Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth!

第一课时 Section A （1a—2d）

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. The entrance hall is ______ （litter） with toys and Wellington boots.

2. Several ______ （fisherman） sat on the beach.

3. We all know there are lots of ______ （advantage） of living on Mars.

4. No county has more ______ （wood） spoons in their kitchen.

5. Its going to ______ （cost） me over $100，000 to buy new trucks.

汉译英

1. 警察在湖底发现了一具尸体。

The police found a body ____ ____ ____

____ the lake.

2. 在大城市生活的花费非常高。

The ____ of ____ in ____ ____ is very high.

3. 老师告诉我们不要到处乱扔垃圾。

Teachers tell us ____ to ____  ____ everywhere.

4. 他在一个木制的大箱子里养了一只兔子。

He ____ ____ ____ in a big ____ box.

补全对话（有一项多余）

A： Excuse me. Could you tell me where the nearest museum is？

B： Well， its a bit far. You can go along the street， and then take the first turning on the right. Walk on and youll find one there.        1

A： Oh， thanks.        2

B： It should be open now. It opens at 8：00 am.

A： Good.        3

B： Which bus？ I dont know. You may ask the policeman over there.        4

A： OK， by the way， wheres the nearest McDonalds， do you know？

B：        5        See that sign？

A： Oh， thanks a lot.

B： Youre welcome.

A. You cant miss it.

B. He must know that.

C. Right behind you， sir.

D. You dont need to rush.

E. Do you know what time it opens？

F. And can you tell me which bus I should take？

1.                2.                3.                4.                5.

完形填空

When I was in the third grade， I was chosen to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on the stage， every word  from my head. Then my teacher asked me to change my  to be a narrator （解說者） for the play. Though I didnt tell my mother what had happened that day， she noticed my  and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions （蒲公英） popping  the grass in bunches （束）. I watched my mother bend down by one of the bunches. “I think Ill dig up all these weeds，” she said. “From now on， well  have roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions，” I protested （抗议）. “All flowers are  —even dandelions！”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes， every flower gives pleasure in its own way， doesnt it？” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is  of people， too，” she added.

When I  that she had guessed my pain， I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a wonderful narrator，” she said， reminding me of how much I  to read stories aloud.

Thanks to my mothers encouragement， I got to know everybody had his or her own  in the world. I felt proud of the role in the play.

1. A. developed B. came C. failed D. disappeared

2. A. act B. rule C. role D. place

3. A. difficulty B. mistake C. danger D. unhappiness

4. A. through B. past C. beyond D. behind

5. A. hardly B. only C. still D. also

6. A. harmless B. healthy C. beautiful D. fresh

7. A. true B. kind C. same D. clever

8. A. remembered B. realized C. explained D. promised

9. A. wanted B. tried C. needed D. loved

10. A. honor B. progress C. value D. interest

第二课时 Section A （3a—4c）

选词填空

从方框中选出恰当的词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。

at the top of    be harmful to    cruel    method    take part in

1. I think its ______ to make such a young boy work all day.

2. Eating too much junk food ______ your health.

3. He can use different ______ to work out the problem.

4. ______ the stairs stood the white-coated doctors.

5. He ______ a television quiz and won a prize.

句子翻译

1. 今年夏天我们没有足够的钱出国。（afford）

2. 他们在几周以前就毫无理由地被断水了。（turn off）

3. 我认为政府必须完善法律来保护环境。（law）

4. 在采取行动前你要确定已经做好了充分准备。（take action）

阅读理解

“Save the whales！” Thats what the picture on Jake Smiths bedroom wall said. Jake liked having a picture that said something important that showed he cared. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale， one right in his own neighborhood.

It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales coming. A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jakes hometown. All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a beautiful show， better than a movie， but nothing theyd have to do anything about.

Then one whale swam in the direction， directly towards land. It came in with the waves， and when the waves receded， it stayed. Its huge body rested on the sand. Suddenly， Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers （觀光客）. They had to become rescuers. A few people ran towards the animal. They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water， but it was no use.

An animal rescue （救援） service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery， to help move the animal. Jake and his family couldnt do much on the beach， so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers. At least， Jake thought， they could help in some way.

Back at the beach， they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting dark. Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand. The rescuers would not give up. After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then， in what looked like a jump for joy， it rose high above the water—a thank-you to those who had worked so hard to save its life.

1. What does the picture on Jakes bedroom wall tell us about him？

A. Jake lived near the ocean.

B. Jake cared about wildlife.

C. Jake worked as an animal rescuer.

D. Jake thought whales were the most beautiful animals.

2. Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning？

A. To swim with the whales.

B. To help rescue the whales.

C. To see the whales swimming.

D. To watch a movie about whales.

3. The underlined word “receded” in Paragraph 3 means “ ”.

A. didnt move B. got up

C. washed over D. went back out

4. How did Jake and his family help save the whale？

A. By calling the rescue service.

B. By asking their neighbors for help.

C. By giving the rescuers food and drink.

D. By controlling the people on the beach.

5. In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place？

a. The whale disappeared under the sea.

b. People turned on the lights of their cars.

c. Rescuers lifted the whale into the water.

d. Animal rescue service brought its truck.

e. People pushed the whale towards the sea.

A. e-d-b-c-a B. e-b-c-d-a

C. d-b-e-a-c D. a-e-b-d-c

第三課时 Section B （1a—1e）

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. The old man used ______ （be） a teacher.

