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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
语篇回顾及提升训练
课本再现
A
Last month, I (采访) 19-year-old (/'e n/) pop star Cindy Wang, who told me that she used to be shy and took up singing to (应对) s . As she got better, she (敢于) to sing in front of (人群). According to Cindy, her life changed a lot after she became famous. Now she gets t of attention everywhere she goes while she didn't use to be popular in school. Besides, she doesn't have much
(私人的) time anymore and there are always (guard) around her. She always worries how she appears (公开地).
Cindy would like to say to those who want to become famous, “You really r a lot of talent as well as hard work to succeed. Only (少数) people make it to the top.”
B
Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the countryside. When he was a little boy, he (/ 'seld m/) caused any problems, but things began to change when his parents moved to the city to look for jobs. He started to feel lonely and unhappy, and these bad emotions started to i his schoolwork. Sometimes he was a from classes and (不及格) his (考试). So his parents sent him to a (寄宿学校). However, things didn't get better. LiWen's teacher then advised his parents to talk to him (亲自). This time, it worked. Li Wen finally understood his parents and he thought the talk with them was (exact) what he needed. He said, “Now I understand that they (为……感到自豪) everything good that I do wherever they are.”
●提升训练
1 阅读理解。
Have you ever bought something and then changed your mind For Alison Jenson, 15, this used to happen several times a week. Alison was a shopaholic(购物狂). She just couldn't stop shopping and she loved special offers.
Alison's bedroom is full of stuff. “I've been to every shop in Birmingham, I think,” says Alison. She picks up some earrings. The labels(标签) are still on them. “These were half price,” she says. “I've never worn them.” Alison's problem wasn't just about jewelry (珠宝). She also bought a lot of clothes, though not many shoes, because they were usually too expensive. She also bought lots of other small things — like20 new covers for her phone. She hasn't used any of them.
According to experts, we all feel excited after we buy something new. For shopaholics, it's a little different. Soon after they buy something, they think they've made a mistake and start to feel unhappy. So they buy themselves something else to feel happier.
Psychologists(心理学家) first described the problems of shopaholics in 1915. However, there was very little research on the subject until recently. Now, doctors think thousands of people suffer from the problem, and the situation is getting worse. There are also more teenage shopaholics now, although most young people don't have enough money to go shopping very regularly.
Alison knew she had a problem. “I used to buy something almost every day. Usually it was something small, but I just needed to buy it,” she says. “I spent money that I got for my birthday, and when I was short of cash, I borrowed money from my friends or my parents. When I couldn't go shopping, I felt anxious. Then one day, my parents just looked at all the stuff in my room and said, ‘This is crazy!’ I knew they were right. I needed some big changes in my life.”
Alison now gets help with her problem and feels she has changed. She no longer thinks she’ s a shopaholic. “When I want to buy something in a shop, I ask myself two questions,” she says. “Do I need it Can I afford(买得起) it The answer to both questions is usually ‘no’, so I walk away. It’ s great!”
( )1. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 5 refer to
A. Psychologists. B. Doctors. C. Alison's friends. D. Alison's parents.
( ) 2. Which word can best describe Alison's feeling at the end of the passage
A. Glad. B. Worried. C. Nervous. D. Surprised.
( ) 3. What do experts say about shopaholics
A. Shopaholics feel sad when they are shopping.
B. Shopaholics feel more excited than other people when they shop.
C. Shopaholics soon feel upset after they have bought something.
D. Shopping is the only way shopaholics can feel happy.
( ) 4. What is the best title for the passage
A. Shopping Changes Me! B. Shopping Makes Me Happy!
C. You’ d Better Shop Less! D. I Can Stop Shopping Now!
Ⅱ语篇研读。
We all know the strange feeling when we watch the time change on a clock without the second hand(指针). The time doesn't seem to be changing because the hands move so slowly. But of course, that isn't true. Time is changing all the time.
Human faces, like clock faces, keep changing too. And, similarly, we can hardly realize that.
However, over thousands of years, huge changes are possible. For example, the human brain tripled(成为三倍) in size. And our faces have become flatter(更平的).
According to scientists, unlike the changes of a clock face, the changes of the human brain are not easy to predict. It is mainly because of the fact that we can now control parts of nature with modern technology.
DJI, the world's leading manufacturer of drones(无人机制造商), produces all kinds of drones and has more than 70% of the world's drone market. Facing sanctions(制裁) from the United States, DJI did not give in, but instead chose to fight head-on by increasing the price. Its founder Wang Tao once said, “I am Chinese. DЛ is a Chinese company, closely connected with the fate(命运) of the country.”
1. Did Wang Xingxing come from a common family
2. When was DeepSeek started
3. What makes the three companies successful
4. Among the three businessmen, who is your idol(偶像) Explain.
Ⅲ读写结合。(限时：9分钟)
Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea. In2022, things related to tea were added to the UNESCO’ s ICH(非物质文化遗产) list. Three things include knowledge, skills and social practices(习俗) about planting tea, picking tea leaves, making tea by hand, and drinking and sharing tea.
The traditional technology is mainly found in provinces such as Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian and Hunan. However, the social practices of tea spread around the country.
There are a number of social practices. For example, the host should welcome guests with
boiled tea. Boiling tea started in the Tang Dynasty(618–907). Tea leaves were boiled for a long time and sometimes they were cooked together with different kinds of fruits. Later (1368–1644), a faster way nearly took its place —— steeping(冲泡).
However, now the old way enjoys its popularity again among Chinese young people. They like to sit around a stove(炉子) as they boil tea on it. Then they enjoy the snacks and hot tea. In this way, people can feel more relaxed. As one post on Xiaohongshu says, “It is relaxing to drink hot tea, feel the light wind, and chat with best friends.”
根据语篇与任务要求，在空格处填上适当的短语或句子。
Reading Report
Chinese tea culture has been part of UNESCO’ s ICH 1 . It includes both the traditional skills of growing and making tea by hand, and the special customs of drinking tea together. While these tea-making skills mainly come from places like Zhejiang and Fujian, the tea-drinking traditions are 2 . Interestingly, although people started using quicker brewing ( 泡茶)methods long ago, today's young Chinese 3 .They love gathering around small stoves to boil tea while enjoying snacks and chatting with friends. As one tea lover said online: “Nothing can make people 4 than drinking warm tea with friends on a breezy day!”
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●A interviewed Asian deal with shyness dared crowds tons private guards in public require a very small number of
B seldom influence absent failed examinations boarding school in person exactly take pride in/ are proud of
●1.1-4DACD
Ⅱ.1. changing2. Size 3. Easy 4. Control5. Eyes
6. Brain7. In the fields8. Predictions9. Too slow10. Ideas on possible changes
11. We use the brain more often12. Change us
13. Human faces and brains change over time, and future changes are hard to predict.
14. I’d make humans smarter so that we can solve all kinds of difficult problems, and also make us friendlier to get along well with each other. In this way, we can build a more peaceful world.

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