牛津上海版七年级下册Module 3 The natural elements Unit 9 第1课时 课本讲解及词汇拓展(共58张PPT)

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The wind is blowing
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牛津上海版 英语 七年级 第二学期
Unit 9
Word exercise
Look and match
Think and answer
Think and compare
Read
Answer
Read and number
Listen and follow


Word exercise


What are the past forms of these verbs
like- meet- say- blow-
can- hold- feel- look-
smile- shine- start- take-
become-
liked
met
said
blew
could
held
felt
looked
smiled
shone
started
took
became
sunny
rainy
cloudy
hot
cold
warm
stormy
snowy
windy
Look and match


Match the weather symbols with the words.
Think and answer


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What do you usually do when you feel hot
We swim
We drink cold water
We eat ice cream
We take off clothes
when we feel hot.


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What do you usually do when you feel cold
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when we feel cold.
We put on more clothes
We hold our coats more tightly
We turn on heaters
Think and compare


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Are bicycles as fast as cars
No. Bicycles are not as fast as cars.
Which ones are faster, bicycles or cars
Cars are faster than bicycles.


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Is Hangzhou as big as Shanghai
No. Hangzhou is not as big as Shanghai.
Which one is bigger, Hangzhou or Shanghai
Shanghai is bigger.


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Is the Yellow River as long as the Yangtze River
No. The Yellow River is not as long as the Yangtze River.
Which one is longer, the Yellow River or the Yangtze River
The Yangtze River is longer than the Yellow River.


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Is Mr Sun as strong as Mr Wind
Which one is stronger, Mr Sun or Mr Wind
What can Mr Sun do
What can Mr Wind do
Read


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Class, have you read the story
about the competition between
Mr Wind and Mr Sun
Yes, I have. I think Mr Sun is stronger than Mr Wind.
I think Mr Wind is Stronger than Mr Sun.
He blows down trees and houses.


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Here are the paragraphs of the story.
Put them in the correct order. Then answer the questions on the blackboard.
/ pArEgrB:f/
/kE rekt/
/ R:dE(r)/
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Mr Wind and Mr Sun
What kind of person was Mr Wind
What did Mr Wind like doing
What did Mr Wind and Mr Sun do to find out who was stronger
What did Mr Wind do to show his strength
What did Mr Sun do to show his strength
Who was stronger
Did Mr Wind and Mr Sun become friends in the end
What have you learnt from the story
Read and number


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Mr Wind was very proud. He liked showing off his strength all the time. One day, Mr Wind met Mr Sun and said, ‘People always think that we’re as strong as each other. I think I’m stronger than you. Shall we have a competition ’
Read the paragraphs and put them in the correct order to make a story.
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Mr Wind blew and blew. Soon his face became red. However, he still could not get the man’s coat off. Mr Wind became very angry and he began to blow hard. The man held his coat more tightly in the wind because he was cold. Mr Wind felt very tired and looked disappointed.
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‘Don’t feel sad,’ said Mr Sun. ‘Strength is not always important. I think we’re as strong as each other. I can make plants grow and you can push boats forward. Let’s be friends forever.’
‘I agree,’ said Mr Wind and he smiled.
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‘Can you see that man over there Let’s see who can get his coat off in the shortest time,’ said Mr Wind.
‘That’s a good idea. You go first,’ said Mr Sun.
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‘Let me try,’ said Mr Sun. He shone brightly. Soon it became warmer and warmer. The man felt very hot and started sweating. He took off his coat. Mr Wind’s face became red again.
‘You win, Mr Sun,’ said Mr Wind sadly. ‘I’m not as strong as you.’
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Listen and follow


