1、Unit 4 Stage and screen.单句语法填空1We will act out a conversation about making an arrangement(arrange) to go to a comedy show.2He has lost all his friends as a result of his foolish behaviour(behave)3The little boy felt grateful to the coach for his letting him join in the game.4He stepped and watched w
2、ith amusement to see the child so absorbed(absorb)5The absence(absent) of a quiet place at home where children can study was also having a negative effect.6He decided to work as a tour guide because the chance of working abroad appealed to him.7The driver managed to escape from the vehicle and shout
3、 a warning.8The government plans to bring in new laws forcing parents to take responsibility(responsible) for the education of their children.9In order to live up to their parents expectations，most of the kids have to study hard even over vacations.10One by one，the applicants left the interviewers o
4、ffice with disappointed(disappoint) looks on their faces.阅读理解AAs a child，Marta was surprisingly creative in painting pictures before she received any formal training.At age 8，she informed me she planned to become a filmmaker and stuck to that until，at 17，she and I decided that instead of taking a co
5、urse in film，she should be apprenticed to a brilliant sound editor，Bruce Nyznik，and his talented associates such as Peter Tilley，with whom I was then working.Martas love of trains led to the creation of her first film，Train of Thought，in 1991.After that transition from sound to film，she continued to
6、 direct and produce，as well as edit.Her works include Shattered Dreams，a 2006 documentary about a disadvantaged youth in Toronto；The Saviour of Ceylon，a film about the heroism of RCAF officer Leonard Birchall；and the sevenpart television series Being 80 with Jean Vanier.Marta was diagnosed with canc
7、er nine years before her death.She saw her cancer as something to be grateful for because it made her concentrate her attention on lasting spiritual realities，rather than the temporary passions that define most of our lives and most of the time.Marta had worked as an editor and director on more than
8、 30 films with Jean Vanier，founder of LArche，an international organization that assists the developmentally handicapped.So she came to her great trial with some hope that her physical pain could promote spiritual growth.She had had little contact with formal religious practice，so what changed her wa
9、s having to find the meaning of the cancer that threatened her life.In her final year or so，she began to write about her experience with cancer and the enlightenment(启发) that came with it.She meant to give purpose to her life by helping others.Above all，she wanted her friends and family to share the
10、 help she was able to give.In a conversation shortly before Martas death，I expressed some discouragements in my life，and she advised me to concentrate on something for which I was grateful.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了Marta如何在电影上取得成功的故事。Marta的天赋和她那顽强的精神深深地打动了作者，也给了作者寻求生活意义的动力。1What did Marta do in order to
11、 achieve her goal?AShe decided to pay a visit to Bruce Nyznik.BShe planned to take a related course.CShe wanted to learn from a famous sound editor.DShe hoped to make friends with Peter Tilley.C细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“she should be apprenticed to a brilliant sound editor，Bruce Nyznik”可知，Marta不想学习电影方面的课程，而是直
12、接跟着音效剪辑师学习。2After Marta was diagnosed with cancer _Ashe had to turn her attention to her conditionBshe produced over 30 films with Jean VanierCshe realized what defined most of her lifeDshe took a positive attitude toward lifeD细节理解题。根据文章第三、四段可知，Marta被确诊为癌症之后，她并没有屈服于癌症，而是把它看作令人感激的事。由此可知，她很乐观。3Marta w
13、rote about her experience with cancer _Ato share it with other cancer victimsBto remind her family of her serious illnessCto provide help for othersDto provide information for cancer researchC细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“give purpose to her life by helping others.Above all，she wanted her friends and family to
14、share the help she was able to give”可知，她想用这种方式帮助他人。4What do you think of Marta in the passage?AHardworking.BInspiring.CHumorous.DStubborn.B推理判断题。尽管Marta身患癌症，但是她依然乐观地生活着。文章最后两段提到，她不仅勇敢面对癌症，而且还鼓励他人。inspiring“鼓舞人心的”，故选B。BWhat is success？I am not going to try to explain success.I think a precise meaning
15、 is impossible！Is it winning a gold medal in the Olympic Games or winning Wimbledon Championships，or being awarded a Nobel Prize？What else？I believe personal success could be anything it does not have to involve public recognition.Who is more successful？A millionaire who is unhappy，or a common perso
16、n who lives a simple，quiet，sincere and happy life？The simplest definition of personal success，I think，is to set out to do something and to succeed in doing it.The first step on the road to success starts with belief.Believe you can succeed and you will.Achieving success in whatever endeavor(努力) you
