中学生英语阅读新视野

Unit1Lions

狮子

Beforeyouread阅前思考

1.Haveyoueverseenareallion?Ifyes,where?__________________________________________________________

2.Howarelionsdifferentfromothercats?__________________________________________________________

3.Howarelionsthesameasothercats?__________________________________________________________

Targetvocabulary目标词汇

Matheachwordwiththebestmeaning*

1._________bitea.boyorman

2.__________collarb.girlorwoman

3.___femalec.aplaceinthecitywherepeoplecanseewildanimals

4.__________maled.thepartofashirtordresswhichisaroundtheneck

5.zooe.useteethtocutorbreaksomething

Readingpassage阅读文章

Lionshavebeencalledthekingsoftheanimalworld.Theyarebigandstrong.Theseanimalscanbefoundwilein

AfricaandIndia.

Withoutquestion,lionsarealsooneofthemostpopularanimalstoseeinzoos.Almosteveryzooaroundtheworld

keepsafewlions.

Itisveryeasyforpeopletotellmaleandfemalelionsapart.Lionsaretheonlykindofcatthatshowthisstrong

differencebetweenmalesandfemales.Amalelionhasamane,alargecollarofhairaroundthelion'sface.Femalesdonot

havemanes.Malelionsarealsolargerthanfemales.Amalelionusuallyweighsabout200kilograms(400pounds).

Bothmaleandfemalelionshaveverystrongmouths.Theycanbreakthebacksofotheranimalswithonebite.One

lionwillusuallykillbetween10and20largeanimalseachyearforfood.

LionscanliveinAfricabecausetheycangowithoutwaterforuploonemonth.Theyhavenotroubleduringdry

times.

Readingcomprehension阅读理解Circletheletterofthebestanswer.

I.Howarelionsdifferentfromothercats?

A.LionsarefromAfricaB.Manyzooskeepthem.

C.Maleslookdifferentfromfemales.D.Lionsareoneofthemostpopularanimalsatthezoo.

2.Malelions...

A.arelargerthanfemalesB.havemanes

C.weightmorethanmostmenD.alloftheabove

3.Femalelions...

A.arelargerthanmalesB.canbreakthebackofananimalwithonebite

C.havemanesD.needtodrinkwalereveryday

4.Howmanylargeanimalsdoesonelionusuallykillfbrfoodinoneyear?

A.lessthan5B.between5and10C.between10and20D.morethan20

5.Lionscanlivewithoutwaterfbr...

A.afewdaysB.aweekC.amonthD.ayear

Idioms习语

Findeachidiominthestory.

gowithout-beorlivewithoutsomething

Robintiredlogowithoutsmokingforoneday,huthecouldnotdoit.

Howlongcanapersongowithoutwater?

tell(things)apart-abletoseethedifferencebetweentwoormorethingsLucyandEmilyaretwins.Noonecantellthem

apart.

Diamondsandrhinestonesmaylookthesame,butIcantellthemapart,withoutquestion一forsure,certainly

ThispizzaiswithoutquestionthebestpizzaIhaveevereaten.Withoutquestion,Fredwastherightmanforthe

job.

Vocabularyreinforcement词汇强化Gradetheletterofthebestanswer.

1.Areyougoinganywherenext?

A.kingB.monthC.questionD.usually

2.Benalways________—flieswhenhefindstheminhishouse.

A.breaksB.callsC.killsD.weighs

3.Theyoungboybecamethe__________ofthecountry.

A.apartB.kingC.mouthD.people

4.1cannevertellifapuppyisamaleora

A.catB.dryC.femaleD.mane

5.Whatisyourfavorite

A.dryB.foodC.onlyD.which

6.Lindaonlytookone_ofherbirthdaycake.

A.alsoB.biteC.collarD.find

7.Thepaintingwastoo—_forGina'sroom.

A.bigB.strongC.lionD.very

8.Isthereabetweenthesetwocars?

A.differenceB.hairC.femaleD.show

9.TheisclosedonSunday.

