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Unit 2 Great minds
广州中考题型特训
Module 1 Geniuses
一、 语法选择
人与社会——文学、艺术与体育
Do you know Irving Berlin？ He 1 a genius in music. Irving Berlin
wrote the words and music for some of the most popular songs of the 2
century. He was born in Russia in 1888， and became 3 American
citizen in the 1910s. When he was young， his dream 4 a musician.
During his long life， he wrote more than 5 songs. Many of his songs
have become timeless additions to American popular culture.
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Irving Berlin’s music helped 6 that popular culture throughout the
world. He captured the 7 ， the people and the customs of his new
country. And he 8 those ideas into music. He knew 9 American
people loved. Most American children grew up hearing and 10 some of
Irving Berlin’s songs. Two of the 11 known are connected with holidays.
They are “White Christmas” and “Easter Parade”. Irving Berlin also
wrote the music for many Broadway plays 12 1914 to 1966. He 1300
in 1989. 14 the songs that he gave America will be played and sung for
many years to come. He will be known 15 a composer（作曲家）
forever.
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citizen n. 市民；公民 Christmas n. 圣诞节
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（ A ）1. A. is considered B. considered C. is considering D. considers
（ C ）2. A. twenty B. twelve C. twentieth D. twenties
（ A ）3. A. an B. a C. / D. the
（ B ）4. A. to be B. was to be C. was to D. to
（ D ）5. A. one thousand of B. thousands of
C. one thousands D. one thousand
（ D ）6. A. spreaded B. spreading C. spreads D. spread
（ B ）7. A. feel B. feelings C. feels D. felt
A
C
A
B
D
D
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（ C ）8. A. puts B. has put C. put D. was putting
（ A ）9. A. what B. when C. why D. how
（ A ）10. A. singing B. sing C. to sing D. have sung
（ B ）11. A. least B. best C. good D. better
（ C ）12. A. at B. by C. from D. of
（ D ）13. A. dead B. death C. dying D. died
（ B ）14. A. So B. But C. Because D. Or
（ A ）15. A. as B. for C. to D. about
C
A
A
B
C
D
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二、 阅读理解
人与社会——历史、社会与文化
Ferdinand Magellan（1480-1521） was a Portuguese explorer. In
1519， he led a fleet to sail around the world. It was also the first voyage
from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Magellan gave the Pacific
Ocean its name， which means “peaceful sea” in Portuguese. However，
Magellan himself was killed in a battle before the voyage was finished. Only
one of his ships， Victoria， completed the journey.
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Laozi was born around 571 BC. It is believed that he wrote Tao Te
Ching. This book is popular in both the East and the West， and it is still
widely read today. Many people have found inspiration（灵感） in this
book. There are many famous sayings in it. One of them is， “A journey of
a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
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Isaac Newton was an English physicist， mathematician and
astronomer. He discovered the law of universal gravitation. In 1687，
Newton published one of the most important books in the history of science.
In the book， Newton described many laws that show how the universe
works. Albert Einstein kept a picture of Newton on the wall of his study.
ocean n. 洋 law n. 规律；法则；原理
publish v. 出版
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（ A ）1. Which of the following is the sad news during Magellan’s
voyage？
A. He was killed in a battle.
B. No ship completed the journey.
C. He found a “peaceful sea”.
D. He gave the Pacific Ocean its name.
A
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（ B ）2. Tao Te Ching is still widely read today because .
A. it was written by Laozi
B. many people have found inspiration in it
C. it is popular in the world
D. many famous sayings are about the journey
B
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（ B ）3. One of the greatest achievements made by Newton is
that .
A. he published many books
B. he discovered the law of universal gravitation
C. he became an English physicist
D. his picture was kept by Einstein
B
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（ B ） 4. The RIGHT match（匹配） about the reading above is .
Ⅰ. Ferdinand Magellan
Ⅱ. Victoria
Ⅲ. Isaac Newton
Ⅳ. Laozi
a. the name of the ship
b. born around 571 BC
c.died in 1521
d. a physicist， mathematician and astronomer
A. Ⅰ→b B. Ⅱ→c
C. Ⅲ→d D. Ⅳ→a
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三、 语篇填词
Mark Twain was 1. in the USA in 1835. He was a great
2. in the world. He was famous for his sense of humour. His real
name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
born
writer
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Young Mark Twain grew up along the Mississippi River. As a boy， he
had many adventures on the river. In 1865， he began to write the short
stories. Of all his stories and 3. ， The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
is the most 4. one. People love the main character in the book，
a 5. and naughty boy. Many people like to read his works
because in his writing， there are always some interesting stories and they
make people laugh all the time.