17、choose may be the goal of life because it gives you freedom from worry.Could that be?Success means different things to every one of us.Some people believe it is measured in the financial term；others believe it is helping others rather than helping themselves.However，most people are motivated to a gr
18、eat extent by public recognition.How many people are really happy？How many people are really doing what they want to do with their lives？Incidentally，the ability to imagine makes us different from animals.Most important of all，I believe success is a matter of personal growth.If every day you are dev
19、eloping or growing just a millimeter，I believe you are successful.For me，just being a slightly better person each day is success.Ive got a very long way to go!Finally，always remember success is a process and is not simply a matter of arriving at a destination.Its the journey that really matters.Succ
20、ess is what you become in the often very difficult and dangerous journey down the river of life.【语篇解读】本文诠释了成功的含义。5What is personal success according to the author?AWinning public recognition.BBeing an unhappy millionaire.CSomething impossible to define simply.DSucceeding in doing what you want.D细节理解
21、题。根据第一段最后一句“The simplest definition of personal success，I think，is to set out to do something and to succeed in doing it.”可知，作者认为个人的成功就是成功地做成你想做的事情。故选D。6Which plays an important role in ones success according to the text?AIntelligence.BConfidence.CWealth.DKindness.B推理归纳题。根据第二段前两句“The first step on t
22、he road to success starts with belief.Believe you can succeed and you will.”可知，“自信”对于成功至关重要。故选B。7According to the text，in what ways are humans different from animals?ABelief.BFreedom.CImagination.DSuccess.C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Incidentally，the ability to imagine makes us different from animals.”可知，人类与动物的
23、区别是想象力。故选C。8What can be the best title for the text?AWhat Is SuccessBNo True SuccessCHow to Be SuccessfulDSuccess Is Reaching a DestinationA标题归纳题。根据文章第一段第一句“What is success？”和最后一段“Finally，always remember success is a process and is not simply a matter of arriving at a destination.Its the journey tha
24、t really matters.Success is what you become in the often very difficult and dangerous journey down the river of life.”可知，本文在诠释什么是成功。故选A。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Once，when I was a teenager my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.Finally there was only one
25、family between us and the ticket counter.This family made a big impression on me.There were eight children，all probably under the age of twelve.You could tell they didnt have a lot of money.Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean，the children were wellbehaved，all of them standing in lin
26、e，twobytwo behind their parents，holding hands.They were excitedly talking about the clowns，elephants and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice.One could sense they had never been to the circus before.It promised to be a highlight of their young lives.The
27、father and mother were at the head of the pack，standing proud as they could be.The mother was holding her husbands hand，looking up at him as if to say，“You are my knight in shining armor.” He was smiling and responding in pride，looking back at her as if to say “You got that right”The ticket lady ask
28、ed the father how many tickets he wanted.He proudly responded “Please let me buy eight childrens tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”The ticket lady gave the price.The mans wife let go of his hand，lowered her head and her lips began to shake.The father leaned a littl
29、e closer and asked，“How much did you say？” The ticket lady again told him the price.The man obviously didnt have enough money.How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight children that he didnt have enough money to take them to the circus？Actually we were not wealthy in any sense，so I understand h
30、ow the kids would feel.I felt sorry for them.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Seeing what was going on，my dad seemed to have an idea._That day my father and I went back to our car._【参考范文】Seeing what was going on，my dad seemed to have an idea.He put his hand into his pocket，pulled out a $20 bill and droppe
31、d it on the ground.(We were not wealthy in any sense of the world！) Then my father reached down，picked up the bill and tapped the man on the shoulder and said，“Excuse me，sir，this fell out of your pocket.” The man turned around and saw the money.He knew what was going on.He looked straight into my da
32、ds eyes，took my dads hands in both of his and squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill，with his lips shaking and a tear streaming down his cheek，he replied，“Thank you，thank you，sir.This really means a lot to me and my family.”That day my father and I went back to our carWe drove home without any tickets.The $20 that my dad gave away was what we were going to buy our own tickets with.Although we didnt get to see the circus that night，we both felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus could ever provide.Its more blessed to give than to receive.Nothing can be truer than that.