初中英语人教版（2024）八年级下册（2024）Section A优秀学案设计

这是一份初中英语人教版（2024）八年级下册（2024）Section A优秀学案设计，共35页。
Unit 1 Time t Relax
Sectin A 1b and 1c
Interview 1
Adam: Hey Teng Fei! I’m ding a survey n_____________(休闲活动). Culd yu help?
Teng Fei: Hi Adam. Sure! __________________(尽管问吧).
Adam: What d yu usually d when yu’re free?
Teng Fei: Hmm. I like prgramming. I d it after schl.
Adam: Oh, are yu ___________________(开发应用程序)?
Teng Fei: That’s right. I als like hiking __________________(在周末). It’s a great frm f exercise.
Interview 2
Adam: Hw d yu ______________________(度过休闲时间), Helen?
Helen: Well, I lve painting pictures.
Adam: Hw did yu __________________(参与) it?
Helen: Oh, I ___________________________(看到妈妈画画) when I was yung. I decided t ________________(试试) t! Painting helps me t express hw I feel.
Adam: I see!
Interview 3
Adam: What d yu d in yur free time, Chen Jie? D yu ____________(做运动)?
Chen Jie: N, nt really. But I like t ________________(吹长笛).
Adam: Ww! Isn’t that difficult?
Chen Jie: It was very difficult _________________(一开始). I needed t ____________(大量练习)!
Adam: And is it easier nw?
Chen Jie: It’s never easy, but it’s _____________(更有趣) nw. I d it t relax these days.
Sectin A 2b and 2c
Fu Xing: Hi Emma, hw was yur weekend?
Emma: It was OK, but nw I hurt _____________(到处)!
Fu Xing: Hw cme?
Emma: I went t the sprts centre t try ____________(滑冰). Peple lked s beautiful ding it! But I didn’t expect t fall __________________(这么多次)!
Fu Xing: Oh dear!
Emma: I dn’t want t g ice skating again.
Fu Xing: Why? Nbdy ______________________(要求你完美) frm the start.
Emma: My instructr said that t. She als encuraged me t ___________________(重新站起来) whenever I fell. She tld me nt t ______________(放弃) s easily.
Fu Xing: Everything’s difficult befre it’s easy. Like swimming. I lve it nw, but I _______________(曾经) be _________________(害怕) water.
Emma: Really?
Fu Xing: Yes. I started swimming t _________________(克服) my fear. Slwly, I became mre cnfident. I _______________(做...开心) being in the water nw!
Emma: Yu’re right. I’ll try ice skating again!
Sectin A 3a改编
The afternn light was gentle n my desk. I was ___________________, writing a pem by Li Bai with careful ____________(笔画). My grandmther taught me this. The _____________ “yue” fr “mn” was taking shape(成形) under my brush.
Peter came ver t watch. He thught it was ___________ but als lked ____________. I tld him ___________________________________(万事开头难), remembering hw I ____________________________ when I began.
Peter understd. He said his dad was teaching him t ________________, and it was difficult t, but his dad always ______________________________.
Nw, I d calligraphy t relax. I even like the smell f the ink. Peter likes guitar because he thinks ____________________________.
We made a quiet(秘密的) ___________ then. I wuld teach him t write. He wuld teach me t play a sng ________________(作为回报).
Sectin B 1b
Hbbies That Are Gd fr Yu
When wrk r schl is ver, what d yu d t _______________(消磨时间)? D yu __________________(花时间在) hbbies yu lve? Reading r listening t music can help us t _________________(平复心情) after a busy day. Physical hbbies, such as playing tennis r ___________________(练瑜伽), can help us t ________________(保持健康). And sme hbbies are creative. Fr example, peple smetimes paint pictures t ____________________________(记录美丽的风景) r bject, r ___________________(缓解压力).
Luca Brun likes t be creative in his free time. But he desn’t ______________(创作艺术品) r write stries. Instead, this Italian teenager finds it fun t ____________________(制作手机应用). He thinks that apps can be _________________________________(一个绝佳方式去帮助人们). He started prgramming when he was ten, after he read abut famus businessmen wh ______________(起步) as prgrammers. His latest app allws peple arund the wrld t _________________________(找到学习搭子) fr learning Italian. They can learn Italian and make friends at the same time!
“It gives me such a ____________________(成就感) t see peple using the app,” says Luca. “I believe I’m helping peple arund the wrld t learn Italian!”
Sme peple prefer nt t _______________(创作). They prefer t cllect them! In India, Maya Badal desn’t __________________(收集硬币或邮票). Instead, this teenage girl cllects pstcards!
