外研版英语九下 Module 1.2 Travel Unit 2
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Kunming is the capital of Yunnan. It's a city with a long history. Kunming has a population of more than 5,000,000. Though the weather in Yunnan changes from place to place, Kunming is famous for her beautiful weather. It's neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. That's why more and more people like to travel and even to live there. You can see that great changes have taken place here. A lot of tall buildings, cinemas and hospitals have been put up. You can cross the streets over footbridges in the city. You can buy whatever you want in shops and supermarkets in or around the city. People's lives are becoming better and better.
At weekend or on holiday, people like to relax themselves in different places and in different ways. In winter, people especially old people would like to climb the Western Hills. From the top of Hills, you can have a good look at the beautiful scenery of Kunming. Far away from the Hills, you can enjoy the Sleeping Beauty among the Hills. After supper, families take a walk along the bank of Dianchi Lake. The Golden Temple and EXPO Garden are two famous places of interest in the north of the city. EXPO Garden is known to people both at home and abroad. You can spend a whole day visiting the world-famous garden. A little farther away from the southeast of the city, a special forest welcomes you. It is not a tree forest, but a stone forest. So it is called the Stone Forest.
People in Kunming are really friendly. They often invite their friends home to try delicious food, like rice or noodles. If you want to know more about Kunming and taste her food, please visit her yourself.
1.What's the population of Kunming?
A. Over five million. ??
B. Over five thousand.
C. Over five billion. ???
D. Over five hundred.
2.The weather in Yunnan is（ ）.
A. the same in different places
B. neither too hot nor too cold
C. different in different places
D. different in the same place
3.The Sleeping Beauty is the name of a （ ）.
A. person ?? B. hill ??C. shop ??D.film star
4.（ ） is known to people all over the world.
A. The Western Hills ????
B. The Stone Forest
C. The Golden Temple ???
D. EXPO Garden
5.The writer of this passage wants to （ ）.
A. invite tourists to Kunming ??
B. visit Kunming
C. taste her food ????????????
D. know more about Kunming
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and over1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first ?patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.
6.How often did Edison make a new invention？
A. About every fourteen days. ?????
B. About every seven days.
C. About once a week. ???????????
D. About twice a week.
7.The underlined world “fired” in the passage means “（ ）”
A. Gave somebody a job. ???????
B. Set fire to somebody.
C. Let somebody down. ????????
D. Forced somebody to leaves his job.
8.Edison considered his deafness as（ ）.
A. something bad ????????????
B. a gift from God
C. a kind of ability ???????????
D. a disadvantage
9.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Edison had only 8hours’rest each day after his deafness.
B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching.
C. Edison had his first job in 1986.
D. Edison’inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life.
10.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The fun_ction of the electric light.
B. Edison and his experiments.
C. The importance of inventions.
D. The whole life of Edison.
答案解析：
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1. A
解析：细节理解题。根据短文第一段Kunming has a population of more than 5,000,000.可知昆明的人口超过了五百万。故选A。
2. C
解析：推理判断题。根据Though the weather in Yunnan changes from place to place, Kunming is famous for her beautiful weather.可知昆明一个地方和一个地方的天气不同，故选C。
3. B
解析：推理判断题。根据短文Far away from the Hills, you can enjoy the Sleeping Beauty among the Hills.可知从山的远处，你能欣赏山中的睡美人。根据上文可知这是一个山的名字，故选B。
4. D
解析：细节理解题。根据EXPO Garden is known to people both at home and abroad.可知它在国内外闻名，故选D。
5. A
解析：理判断题。根据短文最后，可知作者希望人们去昆明参观。故选A。
6. A
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句About every two weeks he created something new.可看出他每两周就有一项新的发明，故答案为A
7. D
解析：词汇释义题。题根据文中的句子Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well.(不幸的是，他的第一份工作结果并不好。) 及Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, …(然后爱迪生作为一名电报员工作了五年，…)可推测出该词义为“解雇”，故选D。
8. B
解析：细节理解题。根据文章中的句子…, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.(但是他认为耳聋是上帝在许多方面对他的袒护。)可看出他认为自己一个耳朵聋了是上帝对自己的袒护，故选B。
9. C
解析：细节判断题。根据文中的句子He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours.可看出爱迪生每天只有8小时的休息时间，故A项说法正确；从第二段He attended school for only three months. …, but Thomas was mostly self-educated.看出他仅上了三个月学，但是爱迪生多数时间都是通过自学获得知识的，因此选项B说法也是正确的；由文章最后一句话He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.可看出他的发明大大提高了人们的生活水平，故D说法也正确；爱迪生生于1847年，在他12岁时，他获得了第一份工作，所以这一年应该是1859年，而不是1969年，故选项C法错误。
10. D
解析：主旨大意题。本文通篇介绍了爱迪生的一生，介绍了他的生平，教育以及干的工作、作出的发明等等，因此正答案选D。
课件15张PPT。外研版《英语》 九年级下册Module 1
TravelUnit 2 It' s a long story. 课程编号：TS1610100203W92010201WL授课: Sherry1. To get the main idea of the conversation and
to master the important expressions of the
conversation.
