Unit 4 Making the news一、閱讀理解。We were ordinary people taking the bus every day that summer.During the early morning rides，we sat sleepily on our seats.One of the passengers was a small grey man to the center for senior citizens.He walked with a stoop(駝背) and a sad look on his face.We paid little attention to him.Then one July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled to us before sitting down.The driver nodded politely，the rest of us being silent.The next day，the old man boarded the bus energetically，smiled and said loud，“Good morning！”Some of us looked up，amazed，and murmured“Good morning”The following weeks we were more surprised.Our friend was dressed in a nice old suit with the thin hair carefully bed.He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand.The driver smilingly asked，“Have you got yourself a girlfriend？”He nodded shyly，“She lives at the center.”The other passengers whistled and clapped at him.Charlie bowed before sitting down.Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower.Some regular passengers began bringing him flowers for his bunch.Everyone smiled and joked about it.But one morning he didnt turn up.When he wasnt there the following days，we started wondering if he was sick or.We stopped at the center for senior citizens.The staff told us he was fine，but he hadnt been ing that week.One of his very close friends had died at the weekend.They expected him back on Monday.How silent we were on the rest of the way to work!The next Monday he was waiting at the stop，stooping a bit more and a bit more grey.Inside the bus was a silence，all of us sitting with our eyes filled with tears and wild flowers in our hands.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇記敘文。原本寂靜的車(chē)廂因一位老人友愛(ài)、熱情的舉動(dòng)變得活躍起來(lái)，熱情是可以感染他人的。在老人情緒低落時(shí)，也收到了來(lái)自他人的關(guān)愛(ài)。1The old man boarded the bus energetically probably because Ahe bought a bunch of flowersBhe got to know other passengersChe fell in love with a ladyDhe had a sweet dreamC解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第三、四句并結(jié)合第一段內(nèi)容可推知，這個(gè)老人之所以這么精力充沛可能是因?yàn)樗麘賽?ài)了。故選C項(xiàng)。2What change did the old man bring to the early morning bus?AThe passengers were silent.BThe bus was full of life.CThe passengers were sleepy.DThe bus was punctual.B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中的“we sat sleepily on our seats”“the rest of us being silent”“Some of us looked up，amazed，and murmuredGood morning”“we gradually began to nod and talk to each other”并結(jié)合第三段內(nèi)容可知，老人的行為感染了車(chē)上的每一個(gè)人，讓車(chē)?yán)锍錆M活力。故選B項(xiàng)。3Why didnt the old man turn up for several days?AHe was in sorrow for the loss of his friend.BHe wondered whether others cared about him.CHe had a quarrel with the staff of the center.DHe wasnt himself for the cold weather.A解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第四、五句并結(jié)合上文的描述可推知，是因?yàn)槔先说呐笥讶ナ懒耍浅１瘋?，所以老人這幾天沒(méi)有乘車(chē)去老年中心。故選A項(xiàng)。4What can we infer from the story?AOnly love can affect others emotions.BThe old mans passion inspires others.CThe passengers didnt care about others feelings.DThe center for senior citizens is a good place for love.B解析：推理判斷題。原本冷漠、疏離的乘客因一位老人友愛(ài)、充滿熱情的舉動(dòng)，讓車(chē)廂不再寂靜，乘客們開(kāi)始相互交流、開(kāi)玩笑；由此可推知，老人的熱情鼓舞了他人。故B項(xiàng)正確。二、語(yǔ)法填空。