Unit 4 Sharing
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.I felt so bad all day yesterday that I decided this morning I couldn’t face ________ day like that.
A.otherB.anotherC.the otherD.others
2.My camera can be________ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.
A.adaptedB.adjustedC.fitD.revised
3.—What took you so long?
—I got lost.I have no ________ of direction.
A.senseB.ideaC.feelingD.ability
4.As a young man, he________ the students’ movements and later died for his motherland.
A.joinedB.attendedC.participated inD.took part
5.—I hear Alice was badly injured in the accident and sent to hospital.
—________,we should go and see her immediately.
A.If soB.When necessary
C.On condition thatD.Believe it or not
6.The criminal,as well as some________ people,________ arrested by the police yesterday.
A.relevant;wasB.skilled;was
C.released;wereD.lucky;were
7.We________ to have you here as a guest of honor tonight.
A.are keptB.are privilegedC.are likeD.possible
8.—How does their factory________ their products?
—Through a separate sales company.
A.makeB.produceC.distributeD.remove
9.Progress so far has been very good.________,we are sure that the project will be completed on time.
A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Besides
10.She was________ a holiday,away from work and her household chores.
A.eager toB.long forC.dying forD.thirsty to
11.The people in the refugee camp are________ food and medicine.
A.in need ofB.in praise ofC.in memory ofD.in search of
12. The hot sun is________ the ground,and the crops can’t grow.
A.drying outB.drying offC.drying upD.as dry as a bone
13.It is often said that the joy of travelling is________ in arriving at your destination________ in the journey itself.A./;butB./;orC.not;orD.not;but
14.She’ll never forget her stay there ________ she found her son who had gone missing two years before.
A.thatB.whichC.whereD.when
15.It’s helpful to put children in a situation ________ they can see themselves differently.
A.thatB.whenC.whichD.where
Ⅱ.完形填空
An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.
One evening when the boys were particularly __16__,he went out to talk to them.He explained that he had just retired and was __17__ when he could see or hear boys playing his __18__ game—football. He would __19__ give them 25 yuan each week to play in the street at night.The boys got __20__,for they could hardly believe __21__ they were being paid to do something they __22__.
The first two weeks had passed,the boys came to the old man’s house each weekend,and went away __23__ with their 25 yuan.The third week when they came back,__24__,the old man said he hadn’t had much money __25__ himself and sent them away with only 15 yuan.The fourth week,the man said he had not yet received his __26__ from the government and gave them only 10 yuan.The boys were very disappointed,but there was __27__ much that they could do about it.
At the __28__ of the fifth week,the boys came back and __29__ at the old man’s door,waiting for their __30__.Slowly,the door opened and the old man appeared.He __31__ that he could not afford to pay them 25 yuan __32__ he had promised,but said he would give them five yuan each week without __33__.
This was really too much for the boys.“You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five yuan!”they yelled.“__34__!”
They __35__ away and never played on the street again.
16.A.hotB.noisyC.troublesomeD.naughty
17.A.happiestB.excitedC.encouragedD.bored
18.A.interestingB.amusingC.acceptableD.favorite
19.A.more everB.thereforeC.willinglyD.forever
20.A.shoutedB.criedC.thrilledD.smiled
21.A.howB.whenC.thatD. what
22.A.expectedB.enjoyedC.admiredD.respected
23.A.happilyB.thankfullyC.gratefullyD.tearfully
24.A.butB.in additionC.howeverD.besides
25.A.earnedB.savedC.remainedD.left
26.A.paychecksB.insuranceC.food ticketsD.salary
27.A.notB.noC.soD.very
28.A.finalB.endC.startD.beginning
29.A.kickedB.hitC.beatD.knocked
30.A.rewardsB.awardsC.checksD.wages
31.A.expressedB.apologizedC.statedD.expected
32.A.asB.likeC.whenD.though
33.A.failB.hesitationC.jokeD.question
34.A.No wayB.No possibleC.No problemD.No play
35.A.walkedB.stormedC.brokeD.backed
Ⅲ.阅读理解Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap.Some call it the summer learning setback.Put simply,it means the longer kids are out of school,the more they forget.The only thing they might gain is weight.Recent studies show that children gain weight more quickly in the summer vacation than when they are in school.
Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar.Students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation.Some schools follow a year-round calendar.They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time,with a few weeks off in between.But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school.