Mark Twain died in 1910. He was praised as the “greatest humorist the
United States has produced”.
novels
famous
lively/lovely
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Unit 2 Great minds
第2课时 Reading （2）
Module 1 Geniuses
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基础过关
02
能力进阶
目
录
一、 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
（家乡广州）He described Cantonese opera（粤剧） in a
. （humour） way.
2. He offered （drive） us to the airport， but we preferred to
walk there.
3. Mike worked hard and finished the work （perfect）.
4. It’s my great pleasure （be） with you tonight！
humorous
to drive
perfectly
to be
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二、 根据所给中文意思，完成下列各句
1. 我希望我今天晚上可以不做讲座，可是我不想令我的听众失望。
I wish I could my lecture tonight， but I don’t want
to my audience .
2. 在上学的路上，我遇到了一位老朋友。
school， I met an old friend.
avoid
giving
let
down
On
my
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3. “感谢你的帮助。”
“不客气。”
— Thanks for your help.
— .
4. 我的英语老师很有幽默感。
My English teacher has a .
My
pleasure
good
sense
of
humour
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三、 （2024·广州市海珠区期末）阅读理解
人与自我——做人与做事
Ivan was a poor farmer. He and his daughter， a very clever girl， lived
in a small house. Ivan had a horse. As he didn’t have a place to keep it， he
kept it in his neighbour’s garden.
One day， the neighbour found a newly born baby horse under the tree.
Surely， Ivan’s horse was the mother of the baby horse.
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Later， the neighbour told Ivan about the baby horse. He told Ivan that
the tree was the mother of the baby horse because it was born under the tree.
The baby horse belonged to him.
Ivan was angry and wanted the horse back. So Ivan and his neighbour
went to the king.
The king listened to the words on both sides patiently and said， “The
truth is hard to tell. I’ve decided to set you two e back in four
days and give me your answers. The person who answers the questions
honestly will win.” The questions were as follows：
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What’s the richest and fattest thing in the world？ And what’s the
sweetest thing？
The neighbour went to her grandmother for help. His grandma said，
“The richest and fattest thing is our pig. And the sweetest thing in the world
is our little grandson.”
Ivan went back to his house， looking upset. His little girl asked what
happened， and he told her all about the king’s questions.
She said， “The richest and fattest thing in the world is the earth. It
gives us all our food. And the sweetest thing in the world is love.”
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Four days later， Ivan， with his daughter， and the neighbour went to
the king again.
The king listened to their answers， and turned to the neighbour.
“Who helped you with your answers？” “Nobody， Your
Majesty，” said the neighbour. “I found out the answers all by myself.”
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The king did not believe him， and turned to Ivan.“And who helped
you with your answers？” “I asked my daughter. She is really a smart
girl， Your Majesty.” “I see you are very clever， little girl，” the king
said to Ivan’s daughter. “You and your father seem very poor. How do you
live？” “Well， Your Majesty，” said the girl， “Papa catches the fish
living in trees.” “What？” asked the king. “That’s impossible because
fish don’t live in trees.” “Yes， Your Majesty，” replied the wise girl.
“And a tree can’t be the mother of a baby horse.”
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neighbour （neighbor） n. 邻居
belong v. 属于 king n. 国王
myself pron. 我自己 impossible adj. 不可能的
（ D ）1. Which word best describes the neighbour in the story？
A. Wise. B. Poor.
C. Patient. D. Dishonest.
D
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（ C ）2. Why did the king leave questions to Ivan and the neighbour？
A. He wanted to know about the fattest thing in the world.
B. He wanted to learn about the sweetest thing in the world.
C. He wanted to know who was the honest one between them.
D. He wanted to see who was the wisest person in the country.
C
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（ C ） 3. What’s the CORRECT order of the following events？
a. The king gave two questions.
b. Ivan went to the king with his daughter.
c.The neighbour wanted to keep the baby horse.
d. The girl told Ivan the answers to the two questions.
e. Ivan kept the mother horse in the neighbour’s garden.
A. e-c-a-d-b B. d-e-a-b-c
C. e-c-b-a-d D. d-e-b-a-c
A
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（ C ）4. The girl said the underlined words in the last paragraph
to .
