1、课时作业12Unit4SectionListeningandTalking, ReadingforWriting&AssessingYourProgress.单句语法填空1Theysaidgoodbyetothevillagers, withtears_(roll)downtheircheeks.2Thecompanymadean_(announce)thattheydecidedtointroducetheirproductstoAsia.3WiththeSpringFestival_(approach), thestudentsarebeginningtotalkabouttheirpla
2、ns.4Henry, aboyfromthecountryside, iseager_(go)toafamousuniversity, sohealwaysworkshard.5Inthe_(crowd)city, myfatherpreferswalkingtotakingabus.6Inmyopinion, itisimportant_weshouldvalueourfriendsinsteadofphonesinourreallife.7Sheisverygenerous_hertime, butmeanwithmoney.8He_(charge)withtakingdangerousp
3、roducts, whichmadeusallsurprised.9Sofar, largeamountsofmoney_(spend)onthatbigproject.10Iwilltrymybest, butcant_(sure)thatyouwillsucceedthistime.阅读理解AIdliketoshareastorythathappenedwhenIwasfour.Irememberitclearly.Ourlovingfamilydogwasnearingtheendofhislife.Myfatherpickedhimupandputhiminalittlebedweha
4、dmadeforhim.Ourdog, mycompanion, whomwehadcaredfor, bitmyfatherwhenhetriedtohelphim.Howcouldhe? Why? Icouldntunderstandit.Ididntlikehimanymore.Ihadntthoughtaboutthatstoryforalongtimebutsomethingthathappenedlastweekbroughtitbacktome.Iwenttospeakwithafriend.WhenIknockedonthedoor, Imetanangrylookandafe
5、wharsh(尖刻的)words.Whenthedoorwasclosedinmyface, Istoodthereshocked, andinarush, Iwasremindedofmydogbitingmyfather20yearsagoorso.Whatbroughtthatstorybackwasthatsamefeelingofbetrayal(背叛)Bothstoriestaughtmesomethingthenextday.Yousee, whenIgotupinthemorningandwastoldmydoghaddied, itbecamecleartomethathem
6、usthavebeeningreatpain.Forhimtohavebittenafamilymember, hecouldnothavebeenhimself.MuchthesamefortheotherstorywhenIlearntthatmyfriendswifehadjustlefthim.Weareallbeingsofourenvironments, ouropinionsandfeelings.Andallofthosethingscancauseyoutosayanddothingsthatcantbeunderstoodbythosewhoarenotinthesames
7、ituationwithyou.Ifyoumeetsomeoneeitherbehavingoutofcharacteroractinginawaythatdoesntseemtofitthesituation, putoutyourhandandbepatientwhenyouthinkitisleastpossibleforhimtodoso.Youmayturnaroundastorythathasasadendingsimplybyyouractions.1WhatistheinfluenceofthestorymentionedinParagraph1?AIthurthisfathe
8、rsfeelingdeeply.BIthaspuzzledtheauthoreversince.CItleftadeepimpressionontheauthor.DItmadetheauthordislikedogs.2Whatmadetheauthorthinkofthestoryofabout20yearsago?AHisfriendsattitude.BThephotoofthedog.CHisfatherswound.DHisfriendssuffering.3Whydidtheauthorsfriendsayharshwordstotheauthor?AHewasilltemper
9、ed.BHewassufferingthepainoflosinghiswife.CHewasbotheredbyanunexpectedvisit.DTheyoncequarrelledandhecouldntforgivetheauthor.4Whatstheauthorsadvicetous?AHelpthoseinneed.BLookbeforeyouleap.CRespectforothersisagoodquality.DLearntoputyourselfinothersshoes.BHaveyoueverfoundyourselfinthissituation: Youhear
10、asongyouusedtosingwhenyouwereachildabitofnostalgia(怀旧)or“blastfromthepast”，aswesay.Butitisnotadistantchildhoodmemory.Thewordscomebacktoyouasclearlyaswhenyousangthemallthoseyearsago.ResearchersattheUniversityofEdinburghstudiedtherelationshipbetweenmusicandrememberingaforeignlanguage.Theyfoundthatreme
