U6 P4一、单词拼写1．I’ll meet you in a (一刻钟) of an hour.2．How does the behavior of adults (影响) children’s choices of food?3．Reading is a good way to r in spare time.4．To make milkshakes, you should m milk with fruit.5． T sleep is so important, many people these days are not getting enough.6．—Sorry, I can’t hear you. The wind is blowing hard. Can you speak louder?—That’s OK. I (ring) you later.7．Most (important), there will be sugar!8．Watering plants is good for their (grow), so you should water them every day.9．My uncle found a part-time job and he works as a (work) in an old people’s home.10．Tree (leaf) usually turn green in spring.11．You can’t read my letters if you don’t get my (许可).12．Some students know the (重要性) of learning English, so they try their best to learn it well.13．After a long (交谈), I knew more about his present life.14．Please tell us about this country’s (气候).15．Don’t forget to wear a (雨衣) when you go out. It’s raining hard outside.16．Don’t let others (影响) your final decision.17．There was a big (森林) fire last week. It took the firemen five hours to put out the fire.18．It will be (晴朗的) tomorrow.19．If you (使混合) red and white, you may get pink.20．As we know, too much (糖) is not good for our health.二、完成句子1．村民们打算在河上建造一座石桥。The villagers build a stone bridge over the river. 7【答案】 more than【解析】空格处表示“不仅是……”，more than“超出，不只是……”，符合题意。故填more；than。8【答案】 turn into【解析】根据中英文对照可知，turn into表示“变成”，动词短语。can是情态动词，后跟动词原形。故填turn；into。9【答案】 going to visit【解析】对照中英文，该句是一般将来时，设空处可用“be going to”结构，visit“参观”。故填going；to；visit。10【答案】 as many as【解析】根据中英文对照可知，英文句子应使用“as many+形容词+可数名词复数形式+as...”结构，表示“……就像……那样多”。故填as；many；as。三、【文章大意】本文主要介绍了一项调查研究的情况。虽然大米和小麦是我们经常食用的两种食物，但一项覆盖超过10万人的研究显示，爱吃米饭的人肥胖的风险较低，而爱吃小麦的人肥胖的风险较高。1．A句意：大米和小麦在我们的生活中很重要。important重要的；strange陌生的；delicious美味的；interesting有趣的。根据下文“We eatthem a lot.”可知，大米和小麦在生活中很重要，故选A。2．B句意：但是你知道它们是如何影响我们的健康的吗？wealth财富；health健康；life生活；age年龄。根据下文“This is why wheat lovers gain weight(发胖) more...than rice lovers.”可知，是指大米和小麦如何影响人们的健康，故选B。3．D句意：他们的年龄在35岁到74岁之间。with和；from来自；in在……里；between在……之间。根据“...the ages of 35 and 74”可知，是指在35岁到74岁之间，故选D。4．A句意：研究人员根据人们每周吃大米和小麦的频率将他们分为三组。groups小组；teams团队；classes班级；grades年级。根据下文“The first group”可知，应是分成了三组，故选A。5．A句意：第二组喜欢小麦，第三组既吃大米又吃小麦。both两者都；all全部；either两者之一；neither两者都不。根据“...rice and wheat”可知，考查短语both...and...“两个都”，故选A。6．B句意：他们要求喜爱小麦的人开始每周有五天吃米饭。 stop停止；start开始；change改变；keep保持。根据上文“Then the researchers looked atwhether a change in eating habits would make any difference.”可知，是指研究人员让喜欢小麦的人开始每周吃五天米饭，故选B。7．D句意：根据研究人员的说法，小麦在煮熟时比米饭吸收的水分少，而同样重量的煮熟的米饭所含的能量却更高。connected连接的；grown长大的；hunted被捕猎的；cooked煮熟的。根据“has higher energythan cooked rice of the same weight”可知，是指煮熟的小麦，故选D。8．B句意：此外，米饭经常搭配不同的蔬菜、肉和鱼。same相同的；different不同的；small小的；little少的。根据“with...vegetables, meat and fish”及下文“with little vegetables or meat”可知，此处是指不同的蔬菜、肉和鱼，故选B。9．C句意：但在中国西北，爱吃小麦的人通常吃一大碗面条，很少放蔬菜或肉，有时甚至放很多油。Though虽然；And和；But但是；So所以。分析句子结构可知，此处表示转折，应用but连接，故选C。10．A句意：这就是为什么爱吃小麦的人比爱吃大米的人更容易发胖的原因。easily容 易 地 ；suddenly突 然 ；usually通 常 ；madly疯 狂 地 。 根 据 上 文 “wheat lovers innorthwest China usually eat a large bowl of noodles with little vegetables or meat, and sometimeseven with a lot of oil.”可知，解释了小麦容易让人发胖的原因，故选A。四、A【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者介绍了自己以及爸爸，还介绍了爸爸今天过生日时的情形。1．B 词义猜测题。根据“But I’m not good at math. It is hard for me, so my father always helpsme with my math in the evening.”可推断,它对我来说很“难”，hard“困难的”符合题意。