中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
Unit 2同步练习
Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语写出所缺单词。
1. Which is the _______(微小的), the ant, the bee, or the firefly
2. My mum bought some _______(蜡烛) in that shop.
3. Parents play an important _______( 作用) in children’s education.
4. Tina always wears a scarf, even in the summer _______(高温).
5. It’s necessary to improve public _______(交通).
Ⅱ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。
light, postman, cold, part-time, education
1. Every country should pay special attention to the _______ of its school-age children.
2. There are four _______ in every classroom.
3. Don’t stand outside in the e in and have a cup of hot tea.
4. Paul works a(n) _______ job at weekends.
5. Cindy’s father and brother both work at the post office as _______.
Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词（含缩略形式）。
1. 一般来说，男孩比女孩对足球更感兴趣。
_______ _______, boys are more interested in football than girls.
2. 我喜欢照顾小孩。
I love _______ _______ children.
3. 虽然我独自在伦敦，但是我并不感到孤独。
Although I am alone in London, I don’t _______ _______.
4. 这些鞋由于舒服很受欢迎，更重要的是，它们很便宜。
These shoes are popular because they are comfortable, and _______ _______,they are cheap.
5. 自从结婚后，他改变了很多。
He has changed a lot since he _______ _______.
Ⅳ. 根据括号内所给英文提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 你的学校过去是什么样子？ (like)
2. John见到你会很高兴的。 (be happy to do sth.)
3. Mary每天忙于工作。 (be busy doing sth.)
4. 我很喜欢看卡通电影。 (enjoy doing sth.)
5. 学习一门外语很难。 (It’s + adj. + to do sth.)
答案
Ⅰ. 1. tiniest 2. candles 3. role 4. heat 5. transport
Ⅱ. 1. education 2. lights 3. cold 4. part-time 5. postmen
Ⅲ. 1. Generally speaking / In general 2. looking after
3. feel lonely 4. what’s more 5. got married
Ⅳ. 1. What was your school like in the past
2. John will be happy to see you.
3. Mary is busy working every day.
4. I enjoy watching cartoon movies.
5. It’s difficult to learn a foreign language.
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Module 3
Life now and then
Unit 2
I think life is better today.
To get specific information from the passage about life now and then.
To learn some key words and useful expressions.
To learn to write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.
Look at the woman in the photo. How do you think she feels Think about what she will talk about:
family
work
health
education
education
health
work
a woman worker
a housewife
can’t get healthy
food sometimes
received low education or no education
family
big family
1. Is the woman young or old
2. What is she holding in her hands
3. Does she look happy or sad
4. What is she doing
She is old.
Old photos.
She looks happy.
She is talking to someone about the photos.
Answer the following questions.
tiny adj. 微小的；极小的
electric adj. 用电的；电动的
light n. 电灯
candle n. 蜡烛
postman n. 邮递员
cold n. 寒冷；冷空气
heat n. 高温；热度
full-time adj. 专职的；全日制的
role n. 作用；职责；角色
education n. (个人的)教育；学业
transport n. 运输业；交通
Read carefully and take notes on what Mrs Li says about the points in Activity 1.
My father was a _________, and he often worked twelve hours a day outside in the _______ cold or in the _________ heat.
postman
winter
summer
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
Families have got _______ than they were in the past.
Today most people only have ______ child.
smaller
one
My mum was a ______ girl. She didn’t go out to work.
My daughter goes to ________ even after getting married.
farm
work
I wasn’t sent to school because my family couldn’t ________ it, and what’s more, because I was a ______.
My daughter is really _______. She has a good __________.
afford
girl
lucky
education
Read the passage again and complete the notes and add more points of your own.
Life in the past Life now
Family bigger; five children smaller; one child
Food
Work
Education
Transport
Entertainment
simple, eat meat only once or twice a year
more food and better food
hard and difficult work, long hours
interesting jobs for boys and girls
expensive, often only for boys
good schools for everyone
on foot or by bike
much easier, buses, cars and planes
no television
television,
computers, etc.
Read the part ‘What was your life like in the past ’ and answer the questions.
1. What did Mrs Li’s parents do
Mrs Li’s father was a postman and her mother was a housewife.
2. Was Mrs Li’s father’s work hard How do you know that
3. Why Mrs Li’s parents didn’t send her to school
Yes, it was. Her father often worked twelve hours a day outside in the winter cold or in the summer heat.
Because her family couldn’t afford it, and what’s more, because she was a girl.
Read the part ‘How has life changed ’, and finish the table.
Mrs Li’s opinion
the change of the role of women
transport and travel today
Women have a better education and they can go to work even after getting married.
It’s easier for people to go everywhere, but there’s too much traffic.
entertainment
life today
We have a television at home and can watch so many good programmes.
Life is better today. People eat better and live longer.
They lived in a (3) _________ house and used (4) _________ for light. Mrs Li says that (5) ________________, life is better today. But not everything is satisfying. There are some things that she is not happy with, for example, the (6) ________.
Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
candles, cold, generally speaking, postman, tiny, traffic
Mrs Li’s father was a (1) __________. He often worked outside for twelve hours a day in the summer heat or in the winter (2) ________.
postman
cold
tiny
candles
generally speaking
traffic
advantages
disadvantages
Work in pairs and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of life today for Mrs Li.
