Chapter5Savetheendangeredanimals

Chapter 5 Save the endangered animals
Lesson 5 
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【词汇过关练习】
ü 根据句意和所给首字母写出所缺单词。

1. Do you know any __________ (濒危的) animals? 
2. Read the following __________ (档案) about the giant panda carefully. 
3. What’s the __________ (人口数) of your city? 
4. There are about 1, 6000 pandas living in the __________ (野生状态). 
5. All the boxes weighed three hundred __________ (千克/公斤). 
6. One-parent families will f__________ more problems. 
7. They wanted to pull the g__________ horse into the city. 
8. I have w__________ myself recently. I found I put on weight. 
9. The p__________ of Canada is about 29 million. 
1. adj. 濒危的
2. n. 档案档案
3. n. 自然环境，野生状态自然环境，野生状态
4. n. 竹，竹子竹，竹子
5. n. 成年动物成年动物
6. n. 重量
7. n. 千克，公斤千克，公斤
8. n. n. ((统称)某领域的生物,族群,人口人口 9. n. (动植物的)活动方式 10. n. 出生，诞生 11. n. 肩，肩膀肩，肩膀
12. adj. 在中心的，中央的 13. n. 菜单菜单
14. n. (动物的动物的)毛皮毛皮
15. adj. 残忍的，残酷的 16. n. 组织，机构 17. n. 危险，风险 18. v. 面对面对
19. adj. 亚洲的 20. v. 有......重，重
10. She gave b__________ to a fine healthy baby. 
11. Leonardo da Vinci was b__________ in the countryside. 
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1.danger(n.)---_____________(adj.) --- ______________(v.)---_____________(adj.) 
2.weight(n.)---_____________(v.) 
3.kilogram(n.) ---_____________(pl.) 
4.behaviour(n.)---_____________(v.) 
5.born(adj.)---_____________(n.) 
6.center(n.)---_____________(adj.)★
anize(v.)---_____________(n.) 
(n.)---_____________(adj.) 
【词形过关练习】
ü根据句意，用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.He was______(birth) on January 15,1990
2.Please state your height and ______(weigh) 
3.Most ______(adult) have no time to watch cartoons. 
4.Beijing is the political (政治的)，ecnomic(经济的) and cultural ______(central) of China. 
5.It’s very ______(danger) for chindren to cross the busy street.
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__________________大熊猫
大熊猫
__________________黑白相间的
黑白相间的
__________________在野生环境中
__________________濒危的动物
__________________活到......岁
__________________花时间/钱做某事
钱做某事 __________________......的人口
__________________出生时
__________________一种
一种
__________________......的剩余部分
的剩余部分 __________________中国中西部
中国中西部
__________________多达
多达
__________________砍到
砍到
__________________靠近，接近
__________________独自
__________________不止一个
不止一个
__________________犯错误
犯错误 _______________无家可归，失去家园
无家可归，失去家园 __________________全世界
全世界
__________________保护自己
保护自己
__________________至少
至少
__________________进入梦乡，睡着
进入梦乡，睡着 __________________走很多路
走很多路
__________________去......路
__________________把......扔进......里__________________注意
注意
__________________给某人写信
给某人写信
__________________做研究，做调查
做研究，做调查 __________________东南亚
东南亚
__________________日日夜夜
日日夜夜
__________________纪念
纪念
__________________被允许做某事
被允许做某事
__________________乐意做某事
乐意做某事
_______________从事某项工作、研
从事某项工作、研
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1.A giant panda can eat as much as 30 kilograms of bamboo a day. 
2.Pandas like to live on their own. 
3.So they spend more than twelve hours a day eating. 
4.It is not difficult for them to climb trees. 
5.They are strong enough to protect themselves. 
6.the part of body between the arms and the neck 
7.However, a rabbit in the wild can seldom live for more than a year. 
8.I live close to the mountains. 
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一、形容词的基本用法：
1. 作表语：系动词+ adj. 
2. 作定语：adj+ n 
3. 作宾语补足语：find/make sth+ adj 
二，形容词的重要用法：
1.句型一：
It is +adj+of/for+sb to do sth “对于某人来说做某事很…”
adj 修饰的是人的时候，用of. =Sb is adj to do sth
adj 修饰的是事/物的时候，用for. = To do sth is adj for sb
2.句型二：
①adj.+ enough+ to do sth“足够…去做…”
= so + adj. +that + 句子
句子 “如此… 以致于”
“不够…做…”
②not adj. + enough to do sth
= too…to “太……而不能……”
3. –ed & -ing形容词的区别：
V.+ed：“感到…”，通常描述人（被动），表示人或物的感觉。

