Unit 1 Great explorations
More practice & Culture corner同步练习
Ⅰ.单项选择
1. — Yuan Longping is considered as a(n) _________ in the field of agriculture (农业).
—His achievement in rice planting benefits (使受益) a lot of people.
A. pioneer B. receiver C. inventor
2.—My mother often_________ me_________ other kids.
— Parents always like to do that, but they don’t know what they do may hurt us.
A. compares; with B. keeps; off C. introduces; to
3. — There are some flies (苍蝇) here. They will _____________ diseases.
—Let me kill them.
A. spread B. find C. invent
4. — The __________ on the sea will take us about 15 days.
—It’s really a long trip. I hope you will have a good time on the ship.
A. voyage B. task C. choice
5. — We want to send you to America to __________ a new market. Would you like to go there?
—Of course I’d like to. I think this chance will challenge me a lot.
A.look up B. open up C. put on
Ⅱ.语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
（2019烟台）Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning
You get more time to focus on words. When a text is short, you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in 6 text. This is more useful for those 7 are beinners of English.
You can read a whole story at a time. Attention length is very important for learning. And the ability to finish story gives you more time 8 (understand) it. Short stories are written to give you 9 (much) information with less effort.
It is best for consistency (一致性). It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never 10 (seem) to end.
You can share them easily in a group. Since short stories can 11 (read) in any place, they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles. Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read. Short stories are perfect way for them.
You can focus more on ideas. Language is less about 12 (word) and more about the meanings behind them. If you spend all your time 13 (learn) vocabulary and grammar, you will never be able to speak a language 14 (smooth) because you will have little to talk about. Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text.
In a word, short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension (理解力) 15 also open your mind to different worlds.
Ⅲ.完形填空。
(2019长春) My uncle Meyer is not a famous person but has done a lot of great things in his life. He is a __16__ who has been teaching languages and history at a college in the past 45 years. He has __17__ some young people to love languages. He often __18__ letters and e-mails from students who studied with him years ago. Many of them finished __19__ and then had their own jobs and families. They tell him what they have learned from __20__ and how much he has influenced them.
A second great thing about my uncle is that he is also a teacher __21__ the classroom. When we were children, we used to follow him to the museums on weekends. He always __22__ money to support the museums. Many times we wondered __23__ he did that. He told us, "The real world is __24__ than the classroom. Museums can __25__ us with something we cannot learn in the classroom."
A third great thing about Uncle Meyer that ha never stops __26__. He's 68 years old now, and he is taking Chinese lessons although he can already speak Russian and German pretty well.
Uncle Meyer finds it difficult to learn Chinese __27__, he never gives up. He thinks learning languages is fun __28__ he has made great progress so far. He's hoping to go to China and visit some famous cities next year with the __29__ to speak some Chinese.
Some people think Uncle Meyer is old and he should stop working, but he has never thought about that. He loves to teach and learn. He believes that it is __30__ to learn and lead other people to learn. Uncle Meyer is always on the way.
16. A. pianist B. teacher C. pilot D. waiter
17. A. encouraged B. warned C. refused D. allowed
18. A. describes B. sends C. receives D. divides
19. A. work B. homework C. race D. college
20. A. her B. me C. him D. them
21. A. on B. inside C. at D. outside
22. A. checked out B. gave away C. picked up D. turned down
23. A. why B. how C. when D. where
24. A. thinner B. smaller C. shorter D. bigger
25. A. solve B. stop C. provide D. discover
26. A. exercising B. sharing C. learning D. writing
27. A. However B. Again C. Besides D. Also
28. A. or B. and C. but D. till
29. A. time B. money C. ability D. story
30. A. unfair B. boring C. polite D. meaningful
Ⅳ.阅读理解
(2019宜宾)“I will learn Chinese!” This idea jumped into my head. It was born of something deeper inside. The idea has changed my life completely. When other people asked me why, I often joked that I was inspired by the nice tank of goldfish in the Chinese restaurant my family frequented(频繁光顾) when I was young. In fact, I started studying it because I was always attracted to Chinese culture, and learning the language is the key to achieving my dream of travelling around China.
