人教版初中英语八年级下册第二单元 I’ll help to clean up the city parks.
第一课时
Section A (1a---2d)教学设计
一、Teaching Goals: 1. learn to offer help.
2.Understand the sentences in listening materials, and learn to use new words and phrases. 二、Teaching key points:
1. The vocabulary(5个): volunteer, notice, clean up, give out, used to 2. Target language(2):
a. The boy could give out food at the food bank.
b. We need to come up with a plan for the City Park Clean-Up Day. c. They told me stories about the past and how things used to be. 三、Teaching difficult points:
Use the target language above to talk about how to offer help. 四、Teaching Aids: 1. a tape recorder 2. the blackboard
3. a computer with Powerpoint 五、Teaching procedures: Step1:Lead-in
The teacher shows Lei Feng’s picture on the PPT, and ask the students to answer the
following questions:
Who is this man? Why is he so famous in China?
(the answer will be mostly like this: he is famous because he always helps others.)
Step2: Asking-and-answering activities with the target language (Show pictures on the PPT about volunteering work.) Step3: Pairwork
Now, the teacher asks the Ss to think about what they can do to help others. S1: I can read to the old.
S2: I can help my parents to clean up the living room. S3: …
Step4: listening1 page 9, 1b.
play the tape and ask the students to listen and number the ways the boy and the girl could help others. page9,1c
Practice the conversation in the picture above. Then make other conversations using the information in 1b. Then give Ss five minutes to make conversations.(two Ss a pair) Step 5: Listening 2 page10,2a,2b
1. listento yhe tape and check the things they are going to do to tell people about it. 2. listen again, and fiil in the blanks.
a. We need to _______ _______ _______a plan to tell people about the city park clean-up.
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b. Clean up day is only two weeks from now. We can’t ________ _______ making a plan. c. We could ________ _______ signs.
d. Let’s make some notices, too. Then I’ll _______ them_______ after school. e. We could each _______ _______ 10 students and ask them to come. Step 6: Roleplay the conversation.
(1)help oneself to sth.随便吃食物等。 Help yourselves. (2)with the help of
=with one’s help 在……的帮助下。
With the help of my sister, I get good grades in all subjects. (3)help sb. out “帮助某人解决难题”。
I can’t work out this math problem. Please help me out. (4)help sb. with sth. =help sb. do/to do sth
在某事上帮助某人。
I help him with his English every day. Step 7:Summary
In this class we have known how to offer help to others. 1. And we also learned some key words:
volunteer, notice, clean up, give out, used to 2. Key sentences:
a. The boy could give out food at the food bank.
b. We need to come up with a plan for the City Park Clean-Up Day. c. They told me stories about the past and how things used to be. Step 8:Homework
1. listen to the tape and read after the new words. 2. Practice the conversation on page 10,2c,2d
Step 9: Board Design
Unit2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks. The first period Section A(1a---2d)
1. The vocabulary:
volunteer, notice, clean up, give out, used to 2. Target language:
a. The boy could give out food at the food bank.
b. We need to come up with a plan for the City Park Clean-Up Day. c. They told me stories about the past and how things used to be.
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人教版初中英语八年级下册Unit 2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks.
第二课时
Section A (3a---4c)教学设计
一、Teaching Goals:
1. learn to know and use “to do”structure.
2. Target language(一个句型,十个单词或词组)
(1) She decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. (2) new words and phrases:
notice, clean up, lonely, used to, give out, volunteer, help sb. to do sth, make a plan, come up with, care for
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二、Teaching key points:
1. The use of “to do” structure. 2. the use of new words and phrases. 三、Teaching difficult points:
Use the target language to talk about volunteering work. 四、Teaching Aids: 1. a tape recorder 2. the blackboard
3. a computer with Powerpoint 五、Teaching procedures: Step1:Lead-in
Ask some students to act the conversation they learned in last class. S1: Do you have any plans about what we are going to do to help the elder? S2: I think we should… S1: …
Step2: Asking-and-answering activities with the target language.
the teacher shows some pictures about volunteering work on the PPT, then ask the students to make conversations using these phrases: give out, raise money, clean up… Step3: exercise
1.Ask the students to use the phrases we have learned to fill in the blanks.
1. We need to _______ _______ _______a plan about how to make the party exciting. 2. Clean up day is only two weeks from now. We can’t ________ _______ making a plan. 3. We could ________ _______ signs.