，表示人或物的感觉。

V.+ing：“令人觉得…”，通常修饰事/物（主动），表示人或事物的特点。

，表示人或事物的特点。

【语法过关练习】
( )1. We are very _____ at the news. 
A. exciting 
B. excited 
C. excites 
D. excite 
( )2. We don’t know how _____ out the fire.
A. putting 
B. put 
C. to put 
D. puts 
( )3. _____ it is to listen to classic music after hard work. 
A. What a fun 
B. What fun 
C. How funny 
D. How a funny ( )4. It is foolish _____ you to say something like that. 
A. for 
B. to 
C. of 
D. with 
( )5. I won’t feel _____ if I don’t find ______ answers. 
A. satisfying; satisfied 
B. satisfied; satisfying 
C. satisfied; satisfied 
D. satisfying; satisfying 
( )6. ----Why do you advise me to cut my hair shorter. 
--------Because it’s more convenient _____ you to look after sh
Because it’s more convenient _____ you to look after sh ort hair. A. of B. to C. for D. on 
( )7. The question is _____ for you answer. 
A. enough easy 
B. enough easily 
C. easy enough 
D. easily enough 
( )8. The expert spoke _____ quickly for me _____ understand. 
A. so; that 
B. enough; to 
C. too; for 
D. too; to 
( )9. Taking too much exercises can make you _____ before exams. 
A. tired 
B. tiring 
C. tire 
D. tires 
( )10. Is it necessary _____ you to _____ your promise? 
A. for; keep 
B. of; keep 
C. of; to keep 
D. for; to keep 
( )11. ----Betty finished her work. 
----_____. And _____. 
A. So she has; so I have 
B. So she has; so have I 
C. So she does; so do I 
D. So she is; so I am 
( )12. It’s good for you _____ some milk. _____ some milk could make you 
_____. 
A. To drink; Drink; relax 
B. drinking; Drinking; relaxing 
C. to drink; Drinking; relaxed 
D. drinking; To drink; relaxed 
( )13. ----Lisa, what do you think of pointing at others in the street. 
--------Well, you know, it’s rude _____ them to do so.Well, you know, it’s rude _____ them to do so.
A. for 
B. of 
C. in 
D. at 
( )14. The _____ girl had no friends _____. 
A. alone; to play 
B. lonely; to play 
C. alone; to play with 
D. lonely; to play with 
( )15. He is very friendly and easy _____. 
A. to get alone 
B. getting alone 
C. to get alone with 
D. getting alone with 
I. 单项选择。

i. 从下面每小题的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出可以替换画线部分的最佳选
项。

1. They need to eat a lot to stay healthy. 
A. keep 
B. go 
C. become 
D. do 
2. A giant panda is a kind of bear with white face. 
A. healthy 
B. very big 
C. small 
D. cute 
3. We should try our best to save the endangered animals. 
A. the animals which are in danger 
B. the safe animals 
C. the big animals 
D. the expensive animals 
4. Pandas like to live on their own. 
A. by themselves 
B. for themselves 
C. with their friends 
D. with people 
5. Adult rabbits can give birth to many baby rabbits. 
A. Y oung 
B. Big 
C. Strong 
D. Fully grown 
ii. 从下面每小题的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