Last year,a study at Ohio State University reported that year-round students did not learn any more than other students.Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said “year-round schools don’t really solve the problem of the summer learning setback.They simply spread it out across the year”.
Across the country,the research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer vacation than other students.Experts say this can be prevented.They note that many schools and local governments offer the programs that can help.
But calling them “summer schools” could be a problem.The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins,Ron Fairchild,recently wrote about this issue on his blog.
He said that in American culture,the idea of the summer vacation is connected to the beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood.He said a research on groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term summer school.They said it created an image of children being forced to do work they missed during the school year.
36.Which of the following is the result of the long summer vacation?
A.Kids become much stronger.
B.More kids drop out of school.
C.Kids become poor in learning.
D.Kids take part in all kinds of activities.
37.Some American schools have their vacations________.
A.every two months
B.every few weeks
C.every three monthsD.every four months
38.The study at Ohio State University suggests that________.
A.the traditional calendar is better than the year-round one
B.the year-round calendar is better than the traditional one
C.the traditional calendar is as bad as the year-round one
D.the year-round calendar is the same as the traditional one
39.The summer vacation is most likely to have a bad effect on the kids________.
A.who are too youngB.whose families are poor
C.who are too naughtyD.who don’t work hard
40.According to American culture during the summer vacation kids________.
A.should try their best to improve their lessons
B.must choose to take part in one of the programs
C.should do what they like and enjoy themselves
D.must be forced to make up for their poor lessons
1.B
2.B
3.A
4.C
5.A
6.A
7.B
8.C
9.C
10.C
11.A
12.C
13.D
14.D
15.D
16.B
17.A
18.D
19.B
20.C
21.C
22.B
23.A
24.C
25.D
26.A
27.A
28.B
29.D
30.A
31.B
32.A
33.A
34.A
35.B
36.C
37.A
38.D
39.B
40.C
California wildfires and cloned animals 加利福尼亚州野火,克隆动物衰老过程正常
Indian state introduces 'fat tax' 印度一省拟征收“脂肪税”
Mars bars and baby gorilla 火星巧克力棒和大猩猩产幼子
Chelsea doctor and surfing in Australia 切尔西队医与球队和解,澳大利亚冲浪
Afghanistan, cancer and athletics boss 英美支持阿富汗政府军,癌症发病原因, 国际田联官员停职
A bitter pill to swallow 不得不吞的苦药
Drought in Ethiopia and MS treatment 埃塞俄比亚干旱,多发性硬化治疗手段新进展
World's longest tunnel and a strange kind of race 世界最长铁路隧道,扛羊毛袋比赛
Zika virus and the A4 waist challenge 寨卡病毒,“A4腰挑战”
Zuma in court and stressed horses 南非总统受审和马的精神压力
Chinwag 闲谈-英语点津
IOC on Russian doping and hot June 奥委会就涉俄兴奋剂事件报告进展,六月高温破纪录
Connection and link 两个表示“关系”的单词
India's sewer workers and British school standards 印度下水道工人施工安全,英国在校生学习成绩下降
EU after Brexit, human ancestor mystery 英脱欧公投后的欧盟,人类祖先之谜新发现
Appreciate 和 recognise 之间的区别
Cosmonaut anniversary and wallaby internet star 宇航员周年纪念日,小袋鼠轰动互联网
The cost of protecting the environment, Juno space probe 保护环境付出的代价,“朱诺”木星探测器
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素,伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
Phelps makes history and marine species 菲尔普斯创造历史,海洋新物种
Russian athletes and friendly robots 俄罗斯运动员服用兴奋剂,“合作机器人”
UN female, New flag and Apollo 11 倡议提名女秘书长,新西兰换国旗和阿波罗11号再创历史
Cyclists make Olympic history, 400-year-old shark 英国自行车运动员创英奥运历史,400岁格陵兰鲨鱼
Counting elephants, Australian Elvis 空中数大象,澳大利亚“猫王节”
Artefacts in Sydney and dog gets medal 悉尼出土文物,英雄狗获奖章
Solar superpower, female commander and hospital demolished 太阳能超级大国,女海军司令官和著名医院化为废墟
Dangerous heartbeat, Spike Lee and the Oscars 危险的心跳,斯派克·李抵制奥斯卡
In one ear and out the other 左耳进,右耳出
Crash course 速成课
Battery risk, Farmer anti-theft solution 纽扣电池的潜在危险,牧场主防盗有术