初一英语春季班

1、第十三讲：Module 12阅读完形训练AHerbert and Zelmyra, couple from North Carolina got married about 80 years ago. They are the worlds longest-married living couple. Today, theyre still keeping strong, even at the ages of 104 (Herbert) and 102 (Zelmyra).Zelmyra still remembers what Herbert was like when she first

2、 married him. “He was not cool; he was not a fighter,” she told the reporter. “He was quiet and kind.”The couple was poor when they got married, but they worked hard to build a good life for their family. They had five children, and raised enough money to put them all through college. They have ten

3、grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.Though theyve spent many years together, the couple takes care to give each other space: they go to different movies, and Zelmyra is always happy to turn over the TV to Herbert when the baseball comes on. They never fight.If you want to know their secret of

4、 love, youre in luck: on Valentines Day, the couple is planning to answer 14 questions about couple life. Have something to ask them? Just mail your question to longestmarried by February 13th, and you might get their answer. Were sure theyll have better advice for you than Dr. Phil.1. How old is He

5、rbert?A. 80 years old.B. 82 years old.C. 104 years old.D. 102 years old.2. What did Zelmyra think of her husband when he was young?A. He was cool.B. He was strong.C. He was thin.D. He was quiet.3. The couple has _ children.A. fiveB. tenC. nineD. twenty-four4. The underlined words “turn over” mean _

6、in Chinese.A. 翻转B. 移交给C. 打开D. 关闭5. How will the couple tell people about their secret of love?A. On the Internet.B. By phone.C. By radio.D. On TV.BMr. Johnson worked in a restaurant. But he wasnt a good cook. At last he lost his job. He hated hard work and didnt want to stay in the city.Once somethi

7、ng was wrong with his ear. He had to see a doctor. _1_. And five minutes later he had to pay the doctor twenty dollars. He thought it was easy to get much money. So he came to the small town and opened a hospital. _2_. But soon they found he couldnt treat them at all and his medicine wasnt useful. P

8、eople hardly came and he had nothing to do.One evening he heard a knock on the door. _3_. He thought he had a bad cold and he asked him to take some medicine. After that the man left. The following morning he heard that the traveler died in a hotel.On the third day a young man came in and said, “Tha

9、nk you very much, doctor!” _4_ And he said, “I havent seen you before. What do you thank me for?” “My uncle died from your wrong treatment the day before yesterday and he left much money to me.”A. He got up quickly and saw a traveler lying in front of his hospital.B. Johnson has worked in a hospital

10、 for ten years.C. The doctor looked him over and gave him some medicine.D. Johnson was very surprised to hear that.E. At first the people there knew nothing about him and they came to see him.CWhen I first knew Mike, we lived in a small village in Scotland. It was very different from Mikes life in L

11、ondon now. We went to school together on our bicycles. Every morning I went to his house and knocked on the door. Every morning Mikes mom said “Im sorry. Hes a bit late this morning”, and so I had to wait. Each day we were late for school, and I remember the teacher got very angry with us. I never t

12、old her we were late because of Mike. Now, 25 years later, I play tennis with Mike. I usually drive him to the tennis club. I go to his flat and he opens the door and says, “Im sorry. Im a bit late today.” The only reason he wasnt late for his own wedding is that we lied to him about the time!As boy

13、s we spent a lot of time out riding on our bikes. We went walking and fishing. I didnt like fishing because I couldnt swim. Probably the funniest thing we did was when we stole a bottle of whiskey from my Dad. We cycled about 5 miles away to drink it in one of our favourite places. When we finished

14、drinking it, we couldnt cycle back - it was a long, slow walk. Im sure we looked awful. We still do, when we come back from the pub on Friday nights. Nothing has changed really. Oh, and I still cant swim.1. Mike now lives in _.A. a village in ScotlandC. a village near LondonB. LondonD. a flat in Sco

15、tland2. _ got up late every morning.A. Mikes momB. MikeC. ID. Both of us3. 25 years later, Mike _.A. is always earlyC. is still late as beforeB. is never late againD. is still early as before4. As boys, both Mike and the writer liked _.A. fishingB. swimmingC. ridingD. drinking5. The writer and Mike

16、walked 5 miles back home because they _.A. were drunkB. were tiredC. enjoyed walkingD. looked awfulDSome fishermen in Karachi, Pakistan were lucky enough to catch a 40-foot long whale shark. However, the whale shark wasnt really killed by the fishermen. They saw it on the water with neither swimming

17、 nor feeling, in the Arabian Sea about 90 miles off the coast of Karachi for almost ten days, before it was finally pulled to the beach.As you can dream, lifting the whale was no easy task. It took many people a few hours to get it out of the water. Then they began to sell the whale. After some bidd

18、ing, the whale shark was finally sold for just about 18,800 dollars!These huge animals belong to the shark family and are the largest fish. The longest whale shark was about 41.50 feet long. However, there have been some reports of ones even longer than that. Although they have large, scary mouths w

19、ith about 300 teeth, these fish were really not dangerous to humans. They have even been known to allow swimmers to ride on them.Whale sharks are usually found in warm waters. They can live up to 70 years in the sea. Unluckily, people have killed too many whale sharks because of accidents and money,

20、 as well as, less food for their growing population. Like a lot of other animals in the world, whale sharks are also in great danger.1. What was wrong with the whale shark?A. It was killed by the fishermen.C. It was on the water without feeling.B. It was too hungry to swim on.D. It really killed som

21、e fishermen.2. It took the fishermen _ to pull the shark to the beach.A. 90 hoursB. 40 hoursC. a few daysD. a few hours3. According to the passage, whale sharks are really _ to people.A. friendlyB. dangerousC. scaryD. serious4. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Some whale sharks are killed by ac

