1、Unit 4Helping people around the worldPeriod OneWelcome to the unit & Reading.用课文中的词填空1In ten years the citys population _ by 12%.2Youd better spend your time on some _ reading.3All men are _ in the eye of law.4Henry was forced to leave his motherland for _ reasons.5After three days without food,the
2、men were close to _.6Whenever I gave a speech,I never _ to my notes.7Their _ peacekeeping didnt get a wide support from the people.8At election time the party needs a lot of _ helpers.9He _ half of his savings to the relief fund.10She has mastered English grammar and _ a large vocabulary without the
3、 help of a teacher.答案1.expanded2.worthwhile3.equal4.political5.starvation6.referred7.urgent8.voluntary9.contributed10.acquired.用set相关短语的适当形式填空1We need to _ (着手寻找) a solution.2He _ (陈述他的反对意见) to the plan.3She tries to _ (省出一些钱) every month.4Passengers are _ (下车) and picked up only at the official sto
4、ps.5They wanted to _ (建立) a state of their own.答案1.set about finding/set out to find2.set out his objections3.set aside/apart some money4.set down5.set up.一句多译(分别用worthy,worth与worthwhile翻译下面的这句话)这本书值得读。(1) _(2)_(3)_答案(1)This book is worthy(2)This book is worth reading.(3)It is worthwhile.单项填空1There
5、are plenty of jobs _ in the western part of the country.ApresentBavailableCpreciousDconvenient答案B句意:在那个国家的西部地区有许多工作供你选择。present,“目前的,现在的(作前置定语);出席的,在场的(作后置定语)”;available,“可用的,可得到的,可达到的”;precious,“宝贵的,珍贵的”;convenient,“方便的,便利的”。2An increase in the price of drugs has _ the rising cost of medical care.A
6、contributed toBturned toCgot used toDcome to答案A句意:药品价格的上涨导致医疗费用日益增加。contribute to,“导致”,相当于cause。turn to,“翻到;求助于”;get used to,“习惯于”;come to,“达到(某种状态)”。3Many battles were fought but the settlers _ better land than the native Americans.Aended up withBended up inCfinished withDended up as答案Aend up with.
7、表示“以作为结束”;end up as.表示“最终成为”。4What a mistake!Yes.I _ his doing it another way,but without success.(2011四川)Awas suggestingBwill suggestCwould suggestDhad suggested答案D句意:“多么严重的错误呀!”“是的,我曾经建议他换个方法做,但他没听。”他犯错误发生在过去,我提建议发生在他犯错误之前,即过去的过去,故用过去完成时。5His tired face suggested that he _ really tired after the l
8、ong walk.Ahad beenBwasCbeDshould be答案B句意:他的倦容说明他在走了远路之后的确很累。句中suggest意为“表明”,其后的从句用陈述语气而不用虚拟语气,且句中不存在过去的过去。故选B。6The student _ forward to going abroad for further study.Areferred to looksBreferred to lookCrefers to lookDreferring to look答案Areferred to为过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰名词student。句意为“被谈到的那个学生一直期望出国深造”。look
9、s forward to为句子的谓语。另外,注意refer的过去式、过去分词为referred、referred;现在分词为referring。7_ trade and investment cooperation between China and Canada,culture exchange is also expected to increase.AIn terms ofBIn addition toCIn view ofDIn spite of答案B语境为“除了贸易与投资方面的合作以外,中加之间的文化交流也有望增加”。in addition to除了之外(还有);in terms o
10、f在方面,从角度;in view of鉴于;in spite of尽管。8Well get in touch with you as soon as tickets become _.ApresentBpreciousCavailableDconvenient答案C句意为“一有票,我们就将联系你们”。available可以利用的,可以得到的;present现在的;precious宝贵的,珍贵的;convenient方便的。9In this book,there are 100 stories,_ ten historical stories.AincludeBincludesCincluded
11、Dincluding答案D句意:这本书里有100个故事,包括10个历史故事。分析句子可知句中已有谓语动词且名词在后,故用including。10As the story _,the truth about the strange figure is slowly discovered.AbeginsBhappensCendsDdevelops答案D句意:随着故事的展开,这个神秘数字的真相渐渐地被揭开了。begin开始;happen发生;end结束;develop开发,发展,把(主题或情节)逐步展现出来。11Little joy can equal _ of a surprising endin
