1 . 根据汉语提示使用本单元的单词、短语和句式完成下面短文。
现在有些家长只关注学习成绩而忽视了孩子的全面发展。请以以下提示写一篇短文：
1. 家长的表现；
2. 过度关注学习成绩带来的后果；
3. 你的观点。

Nowadays, with only one or two children in a family, some parents     1    (过分追求孩子的学习成绩).

The children     2     (他们被教育应该重视自己的学术学习). So every day     3     (他们被限制在教室里) to solve math problems or remember English words     4     (随着他们的视力越来越差). What’s more, they     5     (放弃了很多兴趣), and abandon themselves to their academic subjects.

In my opinion, we should not     6     (把成功归因于学习成绩). A well­rounded development is more important.

2 . 根据汉语提示补全文章

We live in a connected world where     1     (与……交流信息) people is made easier through technology, specifically through     2     (社交媒体). With the use of Facebook, Twitter, or Linked-In, you can talk to a celebrity or someone in another country as easily as you might talk to someone at your work or school. Whether your goal is business or personal relationships, you can access a multitude of people     3     (不费什么力气地).

It has been said that there are only     4     (六度分隔) between any two people in the world. This means that any person can be connected to any other person in the world by 6 or fewer steps. Some have said that in our modern era of technology, we may even be separated by only 4 or fewer steps because the Internet we rely on is actually     5     (紧密团结的社区).

3 . 根据汉语提示完成短文

We can     1     (围绕……进行讨论) media that children are using today. Modern media     2     (由……构成) print media, television, movies, cell phones, various kinds of software, and the Internet, etc. Each type of media involves both content and a device or object through which that content is delivered.

The term “print media” is used to describe the traditional or “old-fashioned” media, which     3     (以……为根据) print, including newspapers, magazines, books, and comics or graphic novels.

    4     (从前), there were few programs to pick from television, where it was the case that programs had to be watched at the time they were broadcast on a television, but now, viewers can find a lot of movies or television episodes whenever they want via Internet, DVR devices and cell phones.

Movies are the oldest form of motion picture technology, which is able to capture lifelike video-style images. Originally, movies could only be consumed at a neighborhood movie theater, but these days movies     5     (可以获得) for people to consume in their homes, on their computers, and even through their telephones. It includes commercial movies and home movies.

4 . 根据汉语提示补全短文

My sister and I     1     (向我叔叔的水果农场走去),     2     (试图“摘”些苹果). At that time, a gruff, low voice came. We     3     (没有从农场逃跑的机会). He didn’t blame us and instead     4     (给我们挑选了几个苹果). Several months later,       5     (不好的事情发生了). Unfortunately, my uncle’s falling from the apple tree     6     (失去了生命). On hearing the bad news, we     7     (不能控制我们的情绪), tears of sadness running down our faces like a broken string of pearls.

5 . 根据汉语提示完成短文。

Susan was caught in a car accident and fainted. She was blind forever,     1     (陷入了愤怒、绝望、抱怨和自怜的世界中). All day long she frowned, grieved and     2     (以泪洗面), feeling as if a knife were piercing her heart. Her husband, Mark,     3     (细致入微地照顾她) and     4     (决定帮助她重获力量和信心) and step out of such a passive dilemma. Gradually,     5     (苏珊的焦虑逐渐被信心代替了). She whispered gently, “Mark, thank you.     6     (正是你帮我渡过了难关).”

6 . 短文填空

In reality,    1     (使我们震惊的是，主语从句) large amounts of food have been wasted in restaurants and canteens. Food waste can not only lead to the environment’s being polluted     2     (而且引发更为严重的食物短缺). 3.     3     (考虑到这个令人苦恼的情况), a campaign has been launched in the past months to     4     (阻止学生们浪费粮食).     5     (对于我们学生来说，少点食物比浪费食物更重要，主语从句). Now,   with students forming the habit of cleaning their plates, we are     6     (convince) that our school canteen will soon be kept free of wasted food.

7 . 根据汉语提示完成短文。

To celebrate his 45th birthday, Jack, a journalist,     1     (离开城市)and cycled along the small paths. The green grass，the bare rock, and the fresh air made him relaxed. Unluckily, he encountered a bear, and     2     (未能逃脱). He was pushed to the ground and bitten in the left leg.     3     (随后), Jack lost his consciousness. Hours later, Jack came to his life, surrounded by some loggers and a doctor.     4     (原来是他们救了他). Tears of gratitude rolled down his cheeks.

8 . 根据汉语提示完成下面短文。

    1     (被周围的美景迷住), Tin     2     (没有意识到即将到来的危险). A drunk driver knocked him down,     3     (使他受了重伤). His legs split and bled. A crowd of people started to surround him to see what was happening. They    4     (惊讶地注视着), open­mouthed. It was then that the first­aid knowledge Mary learned     5     (涌入了她的脑海). She covered the wound with a bandage to stop bleeding. Her timely help made a difference to Tin's survival. The incident confirmed Mary in her decision to become a doctor in the future.

9 . 根据汉语提示完成短文

Paul shouted through the window, “Get in the car quickly!” Mac jumped off the bicycle and into the back seat of the car     1     (毫不犹豫地).     2     (在他的帮助下), Mac was safe. “Oh, my goodness, my friends are still repairing the bicycle!” shouted Mac. Paul drove the car back quickly. Luckily, a few minutes later, they found the other two cyclists. Mac     3     (松了一口气)and said to Paul, “     4     (没有你的慷慨相助), I would be the dinner of the wolf.”   Hearing this, Paul    5     (笑了起来).

10 . 根据汉语提示完成短文。

My car broke down,     1     (在路上晃来晃去). I dare not drive it any longer, and stopped the car by the roadside.     2     (太可怕了)!     3     (害怕被野兽袭击) and eager for help, I     4     (抑制不住痛苦的泪水). Three hours later, a Mexican family pulled over and helped me. I thanked them and     5     (鼓起勇气) to ask them for some food. When their little daughter offered me all her snacks, I     6     (非常感动) and words almost failed me. The next day, I posted the story on my blog.