Unit7ReadingRevision:Fillintheblanks:1.____for喜歡、照顧2.leave____不管，隨—去、3.________off潦倒4._______up關閉5.Haveaneye___有眼力6.of______最近7.as______用以列舉事項8.in___of需要carealonebadlycloseforlatefollowswantPre-reading:Answerthefollowingquestions:HowisChristmasEvecelebratedinWesterncountries?WhatChristmassongsdopeoplesing?WhatdoyouknowaboutSantaClaus?Whatishisrole?Insomewesterncountries,ChristmasEveiscelebratedwithadinnertogetherwiththefamily.Religiouspeoplemaygotochurchonthatevening.JingleBells,AMerryChristmas,TheFirstNoel,SantaClausisanoldfatmaninredwithawhitebeard.HisroleistobringthechildrenpresentsonChristmaseve.Reading:Haveafastreadingwiththefollowingquestionsonthescreen.Whendoesthestoryhappen?WhichofthetwomeninthepictureisEbenezerScrooge–theboss?WhatisthenameofScrooge’sassistant?Whatishedoingandhowishefeeling?Thestorytakesplaceonthe24thofDecember.ThemanontheleftisScrooge.Heisprobablyabadbosswhodoesnottakecareofhisemployees.Scrooge’sassistantiscalledBobCratchit.Hefeelscoldandheiswarminghishandsoveracandle.Choosethebestanswer:Christmasistraditionalcelebrateon___.December24B.December25C.December30D.December312.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothedialogue?A.ThebusinessisnowownedbyScroogeandhispartner,MarleyB.MarleydiedonDecember24.C.ThegentlemantriedtopersuadeMr.ScroogetodosomethinggoodforthepoorD.Manythousandsofpeopledon’thaveenoughmoneytokeepthemselveswarm.3.EbenezerScroogeis___.A.awarm-heartedbossB.alazykindbossC.ahospitablebossD.agreedyungenerousboss4.Accordingtothedialogue,whichofthefollowingsentencesisright?A.Nothinghappenedwhentheclockstruckone.B.Scrooge’seyeswerewetbecausehehadacold.C.ThegirlwhousedtoloveScroogehasmarriedanothermanD.Scrooge,anoldmanisalwayscommentingoneverythingbysaying“Humbug”.5.Inthesentence,“heiscold,meanandselfisholdman”,“mean”is_____.A.有技巧的B.心情不好的C.普通的D.吝嗇的6.Fromthedialogue,wecaninfer____.A.FredhelpsScroogebecomeahelpfulmanB.everyonedoeswishEbenzerScroogeamerryChristmasC.EbenzerscrogecorrectshismistakesandmakesafreshstartD.scrooge’spartner,MarleydiedatChristmas7.ThemainfactorthatmakesMr.Scroogechangehismindisthat____.A.hefeelsafraidthebadthingwillhappentohiminthefutureB.heregretswhathedidinthepastC.heismowedbywhatSantaClaussaysD.heloseshisfortuneandbecomesapoormanhimself8.Whatcan’tbeconcludedfromthepassage______.A.peopleusuallyhaveturkeyforChristmas.B.theplacetheyliveiniscoldinwinter.C.bobisquiteastonishedscrooge’sgenerousnessD.allthepoorpeoplecanenjoyamerryChristmasnow.9.AccordingtoFred,Christmasisthedayoftheyearwhenpeople__.A.thinkofthepastandlookforwardtothefutureB.putvaluablethingsintheirpocketsC.havedinnertogetherD.showkindnesstopeopleandhelpothers10.Mrscroogeisreluctanttoopenhishearttothepoorbecause____.A.thereareplentyofprisonsintheworldB.heispoorhimselfC.theunionworkhousescanhelpthepoorD.heonlycaresabouthisownbusinessandnevershowskindnesstoothersAnswerthefollowingquestions:Postreading:HowdoesEbenezerScroogetreatpeopleworkingforhim?Canyougivesomeexample?CharactersinstoriesbyCharlesDickenscanoftenberecognisedbysometypicalbehaviour.1).WhatistypicalofScrooge?Whatdoeshemeanbysayingit?2).WhatistypicalofSantaClaus?Whatdoesitmean?Hetreatspeoplebadly,forexample,thereisnoheatingintheoffice.Hedoesn’twanttogivehisclerkadayoffforChristmas.Scroogealwayssays“humbug”,whichmeansnonsense.SantaClausalwayssays“ho,ho,ho”,whichishiswayoflaughing.Itreallymeans“hehehe”,butbecauseSantaisverybigitsoundslike“ho,ho,ho”.3.WhatisthetruespiritofChristmasaccordingtoFred?4.Scrooge’slastvisitorsaysheisconcernedwithhiswelfare.Whatismeantbythat?AccordingtoFred,thetruespiritofChristmasistostoponlythinkingaboutyourself,buttoopenyourheartfreelyandthinkofotherpeople.WhenSantasaysheisconcernedwithScrooge’swelfareitmeansthatheisworriedaboutScrooge.Correctthemistakes:Ididn’tmeanforyoutodoit.Gardeningwaspleasantemploymentforheridlehours.Theheadmasteradmitedthestudentsfromthefloodedareasintotheirschool.Placedhishandsonthecandle,Bobtriedtowarmhisfreezinghand.Chinahasthousandsofislands,thelargestofthemisTaiwan.Thetextistoodifficultformetounderstandit.Wehopedeachotherthebestofluckintheexamination.Havingnotreceivedareply,hedecidedtowriteagain.Thepurposeofnewtechnologiesistomakelifeeasier,notmakingitmoredifficult.Hehasnoroomtolive,sohehastowanderhereandthere.；/棋牌評測網ioq728fgk錯了，把眼鏡取下來，從口袋里拿出另外一副眼鏡戴上，然后，再從口袋里掏出一副放大鏡，對著發票看。他當時嚇癱了、吃驚地盯著發票說道：“你……你一頓吃了8800元，倒是個吉利數，幾乎吃掉了老朽一年薪水。”牛主任就像他姓一樣：牛。他毫不客氣地說：“區區幾千元有什么可為難的，以前廠里沒有多少錢，現在廠里有的是錢，我偶爾瀟灑享受一下有什么不行？”財務總監幾乎被雷倒，一時不知如何應對，考慮了很久才艱難地在發票上寫道：同意報銷。實際上，老牛吃飯只花了880元，他給發票舔了個“0”，簡單至極。其二：人浮于事，閑雜人多。單位雖然撤了一部分科室，卻增加了工程隊。廠內常年駐扎著三個外包工程組和兩個瓦工組。每天只要一上班，各個部門、車間辦公室，首先來報道的是外包工程組和瓦工組的頭兒。他們傻笑著，先是發煙，后是倒茶，然后詢問今天有什么活要他們干，真像生產隊派活一樣，熱鬧異常，領到任務后立刻大張旗鼓、轟轟烈烈地干起來。與此同時，單位內部維修班的維修人員手里捧著茶杯站在旁邊看，還悠然自得地說：“趕