1、Unit8PassageA话题:母爱伟大 词数:288 参考用时:7 分钟My mother only had one eye. And because of this, I never wished her to show up in my school, being afraid that my classmates would 1 I had an ugly mother.One day during elementary school, I was terribly ill. My mother came.“Your mom only has one eye?!” asked some
2、 of my classmates. I was so 2 .I wished my mother would just 3 from this world. “If you make me teased(嘲笑),why dont you just die?” I shouted at her, taking no notice of the sad look on her face. My mother just handed me some medicine and left without saying 4 .At that time, I felt 5 to say what I al
3、ways wanted to say, and I didnt think I had hurt her feelings very much. That night I saw my mom 6 in her room, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might 7 me. Even so, I hated her tears from one eye. I made a 8 : I must study hard and leave my mother. Years later my dream came true. I was qui
4、te successful and lived 9 . I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother 10 one day I got a letter, which said, “My son Im sorry I only have one eye. When you were little, you got into a(n) 11 and lost your eye. As a mom, I couldnt 12 watching you live with only one eye. 13 I gave you mine.
5、 I was never 14 with you and I never regretted(后悔) what I did because I 15 you” I cried out aloud. Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was! 1. A. run out B. put out C. come out D. find out2.A. happy B. embarrassed C. cool D. pleased3. A. disappear B. change C. come D. go4.A. everything B
6、. something C. anything D. nothing5.A. worried B. bad C. good D. annoyed6. A. cooking B. working C. reading D. crying7. A. break B. wake C. lose D. see8.A. decision B. difference C. suggestion D. mistake9.A. luckily B. healthily C. busily D. happily 10. A. if B. unless C. until D. though11. A. accid
7、ent B. appointment C. university D. habit12. A. enjoy B. stand C. help D. stop13.A. So B. Because C. Or D. But14.A. excited B. surprised C. angry D. proud15. A. dislike B. love C. hate D. miss读后自主学习【答案速查】参见答案 P【自我评价】我做对了_题,我很棒!我做错了_题,没关系,再努力!【答案还原】将正确答案填写到文中空格处。【诵读全文】大声朗读文章 3-4遍、整体感知全文,体悟作者意图。【我来总结】
8、完成下列学习任务,并加以背诵。1. 短语互译(1) show up _ (2) take no notice of _(3) 养成习惯_ (4)即使这样_2. 佳句翻译(1) If you make me teased(嘲笑),why dont you just die._(2) I never thought of going back to see my “ugly” mother._(3) Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!_PassageB话题:英语学习 词数:251 参考用时:6 分钟Many students a
9、sk for advice about improving their English. There are three basic questions.The first question is about real English. Li Hao from Hubei wrote, “I enjoy watching English films and listening to real English songs. But it takes a long time. What do you think?”This is a great way to learn English! Talk
10、 about the film or song with your friends, and guess the meaning of the new words. Just enjoy yourself!The second question is about speaking. Sam, from Suzhou wrote, “Our school has a foreign teacher. But Im shy and cant speak to her. What should I do?”When I visit China, lots of people in the stree
11、t say, “Hello! How are you? Where are you from? Do you like China?” These are good questions to start a conversation. Many people are shy when they speak English, so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.The third question is about vocabulary. Oliver, from Anhui Provin
12、ce wrote, “I want to remember all the new words. I write them down, but I forget them quickly. What should I do?”Try to remember eight or ten words a day. Write them on pieces of paper and place them in your bedroom. Say the words when you see them, and change them every day. And when youre shopping
13、, how about counting the English words, or saying the English names for everything you see?1. How many basic questions do the students often ask?A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five2. What should you do if you are shy to speak English?A. Watch English films.B. Write down the words firstC. Listen to real
14、English songs.D. Take a deep breath and smile before you begin.3. What is Olivers problem?A. Hes too shy to talk with others.B. Hes not able to count English words.C. He cant remember new words.D. He doesnt know what real English is.4. Whats the best title of this passage?A. How to learn English.B.
