1、 1 Unit 20Unit 20 Passage APassage A 话题：人生哲理 词数：263 参考用时：8 分钟 A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life. “Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 1 day in our lives is？ Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ？Is it the day when we fall
2、 in love or the day we succeed?”The young man asked. “ 3 . The most important day in our lives is today.”The wise man replied calmly. “Why?”The young man felt more than 4 . “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?” “No. Nothing has happened today.” “Is it because of my visit?” “Eve
3、n if nobody visited me today, today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is 6 our control
4、(控制).” The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man 7 him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 8 a lot of it.” The young man nodded and then went down the mountain. Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10 yesterday an
5、d tomorrow and catch fast today! ( ) 1. A. important B. necessary C. comfortable D. funny ( ) 2. A. miss B. die C. grow D. start ( ) 3. A. Nothing B. None C. No one D. Neither ( ) 4. A. awful B. pleased C. surprised D. excited ( ) 5. A. yet B. already C. ever D. still 2 ( ) 6. A. for B. under C. on
6、D. with ( ) 7. A. stopped B. refused C. encouraged D. ordered ( ) 8. A. treasured B. handed C. wasted D. avoided ( ) 9. A. excuse B. way C. chance D. plan ( ) 10. A. forget B. remember C. call D. treat 读后自主学习读后自主学习 【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
7、、整体感知全文，体悟作者意图。 【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。 1. 1. 短语互译短语互译 (1) fall in love (with) _ (2) take place _ (3)(时间)过去 _ (4) 在的控制下_ 2. 2. 佳句翻译佳句翻译 (1) The young man felt more than surprised. _ (2) Is it because there is a moving event taking place today? _ (3) No matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to c
8、ome. _ (4) Actually, today is the only chance we have. _ Passage BPassage B 话题：名人传记 词数：254 参考用时：7 分钟 Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented th
9、e motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age. When he was 12 years o
10、ld, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work 3 experience did not end well. They firedfired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator
11、, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so t
12、hat he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world. ( ) 1. How often did Edison make a
13、 new invention? A. About every fourteen days B. About every seven days C. About once a week D. About twice a week ( ) 2. The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “_” A. Gave somebody a job B. Set fire to somebody C. Let somebody down D. Forced somebody to leave his job ( ) 3. Edison consider
14、ed his deafness as_. A. something bad B. a gift from God C. a kind of ability D. a disadvantage ( ) 4. Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage? A. Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness . B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching . C. Edison h
15、ad his first job in 1869 . D. Edisons inventions greatly improved the quality of peoples life . ( ) 5. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The function of the electric light B. Edison and his experiments C. The importance of inventions D. The whole life of Edison. 读后自主学习读后自主学习 【答案速查】参见答案 P 【
16、我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。 1. 1. 短语互译短语互译 (1) light up _ (2)teach oneself _ 4 (3)做实验 _ (4) 放火烧_ 2. 2. 佳句翻译佳句翻译 (1) Without him, the world might still be in the dark. _ (2) About every two weeks he created something new. _ (3) He did experiments on the train in his spare time. _ (4) Sometimes his wife had
17、to remind him to sleep and eat. _ Passage CPassage C 话题：社会生活 词数：285 参考用时：7 分钟 Do you think that living a hungry life is last centurys story? Well, it may be this centurys headline. The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. Right now, there are still 870 million hungry people in the
18、 world, according to a survey of the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization. Children cant escape this, either. Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year. Whats causing food shortages? There are several reasons. There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and
19、 their ability to grow food. Besides, with the growing population, feeding everyone becomes more difficult. There are a little more than seven billion people in the world. By 2050, the world population will be more than nine billion. Another reason is food waste. The average person throws away 50kg
