1、Period Four Lesson 3 Poetry.写出下列单词的汉语意思(共 8 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 24 分)1.Christian adj.基督教的 2.bend v.弯曲3.vague adj.模糊的4.stout adj.肥胖的5.bound n.一跳，一跃6.oval adj.卵形的，椭圆形的 7.bow n.弓；弧形物；蝴蝶结8.tone n.语调；语气.写出下列汉语对应的英语单词(共 6 小题；每小题 4 分，满分 24 分)1.没完没了的，永无休止的 adj.endless结尾，结束 n.end2.严寒的，冰冻的 adj.freezing结冰 v.freeze3.
2、浪漫的 adj.romantic浪漫 n.romance4.不像，和不同 prep.unlike像prep.like5.传达，表达 vt.convey6.爱慕，钟爱 n.affection影响 vt.affect.写出下列短语或短语对应的汉语意思(共 6 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 12 分)1.梦想 dream of2.in an instant 立即，马上 3.转身 turn around4.环顾 look around5.out of sight 看不见，不在视野内6.rather than 而不是.完成句子(共 2 小题；每小题 20 分，满分 40 分)1.Head bent，in
3、homesickness I am drowned.低头思故乡。2.Down came stout SantaIn a single bound.胖胖的圣诞老人一下就跳了下来。.True( T) or False(F).1.There was nothing moving besides a mouse.(F)2.Santa sent presents by sleigh.(T)3.Santa is a realistic man sending many presents to children.(F).Read the passage carefully and choose the be
4、st answer.1.The poem A Tranquil Night conveys the feeling of .A.happinessB.sadness and homesicknessC.love for the night答案 B2.It can be inferred that in the poem A Tranquil Night，the author .A.was at home thenB.was at work thenC.was away from home then答案 C3.The second poem describes a(n) night before
5、 Christmas.A.quiet B.noisy C.exciting答案 A4.Why had the stockings been hung that night?A.To prepare for tomorrows use.B.To receive presents from Santa.C.To celebrate the Christmas.答案 B5.Where did the Santa enter the house in the poem?A.Through chimney.B.Through the door.C.Climb over walls.答案 A重点词汇Hea
6、d bent，in homesickness I am drowned.低头思故乡。?bend v.(使)弯曲；弯腰，弯身；( 把目光、精力等)集中于 n.弯曲(处)；拐弯bend to sth.屈服于bend down 俯身bend ones mind to sth.专心于某事be bent on doing sth.专心致志于 做 某事(1)Light can pass through it without bending or stopping.光可以不弯曲、不停止地穿过它。(2)The farmers had to bend to the merchants wish.这些农民只好屈从
7、于这个商人的意愿。(3)The teacher bent down to listen to the child.这位老师俯下身子去听这个孩子说话。(4)Mother was ill and he couldnt bend his mind to studies.妈妈病了，他不能专心学习了。(5)Tom is bent on becoming(become) a famous writer.汤姆一心想成为著名作家。But I heard him shout，但是我听到他在喊，Before he drove out of sight，在驶出视线之前，“Merry Christmas to all
8、， “祝所有的人圣诞快乐，And to all a good night.”祝所有的人晚安！”?out of sight 看不见，不在视野内lose sight of 看不见，忽略at first sight 初见，乍一看catch sight of 看见in/within sight 看得见，在视野内Out of sight，out of mind. 谚 眼不见，心不想。(1)Light pollution causes us to lose sight of our true place in the universe.光污染使得我们看不见我们在宇宙中的真实位置。(2)The two th
9、ings are very different at first sight.乍一看，这两个东西是非常不同的。(3)They decided to make a walking journey，as they caught sight of an old hikers guide.(2018江苏)当他们看到一个上了年纪的徒步导游时，决定进行徒步旅行。(4)I glanced around me quickly.There was no one in/within sight.我迅速向四周扫了一眼，一个人也没看见。It conveys the poets sadness at being far
10、 from his home and family.它表达了诗人远离家乡和亲人的悲痛之情。?convey vt.运送，输送；传达，表达convey sth.to sb.向某人传达/传递某物convey sb./sth.from A to B 把某人/某物从 A 地运送到 B 地convey ones feelings/meanings 表达某人的感情/ 意思(1)This train conveys both passengers and goods.这列火车既载人又运货。(2)She couldnt convey her feelings in words.她的感情难以言表。(3)He wa
11、s sent to convey a message to the UN Secretary General.他被派去向联合国秘书长传达一条信息。(4)Wires convey electricity from power station to the users.电线把电从发电站传送给用户。单句改错(5)In everyday communication，information by gestures is often misunderstood.conveyingconveyedPoems often use images and descriptions rather than simp
12、ly explaining a situation.诗中常用形象和描述，而不是简单地解释一种情形。?rather than 而不是Error!宁愿做 A 而不愿做 Bother than 除了；除之外or rather 更确切地说注意：rather than 用于连接两个并列成分，可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语) 、动名词、分词、不定式等。连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词与 rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。(1)When a dark-colored cake was served on a black plate rather than a white
