Unit 4　Making the news

　　【熱點(diǎn)話題】(購(gòu)物)團(tuán)購(gòu)體裁：議論文寫作思路：團(tuán)購(gòu)的定義——舉例說(shuō)明團(tuán)購(gòu)的好處——建議【美文誦讀】week，I surfed a well-known group buying website for two film tickets.With only 30 yuan，I got the tickets as well as two bottles of green tea which saved me so much.It was a very nice experience.

　　As for suggestions for group buying，firstly，you should carefully read the advertisements and the comments from other customers.Secondly，you should_be_clear_about_what_you_want_to

　　_buy_and_not_to_buy④ something just because it is cheap.Thirdly，it_is_better_to_shop⑤ on famous and reliable websites to avoid being cheated by some cheating websites.

　　【學(xué)海拾貝】按要求完成或翻譯下列句子。我認(rèn)為午睡的好處是顯而易見的。另一方面如何籌集足夠的資金是個(gè)問(wèn)題。你完全有可能以最低的價(jià)格買到最滿意的It is quite likely that you get the_most_satisfactory_goods at the lowest_price．你要明白該說(shuō)什么不該說(shuō)什么。你最好提前購(gòu)票。

　　Ⅰ.按要求寫出下列單詞記者資訊工作者編輯 ．任務(wù)；分配 ．最后期限約會(huì)；任命appointment

　　6．同事 ．值得贊揚(yáng)的令人欽佩的 業(yè)余愛好者 ．精確的正確的 過(guò)程程序；加工處理 ．職業(yè)專業(yè) ．sion

　　專業(yè)人員；職業(yè)的專業(yè)的 ．教授 ．贊成稱許批準(zhǔn)不贊成不批準(zhǔn)犯罪的有罪的內(nèi)疚的犯罪；內(nèi)疚lt

　　14．技術(shù)(上)的 技術(shù)上工藝上技術(shù) ．渴望的；熱切的熱心地急切地?zé)崆锌释?/p>

　　用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。(approve)

　　2．His_guilt was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution(原告)and he felt_guilty about not telling the truth to the judge.(guilt)(eager)

　　4．Building such a bridge is not an easy job；we must have enough_professional engineers.(profession)was by accident that he broke the beautiful vase；he didn't do that_deliberately．(deliberate)翻譯下列短語(yǔ)集中全神貫注concentrate_on因……指責(zé)或控告accuse...of應(yīng)該be_supposed_to使自己了解inform_oneself_of渴望干某事be_eager_to_do_sth.批準(zhǔn)；贊成approve...of對(duì)……感到好奇 be_curious_about職業(yè)訣竅a_trick_of_the_trade與某人約會(huì)；預(yù)約make_an_解釋account_for

　　選用上述短語(yǔ)完成下列短文。Edison (1)was_curious_about everything and his curiosity (2)accounted_for his great success.Whenever he was puzzled about something，he (3)was_eager_to solve the problem and he would (4)concentrate_on his research work to find the solution.In a way，we can say that it was his curiosity that made him the greatest inventor of the world.

　　Ⅲ.重點(diǎn)句型His discussion with his new boss，Hu Xin(HX)，was to strongly influence his life as a journalist.(p.26)

　　他與他的新老板胡新的討論對(duì)他的記者生涯會(huì)產(chǎn)生重要影響。

　　be to do在句中表示將來(lái)發(fā)生的事常譯為；“注定會(huì)……；一定……”。明天學(xué)———————————————————————

　　[模仿造句]用上述句型完成下列句子。(1)他們的女兒這個(gè)星期天結(jié)婚。is_to_get_married this Sunday.

　　(2)女王將于一周后訪問(wèn)日本。Not only am I interested in photograph，but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.(p.26)

　　對(duì)攝影我不僅僅是感

　　not only...but(also)．..　不僅……而且……當(dāng)not only位于句首時(shí)句子要倒裝。通過(guò)背誦一些文章我們不僅能夠提高寫作能力還可以訓(xùn)練我們的記憶。[模仿造句]用上述句型完成下列句子。(1)她不僅工作出色還樂(lè)于助人。(2)網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物不僅能節(jié)約你的時(shí)間還可以給你Not_only_can_shopping_on_the_Internet_save_your_time,_but__it_can_also_bring_you_great_fun.

