Unit 4 Making the news一、閱讀理解。Recently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were there, as mental health professionals, to offer “psychological first aid” and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence. As we walked in the gate to the shelter, we were greeted with a burst of gratitude (感激)from the first person we met. I felt appreciated, but also guilty, because I hadnt really done anything yet.I first realized the power of presence many years ago when a friends mother passed away unexpectedly. I received a call saying she had just passed away. I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to intrude (打擾)on this very personal period of sadness. I was torn about what to do. Another friend with me then said, “Just go. Just be there.” I did, and I will never regret it.Since then, I have not hesitated to be in the presence of others. Once I sat at the bedside of a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDSrelated dying. He was not awake, and obviously unaware of others presence. However, the atmosphere was by no means solemn. His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.In my life, I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it, none of us are truly alone. It not only is something we give to others but also changes me for the better.【解題導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了“我”通過一些活動意識到“到場”的意義的故事。1Why were the hurricane victims grateful to the author?AHe built shelters for them.BHe gave immediate first aid to them.CHe came to stay with them.DHe brought mental health professionals.C解析： 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的第二句可知，因為“我”在他們受災(zāi)時和他們在一起，所以他們感激“我”，故C項正確。2What did the author do when his friends mother passed away？AHe hesitated over whether to go.BHe went to his friends at once.CHe knew what to do instantly.DHe decided not to disturb his friend.A解析： 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to intrude (打擾)on this very personal period of sadness. I was torn about what to do.”可知，“我”想要立即去朋友那里，但又不愿意去打擾朋友，據(jù)此可知，當朋友的母親去世時，“我”猶豫是否要去朋友那里。3What does the underlined word “solemn” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?AHeavy but warm.BA little sad but cosy.CRelaxing and delightful.DVery serious and unhappy.D解析： 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句中的“His family, playing guitars and singing”可知，男青年的家人在彈奏吉他并唱歌；結(jié)合畫線詞所在句中的“However.no means”和第三段第二句中的“a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDSrelated dying”可以判斷，在家人的陪伴下，氣氛并不悲傷和嚴肅，據(jù)此可以判斷，畫線詞意為“嚴肅的”，故D項正確。4What has the author learned from his experience?AA friend in need is a friend indeed.BBeing present can make a big difference.CThe family harmony is the happiest thing in life.DBeing a volunteer can make ones life more significant.B解析： 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的前兩句并結(jié)合第二段的第一句可知，從自己的經(jīng)歷中“我”意識到了“到場”的重要意義，故B項正確。二、單句語法填空1We must concentrate our effort on _ (find) ways to reduce costs.答案：findingconcentrate ones effort on . “集中精力”，on為介詞，故填動名詞finding。2They study hard _ (acquire) a good knowledge of English.答案：to acquire此處不定式在句中作目的狀語。3Ill keep you _ (inform) of the progress made at any time.答案：informedkeep sb. informed of sth. “通知某人某事/使某人了解某事”。4It is difficult _ (assess) the effects of these changes.答案：to assessIt isadj.to do sth. “做某事是的”。5You can never depend on it _ he can arrive on time.答案：thatdepend on it that “指望/相信”。6Are you _ (accuse) me of lying to the headmaster?Im sure you did.答案：accusingaccuse sb. of (doing) sth. “指責/控告某人(做)某事”。本句是一般疑問句，謂語動詞用了現(xiàn)在進行時。7All these gifts must be mailed immediately so as to _ (receive) in time for Christmas.