Unit4AmazingPlantsandAnimals

SectionBHowareplantsandanimalsconnectedwithus?

重點詞匯梳理

1.connect/ko'nekt/v.關(guān)聯(lián):連接2.connected/ko'nektid/adj.連接的;相關(guān)的

3.without/wi'Saut/prep.沒有;缺乏4.imagine/i'maedjIn/v.想象潴想

5.honey/hAni/n.蜂蜜;(愛稱)親愛的6.disappointedAdisSp。Intid/adj.失望的;沮喪的

7.connection/kg'nekfn/n.聯(lián)系;連接8.pollination/.pph'neifn/n.授粉

9.pollen/ppbn/n.花粉10.action/askFn/n.行動;行為

11.percent/po(r)'sent/(=percent)n.百分12.peony/'pi:ani/n.牡丹;芍藥

13.planet/plsenit/n.行星14.store/sto:(r)/v.貯存;存儲;n.百貨商店；商店

15.honeycomb/hAniksum/n.蜂巢16.communicate/kMmiu:nikert/v.交流;溝通

17.ecosystem/*i:knusistom/n.生態(tài)系統(tǒng)18.protect/prg1tekt/v.保護；防護

19.importance/lm'po:tns/n.重要性20.title/1taitl/n.標題；題目；名稱

21.human/'hiu:mon/n.人adj.人的；人類的22.ant/aent/n.螞蟻

23.happiness/'h田pinos/n.幸福；快樂24.disappoint/diso'point/v.使失望；使破滅

25.mushroom/'mA\ru:m/n.蘑菇26.ton/'t/\n/n.噸

27.role/rgul/n.作用；職能；角色28.tiny/'taini/adj.極小的；微小的

29.pea/pi:/n.豌豆30.climate/'klaimst/n.氣候

Sl.lively/'laivli/adj.精力充沛的；生機勃勃的32.ocean/*9ufn/n.大海；海洋

二.重點詞匯變形

l.connect(v.)關(guān)聯(lián)；鏈接—connectedSdi.)連接的—>connection(n.)聯(lián)系

2.imaRine(v.)想象TmaginationS.)想象力Tmaginary(adj.)想象中的

3.disappointed(adj.)失望的，修飾人Tdisappointing(adi.)令人失望的,修飾物—disappoinKv.)使失望

3.ponination(n.)授粉—poHinateg授粉TpoUen(n.)花粉

4.action(n.)行為一act(v.)行動—>active(adi.)活躍的；積極的—activity(n.)活動

5.communicate(v.)交流；溝通Tcommunication(n.)交流

6.protect(v.)保護一protection^.)保護—protective(adi.)防護的；保護的

7.importance^.)重要性—important(adj.)重要的

8.happiness(n.)開心；幸福―happy(adj.)幸福的:快樂的Tunhappy(adj.)不快樂的

9.1ive(v.)居??；存在；生活(adj.)活的；現(xiàn)場直播的一lh@Y(adj.)活潑的，生機勃勃的一皿&adj.)活著的;

lO.beautifuKadj.)漂亮的一beautifuUy(adv)漂亮地一beauty(n.)美麗

ll.heavy(adj.)重的一旭絲辿(adv.)很大程度上；沉重地；大量地

12.painting(n.)畫一?painteKn.)畫家—paint(v.)畫畫:漆

13.culture(n.)文化一曲也應(adj.)文化的

14.nature(n.)自然—natural(adj.)自然的

三.重點短語通關(guān)

Lover200millionyearsago兩百多萬年前2.asymbolofhopeandlonglife希望和長壽的象

3.thousandsoftourists成千上萬的游客4.inmid-October在10月中旬

5.takeawalk散步6.bringjoytotheirheart給他們帶來歡樂

7.gotothesupermarket去超市8.oneofthebestexamples最好的例子之一

9.infact事實上:實際上10.forthisreason出于這個原因

11.oneofthemostinterestinganimals最有趣的動物12.foiexample例如

13.inordertotodosth.為了做某事14.storehoney儲存蜂蜜

15.playanimportantpartin.在..中扮演重要角色；在.…中發(fā)揮重要作用

16.thinkabout考慮；思考17.behometosb.是...的家鄉(xiāng)