4. Let’s make some notices, too. Then I’ll _______ them_______ after school. 5. We could each _______ _______ 10 students and ask them to come. 2.Ask Ss to fill in the blanks.
notice ___________ clean up____________ lonely___________ used to____________ give out____________ 志愿者__________ 帮助某人做某事_____________ 帮助做某事________________ 做计划________________ 想出____________ 关心,在乎________ Step4: Reading.
turn to page 11 and read 3a. Then ask the Ss to answer the questions on PPT.
1. Mario would like _______ an animal doctor.
2. Mario works for an animal hospital because he wants __________ about how
____________ for animals.
3. Mary decided ____________ for a job at an after-school reading program last year. She
still works there now __________kids learn to read.
4. Mary has a dream job because she can do what she loves ________.
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Step 6: Grammar
learn and try to use “to do” structure. 1. Look at the examples on the PPT.
1. I don’t know how to sing .
2. We wish ( hope ) to travel around the world . 3. I prefer to swim.
4. Mary decided to try out for a job in the hospital. 5. I’d like to volunteer at a local hospital . Step 7:Exercise
1. – What a big improvement you have made.. -- It’s really kind ________. A. you saying soB. for you saying so C. of you to say so D. for you to say so of 2. I will teach him _______. A. to use B. use it C. how to use it D. uses
3. Since you find it difficult _______ a decision, you’d better talk to your parents. A. make B. making C. made D. to make 4.The bag is too heavy for me _______. A. not to carry B. not to carry it C. to carry D. to carry it
5. My father hates(痛恨) _______. He never allows me _______. A. to smoke; to smoke B. smoking; smoking C. smoke; smoking D. smoking; to smoke
6. The girl was beginning _______. A. get angry B. to get angry C. getting angry D. angry Step 8:Summary
In this class we have known the main idea of the passage. And we also have known the structure of “to do”.
put up, hand out, call up, cheer up, give out, put off Step 9. Homework.
1. Review new words and phrases in this lesson 2. Review “to do” structure.
Step 10: Board Design
Unit2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks. The second period Section A(3a---4d)
2. The vocabulary:
notice, clean up, lonely, used to, give out, volunteer, help sb. to do sth, make a plan, come
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up with, care for 2. Target language:
She decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program.
人教版初中英语八年级下册第二单元 Unit 2I’ll help to clean up the city parks. The Third period Section B (1a---1e)
教学设计
一、Teaching Goals:
1. finish the listening parts.
2. Target language(五个句型,十二个单词或词组) (1) I take after my mother
I fix it up.
I’m similar to her.
I gave it away. I didn’t keep it.
(2) new words and phrases:
put up, hand out , call up, cheer up, give out, put off, come up with, used up, fix up, be similar to, take after, give away二、Teaching key points: Listen to the tape and find the answers. 三、Teaching difficult points:
1. Listen to the material and find the answers. 2. The use of the phrases. 四、Teaching Aids: 1. a tape recorder 2. the blackboard
3. a computer with Powerpoint
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五、Teaching procedures: Step1:Lead-in
T:We have learned the “to do” structure in last class.
Now we are going to do some exercise about what we have learned. Please look at
the blackboard and answer the questions.
一、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. He decided (buy) a new pair of shoes.
2. I want (listen to) some music after class.
3 . I hope (travel) all over the world one day. 二、写出下列短语的意思。
put up___________ hand out ___________
call up ______________ cheer up ___________ give out ___________ put off ___________ come up with ___________
Step2: turn to page 13 and look at 1a.
____1. I’ve run out of money. a. I repaired it.
____2.I take after my mother. b. I don’t have any more of it.
____3. I fix it up. c. I’m similar to her. ____4. I gave it away. d. I didn’t keep it. Step3: page 13, 1b
T: We have learned some phrases. Now please try to make sentences with this new phrases. You can discuss with your desk mate. Here is an example: I gave away my bike to a children’s home. Step4: Listening.
1.Listen to the tape and finish 1c.
2.Listen again. Circle T for true and F for false.
1. Jimmy fixed up broken bicycle parts, like wheels.
T F
2. Jimmy sells bikes. T F 3. Jimmy takes after his mother. T F 4.Jimmy has run out of money. T F Step 5: Pairwork
T: Now according to what you have heard to make conversations. One student should be the reporter, and one should be Jimmy. A:What do you do, Jimmy? B:I fix up…
Step 6.Exercise
• He has a lot of work to do, so he has to ___________ going to the doctor. • Don’t worry. I’ll help ______________your desk. • Let’s _______________the sick kids in the hospital.
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• In the end, the students ________________ a good idea. • Would you please not _______________signs here?
