______________________________________________________
答案:choosing→to choose
13.We are invited to attend the party held in our club next Thursday.
______________________________________________________
答案:held前加to be
14.To have completed the project in time, the staff were working at weekends.
_______________________________________________________
答案:have completed→complete
15.Do let your mother know all the truth; she appears to be told everything.
______________________________________________________
答案:be told→have been told
Ⅲ.完形填空
The year is 2094. It has been announced that comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably __1__ the southern half of the Earth.
On 17 July, a __2__ which is four kilometers wide enters the Earth's __3__ with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the __4__ part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of __5__. The sea __6__ and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread out from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are __7__.
Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet __8__ in Argentina. Earthquakes and Volcanoes are __9__ off in the Andes Mountains. The shock __10__ move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely __11__ by earthquakes. Millions of people in the __12__ half of the earth are already dead, and the __13__ won't be safe for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is __14__ by clouds of dust, and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won't be seen again for many years. Wars __15__ as countries fight for __16__. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain __17__.
Could it really __18__? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. Science shows that dinosaurs (恐龙) __19__ on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of heavenly object. The dinosaurs couldn't live through the cold __20__ that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?
1.A.attack B.hit
C.beat D.damage
2.A.piece B.comet
C.part D.half
3.A.air B.environment
C.situation D.atmosphere
4.A.rest B.other
C.remaining D.half
5.A.sound B.voice
C.earth D.air
6.A.burns B.destroys
C.harms D.boils
7.A.dead B.lost
C.died D.damaged
8.A.enters B.comes
C.flies D.lands
9.A.sent B.set
C.caused D.made
10.A.rocks B.waves
C.earth D.shakes
11.A.damaged B.changed
C.ruined D.injured
12.A.southern B.northern
C.western D.eastern
13.A.north B.south
C.west D.east
14.A.colored B.hidden
C.polluted D.shut
15.A.come out B.turn out
C.take place D.break out
16.A.water B.money
C.food D.the earth
17.A.on the moon B.on the comet
C.in the ocean D.on the earth
18.A.be true B.happen
C.hit the earth D.destroy the earth
19.A.have been B.had been
C.were D.would be
20.A.day B.climate
C.earth D.weather
【文章大意】 彗星撞击地球,会造成什么样的灾难性的后果?
1.B 彗星应该是“击中”地球,故应该是hit“击中;袭击”。beat意为反复的“打击”;attack“攻击”;damage“破坏”。
2.A 指两块中的一块进入大气层。a piece与上一段中的“two pieces”相照应。
3.D 彗星碎块进入大气层。所以应用atmosphere。air“空气”;environment“环境”;situation“情况”。
4.C 该彗星石的一部分已经毁灭,剩下的部分和地球相撞。rest不能作定语。只能用the rest of sth.。
5.A 以两百倍于声速的速度才符合科学常识。
6.D 大海沸腾起来,而不是燃烧起来。harm和destroy不合题意。
7.C 好几百万人丢失了生命。dead表示死亡状态;sb.be lost表示“迷路”。
8.D 另一块彗星降落在阿根廷境内。land“着陆”。
9.B 句意:火山和地震被引发。set sth. off“引发某物强烈发生”。
10.B shock waves“冲击波”,符合题意,而且在本段的第一句中已出现。
11.C 由文意可知,这些城市完全被毁灭。ruin“毁灭”。
12.A 由第一段最后一句可知,这两块彗星会击中南半球。
13.A 前后两句应该为并列关系。上句是南半球的情况,则下句“北半球”符合句意。
14.B 句意:太阳被云层所遮盖。根据下文“太阳再也看不到了”,可知答案选B。
15.D 战争爆发应该用break out。come out“出来”;turn out“结果是”;take place“发生”。
16.C 由前文中“Crops are ruined.”,可知,国与国之间会为争夺粮食而战。
17.D 句意:一年后地球上仅仅存留着一千万人。
18.B 此句意为“这种事情真的会发生吗?”而非“这种事情可能是事实吗?”;因为it指这种事情,而不是该彗星,所以C、D两项都不对。
19.C 句意:恐龙曾经在地球上生活过1.6亿多年。并没有延续到现在,所以不能用现在完成时态;另外,shows是现在时态,所以答案也不能用过去完成时态。
20.B 句意:恐龙不能度过这样寒冷的气候。climate“气候”;weather常指短期的天气变化,故选B。
Ⅳ.语法填空