18.bamboobaskets竹籃子19.becauseof因為

2O.climatechange氣候變化21.bluewhales藍鯨

22.thelargestandheaviestanimalonearth地球上最大最重的動物

23.theArcticOcean：匕冰洋24.1iveupto達到:符合

25.lastforoverayear持續(xù)超過一年

26.createalivelyandhealthyecosystem創(chuàng)造一個充滿活力和健康的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)

四.課文重點知識及語法梳理

SectionB課文重現(xiàn)

WeCan'tLiveWithoutBees

Imagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,eggs,or

chocolate.Howwouldyoufeel?Disappointed?Angry?Sad?Atthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsare

allconnected.Weneedeachothertolive,andbeesareoneofthebestexamplesofthisconnection.

Beesareveryhard-workinganimals,andtheirgreatestworkispollination.Ononetrip,theyoftenvisit50to100

flowers.Astheyflyfromoneflowertoanother,theytakepollenwiththem.Thisaction

helpsplantsgrow,infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsinthe

worldcannotgrow,Forthisreason,manyscientistsbelievethatbeesarethemost

importantanimalsonthisplanet.

Beesarealsooneofthemostinterestinganimalsintheworld.Forexample,they

workhardtogethertomaketheirhomes,Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.

Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate.Whenabeefindsnew

food,itusesadancetotelltheotherswhereandhowfarawaythefoodis.

Beesplayanimportantpartintheecosystemofourplanet.However,thenumberof

beesisdropping,andscientistsareworried,Theyneedourhelp,andthereisalotwecan

do.Thinkaboutwhatyoucandotoprotectoneofthemostamazinganimalsonearth.

【考點1.1Imagineyougotothesupermarketinyourarea,buttherearealmostnofruits,vegetables,honey,milk,

eggs,orchocolate.想象一下，你去你所在地區(qū)的超市，但幾乎沒有水果、蔬菜、蜂蜜、牛奶、雞蛋和巧力。

【用法詳解】imagine作動詞，意為“想象”，其名詞形式為imagination,意為“想象；想象力；創(chuàng)造力”，是

可數(shù)名詞，其復數(shù)形式為imaginations。

相關(guān)搭配：①imagine后面跟名詞、代詞。

Eg:Icanimaginethesceneclearlyinmymind.我仍然能很清晰地想象此番情景。

②imaginesb?/sth.(tobe).??意為"想象某人/某事...”。

Eg:Theboyimaginedhimself(tobe)apilot.那個男孩想象自己是一個飛行員。

③imaginesb./sth.as???意為"想象某人/某事...

Eg:Shealwaysimaginesitasaneasything.她總是設(shè)想這事輕而易舉。

④imagine(sb)doincsth.意為"想象(某人)做某事

Eg:Ican'timaginesinginginfrontofthatmanypeople.我不能想象自己在那么多人面

前唱歌。

牛刀小試

(C)1.1can'timaginehersuchaperson.

A.marryB.tomarryC.marryingD.married

2.Imaginelifewithoutfire.想象一下沒有火的生活。(翻譯)

3.Canyouimaginethelifeonalonelyisland?你能想象在一座荒島上的生活嗎？

【考點2.】Howwouldyoufeel?Disappointed?Aiigry?Sad?你會感覺如何？失望？生氣？還是難過？

【用法詳解】disappointed作形容詞，意為“感到失望的；沮喪的”主語通常是人。修飾事物時通常用disappointing

意為“令人失望的”。

相關(guān)搭配：①bedisappointedwith/in…對某人感到失望。

Eg:Hewasdisappointedinhisfriends.他對他朋友感到失望。

②bedisappointedat/aboutsth對某事失望

Eg:Shewasdisappointedat/abouttheresult.她對這個結(jié)果很失望。

③bedisappointedtodosth做某事失望

Eg:Fmdisappointedtohearthenews.聽到消息我很失望。

牛刀小試

(D)l.Theteacherwasdisappointedthestudents'performance.

