Unit 4 Global Warming 第一节、语法填空 The “selfie”is used to describe the self-taken photo, often from a smartphone. Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does, and he only ends up 1_ ( post) one or two of those. He picks the one that he feels make him look the 2_ ( good). In that picture, he gains confidence. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has happened to him 3_( remove), because that smile is what gives him the 4_ ( determine) to love himself. I read 5_poem recently and the young man said, “If I ask you 6_ you love, the answers will most likely roll off your tongue. You love to read. You love to write. You love your mom, your daughter, or your friends. How long do you think you can go on and on before you say I love7_(I)?” That statement hit me like a ton of bricks. Ive struggled with confidence all my life. I still do. And in 8_way am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway 9_ confidence. 10_, the selfie does deserve some credit for allowing individuals to express themselves.第二节、短文改错What do you want to say to your parents? With the college entrance examination is drawing near, my parents are getting more and more anxious about me. They have bought a lot of learning material and healthful recipes for me, hoped that I can work harder and make a greater progress in my learning. However, what they did make me stressed out. But I would like to say the following words to them: Dear Mum and Dad, please dont push me too hard. I know I have to work hard to admitted into my dream university. Now with only months leaving, I have made up my mind to make full use of every minute to improve my study. I will be faced for the challenge brave and make my dream come true.第三节、七选五 A fear of heights is a common feeling that is easy to understand. According to many psychologists, a fear of heights is one of the only two natural fearsthe other is the fear of loud noises. 1 If you are not afraid, you could walk too close to the edge and fall off. Having a fear of heights is good because it protects us from real danger. 2 They experience an intense fear even inside a safe environment such as a skyscraper, which is not an appropriate response and it is not helpful. 3 “As long as I can remember, I have had a powerful fear of heights. It can completely ruin a vacation. For example, when I was with friends in Paris, I became terrified while going up to the Eiffel Tower. I was almost crying and I felt embarrassed for the rest of the vacation,” Adams said. Fortunately, having an irrational fear of heights can be corrected. 4 The most effective way seems to be getting the people to acknowledge their fears, for example, by encouraging them to go to the top of tall buildings, hike up steep mountains, or stand on a high bridge. 5 When faced with a threatening situation, taking slow, deep breaths can help slow the heart rate and increase the oxygen flowing to muscles to keep from tensing up. If possible, a few minutes of meditation(冥想) may be effective in relieving some tension. It is important to remember that an inappropriate fear of heights is not unusual and can be treated.A. Another way to overcome a fear of heights is to learn to control the physical symptoms.B. However, some people have an irrational and unhealthy fear of heights.C. One way to defeat your fear of heights is to do an activity that involves nothing butheights.D. There are a number of ways this can be achieved.E. John Adams, an English teacher, has an irrational fear of heights that makes his lifevery difficult.F. If you are on the edge of a cliff, it is useful to be a little afraid.G.Nearly everyone experiences some degree of anxiety when exposed to heights.第四节、阅读理解 When the dog named Judy spotted the first sheep in her life, she did what comes naturally. The four-year-old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and, being a city animal, lost both her sheep and her sense of direction. Then she ran along the edge of cliff and fell 100 feet, bouncing off a rock into the sea. Her owner Mike Holden panicked and celled the coastguard of Cornwall, who turned up in seconds . Six volunteers slid down the cliff with the help of a rope but gave up all hope of finding her alive after a 90-minute search. Three days later, a hurricane hit the coast near Cornwall. Mr. Holden returned home from his holiday upset and convinced his pet was dead. He comforted himself with the thought she had died in the most beautiful part of the country. For the next two weeks, the Holdens were heartbroken . Then, one day, the phone rang and Steve Tregear, the coastguard of Cornwall, asked Holder if he would like his dog bark. A birdwatcher, armed with a telescope, found the pet sitting desperately on a rock. While he sounded the alarm, a