1、Unit 3 Language in use Module 2 Education When William Stidger taught at Boston University ， he once thought about the people that he 1 in his life. They taught him， encouraged him or cared a lot about him. One was a teacher. She once taught William geography. 2 he wrote a letter of thanks to her. H
2、e got the teachers letter 3 . It began， “My dear Willie”. He was very happy. Now over 50， he didnt think someone would call him “Willie”. Here is that letter: My dear Willie， I cannot tell you how much 4 letter means to me. Im in my 5 ， living alone in a small room and cooking 一一、语法选择语法选择 my own mea
3、ls. You will be interested to know that I taught school for 50 years and 6 is the first letter of appreciation （感谢） I ever got. It came 7 a cold morning but it made me feel very 8 . William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadnt thanked in his past. She helped hi
4、m to believe in himself. He would never forget her. There are some people we 9 always remember， because they helped to shape（塑造） our life. William Stidger found a way to show his appreciationhe wrote them letters. Who are some of the people that you need to thank in your past？ It may not be 10 late
5、to say “Thanks”. （ ） 1. A. thanked B. has thanked C. hadnt thanked D. not thank （ ） 2. A. So B. Therefore C. Because D. Such （ ） 3. A. late B. later C. lately D. latest （ ） 4. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself C A B B （ ） 5. A. eighty B. eightieth C. eightieths D. eighties （ ） 6. A. you B. your C.
6、 yours D. yourself （ ） 7. A. in B. on C. at D. during （ ） 8. A. warm B. warmer C. warmly D. warmest D C B A （ ） 9. A. should B. could C. shall D. can （ ） 10. A. so B. very C. too D. quite A C High school does not encourage students to know about the new things in life， but college sets the stage for
7、 it. I myself went through this 1 process（过程） and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language. I never felt it necessary to learn any sign language before. All of my family members can hear， and so can all my friends. The 2 langua
8、ge was enough. Little by little， I discovered my 3 for ASL. 二、完形填空二、完形填空 The 4 began during my first week at college. I watched it carefully when the ASL club performed their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the idea of communicating without speaking attracted me. What I saw was co
9、mpletely different from anything I had experienced in the past. This new form of communication just made me want more. After that， feeling the need to 5 it further， I decided to join one of ASL clubs. I only learned how to express my feelings 6 my hands about the letters that day. Although my proces
10、s was 7 ，I wasnt disappointed about it. I then tried my best to take part in those clubs meetings and learned all I could. The following term， I decided to be a member of an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking wasnt 8 . I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant. 9 ， if there had
11、been any talking， it would have caused to learn less. Now， I enjoy the silence and the 10 way of communication. （ ） 1. A. talking B. planning C. searching D. looking （ ） 2. A. body B. spoken C. written D. foreign （ ） 3. A. love B. question C. need D. goal （ ） 4. A. map B. trip C. story D. task C B A
12、 C （ ） 5. A. ask about B. know about C. worry about D. talk about （ ） 6. A. at B. on C. in D. with （ ） 7. A. ready B. slow C. common D. nervous （ ） 8. A. allowed B. welcomed C. turned D. repeated B D B A （ ） 9. A. Finally B. Besides C. Instead D. However （ ） 10. A. easy B. popular C. new D. quick C
13、C Studying in groups is helpful to our study. It is becoming more and more popular in class and it has many advantages. For example，we can not only save time but also encourage each other when we study in groups. I still remember when I was in Grade 8，my physics was very poor. I had a really hard ti
14、me with it. Once in class，the teacher asked us to discuss questions with each other. Because I was very shy，I could not do it like what he told me. My physics teacher encouraged me to face others and talk with someone else bravely. Then I studied with some classmates together. 三三、 回答问题回答问题 When I di
15、d not understand any questions，they could give me some advice and I could quickly find out the ways to deal with the problems. After that，I felt very relaxed and asked my classmates a lot of questions about physics. I did not feel stressed out at all. At last，I finished my homework by myself for the
16、 first time. How excited I was! Because of studying in groups，I was not worried about physics learning any more. With my classmates help，I got more confidence. It also gave me more chances to improve myself in many ways. So lets study more in groups. 1. What is becoming more and more popular in clas
17、s？ . . 2. Which subject was the writer very poor at when he was in Grade 8？. . . Studying in groups is becoming more and more popular in class. He was poor at physics （when he was in Grade 8）. 3. What did the physics teacher encourage the writer to do in the class？ . . 4. Why did the writer feel exc
18、ited？ . . The teacher encouraged the writer to face others and talk with someone else bravely. Because he finished his homework by himself for the first time. 5. How did the writer get more confidence？ . . He got more confidence with his classmates help. Tsinghua University is one of the best univer
19、- sities in China. Many students want to go there for further 1 . In order to make more students know more about this university， our school organized all the students in Grade Nine to 2 it last Friday. At eight oclock in the morning， we went to Tsinghua University by bus. A teacher from Tsinghua Un
20、iversity met us at the school 3 . He took us to the library first. Some teachers and students were doing some reading there. Nobody made any noise. How 4 it was! Then he guided us to the teaching building. It 四、四、 短文填空短文填空 was big and beautiful. When we passed 5 one of the classrooms， a teacher was
21、giving a speech on science. All the students listened to him 6 . We didnt move on until the speech came to an end. It was so wonderful that all of us lost 7 in it. At about four oclock in the afternoon， we 8 goodbye to the teacher and went home by bus， but we were reluctant to leave. In the evening
22、I wrote down what I saw and heard in Tsinghua University in my diary. I have 9 up my mind to study harder than before. I must become a student of Tsinghua University in the 10 . I am sure I can make it if I work hard enough! 1. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . 7. . 8. . 9. . 10. . study/education visit ga
23、te quiet by carefully ourselves said made future 五五、 课文经典句型回顾课文经典句型回顾 1.它大约有700个学生，像英国大多数学校一样。 . . 2. 那里的孩子确实喜欢踢足球。 . 3. 我希望有一天能参观苏茜的学校。 . Its got about 700 pupils， like most schools in England. Kids there really enjoy playing football. I hope I can visit Susies school one day. 4. 我们学校也很好，而且我们这里有更多的
24、学生。 . . 5. 这意味着有更多人一起玩。 . 6. 如果我通过了明年的考试，我将会一直在这儿待 到18岁。 . . Our school is great too， and we have more students here. This means more people to play with. If I pass my exams next year， Ill stay here until Im eighteen. 7. 上课前，我们的老师检查学生的出勤情况。 . . 8. 一些人学习德语而不是法语。 . . Before class， our teacher checks w
25、hich pupils are present or absent. Some people learn German instead of French. 9. 所幸我们不用每门课程都考试。 . 10. 在这一学年中，通常会有参加博物馆的活动和露 营活动，例如在郊外爬山和徒步。 . . . Its lucky we dont have exams in every subject. During the school year there are usually visits to museums and to camps for activities such as climbing and walking in the country.