15、Talking about English films.C. Advice about English writing.D. The way of beginning an English conversation.读后自主学习【答案速查】参见答案 P【我来总结】完成下列学习任务,并加以背诵。1. 短语互译(1) ask for advice about _ (2) enjoy doing sth._(3) 开始谈话_ (4)深呼吸_2. 佳句翻译(1) This is a great way to learn English!_(2) Just enjoy yourself!_(3) Smi
16、ling always helps._(4)Try to remember eight or ten words a day._PassageC话题:文化艺术 词数:255 参考用时:6 分钟Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If youre looking at a tree in the shape of bear, its a topiary(林木雕塑). A topiary is a tree or bush(灌木)that is trained into a shape. Growing a topiary garden takes both time and
17、skill.A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that was just planted or one that is already in place.In June of the plants first year. The gardener looks for new leaves.
18、When the leaves grow, its time to shape(给造型) the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.Once a topiary has been started, it needs care all yeas
19、. In the summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In the winter the bushes dont grow. The gardeners have to brush snow off the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.Topiary gardening is a very old art. The Romans did it in the first century. In
20、 the sixteenth century, people in Europe liked topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today its popular in many parts of world.1. Put the following in the right order according to the passage.A. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.B. The whole bush grows tall
21、 enough for shaping.C. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.D. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.A. d-a-b-c B. b-c-a-d C. a-d-c-b D. d-a-c-b2. What does the underlined word ”trimmed” in the third paragraph mean?A. Shaken B. Cut C. Cleaned D. Collected3. In which part of the wo
22、rld did the topiary gardening begin first?A. In Rome B. In Europe C. In America D. In Africa 读后自主学习【答案速查】参见答案 P【我来总结】完成下列学习任务,并加以背诵。1. 短语互译(1)by the late 1600s_ (2) brush off _(3) 保持它的形状_ (4)绘图_2. 佳句翻译(1)The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes._(2) Then the gardener begins to shape
23、 the whole bush._(3) Today its popular in many parts of world._Unit8PassageA读后自主学习【答案详解】1-4DBACC 6-10DBADC 11-15ABACB1.D考査动词短语及语境的理解。句意:我妈妈只有一只眼睛,因为这样,我从来不希望她在我们学校出现,害怕同学们发现我有一个很丑的妈妈。run out用完,用尽;put out扑灭;come out出来,出版; find out发现,査明。根据句意可知,作者因为自己的妈妈丑,所以不想让同学们知道这个故选 D。2.B考査形容词及语境的理解。句意:我的一些同学间:你的妈妈
24、只有一只眼睛?我感到很尴尬。happy 高兴的,开心的;embarrassed 尴尬的;cool 凉爽的,酷的;pleased 高兴的,愉快的;根据上文的意思可知,作者的妈妈只有一只眼睛,所以他不愿让同学们知道他的妈妈很丑。现在当同学们知道这个事情问作者的时候,作者感到很尴尬。故选 B。3.A考査动词及语境的理解。句意:我真希望我的妈妈从这个世界上消失。disappear 消失;change改变;come 来;go 去。根据文意可知,当同学们知作者的妈妈很丑的时候,作者感到很尴尬,他想让他 的妈妈从这个世界上消失,这样同学们就不嘲笑他了。故选 A。4.C考査不定代词及语境的理解。句意:我妈妈只
