Unit 4 Body language李仕才一、阅读理解。How can you help kids cope with stress? Proper rest and good nutrition can improve coping skills, so can good parenting. Make time for your kids each day. Whether they need to talk with you or just be in the same room with you, make yourself available. Even as kids get older, quality time is important. Its really hard for some people to come home after a tiring day of work, get down on the floor, and play with their kids or just talk to them about their dayespecially if theyve had a stressful day themselves. But expressing interest in your kids shows that they re important to you. Help your child deal with stress by talking about what may be causing it. Together, you can come up with a few solutions. For example, he should cut back on after-school activities, spending more time talking with his parents or teachers, developing an exercise plan or keeping a journal. You can also help by predicting potentially stressful situations and preparing kids for them. For example, let a child know ahead of time, but not too far ahead of time, that a doctors appointment is coming up and talk about what will happen there. Keep in mind, though, that younger kids probably wont need too much advance preparation. Too much information can cause more stress. Remember that some level of stress is normal. Let kids know that its OK to feel angry, scared, lonely or anxious and that other people share those feelings, too. When kids cant or wont discuss these problems, try talking about your own concerns. This shows that youre willing to handle tough topics and are available to talk with when theyre ready. If a child shows symptoms that concern you and is unwilling to talk, consult a counselor (顾问)or other mental health experts. Most parents have the skills to cope with their childrens stress. The time to seek professional attention is when any change in behavior continues to exist, when stress is causing serious anxiety, or when the behavior is causing significant problems in functioning at school or at home. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 讲述的是如何帮助孩子处理压力的事情。1. What is the purpose of the text? A. To share the authors ideas on proper parenting. B. To persuade parents to spend more time with their kids. C. To advise parents how to help their kids deal with stress. D. To seek different ways to help solve kids problems. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。第二至七段都是作者给孩子的父母的一些帮助孩子应对压力的一些建议。2. Why do some parents feel it difficult to spare quality time for their kids? A. Their kids are growing so fast. B. They have too much housework. C. Their kids are losing interest in them. D. They are tired out after work. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第二段中“Its really hard for some people to come home after a tiring day of work, get down on the floor, and play with their kids or just talk to them about their dayespecially if theyve had a stressful day themselves. ”得知这些家长们在外工作劳累了一天后很少有人坐在地板上和孩子一起玩耍或者告诉孩子们他们这一天都干了些什么。3. What can we learn from the text? A. Normal people share the same feelings. B. It is normal for kids to have some stress. C. Kids should get rid of the negative feelings. D. Everybody feels angry, scared, lonely or anxious. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第五段“Remember that some level of stress is normal. Let kids know that its OK to feel angry, scared, lonely or anxious and that other people share those feelings, too. ”得知有一些压力非常正常, 让孩子们知道有压力时感到生气、害怕、孤独或者焦虑是很正常的, 并且其他人也有这样的感觉。二、单句语法填空1(2017天津高考)The hospital has recently obtained new medical equipment, _(allow) more patients to be treated.答案：allowing句意：医院最近获得了新医疗设备，从而使更多的病人得到治疗成为可能。此处用现在分词短语作结果状语。2The last one _(arrive) pays the meal.Agree!答案：to arrive代词one前有the last，所以用不定式作后置定语。3Look, dark clouds are gathering in the sky; it is likely _(rain) later on.答案：to rainbe likely to do sth. “很可能做某事”。4There has been a close _(associate) between these two companies.答案：association由设空前的“a close”可知，应填名词形式association，意为“联系”。5The female hormones help the body defend itself _some kinds of infections.答案：against/from句意：这些雌激素帮助身体抵御某些类型的感染。defend . against/from “保护免受”。6Ones _(face) expressions may tell you some of his/her inner feelings.答案：facialfacial expressions “面部表情”。7Im curious _(know) what has happened to him.答案：to knowbe curious to do sth. “很想做某事”。8They claimed that they _(represent) the interests of workers in the steel factory.答案：represented此处represent是宾语从句的谓语动词，意为“代表”，由claimed可知，应用一般过去时。9He threw the papers down on my desk and walked out with _(angry)答案：anger介词with后接名词，应填anger，with anger “生气地”。10The woman said the daily _(greet) have become a habit.答案：greetings形容词daily后接名词，且此处表泛指，应用复数形式，daily greetings “日常问候”。三、完形填空Sometime, you are stuck in traffic, anxious about getting a job, or stressed about making a deadline at work. _1_ as these situations are, they are also opportunities to _2_ kindness and grateful