Module 3 Life now and then
模块语篇精练
Ⅰ.完形填空
When my father was dying, I traveled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days.It was 1 more heartbreaking(伤心的)than I’d expected, one of the most difficult and 2 times in my life.After he passed away, I stayed alone in his apartment.There were so many things to deal with.It all seemed endless.I was lonely.I hated the 3 of the apartment.
But one evening the silence was broken.I heard something crying outside.I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps.He was thin and poor.He looked the way I felt.I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish.He ate it and almost immediately fell into sound sleep.
The next morning, I checked with neighbors and learned that the cat had been given up 4 his owner who had moved out last year.So the little cat was there all alone, just like 5 .As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to figure out what to do with him. 6 care of the cat was the very last thing I wanted to do.But every time I opened the door, he would run towards me.It was clear that he had 7 else to go.I started calling him Willis, in memory of my father.
From then on, things grew easier.With Willis, time seemed to pass much 8 .When the time finally came for me to return home, I had to decide what to do with Willis.There was absolutely no way I would leave without him.
It has been five years since my father 9 .Over the years, several people have commented on 10 nice I was to save the cat.But I know that we helped each other.I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.
(C)1.A.very B.too C.far
(B)2.A.happy B.painful C.hard
(B)3.A.joy B.silence C.peace
(C)4.A.of B.with C.by
(A)5.A.me B.I C.my
(A)6.A.Taking B.Take C.Took
(B)7.A.everywhere B.nowhere C.anywhere
(C)8.A.more quick B.quick C.more quickly
(C)9.A.left B.went C.died
(C)10.A.who B.which C.how
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
Americans love pets.Many pet owners treat their pets as a part of the family.They treat their pets as their children—sometimes even better.
In America, there are more families with pets than those with children.43 percent of U.S.homes have pets.Some of the pets are exotic, such as monkeys, snakes, butterflies and even wolves.Those animals come from other countries, especially China, Thailand, South Africa and so on.More common pets include fish, mice and birds.However, their favorites are cats and dogs.They sometimes have strong feelings about whether dogs or cats make better pets.“Dog people” and “cat people” often have friendly arguments about that.
People can get many benefits from pets.Pets stay with people, make people happy and help people get rid of loneliness.Therefore, most of Americans like pets.They think pets should be treated well.At least 75 animal welfare(福利) organizations have been set up in America.They provide care and good services for homeless animals.Some pets can help people live a better life.For example, researchers(研究者) have discovered that getting on with animals can help lower(降低) a person’s blood pressure.Dogs can offer protection from strange visitors.Cats can play games with the children.Some kinds of pets can provide love for their owners.In fact, to keep a pet can help a young couple have the responsibility to raise children.
Pets are as basic to U.S.culture as hot dogs or apple pies.To Americans, pets are not just property(财产), but a part of the family.
根据语篇内容, 判断句子正(T)误(F)。
(T)1.In America, lots of pet owners treat their pets as family members.
(F)2.Fish, mice and birds are the most popular pets in the U.S.
(T)3.Most Americans like keeping pets because pets can bring many benefits to people.
(T)4.Dogs can protect their owners from strange visitors.
(F)5.Getting on with animals can increase animals’ blood pressure.
B
China’s first home-built large cruise ship “Adora Magic City”undocked (使出坞) in Shanghai on June 6th.The cruise ship is 323.6 meters long and 37.2 meters wide.With 2,125 guest rooms, it can hold up to 5,246 passengers.China started building the ship in 2019 and it’s delivered (交付) by the end of 2023.
The cruise ship is just like a mobile modern city at sea.It includes a hotel, cinemas and a water park.Also, it has the country’s largest duty-free shopping center, where things from around the world are sold.Besides, the mobile 5G network is available.People can do lots of things for fun on it.
The ship is made of very thin steel wall pieces.The material would not be used on a common ship but on a cruise ship.It is required to be thin and light enough to make room for passengers as much as possible.It’s not easy to build such a cruise ship.The huge product has more than 25 million parts, five times those of the C919 large passenger plane.The good news is that China has got over many difficulties and taken “Adora Magic City” to a new stage.
In the near future, China will plan some routes for the ship.Then it will become much more comfortable and convenient for people to go to Japan and Southeast Asia from Shanghai by sea.And China will become the fifth country in the world in large cruise ship production after Germany, France, Italy and Finland.
(A)6.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A.What the cruise ship has.
B.What a modern city is like.
C.How to have fun on the cruise ship.
(C)7.Why is the C919 large passenger plane mentioned
A.To find out the differences.
B.To introduce China’s another achievement.
C.To show the difficulty in building the cruise ship.
