1、Unit 4 Period 3Using Language【基础训练】.单词拼写1My father, who had always been very selfcontrolled, became_(坏脾气的).2 Downstairs theres a breakfast room and guests can relaxinthe _(温馨的) bar.3Weve made a _(承诺) to help, and we will.4The police could not find a _(动机) for themurder.5She has passed all her exams
2、and is a _(符合资格)accountant now.6Most kids hate to take _(味苦的) pills and mothers often think of some tricks.7_(候选人) who fail to meet these requirements will not be admitted to theuniversity.8All the students burst into laughter when David acted out the _(片段).9The _(球拍) has been used for years. I have
3、 to buy a new one.10Franklin and his thirteenyearold son somehow got separated in the _(拥挤的人群).短语填空give off, make fire, sign up for, be known as, pretty well, consist of, ahead of, cheer. up1Please complete the form below_ the twoweek summer camp.2When heated, the coal _ heavy smoke, making it diffi
4、cult for people tobreathe.3 It is the custom for guests to come _ time instead of on time in somecountries.4From my point of view, you know _ everyone here.5He _ a hackerhe likes to show off on the Internet and attack websites.6They collected some firewood and_ to keep themselves warm.7The LEGO Grou
5、p launched Monkie Kid, its first seriesbased on Chinese culture, which_ eightplay sets and an animated film.8The news of your return to our country has _ me _.单句语法填空1They placed an _(advertise)in the localpaper for a secretary.2They are looking for someone with a real sense of _(commit)to the job.3N
6、obody was very _(enthusiasm) about it, so they decided to cancel the trip.4They worked together in the 1960s, and _(keep) in contact ever since.5Weve applied _ a charitable organization for a grant for the project.6Shes signed up _ evening classes at the community college.7Fireflies(萤火虫) give _ flas
7、hes of light when they fly at night.8John is a reliable man. Im certain he will pay _ every cent he owes you.9He abandoned himself _ drinking after his wife deserted him.10The tiger is a fierce large animal _(belong) to the cat family.课文语法填空We watched as Shackleton and the boat 1._(sail) away from E
8、lephant Island. It waseasy 2._(imagine) the danger ahead of them. There was nothing like a good dinner andsome music to cheer us 3._.Staying alive was not easy. The Island had no water. We could only melt ice from the oceanand drink the water from it. There were no trees 4._(grow) on Antarctica and
9、no oil, sothe only fuel we could use was animal fat.We had to be careful not to go outside too often, asthe changing temperatures could make us ill. Many of us also became ill from the smoke of theanimal fat 5._ we burnt for our fires.We lived like this in the cold for four months. Our discipline an
10、d team spirit kept us6._(optimism) and helped us deal with our fears in 7._ positive and successfulway. When we 8._(rescue), we felt such relief and joy that many of us could not hide ourtears. Our optimism and faith in Shackleton had helped us persevere in staying alive.9._(final),he paid us back b
11、y his 10._(commit) to save us from a slow butpainful death.【能力提升】.阅读AWelcome to SummerC; find and book the very best summer camps. Your childrenare precious so we offer the highest quality of camps that will meet each childs interests inchallenging and exciting camp activities. All the camps feature
12、 outdoor recreation and adventure,which make sure the activities are fun, engaging and meaningful.Catalina Sea CampSea Camp offers three oneweek sessions to boys and girls aged 813 and two threeweek sessions to teens aged 1217. Our handpicked instructors create an atmosphere of funand excitement whi
13、le leading campers to a host of ocean adventures, marine(海洋的) biology, andsocial summer camp activities.Address: Toyon Way, San Bruno, California 94066Phone: 8006451423Camp RockmontCamp Rockmont is a Christian summer camp for boys, aged 616, in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolina. Rockmonts du