A.biteB.wildC.lionD.zoo

10.Thedresshadaveryhigh

A.waterB.zooC.collarD.male

Newwordsandexpressions

1.zoo动物园

2.male雄性的

3.female雌性的

4.collar衣领；（动物颈部的）条纹

5.bite咬:叮

6.withoutquestion毫无疑问

7.tellapart区分，辨别

8.gowithout没有.....也行

Unit2AgathaChristie

阿加莎•克里斯蒂

Beforeyouread阅前思考

1.WhowasAgathaChristie?____________________________________________________________________

2.Wherewasshefrom?____________________________________________________________________

3.Haveyoureadanyofherbooks?________________________________________________________

Targetvocabulary目标词汇

Matheachwordwiththebestmeaning*

I.detectivea.adifTicultpuzzle

2._____________famousb.apersonwhosolvesmysteries

c.apersonwhowrites

3._____________mystery

d.astorywrittenforthetheater(doneonstage)

4.____________playe.knownbymanypeople

5.writerReadingpassage阅读文章

OneofthemostfamouswritersfromEnglandbyfarisAgathaChristie.Herbooksandplayscanbefoundinmore

foreignlanguagesthananyotherwriterexceptShakespeare.

AgathaChristie*srealnamewasAgathaMiller.ShewasborninEnglandin1890.ShemarriedArchibaldChristie

whenshewas24yearsold,andshechangedherfamilynametoChristie.

Shesoldherfirstmysterybookin1920.ThisbookwasthefirsttimethattheworldmetMrs.Christie'sfamous

detectiveHerculePoirot.Tenyearsafterthat.Mrs.Christiewroteherfirstbookwithhersecondfamousdetective,Miss

Marple.

In1928,Mrs.Christie'sfirstmarriagebrokeup.ShemarriedM.E.L.Mallowanin1930,butshecontinuedtowrite

herbooksunderthenameAgathaChristie.

Overherlife,AgathaChristiewrote60books,16plays,andmore(han100shortstories.Shepassedawayin1976

whenshewas85yearsold.Herbookscanstillbefoundforsaleinbookstoresallaroundtheworld.Reading

comprehension阅读理解Circletheletterofthebestanswer.

1.WhatdidAgathaChristiedo?

A.ShewasadetectiveB.Shewasamystery.

2.AgathaChristiesoldherfirstbookin...C.Shewrotebooks.D.Sheknewfamousdetectives.

A.1890B.1920

3.WhowasHerculePoirot?C.1928D.1930

A.apersoninherbooksB.herhusband

4.MissMarple...C.oneofherbookD.awriter

A.wasadetectiveB.wasawomaninherbooksC.wasfirstseenin1930

D.allof(heabove

5.Whathappenedin1976?

A.AgathaChristiedied.B.AgathaChristieleftherhusband

C.AgathaChristiewroteherlastbookD.AgathaChristiewroteashortstoiy

Idioms习语

Findeachidiominthestory.

byfar一dearly,aheadofallothers

Thisisbyfarthebestmoviethatwehaveseenthisyear.

Byfar,Tomistheslowestreaderinourclass.

forsale一abletobebought

I'msorry.Thatpaintingisnotfarsale.

Rebeccafoundaninexpensivebedforsale,sosheboughtit.

passaway一die

Catherine'sgrandfatherpassedawaylastyear.Hewas89yearsold.

Whendidyourunclepassaway?

Vocabularyreinforcement词汇强化

Gradetheletterofthebestanswer.

1.JamesDeanwasaveryactor.

A.farB.famousC.firstD.mystery

2.Doesyourdog?

A.biteB.sinkC.copyD.twist

3.Howmanydoyouspeak?

A.languagesB.playsC.storiesD.writers

4.1readthatlastmonth.

A.carB.bookC.beginD.with

5.Wethislessontomorrow.

A.continueB.havecontinuedC.continuedD.willcontinue

6.Nicholaswantstobea

whenheisolder.

A.bookB.marriageC.famousD.writer

7.Shakespearewrotealotofandpoems.

A.detectivesB.readersC.playsDwriters

8.Thatmovieisaboutaveryinteresting

A.famousB.mysteryC,readersD.real

9.Thehelpedtosolvethemystery.

