人教版选修7 unit 4 reading

Unit 4 SharingPreview 课前预习Background informationIndependent State of Papua New Guinea 巴布亚新几内亚独立国Location: situated to the north of AustraliaPopulation: about 5.7 millionLanguage: English (official language) Pidgin English (for communication) Economy: a poor countryEducation: About 85% of children start school, but only about 60% of these reach Year 5.I. ScanningDivide it into four parts, and summarize what each part is about.Part 1(Paragraph____): Opening of the letter and introduction to what will be talked about in the passage.Part 2(Paragraph___-___): The school where Jo worked and Jo’s work at school.Part 3 (Paragraph __-___):___________________________________________Part 4 (Paragraph ____): Closing of the letter.II. Skimming: Choose the best answer.1. The purpose that the author wrote the letter is that ___.A. she wanted to tell Rosemary her teaching life in the high school.B. she wanted to tell Rosemary her learning life in the high school.C. she wanted to tell Rosemary that sh e couldn’t get any money by teaching the poor studentsD. she wanted to tell Rosemary how happy she was in the small village.2. In a chemistry experiment the boys jumped out of the windows because they _____.A. were frightened by the bubbling mixtureB. couldn’t stand the terrible smell of the mixtureC. didn’t like doing chemistry experimentsD. knew chemistry was not relevant to them3. Which of the following is TRUE about Jo’s attitude?A. She is sure that all the boys will go to college in the future.B. She believes that chemistry is very useful to the boys.C. She is wondering if she can make any difference to the boys’ lives.D. She doesn’t like the simple life in the mountain village.4. Why does Jo wonder how relevant chemistry is to the kids?A. Because she thinks chemistry is too difficult to learn.B. Because she thinks chemistry may make little difference to the kids’ life.C. Because the kids there hardly come across anything of chemistry.D. Because she thinks chemistry useless.5．Why did Tombe throw out the tin can?A. Because he believed the can attracted evil spirits.B. Because he believed any leftovers attracted evil spirits.C. Because he believed the can has no use at all.D. Because he believed the grill attracted evil spirits.III. Careful reading: Fill in the table.1.收到某人的信___________________________2. 极想/渴望做________________3. 无疑，肯定___________________________4.偶然遇见____________________5. 伸出，突出___________________________6. 颠倒，翻转_________________7. 不久前一天___________________________ 8. 与某人握手_________________9. 生火________________________ 10. 与…相关______________________11. 挖掘，发掘_______________________ 12. dry up ______________________13. 适应__________________________ 14. participate in________________ Cooperative research 合作探究Important sentences:1. I know you’re dying to hear all about my life here, so I’ve included some photos which will help you picture the places I talk about.译：____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 本句话是一个__________句，so 后面的句子是________________句，含有两个________从句，其中的photos和places是从句的________词。

句中的picture的词性为__________,词意为________________。

2. The other day I was showing the boys the weekly chemistry experiment when, before I knew it, the mixture was bubbling over everywhere!译：_____________________________________________________________________ a.the other day 不久前的一天易混辨析：the other day 不久前的一天，只用于一般过去时one day 某一天，既可用于一般过去时，也用于一般将来时some day 将来某一天，只用于一般将来时another day 近期将来某一天，意为“改天”；过去或状态延续的“又一天”。

Eg: 1) Never give up, and your dream ___________(实现)one day.2) One day I ____________(看见)her in the street.3) Some day you ______________ (be) sorry about it.4) The other day, he _______________ (buy) many books.5) I _______________ (tell) you the rest of the story another day.b.be doing…when…_________________________类似的句型还有：3. We walked for two and a half hours to get there –first up a mountain to a ridge from where we had fantastic views and then down a steep path to the valley below.本句的主干是___________________,破折号后的部分起进一步解释说明的作用，句中的from where 引导了________从句，修饰________, where是副词，比用where 更生动、形象。

如：He hid himself behind the door, from where he saw the man take something on the desk. 译：_______________________________________________________________ (where = behind the door)Consolidation and improvement 巩固提高句型转换：1. We expected to see the famous film star in the flesh at the party.→We _________ ___________ ____ see the famous film star in the flesh at the party.2. Months had gone by before I received my friend’s letter again.→Months had passed before I __________ _________ _________ ______ again.3. I met my former English teacher by accident in the street this morning.→I ____________ _________ my former English teacher in the street this morning. 4. We spent many hours decorating our newly-bought house.→_________ _________ us many hours ______ __________ our newly-bought house.5. It was not until late in the afternoon that we got to the campsite.→Not until late in the afternoon did we _____ the campsite.单项选择：1. Watch out for sharp bends and ______your speed accordingly.A. fitB. adaptC. adjustD. suit2. When Alice came to, she did not know how long she _____there.A. had been lyingB. has been lyingC. was lyingD. has lain3. I was not in Beijing last June, otherwise I ______my son’s graduation ceremony.A. would not missB. didn’t missC. would not have missedD. hadn’t missed4. He never listens to anything, except when it _______himself.A. relatesB. is related toC. has relevance toD. all the above.5. As she got older, offers of modeling work began to _______.A. dry outB. dry upC. dry offD. dry6. Have you _____that his missing daughter had been rescued by the police?A. heard ofB. heardC. heard aboutD. heard on7. Big companies enjoy certain _______that smaller ones do not have.A. regulationsB. fragmentsC. consequencesD. privilege8. In the past few years, he has collected a lot of ancient coins, _____date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.A. most of themB. most of thatC. most of whichD. Most of those9. The Chinese people _____the economic.A. is dying to developB. are dying to developC. are dying for developD. is dying for develop10. ---- Shall we go to the art exhibition right away?---- __________________________________A. It’s your opinion.B. I don’t mind.C. It’s all up to you.D. That’s your decision.。