故选B。2．A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“My father Donnie”以及第二段中的“Today is March 9thand it’s my father’s birthday. ”可知，Donnie的生日是3月9日。故选A。3．A细节理解题。根据“He always eats meat and bread.”可知，他喜欢吃肉和面包。故选A。4．A推理判断题。根据“I don’t think it’s good for his health.”可推知，Simon觉得他爸爸的饮食习惯不健康。故选A。5．B推理判断题。根据“Today is March 9th and it’s my father’s birthday. I want to cook dinnerfor him.”爸爸生日，想给爸爸做饭，由此可推断，Simon很爱他的爸爸。故选B。B【文章大意】本文是一篇新媒体语篇。Lucy最好的朋友马上要过生日了，她不知道应该怎样为朋友庆祝生日，文中的五个人对此发表了各自的观点。 6．C词义猜测题。根据下“Your love is the best present.”可知，爱是最好的礼物；据此可以推断，划线词组“care about”意为“在意；在乎”。故选C。7．B推 理 判 断 题 。 根 据 “Sally | My best friend and I don’t agree to give presents on ourbirthdays.”可知，萨莉和她最好的朋友不同意在生日时送礼物；据此可以推断，萨莉在生日那天不会从她最好的朋友那里得到礼物。故选B。8．C细节理解题。根据“Arif Seed | You can go to the cinema together,”可知，Arif Seed认为和最好的朋友一起看电影很好。故选C。9．C细节理解题。根据“Angela | I just give her my simple but heartfelt wishes.”可知，Angela最好的朋友会从她那里得到一些祝福。故选C。10．D细节理解题。根据“John | One party is what I want if it’s my birthday.”可知，John喜欢举办一场聚会来庆祝自己的生日。故选D。C【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一场与青年植物艺术家比赛有关的展览。11．B细节理解题。根据第一段的“The competition was open to young people aged from 16 to25. ”可知，比赛对年轻人开放。故选B。12．D词句猜测题。根据第二段的“the smallest details of grasses, flowers and trees, includingtheir colours and shapes”可推知，此处指让这些最小的细节重新生动起来。故选D。 13．C细节理解题。根据第四段的“The aim of plant art is to allow young people to find thebeauty of nature. ”可知，植物艺术的目的是让年轻人发现大自然的美好。故选C。14．D推理判断题。第三段介绍了两个年龄组的获胜者的信息，从描述中可以推断出很多植物艺术家都是非常有天赋的。故选D。D【文章大意】本文主要介绍了Jenny经常在周末去她祖父母的农场，农场里有许多动物，Jenny照顾一只孤单的小鸭子，小鸭子非常喜欢她。15．C细节理解题。根据“My grandparents live on a farm and I often visit them on weekends.”可知，周末她经常拜访她的祖父母。故选C。16．D细节理解题。根据“On the farm are many kinds of animals, such as cows, sheep, pigs, dogsand chickens. I like to play with them because it can make me happy.”可知， 和动物 一起玩 让Jenny感到很开心。故选D。17．C细节理解题。根据“One day, I find a little duck on the farm. He has no family or friends,and he often walks alone (独自).”可知，在遇见Jenny之前，小鸭子没有家人和朋友。故选C。18．C细节理解题。根据“One Saturday evening, my grandfather asks me, ‘Why does the littleduck like you so much?’ ‘Oh, because he can feel my love, Grandpa,’ I answer happily.”可知，小鸭子非常喜欢Jenny。故选C。 19．D推理判断题。根据“Do you have an animal friend? If (如果) you don’t, please try to getone! It’s important to love animals.”及全文可知，Jenny想让大家爱护动物。故选D。 2．据说他们每年扔掉数百万吨的电子设备。It is said that every year they throw away tons of electronic devices.3．明年他们打算把另一颗人造卫星送上太空。They’re going to another man-made satellite space next year.4．当我们骑自行车的时候，必须要一直集中注意力.When we are riding a bike, we must .5．如果你感到累了，就休息。If you feel tired, just .6．宠物对你的健康和幸福有好处。Pets and happiness.7．在中国东部的江西省，米粉不仅仅是一道菜，它几乎是一种生活方式。In East China’s Jiangxi province, rice noodles are just a dish—they’re almost a way of life.8．在寒冬，水会变成冰。In the cold winter, water can ice.9．今年暑假，我打算去参观陕西历史博物馆。I’m Shaanxi History Museum this summer vacation.10．西蒙的好主意就像树上的叶子那样多。Simon has good ideas leaves on a tree. 