1、Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.,Section B （3aSelf Check）,美文鉴赏,功能话题居住环境 (中考考纲话题项目表第3条)Do you think there is a ghost in the world? More than 20 years ago, a student jumped from the top of the clock tower in the University of Birmingham. He did this only because he failed his final exam.After his death
2、, a superstition（迷信）began. Anyone who walks under the clock tower will have bad luck in his exam. Years later, students there,still remembered the story of the tower. Although Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain, the university is green and quiet. The grass around the tower has been wor
3、n away by the feet of students.The university had to pave（铺）extra paths, so students could walk to their classroom without passing under the most terrible area. But, one day just before an important exam, a top student in the university walked under the clock tower because he was lost in thought. Ho
4、wever, he got .,high marks in the exam the next day. Quickly students all knew about it. Then they realized that the most important thing is working hard.Whenever I go under the clock tower, I will tell myself,“Working hard is the key to success.”,重点词汇提炼 in the world 在世界上 have bad luck 有不好的运气 the st
5、ory of 的故事 the second largest city 第二大城市 be lost in thought 陷入沉思 get high marks 取得高分 work hard 工作努力 the key to success 成功的秘诀,写作乐园,生活中时常会有神秘的事情发生。上周，在一个靠近山脚的地区就发生了一件奇怪的事情。请根据以下提示，写一篇短文。 提示：1. 在那个地区新搬来一个叫Ricki Mortis的人，他邀请邻居参加他家开的派对，但当邻居们到达时，却发现他家空无一人。2. 邻居们开始找他，发现他家后门是开着的。在后院里他们看到一条通往山脚的新的小路，小路上有脚印。他
6、们沿着脚印找到一条小溪，大声呼唤他的名字，但,无人应答。邻居们刚要离开，却发现小溪旁的灌木丛里有火在燃烧，空气中还有食物的香味。原来，Ricki 是在那里举办一个神秘的烧烤野餐3. 谜团被揭开了，Ricki成为这个地方最受欢迎的人Last week, in a quiet neighborhood at the foot of a hill, something strange happened. _ _ _ _,【1】 思路点拨在写作过程中要明确以下两点： 1. 按照提示分三段写。由于词数没有明确规定，故可以适当发挥，但不能不着边际。 2. 在第二段中，人们寻找Ricki的过程中一定会根据种
7、种迹象进行推测，故要巧妙地使用情态动词表猜测。,【2】 粮草先行 审题卡:,记叙文,第三人称,一般过去时,new comer,in the backyard,footprint,stream,bush,an unforgettable mystery barbecue,【3】 佳作欣赏Last week, in a quiet neighborhood at the foot of a hill, something strange happened. The new comer, Ricki Mortis, invited his neighbors to a party at his ho
8、use. But when the neighbors arrived, they found the house was empty and Ricki Mortis couldnt be found. We now know what was happening that day. Surely the neighbors then tried to look for Ricki Mortis. They found his back door open, so they thought he might be in the backyard. In the backyard, they
9、saw a new path leading to the hill with footprints on it, so they believed Ricki must be somewhere on the hill. They followed the footprints till they reached a stream, where the footprints began to disappear. They shouted Rickis name loudly, but there was no response, so they thought he cant be the
10、re. They,were going to turn back, and just at that moment, they found fire burning in the bushes near the stream, and there was delicious smell in the air. And there, Ricki Mortis was working on a mystery barbecue! As you can imagine, everyone in the neighborhood had the best barbecue that day.Now the mystery is solved. People in the neighborhood still cant help laughing whenever they talk about it. Ricki Mortis has become the most popular man there, because he gave his neighbors the most unforgettable mystery barbecue.,
