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Unit5单元检测卷（二）一、单项选择（15小题,每小题1分,共15分）1.—Look! The boss is angry with Alex.—Well, he came late again. But that's no ______ to shout t him.A. problemB. lessonC. excuseD. reason2. Last Friday, we had a（n）______ about how to learn English well.A. actionB. gradeC. characterD. discussion3.—Do you know the famous singer?—Sure. She often ______ on TV. I know her very well.A. happensB. becomesC. appearsD. takes4.—Mr. Wang bought an expensive car last week.—Really? He must be very ______.A. ShyB. talentedC. friendlyD. rich5. Maria is sure to be ______ in getting better grades. Because she works so hard.A. succeedB. successfullyC. successfulD. succeeded6. Nancy ______ after supper, as she was going to host a charity show that evening.A. gave upB. dressed upC. got upD. washed up7. We need to do some research to ______ the key to this problem.A. go outB. look outC. find outD. come out8.Can you tell me what happened ______ him just now?A. withB. forC. toD. at9. Most of my classmates think they can learn a lot ______ talk shows.A. asB. fromC. toD. for10.—Who likes watching sports shows?—Greg does. He hopes ______ a sports reporter.A. becomeB. becomingC. to becomeD. became11.—Would you like ______ Emily and Carol?—Of course. I heard that they are twins and play the piano well.A. to meetB. meetsC. metD. meet12. Try to sing more English songs, and you will find it interesting ______ a foreign language.A. learningB. learnsC. to learnD. learned13. Don’t forget ______ the rubbish out when you leave.A. takingB. bringC. to takeD. to bring14.—Have you decided ______ to the beach?—Not yet. It depends on the weather.A. whom to goB. where to goC. when to goD. why to go15.—Mom, I won first prize in the singing competition.—______.A. You’re rightB. You're welcomeC. Good job!D. Thank you二、完形填空（10小题,每小题1分,共10分）It is true that most students like to watch TV. But most parents don’t 16 their children to do it. In their opinion, students should read books, and only reading is 17 . As a student, you 18 be one those who like watching TV. What kind of TV show do you like?In fact, students often have a 19 about TV shows before or after class. Li Ming, a sports lover, thinks it helpful to watch sports shows. He likes the famous basketball star Kobe Bryant best. Every time Bryant's team wins, he will tell others the exciting 20 in the class. But most girls in the class can't 21 sports shows. Girls only love soap operas. They would like to 22 together and talk about the story that 23 in the soap operas. Simon, one of the boys who take an interest in animals, doesn’t like soap operas at all He believes that watching a soap opera is so 24 , because it lasts too long. He thinks he really has no time to follow the story. Many boys like him would like to enjoy cartoons. The 25 why they like cartoons best is: They are always so funny.16. A. hope B. expect C. believe D. take17. A. interesting B. difficult C. educational D. boring18. A. need B. may C. must D. would19. A. meeting B. game C. discussion D. look20. A. news B. day C. sport D. game21. A. stand B. think C. find D. watch22. A. play B. sit C. stud D. work23. A. happens B. lives C. writes D. tells24. A. exciting B. necessary C. meaningless D. relaxing25. A. story B. opera C. culture D. reason三、阅读理解（20小题,每小题2分,共40分）ALittle Tom likes cartoons very much When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they're over. Sometimes he'd rather wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he'll be late for school.Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned on the television, but he didn’t find the program on it. He had to have breakfast and then went to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen. He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he still couldn't find the cartoon He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother for help.“It's only five now, "said his mother. "Your program will be after supper.”