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Mr Wind was very proud. He liked showing off his strength all the time. One day, Mr Wind met Mr Sun and said, ‘People always think that we’re as strong as each other. I think I’m stronger than you. Shall we have a competition ’
Read the paragraphs.
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‘Can you see that man over there Let’s see who can get his coat off in the shortest time,’ said Mr Wind. ‘That’s a good idea. You go first,’ said Mr Sun.
Mr Wind blew and blew. Soon his face became red. However, he still could not get the man’s coat off. Mr Wind became very angry and he began to blow hard. The man held his coat more tightly in the wind because he was cold. Mr Wind felt very tired and looked disappointed.
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‘Let me try,’ said Mr Sun. He shone brightly. Soon it became
warmer and warmer. The man felt very hot and started sweating. He took off his coat. Mr Wind’s face became red again. ‘You win, Mr Sun,’ said Mr Wind sadly. ‘I’m not as strong as you.’
‘Don’t feel sad,’ said Mr Sun. ‘Strength is not always important. I think we’re as strong as each other. I can make plants grow and you can push boats forward. Let’s be friends forever.’
‘I agree,’ said Mr Wind and he smiled.
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Read and answer
Think and say
Make a storybook




Read and answer
1 What kind of person was Mr Wind
A proud person.
2 What did Mr Wind like doing
Mr Wind liked showing off his strength all the time.
3 What did they do to find out who was stronger
They had a competition.
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4 What did Mr Wind do to show his strength
Mr Wind blew and blew.
5 What did Mr Sun do to show his strength
Mr Sun shone brightly.
6 Who was stronger
Mr Sun was stronger.
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7 Did Mr Wind and Mr Sun become friends in the end
Yes, they did.
8 What have you learnt from the story
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Think and say
I/buy/bicycle/motorcycle
A: Should I buy a bicycle or a motorcycle
B: I think you should buy a motorcycle.
A: Why
B: Motorcycles are faster than bicycles.
A: Should I buy a bicycle or a motorcycle
B: I think you should buy a bicycle.
A: Why
B: Bicycles are safer than motorcycles.
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I/study/English/French
A: Should …
B: I think …
A: Why
B: … than …
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Mr and Mrs Guo
/plant/vegetables/flowers
A: Should …
B: I think …
A: Why
B: … than …
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Ben/buy/notebook computer/desktop computer
A: Should …
B: I think …
A: Why
B: … than …
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Kitty/take piano lessons with/
Mr Wang/Miss He
A: Should …
B: I think …
A: Why
B: … than …
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Make a storybook
In groups, write the five paragraphs on five pieces of paper. Draw a picture for each paragraph. Put them together to make a storybook.