I was lucky for many reasons. Back in 2010, Chinese was not as popular with foreigners as it is today. However, my family lent me strong support from my first year abroad in China. Even if they cannot see me often and miss me so much, I still have their support. I was also very fortunate that a Confucious Institute opened. I will always thank for its excellent staff and all the great people I met there.
Ni hao! The word “hello” in Chinese was the first word I learned in my first Chinese class. After class I was filled with enthusiasm and couldn’t stop thinking about “ni hao” and all the new words yet to come. Not only were many more words and phrases waiting, but also the experiences I never expected.
31．What caused the writer to study Chinese?
A．His sudden idea.
B．His interest in Chinese culture.
C．His family’s influence on him.
D．Chinese restaurant’s goldfish tank.
32．The writer’s dream is to _____.
A．learn the Chinese language
B．change his life completely
C．open a Chinese restaurant
D．travel around China
33．What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．The support which he has got.
B．The reason for his study in China.
C．The advantages of his Chinese learning.
D．The difficulty he has in Studying Chinese.
34．How did the writer feel about his first Chinese class?
A．Satisfied. B．Disappointed. C．Excited. D．Worried.
答案
Ⅰ. 1-5 AAAAB
Ⅱ. 6. the 7 who 8. to understand 9 more 10.seems
11. be read 12. words 13.learning 14.smoothly 15. but
Ⅲ.16-20 BACDC 21-25 DBADC 26-30 CABCD
Ⅳ.31-34 BDAC
牛津深圳版英语九年级上册第4课时教学设计
课题
Great explorations
单元
Unit 1
学科
英语
年级
九年级
学习
目标
Knowledge objectives: To know something about famous explorers Marco Polo and Magellan.
Skill objectives: To learn how to get useful information by reading
Emotional objectives: To develop right attitude to life.?
重点
To know something about famous explorers Marco Polo and Magellan.
难点
To learn how to get useful information by reading
教学过程
教学环节
教师活动
学生活动
设计意图
导入新课
Free talk
Let the Ss have a free talk:
How much do you know about Marco Polo?
Answer the questions
以自由讨论的方式导入新课，引出话题“ Great explorations”。
讲授新课
Let’s review
Let the Ss choose the best answers.
Choose the best answers.
对上节课所学内容进行复习巩固。
While-reading
Ask the students to do detail reading and finish the three tasks.
Task1: Read the article about Marco Polo. Match each paragraph with its main idea.
Task 2: Read and choose the best answers
1. When was Marco Polo born?
A. In 1254. B. In 1271. C. In 1295. D. In 1324.
2. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Marco Polo and his father had been in China for 17 years.
B. Marco Polo and his father spent nearly 5 years returning home.
C. Marco Polo returned home when he was 24 years old.
D. Marco Polo spent more than twenty years traveling from Venice to China.
3. What is the book “The Travels of Marco Polo” mainly about?
A. About Venice．
B. About the Chinese emperor．
C. About what Marco Polo saw and heard in Asia．
D. About how Marco Polo returned home．
4. In the sentence “He also wrote about China’s development, with its large cities and systems of communication”, what does the word “communication” mean?
A. 交流 B. 交通 C. 通信 D. 信息
5. By saying “I did not tell half of what I saw”, Marco Polo meant that_________．
A. he only saw half of the country during his stay in China
B. there were still a lot more he couldn’t write down
C. half of the people went to China during that time
D. he wanted to write down the other half of what he saw in China
Task3: Read and answer the questions
1. Who was Marco Polo and what was he famous for?
2. How were Polo’s stories written down?
3. Why did Marco Polo’s stories become so popular?
4. In what ways was China more developed than Europe at that time?
Do detail reading and finish the three tasks.
让学生学习运用各种阅读技巧，提高阅读能力。
Post-reading
Ask the students to fill in the blanks according to the article.