答案：be receivedso as to do . “為了做”，gifts與receive之間為被動關(guān)系，故應(yīng)填be received。8There are cases _ this rule does not work.答案：where若定語從句的先行詞為抽象地點名詞case, stage, point, position, condition等時，且定語從句中缺少地點狀語，應(yīng)用where引導(dǎo)定語從句。9He left the classroom without the _ (approve) of the teacher.答案：approval由空前的“the”和空后的“of”可知，設(shè)空處應(yīng)填名詞形式，即approval。10People demanded that the injured _ (take) to hospital at once.答案：(should) be takendemand意為“要求”，后跟賓語從句時，從句應(yīng)用虛擬語氣，謂語動詞用“should動詞原形”，should可以省略。主語the injured與動詞take之間是被動關(guān)系，故用被動語態(tài)。三、完形填空。閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項。Every morning，on my way to work，I see homeless people sleeping on sidewalks.Clearly，theyre in need of _1_.I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this，and most people walk by, _3_ the homeless dont exist，and dont offer any help at all，not even a _4_.Recently，its been extremely cold，making things especially _5_ for the homeless.Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep.Im not sure whether its a good _6_ to leave something for them while theyre _7_ ，as it may get stolen or they may not even _8_ it.Today，I _9_ someone，who seemed to be homeless，sitting on the sidewalk，awake.I had some time _10_ I was due to start work，so I dashed across the street to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat.He wanted a cola，so I went and got this for him _11_ a banana.I gave him the drink and banana，then went back to my office across the street，and went upstairs to get the bag I recently _12_ with everyday items.Id been planning to give it to someone in need，so this was a great _13_.I hurried back to give the bag to the stranger，who was _14_.Society may feel unfortable with homeless people._15_ ，we must remember theyre just like us.Theyre just down on their _16_ for different reasons.If we _17_ to those in need，our hearts will grow and we can _18_ make our world better.Singer Phil Collins sang a song titled Another Day in Paradise，which _19_ us to be grateful for the many blessings we have and not to _20_ those who are less fortunate.1A.balanceBsignificanceCperformance Dassistance2A.duty BregretCadvance Dequality3A.imagining BexpectingCpretending Dannouncing4A.word BhugCpity Dgift5A.absurd BboringCplex Dtouch6A.idea BexcuseClesson Dreason7A.relaxed BabsentmindedCunaware Ddizzy8A.know BwantCshare Dafford9A.spotted BapproachedCrecognized Dinterviewed10A.when BsinceCbefore Dunless11A.instead of Bexcept forCregardless of Dalong with12A.replaced BpackedCdecorated Dbined13A.trial BhonorCopportunity Dreward14A.grateful BcarefulChopeful Dskillful15A.Besides BThereforeCMeanwhile DHowever16A.effort BluckCappearance Dreputation17A.look out Bbreak outCreach out Dturn out18A.truly BproperlyCdeliberately Dapproximately19A.intends BremindsCpromises Dpersuades20A.trick BblameCdoubt Dforget【解題導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了作者幫助無家可歸的人的故事?！竞诵脑~匯】extremely adv.極其，極端dash v急奔，急馳，猛沖paradise n天堂blessing n上帝的恩寵，祝福1D根據(jù)下文的“dont offer any help at all”可知，這些無家可歸的人需要幫助。assistance意為“幫助”。故選D。2B根據(jù)下文作者幫助無家可歸的人可推知，作者同情這些無家可歸的人，看到他們睡在大街上感到很是遺憾。故選B。3C根據(jù)“and dont offer any help at all”并結(jié)合上文的“I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this”可推知，大部分的路人對無家可歸的人漠不關(guān)心，視而不見，即假裝(pretending)沒看到。4A根據(jù)“even”可推知，大部分人不僅不提供幫助，甚至連一句問候都沒有。5D根據(jù)空前的“its been extremely cold”并結(jié)合語境可推知，天氣特別寒冷，無家可歸的人的日子更加艱難(tough)。6A結(jié)合語境可知，作者不確定自己的那種做法是否是好主意(idea)。7C承接上文的“Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep”可推知，無家可歸的人在作者早上開始上班時還都在睡覺，是不會覺察到的(unaware)。8B根據(jù)“even”的提示并結(jié)合上文作者的猶豫可推知，作者不確定自己對他們的幫助是否正是無家可歸的人所需要的。9A根據(jù)語境可推知，作者在人行道上發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個醒著的無家可歸的人。