Unit 4 Adversity and courage Using Language 课件＋练习（教师版＋学生版）

Unit 4 Adversity and Courage  Using Language课时练习（原卷版）

一、根据句意完成句子。

1.She has met the minimum educational requirements for           （资质）.

2.The professor            four chapters for this week. （布置了）

3.The           (潮湿的) weather causes damage machines.

4.A growing number of people support the argument that it is           (残忍的)of human beings to train animals to perform tricks for amusement.

5.Though he is in his fifties, he seems never to lose his youthful           (活力).

6.          （蝙蝠） play an important role in the ecosystem, especially in controlling insects at night, but they are also carriers of some deadly viruses.

二、阅读理解。

　　The computer keyboard helped kill shorthand—a system of rapid handwriting, and now it's threatening to finish off handwriting as a whole. When handwritten essays were introduced on the SAT exams for the class of 2012, just 15% of the most 1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive letters(草写字母). The rest? Block letters.

　　And those college hopefuls are just the first edge of a wave of US students who no longer get much handwriting instructions in the primary grades, frequently 10 minutes a day or less. As a result, more and more students struggle to read and write cursive letters.

　　At Keene Mill Elementary School in Springfield, all their poems and stories are typed. Children in Fairfax County schools are taught keyboarding beginning in kindergarten. Older students who never mastered handwriting say it doesn't affect their grades.

　　There are those who say the culture is at a crossing, turning from the written word to the typed one. If handwriting becomes a lost form of communication, does it matter?

　　It was at University Virginia that researchers recently discovered a previously unknown poem by Robert, written in his unique script. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, because their authenticity(真实性) can be confirmed. Students also find them more fascinating.

　　The loss of handwriting also may be a cognitive(认知的) opportunity missed. Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better—a lifelong benefit.

　　It doesn't take much to teach better handwriting skills. At some schools in Prince George's County, elementary school students use a programme called Handwriting Without Tears for 15 minutes a day. They learn the correct formation of manuscript letters through second grade, and cursive letters in third grade.

　　There are always going to be some kids who struggle with handwriting because of their particular neurological(神经系统的) writing, learning issues or poor motor skills. Educators often point to this factor in support of keyboarding.

1.What is the author concerned about after 2012 SAT exams?

A.Keyboarding. B.Shorthand.

C.Handwriting. D.Block letters.

2.A poem by Robert mentioned in the passage is used to ________.

A.prove how valuable handwriting is

B.explain what a famous poet he is

C.show how unique his poem is

D.stress how fascinating the documents are

3.The example of Handwriting Without Tears helps to argue that ________.

A.the schools are responsible for the loss of handwriting

B.the loss of handwriting is a cognitive opportunity missed

C.it doesn't take much to teach better handwriting skills

D.the culture is turning from the written word to the typed one

4.According to the author, when is a perfect time to learn handwriting?

A.Kindergarten. B.Primary school.

C.High school. D.College.

5.What is the author's attitude towards this debate?

A.Devoted. B.Supportive.

C.Critical. D.Objective.

三、七选五。

Tips for cooking on a Tight Schedule

From my experience, there are thr ee main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money and time.  1  Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:

1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready?  2

2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?  3  it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

3.  4  This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

Hopefully that gives you a good start.  5  and don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A. Try new things.

B. Ability is easily improved.

C. Make three or four instead.

D. Understand your food better.

E. Cooking is a burden for many people.

F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

四、语法填空。

Are You Facing a Situation That Looks Impossible to Fix?

In 1969，the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland，Ohio.It

1.       (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up.The river was so polluted that it 2.           (actual) caught fire and burned.Now，years later，this river is one of

3.        most outstanding(杰出的)examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days 4.       even a few months.It took years of work 5.        (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water.Finally，that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 6.        (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation.Maybe you leave a habit 7.         is driving your family crazy.Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use.When you face such an impossible situation，don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are 8.           (amaze) stories of instant transformation，for most of us the 9.        (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work，like cleaning up a polluted river.Just be 10.        (patience)．

五、应用文写作。

假如你是李华，你的好友魏芳在中学生英语演讲比赛中荣获一等奖。请你根据以下内容，给她写一封祝贺信。

内容包括：1. 表达你的愉悦心情;

2.向她表示祝贺;

3.请她介绍成功的经验;

注意：词数100左右。