Unit8 Surprise endings
ReadingⅠ练习
选词填空。
1.He sat with the package on his _________ .
2. The policemen are s _________the village for the thief. 21世纪教育网版权所有
3. Do you want any p _________ on your birthday
4. After a big meal at the restaurant,they found that they couldn't afford the b_______.
5. People had lost their homes and all their p _______ .【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
6. The s_______in front of the store read “open”
7.Her eyes were f_________on her daughter’s pale face.www-2-1-cnjy-com
8.Ann couldn’t a_________a new coat because she had no money.
9.People usually hold a party to celebrate their children’s g______from university.
10.Suddenly he d______ a box from his pocket and put it on the table.
二、单选
1.一They can’t______ this car；it’s too expensive．
一Maybe they can consider a cheaper one．
A．stand B．afford C．Spend D.use
2.At night, there are not too many stars in the sky to ____.2·1·c·n·j·y
A. count B. look C. countable D. use
3.We are _______ our great homeland.
A. proud of B. pride of C. proud in D. pride in
4.Over 20 countries joined to search _________ Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.www.21-cn-jy.com
A．of B．for C．in D．from
5.--- Why does he look so tired these days
--- He has to work hard_______ the coming test.
A．to B．instead of C．because D．because of
6.They waited and waited, and_____ he came back.
A．at once B．at first C．at the end D．at last
7.Jill looke ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )d for them on the desk, but she could not _______her notes
A. looked for B. look for C. found D. find
8. Everyone was seated when the teacher ______ the exam papers from her bag.
A. draw B. drew C. drawn D .draws
9.Its tiny eyes_____the cabbage,_____the creature’s interest in the vegetable.
A．are fixed on,show B．are fixed on,showing21cnjy.com
C．fix on,showing D．fix upon,showing
10.She was _____ the notes in her hand .
A. held out B. holding out C. hold out D. holds out
完成句子。
她没钱买新的鞋子。
She_______ _______ _______ buy new shoes.
她艰难地爬上滑坡寻找药草。
She climbed the slippery slope with difficulty _______ _______ ______herbs.
3.Bob在数学竞赛中的得了一等奖，我们为他骄傲。
Bob got first prize in math competition and we_______ _______ _______ him.
4.穿上你的大衣，外面太冷了。
_______ _______your coat, it is very cold outside.21·世纪*教育网
爱丽丝想用一副棋作圣诞礼物。
Alice wants_______ _______ ______ chess for Christmas.2-1-c-n-j-y
6.把注意力集中在书上，不要东张西望。
your attention the book, and don’t look here and there.
玛莎拿出一件新裙子展示给我们看。
Martha _______ _______ a new dress for us to look.21·cn·jy·com
8.最终我们到达了山顶，看到了日出。
_______ _______ ,we arrived at the top of the mountain and saw the sunrise.
四、根据reading部分完型填空。
One dollar and eigh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )ty-seven cents. That was all. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be 1 .She could not afford a present, 2 she sat down and cried.21*cnjy*com
Jim and Della had two possessions which they were 3 proud of.One was Jim's gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather. 4 was Della's beautiful hair.It fell about her and reached below her knee.
Della 5 her old brown jacket and her old brown hat.Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street.21教育网
She stopped at ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 ) 6 store.The sign in front of the store read"Hair Goods".
"Will you buy my hair "asked Della.
"Twenty dollars,"the woman said.
Then Della searched 7 the stores looking for a present for Jim.
She found it 8 .It was a watch chain.The bill was twenty-one dollars.
At seven o'clock,the coffee was made and dinner was 9 .【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
Jim was never late.Della heard his steps on stairs.【出处：21教育名师】
The door opened and J ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )im walked in,He stopped inside the door.His eyes were fixed on Della,and there was an 10 in them that she could not read.
"Jim,"she crie ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )d,"don't look at me that way.I sold my 11 to buy you a Christmas present。"【版权所有：21教育】
Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table.21教育名师原创作品
Della opened it.The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )re 12 the set of combs that she had always wanted.Now they were 13 ,but her hair was gone.21*cnjy*com
She smiled and held ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 ) out Jim's present."I hunted all over town to find it.Give me your watch.I want to see 14 it looks on it."
Instead of obeying,J ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )im sat down,put his hands 15 his head and smiled.
