1、一 Unit 4 Topic Talk【语用训练】.根据汉语或首字母提示写出正确的单词1.My grandparents love to watch _(喜剧片).2.Our teacher is _(幽默的)and he often makes us burst into laughter.3.The _(情节)of the fiction is so attractive that I just cant put it down.4.His strong _(口音)made it hard for us to understand him.5.They often _(交流)with ea
2、ch other after school to improve their oral Eedieshumorousplotaccentinteract6.His walk in the sunshine gave him a sense of w_.7.That hospital provided new facilities to e_ the quality of patient care.8.She felt d_ when hearing the terrible news.9.The u_ diet is the main cause to his obesity.10.Im af
3、raid this plan has p_ risks.ell-beingnhanceizzynbalancedotential.完成句子1.As the teacher came in,she _(假装正在读书)attentively.2.We _(渴望知道最终的结果)of the soccer game.3.What he proposed at the meeting _(很有意义).4.Many people in China like _(相声).5.They tried their best to _(加强团队协作).6._(感到头晕目眩),she couldnt see thin
4、gs clearly.7.Mother _(对脏乱感到很尴尬)in front of the guests.pretended to be readingare anxious for the final resultwas of great significancecross talkenhance teamworkFeeling dizzywas embarrassed at the mess8.I like _(她跟妈妈交流的方式).9.Its not appropriate to _(让那个男孩站在外面).10._(尽管面临许多困难的事情),we wont give up.the wa
5、y she interacts with her mothermake the boy stand outsideThough faced with many difficulties【主题阅读】.阅读理解A The idea that you can use humour,laughter,and play to make you healthierprobably seems too simple to be true.However,it is really true and simple.The senseof humour,laughter and play play an impo
6、rtant part in keeping you healthy.Use“the best medicine”to treat the blues with a sense of humour,which isclosely tied to laughter.Laughter is infectious.Have you ever heard a big laugh of ayoung child and been able to keep yourself from smiling?When laughter is sharedbetween people,it makes them cl
7、oser to each other and increases their happiness.Smiling is the beginning of laughter and a smile is also just as infectious as laughter is.You can experience something by smiling at everyone around you,and you will feelhappier just by sharing a smile,even with a stranger.Play is an important part o
8、f making sure that we stay healthy.We are oftenencouraged to make sure our children play,and are told of the benefits of being outplaying.However,what we often forget is that it is just as important for old people tomake play be part of their life as its for children.Physical play is important for t
9、heold and it certainly helps prevent illness.While the studies are still in the early stages,the studies that have been done have shown that physical play certainly plays a part inpreventing cognitive(认知的)falling.Anyway,adding humour,laughter,and play to our life will influence usmentally,physically
10、 and socially and bring us many advantages.So we should makefull use of humour,laughter and play to make our life more active,more interestingand happier.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了幽默感、笑和玩耍对保持健康的重要性。1.What does the underlined word“infectious”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Playing an important role.B.Keepin
11、g people in high spirits.C.Quickly influencing other people.D.Preventing illness from spreading.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知当你听到一个小孩子大笑时,你没办法忍住不笑。可推知infectious意为“有感染力的”。2.What can laughter bring about according to the author?A.Cognitive ability.B.Good relationships.C.A sense of humour.D.Happiness and tru
12、st.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段“When laughter is shared betweenpeople,it makes them closer to each other and increases their happiness.”可知,作者认为笑能保持良好的人际关系。3.What does the author think the old should do?A.They should have a good rest.B.They should play like children.C.They should prevent cognitive falling.D.Th
13、ey should watch the children take part in physical play.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第三段“However,what we often forget is thatit is just as important for old people to make play be part of their life as its forchildren.Physical play is important for the old and it certainly helps prevent illness.”可知,作者认为老年人应该像孩子一样
