Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
重点单词:
Unexpected, backpack ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), oversleep, ring, block, woker, stare, above, burn, alive, airport, till, west, cream, pie, bean, market, fool, discovery, lady, cancel, officer, believable, disappear.
重点短语:
by the time 在……之前
get up 起床
be full of 充满
give…a lift 捎(某人)一程
go off 响铃
rush out 冲出
wake up 醒来
at least 至少;反正
be about to 将要
go on 发生;向前走
stare at 盯着……看
in disbelief 怀疑地
in line with (与……)成一排
turn into 变成
take off 起飞
jump out of 从……跳下
show up 赶到
by the end of 在(某时间点)以前
get dressed 穿衣服
stay up 熬夜
April Fool’s Day 愚人节
Costume party 化妆舞会
Sell out 卖光
Take place 发生
Play jokes on sb. 和某人开玩笑
End up 以……结束
Get married to 和……结婚
Police officer 警官
Run out of 用完
a piece of 一张
重点句式;
Life is full of the unexpected.
生活充满了意料之外的事。
When I got to school,I realized I had left my backpack at home.
当我到达学校的时候,我意识到我把背包忘在家里了。
3.I kept sleeping,and when I woke up it was already 8:00 a.m.!
我一直睡,当我醒来时已经是8点整了。
4.At least by the tim ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e you got to school, you were only five minutes late for class.
至少当你到达学校时,你只迟到了五分钟。
5.I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
当我正要上楼,这时我决定先去买杯咖啡。
6.Before I could join ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the others outside to see what was going on , the first plane had already hit my office building.
在我跟着其他人一起去外面 看看发生了什么之前,第一架飞机已经撞到了我办公室所在的大楼。
7.We stared i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning bulding,
我们直愣愣地盯着燃烧的大楼上升起的黑烟,无法相信(这一切)。
8.My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
我的霉运意外地变成了一件好事。
9.What happened to Dave on April Fool’s day?
戴夫在愚人节发生了什么?
10.It happens on Ap ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ril 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other.
它发生在每年的四月一日,这一天许多人互相之间搞恶作剧开玩笑。
11.Many April Fool’s jokes may end up being not very funny.
许多愚人节玩笑的结局并不是那么有趣。
12.Walles made it ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story,and fear spread across the whole county.
韦尔斯让它听起来是那么真实以至于成千上万的人相信了,恐惧蔓延了整个国家。
巧记歌诀
非谓语动词
动词不做谓语用
不定分词与动名。
to加原形不定式,
词组可作名副形。
原形加上ing,
动词具有名词性。
2.形容词的次序
大小形状和新老,
颜色国籍出(处)材料。
大哥限描大,
二哥形龄颜,
小弟籍物类,
同站名词前。
巩固提升
一、单项填空
( )1.I think I have ________ my key in the car.
A.forget B.left C.forgotten D.leave
( )2.By the time ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) he got up, he found his father ________ to work. A.went B.have gone C.gone D.had gone
( )3.—What happened ________ Cindy yesterday
—She was hit in a car accident.
A.on B.to C.in D.for
( )4.When I got to th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e bus stop, the bus ________ already ________ for 5 minutes.
A.has; left B.had; left C.has; been away D.had; been away
( )5.________, he got an “A” in the final exam.
A.Luck B.Lucky C.Luckily D.To lucky
( )6.I was n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )early late for class yesterday morning, but I only ________ my class.
A.made B.made to C.made it to D.made it
( )7.It is ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )________ good exhibition that I have seen it several times.
A.so B.such C.so a D.such a
( )8.My sister ________ a teacher two years ago.
A.got married to B.got married of
C.married to D.married with
( )9.________ your sweater.It's cold outside.
A.Put on B.Dress C.Wear D.To put on
( )10.Please write down ________ you can in your exercise books.
A.as much as words B.as much words as
C.as many words as D.as many as words
( )11.When I got to the shop, the fresh vegetables had ________.
A.be sold out B.sold out
C.been sold out D.sell out
( )12.We felt ________ when we heard the ________ news.
A.embarrassed; embarrassed
B.embarrassing; embarrassed
C.embarrassed; embarrassing
D.embarrassing; embarrassing
( )13.He is a very ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) unfriendly man, so few people ________ at his party last Sunday.
A.showed up B.showed off
C.showed in D.on show
( )14.Tom has lost lots of ________ in the past few months.
A.weigh B.weighs
C.weight D.weighed
( )15.My sister __ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )______ the e mail invitation, but she realized she had forgotten to invite John.
A.sent out B.sent up
C.sent to D.send out
( )16.________ he knows it, he'll not let out the secret.
A.As if B.Even though
C.So that D.What if
( )17.Be sure to keep the classroom ________ after class.