“Well, let' s have supper right now!” Tom said.26. Tom spends much time ______.A. playing footballB. watching football matches on TVC. doing his homeworkD. watching cartoons on TV27. Tom goes to bed late sometimes, so ______.A. his mother has to wake him upB. he goes to school by busC. he can wake up by himself in the morningD. he has to go to school without breakfast28. ______, so he turned on the television after getting up morning.A. Tom thought he had some time leftB. Tom didn't know when the cartoon would beginC. Tom wanted to know the important newsD. Tom hoped to watch a TV play29. Tom was afraid ______, so he ran home after school.A. to miss the interesting cartoonB. to miss the last busC. he would be hungryD. he had little time to finish his homework30. Tom thought ______.A. supper should be readyB. his mother's watch was slowC. the cartoon would begin as soon as he finished supperD. his mother cooked supper too lateBSharing WallDear readers,Where do you usually read books? Please share your ideas. Thank you!Reading Club31. The readers share their ideas by writing a（n）______.A. e-mailB. poemC. noteD. report32. ______ thinks home is the best place to read books.A. RoseB. EmmaC. DickD. Bill33. Dick enjoys reading in the reading club because he can ______.A. listen to the sound of rainB. sit on the floor or lie on the sofaC. talk about books with friendsD. watch different people pass by34. Which of the following is not the reason why Emma likes reading in a coffee shop ?A. She can enjoy the sunshine through the window on sunny daysB. She can listen to the singing of birds.C. She can listen to the sound of rain on rainy days.D. She can watch different people pass by.35. The ideas above are mainly about ______.A. how to choose booksB. when to borrow booksC. where to read booksD. which books to buyC36. What kind of movie does Sally like?A. Action movies.B. CartoonsC. Scary movies.D. Comedies.37. Jim doesn't like scary movies because______.A. he thinks they are meaninglessB. he thinks they are boringC. they make him feel uncomfortableD. they aren't very educational38. Tina thinks scary movies are ______.A. meaninglessB. excitingC. boringD. relaxing39. Tina goes to the movies with her ______ once a week.A. friendsB. brothersC. sistersD. parents40. From the table we can learn that ______.A. Sally and Jim like comedies, but Tina doesn’tB. Jim doesn’t like action movies or scary moviesC. Sally thinks listening to music can help her relaxD. Tina thinks it's better to watch movies on TV than in a theaterDMany students like cartoons on TV, in films and in comic（喜剧的）books.41.__________ And they are on show in many places. Hundreds of people enjoy them, especiallymany pupils. They like cartoons mostly because they can “see” their imagination（想象）come to life. 42.__________Many famous cartoon characters, like Crayon Shin-chan and Robocat, are popular among the pupils. 43.__________ Others think they can learn something from cartoon characters. Kids especially like something that appeals （吸引）to the senses in cartoons, for example, music, bright colors and simple story lines. Also, the reason why children love cartoons is that there are characters children can refer to（提及）.44.__________Parents and teachers are worried that some cartoons are unsuitable for children.45.__________ They spend so much time on cartoons and have little time to do their homework.根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺、内容完整,并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上A. Some students watch cartoons for funB. Cartoons are very popular nowC. Another worry is that pupils often read cartoon books in class.D. It seems that those impossible things can take place right in front of themE. Of course, that's not the only reason四、词语运用（10小题,每小题2分,共20分）阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整.请将答案写在下面题号后的横线上,每空限填一词,每词限用一次.方框中有两个词是多余的.Many students don't like joining in the school play. Some think they are too shy on the stage. Some say they are too busy. 46.__________ think that is very boring. When I heard the English club would have an English play Snow White, I decided to47.__________ in it. The main 48.__________ was that I really wanted to be on the stage.There were many characters in the play. Of course, the girls 49.__________ to play the Princess（公主）. Li Fan played the King. Wang Ping and six other boys in the club played the seven dwarfs（矮人）. I thought I 50.__________ get the role of the Princess. But He Yan got it Miss Wang asked me to 51.__________ the role of the Queen. I wasn't very happy about this. But Miss Wang said, "The 52.__________ important thing Is the acting.”From then on, I 53.__________ to play the Queen. It was difficult for me to do it because I had no experience（经验）in acting. After two months' hard practice, we were 54.__________ to perform on the stage. It was very 55.__________. People in the hall enjoyed it very much.五、补全对话（5小题,每小题2分,共10分）根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意思连贯、完整.A: 56. __________?B: I often go fishing in my free time. 57. __________?A: I like playing basketball. Three will be a basketball match in our school this Sunday afternoon.58. __________?B: Of course, I'd love to. I also like watching TV sports shows very much.A: 59. __________?B: Because I think they are interesting.A: By the way, do you like watching talk shows?B: 60. __________. I think they are boring.