初二春季班11

(A)

The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He enjoyed watching nature, and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things, birds, eggs, stones and leaves.

At sixteen Darwin was sent to Edinburgh University to become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature.

Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University. There he studied until 1831.

Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His teacher advised him to go. So when the Beagle left England in December, 1831, Darwin was on it.

The trip lasted almost five years. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants.

In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent, and there he continued his studies of change in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and they really change. By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species. In 1871 Darwin wrote another important book The Theory of Evolution.

Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882. 1. Where was Darwin born? A. In Germany. B. In France. C. In England. D. In America. 2. What kind of books did Darwin like reading when he was a boy? A. Science books. B. Chemistry books. C. History books. D. Medical books. 3. What did Darwin work as on the ship Beagle? A. A tourist. B. A doctor. C. A scientist. D. A waiter. 4. Which book was written by Darwin in 1871? A. The Origin of Species. B. The Theory of Relativity. C. The Theory of Evolution. D. The Old Man and the Sea.

(B)

In Xinjiang, most people knew the stories of Acantis. Avantis was a very clever ma. People liked him because he not only spoke for the poor but also was always ready to help them.

One day Avantis saw two men arguing with each other. A lot of people stood around them. One of the two men was the owner of the eating house in the town and the other was a young man. The young man just passed by the eating house. The owner of the eating house told the young man to pay him money. The young man explained that he hadn’t taken anything from the eating house. But the owner said that the young man had taken the smell of the nice food from the eating house, and he must pay for it. So Avantis went up to the owner and said, “I’ll pay you the money.” Avantis took out some coins from his pocket and put them into his own bag. He shook his bag, and people heard the sound of the coins. Then Avantis said to the owner, “I have just paid you the money.”

5. People liked Avantis because ________.

A. he was clever and disliked helping the poor B. he was rich and liked helping the poor

C. he was clever and liked to help the poor 6. One day, Avantis saw two men ________. A. arguing about the eating house B. arguing about the payment

C. laughing at the people around them

7. The owner of the eating house told the young man ________. A. to pay enough money for his food. B. to pay the money for broken bowls C. to pay for the smell of the food

8. Avantis wanted to help the young man, so ________. A. he helped the young man out of the trouble

B. he would pay the money instead of the young man

C. he asked the young man to make friends with the owner 9. Avantis paid the owner of the eating house ________. A. enough money B. some coins C. the sound of the coins

(C)

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. One day he started his journey with pies and some bottles of beer. ___1___ he had gone about three blocks (街区), he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, staring at some birds. The boy sat down next to ___2___ and would like to take a drink when he noticed that the old lady looked ___3___, so he offered her a pie. She gladly accepted it and ___4___ at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a bottle of beer. ___5___ she smiled at him. They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. He ___6___ the woman a hug. When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was ___7___ by the look of happiness on his face. She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so ___8___?” He replied, “I had lunch with God. She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen.”

Meanwhile, the old woman, also full ___9___ joy, returned to her home. Her son was surprised at the look of peace on her face ___10___ he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?” She replied, “I ate pies in the park with God. You know, he’s much younger than I expected.” 1. A. When B. Where C. How D. Who 2. A. it B. her C. him D. them 3. A. happy B. thirsty C. hungry D. angry 4. A. laughed B. looked C. smiled D. worked 5. A. First B. But C. Once again D. No more 6. A. took B. sent C. gave D. showed 7. A. surprising B. surprised C. excited D. exciting 8. A. sad B. happy C. kind D. healthy 9. A. of B. with C. for D. at 10. A. but B. and C. also D. or

教材讲解---Unit 11

重点短语

1. look like 3. feed animals 5. hear of/about 7. help sb do sth 9. allow sb to do sth 11. continue doing sth 13. on land

2. in the world 4. all over

6. take photos of 8. share sth with sb 10. be close to 12. feel + adj. 14. start with

配套练习

1. I’ve finished much of my homework ________. A. yet B. already C. ever D. never 2. The teacher told me to write ________ composition. A. an 800-word B. a 800-words C. an 800-words D. 800 words 3. Last Sunday I went to the zoo. In fact, I have ________ seen so many animals before. A. just B. already C. ever D. never 4. ---Have you ever ridden a horse? ---No, ________. A. ever B. never C. yet D. already 5. ________ does a dumpling look like? A. What B. How C. How well D. How nice 6. ---How long has he owned the company? ---________ 19. A. Since B. In C. From D. After 7. How long ________ he ________ the dictionary? A. has; borrowed B. has; kept C. has; lent D. is; using 8. Sally Green ________ a vet since 1998. A. become B. been C. has been D. has become 9. The dolphin trainer doesn’t people ________ the dolphins. A. to feed B. feeding C. fed D. is feeding 10. She ________ the computer for three years. She ________ it three years ago. A. bought; bought B. has bought; bought C. has had; bought D. has had; has bought 11. Have you read ________ newspaper? A. today B. today’s C. todays D. todays’ 12. I think I’m ________ person in the world. A. happy B. happier C. the happiest D. happiest