2. We should ______ （clean） the room every day.

3. Look！ Tom ______ （sleep） in his room.

4. Lots of trees ______ （plant） on the hill every year.

5. He ______ （live） here for 20 years.

汉译英

1. 那种鱼在食物链中的地位比其他鱼更低。

That fish is lower than the other ____ ____

____ ____ .

2. 那筆资金被当地政府用来支付公共事业的开支。

That money is used by the local government to ____  ____ ____ ____ .

3. 所有不能再次装用的玻璃瓶子都可以被回收利用。

All which cant be refilled can

.

4. 杭州以龙井茶而闻名。

Hangzhou its Longjing Tea.

完形填空

“Low carbon” becomes the most popular words these days because more and more people pay attention to our environment. Not only China but all other  concentrate on （专注于） the topic of “low carbon”. Low carbon life  a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to use less energy. The purpose of the lifestyle is to push us to  the environment.

Because of the fast increase of population and human desire （欲望）， the human living environment， health and safety are  worse and worse. So we can say， the lifestyle is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings. So low carbon life is needed by mans own health. So we should develop good  in our daily life. For example， when we go shopping， wed better use  plastic bags. We should eat more  and less meat. As for clothing， wed better buy the necessary clothes and not buy clothes with animal leather （皮革）. As for housing， when building a ， we must use green materials; buy the lights that need less energy and remember to  the lights when not needed; put rubbish into different kinds and recycle the useful things， like bottles and paper. As for transportation， we can  if we go to the places near our house. For short trips， we can ride a bike instead of driving a car. Try to use public transportations. As for working， companies should  clerks to use e-mails， QQ and other ways instead of using paper. We use paper only when necessary. For using ： If you dont use your computer in a short time， you can change the computer into its “sleep”.

Besides， we should try our best to tell the people around us the  of the low carbon lifestyle. And we can also ask them to  us to live the low carbon life. In this way， not only can we make our city better，  also its good for ourselves.

In all， it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.

1. A. countries B. cities C. towns D. villages

2. A. helps B. means C. lives D. thinks

3. A. keep B. pollute C. protect D. destroy

4. A. doing B. trying C. showing D. becoming

5. It is easier ______ than to build up.

句子翻译

1. 今天早上她扔掉了昨天的报纸。（throw away）

2. 我在新的工作中充分利用了我的经验。（put sth to good use）

3. 请别将杯子倒置。（upside down）

4. 这张照片唤起了我许多美好的回忆。（bring back）

阅读理解

Stop and listen！ What do you hear？ You may hear many different sounds. Some of those sounds may be noise. Noise is a loud or unwanted sound.

Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines， such as motorcycles， jet planes， farm tractors， and power motors. And， to some people， rock music is also noise.

What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time？ Doctors have found that these people have trouble in sleeping. And most importantly， constant （连续的） loud noise can cause loss of hearing.

Scientists use a unit of measure （量度） called a decibel （分貝） to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room， for example， measures 35 decibels. Talking measures between 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands measure over 120 decibels. Noise at such high level causes the greatest hearing loss.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

1. Noise is some sounds that you can hear.

2. Not all people think that rock music is a noise.

3. Noise can help people sleep better.

4. A “decibel” is a machine that makes loud noise.

5. The writer tells us that noise is a serious problem.

第五课时 Section B （3a—Self Check）

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. Can the book be ______ （bring） back to my room？

2. You had better take your own bags when ______ （shop）.

3. Have you ever ______ （throw） away things you dont like to use？

4. I have also ______ （set） up a website to sell clothes online.

5. What was the air pollution ______ （cause） by？

按要求完成句子

1. This art piece is made out of glass.（改为一般疑问句）

2. The new shirt costs Mr Wang 200 yuan.（对画线部分提问）

3. Everyone in this town should play a part in cleaning it up.（改为否定句）

4. Would his words make any difference to the final decision？（作肯定回答）

阅读表达

Robert Green was 31 years old when he went to college. That was his first time he came into the classroom. Eleven years later he received a doctors degree in physics. Robert Green was a good example in studies for all people. His life was a moving story.

From a young age， Robert Green lived a simple and poor life with his grandfather in the mountains of Boston. His grandfather taught him to read. Later he taught himself to read maths books and physics books. From time to time， he bought old books with his saved money and read them all. At that time few people in Roberts neighborhood knew about his love of reading and learning. But one person， Jane Keller did know him. She worked in a library. Robert used to go there and he read everything in it. She suggested books for him to read.

A year later， he entered Bethel College. He was interested in everything that he had never seen before. He got an A in every subject. To his teachers surprise， he finished college in three years. His teachers encouraged him greatly and he went on with his education at Stanford University.

1. How old was Robert Green the first time he came into the classroom？

2. What did Robert buy with his saved money at his young age？

3. Where did Jane Keller work？

4. How were Roberts studies in Bethel College？

5. Why were Roberts teachers surprised at him？

書面表达

假如你是李华，打算在本周日上午和同学一起去红星社区参加绿色环保活动。你准备邀请某英文报社记者 Mr Green 参加。请你根据提示用英语给他写一封信。

提示词语：recycle， collect， bottles， clothes， photos， report

提示问题：

1. What time are you going to start your activity？

2. What are you going to do in the community？

3. What kind of help do you need from Mr Green？

注意：

词数90左右。

Dear Mr Green，

Id like to invite you to come to Red Star Community.

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua