1、Unit 4 第一课时 Warming up.单词拼写根据下列句子所提供的汉语提示或所给单词的首字母，写出各单词正确的完全形式(每空限写一词)。1Hes devoted his whole life to the p_of the rare animals.2These measures will help d_the cost of production.3We will r_the money; we may need it later.4The plants grow_(野的)along the banks of rivers.5She is still_(搜寻)for a new jo
2、b.答案：1protection他终生献身于珍稀动物的保护。2decrease这些措施有助于降低生产成本。3reserve我们将把这笔钱存起来，也许以后用得着。4wild沿河岸，植物疯长。5hunting她还在找新工作。.单项填空1(2007天津，2) Could you turn the TV down a little bit?_. Is it disturbing you?ATake it easy BIm sorryCNot a bit DIt depends答案：B题意：“你可以把电视的音量关小一点吗？”“抱歉，打扰你了吗？”2(2007四川，34) Dad! Toms broken
3、 a glass!_. Accidents will happen.ANo way BDoesnt matterCNo trouble at all DDont mention it答案：B题意：“爸爸！汤姆把杯子打碎了！”“没关系。意外之事不可避免。”Doesnt matter.是Its doesnt matter.的省略形式。3James, I am sorry I used your computer when you were away this morning._.AThats all right BIts a pleasureCYou are welcome DDont menti
4、on it答案：A题意：“詹姆士， 抱歉，今天早上你外出的时候，我用了你的电脑。”“没关系。”本题考查交际英语“道歉”；其回答方式常常采用： It doesnt matter. Thats all right. Never mind. Thats nothing./Its nothing at all. You can forget it.4Do you mind if I open the window?_I feel a bit cold.AOf course not. BId rather you didnt.CGo ahead. DWhy not?答案：B题意：“如果我打开窗户，你介意
5、吗？”“我宁愿你不要打开窗户。我感觉有一点点寒冷。”Would/Do you mind.? 表示：自己或他人要做某事，希望知道对方是同意还是反对；此结构后接动名词(包括动名词的复合结构)或if从句；Would you mind.? 多用于熟人之间。表示同意常采用如下结构：Certainly not. Not at all. No, please. No, go ahead. No, of course not. No, do it please. No, indeed. No, do as you please. No, I dont mind. Not in the least. 表示不同意
6、则采用如下结构：Im sorry, but I do. Im afraid I would. I would rather(that)you.5How could you say that?_. I didnt mean to hurt you.AExcuse me BThats all rightCIm really sorry DI wont regret答案：C题意：“你怎么能那样说呢？”“对不起，我本不想伤害你。”当做错事情向对方道歉时采用Im sorry；当有事麻烦对方，需打扰对方时，则用 Excuse me。6It is raining heavily. _， we must st
7、ay at home.AAs a result of BAs the resultCAs a result DAs the result of答案：CAs a result作用相当于副词，意思是“因而”，而as a result of为介词短语，后跟名词。7They hoped to see the problem settled_.Apeace BpeacefulCat peace Din peace答案：Din peace相当于peacefully，为固定搭配。8The lion is out of the zoo. It is_to visitors. So they are_.Adan
8、gerous; in dangerBin danger, dangerousCdangerous; dangerous Din danger; danger答案：Abe dangerous to意思是“对有危险”，in danger意思是“处于危险中”。9In order to keep balance of nature, we must think of ways to prevent wild plants and animals from_.Adying of Bdying from Cdying outDdying away答案：Cdie out指“动物的灭绝”。die away指“
9、(风，声音)渐息，渐弱，(树木等)渐渐凋零”，die of/ from指“死于”。10Stop_this kind of birds. They are_.Ahunting; dying out Bto hunt; dying outChunting; dying away Dto hunt; dying down答案：A考查非谓语动词形式及短语辨析。stop doing sth.停止做某事；stop to do sth.停下来去干另一件事。die out“消失，灭绝”；die away“(声音等)渐渐消失”；die down“逐渐平息”。.选词填空用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。in peac
10、eas a resultin dangerprotect.fromdie outhave an effect onset uptoo muchget dressedpay attention to1I have taken this medicine for three days, but it doesnt seem to_me.2You should_your pronunciation so that you can make yourself understood.3Because of human activities, many animals are_.4The old peop
11、le prefer to live_in the countryside.5The factory has_a night school to provide the workers more chances to be educated.6The diet contains_sugar and fat.7Tom, its late for school. Get up and_quickly.8In order to_his men_hunger and disease, Captain Cook loaded his ship with everything necessary.9Why
12、are these animals_of disappearing?10People held different views；_， the discussion came to nothing.答案：1.have an effect on2.pay attention to3.dying out4in peace5.set up6.too much7.get dressed8protect; from9.in danger10.as a result.完形填空阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Any housewife who went to th
13、e new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the1just inside the entrance2. It said: Remember，3， one of our customers gets4goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards5， like many of her6， to be the lucky customer.
