1、Unit 1 第四课时.阅读表达阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。The Fun They Had in SchoolOn the page headed May 17,2517，Margie wrote in her diary，“Today Tommy found a real book！”It was a very old book covered with dust.Margies grandfather once said that long ago all stories were printed on paper.“What is
2、 it about？” asked Margie.“School”“School? Whats there to write about school? I hate school.”Margie hated school now more than ever.The electric teacher had been giving her drill after drill in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had finally sent for someone to fix the t
3、eacher.The man came with a whole box of tools.He turned off the electricity，and started to repair the teacher.There was a motor that showed questions，and a hole where Margie had to put compositions and test papers.The electric teacher marked the paper quickly.Margie asked Tommy，“Why would anyone wri
4、te about school？”“Because its the school they had hundreds of years ago”Margie read the book for a while，then said，“Anyway，they had a teacher？”“Yes，but it was a man”“A man? How could a man be a teacher？”“Well，he just told the kids things and gave them homework”“A man isnt smart enough.”“Sure he is.M
5、y father knows as much as my teacher”“But I wouldnt want a stranger in my house to teach me.”Margie argued.Tommy laughed.“The teacher didnt live in the house.They had a special building and all the kids went there”“And all the kids learnt the same thing？”“Sure，if they were the same age”They werent e
6、ven halffinished when Margies mother called.“Margie! School！”Margie went into the school next to her bedroom，and the electric teacher was waiting for her then.It was the same way every day except Saturday and Sunday.The monitor lit up，and it said，“Please put yesterdays homework in the proper hole”Ma
7、rgie sighed and threw a dirty sock at the machine.She was thinking about the old days.All the kids from the whole neighborhood came to the school，laughing and shouting in the yard.They could even help one another with the homework.And the teachers were people!How happy they were in the old days，Marg
8、ie thought.1When did the story in the passage take place？(no more than seven words)_2Why did Margie hate school?_3How did Margie feel when she heard that teachers of hundreds of years ago were people instead of machines?_4How did kids in Margies time receive education?_5What does the underlined word
9、“They”refer to in the title?_答案：1.In 2517./On May 17,2517.2Because it was boring.3She felt surprised.4They had electric teachers at home.5The students in the past/the old days.六选五根据短文内容，从下面的选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。ASlow Down Your LifeBEscape Now and ThenCSeparate Your ActionsDAllow Yourself to
10、 Be WeakERelieve Pressure by Firmly Saying “No”FStop Expecting Everything to Be PerfectHow to Simplify Your LifeLess is more.This is why we say：reduce things by half instead of doubling them，get rid of junk instead of piling it up，relax instead of stressing，slow down instead of speeding up.Apply the
11、se principles in your everyday life in a conscious way.You will then find yourself well along on your journey to simplification.1_When you concentrate on one task，you find you have energy that you didnt even know you had.Just imagine：you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 ya
12、rds.If you keep grabbing one and then the other，it will take forever，because one of them will keep slipping out from under your arm and running off.But if you tie one pig in a place，pick up the other，gather all your strength and make a dash for the finish line，pause for a moment，run back and get the
13、 other one，and with great determination，carry the second pig to the finish line，then you can be sure of success.2_The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations.In the modern nuclear family，the expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated
14、 on the individual partner.If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day are not enough for all the things you need to do，then its not because the day has too few hours，but because you have too many activities.A simple fact that overloaded people often tends to forget.The solution is equally simple：
15、refuse to accept so many work assignments in your private life or your working life.3_“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work.People who can handle stress are given more and more to cope withuntil one day they break.Pay careful attention to the signs that tell