A.withB.toC.inD.about

(C)2.-Iwasdisappointedtofindthattheyhadleftalready.

A.disappointingB.excitedC.disappointedD.exciting

(C)3.Hedisappointedhisbrotherwillleavehimalonefor3days.

A.realizeB.realizingC.torealizeD.realized

【考點3.】Atthismomentyourealizepeople,plants,andanimalsareallconnected.在這個時亥!)，你就會意識到，

人類，植物，動物都是聯(lián)系在一起的。

【用法詳解】(1)realize作動詞，意為“理解;領(lǐng)會;認識到；意識到”。

Eg:Theydidn'trealizethedangertheywerein.他們沒有意識到自己身處危險之中。

Eg:ThemomentIsawher,Irealizedsomethingwaswrong.我一看到她，就覺得不太對勁。

相關(guān)拓展realize還有“實現(xiàn)，將……變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實”的意思，常與dream連用，表示“實現(xiàn)夢想九

Eg:Finallyherealizedhisdreamofbecominganactor.最后他實現(xiàn)了當演員的愿望。

(2)connect作動詞，意為“連接、聯(lián)系二

相關(guān)搭配：①connectwith表示"與...連接；與聯(lián)系”。

Eg:Thetwotownsareconnectedwitharailway.這兩個城鎮(zhèn)由鐵路連接起來。

②connectto表示“連接到；與...相連”。

Eg:ConnecttheWi-Fitothecomputer.把無線網(wǎng)連接到電腦上。

③beconnectedwith表示“與...有關(guān)；與有聯(lián)系

Eg:Heisconnectedwiththisaccident.他與這起事故有關(guān)。

④connectAto/withB表示“(使)連接，聯(lián)結(jié)

Eg:Theyconnectthemodeltotheground.他們把模型連接到地面。

牛刀小試

(A)1.Theroadthevillagetothetown.

A.connectsB.disconnectsC.collectsD.content

(C)2.Studentsshouldconnectwhattheylearnedwhattheyseearoundthem.

A.toB.forC.withD.in

(A)3.WillyouconnecttheWi-Fimyphone?

A.toB.forC.withD.in

4ThisbridgeconnectsHongKongandMacau.這座大橋連接著香港和澳門。(翻譯)

5.Theconnectionsofpeopleandnatureisendlessness,(connect)

【考點4.)Infact,withouttheirwork,about80percentoftheplantsintheworldcannotgrow.事實上，沒有它們

的辛勞，這個世界上百分之八十的植物都不能生長。

【用法詳解】without作介詞，意為“沒有;缺乏。后接名詞/代詞/v-ing,表示“沒有做某事;缺乏某物”。

Withoutdoingsth沒有做某事。

Eg:Shecan'tfinishtheworkwithoutyourhelp.沒有你的幫助，她無法完成工作。

相關(guān)搭配：withoutdoubt毫無疑問withoutnumber無數(shù)；數(shù)不清

牛刀小試

(A)1.Hewalkedintotheroomwithout

A.knockingBknocksC.toknockD.knock

(B)2.Youcan'tmakesuchagreatprogressyourteacher'shelp.

A.withB.withoutC.fromD.in

(A)3.water,alllivingthingswoulddie.