六、书面表达（25分）假如你叫刘成,是一名中学生,经常收听音乐节目.请你用英语给节目主持人写一封信.要点如下:①你很喜欢这个节目,特别是其中播放的英语歌曲;②学习很忙,疲劳的你会打开收音机收听这个节目;③你希望能从英文歌曲中接触一些新单词④你最喜欢My Heart Will go on这首歌,希望能得到这首歌的歌词（words of the song）.要求:80词左右_____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________参考答案:一、1.D解析:考查名词辨析. problem“问题”;lesson课教训”; excuse“借口”; reason“原因;理由”.结合语境可知选D.2.D解析:考查名词辨析. action“行动”; grade“成绩”; character“性格;品质” discussion“讨论”. have a discussion about….表示“进行一次关于…的讨论”.故选D.3.C解析:考查动词辨析. happen“发生”; become“成为”; appear“出现”;take“拿走”.结合语境可知, appear符合题意,故选4.D解析:考查形容词辨析.shy“害羞的”; talented“有才能的”; friendly“友好的”;rich“富有的”.由句意“王先生上周买了一辆很贵的汽车”可推知,他一定很富有.故选D.5.C解析:考查词性辨析. succeed为动词“成功”successfully为副词“成功地”; successful为形容词“成功的”.句中be动词后应用形容词作表语,故选C6.B解析:考查短语辨析. give up“放弃”; dress up“装扮;打扮”; get up“起床”; wash up“洗（脸或手）”.结合句意可知选B.7.C解析:考查短语辨析. go out“出去”; look out“当心”;find out“找到”; come out“出现”.结合句意可知选C.8.C解析:考查固定搭配. happen to sb.表示“某人遭遇了……”,符合题意.故选C9.B解析:考查固定搭配. learn…,from,,表示“从……学到……”,符合题意.故选B10.C解析:考查非谓语动词.动词不定式作hope的宾语, hope to do sth.表示“希望做某事”.故选C.11.A解析:考查非谓语动词.在句型“ Would you like to do sth.?”中,动词不定式作like的宾语.故选A.12.C解析:考查固定结构.“find+ it+形容词+ to do sth.”为固定结构,其中,it为形式宾语,真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式短语.故选C.13.C解析:考查非谓语动词.根据句意可知,此处表示不要忘记把垃圾带出去. forget to do sth.表示“忘记去做某事”; forget doing sth.表示“忘了做过某事”.故选C.14.C解析:考查固定结构.句意:你决定何时去海滩了吗?—还没有,这要取决于天气.由句意可知,什么时候去还没有决定,因此用“疑问词when+不定式”结构.故选C15.C解析:考查情景交际.由上句“我贏得了唱歌比赛等奖”可推知,妈妈的回答应表示肯定和赞扬.故选C.二、【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文.大多数学生都喜欢看电视.文中以部分学生为例,谈论了他们喜爱的电视节目及原因16.B解析:考查动词辨析.根据下文可知,大多数家长不希望自己的孩子沉迷于电视节目. expect sb. to do sth.“期望某人做某事”17.C解析:考查形容词辨析.该句说的是家长对学生看电视的看法,故应理解为“只有读书是有教育意义的”.educational“有教育意义的”符合句意.18.B解析:考查情态动词辨析.根据as a student以及下文可知,该句表达的意思是“作为一名学生,你可能就是喜欢看电视的学生中的一员”.情态动词may表示猜测19.C解析:考查名词辨析.根据下文about tv shows before or after class可知,学生们课前课后经常讨论电视节目,故填discussion.20.A解析:考查名词辨析.由前半句中的Bryant' s team wins可知,后半句说的是李明每次都会在班里公布消息.故news符合语境.21.A解析:考查动词辨析.句意:可是班里大多数女生不能忍受体育节目. stand“忍受”符合句意.22.B解析:考查动词辨析.该句描述的是女生们围坐在起谈论肥皂剧的情景.故此处为sit together23.A解析:考查动词辨析.句意:她们讨论肥皂剧里发生的故事. happen“发生”符合句意.24.C解析:考查形容词辨析.根据“ because it lasts too long”可知, Simon认为看肥皂剧没意思,故meaningless“无意义的”符合句意.25.D解析:考查固定句型.“ The reason why…,is…,"意为“……的原因是…三、A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文.文章主要讲述了一个酷爱卡通片的男孩Tom 的一件趣事.26.D解析:细节理解题.由第一段中“ When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they're over Sometimes he' d rather wait for a long time…,”可知,Tom很爱看卡通片,他在这上面花很多时间.27.A解析:细节理解题.由第一段中“ In the morning his mother has to wake him up,or he’ll be late for school.”可知,妈妈早上不得不叫醒Tom,不然他上学就迟到了. 28.B解析:推理判断题.由第二段的细节描述可知,Tom早晨起床后打开电视,没有看到卡通片,下午放学回到家打开电视还是没看到.由此判断,他不知道卡通片什么时候开始.29.A解析:推理判断题.由第二段中“ He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again….”可知,他放学后跑到家就打开电视,因此判断他跑回家的原因是他怕错过了那部有趣的卡通片.30.C解析:细节理解题.由妈妈的话“ Your program will be after supper.”可知,天真的Tom认为只要吃了晚饭电视里就会播放那部卡通片.B【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文,四名学生通过写便条的方式介绍了四个不同的看书地点.31.C解析:推理判断题.根据图片可知张贴出来的是学生平时所写的便条,故选C32.A解析:细节理解题.根据题干的关键词home确定是第二则便条,作者落款是Rose,因此答案是A.33.C解析:细节理解题.根据题干中的Dick可以确定是第三则便条,再根据“… you can' t wait to share it with your friends. It's really amazing to talk about a good book”可知选C.34.B解析:细节理解题.根据题干中的Emma可以确定是第四则便条.A、C、D符合原文表述.B项为第一则便条中的内容,故选B.35.C解析:主旨大意题.从文章一开始就提出的“ Where do you usually read books?”可知主要内容是介绍读书地点的,故答案为CC【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文.文章主要讲述了三名学生对于电影的个人喜好.36.D解析:细节理解题.从表格中“…. I like to watch comedies les are enjoyable.”可知Sally喜欢喜剧.故选D.37.C解析:细节理解题.从表格中“ They make me feel uncomfortable.”可知恐怖片令Jim感到不舒服.故选C.38.B解析:细节理解题.从表格中“ I think scary movies are exciting”可知Tina认为恐怖片令人兴奋.故选B39.B解析:细节理解题.从表格中“ Every Sunday I go to the theater and watch movieswith them.”及上文可知them指代Tina的哥哥,故选B.40.C解析:推理判断题.从表格中Sally后的内容可知听音乐可以帮助Sally放松.故选CD 41.B42.D43.A44.E45.C五、46. Some 47. join 48. reason 49. expected 50. might51. play 52. most 53. tried 54. ready 55. successful五、56. What do you often do in your free time57. What/How about you58. Would you like to see/watch it59. Why do you like them60. No. I don't六、One possible version:Dear sir,I’m a middle school student. I often listen to your music program. I like it very much, especially the English songs.As a student, I’m busy with my studies. When I feel tired, I will turn on the radio and listen to your program. I hope I can learn some new words from the English songs.Of all the English songs, I like My Heart Will Go On best. Would you please give me the words of the song?Yours,Liu Cheng。