6. It It will will will be be be wise wise wise ________ ________ ________ you you you to to to wash wash wash your your your hair hair hair often, often, often, because because because it it it is is is important important 
________ us to keep clean. 
A. for; for 
B. of; for 
C. of; of 
D. for; of 
7. ---These should be ________ not to damage your hair. 
---That ________ great. 
A. enough well; hears 
B. enough soft; listens 
C. good enough; hears 
D. soft enough; sounds 
8. I am sure that you will be ________ by our ________ hairstyle. 
A. exciting; exciting 
B. excited; exciting 
C. exciting; excited 
D. excited; excited 
9. It’s necessary ________ us to reduce the use of plastic bags in order to protect the 
environment. 
A. for 
B. to 
C. of 
D. with 
10. There is ________ dirty water. You should be careful when you cross the road. 
A. too much 
B. much too 
C. too many 
D. many too 
11. ---Mum, how can I keep ________? 
---Oh, I think you should get plenty of ________. 
A. health; exercises 
B. healthy; exercises 
C. health; exercise 
D. healthy; exercise 
12. ---What is ________ your city? 
------It’s over three hundred thousand.It’s over three hundred thousand.
A. the people in 
B. population in 
C. people of 
D. the population of 
13. The little dog came into the house ________ a book ________ its mouth. 
A. with; in 
B. for; on 
C. with; on 
D. for; in 
14. The rest of the water ________ dirty. 
A. am 
B. is 
C. is 
D. be 
15. Asian ________ are getting smaller and richer. 
A. families 
B. houses 
C. homes 
D. buildings 
16. ---How can I keep fit? 
---You ________ exercise a lot. 
A. need do 
B. need to do 
C. need doing 
D. need to doing 
17. ---What happened to Bill? 
---He fell off the chair. It is not ________ for him to ________. 
A. strong enough; sit 
B. strong enough; sit on 
C. enough strong; sit 
D. enough strong; sit on 
18. They are ________ to school. 
A. enough old to go 
B. old enough to go 
C. enough old go 
D. old enough go 
19. We came here ________ some water. 
A. at 
B. about 
C. with 
D. for 
20. ------It’s not ________ you to learn three languages at the same time.It’s not ________ you to learn three languages at the same time.
---But I think I can try. 
A. difficult for 
B. difficult to 
C. easy for 
D. easy of 
II. 完型填空。

It is believed by some people that opportunity is the key to __1__. Some argue that success __1__ teamwork, __1__others think hard work really matters. There is no doubt that succes s ful people are better __1__ use of opportunities and other people’s sful people are better __1__ use of opportunities and other people’s help. But __1__ he works little and just waits for the opportunities and the help, he will never achieve success. So, in my __1__, self-confidence, hard work and 
perseverance are the __1__ factors. 
In short, everyone wants to be successful. However, __1__ to achieve success? I think success is not something __1__ to achieve. Therefore, anyone who __1__ to be successful must have these three qualities. 
( ) 21. A. success B. talk C. failure D. story 
( ) 22. A. depends B. depends on C. results D. results in 
( ) 23. A. however B. while C. when D. as 
( ) 24. A. caring B. making C. being D. inventing 
( ) 25. A. because B. so C. though D. if 
( ) 26. A. deal B. opinion C. idea D. school 
( ) 27. A. most important B. least important C. more exciting C. more exciting D. least exciting D. least exciting ( ) 28. A. what B. how C. where D. who 
( ) 29. A. hard B. easy C. cheap D. boring 
( ) 30. A. elects B. asks C. wants D. dislikes 
III. 阅读理解。

