九上Unit2Reading修改前

1、 Reading He used to cause a lot of troubledeath de n.死;死亡cause k:z v. 造成；使发生 himself himself pron. (反身代词) 他自己patient peint adj. 忍耐的, 有耐心的in the end 最后；终于make a decision 做决定；下决心head teacher 校长to ones surprise 令某人惊奇的是exactly izktli adv. 正，恰恰even though 即使no longer 不再take pride in 对感到自豪attention tenn n

2、. 注意；专心pay attention to prep. 对注意give up 放弃waste weist v. 浪费;滥用New wordsHe used to _.Now he _.Why? _. Martin Murraybe a problem childis one of the best students in his classHis mothers love helped him. Missing languagea. How was he able to change?b. and didnt give up trying to help himc. Thats when

3、I decided to changed. after his fathers death a few years agoe. Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his timeplace in reading425313b Read the statements below. Circle “TRUE”, “FALSE”, or “DONT KNOW” according to the reading.1. Martin is still a bad boy.2. There wasnt enough money for the

4、family.3. Martin finally understand what his problem was.4. Martins father didnt use to help him.5. What his mother said didnt change Martins mind.TRUE FALSE DONT KNOWTRUE FALSE DONT KNOWTRUE FALSE DONT KNOWTRUE FALSE DONT KNOWTRUE FALSE DONT KNOW1.How old is Martin now?2.What changed his life?3.Did

5、 he use to give his mother many problems?4.Why did his mother have to work?5.In the end ,what decision did the mother make? 6.What did his mother tell him on the phone?Read and answerHow old is Martin now?He is a fifteen-year old boy.What changed his life?A recent conversation with his mother change

6、d his life.Did he use to give his mother many problems?No, he didnt.Why did his mother have to work?His mother couldnt afford to pay for her childs education.In the end ,what decision did the mother make?She made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys boarding school.What did his mother tell hi

7、m on the phone?His mother helped him to understand how much she had given him. She also told him that even though his father was no longer with us, he was watching him and would always take pride in everything good he did.He used to cause a lot of troubleMartin Murray is a fifteen-year-old boy. He u

8、sed to be a“problem child”, (1) . He didnt use to give his mother many problems.However, after his fathers death a few years ago, Martins life became much more difficult. His mother couldnt afford to pay for her childs education. To do this, she had to work, and so was not often at home.death n. 死;死

9、亡afford v.买得起;负担得起(常与can 或be able to连用)but a recent conversation with his mother changed his life His mother looked after him as well as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems for himself and his family. He was not interested in studying, and he often got into trouble with the police

10、. Luckily, his mother was very patient, (2) . In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. (3) .cause v. 造成；使发生himself pron. (反身代词)他自己；他本身patient adj.

11、有耐性的；忍耐的and didnt give up trying to help himin the end 最后；终于decision n.决定；决心 make a decision 下决定；下决心Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time1.His mother looked after him as well as she could. as well as 是并列连词,意为”又;和.一样,连接两个相等的句子,但强调前面的部分.The girl is as well as beautiful.那个女孩长得漂亮而且个子也

12、高Your grandmother as well as your parents is going to take you to the park.你的奶奶和你的父母准备带你去公园注意：aswellas连接并列成分作主语时，谓语动应与其前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一一致 The head teacher said it was necessary to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly

13、what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me, and would always take pride in everything good I do. (4) . I realize that since my father died, I have been afraid of being al

14、one, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”head teacher 班主任necessary adj. 必须的；必需的to ones surprise 令某人惊奇的(是)exactly adv. 正；恰恰even though 即使；纵然；尽管no longer 不再；已不take pride in 对感到自豪Thats when I decided to changeattention n. 注意；专心；留心 pay attention to 对注意;留心 Now Martin has really cha

15、nged. He has been working hard, and he is now a top student in his class. (5) . His mothers love helped him to feel good about himself, and as Martin himself says, “Its very important for parents to be there for their children.”How was he able to change? Martin is a _ boy. He didnt use to _trouble.

16、However ,after his fathers_, his life became _difficult. His mother couldnt _his education. But his mother still looked after him _she could. Unfortunately, martin wasnt _studying and often _trouble. Luckily his mother was patient and never _helping him. So his mother _to send him to a boarding scho

17、ol. But Martin hated it and wanted to leave the school. So he called his mother., _this phone call changed his life. Now he is working hard , and one of _ students in his class. 15-year-oldcausedeathmuch moreafford to pay foras well asinterested ingot intogave upmade a decisionTo his surprisethe bes

18、tTranslations.造成很多麻烦一个十五岁的男孩一个问题孩子和他妈妈最近的一次对话他爸爸去世后几年前变得艰难得多他妈妈支付不了他孩子的学费。cause a lot of troublea fifteen-year-old boya problem childa recent conversation with his motherafter his fathers deatha few years agobecome much more difficultHis mother couldnt afford to pay for her childs education.9.尽她所能照顾

19、好他10.惹事落到警方手里11.放弃12.设法帮助他13.最后,最终14.作了一个艰难的决定15.送他去一间男孩寄宿学校 look after him as well as she canget into trouble with the policegive uptry to help himin the end/ at last/ finallymake a difficult decisionsend him to a boys boarding school17.帮我明白她给了我多少 help me to understand how much she has given me16.令

20、某人惊奇的是to ones surprise18. 即使19、不再20、对感到自豪21、我做的每一件好事22、设法使我妈妈更留心我，更注意我even thoughno longertake pride in /be proud ofeverything good I do make my mother pay more attention to me23、最好的学生之一24、能够25、帮助他找到自信26、父母的存在对孩子是很重要的one of the best studentsbe able tohelp him to feel goodIts very important for paren

21、ts to be there for their children1.Most students _computer games.2. _, he won the first prize in the match. He never played so well. 3. People in China _Liu Xiangs success.4.He tried his best to _smoking.5. He is _afraid of snakes.6. _，they reached the top of the mountain. be interested in , in the

22、end, give upto ones surprise, no longer , take pride in重点词组专练are interested in To his surprisetake pride in give upno longerIn the endExercises1.The price of houses is so high , so few families can _. A. spend B. take C. cost D. afford2. Youll have to be patient _my mother. Shes going to be deaf. A.

23、 about B. to C. with D. for3. Danniel plays chess _, if not better than, David. A.as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as4. Mrs Smith wouldnt leave the TV set, _ her children were waiting for their supper.A. If B. because C. even though D. as soon asDCBC5. They are _young. They can do it themselves.not long B.not any long C.no any long D. no longer6.Maria _shy, but now she is quite outgoing.was used to be B. is used to beC.was used to being D. used to be7. Did you _that his left leg was shorter than the his right leg?p