“I knw sme peple think pstcards are __________________(很老派), but I think they’re a gd way t ______________________(了解不同地方),” Maya says. “I think it’s interesting t see the beautiful buildings and landscapes in freign cuntries.”
Maya’s first pstcard shws the Mga Caves in Dunhuang. Her dad sent it t her when she was five, and she liked it _________________(如此以至于) she _________________(粘贴) n her bedrm wall! Nw there are ver ne hundred pstcards frm thirty-tw cuntries n Maya’s walls. She ______________________ (梦想着旅行) t these places in the future!
Sectin B 3a
What is yur favrite free-time activity?
Jasn UK
Hi, everyne! I'd like t _______________(开始尝试) a new free-time activity, and I'm hping t ____________________(得到一些建议). What d yu d? Why d yu like it? Please tell me mre!
Shuyin China
I have many free-time activities, like painting, __________________(写诗), and reading. But my favurite free-time activity is _________________(骑马). When I was six, I visited my grandfather's farm, and he tk me t ride a hrse. It was ________________________(真是一次美妙的体验)! Nw I d it at his farm every weekend with my favurite hrse, Nini. I lve hrse riding because I ____________________(享受待在大自然中). Hrse riding als helps me stay fit. But ___________________(最重要的是), it lets me spend time with Nini! She's my best friend. She's happy t see me whenever I visit, especially when I bring her sme carrts _________________(当零食)! I'm lucky t have her in my life.
Reading Plus
Wrk Hard, Play Hard
It can be hard t _______________(腾出时间) fr a hbby when we have many imprtant things t d. But hbbies might be mre imprtant than yu think.
Physical hbbies like _______________________(徒步旅行或打网球) can help yu t stay healthy. They keep yu fit, and they can even ________________(缓解压力) and _______________________________(提升记忆力和专注力). Other types f hbbies can als keep us healthy. Sme scientists believe that making music can ________________________(降低血压) and make ur bdy strnger. This _______________________________(让我们不容易生病). Playing an instrument als ___________________________(让大脑保持活力). S, if yu think that playing the guitar is ________________________(浪费时间), remember that this hbby is actually a great way t stay healthy!
Hbbies are als gd fr yur __________________________(情绪健康). Creative hbbies like painting r writing can help yu ________________________ (化解负面情绪) by giving yu a way t ______________________(表达情绪). They can even make yu feel gd abut yurself! In ne study, after just 45 minutes f making art, mst f the participants reprted feeling mre cnfident in themselves!
Hwever, while hbbies have many benefits, it is imprtant t ______________ (找到平衡). Playing cmputer games r _________________(在线聊天) may be fun, but such hbbies usually invlve a lt f ________________(屏幕时间). That culd cause prblems such as ________________________(眼疲劳或睡眠不佳). These activities are als usually dne alne, and that culd cause sme peple t ___________________(感到孤独). Why nt chse an __________________(户外爱好) instead? Fresh air, green spaces, peace and quiet—these things help us t relax and feel gd. And if yu g hiking r ______________(放风筝) in the park, yu can take a friend with yu! _________________________(与朋友出去玩) reduces lneliness and can be a gd way t _________________________(增进感情).
_______________________(无论) what yur hbby is, it is imprtant t make time fr it. After all, __________________________________________(只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻)!
Unit 2 Stay Healthy
Sectin A 1b and 1c
Cnversatin 1
Jenny: Yu dn’t lk well. ________________(怎么了), David?
David: I __________________(肚子疼). I ate t much at my friend’s birthday party yesterday.
Jenny: Oh n! Why did yu eat s much?
David: I _________________(控制不住)! The fd was t delicius. My friend’s mther cked everything herself.
Cnversatin 2
Sarah: Are yu OK, Ben? Did yu ________________(受伤)?
Ben: Yes, I fell during the ftball game yesterday. It seemed OK at first, but nw _______________(背疼).
Sarah: Oh dear. Accidents ften happen in sprt. ___________(多加小心) next time!
Cnversatin 3
Harry: Wuld yu like sme snacks? _______________(请随意)!
Nancy: N, I can’t eat anything. I have _________________(牙疼得厉害).
Harry: I’m srry t hear that. Did yu bite smething hard?
Nancy: N, I think I ate _______________(太多甜食). Oh, my tth really hurts!
Cnversatin 4
Frank: ____________________(你怎么了), Judy?
Judy: I’m srry, but it’s difficult fr me t talk.
Frank: _____________________(发生什么事了)?
Judy: I practised my speech _______________(我自己) fr hurs yesterday. I guess I didn’t drink enugh water. I’m_______________(患有) a sre thrat nw.