14、ty of developing boys into healthy young men isaccomplished through age appropriate skills, activities, and challenges that help campers toknow themselves better.Address: 375 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711Phone: 8286863885Primitive Pursuits Overnight CampsPrimitive Pursuits Ove
15、rnight Camps offer weeklong Summer Adventure Overnight Campsin New Yorks Finger Lakes to your children aged 1115. Campers experience a week of nature based skills training, inspiring challenges, and fun activities under the guidance of skilledinstructors.Address: 611 County Rd 13, Van Etten, New Yor
16、k 14889Phone：60727222921What is special about Camp Rockmont?AIts targeted at older boys.BIt needs professional skills to accomplish the tasks.CIt is a camp related to religion.DIt is accomplished outdoors.2Who is the text most likely intended for?ACampers.BEducators.CChildren.DParents.3What do these
17、 three camps have in common?AEach camp holds adventurous activities for the campers.B.Children can stay in each camp for more than one week.CEach camp allows boys and girls of more than 6 years old to join in.DChildren need to solve all the problems by themselves in each camp.BPerhaps the cleverest
18、trick in the animal world can be found in South Africas KalahariDesert.Atthe heart of this trick is the drongo, a bird that likes to hang out with meerkats(a fourtoed animal). The meerkatssearch for insects. While they eat,a meerkat is on duty looking fordanger. Drongos havesharp eyesight, and as th
19、ey can fly and perch(降落) higher, they often spotthe danger first. Martial eagles are a serious threat. The drongos alarm alerts the meerkats. They,in turn, call and run for cover.Having their own lookout bird helps the meerkats spend more time feeding. But there is aprice to pay. The drongo isnt qui
20、te as selfless as he seems, and has learnt to turn this alarm to hisadvantage. He becomes an expert on the meerkats habits, learning that when an adult finds food,it calls out to the youngsters to share. As the food is about to be exchanged, the drongo calls thealarm, but this time, its a trick. As
21、the meerkats abandon their food and flee, the drongo stealstheir meal.Onto a good thing, the drongo tries again. But the meerkats know when theyve been tricked.And this time, no one reacts at all. So the drongo takes it to the next level. But even screaming thealarm in their face doesnt work. The me
22、erkats are smart enough to know a cheat when they hearone. Or are they? The drongo has another trick to pull. This time the drongo mimics(模仿) themeerkats own alarm call. Its so accurate that the meerkats are tricked again.Drongos get over a fifth of their daily meals by making false alarms and steal
23、ing. When adrongo has exhausted all his tricks, he tries a more brazen(厚颜无耻的) approach. But hes pushedhis luck too far. He must try his tricks elsewhere.The intelligence of animals is sometimes so extraordinary that it can be truly amazing.4What do drongos do when spotting danger?ARun for cover.BSen
24、d out a signal.CFly to a higher branch.DProtect the meerkats first.5What price do the meerkats have to pay according to Paragraph 3?ALosing food to drongos.BBeing attacked by drongos.CSharing their food selflessly.DAbandoning their youngsters.6How do the meerkats feel when being tricked for the seco
25、nd time?AAfraid.BCautious.CConfused.DDepressed.7What are drongos good at according to the text?ACopying.BHunting.CMaking friends.DFleeing for their life.七选五If youre looking for ways to increase your income, you might be considering accepting adsfor some companies products on your website. Here are t
26、he ways.Promote an affiliated( 隶 属 的 ) product on your site. Joining a companys affiliatedprogramme is one of the simplest ways to start Internet advertising. While affiliated links arenttechnically ads, they allow you to make money by promoting someone elses product. _1_Use targeted advertising wit
