1、Unit 4SharingPeriod 4.词汇基础A单词拼写。1They arranged a party to celebrate their parents fortieth wedding a_.2Users can write, edit, send and receive messages at the c_ of a mouse.3The health _ (诊所) is short of medicine, which is inconvenient to treat peoples illnesses.4Jim has lived in the village for sev
2、eral years and he can drive a(n) _ (拖拉机)5It is more convenient to use a machine readable _ (目录) which can be read directly by a computer.6The sleeves are too big, so Ill ask a(n) _ (裁缝) to narrow them.7I lost my _ (大衣箱) at the airport when I flew to New York.8Make sure to _ (分发) these materials to t
3、he hands of the victims.【答案】1.anniversary2.click3.clinic4.tractor5.catalogue6.tailor7.trunk8.distributeB单句语法填空。1The work of the charity is funded by voluntary _ (donate)2With the progress of history, the old _ (politic) system had become unable to adapt to the requirements of economic and social dev
4、elopment.3Another key factor is likely to be whether national social _ (secure) programs decide to pay for the treatment.4We will continue to support the work of the _ (volunteer) sector and promote volunteering.5The rules do not permit much flexibility in their _ (operate), so it is important that
5、they operate fairly.6There were no _ (sew) machines at first so everything had to be sewn by hand.【答案】1.donations2.political3.security4.voluntary5.operation6.sewing.综合提升A句型转换。1This is the most interesting story that I have ever heard of.I have _ heard of _ an interesting story before.2Lucy cant spea
6、k Japanese.And Lily cant speak it，either._ Lucy _ Lily can speak Japanese.3The children are too tired to walk farther.The children are _ tired _ they _ walk farther.4We enjoyed ourselves in the Peoples Park last Sunday.We _ _ _ _ in the Peoples Park last Sunday.5My sister prefers reading to going sh
7、opping.My sister likes _ _ than going shopping.【答案】1.never；such2.Neither；nor3.so；that；cant4had a good time5.reading betterB根据所给提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1我们应该关心那些需要帮助的人。(in need)_2大部分雇员都罢工之后，老板还是让公司继续运营。(operate)_3尽管这辆小汽车价值不菲，但他们没有别的选择，不得不买下来。 (purchase)_4如果我们的盈利达到了预定目标，我们将为慈善事业捐献100万美元。(donate)_【答案】1We should c
8、are for those in need.2The boss continues to operate the company even after most of the employees have been on strike.3Even though the car costs a lot of money, they have no choice but to purchase it.4If we meet our profit targets, we will donate one million dollars to charity.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C
9、和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AYi Jiefangs world broke down when her only son, Yang Ruizhe, 22, died in a road accident in Japan in 2000.To work through her sorrow, she decided to devote her life to fulfilling her sons last wish planting trees in the desert. Yi established the nonprofit organization NPOGreen Life
10、in 2003, which has planted more than 1.1 million trees in deserts in northern China.At the age of 65, Yi started a new project to plant 667 hectares of pine forest in Duolun County in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The county is where there are many of the sandstorms that affect Beijing, as i
11、t is only about 400 km from the capital.Yis_early_life_was_a_long_way_from_the_desert. She, a Shanghai native, had a stable job and a happy family. But the enterprising woman with big career ambitions moved to Japan by herself at age 38 to take a further course. Her husband and son joined her in the
12、 following years. The couple started a private Chinese medical clinic and the son, a diligent and excellent student, was admitted to the Chuo University in Tokyo.Life was perfect, until the sudden death of her son. In the depths of her despair, Yi recalled that two weeks before his death, her son sa
13、id he wanted to return to China to plant trees after graduating from university. “Ruizhe was concerned about the environment. He often rode his motorbike to the mountain and described to me what beautiful sceneries he had seen. His last words are deeply engraved (刻) in my mind. I sometimes even felt
14、 it might be Gods will that I should go back to my country to plant trees，” she said.Her sons wish gave Yi the strength to rebuild her life. After living in Japan for 18 years, Yi sold the clinic and returned to Shanghai with her husband. They devoted all their savings, Ruizhes life insurance payout
15、 and donations from friends, to the NPOGreen Life project. After that, Yi chose the Tamin Chagan desert, in Inner Mongolia and started their planting project.()1.Whats the main idea of the text?AA woman planted trees in the desert in quite a different way.BA mother finished her sons wish to plant tr
16、ees in the desert.CA perfect life was broken by the sudden death of the son.DA Shanghai woman devoted her life to NPOGreen Life project.()2.Yi chose her new project in Duolun County because_.Athat place had many sandstorms affecting our capitalBmuch desert needed trees to plant in that areaCher son
17、once promised to plant trees in that areaDthat region was appropriate to plant trees ()3.“Yis early life was a long way from the desert.” in Paragraph 3 probably means _.AYi lived a very difficult early lifeBYi spent much time in the desert in her early lifeCYis early life had little to do with the
18、desertDYis early life was connected with the desert ()4.Yi Jiefang first went to Japan alone in order to_.Atake care of her only son in universityBseek for a new life for her family Cset up a private Chinese medical clinicDpursue further study in her careerBChildren should start learning Shakespeare
19、 at the age of four before they are faced with the difficulty with the language, says a study published recently.Lessons should begin before pupils start secondary school, because many teenagers begin to dislike the plays, says the report.All pupils should also see at least one performance of a Shak
20、espeares play.The recommendations have been made in a Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)document, contemplating why school children show less and less interest in drama.The RSC has warned that children are being turned off Shakespeare because of the way they are taught in schools and a lack of opportun
21、ities to see plays performed live.Jacqui OHanlon, the head of education at the RSC, said, “Weve seen teachers working extremely well in class.Theres been a lot of success with 4yearolds.With primary school kids, there isnt a fear factor because theyve never heard of him.What we do with children from
22、 the age of 8 is to unfold the story piece by piece and show them the key moments of drama.”Shakespeare is compulsory in secondary school.Pupils between the ages of 11 and 14 must study at least one play.An educator who is in charge of Englands exams said a review of the primary school courses would
23、 be a chance to decide if it should be taught to younger pupils.And as part of the RSC task, more courses will be developed to help teachers lead lessons on plays.Tamsin Greig, the actress, who won an Olivier Award for her performance in Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing last year, said, “Give chi
24、ldren the chance to play with words, ideas and stories, and boredom will have no place.”()5.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?ASecondary schools dont offer lessons on Shakespeare.BChildren at the age of four have more abilities to do things.CEarly contact and learning help students bet
25、ter understand Shakespeares plays.DLanguage is a problem for all children in learning Shakespeare and acting well.()6.What does the underlined part in the fourth paragraph imply?AProper guidance is necessary in learning Shakespeare.BShakespeare was once childrens favorite lesson.CShakespeare becomes
26、 out of date for children.DSchool children always like new things and popular food.()7.Which of the following is TRUE?AShakespeare is compulsory in primary school.BChildren between 11 and 14 must be taught acting.CChildren aged 8 should be taught to write stories.DTamsin Greig once acted in a Shakespeares play.()8.What would be the best title for the passage?ATeach Children Shakespeare at an Early AgeBA Great Dramatist ShakespeareCA Compulsory Lesson in Secondary SchoolDTeach Children to Read from the Age of Four【答案】14BACD58CADA