When my father was a boy, he had a dog named Laddie. Laddie stayed _1_ (constant) by Dads sidefishing, playing ball, and even _2_ (follow) him to school. Laddie would simply follow Dads smell and track him all the way to school. Arriving after all the doors were closed, Laddie would sit outside the school, waiting patiently. Eventually, someone would open _3_ door and Laddie would slip in after him. Once inside, the dog would walk from room to room _4_ he found his master. Of course, Dads teacher would immediately demand that the dog _5_ (remove)Later, my father went off _6_ (join) his five brothers in World War ， but Laddie continued to attend school, lying quietly each day _7_ the feet of Dads younger brother, Dick. Laddies attendance was _8_ consistent that Howard Junior High School awarded him an honorary diploma when Dick graduated. Now, thats one smart dog.Years later, when my dad was an adult, he met another dog: Casey. Casey went everywhere with Dad. In fact, I plained Dad spent _9_ time with Casey than he did with any of his human family members. Casey trusted my father unconditionally, _10_ sometimes Caseys blind faith in my dad got them both into trouble.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了父親和作者不同時(shí)期飼養(yǎng)的兩只狗的故事。1constantly考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。修飾動(dòng)詞stayed，應(yīng)用副詞。2following考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。依據(jù)句中的“fishing, playing ball”可知，and連接三個(gè)非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞作伴隨狀語(yǔ)。3a考查冠詞。上文的“all the doors”說(shuō)明，這里指其中一扇門(mén)被打開(kāi)了。4until考查連詞。由句意可知此處表述“直到它找到主人”，until意為“直到為止”，符合語(yǔ)境。5(should) be removed考查虛擬語(yǔ)氣。句中的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞demand后接賓語(yǔ)從句應(yīng)用虛擬語(yǔ)氣，且the dog與動(dòng)詞remove之間為被動(dòng)關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。6to join考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。不定式在句中作目的狀語(yǔ)。7at考查介詞?？蘸笫潜硎拘〉攸c(diǎn)的名詞，故用at。8so考查固定句式。so . that . “如此以至于”。9more考查固定句式。more . than . 意為“比更多的”，故填more。10but考查連詞。前后兩個(gè)分句之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，因此用轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but。三、完形填空。閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Though Dad looked tired and weak，his smile was as sure as ever.It was another _1_ of pneumonia(肺炎)My husband and I stayed with him for the_2_ but had to return to our jobs by Monday morning.Local relatives would see that Dad was home from the hospital，and they would visit him _3_，prepare his meals and take him to his doctor appointments.But I _4_ to be able to let him know that we _5_ ，too，even when we werent with him.Then I remembered a family _6_ I started when our children were small.When leaving their grandparents home after a visit，each child would _7_ a love note in the house for them to _8_ after we were gone.They hid notes somewhere.For days after our _9_ ，their grandparents would _10_ as they discovered these reminders of our love.So as I _11_ Dads rooms，I began writing notes.Some were _12_.“Dad，I put the milk in the fridge so it wouldnt _13_.”Some expressed my love.“Dad，I hope you sleep well in your new bed.”Most notes were _14_ where he would lived for several weeks until he regained _15_ ，but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow.“Dad，if you have found this note，you must be feeling better.We are so _16_ ！”While others cared for Dads daily _17_ ，we，of course，would stay in touch by phone.But our notes were a _18_ reminder of our love and concern for him during this recovery period.Just like his medicines improved him physically，these“_19_ vitamins”(維生素)would improve his spiritual health.Several weeks later，Dad phoned and said，“Ill tell you that I just found your _20_ under my upstairs pillow！”