Sectin A, 2b and 2c
Cnversatin 1
Nurse: What’s the matter, David?
David: I ate t much last night. Nw my _________________(胃疼).
Nurse: Yu shuldn’t eat s much next time. I’ll __________________(给你开点药).
David: Thank yu!
Nurse: And please ___________________(别喝软饮料) fr nw as the gas culd make the ache wrse.
David: ______________(明白了), thanks!
Cnversatin 2
Nurse: What’s wrng, Nancy?
Nancy: I have a really bad tthache.
Nurse: I see. Yu shuld _______________________(看牙医). Yu might ___________________(需要拍X光片).
Nancy: OK. But what shuld I d fr nw?
Nurse: Yu culd eat sme sft fd. But n mre sweet things. Remember t _____________________(认真刷牙) t!
Cnversatin 3
Nurse: Oh, yur __________________(流鼻血)! Hw did yu _________________ (受伤), Jeff?
Jeff: I ___________________________(从自行车上摔下来)! I didn’t expect t see smene ____________________(拐角处).
Nurse: Oh dear! Cme in. _________________(按住) n yur nse. Gd. Nw wait fr a few minutes.
Jeff: OK. D yu think I brke my nse?
Nurse: N, it’s nt that serius. But yu ____________________(要更小心) next time. Accidents can happen when we’re careless.
Sectin A 3a 改编
I went t see the dctr because I was nt feeling gd. I tld him I ______________(流鼻涕) and a fever. He ____________________(量体温) and said it was quite high. I explained that it started yesterday—I felt s cld and didn’t have much energy. When I tried t ___________________(起床), I almst fell and hurt myself. My thrat hurt t.
The dctr checked and said the back f my thrat lked very red. He tld me we needed t ________________(做检查), but he believed I _________________(患流感) since it’s flu seasn. I asked what I shuld d. He said I shuld _________________(吃药) and __________________(喝足够的水).
I als asked if I culd g t schl tmrrw, but he said n—I shuld rest at hme. He reminded me t ________________(戴口罩) when I’m utside, because it _________________________________(阻止我们传播流感病毒) t thers easily. I prmised I wuld.
Finally, the dctr tld me, “Remember, yur health is ___________________ (由你掌控). If yu ___________________________(照顾好自己), yu’ll get better sn.”
Sectin B 1b
A Cking Accident
James lived in the city with his friend Allen. It was their first time _________________________(远离他们的家人居住), and they enjyed learning hw t d many things themselves.
One Saturday, James decided t _________________(做炸鸡). First, he _________________(把油倒入) a pan. Then he __________________(打开炉子) and ____________________(让油加热) while he prepared the chicken. Just then, he heard the frnt dr pen, fllwed by the sund f Allen singing.
"Guess what," Allen _________________(大声叫) happily. "We wn!”
"N way!" James fllwed him int the living rm. He wanted t hear all abut the ftball game! Suddenly, Allen stpped talking and lked up. "Hey, d yu ________________________(闻到什么烧焦)?”
"Oh n!"
They bth _______________(冲回) the kitchen. The pan was _____________(着火)! Large flames were jumping int the air. _________________ (惊慌失措), James ______________(关闭) the stve ___________(立刻). But he was s clse t the pan that a flame jumped nt his shirt. James cried ut and _________________(扑倒在地). He _______________(灭火) by rlling n the grund, but the pan was still burning! "Get water, quick!" he shuted. Allen was abut t d s when he _____________(突然停下). _____________(多亏) the first aid and safety classes he tk at schl, he knew that water culd make il fires much wrse! Instead, he ran t the living rm t get the ____________________(灭火器). In secnds, the fire in the burning pan was put ut. "Are yu OK?" Allen asked his friend.
“I think s,” James said. It was lucky that his shirt wasn't t thin! His arm was red, but it didn't hurt very much.
“Maybe we shuld _____________(出去吃) tnight,”James said as he _______________(冲凉水) ver his arm.
“Sure, we culd d that. What d yu want?”
“Anything but fried chicken,” he said sadly.
Sectin B 3a
One Saturday, Julie invited Mark and Lucy t her huse fr lunch. Her parents weren't hme, s they _____________________(独享了这顿饭).
They rdered pizza, salad, and juice. But in the middle f the meal, Mark started t feel strange. His face felt warm, and his ________________(喉咙发紧).
"Were there any peanuts in ur fd?" he asked nervusly.
