Exercise 1 for Writing a travel guide (7BM1)
I. Key points in this period. (本堂课要点回顾)
1、Have you read the story about the competition between Mr Wind and Mr Sun
2、I think Mr Sun is stronger than Mr Wind.
3、New words: strength proud correct order paragraph brightly
4、Phrases: in the end take off keep...in mind
II. Translate the following into English. ( 把下列翻译成英语。)
1. 故事的段落 2. 用正确的顺序
3. 找出 4. 把树和房子吹倒
5. 炫耀他的力量 6. 最后
7. 从故事中学到
8. 一场A和B之间的竞赛
III. Read and choose the best answer. (选择最佳答案。)
( ) 1. Put the following sentences into the correct order. Which of the following is right for the underlined word in the sentence
A./ rekt/ B. / rekt/ C. / rekt/ D. / rekt/
( ) 2. Which of the following words matches the sound / pra d /
A. pride B. proud C. pleased D. price
( ) 3. My sister likes ________ before her classmates.
A. show around B. showing around C. show off D. showing off
( ) 4. I think spring is the _______ of a year.
A. best beautiful B. most beautiful C. much beautiful D. more beautiful
( ) 5. The Lees have lived in the town _____ seven years.
A. for B. since C. to D. after
( ) 6. Her father ________ in that factory since 1985.
A. has worked B. worked C. works D. have worked
( ) 7. The weather today is ________ than yesterday.
A. hot B. the hotter C. hotter D. The hottest
( ) 8. You can play games on the playground _______ the two buildings.
A. from B. among C. in D. between
( ) 9. People will not go swimming in the sea ________ there is a typhoon.
A. when B. what C. though D. and
( )10. ----- I’m sorry for calling you so late.
----- __________.
A. This is OK. B. You’re right. C. That’s all right. D. It’s my pleasure.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs. (时态填空)
I won’t go to the cinema tonight because I ________ the film twice. (see)
2. Kitty ________ two English songs since she went to school this year. (learn)
3. Oh, we for three hours. We’d better have a rest. (work)
4. The Lees China two years ago. They will come to China for the second time this summer. (visit)
5. My brother will call me as soon as he ______ in America. (arrive)
V. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (词形转换)
1. I think Mr Wind is ______ than Mr Sun. (strong)
2. is not always important. (strong)
3. I like ________ weather because we can fly kites and enjoy ourselves. (wind)
4. These days the sun shines ________ . Why not have a picnic in the park (bright)
5. Mary felt ________ because he got a “D” for Maths. (happy)
6. Which is ________, a tiger or an elephant (heavy)
VI. Rewrite the sentences as required. (按要求改写句子。)
1. This car is not as cheap as that one.(保持句意基本不变)
This car is _______ ________ than that one.
2. Harry Potter is more popular than any other book among children this year.(保持句意基本不变)
Harry Potter is ________ ________ ________ among children this year.
3. I’ve already visited the Summer Palace. (改为一般疑问句)
________ you visited the Summer Place _______
4. Jenny can decorate the display board herself. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ Jenny decorate the display board
VII. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (阅读文章选择正确答案)
Last Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for three hours. After lunch, I went into my room and had a rest. The air was hot. All was quiet.
Then strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.
When I came back into my house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried hard and managed (设法) to close the window. Then I heard a loud sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what had happened: a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the backroom.
( ) 1. The storm happened ____________.
A. in the morning B. while he was in the back room
C. in the afternoon D. while he was in the garden
( ) 2. Before the storm came, the weather was __________.
A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm
( ) 3. The storm lasted for (持续) _____________.
A. three hours B. more than three hours
C. three days D. less than three days
( )4. The strong wind blew some of the paper ___________.
A. all over the floor B. into the back room
C. out of the door D. out of the window
( ) 5. The top of the back room was broken because of __________.
A. the strong wind B. the heavy rain
C. the loud sound D. the fallen tree
Exercise 2 for Writing a travel guide (7BM1)
I. Key points in this period. (本堂课要点回顾)
I always think that we’re as strong as each other. / I’m not as strong as you.
I think I’m stronger than you.
Let’s see who can get his coat off in the shortest time.
Mr Wind felt very tired and looked disappointed.
(not) as...as all the time in the shortest time take off feel tired show off
Disappointed proud brightly become/feel/look
II. Translate the following into English. ( 把下列翻译成英语。)
1. 一直 2. 互相一样强壮
3. 在最短的时间之内 4. 变得越来越暖和
5. 进行一次比赛 6. 脱衣服
7. 把他的衣服抓得更紧
8. 让植物生长
III. Read and choose the best answer. (选择最佳答案。)
( ) 1. He likes to ________ his new car to his neighbours.