A Faithful （忠实的） Dog
More More than 
than than seven seven seven hundred hundred hundred years years years ago, ago, ago, the the the Prince Prince Prince of of of Wales Wales Wales had had had a a a very very very big big big and and brave dog called Gelert. 
One day the Prince wanted to go hunting （打猎）（打猎） with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle （摇篮）
, which was like a small bed. 
When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet his master. He 
wagged （摇） his tail （尾巴） and jumped up to put his paws （手爪）on the Prince's chest. Then the Prince saw the blood on Gelert's jaws （颚）（颚） and head. 
"What have you done?" the Prince said. He rushed into his house and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them. 
"So you have killed my son?" the Prince said angrily. "You unfaithful dog!" He took out his sword （剑） and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed （设
法）法） to bark. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog. 
The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt （没受
伤）. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended （保
卫）卫） the baby and killed the wolf. 
The The Prince 
Prince Prince ran ran ran back back back into into into the the the house house house but but but he he he was was was too too too late. late. late. Gelert Gelert Gelert was was was dead. dead. dead. The The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized 'he had killed his his faithful faithful faithful friend. friend. friend. The The The Prince Prince Prince carried carried carried the the the body body body of of of his his his brave brave brave dog dog dog to to to the the the top top top of of of a a 
mountain and buried （埋葬）（埋葬）
（埋葬） him there. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain and stood by the dog's grave for a few minutes. 
If If you you you go go go to to to Mount Mount Mount Snowdon Snowdon Snowdon in in in Wales, Wales, Wales, people people people will will will show show show you you you where where where Gelert Gelert Gelert is is 
buried. There is a sign by his grave. It reminds people of a brave and faithful dog. 
31. Gelert was the dog of the Prince of __________.
A. Scotland
B. England 
C. Ireland
D . Wales D. Wales 32. The Prince told the dog to __________ when he was leaving.
A. watch the door 
B. take care of his baby at home 
C. welcome his friends 
D. stop the strangers 
33. The dog was very __________ when his master came back from hunting.
A. glad
B. fearful
C. afraid
D. tired 
34. The Prince was surprised to see blood on Gelert's __________.
A. jaws
B. paws
C. head
D. Both A and C. 
35. The Prince never smiled again because __________.
A. the wolf was killed by Gelert 
B. he had buried the dog on the top of mountain 
C. he had killed his faithful friend Gelert 
D. Gelert had killed his baby son 
Unit 6 Pets
Lesson 1 Words and expressions
Words 1. respond v. 回答，回应 response n. = answer/ reply （但比answer 要正式） respond to sth. 对……做出回应
She didn’t didn’t respond to my questions. respond to my questions. 
2. complaint n. 投诉，抱怨 complain v. 抱怨
complain about sth.
complain to sb.
You'll never stop the raining by sitting and complaining. 
Oh, stop complaining about the weather.
Don’t Don’t complain to me. complain to me. 
3. cause v. 造成，引起 n. 原因，起因
They still d on’t don’t don’t know what caused the fire. know what caused the fire. 
4. chocolate n. 巧克力（不可数）
All I want is peace and quiet, and my hot chocolate. 
5. dolphin n. 海豚
Dolphins are cute. 
6. click v. 点击
Click the link. 点击链接。

点击链接。

点击链接。

7. reason n. 原因，理由 reasonable adj. 合理的
Some friends come into your life for a reason, others only for a season. 
Even a good decision, if made for the wrong reasons, can be a wrong decision. I am reasonable. 我是讲道理的。

我是讲道理的。

我是讲道理的。

8. cute adj. 可爱的 The baby is so cute. 
You're cute when you care. 
9. responsibility n. 责任 responsible adj. 负责的
We should take responsibility for our own actions. 
Susan is very responsible. 
10. feed v. (fed, fed) 给食物，喂养
Don’t Don’t feed the monkeys! feed the monkeys! 
Cows feed on grass. 
边学边练
根据所给汉语写出合适的英语单词，每空一词。