"Della."he said."I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.
( )1.A.Thanksgiving Day B.New Year's Day
C.Christmas D.Halloween
( )2.A.so B.and C.or D.while
( )3.A.all B.both C.neither D.either
( )4.A.Another B.Any other C.Others D. The other
( )5.A.put on B.wore C.took off D.dressed
( )6.A.the B.a C./ D.an
( )7.A.for B.across C.over D.through
( )8.A.at last B.at first C.at the beginning D.at the end
( )9.A.eaten B.ready C.had D.bought
( )10.A.express ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )ion B.impression C.attraction D.commutation
( )11.A.watch B.hair C.chain D.clothes
( )12.A.lied B.lain C.lay D.laid
( )13.A.her B.hers C.his D.theirs
( )14.A.how B.what C.whether D.why
( )15.A.on B.over C.behind D.below
Unit8 Surprise endings
ReadingⅠ练习
参考答案
一、1knees 2.searching 3. presents 4. bill 5.possessions
6.sign 7.fixed 8. afford 9.graduation 10.drew
二、1-5 BAABD 6-10 DDBBB
三、
1.couldn’t afford to
2.to search for/look for
3.were proud of/took pride in
4.Put on
5.a set of
6.Fix on
7.held out
8.At last
四、1-5 CABDA 6-10 BDABA 11-15 BCBAC
graduation；count; afford; present; knee; bill;
draw; possession; search; sign; fix
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Unit 8
Surprise endings
Oxford English
Module 4 A taste of literature
Reading Ⅰ
The gifts of Maggie 麦琪的礼物
Warming-up
Let's enjoy a short video. Have you
ever read this story
Brainstorm
Have you read this story before
Talk about the writer and his great works.
O.Henry
(1862—1910)
(a pen name for William Sydney Porter) He was a prolific American short-story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. Henry was known for good end, it was called “O Henry-end欧亨利式结尾”. He was called Prose Laureate of Manhattan and Father of short stories曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国现代短篇小说之父。He is one of three short story masters in the world.(O. Henry , Maupassant, Chekhov)世界三大短篇小说大师之一（欧·亨利、莫泊桑、契诃夫）
Major Works主要著作
The Gift of Magi
The Last Leaf
Mammon and the Archer
The Cop and the Anthem
The Ransom of Red Chief
The gift of Maggie麦琪的礼物
It is a short story, written by O. Henry , about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money.
Free talk
When do people in the West usually send gifts
birthdays
Christmas
Mother’s Day
weddings
graduation
Father’s Day
birthdays graduation weddings
Christmas Mother’s Day
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2
3
4
5
Christmas
Mother’s Day
weddings
birthdays
graduation
Match the gift-giving times in the box with the pictures below. Write the words in the blanks.
Lead-in
Pre-reading
The gifts
by O.Henry
Look at the picture, the title and the first paragraph
of the short story on page 115. Then answer the
questions below.
Answer the questions.
When did the story take place
Why did Della count her money
What was Della’s problem
On Christmas Eve.
Because she wanted to buy a present.
She could not afford a present.
1. 毕业典礼(n.) _________________
2. 链子(n.) _________________
3. 账单(n.) _________________
4. 妻子(n.) _________________
5. 礼物(n.) _________________
6. 膝盖(n.) _________________
7. 招牌(n.) _________________
8. 计算（或清点）总数(v.) _______________
9. 买得起(v.) _________________
10. 搜寻(v.) _________________
11. 掏出(v.) _________________
12. 控告；控诉(v.) _________________
graduation
chain
bill
wife
gift /present
knee
sign
count
afford
search
draw
accuse
Words revision
draw
accuse
search
knee
graduation
chain
bill
afford
wife
gift
present
Words game
sign
count
Reading task1
Listen to the tape and complete the chart.
Time Character Cause起因
The day
before
Christmas
Della
Jim
Della wanted to buy a gift for her husband but she only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents.
C1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 116. Find these words to complete the sentences.
Reading task2
C2 Complete the conversation below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.
