1、Unit13 Were trying to save the earth!SectionB (3a-Self-check)I. 单项选择：（BC层学生必做，A层选做或不做）( )1. -I like listening to music, especially classical music. -_. It seems we have a lot in common.A. Me neitherB. Me, tooC. I agreeD. I disagree( )2.-There is rubbish everywhere in the street. It looks terrible. -
2、_. We should try our best to protect the environment in our neighborhood.A. Thats all rightB. Its hard to sayC. Thats too badD. It doesnt matter( )3. -Thats the man _house has burned down. -Oh, I know him. He is Jasons uncle.A. whose B. which C. whom D. who( )4. - _worried Kevin is looking! -Yeah, h
3、is grandma is very sick, but he has no time to visit her.A.How B. How a C. WhatD. What a( )5.-We have to prepare for our School Day from now on. -Yeah, we _. There are only five days left before our School Day.A. wouldB. mayC. shouldD. can( )6. -I think it is _to have a test on animals. -You re righ
4、t. It should be prevented.A. basicB. brave C. normal D. cruel( )7.- Can I borrow your dictionary? -Sorry. I _it. Ill give it to you in ten minutes. A. useB. am usingC. have usedD. used( )8.-There used to be a beautiful garden outside Mr. Greens house. -Yes, but now Mr. Green has turned it _ a swimmi
5、ng pool _his children.A. from; toB. from; forC. into; forD. into; to( )9.-I heard you went camping in the mountains last weekend. Did you enjoy yourselves? -_it was very cold at night, we still had a good time.A. Ever sinceB. Even ifC. As soon asD. As long as( )10.- Its a hot sunny day. Why doesn t
6、Lucy wear a T-shirt? -Oh, she thinks her arms are _and wants to hide hem.A. uglyB. tinyC. aliveD. active( )11. -When will you returm the book to me? -Sorry, I _ it. How about next Tuesday?A. didn t finishB. wont finishC. haven t finishedD. don t finish( )12.-You know what? The lunch we ate in the ne
7、w restaurant _us 100 dollars. -Oh, the food there is really expensive.A. took B. costC. spentD. paid( )13. -Whats the result of the interview, Lisa? -Finally, the girl from Yichang got the job because she had the _of knowingseveral foreign languages.A. advantageB. suggestionC. memoryD. challenge( )1
8、4.- Wow, your hometown is beautiful, and the air is really fresh. -Yes. Lots of trees and flowers _around here every year.A. plantB. are plantedC. were plantedD. will plant( )15.-All these old houses in this area have to be _because a big amusement park will be built here. -Wow! Thats really great n
9、ews for the kids in the neighborhood.A. fixed upB. set upC. turned downD. pulled downII. 完形填空。（AB层学生必做，C层选做） Why is clean water so important to developing countries? A recent report shows that about 80% of illnesses in these countries are 1 by dirty water and poor sanitation (公共卫生) conditions. In th
10、ese countries, women and girls spend several hours collecting. 2 ，but its often polluted and its far away from their houses. So the water 3 their health. In such a bad situation, there is a special 4 for people in developing countries to use and drink clean water to improve their health. There are m
11、any stories 5 poor people fighting against their bad situations, including thestory of the 12-year-old girl, Hadjara Zakari. Having the 6 to drink clean water changed her life. She learned about the importance of_ 7 hands when the school first received clean water three years ago. That evening, she
12、told her father,“You shouldn t eat with me 8 you clean your hands. Her father was really angry and shouted at her,“Youre not_ 9 to tell me what todo! Hadjara just sat there in_ 10 without saying anything. But she knew she was right. In orderto save her family, Hadjara 11 to eat dinner that evening a
13、nd told herself to fight on. After that, her father questioned Hadjara s American teacher, Mrs. Green. Mrs. Green explained_ 12 important the hand-washing was. Then Hadjara s father had a better understanding of its importance and his daughters 13 .The girl really wished her family to live longer an
14、d healthier lives. For people in developed countries, it seems_ 14 to get and drink clean water. So they don t need to worry. 15 ，for people in poor countries, especially African countries, clean water. can change many things, even their lives. So from now on, let s stop wasting water and start to s