Unit 5Learning about LanguageⅠ.把下列每对句子连接成一个含有定语从句的句子1．October 1st, 1949 was the day. He went abroad for further study on that day.__October 1st, 1949 was the day when he went abroad for further study.____2．It happened on a day in November. The weather was very wet and cold that day.__It happened on a day in November when the weather was very wet and cold.____3．The shop isn't far away. I bought the book there.__The shop where I bought the book isn't far away.____4．The place has been turned into a theatre. The villagers fought the enemy there many years ago.__The place where the villagers fought the enemy many years ago has been turned into a theatre.____5．We don't know the reason. They didn't study hard for the reason.__We don't know the reason why they didn't study hard.____Ⅱ.完成句子1．The city __where/in which I grew up____ is very hot and damp in summer.我成长的这个城市在夏天非常湿热。

Unit 5 Fourteen StepsHal Manwaring1They say a cat has nine lives,1 and I am inclined to think that possible since I am now living my third life and I’m not even a cat. My first life began on a clear, cold day in November 1934, when I arrived as the sixth of eight children of a farming family.My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living. As thechildren grew up, they married, leaving only one sister and myself to support and care for Mother, who became paralyzed in her last years and died while still in her60s. My sister married soon after, and I followed her example within the year.2This was when I began to enjoy my first life. I was very happy, in excellent health, and quite a good athlete. My wife and I became the parents of two lovely girls.I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula in San Carlos.Life was a pleasant dream. Then the dream ended. I became afflicted with a slowlyprogressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side. Thus began my second life …3In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipment installed in my car. And I managed to keep my health and optimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps.4Crazy? Not at all. Our home was a split-level affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door. Those steps were a gauge of life. They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living. I felt that if the day arrived when I wasunable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it —repeating the process 14 times until, utterly spent, I would be through — I could thenadmit defeat and lie down and die.2So I kept on working, kept on climbing those steps. And time passed. The girls went to college and were happily married, and mywife and I were alone in our beautiful home with the 14 steps.5You might think that here walked a man of courage and strength. Not so. Here hobbled a bitterly disillusioned cripple, a man who held on to his sanity and his wifeand his home and his job because of 14 miserable steps leading up to the back doorfrom his garage.3 As I became older, I became more disillusioned and frustrated.6Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life. It was raining when I started home that night; gusty winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads.4Suddenly the steering wheel jerked in my hands and the car swerved violently to the right. In the same instant Iheard the dreaded bang of a blowout. I fought the car to stop on the rain-slickshoulder of the road and sat there as the enormity of the situation swept over me.5 Itwas impossible for me to change that tire! Utterly impossible! A thought that apassing motorist might stop was dismissed at once. Why should anyone? I knew Iwouldn’t! Then I remembered that a short distance up a little side road was a house.I started the engine and thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulderuntil I came to the dirt road, where I turned in —thankfully. Lighted windowswelcomed me to the house and I pulled into the driveway and honked the horn.7The door opened and a little girl stood there, peering at me. I rolled down thewindow and called out that I had a flat tire and needed someone to change it for mebecause I had a crutch and couldn’t do it myself. She went into the house and amoment later came out bundled in raincoat and hat, followed by a man who called acheerful greeting. I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the manand the little girl working so hard in the storm. Well, I would pay them for it. Therain seemed to be slackening a bit now, and I rolled down the window all the way towatch. It seemed to me that they were awfully slow and I was beginning to becomeimpatient. I heard the clank of metal from the back of the car and the little girl’s-handle, Grandpa.” She was answered by voice came clearly to me. “Here’s the jackthe murmur o f the man’s lower voice and the slow tilting of the car as it was jackedup.6There followed a long interval of noises, jolts and low conversation from theback of the car, but finally it was done. I felt the car bump as the jack was removed,and I heard the slam of the truck lid, and then they were standing at my car window.8He was an old man, stooped and frail-looking under his slicker. The little girl was about eight or ten, I judged, with a merry face and a wide smile as she looked upat me. He said, “This is a bad night for car trouble, but you’re all set now.”“ThanI said. “How much do I owe you?” He shook his head. “Nothing. Cynthia told me youwere a cripple —on crutches. Glad to be of help. I know you’d do the same for me.-dollar bill. “No! I like to pay my way.” He There’s no charge, friend.” I held out a fivemade no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and saidquietly, “Grandpa can’t see it.”9In the next few frozen seconds the shame and horror of that moment penetratedand I was sick with an intensity I had never felt before.7 A blind man and a child!Fumbling, feeling with cold, wet fingers for bolts and tools in the dark — a darknessow long I sat that for him would probably never end until death. I don’t remember hthere after they said good night and left me, but it was long enough for me to searchdeep within myself and find some disturbing traits. I realized that I was filled tooverflowing with self-pity, selfishness, indifference to the needs of others andthoughtlessness.8 I sat there and said a prayer.10“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even9To me now, months later, this so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”Scriptural admonition is more than just a passage in the Bible. It is a way of life, onethat I am trying to follow. It isn’t always easy. Sometimes it is frustrating, sometimes expensive in both time and money, but the value is there. I am trying now not only toclimb 14 steps each day, but in my small way to help others. Someday, perhaps, I willchange a tire for a blind man in a car — someone as blind as I had been.14级台阶人们说猫有9条命, 我倾向于认为这是可能的, 因为我现在活的是第三次生命, 而我不是猫。

