Module 9 Life history拓展阅读材料

外研版七年级下册Module 9 Life history拓展阅读材料
图式阅读篇
Charlie Chaplin
About the year 1900, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) a small boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside of London theaters. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all ,he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn’t get work and had to show in the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents.
But twenty years late ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )r this same Chaplin became the greatest, best known, and best loved comedian(喜剧演员) in the world. Most people to the cinema must seen some of Charlie Chaplin’s films. People everywhere have sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces. Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s films because they didn’t have sounds. His body languages made people laugh. It’s a kind of world language.
Chaplin lived most of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day 1977, at the age of eighty-eight. There was sadness all over the world at the news of this death.
话题词汇篇
Mark Twain wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s a one of the most successful American writers, and he was also a famous speaker. In his life, he wrote many novels. The novels are still read by people around the world. And now his works are translated into many languages. Young people especially like Tom Sawyer .
Mark Twain was born ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) on November 30, 1835, in Missouri. His real name is was Samuel Clemens. As he was a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to school, and he sometimes ran away from home.
He left school an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d began work at the age of twelve. He tried many kinds of jobs. He worked for the newspaper and on the boat. At last, he decided to be a writer. He became famous in the 1860s.
When he was 34 ye ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ars old, he got married. His wife loved him very much and helped him a lot with his writing. Unluckily, she died 35years later. Mark was very sad. He died of illness on April 21, 1910. He was famous all over the world. Today Americans are still proud of him. To remember him, they built a museum in his hometown.
语法体现篇
Bill Gates is head of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the software company Microsoft. He was born on October 28th, 1955 and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. He was a very bright boy. Science and math were his two favorite subjects at school. And he dreamed of being a scientist.
Bill first st ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )arted to play on computers at age of 13. At that time, the computer was very large and heavy. Once he and his friends spent much time and worked out a software program, Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bil ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l went to Harvard University. In 1975, Bill and his partners (同伴) developed a software program called BASIC.BASIC was successful. Then Bill left Harvard to work for Microsoft, a company he started in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing software to make it easier for people to use computers. After many years of hard work, Microsoft becomes one of the most successful companies.
Grammar: Past simple tense
同步阅读一
Mark Twain was an A ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )merican writer. He liked to tell funny stories, and he also liked to play jokes. One day, a friend of his lost his wallet and asked Twain to pay his train ticket for him.
Twain said, "I'm sorry, but it happens that I have very little money with me.I don't have enough money to buy two tickets."
The friend was very sad.
"But," said T ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )wain, "You can get on the train with me and, when the conductor comes through the train to collect (收) the tickets, you can hide under my seat." The friend agreed to this plan. But when the conductor came through the train, Twain gave him two tickets. One is for himself and the other is for his friend under the seat.
Then in a loud v ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oice, so that everyone in the train could hear him easily, Twain explained (解释), "My friend is a very strange man. When he rides on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat."
Of course, eve ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rybody then looked at the poor man under the seat and laughed at him.
1．Who used to write funny short stories
A． Lu Xun B. Mark Twain C. Shakespeare D. Luo Guanzhong
2. Mark Twain was _________.
A. a great German writer B. a great American writer
C. a great English writer D. a great American lawyer
3. ______ lay o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n the floor under the seat in stead of sitting on the seat.
A. Mark Twain B. The conductor C. A stranger D. A friend of Mark Twain's
4. A friend asked Twa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )in to buy train ticket for him because _________.
A. he lost his wallet
B. he had very little money and could not pay the ticket.
C. Twain owed his money, and then he wanted to get it back.
D. he did not want to pay the ticket himself.
5. Which of the following is right
A. Twain bought only one ticket for himself.
B. Twain bought two tickets.
C. Twain did not ask his friend to get on the train.
D. Twain asked his friend to take his seat.
Keys: BBDAB
同步阅读二
Alex Harley wa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s born in the northeast of New York in 1921,but he spent most of his early life with his mother’s family . Their history, she said, began with Toby. He was a slave from Africa and his name was Kinray.
Alex Harley went to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) school and then to college .In 1939 ,he joined the US coastguard. As he was a Black ,his job was to wait on tables and washed dishes. In his spare time, he learned to write stories. He served in the coastguard for 20 years. . After he retired he put all his time into writing.
Alex Harley remembe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )red the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family story. After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby probably was Kinta Kinte for the West African Mandingo people. Kinta Kinte was caught near the Village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767 . Then Harley made a trip to Gambia and talked with a history expert in Juffure. The African historian made his conclusion stronger.
Alex Harley wanted t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o tell the experiences of the Black people in 18th-and-19th-century America. He spent 10 years researching and writing his family story for the book “Roots”, It was published in 1979. It won a special Pulizer Prize. A few years later, a film series based on Harley’s book was shown on American television.
1. Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.
a. He made a trip to Gambia.
b. Alex Harley knew the stories about their family
c. Ante lived near the Gambia River.
d. Harley retired from the US coastguard.
e. Toby was sold as a slave
f. He began to study his family history.
A. e,c,b ,f,d,a B.. c,e,b,d,f,a
C. e,b,d,c,a,f D. c,b,d,e,a,f
2. Where did Harley spend most of this childhood
A. In Gambia B. In the north of the US
C. In Maryland D. In the south of America
3. When did Harley learn to write stories
A. In 1959 B. After 1921 C. Before 1939 D. In the army
4. Which conclusion did he draw after doing a lot of research
A. Toby was a history expert.
B. Toby’s hometown was near Gambia River.
C. Toby was an African historian.
D. Toby’s hometown was Annapolis.
5. Which of the follow ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing might have happened after watching “Roots” on TV
A. Every American talking about their family story.
B. None of the Americans talking about their family history.
C. Many Americans ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )became interested in researching their family history.
D. Only the Black p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eople became interested in researching their family history.
Key: 1.B 2.D 3.A 4 B 5.C
同步阅读三
Yao Ming was born in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) China in 1980. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks，he scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he was young. Now，as one of the stars in the NBA，he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too!
Pele was a footba ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ll player that everyone know. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn’t retire (退役) until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the street when he was a boy, like many people around the world. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly became an international figure (人物)
Steffi Graf was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final (半决赛) at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and she has won most of the main matches several times.
1. In the passage，________ is the youngest player.
A. Pele B. Yao Ming C. Steffi Graf D. Martina Navratilova
2. ________ comes from South America.
A. Pele B. Yao Ming C. Steffi Graf D. No one
3. Which of the following is RIGHT
A. Yao Ming is a table tennis player.
B. Yao Ming is on the Houston Rockets now.
C. Yao Ming's parents are not basketball players.
D. Yao Ming is playing for the Chinese Football Team.
4. Which of the following is WRONG
A. Pele was born in a poor family.
B. Pele was a great football player.
C. Pele played football in the street all his life.
D. Pele was born in Brazil.
5. When did Pele retire
A. In 1980. B. In 1977. C. In 1969. D. In 1960
Keys: 1-5 BABCB