I smiled at last.1A.experience BattackCdisaster Dpain2A.weekday BnightCweekend Dholiday3A.regularly BrarelyCsuddenly Doccasionally4A.happened BdreamedCagreed Dlonged5A.feared BcaredCcalmed Dregretted6A.hobby BgameCtradition Dbusiness7A.hide BwriteCcopy Dleave8A.recall BrememberCenjoy Dfind9A.exchange BdepartureCarrival Descape10A.weep BsighCsmile Dscream11A.tidied BenteredCdesigned Dequipped12A.brief BseriousCsincere Dpractical13A.spill BspoilCboil Dfreeze14A.upstairs BdownstairsCoutside Dindoors15A.sense BwealthCstrength Dconsciousness16A.glad BfortunateCanxious Dbusy17A.exercises BneedsCfeelings Dsufferings18A.final BvisualCsmooth Dconcrete19A.emotional BexpensiveCeffective Dexcellent20A.gift BloveCnote Dletter【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇記敘文。父親得了肺炎后，作者夫妻倆由于工作日要工作，不能照顧父親，心中感到非常難過(guò)。這時(shí)作者想起了家庭的傳統(tǒng)，于是便帶著孩子一起在父親家里藏各種各樣的表達(dá)愛(ài)的紙條，幫助父親一起從疾病中康復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)。1B考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處指父親第二次肺炎發(fā)作。A項(xiàng)意為“經(jīng)歷”；B項(xiàng)意為“發(fā)作，侵襲”； C項(xiàng)意為“災(zāi)難”；D項(xiàng)意為“疼痛”。故選B項(xiàng)。2C考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“but had to return to our jobs by Monday morning”可知，此處指“我”和丈夫周末陪父親。A項(xiàng)意為“工作日”；B項(xiàng)意為“晚上”；C項(xiàng)意為“周末”；D項(xiàng)意為“假期”。故選C項(xiàng)。3A考查副詞辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“prepare his meals and take him to his doctor appointments”并結(jié)合四個(gè)選項(xiàng)可知，此處指親戚們定期地去家里看望父親，給他準(zhǔn)備吃的，帶他去看醫(yī)生。A項(xiàng)意為“定期地，有規(guī)律地”；B項(xiàng)意為“很少”；C項(xiàng)意為“突然”；D項(xiàng)意為“偶爾”。故選A項(xiàng)。4D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處指“我”渴望讓父親知道“我們”也關(guān)心他，甚至在“我們”不在他身邊的時(shí)候。A項(xiàng)意為“發(fā)生”；B項(xiàng)意為“夢(mèng)想”；C項(xiàng)意為“同意”；D項(xiàng)意為“渴望”。故選D項(xiàng)。5B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。上文提到親戚們會(huì)定期去家里看望父親，照顧他，此處承接上文，指“我”渴望讓父親知道“我們”也關(guān)心他。A項(xiàng)意為“害怕”；B項(xiàng)意為“關(guān)心，關(guān)懷”；C項(xiàng)意為“使鎮(zhèn)靜”；D項(xiàng)意為“后悔，遺憾”。故選B項(xiàng)。6C考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，此處指一個(gè)家庭的傳統(tǒng)。A項(xiàng)意為“愛(ài)好”；B項(xiàng)意為“游戲”；C項(xiàng)意為“傳統(tǒng)”；D項(xiàng)意為“生意”。故選C項(xiàng)。7A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)下文“They hid notes somewhere.”可知，此處指每個(gè)孩子在屋子都會(huì)藏一張愛(ài)的紙條。A項(xiàng)意為“藏，隱蔽”； B項(xiàng)意為“寫(xiě)”；C項(xiàng)意為“復(fù)制，抄寫(xiě)”；D項(xiàng)意為“離開(kāi)”。故選A項(xiàng)。8D考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“their grandparents would _ as they discovered these reminders of our love”可知，此處指當(dāng)“我們”離開(kāi)后，“我”的父母會(huì)找到這些愛(ài)的紙條。A項(xiàng)意為“回憶”；B項(xiàng)意為“記得”；C項(xiàng)意為“喜歡，享受”；D項(xiàng)意為“找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)”。故選D項(xiàng)。9B考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)上文中的“after we were gone”可知，此處指當(dāng)我們離開(kāi)后的幾天里。A項(xiàng)意為“交換”；B項(xiàng)意為“離開(kāi)”；C項(xiàng)意為“到達(dá)”；D項(xiàng)意為“逃跑”。故選B項(xiàng)。10C考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“as they discovered these reminders of our love”可知，此處指當(dāng)他們找到這些愛(ài)的紙條后，會(huì)露出笑容。A項(xiàng)意為“哭泣”；B項(xiàng)意為“嘆氣”；C項(xiàng)意為“微笑”；D項(xiàng)意為“尖叫”。故選C項(xiàng)。11A考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境并結(jié)合四個(gè)選項(xiàng)可知，“我”整理父親的房間時(shí)，開(kāi)始寫(xiě)紙條。A項(xiàng)意為“整理，使整潔”；B項(xiàng)意為“進(jìn)入”；C項(xiàng)意為“設(shè)計(jì)”；D項(xiàng)意為“裝備”。故選A項(xiàng)。12D考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“Dad, I put the milk in the fridge so it wouldnt _.”可知，一些紙條的內(nèi)容是實(shí)用的。A項(xiàng)意為“簡(jiǎn)潔的”； B項(xiàng)意為“嚴(yán)肅的，嚴(yán)重的”；C項(xiàng)意為“真誠(chéng)的”；D項(xiàng)意為“實(shí)際的，真實(shí)的”。故選D項(xiàng)。13B考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)常識(shí)和語(yǔ)境可知，此處指把牛奶放在冰箱里，這樣它就不會(huì)變質(zhì)了。A項(xiàng)意為“溢出，潑出”；B項(xiàng)意為“變質(zhì)，變壞，腐敗”；C項(xiàng)意為“燒開(kāi)，煮沸”；D項(xiàng)意為“冷藏”。故選B項(xiàng)。14B考查副詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow”可知，此處指“我”把大多數(shù)紙條放在了樓下。A項(xiàng)意為“樓上”；B項(xiàng)意為“在樓下”；C項(xiàng)意為“在外面”；D項(xiàng)意為“在室內(nèi)”。