Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
第五课时Section B (2a-2e)
基础训练
Ⅰ. 根据首字母及汉语提示补全单词
1. The match had to be c________ because of the bad weather.
2. The young _____(女士) bought a red handbag in the shop just now.
3. Tu Youyou received the Nobel Prize for her d_______ of artemisinin (青蒿素).
4. Finally these animals _________(消失) because people cut down lots of trees.
5. It must be a h______. You know it is April Fool’s Day today.
Ⅱ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Tina and Jack got ____________(marry) yesterday.
2. I don’t think he is ________(believe), for he often tells lies.
3. I felt _____________(embarrass) when I came to school late.
4. He was ________(luck) enough to lose his keys this morning.
5. A large black cloud covered the moon. The moon ________(appear) behind the cloud.
Ⅲ. 单项选择
( )1. — How long _____ they ______
— Sorry, I don’t know. But I know that Peter is going to _______ a nurse next month.
A. did; marry; marry to B. did; get marry; marry with
C. have; got married; marry D. have; been married
( )2. — “Food Safety” has become one of the hottest topics recently.
—Yeah, it receives _______ Internet hits (点击) a day.
A. thousands B. thousand of C. thousands of D. ten thousands
( )3. Do you know who made the _______
—Captain Cook. He was the first man to land on the island.
A. discovery B. invention C. decision D. suggestion
( )4. —Have you _______ all your old toys
—Yeah. They are popular. Look, my box is empty now.
A. shown up B. set off C. sold out D. broken down
( )5. I think what he said is ________ because that is similar to what I have known.
A. impossible B. embarrassing C. unexpected D. believable
Ⅳ. 根据汉语提示完成句子,每空一词
1. 她最终成了一名优秀的作家。
She ______ ______ being an excellent writer.
2. 请尽快完成这项工作。
Please finish the work _____ _____ ______ _______.
3. 医生说我该减肥了。
The doctor said that I should _______ _______.
4. 当你不用时记得关掉水龙头。
Remember to_________ _______ the tap when you are not using it.
5. 我的钱用光了,你能借我一些吗?
I have _____ _____ ____ money. Could you lend me some
能力提升
Ⅰ. 用括号中所给词的适当形式填空
On April Fool’s Day, strange things may happen. Our friends will play jokes on 1.______(we) and try to fool us.
People don’t know the origin (起源) of April Fool’s Day 2.______(clear). Some say April Fool’s Day began many years ago in 3.______(French). Long ago in France, the old New Year’s festival was celebrated from March 25th to April 1st and ended with 4.______(change) of presents. Later the King changed the New Year to January 1st. Some people still celebrated the New Year in April. They were called April Fish and 5.______(give) presents as a joke.
But in many countries, April Fool’s Day 6.______(celebrate) on April 1st but on other days. In Mexico, April Fool’s Day is on the 28th of December. In ancient Rome, the day 7.______(be) on the 25th of March. In India, the day is on the 31st of March. In America, the day is 8. ______(most) decided by young people who want to make fun of other people. But it is important 9.______ (remember) that your friends and you will be both happy. One must remember the 10. ______(different) between a good joke and a bad one.
Ⅱ. 任务型阅读
There is no way that you don’t have any embarrassing moments. You can’t control everything that happens, so you’re going to be in an embarrassing situation one day. So how can you solve this problem The answer is to control your actions and try not to get upset.
◆Remember that you’ll probably laugh about it in a few days, so try to see the funny side of it.
◆If it is something so embarrassing that you feel you will never laugh about it, please remember that the (1)_______ will be over after some time.
◆Ask your friends to give you a break and not to make fun of you. If you’ve done the same for them, they’re more likely to agree to give you a break.
Always remember that you are not alone. Everyone has embarrassing moments. While you are sure that everyone is going to remember this moment forever, the fact is that they’ll probably forget it very soon. Most of us remember the moments in which we feel embarrassed, but very few of us remember other people’s embarrassing moments.
Most people have short memories. So while you may never forget the moment when your skirt was torn (撕裂) in gym class, most of the other people probably forget it at once. Although a short memory may not be a(n) (2)_______ thing when you are trying to remember facts in a history test, it is useful when you are trying to forget life’s most embarrassing moments.
任务一:根据短文内容, 分别写出(1)和(2)两处所缺单词。(每空限填一词)
1. (1)____________ (2)__________
任务二:根据短文内容, 选择正确答案。
2. It can be inferred (推断) from the passage that ________ when you fall down after making a speech.
A. everyone will remember the moment forever
B. you may never forget the moment
C. other people will feel embarrassed
D. you will not remember the moment
任务三:请把文中画线的部分译成汉语。
3. _______________________________________________
任务四:请根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。
4. Why does the writer say “you are not alone”
________________________________________________________
5. What’s the main idea of the passage
It’s mainly about how to ____________ when you are embarrassed.
巩固拓展
讲一个你在愚人节愚弄你朋友的故事的经过吧。(英语)
参考答案
基础训练
Ⅰ. 1. canceled 2. lady 3. discovery 4. disappeared 5. hoax
Ⅱ. 1. married 2. believable 3. embarrassed 4. unlucky 5. disappeared
Ⅲ. 1-5 CCACD
Ⅳ. 1. ended up 2. as soon as possible 3. lose weight 4. turn off 5. run out of
能力提升
Ⅰ. 1. us 2. clearly 3. France 4. exchange 5. given
6. isn’t celebrated 7. was 8. mostly 9. to remember 10. difference
Ⅱ. 1. pain/trouble/matter/thing/problem/situation … good/helpful/useful/great …
2. B
3. 努力去看事情好的(有趣的)一面
4. Because everyone has embarrassing moments.
5. control your actions and try not to get upset/deal with embarrassing moments
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