Unit 1 How can we become good learners
Section A 2a—2c
一、根据句意,中文提示及首字母填写合适的词
1. Do you know the most popular (表达)in 2015
2. Could you tell me your (秘诀)for a long happy life
3. Bob improves his English by doing (语法)exercises.
4. It is well known that Columbus (发现)America in 1492.
5. Mike doesn’t know the (意思)of the new word. Can you tell him
二、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. My brother wants to improve his (speak)skills.
2. It will (probable)rain. Please take your raincoat with you.
3. Bill, please take these English (textbook)to your teacher.
4. Can you finish (read)these books before 10 o'clock
5. Please tell me how to (pronunciation)the word.
三、完成句子
1. 他脸上的表情表明他非常累。
showed he was very tired.
2. 大多数年轻人觉得观看篮球比赛激动人心。
Most young people find
basketball games.
3. 布莱克夫人,请重复一下你的问题好吗?
Could you please , Mrs. Black
4. 你读书越多,你知道得就越多。
books you read, you will know.
5. 凯莉能够流利地讲英文。
Kelly has English fluently.
阅读理解
One day in 1999,a Chinese man was having lunch in a US restaurant. Suddenly,the word“Alibaba”came into his mind.He asked a waitress,“What do you know about Alibaba?”The woman answered,“Alibaba and the 40 thieves.”“Yes,this is the name!”the man replied.
The man was Jack Ma (Ma Yun) who used to be an English teacher. Later that year,he founded Alibaba,an ecommerce (电子商业) company
Few Chinese people saw the commercial potential (潜力) of the Internet when Ma started Alibaba. He got the nick name“Crazy Jack Ma”.
However,the man believed that everyone should have a dream.“The most important thing is that we believe in our dreams. Of course we make many mistakes,but we never give up hope,”Ma said.
Ma's business is not only focused on ecommerce. Alibaba has a large stake (股份) in Sina Weibo and Youku Tudou. He's also on the board of China's most successful soccer club,Guangzhou Evergrande.
Now,Ma's dream is even bigger.“We have a dream. We hope in the next 15 years that the world changes because of us,”he said.
1.Which word suddenly came into Ma Yun's mind when he was having lunch in a US restaurant
A.Money. B.Family. C.Alibaba. D.Stock.
2.According to the passage,what did Ma Yun use to be
A.A businessman. B.A trader.
C.A writer. D.An English teacher.
3.Which of the following is not true
A.Ma Yun founded Alibaba.
B.Ma Yun once taught English.
C.Ma Yun got the nickname “Crazy Jack Ma”.
D.Ma Yun bought a soccer team at the age of 50.
4.Which of the following isn't Alibaba's business now
A.Sina Weibo and Youku Tudou.
B.Ecommerce.
C.The soccer club.
D.Teaching English.
5.What can't we get from Jack Ma's story
A.Everyone should have a dream.
B.If you want to succeed,you should be able to see something that others can't.
C.You should always believe in your dream and work on it.
D.You will be successful if you give your company a good name.
语法填空
Some people say it is not easy for a middle-aged person to learn a foreign language. But is it ___1___(real)true
Several years ago, I worked for ___2___ English newspaper which was doing such a research. They asked me to learn a new language for one month. Then I had to go to the country and do some “tests” ___3___(see)if I could “survive(挺过来)” in different situations.
I chose Spanish(西班牙语)and did a one-month course at a language school and ___4___(find)that some Spanish words are very similar to English ones. ___5___ example, hola isn’t very different from “hello”. Of course, there are other things which are more difficult. In Spanish you have to change the verbs(动词)for each person. But my ___6___(big)problem of all was the pronunciation. I found ___7___ was very difficult to pronounce some letters in Spanish, especially r and j. So I had to download ___8___(sentence)onto my phone and I listened and practised them again and again.
A month later I went to Spain. A Spanish teacher ___9___(call)Paula came and began the test. “Will I survive ” I wasn’t sure enough but _____10_____ I wished I would!
答案
一、1.expression 2.secret 3.grammar 4.discovered 5.meaning
二、1.speaking 2.probably 3.textbooks 4.reading 5.pronounce
三、1. The expression on his face
it exciting to watch
3. repeat your question
4. The more; the more
5. the ability to speak
四、CDDDD
五、1.really 2.an 3.to see 4.found 5.For 6.biggest 7.it 8.sentences 9.called 10.What