1、Unit 4 Making the news Using language .用所给词的适当形式填空1.I am very_(delight) to accept it.Thank you for your lovely doll.2.After graduation she got an_(admire) job.3.My elder sisters and brothers have moved away from home and are now_(depend)4.He is a_(profession) artist; he lives by selling his pictures
2、.5.I believe the house was_(deliberate) set fire to.6.The figures of the missing will_(publish)tomorrow.7.I wondered if I could have an_(appoint) with the doctor the following day.8._(accuse) of stealing money，the man was brought to court.9.I waited patiently hoping that someone would come to my_(as
3、sist)10.We were able to get the_(inform) we needed from the Internet.【答案】1.delighted2.admirable3.independent4.professional5.deliberately6.be published7.appointment8.Accused9.assistance10.information.完成句子1.This morning，the teacher_(通知汤姆)go to his office.2.The teacher_(指责汤姆作弊)in the latest exam.3.The
4、diligent man_(注定会实现他的目标)，because he spares no effort to do the best for every detail.4.He demanded that Tom_(集中精力学习)5.Tom would_(依靠自己获得)rich knowledge.6.Tom said that_(决不)would he cheat in the exam.【答案】1.informed Tom to2.accused Tom of cheating3.is to achieve his goal4.(should) concentrate his atten
5、tion on learning5.depend on himself to acquire6.in no case.阅读理解ALess than 60 percent of students now entering fouryear American colleges are likely to graduate.The completion rate is lower than that of almost any other wealthy country.On Tuesday President Obama gave a nationally broadcast speech to
6、students about the importance of staying in school.He spoke on the first day of classes at a high school in Virginia.He talked about personal responsibility，and used himself as an example of someone who overcame difficulties.“My father left my family when I was two years old，and I was raised by a si
7、ngle mother who had to work and struggled at times to pay the bills and wasnt always able to give us things the other kids had.There were times when I missed having a father in my life.There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didnt fit in，”said President Obama.But he told students that pro
8、blems in their own lives should not stop them from learning. “Theres no excuse for talking back to your teacher，or cutting class or dropping out of school. Theres no excuse for not trying.”This was not the first presidential speech to students.Ronald Reagan spoke from the White House in 1988.And Geo
9、rge HW.Bush spoke from a school in Washington in 1991.But many conservatives(保守者) criticized plans for the speech.Some called it“socialized education”or federal interference(干预) in local schools.Others feared it would be too political. Some schools decided not to show the speech.But the White House
10、released (发布)the text on Monday，and that calmed a lot of critics.On Sunday，on the CBS program“Face the Nation”，Untied States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said 30 percent of students do not graduate from high school.He called the dropout rate“staggering(令人吃惊的)”It represents more than a million
11、students every year who entered ninth grade but did not complete 12th grade.语篇导读：本文是一篇新闻报道，主要介绍了美国总统奥巴马发表电视演讲，呼吁学生们克服困难，继续学业，人们对演讲有不同的评价。1.President Obama gave a nationally broadcast speech on Tuesday to_.Acriticize the students who talked back to their parentsBtell the students how he struggled to
12、go to school in his childhoodCencourage students to drop outDpersuade the students to go on with their studies even if they have problems【答案】D2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？ASome people considered Obamas speech to be too political.BGeorge HW.Bush spoke to studen
13、ts from the White House in 1990.CObamas mother left him when he was two years old.DThe White House decided not to release the text on Monday.【答案】A3.It can be inferred from the passage that_.A40 percent of American high school students drop outBthe dropout rate of American schools is amazingConly one
14、 million students can finish 12th grade each yearDnot all the people support the presidents speech【答案】D4.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage？AObamas Hard ChildhoodBObama Encourages Students to Carry on StudiesCObamas Speech Met CriticismDAmazing Dropout Rate of the US【答案】BB
15、(2014安徽卷)Recordings of angry bees are enough to send big，tough African elephants running away，a new study says.Beehives(蜂窝)either recorded or realmay even prevent elephants from damaging farmers crops.In 2002，scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living
16、in them.Today，Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops.But before she asked farmers to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms，she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern
17、Kenya and set up a recorder.Then she threw a stone into the beehive，which burst into life.Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down.Next，Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a tree close to each fami
18、ly.From a distance，Lucy switched on the prerecorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera.Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds.Out of a total of 17 groups，only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees.Lucy reported that all t
19、he young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them.When Lucy played the sound of a waterfall(瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families，the animals were undisturbed.Even after four minutes，most of the groups stayed in one place.Lucy is now studying whethe
20、r the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times.She hasnt tested enough groups yet to know，but her initial(最初的)results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers.She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened
21、away.语篇导读：本文为科技报道。最新研究表明，蜂窝能够阻止大象破坏农民的庄稼。5.We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of_.Aloud noises Bsome cropsCvideo cameras Dangry bees【答案】D6.As mentioned in the passage，Lucy_.Aworks by herself in AfricaBneeds to test more elephant groupsChas stopped elephants eating cropsDhas go
22、t farmers to set up beehives on their farms【答案】B7.Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive？ATo record the sound of bees.BTo make a video of elephants.CTo see if elephants would run away.DTo find out more about the behavior of bees.【答案】A8.Which of the following is true according to the passage？
23、AYoung elephants ignore African honeybees.BWaterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.CElephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.DFarmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.【答案】C.语法填空On a very cold evening，an old man was waiting for a ride across the river.He saw s
24、everal horsemen pass by but he didnt ask for any help.The wait seemed_1_(end)Then came another rider，the old man_2_(catch) his eye and said，“Sir，would you mind doing me a favor？”Stopping his horse，he replied，“Of course.”Almost_3_(freeze)，the old man could not get_4_the ground.The horseman helped him
25、 onto his horse.He took the old man not just across the river，_5_to his home.“Sir，you didnt even ask the other riders for help，why？What_6_I had said no and left you there？”the horseman asked.The old man looked at him straight in the eyes and said，“I looked into their eyes.I found they didnt care，_7_
26、told me it would be useless，but when I looked into_8_，I saw kindness.”These words touched the rider deeply.“Thank you for_9_youve said.I hope I will never be too busy to help others.”With that，Thomas Jefferson，the_10_(three) president of the US，turned his horse around and went away.语篇导读：本文讲述了美国第三任总统
27、好心帮助一位老者过河的故事，彰显了他的高贵品质：再忙也要帮助他人。1.【答案】endless2.【答案】caught3.【答案】frozen4.【答案】off5.【答案】but6.【答案】if7.【答案】which8.【答案】yours9.【答案】what10.【答案】third.短文改错Now many students have iPads and think its a fashion to use it.Using an iPad，we can both download learning materials or read them on the screen.Obvious，its
28、 helpful to our study，especially to English listening.Some students，however，bring their iPads to the classroom and listen music without earphones，which makes the teacher and other students annoying.Some of them even wasted precious time in class playing video game.In my opinion，as students，we should
29、 make a good use of iPads to help achieve academic success.However，the school should make rules to instruct the students to using iPads in a proper way.【答案】Now many students have iPads and think its a fashion to use .Using an iPad，we can both download learning materials read them on the screen.，its
30、helpful to our study，especially to English listening. Some students，however，bring their iPads to the classroom and listen music without earphones，which makes the teacher and other students .Some of them even precious time in class playing video .In my opinion，as students，we should make a good use of iPads to help achieve academic success.，the school should make rules to instruct the students to iPads in a proper way.
