Unit 3 Family matters
2023-09-05
Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas
基础训练
单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示,用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。
1. Judy spent hours c____________________ on the phone with their friends last night.
2. With the exam a____________________, I found myself working harder than ever before.
3. Children often behave badly out of i____________________, so we should pay more attention to them.
4. There are only two o____________________ for you, accepting the challenge or giving it up.
5. This is the house where my family have lived for three g____________________ since my grandparents.
6. The ____________________ (角色) in the play are a group of common people living a wonderful life.
7. ____________________ (假定) that the work will be finished ahead of time, what should we do next?
8. Basketball is my favorite sport and Id love to be a(n) ____________________ (專业的) basketball player one day.
9. She has always been honest with me, and I ____________________ (尊重) her for that.
10. We have our natural ____________________ (天赋), yet we hardly use it.
选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。
turn to focus on calm down be proud of jump in with both feet
1. When faced with an emergency, __________________________ instead of getting nervous, and youll find a way out.
2. When going for a job interview, forget all your problems and __________________________ the positive things to make a good first impression.
3. You had better not __________________________ before you know what really happened.
4. She has nobody else she can __________________________ when she is in trouble, so she feels sad.
5. His parents __________________________ him for his winning first prize in the competition last week.
课文语法填空
Grandpa and Father ____1____ (play) chess when Son comes in. Son tells his father that he doesnt want to go to university, ____2____ surprises his father. Father is a lawyer, and wants his son to choose the same career as well, because it pays well. However, Son is ____3____ (interest) in playing music. Father doesnt understand him and has an ____4____ (argue) with him.
Grandpa has no choice but ____5____ (try) to make them calm down. He reminds Father of his decision when Father ____6____ (be) his sons age. At that time, Father chose a career suiting his own talents, but Grandpa who had a different idea didnt force Father to follow his will and was even proud ____7____ Father. Now, Grandpa asks Son to take his advice ____8____ (serious) and suggests that he should go to university and play music at ____9____ same time. Grandpa thinks Son can make lots of new friends at university. Father accepts it, ____10____ (say) to Son, “You can make lots of new lawyer friends.”
1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________
6. ____________________ 7. ____________________ 8. ____________________ 9. ____________________ 10. ____________________
能力提升
閱读理解
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mothers Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, and pretended (假装) not to understand her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to shout at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very believable, “This is Mrs Tan.”
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesnt send me check already two week long?”
And then, in perfect English I said, “Im getting rather worried. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasnt arrived.”
Then she talked more loudly, “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I cant tolerate (容忍) any more excuse. If I dont receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs Tan, was shouting to the boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mothers broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mothers English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
1. Why was the authors mother poorly served?
A. She was bad at English. B. She was bad at Chinese.
C. She had hearing problems. D. She was impolite.
2. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?
A. She was good at pretending. B. She was impolite to the stockbroker.
C. She has a talent for English. D. She was unwilling to phone for her mother.
3. What can we learn about the author after she called the stockbroker?
A. She went to New York immediately. B. She spoke to the boss then.
C. Her mother made peace with him. D. Her mother failed to get the check.
4. What does the author think of her mothers English now?
A. It confuses her. B. It embarrasses her.
C. It helps her tolerate unkind people. D. It helps her understand the world.
閱读七选五
Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents. However, it is not true.______1______ If its hard for you to communicate with your parents, dont worry about it. Here is some advice for you to bridge the generation gap.
Dont argue with your parents. Dont get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents possibly wont consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. ______2______ Go someplace to cool off.
______3______ Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each others. Michaels mother didnt agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise (折中). Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect for them. ______4______
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. ______5______ Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life. A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try.
A. Try to reach a compromise.
B. Tell your parents what you care about, and why.
C. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy.
D. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
E. And you cant express yourself well if you are angry.
F. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages.
G. If you dont think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________
Section Ⅱ Using language
基础训练
单句语法填空 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1. Bill would like to have a better-paying job with more ____________________ (responsible).