• We’re going to ______________a food bank to help hungry people. • I’ll ________you________ as soon as I come back. • 翻译下列词组。
1. 用完_____________ 2.长得像_____________ 3. 修理;安装________ 4.捐款 ______________ 5.与......相似__________________
• ㈡ 试用以上短语来造句。 1 我已用完我的钱了。
_______________________________________ 2她长得像母亲。
_______________________________________
3.我的书包与你的相似。
___________________________________
Step 7.Summary
In this class we have listened to the tape and answered the listening questions. And we also learned some phrases and the way to use them.
Phrases are: put up, hand out , call up, cheer up, give out, put off, come up with, used up, fix up, be similar to, take after, give away Step 8. Homework.
1. Listen to the tape twice after class. 2. Review the phrases.
Step 9: Board Design
Unit2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks. The third period Section B(1a---1e)
3. The vocabulary and phrases:
notice, clean up, lonely, used to, give out, volunteer, help sb. to do sth, make a plan, come up with, care for 2. Target language:
I take after my mother
I fix it up. I’m similar to her.
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人教版初中英语八年级下册第二单元
Unit 2
I’ll help to clean up the city parks. The Fourth period Section B (2a---3a)
教学设计
一、Teaching Goals:
1.Read and understand the passage.
2. Target language(五个句型,十二个单词或词组)
(1) I’d like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpline. (2) new words and phrases: 1. set up 建立;设立
2. thanks for doing sth 感谢做某事
3.make it possible for someone to do something让某人做…成为可能 4. help sb. out 帮助某人解决困难;帮助(某人) 摆脱困境。 5. because of因为,由于。 二、Teaching key points:
Read and understand the passage. 三、Teaching difficult points:
1. Read and understand the passage.
2. According to the passage to answer the questions correctly. 四、Teaching Aids: 1. a tape recorder 2. the blackboard
3. a computer with Powerpoint 五、Teaching procedures: Step1:Lead-in
T:In last class we have known some important phrases. Do you still remember them? S: Yes.
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T: Now we are going to do some exercises relating to the phrases.
• 翻译下列词组。
1. 用完_____________ 2.长得像_____________ 3. 修理;安装________ 4.捐款 ______________ 5.与......相似__________________
• ㈡ 试用以上短语来造句。 1 Bob已用完他的钱了。
_______________________________________ 2 这个小婴儿长得像他的母亲。
_______________________________________ 3 你会修理电视吗?
___________________________________
4 我们都应该给那个可怜的孩子捐赠衣服 。___________________________________ 5 Lily的杯子和我的很相似。___________________________________ Step2: turn to page 14.
T: Now we are going to read a new passage. Try to understand it.
After the students read the passage, the teacher help them to understand the passage better.
1. Thanks for doing sth 2. set up 建立;设立
Do you know that we are going to set up a food bank to help the hungry people. 你知道我们将要为饥饿的人们设立一个食物银行吗?
3. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky.有了你的帮助,我才有可能拥
有Lucky。
make it possible for someone to do something固定结构,表示 “让某人做某事成为可能”。
在这个句型中,it仅是一个形式上的宾语,真正的宾语是不定式to do something ,又如: make it possible for sb. to do sth. “使得某人有可能……”
All the hard work make itpossible for me to be succeed. 4. help sb. out 帮助某人解决困难;帮助(某人) 摆脱困境。 Can you help me out? This math problem is too hard for me. 5. because of因为,由于。在句中作原因状语。
because 后跟句子,because of 后跟短语或单词。 Step3: page 14, 2b
T: Now try to answer the questions.
1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why?
(Ben Smith. He would like to thank Miss Li for giving money to Animal Helpline.) 2. What did Miss Li do?
(She sent money to Animal Helpline.) Step4: page 15,2c
Ask students to circle the correct characteristic of each word.
• group (adj./n.) • disabled(adj./adv.)
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• difference(adv./n.) • imagine(v./n.) • difficulties(n./adj.) • normal(adv./adj.) • training(adv./n.) • kindness(n./v.) Step 5: Pairwork
Ask students to discuss the following questions.
1. In what another ways do you think dogs are able to help people? Dogs can help people …(guide dog; watchdog)
2. What another animals can we train to help people?
There are a lot of animals can be trained to help people. Such as…(elephants; dolphins) Step 6.Oral practice
Look at these kinds of volunteer work. Can you add more? What would you like to do? Discuss it with a partner.
