外研版英语九上 Module 1.2 Wonders of the world Unit 1
单项选择题
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.?
1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.
A. the manager asked him to do so
B. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do so
D. he wanted more pay
2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.
A. nervous?
B. satisfied
C. unhappy
D. excited
3. In Jack’s hometown, _______.
A. people dislike being called “old”
B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
4. After this experience, Jack _______.
A. lost his job in the restaurant
B. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderly
D. changed his way with older people
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.?
? ?
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
? ? After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
? ? Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
? ?“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
6.Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
A. Because he could eat well there.
B. Because he could earn more about nuns.
C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.?
7.?Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
A. was still the same as usual
B. ate so much at dinner
C. kissed her hello after school
D. worked hard but said little
8.“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 用功
B. 捶书?
C. 发泄?
D. 振作
9.The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail
B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign
D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others
10.From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.
A. teachers should be strict with their students
B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes
C. a catholic school is much better than other ones
D. nuns are good at helping children with their math
答案解析：
单项选择题
1、B
解析：根据第2段中的I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly可知答案。
2、C
解析：根据第2段中的As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure可知他们听到Jack称他们为老者时，一点也不高兴。
3、B
解析：根据第3段中的In my village in China, people are proud of being old可知答案
4、D
解析：根据最后一段中的After that, I changed the way I had with older people可知答案
5、D
解析：根据第2段最后一句After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry可知A选项不对；根据文章最后一句but now I don’t show my feelings through words可知B选项不对；根据第2段中的I then waked back to the table and apologized to the wife 可知C 选项也不对，故正确答案为D。
6、C
解析：文章第1段说Tommy数学学不好，其父母想尽了一切办法都不奏效，最后将他送进了一所天主教的教会学校。
7、D
解析：认真阅读第2段前面几句话，并注意以下信息：After the first day, little Tommy came home…didn’t kiss his mother hello…was hard at work…without a word. 可知答案应选D。
8、A
解析：根据文章大意和Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books这个句子的语境，可知hit the books的意思是“用功”。
9、B
解析：Tommy学习一直不用功，但自从进了这所catholic school之后，情况就不一样了——整天都发狠读书，结果数学考试也得了A。这是为什么呢？文章在最后道出了其原因：Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. 由此可知，Tommy是担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。
10、B
解析：Tommy把the man nailed to the plus sign误解为“学习不用功的结果”，从而一改自己原来不好学的不良习惯，很快就把数学成绩赶了上去。可见，误解有时也可以起到好的效果
课件12张PPT。Module1
Wonders of the worldUnit 1 It's more than 2,000 years old.课程编号：TS1604010203W91010102WYL授课:May外研版《英语》 九年级上册Learning goals1.Get the main idea of the passage
and can do some reading exercise correctly.
2.Master the following sentence patterns:
I'm (not) sure......
In my opinion,......
Who'd like to......?
Listen and read Tony: Let’s call Wonders of the World and
join in the discussion. I think natural
wonders are more interesting than man-made
ones. And I think the Giant’s Causeway is the
most fantastic natural wonder.
Lingling: Hm, I’ve never seen it, so I’m not sure
I agree with you. Why do you like it, Tony?
Tony: Well, I visited the Giant’s Causeway two
years ago. It’s huge. There’re about
40,000 rocks, most of them with six sides.
It runs for several hundred metres on the
eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
《世界奇观》 “参加，加入到某种活动中”
我不确定…… Listen and read
Jingling: That sounds great, though I think the
Victoria Falls in Africa is even more fantastic.
It’s about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high.
You can hear the loud noise a few kilometres away.
Betty: Wow, that’s huge! But in my opinion,
man-made wonders are more exciting than
natural ones. Look at the Terracotta Army. It’s
more than 2,000 years old.
物体长、宽、高等的表达为：数词+计量词+ long/wide/high. 它相当于 “ 数词+计量词+in length/width/height”.
如：The river is about 2,000 metres long. = The river is about 2,000 metres in length.
“按某人的意见；据某人看来”
Listen and read
Daming: I agree with you, Betty. And I think the
Three Gorges Dam is fantastic too. It's about
2,300 metres long, 185 metres high and 15
metres wide at the top. It produces electrictiy
for millions of people in China.
Betty: Now,who'd like to call first?“谁愿意……” sure 英[???(r)] 美[??r]
adj.确信的，确实的; 有把握的; 无疑的; 一定的;
I'm sure that you're right!
I'm sure意为“我确定...”或为“我坚信”.that引导后面的从句.
I’m not sure意思相反.
I’m not sure ... 我不确定……
Sentence patterns In my opinion, he is wrong.
在我看来他是错了。In my opinion, the decision was wholly justified.
我认为，这个决定完全合理In my opinion, this is not an effective method.
我认为，这不是一个有效的方法。 In my opinion… 依我看，……
opinion英[??p?nj?n] 美[??p?nj?n]
n.意见，主张; 评价; 鉴定，判定;Sentence patterns 1、Who'd like to be...?
Who'd like to be our monitor?
2、Who'd like to do...?
Who'd like to drive the car?Tips:
I'd like to...Who’d like to … ? 谁愿意……?
Sentence patterns Now check (√) the true sentences.
Tony thinks the Giant’s Causeway is
the largest natural wonder.
Lingling thinks Victoria Falls are more fantastic
than the Giant’s Causeway.
Betty and Daming are more interested
in man-made wonders.
For Daming, the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic
than the Terracotta Army.
√√Reading exercise 4.Answer the questions:
Q1: Where is the Giant's Causeway?
It is on the eastern coast of Northern Ireland.
Q2: How wide are the Victoria Falls?
They're about 1700 meters wide.
Q3: What wonders does Betty think are more exciting?
Man-made wonders.
Q4: How old is the Terracotta Army?
It's more than 2000 years old.
Reading exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.discussion, eastern, huge, opinion ,though1.In my________ , natural wonders are more
interesting than man-made ones.
2.The Victoria Falls, about 1,700 metres wide
and 100 metres high, are_______.
3.Let’s join in the__________ about the wonders
of the world.
4.I think the Giant’s Causeway on the_______ coast of
Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.
5.To some degree, Lingling agrees with Tony about
the Giant’s Causeway, ________she thinks
the Victoria Falls are more fantastic.
opinion hugediscussioneasternthoughReading exercise 1.阅读了一篇对话并了解对话内容
2.掌握了三种对话中常用的句式
小结3.完成了书中的三道习题