1. He _________(回答) to our suggestion with a smile. 
2. Don’t Don’t complain without a good ___________( complain without a good ___________(理由). 
3. We have to _______________(喂养) them, train them and play with them. 
4. The woman keeps ___________(抱怨) about the noise. 
5. The ____________ (原因) she was ill was that she had eaten bad meat. 
6. He went for a walk with his ____________ (可爱的) dog. 
7. Don’t Don’t throw off your own _______________ ( throw off your own _______________ (责任). 
11. according to prep. 根据
You can be happy or you can be unhappy. It's just according to the way you look at things. 
12. faithfully adv. 忠实地，忠诚地 faithful adj. 忠实的 faith n. 信用，信任 Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come smiling through. 
Put your faith in what you most believe in. 
Faith makes things turn out right. 
I know it’s hard to keep the faith sometimes.
I will not lose faith. 
I have faith in you. 
Dogs are more faithful than people. 
13. sofa n. 长沙发 tofu 豆腐
The twins often sit on the sofa and watch TV . 
14. noisy adj. 吵闹的 noise n. 噪音
Dogs are noisy. 
Dogs can make a lot of noise. 
15. nearly adv. 几乎，差不多
The accident nearly killed him. 
16. stranger n. 陌生人
If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. 
Don’t Don’t talk to strangers. talk to strangers. 
Strangers are the most interesting people to talk to. 
17. common adj. 常见的，通常的 common sense 常识
have something / nothing in common 有/没有相同点
These mistakes are common. 
Use your common sense. 
Although they are twins, they have nothing in common. 
18. choice n. 选择 choose v. (chose, chosen) 挑选
It's your choice, not your fate. 
You should be free to make your own choice. 
Life is simple and clear when you make the right choice. 
Whatever choice you make, let it come from your heart. 
Life's full of tough choices, isn't it? 
I have learned to choose and I have learned to say goodbye. 
You must choose your own path. 
I choose what I like, and I like what I choose. 
19. lie v. (lay, lain, lying) 躺 v. 说谎(lied, lied, lying) n. 谎言
If you focus on what you have left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead. 
Why did you lie to me? 
If you live a lie, you will never know if your friendships are true. 
20. attention n. 注意力，留心
Don’t pay any atte ntion to me. 
Attention please. 
21. scare v. 使害怕，使恐惧 scared adj.
Don’t Don’t scare people. scare people. 
Sometimes I am brave even when I’m scared.
We don't like what we don't understand. In fact, it scares us. 
22. believe v. 相信
Believe in yourself. 
Believe in the future. 
Nothing's impossible if you believe you can do it. 
I can ’t believe it. 
Believe me. = Trust me. 
23. heart n. 心脏，心
heart attack 心脏病发作
You’ll always be in my heart.
Listen with your heart, you will understand. 
My heart will go on 
It is time to listen to your heart. 
Home is where the heart is. 家，心之所在（歌名）家，心之所在（歌名）
24. until conj. 到……时，直到……为止 not …until 直到……才
Stay where you are until someone finds you. 
I want to eat and eat and eat and eat and eat until I die. 
You never really know until you think, think, think. 
Expressions
1. care for 照顾，照料 = look after = take care of
Parents care for their children. 
2. what ’s more 更有甚者
She isn’t isn’t dead. And what dead. And what ’s more, she ’s getting better. 
3. have no choice but to do 除了……别无选择
He has no choice but to drop out of school. 
We have no choice but to accept his suggestions. 
4. run free 自由自在
Don’t Don’t let the dog run free in the street. let the dog run free in the street. 
5. lie around 懒散度日
I hope I can lie around all day. 
Don’t Don’t just lie around all day. just lie around all day. 
6. keep sb. from (doing) sth. 阻止某人做某事(from 不能省略，要与keep sb. doing sth. 区别)
=stop sb. (from) doing sth. (此处from 可以省略) =prevent sb. (from) doing sth.
The heavy rain kept us from going out. 
= The heavy rain stopped us (from) going out. 
= The heavy rain prevented us (from) going out. 
What keeps / stops / prevents you from doing what you want? 
7. (be) faithful to 对……忠诚
Husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. 
8. die of 死于（一般指内因，疾病、过度悲伤等）
He died of a heart attack last year. 
die from 死于（某种原因【外部】，不包括疾病、过度悲伤等）
Many people die from hunger every year. 
9. keep on 继续
Please keep on. 
Even in the dark, just keep on trying. Suddenly the world is bright. 
If you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true. 
课堂练习
一、根据所给汉语写出合适的英语单词，每空一词。

1. Jack is a ___________ (常见的) English name. 
2. 2. W W e ________ ________ ________ ________ _________ _________ ((除了……别无选择) do it. 
3. She _________ __________ (照顾) her sick mother. 
4. 4. He He He came came came home home home after after after midnight, midnight, midnight, and and and ________ ________ _________ _________ ((更有甚者), ), he he he was was drunk. 
5. The dog will love you ______________(忠诚地) and bring you lots of happiness for many years. 
_____________(差不多) all dogs bark at strangers. 
6. They have no________________(选择) but to keep their dogs in small spaces. 
7. I could tell from her face that she was ___________ (说谎). 
8. Learn to make and __________(回应) to complaints. 
9. Tell me the _____________(理由) that you are late again. 
10. We can learn ______________(责任) from keeping dogs. 
11. Please clean your dirty room _______ __________(马上). 
12. How about going _______ _______ ___________ (散步) after supper? 
二、根据首字母填空单词。

