1、UNIT 4Period Four题组A基础练.单词拼写1His _(腔调) changed dramatically when he saw the money.2A chemist can separate a medicine into its _(成分) .3. _(最终), the war had to end; it cost too much in both lives and dollars.4I will _(询问) when to begin our lessons.5The people _(哭泣) openly when his death was announced.
2、【答案】1.toneponents3.Ultimately4.inquire5wept.完成句子1The girl was uncertain what to do, or _.女孩不知道该做什么，也不知道该用什么口气说。【答案】what tone of voice to adopt2The Scots get very annoyed _.苏格兰人听到这个问题会很恼怒。【答案】when asked this question3He appealed to his countrymen _.他呼吁自己的同胞不要丧失信心。【答案】not to lose heart4Men _ in middle
3、 age.男人到了中年往往会发福。【答案】tend to put on weight5Be careful; _ the fire.当心！ 别挨近火站着。【答案】do not stand close to题组B提升练.七选五How to be happy_1_ Being happy often means continually finding satisfaction, a feeling of joy, and a sense that your life is meaningful during all kinds of problemsthat does not depend upo
4、n finding ease or comfort. A sense of happiness is good for your health, so what can we do to have that? Change your thoughts.People have a natural tendency to remember negative experiences but forget positive ones. However, thanks to adaptability, you can actually change the way your brain function
5、s. You can train yourself to be happier by seeking your kind of fun._2_Cultivate optimism._3_ Its a way of interpreting everything that happens to you. For example, a pessimistic person might say, “Im terrible at math. Im going to fail that test tomorrow. I might as well just watch TV.” However, an
6、optimistic person would say something like “Im concerned about doing well on that test tomorrow, but Im going to study as well as I can and do my best.” Optimism doesnt deny the reality of challenges, but it interprets how you approach them differently. Practice active gratitude.A lot of researches
7、confirm that gratitude is good for you. It reduces anxiety and depression, helps you become more positive, strengthens your relationships with others, and encourages compassion._4_Determine your core values.Your core values determine how you think about yourself, your life, and the world around you.
8、 These beliefs guide your decisionmaking. They may be spiritual, or they may not, but theyre the things that are fundamental to how you look at life. Whatever your values are, research suggests that when you arent living your life and making choices that are not fit for your values, youre likely to
9、feel unhappy and dissatisfied._5_Begin by imagining yourself in the future when you have gotten to where you want to be. Pick a few goals and imagine that you have achieved them.AContact a hotline.BVisualize your “best possible self”CLook for the positive in all your experiences.DOptimism is more th
10、an just positive expectations.EHappiness is not a simple goal, but is about making progress.FIt also has been shown to increase your feelings of happiness.GFor example, occupy your mind with positive thoughts by practicing mindfulness.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章说明了五个变快乐的方法。1E根据本空下文 “Being happy often means con
11、tinually finding satisfaction(快乐常常意味着不断地找到满足)”可推知， 快乐不是一个简单的目标， 而是不断进步的过程。2G根据本段小标题“Change your thoughts(改变你的想法)”以及本空上文 “You can train yourself to be happier by seeking your kind of fun.”可知， G项“例如， 通过练习正念， 用积极的思想占据你的大脑。”是对上文方法的举例说明。3D根据本段小标题“Cultivate optimism (培养乐观)”可对应到D项中Optimism。表示“乐观不仅仅是积极的期望。”
12、符合语境。4F上文是在说明感恩的好处， 其中F项 “It also has been shown to increase your feelings of happiness (它也被证明能增加你的幸福感)”符合语境。5B本空为本段小标题， 根据本空下文 “Begin by imagining yourself in the future when you have gotten to where you want to be(首先想象自己在未来， 那时你已经到达了你想要到达的地方)”可知， 是在想象“最好的自己”。.完形填空Last year a group of friends and I