22、cident.B. Whale sharks usually live in cold waters.C. There is no enough food for whale sharks.D. People kill some whale sharks for money.5. From the passage, we mainly know _.A. fishermen in Karachi tried their best to save the whale sharkB. it wasnt easy for fishermen to take the whale shark out o

23、f waterC. we should do something to help keep whale sharks safeD. the whale shark was finally sold for about 18,800 dollarsEAll big cities are quite similar. Living in a modern Asian city is not very different from living in an American city. Its not the same to _1_ on farms, however.In many parts o

24、f the _2_, farmers and their families live in _3_ or towns. In the United States, however, each farm family lives on _4_ own fields. They usually cant see any _5_. Instead of traveling from a village to the fields every morning, American farmers stay on their land throughout the week. They travel to

25、 the nearest town on Saturdays for _6_ or on Sunday for church. The children take _7_ to large schools. These schools serve all of the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are small schools serving a few farm families, and the children _8_ to school.Of course life keeps changing fo

26、r _9_, including farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, and television sets. And of course there are modern machines for farming. All of these have _10_ farm life.For many years, however, farming in America was often a lonely way of living. Farmers had to deal with their own problems, instead of

27、 getting help from _11_. They learned to try new methods, and to trust their own _12_ instead of following older ways.1. A. liveB. stayC. workD. sleep2. A. countryB. worldC. cityD. mountain3. A. citiesB. housesC. streetsD. villages4. A. onesB. itsC. itsD. his5. A. animalB. treeC. peopleD. neighbor6.

28、 A. swimmingB. fishingC. shoppingD. climbing7. A. busesB. trainsC. shipsD. planes8. A. rideB. walkC. jumpD. swim9. A. someoneB. anyoneC. everyoneD. nobody10. A. givenB. changedC. madeD. got11. A. otherB. the otherC. anotherD. others12. A. thoughtsB. ideasC. mindsD. reasonsFLast weekend, when Jack wa

29、s walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”“Of course, please sit down,” Sue said.Jack sat do

30、wn next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting for something. “Thats a nice dog, isnt he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.“Yes, he is. Hes handsome. Hes a bit of mixture (混血), but thats not a bad thing. Hes strong and healthy,” Su

31、e said.“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasnt taken his eyes off you. He thinks youve got some food for him.”“Thats true,” Sue said. “But I havent.”They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”“No,” Sue said. “Hes never bitten anyone. Hes always gentle and friendly.”Hearing this, Jack deci

32、ded to hold out his hand and touched the animals head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit his finger.“Hey!” Jack was very angry and shouted. “You said your dog didnt bite.”Sue replied in surprise. “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dogs at home.”1. Were Jack and Sue strangers?_2. What did Sue think

33、 of the dog beside her?_3. Why did the dog look at Sue?_4. Why was Jack not afraid to touch the dog?_5. Did Sues dog bite?_GThere are many ways of shopping. You can shop by telephone, by post or through your home computer, but for many people, the most exciting way to _1_ is also the most traditiona

34、l - at a street market. You can find markets _2_ in the world. Here are _3_ of them:There are many “floating (漂浮的) markets” in Asia; perhaps the most unusual is in _4_, at a place called Damnoen Saduak. Its open from six in the _5_ to the noon every day. People _6_ fresh fruit from their boats.Many

35、Belgians (比利时人) say that the Grand Place is the most _7_ square in the world. It is the home of a colourful flower market. Its open every day _8_ Monday. On Monday, instead of _9_, theres a wonderful bird market!One of the worlds most famous markets is in Mexico City (墨西哥城) - the Sonora Market. You

36、can buy toys, birds, herbs and medicine. There are all kinds of things. Its open every day from _10_ in the morning till late at night.In England, every weekend, thousands of young people from all over London _11_ to the Camden Market - its the place to go for street fashion, CDs and tapes. Many peo

37、ple also go there for _12_.1. A. shopB. buyC. sellD. exchange2. A. somewhereB. nowhereC. anywhereD. someplace3. A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five4. A. ThailandB. CanadaC. AmericaD. England5. A. eveningB. morningC. afternoonD. night6. A. pickB. getC. carryD. sell7. A. interestingB. beautifulC. excitingD.

38、colourful8. A. butB. besidesC. exceptD. without9. A. flowersB. fruitC. birdsD. tapes10. A. sixB. breakfastC. beginningD. early11. A. travelB. comeC. getD. go12. A. playB. pleasureC. funD. swimming教材知识点巩固-Module 12单项选择1. We cant imagine _ in such a lonely island.A. liveB. to liveC. livingD. lived2. -

39、I must leave now.-OK. Make sure _ off the lights when you leave.A. turnsB. to turnC. turnedD. turning3. _ this kind of peach, and you will like it.A. To tryB. TryingC. TryD. Tried4. Just _ here and dont go around, or your parents cant find you.A. to stayB. stayedC. stayD. staying5. The Internet is s

40、o closely connected with our daily life. Can you _ a life without it?A. understandB. imagineC. considerD. expect6. -I have _ in learning English and Im so worried. Could you help me with it?-Sure, Id love to.A. joyB. interestC. troubleD. fun7. -_, Peter?-I have a bad cold.A. What colour do you likeC. Whats the matter with youB. Where are youD. Whats the weather like8. -Dont talk in class.-_.A. No, you cantB. Yes, I canC. Yes, I doD. Im sorry9. Does he have to practice _ English every day?A. to speakB. speakingC. to sayD. saying10. -Jim, would you please tidy u