A.bookB.detectiveC.divorceD.second

10.Wesley'sauntA.passedtenyearsago.

awayB.stoodoutC.turnedintoD.forsale

Newwordsandexpressions

famous著名的writer作

家，著者play剧本；戏

剧mystery神秘（性）

detective侦探byfar迄

今，到目前passaway去

世forsale销售,有售

Unit3BubbleGum

泡泡糖

Beforeyouread阅前思考

1.Whatkindsofcandydopeopleeatinyourcountry?_____________

2.Howoftendoyoubuygumorbubblegum?____________________

3.Whatisthenameofafamouskindofbubbleguminyourcountry?

Targetvocabulary目标词汇

Matheachwordwiththebestmeaning.

1.____________accidenta.usethemouthtoeat

2.____________chewb.findfirst,invent

3.___discover_c.thethingballsandtiresarcmadefrom

4.____________gumd.mistake

5.rubber__________e.softcandythatisfuntochew

Readingpassage阅读文章

ThomasAdamsdiscoveredbubbleguminthe1870s.HewasanAmerican.Hewantedtofindauseforchicle.Chicle

isaSpanishwordforstickywaterthatcomesfromonekindofMexicantree.Mr.Adamswantedtomakerubberfrom

chicle.

Mr.AdamsworkedinhishomewhilehetriedtofindawaytomakethechiclestrongerHisson,Horatio,alsohelped

himnowandthem.

Oneday,youngHoratiobegantochewthechiclewhilehewatchedhisfatherwork.1（didnottasteverygood,hut

Horatioenjoyedchewingit.ThenIheyounghoybegantoblowbubbleswiththenewchiclewhichhisfatherhadmade.Mr.

Adamshaddiscoveredbubblegumbyaccident.

Mr.Adamsgaveuptryingtofindawaytomakerubberfromchicle.Instead,hewantedtotryandsellthenewgum

thathehadmade.Hethoughtotherpeoplemightlikethetastetoo.

Hebegantoseehisnewkindofchicleacandy.Innotime,childreneverywherebeganchewingbubblegum.Reading

comprehension阅读理解Circletheletterofthebestanswer

1.WherewasThomasAdamsfrom?

A.CanadaB.EnglandC.theUnitedStatesD.Europe

2.WhowasHoratioAdams?

A.Thomas'sfatherB.Thomas'sbrotherC.Thomas'swifeD.Thomas'sson

3.WhatwasThomasAdamstryingtomake?

A.anewkindofrubberB.anewkindofcandyC.anewkindofchicleD.electriclight

4.WhydidThomasAdamswanttosellbubblegum?

A.Hissonenjoyedchewingit.B.Hethoughtmanypeoplewouldlikeit.

C.Hecouldnotmakestrongrubberfromchicle.D.alloftheabove

5.Whichofthesesentencesisnottrue?

A.Horatiohelpedhisfather.B.ThomasAdamsmaderubberfromchiclebyaccident.

C.Horatiowasthefirstpersontochewbubblegun.D.ThomasAdamsnevermaderubber

Idioms习语

Findeachidiominthestory,

nowandthen-sometimes

Ienjoyseeingmysterymoviesnowandthen.

Everybodyhasbaddaysnowandthen.

giveup-stopdoingsomething

Amygaveupsearchingfbrherdogwhenitbecamedark.

Williamgaveupsmokingseveralweeksago.

innotime-veryquickly

Tomlearnedallofthenewwordsinnotime.

Innotime,thepolicefoundthemoney.

Vocabularyreinforcement词汇强化

Gradetheletterofthebestanswer.

1.HenryFordwasnotthemanwhothefirstcar.

A.makeB.madeC.makingD.ismade

2.Stevefoundstuckonthebottomofhisshoe.

A.bubbleB.fatherC.gumD.young

3.Nancyhadaninhernewcarwhileshewasdrivinghome.

A.accidentB.alwaysC.expensiveD,evening

4.ThisstoredoesnotthekindoficecreamIwant.

A.sellB.havesoldC.soldD,isselling

5.Somekindsofdriedfishareverydifficultto

A.gumB.beginC.chewD.happy

6.InMexico,Ihepeoplespeak.