25、是递给我些药就离开了,什么也没说。everything 每件事; something 些事,用在肯定句中;anything 任何事,用在否定句中;nothing 没什么事。根据句意可知,妈妈什么也没说就走了。故选 C。5.C考査形容词及语境的理解。在那个时候,我感觉很好,因为我说出了我想说的话,我没有想到我伤害了她的感情。worried 担心的;bad 坏的;good 好的;annoyed 烦恼的。作者说出了自己长时间想说的话,心理感觉很舒服,但是没有意识到伤害了妈妈的感情。故选 C。6.D考査动词及语境的理解。句意:那天晚上,我看见妈妈在房间里哭。cooking 做饭;working工作;r
26、eading 读书;crying 哭。根据下文 I hated her tears from one eye以及文意可知,作者的话深深地伤害了妈妈,所以妈妈在哭。故选 D。7.B考査动词及语境的理解。句意:那天晚上,我看见妈妈在房间里哭,声音很小,好想害怕吵醒我。 break打破;wake 吵醒; lose失去;see 看见。根据文意可知,作者的妈妈晚上的时候在小声地哭,害怕把我吵醒。故选 B。8.A考査名词及语境的理解。句意:即使这样,我也很讨厌她那从一只眼睛里流出的眼泪。我做了一个决定:我一定努力学习,离开我的妈妈。decision 决定;difference 区别,不同;suggesti
27、on 建议;mistake 错误。根据文意可知,作者下决心努力学习,长大后离开妈妈。故选 A。9.D考査副词及语境的理解。句意:多年以后,我的梦想实现了,我很成功,幸福地生活着。luckily 幸运地;healthily 健康地;busily 忙碌地;happily 开心地,幸福地。根据文意可知,作者长大后,非常成功,所以生活得很幸福。故选 D。10.C考査连词及语境的理解。句意:我从来没想过回去看望我的丑妈妈,直到有一天我收到了一封信.。if 如果,引导条件状语从句;unless 除非,如果不;until:直到.时候;though 虽然,尽管,引导让步状语从句。根据文意可知,直到收到这封信的
28、的时候,作者才想到去看望妈妈。故选 C。11.A考査名词及语境的理解。句意:信上说我的儿子,很抱歉我只有一只眼睛。在你很小的时候,你遇到了一场事故,失去了一只眼睛。accident 事故;appoint.约定,约会;university大学;habit 习惯。根据文意可知,作者小的时候,出了一场事故。故选 A。12.B考査动词及语境的理解。句意:作为一个母亲,我不忍心看着你只有一只眼睛生活。enjoy喜欢;stand 忍受;help 帮助;stop 停止。cant stand doing sth.不能忍受做某事。根据文意可知,作为一个母亲,她不愿看到自己的儿子只有一只眼睛。故选 B。13.A考
29、査连词及语境的理解。句意:于是我把我的眼睛给了你。so 因此,所以,表示因果关系;because 因为,表示原因;or 或者,否则;but 但是,表示转折。根据文意可知,这里是因果关系,A。14.C考査形容词及语境的理解。句意:我从没生过你的气,也从没后悔自己所做的事情。excited兴 奋的;surprised 惊奇的;angry 生气的;proud 自豪的。根据文意可知,作者的妈妈从没因作者说的那些伤人的话而感到生气。故选 C。15.B考査动词及语境的理解。句意:我也从没后悔过我做的事情,因为我爱你 dislike不喜欢;love 爱,喜欢;hate 讨厌,恨;miss 想念。根据文意可知
30、,是一个妈妈对孩子的爱,让她为自己做过的事情不后悔,故选 B。【我来总结】完成下列学习任务,并加以背诵。1. 短语互译(1)出现 (2) 没注意到 (3) get into a habit of (4)even so2. 佳句翻译(1) 如果你让我被取笑,你为什么不死呢。(2)我从来没想过回去看我“丑陋”的妈妈。(3)直到那时我才意识到我妈妈是多么的美丽。PassageB读后自主学习【答案详解】1-4 BDCA1. B细节题:原文复现第 1段“There are three basic questions.”2. D细节题:原文复现第 5段“before you begin, take a d
31、eep breath and smile!.”3. C细节题:原文复现第 6段“I want to remember all the new words but I forget them quickly.”4. A主旨题:BCD 选项只概括了三个问题当中的一个,不全面。【我来总结】完成下列学习任务,并加以背诵。1. 短语互译(1)寻求建议 (2) 喜欢做某事 (3)start a conversation (4)take a deep breath2. 佳句翻译(1)这是一个学习英语的好方法。(2)你就好好享受吧。(3)微笑总是能起作用。(4)每天尽量记住 8个或 10个单词。Passage
32、C读后自主学习【答案详解】1-3 DBA 1. D细节题:排序,寻找文章当中提示逻辑顺序的关键词;第 2段 first then;第 3段,逻辑顺序 bottom grow tall2. B词义猜测题:划线词的后句“ the bush grows tall enough for shaping.”在这个过程中,是没有修剪的。3. A细节题:原文复现第 5段“ The Romans did it in the first century.”【我来总结】完成下列学习任务,并加以背诵。1. 短语互译(1)到 17世纪末 (2) 刷掉 (3) keep its shape (4)make a drawing2. 佳句翻译(1) 这幅图显示了园丁喜欢的最终的形状。(2) 然后园丁开始给整个灌木整形。(3) 今天它在世界很多地方都受欢迎。