1、Unit 4PygmalionSection Learning about Language & Using Language课时作业. 单句语法填空1If we all agree to compromise (compromise) witheach other when we are in disagreement，we will surely live in peace. 2If overlooked (overlook), the problem will cause great losses. 3Sobbing and crying, as if her heart would b
2、reak. 4Why didnt you tell me about your trouble last week？If you had told (tell) me, I could have helped. 5This fruit gives off a kind of disgusting (disgust) smell but tastes good. 6Youd better show the old man in/out. 7They robbed the bank of millions of dollars. 8Whoever/No matter who comes to th
3、e party, he/she will receive a gift. 9When day dawned, stars fade out from the sky. 10The minister said that their church was badly in need of repair. . 单句改错1. The heavy work robs him his free time.him后加of2She wants to show up her new dress at the party.upoff3We cannot compromise such promise后加on4To
4、 his disgusting, he saw a dead dog in his garden. disgustingdisgust5I would like to spend my holiday in Hawaii once much. muchmore6If I have enough money, I would go to the zoo with you.havehad7We are in need actions, not sayings.need后加of8Promise to never let him fade out your life.out后加of. 阅读理解AGod
5、s HotelVictoria SweetWhen Sweet applied for a job at one of the countrys last almshouses (救济院), she had no idea she would stay there for 20 years, taking care of patients no other organization wanted while defending the hospital from those who consider it unnecessary. By recording her own experience
6、s, Sweets book takes a hard look at healthcare problems while raising questions about the true role of doctors in our society. GoldChris CleaveIts about three best friends and fierce competitors in Olympiclevel cycling. Zoe, Kate, and Jack are splendid athletes, but when their feet are on the ground
7、, theyre just like the rest of us: pretty much a mess. Gold discusses both excellent athletics and everyday life in depth. What Dies in SummerTom WrightTexas teenager Jim and his family find Lee Ann, Jims cousin, halffrozen at their door one day, unwilling to say a word about why she left home. What
8、 none of them know is that by taking her in, theyve put themselves in a killers path. This book is filled with an atmosphere of terror. The NewlywedsNell FreudenbergerIts hard to imagine two worlds more different than Rochester, NY. and Bangladesh, a country in South Asia. So we know theres culture
9、shock coming when, after a sweet online courtship (恋爱期), George Stillman travels to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, to bring Amina Mazid back to his hometown. This novel examines love and familyand the enormous different meanings two people can attach to those seemingly simple words. 【解题导语】本文是一篇应用
10、文。文章分别介绍了四本书的相关内容。1Gods Hotel differs from the other three books in that _. Ait has a happy endingBit is written by a teenagerCthe author has written about her own lifeDthe author finished it with her familys help解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“By recording her own experiences, Sweets book .”可知，Gods Hotel是一本自传。再
11、结合另外三本书的作者及书中主人公的介绍可知，这三本书的主人公都不是作者本人。2What do we know about the main characters of Gold?AThey have won Olympic gold medals. BThey take part in team competitions. CThey are strong and handsome. DThey are very good friends. 解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Its about three best friends”可知答案。3Who mainly deals with a
12、ffection in his or her book?ATom Wright. BChris Cleave. CVictoria Sweet. DNell Freudenberger. 解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“a sweet online courtship”及“This novel examines love and family”可知，最后一本书是有关情感方面的，描述了爱和家庭，其作者是Nell Freudenberger。BBoy In The Tower by Polly HoYen is a story of fear and hope, loneliness an
13、d friendship. Ade and his mother live right at the top of a tower block. It can get a bit lonely up there, but Ade loves to spend hours sitting at the window watching the whole city unfold down below. Things are pretty quiet in the flat since his mother fell ill. She has stopped cooking meals and do
14、ing the housework and singing the songs she always used to sing. In fact, these days she hardly gets out of bed. Ade doesnt know what to do, so he watches the world outside. But suddenly that starts to change. One day, one of the other tower blocks crashes to the ground and Ade watches the disorder
15、with disbelief. Have some of his school friends died in the disaster? Is his best friend Gaia still alive？Then another building falls down and then another. The world around Ades tower block is disintegrating under his very eyes. And then huge plants start to spring up and grow at an alarming rate.