(B)8.What does the underlined word “routes” mean
A.日期 B.路线 C.想法
(C)9.What’s the writer’s attitude towards “Adora Magic City”
A.Worried. B.Doubtful.
C.Hopeful.Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 2 I think life is better today.
【基础 重难突破】
必会·短语
1.all one’s life 一生
2.what’s more 而且
3.get married 结婚
4.be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
重点·句式
1.What was your life like in the past
你过去的生活是什么样子的
2.Families have got smaller than they were in the past.
家庭比过去小了。
3.The only thing I don’t like,though,is that there’s so much more traffic.
不过,我唯一不喜欢的是交通流量太大了。
4.We eat better and we live longer.
我们吃得更好,活得更久。
核心·考点
1.There were five children in my family, and looking after us was more than a full-time job.
我家有五个孩子,照顾我们比做一份全职工作还辛苦。(教材P20)
more than的用法:
【拓展】
(1)more than与数词连用时,相当于over。
(2)more...than...意为“与其说……不如说……”。
2.I’m happy to see she’s busy working every day, but sometimes I feel lonely because she can’t come to see me often.
我很高兴看到她每天都忙于工作,但有时我感到孤独,因为她不能经常来看我。(教材P20)
【句式·剖析】
本句是并列复合句,其结构如下:
(1)该句是but连接的并列复合句。
(2)该复合句的前半句是含有宾语从句的复合句;后半句是含有原因状语从句的复合句。
(3)在前半句中,I’m happy to see是主句,she’s busy working every day是省略了引导词的宾语从句。
(4)在后半句中,I feel lonely是主句,because she can’t come to see me often是原因状语从句。
【易混辨析】
易混点1 the number of和a number of
短语 意义及用法 谓语动词
the number of 意为“……的数量”,其后接可数名词复数形式 “the number of+可数名词复数形式”作主语时,谓语动词用单数
a number of 意为“许多的”,其后接可数名词复数形式 “a number of+可数名词复数形式”作主语时,谓语动词用复数
易混点2 get married与be married
【语篇 宏观建构】
答案:1.70/seventy 2.in the past 3.once or twice 4.education 5.programmes
【课时 分层演练】
【基础过关】
Ⅰ.用括号中所给词的适当形式填空
1.Both Jack and Jim are postmen(postman).
2.Generally (general) speaking, it’s warm in spring in my hometown.
3.Milk is good for health, and what’s more(much), it’s also good for sleep.
4.Bob and Linda got married(marry) last year.
5.Some children are busy doing(do) their homework in the classroom.
Ⅱ.单项选择
(A)1.Last year Miss Zhang ______an English teacher of our school.
A.got married to
B.married with
C.married to
(A)2.June looks so ______today because she has got an “A” in her math test.
A.happy B.happily C.angry
(A)3.The new term is coming.The students are busy ______the classrooms.
A.cleaning B.cleans C.to clean
(C)4.Nowadays many old people stay at home ______, so they often feel ______.
A.lonely; lonely B.lonely; alone
C.alone; lonely
(B)5.—What is your life like today
—______
A.I like easy life.
B.It is very great.
C.We are bored.
【能力提升】
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A blind boy sat on the edge of street with a hat by his feet.He held up a sign which said:“I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.A man walked by.He put a few coins into the hat.He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words.He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.Soon the hat started to fill up(装满).
That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.The boy recognized(认出) his footsteps and asked:“Were you the one who changed my sign this morning What did you write ” The man said:“I only wrote the truth(真相). I said what you said but in a different way.” His words were “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.” Do you think the first sign and the second sign said the same thing Of course both signs told people the boy was blind.But the first sign only told people to put some money in the hat.The second sign told people that they could enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it, because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind.The second sign reminded(提醒)people they were lucky that they were not blind.There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.The first is:Be thankful for what you have.The second is:Be creative.Think differently.There is always a better way.
根据语篇内容,选择最佳选项。
(B)1.What did the boy do on the street
A.He sold his old hat.
B.He begged(乞求) for money.
C.He was busy collecting(收集) coins.
(C)2.How did the man help the blind boy
A.He took the boy’s sign away.
B.He only gave the boy some money.
C.He changed the words on the sign.
(C)3.Which of the following describes the man in this story
A.Scary. B.Strict. C.Kind.
(B)4.What does the underlined word “creative” probably mean in the last paragraph
A.胜利的 B.创新的
C.有同情心的
(C)5.Which is the best title(题目) for the passage
A.Enjoy a sunny day
B.A blind boy on the street
C.Different words make the difference
Ⅳ.选词填空
(2023·岳阳期中)
quickly when build return playing
from live different she memories
Our country has developed 1.quickly during the last forty years.Because of it, many Chinese people’s lives have changed a lot.