"I think I tasted peanuts in the salad," said Julie. "What's the matter?" "Oh n, I'm __________________(对...过敏) peanuts!" Mark cried. His friends _________________(立刻行动起来) and tk him t the hspital at nce.
At the hspital, Mark's friends tld Dr Cper what happened, and she gave Mark sme medicine _____________(立刻). When Mark felt better, the dctr asked him sme questins and gave him sme advice.
“I'll take better care f myself _______________(以后),” Mark prmised. It was a day he wuld never frget.
Reading Plus
All abut Sneezing
If yu had t list different ways f prtecting yurself, sneezing prbably wuld nt be n the list. But when yu sneeze, that is exactly what is happening. Sneezing helps yu _______________(抵御) things like germs, dust, and smke. In fact, it is the bdy’s _______________(第一道防线) against anything that tries t enter yur bdy thrugh the air.
Peple cannt really cntrl their sneezes. If smething starts tickling the inside f ur nse, ur brain _____________(接管). It knws that smething inside the nse shuld nt be there, s it sends a message t the bdy t get it ut.
When we sneeze, many things happen ________________________(在极短的时间内). Usually, ur eyes shut, ur tngue presses against the tp f ur muth, and the muscles in ur stmach and chest get tight. Next, there is a sudden ________________(气流) cming ut f ur lungs and then ur nse. As the air ges ut ur nse, it carries germs, dust, and tiny drps f water with it.
Sme unusual things can als _________________(让我们打喷嚏). Fr example, sme peple sneeze when they lk at a bright light. If peple have an allergy, certain plants r animals might als make them sneeze. If they are allergic t certain plants, they might _________________(频繁打喷嚏) in the seasns when the plants blm, but nt in thers. If they are allergic t dgs r cats, they usually cannt have ne as a pet.
While sneezing is gd fr the persn ding it, it can be very bad fr the peple nearby. Sneezing is ne way that _______________(疾病传播). Millins f germs frm ne sneeze can travel up t abut 8 metres ________________(以...速度) 160 kilmetres per hur! These germs can stay in the air, and if ther peple ____________(吸入) thse germs, they can get sick t.
If yu sneeze, always cver yur nse and muth. After that, make sure t wash yur hands. Sneezing helps yur bdy prtect itself, but ding this can help yu prtect everyne else!
Unit 3 Grwing Up
Sectin A 1b and 1c
Ella: What’s wrng, Peter? Yu _______________(看起来心事重重的).
Peter: Harry and I ________________(吵架) a few days ag. Nw he’s nt speaking t me.
Ella: What happened?
Peter: He brrwed my guitar. But there was an ___________(难看的划痕) n the guitar when he returned it.
Ella: Oh n!
Peter: I was upset, but he didn’t care. He even said, “It’s just an ld guitar.” But it’s very special t me. It was frm my grandfather.
Ella: That wasn’t nice.
Peter: I was angry and said things that hurt him. I _____________(感觉糟糕) nw.
Ella: It’s hard t _______________(控制脾气) smetimes. Althugh he was wrng, yu hurt him t. If yu want t say srry, yu culd call him.
Peter: I want t, but I’m afraid he’s still angry.
Ella: Well, maybe yu culd send him a ______________(短信) first.
Peter: Gd idea.
Sectin A, 2b and 2c
Peter: Hi Harry. Thanks fr _______________(接电话). I wanted t call earlier, but I didn’t knw ________________(说什么) until I spke t Ella.
Harry: Hi, yeah, I feel bad abut it t. We shuld talk s that we can ________________(把事情说开).
Peter: Listen, I’m srry I hurt yu. I didn’t mean it. I was just ________________(对...生气) that mark n the guitar.
Harry: N, I’m srry. It was _______________(我的错).
Peter: That guitar was a birthday present frm my grandfather when I was eight. He’s nt arund anymre. Althugh it’s ld, it _________________________(对我意义重大).
Harry: I didn’t knw that. I’m srry.
Peter: It’s OK. I _______________(原谅你). Yu’re my best friend, and I dn’t want t lse yu.
Harry: I feel the same. I’m really srry. I’ll be mre careful in future.
Sectin A 3a 改编
I nticed Judy seemed upset, s I asked her _______________(怎么了). She explained that her parents __________________(不满意) her grades. I was surprised and asked, “Weren’t they pretty gd this term?” Judy agreed but said her parents have very ________________(高标准) — they ften ___________________(把她和...比较) her cusin Kate, wh gets better grades, plays the pian well, and ften _________________(获奖).
I tld Judy I was srry t hear that, but I was sure her parents just wanted her t d well, _______________(即使) they might nt shw it. I suggested she talk t them, because until she did, they might nt knw hw she felt.