故選B項(xiàng)。15C考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“Dad, if you have found this note，you must be feeling better.”可知，父親會(huì)在樓下待幾周直到他體力恢復(fù)。A項(xiàng)意為“感覺(jué)”；B項(xiàng)意為“財(cái)富”；C項(xiàng)意為“體力，力氣”；D項(xiàng)意為“知覺(jué)”。故選C項(xiàng)。16A考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文和常識(shí)可知，當(dāng)?shù)弥赣H身體恢復(fù)健康后，“我們”都非常高興。A項(xiàng)意為“高興的”；B項(xiàng)意為“幸運(yùn)的”；C項(xiàng)意為“焦急的”；D項(xiàng)意為“忙碌的”。故選A項(xiàng)。17B考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“we, of course, would stay in touch by phone”可知，其他人來(lái)照顧父親的日常需要。A項(xiàng)意為“練習(xí)”；B項(xiàng)意為“需要”；C項(xiàng)意為“感覺(jué)”；D項(xiàng)意為“痛苦，苦難”。故選B項(xiàng)。18D考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“reminder of our love and concern for him during this recovery period”可知，這些紙條是我們對(duì)父親的愛(ài)的具體表達(dá)。A項(xiàng)意為“最終的”；B項(xiàng)意為“視覺(jué)的”；C項(xiàng)意為“光滑的”； D項(xiàng)意為“具體的，確實(shí)的”。故選D項(xiàng)。19A考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的“would improve his spiritual health”可知，這些情感的維生素改善了父親的精神狀態(tài)。A項(xiàng)意為“情感的，情緒的”；B項(xiàng)意為“昂貴的”；C項(xiàng)意為“有效的”；D項(xiàng)意為“卓越的”。故選A項(xiàng)。20C考查名詞辨析。根據(jù)上文中的“but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow”可知，此處指父親告訴“我”，他找到了“我”藏在樓上的紙條。A項(xiàng)意為“禮物”；B項(xiàng)意為“愛(ài)”；C項(xiàng)意為“便條，短箋”；D項(xiàng)意為“信”。故選C項(xiàng)。長(zhǎng)難句分析：When leaving their grandparents home after a visit，each child would hide a love note in the house for them to find after we were gone.(第二段第二句)分析：When引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，此處省略主語(yǔ)each child和be動(dòng)詞；after引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。譯文：當(dāng)每一個(gè)孩子拜訪他們的祖父母之后要離開(kāi)的時(shí)候，他們都會(huì)在房子里藏一張充滿愛(ài)的紙條讓祖父母在他們走后尋找。四、短文改錯(cuò)。Last Friday, I had interview with Professor Zhang about “How to Improve Our Oral English”. According to Professor Zhang, reading English aloud help us improve our oral ability. In addition, it can benefit us in develop our language skills, such like listening, speaking, reading and writing. This is why reading aloud is the basis of memory. And it can make the sound, form and meaning of much English words strengthened and consolidated.Therefore, Professor Zhang suggested that for thirty minutes and an hour in the morning you should read English words, passages, and poems, recite famous English sayings and mottos and even sing English songs. He also remends that we should hold English evenings, English song petitions, and English drama performance.答案：Last Friday, I had interview with Professor Zhang about “How to Improve Our Oral English”. According to Professor Zhang, reading English aloud us improve our oral ability. In addition, it can benefit us in our language skills, such listening, speaking, reading and writing. This is reading aloud is the basis of memory. And it can make the sound, form and meaning of English words strengthened and consolidated.Therefore, Professor Zhang suggested that for thirty minutes an hour in the morning should read English words, passages, and poems, recite famous English sayings and mottos and even sing English songs. He also that we should hold English evenings, English song petitions, and English drama .難項(xiàng)分析：第二處：helphelps考查主謂一致。此處動(dòng)名詞作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)應(yīng)用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。第五處：whybecause考查連詞。why和because都可引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句，前者強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)果，后者強(qiáng)調(diào)原因，此處是在陳述原因，故改為because。第八處：youwe考查代詞。根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境可知，此處應(yīng)用第一人稱we。下文中的“we should hold”亦是提示。五、七選五