A. show off B. get off C. turn off D. take off
( ) 2. In our city, it is ________ in July, but it is even ________ in August.
A. hotter...hottest B. hot...hot C. hotter...hot D. hot...hotter
( ) 3. The piece of the music he played sounded _________.
A. beautifully B. beautiful C. wonder D. wonderfully
( ) 4. Try your best, or you will lose the game ________.
A. on the end B. in the end C. by the end D. with the end
( ) 5. He is one of _______ in his class.
A. the tallest boy B. tallest boys C. tall boys D. the tallest boys
( ) 6. Let him _______ his kite in the open area.
A. flies B. to fly C. fly D. flying
( ) 7. Their classroom doesn’t look as _______ as ours.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. beautifully D. most beautiful
( ) 8. The girl has learned ________ Chinese words since she came to China.
A. three hundreds B. three hundred C. three hundreds of D. three hundreds of
( ) 9. ________ nice food they have bought for us !
A. How B. What a C. What an D. What
( )10. —Would you like _______ a picnic with us
—No. I’d rather _______ at home.
A. have, to stay B. to have, stay C. to have, to stay D. have, stay
IV. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs. (时态填空)
1. There was a strong typhoon yesterday evening. It down a lot of trees and houses.(blow)
2. Computers much for people since we invented them. (do)
3. I saw an old man the room a few minutes ago. (enter)
4. This kind of motorcycles any petrol to go. (not need)
5. A: How long your mother English (teach) B:For ten years.
A: When she to teach English (begin) B:in 2004.
V. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (词形转换)
1. We should learn how to be healthy and children. (strength)
2. After he knew he failed in the exam, he looked . (disappoint)
3. Honesty is than money. (important)
4. He comes to school much (early) than I.
5. There will be a between the two men. (compete)
6. Could you tell me who were the in the China Voice (win)
VI. Rewrite the sentences as required. (按要求改写句子。)
1. The man over there was holding his coat more tightly. (对划线部分提问)
was holding his coat more tightly
2. The sun shone brightly (对划线部分提问)
the sun shine
3. Jack is healthier than before.
Jack was not healthy now
4. Mary’s handwriting is good. Janet’s handwriting is not good.(合并为一句)
Mary’s handwriting is Janet’s.
VII. Read the passage and answer the questions (阅读文章并回答问题)
Is the sky full of air We know that there is air around the world. We could not breathe without air. Airplanes could not fly without air. They need air to lift their wings. Airplanes can not fly very high because as they go higher, the air gets thinner. If we go far enough away from the earth, we find that there is no air.
What is the sky Nothing. Where is it It is all around the world. The sky is space. In this space there is nothing except the sun, the moon, and all the stars. The moon is about 390,000 kilometers away from the earth. An airplane can’t fly to the moon because the air reaches to an altitude(高度)of only 240 kilometers. Then there is no air. But there is something that can fly even when there is no air. It is a rocket(火箭).
1. Why can’t airplanes fly without air
Because _______________________________________.
What can fly even when there is no air
________________ can fly even when there is no air.
What is in the sky
There is _______________________________________.
Is there any air around the moon
________, ______________________________________.
A rocket can’t fly in the sky when there is no air, can it
________, ______________________________________.
Exercise 3 for The wind is blowing (7BM3)
I. Key points in this period. (本堂课要点回顾)
1. First, … Next, … Then, … Finally, … 2. The children made the kites themselves.
3. A: Whose kite is it B: It’s mine / his / hers / …. 4. be (not) as … as…
5. be bigger / more beautiful than … 6. be the biggest / the most beautiful
II. Translate the following into English. ( 把下列翻译成英语。)
1. 教某人怎样做某事 2. 一些细木棍
3. 与…..一样 4. 几张彩纸
5. 与……不一样;不如 6. 一卷细绳
7. 我们的风筝比他们的更有色彩。
8. 乔的风筝最大最漂亮。
III. Read and choose the best answer. (选择最佳答案。)
( ) 1. ________ computer on the desk is Miss Wang’s.
A. The B. A C. An D. /
( ) 2. Seeing this, Mr. White became very ________.
A.happily B. angry C. angrily D. wildly
( ) 3. Tom is more hardworking than Jack, but he is ______ Jack.
A. more patient B. so patient as C. not as patient as D. not more patient than
( ) 4. He walked into the classroom _____________ ['kwa tl ].
A. quite B. quiet C.quitely D. quietly
( ) 5. I think it is a wonderful ________
A. work B. information C. idea D. news
( ) 6. ---How are you going to improve _______ this term
---Work harder than last term.