A.WithoutB.WithC.UnderD.from

【考點5.]Inordertostorehoney,theycreatehoneycombs.為了儲存蜂蜜，它們建造了蜂巢。

【用法詳解】inorderto是固定搭配，意為“目的是;為了”，強調(diào)目的，后接動詞原形構(gòu)成不定式結(jié)構(gòu)在句子中

作目的狀語，否定形式是在to前面加not,即inordernotto。

Eg:Wehavetostudyhardinordertopasstheexam.為了通過這次考試，我們必須努力學習。

Eg:Inordertoletthestudentshearhim,hespokeloudly.為了讓學生們聽到他的話，他大聲講。

相關(guān)拓展：在表示目的時，inorderto短語通?？梢赞D(zhuǎn)換為inorderthat引導的目的狀語從句。

Eg:Weranquicklyinordertocatchthefirstbus.=Weranquicklyinorderthatwecouldcatchthefirstbus.

為了能趕上首班公交車，我們飛快地跑。

，牛刀小試

(A)l.Shestudieshardshecangetgoodgrades.

A.sothatB.becauseC.becauseofD.inorderto

(D)2.Hestayedhomefinishhishomework.

A.sothatB.becauseC.becauseofD.inorderto

(A)3.Theyleftearlytheywouldn'tmissthetrain.

A.inorderthatB.althoughC.becauseofD.inorderto

【考點6.1Anotherinterestingthingaboutbeesishowtheycommunicate,另一件有趣的事是關(guān)于蜜蜂和彼此之

間的交流。

【用法詳解】communicate作動詞，意為“交流;溝通;傳達”。其名詞形式為communication,常用復數(shù)形式表示“通

訊;交流”。

相關(guān)搭配:①communicatewith與...交流

Eg:Parentsshouldcommunicatewiththeirchildren.父母應該與他們的孩子溝通。

②communicatesth.tosb.把某事傳達給某人

Eg:Hecommunicatedhisplanstotheteam.他向團隊傳達了計劃。

牛刀小試

(B)1.1liketocommunicatemyfriendsWeChat.

A.with;inB.with;onC.to;onD./;in

2.Youneedtohaveacommunicationwithyourteammembers.(communicate)

3.Weshouldlearnhowtobettercommunicatewith(與?.交流)peoplefromdifferentcultures.

【考點6.]Beesplayanimportantpartintheecosystemofourplanet.蜜蜂在地球的生態(tài)系統(tǒng)中起到重要作用。

【用法詳解】playapartin動詞短語，表示“參與某活動或?qū)δ呈掠杏绊?；起重要作用”?/p>

相關(guān)搭配：playapartindoingsth二playaroleindoingsth在撤某事中扮演重要角色

Eg:Everyonecanplayapartinprotectingtheenvironment.每個人者B能參與環(huán)保。

(A)1.Teachersplayanimportantpartstudents'growth.

A.inB.toC.onD.with

(C)2.HowcanIplayaroleinthisproblem?

A.TosolveB.solvingC.solvingD.solves

(B)3.Socialmediaabigpartinourdailylives.

A.takesB.playsC.doesD.does

【考點7.】However,thenumberofbeesisdropping,andscientistsareworried.然而，蜜蜂的數(shù)量正在減少，科學

家們都很擔憂。

【用法詳解】①thenumberof意為“..…的數(shù)量”后面接可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)，作主語時謂語動詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。

Eg:Thenumberofthelittlekidsinthispictureis18.圖片里小朋友的數(shù)量是18。

②anumberof..?…意為“一些……許多%后面接可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)，作主語時謂語

動詞用復數(shù)形式。

Eg:Weneedtosolveanumberofproblems.我們需要角星決彳艮多問題。

牛刀小試

(C)1.—AnumberofpeoplelearningEnglishnowadays.

—Yes.ThenumberofpeoplewhoarelearningEnglishincreasing.

A.is;isB.are;areC.are;isD.is;are

(A)2.Thenumberofthestudentsinourschool600,butanumberofstudentslivingintheschool.

A.is,likeB.is,likesC.are,likeD.are,likes

(C)3.—Aretherestudentsinyourschool?—Yes,thestudentsisabout2000.

A.anumberof;anumberofB.thenumberof;thenumber

C.anumberof;thenumberofD.thenumberof;anumberof

一、單項選擇

(D)1.Xi'anisoneofcapital______inChina.

