1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Public transport 一、阅读理解。 I see youve got a bit of water on your coat, said the man at the petrol station. Is it raining out there? No. its pretty nice, I replied, checking my sleeve. Oh, right. A pony(马驹 ) bit me earlier. As it happened, the bite was virtually painless: more the
2、 kind of small bite you might get from a naughty child. The pony responsible was queuing up for some ice cream in the car park near Haytor, and perhaps thought Id jumped in ahead of him. The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist heavy area and tourists are constantly fee
3、ding the ponies foods, despite signs asking them not to. By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the areas annual pony drift( 迁移 ). The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby
4、ones can be stopped from feeding on their mothers milk, and those whove gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area. Some of them are also later sold, in order to limit the number of ponies according to the rules set by Natural England. Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small n
5、ear disaster a few miles west of here. While walking, I noticed a pony roll over on his back. Hello! I said to him, assuming he was just rolling for fun, but he was very still and, as I got closer, I saw him kicking his legs in the air and breathing heavily. I began to properly worry. about him. For
6、tunately, I managed to get in touch with a Dartmoors Livestock Protection officer and send her a photo. The officer immediately sent a local farmer out to check on the pony. The pony had actually been trapped between two rocks. The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again. Dartmoor
7、 has 1,000 or so ponies, who play a critical role in creating the diversity of species in this area. Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable(可持续的 ) future for one of Dartmoors most financially troubled elements. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1.Wh
8、y are tourists asked not to feed the ponies? A. To protect the tourists from being bitten. B. To keep the ponies off the petrol station. C. To avoid putting the ponies in danger. D. To prevent the ponies from fighting. 2.One of the purposes of the annual pony drift is _. A. to feed baby ponies on mi
9、lk B. to control the number of ponies C. to expand the habitat for ponies D. to sell the ponies at a good price 3.What was the authors first reaction when he saw a pony roll on its back? A. He freed it from the trap. B. He called a protection officer. C. He worried about it very much. D. He thought
10、of it as being naughty. 4.What does the author imply about the preservation of Dartmoors ponies? A. It lacks peoples involvement. B. It costs a large amount of money. C. It will affect tourism in Dartmoor. D. It has caused an imbalance of species. 【 文章大意 】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文记叙了作者在 Haytor 关于马驹的所见所闻，目睹了马驹的淘气
11、与脆弱，了解了马驹迁徙的原因以及保护马驹面 临的困难。 2.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段内容 The purpose of a pony drift is to ?Some of them are also?, in order to limit the number of ponies? 可知马驹迁移目的之一是为了控制马驹的数量。故选 B 项。 3.D 【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中的 ?, assuming he was just rolling for 【 精品教育资源文库 】 fun,? 可知作者认为小马驹很淘气，滚着玩的。故选 D 项。 4.B 【解析】推理 判断题。根据最
12、后一段中尾句 Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable(可持续的 ) future for one of Dartmoors most financially -troubled elements.可知保护马驹对 Dartmoor 来说是最费钱的事情之一。故选 B 项。 二、词汇练习。 1. I don t _ what he has said, for it s _ for this matter to happen
13、 in such a short time.（相信；难以置信的） 2. He is a famous _. He is famous in _.( 建筑学；建筑师 ) 3. It is important to _ your vocabulary.（大的；扩大） The _ your vocabulary is, the better you read English articles. 4. He has _ up. （成长；生长） It s important for a farmer to learn about the _of plants. 5. get a lot of _ abo
14、ut the product （咨询） You d better _ an expert about this product. 6. _ a room in advance （预 定） make _ in advance 7. an _ celebration （每年） celebrate their wedding anniversary _ 8. learning _ be _ with many things(负担；使负担 ) 9. 方便用户的 a 10. 具体情况，详情 n 11. 承担，从事 v 12. 运送；表达 v c_ 13. 延迟 v p_ 14. 处以罚金 v 【 精品
15、教育资源文库 】 15. 违反，违背 n 16. 十字路口 n 17. 地铁 n 18. 骑自行 车的人 n 19. 堵车 _ _ 20. 起因于，由 ? 引起 _ _ 21. put through 22. punctual 23. aggressive 24. interval section 三、完形填空。 I worried about my personal image and how I could be remembered during my boyhood.In the fifth grade， there seemed to be only one _1_ to be co
16、ol.In the sixth grade， suddenly， there were two choices： be cool， or be invisible._2_ ，one day， when a teacher had us fill out a questionnaire with _3_ questions， I found the _4_ option. Assuming(假定 )the teacher would read our answers privately， I felt it was _5_ to share my privacy.To my _6_ ， she
17、collected and redistributed(重新分发 )them to us.We were asked to _7_ the name and our three favorite answers to the whole class.My answers went to the meanest boy in class. The first question was“Whats your favorite movie？ ” My answer was Beauty and the Beast.A laugh erupted and my cheeks _8_.The next
18、was“Where would you like to travel？ ” My answer was _ 9_ special “Wherever a book takes me.”The _ 10_ this time had an explosive quality. I could _11_ remember what happened next； all that I had in mind was the laughter.But something amazing happened.A(n) _12_ came， “Guys ， cut it out.”The room went
19、 _13_ .Its Michelle Siever， a popular and cool girl.Then she _14_ ，“Why are you laughing? What is the point o f _15_ if we just laugh at others？ ” I cant remember the teacher or other kids names， but I remember Michelles.When she _16_ for me that day， she _17_ me we actually have three choices if we
20、 want to be remembered. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Be cool， and you might be remembered _18_.Stay invisible， and you wont be remembered at all.But if you stand up _19_ someone when he or she _20_ you most，then you will be remembered as their hero for the rest of their life. 1 A.tool B choice C chance D purpose 2
21、 A.However B In addition C Therefore D In fact 3 A.personal B funny C various D strange 4 A.wrong B former C third D latter 5 A.terrible B safe C nervous D interesting 6 A.surprise B anxiety C delight D expectation 7 A.repeat B remember C compare D read 8 A.ached B paled C changed D burned 9 A.even B still C never D always 10 A.laughter B question C air D class 11 A.nearly B exactly C hardly D surely 12 A.request B message C order D voice 13 A.crazy B silent C angry D empty 14 A.announced B smiled C added D stopped 15 A.talking B chatting C arguing D sharing 16 A.talked about B calmed down 【