13、 began a project called The World Needs You. Its aim is to show how _1_ it is to make a positive difference in our community. Over the holidays, we collected hats, _2_ and other coldweather equipment for the “store” at an elementary school, where students can “buy” things with _3_ earned through goo
14、d behavior. It was a _4_ way to get these items to children whose families might not be able to _5_ them.“Do the children need anything else？” I asked the coordinator(协调人) when we sent our _6_ to him.“Umbrellas！” she said. “Most of our_7_ have to walk to school, and when it rains they come in very _
15、8_.”Of course! I thought. It doesnt snow much here，_9_ we do have a lot of cold rainy days. Parents who are poor might not buy _10_. My friends and I began to _11_： We sent emails, called people and _12_ the project at social events. Everyone had the same _13_： “Ive never thought about that before！”
16、 We collected more than 50 umbrellas for the school _14_ April showers. We were very satisfied. _15_， the kids will be singing in the rain!1A.luckyBeasyCwealthyDquick2A.glassesBneedlesCglovesDbowls3A.rewardsBpleasureCtipsDlove4A.commonBscientificCsimpleDgood5A.ownBuseCacceptDafford6A.donationsBscree
17、nsCluggageDstaffs7A.customersBkidsCteachersDemployees8A.concernedBangryCwetDnervous9A.butBsoCandDor10A.candlesBumbrellasCticketsDhouses11A.weepBrecoverCworkDunderstand12A.suffered fromBmade outCtalked upDlooked into13A.responseBlevelCpayDheight14A.in need ofBin favor ofCfor lack ofDin time for15A.Su
18、rprisinglyBHopefullyCInterestinglyDLuckily【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。我们为了帮助需要帮助的人发起了“世界需要你”的公益活动，针对实际需要进行了一些捐助。1B根据下文内容可知，这个公益活动的目的是为了展示“做出一些积极的改变”是件容易的事。2C根据后面语境 “and other coldweather equipment”可知，所填词与抗寒有关，故“手套”恰当。3A根据“buy things”与 “earned through good behavior”可以判断此空填“奖励”符合语境。4D一方面能鼓励孩子们行为良好，另一方面又能解决他们所需，所以是“好
19、方法”。5D从后文看，“我们”帮助的是家庭贫困的孩子，所以把这些东西给那些家庭负担不起(afford)的孩子。6A根据前面语境 “Over the holidays, we collected hats, _2_ and other coldweather equipment”可知，此处是说，当“我们”把捐赠的物品(donations)给协调人时。7B根据前面语境“Do the children need anything else？” 判断，此处是指，多数孩子(kids)步行上学。8C孩子们没有伞，所以，下雨时他们都是淋湿着(wet)进来。9A前后句子在逻辑上为转折关系，所以用but。10B
20、根据前面的“Umbrellas！”以及后面提到的 “50 umbrellas”都可以说明这里用umbrellas。11C根据后面语境 “We sent emails, called people and _12_ the project at social events.”可知，“我们”开始工作(work)。12C为了筹集到伞，“我们”开始工作，无论是前面的 “sentemails”，还是 “called people”都是让人知道“我们”在干什么，所以在社交活动中宣传这个项目。talk up “大声地讲”。13A根据后面语境“Ive never thought about that befo
21、re！”可知，这是人们共同的反应(response)。14D“我们”为学校及时筹集了50多把雨伞，以备四月的阵雨。in time for “及时赶上”。15B根据前面语境 “We were very satisfied.”判断，希望(Hopefully)孩子们将在雨中歌唱！.应用文写作假定你是某中学的学生李华， 你的英国朋友Jason非常喜欢中国的传统文化。他作为交换生要来你校学习一年汉语， 请用英语给他写一封电子邮件，要点如下：1告知他将可能面临的困难或问题；2如何帮助他克服困难，适应生活。注意： 1词数80左右；2可适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯。_【答案】One possible vers
22、ion：Dear Jason，I am really pleased that you are coming to our school to study Chinese. I think youll face some difficulties in your study because Chinese is not easy to learn. Youll also suffer from homesickness because of living far away from your country, but there is no need to feel worried.Our c
23、lassmates are very friendly and easygoing, so itll be easy for you to get used to the life here. Ill introduce you to my family and friends, and Im sure you wont feel lonely. Besides, itll help you to learn Chinese and Chinese culture.In a word, Ill try my best to make you feel at home, and Im looking forward to meeting you.Yours，Li Hua