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Unit 4 Section B (1a~1e)
【课时衔接】
一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1.China is an (Asia) country with a long history.
2.I like reading some novels on (Europe) history such as France and Italy.
3.I have to give a (speak) to the students today.
4.The (Britain) English is a little different from the American English.
【基础通关】
二、根据句意及汉语提示写出正确的单词
5. My candy fell onto the ground. A few minutes later, some (蚂蚁) circled it.
6.Butterflies, bees and ladybirds are (昆虫).
7.We all feel (激动的) that China is making rapid progress in space.
8.It is rude to talk loudly on the phone in (公共的) places.
9.—Do you (经常) swim there?
—No. But I used to.
三、单项选择
( )10.—People,especially the young, by their friends.
—That's true.Friends play an important part in everyone's life.
A.easily influences
B.is easily influenced
C.are easily influenced
D.influenced easily
( )11.—I've tried hard at my school work but still .
—Don't be upset.Sometimes losing is only a sign that you really tried.
A.failed B.worried
C.improved D.succeeded
( )12.—Would you like some coffee?
—No, thanks.I drink coffee.
A.seldom B.often
C.only D.always
( )13.Luke's mother will be him if he wins the reading competition.
A.proud of B.tired of
C.worried about D.strict with
四、根据汉语意思完成英语句子,每空一词
14.我父母过去常常早晨7点去上班。
My parents to work at 7 o'clock in the morning.
15.Tom总是帮助别人。
Tom is helping others .
16.晚饭后去散步怎么样?
going for a walk after supper?
17.她对在全班面前演讲感到紧张。
She is her speech in front of the class.
【素养提升】
五、阅读理解
Dear Joe,
I wrote you the letter to tell you about what the life used to be like when I was young. Life used to be very different then. We didn't have cell phones when we wanted to talk to our friends. We didn't have e-mails either, so we had to write letters.
When we traveled from town to town, we used to walk or ride horses or take a cart (马车). Later we had b