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Unit 4 Making the news一、阅读理解。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 (打扰)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.【解题导语】本文主要讲述了“我”通过一些活动意识到“到场”的意义的故事。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： 细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句可知，因为“我”在他们受灾时和他们在一起，所以他们感激“我”，故C项正确。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： 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to intrude (打扰)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，但又不愿意去打扰朋友，据此可知，当朋友的母亲去世时，“我”犹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： 词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句中的“His family, playing guitars and singing”可知，男青年的家人在弹奏吉他并唱歌；结合画线词所在句中的“However.no means”和第三段第二句中的“a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDSrelated dying”可以判断，在家人的陪伴下，气氛并不悲伤和严肃，据此可以判断，画线词意为“严肃的”，故D项正确。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： 推理判断题。根据最后一段的前两句并结合第二段的第一句可知，从自己的经历中“我”意识到了“到场”的重要意义，故B项正确。二、单句语法填空1We must concentrate our effort on _ (find) ways to reduce costs.答案：findingconcentrate ones effort on . “集中精力”，on为介词，故填动名词finding。2They study hard _ (acquire) a good knowledge of English.答案：to acquire此处不定式在句中作目的状语。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. “指责/控告某人(做)某事”。本句是一般疑问句，谓语动词用了现在进行时。7All these gifts must be mailed immediately so as to _ (receive) in time for Christmas.答案：be receivedso as to do . “为了做”，gifts与receive之间为被动关系，故应填be received。8There are cases _ this rule does not work.答案：where若定语从句的先行词为抽象地点名词case, stage, point, position, condition等时，且定语从句中缺少地点状语，应用where引导定语从句。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，设空处应填名词形式，即approval。10People demanded that the injured _ (take) to hospital at once.答案：(should) be takendemand意为“要求”，后跟宾语从句时，从句应用虚拟语气，谓语动词用“should动词原形”，should可以省略。主语the injured与动词take之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。三、完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。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【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者帮助无家可归的人的故事。【核心词汇】extremely adv.极其，极端dash v急奔，急驰，猛冲paradise n天堂blessing n上帝的恩宠，祝福1D根据下文的“dont offer any help at all”可知，这些无家可归的人需要帮助。assistance意为“帮助”。故选D。2B根据下文作者帮助无家可归的人可推知，作者同情这些无家可归的人，看到他们睡在大街上感到很是遗憾。故选B。3C根据“and dont offer any help at all”并结合上文的“I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this”可推知，大部分的路人对无家可归的人漠不关心，视而不见，即假装(pretending)没看到。4A根据“even”可推知，大部分人不仅不提供帮助，甚至连一句问候都没有。5D根据空前的“its been extremely cold”并结合语境可推知，天气特别寒冷，无家可归的人的日子更加艰难(tough)。6A结合语境可知，作者不确定自己的那种做法是否是好主意(idea)。7C承接上文的“Usually I arrive at work around 8 am，when the homeless are still asleep”可推知，无家可归的人在作者早上开始上班时还都在睡觉，是不会觉察到的(unaware)。8B根据“even”的提示并结合上文作者的犹豫可推知，作者不确定自己对他们的帮助是否正是无家可归的人所需要的。9A根据语境可推知，作者在人行道上发现了一个醒着的无家可归的人。spot表示“发现”，符合语境。10C根据语境可知，作者离上班还有些时间，所以选C。11D根据语境以及下文的“I gave him the drink and banana”可推知，作者顺便还给这个人带了香蕉。along with表示“除以外(还)”。12B根据空后的“with everyday items”可知，作者包里装着每天的必需品。pack with sth.表示“装着某物”。13C根据语境可知，作者认为这是一个极好的帮助无家可归的人的机会。14A根据语境可推知，把自己的东西馈赠给他人，别人是感恩的(grateful)。15D根据语境可知，前后句表示逻辑上的转折关系，故选D。16B根据语境可推知，那些无家可归的人只是由于某种原因一时穷困潦倒而已，down on ones luck表示“穷困潦倒”。17C根据语境可知，如果我们愿意帮助他们，世界会变得更美好。reach out to sb.表示“愿意为某人提供帮助”。18A根据语境可知，帮助他人的确会让我们的世界变得更美好。truly“的确，真实地”；properly“恰当地”；deliberately“故意地”；approximately“大约”。19BPhil Collins的歌提醒我们要感恩。remind sb.to do sth.意为“提醒某人做某事”符合语境。20D根据语境可推知，人们不要忘记那些不幸的人。四、单句改错1Youll be faced with two choiceswhether to be fired or not, depend on your performance in the work._答案：dependdepending句中已有谓语动词be faced with且无连词，故depend应用非谓语动词形式。depending on . 现在分词短语在句中作状语。2We had a thoroughly cleaning of our house at the weekend._答案：thoroughlythorough此处需用形容词thorough来修饰动名词cleaning，故改为thorough。3It is demanded that a doctor must be sent for._答案：mustshould或去掉mustdemand后跟宾语从句、主语从句、表语从句或同位语从句时，从句应用虚拟语气，其谓语动词应用“should动词原形”，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：第一个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从句“万一/以防；如果/假使”。根据从句“it snows”可知应用in case，故去掉of。五、短文改错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!第一处：考查动词的时态。根据时间状语“last week”可知，此处叙述的是过去的事情，应用一般过去时。故将take改为took。第二处：考查名词的复数。place of interest意为“名胜古迹”，其中place是可数名词，前面有several修饰，应用其复数形式。故将place改为places。第三处：考查冠词。have a better understanding of.为固定结构，意为“对有更好的了解”。故在better之前加a。第四处：考查形容词。luckily是副词，意为“幸运地”，用来修饰动词或者形容词。此处应用形容词作表语。故将luckily改为lucky。第五处：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，从句“we spent together”中缺少宾语，补充完整是：we spent the days together。when引导定语从句时作时间状语。因此应用关系代词引导该定语从句，在从句中作宾语，故可将when改为that/which；当关系代词在定语从句中作宾语时，可以省略，故也可去掉when。第六处：考查介词。动词offer是及物动词，可直接接宾语。offer sb.sth.意为“给某人提供某物”，不需要加介词。故去掉to。第七处：考查介词。介词for通常后接对象，意为“为，给，对而言”；as作介词时，意为“作为，以身份”。此处指他给了“我”一本字典作为礼物。故将for改为as。第八处：考查人称代词。根据语境可知，此处应用it指代上文中提到的a dictionary，表示单数概念。故将them改为it。第九处：考查副词。此处应用副词修饰动词learn，表示学好英语。故将good改为well。第十处：考查形容词。此处应用形容词作表语。its convenient for sb.为固定句型，意为“对某人来说很方便”。故将convenience改为convenient。
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