A.older;cityB.theolder;cityC.oldest;citiesD.theoldest;cities

(B)2.OneofthemostpopularofintheworldisChinesefood.

A.kind;foodB.kinds;foodC.kind;foodsD.kinds;foods

(D)3.Godownthisstreetuntilyouthethirdtrafficlights.

A.willreachB.getC.arriveD.reach

(A)4.Jimisfunnierthan______inhisclass.

A.anyotherboyB.anyboyC.anyotherboysD.alltheboys

(C)5.WinteristheseasonoftheyearinChina.

A.warmestB.longestC.coldestD.heaviest

(A)6.WhendidyouBeijing?

A.gettoB.comeC.goD.reachto

(D)7.Theboxis______ofall.

A.heaviestB.thebigestC.theheavierD.thebiggest

(D)8.1thinkWangYiBoisoneofthe______moviestarsinChina.

A.popularB.popularestC.morepopularD.mostpopular

(A)9.--Wecan*tlive______airorwater.--1thinkso.

A.withoutB.withC.toD.out

(B)10.Math______oneofthe_____subjectsinmiddleschools.

A.are;importantB.is;mostimportant

C.is;moreimportantD.are;muchimportant

(A)11.Shelooks______youngerthansheis.

A.evenB.veryC.abitofD.alotof

(D)12.Ifyoudothat,you'llfeel______soon.

A.morehealthyB.morehealthierC.muchhealthyD.muchhealthier

(D)13.Youaregettingfatterandfatter.Youshouldeatfoodandtakeexercise.

A.less;lessB.more;moreC.more;lessD.less;more

(B)14.Johnis______ofthetwins.

A.tallerB.thetallerC.thetallestD.high

(D)15.Theskygrew_______.

A.darkanddarkB.darkeranddarkC.darkanddarkerD.darkeranddarker

(B)16.Couldyouhelpme,please?______.

A.Yes,IcanB.CertainlyC.No,Ican'tD.Yes,Ican*t

(D)17.We'lltrytodo______workwith______timethanbefore.

A.much;muchB.little;littleC.less;moreD.more;less

(A)18.Chinahasthe______population(人口數(shù))intheworld.

A.largestB.biggerC.mostD.fewest

(C)19.Ofallthestudents,LiMingis_______toMr.Wang.

A.closeB.closerC.theclosestD.themostclosest

(B)20.Thisisthe______largestcityinJapan.

A.threeB.thirdC.thirdsD.thirdest

二、完型填空

MyparentstookmetoJapanwhenIwaslittle.1livedthereforfiveyears.21Icameback,myJapanesewasvery

good."CanIdosomethingusefulwithmyJapanese?^^Iaskedmyself.

Then,onedaylastspring,Igotagoodopportunity(機會).

EveryonewasafraidofSARS,soIstayedathomewith22todo.

MyfatherbroughtmeaJapanesebook."Whydon'tyoutranslate(翻》譯)itintoChinese?Itwillbebetterthan23

computergamesallday.”

Ipromised(許諾)todo2000wordseachday.But24Ifounditwashardtokeepthepromise.

OnedayinMay,theweatherwasbeautiful.ButIcouldn'tgoout.Those2000wordswerestill25me.

Aftertranslatingonlythreepages,Ialreadylostinterestinthebook.

Ilookedatitforalongtime.ButIcouldn'tmakemyselfturnthepages.HowI26Icouldjustgooutsideandplay

footballwithmyfriends!

Icountedthewordsagainandagain.1justwantedtogiveup.

Ifeltasiftwopeoplewerefighting27mymind.Onesaid,"Don'tgiveup!Keepworkinghard,andyou'lldo

well!^^Butthentheotheronesaid,"Goandplay!Itwillbemore28thantranslating.Doyourworktomorrow.9,

Istoodupandwould29thecomputer.