15、ave water.( )1. A. increasedB. causedC. producedD. developed( )2. A. water B. moneyC. woodD. food( )3. A. protectsB. controlsC. improvesD. influences( )4. A. project B. lifeC. needD. style( )5.A. fromB. withC. against D. about( )6. A. riskB. chanceC. lawD. interest( )7. A. holding B. spreadingC. was
16、hing D. shaking( )8. A. unlessB. ifC. whenD. although( )9. A. invitedB. allowedC. remindedD. encouraged( )10. A. shame B. joyC. reliefD. silence( )11. A. refused B. failedC. preferredD. hoped( )12. A. whyB. whatC. howD. which( )13. A. ability B. purpose C. progress D. research( )14. A. necessaryB. h
17、elpfulC. fairD. easy( )15. A. HoweverB. InsteadC. LatelyD. LuckilyIII. 根据汉语及英语提示，完成句子。（ABC层必做） 1.昨天下午我参加了那场足球比赛，我感到很自豪。(part) I am proud that I _took part in the football game yesterdayafternoon. 2.上个月我好好利用了我的零花钱，(put) My pocket money _last month. 3.事故发生后，警方立刻采取行动查明了真相。 (take) After the accident hap
18、pened, the police_to find out the truth at once. 4.我建议你停止服用那种药，因为它可能损害你的胃。(harmful) I advise you to give up taking, that kind of medicine, because it may_. 5.她很生气，因为她弟弟扔掉了她的新书。 (throw) She was very angry because her brother _her new book.IV. 补全对话。（有两项多余） （BC层学生必做，A层选做或不做）A: Would you like to save th
19、e environment?B: I dont know. (1) _A: Many things, like riding your bicycle to school.B: (2)_ My home is far from school.A: Recycle the paper. Its important to save trees.B: Thats easy! I can do it. I can also use my own bag instead of plastic bags while shopping.A: Right! (3) _By the way, well have
20、 an activity tomorrow. Would you like to come?B: Of course! (4)_A: We will have a City Parks Clean up Day. Many students will join us!B: Graet! (5)_A: You see, its really not hard, Everybody can do something if they want!A. I can help to save the environment!B. What can I do?C. Maybe Im not free.D.
21、Many things are easy for usif we try!E. You are so great!F. Its difficult for me.G. Whats it?V. 阅读填词。（AB层必做，C层选做） A man gives a stranger his umbrella during a rainstorm. A woman picks up ltter on her way towork. A teenager writes encouraging notes for strangers to find. What do these acts have in (1
22、)_? They are all random (随意的) acts of kindness, selfless acts that a person does to make people happy, with nothing (2)_(指望) in return. The person who receives a random act of kindness may know the person who (3)p_the act, but often the acts are done anonymously (匿名地). Random acts of kindness are of
23、ten encouraged by schools and (4)_ (社区). In fact, in some countries, February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day. For many people, its important on this day to“ pay it forward” This (5)m_ if someone does something kind for you, you dont pay“back that person by returning a kind act to him or her. (6
24、)_，you pay it “forward” tosomeone new. This can be a wonderful way to make both you and someone else very happy.Random Acts of Kindness Day was (7)c_ in Denver, Colorado, USA in 1995, and nine years later it spread to New Zealand in 2004. The idea (8)b_this holiday is to make the world a better plac
25、e by spreading a little light around. Cheer someone up with your (9) _(话语), give someone a gift for no reason . all these things can help to make a(n) (10)_ to someone who s having a bad day.VI. 阅读理解：（AB层必做，C层选做） Melanie Segard, 21, a French woman, made her dream come true recently. She has Downssyn
26、drome. Down S. syndrome is a condition that typically has a very bad influence on a personsgrowth. About one in 1,000 people have Downs syndrome, according to the World Health Organization. Segard said she always dreamed of being a weatherwoman on TV. She was given four days oftraining at France 2,
27、a big public TV channel (电视频道) in her country. During her training, she was-followed by her 27-year-old brother Cyril, who offered her some advice, “Imagine you re alone at home doing the weather. Have fun. When she was alone at home, she tried many ways to improve her speech skills. Finally, she ma
28、de it.“I m different, but Id like to show everyone that I can do a lot of things, she said. Segard got more than 200,000 “likes” on Facebook in less than two weeks after she took partin an online activity named“Melanie Can Do It. That helped her get the attention of France 2. Itinvited her to present the weather on TV. Melanie Can Do It”was set up by Unapei,a French charity(慈善组织) helping people with disabilities. Its services reach about 200,000 people. A young wo