八下unit 5 topic 2 I feel better now.1.be sorry to do sth.很抱歉做某事例：I’m sorry to keep you waiting so long.很抱歉让你等那么久。

2.do badly in…在…方面做得不好，badly是副词，修饰动词的副词通常放在被修饰的动词之后。

如：listen carefully, read quickly等。

反义词组：do well in…例：Why do you think you did so badly in your text?你认为为什么你考得这么差？He did very well in English when he was young.他小时候就很擅长英语。

3.be strict with sb.对某人要求严格例：The teacher is strict with us.老师对我们要求严格。

be strict about/in sth.在某方面要求严格例：His father is strict with him about/in study.他的父亲在学习方面对他要求很严格。

4.she has no friends to talk with，不定式to talk with作后置定语修饰friends。

例：Mary, I can’t go there with you, because I have a lot of homework to do.玛丽，我不能和你去那儿，因为我有许多家庭作业要做。

5.have a talk with sb.和某人交谈，talk在这里是名词，这个短语相当于talk with sb.例：You should have a talk with your son to know what he is thinking about. = You should talk with your son to know what he is thinking about.你应该和你的儿子谈一谈，弄清楚他在想什么。

Electronic Teaching PortfolioBook FourUnit Five: LifestylesPart I Get StartedSection A Discussion▇Work in pairs or groups and discuss the following questions.1.What kind of lifestyle do you live now?2.Do you believe in the saying “a penny saved is a penny earned”?3.What are some of the things that come to your mind when we talk about healthy lifestyles?Make a list of healthy lifestyles and share your answers with your group members.▇Answers for reference:1. A sample answer:2.As a university student, I live a simple and plain life. I get up early in the morning and thenattend classes. In the late afternoon I play basketball or football. If I do not have classes during the day, I usually go to the library to do some reading or go to the computer center to search for some information related to my studies. In the evening I review or preview my lessons either in the classroom or in the dormitory. During weekends I sometimes go shopping or go to a movie with my classmates.3. A possible answer:4.Yes. This saying tells us that saving money is as good as earning it. Saving is not only a goodhabit but also an important step on the way to financial well-being, both in the short term and in the long run. In the short term, it gives us an emergency cushion in the event that an unforeseen, large and urgent expense arises. In the long term, a consistent pattern of saving can enable us to accomplish our financial goals, such as financing a college education, a home purchase, or a retirement. So we should be thrifty and don’t spend money on things we don’t really need.5. A sample answer:Section B Quotes▇Study the following quotes about lifestyles and discuss in pairs what you can learn from them.Jack Kerouac⊙Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.— Jack KerouacInterpretation:Trends and fads come and go quickly, and popular opinions of the day may not represent ever-lasting truth. Those who wish to accomplish something extraordinary must not be slavish to trends and fads or popular beliefs. Instead, they should break away from the “following the herd”mentality and be extraordinarily innovative.About Jack Kerouac (1922-1969): a US writer who was a leading figure of the1950s Beat Generation. His most famous novel is On the Road (《在路上》), which describes the adventures of two friends as they travel across the United States.Margaret Mead⊙We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a lifestyle that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable resources without regard for the future of our children and people all around the world.— Margaret MeadInterpretation:In this quote, Margaret Mead rightly points out that the American way of life has given rise to a wasteful society and that it is doing a lot of harm to the earth and hence to mankind as a whole. If we do not make changes in our lifestyles today, our children are doomed to suffer from lack of irreplaceable resources in the future.About Margaret Mead (1901-1978): a US anthropologist, who studied the ways in which parentson the islands of Samoa, Bali, and New Guineas taught their children. She also tried to discover whether males and females are born with the differences in behaviour that they show, or whether they lean to behave differently as they grow up in a particular society.Charlie Chaplin⊙The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.— Charlie ChaplinInterpretation:In this quote, Chaplin points out the danger of seeking luxuries. Luxuries are not necessities. Many people work hard to seek luxuries in life — they purchase luxury goods and services and always long for possessions that they do not necessarily need. In doing so, they have gradually become slaves to those luxuries. They may feel “abundance” for a while but they can never enjoy ever-lasting happiness, and their souls can never be uplifted. Moreover, those who are used to luxuries may live beyond their means and get into debt, and debt robs a man of his self-respect. Indeed, it is sad to see a person indulge in luxuries and possessions.About Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977): a British actor and director who worked mainly in the US in humorous silent films during the 1920s. He usually appeared as a humorous character who had a small moustache, a bowler hat, and a walking stick, and who walked in a funny way with the backs of his feet together and his toes pointing out to the sides.Samuel Johnson⊙Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.— Samuel JohnsonInterpretation:Here Samuel Johnson advises us to be thrifty or economical with the use of our resources. Frugality is a virtue while extravagance is a sin. One can never become rich if one lives a spendthrift lifestyle, but anyone can feel that he is rich enough if he or she carefully manages his or her money and other resources.About Samuel Johnson (1709-1784): a British critic and dictionary writer. He is famous for his Dictionary of the English Language(1755), the first comprehensive dictionary of the Englishlanguage ever published. He was considered an excellent conversationalist (善于辞令的人). His intelligent, amusing, and interesting words are still widely quoted today.Section C Watching and DiscussionConfessions of a Shopaholic is a 2009 American romantic comedy film based on the Shopaholic series of novels by Sophie Kinsella.Watch the following video clip “Confessions of a Shopaholic” and do the tasks that follow:插入视频片段：“Confessions of a Shopaholic.wmv”1.What makes shopping a beautiful experience, according to Rebecca?the sheen of silk draped across a mannequin;.the smell of new Italian leather shoes;t he rush you feel when you swipe your card. And it’s approved. And it all belongs to you;t he joy you feel when you’ve bought something, and it’s just you and the shopping…2.What do you think of shopaholics? (Open.)Script：Confessions of a Shopaholic-Keep comin’ back, OK? Give him some support. Keep comin’ back.-Which store?-Rebecca, why don’t you share your story.-Um ... Hello, everybody. Uh, I’m Rebecca Bloomwood.-Hi, Rebecca.-I just actually came here as a favor to a friend. Uh, I mean, I like shopping. Is there anything so wrong with that? I mean, stores are put there to enjoy. Uh, the experience is enjoyable.Well, more than enjoyable. It’s ... It’s beautiful. The sheen of silk draped across a mannequin.Oh, the smell of new Italian leather shoes.-Italian leather shoes, that’s the best.-Oh ... The rush you feel when you swipe your card. And it’s approved. And it all belongs to you!-OK, Rebecca. Thank you for sharing.-The joy you feel when you’ve bought something, and it’s just you and the shopping.-You and shopping.-Ryuichi!-All you have to do is hand over a little card.-Yes!-Pull it together!-Isn’t that the best feeling in the world?-Yeah.-Don’t you wanna shout it from the mountaintops?-That’s real talk.-And you feel so ... confident and alive ...-And happy?-And happy!-And warm.-And warm!-What’s going on here?-I need to buy a new bag. I have to impress Alette Naylor.-You should get a watch to go with that bag.-Oh, there’s a sale at Catherine Malandrino.-You’re like my soul sister.-Don’t let her ...-I have to go. Good luck, everybody.-Do they have shoes?