Unit 4 What’s the best movie theater?

第一课时 （Section A 1a—2d）

◢ 听力延伸 ◣

听下面一段对话，将正确的字母标号填写在横线上。对话读两遍。

a. City Great Hall b. Movie City

c. Screen World

1. is the closest to school.

2. has the cheapest tickets.

3. has the most comfortable seats.

4. has the biggest screens.

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

Ⅱ 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1.I did the w in yesterday’s singing competition. I felt sad.

2.There are three t in our town if you want to watch movies.

3.Mary， how do you like these old s ？ I really like to listen to them.

4.These vegetables look the f of all. I want to buy some.

5.Mr Liu c one of the pens in the shop， paid for it and left quietly.

Ⅲ 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.In our class， Mike’s home is the （close） to school.

2.Who works （careful） in our class， Lisa， Linda or Helen？

3.Sonia’s dream is to be a （report） like her aunt.

4.We have good （seat） in the front of the hall.

5.Of the three chairs， I like this one best because I can sit the （comfortable） on it.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅳ 阅读理解。

What do you think is the best place to relax in your city？ Here are three students’ answers.

Jason： I think Oscar Cinema is the best place to relax in my city， though it’s a little noisy there. Oscar Cinema is not far from my home. It has the most comfortable seats and the best sound. I go there to watch movies with my friends two or three times a month.

Alice： I think the best place to relax in my city is Center Park. I take a walk there three to five times a month. Sometimes I go there to play badminton. It is my favorite sport. And sometimes I go there to skate with my brother.

Li Lei： I think Green Library is the best place to relax in the city. There people can read all kinds of books. There is also a computer room in the library. People can watch videos or play computer games there. Every Saturday afternoon after I finish my piano lessons， I go to the library to read books with my sister.

（ ）1. What do we know about Oscar Cinema？

A. It has the best sound. B. It is a little crowded.

C. It has the biggest screen. D. It is far from Jason’s home.

（ ）2. How many times in a month does Jason watch movies in Oscar Cinema？

A. Two or three. B. Two to four. C. Three to five. D. Three or four.

（ ）3. What is Alice’s favorite sport？

A. Volleyball. B. Badminton. C. Tennis. D. Basketball.

（ ）4. What does Li Lei do every Saturday afternoon？

A. Go skating. B. See a movie.

C. Have guitar lessons. D. Read books.

第二课时 （Section A Grammar Focus—3c）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 根据汉语提示及句意填写单词。

1. —How was your weekend， Jimmy？

— （相当） good！ I had a wonderful time on the beach.

2.This restaurant has the best

（服务）.

3.Please show me the （菜单）. I’d like to order some food.

4.Jack （扮演） very well in this movie. He is popular now.

5.In China， we usually have three （餐） a day.

Ⅱ 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Rice Hall has service， Dumpling House has service than Rice Hall， and Jack’s Restaurant has service of the three. （bad）

2.David is . He studied in his class， so he got the best result. （careful）

3.This T-shirt is than that one. I bought them at Mr Cool’s. It sells things

in town. （cheap）

4.It’s such a bed. I can sleep in it

. Nothing is than this. （comfortable）

5.Mr Miller is very in our class. In fact， he is one of teachers in Green High School. （popular）

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 完形填空。

No other city is better than Mexico City in my mind. It’s the 1 city in Mexico. As a big city， Mexico is full of things for people to enjoy. The city is great with over two thousand old buildings. There are many wonderful 2 in the city. For example， the National Art Museum is very popular. If you want to have a good time there， you should spend at least a week in the city. Then you can have enough time to 3 the places you would like to visit. However， it’s not easy to get 4 air in Mexico City. The 5 pollution （污染） in the city is quite serious. When the air is worse， you should wear a mask （口罩） if you go out.

（ ）1. A. worst B. quietest C. smallest D. largest

（ ）2. A. schools B. museums C. hotels D. streets

（ ）3. A. care B. choose C. share D. describe

（ ）4. A. free B. cold C. bad D. fresh

（ ）5. A. sound B. air C. water D. food

第三课时 （Section B 1a—1e）

◢ 听力延伸 ◣

听下面一段对话，选择

正确答案。对话读两遍。

（ ）1. Who sang at the school art festival？

A. Frank. B. Joe. C. Steve.

（ ）2. What does Lily think of the talk show？

A. Exciting. B. Interesting. C. Boring.

（ ）3.Why does the boy think Mike was the worst performer？

A. He fell over.

B. He sang too loud.

C. He forgot the song words.

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

Ⅱ 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1.I’m hungry. Waiter， may I see the m ， please？

2.We have three m every day—breakfast， lunch and dinner.

3.His acting is very great. He is a good

p .

4.John wrote a song by himself. He is really

c .