spot表示“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，符合語境。10C根據(jù)語境可知，作者離上班還有些時間，所以選C。11D根據(jù)語境以及下文的“I gave him the drink and banana”可推知，作者順便還給這個人帶了香蕉。along with表示“除以外(還)”。12B根據(jù)空后的“with everyday items”可知，作者包里裝著每天的必需品。pack with sth.表示“裝著某物”。13C根據(jù)語境可知，作者認為這是一個極好的幫助無家可歸的人的機會。14A根據(jù)語境可推知，把自己的東西饋贈給他人，別人是感恩的(grateful)。15D根據(jù)語境可知，前后句表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故選D。16B根據(jù)語境可推知，那些無家可歸的人只是由于某種原因一時窮困潦倒而已，down on ones luck表示“窮困潦倒”。17C根據(jù)語境可知，如果我們愿意幫助他們，世界會變得更美好。reach out to sb.表示“愿意為某人提供幫助”。18A根據(jù)語境可知，幫助他人的確會讓我們的世界變得更美好。truly“的確，真實地”；properly“恰當?shù)亍?；deliberately“故意地”；approximately“大約”。19BPhil Collins的歌提醒我們要感恩。remind sb.to do sth.意為“提醒某人做某事”符合語境。20D根據(jù)語境可推知，人們不要忘記那些不幸的人。四、單句改錯1Youll be faced with two choiceswhether to be fired or not, depend on your performance in the work._答案：dependdepending句中已有謂語動詞be faced with且無連詞，故depend應(yīng)用非謂語動詞形式。depending on . 現(xiàn)在分詞短語在句中作狀語。2We had a thoroughly cleaning of our house at the weekend._答案：thoroughlythorough此處需用形容詞thorough來修飾動名詞cleaning，故改為thorough。3It is demanded that a doctor must be sent for._答案：mustshould或去掉mustdemand后跟賓語從句、主語從句、表語從句或同位語從句時，從句應(yīng)用虛擬語氣，其謂語動詞應(yīng)用“should動詞原形”，should可以省略。4They are all eager to the chance to be the top ones in the world petition as athletes._答案：第一個toforbe eager for sth. “渴望(得到)某物”。5Youd better put on a thick sweater in case of it snows._答案：去掉ofin case of sth. “如果；假使”；in case從句“萬一/以防；如果/假使”。根據(jù)從句“it snows”可知應(yīng)用in case，故去掉of。五、短文改錯Last week，I take part in the Cultural Exchange Week.I enjoyed myself in England.I visited the city museum and several place of interest，which made me have better understanding of the English society，culture and history.Whats more，I was luckily enough to meet my pen friend Tom there.I stayed at his home.And Ill never forget the days when we spent together.When I left England，he offered to me a dictionary for a gift.Its of great help for me to learn English.I will make full use of them and learn English good.I hope Tom will e to China when its convenience for him!【答案】Last week，I part in the Cultural Exchange Week.I enjoyed myself in England.I visited the city museum and several of interest，which made me have better understanding of the English society，culture and history.Whats more，I was enough to meet my pen friend Tom there.I stayed at his home.And Ill never forget the days 或 we spent together.When I left England，he offered me a dictionary a gift.Its of great help for me to learn English.I will make full use of and learn English .I hope Tom will e to China when its for him!第一處：考查動詞的時態(tài)。根據(jù)時間狀語“l(fā)ast week”可知，此處敘述的是過去的事情，應(yīng)用一般過去時。故將take改為took。第二處：考查名詞的復(fù)數(shù)。place of interest意為“名勝古跡”，其中place是可數(shù)名詞，前面有several修飾，應(yīng)用其復(fù)數(shù)形式。故將place改為places。第三處：考查冠詞。have a better understanding of.為固定結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“對有更好的了解”。故在better之前加a。第四處：考查形容詞。luckily是副詞，意為“幸運地”，用來修飾動詞或者形容詞。此處應(yīng)用形容詞作表語。故將luckily改為lucky。第五處：考查定語從句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，從句“we spent together”中缺少賓語，補充完整是：we spent the days together。when引導(dǎo)定語從句時作時間狀語。因此應(yīng)用關(guān)系代詞引導(dǎo)該定語從句，在從句中作賓語，故可將when改為that/which；當關(guān)系代詞在定語從句中作賓語時，可以省略，故也可去掉when。第六處：考查介詞。動詞offer是及物動詞，可直接接賓語。offer sb.sth.意為“給某人提供某物”，不需要加介詞。故去掉to。第七處：考查介詞。介詞for通常后接對象，意為“為，給，對而言”；as作介詞時，意為“作為，以身份”。此處指他給了“我”一本字典作為禮物。故將for改為as。第八處：考查人稱代詞。根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)用it指代上文中提到的a dictionary，表示單數(shù)概念。故將them改為it。第九處：考查副詞。此處應(yīng)用副詞修飾動詞learn，表示學好英語。故將good改為well。第十處：考查形容詞。此處應(yīng)用形容詞作表語。its convenient for sb.為固定句型，意為“對某人來說很方便”。故將convenience改為convenient。