Vocabulary
Read and complete
At night, there are too many stars in the sky to _____.(calculate the total number)
2. Paul always rode the bus although he could ______ a car. (have enough money
to buy)
3. Jane _______ through the newspaper for the story about her school football team.
(tried to find by looking carefully)
4. Tom heard the steps of his father ______, so he rushed to open the door. (finally)
5. Everyone was seated when the teacher _______ the exam papers from her bag. (took something out)
count
afford
searched
at last
held out
at last draw fix...on
hold out look for
Jill had to study for an exam, but she could not
find her notes. She _________ them on her desk,
but they were not there. Then she remembered her
school bag. She opened it and _____ some
pieces of papaer out of it. However, it was her
homework. Just then, her mother came in. Jill
______ her eyes ____ her mother and waited
for her to speak.
“Are these yours ” she asked. She was ________
the notes in her hand. Jill had her notes _________.
looked for
drew
fixed
on
holding out
at last
Reading task3
Divide the paragraphs into three parts and summarize.
Part Paragraphs
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Paragraphs 1-2
Paragraphs 3-8
Paragraph 9-17
Main idea
The background information
of the story.
Della sold her hair and bought
her husband a watch chain.
Jim sold his watch and bought
a set of combs for Della.
Reading task4
Listen and read para.1-2.
1. How much money did Della own
One dollar and eight-seven cents.
2.What possessions were Jim and Della proud of
Jim’s gold watch and Della’s beautiful long hair.
3.Where was Jim's watch from
It was from Jim's father and his grandfather.
4. How long was Della’s hair
It fell about her and reached below her knee.
Answer the following questions.
Listen and read para.3-11.
Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street.
She stopped at a store. The sign in front of the store read “Hair Goods”.
“Will you buy my hair ” asked Della.
“Twenty dollars,” the woman said.
Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim.
She found it at last. It was a watch chain. The bill was twenty-one dollars.
At seven o’clock, the coffee was made and dinner was ready.
Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs.
The door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read.
“Jim,” she cried, “don’t look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present.”
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6
3
5
2
4
Put the sentences in the correct order.
Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table.
Della opened it. There lay the set of combs that she had always wanted. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone.
She smiled and held out Jim’s present. “I hunted all over town to find it. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.”
Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled.
“Della,” he said, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.”
Listen and read para.12--17.
1.How did Della feel when she opened the box Jim gave to her
2.How does the story end
She felt sad and happy.
The couple have sold their most valuable possessions to buy gifts for each other.
Answer the following questions.
Discussion
What can you learn from the story
The couple love each other very much./Love is much more valuable than any gift.
afford 意为“买得起，担负得起”。通常与can，could，be able to连用，尤用于否定句或疑问句中。词组：afford to do sth负担得起做某事
1.She could not afford a present, so she sat down and cried.
At last we were able to afford a piano.
我们终于能买得起一架钢琴了。
We can afford to buy the TV set if we save our
money.
如果我们能积攒下钱就可买下那台电视。
Language points
2.Jim and Della had two possessions which they
were both proud of.Jim 和 Della拥有两件他们引
以为傲的宝贝。
be proud of 意为对...感到自豪；以...为荣
后面可接名词或代词作宾语，相当于take pride in.
His parents are both proud of his success.
=His parents both take pride in his success.
他的父母对他的成功感到自豪。
3. It fell about her, and reached below her knee.
她的头发披散下来，垂到她的膝下。
She wore a blanket about her body.
她用一条毯子围住身体。
She wore a shawl about her shoulders.
她披了一件披肩。
about 这里为介词， 意为“围绕”。
4. The sign in front of the store read “Hair Goods”.商店的招牌上写着“美发用品”。
The sign on the wall reads: No smoking.
墙上的牌子写着“禁止吸烟”。
The thermometer is reading 40℃ in the shade.
在背阴处温度计显示为40℃。
read 意为“写着；写成是……”
5.Then Della searched through the stores looking
for a present for Jim.接着，Della在各大商店里搜寻
了一番，给Jim寻找礼物。
search through 在...里搜寻，表示搜寻的范围。
search 意为搜寻，搜查
常用词组：search for sb/sth 搜索寻找某人
For over 100 years, men have been
searching for gold in the hills.
一百多年来, 人们一直在山里寻找金子。
She held out her hand to take the rope.
她伸手去抓那根绳子。
Martha held out a new dress for us
to look.
玛莎拿出一件新裙子展示给我们看。
6. She smiled and held out Jim’s present.她微笑着递出给Jim的礼物
hold out 伸出；递出