14、Unlike her friends, she never7hoping. The8in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her9buying so many things but failed. She10dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say，“Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in
15、 your11doesnt need to be paid！”One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped12. But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her13then she found that she had forgotten to14tea. She dashed back to the15， got some tea and went towards the16. As she did so, she saw the17
16、came.18his hand, he said，“I want to19you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket20！”1A.notice BreportCboard Dnewspaper答案：Anotice这里表“通知，海报”。2A.did BpromisedCmade Dagreed答案：B那上面也是商店做出的承诺。3A.every day Bevery monthCtwice a week Donce a week答案：D这里只有once a week合乎常理，且与倒数第二
17、句呼应。4A.excellent BfreeCextra Dunexpected答案：B只有是免费购物才能称得上lucky day。5A.waited BcameChoped Dwent答案：C这对于她来说应该是一种希望。6A.friends BneighborsCrelatives Dcustomers答案：A由下文的Unlike her friends可知答案为A项。7A.got rid of Bgot along withCgave up Dgave out答案：C这里是指她从未放弃过希望。8A.counter BcushionCfood Dcupboard答案：D在厨房里用壁橱更合理，
18、而counter指柜台。9A.against BforCwith Dabout答案：A只有against“相对的，相反的”可以表达否定意义。10A.hardly BalwaysCusually Dseldom答案：B由前面的从未放弃可知，应是一直都梦想那一天。11A.bill BhandCcar Dbasket答案：D这里指购物篮。12A.anxiously BseriouslyCcrazily Dwonderfully答案：C由下文可判断，她先是疯狂购物，没有成为幸运消费者。13A.pockets BcarCbasket Dhouse答案：B把买的东西放到车上最合乎逻辑。14A.buy Bf
19、indCtake Dhave答案：A这时才发现忘记买茶叶了，和下文相呼应。15A.shop BcounterCdepartment Dsupermarket答案：D应该是返回超市。16A.door BentranceCcash desk Dshelves答案：Ccash desk“收银台”。17A.secretary BpolicemanCmanager Dsalesman答案：C有资格说后面的话的应该是经理。18A.Putting out BHolding outCShaking DWaving答案：B经理伸出手，要与主妇握手表示祝贺。19A.congratulate BtellCinfor
20、m Dthank答案：A成为了幸运消费者，当然应该祝贺了。20A.is yours Bmeans nothingCbelongs to you Dcosts nothing答案：Dcosts nothing相当于free。.阅读理解阅读下面的文章，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。The Northern Pike(梭鱼)is a very bad fish. It is a big, hungry fish, and devours little fish such as trout and perch. Many Northern Pike live in Lake Dav
21、is. They are killing all the smaller fish in the lake. The Northern Pike is a serious threat to the lake because they eat all the smaller fish. Soon, all other species of fish in the lake will be killed off. This is not healthy for the environment.Experts are afraid that the Northern Pike will swim
22、out of Lake Davis through many smaller rivers that feed into the lake. They could spread all over the country and damage many other water environments. If that happens, it would be too late to stop the Northern Pike.In last decade, officials have been trying to remove the Northern Pike from Lake Dav
23、is. They have tried using nets, explosives and poisons. However, the Northern Pike population is still doing well in Lake Davis. Many people do not like the idea of using poison to kill the fish. They worry that the poisons are bad for human beings who use the water. No trace of the poisons has ever
24、 been found in local wells, however.Scientists are going to try the poison again. This time, they will drain(抽)the lake before they add the poison to the water. A public hearing will be held to talk about the problem.1A smaller fish living in Lake Davis is the_.Atrout BfrogCshark Dcrab答案：A由第一段第二句话可知
25、，鳟鱼(trout)是该湖中的一种小鱼，为梭鱼(Pike)的食物。2In the past, officials didnt use which of the following to get rid of the Northern Pike?ANets. BExplosives.CSalt. DPoisons.答案：C由第三段第二句话可知。3Which of the following is NOT true?AMany small rivers flow into Lake Davis.BThe Northern Pike isnt a small, gentle fish.CFor twenty years officials have been trying to get rid of the Northern Pike.DScientists will let out water before taking actions to remove the Northern Pike.答案：C第三段第一句的decade的意思是“十年”。4Which method of removing the fish do people dislike?答案：B第三段说许多人不喜欢用毒药来去除梭鱼。