-You sit down.-My will is strong. My wallet is closed. I do not want to shop.Part II Listen and RespondSection A Word BankSection B Task One: Focusing on the Main Ideas▇Choose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the information contained in the listening passage.1. What is the main idea of the passage?A) Living a fashionable life.B) Living an extravagant life.C) Living a frugal life.D) Living a free life.2. What will people have if they take control of their lives?A) They will have a stressful life style.B) They will have more money in their daily life.C) They will enjoy a lot of luxuries.D) They will have more peace of mind.3. What kind of life will people live if they choose to live a frugal life?A) They will live a fulfilling life without possessing much.B) They will live a simple and peaceful life.C) They will have little money and live in debt.D) They will have nothing and live poor and cheap.4. Which of the following is not an example of being frugal according to the speaker?A) Turning off the tap water immediately after use.B) Keeping all windows closed when the air conditioning is on.C) Taking one’s own plastic bags when going shopping.D) Switching off the lights before leaving the room.5. What does the speaker strongly advise us to do?A) To keep up with trends and fads.B) Do not follow trends and fads.C) To deny ourselves “frugal freedom”.D) To have a great way of life.▇Key:1 C2 D3 A4 C5 BSection C Task Two: Zooming In on the DetailsListen to the passage again and fill in the missing words according to what you have heard.Living a frugal life does not mean having nothing or living poor and cheap. Neither does it mean denying oneself the 1 ________ of life. A frugal lifestyle simply means that you have the 2________ to live a happy and fulfilling life without possessing a lot. Much of the 3 ________ from being extravagant to being 4________ is within the mind. For example, before you leave your room, remember to turn off the light; keep all windows and outside doors closed when the air 5 ________ is on; turn off the 6________ water immediately after use; when you go shopping, use your 7 ________ to save money on certain things for something else you need or want. In short, living a frugal 8 ________ means that you don’t have to “keep up with the Joneses.”We should always remember that it is easier to spend less than it is to make more. It is easier to be frugal than to free oneself from 9 ________ stress. So, let us be frugal and live within our 10 ________. It is a great way of life.▇Answers for reference:Living a frugal life does not mean having nothing or living poor and cheap. Neither does it mean denying oneself the luxuries of life. A frugal lifestyle simply means that you have the intelligence to live a happy and fulfilling life without possessing a lot. Much of the transition from being extravagant to being frugal is within the mind. For example, before you leave your room, remember to turn off the light; keep all windows and outside doors closed when the air conditioning is on; turn off the tap water immediately after use; when you go shopping, use your brain to save money on certain things for something else you need or want. In short, living a frugal lifestyle means that you don’t have to “keep up with the Joneses.”We should always remember that it is easier to spend less than it is to make more. It iseasier to be frugal than to free oneself from financial stress. So, let us be frugal and live within our means. It is a great way of life.Script:Living a Frugal LifePeople who live a frugal lifestyle often live with less stress. This is because they know how to take control of their money and, therefore, they have more control over their lives in general. And if you have more control of your life, you are likely to have more peace of mind. With that peace of mind comes what may be called “frugal freedom”, namely, freedom from debt, freedom from envy, freedom from shame, fr eedom from worry, and freedom from loss of one’s identity.Living a frugal life does not mean having nothing or living poor and cheap. Neither does it mean denying oneself the luxuries of life. A frugal lifestyle simply means that you have the intelligence to live a happy and fulfilling life without possessing a lot. Much of the transition from being extravagant to being frugal is within the mind. For example, before you leave your room, remember to turn off the light; keep all windows and outside doors closed when the air conditioning is on; turn off the tap water immediately after use; when you go shopping, use your brain to save money on certain things for something else you need or want. In short, living a frugal lifestyle means that you don’t have to “keep up with the Joneses”and that you do not have to follow trends and fads.We should always remember that it is easier to spend less than it is to make more. It is easier to be frugal than to free oneself from financial stress. So, let us be frugal and live within our means. It is a great way of life.Part III Read and ExploreText ASection A Discovering the Main IdeasExercise 1: Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.1) Why did Sara and Michael decide to “strip down to bare happiness”?2) How did the couple “strip down” their lives?3) How did the couple feel about their new lifestyle?4) What is the “yearning feeling” that Sara mentions in Para. 10?5) How was the author affected by her interview with the couple?▇Answers for reference:1)I think there are two reasons why Sara and Michael decided to “strip down” their lives tobare essentials. On the one hand, they wanted to build up a world of their own where they could enjoy family life, social life and balance work and play all at the same time consistently.On the other hand, they were fed up with the old consumption habits and came to realize that they could still live a happy and self-fulfilling life on less money.2)The couple “stripped down” their lives in many ways. The major sacrifices they made were:They traded two-full time careers for two part-time freelance jobs.They moved to a small but comfortable energy-efficient house they designed themselves.They spent money only on bare necessities and things that did not make wasteful use of the earth’s resources.They constantly gave away what they did not really need and economized on what they had.They cut down their expenses of work in a commuter age. They did not own an extra car, and they gave up business suits, business luncheons and dinners; and they took care of the baby themselves and could save considerably from home cooking, thrift shops and do-it-yourself projects.3) They did not feel deprived at all. As Sara said, it was not deprivation but simplification. Theyfelt happy and satisfied with their frugal and simple lifestyle. They had a strong sense of self-fulfillment.4) I think the “yearning feeling” Sara talks about refers to the strong desire for possessing moreand more material things. Consumerism — the idea or belief that buying as many goods as possible is desirable for a person or society — is an important part of the American culture and it gives rise to this “yearning feeling”, which has led to the emergence of such socially sanctioned problems as impulse buying, brandname loyalty, irrational consumption of the earth’s resources and the mentality of following trends and fads.5) The author was deeply affected by the interview. On the one hand, she seemed to admireSara and Michael for their courage to turn their lifestyle around and she expressed her opinions approvingly. On the other hand, she felt it was difficult to resist the temptation of purchasing things on impulse as we can see from her shopping experience with her daughter that night. She came to the conclusion that most Americans could not find the resolve and courage to lead a simple lifestyle owing to the strong and deeply-rooted influence of consumerism.Exercise 2: Text A can be divided into three parts with the paragraph number(s) of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each part.Part Para(s)。