Judy hesitated, saying she knew her parents lved her, but smetimes she felt they lved Kate mre. She was afraid she wuld cry if they talked. S I ffered anther idea: “Hw abut writing them a letter _______________(以便) yu can ________________________(表达清楚你的想法)?”
Judy thught that was a gd idea. I added that _____________________(写下些东西) can als make yu feel better. She thanked me and said, “Just talking t yu makes me feel better already!”
Sectin B 1b
Yu Can’t Win Them All
When the bell rang, Matt entered the classrm _____________________(怀着沉重的心情). “Hey, Matt,” his best friend Tm greeted him. He and Tm were in the schl’s basketball team. “Why the ___________________(愁眉苦脸)? Are yu still _________________(感到难过) abut Saturday night’s game?” Tm asked.
“Of curse I am,” Matt said quietly. He didn’t dare t lk at Tm as he spke. “I’m really srry abut _____________________(让所有人失望). The ther team gt thse pints ______________(因为) me.”
“Dn’t be ______________________(对自己太苛刻)!” Tm said. “Althugh yu pushed their player, it was just an accident. Everyne knws that!”
Tm was a gd friend. But Matt knew the referee didn’t share Tm’s pinin. When the referee saw Matt push anther player, he gave ________________(另一队) tw free thrws. Matt was as shcked as anyne when the accident happened, but it was t late. He culdn’t __________________(挽回).
“I guess we have t respect his decisin,” Matt said _________________(片刻后). “But we had a gd chance t win until I ___________________(犯错). Why wasn’t I mre careful? I culd just kick myself! I really culd.”
“Listen, Matt,” said Tm, “try t _____________________(往好的方面看). The ther team is the best in ur area, but ur scres were really clse. I_______________ (为我们感到骄傲), and I knw ur cach and everyne else in ur schl are as well.”
Matt felt a bit better. “Thanks, Tm. I guess it’s just hard t lse.”
“Hey, yu can’t win them all,” said Tm. “It’s mre imprtant t ____________________(从错误中学习) s that yu dn’t repeat them in future. We’ll keep _________________________(团结协作). One fr all, and all fr ne, right?”
“Yu’re right. If we ___________________(齐心协力), we shuld win next time,” Matt smiled. He was lucky t have a friend like Tm!
Sectin B 3a
Dear Mrs Thmpsn,
I want t ______________________(因...而感谢) being my teacher. Yu _______________(抽出时间) t help me, althugh yu were s busy.
Yur classes always made me happy. I _________________(曾经) think that science was bring and difficult, and I did badly in class. I never liked science until I tk yur class.Yu __________________(鼓励我) and made science lessns fun, and slwly, I ______________________(变得更加自信).
I als want t thank yu fr being kind t me. Yu helped me a lt, especially after my grandmther ___________________(去世). I culdn't talk abut my feelings t anybdy until yu sat with me during lunch that day.Yu _________________(听我倾诉) and talked with me s that I felt much better. That day will always remain in my mind. Thank yu s much fr being ____________ my teacher __________(不仅...而且...) my friend.
Sincerely,
Kelly Smith
Reading Plus
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
D yu ften laugh with friends? D yu _______________(因为笑话咯咯发笑)? If yu d, that is great, because just as the saying ges: ____________________
(笑是最好的良药)!
Peple start laughing frm a yung age. At arund three mnths ld, babies learn t laugh. Even babies that cannt see r hear can laugh. Laughter is ____________________(生命中自然的一部分)! But why is it s imprtant?
First f all, laughter is gd fr ur bdy. When we laugh, ur bdy takes in mre xygen. Every part f ur bdy needs xygen t ________________(良好运作). Laughter als makes ur bdy ________________(锻炼). Our heart, stmach, and even ur shulders wrk hard when we laugh! But after we laugh, ur muscles feel mre relaxed. A gd laugh can help yu feel relaxed fr __________________(长达45分钟). _________________(久而久之), laughter helps ur bdy t get strnger, _________________(抵御) mre diseases, and even create special chemicals t help us ________________(减轻疼痛感)!
Laughter als has many benefits fr ur md. When we laugh, it makes us feel _____________________(不那么压力山大或焦虑), and things will nt seem s bad. Laughing als causes ur brain t__________________(释放化学物质) that make us feel calm and happy. Scientists even think that smiling ften is enugh t increase these chemicals in ur brain.
But it is nt always easy t laugh ___________________(独自). We are 30 times mre likely t laugh when we are arund thers. Accrding t sme scientists, laughter can shw thers that we want t _____________(亲近) them. Mnkeys clean ne anther’s fur t shw friendship. But peple laugh s that thers will knw that they are being friendly.
