1、Lesson 4Whats in the Papers?课时过关即时巩固一、根据句意和首字母或汉语提示完成句子1.After the war,my grandfather was awarded a medal for b.答案:bravery2.A government (发言人) said the new laws would benefit those out of work.答案:spokesman3.We spent the days s and the evenings sitting in cosy bars drinking the local wine.答案:sightsee
2、ing4.The police were on the (现场) immediately.答案:scene5.Dense f is making the driving condition difficult on the main streets.答案:fog6.He travelled around the country with a heavy l on his bike.答案:load7.After raining,the hill path becomes very (泥泞的).You must be careful.答案:muddy二、从方框内选择正确的短语,并用其适当形式完成下
3、列各句according tokeep away fromtake placeget stuck crash into 1.Can you tell me how the accident ?答案:took place2.An airplane a mountain,killing all two hundred passengers.答案:crashed into3.He has been in prison twice our records.答案:according to4.They tried to drive through the muddy road,but the car .答
4、案:got stuck5.If I were you,Id him.He doesnt have a good reputation.答案:keep away from三、完成句子1.面对指控,他坚称自己是完全无辜的。He insists that he the charge against him.答案:is completely innocent of2.新的职工退休金计划正在考虑中。A new retirement pension plan for employees is now .答案:under consideration3.人们的行为受电视节目的影响,这个结论是有道理的。Its
5、reasonable to peoples behaviour is influenced by TV programmes.答案:conclude that4.你可以在工作时给我打电话,只要不把这当成习惯。You can phone me at work you dont make it a habit.答案:as/so long as5.迄今为止,还没有人对这些报道进行评论。So far,no one these reports.答案:has commented on四、阅读理解My daughter turned to me the other dayafter watching 30
6、minutes of televisionand said,“Mommy,can you please get me some chocolate milk?” I realised my perfect little advertising parrot needed some advertising education.Yes,advertising dollars pay for programmes and websites,and support sports teams and even charitable causes(慈善事业),but that doesnt mean we
7、 should take every piece of advertising we see.As adults,this seems obvious,but our kids need to learn it.The first step in helping kids understand advertising is to ask them a very simple question when they see an ad for something they want:is that something you really need?Indeed,my daughter needs
8、 food,and milk is a food I would say that she needs,but does it have to be chocolate milk?Of course not.Would it be fun to have chocolate milk every once in a while?Sure.And the conversation continues from here.We talk about how advertising can let us know about products that are really great,and so
9、me that really arent.We need to be careful and really think about what each ad is selling us and how its doing that.Some products are what we dont “need” in the strictest sense,but they might make life easier or more enjoyable.In that case we have to weigh the benefits against the costs.I remember h
10、aving similar conversations with my sons.As my sons have grown older,they have pretty well understood what advertising is for and can enjoy advertising as an art form in itself.Teaching kids about the whys and hows of advertising is an early step in raising a canny consumer(精明的消费者).Ill never be able
11、 to completely prevent the kids from seeing advertisements,but at least I can help them understand what they are seeing.1.The underlined part “my perfect little advertising parrot” probably refers to .A.a kind of chocolate milkB.the authors daughterC.a TV programme for childrenD.the authors pet答案:B解
12、析:上文说女儿看了广告后要妈妈给她买些“chocolate milk”,后面作者意识到“my perfect little advertising parrot”需要一些关于广告方面的教育,由此推断出画线部分表示的是作者的女儿。2.In Paragraph 2,the author aims to show .A.the need to give kids advertising educationB.the harmful effects advertising brings to kidsC.how kids are influenced by advertisementsD.why mo
13、st kids like to watch TV programmes答案:A解析:承接上文可知该段作者重点说明为女儿进行一些“advertising education”的必要性。3.According to the author,parents should let their kids know .A.most advertisements are cheating customersB.not all the advertised products are worth buyingC.it is bad to watch too many advertisementsD.communi
14、cation helps build good family relationships答案:B解析:根据第二段,特别是“.but that doesnt mean we should take every piece of advertising we see.As adults,this seems obvious,but our kids need to learn it.”可知答案。4.The author develops the text by .A.telling stories she heard from the mediaB.using numbers as support
15、ing evidenceC.making comparisons to show her opinionsD.using her own experiences as examples答案:D解析:该文作者主要以自己和女儿之间的切身事件来说明对小孩进行广告方面的教育的必要性及方法。五、语篇填空When I was a kid,Mom used to cook food for us.One night after 1.(spend) a long hard day at work,Mom placed a plate of bread jam and 2.(extreme) burnt toa
16、st in front of my dad.I was waiting 3.(see)if he noticed it.However,while eating his toast,Dad just asked me 4. my day was at school.I dont remember what I told him that night,5. I do remember I heard Mom apologising to Dad for burning the toast.Ill never forget what Dad said,“Honey,I love burnt toa
17、st.”Later that night,I 6.(go) to kiss Daddy good night and asked him if he really liked his toast burned.He gave me 7. big hug and said,“Your mamma put in a long hard day at work today,really 8.(tire).Besides,a burnt toast never hurts but cold words do!”What Ive learned over the years 9.(be) that learning to accept each others faults is one of the most important 10.(key) to creating a healthy,growing and lasting relationship.答案:1.spending2.extremely3.to see4.how5.but 6.went7.a8.tired9.is10.keys