二、根据首字母填空单词。

1. I asked him his name, but he didn’t didn’t r_____________. r_____________. 
2. We all like the c____________ girl. 
3. Don’t Don’t eat too much c_______________. It will make you get fat. eat too much c_______________. It will make you get fat. 
4. It ’s time to f________ the baby. 
5. Soldiers followed the officer ’s instructions f_________. 
6. I’I’ve worked here for n____________ two years. ve worked here for n____________ two years. 
7. The dogs suddenly started b____________ at us. 
8. There was a s__________ sitting at my desk. 
9. The animals can’t can’t run f___________ in the zoo. run f___________ in the zoo. 
10. I often watch TV sitting on the s_______. 
11. David thinks doing housework is the r___________ of the whole family. 
12. Hr has to f_________ his baby with milk. 
13. What can I learn in such a n___________ classroom? 
14. It is n___________ twelve o’clock.
15. I had to go back home, I had no c____________. 
16. The city l___________ in the south. 17. Don’t put off u____________ tomorrow what you can do today.
18. The r___________ why he was driving so fast was late for an important meeting. 
19. They never receive c___________ about the quality of the goods. 
三、单项选择。

三、单项选择。

1. I am going to Beijing next week. Could you please ________ my dog? 
A. keep 
B. feed on 
C. feed to 
D. feed 
2. More and more students _________ too much homework and they are really tired of it. 
A. A. complain complain complain about about 
B. B. care care care about about 
C. C. learn learn learn about about 
D. D. hear hear 
about 
3. He sat down and watched Wang Dong _________ a friendly dog. 
A. pick up 
B. look at 
C. turn on 
D. play with 
4. Stop making so much _______. The children are sleeping. 
A. voice 
B. noise 
C. sound 
D. sounds 
5. She d idn’t didn’t didn’t go to bed ______ her mother came back. go to bed ______ her mother came back. 
A. until 
B. while 
C. after 
6. Do you know what _______ the fire? 
A. made 
B. gave 
C. caused 
D. got 
7. The baby can ’t _______ itself yet. 
A. eat 
B. feed 
C. give 
D. get 
8. Don’t Don’t be _______. The baby is sleeping. be _______. The baby is sleeping. 
A. quiet 
B. noisy 
C. quietly 
D. noisily 
9. I had no choice but _______ as the teacher had told me. 
A. do 
B. doing 
C. to do 
D. does 
10. Tim and I have nothing _______ common. 
A. at 
B. in 
C. with 
D. on 
四、用所给词的适当形式填空。

四、用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. The streets were ___________(noise). 
2. I never feel comfortable with a _____________(strange). 
3. Spending time with family and friends ________ (be) very important to us. 
4. -- What a kind girl Nancy is! 
-- Yes, she is always ready to help _________ (other). 
5. These young trees need ____________ (water). 
= These young trees need _______ ________ ___________ (water). 
6. I heard someone knocking __________ (loud) at the door. 
7. A small number of students __________ (take) the subway to school. 
8. The children were ____________ (exciting) about opening their presents. 
9. I saw a dog ________(lie) on the ground just now. It may be dead. 
10. They keep on __________ (walk) for a while. 
六、完形填空。

It 41 the last lesson of a week. The students are very happy. Their teacher is very happy, too. Their teacher 42 some nice games 43 them. He sings some 
nice songs with them and then he 44 the blackboard 45 writes. Smile on the blackboard. 
"This is one of the longest 46 in English." he says to the students. All the 47 laugh and a girl stands up and 48 ." Why is it one of the longest word?" 
49 ." 
The teacher says: "Because there is a mile in 
The students know 50 English teacher is good at teaching. 
( )41. A, is B, are C, am D. be 
( )42.A. play B. plays C. is playing D. are playing 
( )43.A. in B. on C. of D. with 
( )44.A. go B. goes C. goes to D. going 
( )45.A. or B. also C. and D. with 
( )46.A. words B. rooms C. lessons D. conversations ( )47.A. workers B. students C. actors D. fathers 
( )48.A. speaks B. says C. answers D. asks 
( )49.A. smile B. smiles C. mile D. miles 
( )50.A. it B. them C. their D. themselves 
Lesson 2 Reading
关于狗的一些习语
Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠犬不咬人。

（意指：对于发出恐吓，或惯于大声吼叫
的人，勿须当真。

）
Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。

（风水轮流转。

）
Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残；同室不操戈。

同类不相残；同室不操戈。

Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

爱屋及乌。

He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。

他是个幸运儿。

It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. / Let sleeping dogs lie. 
别惹麻烦。

别惹事生非。

/别惹麻烦。

Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 
饥不择食。

急不暇择, 饥不择食。

He who has mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick. 
欲加之罪，何患无辞。