A. tell the king how she and her father lived
B. teach the king knowledge about a tree
C. explain the baby horse couldn’t be the neighbour’s
D. show she was the smartest person in the world
C
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四、 语篇填词
Mark Twain was a famous writer and he had a good sense of 1. .
humour
One day， Mark Twain received an invitation to give a speech in a small
city. When he arrived， he decided to have his hair cut before the speech.
“Do you like our city？” the barber asked him. “It’s my 2.
to be in such a beautiful place here，” answered Mark Twain. “It’s lucky
for you to be here today，” the barber continued， “because Mark Twain
is going to give a speech tonight. I 3. you’re coming for it，
right？”
pleasure
suppose
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“That’s true，” replied Mark Twain. “Have you got the ticket？”
“Not yet.” “Oh， what a pity！ I’m 4. that the lecture hall
will be full of audiences. Then you’ll have to stand from the beginning till the
end. There will be no 5. .” “Exactly！” said Mark Twain. “It’s
really annoying to be with Mark Twain. I have to stand all the way whenever
he gives a speech.”
ticket n. 票 hall n. 大厅；礼堂
certain
seats
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Unit 2 Great minds
第5课时 Writing～Culture corner
Module 1 Geniuses
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基础过关
02
写作专训
目
录
一、 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Citizens can enjoy （read） thou-sands of electronic books
online.
2. — What’s Mrs Green like？
— She’s very hard-working and she is always the first teacher
（get） to our school.
reading
to get
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3. — He will be very angry if you refuse his （invite）.
— Oh， I see. I’ll think about it again.
4. A fawn（幼鹿） behind the tree looked at us （curious）.
5. It is a （please） to hang out with you in a strange city.
invitation
curiously
pleasure
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二、 根据所给中文意思，完成下列各句
1. 马克被一连串借口骗过去了。
Mark was palmed off with excuses.
2. 一天，这个男孩决定跟那些村民开个玩笑。
One day， the boy decided to those
villagers.
3. 他就任教师工作是他一生的转折点。
His induction as a teacher was a in his life.
a
series
of
play
a
joke
on
turning
point
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4. 作为回报，我给温迪买了一些书。
， I bought some books for Wendy.
5. 他生病的时候他的女儿们偶尔去探望他。
His daughters visited him when he
was ill.
In
return
from
time
to
time
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佳作赏析
（2023·深圳市龙岗区期中）爱迪生于1847年2月11日出生于美国的
一个小镇上。他的父亲是一位商人，母亲是一名教师。小爱迪生对每个
问题都很感兴趣，并且总是尽力自己解决问题。有一个关于他的小故事
很有趣。在爱迪生五岁那年的一天，他的父母发现他不见了。最后他们
在鸡窝里找到了他。他爸爸惊讶地问他在做什么。“我在孵小鸡。”爱
迪生回答说。爸爸笑着把他拖出了鸡窝。“为什么母鸡能孵小鸡，我不
能？”爱迪生不停地问。小时候的爱迪生就是这样一个男孩。他长大后
成为一位著名的发明家。
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请你根据上面的故事，写一篇80词左右的短文（文章的开头已给
出，不计入总词数），要求叙述合理，语法准确。
参考词汇：鸡窝chicken coop 孵hatch
[高分范文]
Edison was born in a small town of the USA on February 11th， 1847.
His father was a businessman， and his mother was a teacher. The little
Edison was interested in every question and he always tried to solve it by
himself.①
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When he was 5 years old， one day his parents found that he was
missing.② Finally， they found the little boy in a chicken coop. “What are
you doing in this dirty place？” the father asked in surprise. “I’m hatching
chicks，” Edison replied seriously.
The father laughed and pulled him out of the chicken coop. “Why can’t
I hatch chicks like hens？” Edison kept on asking.
Edison was such a boy. He became a famous inventor when he grew up.
③
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[名师点评]
短文介绍了爱迪生孵蛋的经历，这个故事体现了爱迪生热爱科学，
勇于探索的精神。
① 首段结尾句交代了小爱迪生具有探索精神。
② 过渡句自然而然地过渡到具体的故事中。
③ 该句正确运用了when引导的时间状语从句，讲述了爱迪生后来取得
的成就。
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[开头句]
1. Edison was born in a small town of the USA on February 11th， 1847.
2. Edison was famous as an inventor.
3. Here is an interesting story about Edison.
[中间句]
1. When he was 5 years old， one day his parents found that he was missing.
2. Finally， they found the little boy in a chicken coop.
3. Why can’t I hatch chicks like hens？
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[结尾句]
1. Edison was such a boy.
2. How interesting the story was！
3. Do you know anything interesting about Edison？
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[名言警句]
1. Doubt is the key to knowledge.
怀疑是知识的钥匙。
2. An idle youth， a needy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
3. Great minds have purpose； others have wishes.
杰出的人有着（达到目标的）决心，其他人只有愿望。
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写作演练
列奥纳多·达·芬奇（Leonardo da Vinci）是世界上最伟大的人物
之一，请你写一篇短文介绍他。
要点：1. 1452年出生，1519年去世；2. 既是画家，又是科学家；3.
