(共34张PPT)
Unit 8 Surprise endings
单元基础过关
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Kids in America can get lots of ___________ (gift) on Christmas Day.
2. He became a doctor after ___________ (graduate).
3. My father ___________ (afford) a new apartment last year.
4. There was an ___________ (express) on his husband’s face.
gifts
graduation
afforded
expression
5. Susan ___________ (count) her money three times and she felt sad.
6. Listen!I can hear the ___________ (step) on the stairs.
7. The word “hair” is an ___________ (count) noun.
8. The mother was ___________ (pride) of her son.
counted
steps
uncountable
proud
9. The man was accused of ___________ (steal) gold from the shop.
10. The old man reached into his bag and ___________ (draw) out a piece of paper.
stealing
drew
二、根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词
1. 他被指控酒后驾驶。
He ___________ ___________ ___________ driving after drinking.
2. 我们有两只猫,一只是白色的,另一只是黄色的。
We have two cats. One is white, and ___________ _________ is yellow.
was
accused
of
the
other
3. 她喜欢出去逛街而不是待在家里。
She likes going shopping ___________ ___________ staying at home.
4. 最终,他考上了北京大学,他的家人都为他感到骄傲。
He entered Peking University at last. All of his family ___________ ___________ ___________ him.
instead
of
were
proud
of
5. 小男孩的眼睛紧紧地盯着商店里的糖果。
The boy’s eyes ___________ ___________ ___________ the candy in the shop.
were
fixed
on
三、完形填空
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 in love or the day we succeed ” The young man asked.
“The most important day in our lives is _3_,” the wise man replied calmly.
“Why ” The young man felt more than surprised. “Is it because there is a moving event _4_ today ”
“No. Nothing has happened today.”
“Is it because of my visit ”
“Even 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 _6_ today is, it is under our control.”
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 and tomorrow and catch today!
( )1. A. important B. necessary
C. comfortable D. expensive
( )2. A. miss B. die C. grow D. learn
( )3. A. year B. today C. tomorrow D. yesterday
A
B
B
( )4. A. taking up B. taking away
C. taking place D. taking in
( )5. A. yet B. already C. still D. even
( )6. A. special B. common C. interesting D. important
( )7. A. stopped B. accepted C. encouraged D. gave
( )8. A. treasured B. handed C. wasted D. cherished
( )9. A. excuse B. way C. chance D. method
( )10. A. forget B. remember C. call D. recall
C
C
B
A
C
C
A
四、阅读理解
(一)
In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy(破产). The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me anymore because he just thinks about his work.”
One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first.”“Why not let me first ” she asked. “I was tired, so you take it later, OK ” She was very sad.
On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on her husband’s computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears. It was his diary:“Today, I was quite sad. She asked me
why I always took the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So every time I rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least 1℃ or 2℃. Now I can’t give her the comfortable life or buy expensive clothes for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃love.”
( )1. When did the couple move out of their house
A. On a rainy day.
B. In a cold winter.
C. When the husband lost his work.
D. When the wife saw her husband’s diary.
B
( )2. Why did the woman think her husband didn’t love her
A. Because he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes.
B. Because he didn’t have enough money.
C. Because he always worked with no care of her.
D. Because he didn’t look after her parents.
C
( )3. Why did the man want to take the shower first
A. Because he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier.
B. Because he wanted to make the bathroom warmer.
C. Because he wasn’t as strong as before.
D. Because he couldn’t stand the cold winter.
B
( )4. What did the woman do on a rainy day
A. She watched TV.
B. She played computer games.
C. She went shopping.
D. She turned on her husband’s computer.
D
( )5. What can we know from the passage
A. The man loved his wife very much.
B. The woman didn’t love her husband.
C. The man was poor before.
D. The woman had no job.
A
(二)
短文填空。以下是一则短文,请阅读短文,并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中,使原文的意思完整、连贯。
A. Since 1897, there have been more than 300 films and TV adaptations(改编版本) of Dickens’ works.
B. The next day, a headline in The New York Times read,
C. This year marks the 150th year of Dickens’ death. It’s another chance to remember this great writer.
D. Even today, the British novelist is loved by readers all over the world.
E. One important reason, she says, is that Dickens wrote from his heart.
F. However, few of them worked as hard as Dickens to touch the readers deeply.
On 9 June, 1870, Charles Dickens died at the age of 58.
1. ______“Death of the Great Novelist. Will be remembered by the People …”
The headline was not overstating the popularity of Dickens. 2. ______ Dickens created some unforgettable characters. You must have heard of or even read some of his novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two
B
D
Cities. A Tale of Two Cities has sold more than 200 million copies. 3. ______A Christmas Carol alone has had nearly 50.
Natalie Mcknight is a literature professor who studies Dickens and his works. She explains why the novelist has remained so popular.4. ______ He tried hard to produce emotional effects among his readers. In his works, he paid special attention to the “little man” at the bottom of society in
A
E
the UK, which deeply mirrored the social reality at that time. A Christmas Carol, for example, was written to make every reader think about how they could make a difference to their society. People always enjoy works that make them laugh, cry and think. Many other 19th-century novelists wrote entertaining works.5. ______
F
Dickens wrote about situations and emotions that still attract people today. He used his pen to fight against social inequality and gave voice to the poor. His works led to many important social changes. Readers always enjoy seeing poor people rise and succeed.
五、语法填空
Have you ever read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone It must be the 1._______ popular book with almost all the children in the world. 2._______ idea for the book came to J. K. Rowling in 1989. It 3._______ (take) her eight years to finish writing it. During those eight years she had a number of jobs, for example, being an English teacher in Portugal.
most
The
took
Rowling sent the book to many publishers (出版商), 4._______ only one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because her dream was to be a 5._______(write). Before she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small flat 6._______ her daughter and was very poor. She didn’t have enough money 7. _______ (pay)for heating in winter. Harry Potter became popular with children and adults in England and
but
writer
with
to pay
then around the world. The book was translated into (被译成) more than sixty 8._______(language). After her five books were published, Harry Potter books were on the list of the most popular books. Without 9._______ questions, Rowling’s life completely 10._______(change) and she became one of the most famous women writers in the world.
languages
any
changed
六、书面表达
今天的英语课上,班级进行了主题为“A valuable gift I give”的分享会。请你根据下面的内容要点,写一篇英语短文,汇报你们四人小组的分享内容。
要点:
From Bob Kate Lily You
To Parents Good friend Foreign teacher (请补充)
What Soup Photo album Paper cutting (请补充)
Why Thanks and love Friendship Culture (请补充)
要求:1. 80词左右,开头已给出,不计入总词数内;
2. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名;
3. 可适当增加细节,以使条理清楚、行文连贯;
4. 标点正确,书面整洁。
In today’s English class, we had a discussion on “A valuable gift I gave”. Here is what we shared in our group.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A valuable gift given by Bob was a bowl of soup to his parents. In his opinion, he considered it as a good gift to express his thanks and love to them. Kate gave a photo album to one of her good friends because she wanted to cherish every moment with her, hoping that their friendship
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
could last forever. In addition, Lily sent her foreign teacher a piece of paper cutting which could fully represent Chinese culture.
For me, what I gave to my grandparent was a smartphone. We don’t live together and my parents are so busy that we can’t meet each other often. However, we can have video chats by smartphone.
THANKS!