课时精练:Unit4usinglanguage课时基础练习Ⅰ.选词填空dieout,comeintobeing,inpeace,indangerof,asaresult1.Youarecatchingacoldifyoudon'ttakeanymedicine.2.TheEnglishoftodayisverydifferentfromtheEnglishof500yearsago.Intime,somewordsareevencompletely.3.Peopleofdifferentnationalitiesliveinthiscountry.4.Hehasbeenfondofreadingsincehewasalittlechild.,hehasawiderangeofknowledge.5.Eversincehumanbeings,wehaveneverstoppedtheactiontoputourfeetoneachinchoflandwecanfind.Ⅱ.完形填空Parentscanbeagreatexamplefortheirchildren.Amanalwaysstandsoutondifferentcornersofourcity,__1__.Ioftendon'thavemuchextrato__2__him.__3__,manytimesmymomiswithmeandshealwayshandshimsomemoney,whichmakesmefeel__4__.Lastnight,Iwasonmywaytothestoretoget__5__whenIsawtheman.Mydaughterandherfriendwereinthe__6__.Weallfelt__7__thatthismanwasstandingoutinthecold,wetweather.Manypeoplemakecomments(评论)thatheshouldbeableto__8__.Ithinkhemaynothaveanaddresstohuntforajob.Eitherway,Idon'tfeelitismyplaceto__9__.Idecidedtohelpthisman,__10__Iwantedtoshowthegirlsthe__11__ofhelpingothers,andnot__12__whethertheywerereallystrugglingornot.Sinceheisstandingoutondifferentcornersalldayandnight,nomatterwhatthe__13__,hemustreally__14__thehelp.Soweleftourcarandgavehimsomemoney.ThegirlsandIwerestill__15__thathewouldbecold,standingoutinthisbadweather.Sowegothimahotchocolateandahothamburger.Hewasvery__16__tousforourhelp.Allofusleftwithsmiles,__17__me!Because,aswewere__18__,thegirlswereplanningwaystheycould__19__moneytohelphimandotherslikehim.Itwasthe__20__tripIhaveevermadetogetmilk!1.A.beggingB.smilingC.playingD.singing2.A.teachB.helpC.visitD.describe3.A.ThereforeB.AnywayC.HoweverD.Besides4.A.embarrassedB.pleasedC.disappointedD.angry5.A.chocolateB.hamburgerC.breadD.milk6.A.storeB.carC.streetD.school7.A.strangeB.doubtfulC.terribleD.poor8.A.speakB.workC.walkD.come9.A.parkB.liveC.sitD.judge10.A.becauseB.thoughC.ifD.unless11.A.guidanceB.difficultyC.differenceD.importance12.A.understandingB.explainingC.worryingD.believing13.A.weatherB.costC.attitudeD.age14.A.doubtB.needC.refuseD.remember15.A.concernedB.curiousC.astonishedD.puzzled16.A.patientB.politeC.kindD.grateful17.A.exceptB.onlyC.probablyD.especially18.A.runningawayB.drivingawayC.comingupD.standingup19.A.raiseB.spendC.receiveD.pay20.A.fastestB.busiestC.bestD.shortestⅢ.阅读理解ElephantsmightbethemostwellknownandwelllovedanimalinAfricanwildlife.Butconservation(保护)oftheAfricanelephantfacesspecialdifficulties.Whiletheelephantpopulationishalfofwhatitwas40yearsago,someareasofAfricahavemoreelephantsthanpopulatedareascansupport.That'swhyAWFscientistsarestudyingelephantbehavior,protectinghabitatsandfindingwaysforhumanstolivepeacefullywithelephantsinAfrica.Yearsago,overhuntingandtheivorytradewerethebiggestthreatstoelephants'survival.Luckily,ivorybans(禁令),huntingrulesandprotectedareasprotectelephantsfromthesedangerstoday.The21stcenturybringsadifferentchallengetoelephantconservation—landuse.Elephantswalkacrossbordersandoutsideparksandotherprotectedareas.Sotheyoftendestroycrops,causingconflicts(冲突)betweenlocalfarmersandthesebiganimals.Successfulconservationstrategies(策略)mustallowelephantstowalkfreelyintheirnaturalhabitatswhilereducingconflictsbetweenelephantsandlocalpeople.AWFresearchersaresearchingforawaytogivebothelephantsandpeoplethespacetheyneed.Theinformationonelephanthabitatsandbehavior.Theinformationtheygatherwillhelptodevelopthewidestpossiblespaceforelephants.TheAWFishelpingelephantsbyprotectingtheirhabitats.Andtheyalsoworkwithlocalfarmerstoimprovetheirlifeinordertoencouragethemtoprotectratherthandestroyelephants.1.Thefirstparagraphofthetextismainlytotellreaders________.A.AfricanelephantsareendangerednowB.thereremainsalottodotoprotectAfricanelephantsC.AfricanelephantsarepopularanimalsD.thenumberofAfricanelephantshasincreasedovertheyears2.WhatisthebiggestdifficultyinprotectingAfricanelephantsnow?A.Theyarestillbeingkilled.B.Theirhabitatsarebeingdestroyed.C.Theydon'thaveenoughfood.D.Theycan'tliveinpeacewithfarmers.3.Theunderlinedword“them”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A.membersoftheAWFB.localfarmersC.conservationstrategiesD.otherbiganimals4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AfricanelephantsconservationB.LivingwithAfricanelephantsC.Africanelephants'situationD.Africanelephantsbeingendangered参考答案:Ⅰ.选词填空1.indangerof2.dyingout3.inpeace4.Asaresult5.cameintobeingⅡ.完形填空语篇解读:作者通过帮助乞丐的故事告诉读者:父母应给孩子树立好的榜样。1.答案:A解析:从下文的manytimesmymomiswithmeandshealwayshandshimsomemoney可知,这个人在不同的地方“乞讨(begging)”。2.答案:B解析:因为他在乞讨,所以作者说自己经常没有多余的钱来“帮助(help)”他。3.答案:C4.答案:A解析:“然而(However)”,作者的母亲每次都会给这个乞丐一些钱,这让作者很“尴尬(embarrassed)”。6.答案:B解析:从下文的weleftourcarandgavehimsomemoney可知,这些女孩在“车(car)”里。5.答案:D解析:从最后一段的...togetmilk!可知。7.答案:C解析:从倒数第三段作者给乞丐一些钱后又给了他一杯热巧克力饮料和一个热汉堡,可知作者对乞丐表示同情,所以在此她们对乞丐站在寒冷的天气中乞讨感到“难以忍受(terrible)”。8.答案:B解析:从下文hemaynothaveanaddresstohuntforajob可知大家不赞同他的做法,认为他应该去“工作(work)”而不是在路边乞讨。9.答案:D解析:从上文的Ithinkhemaynothaveanaddresstohuntforajob可知,作者认为不应该由自己来作“断定(judge)”乞丐是否该去工作。10.答案:A11.答案:D12.答案:C解析:从第一段第一句Parentscanbeagreatexamplefortheirchildren可知,作者帮助乞丐的目的是“因为(because)”她要展示给孩子们帮助别人的“重要性(impo