Marco Polo is a famous Italian __________ and the stories of his travels across ______are still famous today.
Marco Polo, born in Venice, set off on a journey to Asia at the age of ____ and returned to Venice at the age of ______. He travelled along ____________and _________________. He loved the Chinese city ________ so much that he described it as“______________________”.
Because of a war, Marco Polo was captured and ____________
when he returned to Venice. While in prison, he had his stories written down in a book called _______________________. This book made his travels _________ in Europe.
Marco Polo told a lot of amazing things in his stories. These stories made Europeans ______________________________ and influenced ____________________.
Marco Polo died at the age of ______.
Fill in the blanks according to the article.
锻炼学生思考能力并提升学生概括总结能力。
Let’s do
Ask the students to read the passage and find the hidden information.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer. In 1519, he led the first voyage to sail around the world. It was also the first voyage to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Magellan gave the Pacific Ocean its name, which means “peaceful sea”in Portuguese. However, Magellan himself was killed in a battle before the voyage was finished. Only one of his ships, the Victoria, completed the journey.
Read the passage and find the hidden information.
通过阅读让学生找出记叙文六要素：who, when, what, where, how , why
Let’s do
Lead the students to read and answer the questions.
1. When was Magellan born?
2. What nationality was Magellan?
3. What did he do in 1519?
4. What does “Pacific Ocean” mean in Portuguese?
5. Did Magellan finish his voyage? Why?
6. How many ships went back to Portugal at the end of the voyage?
Have fast reading and answer the questions.
让学生学会运用快速阅读这一阅读技巧。
Let’s play
Lead the Ss make an interview. One student act as a journslist, another act as Magellan.
Journalist: Nice to meet you. May I ask you some questions?
Magellan: Yes, please.
Journalist: When did you lead the first voyage to sail around the world?
Magellan: In 1519.
Journalist: What countries have you travelled through?
Magellan:…
Make an interview. One student act as a journslist, another act as Magellan.
通过游戏检查学生对文章整体掌握情况，并锻炼学生口语表达能力。
课堂小结
本节课我们了解了马可波罗和麦哲伦两位著名航海家的探险故事，学习了快速阅读多种阅读技巧，并掌握了记叙文的六要素。
板书
grow up
set off
把……描述成
be in prison
be unknown to
使某人对……感兴趣
write down
课件26张PPT。 Unit 1 Great explorations牛津深圳版 九年级下第4课时More practice
& Culture cornerHow much do you know about Marco Polo?Free talkLead inMarco’s Travelling MapLead inLet’s review选择填空He told ______ funny jokes that everyone in the room
laughed.
A. too B. so C. such
2. I'm afraid I don't know him well enough ______ him for
help.
A. ask B. to ask C. asking3. —Can I go to kindergarten this year, Mum?
—No, you are still too young ______ do it.
A. to B. to not C. not to
4. The comic book was written in _______ easy words that
even primary school students could understand it.
A. so B. such C. veryLet’s review5. Peter speaks _______ that we are unable to understand.
so fast B. such fast
C. so fastlyLet’s review Task 1: Read the article about Marco Polo. Match each paragraph with its main idea.While-reading1. When was Marco Polo born?
A. In 1254. B. In 1271. C. In 1295. D. In 1324.
2. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Marco Polo and his father had been in China for 17 years.
B. Marco Polo and his father spent nearly 5 years returning home.
C. Marco Polo returned home when he was 24 years old.
D. Marco Polo spent more than twenty years traveling from Venice to
China.
Task 2: Read and choose the best answersWhile-reading3. What is the book “The Travels of Marco Polo” mainly about?
A. About Venice．
B. About the Chinese emperor．
C. About what Marco Polo saw and heard in Asia．
D. About how Marco Polo returned home．
4. In the sentence “He also wrote about China’s development, with its large cities and systems of communication”, what does the word “communication” mean?