A.cleaned B.clean
C.to clean D.cleaning
( )18.There is a boy ________ soccer on the street.
A.played B.to play
C.playing D.play
( )19.The ________ of Columbus was quite an event in the world.
A.discover B.discovery
C.discovered D.discoveries
( )20.I like to play jokes ________ my classmates.
A.on B.into C.in D.to
二、完形填空
I think April Foo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l's Day is a very unusual holiday.On April Fool's Day, you have to watch out for practical __1__.You also can not trust everything you __2__ on April 1st.Even some main newspapers will put fake (假的)articles into their papers to fool people.I heard a story about how __3__ April Fool's Day, a London newspaper printed an article about how aliens landed in England.This __4__ many people to panic and the local police were not very __5_ the newspaper.
It can be __6__ some ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )times to play tricks, but you have to be careful not to go too far.On April Fool's Day, I called my mother from the university I attended.I told her that I was failing all of my classes and because of this, I wasn't able to __7__.She was so upset that she started to cry.I felt really bad about making her sad and tried to tell her it was just a joke.__8__ I told her it was only an April Fool's Day's joke, she got __9__ angry with me that she hung up the phone.I had to call her back and apologize before she would talk to me again.
April Fool's Day's ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) jokes can be funny but you should be careful not to hurt people's feelings by embarrassing them __10__.Before you act, you should always make sure to put yourself in someone else's shoes and think about how they might feel.
( )1.A.joke B.jokes
C.a joke D.to joke
( )2.A.hear B.listen
C.listen to D.listened
( )3.A.on B.in C.for D.of
( )4.A.caused B.helped
C.asked D.guided
( )5.A.interested in B.fond of
C.afraid of D.pleased with
( )6.A.information B.fun
C.healthy D.stupid
( )7.A.read B.return C.graduate D.dance
( )8.A.After B.Because C.Since D.If
( )9.A.so B.such C.such a D.so a
( )10.A.too little B.a few
C.a little D.too much
三、阅读理解
“I just gave birth ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to 5 babies last weekend.” Isn't that exciting Oh, you don't believe me “Okay then,I stole some money from a bank on Saturday night.”Now do you believe me Actually, I hope you don't.April 1st, or April Fool's Day is the day when we play jokes on people.Do you have it in your country
April Fool's Da ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y started in the sixteenth century in Europe.Before that time, New Year's Day was celebrated on April 1st.If they were teased, they were called fools.
Nowadays we play jo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )kes on people on April 1st.For example, someone might put salt in the sugar bottle so another person could put it in his coffee “by accident”.Or someone might change the time on another person's alarm clock so that person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned.Or maybe a person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.
After we play the tri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ck, we say “April Fool”. Then the poor person realized he was fooled.It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm (伤害) to anyone.Do you have any great jokes to play on anyone today Try it out.Just don't forget to say “April Fool” when the other person begins looking a little confused.
( )1.Before the sixteenth century, New Year's Day was ________.
A.April 1st B.January 1st
C.October 1st D.February 1st
( )2.Which of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) the following situations doesn't make you “April Fool”?
A.Someone might put ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) salt in the sugar bottle, then you could put it in your coffee “by accident”.
B.A man might take ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )your bag by mistake, then he could say sorry to you.
C.Someone might chan ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ge the time on your alarm clock, then you would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned.
D.A person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.
( )3.Sometimes people lie to shock someone on ________.
A.New Year's Day B.Christmas Day
C.April Fool's Day D.Thanksgiving Day
( )4.In the 2nd parag ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )raph, the closest meaning of the underlined word “teased” is ________ in English.
A.hit B.criticized
C.laughed at D.shocked
( )5.What should be the right attitude (态度) towards “April Fool”?
A.It is generally ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm to anyone.
B.It is done for the real fools.
C.We needn't say “A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pril Fool” when we play jokes on people on April 1st.
D.Don't play jokes on people.
四.书面表达
同学们对愚人节有不同的态度。下面表格是你 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )们学校的一份调查结果。请据此,以“Attitudes to April Fool's Day”为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文。
Attitudes(%) Like (40%) Dislike (30%) Not care (30%)
Reasons 1.enjoyed around the word2.add pleasure to life 1.make others unhappy2.cause trouble just play jokes
Attitudes to April Fool's Day
A survey has rece ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ntly been done at our school, and it shows there are three different attitudes to April Fool's Day among the students.
40% of the student ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s think they like to have April Fool's Day.They say the special day is enjoyed by people around the world.And it can add much pleasure to our school life.
But still 30% of th ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )em dislike April Fool's Day.They think it would disturb others to play jokes on them on that day.Even worse, most of the jokes may cause much trouble.And the rest don't care.In their opinion, people just play jokes on April Fool's Day.