1、Period Four Writing.基础写作专练：根据句意完成句子1In this picture, a mother bird stays in her nest in a big tree，_在这幅图中，一个鸟妈妈待在一棵大树的鸟巢里，看着她的孩子飞走。2_， mobile phones and the Internet are faster and much more convenient. 与信件和公用电话相比，手机和网络更快也更方便。3_， he encourages us to think by ourselves. 他鼓励我们独立思考，而不是马上告诉我们答案。4_， ther
2、e is no doubt that students can get more learning resources on the Internet.与传统课堂比起来，毫无疑问，在网络上学生可以得到更多的学习资源。5The Beijing Zoo, _， has a history of more than 100 years.北京动物园，建于1906年， 有100多年的历史了。(用过去分词短语) 6The snow lasted a week，_雪下了一星期，造成整个地区严重的交通混乱。7_， her suggestion is of greater value than yours. 考
3、虑到所有的事情，她的建议比你的更有价值。8_， the students stopped talking at once.一听到他们老师的声音，学生们立即停止了讲话。(现在分词短语) 9_， we had to walk home.没有公共汽车，我们不得不步行回家。(独立主格) 10_， they went there to work. 为了解决这些困难，他们去了那边工作。. 阅读理解AThe impression you make at the beginning of an interview is very important. Employers often decide to hir
4、e someone in the first three minutes of an interview. They judge you by your appearance, attitude and manners.A friendly smile when you walk into the room is important. A smile shows a confident and positive attitude. When you introduce yourself, make eye contact with the interviewer. Some interview
5、ers offer a handshake. Others dont.Try to be as natural as possible. But pay attention to your body language. The way you sit, walk, gesture, use your voice and show feelings on your face is all part of your body language. It makes the interviewer know how you feel about yourself and the situation y
6、ou are in. Are you feeling positive about yourself? Your abilities? Your interest in the job?Speak clearly and loudly enough. Show interest and enthusiasm in your voice. When you speak, look at the interviewer. Also, dont say negative things about yourself, or the former employer.Listen to questions
7、 carefully. If you dont understand a question, ask the interviewer to repeat or explain politely.Almost everyone is nervous in a job interview. Interviewers know that. They dont expect you to be totally calm and relaxed. But they expect you to try to control your nervousness. They expect you to show
8、 confidence in your ability to do the job.At the end of the interview, thank the interviewer for her or his time.Its a good idea to send a short thankyou letter right after the interview, or deliver it by hand.Phone the company if you have not heard anything after one week. Ask if they have made a d
9、ecision about the job.Good luck!1It can be inferred from the passage that _Athe first impression is very important in an interviewByou should stand still with respect before the employerCemployers understand and like employees nervousnessDyou should always put on a smile when meeting the employer2We
10、 pay attention to our body language because _Ait is needed by our employerBwe need it to improve our feelingsCit can help us feel about the employerDit can help us win the employers impression3The main purpose of the passage is _Ato suggest not being shy in an interviewBto tell right from wrong abou
11、t job interviewsCto give you some advice on the art of finding a jobDto explain why we should do something about an interview4Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AA friendly smile BMaking a good impressionCDont be nervous DSending a thankyou letterBWe all know the old saying
12、, “Laughter is the best medicine.” But can we make ourselves laugh at will? According to a Czech doctor, Karel Nespor, the answer is “Yes！” In his book, The Healing Power of Laughter, he tells us good ways to produce laughter all day long so we can be happy and healthy. He believes that with a littl
13、e training, anyone can laugh at everyday events and therefore enjoy better health and relationships. Dr Nespor says that we should start the effective “laughtertraining” first thing in the morning. As soon as we get up, we should be sure to smile at ourselves in the mirror. We may feel silly at firs
