人教版（2019）选择性必修四高中英语 Unit 4 Sharing单元检测

Washington, D.C.Bicycle Tours

Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.

Duration: 3 hours

This small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see the world­famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington, D.C.Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom.Reserve your spot before availability—and the cherry blossoms—disappear!

Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour

Duration: 3 hours (4 miles)

Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C.Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop.Guided tour includes bike, helmet, cookies and bottled water.

Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C.

Duration: 3 hours

Morning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for D. C.newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C.in a healthy way with minimum effort.Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks.Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route(路线) make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing.

Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour

Duration: 3 hours (7 miles)

Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, D.C.Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall.Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history.Tour includes bike, helmet, and bottled water.All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights.

I used to teach 7th grade boys.I often got comments of sympathy, but I loved those young students.When I first started teaching them, I soon realized I need to bring forth some new ideas to keep their attention, so I came up with the idea of doing object lessons.And one of my favourite lessons with them was the "Chocolate Cake Course".

I took a covered cake carrier one day saying, "I want you to have some chocolate cakes this morning." Then, I handed out a cup of cocoa powder, a bowl of eggs, and container with flour, oil, sugar and all the other ingredients to each boy.They looked at me in puzzlement and disappointment.I smiled as I told them, "I know it doesn't look like a chocolate cake now, but without adding all those ingredients, you won't end up with a delicious chocolate cake."

We discussed the way the ingredients were put in a bowl and then beaten by a mixer.We talked about how the batter(糊状物) was put into pans and placed in a hot oven.Then I shared with them how the process mirrors our lives.Sometimes there were sweet times, like the sugar that went into the cake.Sometimes there were bitter times, like the cocoa when eaten alone.And sometimes there were hard times when we felt as if we were being beaten like the batter.Finally, we talked about how it was necessary for the cake batter to go into a hot oven.Sometimes we felt the heat of hot oven as if we were going through some hard circumstances.Just like I need to have a plan for that chocolate cake, we need to know exactly what ingredients to put into our lives and how long we need to stay in the oven of hard times so that we could become stronger and get the sweetness from life.Looking at their faces throughout the room, I could tell the boys had got it, especially when I showed a chocolate cake for them to share.

If you look for a book as a present for a child, you will be spoiled for choice even in a year when there is no new Harry Potter.J.K. Rowling's wizard is not alone；the past decade has been a harvest for good children's books, which has set off a large quantity of films and in return increased sales of classics such as The Lord of the Rings.

Yet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among children.According to statistics in 1997,23% said they didn't like reading at all.In 2003,35% did.And around 6% of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly.

Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computer games.Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile.Either way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class.In his pre­budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most.

Reading Recovery is aimed at six year olds who receive four months of individual daily half­hour classes with a specially trained teacher.An evaluation earlier this year reported that children on the scheme made 20 months' progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months' progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age.

International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school they read well, but read less often for fun than those elsewhere.Reading for fun matters because children who are keen on reading can expect lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success.According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage.

When international aid is given, steps must be taken to ensure that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended.The way to achieve this may not be simple.Perhaps the UNO could set up a body of devoted men and women in every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes.

More than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster, it would be more effective to give other forms of help during normal times.A common proverb says, "Give me a fish and I eat for a day; teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime." If we follow this wise saying, it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves.For example, a country could share its technology with another.This could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more complex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites.Even small country is able to help less developed nations.Sometimes what is taken for granted,  like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school, could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve common problems.Exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site.They can then take their knowledge back to their homelands.Such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of it being temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands.

Many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills.It will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses.Besides giving effective help to the countries concerned, there is also the build­up of friendships to consider.Giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run.However, in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge.

How to Introduce Yourself Before Giving a Speech

Greet the audience and state your name.If you're giving a speech, it's important to state your first and last name.

 Don't stare down or at some aimless point in the corner of the room.If you don't like the thought of looking into that many eyes, look at their eyebrows or noses—they won't be able to tell the difference.

Share some relevant information about yourself.After you provide your name, share why you and the speech are relevant, making sure you provide something believable. If you're giving a speech about the importance of eating organic foods, tell people that you're a scientist, chef, or environmental professional.If you're giving a speech about child development, be sure to include that you are a child psychologist.