Sme peple even jin laughing grups. Althugh they ___________________ (强迫自己) laugh at first, after hearing ther peple laugh, their laughter becmes real! ____________(很快), the whle grup f peple is laughing hard.
The next time yu feel unhappy, try _______________(想一想) smething funny. Althugh yu might nt want t laugh when yu are sad, ding s can make yu feel better!
Unit 4 The Wnders f Nature
Sectin A 1b and 1c
Hst: Welcme t ur game shw! Tday, it’s all abut gegraphy. Answer as
quickly as yu can! Questin ne: What is ____________(最高峰) in the wrld?
Fu Xing: It’s Munt Qmlangma!
Hst: Crrect! _________________(它有多高)?
Liu Hngyu: I knw this—it’s 8,848.43 metres high.
Hst: N, srry. Fu Xing?
Fu Xing: Is it 8,848.86 metres?
Hst: Yes! But sme scientists say Qmlangma is still _______________(长高)!
Nw, name ________________(最大的沙漠) in the wrld.
Fu Xing: The Taklimakan Desert?
Hst: Wrng! Ella?
Ella: It’s the Sahara Desert.
Hst: Right! Nw, _______________(那么它有多大)?
Ella: It’s abut 9,000,000 square kilmetres.
Hst: That’s right! What’s _________________(最低点) n earth?
Liu Hngyu: It’s the Dead Sea!
Hst: Well dne! Its surface is 416 metres belw sea level. Nw where’s ___________________(最深处) in the cean?
Fu Xing: It’s in the Mariana Trench.
Hst: That’s crrect! __________________(深度是多少)?
Fu Xing: It’s abut 11,000 metres deep.
Hst: Crrect!
Sectin A 2b and 2c
Ms Ga: Thank yu fr the wnderful talk, Mr Jnes. Nw, des anyne have any
questins?
Emma: I d! Why are s many cuntries ______________________(研究深海)?
Mr Jnes: Well, curisity is ne reasn. We dn’t knw enugh abut the ______________(海底).
Fu Xing: I remember that in 2020, China’s Fenduzhe ___________(潜入) deeper __________ the Mariana Trench than many ther vessels in the wrld and filmed it. But I didn’t see any deep-sea animals. What are they like?
Mr Jnes: Well, many deep-sea animals are large and unusual. Sme animals are blind, but they can “see” ____________(和...一样好) thers. Sme even create their wn light!
Peter: Cl! Are there ______________(其它的) surprising facts abut the deep sea?
Mr Jnes: Did yu knw that there’s rubbish even at 11,000 metres deep? That shcked many peple.
Ms Ga: That’s terrible! We shuld d smething abut it.
Mr Jnes: Yu’re right!
Sectin A 3a 改编
Yaming tld Ella that the Yangtze River is __________________(最长的) in China, _________________(流程最远)，abut 6,300 kilmetres, while the Yellw River is _________________(第二长) abut 5,464 kilmetres. He explained that the Yellw River gets its name frm the brwn and yellw earth it carries in sme parts.
He als mentined that the Nile, abut 6,671 kilmetres, is the lngest river in Africa and very imprtant t ________________(埃及历史). Yaming agreed with Ella's pint that bth the Nile and the Yellw River helped ____________________ (古代文明) develp and remain crucial tday. He added that in China, the Yellw River is even called their "_________________(母亲河)," and they shuld prtect these rivers _________________(尽全力).
Sectin B 1b
Reaching New Heights
T mst peple, Munt Qmlangma is ________________(最伟大的奇迹之一) f the wrld. On the highest place n earth, yu will _____________(感觉仿佛) yu are able t tuch the sky. But nly the best climbers _____________(登顶), and that is _____________(只要) they survive the terrible cnditins first. On the muntain, temperatures can fall t –30 degrees. Climbers must als _______________(应对) thin air, high cliffs, and ________________(变幻莫测的天气).
Befre 1960, n ne was able t reach the tp f Qmlangma frm the nrthern side. Muntain climbers even called that way the “Death Rad”, but a Chinese climbing team _________________(决心) make the climb.
On 24 May 1960, climbers Liu Lianman, Wang Fuzhu, Qu Yinhua, and Gng Bu arrived at the Secnd Step. It was 8,600 metres __________________(海拔). Peple said it was _________________(如此高以至于) even birds culd nt reach it. Liu allwed his teammates t step n his shulders. _______________(一寸寸), the climbers pulled themselves up, and they _____________(成功) past the Secnd Step. At 4:20 a.m. n 25 May, the Chinese natinal flag flew abve the wrld’s highest muntain ____________________(首次).
