外研版英语九上 Module 7.3 Great books Unit 2
单项选择题
阅读理解
? ? ?Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报)?the weather.?They are in space,?and they can reach any part of the world.?The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气)?,?because this is where the weather forms(形成).They send these pictures to the weather stations.?So meteorologists(气象学家)?can see the weather of any part of the world.?From the pictures,?the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
? ? ?Today,?nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures.?When they receive new pictures,?the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones.?Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours.?This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast,?the meteorologists can say this.
? ? ? So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists.?Before satellites were invented,?the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours.?Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days.?Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前).
1.Satellites travel__________??.
A.?in space? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B.?above space ?
C.?above the ground ? ? ?D.?in the atmosphere
2.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because________.
A.?clouds form there
B.?the weather forms there
C.?the weather satellites can do it easily
D.?the pictures can forecast the weather
3.Meteorologists forecast the weather________?????????????.
A.?without studying satellite pictures
B.?before they receive satellite pictures
C.?when they have received satellite pictures
D.?after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones
4.Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for_________?.
A.?one day ? ? ? ?B.?two days
C.?five days ? ? ? D.?seven days or even longer
5.The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in_________?.
A.?taking pictures of the earth ? ?B.?receiving pictures of the atmosphere
C.?weather forecasting? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D.?doing other work in many ways
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阅读理解2
? ? ?The world’s longest high-speed rail line goes through half of China.It began operating on December 26,2012.To celebrate the opening of the 2,298 kilometers line,two trains departed from stations in Beijing and Guangzhou at 9 a.m.and 10 a.m..
? ? ?Running at an average speed of 300 kilometers an hour,the new route cuts travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou from over 20 hours to about eight.A total of 155 pairs of trains run on the new line every day.And there will still be 183 pairs of trains running daily on the old Beijing—Guangzhou line that runs parallel to the high-speed line.We know that the new line will increase passengers’travel costs.If you go from Beijing to Guangzhou,a first-class seat on the new high-speed line will cost 1,383 yuan,and a second-class seat will cost 865 yuan.
? ? ?Chen Yabing is one of the architects(设计师).He said that the new line is one of the four north-south lines,and it is important for the country’s high-speed railway network,which also features(起主要作用)four east-west lines.With the opening of the Beijing—Guangzhou high-speed line,China now has more than 9,300 kilometers of high-speed rails in operation.
? ? ?The new line is the world’s longest operation mileage(营运里程)high-speed railway.It is also one of the great wonders of China.
6.The Beijing—Guangzhou high-speed line began operating on______.
A. December 26,2012? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. December 25,2012
C. November 26,2012? ? ? ? ? ? ?D. November 25,2012
7.This high-speed rail line is about ______ kilometers.
A. 300 ? ?B. 430 ? ? C. 865 ? ? D. 2,298
8.Your parents and you will go to Guangzhou from Beijing. Your mother will take the first-class ?seat, your father and you will take the second-class seat, it will take ______ yuan.
A. 2,595? ? B. 3,113? ? ?C. 3,631? ? ?D. 4,149
9.If you take the new line from Beijing to Guangzhou at an average speed of 300 kilometers an hour, it will reduce about ______ hours than before.
A.8 ? ?B.10 ? ?C.12 ? ?D.14
10.What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage?
A. To tell people the longest High-Speed Railway began operating.
B. To give us something about the ticket price of the longest High-Speed Railway.
C. To describe some rail lines.
D. To tell how the architect builds the new line.
答案解析：
单项选择题
1. A
解析：由第一段的第二句“They are in space...”可知，卫星是在太空中环行，故选A。
2. B
解析：由第一段的第三句“The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather forms (形成).”可知答案
3. D
解析：由第二段的第二句可知，当气象学家收到新的图片后，与较早些的图片进行比较来预报天气，故选D。
4. D
解析：由第三段的最后一句“Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前).”可知，将来我们也许能够预报一个星期或更长时间的天气，故选D。
5. C
解析：由短文第一段的第一句话以及通读全篇可知，本文介绍卫星在天气预报中的运用，故选C。
6. A
解析：事实细节题。从短文第一段“It began operating on December 26,2012.”可知,京广高铁在2012年12月26日开始运行。故选A。
7. D
解析：事实细节题。从短文第一段“To celebrate the opening of the 2,298 kilometers line...”可知,京广高铁长2 298千米。故选D。
8. B
解析：数字推断题。一个人乘坐一等座需1 383元,两个人乘坐二等座需865×2=1730元,总共需1 383+1730=3113元。故选B。
9. C
解析：数字推断题。从短文第二段“Running at an average speed of 300 kilometers an hour,the new route cuts travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou from over 20 hours to about eight.”可知,以前需要20多个小时,现在需要大约8个小时,因此现在比以前减少大约12个小时。故选C。
10. A
解析：主旨大意题。结合整篇短文可看出,文章主要介绍了京广高铁通车,拉近了城市间的距离。故选A。
课件16张PPT。外研版《英语》 九年级上册Module 7
Great booksUnit 2 It is still read and loved.课程编号：TS1608010203W91070201WQQ授课:DoubleLanguage goals1.了解书本文章的内容，完成p59第三、四题。
2.掌握文章中包含的语法知识点：
1. It tells some exciting stories about a boy who has many adventures.
2.He does not like people telling him what to do.