16、Where have they come from? It looks like the plants are pulling the buildings down and they are preventing the emergency services from helping people. Is this only happening in the area where Ade lives? The residents (居民) are deserting the tower blocks, and soon Ade is stuck in his flat because he c
17、ant leave his mother. Who or what can rescue him?HoYen has written a thrilling story with Boy In The Tower, but the most successful part is the narrative (叙述的) voice of the boy at the centre of the story. He doesnt understand what is going on around him and this adds a fascinating dimension to the p
18、lot that moves the novel along. Taking place in an urban environment that many of the novels readers will immediately identify with, HoYens first novel is an interesting read about an ordinary boy facing a tough struggle to survive. 【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章针对小说Boy In The Tower作了相关的内容概述和评论。4What do we know
19、about Ade?AHe lives in a noisy tower block. BHe tries to help his mother recover. CHe often helps his mother with housework. DHe likes seeing the world outside through the window. 解析：选D细节理解题。由第一段中的“Ade loves to spend hours sitting at the window watching the whole city unfold down below”可知，Ade喜欢看窗外的风
20、景。5What does the underlined word “disintegrating” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?AShowing up. BBreaking up. CMoving away. DComing back. 解析：选B词义猜测题。由第三段中的“crashes to the ground”和“falls down”可知，此处指Ade周围的高楼一栋接着一栋坍塌，他周围的世界破碎了。6The plants mentioned in the book are _. Apoisonous BdelicateCviolent Dbeautiful
21、解析：选C推理判断题。由第四段中的“huge plants start to spring up and grow at an alarming rate”和“the plants are pulling the buildings down and they are preventing the emergency services from helping people”可知，这些巨大的植物摧毁了高楼，并阻止救援队救助人们，由此可推断，这些植物非常凶猛。7It can be inferred that Boy In The Tower is _. Aa personal diaryBa d
22、etective storyCa science textbookDa sciencefiction novel解析：选D推理判断题。由文中提到奇怪的植物在楼宇坍塌的瞬间突然出现并摧毁楼宇以及倒数第二段中的novel一词可知，该书是一部科幻小说。. 七选五How to Stay Positive No Matter What HappensNo matter what happens, you can stay positive by following a few simple steps. 1 If you have something to look forward to that mo
23、tivates you and makes you feel needed, your selfesteem will skyrocket. Pick one or two activities, such as doing volunteer work or teaching your favorite lessons to others, and promise to do it on a regular basis. Pick a goal that is important to you and reach for it. Create a structured schedule th
24、at leads you to a goal that is important to you. Make it something you are passionate about and enjoy talking about. 2 Keep away from negative people. If certain people always make you down, minimize your time around them. 3 If you dont have a strong social structure, then start taking part in some
25、activities you enjoy so that you can meet people with similar interests. Build close connections with family and friends. Reach out and keep in touch with people you are close to. 4 Go for walks. Call old friends. Fill your life with the small important things that keep your spirits up. 5 A lot of u
26、s spend time struggling to achieve our goals that dont suit us and arent meaningful to us. If you get stuck in a job or relationship that doesnt work for you, do something about it. Dont stay in the situations that add to your stress and anxiety levels. ADo what works for you. BDeal with negative si
27、tuations positively. CYou can stay positive by living a regular life. DStay positive by filling your life with meaningful activities. EWorking towards something every day will add positivity to your life. FGo out of your way to spend time on fun activities that you can do together. GSurround yoursel
28、f with people who lift you up and give you encouragement. 【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍如何保持积极乐观的心态。1解析：选D根据本段后两句中的说明和举例可以概括出本段的主旨，即要让生活充满有意义的活动来保持积极乐观的心态，故选D。2解析：选E选项中的“Working towards something”与上一句中的it都指的是奋斗目标，与本段的首句相对应，故选E。3解析：选G本选项中的“lift you up”与上一句中的“make you down”相对应，两句构成相对比的关系，说明要远离让你情绪低落的人，多和鼓励你的人在一起，故选G。4解析：选F本选项承接上一句用来说明如何和周围的人建立联系，选项与后两句之间构成平行并列关系，故选F。5解析：选A本段主要讲不要做那些对你毫无意义的事，即要做那些你能做好并对你有益的事，故选A。
