1、Unit 4 Astronomy：the science of the stars单元加餐练.完形填空I entered my office on the afternoon of December 20th and began to work. As the volunteer coordinator (协调人), I was _1_ for filling 2,500 volunteer positions in the month of December alone._2_ the phone rang. The voice on the other end _3_ herself as
2、 Kimberly. She said she was _4_ to see if there were still any positions for her son Jake, who was expecting a(n) _5_ of coming to help. She explained what a _6_ it would be for Jake to have something to _7_ since hed been diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. However, I _8_ having to tell her I could offer h
3、im very little _9_ because there were no more positions.After the phone call, I was deep in thought. Then, Mark, in charge of the pony (矮种马) rides, came in. In a(n) _10_ voice, he said, “_11_ I have to lift one more kid on one more horse, I may die. Jessica, I _12_ need another one with a strong bac
4、k, even if its just for a couple of hours.”A smile lit up my face, and I said, “I think I _13_ a guy.” And a phone call later, Jake was scheduled to _14_ Mark each night through the end of the event.The next day, I made my way toward the pony rides. Jake _15_ with his back to me on the platform. Ano
5、ther volunteer waved at me, and Jake _16_. A moment later he _17_ me and smiled.“Jessica！” he said _18_. “Thank you for getting me this _19_. Mark says Im doing a good job, and also my mom is _20_ of me！” Then Jake hugged me. I felt very happy!本文为记叙文。圣诞节前夕，作者为一个癌症患者提供了一次做志愿活动的机会，为此非常高兴。1A.anxiousBfa
6、mousCresponsibleDsuitable答案：C解析：根据“As the volunteer coordinator(协调人)”可知，作者负责志愿者工作。2A.Suddenly BFortunately CFinally DSlowly答案：A解析：作者在工作的时候，突然电话铃响了。3A.considered Bviewed Cmade Dintroduced答案：D解析：根据生活常识可知，首次给不认识的人打电话当然需要先做自我介绍。4A.coming Bcalling Crunning Dleaving答案：B解析：根据“the phone rang”可知，Kimberly是在打电
7、话。5A.ability Bopinion Cchance Dproblem答案：C解析：根据最后一段可知，Kimberly的儿子Jake渴望得到参加志愿活动的机会。6A.relief Bsurprise Cfailure Dquestion答案：A解析：Jake得了癌症，在家无事可做，如果他能获得一次参加志愿活动的机会，这将是一件令人欣慰的事。7A.say Bdonate Cneed Ddo答案：D解析：Jake得了癌症，在家无事可做，他很想找件事做。8A.risked Bregretted Cforgot Dstopped答案：B解析：根据“because there were no mo
8、re positions”可知，作者不得不遗憾地说她为Jake找不到任何事做。9A.approval Bmoney Cwork Ddoubt答案：C解析：参见上题。10A.tired Bhappy Ccalm Dsweet答案：A解析：根据“_11_ I have to lift one more kid on one more horse, I may die”可知，Mark很疲倦。11A.Because BAs CThough DIf答案：D解析：根据语境可知，该句意为：“如果我再将一个小孩扶上马的话，我或许会累死”。12A.never Breally Calmost Dseldom答案：
9、B解析：Mark的工作太累人，他确实还需要一名志愿者帮忙。13A.require Barrange Cknow Dorder答案：C解析：得知Mark需要志愿者，作者想到了Jake，所以她说：“我想我知道一个人可以帮忙。”14A.help Bpraise Ccall Dinstruct答案：A解析：根据下文语境可知，Jake是帮Mark做事。15A.jumped Blied Cslept Dsat答案：D解析：Jake背对着作者坐在平台上。16A.turned up Bturned aroundCturned off Dturned out答案：B解析：另一个志愿者向作者挥手时，Jake转过身
10、来。17A.recognized Badmired Cmet Daccepted答案：A解析：过了一会儿，Jake认出了作者。18A.patiently Bquietly Cexcitedly Dcoldly答案：C解析：根据Jake说话的内容可判断他非常激动。19A.gift Blesson Cfriend Djob答案：D解析：Jake感谢作者给了他这份工作。20A.ashamed Bproud Caware Dfond答案：B解析：根据“Mark says Im doing a good job”及“and also”可推断出Jake的妈妈为他感到骄傲。.阅读理解Raising chil
11、dren has traditionally been a mothers role. People think that kids have to be with mothers mostly, but the modern sociology says when a father is not involved in life, it leads to problems. Children abandoned or ignored by their fathers do not succeed as well as children in families where both paren
12、ts are involved.At the River House in Maryland, a church community is running a program called the Mens Retreat with the purpose of helping men become better fathers. Here fathers can get parental advice. The program is also open to children who dont have fathers in their lives. For them, the progra
13、m is an opportunity to interact (互动) with male role models.Businessman Pavel says though the Mens Retreat may take up some of his time to earn money, it has been a good opportunity to spend quality time with his son. He has realized that for boys, Father is the first teacher. And the gathering is al
