1、课时精练：Unit4 Using Language课时作业.单词拼写1Most schools are _(视察)at least once a year.2His stories usually have a happy _(结尾)3The house is guarded by a _(凶猛的)dog.4The table was covered with a layer(层)of _(灰尘)5_(恐龙)were very large animals，some of which could climb trees.6Whats the cause of this _(事件)?7We are
2、 paid _(根据)to how much work we do.8We _(感激)your efforts for the development of the company.9The younger man will _(接替)Mr. White as director.10Once _(咬)by a dog you should go to a doctor.阅读理解AChinas giant panda shows the achievement of the international effort to save animals that are now in danger.
3、In television programmes we often see pandas playing funny games. Children have panda toys and beautiful cards with pictures of lovely pandas in them. They often visit the giant pandas in the zoo on their holiday and have a good time there.However, scientists are worried about the future of giant pa
4、ndas. They know only about 1，000 giant pandas remain alive today. They think the giant panda will die out in 30 years if the present conditions are not improved.It is reported that the giant pandas have a very low birthrate. About 115 pandas live in zoos and research centres mainly in China, but dur
5、ing the past ten years they produced only 34 young pandas that are still alive. Survival rate for giant pandas in the wild are probably the same or lower. There are several reasons for the low birthrate. The main reason is that male pandas can make love with females in a very short season，only a few
6、 days a year. When they do have babies, females often produce two pandas, but the mother is usually not able to care for both of them. The newborn pandas weigh only a few grams each. They are too weak to live without special care. In the zoo, scientists can help the mothers care for the young pandas
7、，but those living in the wild do not get enough help. It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas.Conditions for the giant pandas have been worse in recent years. Pandas in China continue to reduce in number. We know pandas live on bamboos. But sometimes all the bamboos in
8、one area die. The pandas there have nothing to eat and die of hunger.Giant pandas now live in thirteen separate protected areas in China. Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wild Life Organization agreed on a project of protecting giant pandas in the wild. We hope it could
9、 be helpful.1What does the writer think of the giant pandas?AThey are funny.BThey are dirty.CThey are lovely.DThey are naughty.2According to this passage we know most of the giant pandas live _Ain the wild all over the worldBin zoos and research centresCin the area where there are plenty of bamboos
10、for them to eatDin thirteen separate protected areas in our country3Scientists are worried about the future of the giant pandas because _Asometimes all of the bamboos die in the area where the giant pandas live and they have nothing to eatBgiant pandas that still live in the wild can not get enough
11、help from humansConly a small number of giant pandas remain alive today and their birthrate is too lowDmale and female giant pandas often refuse to make love in the right season4The low survival rate of young giant pandas has much to do with the fact that _Amother pandas are usually unable to take c
12、are of both young pandas bornBfemale pandas are able to have baby pandas only in a special timeCyoung pandas weigh only a few grams each and they are too weakDmale and female pandas often refuse to have babies in the right timeBSeveral months ago，CCTV broadcast a documentary(纪录片)film about criminals
13、(罪犯)I remembered one criminal clearly：he had killed his girlfriend just because she wanted to leave him. The journalist asked him，“Do you regret killing your girlfriend？”“No.”“Why？”“Its useless to regret，”the man answered calmly.The journalist was silent. At that moment，I felt very angry. This man h
14、ad made such an unforgivable mistake but he still wouldnt say he was sorry.Is regret really useless?Of course，regret is an emotion linked to the past and this feeling cannot turn back the clock. But I think people who say regret is useless ignore(忽视)two points. One is that regret is useful for the f
15、uture and to ones soul. Look up the word “regret”in a dictionary：there are many expressions，such as “repent(悔悟)”，“chagrin(悔恨)”and so on. All these are used to tell people not to make similar mistakes after they have realized their fault. If you dont regret，how can you repent？On the other hand，for th
16、ose such as murderers，who have already lost their future，regret is still a baptism(洗礼)for the soul. A murderer wont leave the world at peace with himself unless he understands what regret is.I have no doubt that regret is a virtue. Just like a light in the darkness，it can offer people the ray of hop
17、e they need. No matter what you have done wrong，people will always respect you for showing regret and a willingness to correct your mistakes. In this way，regret is a special feeling. Correcting mistakes is better than complaining；it makes you feel good about yourself. So why not show some regret aft
18、er doing something wrong?5The writer felt very angry because of _Athe criminals crimeBthe criminals short answerCthe criminals not feeling sorryDthe criminals not knowing law6Regret is useful for _ of the people who do wrong.Athe futureBthe pastCneither the past nor the futureDboth the past and the
19、future7If a person who has done great wrong shows regret，people will _ him at this point.AhateBdislikeClook down uponDrespect8If a murderer has already lost his future，regret is _ for him.AuselessBstill usefulChardly usefulDalmost useless.翻译句子1由于在这次事件中的严重损失，公司陷入重重债务中。(with)_2不久他的梦想实现了。(before)_3他工作做
20、得好，因此老板表扬了他。(so that)_4中国共产党成立于1921年。(come)_5根据他所说的话，他没有得到他想要的。(what)_参考答案.1.inspected2.ending3.fierce4.dust5Dinosaurs6.incident7.according8.appreciate9.succeed10.bitten. 1.C推理判断题。由第一段第二、三两句可以看出作者认为大熊猫是“可爱的”。2D细节理解题。由最后一段第一句可知。3C推理判断题。由第二段第一、二句话及第三段第一句可知，对大熊猫未来堪忧的原因有两个：目前存活数量少；出生率低。4A细节理解题。由第三段第六句话可
21、知。5C细节理解题。原文“Its useless to regret，”the man answered calmly可以体现答案。6A细节理解题。由倒数第二段“Of course，regret is an emotion linked to the past and this feeling cannot turn back the clock.和One is that regret is useful for the future and to ones soul.”可以推出答案。7D态度判断题。原文最后一节“No matter what you have done wrong，peopl
22、e will always respect you for showing regret and a willingness to correct your mistake.”体现答案。8B细节理解题。倒数第二段中“On the other hand，for those such as murderers，who have already lost their future，regret is still a baptism(洗礼)for the soul.”体现答案。.1.With a heavy loss in the incident，the company is in heavy debt.2.It was not long before his dream came true.3.He did well in his job so that he was praised by his boss.4.The Chinese Communist Party came into being in 1921.5.According to what he said，he didnt get what he had wanted.