20、of food every year. How can we help with food shortages? The easiest way is to cut down on food waste. Next time before throwing away the food on your plate, just think how much work has been done to make it. By buying less, we waste less. This takes the pressure off producing so much food. And it h
21、elps to solve the problem of food shortage. You can also ask your schoolmates to join you. In 2013, researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up short anti-waste slogans(标语) in dining rooms “Think Before You Waste”. Guess what happened? 5 Students wasted fifteen percent less food after th
22、at! The author of the study said, “You dont need a huge activity to make a You dont need a huge activity to make a difference.difference.” Reasons of food shortage 【小题 1】_ The growing population. 【小题 2】_ Ways of 【小题 3】 _ 【小题 4】_ Ask the other students to join in your anti-waste work. Your understand
23、ing of the last sentence. 【小题 5】_ 读后自主学习读后自主学习 【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. 1. 短语互译短语互译 (1) live a life _ (2) die of _ (3) 减轻的压力_ (4) 产生影响_ 2. 2. 佳句翻译佳句翻译 (1) The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. _ (2) By buying less, we waste less. _ (3) And it helps to solve the pro
24、blem of food shortage. _ (4) You dont need a huge activity to make a difference. _ 6 Unit19Unit19 Passage APassage A 【答案详解】1 1- -5 CBDDB 65 CBDDB 6- -10 ADADC10 ADADC 1. C anywhere 任何地方；somewhere 某地；everywhere 每个地方，到处； nowhere 无处， 任何地方都不。联系后 Unit20Unit20 Passage A Passage A 【答案详解】【答案详解】1 1- -5ABBCD
25、65ABBCD 6- -10 BACCA10 BACCA 1. A important 重要的； necessary 必要的， 必须地； comfortable 舒适的， 舒服的； funny 有趣的。联系后两句描述，可知此处句意为：我们生活中最重要的日子。故选 A。 2. B miss 错过，想念；die 死亡；grow 种植，成长；start 开始，发动。联系前半句，可 知此处句意为，我们死亡的日子。故选 B。 3. B none 既可以指代物也可以指代人，no one 只可以指代人，nothing 只能够指代物； no one: nothing 只能单独使用，后面不跟 of 短语；nei
26、ther 的意思是两者都不。根据后一 句描述，可知这个智者说的是，都不是。故选 B。 4. C awful 可怕的，使人敬畏的；pleased 高兴的；surprised 吃惊的；excited 兴奋的。 结合语境可知这个年轻人感到非常惊讶。故选 C。 5. D yet 仍旧，还，一般用于疑问及否定句当中；already 已经，一般用于肯定句中；ever 曾经；still 仍然，尽管如此。句意：今天仍然非常重要是因为今天是我们拥有的唯一财富。 故选 D。 6. B for 为了，对于; under 在下面;on 在上面;with 带有，伴随。句意：但是不 管今天如何平凡，它仍旧在我们的控制之下
27、。短语 under ones control 在某人的控制之 下，故选 B。 7. A stopped 停止，阻止；refused 拒绝；encouraged 鼓励；ordered 命令，订购。结合 语境可知这个智者阻止了这个年轻人提间题，故选 A。 8. C treasured 珍爱，珍藏；handed 传递，搀扶；wasted 浪费；avoided 避免，避开。结 合语境可知此处句意为：我们浪费了很多个今天，故选 C。 9. C excuse 借口； way 道路，方法；chance 机会，际遇；plan 计划。结合语境可知此处 句意为：今天是我们拥有的唯一机会。故选 C。 10. A f
28、orget 忘记；remembered 记起，记忆；call 喊叫，打电话给；treat 对待。联系后 半句描述可知此处句意为：忘记昨天和明天，故选 A。 读后自主学习读后自主学习 1. 1. 短语互译短语互译 (1) 爱上(2) 发生 (3) go by (4) under ones control 2. 2. 佳句翻译佳句翻译 (1) 这个年轻人感到非常惊讶。 (2) 是因为今天有令人感动的事情发生吗？ (3) 不管明天如何辉煌，它都还没有到来。 (4) 实际上，今天是我们拥有的唯一的机会。 Passage B Passage B 【答案详解】【答案详解】1 1- -5ADBCD5ADBC
29、D 1. A 根据 About every two weeks he created something new 可知爱迪生每两周就有新的 发明。故选 A。 7 2. D 根据 Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well.可知他的第一份工 作没有好结果。when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.当他偶然防 火烧了火车的地板时，当然是被解雇了。He forced somebody to leave his job.他被迫 离开他的工作。相当于 fire（解雇） 。
30、故选 D。 3. B 根据 he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.可知他认为他的失 聪在很多方面是上帝的恩赐。故选 B。 4. C 根据 He always worked out of every 24hours.可知，他每天休息 8 个小时，所以 A 的 陈述正确；根据 His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. 可知，爱迪生主要是自学成才的，所以 B 的陈述正确；Thomas Edison 生于 1847 年，12 岁 时（185
31、9 年）他得到第一份工作，所以 C 的陈述不正确；根据 He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world 可知，爱 迪生的许多发明都极大地改善了人们的生活。 所以 D 的陈述正确； 本题要求找出陈述不正确 的选项， 故选 C。 5. D 通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是爱迪生的一生。故选 D。 读后自主学习读后自主学习 1. 1. 短语互译短语互译 (1)照亮 (2) 自学(3) do experiments (4) set fire to 2. 2. 佳句翻译佳
32、句翻译 (1) 没有他，世界仍处于黑暗之中。 (2) 大约每两周他就会有一个发明。 (3) 他在业余时间在火车上做实验。 (4) 有时候，他的妻子不得不提醒他吃饭和睡觉。 Passage C Passage C 【答案】【答案】 1. More droughts and floods 2. Food waste 3. helping with food shortage 4. Cut down on food waste 5. Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny little things. 【答案详解】【答案详解】 1. 根据 There ar
33、e now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and their ability to grow food.可知，食物短缺的原因之一是旱灾和水灾，这对农作物是有 害的。所以这里填 More droughts and floods;另一个原因已经列在表格面了：人口不断增 长。 2. 根据 Another reason is food waste.可知。另一个原因是 Food waste 浪费食物。 3. 文中的 How can we help with food shortages?意思是 ways of help
34、ing with food shortage.所以填 helping with food shortage. 4. 根据 The easiest way is to cut down on food waste.最简单的方法是减少食物浪费。 所以填 Cut down on food waste。 5. You dont need a huge activity to make a difference.意为：你不需要一个大行动 就会造成影响。 与 Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny/little things.停止浪 费从小事做起、从我做起。意思一致。所以填 Stop wasting from ourselves and from tiny little things 读后自主学习读后自主学习 8 1. 1. 短语互译短语互译 (1) 过着的生活 (2)死于 (3) takes the pressure off (4) make a difference 2. 2. 佳句翻译佳句翻译 (1) 世界正日益受到粮食短缺的困扰。 (2) 买的少，我们就浪费得少。 (3) 并且这有助于解决粮食短缺的问题。 (4) 你不需要一个大行动就会造成影响。
