2018届高考英语复习unit4animals课下练重庆大学版必修449
高考英语大一轮复习 Unit 4 Pygmalion复习练案 新人教版选修8(2021年最新整理)
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Unit 4 PygmalionⅠ.阅读理解A（2017·山东省济宁市高三期末)错误!If you’re ever reading a book or watching a movie and get the clear feeling that you’ve come across the story before—or even better, can predict exactly what’s going to happen next-there could be a good reason for that。
Researchers from the Computational Story Laboratory at the University of Vermont studied the complete text of some 1，737 fiction works available on Project Gutenberg，an online collection of more than 50,000 digital books in the public area。
《高优指导》高三英语(重庆大学)一轮复习(课件+考点规范练)：4-4Unit 4 Animals
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Ⅰ.单词语境中记忆,训练中积累 Practice makes perfect. 3.They were very curious (好奇的)about the people who
lived upstairs. 4.She herself insists she is no follower (追随者)of fashion. 5.Whenever we have trouble with our studies,our teachers help us patiently (耐心地). 6.How much do men share (分享)housework and the care of the children? 7.He determined (决定)to travel no further that night.
preserve 保存;
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9. fantastic adj.奇妙的;稀奇的→ fascinating adj.迷人的,醉人的 10. measure vi./vt.计量;估计;判断→ measurement n.测量;尺寸;措施→ measurer n.测量员→ measureless adj.无限的;不可估量的 (Ⅱ)根据语境填写单词 1.He is an unexpected (预想不到 的)guest to her. 2.The seeing eye dog was the blind man’s constant (不断的)companion.
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(Ⅱ)用上面的短语填空 1.The members of the family had all died off . 2.I am sure of knowing you well. 3.Don’t worry.I’ll look
重庆大学版高中英语必修四 Unit 4. Animals学案设计 无答案
Unit 2 AnimalsContents:grammar—noun clauseObjectives:Instructional aims (language knowledge and language skills)1) to know about what is noun clause and judge which clause it belongs to.2) to identify noun clause in passage and the function of the clauses.3) to practice making sentences with noun clauses.Stage 1: Studying the rule ---- what is noun clauseStep 1．Read the following sentences, paying special attention to the colored parts.1) Scientists do not know how the honey guide digests the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it.2) They believe that if they do not open a bees’ nest and leave some honeycomb for the guide, it will lead them to a snake or a leopard in revenge.3) The suggestion that students should learn something practical at school is worth considering.Step 2．Make a sentence with these words and get to know subject, object, predictive and appositive.Beibei, a beautiful city, and, is, is famous for, JinY un mountain, the sights.Beibei is a beautiful city and is famous for the sights, JinYun Mountain.(主语) （表语）（宾语）（同位语）Step 3．Read the three sentences again, and identify the function of the clauses.1) Scientists do not know how the honey guide digests the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. (宾语)2) They believe that if they do not open a bees’ nest and leave some honeycomb for the（宾语）guide,… it will lead them to a snake or a leopard in revenge.3) The suggestion that students should learn something practical at school is worth（同位语）considering.Stage 2: Finding the rule ---- to help students to identify what is noun clause.Step 1．Observe the example sentences and compare the differences between the two sentences.Subject:Her strange behavior is still unknown.Subject clause: Why she did this is still unknown.Object:The researchers interviewed many kids to find out their needs.Object clause:The researchers interviewed many kids to find out what they need．Predictive: This is my reason.Predictive clause: This is why I choose to teach poor children in the small village.Appositive: His only defect, laziness, made it difficult for him to pass the exam.Appositive clause:The fact that he was lazy made it difficult for him to pass the exam.Step 3．Discuss with desk mates and summary the rules of noun clause, then fill in the blanks.TIPS: A noun clause is a group of words that functions as a ______ in a sentence, which begins with a subordinating conjunction, conjunctive ________ or conjunctive _______, such as that, whether, who, what, which, when, where, how and why. The noun clause has _______ categories, that is, _______ clause, _______ clause, ________ clause and ________ clause.Stage 3: Applying the rule ---- to help students to practice noun clauseStep 1．Read the following letters sent to a literary magazine. Underline each noun clause and colour the word that introduces the clause.Dear Editor,I am extremely disappointed that you included an article about genre fiction in your magazine last month. That this inclusion is highly inappropriate is obvious to any serious readers.A literary magazine is supposed to be about literature----that is, written works of art. Literature sis fiction that is original and makes readers see the world in a new way.It is obvious that genre fiction is the opposite of literature. Genre fiction just follows formulas: for example, boy and girl fall in love and get married．