13、 one，customers recognized it as sweeter and more tasty.(2018江苏)当黑色蛋糕被放在黑色的盘子而不是白色的盘子里时，顾客会认为它更甜、更好吃。(2)I would rather die than give in to him.我宁可死也不愿向他屈服。(3)You cant cross the river other than by swimming.你只能游过这条河。一句多译(4)她宁愿和我们一起去，也不愿留下来。She would rather go with us than stay behind.She would go with
14、 us rather than stay behind.She preferred to go with us rather than stay behind.单句改错(5)The driver，rather than the passengers， responsible for the accident.areis经典句式Head bent，in homesickness I am drowned.低头思故乡。Head bent 为独立主格结构，在句中作状语，head 与后面的 bend 为被动关系。常见的独立主格结构有以下几种：逻辑主语v.-ing，表示逻辑主语与后面的动作是主动关系。逻
15、辑主语v.-ed，表示逻辑主语与后面的动作是被动关系。逻辑主语to do，表示还未发生的动作或状态。逻辑主语形容词/副词/介词短语，表示逻辑主语所处的状态或位置等。(1)Weather permitting，we will go camping.若天气许可，我们就去野营。(2)He turned to me，his eyes sleepy.他睡眼惺忪地转向我。(3)His mother to come(come) tonight，he is busy preparing the dinner.他妈妈今晚要来，他正忙着准备晚饭。一句多译(4)考试结束后，我们开始了假期。When the test
16、 was finished，we began our holiday.(复合句)The test finished，we began our holiday.(独立主格结构)Down came stout Santa,In a single bound.胖胖的圣诞老人一下就跳了下来。Down came stout Santa 为完全倒装句式。 ,英语中把表示方向、方位或时间的副词或介词短语置于句首，且主语是名词而不是代词时，常用完全倒装句式，即把整个谓语提到主语之前。这类词或短语常见的有：here，there，over there，now，then ，up，down，in，away ，off，
17、out ，on the wall 等。(1)There goes the bell for break.下课铃响了。(2)Out rushed the students the moment the bell rang.铃一响学生们就冲了出去。(3)Now comes your turn.现在轮到你了。改为完全倒装句(4)A big sign hangs on the door.On the door hangs a big sign.(5)A temple lies there.There lies a temple.单句语法填空1.You rather than I are(be) goi
18、ng camping this weekend.2.All the emails answered(answer)，the girl felt a little relaxed.3.Turn around and let me look at your back.4.I made a promise to myself that this year would be different.5.Its freezing(freeze) cold outside.Please take your coat with you.6.We dont have endless(end) supply of
19、water so it is necessary to save it.7.I studied hard in the hope that good grades might attract her attention.8.She is selfless and has great affection for her husband and children.9.The boat sank，drowning(drown) all the passengers.10.This e-mail conveyed an important message to her.完成句子11.While she
20、 was asleep，thieves broke in and stole her handbag.当她睡着的时候，小偷闯进来偷走了她的手提包。12.Class over/finished，we went out of the classroom.下课了，我们走出了教室。13.The boy，standing over there，is my younger brother.站在那儿的男孩是我的弟弟。14.She doesnt run as/so fast as she used to.她不像以前跑得那么快了。15.From the valley came a frightening sou
21、nd.从山谷中传来了一阵可怕的声音。.课文语法填空A Tranquil NightBefore my bed a frost of light，Is it hoarfrost upon the ground?Eyes 16.raised(raise)，I see the moon so bright；Head bent,17.in homesickness I am drowned.The Night Before ChristmasIt was the night 18.before Christmas，and everything was quiet.Children 19.had hun
22、g(hang) the stockings carefully before going to bed,20.hoping(hope) that Santa would soon be there.My wife and I had just settled 21.ourselves(we) for a long winter nap.Then，in 22.an instant，I heard the stepping and scratching of each little hoof on the roof.Down 23.came(come) stout Santa in a singl
23、e bound.His eyes shined and his face looked so merry.His cute little mouth turned 24.up like a bow.He didnt speak a word and went straight to work.He filled all the stockings and then turned with a jerk.After giving a 25.satisfied(satisfy) nod he rose up the chimney.He jumped into his sleigh，gave a
24、loud whistle and flew away.基础巩固.单词拼写1.The company has sixty trucks for conveying(运输) vegetables to the whole sale market.2.It is a romantic(浪漫的) love story between a young couple.3.Through the window that night，I saw a vague(模糊的) figure climbing the tree.4.She is unlike(和不同) the rest of her family；s