14、t, but that will only make us smile more! The next step is that while we are bored or anxiously waiting for something, we should think of funny things. For example, as we wait in line for the bus, we can imagine Tom Hanks character in the movie The Terminal and how he loses his ID papers, and has to
15、 live in an airport and entertain himself and others in very amusing ways. The third step is to laugh at difficult things that make us feel sad or even afraid. Really! When these situations and feelings come, we can laugh at our problems, and find humour in real life. No matter how unpleasant things
16、 are, try to imagine that these events are like an old friend whom you love to joke with. This will help us learn the powerful skills of letting go of negative thoughts and replacing them with positive thoughts.And finally, as we eat our dinner at night, remember what Dr Nespor says, “Laughter need
17、not be lonely. Smile more often at your friends and relatives. Point out funny things to each other, tell each other humorous stories, and laugh together a lot.” Repeat these four steps each day for best results! There are two points to remember to keep your funny feelings flourishing:_avoid enterta
18、inment such as horror movies, and be careful not to laugh at others. This may hurt them and you as well.Dr Nespor warns that making others unhappy may reverse(颠倒) the health benefits of laughter. But making yourself and others happy should produce longlasting healthy effects.5Which of the following
19、best explains the saying “Laughter is the best medicine.”？ ALaughter is regarded as a new kind of medicine nowadays.BLaughter is the best way to stay healthy. CLaughter can cure any disease. DLaughter is more effective than any medicine.6What is the passage mainly about? AA Czech doctors newly publi
20、shed book. BAn old saying.CA laughtertraining course. DEffective ways to be healthy in body and mind.7The underlined word “flourishing” in Paragraph 5 means “_”. Adeveloping BdisappearingCremaining Dencouraging8What could be added to the end of the passage? AGiving an example of how unhelpful black
21、humour is. BReviewing Tom Hanks movie. CExplaining the saying “Laughter is the best medicine.”DProviding more information about the doctors new findings.书面表达请根据下面的内容写一篇幽默故事。一个法国人到一个英国朋友家做客。在他走近朋友的房子时，一条大狗朝他叫起来。他的英国朋友对他说：“你难道不知道一句英国谚语叫唤的狗不咬人吗？”法国人说：“我知道，但这条狗知道这个谚语吗？”注意：1.词数100左右；2不要逐句翻译，可适当增加内容。 参考词汇
22、：叫唤bark咬bite谚语proverb走近get/come close to Barking dogs dont bitePeriod FourWriting . 1.watching her babies flying away2.Compared with letters and public phones3Instead of giving us answers immediately4.Compared to a traditional classroom5.built in 19066.resulting in a serious traffic confusion in the
23、 whole area7.All things considered8.Hearing their teachers voice9There being no bus10.To overcome these difficulties.A 【文章大意】 本文阐述了如何在面试时给雇主留下一个好印象。1A细节理解题。由文章开头“The impression you make at the beginning of an interview is very important.”可知，在面试中第一印象非常重要。故选A。2D细节理解题。由第四段的“It makes the interviewer kno
24、w how you feel about yourself and the situation you are in.”可知，肢体语言可以帮助我们提升雇主对我们的印象。故选D。3C推理判断题。文章从微笑、眼神接触、肢体语言等几个方面阐述了面试中需要掌握的艺术，故选C。4B主旨大意题。全文都在阐述如何在面试时给雇主留下一个好印象。故选B。B【文章大意】 本文介绍了一些围绕笑展开的保持健康的有效方法。5B细节理解题。 根据第一段的“In his book, The Healing Power of Laughter, he tells us good ways to produce laughte
25、r all day long so we can be happy and healthy.”可知，笑是保持健康的好方法。6D主旨大意题。读完整篇文章，很明显它不是着重在介绍一本书或单纯介绍一句谚语，更不是一个课程；而是介绍一些围绕笑展开的保持健康的有效方法。 7A词义猜测题。从下文的laugh at和hurt等词并结合avoid可以看出，这应该是个褒义词。flourish意为“繁荣”，故选A。 8A推理判断题。根据最后一段的侧重点可知答案。故最佳答案为 A。.One possible version：Barking dogs dont biteOne day, a Frenchman wen
26、t to visit his English friend. When he came close to his friends house, a big dog ran out and began to bark at him. He was so frightened that he stopped. At that moment his English friend came out and saw his friend. “Dont be afraid！” he said. “Dont you know the English proverb Barking dogs dont bite.？” “Oh, yes，” was the quick answer. “I know the proverb, and you know the proverb. Does the dog know the proverb？”