5.This restaurant has w service than that one. Its workers are unfriendly.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 阅读填空。（有一项多余）

There are world records （记录） at the Olympic Games. 1

The largest and heaviest animal on earth is the blue whale （鲸）. It weighs between 110 and 120 tons. Its heart is the size of a car. It’s got the biggest mouth in the world as well. 2 But it doesn’t eat people！ In fact， the biggest thing it can eat is the size of an apple.

The giraffe is smaller than the blue whale but it is also a record breaker. 3 It’s got the longest neck—about 2 m long， and it’s got the longest legs—about 1.8 m long. 4 And its tongue is 50 cm long！

The most dangerous animal in the world isn’t a lion or a bear. It’s an insect！ The mosquitoes （蚊子） that carry malaria kill over 1 million people a year. After that， the most dangerous animal is the venomous （分泌毒液的） snake. 5

A. It’s the tallest living land animal.

B. About 100 people can be inside it.

C. There are lots of animals in the world.

D. They kill 50，000 to 125，000 people a year.

E.But what are the world records in the animal world？

F.Drinking is difficult， but eating from the top of trees is easy！

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

第四课时 （Section B 2a—2e）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Some students in our school are very （talent）.

2.Harry Potter is good at . I think he is one of the best in the world. （magician）

3.Of the three girls， who dresses （beautiful）？

4.Jack wants the game because the of it can get very good prizes. （win）

5.The dictionary has many （example） of the words’ use.

Ⅱ 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

have something in common

play an important role

be up to make up all kinds of

1.We really have lots of fun at school. We have

activities after class.

2.The computer in our daily life.

3.I don’t think Tom and Paul . They are pretty different.

4.The boy an excuse for his being late and made the teacher angry.

5.Life is hard sometimes， but it you to make your life happy.

Ⅲ 课文精编巧练。

Everyone is good at something， but some people are truly 1. （talent）. It’s always interesting to watch other people show 2. （they） talents. Talent shows are getting more and more popular. There are similar shows around the world.

All these shows have one thing 3. common： They try to look for the best

4. （perform）. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the most 5. （beautiful）？ That’s up to you to decide. When people watch the show， they usually play a role in 6. （decide） the winner. And the winner always gets 7. very good prize.

However， not everybody 8. （enjoy） watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the people are made up. However， 9. you don’t take these shows too seriously， they are fun 10. （watch）.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

阅读理解。

Long time ago， there were two talented boys， John and Joe. They showed great talents from an early age， and they did better than others around.

When they grew up， they chose to do different things. John used all of his talents to find a good job. He took part in many activities and visited the most important people and places. Everyone thought that he would be the most important person in the world.

But Joe was different. He always took a heavy responsibility （责任）. He was always busy looking for ways to help others.

One day， bad things happened （发生） and they met many problems. John didn’t know what to do. But Joe always tried his best to solve all kinds of problems. He thought of some good ways and didn’t let the bad things affect （影响） the people in his town. From then on， he was more famous than John.

John then knew that our best talents were not only for ourselves. He learned from Joe that we should always help other people.

（ ）1.What did John use his talent to do？

A. Make others happy." " " " " " " " B. Make friends.

C. Find a good job." " " " " " " " " D. Help others.

（ ）2.What does the underlined word “solve” in Paragraph 4 mean？

A. Find the way. B. Become bigger. C. Come together. D. Run away.

（ ）3.What made Joe more famous than John？

A. Helping others." " " " " " " " B. Visiting many places.

C. Taking part in activities." " " " D. Having a good job.

（ ）4.What do you think of Joe？

A. Creative. B. Serious. C. Out-going. D. Helpful.

（ ）5.What can be the best title for this passage？

A. Talented Boys Are Different B. How to Help Others

C. What We Should Do with Our Talents D. The Most Important People in the World

第五课时 （Section B 3a—Self Check）

◢ 写作导引 ◣

话题分析

本单元的写作话题是“你居住的城镇”，描写所居住城镇的人或事物。要求在写作时能正确运用形容词、副词的最高级描述地点、人和事，并能说明原因。时态多用一般现在时。

单元话题词汇积累

1. all kinds of 各种各样的

2. the closest my home 离我家最近

3. the biggest screens 最大的屏幕

4.buy the tickets/buy tickets

买最便宜的票

5. the food 最新鲜的食物

6. the best service 最好的服务

7.the most comfortable 最舒适的座位

8. the shortest 最短的等待时间

9.play the most wonderful music 播放/演奏最好听的音乐

10. the best sound 最好的音效

单元话题句子积累

1. … has the best…

2. ... is the best because…

3. ... is better than… but... is the most…

4. I think… is better than any other…

5. It’s the most… near here/in my city.

6. The best place to eat/relax is…

7.If you want to see a film/enjoy your dinner， you can go to…

写作演练

假如你们英语老师布置了一项社会实践活动，要求你们调研生活区域内的三家超市。请从规模大小、位置、服务以及商品价格等方面考虑，评出你认为最好的一家超市，并据此用英语写一份调查报告。

要求： 1. 短文应包含以上信息，可适当发挥；

2.词数80左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。

I did a survey （调查） on three supermarkets around my home.