27、h Google AdSense. Google AdSense allows you to make moneyby placing targeted text ads made by Google on your pages. The ads appear at the bottom of a webpage with the words “Ads by Google” over the top. _2_ Anyone, even students, can use it.Google does all the work of finding relevant ads for your s
28、ite, and you just collect the payments._3_ If your site is already getting lots of trade, try looking for sites that offer moreproducts. Be sure to contact potential Internet advertising partners in a professional manner. Callthem on the phone instead of just emailing them so your communication is m
29、ore personal andprofessional. _4_ The more information you can give them, the more likely they will consideryour offer.Sign up for a blogspecific ad programme. If you have a blog, consider signing up to featureblogspecific ads on your site. The key is to consider the kinds of ads your target audienc
30、e willfind valuable. Get advertisers interested in your blog with a link they can use to contact you forrates and requirements. This link can be a simple message saying “Click here to find out how toadvertise on this blog！” _5_AIts easy and free to join.BApproach companies directly.CSign up for a co
31、ntextbased ad programme.DBe ready to supply them with information about your business.EMaking money from your site isnt a matter of putting up a few ads.FThrough it, you can earn payments when someone makes a purchase.GIn this way, anyone is free to discuss advertising opportunities with you.语法填空In
32、the past, nothing aroused the spirit of Americas e merging economy like theskyscraper(摩天大楼). Height 1._(be) a fascination since the pyramids. Its closer to theheaven, to God. It scares off your enemies. It makes your faithful kneel down in awe. But theheight of these buildings 2._(create) many new e
33、ngineering problems. The real challengesare that architects are moving into a different league of engineering, one of 3._ is windloading. Wind loading is a term engineers use 4._(measure) the effect of the wind on a tallbuilding. The more flexible the building, the 5._(safe) it is. A tall buildings
34、flexibilityalso helps it survive earthquakes. Probably the safest place you can be in 6._ earthquakeis in a tall building. When the earthquake hits the building, its able to just bend and move withthe earthquake force but not break. All 7._ all, the engineering advancements used toconstruct these su
35、per tall buildings can turn one mans dream into 8._(real). As a matter offact, were not so much interested in how a building meets the ground 9._ we are how abuilding meets the sky. Despite the challenge of 10._(construct) the worlds tallestskyscraper, the passion of exploration will never go out.应用
36、文写作根据下列提示，写一篇关于马克吐温的作品哈克贝利费恩历险记的评论。词数 80左右。1马克吐温(Mark Twain)，美国作家，成长于密西西比河畔。代表作之一是哈克贝利费恩历险记 。2这部小说讲述了哈克贝利费恩从家中逃走，和黑奴吉姆在密西西比河流浪的故事。3哈克贝利费恩遇见的人物来自社会各个阶层，因此这部小说生动地反映了当时的社会情况。4 哈克贝利费恩历险记是美国文学史上一部伟大的作品。参考词汇：密西西比河 the Mississippi River哈克贝利费恩历险记The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_参考答案【基础训练】.单词拼写mitment4.mot
37、ive5.qualified6bitter7.Candidates8.episode9.bat10.crush.短语填空1tosign up for2.gives off3.ahead of4.pretty well5is known as6.made fire7.consists of8.cheered; up.单句语法填空1 mitment3.enthusiastic4.have kept5.to6.for7.off8.back9.to10.belonging.课文语法填空1sailed考查时态。根据句中的 watched 可知，空处应用一般过去时。2 to imagine考查非谓语动词。
38、 此处是“Itbeadj.不定式” 结构， 故填 to imagine。3up考查固定搭配。cheer sb. up 意为“使某人振作起来”。4growing考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空处作定语，修饰 trees，且 trees与 grow 之间是主谓关系，故用现在分词作定语。5that/which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词 theanimal fat，且空处在从句中作宾语，故填 that 或 which 均可。6optimistic考查形容词。此处是“keep宾语宾补”结构，此处应用形容词作宾补。7a考查冠词。way 是可数名词，此处表示泛指，且 p