　　3．So we arranged an interview between the footballer and the man supposed to bribe him.(p.26)

　　于是我們安排這名球員和行賄的人一起接受采訪。

　　supposed to bribe him為過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作who was supposed to bribe him。他正是獲得頭獎(jiǎng)的人。[模仿造句]用上述句型完成下列句子。(1)寧澤濤就是那個(gè)有望獲得金牌的人。(2)李明就是很有可能接管公司的Li_Ming_is_the_person_supposed_to_take_over_the_company.

　　用上述句型翻譯下列小片段。大家認(rèn)為能贏得寫作比賽的學(xué)生應(yīng)該是湯姆而不是吉姆因?yàn)橐荒陙?lái)湯姆一直專心準(zhǔn)備比賽。他不僅堅(jiān)持每天寫一篇文章而且還讀了許多美文。湯姆自己也認(rèn)為他會(huì)在比賽中獲得一等獎(jiǎng)。did_he_keep_on_writing_an_essay_a_day，but_he_read_a_lot_of_excellent_articles.Tom_also_believed_

　　that_he_was_to_win_the_first_prize_in_the_competition.

　　閱讀理解解題技巧

　　文章有時(shí)借助關(guān)聯(lián)詞(如：so...that等)表示前因后果有時(shí)利用動(dòng)詞及動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)(如：lead to等)表達(dá)因果關(guān)系。如：【例】 There were so many demonstrators in the Red Square that he had to elbow his way through the crowd.解析：根據(jù)句中的 “許多示威者”和“so...that...”可推知elbow意為“擠擠過(guò)”。【例】 Tom is considered an autocratic administrator 解析：從because后的“he makes decisions without seeking the ”可看出他是一個(gè)“獨(dú)裁的/專制的/專橫的” administrator。

　　利用上述方法猜出下列各句畫線單詞的意思。茂盛B．枯萎盛開

　　D．含苞欲放解析：由“無(wú)水”之因可推知花“枯萎、凋謝”之果。因此意為“枯萎、凋謝”。答案：B短暫的

　　B．持續(xù)的永久的

　　D．間歇性的解析：從后面的結(jié)果“永遠(yuǎn)不能再運(yùn)動(dòng)”中可以推測(cè)其意思為“永遠(yuǎn)的永久的。答案：C微弱的

　　B．長(zhǎng)的喧鬧的

　　D．煩人的解析：從that后的內(nèi)容可以推測(cè)出響聲非常“微弱”。答案：A清澈的

　　B．混濁的淺的

　　D．深的解析：在水淺的地方都看不到底那應(yīng)該是“渾濁不清的”。答案：B He had left his wet swimming trunks in the dark closet for over a week.Of course they had begun to mildew．發(fā)黑

　　B．C．變味

　　D．腐爛解析：根據(jù)前面的“他把他濕的游泳衣放在漆黑的壁櫥里超過(guò)一星期”可知該詞應(yīng)為“發(fā)霉”之意。答案：B

　　第一節(jié)　閱讀理解閱讀下面的短文從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。A

　　(2024·天津卷)Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, entence containing the best advice I've ever had：Be bold and brave—and mighty(強(qiáng)大的) forces will come to your aid.had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all.On the other hand，whenever I had plunged into deep water，forced by courage or circumstance，I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

　　Boldness means a decision to bite_off_more_than_you_are_sure

　　__you_can_eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces.They are potential powers we possess: energy，skill，sound judgment，creative ideas—even physical strength greater than most of us realize.

　　Admittedly，those mighty forces are spiritual ones.But they are more important than physical ones.A college classmate of mine，Tim，was an excellent football player，even though he weighed much less than the average player.“In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line，”said Tim.“I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet (子彈)—and stopped him cold.” not one that can be acquired overnight.But it can be taught to children and developed in adults.Confidence builds up.Surely，there will be setbacks(挫折)and disappointments in life；boldness in itself is no guarantee of success.But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.s unable to reach his goal in the past?

　　A．He faced huge risks.

　　B．He lacked mighty forces.

　　C．Fear prevented him from trying.

　　D．Failure blocked his way to success.

　　2．What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?

　　A．Swallow more than you can digest.

　　B．Act slightly above your abilities.

　　C．Develop more mysterious powers.

　　D．Learn to make creative decisions.

　　3．What can be learned from Paragraph 5?

　　A．Confidence grows more rapidly in adults.

　　B．Trying without success is meaningless.

　　C．Repeated failure creates a better life.

　　D．Boldness can be gained little by little.

　　4．What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

　　A．To encourage people to be courageous.

