1、Unit 20Passage A話題：人生哲理 詞數：263 參考用時：8分鐘A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 1 day in our lives is？Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ？Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we su

2、cceed?”The young man asked.“ 3 . The most important day in our lives is today.”The wise man replied calmly.“Why?”The young man felt more than 4 . “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”“No. Nothing has happened today.”“Is it because of my visit?”“Even if nobody visited me today,

3、today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is 6 our control (控制).”The young man still want

4、ed to ask something, while the wise man 7 him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 8 a lot of it.”The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10 yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!(

5、 ) 1. A. importantB. necessaryC. comfortable D. funny( ) 2. A. missB. dieC. grow D. start( ) 3. A. NothingB. NoneC. No oneD. Neither( ) 4. A. awful B. pleasedC. surprisedD. excited( ) 5. A. yetB. alreadyC. everD. still( ) 6. A. forB. underC. onD. with( ) 7. A. stoppedB. refusedC. encouraged D. order

6、ed( ) 8. A. treasuredB. handedC. wasted D. avoided( ) 9. A. excuse B. wayC. chance D. plan( ) 10. A. forgetB. rememberC. callD. treat讀后自主學習【答案速查】參見答案P【自我評價】我做對了_題，我很棒！我做錯了_題，沒關系，再努力！【答案還原】將正確答案填寫到文中空格處。【誦讀全文】大聲朗讀文章3-4遍、整體感知全文，體悟作者意圖?！疚襾砜偨Y】完成下列學習任務，并加以背誦。1. 短語互譯(1) fall in love (with) _ (2) take plac

7、e _(3)(時間)過去 _ (4) 在的控制下_2. 佳句翻譯(1) The young man felt more than surprised. _(2) Is it because there is a moving event taking place today? _(3) No matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come._(4) Actually, today is the only chance we have. _Passage B話題：名人傳記 詞數：254 參考用時：7分鐘 Thomas Edison lit

8、 up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. Thomas Edison was born

9、in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age. When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily

10、, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(專利權) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electr

11、icity. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep

12、 and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.( ) 1. How often did Edison make a new invention?A. About every fourteen days B. About every seven days C. About once a week D. About twice a week ( ) 2. The un

13、derlined word “fired” in the passage means “_”A. Gave somebody a job B. Set fire to somebody C. Let somebody down D. Forced somebody to leave his job( ) 3. Edison considered his deafness as_.A. something bad B. a gift from God C. a kind of ability D. a disadvantage ( ) 4. Which of the following sent

14、ence is NOT true according to the passage?A. Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness . B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching .C. Edison had his first job in 1869 . D. Edisons inventions greatly improved the quality of peoples life .( ) 5. What does the passage mainly t

15、alk about?A. The function of the electric light B. Edison and his experiments C. The importance of inventions D. The whole life of Edison. 讀后自主學習【答案速查】參見答案P【我來總結】完成下列學習任務，并加以背誦。1. 短語互譯(1) light up _ (2)teach oneself _(3)做實驗 _ (4) 放火燒_2. 佳句翻譯(1) Without him, the world might still be in the dark. _(2)

16、 About every two weeks he created something new. _(3) He did experiments on the train in his spare time._(4) Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. _Passage C話題：社會生活 詞數：285 參考用時：7分鐘Do you think that living a hungry life is last centurys story? Well, it may be this centurys headline.

17、The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. Right now, there are still 870 million hungry people in the world, according to a survey of the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization. Children cant escape this, either. Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year. Whats causing

18、 food shortages? There are several reasons. There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and their ability to grow food. Besides, with the growing population, feeding everyone becomes more difficult. There are a little more than seven billion people in the world. By 2050,

19、the world population will be more than nine billion. Another reason is food waste. The average person throws away 50kg of food every year. How can we help with food shortages? The easiest way is to cut down on food waste. Next time before throwing away the food on your plate, just think how much wor

20、k has been done to make it. By buying less, we waste less. This takes the pressure off producing so much food. And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage.You can also ask your schoolmates to join you. In 2013, researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up short anti-waste slogans(標

21、語) in dining rooms “Think Before You Waste”. Guess what happened? Students wasted fifteen percent less food after that! The author of the study said, “You dont need a huge activity to make a difference.”Reasons of food shortage【小題1】_The growing population.【小題2】_Ways of 【小題3】_【小題4】_Ask the other stud

