Unit 4 Learning about Language课时练习（原卷版）

Unit4AdversityandCourageLearningaboutLanguage课时练习（原卷版）根据句意和中文提示完成句子。Themuseumisholdingan（展览），whereyouwillseemanyworksbyartists.（有影响力的）Thebookisanofaseriesoflecturesgivenlastyear.（扩充）Mywatchisstillunder(保修期），sothey’llrepairitforfree.Hehislifesavingsinhisdaughter’sbusiness.（投资）5.Wealllongforpeace.（永久的）二、阅读理解。InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanada,whichhasmanynational,religiousandculturaldifferences,peoplehighlyvalueindividualism—thedifferencesamongpeople.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.Studentsdonotmemorizeallpossiblebasicknowledge.Instead,theyworkindividuallyandfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyage,studentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiasocieties,bycontrast,thepeoplehavethesamelanguage,historyandculture.Perhapsforthisreason,theeducationalsysteminmuchoftheorientreflectssociety'sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChina,JapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothsystemsofeducation.Forexample,oneadvantageofthesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoreaboutmaths,physics,biologyandchemistrythanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficult,butitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself­control.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschools,yetmanystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorized.TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmerica,ontheotherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschool,theyhaven'tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshave.1.Thewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassageis________.A.tosharehisideawithothersinanewwayB.tointroducetwodifferentsystemsofeducationthroughcontrastC.tocriticizethesocietythatvaluesmemorizationD.topreparestudentsforsociety2.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThesystemofeducationintheWestismorecreativethanthatintheEast.B.JapanesestudentslearnmuchmoreaboutsciencethanAmericanstudents.C.CanadianstudentsaremoreindividualthanKoreanstudents.D.StudentsinNorthAmericaarenotsofriendlyasthoseinAsia.3.Fromthefacts,wecaninferthat________.A.AsianstudentsaremorelikelytodobetterinteamworkthanAmericanstudentsB.Chinesestudentsaremorehard­workingintheirstudiesthanMexicanstudentsC.theWesterneducationalsystemismuchbetterthantheEasterneducationalsystemD.theEasterneducationalsystemisasdifficultastheWesterneducationalsystem4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofeducationalsystemB.ThevalueofindividualismC.Educationalsystem—anobviousdifferencebetweentheEastandtheWestD.Memorization—animportantlearningmethod三、七选五。GetaHealthyHomeMostofushavespentmoretimeathomein2020thanweeverimaginedpossible.1Thesetipscanhelpmakeyourhomebetterforyourbodyandmind.Takeoffyourshoesatyourdoor.Thinkaboutkeepingyourhomecleantheminuteyouwalkin.AUniversityofArizonastudyfoundthattheaverageshoecontainsnearly421,000differentbacteria(细菌)，includingEscherichiacoilandstrep.Pesticides(杀虫剂)andcleaningchemicalscanalsocomeintoyourhomeviayourshoes.2Freshenthewalls.Ifthewallsinyourhomefeelasifthey’reclosingin，maybeit’stimetofindanewcoatofpaint.3ResearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafoundthatblueboostscreativity，whileredincreasesattentiontodetail.4Inasmallstudy，volunteersworkedfromnoonto8p．m.inaroomlitprimarilybydaylightoronelitprimarilybyartificiallight.Bytheendofthesecondday，thosewhohadworkedinthesunlitroomwerelesssleepyandperformedbetteronperformancetestsconnectedwithmentalprocess.Cleantheairinyourhome.5TheDepartmentofEnergyrequiresthatitcanremove99.97percentofpollutantsandparticlesintheair.Portablehigh-efficiencyparticulateairfilters(过滤器)cancleanasingleroomortheentirehouse.A．Worknearawindow.B．Studyintheartificiallight.C．Studieshaveshownthatcolorcaninfluenceyourmood.D．Maybeyouhaverealizedtheimportanceofahealthyhome.E．Leaveapairofshoesyouwearinthehousebythefrontdoor.F．Ahigh-efficiencyparticulateair(HEPA)filtercancostmuch.G．Thegoldstandardisahigh-efficiencyparticulateair(HEPA)filter.四、读后续写。阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

TherewasarichcouplewhowasthrowingabigNewYearpartyattheirhouse.Sotheywentshoppingatthemarketwhereeverythingwasofhighcostandfixedprice.Theywantedtomaintaintheirlevelofstandardsotheydidn'tmindpayingforit.Afterpurchasingalltheyneeded,theycalledaportertocarryeverythinganddropitatthe

theirhome.Theporterwhocamewasofanoldage,andlookedveryunhealthy,andhisclothesweretorn,andhelookedasifhewasn'tevenabletomeethisdailyneeds.

Theyaskedtheporteraboutthechargesfordeliveringtheirgoodstotheirhome.Theoldporterquotedjust$20,wellbelowthemarketprice.Yet,thecouplearguedandbargainedwiththeporterandfinallysettledfor$15.Theporterwasstrugglingtomakeevenonetime'smealsoheneededanythinghecouldearn.

Thecouplewasveryhappythinkinghowwelltheybargainedwiththepoorporterandpaidhim$15inadvanceandleftaftergivingtheportertheiraddressfordelivery.Theyreachedtheirhomeandonehourpassed,andtwohourspassed,buttheporterstilldidn'tdelivertheirstuff.

Thewifestartedtogetangryatherhusband,"Ialwaystellyounottotrustsuchperson,butyouneverlistentome.Iamsureinsteadofdeliveringthegoodstoourhome,hemusthavedisappearedwitheverything.Wemustimmediatelygobacktothemarkettoinquireandthentothepolicestationtofilethecomplaintagainsthim."

Theybothlefttowardsthemarket.Ontheirwaynearthemarket,theysawanotherporter.Theystoppedhimtoinquireabouttheoldporterandnoticedthathewascarryingtheirgoodsinhiscart!Theangrywifeaskedhim,"Whereisthatoldthief?Thisisourgoodsandhewassupposedtodeliverthem.Itseemsyoupoorthievesare

stealingourgoodsandgoingtosellthem."注意：所续写短文的词数应为150左右；Paragraph1：Whentheporterheardtheangrywifeasking,