39、ositive 的发音以辅音音素开头，故填不定冠词 a。8 were rescued考查语态。 we 和 rescue 是动宾关系， 再结合时态可知， 空处应填 wererescued。9Finally考查副词。空处作状语，修饰整个句子，故用副词形式。注意首字母应大写。10commitment考查名词。空处作介词 by 的宾语，应用名词形式。【能力提升】.阅读A【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文， 主要介绍暑期适合青少年和儿童参加的有趣的历险夏令营活动。1 C细节理解题。 根据 Camp Rockmont 部分第一句中的 Camp Rockmont is a Christiansummer cam
40、p 可知该活动是一个基督教夏令营，故可知 C 项正确。2D推理判断题。根据第一段第二句中的 Your children are precious 可知本文的目标读者为家长，故 D 项正确。3A细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的 All the camps feature outdoor recreation andadventure 和三个夏令营的活动描述中分别使用的 ocean adventures、ageappropriate skills,activities, and challenges 和 inspiring challenges 可知这些夏令营的共同特点是历险新奇。B【语篇解读】本
41、文为说明文，主要介绍了动物世界里最狡诈的骗局。在南非，卷尾鸟与狐獴这对“合作伙伴”彼此要斗智斗勇，才能填饱肚子。它们之间的较量让人忍俊不禁。4 B细节理解题。 根据第二段中的 Drongos have sharp eyesight，and as they can fly andperch higher，they often spot the danger first. Martial eagles are a serious threat. The drongosalarm alerts the meerkats.可知，卷尾鸟发现危险时，会给狐獴发出信号。故选 B 项。5 A细节理解题。 根据
42、第三段最后一句 As the meerkats abandon their food and flee， thedrongo steals their meal.可知，狐獴付出的代价是食物被卷尾鸟偷走了。故选 A 项。6B推理判断题。根据第四段中的 Onto a good thing，the drongo tries again. But themeerkats know when theyve been tricked. And this time, no one reacts at all.可知， 狐獴第二次被骗时不会去回应。由此可见，狐獴变得很谨慎。故选 B 项。7 A细节理解题。 根据
43、第四段中的 This time the drongo mimics the meerkats own alarmcall. Its so accurate that the meerkats are tricked again.可知，卷尾鸟能模仿狐獴自己特有的警报声，并且模仿得非常准确。由此可知，卷尾鸟很善于模仿。故选 A 项。.七选五【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。 文章主要介绍了如何在自己的网站上做广告来增加收入。1F根据上文中的 While affiliated links arent technically ads，they allow you to makemoney by prom
44、oting someone elses product.可知，虽然附属链接不是技术型广告，但它们可以让你通过推广别人的产品赚钱，F 项(通过这种方式，当有人购买时，你可以获得广告费)承接上文，符合语境。故选 F 项。2A根据下文中的 Anyone，even students，can use it.(任何人，甚至学生，都可以使用它)可知，很容易就能加入它。故选 A 项。3B根据下文中的 Call them on the phone instead of just emailing them so yourcommunication is more personal and professiona
45、l.(给他们打电话，而不只是发电子邮件，这样你的交流就更私人、更专业)可知，本段是建议通过打电话这种更直接的方式来联系公司，故选 B 项。4D根据下文中的 The more information you can give them，the more likely they willconsider your offer.(你提供的信息越多，他们就越有可能考虑你的提议)可知，此处是建议给你联系的公司准备好可以向他们提供的业务信息。D 选项中的 information 与设空后的information 相呼应。故选 D 项。5 G根据设空前的 This link can be a simple
46、message saying “Click here to find out howto advertise on this blog！”(这个链接可以是一条简单的信息，内容是“点击此处了解如何在这个博客上发布广告！”)可知，下文继续对这一行为进行说明；G 项(通过这样的方式，任何人都可以自由地与你讨论广告机会)承接上文，符合语境，故选 G 项。.语法填空【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。 文章主要介绍了美国的摩天大楼一度成为美国人引以为傲的建筑。运用先进的技术建造出的摩天大楼让人们梦想成真。1has been考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据该句的时间状语“since the pyramids”可
47、知，该句应用现在完成时；且主语“Height”为第三人称单数形式，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故用 has been。2creates考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句意：但是这些建筑的高度造成了许多新的工程问题。 该句陈述的是当前的情况， 应用一般现在时； 且主语 “the height of these buildings”为第三人称单数形式，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故用 creates。3which考查定语从句。句意：真正的挑战在于，建筑师们正在进入一个不同的工程领域，其中之一就是风荷载。分析该句结构可知，空处引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，应用 which 引导。故用 which。4t
48、o measure考查非谓语动词。句意：风荷载是工程师用来测量风对高楼的影响的术语。此处表目的，应用动词不定式。故用 to measure。5 safer考查形容词的比较等级。 根据“The more”可知， 该句考查“the more.the more.”结构，表示“越就越”。故用 safer。6an考查冠词。该处泛指“一次地震”，应用不定冠词；且 earthquake 是读音以元音音素开头的单词。故用 an。7in考查介词。all in all 为固定搭配，意为“总而言之”。故用 in。8reality考查词性转换。空处作介词 into 的宾语，应用名词形式。故用 reality。9as考
49、查连词。句意：事实上，我们对高楼是如何从地面建起的兴趣并不比对高楼如何能与天空接壤的兴趣大。前后文为对比关系，空处表示“如，像”。故用 as。10constructing考查非谓语动词。空处作介词 of 的宾语，应用动名词形式。故用constructing。.应用文写作参考范文：Mark Twain, an American writer, is famous for his stories. He grew up on the banks of theMississippi River.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of his brilli
50、ant masterpieces, tells the story ofHuckleberry Finn and Jim wandering along the Mississippi River. Huckleberry Finn runs awayfrom home and later he meets a slave, Jim. Then their magnificent adventures start. If they didntmeet, there wouldnt be such extraordinary things later on. With the people Hu