• Working in an old people's home
• Helping kids in an after-school program • Being a guide at a museum Step 7.Summary
In this class we have learned passage. You now Know something about how could animals help people. And also we have learned some words and phrases: set up ,thanks for doing sth ,make it possible for someone to do something ,help sb. out ,because of Step 8. Homework.
• Finish the exercise in 2c. • Retell the story of 2b. Step 9: Board Design
Unit2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks. The fourth period Section B(2a---3a)
4. The vocabulary and phrases:
set up ,thanks for doing sth ,make it possible for someone to do something ,help sb. out ,because of 2. Target language:
I’d like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpline.
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人教版初中英语八年级下册第二单元
Unit 2
I’ll help to clean up the city parks.
The fifth period Section B (3b---Self Check)
教学设计
一、Teaching Goals:
1.Learn to write an e-mail.
2. Target language(一个句型,六个单词或词组) The Bike Boy ran out of money to buy old bikes.
fix up, put off, give away, run out of, take after, come up with 二、Teaching key points:
composition and revision of phrases 三、Teaching difficult points: 1. Learn to write an email.
2. Review all the word and phrases in this unit. 四、Teaching Aids: 1. a tape recorder 2. the blackboard
3. a computer with Powerpoint 五、Teaching procedures: Step1:Lead-in
T:In last class we have known some important phrases. Do you still remember them? S: Yes.
T: Now we are going to do some exercises relating to the phrases. 1.The government established(设立) a central park last year. = The man ____ ____ a central park last year. 2. We need to think up some ideas . = We need to _____ ____ ____ some ideas
3.He phoned me as soon as t come back home. = He _____ ____ ___ as soon as I come back home. 4. 他们想明年开一家工厂
They want _________________ next year. 5.我们不应该推迟会议了。
We shouldn’t ______________ the meeting. Step2: Exercise.
T: Now we are going to do some extra exercise according to what we have learned before. 1. 我准备领他去看电影, 以便他会高兴起来。 I am going to _____ him _____the cinema _____ _____ _____ _____.
2. 这些词都很重要,请把它们记下来。
These words are all very important. ______ ______ ______, please! 3. 你知道谁在校门口分发广告了吗?
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Do you know who _______ _____ ___________at the school gate? 4.他们不但会跳舞,而且还会唱歌。
They can ______ ______ dance, _________ ______ sing.
5.没人想要这些杯子,甚至白送也不要。
No one wants to buy these cups, even ______ _____ _______. 6.他想尽力通过这次考试,因此他学习更加努力。
He ______ ___ ______ _____ _____, so he works harder. Step3: page 16, 3b
T: According to the following questions and answers to finish an email. Which volunteer job do you want to do? What are your interests and hobbies? How can this help you with the job?
What do you want to do the volunteer job? When are you free to do the job? I’d like to … I’m god at… I want to… I’m free to
Step 4: Self Check(1)
Ask the students to fill in each blank with a possible verb to make a phrasal verb.
1. __________up 2._________off 3. __________ away 4. __________out of 5. __________ after 6. ________up with Step 5.Self Check(2)
Ask the students to fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs or infinitives.
Last week, Jimmy, the Bike Boy_________ of money __________ old bikes. He was unhappy; so everyone was trying__________ him up. He_____ some signs asking for old bikes and__________ all his friends on the phone__________ them about the problem. He even__________ notices at the supermarket. Then he told the teachers at school about his problem and they__________ a call-in center for parents. The ideas that he__________ with worked out fine. He now has 16 bikes______ up and__________ to children who don’t have bikes.
Step 6. Revision.(showing on the PPT) phrases:
Clean-Up Day 清洁日, at the age of 在......岁时
• 3. clean up 打扫(或清除)干净 • 4. used to 曾经… 过去_
• 5. the look of joy 快乐的表情 • 6. give out 分发;散发
• 7. an old people’s home 养老院 • 8. care for 关心;照顾
• 9. cheer up (使)变得更高兴;振雀
• 10. help out with sth. 帮助解决困难
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…
sentences:
1. The boy could give out food at the food ba 这个男孩可以在食品救济站分发食物。 2. Clean-Up Day is only two weeks from now. 清洁日离现在仅仅两周的时间。
3. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning 每周六上午,他都在一家动物医院当志愿者。 …
Step 7.Summary
In this class we have learned how to write an email. And also we have reviewed all the words and phrases in this unit. Step 8. Homework.
• 1. Finish writing the composition.
• 2. Review all the words, phrases and sentences in this unit. Step 9: Board Design
Unit2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks. The fifth period Section B(3b---Self Check)
5. The vocabulary and phrases:
fix up, put off, give away, run out of, take after, come up with 2. Target language:
The Bike Boy ran out of money to buy old bikes.
