第10頁（共10頁）Unit4SectionBDiscoveringUsefulStructures一、單詞拼寫1．Thisistheright________(后跟)heightforyou.2．Hewasa________(子孫)ofaSpanishsoldier.3．Her________(哲學)oflifeistotakeeveryopportunitythatpresentsitself.4．Myfatherliesinthesmall________(公墓)afewmilesupthisroad.5．Every________(個人)hasrightswhichmustneverbetakenaway.二、完形填空Christmasiscoming.ErikaOrlandobeginswritingaChristmas__1__.Outsidethehouse__2__isfalling.Softflakes(雪花)covertheworld.Her__3__goesbacktoasummerdayandabeachasbrightassnow.Onafamily__4__inSantaRosa,Florida,Erikaandherbrotherweresittingonthe__5__whitesand,enjoyingthesunshine.Childrenwere__6__onthebeach.Justthen,theyheardawoman__7__，“Robismissing！”Thewoman'shusband__8__towardtheoceanto__9__hisson.Erikaaskedthefatherto__10__herwhatthechildlookedlike.Hesaid,“Hehas__11__hair;he'swearingabrightorangeshirt.He'safraidofwater.”Erika'smindwasalreadyworking__12__.Orangeshirt,afraidofwater.Immediatelyshehadanimageofa__13__inthesand.Itwasjustafewfeetawayfromwheretheboy'smother__14__.Erikawentoveratonce,__15__onherknees(膝蓋)andstarteddigging.Afootdown,herfingerstouchedsomethingdifferent,__16__andfine,hisdarkhair.Shecalledout,“IthinkIhavefoundhim！”__17__he'dfallenintotheholeotherkidshaddug,andthe__18__fellin,completelycoveringhim.Thecrowddugoutenough__19__sothatRob'sfatherwasabletolifthimout.Snow__20__tofalloutside.ShelooksdownattheChristmascardandbeginstowrite,“DearRob.”1．A.letter B．cardC．article D．song2．A.snow B．rainC．leaf D．dust3．A.idea B．speechC．dream D．mind4．A.party B．dinnerC．holiday D．meeting5．A.warm B．dirtyC．wet D．cool6．A.studying B．playingC．swimming D．sleeping7．A.singing B．teachingC．discussing D．crying8．A.climbed B．changedC．ran D．jumped9．A.lookfor B．talkaboutC．takeaway D．lookup10．A.question B．tellC．guess D．write11．A.short B．brownC．long D．dark12．A.wrongly B．badlyC．fast D．slowly13．A.hole B．boxC．child D．shirt14．A.missed B．stoodC．hid D．worked15．A.turned B．putC．sat D．fell16．A.soft B．hardC．straight D．thick17．A.Nearly B．ClearlyC．Fortunately D．Immediately18．A.tops B．sidesC．bottom D．body19．A.time B．helpC．space D．water20．A.happens B．stopsC．begins D．continues三、閱讀理解IfConfuciuswerestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemouteq\a\vs4\al(P1).WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It'snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforeq\a\vs4\al(P2)thedrawbackseq\a\vs4\al(W)ofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1．Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________.A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．attractthereaders'interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2．WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.A．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmericaB．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesternersD．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture4．Thepassageislikelytoappearin________.A．abiography B．ahistorypaperC．anewspaper D．aphilosophytextbook一、單詞拼寫1.heel2.descendant3.philosophy4.cemetery5.individual二、完形填空1.B根據最后一段中的“ShelooksdownattheChristmascard”可知此處為開始寫圣誕賀卡(card)。故選B。2.A根據下句“Softflakes(雪花)covertheworld.”可知，窗外正下著雪。而且最后一段首句也有提示，故選A。3.D此處意為：她的“思緒(mind)”回到了夏日的海濱。故選D。4.C根據后文“Erikaandherbrotherweresittingonthe__5__whitesand,enjoyingthesunshine”可知他們全家在度假。故選C。5.A作者回憶發生在夏日海濱的事情，可以推斷沙灘是溫暖的。故選A。6.B孩子們在海灘上玩(playing)，為下文的孩子們挖洞及Rob的失蹤埋下伏筆。故選B。7.D這時，他們聽到一個女人在“尖叫(crying)”，因為發現兒子失蹤對她刺激很大，故選D。8.C孩子的父親一定是著急地“跑(ran)”向大海去找孩子。故選C。9.A孩子不見了，爸爸當然要趕緊找(lookfor)，故選A。10.B作者讓孩子的父親“告訴”她孩子的特征和情況，因此用tell。故選B。11.D根據第四段中的“hisdarkhair”可知男孩子的頭發是黑色的。故選D。12.C根據上下文可知此時Erika是鎮靜的，她的思維在“飛快地(fast)”運轉。故選C。13.A根據下文可知Erika想起了孩子們在沙灘上挖的一個“洞(hole)”。由倒數第二段中的“he'dfallenintotheholeotherkidshaddug”可知選A。14.B根據語境可知男孩的媽媽是站著的，而那個洞離那個男孩媽媽有幾尺的距離。故選B。15.DErika走過去，“雙膝跪下(fellonherknees)”開始挖。故選D。16.A根據空格后的“hisdarkhair”可知，當Erika挖沙時，她的