Yang Xiuping, who has turned 40, is 2.from a village in Tongren, Guizhou.She spent her childhood 3.playing in the green mountains and helping her parents with farm work every day.She had many sweet childhood 4.memories, but life was not easy for her family at that time.
In 1993, Yang left 5.her village and went to Shenzhen, Guangdong.In Shenzhen, Yang worked in a factory.About seven years ago, she 6.returned to her hometown and set up her first company.Yang has gone from “a village girl” to “a boss”.
Chen Shu, 43, is a teacher from a school in Shanghai’s Pudong New District. 7.When she started teaching at the school, there were only farmlands around the school.Nowadays, a subway line has 8.been built and there are many shopping centers there.
Chen said, “People used to 9.live in old and crowded houses, sharing kitchens and toilets.They had little personal space.At that time, I never thought I would have such a 10.different life.”Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.
【基础 重难突破】
必会·短语
1.used to 过去
2.spare time 业余时间;闲暇
3.speak up 大点声说
4.the number of ……的数量
重点·句式
1.People are wealthier today, and they live longer than they did in the past.
现在, 人们更富有, 而且他们比过去更长寿。
2.I suppose that’s because more people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.我猜那是因为更多的人有了汽车,他们步行或骑自行车更少了。
3.More wealth sometimes means less health.
更多的财富有时意味着更少的健康。
4.Why don’t you go and ask Mrs Li, our neighbour
你为什么不去问问我们的邻居李夫人呢
核心·考点
1.We know more about medicine today, and there’s less fear of getting ill because we know how to deal with the ordinary diseases.现在我们对医学了解得更多了,并且对患病的恐惧少了,因为我们知道如何应对普通的疾病。(教材P18)
辨析deal with与do with
deal with 处理;安排;应付 常与疑问副词how搭配
do with 常与疑问代词what搭配
2.But people don’t take as much exercise as they used to.
但是(现在)人们锻炼不像过去那样多了。(教材P18)
(1)as...as...的用法
【图解·助记】
(2)used to的用法
used to do sth. 意为“过去常常做某事”,强调过去做但是现在不做了
否定形式有两种:didn’t use to do sth.或used not to do sth.
3.I suppose that’s because more people have cars, and they walk or use their bikes less.
我猜那是因为更多的人有了汽车,他们步行或骑自行车更少了。(教材P18)
(1)suppose作动词,意为“认为;假定;猜想;推测”,用来表示说话人的看法、猜测或假设,其常用结构为:
(2)如果suppose后面接的从句表示否定意义,则与think和believe的用法相同,即应将否定形式前移至主句,一般用否定主句的形式来否定从句。
【课时 分层演练】
【基础过关】
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示完成单词
1.Although my grandma is over ninety years old,she isn’t deaf(聋的) at all.
2.Knowledge is wealth(财富).More and more countries begin to pay attention to education.
3.To keep healthy, he seldom(很少) stays up late.
4.He ordered himself a double (双倍的)cheeseburger.
5.Tina’s mother has a heart problem.So she is in fear(害怕)of anger.
Ⅱ.用括号中所给词的适当形式填空
1.The number of the workers has(have) doubled in the last two years.
2.I’m afraid that it’s not finished(finish)yet.
3.Gina doesn’t want to get fat.So she always eats less(little) meat and more vegetables.
4.When you are finished typing, remember to save(save) your document.
5.My grandma doesn’t know how to pay(pay) by mobile phone.
Ⅲ.单项选择
(B)1.His sister has a great ______of the dark, so she often goes to sleep with the lights on.
A.afraid B.fear C.surprise
(A)2.Nancy ______has snacks because she thinks they are unhealthy.
A.seldom B.always C.often
(A)3.The “double reduction (双减)” policy makes it possible for students to have more ______time to do outdoor activities.
A.spare B.proud C.central
(C)4.—I think Jenny did her homework ______than Tim.
—I disagree.I think Tim is ______Jenny.
A.more careful; as careful as
B.more carefully; as carefully as
C.more carefully; as careful as
(C)5.Wang Tao used to ______games in his spare time but now he is used to ______sports.
A.play; do B.playing; doing
C.play; doing
【能力提升】
Ⅳ.补全对话
A:Linda, have a look at these photos.I took them in my hometown last week.
B:Wow! 1. C
A:Yes.My hometown looks more beautiful than before.
B:I remember there used to be a lake at the foot of the hill.2. A
A:No, it isn’t.
B:Why 3. B
A:Well, my hometown used to be a small village.It’s a modern town now.
B:4. E
A:They used to work in the fields.5. F
B:Your hometown has changed a lot these years.
A.Isn’t it there
B.What happened
C.How beautiful it is!