Authors of genre fiction are like cooks who just follow recipes instead of inventing new dishes. It is not surprising that some of these authors turn out a hundred books I wouldn’t be surprised if they wrote those things in their sleep. Reading g enre fiction is like watching TV.To summarize, my position is that you should stick to literature from now on.Professor Harold Bert Dear editor,As a writer of genre fiction, I feel I must respond to Professor Bert. I was asked about whether I would try writing literature. My reply was that genre fiction is literature!First, I wonder whether the professor wants to ignore the fact that 90 percent of all new fiction published is genre fiction, which surveys tell us.Second, I wonder why the professor thinks all great works are fully original. Doesn’t he realize that even Shakespeare got most of his stories from other sources?Finally, I don’t understand why the professor thinks watching TV is so ba d．Perhaps he is a snob．It seems important that genre fiction can bring pleasure.RoslynMartyn-JonesStep 2．Fill in each blank with a noun clause based on the given information.1)Taiwan belongs to China．The fact _________________ is known to all over the world．2)What will our life be like in twenty years?The discussion topic for the conference is _________________________.3)Man can land on the moon.It is no longer a question now ______________________________.4)Children are so attracted to computer games.Many parents do not understand ________________________________.5)How can we develop economy without destroying environment?___________________________________ is still a problem.6)Where should they blind another amusement park?The local government hasn’t decided ___________________________________.Step 3．Try to make another sentence in each column by following the given example.Subject clause Whether we will visit Xi’an this summer has not be en decided yet.Your sentence: __________________________________________ Object clause Research shows that a baby’s early experiences influence his brain development.Your sentence: ___________________________________________ Predictive clause The discussion for today is what schools will be like in the future.Your sentence: ___________________________________________ Appositive clause We expressed the hope that we would come to Canada again.Your sentence: __________________________________________ Stage 4: Consolidation----to help students to practice using noun clauses into exercises1．____________man must fear when traveling in space is radiation form the sun.A．Which B．How C．What D．That2．I have not found my book yet; in fact, I am not sure ______________ I could have done with.A．whether B．where C．what D．when3．----- Do you know__________?----- Yes, he works in a hospital.A．where does Tom work B．where Tom worksC．what does Tom do D．what Tom does4．----- Are you firmly against any independence move by Taiwan?----- Of course. That is _________ our basic interest lies.A．why B．when C．where D．what5．__________makes the school famous is ___________ more than 90% of the students have been admitted to universities.A．What; what B．That; because C．That; what D．What; that6．Perseverance is a kind of quality and that’s ___________ it takes to do anything we ll.A．what B．that C．which D．why7．The way he did it was different __________ we were used to.A．in which B．in what C．from what D．from which8．I was surprised by her words, which made me recognize ___________ silly mistakes I had made.A．what B．that C．how D．which9．Some researchers believe that there is no doubt ____________ a cure for AIDS will be found．A．which B．that C．what D．whether10．The old lady’s hand shook frequently. She explained to her docto r ________ this shaking had begun half a year before, and ________, only because of this, she had been forced to give up her job．A．when; how B．how; when C．how; how D．why; why。
高考英语总复习第1部分基础考点聚焦Unit4Animals知能演练轻松闯关重庆大学版必修4
Unit 4 AnimalsⅠ. 单句语法填空1. (2014 ·山东高考阅读表达)If we expect people(give)up the habit of driving ， we must give them an alternative they can rely o n.答案： to give2． Living in big cities ， we are(constant)surrounded by noise ， most of which is harmful.答案： constantly3． Biographers try to satisfy the(curious) of readers by adding lotsof little-known facts.答案： curiosity4．— Why didn ’ t you go fishing with your friends yesterday?—Well ， fishing is a hobby which calls for a great deal of(patient)，which I don’ t have.答案： patience5．(determine)to make a breakthrough in his career ， he worked day and night in the company.答案： Determined6． Our government has taken(measure)to stop the hunters killing the tigers in northeastern part of China.答案： measures7． For individual travelers， hotel(reserve)， air tickets， travel insurance are required.答案： reservation8． The purpose of(conductor)a business is to make money.答案： conducting9．However busy our senior 3 students are ，we should set a rule to relax ourselves both mentally and physically.答案： it10． The reason Tom invented for his being late made no sense to theboss.答案： thatⅡ. 阅读理解A(2016 ·淄博模拟 )We were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas，running low on gas somewhere in New Mexico and figured we’d see a gas station soon enough to fill up.But that didn ’ t happen and we realized we wouldn ’ t make itto the next town.So my daughter madeup a sign that read “Lowon gas.Can you help ？” and held it outside her window in the hope that a driver inthe next lane would notice it and stop.There weren’t too many vehicles passing us either at the time.It was a lonely stretch of road and about 3 ： 30 p ． m. on a weekday.A suburban was driving along happily inthe neighboring lane ahead of us.We caught up with it in the hope the driver wouldnotice the sig n. After a brief expression of confusion on his face ， he seemed to have noticed the sign and slowed down to pull over.We pulled over right behind him.He was friendly and was eager to help us.At first he thought we didn ’ t have enough money to buy gas， so he offered to buy us gas at the next town Roswell that was about 10 miles away!When we explained our predicament of not having enough gas to get to Roswell， he said his farm was about 10 minutes away and they had a gas pump there ， so if we could give him 20 minutes ， he would head back there ， get a can of gas and fill up our tank for us.We could not believe our good fortune！ There not being any cell phone reception for either of us in the area，we had just hoped that whoever stopped to help would bekind enough to call AAA when they got to Roswell and we would just wait it out forthem to help us.We were filled with gratefulness for the kindness of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return.Sure enough， he was back with the can and quicklyfilled our tank.He refused to take payment for the gas.Tears flowed， as did our endless appreciation.【文章粗心】这是一篇英语故事。
优化方案高考英语总复习第1部分基础考点聚焦Unit4Animals课件重庆大学版必修4
When it finds a 3.___s_u_it_a_b_le____(suit) nest，the honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both 4.___p_a_s_si_n_g____(pass) animals and people，then it leads them to the nest and 5.__p__a_ti_e_n_tl_y___(patient) waits and watches when the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey.The honey guide does not take its share 6.___u_n_t_il______ some of the honey and the wax falls to the ground.The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long 7._____d_i_st_a_n_c_e_(distant) away.
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重庆大学版高中英语必修四 Unit 4. Animals教案设计
Unit 2 AnimalsObjectives:1．Instructional objectives1) Get to know some words related to animals, nature and environment.2) Develop the students’ skills of guessing the meaning of a word according to the word formation, the context or pictures.3) De velop the students’ reading skills of predicting, scanning, and skimming.4) Practice oral English in an interview.2．Educational objectives1) Get to know some information about a great zoologist Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Institute and Roots and Shoots.2) Foster awareness of environmental protection.3．Personal objectives1) I will make my lesson more student-centered;2) I will reduce my TTT and try to use army languages.Focal points:1．Develop the students’ skills of guessing the meaning of a word ac cording to the word formation, the context or pictures.2．Develop the students’ reading skills of predicting, scanning, and skimming.Difficult points:Develop the students’ reading skills of predicting, scanning, and skimming.Learning processStage 1 Getting students ready for learning. Greetings. (1 min)Stage 2Revision. Check the homework.(4 mins)Stage 3Pre-reading.(10 mins)【to arouse the students’ interest; to get to know some blocking words befo re reading; to get prepared for reading by predicting.】Step 1．V ocabulary presentation and practice1.Read the following dialogue and fill in the blanks with the help of the context.S: Mr. Cleverman, what is an interview?C: An _______ is a meeting at which a journalist asks someone questions in order to find out their opinions or a formal meeting at which a person is asked questions to see if they are suitable for a particular job．2. A word game. Guess what it is according to the following words: black and white, animal, slowly, lovely, protected, bamboo. (key: panda)3.Pictures related to some words in the coming passage: reserve, shoots, chimpanzee, and branch.Picture 1: a panda in Wolong Nature Reserve.Picture 2: bamboo shoots.Picture 3: a chimpanzee in a nature reserve, sitting on the branch of a tree.Step 2 Prediction.1.Guess what Jane is according to some pictures of chimpanzee and Jane Goodall. A tourist, a zoologist, a model or a zookeeper? (key: a zoologist) Scan the first paragraph to check your guess.2.Prediction.Discuss in pairs. (A successful TV interview depends greatly on the questions the interviewer asks or the topics talked about.) Suppose you are the host/hostess of a TV interview on Jane Goodall, which questions would you like to ask her?Stage 4While-reading (20 mins)Step 1．Scanning.【to get to know the outline of the passage.】Check your prediction and fill in the table with some key words after the example.Question / Topic1When… became interested in2Where… went to study3Whether…went alone4Whether…accepted5How…felt about6Whether…still study7Centers set up in Africa8Jane Goodall InstituteStep 2．Skimming.【to get to know the main idea of the passage; to get a better understanding of the passage; to guess some new words in the context.】Stage 5 Post-reading. (10 mins)【to practice oral English in an interview; to get to know more information of Roots and Shoots; to practice talking about environmental protection.】1.Oral work. A TV Interview on Jane Goodall.Pair work, one is Jane, and the other is the interviewer. Do it with the help of the table in scanning.2.Watch a video of the anthem of Roots and Shoots.3.Discussion. Group work. What can we do in our daily lives to protect animals andenvironment?Stage 6 Assigning homeworkWriting.Suppose you are the leader of the Roots and Shoots Group of your school. Make an introduction of Jane Goodall and Roots and Shoots to new group members...。
重大版高中英语必修4课件 Unit 4 Animals 单元知识与高考链接 课件
(教材原句：...constantly waiting for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest.)