三、完形填空Rice and wheatRice and wheat are 1 in our life. We eat them a lot. But do you know how they influenceour 2 ? Here is the study about this problem.In the study, researchers interviewed more than 100,000 people from Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai,Ningxia and Xinjiang in northwest China. They were 3 the ages of 35 and 74. They providedinformation about their medical records (记 录) and lifestyles, such as the smoking habit andexercise.The researchers divided the people into three 4 according to how often they eat rice andwheat each week. The first group eats rice four to six days a week, and eats wheat less. The secondgroup likes wheat, and the third group eats 5 rice and wheat. They found rice lovers may have alower risk of obesity (肥胖), while for wheat lovers, the risk (风险) is higher. Then the researchers looked at whether a change in eating habits would make any difference.They asked wheat lovers to 6 eating rice five days a week. There is a change in the result.According to the researchers, wheat takes in less water than rice when 7 and has higherenergy than cooked rice of the same weight. Moreover, rice often comes with 8 vegetables, meatand fish. 9 wheat lovers in northwest China usually eat a large bowl of noodles with littlevegetables or meat, and sometimes even with a lot of oil. This is why wheat lovers gain weight (发胖) more 1 0 than rice lovers.1．A．important B．strange C．delicious D．interesting2．A．wealth B．health C．life D．age3．A．with B．from C．in D．between4．A．groups B．teams C．classes D．grades5．A．both B．all C．either D．neither6．A．stop B．start C．change D．keep7．A．connected B．grown C．hunted D．cooked8．A．same B．different C．small D．little9．A．Though B．And C．But D．So10．A．easily B．suddenly C．usually D．madly四、阅读理解AHi, boys and girls! My name is Simon and I’m a 10-year-old boy from the US. My fatherDonnie is 35 and he is a math teacher in a middle school. He’s very busy every day. His students alllike him because they think his classes are interesting. But I’m not good at math. It is hard for me, somy father always helps me with my math in the evening. Today is March 9th and it’s my father’s birthday. I want to cook dinner for him. My last classfinishes at 5:30 pm. After I get home, I get two eggs, some meat, bread and vegetables. I cook a nicedinner with them for my father. It is interesting to do that. He always eats meat and bread, but hedoesn’t eat any vegetables or fruit. I don’t think it’s good for his health. I think he must eat somevegetables every day.1．The underlined word “hard” means “________” in Chinese. A．容易的B．困难的C．有趣的D．健康的2．When is Donnie’s birthday?A．On March 9th. B．On March 10th.C．On May 9th. D．On May 10th.3．What kind of food does Donnie like?①bread fruit meat vegetables② ③ ④A．①③B．①④C．②③D．①②4．What does Simon think?A．His father doesn’t have a good eating habit. B．It’s good to eat some meat every day.C．It’s boring to cook dinner. D．The dinner is not so nice.5．What can we know according to the passage?A．Donnie is not busy at school. B．Simon loves his father.C．Simon gets home at 5 pm. D．Simon is twelve.BHi, I am Lucy. My best friend’s birthday is coming. I don’t know what to do. Should I hold aparty, buy a gift or give her other surprises? Let’s talk about it. Thank you!Make her happy. Let her know that you care about her. Your love is the best present. I think it isenough.—FumiMy best friend and I don’t agree to give presents on our birthdays. A true friendship doesn’talways need these things.—SallyGive her a cinema ticket. You can go to the cinema together, and don’t stay at home.—Arif SeedI don’t give gifts to my best friend. I just give her my simple but heartfelt wishes. A realfriendship is beyond (超出) the gifts, I think.—AngelaOne party is what I want if it’s my birthday. But in China, it seems common to hang out for dinner.—John6．