14、玩耍。4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A.Humour,Laughter and Play for HealthB.Always Keep Our Body HealthyC.Have an Active and Happy LifeD.Let Our Body and Mind Relax【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据第一段“However,it is really true and simple.The sense of humour,laughter and play play an import
15、ant part in keeping youhealthy.”可知,“Humour,Laughter and Play for Health 幽默、笑声和玩耍保持健康”是本文最好的题目。B(2021洛阳高二检测)Jaye Gardiner loves comic books and she also loves science.Sensing anopportunity,she decided to combine the two.In 2015,she and her two friends,Khoa Tran and Kelly Montgomery,foundedan online p
16、ublishing company called JKX Comics.They decided to use a cartoonformat and light humour to explain science to students.Their first comic book cameout in 2016.In the book,a virus goes out with friends to a human cell.“The colorful visualshelp illustrate the science,”explains Tran.Through comics,his
17、JKX coworkers hopeto inspire the next generation to pursue STEM.STEM is short for science,technology,engineering and math.A lot of research has suggested that comic books can introduce a variety ofpeople to science subjects.Comics can also make information more accessible.Text,pictures and stories c
18、an help people understand scientific ideas more easily.Their latest comic is called Gilberts Glitch Switch.It is about a biochemistnamed Gilbert who gets sucked into a video game.Gilbert uses amino acids to getproteins to communicate with each other.Proteins are an essential part of all livingorgani
19、sms.They form the basis of living cells,muscle and tissues;they also do thework inside of cells.By understanding how proteins communicate,scientists can learn how to modifythem to interact better.Certain diseases develop when proteins communicateincorrectly.Alzheimers,a disorder that causes brain ce
20、lls to die,is one example.Translating a complex science topic into a comic can be challenging.Thecreators have to not only be accurate but also tell a story that interests readers.Thecreators hope to spark readers curiosity.Theres a lot of misinformation circulating around the Internet.“Some of itsc
21、ares people away from science,”Montgomery says.The goal of the new comics isto“limit some of those misunderstandings,”she adds.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了通过漫画书这种漫画和轻幽默的形式向人们解释深奥难懂的科学知识。5.What caused Jaye Gardiner and her friends to create JKX Comics?A.Their love of comics and the difficulty of explaining s
22、cience to students.B.The opportunity to earn a great deal of money.C.Their love of comics and the lack of good visual science resources.D.The opportunity to obtain better jobs after graduating from college.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的Jaye Gardiner loves comic booksand she also loves science.和第二段中的They decid
23、ed to use a cartoon format andlight humour to explain science to students.可知,由于对漫画的热爱和想用漫画和轻幽默向学生们介绍科学知识,Jaye Gardiner和她的两个朋友创建了JKX Comics。6.What is the Paragraph 4 mainly about?A.Why science is hard.B.The advantages of comics.C.The purpose of JKX Comics.D.The people who began JKX Comics.【解析】选B。段落大意
24、题。第四段主要介绍了漫画书可以帮助人们更容易地理解科学理念,即漫画书的优点。7.Why did the author include the information about Gilberts Glitch Switch?A.To describe JKX Comics most popular comic to date.B.To illustrate that science can help stop illness and diseases.C.To show how important amino acids and proteins are in biochemistry.D.T
25、o provide an example of how comics can convey scientific information.【解析】选D。推理判断题。Gilberts Glitch Switch是她们最新的漫画书,主人公是一位专注于电子游戏的生化学家。他用氨基酸使蛋白质之间产生作用。蛋白质是所有生物体的基本组成部分,它们构成了细胞、肌肉和组织;同时它们也在细胞内部运作。故推知,作者以这本书为例解释了漫画书是怎样向人们普及科学知识的。8.What can be the best title for this passage?A.Comics are Designed to Teac
26、h Children about ScienceB.Errors in Protein Communication Cause Certain DiseasesC.The Science Topics are Being Explored by JKX ComicsD.Jaye Gardiner and Her Friends who Began JKX Comics【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了通过漫画书这种漫画和轻幽默的形式来解释深奥难懂的科学知识。【阅读多维训练】1.The idea that you can use humour,laughter,and play to ma
27、ke you healthierprobably seems too simple to be true.分析:that you can use humour,laughter,and play to make you healthier是一个同位语从句,解释说明idea的内容。译文:你可以用幽默、欢笑和玩耍使自己更健康,这种说法看上去好像太简单了而不像是真的。2.In 2015,she and her two friends,Khoa Tran and Kelly Montgomery,founded anonline publishing company called JKX Comics