3. ... a bad man called Injun Joe is looking for him.
4. My favourite part of the book is when Tom and Huck start their...
5. ... they see their family and neighbours coming to their funeral...
6. …when everyone thinks Tom is dead, ...
知识点 1 A book review of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 文章解析The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1.Writer
2.Place where the story is set
3.Main characters
4.Story the book tells
5.Theme
6.Features 知识点 1 One of my favourite great books is The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. The story is set in the
town of St Petersburg, Missouri, in the US, in the
nineteenth century. It tells some exciting stories about
a boy who has many adventures.文章解析知识点 1文章解析 Tom, the hero of the book, lives with his aunt Polly. He is a lively and clever boy. He does not like people telling him what to do, so he always gets into trouble. He and his best friend, Huck Finn, run away to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River. Tom has more trouble because a bad man named Injun Joe is looking for him. Later, Tom escapes from a cave with another friend, Becky. He also finds Injun Joe’s treasure box and takes it away.知识点 1文章解析 My favourite part of the book is when Tom and Huck start their adventures on the island in the Mississippi River. At first, they are happy. But when they hear that everyone thinks they are dead, they feel very sorry, so they come back home . They hide and watch for a time when they see their family and neighbours coming to their funeral in the church . Then, Tom and Huck suddenly appear . Everyone is surprised to see them at first , but very pleased to find that they are alive .知识点 1文章解析 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book . It is more than an adventure story. Mark Twain wrote it in 1876 . It describes people’s lives in the southern states of America at that time . It tells how young people grow , how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions . It is written in everyday English , and the dialogues sound especially real. Today , it is still read and loved by people all over the world , and it is thought to be one of the greatest American stories.知识点 13 Complete the table with the information about The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.文章解析Mark TwainSt. Petersburg, Missouri, USTom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky, Aunt Polly, Injun Joe Some exciting stories about a boy who has many adventuresPeople’s life in the southern states of America; how young man grow up; how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actionsMore an adventure story 知识点 14 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.文章解析dialogue everyday neighbour stateSet in the (1)_______ of Missouri, the US, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a lively story full of fun. Tom and his friend Huck have many adventures. My favourite part is when their family and (2)__________ go to church because they think Tom and Huck are dead! The book is also full of wonderful (3)____________. The conversations are written in the (4)_________ English of nineteenth century of Missouri, and sound especially real. It is a truly great book!stateneighboursadventureseveryday知识点 2文章语法1. It tells some exciting stories about a boy who has many adventures.
它（《汤姆·索亚历险记》）讲述了一个有许多冒险经历的小男孩
的一些刺激的故事。定语从句知识点 2文章语法2. He does not like people telling him what to do.
like sb. doing sth.（一种长期的、习惯性的）喜欢某人做某事。
He?likes?singing and dancing.
what to do “疑问词+不定式结构”，在句中作宾语。
3. ... a bad man called Injun Joe is looking for him.
called过去分词作定语
......一个名叫Injun Joe的坏人正在寻找他。
look for 寻找（强调动作）
—What are you looking for?
—I'm looking for my bike.知识点 2文章语法4. My favourite part of the book is when Tom and Huck start their...
when Tom and Huck start their... 表语从句
书中我最喜欢的部分是当汤姆和哈克在开始他们的......的时候。
5. ... they see their family and neighbours coming to their funeral...
see sb. doing sth. “看见某人正在做某事” （正在进行非全过程）
see sb. do sth. “看见某人做某事”（全过程或经常性的）
I saw him running this morning when I walked past the park.
I often see him run in the morning.is知识点 2文章语法6. …when everyone thinks Tom is dead, ...dead adj.
①死的, 枯的
②无效的, 失效的
It is a dead volcano. 那是座死火山。
Our radio receiver went dead. 我们的无线电接收机失灵了。知识点 2文章语法dead, die 和 death 的用法区别①dead adj. 死的、无生命的
在句子中可作表语, 表示状态。
be dead可以和表示时间段的状语连用。
The tree has been dead for ten years.
②die v. 死、死亡
瞬间动词, 不能和表示时间段的状语连用。
The young trees died a few days ago.
③death n. 死, 死亡
His death is a great loss to us.小结1.学习了书本中的文章，了解了《汤姆索耶历险记》
这本书的基本内容
2.着重掌握了文章中包含的语法知识点。
（一共有6点，都是要求你掌握的）
亲爱的同学，课后请做一下习题测试，
假如达到90分以上，就说明你已经很好
的掌握了这节课的内容，有关情况将
记录在你的学习记录上，
亲爱的同学再见！