ButthenIremembered30myparentshadtoldme:"'Whateveryoudo,don'tstophalfway.9,SoIsatdownand

wentonwithit.

(D)21.A.BecauseB.UntilC.SinceD.When

(A)22.A.nothingB.somethingC.everythingD.anything

(B)23.A.beplayedB.playingC.playedD.plays

(C)24.A.justthenB.rightnowC.soonD.suddenly

(D)25.A.talkingtoB.lookingatC.smilingatD.waitingfor

(C)26.A.thoughtB.feltC.wishedD.decided

(A)27.A.inB.withC.aboutD.for

(A)28.A.funB.importantC.usefulD.dangerous

(B)29.A.turnonB.turnoffC.openD.close

(D)30.A.howB.whereC.whichD.what

三、閱讀理解(每小題2分，共30分)

A

Haveyoueverbeenill?Whenyouareill,youmustbeunhappybecauseyourbodybecomeshot,andtherearepains

alloveryourbody.Youdon'twanttowork,youstayinbed,feelingverysad.

Whatmakesusill?Itisgerms侈田菌).Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyour

eyes,butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope.Theyareverysmallandtherecouldbehundredsofthemonaverysmall

thing.

Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Waterunderthemicroscope,welookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope,we

shallseetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.

Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundinairanddust.Ifyoucutyourfinger,ifsomeofthedustfromthe

floorgoesintothecut(害！J開處)，someofthegermswouldgointoyourfinger.Yourfingerwouldbecomebigandred,

andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswouldgointoallofyourbody,andyouwouldhavepain

everywhere.

(D)31.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Ifthingsareverysmall,theyaregerms.B.Ifthingscan'tbeseen,theymustbegerms.

C.Germsareonlyindirtywater.D.Germsareeverywherearoundus.

(A)32.Whatisamicroscopeusedfor?

A.Makingverysmallthingslookmuchbigger.

B.Makingverybigthingslookmuchsmaller.

C.Helpingyoureadsomenewspapers.

D.Helpingyouifyoucan'tseethingsclearly.

(C)33.Whydon'tyourparentsletyoudrinkdirtywater?

A.Youhaven'tlookedatitcarefully.B.Watercan'tbedrunkinthisway.

C.Theremustbelotsofgermsinit.D.Waterwillmakeyouill.

(D)34.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Germscanbefoundbothinwaterandintheair.

B.Germscangointoyourfingerifitiscut.

C.IfyourtemperatureisnotOK,theremustbegermsinyourbody.

D.Ifyourfingerisn'tcut,therearen'tanygermsonit.

(A)35.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Germsmaymakeusill.B.Germsareindirtywater.

C.Don'tdrinkdirtywater.D.Takecareofyourfingers

B

Mr.Readworksinahospital.He'sagooddoctorbutheoftenforgetsthing.Peopleknowhimwellanddon*tmindit.

Onemorninghelookedoveranoldwomanandfoundsomethingwaswrongwithhereyes.Hebegantodoan

operation.Ittookhimthreehourstofinishit.Theoldwomancouldseeagainandthankedhimverymuch.Afterthathe

hadalookathiswatchandfounditwashalfpasttwelve.Hefelthungryandwantedtobuysomefoodforhimself.

Whenhereachedthelift,herememberedhedidn'twashhishands.Hehadtoreturntohisoffice.Hetookoffhiscoat

andputitonthebackofthechair.Afterthatheleft.Howeverintherestaurant,herealizedhewasn'twearinghiscoat.All

hismoneywasinoneofhispockets.Hegotupandwentbacktothehospital.Theliftwasjustonthefirstfloor.Heran

toitbutitwasgoingtoclose.Heputhisheadintoit,andthedoorsopened.Amanintheliftcalledout,“Oh,dear,sir!

Whydidn'tyouholdthedoorsopenwithyourhands?It*stoodangeroustodosowithyourhead!”