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Words
1. competition (n.) 竞赛
◆compete (v.) 竞争.参赛 competitor (n.) 参赛者
We will have a maths competition next Friday.
He is my competitor in the competition.
◆compete with....... 和......竞争
2. paragraph n. 段，段落
Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese.
将下列各段翻译成中文。
【拓展】 paragraph v. 将……分段
The teacher asked the students to paragraph an essay in class. 老师让学生们在课堂上给一篇文章分段。
3. order n. 顺序；次序
The names are in alphabetical order. 这些名字按字母顺序排列。
【拓展】 order作名词时，常见含义有：
(1)命令；指示：He gave orders that the job must be done in three days. 他指示三天内必须完成这项工作。
(2)秩序：The young teacher can't keep order in her class. 那位年轻教师无法维持课堂秩序。
(3)订单：The company received a large order for computers. 这家公司接到一份求购电脑的大订单。
(4)点菜：May I take your order now 您可以点菜了吗？
【拓展】 order v. 命令；嘱咐；吩咐：The officer ordered them to fire. 军官命令他们开火。
4. correct adj. 准确无误的；精确的；正确的
Your answer to the question is correct. 你对这个问题的回答是正确的。
【拓展】 correct v. 改正；纠正：Would you help me correct my pronunciation 你能帮我纠正发音吗？
correction n. 修正；改正；校正
I’ve made a few small corrections to your report. 我对你的报告作了几处小的修改。
correctly adv. 正确地：He answered the teacher’s question correctly. 他正确地回答了老师的问题。
【近义词】 right adj. 正确的；对的
【反义词】 incorrect adj. 错误的；不正确的 wrong adj. 错误的；不正确的
5. proud adj. 骄傲的；自豪的；得意的
She is proud that she is the cheerleader of the school.她因身为学校啦啦队队长而感到自豪。
I'm proud to be your friend. 做你的朋友我感到骄傲。
【拓展】 pride n. 自大；骄傲；傲慢；自豪：He looked at his painting with pride. 他得意地看着他的画。
6. strength n. 体力；力气；力量
He hasn't got enough strength to remove that stone. 他没有足够的力气搬走那块石头。
I haven't the strength to carry you. 我抱不动你。
【近义词】 power n. 力；力量；体力；精力
【拓展】 strong adj. 强壮的
指点迷津：power, force, energy 与 strength
(1) power主要指人或机器等事物潜在的或所能发挥出来的能力、权力或功能。
We use wind power to proddce eleotricity. 我们用风能发电。
(2) force主要指自然界的力量和社会里的暴力、势力、说服力、压制力以及法律、道德或情感的力量。
The window was stuck, but father got it open by force. 窗户关得很死，爸爸用力才把它推开。
There is force in what he said. 他的话很有说服力。
(3) energy主要指人的精力、工作或活动的能力、自然界的能等。
Old as he is, he has such energy that he can work 14 hours a day.
尽管年事已高，他仍有足够的精力每天工作14个小时。
(4) strength主要指一人或一物所含的内在力量，能用以从事、忍受或抵抗许多事物。
Union is strength. 团结就是力量。
7. stick n. 棍；棒 v. 粘；贴( stuck, stuck)
【拓展】 stick是兼类词。请注意stick一词在下面句子中的词性和含义：
Grandpa still walks without a stick. 爷爷不拄拐杖仍能走路。（stick作名词，意为“拐杖”）
They stuck the notice on the wall. 他们把通知贴在墙上。(stick作动词，意为“粘贴”)
8. onto prep. 向；朝on是表示静态的方位介词，意为“在……上”。 Your book is on the table.您的书在桌子上。而onto是表示动态的方位介词，意为“到……上”。 The cat jumped onto the table:猫跳到桌子上去了。
9. brightly adv.阳光灿烂地；光线充足地；明亮地
The garden is full of brightly coloured flowers. 这个花园里满是色彩鲜艳的花朵。
Dewdrops shine brightly in the sunshine. 露珠在阳光下闪闪发光。
【拓展】 bright adj. 明亮的：The bright sun lit up the world. 灿烂的阳光照亮了世界。
brightness n. 亮度；光辉；光明：The light hurt my eyes with its brightness. 明亮的灯光刺痛了我的眼睛。