The underlined phrase “care about” means “________” in Chinese.A．热爱B．讨厌C．在乎D．欣赏7．Sally ________ get presents on her birthday from her best friend.A．can B．will not C．may D．must8．Arif Seed thinks ________ with your best friend is very good.A．going shopping B．watching TV C．seeing films D．staying at home9．Angela’s best friend can get ________ from her.A．a toy bear B．a pen C．some wishes D．nothing10．John likes to ________ on his birthday.A．sing B．read a book C．go out to eat D．have a partyCExciting Plant Art ShowThe first Young Botanical Artist Competition (青年植物艺术家比赛) winners showed at KewGardens. The competition was open to young people aged from 16 to 25. The competition provedenormously popular around the world, with over 1,000 entries from 77 countries. Plant art is a special type of drawing or painting that helps scientists who study plants describeplants. It brings to life the smallest details of grasses, flowers and trees, including their colours andshapes, and has been an important scientific tradition for hundreds of years. The competition is based on trees. The winner of the 16—18 age group was Marianna Zych(aged 17) from Poland. She created her painting, Prunus serrula, by using water colours. In fact, sheonly took a painting class for a month. The winner of the 19—25 age group was Khanh Ly Nguyenfrom Vietnam, whose water colour, Bauhinia variegate leaf, showed the clear details of a stunningtree. Both of their works were showed in the gallery. All good artworks showed were chosen by agroup of judges. The manager of the gallery said, “The aim of plant art is to allow young people tofind the beauty of nature. I am happy to see that the competition is popular and these plant artists are▲ . ” 11．Who was the competition open to?A．Old people. B．Young people. C．Rich people. D．Poor people.12．What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined words “brings to life”?A．揭露B．回归C．面对D．重现13．What is the aim of the plant art?A．To find talented artists. B．To let students learn painting.C．To find the beauty of nature. D．To sell the works of art.14．Which of the following can be put into “ ▲ ” in the last paragraph?A．strong B．quiet C．true D．talentedDHello, I am Jenny. I’m 13 years old. I live with my parents in a big city. I always study hard onweekdays. My grandparents live on a farm and I often visit them on weekends. On the farm are manykinds of animals, such as cows, sheep, pigs, dogs and chickens. I like to play with them because itcan make me happy. One day, I find a little duck on the farm. He has no family or friends, and he often walks alone(独自). He is cute and I call him Tom. I want to take care of him. After that, I often bring him somefish and play with him. Little by little, the duck becomes friendly to me. Then, on Saturdaymornings, when Tom sees me on the farm, he always runs up to me like a little dog. Sometimes hefollows (跟 着) me. We sit together and read books. We feel happy. One Saturday evening, mygrandfather asks me, “Why does the little duck like you so much?” “Oh, because he can feel mylove, Grandpa,” I answer happily. Do you have an animal friend? If (如果) you don’t, please try to get one! It’s important to loveanimals. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。15．What does Jenny often do on weekends?A．She often studies hard. B．She often does homework.C．She often sees her grandparents. D．She often reads books.16．