九年级英语上册期末试卷
学校____________________ 姓名__________________ 准考证号__________________
听力理解 (共30分)
一、 听对话,从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对
话你将听两遍。(共5分,每小题1分) 1.
A.
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B.
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二、 听对话或独白,根据对话或独白的内容,从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择
最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。(共15分,每小题1.5分) 请听一段对话,完成第6至第7小题。 6. What day is better for the boy to do sports? A. Monday.
B. Tuesday.
C. Wednesday.
7. What sport does the boy like?
A. Volleyball.
B. Basketball.
C. Tennis.
请听一段对话,完成第8至第9小题。 8. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. School life.
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B. Family members. C. People at the party. 9. What is Jenny like? A. She is friendly. B. She is boring. C. She is quiet.
请听一段对话,完成第10至第11小题。 10. What is the man going to buy today? A. A white sweater. B. A red T-shirt. C. A blue shirt.
11. How much is the man going to pay? A. $30.
B. $50.
C. $100.
请听一段对话,完成第12至第13小题。 12. Where does the boy do his work experience? A. In a restaurant.
B. At school.
C. In a hotel.
13. What does the boy think of the work experience? A. Good but a bit tiring.
B. Great but too easy. C. Hard and boring.
请听一段独白,完成第14至第15小题。 14. What is the speaker doing? A. Giving some suggestions.
B. Making an introduction. C. Leading a conversation. 15. What can we learn from the talk? A. An Insect’s Life is a scary film. B. We can’t watch Policewatch tonight.
C. The tennis competitions will start in July.
三、听对话,记录关键信息,本段对话你将听两遍。(共10分,每小题2分)
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请根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语,将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
Shop assistant wanted Where: When: Work hours: What to do: Payment: ◆20. adults: £______ an hour
知识运用 (共25分)
四、单项填空(共10分,每小题1分)
从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. The handsome boy is from Class 2. ______ name is John.
A. Her
B. His
C. Your
D. Their
16.Melody ______ Shop, Happy Street 17. every ______ 18. from ______am to 7:00 pm 19. help customers and do some ______ ◆under 18: £5 an hour 22. We drove 5 hours and finally got to the city _____ Sunday morning.
A. on
B. at
C. of
D. in
23. We did not enjoy the day ______ the weather was too bad. A. or
B. because
C. but
D. so
24. I knocked on the door but ______ answered. A. somebody
B. anybody
C. everybody
D. nobody
25. After a lot of hard practice he was able to jump much ______ than before.
A. high
B. higher
C. highest
D. the highest
26. I ______ my homework on the computer when the power went out.
A. was doing
B. will do
C. do
D. did
27. Jane is very friendly. Sometimes she ______ her neighbours to parties at the weekend.
A. invite
B. invites
C. invited
D. will invite
28. — Do you know each other?
— Of course. We ______ friends for almost twenty years! A. are B. were
C. will be
D. have been
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29. Many roads ______ for the coming Winter Olympics next year.
A. build
B. will build
C. are built
D. will be built
30. — What did Mr. Lee say just now?
— He asked ______ last week. A. where we had a picnic
B. where did we have a picnic C. where we will have a picnic D. where will we have a picnic
五、完形填空(共15分,每小题1.5分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Running Away
On a very busy day, our four and a half year old son, Justin Carl, kept making trouble again and again. After several tries, my husband George finally told him to stand in the corner. He did so 31 he wasn’t too happy about it. Finally, after a few minutes, he said, “I’m going to run away from home.”
My first reaction (反应) was surprise, and then his words 32 me. “You are?” I shouted. But as I turned to look at him, he looked like an angel, so small, so innocent, with his face so sad.
As my heart felt his 33 , I remembered a moment in my own childhood when I spoke those words and how unloved and lonely I felt. He was saying so much more than just his words. He was crying, “Please notice me! I’m important. Please make me feel wanted, loved and 34 .”
“OK, Justin, you can run away from home,” I said to him gently and started 35 out some clothes. “Well, we’ll need pajamas, your coat…”
“Mama,” he said, “what are you doing?” I put these things into a bag and 36 it by the front door. “Okay, Justin, if you’re going to run away from home, then Mama’s going with you, because I would never want you to be alone.”
