Unit 4
任务型阅读练习
A
一、根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
Dear Selina,
I have some rules at my house.I have to stay at home on school nights.I have to do my homework and practice the violin.I can’t watch TV.Well,I can go out with my friends on Saturday nights,but I have to be at home before 9:30 p.m.What rules do you have at your house Write and tell me about them.
Molly
Dear Molly,
I also have rules at my house.On school nights I usually can’t go out.But sometimes I can do my homework at a friend’s house.Well,I can watch TV for half an hour before I go to bed.On Saturday afternoons,I can go shopping with my friends.I can buy my own clothes.
That’s nice,right
Selina
1.Can Molly go out on school nights
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2.What does Molly have to practice at home
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3.What time does Molly have to be at home on Saturday nights
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4.How long can Selina watch TV at night
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5.Who does Selina go shopping with on Saturday afternoons
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二、根据短文内容,回答下列问题
Have you ever had problems in your life and don't know how to be happy If so, you will find the book Being a Happy Teenager is very useful, which is written by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews.
Andrew Matthews works as a writer, cartoonist(卡通画家) and speaker. His books have been translated into 20 languages. He has been on over 2000 radios and TV programs.
In this book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.
There are many topics such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and learn to forgive(原谅). The book tells us of useful skills such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to make your memory better. Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam marks or praise from other people. But you can still be happy when there are no such "good" things.
Success comes from a good attitude(态度). If you learn from problems, you will have success in the future.
Some school boys have problems such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us happiness comes from thinking about things in a positive(积极的) way.
If you are tall, people notice you and you can get a better view(视线) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes take less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews' most important lesson: You choose to be happy!
1. Is Matthews Australian
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2. What does Matthews do
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3. Does success come from a good attitude or not
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4. How should you think about things if you are too tall or too short (no more than 10 words)
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5. What's the title of the passage
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三、阅读下面短文, 并根据短文内容完成题后任务。
Dear David,
I’m not happy.There are too many rules in my house.It isn’t fair.I have to get up at five o’clock every morning.I can’t arrive late for school.I have to be there at eight o’clock.I have to come back home after school because I have to do my homework.In the evening I can’t watch TV because I have to help my mother make dinner and wash the dishes.I have to go to bed before ten o’clock.On weekends,I have a lot of things to do.I have to stay at home on Saturday morning.I have to clean my room and wash my clothes by eleven o’clock.On Saturday afternoon,I have to go to the Children’s Palace to learn the piano.Do you have lots of rules Are they fair
Your friend,
Helen
任务一:1.文中画线单词“by” 相当于 。
A.in B.on C.before
2.文中 “lots of ” 与文中 意思相同。
任务二:根据短文内容回答问题
3.What time does Helen get up every morning
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4.Where does Helen go to learn the piano
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5.Do you think Helen has some fun
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四、阅读短文,根据语篇内容,回答问题。
Do you feel you have too much homework If you answer “yes”, you are in the same boat as most US kids. However, school life for them is about to get even harder.
A group of 13 states have decided to make their schools’ work much heavier, especially in math and English. Most students in US high schools work very hard. But it is not like in China, where almost all students have to work from early morning till late in the evening.
US students have a lot of freedom to decide how hard they should work. “Most students put in a lot of effort, they work really hard, but some do almost nothing,” said Lillian Gordon, a teacher from California. “I think stricter rules will help those students who aren’t so focused(集中精神的).”
Information Card
The school life for US kids is about to get 1. ____
The decision that a group of 13 states have decided 2. ____
The subjects that the 13 states decided to make much heavier 3. ____
The time almost all students in China have to work 4. ____
The thing Lillian thinks will help students who aren’t so focused 5. ____
五、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
Dear Sister Ewa,
I am a 12 years old girl.I feel unhappy (不快乐).I don’t want to stay at home because there are too many rules in my family.I have to get up at half past six in the morning,and then run for half an hour.I must have breakfast at home.After school,I can’t play with my friends or classmates because I need to finish my homework first.I can’t play computer games or watch TV on school nights.I have to go to bed before ten o’clock.I need to read some English books every school night before sleeping.On Friday night,I have to practice playing the violin for one hour.I must clean my room and learn to play chess on Saturdays.Also,I have to go to learn the drawing on Sunday afternoons.I don’t like these rules because I think they are too strict.What can I do I need your help.
Zhang Li,Guangzhou
Information Card
How old is Zhang Li 1.
What time does Zhang Li have to get up every morning 2.
How long does Zhang Li have to run 3.
What does Zhang Li have to do for an hour on Friday nights 4.
Why doesn’t Zhang Li like the rules 5.
参考答案
一、1.No,she can’t.
2.The violin./She has to practice the violin at home.
3.Before 9:30 p.m./She has to be at home before 9:30 p.m.
4.For half an hour./She can watch TV for half an hour.
5.Her friends./She goes shopping with her friends on Saturday afternoons.
二、1. Yes. / Yes, it is.
2. He is a writer, cartoonist and speaker.
3. Success comes from a good attitude.
4. We should think about things in a positive way.
5. How to Be Happy. / How to Have a Happy Life. / You Choose to Be Happy.
三、1. C
2. too many
3.At five o’clock.
4.The Children’s Palace.
5.No, I don’t think so.
四、1.Even harder.
2.To make their schools’ work much heavier.
3.Math and English.
4.From early morning till late in the evening.
5.Stricter rules.
五、1.12/twelve
2.At 6:30/half past six
3.For half an hour
4.practice playing the violin
5.Because they are too strict.