22、ents to join in your anti-waste work.Your understanding of the last sentence.【小題5】_讀后自主學習【答案速查】參見答案P【我來總結】完成下列學習任務，并加以背誦。1. 短語互譯(1) live a life _ (2) die of _(3) 減輕的壓力_ (4) 產生影響_2. 佳句翻譯(1) The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. _(2) By buying less, we waste less. _(3) And it hel

23、ps to solve the problem of food shortage._(4) You dont need a huge activity to make a difference. _Unit19Passage A 【答案詳解】1-5 CBDDB 6-10 ADADC1. C anywhere任何地方；somewhere某地；everywhere每個地方，到處； nowhere無處，任何地方都不。聯系后Unit20Passage A 【答案詳解】1-5ABBCD 6-10 BACCA1. A important重要的；necessary必要的，必須地；comfortable舒適的

24、， 舒服的；funny有趣的。聯系后兩句描述，可知此處句意為：我們生活中最重要的日子。故選A。2. B miss錯過，想念；die死亡；grow種植，成長；start開始，發動。聯系前半句，可知此處句意為，我們死亡的日子。故選B。3. B none既可以指代物也可以指代人，no one只可以指代人，nothing只能夠指代物；no one: nothing只能單獨使用，后面不跟of短語；neither的意思是兩者都不。根據后一句描述，可知這個智者說的是，都不是。故選B。4. C awful可怕的，使人敬畏的；pleased高興的；surprised吃驚的；excited 興奮的。結合語境可知這

25、個年輕人感到非常驚訝。故選C。5. D yet仍舊，還，一般用于疑問及否定句當中；already已經，一般用于肯定句中；ever曾經；still仍然，盡管如此。句意：今天仍然非常重要是因為今天是我們擁有的唯一財富。 故選D。6. B for為了，對于; under在下面;on在上面;with帶有，伴隨。句意：但是不管今天如何平凡，它仍舊在我們的控制之下。短語under ones control在某人的控制之下，故選B。7. A stopped停止，阻止；refused拒絕；encouraged鼓勵；ordered命令，訂購。結合語境可知這個智者阻止了這個年輕人提間題，故選A。8. C trea

26、sured珍愛，珍藏；handed傳遞，攙扶；wasted浪費；avoided避免，避開。結合語境可知此處句意為：我們浪費了很多個今天，故選C。9. C excuse借口； way道路，方法；chance機會，際遇；plan計劃。結合語境可知此處句意為：今天是我們擁有的唯一機會。故選C。10. A forget忘記；remembered記起，記憶；call喊叫，打電話給；treat對待。聯系后半句描述可知此處句意為：忘記昨天和明天，故選A。讀后自主學習1. 短語互譯(1) 愛上(2) 發生 (3) go by (4) under ones control2. 佳句翻譯(1) 這個年輕人感到非常

27、驚訝。(2) 是因為今天有令人感動的事情發生嗎？(3) 不管明天如何輝煌，它都還沒有到來。(4) 實際上，今天是我們擁有的唯一的機會。Passage B 【答案詳解】1-5ADBCD1. A 根據About every two weeks he created something new可知愛迪生每兩周就有新的發明。故選A。2. D 根據Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well.可知他的第一份工作沒有好結果。when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.當他偶然防

28、火燒了火車的地板時，當然是被解雇了。He forced somebody to leave his job.他被迫離開他的工作。相當于fire（解雇）。故選D。3. B 根據he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.可知他認為他的失聰在很多方面是上帝的恩賜。故選B。4. C 根據He always worked out of every 24hours.可知，他每天休息8個小時，所以A 的陳述正確；根據 His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educa

29、ted.可知，愛迪生主要是自學成才的，所以B的陳述正確；Thomas Edison生于1847年，12歲時（1859年）他得到第一份工作，所以C 的陳述不正確；根據 He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world可知，愛迪生的許多發明都極大地改善了人們的生活。所以D的陳述正確；本題要求找出陳述不正確的選項， 故選C。5. D 通讀全文可知，本文主要講的是愛迪生的一生。故選D。讀后自主學習1. 短語互譯(1)照亮 (2) 自學(3) do experiments (4) set fire to2. 佳句翻譯(1) 沒有他，世界仍處于黑暗之中。(2) 大約每兩周他就會有一個發明。(3) 他在業余時間在火車上做實驗。(4) 有時候，他的妻子不得不提醒他吃飯和睡覺。Passage C 【答案】1.