11、mberingwordsinasongwasthebestwaytorememberevenoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.Researcherstook60adultsandrandomlydividedthemintothreegroupsof20.Thentheygavethegroupsthreedifferenttypesof“listenandrepeat”learningconditions.Researchershadonegroupsimplyspeakthewords.Theyhadthesecondgroupspeakthewordstoar
12、hythm, orbeat.Andtheyaskedthethirdgrouptosingthewords.AllthreegroupsstudiedwordsfromtheHungarianlanguagefor15minutes.Thentheytookpartinaseriesoflanguageteststoseewhattheyremembered.WhyHungarian, youask? ResearcherssaidtheychoseHungarianbecausenotmanypeopleknowthelanguage.ItdoesnotshareanyrootswithGe
13、rmanicorRomancelanguages, suchasItalianorSpanish.Afterthetestswereover, thesingerscameoutontop.ThepeoplewholearntthesenewHungarianwordsbysingingthemshowedahigheroverallperformance.Theydidthebestinfouroutoffiveofthetests.Theyalsoperformedtwotimesbetterthanthosewhosimplylearntthewordsbyspeakingthem.Dr
14、KatieOverysaidsingingcouldleadtonewwaystolearnaforeignlanguage.Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyarecontainedinacatchy3, ormemorable4, tune5.DrLudkesaidthefindingscouldhelpthosewhostruggletolearnforeignlanguages.OntheUniversityofEdinburghswebsiteDrLudkewrites, “Thisstudyprovidesthefirstexperiment
15、alevidencethatalistenandrepeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearning.”5Whatstheauthorspurposebymentioningthe“song”inthefirstparagraph?ATorecallthepast.BToattractthereaders.CTointroducethetopic.DTocomparethechildhoodwiththepresent.6WhichlanguagedoesntsharethesamerootwithGermanicorRomancelangu
16、ages?AHungarian.BSpanish.CItalian.DEnglish.7Whatcanweconcludefromthelasttwoparagraphs?ASingingisthebestwaytolearnalanguage.BThebrainprobablyworksbestwhentheforeignlanguagelearnerssingthewords.CAlistenandrepeatmethodisveryeffectiveforanylanguagelearner.DDrKatieOveryandDrLudkedisagreewitheachother.8In
17、whichsituationcanthefindingoftheresearchbeapplied?AAmotherisgoingtoteachherbabyhowtospeak.BAchildisgoingtohavehisfirstmusiclesson.CAstudentisgoingtolearnanewEnglishsong.DAnAmericanisgoingtolearnsomeChinese.语法填空WhenpeoplesayEngland, theysometimesmeanGreatBritain, sometimestheUnitedKingdom, sometimest
18、heBritishIsles,1._confusesmanypeople.Youcansolve2._puzzleifyoustudyBritishhistory.Inthe16thcentury, Wales3._(join)totheKingdomofEngland.Scotlandwasaddedinthe18thcentury, formingtheKingdomofGreatBritain.Inthe19thcentury, theygotIreland4._(connect)tocreatetheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.Howev
19、er, thesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK, whichresultedinthefullname: theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland, ortheUK5._short.Thefourcountries6._(belong)totheUKusethesameflagcalledtheUnionJackandworktogetherinsomeareas, suchasthecurrencyandinternationalrelations.Buttheystillhaveveryd
20、ifferenteducationandlegalsystems, evenhavetheirowntraditions.Throughouthistory, fourinvadersconqueredatdifferent7._(time).TheyweretheRomans, theAngloSaxons, theVikingsandNormans.Theyleftthetowns, roads, castlesbuiltallaroundEngland; theyalsoinfluencedtheEnglishvocabularyandintroducednewwords.Thecapi