In 1975, anther Chinese team climbed t the tp f Qmlangma t ____________(科研). This time, they brught a ladder t the Secnd Step. Until 2007, almst all climbers frm the nrthern side used this “Chinese Ladder” t reach the tp much faster. In 2020, a third team returned t Qmlangma t ______________(测得其高度)—8,848.86 metres.
Climbing Qmlangma is dangerus. Sme climbers reach the tp successfully, but many fail. Why d peple still ________________(冒着生命危险) t climb the highest muntain in the wrld? It is because human ___________________(好奇心与雄心) cannt be stpped. Or, as the English explrer Gerge Mallry put it, it is simply “because it’s there”!
Sectin B 3b
The Great Barrier Reef: An Amazing Underwater Wrld
D yu lve the cean? D yu want t visit ne f the ________________(自然奇观) f the wrld? If s, visit the Great Barrier Reef!
_______________(位于) the nrtheastern cast f Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is ne f ________________________(最令人惊叹的旅游胜地) t visit. It is the biggest ________________(珊瑚礁) in the wrld. It ______________(占地) an area f 345,000 square kilmetres and includes ver 900 islands and _________________(白色沙滩).
The Great Barrier Reef is als alive! If yu visit it, yu will see the largest living structure n earth. Here, yu can swim, dive, r snrkel in the clear water and see cral, plants, and ______________(成群的) clurful fish. If yu dive deeper, yu might even see large fish, turtles, and sharks. Fr peple wh lve the cean, visiting the Great Barrier Reef is _____________________(一生的梦想)!
Reading Plus
The Sahara Desert
Lcated in Africa, the Sahara Desert _____________(遍布) 30 percent f the cntinent. This vast desert, als _______________(被称为) “the great desert” in Arabic, is abut 9 millin square kilmetres _____________(在大小方面). It is als at least 4.6 millin years ld. This means that it is ______________________(最古老的地域之一) in the wrld.
All deserts are dry, and the Sahara is bth dry and ht. It is the largest ht desert in the wrld. We may think that all deserts are ht, but ________________(实际上) sme deserts are very cld! Many scientists believe that Antarctica, fr example, is a type f cld desert.
Mst f the Sahara is ______________(岩质地面). But there are als places with grass, lakes, muntains, and even ________________(沙海). A sand sea is just what it sunds like—it lks like a sea f sand! When the wind blws, the sand lks like waves.
Life in the Sahara is difficult. Abut tw millin peple live in the Sahara. They usually __________________(从一个地方搬到另外的地方). There is water in a few parts f the Sahara, and sme peple live in these places ________________(全年).
Nt many animals can live in a place with _________________________(如此干旱炎热的气候). They must ______________(适应) survive. Camels, fr example, g _________________(长时间) withut drinking water. When they d find water, they can drink mre than 100 litres f it in 13 minutes! Fennec fxes live in the desert t. They have large ears t help their bdies stay cl.
Tday, the wrld’s largest ht desert is ___________________(变得更大). It is nw abut ___________________(比...增大约10%) what it was abut a century ag. But why is it grwing? Sme scientists believe that part f the reasn is ___________________(气候变化). As temperatures rise, summers in Africa grw htter and less rain falls. _____________(水域) get smaller and the grund ______________________(变得日益干旱). If we d nt _____________________(采取有效措施) t stp climate change, the desert will keep grwing!
Unit 5 Nature's Temper
Sectin A 1b and 1c
Cnversatin 1
Jack: Hi Xinyi. I _____________(听说) the fld in yur twn. Is everything OK?
Xinyi: Yes, we’re all right. Thanks. Our neighbur _______________________(及时提醒了我们).
Jack: What a kind neighbur! __________________________(你们正在做什么) at
the time?
Xinyi: Oh, my family _____________________(正在吃晚饭) when she called. We didn’t ntice that ______________________(水位上涨)!
Jack: Yu’re lucky!
Cnversatin 2
Jiaming: Hi Kate. Are yu OK? That was a big earthquake!
Kate: Yeah! It scared me. I ___________________(正在写作业) when the building shk _________________(突然). What were yu ding when it started, Jiaming?
Jiaming: Oh, I _______________________(在做家务) while my mther ____________________(正在准备午餐). The earthquake tk us by surprise t.
Kate: Well, I’m glad we’re all fine. Thanks fr calling!
Cnversatin 3
Susan: Wasn’t the snwstrm last weekend terrible, Liu Yun?
