1、UNIT 4ADVERSITY AND COURAGESection DUsing Language() & Assessing Your Progress必备知识基础练.单句语法填空1.Consequently,some viewers began to turn away cinemas,leading to a slower growth.2.The value and impact of (motive) goes beyond our social circle and existence.3.Though some of the questions seem unfamiliar
2、to me,they are easy (answer).4.Alone in a strange city,without friends and money,he fell despair.5.It is very pleasant for him to travel and to try out and explore is new.短语填空ahead of,make fire,sign up for,cheer up,pay back1.He had to learn how to to live through the cold night.2.In view of these fa
3、ctors,youd better finish your teaching tasks time.3.She tried to the disappointed child when he failed to win the prize.4.Can you lend me 10 dollars?I will the money to you on Friday.5.In order to be more competitive,Peter decided to a computer class.完成句子1.要是我有足够的钱,我就把她送到那个国家深造了。If I had enough mone
4、y,I for further education.2.你儿子到达大厅了。要是有人不让他进去怎么办?Your son has arrived at the hall. ?3.我转过身来,看到了一位正在生火的老人。When I turned around,I saw an old man .4.那个年轻人拒绝做出承诺,这让他很生气。The young man refused to ,which made him angry.5.我必须找出角落里是什么发出这么讨厌的气味。I must find out what is in the corner.关键能力提升练.阅读理解The Brown Bear
5、My wife Laura and I were on the beach,with three of our children,taking pictures of shore birds near our home in Alaska when we spotted a bear.The bear was thin and small,moving aimlessly.Just a few minutes later,I heard my daughter shouting,“Dad!The bear is right behind us!” An aggressive bear woul
6、d usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute.This one was silent and its ears pinned backthe sign (迹象) of an animal that is going in for the kill.And it was a cold April day.The bear behaved abnormally,probably because of hunger.I held my camera tripod
7、 (三脚架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me.Its huge head was level with my chest and shoulders,and the tripod stuck across its mouth.It bit down and I found myself supporting its weight.I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.The bear hit at the camera,cutting it off th
8、e tripod.I raised my left arm to protect my face;the beast held tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side.My arm could not move,and I sensed that my bones were going to break.Drawing back my free hand,I struck the bear as hard as I could for five or six times.The bear opened its mouth and I
9、grasped its fur,trying to push it away.I was actually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this point.Then,as suddenly as it had begun,the fight ended.The bear moved back towards the forest,before returning for another attackthe first time I felt panic.Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threa
10、t,the bear moved off,destroying a fence as it went.My arm was injured,but the outcome for us could hardly have been better.Im proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.1.The brown bear approached the family in order to . A.catch shore birdsB.sta
11、rt an attackC.protect the childrenD.set up a barrier for itself2.The bear finally went away after it .A.felt safeB.got injuredC.found some foodD.took away the camera3.The writer and his family survived mainly due to their .A.prideB.patienceC.calmnessD.cautiousness.书面表达假设你的学校正在举行“学习抗疫英雄钟南山”的征文活动,请你根据
12、以下要点介绍钟南山。钟南山是中国最著名的科学家和医生之一。2003年,他奋战在抗击非典第一线;2020年初,他再战武汉新冠肺炎防疫最前线。他是病人眼中的爱心医生,是学生眼里的慈爱老师,经常激励学生要献身医学事业。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:the SARS epidemic非典;coronavirus冠状病毒;pneumonia肺炎.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Adventures Through the GorgeWe put the raft in the calm,cold water.I l
13、ooked down.The water was like a mirror.It was a foggy morning,so I could barely make out what was down the river.When we took our places in the raft,I was in the back with my dad right across from me.Our tour guide was telling us the basics of rafting,and it seemed she was patronising us!I was terri
14、fied.Since I was in the back,I was sure I would be the one to fall out.But I have always been an optimist,so I thought it would turn out okay.Then I looked up and saw a big,gray cloud.I looked down at the river,and it started to get louder and closer to us;soon raindrops pelted us.Once we moved out
15、of the rain,the clouds faded away,and the sun was shining down on us for the rest of the day.As I looked around,I saw the monstrous(巨大的),green trees standing over me.It was beautiful.As we moved farther down the river,I heard the water flowing gracefully.When we moved deeper into the gorge,it got lo
16、uder and louder.This was our first rapids.It seemed that we were approaching the rapids slowly,but we were at the top of the rapids in the blink of an eye.It felt like time frozen.I was so excited and nervous;I thought I was going to die.It was a bumpy ride down.Getting splashed with water,we raced
17、up and down the rocks.There was not a patch of dry skin on us by the time we hit the bottom.After we got through the rapids,I was so excited!Going down made me feel I could do anything.Our tour guide told us we were going to approach Category rapids.It was more intense than the Category rapids,and I
18、 got a little more nervous.It took us a little while to get to the rapids because we had to go down a long river.We were allowed to jump o the raft and swim down the river until we had to get back in.注意:续写词数应为150左右。About three minutes later,the Category was coming.After racing down all of the rapids
19、,I was no longer scared.Section DUsing Language() & Assessing Your Progress.1.from2.motivation3.to answer4.into5.whatever.1.make fire2.ahead of3.cheer up4.pay back5.sign up for.1.would send her to that country2.What if someone doesnt allow him in3.who was making fire4.make a commitment5.giving off s
20、o terrible a smell.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者一家遭遇熊袭击后自救的具体过程,告诉我们在遇到危险时,要保持冷静的头脑思考问题,遇事不要慌张。1.B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“This one was silent and its ears pinned backthe sign of an animal that is going in for the kill.”和第三段中的“I held my camera tripod in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me.”可知,熊靠近作
21、者一家就是为了向他们发动攻击。2.A推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat,the bear moved off,destroying a fence as it went.”可知,它突然离开是因为它知道作者他们对它没有威胁,它很安全。3.C推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Im proud that my family remained clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.”可知,作者与家人在面对
22、危险时是镇静的。.Zhong Nanshan is one of the medical scientists,this ordinary but great man has been working in the medical field for over 50 years.In the spring of 2003,the SARS epidemic broke out in China and across the globe.Zhong Nanshan not only led but also took an active part in the battle against SA
23、RS.Through their hard work for several months,soon the SARS epidemic was stopped in its track.And in 2020,as head of a high-level expert team,he was fighting against the novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan.Zhong Nanshan is devoted to the medical cause.He is a good doctor in the patients eyes and a
24、kind medical professor in his students eyes as well.He set so good an example for us students that we all should learn from him.About three minutes later,the Category was coming.The raft raced down the rapids.Water was splashing on the rocks,letting out louder noise.Screaming all the way down,I saw
25、white water all over.I was so nervous because there were five big solitary rocks sticking out.If a little careless,we might hit one and get turned upside down.In the blink of an eye,we turned around the last huge rock,entering a small calm ride.When we settled at the bottom,I wanted to go back up an
26、d do it all again.After racing down all of the rapids,I was no longer scared.“What did you think about that Category rapids?” my dad asked.“I was super nervous at first.But when we hit the bottom,I wanted to do it once more.” “Would you say you become more confident of yourself?” he continued.“Yes,I would say I become much more confident of myself,” I smiled.We walked towards our campsite.
