Unit 4 Global warming
Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1.There has been (grow) in the number of college students. 2.He always has a (tend) towards fast cars. 3.If you are serious about your relationship, you should make a (commit). 4.Everyone here (advocate) recycling things whenever necessary. 5.Nowadays there are more and more (electricity) appliances. 6.Usually a cool drink (refresh) you after a long walk. 7.Robert’s (contribute) to the company should also be remembered. 8.Last week we went to the (present) of a new play.
9.Under these (circumstance), what matters most is not only our persistence but also our attitudes.
10.The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the world’s highest plateau, (average) over 4,000 metres above sea level. Ⅱ.短语填空
on the whole; on behalf of; put up with; so long as; and so on; make a contribution to; come into existence; be casual about; make no difference; in/under no circumstances 1.Mr Thompson spoke his country at the conference. 2.How did he manage such noisy surroundings?
3.Jim has the company’s success and as expected, he will be soon promoted. 4.When you can arrive to me.Anyway, I have enough time to wait for you. 5. you have made all your efforts, you will leave no regrets. 6. can I agree with you on such a serious problem. 7. , I consider it better than plastics.
8.Consequently, as time goes on, different opinions are likely to .
9.Nobody the worsening environmental problem, and every institution is doing its bit to change it.
10.They work hard because they need to make enough money for food, houses, clothes, . Ⅲ.句型训练
1.You can have a party in this room (只要你们能保持清洁).(as long as)
2.They are discussing (何时以及怎样庆祝) this coming festival.(疑问词+to)
3. (如果……我会很感激的) you would turn off the light.I’m sleepy.(appreciate)
4. (花了200名工人一年的时间修建) that great bridge.(take)
5.Are you ready to go there with us? (如果不,我们这就去了) without you.(if)
Ⅳ.阅读理解
On a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.
Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mum has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, Mum saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.
Mum creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows she should pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders(鸟食罐) out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons. Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.
I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighbourhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mum didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.
I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet; it is
out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.
Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first tomato while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness that I immediately wanted to share with my mum.
1. Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day? A.Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day. B.To stress how much her mother cares about the environment. C.To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists. D.Because her mother shows her how to be friendly to nature on Mother’s Day. 2. We can infer from the article that . A.the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard B.the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment. C.the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well D.the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life 3. What can be learned from the last paragraph? A.The author is proud of her sweet tomatoes. B.The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching. C.Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment. D.The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.
4. The writer’s attitude towards her mum’s behaviour changed in the order of . A.negative—understanding—approving B.approving—doubtful—negative C.understanding—critical—approving D.doubtful—critical—positive Ⅴ.阅读七选五
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Be an inventor
The biggest secret about inventing is that anybody can do it! Perhaps this sounds crazy, but it’s true. Maybe you have the wrong idea about inventing, so read on to discover the truth.
Wrong idea number 1: 1 Well, inventing means creating something “new”, but the idea could come from something that already exists. 2
Wrong idea number 2: Inventors are born, not made.
There are a lot of factors that make invention possible. Take Mozart for example. He was born with a special talent for music. 3 His father was a music teacher, and Mozart practised for hours every day, from the time he was in kindergarten.
4 Very successful creators don’t give up when they get something wrong. As one inventor said, “A failure is the right answer to the wrong question!”
Wrong idea number 3: Inventors are always old people.
5 Here is an example of a young inventor: Louis Braille went blind when he was a child. When he was 15, he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today.
A. Everyday things can give people lots of ideas. B. An invention has to be something completely new. C. But other factors were also important for his creativity. D. As a young man, George Nissen invented the trampoline (蹦床). E. Don’t believe that you can’t invent something when you are young.
F. Thomas Edison said that being an inventor was “99% hard work and 1% inspiration”!
G. The Wright brothers, for example, got the idea for building a “flying machine” from watching birds.
参考答案Answer:
Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.1.growth 2.tendency 3.commitment 4.advocates 5.electrical 6.refreshes 7.contribution 8.presentation 9.circumstances
10.averaging
Ⅱ.1.on behalf of 2.to put up with 3.made a contribution to 4.makes no difference 5.So long as 6.In/Under no circumstances 7.On the whole 8.come into existence 9.is casual about 10.and so on
Ⅲ.1.as long as you can keep it clean 2.when and how to celebrate 3.I’d appreciate it if
4.It took 200 workers one year to build 5.If not, we’ll go
Ⅳ.【文章大意】 在本文中作者通过回忆,讲述了母亲绿色环保而又节俭的生活方式。母亲怀着一颗热爱大自然,关注环境的心,用自己的一言一行影响着作者。
1.B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段 “Though…My mum has been ‘green’ since she became concerned about the environment.”可知母亲一直过着环保节俭的生活,由此推断作者说母亲节和地球日有关系是为了强调母亲对环境的关注。
2.C 推理判断题。从文中 “…because I was taught so well by example.”可知母亲用自己的行动影响着作者。而文中 “I am slowing down and…it is out of my concern for the planet itself.”也说明了作者也要像母亲一样要身体力行地去影响孩子们。
3.B 推理判断题。由最后一段可知作者开始和母亲一样去关注环境,保护环境。所以当她品尝自己“绿色天然的”劳动果实时,她很想与母亲分享,其内心对母亲是心怀感激的。
4.A 推理判断题。从文章第一段 “…sat impatiently in the car.”和下文中的 “…because I was taught so well by example.”以及倒数第二段中“I am slowing down…I’ve begun to save glass jars…”可以看出作者对母亲做法的态度转变,是一个从不耐烦,到理解,最后到效仿的过程。
Ⅴ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,主要澄清了几个关于发明的错误观点,并指出人人都可以成为发明家。
1.B 下文的意思是:发明意味着创造出某种新的东西。所以这里选B(一件发明必须是一件完全新的东西),与下文一致。
2.G 空前的意思是:但是想法可以源于一些存在着的东西。所以这里选G(例如,莱特兄弟通过观察鸟,得到了建造飞行机器的想法),与上文一致。
3.C 空前的意思是:他天生就具有特殊的音乐才能。空后的意思是:他的爸爸是一名音乐老师,他从小时候起每天要练习几个小时。所以这里选C(但是对于他的创造性来说,其他的因素也很重
人教版新课标高中英语 2019-2020年 选修 六 Unit 4 Global warming