Why does Jenny like to play with the animals on the farm?A．Because the animals are her family. B．Because she wants to give them good food. C．Because she wants to make friends with Tom. D．Because playing with them is happy for Jenny.17．When Jenny finds the little duck, he ________.A．often walks with his mother B．sometimes follows her into the forestC．doesn’t have any friends or family D．often gets good food from her grandpa18．Which of the following is TRUE?A．Jenny’s parents live on the farm. B．There are only five kinds of animals on the farm.C．The duck likes Jenny very much. D．Jenny likes running and reading books in the forest.19．Jenny writes this passage to ________.A．introduce (介绍) herself B．find more animal friendsC．help people make friends D．ask people to love animals答案与解析一、1【答案】quarter【解析】句意：我将在一刻钟后见你。根据汉语提示和句意可知，此处应填quarter，表示“一刻钟”；a后跟名词单数。故填quarter。2【答案】influence【解析】句意：成年人的行为如何影响孩子对食物的选择？分析题干可知，空处缺少谓语动词，结合中文提示可知，空处应填动词influence，does后接动词原形。故填influence。3【答案】(r)elax【解析】句意：阅读是闲暇时放松的好方法。结合首字母提示和题干可知，空处应填动词relax“放松”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形。故填(r)elax。4【答案】(m)ix【解析】句意：要 做奶昔， 你 应该把 牛奶和水果 混合在一 起。做 奶 昔需要 混 合奶和 水果，mix“混合”，should为情态动词，后跟动词原形。故填(m)ix。5【答案】(T)hough【解析】句意：尽管睡眠非常重要，但现在许多人并没有得到足够的睡眠。分析句子结构可知此处表示让步关系，根据首字母提示，应用though“尽管，虽然”引导让步状语从句。故填(T)hough。6【答案】will ring【解析】句意：——对不起，我听不清。风刮得很大。你能说大声点吗？——没关系。我稍后给你打电话。ring“打电话”，根据“later”可知，该句是一般将来时，其结构为“will do”。故填will ring。 7【答案】importantly【解析】句意：最重要的是，会有糖！空处应填副词importantly“重要地”修饰整个句子。故填importantly。8【答案】growth【解析】句意：给植物浇水有利于它们的生长，所以你应该每天给它们浇水。根据“their”可知，后接grow的名词形式growth，表示 “生长、成长”。故选growth。9【答案】worker【解析】句意：我叔叔找到了一份兼职工作，他在一家养老院当一名工人。根据“works asa...”可知，此处指工人，worker“工人”，可数名词，又根据空前的“a”可知，此处用单数形式。故填worker。10【答案】leaves【解析】句意：树叶通常在春天变绿色。空处表泛指，应填名词复数leaves“树叶”。故填leaves。11【答案】permission【解析】句意：如果你没有我的许可，你不能看我的信件。permission“许可”，此处是不可数名词。故填permission。12【答案】importance【解析】句意：一些学生知道学习英语的重要性，所以他们尽力学好英语。importance“重要性”，此时为不可数名词。故填importance。13【答案】conversation【解析】句意：经过长时间的交谈，我对他的现状有了更多的了解。根据“a long”可知，此处 需 要 一 个 单 数 名 词 ， 表 示 “ 交 谈 ” 。 “conversation”是 “ 交 谈 ” 的 意 思 。 故 填conversation。14【答案】climate【解析】句意：请告诉我们关于这个国家的气候的东西。climate“气候”，名词作宾语。故填climate。15【答案】raincoat【解析】句意：你出去的时候不要忘记穿雨衣。外面雨下得正大。raincoat“雨衣”，前有a，用单数形式。故填raincoat。16【答案】influence【解析】句意：不要 让别人 影 响你的最 终决定 。结合句意和 汉 语提示可知 ， 此处 考查influence“影响”，动词；根据空前“let others…”可知，这里考查let sb. do sth.“让某人做某 事”，应用省略to的动词不定式作宾语补足语。故填influence。17【答案】forest【解析】句意：上周发生了一场大森林火灾。消防员花了五个小时才扑灭大火。forest“森林”，此处是名词作定语修饰fire。故填forest。18【答案】sunny【解析】句意：明天天气将会是晴朗的。空处应填形容词sunny“晴朗的”作表语。故填sunny。19【答案】mix【解析】句意：如果你把红色和白色混合起来，也许能到粉色。mix“使混合”，此处为if引导的条件状语从句，主句含有情态动词may，当主句是含有情态动词的一般现在时，从句通常要用一般现在时；该从句主语you是第二人称，谓语动词应用动词原形。故填mix。20【答案】sugar【解析】句意：众所周知，摄入过多的糖对我们的健康不利。sugar“糖”，为不可数名词。故填sugar。二、1【答案】 are going to【解析】对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“打算”；be going to“将要”，此处表示将来的动作，主语为“The villagers ”，所以此处be动词用are。故填are；going；to。2【答案】 millions of【 解 析】 对 照 中 英 文 可 知 缺 少“ 数 百 万 ” ， “ 数百 万 ”millions of， 固 定短 语。 故 填millions；of。3【答案】 send into【解析】对比所给中英文可知，设空处为“把……送上”；send…into“发送……进入”，固定词组，根据空前的“They’re going to”可知，此处用动词原形。故填send；into。4【答案】pay attention【解析】pay attention“集中注意力”，must为情态动词，后跟动词原形。故填pay attention。5【答案】 have/take a rest/break【 解 析 】have/take a rest/break表 示 “ 休 息 ” ， 此 处 是 祈 使 句 ， 以 动 词 原 形 开 头 。 故填have/take；a；rest/break。6【答案】 are good for your health【解析】be good for意为“对……有好处”，句子使用一般现在时，pets是主语，be动词用are；your“你的”；health“健康”，不可数名词，作介词宾语。故填are；good；for；your；health。