Unit 4 Exploring plants Learning about Language.用所给词的适当形式填空1I would appreciate having (have) time to relax with you on this nice island.2Mr.Reed made up his mind to devote all he had tosetting (set) up some schools for poor children.3I would love to_have_gone_ (go) to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.4You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.Well, now I regret having_done/doing (do) that.5We agreed to_meet (meet) here but so far she hasnt turned up yet.6Little Jim should love to_be_taken (take) to the theatre this evening.7I can hardly imagine Peter sailing (sail) across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.8What do you think of the book?Oh, excellent.It is worth reading (read) a second time.9She pretended not_to_see (not see) me when I passed by.10She didnt remember having_met/meeting (meet) him before.完形填空Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible trouble especially when they are insects.As for this, there is a great_1_between human beings and insects.The former _2_ every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quickly _3_ attention to themselves.We can only show mercy to the _4_ man who had to stop his car soon after _5_ from a country village to drive to London.Hearing a strange noise from the _6_ of the car, he naturally got out to _7_ the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he _8_ his way.Again the noise began _9_ and became even louder.Quickly _10_ his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great _11_ cloud following the car.When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees _12_.On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible.After an hours _13_ driving, he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car outside a _14_ and went in.It was not long _15_ a customer who had seen him arrive _16_ in to inform him that his car was _17_ with bees. The poor driver was _18_ that the best way should be to call a _19_.In a short time the man arrived.He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car.Very thankful to the driver for this _20_ gift, the beekeeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.1A.connectionBdifferenceCcommunication Dsimilarity解析：选B后文的语境告诉我们，这里应该选difference，因为人会尽力躲藏，以免被人发现，而昆虫却恰恰相反。2A.do BtakeCmake Dtry解析：选Cmake every possible effort是固定短语，意思是“尽一切努力”，相当于try ones best。3A.give BkeepCpay Ddraw解析：选Ddraw attention to sb.是一个常见的搭配，意思是“引起某人注意”。former意思是“前者”，latter意思是“后者”。4A.unfortunate BcarelessCunpleasant Dhopeless解析：选A后文语境交代了，这个人不走运，unfortunate意思是“不幸运”；careless意思是“粗心的”；unpleasant“不舒适”；hopeless“无望的”。5A.passing by Bleaving outCsetting out Dgetting up解析：选Cpass by意思是“经过”；get up意思是“起床，站起来”；leave out意思是“遗漏”，这三个在此句中均不合适。set out是“出发”的意思。6A.front BbackCleft Dright解析：选B后文的near the wheels at the back of the car作了提示，这里指靠近后车轮的部位，所以选B。7A.clean BchangeCtest Dexamine解析：选Dexamine意思是“仔细检查”；test是“检验”的意思，其他两个与题意不符合，在这里不合适。8A.drove BcontinuedCpushed Dforced解析：选B在这里指他没有发现差错，所以就“继续”他的旅行。9A.normally BgentlyCactually Dimmediately解析：选D这里是说车一发动起来，声音马上就来了，强调动作之快。10A.hiding BturningCshaking Draising解析：选B这里用turn表示回头看。其他与题意不符。11A.black BbeautifulCwhite Dcolorful解析：选A他看到一片黑云追随在车后，说明蜜蜂之多，大有铺天盖地之势。12A.below BaheadCnearby Dbehind解析：选C根据上下文可以看出，这里指蜜蜂在附近飞行，而不是在下面、前头、后面，这些说的位置都太具体了。13A.boring BcarefulCexciting Dhard解析：选D从上下文可以看出，到处都是蜜蜂，因为被蜜蜂追逐，所以感到很“艰难”。14A.hotel BmuseumChospital Dschool解析：选A从上下文语境可以看出这里指来到一家旅馆门前。15A.when BafterCuntil Dbefore解析：选D句型It was not long before .意思是“不久就”，这里指刚到这里不久就有一个旅客告诉他他的车被蜜蜂围了起来。16A.broke BmovedChurried Ddropped解析：选Churried在这里表示急切的心情。17A.crowded BcoveredCfilled Dequipped解析：选Bcrowed意思是“拥挤”；filled意思是“充满”；equipped意思是“装备”，这几个词与题意不符。这里指他的车被蜜蜂所覆盖。be covered with意思是“被所覆盖”。18A.advised BrequiredCordered Drequested解析：选Aadvise“建议”；require“要求”；order“命令”；request“请求”。这里是有人建议他去找一个养蜂人来收拾。19A.beekeeper BpolicemanCwaiter Drepairman解析：选A此题应该结合常识来选择，我们知道只有养蜂人能熟知蜜蜂的生活习性，能够应付这种局面。20A.unfamiliar BunknownCunexpected Duncertain解析：选C对养蜂人来说，不花钱就得到了一只大蜂王，这是一个没有料想到的、意外的礼物。.阅读理解This is the most exciting kayaking expedition (皮划艇探险) possible for beginner kayakers. You can expect to experience a whole range of different conditions and scenery. This expedition is a total of 8.27 km in distance and it actually enters the streams in the North of Ubin and exits in the South.Three and a half kilometers of pure mangroves (红树林), makes this the longest pure mangrove kayaking expedition in Singapore. The distance spent inside the mangrove gives you the maximum opportunity