A. ourselves B. myself C. himself D. yourself
( ) 7. I’d like________ thin bamboo sticks and thin paper _______ a bigger kite.
A. to use…make B. to use…to make C. use…to make D. use… make
( ) 8. Our country is getting ____________
A. stronger and stronger B. strong and strong
C. more and more strong D. much strong
( ) 9. We have a lot of school activities, so our school life is more______ than theirs.
A. colourful B. coloured C. colour D. colours
( )10. You forgot your dictionary You may have _______.
A. me B. my C. mine D. myself
IV. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs. (时态填空)
1. I ( teach ) here since I finished school.
2. The students of Class Two ( sweep ) their classroom now.
3. The Smiths ( not listen ) to the radio at that time.
4. You ( come ) here last year, you
5. When you (see) him I (see) him last Sunday.
V. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (词形转换)
1. Children used paper to decorate the display board. (color)
2. Jack isn’t so (clever) as John.
3. This park looks much (good) than that one.
4. English is one of (interesting) subjects.
5. Which is (easy), English, Chinese or Maths
6. This student is (careful) than any other student.
7. Hainan Island is the second (big) island in China.
VI. Rewrite the sentences as required. (按要求改写句子。)
1. She is not so strong as her brother. (改成意义相同的句子)
2. Linda’s dress is the most beautiful. (划线部分提问)
3. My cousin is the same age as my sister. (改为同义句)
4. His shirt is colourful. My shirt is not colourful. (两句合并为一句)
VII. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)
Switzerland(瑞士) is a small country w__1__ high mountains, thick forests and blue lakes. In winter the sun is b__2__, but the air is cold. People go to Switzerland for winter s__3__. They wear warm clothes and sunglasses. They stay at h__4__. People go up the mountains in lifts and ski down. They also skate on icy lakes. Visitors go to Switzerland in the summer time, too. They can climb the mountains or walk in the forests. They can swim in the warm lakes or they can go b__5__ on them. People call Switzerland the playground of Europe.
1.________ 2.________ 3.______ . 4.________ 5._______
Exercise 4 for Writing a travel guide (7BM1)
I. Key points in this period. (本堂课要点回顾)
rise: 升起,不及物动词,后面不能直接加名词
raise: 举起,及物动词,后面直接加名词
e.g. The sun rises in the east.
If you want to ask questions, please raise your hands when.
关注介词:Leaves fly from thr trees across the sky. Among the grass
Flags flap in the sky. On a beautiful day
Sailing boats lean and speed over the sea. With a happy face
II. Translate the following into English. ( 把下列翻译成英语。)
1. 穿过天空 2. 高高的在天上
3. 旗帜飘扬 4. 在草里摇摆
5. 展示她脸上的酒窝 6. 云朵滑过并躲藏了起来
7. 当风吹起,帆船倾斜并在海上快速前行
8. 当风吹起,风筝在天空中沉沉浮浮。
III. Read and choose the best answer. (选择最佳答案。)
( ) 1. _____________book on the desk is___________ useful one.
A. The, an B. A, a C. The, a D. The, /
( ) 2. The night was very_____________, so he had to take off his shoes ___________.
A. quiet; quietly B. quite; quickly C. late; quick D. quite; quietly
( ) 3. We don’t have any _____________ ['b t ris]at home..
A. bettery B.battery C.bettries D. batteries
( ) 4. Maths is more popular than_____________.
A. any other subject B. all the subjects C. any subject D. other subject
( ) 5. I don't think we can do it all ____________.
A. by ourselves B. by myself C. by ourself D. by yourselves
( ) 6. _______________ Kitty's brother.
A. Her B. His C. He's D. She's
( ) 7. Ann is so careful that she always goes over her exercises to ________there are no mistakes.
A. look for B. make sure C. find out D. think about
( ) 8. ----There’s somrthing wrong with the bicycle. ---Don’t worry. I’ll make it _____________.
A. to work B. working C. work D. works
( ) 9. The trees lean __________ the wind.
A. against B. in C. on D. by
( )10. The sun shone ________ yesterday and we had a good time in the park.
