1、Unit 4 Friends forever课时作业(四)Writing必备知识基础练.单词拼写1He _ (更喜欢) to give up the chance rather than give in to the bad situation.2The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly _ (气氛)3The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to _ (说明，阐明) the point.4“Practice makes perfect，” as
2、the _ (格言，谚语) goes.5Tom is a chap with _ (激情), patience and generosity.6For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team _ (证明) a good method.7Inspired by his _ (鼓舞人心的) words, they went on climbing the snowy mountains.8We ought to _ (获得，得到) more latest information.完成句子1多亏了这次比赛和我朋友的帮助，我
3、现在在舞台上感觉很放松，说话也很自信。_ the contest and the help of my friend, I now feel relaxed on stage and confident when talking.2我们相互之间很熟。We are very _ each other.3但是不管他做了什么，他在那所学校从来没有被承认过。But _ he did, he was never recognized at that school.4那个人划火柴点燃了一根烟。The man _ to light a cigarette.5去之前预约一下是值得的。Its worth _ b
4、efore you go.6要记住，友谊是建立在共同兴趣的基础之上的。_ that friendship is based on shared interests.7她看到的事情吓了她一跳。_ frightened her.8倘若明天下雨将会怎样呢？_ it rains tomorrow?关键能力综合练进阶训练第二层.阅读理解I first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid，introduced us in New York City
5、. When the studio didnt want me for the filmit wanted somebody as wellknown as Paulhe stood up for me. I dont know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four
6、 years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft (技艺) and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues (品德) that are typical of
7、American actors: humorous, aggressive (有进取心), and making fun of each otherbut always with an underlying affection. Those were also at the core (核心) of our relationship off the screen.We shared the belief that if youre fortunate enough to have success, you should put something backhe with his Newmans
8、 Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and me with Sundance and the institute and the festival. Paul and I didnt see each other all that regularly, but sharing that brought us together. We supported each other financially and by showing up at events.I last saw him a
9、 few months ago. Hed been in and out of the hospital. He and I both knew what the deal was, and we didnt talk about it. Ours was a relationship that didnt need a lot of words.1Why was the studio unwilling to give the role to the author at first?APaul Newman wanted it.BThe studio powers didnt like hi
10、s agent.CHe wasnt famous enough.DThe director recommended someone else.2Why did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship?AThey were of the same age.BThey worked in the same theater.CThey were both good actors.DThey had similar characteristics.3What does the underlined word“that” in Paragraph 3
11、refer to?ATheir belief.BTheir care for children.CTheir success.DTheir support for each other.4What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo show his love of films.BTo remember a friend.CTo introduce a new movie.DTo share his acting experience.七选五Sometimes people can have fights, but friendship
12、 is a valuable gift. _1_ But with a little effort to step out of your comfort zone (舒适区), you can easily make friends. Here you can find some suggestions to make new friends.Join an organisation or a club. This is a great way to find other people who have common interests. _2_ In fact, some of the m
13、ost valuable friendships are between two people who dont have much in common at all. However, if you like a specific topic, try finding a place where you can meet people who share that interest._3_ A common mistake is that you have to be really good at playing a special sport in order to make friend
14、s with others on the team. In fact, as long as you enjoy the sport and support your teammates, joining a team with a relaxed attitude could be a great way to make new friends.Volunteer. Volunteering is also a good way for people of all ages to meet others. By working together, youll build relationsh
15、ips with people. _4_Make yourself available. If you want to make friends, you first need to put yourself out there somehow to meet people. _5_ It doesnt have to be a crowded table, but one with at least two other people. Remember, friends seldom come knocking on your door while you sit alone at home
16、.AJoin a sports team.BSometimes, good friends are hard to find.CDo well in sport in order to make new friends.DIf youre still in school, sit somewhere with other people.ESo you can devote your time to a local nursing home or a hospital.FIt is not easy at all to get along with new friends when you st
17、udy in a middle school.GYou dont need to have lots of common interests with people to make friends with them.语法填空Danger is not what we expect. But the 1._ (true) is that it often comes suddenly and unexpectedly. How can we get out of danger? There are many answers to this question. The key is we sho
18、uld face danger 2._ (brave)What you must remember is that you must believe in 3._ (you). Just remember that it is you 4._ can defeat any danger. Tell yourself that you can turn into a superwoman or a superman when you are 5._ danger. This is why I am going to tell you the stories of Mrs. Weldon and
19、Dr. Murray.Mrs. Weldon reported that her baby was about 6._ (knock) down by a car when she was trying to save her baby. Mrs. Weldon 7._ (weigh) only forty kilograms. She looked as if she was a very weak lady often 8._ (dress) in skirts, but she said she pushed the car to save her baby. Dr. Murray, a
