一、課文回顧。根據(jù)教材 P3 文章內(nèi)容,完成圖表中所缺信息。
1. Past
* How: My English class was like a bad dream.
* Why: I didn't understand the teacher because she 2. ; I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation.
* What: I hid behind my textbook and said 3. .
Learn to Learn English
* By 4.
* I know the characters' body language and 5. help me get the meaning.
* I realize I can get the meaning by listening for 6. .
* 7. by listening to the conversations in the movies.
* I discover that 8. is the secret to language learning.
* I learn 9. like "It's a piece of cake" or "It serves you right".
* I begin to use a dictionary.
Now
* How: I 10. my English class.
* Why: I can understand my teacher.
* What: I want to learn more words and grammar because I want to understand English movies better.
答案:1. Past
2. spoke too fast
3. nothing
4. watching English movies
5. facial expressions
6. key words
7. Improve my listening
8. listening
9. useful sentences
10. enjoy/like
二、選用方框中詞塊的適當(dāng)形式完成句子。
方框詞塊:as well, be like, because of, body language, fall in love with, have a good understanding of, listen for, the secret to
1. John wants to know ____ getting full marks. He really hopes to come top.
2. The party ____ a bad dream. The food and music were terrible and many guests were strangers.
3. It is amazing that the foreigner ____ Chinese food culture.
4. The prince ____ the princess as soon as he saw her for the first time.
5. The poor man doesn't know how to improve his life. It seems that he doesn't want to do it ____.
6. ____, his patience and spirit of never giving up, he succeeded at last.
7. The two visitors, speaking different languages, succeeded in having good communication just through ____.
8. Just ____ key words to get the meaning is helpful. There is no need to listen to every word.
答案:1. the secret to
2. was like
3. has a good understanding of
4. fell in love with
5. as well
6. Because of
7. body language
8. listen for
三、閱讀選擇。
When I first saw Kai 7 years ago, she was sitting in my front yard, hugging (抱著) my dog Harley. She and her husband Sean had just moved into a small house down the road from us. I think Harley's friendliness interested Kai, just as her interested Harley. The second time I talked to her, I considered Kai to be a friend I would treasure. I felt better just being around her. Her voice was always cheerful.
It didn't take long before everyone in our neighborhood loved Kai. Children and adults visited her home often. Although she already had four cats, she adopted a homeless dog as well.
When I visited her, she would kindly listen to all of our troubles and then give some useful words that we would leave her home with our hearts singing. Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would encourage me to keep writing.
However, no one discovered that Kai was slowly dying from cancer (癌癥). She told me that the first time we talked she was already terminal (晚期). But she still lived each day with such cheer. Sadly, she died on a cold winter day.
During the short time we had together, I got the meaning of truly living from Kai. She taught me so many lessons about kindness, laughter, hope and cheer.
( ) 1. Which meaning in the dictionary best fits the underlined word “adopted” in Paragraph 2?
A. Accept a suggestion.
B. Choose a new name and begin to use it as your own.
C. Take sb else's child into your family and bring it up as your own.
( ) 2. Why did people leave Kai's home with their hearts singing?
A. Because Kai gave them good advice on their worries.
B. Because Kai taught them to sing well with their heart.
C. Because Kai's story of fighting against cancer encouraged them.
( ) 3. What kind of person was Kai?
A. She was a pet expert.
B. She was a good listener.
C. She was a shy neighbor.
( ) 4. Which number best matches the information in the passage?
A. Kai kept “5” pets.
B. Kai got cancer around “7” years ago.
C. There were only “2” families in the neighborhood.
( ) 5. What's the most important lesson Kai taught us?
A. We should build a healthy body.
B. We should face our lives cheerfully.
C. We should get on with our neighbors.
答案:1. C
解析:根據(jù)“Although she already had four cats, she adopted a homeless dog as well.”,“adopted”在這里是“收養(yǎng)”的意思,選項(xiàng)C“Take sb else's child into your family and bring it up as your own.”(把別人的孩子帶到你家并當(dāng)作自己的孩子撫養(yǎng),此處引申為收養(yǎng)寵物)符合語(yǔ)境。
2. A
解析:文中提到“When I visited her, she would kindly listen to all of our troubles and then give some useful words that we would leave her home with our hearts singing.”,說(shuō)明Kai會(huì)友善地傾聽(tīng)大家的煩惱并給出有用的建議,所以大家離開(kāi)時(shí)心情愉悅。
3. B
解析:從文中“she would kindly listen to all of our troubles”能看出,Kai是一個(gè)善于傾聽(tīng)的人。
4. A
解析:文中提到“Although she already had four cats, she adopted a homeless dog as well.”,所以Kai養(yǎng)了四只貓和一只狗,共5只寵物。
5. B
解析:文中提到“But she still lived each day with such cheer.”以及“She taught me so many lessons about kindness, laughter, hope and cheer.”,說(shuō)明Kai教給我們的最重要的一課是要快樂(lè)地面對(duì)生活。