欲加之罪，何患无辞。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him! 
欲加之罪,何患无辞/ 人言可畏
人言可畏 . 
人言可畏
课文知识点讲解
1. Is it a good idea to keep pet dogs? Emma and Matt give their opinions on this matter.
a. a good idea 一个好主意一个好主意
That That’’s a good idea. 口语中常省略为：Good idea. 
b. opinion = view 观点观点
c. on 关于关于 （与about 的区别）的区别）
2. Keeping pet dogs is a good idea, says Emma.
Keeping pet dogs is a good idea. There are lots of reasons for this. 
a. lots of=a lot of 许多（修饰both 可数and 不可数名词）不可数名词）
b. says Emma 
Says who? 谁说的？谁说的？
c. reasons to leave/ stay 离开/留下的理由留下的理由
3. First, dogs are really cute. It ’s nice to hold them in our arms, and it ’s wonderful to see them grow up.
a. it ’s +adj. + (for / of s
b.) to do sth. 
b. hold them in our arms 
c. see sb. do sth. (类似用法：watch, hear, listen to
…) d. grow up 
My parents wanted me to grow up. 
Don't grow up too fast, too soon. Save some time for dreaming. 
4. Second, we can learn responsibility from keeping dogs. We have to feed them, train them and play with them. According to my mum, this helps us become more responsible people. Young people can learn how to care for others by
keeping dogs.
a. learn sth. from 
We should learn from our mistakes. 
b. have to (与must 的区别) 
c. play with 
d. help sb. (to) do 
e. become 成为，变成成为，变成
f. by 通过(…方式) 
5. A dog will love you faithfully and bring you lots of happiness for many years. So I think it ’s a good idea to keep pet dogs.
a. bring s
b. sth. =bring sth. to sb. 
b. I think it ’s a good idea. 变否定变否定 I don’t don’t think it think it ’s a good idea. (否定前移) 
6. Keeping pet dogs is not a good idea, says Matt.
It It’’s not a good idea to keep pet dogs. 
Pet Pet dogs leave their hair on the floor, on beds and on sofas, and they need to dogs leave their hair on the floor, on beds and on sofas, and they need to be washed often. 
a. leave sth. + 地点地点 把某物留/忘在某地忘在某地 (此时一般不用forget) 
She left her purse at home. 
b. on the floor 在地板上（一般指室内）在地板上（一般指室内）
on the ground 在地面上（一般指室外）在地面上（一般指室外）
在地面上（一般指室外） c. need to be done = need doing 
need to be washed = need washing 
7. Dogs are noisy. Nearly all dogs bark at strangers. Some dogs bark more loudly than others. A few dogs bark all night. This stops people from getting any sleep. Not all dogs are friendly. A small number of pet dogs even attack people.
a. bark at 对…吠
b. all night 整夜整夜整夜 all day 一整天一整天
c. not all 部分否定部分否定
部分否定 not 与all, both, always, everyone, everything 等连用时表部分否定等连用时表部分否定
Not all dogs are friendly. 
= All dogs are not friendly. 
d. a small number of 少数的少数的 (后加可数名词复数) 
a large/great number of 大量的大量的
8. What ’s more, it ’s common for people to live in flats. They have no choice but to keep their dogs in small spaces. However, dogs need fresh air and large open spaces where they can run free.
a. what ’s more 
b. have no choice but to do 
c. however 与but 的区别的区别
d. run free 自由跑动自由跑动
自由跑动
9. Finally, owning dogs can be expensive.
So keeping pet dogs is not a good idea. 
a. finally=at last=in the end 
b. Keeping pet dogs is not a good idea. 动名词作主语谓语动词用第三人称单数
形式
课堂练习 一、单项选择。

一、单项选择。

1. The dog did not know it and kept on waiting for his owner every day for many years, until he died. 
A. stopped 
B. continued 
C. broke 
D. returned 
2. Young people can learn how to care for others by keeping dogs. 
A. take care of 
B. take care 
C. be careful 
D. take careful 
3. This keeps people from getting any sleep. A. helps B. gets C. stops D. does 
4. Emma and Matt give their opinions on this matter. 
A. answers 
B. ways 
C. ideas 
D. questions 
5. All the dogs felt scared and ran away. 
A. happy 
B. frightened 
C. excited 
D. lonely 
6. ______________ pet dogs is a good idea. 。