Many __1__ (music) meet and form a band because they like to play and write their own music. They may start __2__ a group of high-school students, for whom __3__ (practice) their music in someone's house is the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to passersby in the street or subway so __4__ they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may play in pubs or clubs, for which they __5__ (pay) in cash. Of course they hope __6__ (make) records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires. However, There was one band __7__ (call) Monkees that started in a different way. They played jokes on each other as well as played music, __8__ music and jokes were loosely based on “The Beatles”. Their __9__ (excite) performances were copied by other groups. __10__ it broke up in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________
5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________
9.________ 10.________
答案:1.musicians 2.as 3.practicing 4.that
5.are paid 6.to make 7.called 8.whose 9.exciting 10.Though/Although
课件71张PPT。Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia Section Ⅲ Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner
Ⅰ.根据汉语提示写出单词
1.Nowadays people use too many ______________ (化学药品) in their life, which is bad for the living conditions.
答案:chemicals
2.They've made an ________ (紧急的) request for international aid.
答案:urgent
3.We should pay more attention to the pollution of the ________ (大气).
答案:atmosphere
4.Many people are worried about the pollution of ________(环境).
答案:environment
5.He ____________ (抱怨) to the waiter that his meat was cold.
答案:complained
6.At the same time we are taking measures to ________(保护) wild resources.
答案:protect
7.It was ______________ (绝对地) impossible for him to go abroad yesterday.
答案:absolutely
8.The ________ (污染的) water is not fit to drink.
答案:polluted
9.A scientist must produce some ________________ (证据) in support of a theory.
答案:evidence
10.Her parents are very ________ (担忧) about her behavior.
答案:concerned
Ⅱ.单句改错
1.She urged that we should to finish our homework as early as possible.________
答案:去掉to
2.As far as they are concerning, the teenagers will benefit from doing the housework as well as playing football.________
答案:concerning→concerned
3.The majority of our students is boys.________
答案:is→are
4.This medicine is of no affect to her.________
答案:affect→effect
5.Mr. Smith is great to work for—I really couldn't ask for a good boss.________
答案:good→better
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
Most people buy and use a car as a means of transportation from here to there. Wouldn't it be great if there were other ways to travel easily without owning a car?
In recent years, the idea of “car_sharing” has become popular in Europe and the United States. Car sharing is a system where a group of people share the use of a few cars, rather than each person owning one.
On average, we drive our own cars as little as one hour a day. That's a waste of money, isn't it? To save costs, some people come up with the idea of “car sharing”. Instead of owning our own car, which costs money every day, we can share cars and only pay money when we use them. This is the car sharing system.
In Switzerland, a leader in car sharing, almost 40,000 people have joined a car share system, and borrow and return cars at 800 places across the country. In this system, people who drive less than 10,000 kilometers a year can reduce their driving costs. This is because they only have to pay for the basic fees and charges (费用) based on the actual travel distance. But when people own their own cars, they need to pay taxes, car inspection (检查) fees, parking fees, repair costs and so on. Since this system reduces household expenses (花费), more and more people are starting to do car sharing.
Car sharing is the beginning of a new idea in transportation in which we can use a service we need, without buying a product—a car.
【文章大意】 本文主要讲述了汽车共享是如何兴起的以及汽车共享给人们带来的好处。
1.What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined words “car sharing”?
A.汽车享受 B.汽车共享
C.汽车分配 D.汽车消费
解析:词义猜测题。由第二段第二句的描述可知,car sharing是指几个人共用一些车,而不是每个人都有一辆车,故答案为B。
答案:B
2.People like “car sharing” just because ________.
