1、Unit 4 Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking1、 Nelson Mandela is respected and admired around the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa. Mandela w
2、ho won the nations first all-race election after the fall of apartheid (种族隔离) in 1994, retired in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever. His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait (肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South
3、 African coin, and some business leaders hope to build a statue in this likeness. It would stand taller than New Yorks Statue of Liberty. His popularity is similar to that of John F. Kennedy in US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in that times have achieved his level of admiratio
4、n, said Tom Lodge, the Head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand. What a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career! Hes a very, very clever man. However, he is far from perfect. Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every chi
5、ef South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their praise. Through the ages, the human race has had its icons (偶像)-men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generations, The Guardian said. In our generation
6、, the gods presented us with Nelson Mandela.1. Mandela is a hero to South Africans because _.A. hes as popular as Kennedy and Churchill B. he spent 27 years in prison C. hes a great fighter against the racialism D. he won the first all-race election2. What can we learn about Mandela?A. He is not so
7、popular as before.B. His portrait has appeared on some goods.C. He is the greatest politician in history.D. He did not realize his own shortcomings.3. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means _.A. Mandela is as great as a god B. we are proud to live in Mandelas times C. Mandela often gave
8、 presents to others D. we are proud to know Mandela4. Which can be the best title of the article?A. The Statue in South Africa B. South Africas White Racist RegimeC. Mandela, the Hero of South Africans D. Mandela, Kennedy and Churchill2、Do you know an exciting computer game that is also educational?
9、 Malmo Software has four new games that will surprise you.Space PirateIt lets you go through the Galaxy (银河系）on your own starship. You will find interesting stars and learn science along the way.Crazy CookingIn Crazy Cooking, you can choose meat and vegetables, cook them in your video kitchen and as
10、k your friends to eat with you. At the same time, you will learn math by working with lots of numbers and measurements (尺寸）.Time MachineIt lets you go back to any time in history to see what it was like. You can find out almost all things you want to know. You can meet George Washington or study a m
11、ap with Columbus.Word SearchIt takes you on a trip through the English language where it began, who started it, and why something is different now. On your trip, you will learn new words and spellings.Each of these new games comes on CD-ROM and costs only $ 15. 95. Or you can get all four games for
12、only $ 50. These are the best new games! They will give you lots of fun，and youll learn many things from them. So dont wait! Go to the shop now!1.According to the passage, what can you learn by playing Crazy Cooking?A.Science.B.Math.C.English.D.Geography.2.How much do you need to pay if you want to
