1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家总课时数-科目英语使用时间2012.2主备人王嘎使用人课题名称Review of Module4 Book 4Learning aims1 to memorize the important words and phrases2 to revise the texts3 to practice reading excercises Dictation Cloze test1.Read the passage about Stephen Hawking and fill in the following blanks. Stephen Hawking is one
2、 of the most famous scientists in the world partly because of his scientific discoveries and partly because of his physical disability. _ in 1942 in Oxford and _ from Oxford University, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Victims of this disease cannot move and cannot speak _ their brains m
3、ay work _. In Stephen Hawkings case it was discovered _ he was a brilliant scientist. _ in a wheelchair and speaking through a special computer, he has become the voice of science. He has spent his career at Cambridge University, _ he became Professor of Physics in 1977. His work was in the area of
4、cosmology and he _ about black holes in space. His book A Brrief History of Time _ (publish) in 1988 and is till a best-seller. 2.Read passage “The Student Who Ask Questions”and then fill in the blanks. Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist, is a leading figure in the rice-growing world. He was born an
5、d brought up in China. As a boy he _ in many schools and _ the nickname, “the student who ask questions”. From an early age he was interested in plants and began experiments in crop bleeding when he was a young teacher. He thought that the key to _ people was to have more rice and to produce it _ qu
6、ickly. And there was only one way to do this by _ different species of rive plant, and then he could produce a new plant _ could give a higher yield than either of the original plants. He worked hard for years. Finally, in 1970 a naturally sterile male rice plant _. This was the breakthrough. Resear
7、chers were brought in from all over the China and the research _ by the government. As a result of his discoveries Chinese rice production rose _ 47.5 percent in the 1990s. Yuan Longpings rice _ to other countries, such as Pakistan and the Philippines. ReadingAs soon as he finished his homeworkEric
8、jumped onto his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was _36_ alongHe thought about the whales. He hoped he would see them again todayAfter he got to the beachEric _37_ his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the roadThen he ran down onto the sand _38_ it w
9、as only four in the afternoon，the sky was already growing dark. Eric frownedIf it _39_ he wouldnt be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper waterHe hurried along the beach _40_ the rocksThey were the best place to watch the whales from because of their 41Before Eric reached the roc
10、ks he felt a drop of water on his head“Oh no!” he thought. “Now the whales will stay in the deep water and I wont be able to _42_ them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale had come too close to the shore and got stuck on the _43_ ! At first the whale did
11、nt move at all and Eric thought it was_44_ Then he saw its tail move weaklyEric turned and ran through the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycleHe had to get _45_! Unless they got the whale back in the water soon，it would die and Eric couldnt let that happen 36Ariding Brunning Cgetting Dwalki
12、ng 37Asent B hid Clook Dgot 38AAs BSince C. Because DAlthough 39Ashone Bsnowed C. rained Dblew 40Ainto Boff C. to Dfrom 41Alength Bsize C. height D shape 42Awatch Bkill C. catch Dsave 43 Asoil Bbeach Cgrass Dwater 44 Adead Bpretty Clovely D alive 45Acare Bwater Cmedicine D. helpMy favourite great bo
13、ok is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainTom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St. Petersburg, MissouriHes a lively and clever young boy，and he finds himself in many exciting adventuresHe runs away with his two friends，Huck Finn and Joe，to an island in the middle of the Mississipp
14、i River for several daysWith Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a caveand finally，they find a box of gold My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is deadHe decides to go to his own funeralHe hides and watches for a time and then suddenly he appears Every
15、one is surprised to see him but theyre also pleased to see him alive Tom is the hero of the story，but there are other important charactersHuck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of himBecky is pretty with fair hair，Joe is Toms best friendand Injun Joe is the bad man of the story. The theme of the
16、 story is about children growing upIt describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom，social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour. Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876，but its still r
17、ead and loved by people all over the world today And although its only a story. Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century，so it sounds very real. Today its thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on- read it! I know youll
18、enjoy it，too51Where does Tom run away with his two friends? ATo a quiet street B To a small town CTo an island DTo a forest52Who is the bad man in the story? AHuck Finn B Injun Joe CBeckyDPolly53How did people feel when Tom appeared at his own funeral ? AThey were surprised and pleasedBThey were sur
19、prised and sad CThey were worried and excited DThey were frightened and happy54The whole book is mainly about _ Afreedom and social rules Bchildrens bad behaviour C the growth of young children Dstrangers in American small towns 55The writer writes the article to _ Aask us to read the book Btell us how popular the book is today Ctell us when Mark Twain wrote the story Dtell us why the story sounds very real