Unit1GreatscientistsPeriod4學習目標：1.學會使用本課文中重點單詞和句式2.提高閱讀能力，學會把握文章大意及捕捉信息的能力Ⅰ用下列單詞的正確形式填空：movementbackwardenthusiasticcautiousrejectuniverse1.Helaytherewithout__________.2.Insteadofmakingprogress,myworkactuallyseemstobegoing_______________.3.Weshouldbe___________whenweputforwardanewtheory.4.Today,Iamjustas_____________aboutmyjobasthedayIfirststarted.5.He__________theotherside’sunreasonabledemands.6.Ourworldisasmallpartofthe__________.Ⅱ補全下列句子：1.Successliesinhardworkwhilelazinesscan______________________.成功在于努力，而懶惰則能導致失敗。2.Thesesigns________him______changehismind.這些跡象使他改變了想法。3.OnlyifIgetajob__________________togotoschool.我只有找到了工作才有足夠的錢上學。4.Onlytheboyhimself___________________________________.只有這個男孩本人知道他將來要做什么。5.It___________________________whileyoucan.能省錢時就省，這是明智的。6.Iwastoobusy,orI___________________tohelphimorganizethemeeting.我太忙了，否則我會去幫他組織這次會議的。7.TheChristianChurchrejectedhistheory,__________itwasagainstGod’sidea.8.YesterdayIreceivedaletter,_______________animportantmeeting.昨天我收到一封信，邀請我參加一個重要會議。Ⅲ.單項選擇：1.TouristsallovertheworldcometovisittheSummerPalaceinBeijing,________thecombinationofnatureandculture.A.enjoyed B.havingenjoyedC.tohaveenjoyedD.enjoying2.AfewdaysaftertheinterviewIreceivedaletter________myadmissiontotheuniversity.A.offering B.offered C.havingoffered D.tobeoffered3.Theboy________bythepolicehasnoparents.A.questioned B.hasbeenquestionedC.havingbeenquestioned D.questioning4.—What’sthecentralideaofthepassage，Bob?—Sorry，Ican’tmake__________ofit.It’sbeyondmyability.A.judgmentB.understandingC.idea D.sense5.______youeatthecorrectfoods______beabletokeepfitandstayhealthy.A.Onlyif;willyou

B.Onlyif;youwill

C.Unless;willyou

D.Unless;youwill6.---Tomisneverlateforwork.Whyisheabsenttoday?---Something________tohim.A.musthappen B.shouldhavehappenedC.couldhavehappened D.musthavehappenedⅣ.閱讀理解ASandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren，sheoftenfeltlikeshehad“sevenfathers”，becausehersixbrothers，aswellasherfather，triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant，sheretreated(躲避)intobooks.Despiteherloveofreading，shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate.Inhighschool，withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher，Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterary（文學）magazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege，butinsteadofsearchingforahusband，shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.Attheuniversity’sWriters’Workshop，however，shefeltlonely—aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher“creativevoice.”“ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman，butIdidn’tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalanceinmylife，butithadeverythingtodowithit!That’swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn’twriteabout.”Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork，TheHouseonMangoStreet，whenshewastwenty-nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish-speakingareainChicago，muchliketheneighborhoodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen，Cisneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry，achildren’sbook，andashort-storycollection.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosinherchildhood?A.Shehadsevenbrothers. B.Shefeltherselfanobody.C.Shewastooshytogotoschool. D.Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.2.ThegraduateprogramgaveCisnerosachanceto________.A.workforaschoolmagazine B.runawayfromherfamilyC.makealotoffriends D.developherwritingstyle3.AccordingtoCisneros，whatplayedthedecisiveroleinhersuccess?A.Herearlyyearsincollege. B.HertrainingintheWorkshop.C.Herfeelingofbeingdifferent. D.Herchildhoodexperience.4.WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet?A.Itisquitepopularamongstudents.B.ItistheonlybookeverwrittenbyCisneros.C.Itwasn’tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.D.ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty-nine.5.Accordingtothetext，weknowthat________.A.herbrotherstreatedhimverykindly B.shedidn’tenjoyreadingC.shemetaMexicanAmericangirl D.shelivedanuneasylifeinherchildhoodBEachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.Somecallitthesummerlearningsetback（后退）.Putsimply，itmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschool，themoretheyforget.Theonlythingtheymightgainisweight.Recentstudiesshowthatchildrengainweightmorequicklyinthesummervacationthanwhentheyareinschool.MostAmericanschoolsfollowatraditionalnine－monthcalendar.Studentsgetwinterandspringbreaksandabouttenweeksofsummervacation.Someschoolsfollowayearroundcalendar.Theyholdclassesforabouteightweeksatatime，withafewweeksoffinbetween.Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayear－roundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.Lastyear，astudyatOhioStateUniversityreportedthatyear－roundstudentsdidnotlearnanymorethanotherstudents.LeadresearcherPaulvonHippelsaid“year－roundschoolsdon’treallysolvetheproblemofthesummerlearningsetback.Theysimplyspreaditoutacrosstheyear”.Acrossthecountry，researchshowsthatstudentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherbehindoverthesummervacationthanotherstudents.Expertssaythiscanbeprevented.Theynotethatmanyschoolsandlocalgovernmentsoffertheprogramsthatcanhelp.Butcallingthem“summerschools”couldbeaproblem.ThedirectorofthesummerlearningcenteratJohnsHopkins，RonFairchild，recentlywroteaboutthisissueonhisblog.HesaidthatinAmericanculture，theideaofsummervacationisconnectedtothebeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhood.HesaidresearchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedthetermsummerschool.Theysaiditcreatedanimageofchildrenbeingforcedtodoworktheymissedduringtheschoolyear.6.Whichofthefollowingistheresultofthelongsummervacation?A.Kidsbecomemuchstronger.B.Morekidsdropoutofschool.C.Kidsbecomepoorinlearning.D.Kidstakepartinallkindsofactivities.7.SomeAmericanschoolshavetheirvacations________.A.everytwomonths B.everyfewweeksC.everythreemonths D.everyfourmonths8.ThestudyatOhioA.thetraditionalcalendarisbetterthantheyear－roundoneB.theyear－roundcalendarisbetterthanthetraditionaloneC.thetraditionalcalendarisasbadastheyear－roundoneD.theyear－roundcalendaristhesameasthetraditionalone9.Thesummervacationismostlikelytohavebadeffectonthekids________.A.whoaretooyoung B.whosefamiliesarepoorC.whoaretoonaughty D.whodon’tworkhard10.AccordingtoAmericancultureduringthesummervacationkids________.A.shouldtrytheirbesttoimprovetheirlessonsB.mustchoosetotakepartinoneoftheprogramsC.shoulddowhattheylikeandenjoythemselvesD.mustbeforcedtomakeupfortheirpoorlessonsC“HowcanIlearnEnglishwell?”Thisisaquestionmanystudentsask.Inmyopinion,themosteffectivewayistolearnlessonsbyheart.Ifyoucanrecitethetextandwriteitout,you’velearneditfairlywell.Andifyoucantell,inyourownwords,whatthelessonsaysyou’reaverysuccessfullearnerindeed.YourEnglishwillbequiteperfect.Thisisadifficulttask.However,ifyoutrytolearnbyheartonlypartofeachlesson,you’llfinditnothalfsohardasyoumighthavethought.Learningthisway,youwillmakerapidprogress.Ofcourse,writingisalsonecessary.IthelpsyoualotonourwaytosuccessinEnglish.Equallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.Youshouldbeabletolaughatjokesandbeshockedatbadnews.WhenusingE