10. rise v. 升起(rose, risen)The river has risen several metres. 河水上升了好几米。The sun has not risen yet. 太阳还没升起。【拓展】 rise n. 上升；增加：There will be a rise in salary next year. 明年薪水会增加。指点迷津: rise 与raise (1) rise是“上升；上涨；起床；站立”的意思。该词含义较广，总的意思是指依次上升，如自然界的日、月、星、雾、云的上升以及人体从睡、跪、坐、躺等姿势站立起来等。该词为不及物动词。 The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 日出于东而落于西。 The chairman rose from his chair. 主席从椅子上站了起来。(2) raise用作及物动词，其基本含义是“使升起来；举起”，它的过去分词和过去式都是raised。 Heavy rains raised the river. 暴雨使河水水位升高。 His speech raised my interest. 他的发言激起了我的兴趣。
11. sail v.（船）航行；（人）乘船航行 The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake. 小艇平稳地驶过湖面。 He sailed the boat between the islands. 他驾船在两岛之间航行。
【拓展】 sail n. 帆；篷；乘船旅行 How many days' sail is it from Dalian to Guangzhou 从大连到广州有几天的航程？ sailor n. 水手：He was a sailor in the army. 他曾是部队里的一名水兵。
12. speed v. 快速前行(sped, sped, speeded, speeded) Tom was fined for speeding. 汤姆因超速行车而被罚款。 The ambulance sped to the hospital. 救护车急速驶向医院。
【拓展】 speed n. 速度：The train is travelling at a speed of sixty miles an hour.火车正以每小时60英里的速度行驶。
13. lean v. 倾斜；屈身(leant, leant或leaned, leaned) The trees leant in the wind. 树在风中倾斜。 He leaned on the back of the sofa. 他斜靠在沙发背上。
【拓展】 lean adj. 肉少的；瘦且健康的：He was tall, lean and handsome. 他长得瘦高而英俊。 leaning n.倾向；偏向：a leaning towards comedy rather than tragedy偏爱喜剧而不是悲剧
14. among prep. 在……中；周围是指点迷津：among 与between among一般用于三者或三者以上，意为“在……中间”，其宾语通常是一个表示笼统数量以及具有复数（或集合）意义的名词或代词。 They hid themselves among the trees. 他们躲在树林中。 I found it among a pile of old books. 我在一堆旧书中找到了它。 此外，among还用于下列情况：(1)用来引出最高级的比较范围。 The book is the best among the modern novels. 在现代小说中，这本是最好的。(2)表示“是……当中的一个”(相当于one of)。Paris is among the largest cities in the world. 巴黎是世界上最大的城市之一。 between 一般指两者之间，其宾语往往是表示两者的名词或代词，或者是由and连接的两个人或物。There was a fight between the two boys. 这两个男孩打过一架。I'm usually free between Tuesday and Thursday. 我通常在星期二与星期四之间有空。
15. * dimple n. 酒窝 Mary has two dimples when she smiles. 玛丽一笑，脸上就露出两个酒窝。 【拓展】 dimple v. 使……现酒窝 Her cheeks dimpled as she smiled. 她一笑，脸上就露出了酒窝。
16. slide v.（使）滑动；滑行(slid, slid) The car slid into the river. 汽车滑进了小河里。 【拓展】 slide n. 滑梯；幻灯片 The children were taking turns on the slides on the playground. 孩子们在操场上轮流玩滑梯。 They are attracted by the slide show. 他们被幻灯片所吸引。
1．—Will you show your photos at the meeting
—Yes, of course. I hope the exchange students from Russia can show ________ (they) too.
2．Jenny is one of my best ________ (friend).
3．This person is one of the best ________ (art) in his town. He loves his works very much.
4．You can buy the ________ (fresh) food in the supermarket on Center Street.
5．Some students sleep ______ (little) than 7 hours before the Double Reduction Policy (双减政策) comes out.
6．The sun is shining ____ (bright). Let’s go out.
7．Tom doesn’t have enough _______ to remove the heavy wardrobe. (strong)
8．It’s important for the people from the different _______ to understand each other. ( country)
9．We use ________ appliances in different places. (electricity)
10．I hope that our school life will be more and more _______. (colour)
【随堂小练】
1．theirs
【详解】句意：——你会在会上展示你的照片吗？——是的，当然。我希望来自俄罗斯的交换生也能展示他们的照片。根据“Will you show your photos at the meeting ”可知此处指展示俄罗斯交换生的照片，用they的名词性物主代词theirs表示“他们的照片”。故填theirs。
2．friends
【详解】句意：珍妮是我最好的朋友之一。“one of+形容词最高级+复数名词”意为“最……之一”，为固定搭配，friend的复数为friends。故填friends。