2. To complete the exercises on page 5.Language Points
知识点一(Li Lin and Li Wei are on the station platform,
saying goodbye to each other.)
Li Lin: Tell Mum and Dad I' ll miss them... I' ll miss you all.
Li Wei: And we’ll miss you too.
Li Lin: See you at the Spring Festival.
Li Wei: Take care. Bye!
Reading and Vocabularytake care to do sth 小心去做某事
Take care to fill the glass with boiling water.
take care of sbsth 照顾某人某物
Who will take care of the children?现在分词短语作伴随状语，表示伴随发生的动作
The students entered the classroom, talking and laughing.知识点一(Li Lin gets on the train and looks for his seat.)
Li Lin: Excuse me, sir. I' m afraid you' re sitting
in my seat.
Elderly man: I' m sorry, young man. What did you say?
I can' t hear very well.
Li Lin: You' ve taken the wrong seat.
Elderly man: Really? But… I thought it was my seat.
Where' s my ticket?
Reading and Vocabulary知识点一(The elderly man looks for his ticket in his pocket, his
bag and finally in his wallet.)
Elderly man: Here it is. Car 9, Seat 12A. This is Seat 12A,
isn' t it?
反义疑问句：由陈述句与一个简短的一般疑问句构成，
中间用逗号隔开。
如果前面是肯定的陈述句，后面用否定的一般疑问句；
如果前面是否定的陈述句，后面用肯定的一般疑问句。
Mary enjoys music a lot, doesn' t she?
You don' t like dancing, do you?
adj. 年老的Reading and Vocabulary知识点一(The ticket officer arrives.)
Ticket officer: Tickets, please. Please have your tickets ready.
Elderly man: Excuse me, is this Seat 12A?
Reading and Vocabularyhaveget sth ready 把某物准备好
Can you help me get everything ready for the party?知识点一Reading and VocabularyTicket officer: Yes, it is. Let' s have a look at your ticket. Oh,
I see the problem. This is Seat 12A, but you
should be in Car 9. This is Car 8.
Elderly man: Oh, how stupid of me! I' d better go and find
Car 9.明白，理解
I see what you mean.had better do sth 最好做某事知识点一(The elderly man gets up and starts to collect his bags.)
Li Lin: Wait a moment, sir! Please stay here. I' ll take
your seat in Car 9.
Elderly man: Well, that’s very good of you. Thank you.
Ticket officer: Yes, thank you, young man.
(Li Lin goes past people standing in the train to Car 9.)
Li Lin: 10A… 11A… 12A, here it is. That’s my seat.
Reading and Vocabulary知识点一(His friend, Wen Peng, is sitting in Seat 12B. He is surprised
to see Li Lin.)
Wen Peng: Hi, Li Lin! What a surprise!
Li Lin: Hey, Wen Peng! It' s great to see you.
Wen Peng: Great to see you too. Wonderful! I' ll have someone
to talk to on the long journey. Now, take off your
jacket. Sit down and make yourself comfortable.
But why are you so late?
Li Lin: Oh, it’s a long story…
起飞 The plane to Shanghai took off just now.脱下(穿上，戴上: put on)Reading and Vocabulary知识点二Choose the correct answer.
1. Where are Li Lin and Li Wei?
a) They are at home.
b) They are at the railway station.
c) They are on the train.
d) They are in a car.
2. Who is Li Wei?
a) She is Li Lin’s sister.
b) She is Li Lin’s friend.
c) He is Li Lin’s father.
d) He is Li Lin’s classmate.
Reading exercises知识点二3. Why is the elderly man sitting in Li Lin' s seat?
a) Because he did not buy a ticket.
b) Because he is too tired to move.
c) Because he thinks it is his seat.
d) Because he cannot find his seat.
4. What does the elderly man want to do?
a) Take the seat.
b) Go and find Car 9.
c) Change seats with Li Lin.
d) Buy another ticket.
Reading exercises知识点二5. What does Li Lin decide to do?
a) Take the seat from the elderly man.
b) Ask the ticket officer for help.
c) Change seats with the elderly man.
d) Get off the train.
6. Who does Li Lin meet in Car 9?
a) Li Wei.
b) Another elderly man.
c) His friend.
d) His classmate.
Reading exercises知识点二Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box.
afraid miss officer sir take care take off
Li Lin says goodbye to his sister Li Wei. Li Lin says that he will
(1) _______ his family, and Li Wei tells him to (2) __________.
When Li Lin gets on the train, he sees an elderly man sitting in
his seat.He politely calls the elderly man (3)____and says he is
(4) ______ the elderly man is sitting in his seat. The ticket (5) ______
arrives and explains the mistake. Li Lin kindly offers to change seats
with the elderly man, and goes to Car 9. There he sees his friend Wen
Peng, who is happy to see him and tells him to (6) ________ his jacket,
sit down and make himself comfortable.
misstake caresir afraidofficertake offReading exercises1. 了解对话的主要内容；
2. 掌握下列重点单词和短语的基本用法：
take care to do sth
take care of sbsth
haveget sth ready
take off小结THANK YOU
