Unit4MakingthenewsPeriod2學習目標：1.復習本課重點詞匯及短語；2.培養閱讀技巧，提高閱讀能力一、重點單詞1.assignment_______________ 2.delighted____________________3.admirable________________ 4.submit______________________5.professional_______________ 6.assist_______________________7.amateur____________________ 8.update________________________9.acquire____________________ 10.inform______________________11.________________評估，評定 12.______________最后期限其間，同時 14._______________情況，病例，案例故意地 16._______________犯罪的，內疚的需求，要求 困境，窘境二、用下面所給短語的適當形式填空concentrateon,devoteoneselfto,getallthefactsstraight,accuse…of,haveagoodnosefor,soasto,besupposedto,inform…of…studyifyouwanttocatchupwiththeclass.2.He____________studyingtheanimals.3.Hedidplentyofinvestigationsoasto________________.4.Thepolice________John___________themurder.5.He__________________________havefinishedhishomeworknow.6.Ihavetodomoreexercise______________________loseweight.7.Agoodjournalistmust_______________________astory.8.Please______________us____________anychangesofaddresswhenyougetback.三、單項填空1.Nextdoortoours_________,whohasjustreturnedfromabroad.A.wherelivesanoldman B.wheredoesanoldmanliveC.livesanoldman D.doesanoldmanlive2.Sometimeswearebusyandsometimeswearenot.___________,yousee.A.Lastofall B.Thatalldepends C.Totellthetruth D.Italldependson3.Notonly__________interestedinfootballbut__________beginningtoshowaninterestinit.A.theteacherhimselfis;allhisstudentsare B.theteacherhimselfis;areallhisstudentsC.istheteacherhimself;areallhisstudents D.istheteacherhimself;allhisstudentsare4.Itissaidthattheywere___________fromthefactories.A.accusedoftakingmoney B.chargedoftakingmoneyC.chargedbytakingmoney D.accusedbytakingmoney5.Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialonewhich____________manyeventsthatcouldnotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A.writes B.covers C.prints D.reads6.Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,____________wantedtobuyit.A.noneofthem B.bothofthem C.noneofwhom D.neitherofwhom7.Tomkeptquietabouttheaccident____________losehisjob.A.sonotasto B.soasnotto C.soastonot D.notsoastostartedtotidyuptheroom，___________Lilywaspreparinglunch.A. however B. when C. meanwhile D.but9.Ifyouwanttostartyourowncarbusiness,youshouldaskhisadvice.Heknowsall________.A.thingsofcars B.carbusinessmen C.carsellers D.thetricksofthetrade10.Peopleindevelopedcountriesaresupposed________morehealthyfoodbeforethanwhattheyhavetoday.A.tobehad B.tohave C.had D.tohavehad四、閱讀理解ACollegegraduationbringsboththesatisfactionofacademicachievementandtheexpectationofawell-paidjob.Butfor6,000graduatesatSanJoseStatethisyear,there’suncertaintyastheyenteroneoftheworstjobmarketsindecades.RyanStewarthasafreshlyminted(新興的)degreeinreligiousstudies,butnojobprospects“Youlookateverybody’sparentsandneighbors,andthey’regettinglaidoffanddon’thavejobs,”saidStewart.“Thenyoulookattheyoungpeoplejustcomingintotheworkforce(勞動力)...it’sjustscary.”Whentheclassof2023enteredcollege,thefutureneverlookedbrighter.Butinthefouryearsthey’vebeenhere,theworldoutsidehaschangeddramatically.“Thoseweretheexcitingtimes,lotsofdot-comopportunities,explodingoffers,studentsgettingtopdollarwithlotsofbenefits,”saidCherylAllmen-VinnidgeoftheSanJoseCherylAllmen-Vinnidgeoughttoknow.Sheruns(經營)theSanJoseStateCareerCenter，sortofacrossroads(十字路口)betweencollegeandtherealworld.Allmen-innidgesaysstudentswhodofindjobsaftercollegehavedonetheirhomework.“Thetypicalgraduatewhodoeshaveajobofferstartedworkingonittwoyearsago.They’vepostured（定位）themselveswellduringthesummer.They’vehadseveralinternships(實習),”shesaid.Andthey’vemajoredinoneofthefewfieldsthatarestillhot,likechemicalengineering,accounting,ornursing,whereaveragestartingsalarieshaveactuallyincreasedoverlastyear.Otherpopularfields(likeinformationsystemsmanagement,computerscience,andpoliticalscience)haveseenbigdeclines(下降)instartingsalaries.RyanStewart(hehadhopedtobecomeateacher)mayjustendupgoingbacktoschool.“I’dliketoteachcollegesomedayandthatrequiresmoreschooling,whichwouldbegreatinabadeconomy,”hesaid.Tosomestudents,adegreemaynotbeatickettoinstantwealth.Fornow,theycanonlyhopeitsvaluewillincreaseovertime.1.Theexpression“dot-com”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans“__________”.A.awell-knownwebsite B.jobsrelatedtohigh-technologyC.acompanymakingdots D.teachingontheInternet2.WhatdoesCherylAllmen-Vinnidgemeanwhenshesaysstudentshave“donetheirhomework”?A.Theyhavespenttimepreparingthemselvestofindajob.B.Theyhavegonetosummerschoolforfurtherstudies.C.Theyaregoodstudentswhohavefinishedtheirhomeworkontime.D.Theyhavefoundfull-timejobsastheirfuturecareerbeforegraduation.3.Thepurposeofacollegecareercenterisprobablyto___________.A.helpstudentsdotheirhomeworkB.findjobsforstudentswhiletheyareinschoolC.preparestudentstofindjobsaftertheygraduateD.helphighschoolstudentsgetacceptedtocollege4.RyanStewartisprobablygoingto_________.A.changehismajorB.becomeareligiousleaderC.getajobteaching D.gobacktoschool5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Havingacollegedegreedoesnotprovidetraveldiscounts.B.Acollegedegreedoesn’tpromiseapersonahigh-paidjob.C.Moststudentswithdegreeswillbeabletofindjobs.D.Thebestwaytogetrichistogetacollegedegree.B

LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath.Hisparentshadtriedeverything—tutors（家庭教師），cards，speciallearningcenters—inshort，everythingtheycouldthinkof.FinallytheytookTommytoacatholic（天主教的）school.

Afterthefirstday，littleTommycamehomewithaveryseriouslookonhisface.Hedidn‘tkisshismotherhello.Instead，hewentstraighttohisroomandstartedstudying.BooksandpaperswerespreadoutallovertheroomandlittleTommywashardatwork.Hismotherwassurprised.Shecalledhimdowntodinnerandassoonashefinishedeating，hewentbacktohisroom，withoutaword.Innotimehewasbackhittingthebooksashardasbefore.Thiswentonforsometime，dayafterdaywhilethemothertriedtounderstandwhatwashappening.

Finally，littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard.Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohisroomandhitthebooks.Hismomlookedatitandtohersurprise，littleTommygotanAinmath.Shecouldnolongerholdhercuriosity.Shewenttohisroomandasked，“Son，whatwasit？Wasitthenuns（修女）?

LittleTommylookedatherandshookhishead，“No.”

“Wellthen，”sheaskedagain.“WHATwasit?”

LittleTommylookedatherandsaid，“Well，onthefirstdayofschool，whenIsawthatmannailed（釘）totheplussign（加號），Iknewtheyweren‘tjoking.”6.WhydidTommy‘sparentssendhimtoacatholicschool？

A.Becausehecouldeatwellthere.

B.Becausehecouldearnmoreaboutnuns.

C.Becausehisparentswantedhimtodobetterinhismath.

D.Becausehisparentsdidn‘twanthimtolearnmathanymore.

7.Tommy‘smotherfeltsurprisedthathisson_______.

A.wasstillthesameasusual B.atesomuchatdinner

C.kissedherhelloafterschool D.workedhardbutsaidlittle8.“Hittingthebooks”means“_______”inChinese.

A.用功 B.捶書 C.發泄 D.振作9.Thelastsentenceinthepassageshowsthat_______.

A.Tommyfeltsorryforthemail B.Tommywasafraidofbeingnailed

C.Tommydidn‘tliketheplussign D.Tommylikedplayingjokesonothers10.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat_______.

A.teachersshouldbestrictwiththeirstudents

B.mistaking（誤解）mightdogoodsometimes

C.acatholicschoolismuchbetterthanotheronesD.nunsaregoodathelpingchildrenwiththeirmath五、書面表達假定你是李華。應英國朋友Bob的要求，寫一封短信介紹你校圖書館的基本情況。內容須包括下面兩幅圖中的相關信息。注意1.詞數100左右;

2.可以適當增減細節，以使行文連貫;3.開頭語已為你寫好。

June8DearBob,Thankyouforyourlastletteraskingaboutourlibrary.

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