25、he is very kind.5.He often talks to us in a slow but humorous tone(语气).6.You should put more clothes on in such freezing(严寒的) weather，or you may get a cold.7.An endless(没完没了的 ) speech at the meeting made all the attendants bored.8.The old woman is so kind that she often shows affection(钟爱) for the h
26、omeless.单句语法填空9.The story is so romantic(romance) that most girls like reading it.10.The old scientist bent(bend) down and gave the child a hug.11.When he looked out of the window，he saw a train conveying(convey) some passengers.12.The branch bent(bend) in the strong wind blocked our way.13.All the
27、work finished(finish)，the girls went home happily.14.The young man went to that city in the hope that he could find a good job.15.The woman wearing(wear) a red hat is working hard for her family.16.After moving(move) here，she got on well with the local villagers.完成句子17.The woman stood there until th
28、e train was out of sight.这个女人站在那里，直到火车驶出了她的视线。18.The door was opened and out rushed a group of children.门开了，从里面冲出了一群小孩。19.After listening to the lecture，he became more confident about his future.听了这个讲座之后，他对自己的未来更有信心了。20.He was disappointed，for the girl he liked didn t turn up at the party.他很失望，因为他喜欢
29、的那个女孩并没有在派对上出现。21.He was listening to the teacher，his eyes fixed on the blackboard.他正在听老师讲课，眼睛盯着黑板。能力提升.阅读理解Books have tremendous power.Between their pages，readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone or anything.Unfortunately，many children all over the world dont h
30、ave access to books.For several years now，Maria Keller，a 14-year-old girl from Minneapolis，Minnesota，has been changing that fact.When she was 8 years old，Maria already loved reading.She also noticed that some of her classmates didnt read as much as she did.When she asked her mother why that could be
31、，her mother said that they might not be able to afford books.Maria had never thought of this.She could not believe that some children might not have bedtime stories read to them.She became determined to change this.With her mothers help， Maria created Read Indeed.Read Indeed is a non-profit organiza
32、tion aiming to collect and distribute books to children in need.During the early stages of Read Indeed，Maria set the goal to collect and distribute 1 million books by the time she was 18.It didnt take long to reach that goal.Today， at age 14，she has collected over 1.8 million books and has shipped t
33、hem to many states and countries around the world.She says， “I cannot live without books.As I continue my mission，I have learned that the number of kids who have no books are in the hundreds of millions.So I just cant give up，even after reaching my original goal of 1 million books distributed.”She r
34、ecently set a new goal: to distribute donations to kids in need in every state in the United States， and every country in the world.She keeps track of her progress on a large map at the warehouse(仓库 ) where they store and sort books.Maria believes that she can get support from even more people and h
35、elp kids around the world to become better readers!语篇解读 一个叫玛丽亚的小女孩从小喜欢看书，但她发现一些孩子买不起书，于是她在妈妈的帮助下建立了一个非盈利组织，通过收集书并分发给那些买不起书的孩子来带动更多的孩子融入到知识的海洋里。22.We can know from Paragraph 2 that .A.some of Marias classmates had no textbooksB.some of Marias classmates didnt have money to buy booksC.some of Marias c
36、lassmates didnt like reading at allD.some of Marias classmates couldnt afford to go to school答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“She also noticed that some of her classmates didnt read as much as she did.When she asked her mother why that could be，her mother said that they might not be able to afford books.”可推知，玛丽
37、亚的一些同学可能没钱买书，故选 B。23.According to the passage，which statement about Read Indeed is TRUE?A.It collects and gives out books to poor children.B.It is an organization which sells books to children around the world.C.It raises money to buy books for children.D.It is a campaign which encourages children t