We held each other while we talked. “Why do you want to come with me?” I looked into his 37 . “Because I love you, Justin. My life would never be the same if you went
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away.” “Can Daddy come?” “No, Daddy has to stay at home with your brothers, and he has to work and 38 the house while we’re gone.” “Can Freddi (the dog) come?” “No, Freddi has to stay here, too.” He 39 for a while and said, “Mama, can we stay home?” “Yes, we can.” “Mama.” “Yes, Justin?” “I love you.” “I love you, too, honey. How about you help me make some popcorn?” “All right.”
At that moment I knew the wonderful gift that I had been given. It was the important 40 to help develop a child’s sense of security (安全感). I learned that as a mother I should never “run away” from the opportunity to show my children they are wanted, needed and loved.
31. A. because 32. A. attracted 33. A. pain
B. but
C. or
D. so D. excited D. tiredness
B. interested
B. surprise B. served B. picking
C. angered
C. effort C. helped
34. A. offered D. needed D. handing D. wore D. ears
35. A. working 36. A. placed
C. giving C. cleaned
B. took
37. A. mouth B. hands 38. A. run out of 39. A. laughed
B. look at
C. eyes
C. look into D. take care of
C. cried
D. played D. responsibility
B. thought
40. A. meaning B. advantage C. benefit
阅读理解 (共50分)
六、阅读理解(共30分,每小题2分)
阅读下面的四篇短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
A
Explore Lancashire Museums
Museum of Lancashire Museum of Lancashire is one of Preston’s oldest buildings. It is your gateway to more than 2000 years of Lacashire’s history. This museum is housed in the past Quarter Sessions House. 19
Address: Stanley Street, Preston Clitheroe Castle Museum The museum stands high on Castle Hill, which has watched Clitheroe’s skyline for over 800 years. Our museum will take you on a journey through 350 million years history of the local area. Address: Castle Hill, Clitheroe Lancaster City Museum Lancaster City Museum is housed in Georgian building. It tells the story of Lancaster’s past from the Roman times. You can also see our collection of paintings of that time. Address: Market Square, Lancaster Cottage Museum Cottage Museum tells you about early Victorian life and lets you discover tools used in the 19 century. Address: 15 Castle Hill, Lancaster 41. Which museum is one of Preston’s oldest buildings? A. Cottage Museum.
B. Museum of Lancashire.
thC. Lancaster City Museum. D. Clitheroe Castle Museum. 42. Where is Clitheroe Castle Museum? A. At 15 Castle Hill.
B. At Stanley Street, Preston. D. At Market Square, Lancaster.
C. On Castle Hill, Clitheroe.
44. You can go to Cottage Museum to learn about ______. A. 2000 years history of Lancashire
B. 350 million years history of Clitheroe C. Lancaster’s past from the Roman times D. early Victorian life and tools from that time
B
In 2011, Kylie Dunn, a writer from Australia, decided to shake up her life. Every month for a year, she decided to try two new activities. In February 2012, for example, one of her goals was to eat less meat for 30 days. Later, she wrote a letter to a friend or relative every
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day for a month. In just 12 months, she changed her life in more than 20 different ways.
Dunn was inspired to try her project after watching a TED Talk by Matt Cutts. To get ideas for activities, she watched hundreds of other TED Talks. Her first activity, in November 2011, was inspired by Jessi Arrington’s talk “Wear Nothing New.” Dunn tried each activity for 30 days, and then wrote about her experiences in a blog called “My Year of TED.”
Finally, when her project was over, Dunn talked about her experiences at a TEDx conference (会议) in Hobart, Australia. Dunn’s talk in January 2014 inspired other people to change their attitudes and their lives. Before her project, Dunn says, she didn’t think she had the courage to change her life. The project showed her she had more power than she thought.
“People who watch TED Talks… end up changing their view of the future,” says Chris Anderson, the head of TED. He says that TED’s goal isn’t to make a single big change. TED’s effect is the millions of stories of small changes. Personal changes like Kylie Dunn’s are happening every day. Together, these changes have the power to change the future in a positive way. As Anderson explains, “Instead of thinking of the future as an unstoppable force… people can play a part in shaping it.”
45.What was Kylie Dunn’s goal in February 2012? A. To start a blog. B. To eat less meat. C. To make new friends. D. To wear nothing new.
46. What did Kylie Dunn’s project show her? A. She had more power than she thought. B. She would live better because of TED Talks. C. She could give good speeches on TED Talks. D. She could change her life by wearing new clothes. 47. What is TED’s goal according to Chris Anderson? A. To make serious speeches. B. To make a single big change. C. To make small changes every day.
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D. To stop people’s life from changing.
48. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Jessi Arrington’s blog is called “My Year of TED”. B. Kylie Dunn is a head leader of TED from Australia. C. Dunn was inspired to try her project by Chris Anderson. D. Dunn shared her experiences at a TEDx conference in 2014.
C
How long am I going to live? Nobody really knows the answer to that question, but scientists are very interested in trying to understand the various factors (因素) involved. Firstly, it depends a lot on what you eat. The country with the longest average lifespan is Japan. On average, women live to 82.5 years and men live to 76.2 years. Scientists think that diet in Japan is a main reason that Japanese people live a long time; they usually eat lots of fish and seafood and not much junk food. As well as diet (饮食), lifestyle habits also seem to make a difference to lifespan. On average, married people live longer than single people and pet owners live longer than non-pet owners. Being mentally active and doing physical exercise are also very important lifestyle habits.
Studies of very old people, however, don’t always support the scientific theories. Many old people don’t eat healthily and don’t do much exercise. Jeanne Calment, the world’s oldest person ever, certainly goes against scientific ideas. She was born in France in 1875 and died aged 122. Did she use to have good lifestyle habits? Well, according to scientists, she had some very good habits: she did plenty of physical exercise and used to ride a bicycle until she was 100. She was good at thinking positively and she didn’t use to worry about things. Scientists are surprised, however, by one of her other habits: she didn’t used to eat very healthily. She used to eat more than two pounds of chocolate a week.
So there is another factor involved in how long we live. Scientists now think that some people were born with genes (基因) that protect them from aging and diseases better than other people. For example, Jeanne Calment probably had a gene that stopped her from getting cancer (癌症) that other people may get aged forty or fifty. Some scientists believe that we can change our genes by eating a low-calorie diet. Experiments with mice show that when they eat one third fewer calories every day, they live forty percent longer. In human
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terms, that’s the same as living to 170 years old. There’s no proof that it works in human, however, and perhaps it’s best to enjoy the days you’ve got rather than be hungry all your life!
49. According to the passage, lifespan is affected by ____ factors. A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
50. Scientists think that Jeanne Calment lived the longest probably because ______. A. she used to eat a lot of chocolate B. she had only good habits in her life C. she didn’t get cancer when she was fifty D. she had healthy genes to protect herself 51. The writer may agree that ______.
A. humans will live forty years longer if they eat one third less junk food B. being mentally active is more important than having healthy diet C. people should eat more low-calorie food to change their genes D. sometimes enjoying life is more important than living longer
D
Almost two-thirds of all adults now surf the Internet. We spend more and more of our time looking at computer screens. The question is whether this behaviour is driving human beings apart or bringing us together. Will the Internet make the world a happier or less happy place?
The social scientist Robert Putnam said, “I think people are still not sure about whether the Internet is going to be a kind of telephone for making connections with other real people, or a television, that is yet one more screen in front of us. I'm also doubtful about a complete virtual (虚拟的) community – that is the idea you can be best friends with someone that you don't even know.”
However, all is not lost. Research in the UK has shown that people who surf the Internet have more friends than those who do not. Robert Putnam says the key is in mixing the real and virtual experience.
The huge growth in e-mails, blogs and messenger services has created a host of new social networks which defy geography. Teenagers, especially, increasingly keep in touch with
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friends online but they are also developing new relationships with people who may share an interest but live on the other side of the world.
A new innovation (创新) is the creation of virtual worlds which promise a social life in virtual space. Second Life is an Internet community with a population of more than 100,000 real people. Each member of the community controls a 3-dimensional puppet (三维木偶) called an avatar which show their personality. They can then take part in many kinds of social activities – parties, dancing classes and shows.
Could this be the answer to social loneliness in the real world?
Aleks Krotoski, a video games inventor, says the Internet offers new possibilities: “These virtual spaces are able to create happiness between people. There's so much socially in these places now. It's very much about a place to go to events, meet people or just chat. I can imagine that this kind of thing is what the Internet is going to be like in the future. It will be like a 3-dimensional space that actually looks very much like the real world.”
52. According to Robert Putnam, ______.
A. the Internet is a device to connect with real friends
B. more people surf the Internet now to make more friends C. we had better make friends in both real and virtual worlds D. you can find your best friend in complete virtual communities 53. The underlined word “defy” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______. A. challenge
B. consider
C. support
D. test
54. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. all Internet communities will be 3-dimensional in the future B. people can have social life in virtual spaces like real world C. virtual spaces will be the only way to create happiness D. Second Life will never make people feel lonely 55. What is the best title for the passage? A. Does happiness live in virtual spaces?