A.AmericanB.SpainC.MexicoD.Spanish

7.Samhismistakeafterhefinishedthetest.

A.discoverB.isdiscoveringC.discoveredD.willdiscover

8.Deniseneverlookingforaniceman.

A.gaveupB.nowandthenC.(oldapartD.withoutquestion

9.Bicycletiresaremadeof

A.wheelB.chicleC.rubberD.round

10.Lindadoesnotlikethe______________offruitcandy.

A.chewB.sweetC.tasteD.apple

Newwordsandexpressions

1.discover发现；找到

2.gum口香糖

3.rubber橡皮，橡胶

4.chew咀嚼

5.accident意外事情

6.nowandthen有时

7.give叩放弃

8.innotime很快，马上

Unit4TheLeaningTowerOfPisa

比萨斜塔

Beforeyouread阅前思考

1.WhatfamousplacesinItalydoyouknow?_______________________________________________________

2.Haveyoueverseenanystrangebuildings?Ifyes,where?

3.Whatcanhappentoanoldbuilding?Target

vocabulary目标词汇

Matheachwordwiththebestmeaning.

1hell_AtallthinhiiildiriQ

2.___________fallapartb.somethingthatmakesaringingnoise

3.___________leanc.breakintosmallpieces

4.sink_d.godownslowly,gounderwater

5.___________towere.notbestraight,betooneside

Readingpassage阅读文章

WhydoestheLearningTowerofPisainItalylearn?Itleansbecauseofamistake.Ithasleanedalmostsincetheday

thetowerwasbuilt.

In1174,thepeopleofPisa,ItalywantedtobuildabelltowerTheywantedthetowertobethemostbeautifulbell

towerinallofItaly.Thecityalsoneededabelltowerbecausethechurchdidnothaveone.

Assoonasthefirstfloorofthebuildingwasfinished,thetowerstartedtolean.Builderstiredtomakethebuilding

straightagainastheyaddedmorefloors,buttheleaningtoweronlygotworseasthetowergrew.

Itlookalmost18()yearstofinishthelower.Today,theLeaningTowerhaseightHoors.Itis54.5metres(179feet)

tall,anditleansalmost4meters(14Feet)looneside.Thetowerisalsosinkingintothegroundonwhichitwasbuilt.Every

year,thetowerleansanother1.5centimeters(1/16ofaninch).

Likealloldbuildings,itisalsofallingapart.Ifsomeonecannotfigureoutawaytosavethetower,itwillallfallapart

after175moreyears.

Readingcomprehension阅读理解

Circletheletterofthebestanswer

I.WhydidthepeopleoiPisawantlobuildthetower?

A.TheyneededanewchurchA.fromthefirstdayitwasbuilt

C.TheywantedtospendalotofmoneyB.Theyneededabelltower

2.Whendidthetowerbegintolean?D.Theywantedtobuildaleaningtower

B.afterthefirstfloorwasbuilt

C.afterthelastfloorwasbuiltD.180yearsafteritwasbuilt

3.Whenwasthetowerfinished?

A.in1174A.DB.in1280A.DC.in1354A.DD.in1420A.D

4.Whatproblemdoesthetowerhavetoday?

A.ItisfallingapartB.Itissinkingintotheground.

C.ItisleaningmoreeachyearD.alloftheabove

5.Ifnoonecansavethetower,whenwillitfallapart?

A.175yearsagoB.inthe1800sC.before2000A.DD.inthe2100s

Idioms习语

Findeachidiominthestory.

assoonas-justafter,when

AssoonasAnnfinishedherwork,shewenthome.

Robertcalledhisparentsassoonasheheardthenews,

getworse-becomeabiggerproblem

Thedoctorstriedtohelpmygrandfather,butheonlygotworse.If

youdon'ttrytofixtheproblemnow,itwillgetworse,figureout-think

andfindasolution,solve

Didyoufigureouttheansweryourself?

Laurafiguredoutthebestwaytospendhernextvacation.

Vocabularyreinforcement词汇强化

Circletheletterofthewordsthatbestmatchthewordsinitalics.