Unit5 MusicSection ⅡReading and Thinking[基础巩固]Ⅰ单句语法填空1．Follow these steps to convert a physical system to a ________ (虚拟的) system.2．Why didn't you select a better subject for your ________ (作文)?3．They performed their first concert in America at CBS television's 53rd street ________ (演播室)．4．The ________ (最初的) design was to include a private art gallery.5．Traditional technology still has a place ________ (目前)．6．She sings in the school ________ (choir)．7．We have good ________ (contact) with the local community.8．Wood is a poor ________ (conduct)．9．Deeply ________ (move) by her performance, the whole audience gasped with admiration.10．A lot of ________ (effort) has gone into making this event a success.11．In spite of all the problems, several of the players produced excellent ________ (perform)．12．The software ________ (able) you to access the Internet in seconds.13．For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team ________ (prove) a good method.14．With joy, I ________ (award) him the prize.15．Some working ________ (phenomenon) are observed and discussed.16．My mother was a singer in a dance b________.17．I'd like to take this o________ to say a few words.18．He can make o________ things sound interesting.19．Whatever s________ of life you're at, you'll create positive changes in a poor community.20．A________ there are some ten thousand of these volcanoes on Earth, all buta few hundred of them extinct.Ⅱ单句写作1．她爬到了他窗外的窗台上。