2. The man was seen ____________________ (enter) the bank by the police.
3. His idea was beyond the range ____________________ human understanding at that time.
4. I made an ____________________ (apologise) to Jenny for stepping on her feet.
5. Im glad you ____________________ (make) great progress so far. Keep it up and you will be successful.
6. Tom has a good ____________________ (memorize) and can remember new words very quickly.
7. The computer has made a great impact ____________________ modern life.
8. It is well-known that ones behavior is related ____________________ his family background.
9. This song sounds very pleasant. Lets go upstairs and see who ____________________ (sing).
10. Schools ____________________ (regular) bring children to the beach for natural history lessons.
单元语法填空 阅读下面短文,根据上下文语境,结合单元所学语法知识完成短文。
Have you ever been to an amusement park? My parents and I ____1____ (go) to visit the biggest amusement park in our city next weekend. Actually, this will be the third time that I ____2____ (visit) it. Last night, I ____3____ (spend) two hours making some preparations. Now, I ____4____ (tell) something I know about amusement parks to you.
An amusement park ____5____ (be) an outdoor area with games, rides and shows. It also ____6____ (offer) restaurants and bars where customers can eat and drink. So far, some of the amusement parks ____7____ (change) into theme parks. These places ____8____ (focus) on a certain topic of history or natural life. The first theme park, Disneyland, ____9____ (open) in California in 1955. It is likely that my parents ____10____ (take) me to the Shanghai Disneyland next summer holiday. I look forward to visiting it soon.
1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________
6. ____________________ 7. ____________________ 8. ____________________ 9. ____________________ 10. ____________________
能力提升
完形填空
On Nov. 29, 2011, my little sister Lily was born. The whole family welcomed her arrival with ____1____ and open arms. We were more than happy to have a new addition to our family.
As she grew, her ____2____ became obvious. We ____3____ she would appear distant (出神的) at times and was unable to ____4____ with others. The smallest things would keep her interested for long periods, and she would ____5____ the same thing happily throughout the day. At the age of three, Lily was taken to the hospital by my parents. We were told that she was a child with autism (自閉症), and she would have ____6____ in communicating and forming relationships with others.
My family were ____7____ to learn that our loved one would probably be unable to live a ____8____ life. Unaware of what ____9____ this would bring, we made a ____10____ to consider autism a blessing
(祝福). And what a blessing it turned out to be! The diagnosis brought our family closer, and we realized a deeper ____11____ for one another.
Raising a child with a developmental disability is a(n) ____12____ process. Mistakes are ____13____. However, through it all, our family is always there watching over her, ____14____ that she is in a comfortable and safe environment at all times. And Lily knows that she has a loving and ____15____ family who can be depended on and her biggest cheerleaders when ____16____ is achieved.
For those normal people perhaps my experience might make you more ____17____ what is really important in life. As for me, autism has ____18____ been a blessing of strength, courage and hope. It should not be ____19____ as a burden (负担), but rather as a blessing to the families lucky enough to
____20____ a different lifestyle.
1. A. excitement B. worry C. surprise D. patience
2. A. messiness B. carelessness C. kindness D. uniqueness
3. A. doubted B. argued C. noticed D. proved
4. A. fight B. communicate C. agree D. debate
5. A. repeat B. treat C. share D. provide
6. A. inspiration B. belief C. pressure D. difficulty
7. A. disappointed B. calm C. heartbroken D. angry
8. A. different B. normal C. simple D. relaxing
9. A. entirely B. exactly C. negatively D. gradually
10. A. chance B. promise C. mistake D. decision
11. A. respect B. honor C. love D. regret
12. A. encouraging B. learning C. touching D. thinking
13. A. small B. serious C. unbelievable D. unavoidable
14. A. realizing B. ensuring C. reminding D. learning
15. A. friendly B. supportive C. big D. rich
16. A. condition B. standard C. progress D. task
17. A. responsible for B. curious about C. aware of D. interested in
18. A. actually B. finally C. suddenly D. lately
19. A. designed B. chosen C. known D. viewed
20. A. experience B. imagine C. describe D. explain
語法填空
When teenagers go through a period of rapid physical and mental development, every aspect of life ____1____ (affect) greatly, especially the relationships with their parents. It seems that they cant see eye ____2____ eye with their parents, so heated arguments or cold silences ____3____ (be) not uncommon between the both sides. Physical changes in teenagers, including sudden changes in their voices, shooting up in height, or weight ____4____ (problem), can cause family tensions (焦虑). They enter a strange middle ground, ____5____ they are no longer a child but not quite an adult. As a result, they desire both independence and parental care. However, balancing their different mental needs can be ____6____ headache. For parents, they both want to treat them as children and expect them ____7____ (behave) like adults.
