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Module 2 Unit 2

Learning aims:

1. Master all the new words and phrases.
2. Master all the new language points and sentences.

预习自测

根据首字母提示完成单词

1.He closed his s_______with a funny joke.

2.She is the youngest a ______the three girls.

3.Li Dazhao was a p_______of the Chinese revolution.

4.Please repeat the f______sentences after me.

5.Those plants can g_____only in deep water.

精讲点拨

1.While they were crossing the Atlantic, many people died…

While 引导的从句，其谓语动词只能是延续性动词，强调主从句的两个动作同时发生；while也可作并列连词，表示两个动作的对比，译为“而”、“然而”。

He is strong while his brother is weak.

2.The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.

第二年，他们一起享用新收获的食物，共庆丰收。

by eating a dinner of the new food 在句中作方式状语。

by doing sth. 常用来表示“以某种方式进行……”

The little girl earns her living by selling newspapers.

当堂检测

一、单项选择

1. He will spend six hours at his desk____ he finishes his composition. 

A. before   B. until   C. after  D. when

2.I knocked at the door for more than five minutes___ Mrs. White answered it. 

A. until     B. when       C. after    D. before

3. He was about to go to bed ________ the doorbell rang. 

A. while   B. as   C. before   D. when

4. _____ John was watching TV, his wife was cooking. 

A. As    B. As soon as    C. While   D. Till

5. –What was the party like? 

– Wonderful.  It’s years _____ I enjoyed myself so much.

A. after   B. before   C. when   D. since

二、句型转换

请按以下各小题的要求转换句型，每个空格只准填一个单词。

1. While the students were talking, the teacher came in. (同义句转换)

 The students were talking 　　　　 the teacher came in.

2. Sorry, the party has finished; they’ve all gone home. (同义句转换)

 Sorry, the party 　　　　　 　　　　　; they’ve all gone home.

3. We have celebrated the National Day since 1949. (就划线部分提问)

 　　　　　 　　　　　 have you celebrated the National Day?

4. I learn English by listening to English songs. (就划线部分提问)

 　　　　　 　　　　　 you learn English?

5. The visitors had a great time in the Forest Park yesterday. (同义句转换)

 The visitors 　　　　　 　　　　　 in the Forest Park yesterday.

三、根据汉语完成句子

1. 正发育的孩子需要长时间的睡眠。

A growing child needs ______ _______sleep.

2.母亲让我摆好桌子准备吃饭。

Mother told me to _____ _____ _____ for breakfast.

3.你在宴会上过得愉快吗？

Did you ______ _______ at the party?

4.他星期日到达了香港。

He _____ _______ Hong Kong on Sunday.

5.我自己写歌，也弹吉他。

I write my own songs and I play the guitar_______ _______.

课后提高

一、词汇

A 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子

1.My father _____(种植) vegetables in his spare time.

2.Look!Miss Wang is standing _____(在……之中) the students.

3.I usually help _____(摆放) the table before dinner.

4.Eating _____(玉米)is good for us.

5.Tom is good at making______(演说).

B 用所给单词的适当形式填空

6.Daming learns English by ______(watch)English movies.

7.Can you help ______(sweep)the floor,Mary?

8.Today I have plenty of _____(thing)to do.

9.Lao She is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the _____(twenty) century.

10.It’s kind of you to help wash the _____(dish).

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He’s very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other    11    in the world. He was born in 1812    12    lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked    13   . He was an actor. Maybe it’s interesting to hear that and that’s    14    his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first    15    in a magazine, in parts (部分地). People always wanted the    16    part. He wrote a lot. And most of them are still    17    today. There are films and plays of them as well: Oliver Twist (《雾都孤儿》)    18    a famous musical play, and Great Expectations (《远大前程》) is a wonderful    19   . Dickens’ early life was very hard. His family was    20   , and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He    21    it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He    22    Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write    23    he died. When he died in 1870, he was    24    a story. But what a pity! We’ll never know    25    it ended.

(   )11. A. cities       B. towns           C. countries       

(   )12. A. and     B. but           C. before

(   )13. A. reading     B. acting           C. playing

(   )14. A. why               B. how              C. when       

(   )15. A. wrote         B. read          C. appeared 

(   )16. A. interesting      B. next             C. best   

(   )17. A. bad           B. popular       C. unpopular

(   )18. A. tells           B. becomes         C. takes

(   )19. A. film              B. magzine            C. poem     

(   )20. A. poor          B. happy         C. rich

(   )21. A. wanted           B. enjoyed          C. hated      

(   )22. A. met           B. helped        C. married  

(   )23. A. since            B. until             C. while        

(   )24. A. acting          B. writing           C. making

(   )25. A. how              B. when              C. what       

三、阅读理解

One day a poor man was travelling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then sat down to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

But the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” He tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible noise, the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too late. The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to pay for it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr Know.

Mr Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no answer. At last Mr Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

“Oh, no,” the rich man shouted angrily, “he can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

“Are you sure?” asked Mr Know. “What did he say?”

“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

“Oh,” said Mr Know, “so he warned (警告) you. Then can you expect to get money from him?”

The rich man said nothing and left silently.

(   )26. 　　　　 tied the horse to the tree first.

 A. The rich man     B. The poor man

 C. Mr Know         D. An old man

(   )27. The rich man’s horse died because 　　　　.

 A. it was too tired        B. the rich man killed it

 C. the poor man killed it       D. the poor man’s horse killed it

(   )28. It was clear that 　　　　.

 A. the poor man was dumb  

 B. Mr Know knew the rich man

 C. the poor man had warned the rich one not to tie his horse to the same tree

 D. the poor man should give some money to the rich one

(   )29. What does the underlined phrase “pay for” probably mean in Chinese?

 A. 赔偿         B. 医治      

 C. 买            D. 卖

(   )30. What do you think of Mr Know?

 A. Wild.          B. Clever.      

 C. Kind.          D. Stupid.