Write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today.
Choose two or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about.
Families are smaller…
Give examples or reasons to support those points.
Most people only have one child today.
For each of the points you choose, write about an advantage and /or a disadvantage. Use the words however, but, although or used to where appropriate.
Families are smaller because most people only have one child today. As a result, families have more money to spend on their child. However, an only child may feel lonely…
Finish the passage with your conclusion.
Generally speaking, I think…
Although transport is easier than it used to be, we now have much more traffic, which means it is harder to cross the road. There are more kinds of food now than before, but many people eat too much and don’t take enough exercise. Education and work for girls are much better than they used to be. Generally speaking, I think life is better, but it is noisier and busier.
1. …looking after us was more than a full-time job.
照料我们比做一份全职工作还要辛苦。
looking after us 作主语；more than 不只是，多于
e.g. He is more than a coach. He is a friend.
他不只是教练，更是朋友。
He is more than a friend to me．
他对我不只是一个朋友。
full-time adj. 专职的；全日制的
e.g. students in full-time education
全日制学生
They’re looking for full-time worker at the library.
图书馆正在招聘专职工作人员。
【拓展】
part-time adj. 兼职的
2. The role of women has changed too.
女性的角色也有了改变。
role n. 作用；职责；角色
play a role in ... 在……方面起作用；在……中扮演角色
【语境应用】完成句子。
学校在教育中起着最为重要的作用。
Schools ________ the most important ________ ________ education.
play role in
3. Generally speaking, I think life is better today.
总的来说，我认为现在的生活更好了。
generally speaking 一般而言，总的说来
in general也可以表达同样的意思。
e.g. Generally speaking, we enjoyed the trip.
总的说来，我们这次旅行很愉快。
In general, women live longer than men.
总的说来，女性比男性更长寿。
形容词与副词的比较级和最高级
形容词、副词比较级和最高级的构成
构成 原级 比较级 最高级
一般在词尾加-er, -est tall long taller longer tallest
longest
以字母e结尾的词，在词尾加-r,-st fine late finer later finest
latest
重读闭音节词且词尾只有一个辅音字母，双写辅音字母再加-er, -est big thin bigger thinner biggest
thinnest
构成 原级 比较级 最高级
以“辅音字母 + y”结尾的双音节词，先把“y”改为“i”再加-er, -est easy friendly easier friendlier easiest
friendliest
多音节和部分双音节，在原级前加more, most interesting more interesting most interesting
不规则变化：
原级 比较级 最高级
good/well better best
bad/ill worse worst
little less least
many/much more most
far farther/further farthest/ furthest
old older/ elder oldest/ eldest
电灯
外出；游玩
照顾；照管
超过
一份全职工作
接受良好教育
喜欢做某事
electric lights
go out
look after
more than
a full-time job
have a good education
enjoy doing sth.
上班
结婚
步行
骑自行车
乘公共汽车
乘飞机
一般而言；总的说来
go to work
get married
on foot
by bike
take the bus
take a plane
generally speaking
Ⅰ.根据语境用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Are there any ________(candle) at home, Linda
2. Most people think more money should be spent on ________(education) and houses.
3. The street ________(light) are usually turned off at 6 in the morning.
4. Jim lives in a ________(tiny) bedroom than that of his sister.
5. Ten years ago the brothers were ________(postman), but now they run a company.
candles
education
lights
tinier
postmen
Ⅱ. 根据语境从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。
transport, cold, heat, full-time, role
1. The temperature is minus ten degrees! But she doesn't seem to feel the ________.
2. Mulan is one of the greatest ________ she has played.
3. Ms Jones would like to look for a ________ job.
4. The ________ from the fire has already made my wet coat dry.
5. The money could be spent on improving public ________.
cold
roles
full-time
heat
transport
Ⅲ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. Women went out to work at that time. (改为否定句)
Woman ________ ________ out to work at that time.
2. Mrs Li feels excited. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ Mrs Li ________
3. His father is more than fifty years old. (改为同义句)
His father ________ ________ fifty years old.
4. She usually walks home. (改为同义句)
She usually goes home ________ ________.
didn't go
How does feel
is over
on foot
Ⅳ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词(含缩略形式)。
1. 孩子们必须学会如何照顾自己。
Children must learn how to ________ ________ themselves.
2. 他父母每天都忙着工作。
His parents ________ ________ ________ every day.
3. 结婚后Mrs Brown不去上班了。
Mrs Brown didn't go to work ________ ________ ________.
4. 过去他们买不起电视。
In the past they ________ ________ televisions.
look after
are busy working
after getting married
couldn't afford
Ⅴ.根据括号内所给英文提示语将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 她一生都生活在乡下。 (all one's life)
2. 我们每月有一两次在一起吃饭。 (once or twice)
3. 去年，六岁的Bill被送到学校。 (be sent)
4. 更重要的是，现在街上没有那么多车辆。 (what's more)
5. 一般来说，你可以在任何地方乘公交车。 (generally speaking)
She (has) lived in the countryside all her life.
We eat together once or twice each/a month.
Last year, six-year-old Bill was sent to school.
What's more, there isn't so much traffic on the street now.
Generally speaking, you can take a bus anywhere.
Finish your passage in Activity 4.
Read the passage again.
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