1、Unit 4 Making the newsPeriod II Learning about Language一、1. After graduation she reached a point in her life _ she had to decide what to do.2、He is a journalist job is to collect news and write something about it for newspapers. 3、The story goes some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter
2、. 4、Very seldom the young lady cat any breakfast to keep slim figure. 5.Their duty is to defend their country _ foreign enemies attack.6、My parents allow me (see) the concert of Eason Chan. 7、He introduced some techniques that are often used in risk (assess). 8.Its said the project _( accomplish ) l
3、ast month costs 1 million yuan.9.In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they are _(survive).10.Never _(do) she care about her own safety, though she was in great danger.二、People generally tend to pick out the best-looking fruits and vegetables when shopping for produce(农产品), but
4、 Canadian supermarket chain Loblaws is attracting customers with badly-shaped and faulty produce at the price of 30% lower than normal-looking one.A trial run of the ugly food line, named Naturally Imperfect, began with only apples and potatoes to choose from. Consumer demand has been so huge that L
5、oblaws is going to introduce more ugly vegetables and fruits like onions and mushrooms.All the produce that will be sold through Naturally Imperfect would otherwise have been used in juices, sauces, or soups, or have not been harvested at all. The director Dan Branson explained that this program ben
6、efited both food producers who would otherwise have to let abnormal produce go to waste, and consumers who could buy fresh produce at low prices. And he was right, given how popular the line has become.It really went well beyond our expectation, Branson said. I think it really spoke to the fact that
7、 Canadians are out there really looking for some choices.Of course, Canadians know that beauty is more than skin deep, and they also recognize that they can get the same flavor and nutritional benefits in spite of appearances. The positive response(响应) to the initial offering of apples and potatoes
8、showed the opportunity to expand the line and offer more choices at a greater price to Canadian families.If you grow produce in your backyard, there will be a lot of produce that wont look as pretty as what you will see in a grocery store,” said Branson. And nature doesnt grow everything perfectly.
9、Id like to think if somebody were to take a No Name Naturally Imperfect apple, put it right beside a No. 1 apple, close his eyes and eat them, there would be no difference.1.Loblaws is different from other supermarkets in that _.A.more fruits are offered at lower pricesB.normal-looking produce is no
10、t allowed thereC.imperfect produce is sold at lower prices thereD.only apples and potatoes are sold every day2.According to Paragraph 3, Loblawss program_.A.prevents people from wasting their foodB.happens to be a win-win modeC.teaches food producers how to grow foodD.enables consumers to eat more f
11、resh produce3.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?A.Canadians are used to eating perfect produce.B.Smart consumers know the importance of ugly produce.C.Loblaws intends to improve customers quality of life.D.Customers support promotes the development of the ugly food line.4.What do Bransons words in th