D.When did you take them
E.How do people make a living
F.But now they work in the factories.Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 3
【语法 精讲细练】
【语法解读】
形容词与副词及其比较级和最高级的用法
一、形容词、副词的比较级和最高级的构成
1.规则变化
一般在词尾加-er和-est tall—taller—tallest
以不发音的e结尾,加-r和-st nice—nicer—nicest
以辅音字母加-y结尾的,变y为i,再加-er和-est heavy—heavier—heaviest
以重读闭音节结尾,末尾只有一个辅音字母,双写这个辅音字母再加-er和-est big—bigger—biggest
多音节词和部分双音节词,在原级前加more和most interesting—more interesting—most interesting
2.不规则变化
原级 比较级 最高级
good/well better best
bad/ill worse worst
many/much more most
little less least
far farther farthest
further furthest
【拓展】比较级和最高级的修饰语应置于其所修饰的形容词或副词之前。
(1)常见的比较级修饰语有:much,still,a lot,even,far等。
(2)常见的最高级修饰语有by far等。
(3)alive,afraid,awake,alone,asleep等形容词在句中一般只作表语。
(4)something,anything,nothing等不定代词被形容词修饰时,形容词放在不定代词后面。
二、基本句型
【拓展】比较级与最高级的转换
*Bob is the tallest student in his class.
=Bob is taller than any other student in his class.
=Bob is taller than the other students in his class.鲍勃是他班里最高的学生。
【语法专练】
单项选择
(A)1.—Which is______ clothes store in the town
—Dream Clothes.It’s ______than Blue Moon.
A.the best; better
B.the worst; the worse
C.best; better
(B)2.______ exercise you take, ______you will be.
A.Much; healthy
B.The more; the healthier
C.More; healthier
(C)3.I think Lily writes ______than any other student, but the teacher says Tara writes ______in the class.
A.more carefully; carefully
B.the most carefully; carefully
C.more carefully; the most carefully
【写作 素养进阶】
主题分析——指明方向
本模块写作情境属于“人与社会”主题范畴中的“历史、社会与文化”,涉及子主题“家乡和社会的变迁,历史的发展,对未来的畅想”。
典例研磨——示范引领
“双减”政策(the “double reduction” policy)实施之后,大部分学校开展了丰富多彩的活动。某英文网站正面向全市中学生开展以“双减”为主题的征文活动,请写一篇英语短文投稿,介绍“双减”后你生活的变化及感受。
Step 1 三定审题
1.定人称:以第一人称为主
2.定时态:以一般现在时和一般过去时为主
3.定核心:介绍“我生活的变化”
Step 2 谋篇布局
Step 3 润色成篇
The “Double Reduction” Policy My life has changed a lot since the “double reduction” policy was carried out①.I’m happy to share my changes and feelings with you②. I used to have a lot of homework every day③.But now, the study pressure is reduced and so does the homework④.So ①开篇点题。用has changed a lot突出了“双减”之后的变化。 ②用短语share...with引起下文。 ③用used to描述了过去的情况。
续表
I have more time to take part in activities I like at school.It’s wonderful and enjoyable.It’s also a good way to develop our skills.I feel more focused than before because I can finish my homework more effectively.What’s more, I have more time to communicate with my parents and stay with family⑤. I believe our school life will be more meaningful and colorful⑥ because of the “double reduction” policy. ④用But一词转换话题,自然而然地过渡到现在的生活和学习情况。 ⑤用What’s more表达了递进,引出“双减”对家庭关系的影响。 ⑥用more meaningful and colorful收篇结尾,突出了“双减”政策给作者生活带来的变化。
实战写作——迁移创新
近年来中国取得了很多世界瞩目的成就,某英文网站正在开展以“厉害了,我的国!”为主题的征文活动。请你以“China makes me feel surprised”为题目,用英语写一篇80词左右的短文投稿。
内容要求:
1.你感触最深的一件事(如杂交水稻、举办奥运会等);
2.条理清晰,可合理发挥;
3.文中不得出现真实姓名及校名。
参考词汇:spaceship (宇宙飞船);hybrid rice (杂交水稻);Beijing 2008 Olympics (北京2008奥运会);Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (北京2022冬奥会)
China makes me feel surprised
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【参考范文】
China makes me feel surprised
In recent years, great changes have taken place in China and many achievements have attracted the attention of the world.Let’s know about these changes.
Two Olympic Games were held successfully.It really surprised me.China successfully hosted the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and once again introduced China to the world.China has developed rapidly since then.The Winter Olympic Games were successfully held in 2022.Just as IOC President Bach said, “We couldn’t receive such a great success without the support of people all around China.”
As a Chinese, I am very proud.Also I feel excited about the strength of my motherland.