A.they can't afford new cars
B.it is very popular in Europe and the United States
C.car sharing is more convenient (方便) than owing cars
D.they want to save costs
解析:推理判断题。很多人喜欢汽车共享,并不是因为买不起汽车,或者是比较流行,主要是想省钱。
答案:D
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.More and more people are starting to do car sharing.
B.Anyone shouldn't buy his or her own car at all.
C.Car sharing is a system where a group of people share the use of a few cars.
D.Maybe car sharing will be more popular in the future.
解析:推理判断题。由文章的内容可知,尽管越来越多的人喜欢汽车共享,但并不意味着人们一点都不需要买私家车了。故答案为B。
答案:B
4.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A.car sharing
B.saving money
C.owning cars is a waste of money
D.not to buy cars
解析:主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了汽车共享的好处,故选A。其他三项描述的均不全面。
答案:A
B
Welcome to the Barossa Valley Balloon Adventures website. We hope you find it helpful and easy to use.
Balloon Adventures has been a family owned and operated business since 1986. We have flown thousands of very happy people of all ages over the years. We have a highly experienced team with your safety and enjoyment as our primary concern. Your experience starts when we meet you at the winery (酿酒厂) on the edge of Tanunda, one and a half hours before sunrise. From there our team checks the wind conditions and then chooses the best launch site for the day. We have about 17 different sites throughout the country to choose from.
Once at the launch site we then inflate (充气) the giant colourful balloon. Inflation takes about half an hour. Then it's up, up and away for an experience of a lifetime. Imagine floating above the Barossa, drifting with the breeze and without a care in the world. Ballooning is probably the most romantic form of transportation.
We fly with the wind for about an hour, which gives you plenty of time to take photos and just enjoy the sense of freedom drifting with the breeze. Then, when we land, our support vehicle arrives, we pack the balloon away and then head off to enjoy some of the local food. After breakfast everyone is then officially certified a “Balloonatic” with their own flight certificate. So, in total, you're with us for approximate five hours. After we say goodbye, feel free to explore the sites, sounds and tastes that the Barossa offers.
【文章大意】 本文是关于在巴罗萨峡谷进行热气球飞行的介绍。
5.What's the form of Balloon Adventures?
A.A family owned and operated business.
B.A highly experienced team.
C.A party of thousands of happy people.
D.A network company.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知A项正确。
答案:A
6.How long does it take to inflate the balloon?
A.About one and a half hours.
B.About an hour.
C.About half an hour.
D.About five hours.
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Inflation takes about half an hour.”可知给热气球充气大约需要半个小时。
答案:C
7.A “Balloonatic” in the fourth paragraph is ________.
A.a ticket for breakfast
B.a souvenir from the local people
C.a ticket for an extra flight
D.an official document stating that you have traveled by balloon
解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“...a ‘Balloonatic’ with their own flight certificate.”可知Balloonatic是官方认可的乘坐热气球的证明。
答案:D
8.The website suggests that travelers ________ after the adventure.
A.go back to hotel and have a rest
B.have lunch
C.visit the Barossa
D.buy some local food
解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中的“After we say goodbye, feel free to explore the sites...”可知网站的建议是去游览巴罗萨地区。
答案:C
Ⅳ.短文改错
It is reported, some needy students receive financial support of some kind people but never express their thanks. Personally, I think we are wrong.
Though the helpers don't expect any reward in return, but it's necessary and good manner to say “thank you”. Besides, it is a basic social skill express ourselves in modern society. Maybe some of them do feel thankfully. It is only because they are afraid of being looked down upon which they remain silent. But I just want to say that being poor for a moment don't mean you will be poor forever.
答案:
第一句:It→As; of→from
第二句:we→they
第三句:去掉but; manner→manners
第四句:skill后加to
第五句:thankfully→thankful
第六句:which→that
第七句:a→the; don't→doesn't