13. The African elephant is ________ land animal on Earth, and an adult male weighs ________ to 8 tons.

A. the heaviest; to B. heavier; to C. the heaviest; to D. heavier; up 14. Cheetahs are ________ than lions. A. faster B. fastest C. fast D. more fast 15. The tall girl is ________ girl of the four. A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the most beautiful D. beautifulest

16. Would you like to share the books ________ us? A. to B. with C. and D. by 17. These are ________ of all. A. the interesting photos B. the more interesting photos C. the most interesting photos D. the most interesting photoes 18. The job is very ________. I feel ________. A. boring; boring B. bored; bored C. boring; bored D. bored; boring 19. In the old days, most people lived ________ very difficult conditions. A. under B. in C. at D. from 20. That thing was ________ in my life. A. baddest B. the badest C. worst D. the worst 21. You have ________ a right ________. A. make; decide B. made; decision C. made; decide D. make; decision 22. I often feel happy while ________ with them. A. play B. stay C. working D. live 23. It’s ________ because that has never happened before. A. usual B. usually C. unusually D. unusual 24. ---Which do you prefer, music or sports? ---I like sports ________. A. / B. best C. better D. most 25. This place is really beautiful. ________ people come to visit it every day. A. Few B. Very few C. Quite a few D. Only a few 26. ---Do you think lions are ________ animals among all animals? ---I don’t think ________.

A. dangerous; so B. more dangerous; are C. most dangerous; are D. the most dangerous; so 27. ---What do you start ________ every meal? ---Soup. A. with B. at C. from D. in 28. 看上去他像个女孩。

29. 聚会后，孩子们把房间打扫干净了。 30. 快一些，否则你会上学迟到的。 31. 她已经决定参加他们的活动了。 32. 课堂上，学生们经常轮流读课文。 33. 他大了能照顾自己了。

34. 我们的车出故障了，它发动不起来了。 35. 她正在写一本新书。

课后检测：

单项选择

1. My friend has decided ________ England and ________. A. to go; I have so B. to go to; so have I C. go; so do I 2. My mother doesn’t _________ me to drive a car. A. let B. allow C. make

D. going; I do so D. have

3. ---________ to the United States?

---No, never, but I went to Canada a few years ago. A. Have you been B. Have you gone C. Did you go D. Will you go 4. ---What are you going to do this weekend? ---I ________ yet.

A. haven’t decided B. won’t decide C. have decided D. didn’t decide 5. ---Have you improved your spoken English ________? ---Yes, I have. I’ve ________ improved it. A. already; already B. already; yet C. yet; already D. yet; yet 6. ---Have you ever seen ________ animals? ---No, never. A. three-legs B. three legs C. three-legged D. three-leg 7. Who is the most ________ when you heard the ________ news? A. excited; exciting B. excited; excited C. exciting; excited D. exciting; exciting 8. I have ________ the bike for three years. A. buy B. bought C. had D. buyed 9. ---How are you today, Frank?

---Much ________, but my doctor says I’ll still have to rest for another few days. A. well B. good C. better D. best 10. ---I’m sorry, John. I ________ your book for such a long time. ---Never mind, you can still ________ it a little longer if you like. A. have borrowed; keep B. have lent; kept C. have kept; keep D. have returned; kept 完形填空

As soon as he finished his homework, Eric jumped onto his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was ___1___ along, he thought about the whales. He hoped he would see them again today. After he got to the beach, Eric ___2___ his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road. Then he ran down onto the sand. ___3___ it was only four in the afternoon, the sky was already growing dark. Eric frowned. If it ___4___ he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water. He hurried along the beach ___5___ the rocks. They were the best place to watch the whales from because of their ___6___. Before Eric reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head. “Oh, no!” he thought. “Now the whales will stay in the deep water and I won’t be able to ___7___ them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale had come too close to the shore and got stuck on the ___8___! At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was ___9___. Then he saw its tail move weakly. Eric turned and ran through the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle. He had to get ___10___! Unless they got the whale back in the water soon, it would die and Eric couldn’t let that happen. 1. A. riding B. running C. getting D. walking 2. A. sent B. hid C. took D. got 3. A. As B. Since C. Because D. Although 4. A. shone B. snowed C. rained D. blew 5. A. into B. off C. to D. from 6. A. length B. size C. height D. shape

7. A. watch B. kill C. catch D. save 8. A. soil B. beach C. grass D. water 9. A. dead B. pretty C. lovely D. alive 10. A. care B. water C. medicine D. help 完成句子

1. 上周他在公共汽车上帮助抓住了小偷。

He __________________________________________________on the bus last week. 2. 我不会允许这些事情再次发生。

I won’t ___________________________________. 3. 他已走遍了全世界。

____________________________________________. 4．我已经拍摄了许多动物。

I have ___________________________________________. 5．我对那本有趣的书很有兴趣。

I’m _____________________________________________. 6. 我们的班会以唱歌开始。

Our class meeting _________________________________.