3．artists
【详解】句意：这个人是村庄里最好的艺术家之一。他非常喜欢他的作品。one of+the+形容词最高级+名词的复数，意为“最……之一”，所以空格处应填名词的复数形式，art“艺术”，这个人是艺术家，所以需用artist“艺术家”，其复数形式为artists。故填artists。
4．freshest
【详解】句意：你可以在中央大街的超市里买到最新鲜的食物。fresh意为“新鲜的”，所以fresh是一个形容词。in the supermarket on Center Street意为“在中央大街的超市里”是一个地点，表达的是一个范围，所以使用形容词最高级，结构为the+形容词最高级+名词+比较范围。故填freshest。
5．less
【详解】句意：一些学生在双减政策出台前睡眠不足7小时。根据“than”和“before the Double Reduction Policy comes out”可知此处指“在双减政策出台前睡眠不足7小时”；填比较级less“较少的”，less than “不足”。故填less。
6．brightly
【详解】句意：太阳明亮地照耀着。我们出去吧。此空修饰动词shining，应填副词brightly“明亮地”，故填brightly。
7．strength
【详解】句意：汤姆没有足够的力气去挪动沉重的衣柜。根据空前的“have enough”可知，此处应填入名词，作have的宾语。strong“强壮的”，形容词，其名词形式是strength，意为“力气，力量”时是不可数名词。故填strength。
8．countries
【详解】句意：来自不同国家的人们相互理解很重要。根据“people from the different...”可知此处用名词复数countries“国家”。故填countries。
9．electrical
【详解】句意：我们在不同的地方使用电器。根据空后的名词“appliances”可知，空处应填形容词electrical“用电的”作定语。故填electrical。
10．colourful
【详解】句意：我希望我们的学校生活会越来越丰富多彩。colour“颜色”，是名词。此处应用形容词colourful“丰富多彩的”作表语。故填colourful。
11．This is one of the best ________ (joke) I have ever heard of.
12．Su Bingtian ________ fast. He is one of the best ________ in the world. (run)
13．The sun ________ (rise) from the east every day.
14．We are ________ (pride) of our great country.
15．My brother always says Zhou Shen is one of his favorite _________ (sing).
16．It’s good for children to sleep ________ (much) than eight hours every day.
17．—Can you let me _________ (order) some vegetables
—Yes, sure.
18．Kobe Bryant, one of the top basketball ________ (play), died in an accident in 2020.
19．My best friend Tom is a lot ________ (outgoing) than me.
20．Among the three boxes of fruit, which one is the ________. (fresh)
【随堂小练】
11．jokes
【详解】句意：这是我听过的最好的笑话之一。joke“笑话”，one of表示“……之一”，后加名词复数。故填jokes。
12． runs runners
【详解】句意：苏炳添跑得快。他是世界上最好的跑步者之一。此句时态是一般现在时，因为主语是“Su Bingtian”，第三人称单数，所以第一个空要用run的第三人称单数形式，故第一个空填runs；第二个空考查固定搭配，one of the +最高级+名词复数表示“最……之一”，run的名词形式是runner，复数是runners，故第二个空填runners。故填runs；runners。
13．rises
【详解】句意：太阳每天从东方升起。根据“every day”可知，时态为一般现在时，主语为“The sun”，谓语动词要用第三人称单数。故填rises。
14．proud
【详解】句意：我们为我们的伟大祖国而骄傲。be proud of表示“为……而骄傲”，固定短语，proud是pride的形容词，在句中作表语，故填proud。
15．singers
【详解】句意：我哥哥总是说周深是他最喜欢的歌手之一。sing“唱歌”。根据“Zhou Shen is one of his favorite”和常识可知，空格处应填名词，且周深是一位歌手，“歌手”singer，one of...+最高级+名词复数“最……之一”，故空格处应用名词复数形式。故填singers。
16．more
【详解】句意：每天睡眠多于八小时对孩子们有好处。根据“than”可知此空应用“much”的比较级“more”，“more than”表示“多于……”。故填more。
17．order
【详解】句意：——你能让我点些蔬菜吗？——是的，当然可以。let sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”，故填order。
18．players
【详解】句意：顶级篮球运动员之一科比·布莱恩特于2020年死于一场事故。结合语境和提示词以及常识可知科比是一名篮球运动员，所以空处用play的相关名词“player运动员”，空前有“one of”，因此这里player用复数。故填players。
19．more outgoing
【详解】句意：我最好的朋友汤姆比我外向得多。根据“than”可知，两者进行比较，应用outgoing的比较级more outgoing“更外向的”。故填more outgoing。
20．freshest
【详解】句意：在三箱水果中，哪箱是最新鲜的 根据句子的前部分“Among the three boxes of fruit”可知，是三者进行比较，应该用最高级，故应填fresh的最高级形式freshest“最新鲜的”，故填freshest。
21．Who is ________ (heavy), Jam or Tom
22．My clothes became much ________ (dry) in the sun.
23．It’s ____________ to go there on foot than by bike. (safely)
24．Mr. Sun thought _______ was not always important. (strong)