研究人体及植物生长；4. 画了第一架飞机，也画了海底行进的船；5. 代
表作是《蒙娜丽莎》和《最后的晚餐》。
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[思路点拨]
1. 时态： 一般过去时。2. 人称：第三人称。3. 在写作时，第一步
开篇指出列奥纳多·达·芬奇的影响。第二步对他的生平事迹进行简单
描述。第三步对他的代表作进行描述。
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[写作提纲]
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[妙笔生花]
Leonardo da Vinci is one of the world’s greatest men.
He was born in 1452 and died in 1519. He was a great artist and
scientist. He was good at many things. He studied the human body and
how plants grow. He drew the first aircraft. He also drew a ship that
could go under the sea.
Leonardo painted one of the most famous paintings in the world.
It is called Mona Lisa， and we still see it in Paris， France now. Mona
Lisa is a painting of a woman. Leonardo also painted another one of the
world’s greatest paintings—The Last Supper.
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Unit 2 Great minds
第4课时 Listening & Speaking
Module 1 Geniuses
01
基础过关
02
能力进阶
目
录
一、 根据句意及首字母提示完成单词
1. I felt a great sense of a when I reached the top of the
mountain.
2. The Earth is only one of the numerous planets in the u .
3. At the a of six， he began to learn playing the piano.
4. I met some of my friends d the summer holiday.
chievement
niverse
ge
uring
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二、 根据所给中文意思，完成下列各句
1. 你可以轻而易举地通过英语期末考试。
You can pass the final examination of English .
2. 她的婚姻陷入困境，她极度不快。
Her marriage is and she is desperately unhappy.
3. 我会让迈克给你回电话的。
I will ask Mike you .
4. 操场上有数以百计的学生。
There are students in the playground.
5. 我可以为你带个口信吗？
Can I you？
without
difficulty
in
trouble
to
call
back
hundreds
of
take
a
message
for
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三、 阅读填空
A. I’m worried about your future.
B. Einstein， no one can be your “mirror”.
C. Because he was so busy playing， he didn’t study enough and failed his
final exam.
D. He decided to pay more attention to his studies and less attention to what
his friends were doing.
E. One cat got caught off guard and fell down the chimney（烟囱） while
holding the other cat.
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When Einstein was 16， he always played with a group of mischievous
kids. 1.
One morning， when Einstein was holding a fishing rod and was about
to go fishing with his friends， his father stopped him and said calmly，
“Einstein， you’re so fond of playing all day that you failed your exam.
2. ”
C
A
人与社会——历史、社会与文化
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“What are you worrying about？ Jack and Robert also failed， but
don’t they still get to go fishing？” “My boy， you can’t think like
that，” his dad said. “There is a fable（寓言故事） that people tell in our
home town. Listen to it now. There were two cats playing on a roof. 3.
When the two cats climbed out of the chimney， one of the cats had soot
（煤烟子） on its face， while the other cat’s face was clean. Seeing the
soot-faced cat， the clean cat thought its face must be dirty， so it quickly
ran to the riverside and washed its face.
E
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The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean，
so it just swaggered（神气十足地走） down the street. 4. You have
to think for yourself. If you take your cues from others， you will never
learn.”
Hearing this， Einstein laid down his fishing rod and returned to his
room. 5. This allowed him to be successful.
climb v. 爬 lay v. 放
mirror n. 镜子
B
D
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Unit 2 Great minds
第3课时 Grammar
Module 1 Geniuses
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语法专训
02
能力进阶
目
录
[课堂回顾]
1. Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different
universities.
2. To tell the truth is important.
3. It was good to have a friend like Einstein.
4. It took me two hours to get there by plane.
5. My wish is to be like Einstein.
[规则探究]
不定式作定语时，需放在它所修饰的名词或代词之后。不定式或
不定式短语作主语时，谓语动词使用 。不定式或不
定式短语作主语时，为了平衡句子结构，可用 作形式主语。
第三人称单数
It
一、 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. It’s kind of Kitty （help） the blind man cross the road.