Although it is impossible to solve the problem completely, communicating frequently and honestly can ease (减轻) the tension in the relationship. For children, learning to ____8____ (calm) understand the situation from parents point of view is also a good solution. Besides, they should learn to back down and ask properly their parents to relax their controls over them. With this stormy period not ____9____ (last), the changes and challenges during this period ____10____ (turn) out all right in the end.
1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 5. ____________________
6. ____________________ 7. ____________________ 8. ____________________ 9. ____________________ 10. ____________________
短文改錯
Hello everyone! Today I want to say something about my parent. My father is a honest businessman and has to support the whole family. He laugh so much that he can even give me a smile at the most difficult time in my life. He always tells me to see things positive because its useless to crying. My mother is the most busiest person in the family, which always has a lot of housework to do. But she was never unhappy about it. She treats other people with respect, so everybody likes her. They are truly my best teachers and I am very proud them.
Section Ⅲ Developing ideas
基础训练
单词填空 用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Because of his ____________________ success in playing football, many teenagers ____________________ him and watch his performance in great ____________________. (admire)
2. We should ____________________ a person by his actions, not by his words. ____________________ from what he said, we thought he was an honest man. However, it has been proved that our ____________________ is wrong. (judge)
3. After Bob came to ____________________, everyone said he was a ____________________ person, but now he feels so ____________________ because he even cant save his daughter. (power)
4. Jenny was really a good ____________________ because she ____________________ her company to the best 500 companies in the world. (lead)
5. David came up with the ____________________ plan on his own. But Im not ____________________ happy about it. (entire)
6. This is a ____________________ example of most parents. They ____________________ worry about their children. (typical)
7. It was ____________________ to everyone that the child had been badly treated. ____________________, we should try to help him. (obvious)
8. Sally is a ____________________ medical worker and is at the very top of her ____________________. (profession)
单句表达 根据括号内提示翻译句子。
1. 尽管被许多人嘲笑,Alan还是继续他的研究。(v.-ed作状语)
2. 如果我是你的话,我现在就去和我的父母谈。(if虚拟条件句)
3. 使我非常兴奋的是,我在英语测试中得了第一名。(to ones + 情感类名词)
4. Mary今天不想出门。那是因为她感觉不舒服。(thats because…)
5. 我正打算去睡觉时,手机响了。(be about to… when…)
提示写作
选用所给词汇或句型造句并组成一段连贯的短文(80词左右)。
punish encourage have arguments about cooperate with
to ones surprise now and then be about to… when… It made sb feel so…
能力提升
阅读理解
A
I had always thought of my dad as a magician. With his pen, he brought my childhood friends to life and developed brave characters. It wasnt long before he put a pen into my hands and told me to create my own stories. The world was a big place, but my dad made it bigger. That was until the magician himself was defeated.
Cancer caught up with him and soon the worlds mightiest hero had to take a break. My world of imagination was on the verge of collapsing (崩潰) as I watched my dads bright energy fade away. I refused to take any of it. It was too soon and too sudden.
The truth could not be ignored when one morning, my mother had to break the news. My dad had only three months to live. It was at that moment that I felt the world my dad had built was destroyed. I put my pen down and never picked it up.