B. Are teenagers getting closer to each other? C. Do video games help with social loneliness? D. Do virtual communities look like real world?
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七、阅读还原句子(共10分,每小题2分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。
Top Five Secrets of Success
Do you want to succeed? Follow our five secrets and you can make it!
First, start young. That’s what popstar Shakira did. 56. ______. And for nine years, she wrote songs and sang for her friends. For the last 15 years, she has been one of the most successful pop singers in the world.
57. ______.When Steven Spielberg didn’t get into film school, he pretended he had a job at Universal Studios. He walked confidently past security guards and worked there for three months. For nearly 40 years, Spielberg has directed many Hollywood films.
58. ______. Our third tip is work hard – very hard. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a good example; for about five year, when he was a teenager, he spent 10,000 hours working on a basic computer. His hard work gave him a big advantage over other people.
59. ______. At the age of five, Nocak Djokovic decided he didn’t want to be a good tennis player, and he wanted to be the best tennis player in the world. In 2011, he became the World Number One.
Finally, keep trying. J.K. Rowling didn’t give up after being rejected by twelve publishers. 60. ______. For the last ten years, J.K. Rowling has been a very successful writer.
Follow our five-point plan and you will succeed!
A. It isn’t just confidence B. Next tip is to set your goals high C. She first performed in public aged 4 D. If you can’t start young, then be confident E. For two years, she tried to get them published 八、阅读与表达(共10分,每小题2分)
阅读短文,根据其内容回答问题。
Many people think the English do not like to speak other languages. In fact, the English
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vocabulary is a mixture (混合体) of words from many different languages. Because of this, the vocabulary of the English language is very large. It is much larger than that of almost every other language in the world.
Many English words come from Latin, the old language of Rome, and also from ancient Greek (希腊语). From Latin we get words like “wine”, “use” and “day”. From ancient Greek we have words such as “ink”. Because these two languages are dead languages the words have most often come through other languages such as French, or the old German languages. There are also many modern words made up from both Greek and Latin roots – “television”, for example. The word is made up of “tele”, Greek for “far”, and “vision”, a word from Latin meaning “seeing”.
Many common English words come from very strange places. “Tea”, for example, comes from China, and “banana” comes from West Africa. “Potato” came into English language from the island of Haiti, in the West Indies, and “tomato” first came from Mexico.
One reason why the English language has so many words from other languages is that people from many different countries have come to live in Britain. Two thousand years ago the Romans came from Italy, and stayed for over four hundred years. After they left, the Anglo Saxons and Jutes came from the northern part of modern Germany. In the ninth and tenth centuries Scandinavians came into the northern and eastern parts of the country. Finally, in the eleventh century William of Normandy came from France, and became King of England. With him came the French language.
In modern Britain there are four separate languages: English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. And the English itself borrowed many words from the other three languages. The English language continues to grow and borrow words from other languages. It is not only the language of Britain, but also of Canada, the U.S.A., Australia and New Zealand. It is used by millions of people in Africa and Asia.
61. Why is the vocabulary of the English language very large? 62. Which language does the word “ink” come from? 63. When did the Scandinavians arrive in Britain? 64. How long did the Romans stay in Britain? 65. What does this passage mainly talk about?
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书面表达(共15分)
九、文段表达(15分)
66. 从下面两个题目中任选一题,根据中英文提示,完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。 ....题目①
假如你叫李华,你们班打算在教师节那天举办庆祝活动,你打算邀请你们学校的美国交换生Peter参加。请用英语写一封电子邮件,告诉他活动的时间和地点,活动的内容以及需要做什么准备。 注意:1.字数不少于50词;
提示词语:2:00, afternoon, September 10, classroom, flowers, say thanks, cards
When and where are you going to celebrate Teachers’ Day? What are you and your classmates going to do?
What do you advise Peter to prepare? th
Dear Peter, How is it going? I’m writing to invite you to come to our celebration on Teachers’ Day. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ I’m looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 题目②
在人的一生中,阅读是一个非常重要的习惯。除了教材,中学生应该积极开展课外阅读(after-class reading)……
现在,某英文报纸就(My After-class Reading)话题征文,请你投稿。请描述你在课后通常的阅读内容和方式,你课外阅读后的感受,以及你对于课外阅读的看法。
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注意:1.字数不少于50词; 2.所给提示语供选用;
提示词语:many kinds of, novels, magazines, Internet, skills , necessary, ● What do you usually do about after-class reading? ● How do you feel after you do it? ● What do you think of after-class reading?
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