2. My job is （feed） the animals at the zoo.
3. Henry has a wish （become） a policeman.
4. It takes her mum half an hour （walk） to work every day.
5. （家乡广州）His wish is （travel） to Guangzhou because
there are so many places of interest， such as Canton Tower（广州塔） and
White Cloud Mountain（白云山）.
to help
to feed
to become
to walk
to travel
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二、 单项选择
（ B ）1. — Mario， your mobile phone is ringing.
— Wait a minute. It’s dangerous for us it while crossing the street.
A. answering B. to answer
C. answer D. answered
（ D ）2. It’s a good habit a walk after dinner.
A. to come B. to be
C. to go D. to take
B
D
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（ D ）3. — Was it necessary John several photos
before he graduated？
— Yes. In this way， he could save the good memories.
A. of； taking B. for； taking
C. of； to take D. for； to take
（ C ）4. （2023·南通） healthy， we’ve got used to washing
hands before meals and using public chopsticks.
A. Keeping B. Keep
C. To keep D. To keeping
D
C
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（ B ）5. Chinese culture， many college students go to
foreign countries every year.
A. Spreading B. To spread
C. Spreads D. Spread
B
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三、 根据所给中文意思，完成下列各句
1. 这部电影一票难求。
a ticket for the film.
2. 她是一个容易相处的人。
She is a person easy .
3. 在上海生活是他一生的梦想。
Shanghai is his lifetime dream.
4. 我们的梦想是使我们的城市更美丽。
Our dream is more beautiful.
It’s
difficult
to
get
to
get
on
with
To
live
in
to
make
our
city
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四、 （2024·广州市荔湾区期末）语法选择
人与社会——科学与技术（传统文化）
Lu Ban was a famous woodworker during the Spring and Autumn
Period. One day， he was given a task 1 seemed difficult to complete：
to collect a large amount of wood and build a palace.
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In the beginning， Lu Ban and his men took 2 axes to a mountain
to cut down tall and thick trees. However， it was very difficult 3 that
with only axes. After several days of hard work， Lu Ban and his men met a
problem 4 the task. They were really tired， 5 the amount of the
wood collected was far from enough to build the palace. Lu Ban
became 6 . He tried to think of ways to cut down trees quickly and easily.
When he went to a mountain to look for more good wood， he suddenly
fell over. Luckily， he 7 out and held on to some grass. 8 the grass
hurt his hand， Lu Ban stayed silent because he was already lost in thought.
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“Why 9 this grass so sharp？” He thought about it 10 as he
looked at the small cuts on his hand. Lu Ban examined the grass and
noticed 11 its leaves had many little sharp teeth. He used a leaf to make
a small cut on his hand， and it easily cut through the skin. 12 idea came
into his mind， “If I make a tool with many teeth like the leaf， wouldn’t
we cut down trees much faster？”
Lu Ban invented a new tool called ju （saw in English） and tried it out.
It worked. Soon， all 13 workers learnt to use saws. In the end，
they 14 cut down large trees quickly.
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With the help of the saw， the palace 15 on time.
collect v. 收集 wood n. 木头
palace n. 宫殿 thick adj. 繁茂的
lost adj. 全神贯注的 leaf （leaves） n. 叶子
tooth n. 齿
（ A ）1. A. which B. when C. who D. where
（ B ）2. A. they B. their C. them D. themselves
（ D ）3. A. do B. doing C. done D. to do
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（ D ）4. A. by B. over C. to D. with
（ C ）5. A. and B. or C. but D. so
（ C ）6. A. worry B. worrying C. worried D. worriedly
（ B ）7. A. reaches B. reached C. will reach D. was reaching
（ D ）8. A. If B. Because C. Until D. Although
（ C ）9. A. does B. did C. is D. are
（ D ）10. A. care B. caring C. careful D. carefully
（ A ）11. A. that B. what C. how D. why
（ B ）12. A. A B. An C. The D. /
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（ A ）13. A. the other B. others C. another D. the others
（ A ）14. A. could B. must C. should D. would
（ B ）15. A. completed B. was completed
C. has completed D. were completed
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Unit 2 Great minds
第1课时 Reading （1）
Module 1 Geniuses
01
基础过关
02
能力进阶
目
录
一、 根据句意及首字母提示完成单词
1. She moved to London， meeting some of the best m of her time.
2. He wished to be an a when he was a child. He was
interested in stars and the universe.