38、o read.答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Read Indeed is a non-profit organization aiming to collect and distribute books to children in need.”可知，Read Indeed 是一个收集书并且把书分发给那些需要但买不起的人的非盈利组织，故答案为 A。24.What can we infer from what Maria says in Paragraph 4?A.She lives on selling books.B.Her original dream has been ach
39、ieved.C.She will give up her mission of distributing books.D.The number of children who have no books has greatly dropped.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据第四段第一句和最后一句可推知，她最初的目标已经实现了，故选 B。25.Which word can best describe Maria?A.Optimistic. B.Smart.C.Brave. D.Strong-willed.答案 D解析 推理判断题。玛丽亚从小就树立目标，然后通过自己的努力提前实现了最初的目标，而且
40、还会继续做下去，因此她是一个意志坚定的人，故选 D。.完形填空If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness，it s helpful to do kind，peaceful things.One of my favorite 26 to do this is by developing my own helping rituals(习惯).These little acts of 27 are opportunities to be of service and reminders of how good it feels to b
41、e kind and 28 .We live in a rural area of the San Francisco Bay Area.Most of what we see is 29 nature.One of the 30 to the beauty is the litter that some people throw out of their windows as they are 31 on the rural roads.One of the few 32 to living in the rural areas is that public services，such as
42、 litter collection，are less 33 than they are closer to the city.A helping ritual that I practice 34 with my two children is picking up litter in our surrounding area.Weve become so accustomed to doing this that my 35 will often say to me in pleasant voices， “Heres some litter，Daddy， 36 the car！” And
43、 if we have 37 ，we will often pull over and pick it up.It may seem strange，but we actually 38 it.We pick up litter in parks，on sidewalks，practically anywhere.Once I even saw a (n) 39 picking up litter close to where we live.The man whom I didnt know smiled at me and said， “I 40 saw you doing it，and
44、it seemed like a good idea.”Picking up litter is only 41 of an endless supply of possible helping rituals.You might like holding a door open for people，visiting and 42 lonely elderly people in nursing homes，or shoveling snow off someone elses driveway.Think of something that seems effortless 43 help
45、ful.Its worthwhile，personally rewarding，and sets a good example.Your acts of kindness can 44 others to do the same things.And everyone 45 from this.语篇解读 本文通过描述作者和孩子经常捡垃圾来帮助自己所生活的社区的公共服务，告诉我们要培养自己乐于助人的习惯。26.A.things B.activitiesC.ways D.places答案 C解析 thing 事情；activity 行动；way 方法；place 地方。我最喜欢的方法之一就是培养自
46、己乐于助人的好习惯。故 C 正确。27.A.kindness B.educationC.instruction D.amusement答案 A解析 kindness 善意；education 教育；instruction 指导，说明；amusement 娱乐。这些小小的善行让你有机会帮助别人，让你意识到待人友善、乐于助人的感觉有多好。故 A 正确。28.A.polite B.curiousC.challenging D.helpful答案 D解析 polite 有礼貌的；curious 好奇的；challenging 具有挑战性的；helpful 乐于助人的。本空要填的形容词与 kind 表示
47、相似的积极含义。根据上句中“developing my own helping rituals(习惯 )”可知 D 正确。29.A.dirty B.beautifulC.different D.simple答案 B解析 dirty 肮脏的；beautiful 美丽的；different 不同的； simple 简单的。我们住在旧金山圣弗朗西斯科湾地区的郊外。我们目所能及的几乎都是美丽的自然景色。故 B 正确。30.A.explanations B.answersC.changes D.weaknesses答案 D解析 explanation 解释；answer 回答；change 变化；wea
48、kness 弱点。这个美丽的地方的缺点之一就是有人驱车行驶在乡间小路上时随手从车窗往外扔垃圾。故 D 正确。31.A.running B.walkingC.driving D.jumping答案 C解析 见上题解析。32.A.reasons B.disadvantagesC.principles D.days答案 B解析 reason 理由；disadvantage 劣势；principle 原则；day 日子。根据后面的“public services.are less”可知，本句叙述的是生活在乡村地区的不便之处。故 B 正确。33.A.available B.importantC.sati
49、sfying D.dangerous答案 A解析 available 可以利用的，可以得到的；important 重要的；satisfying 令人满意的；dangerous 危险的。本句表示乡村地区可以使用的垃圾箱要比城里的更少。故 A 正确。34.A.generally B.casuallyC.regularly D.deliberately答案 C解析 generally 通常；casually 随意地；regularly 有规律地，经常地；deliberately 故意地。我和我的两个孩子经常做的一件事就是捡拾我们周围区域的垃圾。根据句意可知这是我们经常做的事情。故 C 正确。35.A.friends B.parentsC.colleagues D.childre