16、you that you are under more stress than you can cope with.These signals can come from various areas of life.You become ill，or your work efficiency decreases.If you have any of these symptoms，change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress.Say quite openly.“I cant manage that.”4_“If only
17、 I were slimmer，more beautiful，richer，more clever，then I would be happier.”This is a dream that makes a lot of people ill，depressed，and unhappy.Life has its flaws，defects，corners，and edges.Only those who accept this reality can lead a really full life.Of course there are activities in which errors a
18、re dangerous：driving a car，crossing the road.But life doesnt consist entirely of these things.In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes.5_Successful people all have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work.Find out which places improve your creativity.For me
19、its the train.When I know that Im going to be traveling for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door，I find my mind is free and I can read or write complex articles.There can be problems working on the train, of course: if the person sitting opposite you keeps talking away, or i
20、f train trips make you tired(some people fall asleep after a few miles)答案：1C如果同时抓着两只猪向前走，可能非常困难，但是如果先把一只猪拴在一个地方，然后抓着另一只跑到终点，然后再抓另一只，可能就简单了，故选C项，即“把你的活动分开做”。2E根据关键词pressure和最后一句“在个人生活和工作中拒绝接受太多的任务”可知答案。3D根据这一部分的最后一段“如果你有这些症状中的任何一种的话，你要改变生活目标，减少对压力的忍耐力。对自己说我做不了那么多”可知答案。4F生活中是有瑕疵的，只有那些接受现实的人才会过充实的生活，故答
21、案为F。5B根据第一句话“成功的人为了工作都有他们自己的能够撤退的地方”以及后面举的例子“我去旅行，没有电话打扰，没人敲我的门”可知答案。.任务型读写阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入一个恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。This year, about 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about 10 months in US homes. At the same time about 1,300 American teenagers will go to other countries to learn
22、 new languages and learn the rest of the world.Here is a 2way student exchange in action. Fred,19, spent last year in Germany with Georges family. In turn, Georges son Mike spent a year in Freds home in America.Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of study
23、ing, the language became easy for him. School was completely different from what he had expected and it was much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took 14 subjects instead of 6 that were usually taken in the US.Family life, too, was different. The fathers wor
24、d was the law. All the activities were done with the family rather than individually. Fred found the food to be too simple at first. He also missed having a car.“Back home，you pick up some friends in a car and go out to have a good time. In Germany, you walk but you soon learn to like it.”At the sam
25、e time, in America, Mike，a friendly German boy, was also forming his own ideas. “I suppose I should criticize American schools”. he says, “It is far too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot. In Germany, we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many other activities. I think
26、 that maybe American schools are better in training their citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”Differences between American school life and German school lifeItems1._studentsGerman studentsClass rulesThey dont have to stand up.They have to stand up and show respect to thei
27、r 2._.3._lifeThey do their ownthings individually.They have to listen to their 4._.School 5._They have six which are very 6._to learn.They have 14 which are much more difficult.Going outThey can 7._cars.They have to 8._all the way.School activitiesThey have 9._other activities.They have to 10._hard
28、all the time.答案：1.American2.teachers3.Family4.fathers5subjects 6.easy7.drive8.walk9.many10study.补全对话根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A：Well, Bob, what a surprise! Its nice to see you again! B：Hello, Ann！_1_Wasnt it a year ago Christmas, the last time we saw you? A：You know, I think youre rig
29、ht.How are your wife and the children? B：Oh, theyre fine.Billy fell down and broke his leg a few months ago._2_A：Wasnt Joey learning to play the violin? Seems to me I remember something about that.B：_3_Hes all excited about sports now.A：And your wife, what is she doing these days? B：Shes going to a
30、night school on Mondays and Thursdays.Shes studying French now.But last year she studied typing and sewing._4_Next itll probably be cooking.A：How nice for her！_5_But say hello to Mrs James for me, will you? B：Sure I will, and remember me to your husband.Goodbye.AOh, hes given that up.BOh, Im sorry.Ive got to rush.CShes made great progress in that.DHow long has it been? EI think she just enjoys going to school.FJoeys getting on well with her.GBut other than that, theres been nothing special.答案：15DGAEB