“Ithinkmyhandsaremoreimportantthanmyhead,Ihavetodooperationnotwithmyhead,butwithmyhands!”

(B)36.Peopleknow,sotheydon'tmindit.

A.Mr.ReadisadoctorB.Mr.Readisn'tcareful

C.Mr.ReadworksinthehospitalD.Mr.Readoftendoesoperations

(C)37.Theoperationbeganatthatmorning.

A.halfpasteightB.nineC.halfpastnineD.ten

(A)38.Mr.Readreturnedtohisofficebecause.

A.heforgottowashhishandsB.itwascoldandhehadtoputonhiscoat

C.hewastootiredtoreachtherestaurantD.hehadtoborrowsomemoney

(C)39.Mr.Readlefttherestaurantbecause.

A.heatemuchthereB.hecouldn'tfindhisfriend

C.hehadnomoneywithhimD.itwasclosed

(D)40.Mr.Readputhisheadintotheliftbecause.

A.hewantedtoknowwhowasinitB.hewantedtostopitrising

C.hisheadwasmuchharderthanhishandsD.hewasafraiditcouldhurthishands

C

InEngland,"BankHolidays99areEasterMonday,MayDay,theSpringBankHoliday(thelastMondayinMay),the

SummerBankHoliday(thelastMondayinAugust).ChristmasDay,BoxingDayandNewYear'sDay.DuringtheBank

Holiday,allthebanksareclosed.

TheAugustBankHolidayisperhapsthemostpopularoneoftheyear,partlybecauseitcomesatatimewhenchildren

arenotatschool.Verymanypeopletrytomakethisalongweekend,andgoawaytotheseasideofthecountry.The

resultisthatanyonewhocanmanagetotakeaholidayatanotherdaywouldbewelladvisedtodoso,fortheroadsget

crowdedwithtraffic.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenmuchtalkofcreatinganotherBankHoliday,mid-waybetweenAugustandChristmas,but

nothinghasyetbeendone.Octoberwouldbeagoodmonthbecausetheweatherisoftenpleasantthen.Manypeople

wouldwelcomeanextra(額外的)bankHolidayortwobecauseEnglandhasfewerthanmostEuropeancountries.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案：

(B)41.DuringBankHoliday,peopleinEngland.

A.usuallystayathomeandspendtheholidayswiththeirfamily

B.don'thavetogotoworkandusuallyspendtheholidaysinthecountry

C.usuallygoshoppingwiththeirfamilymembers

D.trytodomoreofficeworkinthedaytime

(C)42.TheAugustBankHoliday

A.isalsocalledBoxingDay.B.isaholidayonlyforchildren

C.fallsonthelastMondayinAugustD.isonthelastdayofAugust

(C)43.PeopleliketheAugustBankHolidaybecause

A.itisalongholidayB.itisinsummer

C.thechildrendon'tgotoschoolD.theweatheristhebest

(D)44.ThevesttimetohaveanotherBankHolidayis

A.atthebeginningoftheyearB.attheendoftheyear

C.inthemiddleoftheyearD.betweenAugustandChristmas

(A)45.FormthepassageweknowthatEnglishpeoplehopeto

A.havemoreBankHolidaysB.seethebanksopeneveryday

C.spendtheirholidaysinEuropeD.findjobsinbanks

四、任務(wù)型閱讀

"Whichmealdoweallneedmost,breakfast,lunchordinner?"MissBakerasks.Boysandgirlswavetheirhandsin

theair.Theyknowtheanswer.nWhatdoyouthink,Jim?"MissBakerasks."Dinner,"Jimanswers."Dinneristhe

biggestmealoftheday,'1saysMissBaker."ButIdon'tthinkweneeditmost."Tomputsuphishands.*'Doweneed

lunchmost?"nNo,"saysMissBaker.nWeneedbreakfastmost."nWhyisthisso?""Fromnighttomorningisalongtime

togowithoutfood,"saysAnn."That'sright,"saysMissBaker.nWeneedf