28、.译文:在2015年,她和两位朋友,Khoa Tran 和 Kelly Montgomery,建立了一个叫“JKX漫画”的网络出版公司。分析:Khoa Tran and Kelly Montgomery用作同位语;called JKX Comics为过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰company。.语法填空 The Financial Times gave part of my job to a robot named Amy last week.Foryears I 1._(make)podcast(播客)version of my column,but now I am facedwith a
29、 tough competition.To be fair,Amy has done something going for her.She has a great voice,smooth as velvet.Her 2._(two)advantage is that shes practically free.She ispart of a new service from Amazon that turns text 3._ speech,costing nearlynothing.Even more 4._(impress)is her speed.Less than two seco
30、nds afterreceiving my 5._(write)text,which means when I just start to read,“Yesterday the Financial.”,she has already finished.Yet once I got over my distress and listened to her work,I felt 6._(good).I know its early days for her,but at the moment Amy is no match for me.Listening to her is not like
31、 listening to 7._ non-English speaker read aloud,but to someone without brain,or heart,or sense of humour.Her 8._(deliver)is so poor that I dont even understand.Amy never reads with understanding,neverknows when 9._(pause),and never does irony.She continues to get itwrong.Finally,Im not afraid Amy i
32、s about to steal my job.Only people possess humantouch.It is the heart-to-heart communication 10._ makes us special,beautifuland irreplaceable.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过自己的亲身经历说明,机器人不能完全取代人类的工作。1.【解析】have been making。考查时态。根据时间状语For years,可知用现在完成进行时表示从过去到现在一直持续进行的动作。2.【解析】second。考查数词。此处表示顺序“第二”,故应用序数词second
33、。3.【解析】into。考查介词。turn.into.把变成。4.【解析】impressive。考查形容词。本句为倒装句,主语为her speed,设空处作表语,故应用形容词形式。5.【解析】written。考查非谓语动词。text 与write之间为被动关系,故用过去分词作定语。6.【解析】better。考查比较级。此处表示与以前做对比,应该用比较级。7.【解析】a。考查冠词。此处表示数量“一”的概念,且non-speaker的读音以辅音音素开头,因此用不定冠词a。8.【解析】delivery。考查名词。形容词性物主代词her修饰名词。9.【解析】to pause。考查非谓语动词。此处“疑问
34、词+动词不定式”在句中作knows的宾语。10.【解析】that。考查强调句型。强调句型的基本结构为“It is/was+被强调部分+that/who.”,强调人时用who或that均可,强调其他时只能用that。此处强调主语the heart-to-heart communication,所以用that。【补偿训练】阅读填句 Friendship is a very beautiful bond(联系),in which no one is big or small,noone is rich or poor,and no one is ugly or beautiful.1 In frie
35、ndship,there are noterms or conditions.There is no age factor in friendship.Each person has his or herown mind,own views,and own perspective on life.You can learn a lot from everyone of your friends.2 It is best to have one good friend who accepts you as you are,bridges gapsand never lets you fall.A
36、s the ancient Greek poet Euripides put it,“Friends show theirlove in times of trouble,not in happiness.”Be happy and cheerful about your friends success.3 Never be selfish,andalways try to give more and expect less.Give whatever you want from your friends,like honesty,love,support and understanding,
37、and never boast to your friends whenyou are more successful.If you are looking for a friend who is faultless,you will be friendless.4 And for a good friendship,we need patience,because patience is the key toeverything.A beautiful friendship is like a childhood friendship,free of jealousy andfull of
38、love.Children are unaware of bad feelings,where anger can suddenly arise.This is the quality that makes children pure and special.For a good friendship,oneneeds true love,and children are full of love.5 A.Everybody has flaws.B.The best mirror is an old friend.C.Friendship means understanding,bonding
39、 and helpfulness.D.Ask your new friends questions about themselves.E.That is why they are loved by everyone.F.One good friend is better than thousands of ordinary friends.G.Always stand by your friends in every situation.【文章大意】这是一篇论说文。作者与读者分享了自己对友谊的理解和看法。1.【解析】选C。根据空前一句可知友谊是非常美好的联系,在友谊中没有大小、贫富之分,也没有
40、美丑之分;再根据下文“In friendship,there are no terms orconditions.”在友谊中,没有条款和条件可知,C选项“友谊意味着理解、联系和帮助”承上启下,符合语境。2.【解析】选F。下文“It is best to have one good friend who accepts you as youare,bridges gaps and never lets you fall.”中的one good friend与F选项中One goodfriend相吻合,故F选项“一个好朋友要比成千上万个普通朋友好”,符合语境。3.【解析】选G。根据空前一句和空后一句可知为你朋友的成功感到高兴和快乐;从不自私,总是尽力多给予,少期盼。该空承上启下,故G选项“在任何情况下,总是支持你的朋友”符合语境。4.【解析】选A。根据空前一句可知如果你正在找一个没有缺点的朋友,那么你将没有朋友。A选项“每个人都有缺点”与上文相呼应,符合语境。5.【解析】选E。根据空前一句可知对于一份好的友谊,人们需要真爱,孩子们充满了爱。该空承接上文,故E选项“那就是他们被每个人所喜爱的原因”符合语境。