　　B．To advise people to build up physical power.

　　C．To tell people the ways to guarantee success.

　　D．To recommend people to develop more abilities.

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文為夾敘夾議文題材為人生哲理。作者通過(guò)朋友的建議告訴讀者要勇敢地去嘗試自己沒有把握的事情即便是失敗也比從未嘗試過(guò)要好很多。解析：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第二句It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all.可知作者過(guò)去沒有實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)通常都是因?yàn)楹ε率《鴽]有去嘗試故C項(xiàng)。答案：C解析：猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)本段下文內(nèi)容可知我們都有比自己意識(shí)到的更大的潛在力量甚至包括體力由此可推斷出此處指“要做略微超出你的能力的事情。”答案：B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第一句話“Boldness...is not one that can be acquired overnight.”可知勇敢無(wú)畏不能D項(xiàng)意為“勇敢無(wú)畏可以逐漸得到”符合該段段意。答案：D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知作者建議讀者去嘗試略微超出自己的能力的事情這樣就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的能力比想象中的還大。由此可判斷出A項(xiàng)正確。答案：AB

　　It didn't take long for a lot of people who owned automobiles in the late 1800s to start hiring them out. Even though the first taxis were odd-looking machines that had batteries weighing as much as 800 pounds, there were almost 100 of them in New York City by 1899. They did a great deal of business competing with horse-drawn carriages (馬車), ed in New York in 1907, but they were imported from France and not built in the U．S.

　　The 1920s saw an explosion in the taxis，as thousands of them were in use every day.This burgeoning industry needed regulation，and the Mayor of New York，F(xiàn)iorello H．La Guardia(車輛)that certifies it is legally allowed to pick up passengers.The system helped the government keep track of not just the number of taxis(主要產(chǎn)品)for millions of people.About 12ity alone，and millions of others throughout the U．S.and the rest of the world.An estimated 200 million passengers travel about 800 million miles a year，and pay fares totaling about D|S1 billion a year in New York alone.

　　5．The underlined word“burgeoning”in Paragraph 2 probably means“________”．________．ired

　　B．provided qualified services for the passengers

　　C．were allowed by the government to do business

　　D．couldn't cause any car accidents all the year round

　　7．What's the writer's purpose in writing the passage?

　　A．To analyze the advantages of the taxis

　　B．To advertise the good services of the taxis

　　C．To introduce the history of taxis in New York.

　　D．To show the development of vehicles in the U．S.

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀：在紐約最原始的出租車誕生于19世紀(jì)初經(jīng)過(guò)幾百年的發(fā)展出租車已成為人們不可或缺的代步工具。解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段第一句可知由于出租車行業(yè)發(fā)展迅速所以需要紐約市通過(guò)立法來(lái)進(jìn)行管理故選B項(xiàng)。答案：B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第四句“These are the small metal plates you'll see on top of the vehicle that certifies it is legally allowed to pick up passengers.”可知在每一輛出租車上安放一塊小的金屬板是為了證明該出租車是合法經(jīng)營(yíng)可以載客。答案：C解析：寫作目的題。全文主要介紹了出租車行業(yè)在紐約市誕生、發(fā)展和走向繁榮的歷史。答案：C第二節(jié)　完形填空閱讀下面的短文掌握其大意然后從1～20題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 late.If your child seems particularly comfortable to keep late hours，the ____1____may run deeper than your household habits.Mary Carskadon is the director of the Chronobiology and Sleep Research Laboratory at Bradley Hospital in Providence.She has studied the ____2____of early-rising“l(fā)arks”and

　　“night owls”who go to sleep ____3____ among teenagers. Dr.Carskadon says that younger kids，too，tend toward one ____4____or the other. Research suggests that our preference for ____5____or late sleep patterns may be partly rooted in our genes；besides, ____6____influence them.

　　To tell whether your child has a preference，____7____yourself: Does he or she sleep early, no matter what's going on？Does he or she seem more ____8____and cheerful at certain hours?____9____，who attend day-care centers part-time, have already had their share of conflicts.They've missed a few early-morning field trips，and they aren't especially tired at naptime. After Tom ____10____school full-time, we realize we'll have to ____11____our former schedule. It is because we want the boys to get enough ____12____.

　　Some experts say the sooner children make the change，the ____13____it is.