14、so a great chance to think about how to improve the relationship with his wife.Program organizer Victor Visotski notes that the son is going along his fathers path and learns from him. The fathers role in a daughters life is as important as that in his sons life. A father for a daughter is a hero an
15、d he is the first man she admires. It is important that the father creates a family atmosphere filled with love, because the daughter observes the behavior of her father closely. Mr Visotski says a father must take his duties as a parent as seriously as his career. Setting aside quality time to spen
16、d with his child is a good start.本文为说明文。抚养孩子历来被认为是母亲的角色。但在生活中，父亲对孩子的影响也是非常重要的。马里兰州举行的“男人的静修”活动可以帮助男人更好地担任父亲的角色。1We can learn from the modern sociology that _.Aa fathers role in childrens life is importantBa father can teach children more than a motherCraising children should be a fathers responsibil
17、ityDchildren having no fathers are less likely to succeed答案：A解析：推理判断题。由第一段“.when a father is not involved in life, it leads to problems”可知，现代社会学指出，生活中缺少父亲这个角色会导致许多问题。由此可知，父亲在孩子成长过程中起着重要作用。2Which of the following is TRUE about the Mens Retreat?AIt is for kids who are abandoned.BIt aims to help men re
18、lax after work.CChildren are not allowed to attend it.DIt shows men how to act as fathers well.答案：D解析：细节理解题。由第二段“.with the purpose of helping men become better fathers”可知，“男人的静修”活动目的是帮助男人成为更好的父亲。3What does Pavel think of the Mens Retreat?AIt is a waste of time and money.BIt can help him find a new j
19、ob at school.CIt is a good chance for family gathering.DIt helps him become a good father and husband.答案：D解析：推理判断题。由第三段可知，Pavel说尽管参加这个活动会占用一些赚钱的时间，但这是一个和儿子共度美好时光、思考如何改善夫妻关系的好机会。由此可知，他认为这个活动不但会使他成为一个好父亲，还会成为一个好丈夫。4According to Victor Visotski, _.Aa father has little influence on his daughterBa daught
20、er usually looks down upon her fatherCfathers must learn to balance parenting and workDfathers should play the main role in raising children答案：C解析：细节理解题。由最后一段可知，Victor Visotski指出男人要像认真工作一样认真承担起做父亲的责任。.短文改错假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号()，并在此符号下面写出
21、该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Weeks ago, one of my classmate brought a very large suitcase and placed it under his bed. Though we lived on the ground floor, his suitcase soon got wet. He take it out and after drying it, he put it on his de
22、sk. My desk happened to be opposite to his. It was such a large suitcase that it not only occupied to the whole of his desk but also half of my as well. I was so annoying that I pushed it angry forward. I pushed a bit too hard and the suitcase fell off his desk. Seeing this, he flew into temper and
23、shouted at me. Then we had a bitter quarrel. Some days later, I regretted having done that. Lived in a room, we should learn to get for well with one another.答案解析1第一句：classmate改为classmates。one of 后跟可数名词复数。2第二句：Though改为Because。前句讲述的是后句的原因，故应用because，意为“由于我们住在一楼”。3第三句：take改为took。此处讲述过去发生的事，应用一般过去时。4第五
24、句：去掉to。occupy是及物动词，后可直接跟宾语，to多余。5第五句：my改为mine。此处意为“占了我的桌子的一半”，应用名词性物主代词mine，相当于my desk。6第六句：annoying改为annoyed。跟在系动词be后作表语，说明主语的感受，应用annoyed“生气的”。annoying“令人生气的”，与语境不符。7第六句：angry改为angrily。作状语，修饰动词，表示“生气地”，用副词。8第八句：temper前加a。fly into a temper“大发脾气”，是固定用法。9第十一句：Lived改为Living。句中已有谓语动词，此处live应用非谓语动词形式，li
25、ve与句子主语we之间是主动关系，故应用现在分词。10第十一句：for改为on/along。get on/along well with sb.“与某人友好相处”，是固定短语。.书面表达最近，你班同学就“太空探索是否值得”这一话题展开了一场讨论。请你根据下表提供的信息，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文介绍讨论的情况。Recently,_students_in_our_class_have_had_a_discussion_on_whether_space_is_worth_exploring.On_the_one_hand,_30%_of_us_think_that_space_explorat
26、ion_is_not_worthwhile._They_think_space_is_too_far_away_from_us_and_our_daily_life._And_space_exploration_will_waste_a_lot_of_money,_which_can_be_used_to_solve_the_problems_such_as_starvation_and_pollution.On_the_other_hand,_70%_think_space_is_worthy_to_be_explored._As_we_all_know,_satellites_have_been_used_for_communication_as_well_as_weather_forecast,_which_makes_our_life_more_convenient._Besides,_if_resources_are_found_on_other_planets,_the_problem_of_energy_shortages_on_our_earth_can_be_solved.
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