20、 zoologist, wrote that he, after 9._ some wolves ran, jumped nearly three meters high into the air to take hold of the 10._ (low) branch of a tree. Perhaps you are wondering if you can do such things as they did. You can also be lucky to escape (逃避) any injury!.写作(共两节)第一节应用文写作假如你是李华。最近，你收到英国笔友吉米发来的一
21、封电子邮件，说他在业余时间喜欢与网友聊天，没有可以一起玩耍的好朋友，为此感到非常苦恼。请根据下面的写作提纲，用英语给他回复一封电子邮件。内容包括：1表示同情；2提出几点建议；3希望情况好转。注意：1.词数80左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Jimmy，_Yours，Li Hua第二节概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。In this age of Facebook and Twitter, we are all supposed to have hundreds of friends. But in fact most
22、of us have just two people we would consider to be close friendsdown from an average of three 25 years ago, a study shows.The number of close friends contrasts sharply with the fact among the young to collect as many “friends” as possible on social networking sites to prove their popularity. Accordi
23、ng to Facebook, the average user has 130 friends, but many of these are chance acquaintances (偶然认识的人) or people they will never meet in real life.But according to Matthew Brashears from the University of Cornwell, although this decreased social network makes us possibly more vulnerable (脆弱的), we do
24、not have social isolation (社会孤立). Researchers say there is no need to worry. Instead, they say that while some of us may be getting more vulnerable, many are simply becoming better at deciding whom they can trust to be a close friend.For his study, Mr. Brashears used data from a nationally represent
25、ative experiment. More than 2,000 adults aged 18 and older were surveyed from the nationally representative Timesharing Experiments for the Social Sciences program. He found that modern discussion networks have decreased in size, which is in agreement with other researchers findings, but that social
26、 isolation has not become more widespread.When asked to list the names of people they had discussed important matters with over the previous six months, about 48% of participants listed one name, 18% listed two, and about 29% listed more than two names for these close friends. On average, participan
27、ts had 2.03 confidantes (密友). And just over 4% of participants didnt list any names. Female participants and those who were educated were the least likely to report no names on their confidante list._课时作业(四)Writing必备知识基础练.单词拼写1preferred2.atmosphere3.illustrate4.saying5.passion6proves7.inspiring8.acq
28、uire.完成句子1Thanks to2.familiar with3.no matter what4.struck a match5making an appointment6.Keep in mind7.What she saw8What if关键能力综合练.阅读理解【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了“我”和Paul Newman的深厚友谊。1答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段的When the studio didnt want me for the filmit wanted somebody as wellknown as Paul可知，电影公司不想让作者演这部电影，是因为他们想要一位像P
29、aul一样出名的人来演，这说明作者不出名。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段的Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors：humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other.the core of our relationship off the screen.可知，两个人拥有持久的友谊的原因是他们两个有很多相同的特质。3答案与解析：A词义猜测题。根据第三段的We shared the belief that.可知，that指代be
30、lief。4答案与解析：B推理判断题。本文主要讲述了作者和Paul Newman的深厚友谊，所以作者写这篇文章的目的是怀念他的朋友Paul Newman。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。友谊是珍贵的，但好朋友不好找。作者就如何交到好朋友给出了几点建议。1答案与解析：B设空处前一句讲友谊是珍贵的，设空处后一句中的But表示语义转折努力走出舒适区，你就可以轻松交到朋友。B项(有时候，好朋友是很难找到的)与设空处后一句构成语义上的转折关系，符合语境。2答案与解析：G设空处后一句表示“事实上，一些最珍贵的友谊存在于两个根本没多少共同点的人之间”。G项(和人交朋友你不必和他们有很多共同的爱好)符合
31、语境，且与设空处前一句中的common interests相呼应，故选G项。3答案与解析：A根据篇章结构可判断设空处为本段的主题句。由本段中出现的playing a special sport, enjoy the sport，support your teammates和joining a team可判断出A项(加入一支运动队)符合语境。4答案与解析：E本段主题Volunteer与E项中的devote your time to a local nursing home or a hospital相呼应。故选E项。5答案与解析：D根据前句If you want to make friends,
32、 you first need to put yourself out there somehow to meet peolple.可知，此处讲的是要多和别人接触。设空处后一句“不一定非得坐到一张人员拥挤的桌子，但至少有另外一两个人”与D项中的sit somewhere with other people相呼应。.语法填空【语篇解读】危险不是我们想要的，但是在危险出现时我们应该勇敢面对。1答案与解析：truth考查名词。所填词作主语，用名词truth。2答案与解析：bravely考查副词。所填词作状语，修饰动词face，用副词。3答案与解析：yourself考查代词。句子的主语与宾语一致，所以
33、宾语用其反身代词。后文的yourself也是提示。4答案与解析：that/who考查强调句型。被强调部分是you，所以可以用that，也可以用who。5答案与解析：in考查介词。in danger意为“处于危险之中”，为固定短语。6答案与解析：to be knocked考查非谓语动词。be about to do sth. 意为“正要做某事”，此处用被动语态。7答案与解析：weighed考查时态。本段讲述的是过去的事，所以用一般过去时。8答案与解析：dressed考查非谓语动词。所填词作后置定语，表示“穿”，用dressed。9答案与解析：whom考查定语从句。所填词引导非限制性定语从句，且在
34、从句中作介词after的宾语，指代he，故用whom。10答案与解析：lowest考查形容词的最高级。根据语境判断，他跳到空中是为了抓住最低的树枝，故用形容词的最高级修饰名词branch。.写作(共两节)第一节：参考范文：Dear Jimmy，I am sorry to know you feel upset because you dont have good friends to play with. Now Id like to offer you some advice.I think it is no good making online friends. You should no
35、t spend too much time talking with online friends. Instead you should try to make friends with the people around you. Second, youd better talk with your classmates as often as possible, which helps them know you better. Besides, it is a good idea to join some clubs, or group activities, where you ca
36、n put your talent into good use.I hope my advice will be of help to you.Yours，Li Hua第二节：参考范文：According to a study, most of us have just two people we could consider to be close friends. (要点1) Though the number of friends people have on social networking sites has increased a lot, they seem to have less close friends when compared with the past. (要点2) But in fact, most people do not have social isolation with decreased modern discussion networks. (要点3)