13、buy two games?A.$ 50.B.$ 31.9.C.$ 25.D.$ 15.95.3.Why did the author write the passage?A.To talk about computer games.B.To tell readers how CD-ROM games work.C.To ask readers to buy computer games.D.To help readers play computer games.4.The passage is probably from a .A.newspaperB. dictionaryC. story
14、bookD. diary3、Power of Words The power of words is sometimes hard to understand. If you have goals and dreams in life, write them down and speak them out. As an ancient Jewish proverb says Your tongue has the power of life and death. That means that your words have power to finally cause things to h
15、appen, even life or death. For example, an encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. Words can have a powerful effect on your subconscious (潜意识的) brain. And it will in turn affect your life greatly. Be very careful, because your words have destru
16、ctive(破坏性的) power, too. You have probably heard of children being scolded by their parents and developing a bad self-image. Most kids have that experience. Its not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, and argument or your age that is to blame. You and only you a
17、re responsible for every decision you make. We may all experience the power of words in our life, even when we were very young. Encouraging words from our teacher or parents when we fail in the exam can make us work harder at our lessons, while blame or scolding will make things worse.A.But an encou
18、raging word can go quite a long way.B.Everything you do is based on the choices you make.C.You should try to be encouraged and think positively.D.Your words are likely to bring out something amazing.E.The familiar words can help us build up good relationships with others.F.We all need positive words
19、 especially when being in trouble or needing help.G.They say it is important to praise children 4 times for each negative word or scolding.4、 A young girl is smiling at me from a picture frame on my desk as I write this. She is my child I 1 sponsored from the Philippines. Even though I have never me
20、t her in person, she has found a 2 place in my heart. It doesnt 3 me much to help her, about a dollar a day, 4 , millions of people in this world live on less. The 5 that helping her gives me, however, is beyond 6 . It connects me to her, to life, 7 to love. I can still 8 the first time that I decid
21、ed to help a child overseas. It was many years ago. I was only a teenager myself and had a little extra 9 each month. I didnt feel like 10 anything, though. We had 11 everything we had in a house fire a few years before. 12 that had taught me a lot. I had learned that I didnt need a lot of stuff to
22、be 13 . I had also read a lot about the 14 of children in poor countries around the world. It seemed like a far better thing then to give what I could to help them. With my Moms love and 15 , I soon found a few organizations like Children International that were 16 others around the world It felt so
23、 good being able to reach out and help another 17 .It felt so good being able to make even one life better. I could feel the compassion and 18 growing within me and beginning to change me. Empathy(同情) does change us. It helps us to 19 , to be kind, and to make this world a 20 place.1. A. evenB. once
24、C. stillD. seldom2. A. specialB. proper C. necessaryD. possible3. A. matterB. wasteC. costD. save4. A.ThereforeB. BesidesC. OtherwiseD. However5. A. wealthB. anxietyC. challengeD. joy6. A. imaginationB. complaintC. priceD. reach7. A. butB. andC. soD. or8. A. rememberB. doubtC. admitD. realize9. A. m