12、g when you read stories.AthatBthoseCanyDsome答案Athat替代了the joy of a surprising ending when you read stories。12School children must be taught how to deal with dangerous _.AstatesBconditionsCsituationsDpositions答案C句意:处理危险的情形。13Many buildings in the city need repairing,but the one _ first is the library
13、.ArepairedBbeing repairedCrepairingDto be repaired答案D考查非谓语形式作定语。the one与repair为被动关系,可排除C项的现在分词形式;A项表示“修缮过的”,时间错误;B项表示“正被修缮的”,时态也错误;D项表示“将要被修缮的”,符合句意。故选D项。14Do you have any problem if you _ this job?Well, Im thinking about the salary.AofferBwill offerCare offeredDwill be offered答案Coffer sb sth提供某人某物,
14、if条件句用一般现在时代替一般将来时,且用被动结构。15The flowers his friend gave him will die unless _ every day.AwateredBwateringBwaterDto water答案Aif they were not watered every day的省略形式。.完形填空He was driving home one evening,on a twolane country road._1_,in this small midwestern town,was almost as slow as his beatup Pontiac
15、.Ever since the Levis factory _2_,hed been unemployed._3_ he never quit looking.It was a _4_ road.Not very many people had a reason to be on it,_5_ they were leaving.Most of his friends had already _6_.They had families to _7_ and dreams to fulfill(实现)But he stayed on._8_,this was where he buried hi
16、s mother and father.He was born here and knew the country.He could go down this road blind,and _9_ you what was on either side,and with his _10_ not working,that came in handy.It was starting to get _11_ and light snow was coming down.Hed better get a(n) _12_ on.You know,he almost didnt see the old
17、lady,_13_ on the side of the road.But even in the dim light of _14_,he could see she needed help.So he _15_ in front of her and got out.His car was still roaring(轰鸣) when he approached her.Even with the smile on his face,she was _16_.No one had stopped to help for the last hour _17_.Was he going to
18、hurt her?He didnt look safe,he looked poor and _18_.He could see that she was _19_,standing out there in the cold.He knew how she felt.He said,“Im here to help you maam.Why dont you wait in the _20_ where its warm?By the way,my name is Joe.”1A.WorkBLuckCWealthDLife答案A由下文的almost as slow as his beatup
19、 Pontiac,再分析四个选项的意思可知,只有work符合文义。句意:在这座中西部的小镇上,工作节奏慢得就像他这辆破旧的庞蒂亚克汽车。2A.openedBclosedCproducedDstood答案B联系空后的hed been unemployed我们知道,自从工厂关闭,他就失业了。3A.SoBThusCButDAnd答案C前后为转折关系。尽管失业了,但他从来没放弃过希望。4A.longBdirtyCwideDlonely答案D联系空后的Not very many people had a reason to be on it可知,因为没有多少人走,这条路很空旷,因此用lonely最合适。
20、其他选项都不能说明这里的荒凉。5A.unlessBifCwhenDuntil答案A由空后的they were leaving可知,除非人们离开这里,很少有人走这条路。6A.workedBleftCstayedDdied答案B工厂已经关闭了,他的朋友们因为有家需要养,有梦想需要实现,因此离开这里到其他地方去了,故用left。7A.seeBhelpCfeedDenter答案C根据上题解析可知此空用feed。8A.At allBAfter allCAbove allDIn all答案B句意:毕竟,这里是他父母的安息之地。after all意为“毕竟”,符合语境。9A.askBgiveCtellDsh
21、ow答案C句意:他闭着眼都能沿这条路驶下去,还能跟你说出路两边的东西。用tell能体现出他对这里的熟悉程度。10A.engineBwheelsCmindDheadlights答案D此处还是强调他对这里非常熟悉,指甚至连车灯都不用打开。headlight意为“汽车等的前灯”。11A.darkBbrightCcloseDcold答案A由下文的he almost didnt see the old lady可知,此处指天就要黑了。12A.lightBmoveCcoatDengine答案B由文章第一句可知,他正在开车,所以此处不是指要“穿上大衣”,或者“打开灯”,也不是“开动机器”,而是“继续前行”。