1.Alexleanedagainstthetree..

A.nearB.onC.at

2.Themandiscoveredhiswalledwasmissing.、,

D.knew

A.foundB.lookedC.though

3.Aftertheshipsank,onlythetopofthesailwasseen.一,

D.wentdown

A.brokeB.felldownC.left

4.Mikecalledthewrongtelephonenumberbyaccident.一,

D.remember

A.mistakeB.problemC.difficult

5.Jeffisverystrongeventhoughheisnotverybig.口short

/A.powerful一.「B.pain,,C.hard

o.Someoneshouldinventarasterwaytotravelbetweencountries.

A.makeB.tryC.giveD.fix

7.1needanewcarbecausemyoldoneisabout\ofallapart.

A.comeoutB.breakdownC.dropdownD.accident

8.Alicegaveupbeforeshefinishedthefest.

A.begantryingB.stoppedtryingC.wentoutD<turnedin

9.Thebellrangloudlywhenthefirestarted.

A.hearB.towerC.wasbigD.madenoise

10.Theraingotworseintheafternoon.

A.becamesmallerB.becamegoodC.becameheavierD.becamedry

Newwordsandexpressionstower,塔楼lean倾斜bell钟sink

下沉

2.

3.

4.

5.assoonas..............就

6.getworse变得更坏(更糟)

7.fallapart破裂

8.figureout想出

Unit5TalkingBirds

会说话的鸟

Beforeyouread阅前思考

1.HowmanywordsdoyouknowinEnglish?________________________________________________________

2.Haveyoueverheardofabirdthatcantalk?Where?____________________________________________________

3.Whatwordsdopeopleusuallyteachtotalkingbirds?____________________________________________________

Targetvocabulary目标词汇

Matheachwordwiththebestmeaning.

1.braina.abird'shomeusuallyfoundintrees

2.______cageb.actordosomethingthesameasanother

3._____________copyc.noteasy

4.difficultd.thethinginsidetheheadthatisusedtothink

5.neste.thethingthatholdsanimalsinazoo

Readingpassage阅读文章

ManystudentsofEnglishthinkthatlearninganewlanguageisverydifficult.Nowthinkhowdifficultitistolearn

Englishwhenyourbrainisonlythesizeofabird'sbrain!Thatiswhatsomebirdscando.

Manydifferentkindsofbirdscancopythesoundsoflanguage.Africangrayparrotsarethebirdsbestknownforthis.

EveryDecemberinLondon,IheNationalCageandAviaryBirdShowtirestofindthebest"talking”birdintheworld.

OnebirdnamedPiudlestoodoutamongthe"talkingbirds”.Shewonthisprizefor12yearsinarowfrom1965to1976.

PrudlewastakenfromhernestinUgandain1958.ShewassoldtoIrisFrostinSeaford,England,Prudleknew

almost800wordsinEnglish.

Prudlewasalsotheoldestbirdintheworldthatlivedinacage.Ms.FrosttookcareofthebirduntilPrudlediedin

1994.Prudlewas35yearsold.

Adifferentkindofbird,notaparrot,namedPuckwastestedin1993.ItturnedoutthatPuckknewmoreEnglish

wordsthanPrudleknew.Puckknewmorethan1,700words.

Ifabirdcandoit,anybodycandoit.

Readingcomprehension阅读理解

Circletheletterofthebestanswer.

1.Whatkindofbirdsusuallyspeakthebest?

A.AfricangraypairotsB.UgandaC.theAviaryBirdShowD.Englishparrots

2.WhatisPrudle?

A.abirdB.acontestC.acageD.aprize

3.HowmanyyearsdidPrudlewinthespeakingcontestforbirds?

A.1965B.55C.12D.80()

4.Whywas?PuckbetterthanPrudle?

A.HediedB.HespokefasterC.HeknewmorewordsD.Hewasbigger

5.WhowasIrisFrost?

A.aparrotB.Prudle*sownerC.onEnglishteacherD.Puck'sowner

Idioms习语

Findeachidiominthestory.

standout一beeasilyseenornoticed

Larrystoodoutatthepartyashewasthebestdancer.