25、oneyB. timeC. energyD. labor10. A. doingB. buyingC. facingD. missing11. A. storedB. foundC. lostD. searched12. A. Putting asideB. Taking onC. Paying forD. Going through13. A. happyB. relaxedC. energeticD. positive14. A. educationB. sufferingC. taleD. anger15. A. courageB. beliefC. supportD. faith16.
26、 A. treatingB. praisingC. honoringD. serving17. A. in needB. in peaceC. in fearD. in silence18. A. reliefB. empathyC. easeD. guilty19. A. donateB. thinkC. loveD. sponsor20. A. biggerB. saferC. smallerD. better 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：CBBC解析：1.C细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting f
27、or peace between races可知曼德拉被南非人民热爱是因为他一生都在为争取和平、反对种族歧视奋斗。2.B细节理解题。根据第二段第四句His portrait (肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods.可知他的肖像已经出现在许多地方, 包括一些商品上。3.B推理判断题。本句 In our generation, the gods presented us with Nelson Mandela.字面意思是在我们这一代, 上帝将Nelson Mandela赠给了我们。因为Nelson Mandela是人类的英
28、雄与偶像, 所以这句话的意思是我们很自豪能生活在曼德拉时代, 故本题答案为B。4.C主旨大意题。根据全文内容, 尤其是第一段中的Nelson Mandela is respected and admired around the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races和最后一段可知, 纳尔逊曼德拉在全世界都受到尊敬和钦佩, 对南非人来说, 他是一个英雄。 2答案及解析：答案：BBCA解析：1.B【命
29、题意图】考查细节理解。【解题思路】根据Crazy Cooking中的At the same lime, you will learn math by working with lots of numbers and measurements (尺寸）可知,通过玩这个游戏人们可以学习数学。故选B。 2.B【命题意图】考查简单计算。【解题思路】根据最后一段中的Each of these new games comes on CD-ROM and costs only $ 15. 95可知，每个游戏的售价是 $ 15.95,那么两个则是$ 31.9。3.C【命题意图】考查写作意图。【解题思路】根据最
30、后一段中的They will give you lots of fun, and youll learn many things from them. So dont wait! Go to the shop now可知，作者鼓励读者购买这几款游戏，故选C项。4.A【命题意图】考查文幸出处。【解题思路】这是推荐给读者游戏软件的文章，不可能出自字 典、故事书和日记,因此选A。 3答案及解析：答案：ADGBF解析：1.前一句说到语言的力量有时难以理解，表示转折关系的A项说到“但是一句鼓励的话可以走比较长的一段路(长时间起作用)”符合题意。2.根据下文有关鼓励性的话的力量的例子可知，这里是说明它的作
31、用，所以选项D符合题意。3.分析本段语意可知，此处是说语言的破坏性，许多孩子有被家长批评的经历，G项与上文语意衔接，故为本题答案。4.下文指出“你，并且只有你要对你做出的每一个决定负责”，这里的decision you make与选项B中的the choices you make相匹配。5.下文的fail in the exam与选项F中的In trouble or needing help相匹配，故选F项。 4答案及解析：答案：1-5 BACDD 6-10 CBAAB 11-15 CDABC 16-20 DABCD解析： 1.考查副词。在我写这篇文章的时候，我桌上相框中的小女孩正朝着我微笑。
32、她正是我曾经资助过的来自菲律宾的小孩。even甚至；once曾经；still仍然； seldom 很少。2.考查形容词。尽管我从来没有亲眼见过她，但是她在我的心中占据了一块特殊的位置。special特别的；proper适当的；necessary必要的;possible可能的。3.考查动词。根据下文about a dollar a day可知我资助小女孩，每天大约一美元，花费的并不多。mauer有关系，waste浪费， cost花费， save节省。4.考查连词但是世界上还有几百万人每天花费不到一美元。根据语意可知，上下文是转折关系。Therefore因此， Besides 此外， Otherw
33、ise 否则，However 然而。5.考查名词。我自愿帮助她，帮助她给我带来了快乐。wealth财富， anxiety焦虑，challenge挑战，joy快乐。6.考查固定短语。帮助她给我带来的快乐是无价的。beyond price无价的，宝贵的。7.考查连词。它把我和她、生活还有爱联系在一起。 to her, to life 和 to love 为并列关系，故选and。8.考查动词。我仍然记得我第一次决定帮助外国孩子的情形。remember记得，doubt怀疑，admit承认， realize认识到。9.考查名词。根据语境可知，很多年前，我年少时，每月会有一点额外的零花钱。 money 钱
34、，time 时间，energy 精力， labor劳动。10.考查动词。虽然有点零花钱，但是我不想买任何东西。doing做，buying买， facing 面对，missing 错过。11.考查动词。几年前家里着火，我们失去了一切。stored 储存，found 找到， lost 失去，searched寻找。12.考查动词短语。经历了那件事让我学会了很多。Putting aside 储备， Taking on 呈现， Paying for 为.付钱， Going through 经历。13.考查形容词。获得快乐不需要拥有很多东西。happy幸福的，relaxed放松的， energetic 精
35、力充沛的，positive积极的。14.考查名词。根据后文children in poor countries around the world可知，我也了解到了生活在贫穷国家中的孩子所遭遇的不幸。education教育， suffering 受难， tale故事， anger愤怒。15.考查名词。在母亲的爱与支持下，不久我找到了一些如国际儿童组织等这样的一些组织。courage勇气，belief信仰， support 支持， faith 信念。16.考查动词。前文提到:我通过捐赠来帮助他们。可知我找到的这些组织是为全世界人民服务的。treating对待， praising赞美，honorin
36、g 尊敬， serving 服务。17.考查固定短语。能够伸出援手帮助需要帮助的人，让自己感觉很好。in need 需要帮助的，是固定短语。18.考查词义。我可以感受到自己的同情和怜悯之心正在慢慢改变着自己。 relief 安慰， empathy 同情， ease 舒适， guilty有罪的。19.考查动词。同情心帮助我们去爱別人，让我们变得更加善良，也会让这个世界变得更加美好。donate捐赠， think 想， love 爱， sponsor 赞助。20.考查形容词。同情心帮助我们去爱别人，让我们变得更加善良，也会让这个世界变得更加美好。bigger更大，safer更安全，smaller更小，better更好。