Ⅱ .完形、阅读 ——高频考点排查 1.Determined to do this on my own， I spent several weeks going doortodoor for a job， but found little response. (2011· 安徽 · 完形 ) 我决定独自去做这件事，花了几个星期的时间挨门挨户去 找工作，但没有结果。 2.But that often leads to reduced value over time， in the form of lowerquality products and services.(2011· 四川 · 阅读 E) 但是随着时间的流逝，那样通常会导致价值降低，以质量 低的产品和服务表现出来。
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考查名词性从句。what 引导主语从句并在从句中作
宾语。 that 引导主语从句但不作任何成分； which 表示哪一 个；whether 表示是否。
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8.I’m so glad you’ve come here to in person. A.lead to C.turn to B.see to D.refer to
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2018版高考英语大一轮复习Book4Unit4ChallengingYourselfⅡ教案(含解析)重庆大学版
Unit 4 Challenging Yourself Ⅱ话题词汇1．circumstance n．情况；形势；环境2．conservation n．保存；保护3．protect v．保护4．recycle v．回收；再循环5．waste v．浪费6．pollution n．污染7．takemeasurestodosth.采取措施做某事8．runoutof用完；用尽9．realizetheimportanceofenvironment意识到环境的重要性10．arousepeople’sawarenessofenvironmentalprotection提高人们的环保意识话题佳作你校计划进行一次宣传活动，主题是保护人类共同的朋友——动物。
现请你就此写一份宣传材料，内容包括动物的生存现状、动物对于人类的重要性等，并且在最后提出倡议。
佳作欣赏Dearfriends，Haveyounoticedthatthenumberofrareanimalsis onthedecrease？Withourenvironmentgoingworse，manyanimalscan’t adaptthemselvesto thenewchanges sothat manyspeciesareendangeredor haveeven diedout.Besides，humanactivityalso hasagreatinfluenceon them.Forexample，peopleoftenkillthem inorderto gettheirmeatorfur.Animalsareourfriends.They playanimportantrolein keepingthebalanceofnature.Wec an’tlivewithoutthem.What’smore，bothhumansandanimalsshouldsharetheearth equally.Toshowourlovetoanimalscan definit ely helpuslivemorehappily.Toconclude，pleaserememberyourcarecan makeadifference.Joinusinprotectingourbestfriends—anim als.名师点睛本文层次清楚，第一段描写动物受到威胁的现状，第二段是动物对人类的重要性，第三段提出了倡议。
2018届高考英语一轮复习Unit4HelpfulSchoolmates课件重庆大学版
用 得 活(用所给词的适当形式填空)
1.To our relief , great efforts were made to relieve famine (饥荒)
in Africa, which brought relief of poverty there.(relief) 2.The dog is a good companion and it keeps the little girl company
治疗 发展 鼓励 同意，协议 成就 判断
二、短语——在应用中记牢，在归纳中记多 写得准
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我对即将到来的考试非常 担心。如果我有时间复习 该有多好啊。
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2018届高考英语一轮温习Unit4HelpfulSchoolmates课下练重庆大学版必修1
解析：选B 细节明白得题。依照Terms & conditions部份中的“By submitting your photograph, you grant (授予)TheIrishTimes... both in print and online.”可知，参赛者把照片提交给TheIrishTimes后，TheIrishTimes将有权利用参赛者的照片宣传这项竞赛，也可能用其为它的其他摄影竞赛作宣传，故B项正确。
解析：选D 细节明白得题。依照第一段第一句中的“We are only a week into our Summer Pix 16 competition”和第二句可知，摄影竞赛已开始一周，且参赛者仍然能够投送参赛作品，因为竞赛还要再持续三周。故这次摄影竞赛总共持续周围。
2．What will a winner of the competition enjoy?
Your child's friends will be the ones tostick_up_forher, to include her in games, and later, to tell her she looks great even if her lousy prom (糟糕的舞会) date wanders off instead of dancing with her.