Until one day, my dad sat me down. I was afraid of having to talk to him. I couldnt bear looking him in the eye. What was possibly there to say to a dying man? But what he said was not what I expected. “Nu Nu,” he started, “I want to start a new project.” Then he began talking to me about his plan to write a new story and publish it online. Filling me in on his story, the characters, and this whole new world he had just recently thought up, he turned to me and asked, “Will you help me?” Without a pause, I said yes.
You see, my dad was on the brink of death, if I may be so honest. But that did not stop him. And it should not stop me either. That night, I took out my notebook and picked up my pen once more.
1. What did the authors father encourage him to do when he was young?
A. Try to make the world bigger. B. Write new stories of his own.
C. Learn how to be a magician. D. Learn from the heroes in life.
2. Why did the author give up writing?
A. He learned his father was badly ill. B. He got nothing to write about.
C. He had no interest in it. D. He just wanted to take a rest.
3. What did the author think of his fathers illness?
A. Unbelievable. B. Acceptable. C. Tiring. D. Confusing.
4. What made the author return to writing again?
A. His fathers fight against cancer. B. His mothers news about the truth.
C. His own realization of his gift for writing. D. His fathers request for help with a new project.
B
Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. Im not going to say luck and talent; circumstances dont come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and thats just the reality of how life is.
However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical (切實可行). And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, itll require even more time, time that most people wont put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you dont enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit (放弃) well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. Its sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talents, but thinking that way does you no good, and theres a huge chance that you are wrong anyway.
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If youre not willing to put in the time and work, dont expect to receive any rewards (回报). Consistent hard work wont ensure you the level of success you may want, but it will ensure that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
5. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?
A. The meaning of success. B. The reasons for success.
C. The standards of success. D. The importance of success.
6. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Setting a practical goal. B. Being good at something.
C. Putting in more time. D. Succeeding in life.
7. Why do successful people suggest doing what one loves?
A. It makes one happy. B. It takes a lot of time to succeed.
C. One gives up his work easily. D. One can have better chances to succeed.
8. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A. Successful people have great skills. B. Its hard to achieve success.
C. Luck or talent leads to success. D. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.
完形填空
My son Joey was born with club feet (畸形足). The doctors ____1____ us that with treatment he would be able to walk ____2____—but would never ____3____ very well. The first three years of his life were spent in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldnt know he had a ____4____ when you saw him walk.
In the seventh grade he ____5____ to go all out for the cross-country (越野賽跑) team. Every day he ____6____ with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others—perhaps he ____7____ that the abilities that seemed to come ____8____ to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the ____9____ team runs, only the top seven runners have the ____10____ to score points for the school. We didnt tell him he probably would never ____11____ the team, so he didnt know.
He ____12____ to run four to five miles a day, every day—____13____ the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was ____14____, so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he ____15____. “Okay,” he said. He had two more miles to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy (呆滞的) from his ____16____. Yet he looked straight ahead and ____17____ running.
Two weeks later, the ____18____ came out. Joey was number six on the list. He had made the team. We never told him he shouldnt ____19____ to make the team. We never told him he couldnt do it... so he didnt know. He just ____20____ it.