◢ Self Check ◣

I 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1. It’s useful to learn English by listening to some English s .

2. Tom and Sam are bad workers， but Jim is the w of the three.

3. They were too p to buy shoes for their kids.

4. There are three kinds of p in the singing competition. Try to get one.

5. W of the competition can go on a trip to Hong Kong.

Ⅱ 完形填空。

Some boys stood around a tall tree. “It would be 1 to climb to the top！” they said to each other. The boys then decided to play a 2 to see who could climb to the top of the tree first. Their mothers were sitting not far away， 3 their children as they played.

One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the 4 child in the group. No one thought he would 5 the competition.

Then the game started. All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could. 6 they all made it halfway up the tree before David did， the 8-year-old boy reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.

His mother was happy to see this. She asked him， “David， how did you try to reach the top of the tree so quickly？” “It was 7 ，” David said. “The other children kept looking 8 as they climbed. When they realized （意识到） how high they were， they got 9 and were afraid of falling down. I， however， looked only up. When I saw how 10 I was， I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top.”

（ ）1. A. dangerous B. interesting C. important D. creative

（ ）2. A. role B. joke C. game D. song

（ ）3. A. watching B. choosing C. laughing D. helping

（ ）4. A. strongest B. smartest C. quickest D. shortest

（ ）5. A. lose B. win C. miss D. join

（ ）6. A. Because B. When C. Although D. If

（ ）7. A. easy B. serious C. kind D. bad

（ ）8. A. down B. up C. around D. away

（ ）9. A. excited B. scared C. relaxed D. bored

（ ）10. A. fast B. high C. close D. talented

Ⅲ 阅读理解。

A few years ago， my young sons， Sam， Jerry and Alex， joined a bike competition in a town far from our home. As their father was busy， I drove them to the competition.

We were quite new to the town and didn’t know anyone there. But soon after arriving， one woman gave me a chair. In the afternoon， we talked happily. Her name was Bev and she was there with her sons Jim and Carl.

Unluckily， in one of the last races， my youngest son， Alex， had an accident （事故）. He cried and cried， so I ran to meet him. He badly broke his arm.

Just before I decided to take Alex to hospital， I saw a familiar （熟悉的） face. It was Bev.

Although I hardly still knew her， she could see I was scared by the accident and the worry of having two other children to care in an unfamiliar town.

“You go with him to the hospital，” Bev said. “I’ll take the other two home with my boys. Here is my phone number. I live not far from the town hospital.”

Bev was an angel （天使）. I will never forget her kindness in taking two children off my hands so that I could give my injured （受伤的） child the best care. A friendship started that day， and is still growing now.

（ ） 1. How did the writer go to the competition？

A. By bus." " " " " " " " B. By train." " " " C. By car." " " " " D. By bike.

（ ） 2. In the race Alex hurt .

A. his leg B. his arm C. his hand D. his head

（ ） 3. What do the underlined words “two other children” in Paragraph 5 refer to？

A. Sam and Jim." " " " " " " " " " " " " " " B. Jim and Carl.

C. Jerry and Carl." " " " " " " " " " " " " " " D. Sam and Jerry.

（ ） 4. From the passage， we can know that Bev is .

A. kind" " " " " " " " " B. shy" " " " " " " C. serious" " " " " D. creative

（ ） 5. Why did the writer write this passage？

A. To ask Bev for help. B. To say sorry to Alex.

C. To tell a story about the competition. D. To show how she and Bev became friends.

Ⅳ 选词填空。（每词限用一次）

theater song meal screen close fresh service comfortable pretty choose

I live in Humen， a town in the city of Dongguan， Guangdong Province. The town is 1. to Shenzhen. It is one of the richest （最富有的） towns in China.

Humen is also a very beautiful town with 2. air. In the town， there are many 3. things to see and fun things to do. You can either visit interesting places like Humen Bridge or watch movies. There are many movie 4. in the town. Zhongying Baiyu Cinema is one of the best cinemas with the biggest 5. . The seats there are the 6. .

If you need a place to stay for the night， there are many hotels for you to 7. from. Grand Noble Hotel is one of the best in the town. It is a five-star hotel in the center of the town. The 8. there is really nice. When you are hungry， you can have 9. in the hotel， too. What’s more， during （在……期间） your stay there， you can also enjoy yourself by singing 10. on the second floor （楼层） of the hotel or swimming on the twentieth floor. I love Humen.