A. 交流 B. 交通 C. 通信 D. 信息 While-reading5. By saying “I did not tell half of what I saw”, Marco Polo meant that_________．
A. he only saw half of the country during his stay in
China
B. there were still a lot more he couldn’t write down
C. half of the people went to China during that time
D. he wanted to write down the other half of what
he saw in ChinaWhile-reading1. Who was Marco Polo and what was he famous for?
2. How were Polo’s stories written down?
Task3: Read and answer the questions Marco Polo was a traveller and he was famous for his travels across Asia.While Marco Polo was in prison, he told the stories of his travels to another man there. This man wrote the stories down in a book called "The Travels of Marco Polo".While-reading3. Why did Marco Polo’s stories become so popular?
4. In what ways was China more developed than Europe
at that time?Because of his interesting descriptions of Asian life in
the book.Paper money, large cities and systems of communication.While-readingFill in the blanks according to the article. Marco Polo is a famous Italian __________ and the stories of his travels across ______are still famous today.
Marco Polo, born in Venice, set off on a journey to Asia at the age of ____ and returned to Venice at the age of ______. He travelled along ____________and _________________. He loved the Chinese city ________ so much that he described it as“______________________”.explorerAsia the Silk Road throughout China41the finest city in the worldHangzhou17 Post-reading Because of a war, Marco Polo was captured and ____________
when he returned to Venice. While in prison, he had his stories written down in a book called _______________________. This book made his travels _________ in Europe.
Marco Polo told a lot of amazing things in his stories. These stories made Europeans ______________________________ and influenced ____________________.
Marco Polo died at the age of ______.sent to prisonThe Travels of Marco Polowell known more and more interested in the East many other explorers70Post-readingLet’s doRead the passage and find the hidden information.Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer. In 1519, he led the first voyage to sail around the world. It was also the first voyage to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Magellan gave the Pacific Ocean its name, which means “peaceful sea”in Portuguese. However, Magellan himself was killed in a battle before the voyage was finished. Only one of his ships, the Victoria, completed the journey.WhoWhenWhatWhereHowWhyRead the passage and answer the questions.1. When was Magellan born?
2. What nationality was Magellan?
3. What did he do in 1519? He was born in 1480.He was Portuguese.He led the first voyage to sail around the world.Let’s do4. What does “Pacific Ocean” mean in Portuguese?
5. Did Magellan finish his voyage? Why?
6. How many ships went back to Portugal at the end of the
voyage?It means“peaceful sea”in Portuguese.No, he didn’t. Because he was killed in a battle.Only one.Let’s doLet’s playMake an interview.Journalist: Nice to meet you. May I ask you some questions?
Magellan: Yes, please.
Journalist: When did you lead the first voyage to sail around
the world?
Magellan: In 1519.
Journalist: What countries have you travelled through?
Magellan:…Summary 长大
出发
describe …as…
坐牢
不为……所知
make sb. interested in
写下grow up
set off
把……描述成
be in prison
be unknown to
使某人对……感兴趣
write down1. China is a country with fifty-six p and they have
different customs.
2. Please show me the American c on the map.
3. Their relationship has d over a number of years.
4. I have never been to a f country before.
5. The disease is s fast and the government is going
to take action. eoples ontinentevelopedoreignpreading根据句意及首字母或中文提示完成单词Exercise1. —Does your father go out for a walk every day?
—Yes, he goes out for a walk every day ___ when it rains.
A. besides B. except C. in addition to
2. —It is said that Devin ______ to become the manager last week.
—Congratulations to him!
A. rised B. rose C. raised 单项选择Exercise3. —Do you think Japan is a ______ country?
—No, it isn't. China is a _______ country.
A. developing; developing B. developed; developed
C. developed; developing
4. —Mike, thank you for driving me home.
—________. Have a nice day!
A. That's right B. I'm afraid not C. You're welcome Exercise5. —The twins are from _____. They are both
____.
—They have been in China for many years,
so they get used to the life in China.
A. Africa; African B. African; Africa
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