Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet
Period 5(Section B 3a-Self Check)
一、完形填空
Music can spread across everywhere and bring people of __1__ countries closer. American NBA star Kobe Bryant worked with __2__ superstar Jay Chou to create a song named The Heaven and Earth Challenge(《天地之斗》). The song is used in the recent advertisement for the soft drinks company Sprite, and the two superstars shot the advertisement __3__ on TV.
The song was written by Jay, whose favorite sport is basketball. It expresses the love for basketball and also encourages young people to be more confident about __4__. Jay spoke that he learned a lot from Kobe's sports spirit __5__ creating the song. He does most of the singing part while Kobe __6__ the role as a rapper. The basketball star is very confident with __7__ play. “I love __8__... My part is talking, it's very relaxing and I did a(n) __9__ job, it must be A+.” Kobe was very happy to __10__ with Jay.“I fell in love with Jay's __11__ since first __12__ his songs,” Kobe added.
People can download the ringtone of the song from the __13__. All __14__ from the downloads will go to Project Hope, a charity that helps improve educational facilities in __15__ areas in China.
( )1.A.different B.same C.difficult D.normal
( )2.A.music B.magic C.voice D.truth
( )3.A.usually B.apart C.luckily D.together
( )4.A.himself B.themselves C.herself D.ourselves
( )5.A.why B.whether C.unless D.when
( )6.A.gets B.sees C.thinks D.sends
( )7.A.her B.his C.my D.your
( )8.A.you B.them C.it D.myself
( )9.A.common B.great C.little D.important
( )10.A.live B.go C.stay D.work
( )11.A.sport B.music C.art D.body
( )12.A.trying B.knowing C.hearing D.writing
( )13.A.Internet B.radio C.CDs D.plane
( )14.A.songs B.money C.papers D.wishes
( )15.A.poor B.rich C.famous D.good
二、根据短文内容和所给汉语提示,在空白处写出单词的正确形式,每空一词
My dear friend, do you know Yao Beina I'd like to 1 (介绍) the beautiful angel to you.
Yao Beina was born in Wuhan, Hubei Province on September 6,1981. She was a famous Chinese 2 (流行音乐) singer. She 3 (录制) the theme song and several pieces of soundtrack(主题歌和一些插曲) of the TV series The Legend of Zhen Huan in 2011. It seemed that people would remember the nice voice 4 (永远).
But at that time, 5________(事实上), she herself wasn't as popular as her songs. Many people hadn't seen her 6________(美丽). Yao became well-known after she appeared on The Voice of China, a singing talent show aired(播出) by Zhejiang Satellite TV in July, 2013. She sang so well and that made her a great 7 (成功). But on January 16, 2015, Yao died from breast cancer(乳腺癌) at the age of 33. Her 8 (歌迷) were sad and they listened to her songs again and again. Some of them 9________(匆忙) to Shenzhen to see her off in 10________(排) at her funeral(葬礼). They would remember the girl because of not only her songs but also her kindness.
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空(每空不多于3个单词)。
Learning in class is a way for students to study. Students sit in the classroom and listen
1 the teacher. Is this the 2 way for students to learn something Of course not. There is another way to learn, that is, students can teach 3 (them).
How do you teach yourself The 4 (one) thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in, 5________what you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself 6________(question). You can write them down. A clever student is usually good at
7 (ask) questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself 8 thinking hard, by reading the text or other books, and sometimes by asking other people. This is the way of teaching yourself. And you must do all these by yourself. If you keep 9 (do) like this for a long time, you are sure 10________ (success) in your study.
四、书面表达
【话题呈现】
本单元以“文学和音乐”为主题,围绕现在完成时态展开一系列教学活动。从谈论几本名著入手,让学生学会谈论自己和他人已做和未做的事。以几本名著为切入口,提高学生的文学修养,帮助学生了解世界各国文化。通过本单元的学习,要求学生能够运用现在完成时来询问最近已经发生或还未发生的事,谈论自己或他人已做过或还未做的事。
【佳句荟萃】
①Have you decided yet which book to write about for English class
②Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life.
③I'm even learning to grow fruit and vegetables.
④How long have they been here
⑤She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them.
⑥Have you introduced this singer/writer to others
⑦I started taking French classes last week and I have learned 50 French words.
⑧Ever since then, she had been a fan of American country music.
⑨He has sold more than 120 million records.
⑩I hope to see him sing live one day.
【写作任务】
目前许多中学生不重视课外阅读,却把很多时间花在上网和玩手机上。今年中央电视台推出了大型文化情感类节目《朗读者》,深受广大观众的喜爱。该节目在全国再次掀起了读书的热潮。请根据以下表格内容,以“I Love Reading”为题,写一篇英语短文。
阅读的益处 书籍是人类的好朋友;获取知识,开阔眼界,了解世界;让生活丰富多彩,带给我们快乐。
阅读的计划 每天花半个小时阅读;阅读各种各样的书籍;做笔记。
希望 业余时间多读书,读好书。
写作要求:1.短文应包括表格中所有信息,条理清晰,行文连贯,可适当发挥;2.语句通顺,语法正确,80词左右。文章的开头已给出,不计入总词数;3.文中不得出现真实人名、校名和地名。
参考词汇:获取知识get knowledge;开阔眼界open up one's eyes;做笔记 take notes;业余时间in one's spare/free time
I Love Reading
I love reading.
参考答案
一、1—5.AADBD 6—10.ABCBD 11—15.BCABA
二、1.introduce 2.pop 3.recorded 4.forever 5.actually 6.beauty 7.success 8.fans 9.hurried 10.line
三、1.to 2.only 3.themselves 4.first 5.or 6.questions 7.asking 8.by 9.doing 10.to succeed
四、One possible version:
I Love Reading
I_love_reading. Books are our real and best friends. By reading books, not only can we get all kinds of knowledge, but also we can open up our eyes. Besides, it is a good way to know about the world. At the same time, reading can make our life more colorful and more enjoyable.
As students, it's time for us to read more. I plan to spend half an hour reading all kinds of books every day. And I will take notes to remember what they said in the books.
All in all, I hope we should read more and better books in our spare time to be rich in our inner hearts.