12、e last paragraph mainly tell us?A.We should eat imperfect apples with our eyes closed.B.The world is usually full of imperfect things.C.Imperfect fruits are as tasty as perfect ones.D.The fruits grown by ourselves are more nutritious than those in the store.三、 Like most people, I was brought up to l
13、ook upon life as_ process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery : giving away things _ (make) life so much more exciting. One discovery which I made about giving away things is_ it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without gettin
14、g something back, though the return often comes in an _ (expected) way. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it _ (address) to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster (邮政局长)a letter of _ (appreciate). More than a year later I needed a post office box for a n
15、ew business I was starting.I was told at the window that there were no boxes_ (leave),and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard(无意中听到) our conversation. Wasnt it you that wrote us a letter a year ago ab
16、out _ ( deliver) a special delivery to your home? I said yes. Well, you are _ (certain) going to have a box in this post office and we have to make one for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing_complaints.答案以及解析一、1.答案：where解析：考查定语从句。句意:毕业之后,她到了人生中不得不决定做什么的地步,
17、activity, case, point等抽象地点名词作先行词,并且从句中缺状语时,常用where引导定语从句。 2.whose考查定语从句。句意:他是一个记者,他的工作是收集新闻并为报纸写新闻报道。空处引导定语从句,且从句中缺少定语,故用whose引导该定语从句。3.that考查that引导同位语从句。句意:故事发生在不久以前,一个男人有一个非常可爱的小女儿。分析句子结构可知,从句中不缺少句子成分,故用that引导同位语从句,解释说明The story的内容。4.does考查seldom位于句首引起的倒装。句意:为了保持苗条的身材,这位年轻女士很少吃早餐。seldom放在句首时引起局部倒装
18、,此处为一般情况,所以用一般现在时。5.答案：against解析：考查defend的用法。句意:他们的职责是保卫国家不受外敌的攻击。defend. . against.保护.不受。 6. to see考查allow的用法。句意:我父母允许我去看陈奕迅的演唱会。allow sb. to do sth.允许某人做某事”。7. assessment考查词形转换。句意:他介绍了一些在风险评估中常常使用的技巧。此处需要用该词的名词形式。8.答案：accomplished解析：考查非谓语动词。句意:据说上个月完工的项目花费了一百万元。project与accomplish之间是被动关系,且表示过去,故填动词
19、形式作定语。 9.答案：to survive解析：考査动词不定式。句意:在这样干燥的天气里，这些花要想活下来,就必须浇水。根据句意可知,此处用动词不定式作表语,表示事态发展的结果或预期的结果。 10.答案：did解析：考査倒装和时态。句意然她处于极大的危险之中,但她根本不担心自己的安全。否定副词never位于句首时, 句子要用部分倒装;出从句的时态可知,此处应用一般过去时。 二、答案：1.C; 2.B; 3.D; 4.C解析：1.考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的but Canadian supermarket chain Loblaws is attracting customers with
20、 badly-shaped and faulty produce, at the price of 30% lower than normal-looking one可知,加拿大连锁超市Loblaws正在以低于正常品相商品价格的30%来吸引顾客,出售品相不太好的农产品。故选C。2.考查推理判断。根据文章第三段中的The director Dan Branson explained that this program benefited both food producers. . and consumers.可知,Loblaws的这一项目让农产品产者和消费者双赢,故选B。3.考查段落大意。第五
21、段主要讲了消费者对最初提供的苹果和土豆的积极响应,这显示了扩大这一产品线的机会。故选D。4.考查推理判断。文章最后一段中Branson说农产品不会都长得很漂亮,闭着眼睛吃不完美的苹果和完美的苹果的口感是一样的, 由此可知不完美的水果和完美的水果有一样的口感,故选C。 三、答案：1. a2. makes3. that4. unexpected5. was addressed6. appreciation7. left8. delivering9. certainly10. but解析： 文章主要讲述了作者通过一件事明白了给予事物让生活更令人兴奋。1. a 考查冠词。process作过程讲时为可数
22、名词,此处为其单数形式,且表示泛指,故空处应用不定冠词;因process的发音以辅音音素开头,故填a。2. makes 考査主谓一致。给予事物让生活更令人兴奋。giving away things是动词-ing形式短语作主语,谓语动词应用第三人称单数。3.that 考查表语从句。分析句子结构可知,空处引导表语从句,其后是完整的一句话,不缺少任何成分,故用that。4. unexpected 考查形容词。由语境可知,此处表示“出乎意料的,始料不及的,且空前为冠词an,故应填unexpected。5. was addressed 考查时态和语态。此处表示一个星期日的早晨,当地邮局给我”家发了一封信
23、,尽管那封信是要寄到“我的办公室。be addressed to. “寄给.。根据上下文可知,应用一般过去时,故填was addressed。6. appreciation 考查词形转换。此处表示我写了一封感谢信给邮政局长。介词of后应用名词,故填appreciation。7.left 考査非谓语动词。此处表示在窗门”我被告知没有箱子了。boxes与leave之间是逻辑h的动宾关系,故用动词-ed 形式作定语。8. delivering 考查非谓语动词。介词about后应用动词-ing形式。故填delivering。9.certainly 考查词形转换。空处修饰动词going应用副词形式,故填certainly。10. but 考査介词。此处表示我们收到的通常只有抱怨。nothing but. 只有.,为常用搭配。