Communicate effectively.From the very start, make sure your voice is loud enough for everyone to hear you.You can even ask the audience if you are speaking loudly enough for all to hear.

Move your body. Stand up tall, move your shoulders back, and keep your hands free, using them to gesture when necessary.You can walk around to show the crowd how comfortable you are and to make yourself look less stiff.

A. Make eye contact with a few people.

B. Focus just on what you are going to talk about.

C. Stand with good posture(姿势), and move freely while you speak.

D. As you say hello and give your name, remember to speak clearly and confidently.

E. It depends on the context of the conversation, but start off by telling something about yourself.

F. People will not be able to understand you or respect what you are sharing if they cannot hear you.

G. The sort of information you share will depend on the audience and the subject you'll talk about.

Last weekend, I had an opportunity to serve as a volunteer at a nursing home in another city.I don't have a car, and even the 1 train station is far away from my house.2, I wasn't sure how to get there.

I posted a(n) 3 for a ride on the ride share board.Soon an individual I'd never met 4 that he'd be able to pick me up and drop me off at the station.He said he'd wait until my train arrived 5 he drove away.My heart 6 and the stress I'd been feeling disappeared 7 and thus our friendship began.

I ended up arriving at the nursing home in 8.The tiny team of servers there were 9 for the additional help.We all worked together as a team.I was glad to be a part of this and be of 10 to the elderly.

That evening when my new 11 dropped me off at the station, he 12 that it was in a deserted area.So he parked his car and said, "We will wait for the train to come together." I couldn't believe his 13.

With five minutes left before the train arrived, he shared with me stories of his childhood.That night he waited with me as my train 14.It didn't rush by but I felt his kindness and generosity.People like him would always 15 me how to love and how to give.

Last week I (take) on a difficult task of showing kindness.The idea came from a few posts on a website.I decided (reach) out to a few people I hadn't talked to for the past few years.

One was a cousin,  I had lost touch with for 25 years.She was very happy when we got  touch.The other two were friends I hadn't talked to in nearly 10 years.It was really good to talk to (they) both.

With one of them, I reached out at a great time for him.He had forgotten my name (entire) but remembered I disliked  (run) when young because I had asthma(哮喘). He was grateful that I called him and said some very kind (thing) to me about our past.I am glad our friendship mattered to him.

I think  is good to be the one to take the initiative(主动性) to be kind and reach out.Even if it seems difficult at the time, in the end it offers (wonder) rewards!

1）时间、地点、人物、活动；

2）老人们的反应；

3）简要评论。

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Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly

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By Chen Jie, School Newspaper

One winter Sunday, my little sister, Colleen, and I built the greatest snowman ever.We gave him a carrot nose, beautiful hat, cozy scarf and gloves.He was a masterpiece(杰作).

The next morning when looking outside, we smiled lovingly at him over our meal.We gave him a high­five(击掌) as we passed by on our way to school.A lot of kids went past our house, so he was the hot topic at our school that morning.It was our pride!

The day dragged on until finally we could rush home.But as our yard came into sight, we saw something wrong.The snowman was gone! We only found a broken stick here, a torn glove there and balls of snow everywhere.Worst of all, the snowman's once­proud carrot nose lay limp(无力的) and half­eaten.

What had happened? We were both astonished and angry.But then, we were only kids, who wouldn't have anything taking away our happiness.Actually we knew only one thing: Our snowman would rise again.And so we rebuilt him.

The next day we came home to find another mess on the front lawn(草坪). For the rest of the week, the destruction was repeated daily.Each afternoon we'd return to find our snowman had fallen apart, and then we built again.

By Saturday morning, we had a plan.We borrowed a really big bucket(水桶) from Mom, filled it with water and left it outside.The next morning, it was frozen solid.We packed snow all around the ice block as the base(底座) of the snowman.Then we built the other parts of it once again.The trap was set, and we waited for the snowman bullies(破坏者) to come.

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Monday morning, hiding behind the window, we soon saw what we were waiting for.

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Seeing their pained look, we couldn't help laughing.