1、Period 4 Using Language.基础知识A单词拼写1Lets c_my scientific knowledge and your business skills and start a company.2We all gave _(叹息) of relief when we heard that they were safe.3For the _(利益) of these people who arrived late, Ill just go over the plan again.4They were travelling at a speed that was doub
2、le the legal l_.5The little boy _(怒目而视) round the room as if expecting a challenge.【答案】bine2.sigh3.benefit4.limit5.glaredB单句语法填空1Turn off the TV, Jack._not you be doing your homework now?Mum, just ten more minutes, please.2Being a disabled man, he has difficulty _(earn) his living.3Not earning enoug
3、h money this month, I had to cut_my expenses.4A large sum of money has been raised _the benefit of the poorly educated children in the mountainous areas.5Though we are not walking slowly, I still think that it wont be long_he _(catch) up with us.6The cancer risks associated with_(smoke) have been we
4、ll proved.7He _(consult) a number of books about the subject in the library before he gave his speech.8Since they bought the house, the Smiths_(be) in debt these years.9Why are you spying _me all the time? What do you want to spy _？10To our joy, the operation is _success and the patient is now out _
5、danger.【答案】1.Should2.earning3.down4.for5before；catches6.smoking7.had consulted8have been9.on；out10.a；ofC选用方框内合适的短语，并用其适当形式填空1It is not easy to _in modern society if one doesnt have any skills.2From behind her curtain she could _her neighbors.3Hes _to the bank because he bought that big house.4_our f
6、amily moved and we had to give the pet away.5Dont eat too much fat, or you will _.6My father tried to _on smoking but failed.【答案】1.earn his living2.spy on3.in debt4.Before long5put on weight6.cut downD根据所给提示及语境完成下面短文I go to Weight Losers now.Im trying to 1._ weight.I have to force myself to eat the
7、2._ food.My friends dont think Im 3.f_.“Youll make yourself ill，” they tell me.But I think it will be of great 4._(benefit) to me.Lots of teenagers go to the club.Theyre all trying to lose weight or keep themselves 5.s_.We all weigh ourselves and write down our 6.w_.Yesterday one girl was one kilo 7
8、._ (heavy) than the week before.She said she couldnt stop herself 8._(eat) cakes.The coach said, “You 9.m_ control your diet.” Robert Anderson goes too.Hes losing weight.Hes very 10._(please) with himself.【答案】1.lose2.right3.fat4.benefit5.slim6.weight7heavier8.eating9.must10.pleased.根据汉语提示完成句子1My bro
9、ther _(一直期待着成为一名足球明星) like David Beckham since he was young.2Neither the teacher nor the students _(打算去看电影) tonight because there will be an important exam tomorrow.3I came across a friend of mine in the Friendship Department Store _ (不久前的一天)4Jack _(取得了如此大的进步以至于) everyone was deeply impressed.【答案】1h
10、as been looking forward to becoming a football star2are going to the cinema3the other day4made such great progress that.阅读理解ANEW YORK (Reuters Life！) Parents wanting their children, particularly teenagers, to develop good eating habits should make sure they eat meals together, a new study suggests.I
11、n one of the first longterm studies to look at the benefits of family meals, researchers at the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota found that family meals have a great influence on adolescents(青少年) because they encourage healthy eating habits and good nutritional(营养的) choices.The
12、 study was published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.“These findings suggest that having regular family meals from early to middle adolescence has a marked beneficial effect on the development of healthful behaviors for youth，” said Teri LBurgessChampoux, who worked on the study.“
13、The importance of shared mealtime experiences during this key developmental period should be emphasized(强调) to parents, healthcare providers and educators.” The researchers examined information from Project EAT, a study that looked at which socioenvironmental, personal, and behavioral factors(因素) in
14、fluence the eating habits of nearly 400 children.The students completed a questionnaire(问卷) in 1998 and 1999 when they were 12 to 13 years old and another as middle adolescents five years later.Regular family meals (five or more meals with all or most of the family per week) declinedover time, the r
15、esearchers said.During the early teen years, 60 percent of the children had regular meals with their family，compared to 30 percent during later adolescence.Children who ate five or more meals a week together in both early and middle adolescence ate healthier meals with plenty of vegetables and foods
16、 rich in calcium, fiber and minerals.()1.In the study, the researchers have examined the relationship between _.Anutrition and eating habitsBhealthy meals and fitnessCfamily meals and eating habitsDfamily meals and teens health()2.The researchers suggest that parents should _.Aencourage their childr
17、en to communicate with the familyBtry to let their children eat often with the familyCpay more attention to their childrens personal developmentDgive their children more advice on how to stay fit()3.What does the underlined word“declined”in Paragraph 7 most probably mean?ABecame less.BGrew quickly.C
18、Changed very little.DAppeared suddenly.()4.Where is the passage most likely from? AA news report.BA TV program.CAn advertisement.DA questionnaire.BLets face it.No one drinks diet sodas for the taste.People drink diet sodas in the hope that it will help them lose weight or at least keep them from gai
19、ning it.Yet it seems to have exactly the opposite effect, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of Texas said those who drank two or more diet sodas a day had waist size increases that were six times greater than those who didnt drink diet sodas.“What we saw was that the more diet
20、 sodas a person drank, the more weight they were likely to gain，” said Sharon Fowler.The study was based on data from 474 participants in a large, ongoing research project, where the participants were followed for nearly 10 years.While the findings are surprising, they also offer some explanations.N
21、utrition expert, Melanie Rogers, who works with overweight patients in New York, has found that when patients are switched from regular to diet sodas, they dont lose weight at all.“We werent seeing weight loss necessarily, and that was confusing to us，” said Rogers.So why would diet soda cause weigh
22、t gain? No one knows for sure yet, but it could be that people think they can eat more if they drink diet sodas, and so overcompensate for the missing calories.A related study found some sweeteners (甜味剂) raised blood sugar levels in some mice.“Data from this and other potential studies suggest that
23、the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners may be risky，” said Helen PHazuda, professor at the University of Texass school of medicine.“Theymay be free of calories, but not of consequences.”()5.People drink diet sodas to _.Aenjoy its tasteBstay in fashionCachieve weight lossDgain more ene
24、rgy()6.The new study suggests that drinking diet sodas _.Acauses people to become heavierBhelps people to be healthierCmakes people much thinnerDoffers people more calories()7.We can learn from the passage that _.Aregular sodas make people lose more weightBdiet soda drinkers tend to eat more foodCdiet sodas do help reduce caloriesDmost blood diseases come from diet sodas()8.The underlined word “They” in the last paragraph probably refers to “_”AsweetenersBdiet sodas and artificial sweetenersCsodasDdiet soda drinkers and sweetener takers【答案】14DBAA58CABB