Sandyalwaysdoeswellontests.Shestandsoutasononeofthebeststudents,takecareof一watchandprotect

Bendoesnottakecareofplantsverywell.Healwayskillsthembyaccident.

Didyoutakecareofapetwhenyouwereyoung?

turnout-tobefoundtobe

ItturnedoutthatLucydidnotspeakSpanish.ShespokeEnglish.

ThepaintingIboughtturnedouttobeonlyacopy.

Vocabularyreinforcement词汇强化

Circletheletterofthebestanswer

1.BillytiredtothetestanswersfromNancy.

A.copyB.liveC.dieD.win

2.Gregfoundthreeeggsinthe一

A.brainB.nestC.parrotD.sound

3.HelenmakesIhe__chickensoup.

A.bestB.saidC.manyD.until

4.Micehaveverysmall

A.birdsB.prizesC.brainsD.words

5.ThenursesickmenandwomeninIhehospital.

A.inordertoB.takescareofC.standsoutD.turnsinto

6.Therearemany_atthezoo.

A.cagesB.prizesC.languagesD.years

7.1don'tknowwhatthismeans.

A.almostB.grayC.differentD.word

8.ThedoctorsNelsontoseeifhewassick.

A.becauseB.testedC.learnedD.waited

9.ThispicturewhenGwenwasinhighschool.

A.takeB.wastakenC.tookD.willtake

10.Thezoojustgotaelephant.

A.diedB.maleC.bestD.race

Newwordsandexpressions

1.difficult困难的

2.brain大脑

3.copy模仿

4.nest巢

5.cage（鸟等的）笼子

6.standout引人注目，突出

7.takecareof照料

8.turnout结果是

ReviewUnits1-5

复习第1——5单元

A.Writethewordsforeachdefinition.

sinkleandifficultaccidenttowercollarcagediscovercopywriter

1.—mistake

2.—thethingwhichananimaliskeptin

3.notbestraight,be(ooneside

atallbuilding

4.

thepartofashirtordresswhichisaroundthenecknoteasy

5.____________actordosomethingthesameasanother

7.godownslowly;gounderwaterfindfirst

apersonwhowrites

8.

B.Matcheachwordwiththebestmeaning.

9.____________---------------------1.innotimea.die

2.noticeb.figureout

3.____________passawayc.noise

4._solved.nowandthen

5.____________sometimese.quickly

6.____________soundf.see

C.Choosethebestwordstofilleachblank.

afternoongaveupbestproblembitebyforknownfamouslastedfinally

Larrywentwithhisfriendstoa(I)restaurant.Therestaurantwas(2)_forhavingthe(3)

Italianfoodintown.Larryandhisfriendshada(4)findingatablewhentheyarrived

attherestaurant.Therestaurantwasverybusyinthe(5).Larryandhisfriendsalmost(6)_waitingafterthirty

minutes,hutthey(7)foundatable.Larrywasgladthattheystayedattherestaurant.Afterone(8)of

hisfood,heknewthatthefoodtherewas(9)thebestItalianfoodhehad(10)__.

D.Choosethebestanswertocompletethelogicpuzzle.

Example:dog-run:birdfly.Thispuzzleconbereadlikethis:

Adoglikestorunasabirdlikestofly.ORAdogrunsasabirdflies.

1.detective—____________:teacher—class

A.collarB.workC.mysteryD.wheel

2.gum-chew:____________-ring

A.bellB.testC.parentD.vacation

3.building-people:zoo-_.

A.animalsB.femaleC.beautifulD.wild

4.parrot一bird:_一building

A.candyB.towerC.accidentD.brain

5.teeth一:nest一tree

A.candyB.towerC.mouthD.sick

Valentine'sDay

情人节

Beforeyouread阅前思考

1.WhenisValentine*sDay?____________________________________________________________________

2.WhatdopeopledoforValentine*sDayinyourcountry?

3.HaveyouevergivenaValentinegifttoanyone?Ifyes,whatwasthegift?

Targetvocabulary目标词汇

Matheachwordwiththebestmeaning.

1.gifta.famousorlikedbymanypeople

2.glovesb.makesomeoneorsom