25．Look at the ________ (high) building. Our classroom is in it.
26．Lego (乐高) is one of the most popular ________ in the world and I think everyone of us played with these famous plastic bricks. (toy)
27．They will have an English _______ at the end of the term. (compete)
28．It’s still early now. The sun hasn’t _______ yet. (rise)
29．Of the three kites, Tom’s is the _______. (big)
30．People usually hold their clothes _______ when it’s windy. (tight)
【随堂小练】
21．heavier
【详解】句意：谁比较重，詹姆还是汤姆？heavy“重的”，形容词。根据“Jam or Tom”可知两者间的比较，应用比较级，故填heavier。
22．drier
【详解】句意：我的衣服在阳光下干得多了。根据“much”可知此处应填形容词的比较级，故填drier。
23．safer
【详解】句意：走路去那比骑自行车去更安全。根据“It’s”和“than”可知该句应用形容词的比较级作表语。副词safely的形容词为safe，其比较级为safer。故填safer。
24．strength
【详解】句意：孙先生认为力量并不总是重要的。分析句子可知，空格处为宾语从句的主语，应用名词形式，strong意为“强壮的”，是形容词，其名词为strength，意为“力量”，是不可数名词，故填strength。
25．highest
【详解】句意：看看这栋最高的建筑。我们的教室在里面。high“高的”，形容词；由空前的定冠词“the”可知，此处要用形容词最高级，high的最高级为highest。故填highest。
26．toys
【详解】句意：乐高是世界上最受欢迎的玩具之一，我想我们每个人都玩过这些著名的塑料砖块积木。根据“one of the most popular”可知此处用“one of the+形容词最高级+复数名词”结构来表示“最……的……之一”，因此应用名词toy的复数形式toys。故填toys。
27．competition
【详解】句意：他们将在学期末举行英语比赛。compete“竞争，对抗”，动词；根据“an English ...”可推知，此处要用名词形式；compete的名词为competition，意为“竞争，比赛”。故填competition。
28．risen
【详解】句意：现在时间还早。太阳还没升起来。根据“hasn’t”可知，此空应填过去分词与其构成现在完成时结构，故填risen。
29．biggest
【详解】句意：这三个风筝中，汤姆的是最大的。根据“Of the three kites”可知，三者及以上进行比较要用最高级；big的最高级为biggest，意为“最大的”。故填biggest。
30．tightly
【详解】句意：刮风时，人们通常紧紧地抓住衣服。根据“hold their clothes”可知空格处缺少副词，tight的副词形式是tightly，故填tightly。
31．There will be an English writing _______ in Grade Seven next Monday. (compete)
32．With the help of the English teacher, I am ______________ (good) at English than before.
33．There will be ________ (many) people in 30 years.
34．Xu Beihong is one of the most famous ________（art）in China.
35．My father’s hands are over twice ________ (large) than mine.
36．My parrot is the ________ ( clever ) and he can say what I say.
37．She found that her body became _________ and _________. (big)
38．They are from Japan, so their lifestyle is different from ________ (we).
39．He always gets the ________ score in every match.(good)
40．He feels a little ________ (bad) now than a moment ago.
【随堂小练】
31．competition
【详解】句意：下周一七年级将有一场英语写作比赛。根据“an English writing”可知空格处缺少名词单数，compete的名词形式是competition，故填competition。
32．better
【详解】句意：在英语老师的帮助下，我的英语比以前好了。根据“than”可知，用比较级，good的比较级是better。故填better。
33．more
【详解】句意：30年后会有更多人。根据“in 30 years”可知此句预测30年后的人会“更多”，应用形容词many的比较级more来修饰名词people。故填more。
34．artists
【详解】句意：徐悲鸿是中国最著名的艺术家之一。根据“one of the最高级+名词复数”可知，此处需要名词复数，artists“艺术家”符合句意，故填artists。
35．larger
【详解】句意：我父亲的手比我的大两倍多。根据语境“than”可知，这里用比较级，表示“比……大两倍”。故填larger。
36．cleverest
【详解】句意：我的鹦鹉是最聪明的，他能说我所说的。由句意及语境可知，形容词clever使用最高级cleverest。故填cleverest。
37． bigger bigger
【详解】句意：她发现自己的身体变得越来越大。根据“her body became…”可知空格处缺少形容词，形容词比较级+and+形容词比较级，表示“越来越……”，是固定搭配，空格处应填big的比较级bigger，故填bigger；bigger。
38．ours
【详解】句意：他们来自日本，因此他们的生活方式和我们的不同。根据空格后没有名词可知，介词from后接名词性物主代词ours指代“我们的生活方式”。故填ours。
39．best
【详解】句意：他每次比赛都得最高分。空前有定冠词the修饰，用形容词最高级，故填best。
40．worse
【详解】句意：他现在感觉比刚才更糟了。根据“than”可知此处应用形容词比较级。故填worse。
