1、Unit 4 Helping people around the round-Welcome to the unit 课时作业I. 根据首字母或中文提示补全单词：（每题3分，共30分）1.This work would be impossible without the a_ of a computer.2. The car is quite small, e_ if you have children.3. After years of war, the people long for a lasting p_.4. There is no s_ of things to do in the
2、 town.5. They tried to prevent the river from f_ the village.6. Some parts of the world suffer regularly from _ (饥荒).7. They had his stomach _ (用泵灌洗), for he had swallowed a handful of sleeping pills.8. The whole life is a fight against _ (穷困) and unemployment.9. The _ (组织) of a big picnic takes tim
3、e and thought.10. _(台风) Betty is now approaching the coast of Taiwan. II. 根据课本P49的六幅画，回答问题。（每幅画5分，共30分）Picture 1: Can you guess from the caption what the main tasks of the peacekeeping soldiers are?Do you think this kind of job is very demanding, challenging and risky? Why or why not? When you grow
4、up, would you like to do this kind of job if you had the chance? Why or why nor?Picture 2: Can you imagine what will happen to these hungry children if anybody helps?How do you feel when you see this picture? How can we help them?Picture 3: What can you see in the picture?Suppose your home was struc
5、k by a flood, what would your life be like? Would you still live a normal life as before?Picture 4: What factors can ensure a good harvest?What would happen if there was not enough water for farming?Picture 5: What is the doctor in the picture doing?Why do you think that doctors and nurses need to g
6、o to poor areas or countries to help?Picture 6: Do you think children can receive good education and good medical care in poor areas?Can their daily necessities be guaranteed? If not, what will happen?III. 完形填空: （每题2分，共40分） I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 1
7、8, when the 1 rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles home. On the 2 was Marty Bandera, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft (草稿) of my novel three weeks earlier. “ I have a couple of 3 ,” Bandera said. “First, how old are you?” “ Im 48,” I replied. “Are you in good 4 ?” “Yes, excellent. Whats
8、this about?” “Ive sold your novels 5 one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in 6 . I had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 8 , but not me. Each time, I just 9 writing another one. My husband advised me
9、to find something else to do, but I refused to 10 . Seeing this book 11 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. Its a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12 two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story 13 from my grandmother. She used to read me
10、stories. She was the one who gave me a 14 of words. She sparked (激发) my 15 and she has been a 16 influence on me. I always had stories running through my 17 and as soon as I could write I 18 them down on paper.I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing, 19 novels between
11、doing the diapers (婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I am writing another novel now. Yes, my 20 has changed my life. 1. A. phone B. bell C. clock D. alarm2. A. step B. line C. side D. doorway3. A. novelsB. things C. questionsD. problems4. A. wealth B. health C. care D. order5. A. to B. in C. on D. for 6. A. needB.
12、 joy C. delightD. astonishment7. A. rejected B. received C. judged D. lost8. A. worriedB. angry C. discouragedD. excited9. A. couldnt helpB. got down to C. got used to D. went on10. A. shut down B. find out C. give up D. set aside11. A. soldB. published C. printedD. passed12. A. books B. shops C. re
13、cord D. list13. A. writing B. organizingC. tellingD. reading14. A. use B. love C. meaning D. respect15. A. hopeB. efforts C. novelsD. imagination16. A. lasting B. normal C. careful D. general17. A. mind B. book C. voice D. work18. A. pulled B. put C. broke D. looked19. A. thinking B. reading C. deve
14、lopingD. translating20. A. friend B. age C. success D. failure参考答案I. 1. aid 2. especially 3. peace 4. shortage 5. flooding 6. famine 7. pumped 8. poverty 9. organization 10. TyphoonII. 略III. 1-5 ABCBD 6-10 DACBC 11-15 BDCBD 16-20 AABCC 本文主要描写了作者坚持不懈地创作，最终获得成功的故事。9. 我只是开始着手（get down to）去写另一部作品。12. 这本书出版后两个星期内一直在畅销书之列（list）。13. story telling讲故事。15. 我的祖母激发了我的想象力（imagination）。16. lasting持久的。18. put down写下来。19. develop使发展，构想。20. 我取得的成功（success）已经改变了我的生活。