21、talcity, London, 8._(be)anancientportcitydatingbacktoRomantimes.IntheUKthereare9._(count)culturalrelicstoexplore.Keepyoureyesopen, andyouwillbe10._(amaze)tofindthatitisafascinatingmixofhistoryandmodernculture.应用文写作假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom来信说暑假想来中国旅游，还没决定去成都还是上海，向你咨询这两个城市的信息。请给Tom回一封邮件，要点如下：成都上海A.位于中国西南，旅途较长
22、，旅费较高；B.生活较为轻松，不像上海繁忙、拥挤。A.航班多，吃住较贵；B.现代化，购物方面选择较多。注意：1词数80左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。DearTom，ImgladtohearthatyouarevisitingChinathissummervacation._Hopeyouenjoythetrip!Yours，LiHua课时作业12.单句语法填空1rolling2.announcement3.approaching4.togo5.crowded6.that7.with8.wascharged9.havebeenspent10.ensur
23、e.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议类文章。作者的朋友因为失去妻子很痛苦，所以以不友好的态度对待作者，这件事使作者想起了大约20年前家里的狗临终前咬了父亲这件事情。作者从这两件事情中总结出了一个道理：很多因素都会影响人的行为，所以当我们看到别人行为失常的时候，要多一些理解和耐心。1答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“IdliketoshareastorythathappenedwhenIwasfour.Irememberitclearly.”可知，作者对这件事情的印象很深刻。故选C项。2答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“WhenIknockedonthedoor，Imet
24、anangrylookandafewharshwords.Whenthedoorwasclosedinmyface, Istoodthereshocked, andinarush, Iwasremindedofmydogbitingmyfather20yearsagoorso.”可知，朋友对作者很不友好的态度让作者很震惊，并让他回想起了大约20年前的事情。故选A项。3答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“MuchthesamefortheotherstorywhenIlearntthatmyfriendswifehadjustlefthim.”可知，作者的朋友因为失去了妻子内心很痛苦，
25、所以才会用不友好的态度对待作者。故选B项。4答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“.putoutyourhandandbepatientwhenyouthinkitisleastpossibleforhimtodoso.”可知，当看到别人行为失常的时候，不要责怪他们，要试着理解他们，多些耐心，也就是学会设身处地为别人着想。故选D项。putyourselfinonesshoes意为“设身处地为某人着想”。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。作者通过这篇文章主要向我们介绍了一项关于音乐和外语习得之间关系的研究。5答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据文章第一段内容可知，本文开头通过举例导入话题，人们
26、都清楚地记得儿时唱的歌的歌词是因为音乐有助于记忆，然后再由此引出话题。故选C项。6答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“ItdoesnotshareanyrootswithGermanicorRomancelanguages, suchasItalianorSpanish.”可知，匈牙利语与日耳曼语或罗曼语没有相同的词根。故选A项。7答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyarecontainedinacatchy3, ormemorable4, tune5.”可知，外语学习者用歌唱的方式学习时，大脑更容易
27、记住。故选B项。8答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Thisstudyprovidesthefirstexperimentalevidencethatalistenandrepeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearning.”可推知，此项研究对于外语学习者非常有帮助。故选D项。.语法填空1which2.the3.wasjoined4.connected5.for6.belonging7.times8.is9.countless10.amazed.应用文写作Onepossibleversion：DearTom，Imgladtohear
28、thatyouarevisitingChinathissummervacation.Knowingthatyouhavenotdecidedwhichcitytovisit, IamwritingthislettertoprovideyouwithsomeinformationaboutChengduandShanghai.ChengduislocatedinthesouthwestofChina, soyouneedtotakealongertripandspendmoremoneytogetthere.However, ChengduislessbusyandcrowdedthanShan
29、ghai, andyoumightfeelmorerelaxedstayingthere.TherearemanyflightsinShanghai, soitsmoreconvenienttogetthere.However, itslivingcostismuchhigherthanthatofChengdu.ShanghaiismoredevelopedthanChengdu, whichcangiveyoumorechoiceswhenshopping.Ihopetheinformationcanbeofgreathelptoyou.Hopeyouenjoythetrip!Yours，LiHua