3. I c it an honour to be invited to dinner.
4. He has a sense of h .
5. Eliza accepted Carol’s i to a party.
6. She majored（主修） in Maths at u .
inds
stronomer
onsider
umour
nvitation
niversity
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7. His p face shows his bad health.
8. The number of the a was no smaller than five thousand.
9. A foreign guest will give a l in English this afternoon.
10. If you break your promise， he will never t you again.
ale
udience
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rust
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二、 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. I avoid （smoke） at home because there is a baby.
2. They carried out the plan without （difficult）.
3. （家乡广州）We think it a （please） to visit Guangzhou
Cultural Centre.
4. She guided the old man through the crowd to his （seat）.
5. The twins left the supermarket， with Lucy （laugh）.
smoking
difficulty
pleasure
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laughing
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三、 根据所给中文意思，完成下列各句
1. 没有什么比帮助陷入困境的人带给他更多的快乐。
Nothing gives him more pleasure than helping someone .
2. 你必须反复朗读这几行一直到能背诵为止。
You must keep repeating the lines until they are known .
3. 你可以相信布鲁克斯。他永远不会使你失望。
You can trust Brooks. He will never .
4. 请坐。我们经理一会儿就来。
Please . Our manager will soon be here.
5. 如果你有空，你还可以加入谈话中来。
If you are free， you can also the conversation.
in
trouble
by
heart
let
you
down
take
a
seat
join
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四、 （2024·大连市西岗区期末）完形填空
人与社会——历史、社会与文化
Mike was a great baseball player. He taught me something 1 that
changed my life. Once Mike was 2 in spring training. Suddenly one
reporter asked him， “Mike， you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest
goal. How many at-bats（上场击球） do you think it’ll take you to get the
78 hits？” Without thinking， Mike replied immediately， “78.” The
reporter shouted back， “Ah， come on， Mike， you don’t think you’ll
get 78 hits in 78 at-bats， do you？”
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Mike calmly 3 his idea with the reporter， “Every time I step up
to the plate， I 4 to get a hit！ It is positive expectation that has
enabled me to stay in the first place.”
When I thought about Mike’s idea， I felt a little embarrassed（尴尬
的）. As a business person， I was hoping to 5 my sales. As a father， I
was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man， I was hoping to be a good
husband. The 6 was that I was a very good salesperson. I was not
so 7 a father， and I was an okay husband.
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I decided that being okay was not enough！ I wanted to be a great sales-
person， a great father and a great husband. I 8 my attitude（态度），
and the results were amazing. I was lucky enough to 9 the trust of my
family members. I won Coach of the Year in my son’s baseball league， and I
shared a loving 10 with my wife， Karen， with whom I am going to
enjoy the rest of my life！
Thanks， Mike！ Thank you for what you have taught me.
training n. 训练 need v. 需要
goal n. 目标 shout v. 叫
plate n. 本垒 positive adj. 积极的
husband n. 丈夫 whom pron. 谁
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（ D ）1. A. enjoyable B. powerful C. beautiful D. valuable
（ B ）2. A. watched B. interviewed C. chosen D. advised
（ A ）3. A. shared B. checked C. connected D. held
（ C ）4. A. agree B. fail C. expect D. offer
（ A ）5. A. increase B. reduce C. lift D. drop
（ C ）6. A. document B. risk C. truth D. decision
（ D ）7. A. wise B. kind C. honest D. bad
（ B ）8. A. described B. changed C. added D. showed
（ A ）9. A. win B. afford C. forget D. finish
（ B ）10. A. invitation B. relationship C. friendship D. direction
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五、 语篇填词
“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this， but do you know what great
things have come from thinking？
Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall off a
tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he
1. how the Sun， the Moon， and stars are kept in their
places.
discovered
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A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire， watching the lid of the
kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out 2. the steam in the
kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And
when he became a man， he improved the steam engine（蒸汽机） so
much that it could 3. do the work of many horses.
why
easily
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James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once， seeing the inside of a watch，
he wondered， “Why 4. I not make a watch？” But how
could he get the materials to make the mainspring（钟表等的主发条）？
He soon found he could make it with whalebone（鲸骨）. He then made a
wooden 5. which kept good time. His motto（座右铭） was：
“I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the
world.
should
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fall v. 掉落 improve v. 改进
material n. 材料
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