翻译unit51) 如果富有的国家多花些钱搞绿色工业，而不是去建立军事机器和制造核武器，当今许多广泛存在的污染问题将会逐渐消失。

If the rich countries spent more money on green industries, instead of on building up military machines and nuclear weapons, many of today's widespread pollution problems would gradually disappear.2) 烧煤的时候，不仅消耗房子里面的氧气，而且还散发出有毒的气体。

The burning of coal not only consumes the oxygen in the house but also gives out poisonous gases.3) 显然，找到替代能源对我们经济的稳定发展是至关重要的。

Apparently, finding alternative energy sources is essential to the steady development of our economy.4) 太阳能电池（solar cell）能吸收阳光并把它变成电。

Solar cells can absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity.5) 如果地球上的温度继续年复一年地上升，极地的冰帽将会开始融化，沿海城市中一半的建筑物很可能会消失在劈啪飞溅的海浪下面。

If the temperature on the Earth continues to go up from year to year, the polar ice caps will begin to melt and, in all likelihood, half of the buildings in coastal cities will disappear beneath splashing sea waves.6) 因为这些生物很小并且常常躲在叶子茂密的植物下面，肉眼并不都可以看见。

课标版八年级下册Unit 5 Topic 2知识点总结Section A1.Anything wrong? 有什么麻烦吗？此句为省略句，完整的句子是：Is there anything wrong?2.What seems to be the problem? 到底是怎么回事？类似的表达有What's the problem? What's wrong? What's the matter? Anything wrong? 等，都表示“怎么啦？发生了什么事情？有什么问题吗？”3.She is crying in the bathroom because she did badly in the English exam. 她正在洗手间里哭，因为她英语考试考的很糟糕。

（1）because conj.“因为，由于”。

because引导的句子通常用来回答由疑问词why引导的问句或用来引导原因状语从句。

例如：--Why aren't you going with us? --- Because I have a bad headache. 你为什么不和我们一起去？因为我头疼Because it rained yesterday, Rick took a taxi. 由于昨天下雨，瑞克乘坐了一辆出租车。

（2）do badly in在……方面做得不好，是do well in的反义词。

后面可以加名词、代词或动名词。

其中badly为副词。

e.g. Why do you think you did so badly in your text? 你认为为什么你考得这么差？Jim and Jerry are brothers. Jim is good at playing soccer, while Jerry does badly in it. 吉姆和杰瑞是兄弟。

吉姆擅长踢足球，而杰瑞却踢不好。

课题：Unit 5 Feeling happyTopic 2 I feel bettter now Section A一．教学内容及其分析1.内容：本单元教学内容主要围绕情感这个主题展开。

该部分则以李红的哭泣引出伤心的情感，进而教师与学生之间的谈话。

2.分析：复习表示个人情感的句子，学习原因壮语从句。

二、目标及其分析1. 目标: 复习表示个人情感及个性的句子，学习Because引导的原因壮语从句。

2. 分析：1）会运用并能使用表示个人情感及个性的句子。

2）学会并能使用Because造句。

三、教学问题诊断分析1. 不能熟练的表达个人情感。

2. 用Because造句有困难。

四、教学条件支持条件分析本节课先利用情景展开教学，复习表示个人情感的句子，学习原因壮语从句。

主要使用录音机/磁带以及小黑板教学。

五、教学过程设计（一）基本流程复习导入问题及其活动小结配餐作业教学反思(二)教学过程Step 1 Review 第一步复习(时间: 5分钟)复习并学习新词句。

1. (复习上节课内容。

)T: Good morning, boys and girls.Ss: Good morning, Miss Wang.T: What’s your favorite movie, S1?S1: My favorite movie is Love Me Once More, Mom.T: Are the people in it happy or sad? Why?S1: They are sad because the mother lost her son.T: What happened in the end?S1: The mother went mad at last!T: Why do you like it best?S1: Because it’s very moving.T: Can you tell us something about Beijing Opera?S2: Yes, …2. (教师检查家庭作业，并让几名学生把所写的短文读给大家听。