1. A. showed B. told C. reminded D. warned
2. A. normally B. gradually C. slowly D. quietly
3. A. jump B. dance C. run D. climb
4. A. try B. feeling C. mistake D. problem
5. A. decided B. agreed C. happened D. refused
6. A. played B. competed C. trained D. traveled
7. A. believed B. doubted C. allowed D. sensed
8. A. naturally B. specially C. particularly D. properly
9. A. perfect B. entire C. professional D. local
10. A. strength B. power C. chance D. ability
11. A. find B. make C. support D. beat
12. A. continued B. stopped C. feared D. managed
13. A. yet B. even C. still D. also
14. A. surprised B. moved C. worried D. tired
15. A. lived B. behaved C. looked D. felt
16. A. tears B. steps C. fever D. face
17. A. kept B. avoided C. missed D. considered
18. A. report B. news C. result D. truth
19. A. expect B. want C. promise D. fail
20. A. received B. forgot C. did D. enjoyed
Writing
話题介绍
话题:家庭往事。要求通过对本单元核心知识的学习,能用生动形象的语言分享一件令你印象深刻的家庭往事。
建议体裁:记叙文
注意事项:交代清楚记叙文的六要素:时间、地点、人物、事件的起因、经过和结果。同时,故事情节要连贯,叙事要有逻辑。另见下表:
题例导学
题目
假定你是李华。你在整理书架时偶然看到许多妈妈曾经写给你的卡片。请根据要点提示写一篇日记,记述那件往事。要点提示:
1. 妈妈写卡片的原因;
2. 卡片所起的作用;
3. 你现在的感受。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
思路引导1·要点分析
1. 原因:学习压力、学习态度等;
2. 作用:学会了正确处理压力、意识到学习的重要性等;
3. 感受:妈妈用心、自己受益等。
思路引导2·本单元语言知识运用
根据汉语意思及提示翻译句子。
1. 这个周末我在整理我的书架时,发现了许多来自妈妈的卡片。(as)
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2. 当我读到每张卡片上的话语时,我哭了起来。(when, end up doing)
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3. 那是因为这些鼓励的卡片帮助我度过了一段困难时期。(thats because…)
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4. 妈妈发现了我的问题,并通过这些卡片来尽量鼓励我。(encourage… as much as sb can)
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5. 妈妈使我认识到压力不可避免。(make sb do sth)
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思路引导3·连句成篇
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范例展示
Monday 24 October
As I was cleaning up my bookshelf this weekend, I found a lot of cards from my mother. When I read the words on each card, I ended up crying. Thats because these encouraging cards helped me go through a difficult time. I felt pressured at the beginning of high school and was afraid of falling behind. Mom found my problem and encouraged me as much as she could by using these cards. Gradually, I became less nervous and began to find pleasure in my studies. Mom makes me understand that pressure cant be avoided. We should deal with it properly, and turn it into pleasure or a challenge.
话题表达
假定你是李华。你在整理照片时发现了一张爸爸教你学骑自行车的照片。请根据要点提示写一篇日记,记述你的那次经历。要点提示:
1. 为什么教你骑车;
2. 学车过程;
3. 你的感受。
注意:
1. 词数100左右(日记的格式已给出,不计入总词数);
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Saturday 22 November
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Section Ⅳ Presenting ideas
核心短语与句型回顾
短语
1. turn ____________________ 向……求助
2. ____________________ 集中……于
3. ____________________ ones ____________________ 提高嗓门
4. ____________________ 对……感兴趣
5. ____________________ 冷静
6. ____________________ 对……感到自豪
7. ____________________ ones advice 接受某人的建议
8. ____________________ both feet 全心全意投入
9. a wide ____________________ 大范围的
10. ____________________ 补偿
11. ____________________ 期待
12. have a big ____________________ 对……有很大影响
13. settle ____________________ 勉强接受;将就
14. ____________________ 领先
15. ____________________ 偶尔;不时
16. leave… ____________________ 把……抛在后面
17. ____________________ 处于麻烦之中
18. encourage… as ____________________ sb can 尽力鼓励……
19. end ____________________ 以……结束
20. ____________________ ones surprise 使某人吃惊的是
句型
1. here倒装句
Oh look, here ____________________ (我儿子来了).
2. thats because…
You just assume I want to be a lawyer, but ____________________ (那只是因为你是律师).
3. v.-ing形式作主语
And Im sure ____________________ (在乐队演奏) will help you make lots of new friends at university.
4. if虚拟条件句
____________________ (如果你在同樣的处境) to the son, what would you do?
5. keep + 宾语 + 宾语补足语
She still has smooth skin and straight black hair, and jogging has ____________________ (使她保持苗条和健康).
6. to do作后置定语
Alistair had to choose—brotherly love, or
____________________ (赢得比赛的一个机会)?
7. be about to… when…
____________________ (我正打算把一切都扔掉) when my mother came in.
请根据提示,运用本单元核心知识就“如何与家人相处”的话题,谈谈你的看法。
提示:需用以下句型。
1. In my opinion, …
2. We young people should respect… because…
3. As an example, I often…