牛津英语教与学--8A-M3-U6- Science fiction -Nobody wins (I)
Exercise 6 for Writing (8A M3 U6)
I. Translate the following phrases into English. (40%)
1. 下个月
2. 去野营
3. 告诉某人做某事
4. 安排一些活动
5. 列个单子
6. 徒步旅行
7. 打排球
8. 去游泳
9. 踢足球
10. 小测试
11. 骑自行车
12. 航海
13. 钓鱼
14. 爬山
15. 烧烤
16. 到达。。。
17. 周二一早
18. 周三早晨
19. 确信
20. 玩的愉快
II. Read the passage. (15%)
James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from India, and the play was very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company(公司).
James was then invited to go to New York to help them. He lived in Washington, which is an hour away from New York by air. The plane was going to take off at 8:30 in the morning. So he had to be at the airport at bout 7:30. He ordered a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. He forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped after midnight. Also the driver of the taxi had to work very late that night and he got up very late the next morning.
James woke with the feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It stood there silently with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and knew it was ten. He was late for the plane.
He was just preparing his coffee when the radio sent out another news, “Reports are coming in of a plane crash(飞机坠落)near Washington airport. A Boeing 707 fly to New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Plane number 2234…” James suddenly turned pale(苍白).
“My plane,” he said aloud. “If I haven’t been late, “I’d have been on the plane!”
True or false
( ) 1. James was a writer from England.
( ) 2. He had to reach the airport at half past eight.
( ) 3. The driver came to pick him up on time.
( ) 4. James was lucky because he was not able to get on the plane.
( ) 5.Sometimes bad things can change into good ones.
III. Read the passage and choose the right answer. (15%)
Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this!”
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket ” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.”said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one,” said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going – I can’t remember my station!”the old man said sadly.
( ) 1. The old man in the story was very ______.
A. kind B. poor C. forgetful D. sad
( ) 2. Where is the ticket _______
A.The old man forgot to buy it. B.The old man could not remember where it was.
C.The old man showed it to the conductor.
D.The old man’s wife took the ticket away.
( ) 3. The old bought the ticket _____ he got on the train.
A. after B. before C. as D. when
( ) 4. The conductor ______ the old man.
A. didn’t believe B.laughed at C. believed D.felt sorry for
( ) 5. The old man was sad because _______
A.he had to buy another ticket. B.he lost all the things his wife gave him.
C.he did not know where he was. D.he did not know where he should get off.
III. Read and complete the following: (10%)
Every year students in many c 1 learn English. Some of these students are children, other students are young people. Why do all these people want to learn English It is not h 2 to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school. It is one of their s 3 . Many people learn English because it is useful in their work. Some young people learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to r 4 newspapers in English. Some people learn English because they want to work in the USA, England or Australia. English is very u 5 in our life
IV. Writing. (20%)
Write a passage of at least 60 words about “A Trip Plan to Beijing”.(“去北京的旅行计划”为题写一篇不少于60词的短文。)
Choose the most suitable times for the activities .
Suggestions :
the Summer Palace the Great Wall Tian’an Men Square the Palace Museum
Xiangshan Park Beihai Park Yuanming Yuan go (cycling , climbing...)
have a barbecue take photos do some shopping eat roast duck
Time Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Programme of activities
According the programme of activities , write the ppassage.
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Keys
I. Translate the following phrases into English.
1.next month 2.go camping 3.tell sb. to do sth. 4. arrange a programme of activities
5.make a list 6. hiking 7.play volleyball 8.go swimming 9.play football
10.have a quiz 11.go cycling 12.go sailing 13.go fishing 14.go climbing
15.have a barbecue 16.arrive in/at 17.early on Tuesday 18.on Wednesday morning
19.be sure 20.enjoy oneself
II. Read the passage. (15%)
FFFTT
III. Read the passage and choose the right answer. (15%)
CBBCD
III. Read and complete the following: (10%)
countries hard subjects read useful
IV. Writing. (20%) (略)
学校________________ 班级_____________ 姓名________________ 学号__________
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