A. brightly B. bright C. nice D. beautifully
IV. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs. (时态填空)
1. If the wind tomorrow, we will not go on a picnic. (blow)
2. Look, the boys on the grass. (lie)
3. I to you as soon as I get there. (write)
4. He a bottle of lemonade last night. (drink)
5. Tom his dog when the accident happened. (walk)
V. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (词形转换)
1. Look! boat is leaning over the sea. (sail)
2. The sun in the east. (rise)
3. Children used paper to decorate the display board. (color)
4. He is a man of great . (strong)
5. After he knew the result of the test, he looked . (disappoint)
6. I like weather because we can fly kites and enjoy ourselves. (wind)
VI. Rewrite the sentences as required. (按要求改写句子。)
1. He will go skating next winter. (改为否定句)
2. I have finished making my kites. (一般疑问句)
3. There is something wrong with your bike. (改为反意疑问句)
4. Mr. Wind is strong. Mr Sun is strong. (合并句子)
VII. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)
Taiwan was struck by a terrible earthquake early on the morning of September 21, 1999. The earthquake h_____1______ at 1:47 a.m. (Beijing time), when most people in Taiwan were in t____2_____ dreams. It is reported that the earthquake was the worst ever recorded in Taiwan and the s_______3______ in the world in the past three years.
Official figures (官方数据) showed that more than 1670 people lost l____4____. A lot of people were badly hurt in the earthquake.
The people of the mainland (大陆) would like to offer any h_____5_____ to Taiwan to get over the difficulties and rebuild their homes as soon as possible.
1. h_______ 2. t________ 3.s ________ 4. l_______ 5. h_______
Key to the exercises for Writing a travel guide (7BM1)
Exercise 1
I. Translate the following into English. ( 把下列翻译成英语。)
1. the paragraphs of the story 2. in the correct order
3. find out 4. blow down trees and houses
5. show off his strength 6. in the end
7. learn from the story 8. a competition between A and B
II. Read and choose the best answer. (选择最佳答案。)
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. C
III. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs. (时态填空)
1. have seen 2. has learned/learnt 3. have worked 4. visited 5. arrives
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
1. stronger 2. Strength 3. windy 4. brightly 5. unhappy 6. heavier
V. Rewrite the sentences as required. (按要求改写句子。)
1. more expensive 2. the most popular 3. Have yet 4. How can
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)
1.C 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.D
Exercise 2
I. Translate the following into English. ( 把下列翻译成英语。)
1. all the time 2. as strong as each other
3. in the shortest time 4. become warmer and warmer
5. have a competition 6. take off
7. hold his coat more tightly 8. make plants grow
II. Read and choose the best answer. (选择最佳答案。)
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. B
III. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs. (时态填空)
1. blew 2. have done 3. entering 4. doesn’t need 5. has taught, did begin
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
1. strong 2. disappointed 3. more important 4. earlier 5. competition 6. winners
V. Rewrite the sentences as required. (按要求改写句子。)
1. Which man 2. How did 3. as as 4. better than
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)
1. they need air to lift their wings 2. A rocket
3. nothing 4. No, there isn’t.
5. Yes, it can.
Exercise 3
I. Translate the following into English. ( 把下列翻译成英语。)
1. teach sb how to do sth 2. some thin sticks
3. as……as……. 4. some pieces of coloured paper
5. not as……as……/not so….as…. 6. a reel of string
7. Our kites are more colourful than theirs. 8. Joe’s kite is the biggest and the most beautiful
II. Read and choose the best answer. (选择最佳答案。)
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10.C
III. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs. (时态填空)
1. has taught 2. are sweeping 3. weren’t listening 4. came; didn’t 5. did; see; saw
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
1. coloured 2.clever 3. better 4. the most interesting 5. the easiest 6. biggest
V. Rewrite the sentences as required. (按要求改写句子。)
1. Her brother is stronger than she(her). 2. Whose dress is the most beautiful
3. My cousin is as old as my sister. 4. My shirt is not as colourful as his./His shirt is more colourful than mine.
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)
1. with 2. bright 3.sports 4.hotels 5.boating
Exercise 4
I. Translate the following into English. ( 把下列翻译成英语。)
1. across the sky 2. high in the sky
3. flags flap 4. sway among the grass
5. show the dimples on her face 6. clouds slide and hide
7. When the wind blows, sailing boats lean and speed over the sea.
8. When the wind blows, kites fly, rising and diving in the sky.
II. Read and choose the best answer. (选择最佳答案。)
1. C 2.A 3.D 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A
III. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs. (时态填空)
1. blows 2.are lying 3.will write 4. drank 5. was walking
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
1. sailing 2. rises 3.coloured 4.strength 5. disappointed 6. windy
V. Rewrite the sentences as required. (按要求改写句子。)
1. He won’t go skating next winter. 2. Have you finished making your kites
3. There is something wrong with your bike, isn’t there 4. Both Mr. Wind and Mr. Sun are strong.
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)
1. happened 2. their 3.strongest 4.lives 5. help