3．Which may meet Terms & conditions?
A．Anyone has access to the competition.
B．You can send pictures taken at any time.
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Unit 4 Animals[课下练熟高考]阅读理解提速练——练速度(限时：20分钟)AA popular TV host has reportedly invested about US $740,000 in a project to research, preserve and promote the Hunan provincial dialect (方言)．Chinese TV presenters are required to speak Mandarin, or Putonghua, as part of their work, but should dialects be allowed on air?Bcnu (China): TV and radio stations have the right to decide whether dialects or Mandarin will be used in their programs.The popularity of some dialects in some areas will not challenge the leading role of Mandarin in the whole country.Rick N (US): TV and radio broadcasters should take the lead in popularizing Mandarin.To require hosts to speak standard Mandarin is not to oppress (压制) dialects, but it only aims to restrict irresponsible use of language.I think it is unprofessional for some hosts particularly to imitate the pronunciation of dialects.Cooper (UK): Dialects are an important part of local culture and now many kids even don't know how to speak their dialects because of the main use of Mandarin around them.It would be a pity if future generations were unable to understand the local dialects.It would be a terrible break in cultural traditions.Steve (France): To attract viewers or make more money, some hosts casually use dialects.Demanding TV and radio programs use Mandarin is a move to limit strange and irresponsible use of language, whether it is Mandarin or other dialects.In this way, the decision is also a form of protection for dialects.Hearing standard Mandarin on TV and radio programs is also a basic right of audiences around the country.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。
作者主要就“方言是否应该出现在播放的节目中”这一话题给出了来自不同国家的人的观点。
1．Why does the author mention a popular TV host?A．To make clear the author's viewpoint.B．To introduce the topic to be discussed.C．To set an example for people to follow.D．To show dialects are likely to disappear.解析：选B 推理判断题。
根据文章内容可知，本文作者围绕“方言是否应该出现在播放的节目中”这一话题给出了来自不同国家的人的观点，由此可推知，作者提及一个受欢迎的主持人是为了引出本文要讨论的话题。
故选B。
2．What affects dialects negatively according to Steve?A．Mass media's using dialects casually.B．Improper pronunciation of dialects.C．Restrictions on speaking dialects publicly.D．Children's losing interest in dialects.解析：选A 细节理解题。
根据最后一段第一句中的“some hosts casually use dialects”以及“a move to limit strange and irresponsible use ... form of protection for dialects”可知，Steve认为大众媒体对方言的随意使用对方言有消极的影响。
故选A。
3．Who favor dialects on air?A．Bcnu and Steve. B．Bcnu and Cooper.C．Rick N and Steve. D．Rick N and Cooper.解析：选B 细节理解题。
根据第二段中的“TV and radio stations have ... in their programs.”和第四段中的“Dialects are an important part of ... unable to understand the local dialects.”可知，来自中国的Bcnu和来自英国的Cooper是赞同在播放的节目中使用方言的，故选B。
B(2017·石家庄高三教学质检二)According to a new study, a zebra's stripes (条纹) most likely help to keep annoying, biting flies off them.Scientists have thought that might be the reason.However, they also have other theories: that the stripes provide camouflage (伪装) to helpthem hide from enemies; to confuse their enemies; to help them stay cool; or for a social reason such as to attract a mate.About two years ago, scientists tested the “biting flies” theory using horse models covered in a sticky substance.Horseflies tended not to land on the fake horses that had stripes painted on them.The researchers felt that the stripes confused theflies' “navigational system (导航系统)”— theflies' ability to steer and land.In order to be morecertain, and to answer the question of why allhorsetype animals don't have stripes, a team of researchers at the University of California looked up a lot of information on zebras from many sources.They also studied information about similar types of animals including horses, to see where the stripes were and what the stripes looked like.They mapped where zebras lived.Then they looked up information about where biting flies and zebraenemies (like hyenas 鬣狗) lived.They have discovered that zebras tend to live in the same areas where biting flies are present, which has supported their theory.Now that the researchers are pretty certain the stripes help zebras discourage flies, they want to do more research with that theory in mind.They will observe how biting flies act around striped and nonstriped animals.The research will be published in the April edition of the journal Nature Communications.语篇解读：本文为新闻报道。
最新研究表明，斑马的条纹不是为了吸引异性，而是为了让马蝇远离它们。
4．The purpose of this passage is ________.A．to discuss with us why zebras have stripesB．to inform us of the result of a new researchC．to present a science lesson plan to teachersD．to provide us with some information about zebras。