　　“The longer this pattern goes on，the more difficulty you'll have ____14____it，” warns Robert Doekel，M.D., a sleep specialist.But others suggest it's all right to ____15____the adjustment，as long as you do it gradually.____16____your child is used to turning in at 10：00 pm, ____17____until the night before the first day of school to ask the child to sleep at 8：00____18____early，don't let all the attractions and distractions (分心的事物) of modern ____19________20____，pull up the covers, and tuck them in for their ten-plus hours of sleep.

　　1．A.chancesB．influencesA.expectations

　　B．concernsC．hardly

　　D．evenA.give up

　　B．make up off

　　C．a(chǎn)ccept

　　D．pay off

　　16．A.Unless

　　B．Though

　　C．While

　　D．If

　　17．A.work

　　B．a(chǎn)ttempt

　　C．wait

　　D．a(chǎn)gree

　　18．A.getting up

　　B．taking off

　　C．standing up

　　D．running away

　　19．A.career

　　B．family

　　C．company

　　D．school

　　20．A.water

　　B．machines

　　C．gas

　　D．lights

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀：小孩睡覺晚的習(xí)慣是可以慢慢調(diào)整過(guò)來(lái)的父母需要在他們上學(xué)之前將這個(gè)習(xí)慣調(diào)整過(guò)來(lái)。解析：后面講到睡覺晚受基因、環(huán)境以及年齡的影響故這里是指“原因”。答案：D解析：Mary Carskadon在對(duì)小孩的睡眠進(jìn)行研究故她會(huì)研究他們的“(睡覺)習(xí)慣”。答案：C解析：night owls是指睡覺“晚”的人。答案：B解析：這里是指他們有自己偏好的“作息表”由下一句sleep patterns和第三段的former schedule也可推知。答案：D解析：這里需選一個(gè)跟late對(duì)立的詞故選C項(xiàng)。答案：C解析：根據(jù)副詞besides和前文中的partly可知睡眠習(xí)慣部分是由基因決定此外環(huán)境跟年齡“也”會(huì)對(duì)睡眠習(xí)慣造成影響。答案：A解析：后面列舉了兩個(gè)問(wèn)題故這里指“問(wèn)”自己這些問(wèn)題。答案：B解析：根據(jù)and cheerful可知需選C項(xiàng)表示“充滿精力”和高興的時(shí)候。答案：C解析：根據(jù)下文中We want the boys可知這里是指作者的“兒子們”。答案：D解析：該段前半部分講述孩子們上日托班的情況后半部分則講述其中一個(gè)孩子開始上學(xué)故選“starts”。答案：B解析：作者的孩子上學(xué)后跟之前上日托班會(huì)不同故作者想“放棄”先前的作息安排。答案：A解析：作者想放棄之前的作息安排是為了能讓孩子有充足的“睡眠”。答案：C解析：根據(jù)后文的解釋可知這里指越早改變“越好”。答案：D解析：前文講越早改變?cè)胶眠@里進(jìn)一步從反面講越晚“改變”面臨的困難就越大。答案：B解析：But表示轉(zhuǎn)折前后文語(yǔ)義相反前文建議越早改變?cè)胶枚笪膭t表示只要堅(jiān)持逐漸改變推遲”時(shí)間調(diào)整也沒關(guān)系故選“put off”。答案：B解析：這里表假設(shè)故選if。答案：D解析：前面建議提早調(diào)整睡覺時(shí)間故這里是指不要“等到”開學(xué)前最后一晚答案：C解析：這里是指他們開始早“起”。答案：A解析：孩子是在家里睡覺的故這里指不要讓現(xiàn)代化的“家庭”生活影響他們的睡眠。答案：B解析：睡覺前需要關(guān)“燈”這樣就不影響孩子的睡眠了。關(guān)掉water(水)、machines(機(jī)器)和gas(煤氣)不符合語(yǔ)境。故選lights。答案：D第三節(jié)　語(yǔ)法填空閱讀下面材料在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。every second I spent in the nursing home, I realized the 1.________(important) of my action.Every week，I walked around the dining hall，and one person after another invited me 2.________ (have) a talk.One woman, who happily said that we shared 3.________same first name, shared some of her interesting stories with me.She told me something 4.________inspired me to visit the nursing home 5.________(regular)．She said back next week，right？”She proudly showed me some postcards (send)by her children and she would tell me the stories of them.Of course，not all of the conversations were 7.________(enjoy)．When she talked to me about how her 13-year-old daughter would graduate from middle school this year________(do)nothing.Because I knew her daughter 9.________(graduate)from middle school decades before.