22、13A.standingBlyingCshoutingDwaving答案A老人在等车,显然是站在路边。D项有一定干扰性,wave的意思是“招手”,由下文可知,她对Joe心存疑虑,因此肯定没有招手让他停下来,而是站在路边等。14A.lightsBdayCmoonlightsDnight答案B由上文的It was starting to get _11_可知,此处指临近傍晚时白天的余光,故用dim light of day。15A.moved onBwalked outCdrove offDpulled up答案Dpull up意思是“慢慢停下来”,符合语境。move on继续前行;drive o
23、ff开车离开;walk out走出,均与语境不符。16A.cheerfulBanxiousCworriedDthankful答案C联系下文的Was he going to hurt her?可知,老人最初是担心的。17A.at leastBat mostCor soDin all答案C她在这里等了一个小时左右。此处没有准确的时间,因此用or so(大约)更合适。18A.seriousBhungryCtallDhelpful答案B只有hungry能与空前的poor并列。19A.surprisedBhappyCexcitedDfrightened答案D由上文的He didnt look safe可
24、知,他看到出来老人是害怕的。20A.carBroomCfactoryDfamily答案A因为此时是在路上,因此比较暖和的地方只有汽车。.阅读理解A year ago August,Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan.His wife,Gerrie,was still working in the local school cafeteria,but work for Dave was scarce,and the price of everything was rising.Th
25、e Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift$7,000,a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch,who died in an accident.“It really made a difference when we were going under financially,” sa
26、ys Dave.But the Fusses werent the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected Lega from the Hatches.Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches generosity.In some cases,it was a few thousand dollars;in others,it was more than $100,000.It surprised nearly ever
27、yone that the Hatches had so much money,more than $3 millionthey were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.Children of the Great Depression,Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They thrived on (喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go
28、from store to store,checking prices before making a new purchase.Through the years,the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldnt afford it.“Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,”says their friend Sand Van Weelden,“They could see things they could d
29、o to make you happier,and they would do them.”Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed.It was the Hatches wish that their legacya legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and centsshould enrich the whole community(社区) and last for generations to come.Neighbors
30、helping neighborsthat was Ish and Arlene Hatchs story.【语篇解读】本文讲的是邻里互助的故事。1According to the text,the Fusses _.Awere employed by a truck companyBwere in financial difficultyCworked in a school cafeteriaDlost their home答案B细节理解题。由文章第一段The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have
31、 lost their homes in recent years.及It really made a difference when we were going under financially.可知答案为B。2Which of the following is TRUE of the Hatches?AThey had their children during the Great Depression.BThey left the family farm to live in an old house.CThey gave away their possessions to their
32、 neighbors.DThey helped their neighbors to find jobs.答案C细节理解题。由文章第二段可知,Hatch夫妇把他们的钱全都赠给了他们的邻居们。3According to Sand Van Weelden,the Hatches were _.AunderstandingBoptimisticCchildlikeDcurious答案A细节理解题。由文章倒数第三段They could see things they could do to make you happier可知,他们是善解人意的。4What can we learn from the text?AThe community of Alto was poor.BThe summer camp was attractive to the parents.CSandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches.DThe Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.答案D推理判断题。由文章倒数第二段可知,他们想让邻居们以他们为榜样。