1、阅读P4445教材课文，选择最佳答案1What has Zhan Bingbings mother been doing in Tanzania?ABuilding roads.BWorking as an oil worker.CTeaching Chinese.DWorking as a volunteer consultant.2What is Zhan Bingbings attitude towards his mothers leaving?AUpset.BHappy.CExcited. DDisappointed.3Why do some people with a heart
2、condition in Tanzania lose their lives?ABecause their health problems cant be treated.BBecause they cant get medical treatment.CBecause they are refused by the hospital.DBecause they are not allowed to go abroad for surgery.4What has Zhan Bingbing decided to do in the future?ATo be supportive of his
3、 mothers work.BTo be a good global citizen interested in peace.CTo be a volunteer to help people in other lands.DTo build a community with a shared future for mankind.答案14DABCWords and Phrases tune n. 曲调；曲子vt.调音；调节；调频道教材原句P44 But then I began to hear about the work she was doing in Tanzania，a countr
4、y that has many health problems，and now I am singing a different tune.但是之后我开始听到她在坦桑尼亚的工作，那里有很多健康问题，(所以)现在我有了不同的看法。例1 How long has it been since youve had a mechanic tune this engine?你已经有多长时间没请汽车修理工调整这台引擎了？例2 His ideas are in tune with the times.他的思想适合时代的潮流。造句钢琴和小提琴好像不合调。The violin and the piano seem
5、 to be out of tune.知识拓展(1)in tune合调子in good tune 音调准确；协调；融合out of tune 走调sing a different tune 对某事有了新的看法(2)tune up 给(乐器)调音，定调即学即练单句语法填空They were both singing out of tune.I dont like LondonI just dont feel in tune with city life.He tuned up and began to play. contract vt. 感染(疾病)；与订立合同(或契约) n. 合同；契约教材
6、原句P44 Many dangerous diseases which are rare in China are quite commonly contracted in Tanzania.很多在中国罕见的危险疾病在坦桑尼亚是很容易感染上的。例1 Bad habits are easy to contract.坏习惯很容易养成。例2 Once you have reached formal agreement，you should enter into a contract with the other party.你一旦达成正式协议，就应该和对方签订合同。造句他们已立约承建一条穿越非洲的铁
7、路。They have contracted to build a railway across Africa.知识拓展(1)sign a contract签订合同keep a contract 遵守或履行合同make a contract with 与签定合同(2)contract in 承诺参加contract out 包出(某事项或某工程)；拒绝参加即学即练单句语法填空How many of the companies have contracted in so far?I dont want to be associated with your scheme；Im contractin
8、g outI have come to make a contract with you for the business under discussion. relay vt.转发；转播 n接力赛；接班的人教材原句P44 Today，I want to relay to you that Im proud of the work my mother has done，and I am now supportive of it.今天，我想告诉你们的是，我为我妈妈所做的工作感到骄傲，我现在也非常支持她的工作。例1 The program is being relayed by satellite
9、.节目正在通过卫星转播。例2 This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。造句 她向我们转达了那则消息。She relayed the information to us. 知识拓展relay to转达给work in/by relays 轮班工作a relay race 接力赛即学即练单句语法填空The concert will be relayed(relay) to a worldwide television audience estimat
10、ed at one thousand million.Many groups of workers were sent in relays(relay)Please relay the news to the villagers. pray vi.& vt.企盼；祈祷教材原句P45 In the future，I pray that you will do the same.在未来，但愿你也会这样做。例1 We hope and pray that no one gets hurt.我们希望并祈祷没有人受伤。例2 He prayed to be forgiven.他祈求宽恕。造句我们恳求你放了
11、这个孩子。We pray you to set the child free.知识拓展pray sb.to do sth.请求某人做某事pray for 为祈祷pray sb.for sth. 向某人恳求某事物 pray that 但愿即学即练单句语法填空The whole family are praying for Michael.I prayed that James wouldnt notice.They prayed him to come(come) back soon.Sentence Pattern现在完成进行时教材原句P44 You see，my mother is a me
12、dical doctor，and for the last two years，she has been working as a volunteer consultant in Tanzania，Africa.你知道，我母亲是一名医生，在过去的两年里，她一直在非洲坦桑尼亚做志愿顾问。句式分析句中has been working是现在完成进行时。它表示一个动作开始于过去，持续到现在，并强调现在还在进行。例1 The Chinese have been making paper for two thousand years.中国有2 000年的造纸历史。例2I have been learnin
13、g English since three years ago.三年以来我一直在学英语。造句她已经睡了6个小时，到现在还没有醒来。She has been sleeping for 6 hours and still cannot wake up.知识拓展现在完成进行时的结构为：have/has been doing，表示动作从某一时间开始，一直持续到现在，或者刚刚终止，或者可能仍然要继续下去。即学即练完成句子No wonder you are so tired.You have been working all day.难怪你这么累，你工作一天了。Because of illness，he