Barnyard is a cartoon. It has a few characters who always make people laugh.
There is a beautiful barnyard with lots of sunflowers around it. The owners of the barnyard have many cows, pigs, pandas, goats, sheep, ducks and chickens. These animals like driving, singing and dancing a lot.
The cows are much smarter than the other animals in the barnyard. Ben is the head cow. He asks all the animals to walk on their two legs just like human beings. He also asks the animals not to swim or watch TV without permission(允许).
When the owners are out, they become crazy. They play together so happily day and night. One day, a group of wolves come to the barnyard. The animals and their home are in danger. Ben doesn’t know what to do. But his son Otis, a naughty young cow, is very clever. He has a good idea to do with the wolves. So Otis and his friends start a fight with the wolves. And at last, they beat the wolves and Otis becomes the new head cow.
41．From the first paragraph we can infer that ________.
A．the characters in this movie can help the owners a lot
B．the characters in this movie often have a party
C．the cartoon is a comedy
D．most of the animals are hard to teach
42．What is the writer’s purpose(目的) of writing the second paragraph
A．To tell us that the animals are pretty active.
B．To tell us that the owners love sunflowers very much.
C．To show how kind the owners of the barnyard are.
D．To ask people to take good care of all animals.
43．What animals are the cleverest in the barnyard
A．The sheep. B．The pigs. C．The pandas. D．The cows.
44．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Ben is very strict with his son Otis.
B．Otis plays an important part in fighting against the wolves.
C．The owners love Ben better than Otis.
D．The animals aren’t afraid of the wolves.
45．What can we learn from the passage
A．Good teamwork and a good head are very important in doing things.
B．Animals can help their owners a lot sometimes.
C．In fact, animals don’t like their owners at all.
D．To obey(遵守) rules is important for all of us.
【随堂小练】
41．C 42．A 43．D 44．B 45．A
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41．推理判断题。根据“Barnyard is a cartoon. It has a few characters who always make people laugh.”可知，这个动画片有几个总是让人发笑的角色，可推断这部动画片是一部喜剧。故选C。
42．推理判断题。根据“These animals like driving, singing and dancing a lot.”可知，这些动物喜欢开车、唱歌和跳舞。所以作者写第二段的目的是告诉我们这些动物非常活跃。故选A。
43．细节理解题。根据“The cows are much smarter than the other animals in the barnyard.”可知，奶牛比其他所有动物都更聪明，它们是最聪明的。故选D。
44．细节理解题。根据“But his son Otis, a naughty young cow, is very clever. He has a good idea to do with the wolves. So Otis and his friends start a fight with the wolves.”可知，Otis在与狼的战斗中发挥了重要作用。故选B。
45．推理判断题。根据“But his son Otis, a naughty young cow, is very clever. He has a good idea to do with the wolves. So Otis and his friends start a fight with the wolves. And at last, they beat the wolves and Otis becomes the new head cow.”可知，小牛Otis非常聪明，想出了一个对付狼群的好主意，于是Otis和朋友们开始与狼群搏斗。最后，它们打败了狼群。所以A选项“在做事情时，良好的团队精神和头脑是非常重要的。”符合，故选A。
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