14、has been lying in bed all day.由于生病，他整天都躺在床上。They have been building the bridge for two months.两个月来他们一直在建桥。段落大意题段落大意类题型多在说明文和议论文中进行考查，这类文章涉及多种话题如社会文化类、科普说明类等。设问形式常有：(1)What does the last paragraph talk about?(2)The main idea of the second paragraph probably is 解题技巧“首尾兼顾”知段意(1)段首：说明文和议论文中的主题句常在段首句。(2)
15、段尾：先表述细节，后归纳概括，段落中心在段尾。典例Meanwhile，things that you might expect to discourage spending“bad” tables，crowding，high pricesdont necessarily.Diners at bad tablesnext to the kitchen door，sayspent nearly as much as others but soon fled.It can be concluded that restaurant keepers need not “be overly concern
16、ed about bad tables，” given that theyre profitable.As for crowds，a Hong Kong study found that they increased a restaurants reputation，suggesting great food at fair prices.And doubling a buffets price led customers to say that its pizza was 11 percent tastier.What does the paragraph talk about?ATips
17、to attract more customers.BProblems restaurants are faced with.CWays to improve restaurants reputation.DCommon misunderstandings about restaurants.D根据文章第一句“Meanwhile，things that you might expect to discourage spendingbad tables，crowding，high pricesdont necessarily.”可知，你认为可能会影响人们消费的因素如：不好的桌子、拥挤以及高价等不
18、一定会影响人们的消费，然后依次举例进行了证明，所以本段主要讲的是人们对于饭店的几个误解，故选D。对点训练AA separate concert，“Songs We Love”，found Bridgewater singing less politically charged (but still exciting) fare like “St.James Infirmary”，which appears on her most recent album.In words as well as music，this period reveals how seriously Bridgewate
19、r takes that responsibility，seeing as how it connects to her own experience in the jazz lineage.But maybe “seriously” isnt the right word when it comes to Dee Dee，whose effervescence(欢腾，活泼) shines through even in a reflective mood.Join her here for a while；shes excellent company，no more or less so n
20、ow that mastery is officially a part of her resume.What does the paragraph mainly talk about?ABridgewaters music theme.BBridgewaters music experience.CBridgewaters personal characters.DBridgewaters great achievements.A段落大意题。根据第一句中的“singing less politically charged.”可知，她的歌曲政治味不太强烈，故本段主要讲了布里姬沃特的音乐主题。B
21、There is a breakthrough in building aircrafts.Bendable wings covered with overlapping(部分重叠) pieces resembling fish sizes could be used to build swifter，fuelefficient aircraft，a new study finds.Nowadays，conventional aircrafts typically rely on ailerons(副翼) to help control the way the planes tip as th
22、ey fly.However，when the Wright brothers flew the first airplane，Flyer 1，over a century ago，they used no ailerons but wires and pulleys that twisted the woodandcanvas wings，to control the plane.Scientists have long sought to develop aircrafts that can alter their wings during flight，just as birds can
23、.However，most previous attempts have failed because they relied on heavy mechanical control structures within the wings.These structures were also complex and unreliable，said Neil Gershenfeld，a physicist and director of the Center for Bits and Atoms at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)The
24、new wing consists of a system of tiny，strong，lightweight modules.The shape of the wing can be changed uniformly along its length using two small motors，which apply a twisting pressure to each wingtip.These wings are covered in “skins” of overlapping strips of flexible material resembling fish sizes.
25、These strips move across each other as the wings alter，providing a smooth outer surface，the researchers explained.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?AThe shape of the new wings.BThe result of the tested wings.CThe function of the small motors.DThe working principle of the new wings.D段落大意题。根据文章第四段内容可知，本段主要讲述了新机翼的工作原理。故选D。