Liu Yun: Yes, it really was!
Susan: What were yu ding while __________________(下雪)?
Liu Yun: Nt much. I ____________________(在旅行) n the train then. The ride tk five hurs lnger!
Susan: Oh n … I heard many peple culdn’t get hme. They had t stay in htels fr the night.
Sectin A 2b and 2c
Interview 1
Reprter: Excuse me. Did yu __________________(遇到麻烦) during the typhn?
By: N. When the typhn hit, my family _________________(正吃晚饭) at hme.
Reprter: That’s gd. Hw abut yur neighburhd? Was it OK?
By:Oh, __________________(一片狼藉). My parents and I __________________ (帮忙清理) this mrning.
Interview 2
Reprter: Miss, hw did the typhn affect yu?
Girl: I was OK, but I was _________________(担心) my grandparents.
Reprter: Were they all right?
Girl: Yes, thankfully. When I called them, they ______________(正在下棋) at hme.
Interview 3
Reprter: Sir, what were yur family ding when the typhn hit?
Man: Well, my children and I __________________(正在一起看书) when a windw brke. Even ur rf nearly came ff! My children were crying, and my wife was scared t.
Reprter: Oh dear. Were yu _____________________(防台风准备)?
Man: Well, I heard the news, but I didn’t think it wuld be that strng.
Weather reprt
Reprter: Nw, the typhn _____________________(正减弱) as it mves west, but it’s nt ver. If yu’re near ne f the areas clse by, be careful, and ________________(关注) ur weather reprts. D stay inside.
Sectin A 3a(改编)
Lisa's family had quite an ____________(糟糕的时光) during the typhn.
I asked if they knew ___________________(台风要来), and she said they didn’t. They _________________(开车回家) frm their relatives’ huse when the strng winds started. I tld her it’s dangerus t travel during a typhn.
She agreed and said ___________________(雨下得很大) while they were driving back. They almst _________________(遭遇事故) when a truck nearly hit them.
But later, when they gt hme, they fund water everywhere. The huse lked awful.
She asked if mine was OK. Luckily, we ___________________(封好了窗户) and mved ur things ff the flr befre the typhn started. We ____________________(储存了食物和水) t.
Lisa said that was gd and they’ll d that next time.
Sectin B 1b
Hw One Girl Saved Many Lives
On 26 December 2004, Tilly Smith, a 10-year-ld English schlgirl, and her family ___________________(度假) in Phuket, Thailand. Everyne ___________________(在享受宜人的天气) that mrning. Sme peple were swimming in the sea, and sme were relaxing n the beach. But while Tilly ____________________(沿海滩散步) with her family, she nticed smething strange. Thick white frth ______________(正形成) n tp f the waves. Next, she saw that the waves were cming in _______________(而不是) ging ut.
Just then, she remembered _________________(重要的东西). Tw weeks befre, her gegraphy teacher had explained that earthquakes under the sea culd create dangerus waves called tsunamis!
“I knw what’s ging t happen! ________________________(将会有) a big wave,” Tilly cried. Unfrtunately, her family didn’t believe her and wanted t cntinue their walk. Hwever, Tilly _______________(拒绝) take a single step further. Finally, her mther decided t cntinue the walk alne, and ______________________(其他家庭成员) returned t the htel.
Back at the htel, Tilly’s father tld a __________________(保安) abut the tsunami. The security guard was shcked. He knew abut the huge earthquake in nearby Indnesia. It meant that a tsunami was pssible! He ________________(立即展开行动) right away and rushed t get peple ff the beach. Everyne began t panic. Peple ________________________(尖叫和逃跑) as fast as they culd when they saw a huge wall f water cming frm the sea.
Tilly was right! Her mther was ne f the last peple n the beach, but thankfully, her family ____________________(抵达安全地带) just as the water hit the htel. The 2004 tsunami caused ver 200,000 deaths, but n ne n the beach died that day.
This true stry shws hw a single lessn culd mean the difference between life and death. __________________(多亏) her knwledge and quick thinking, ne schlgirl was able t save ver 100 lives.
Sectin B 3a
Last Friday started terribly. First, my alarm clck didn't ______________(响), s I wke up late and had t ____________(匆忙赶往) the bus stp.
I had a test that mrning, s I was reviewing my ntes while I _______________ (在等) my bus. All f a sudden, thunder rlled acrss the sky. Then it started t pur. The wind ________________________________(太大以至于伞根本撑不住)!
By the time the bus came, I was cld and wet. I _______________________(仍在担心) the test when the bus driver said that we wuld be late. There was a landslide alng ur usual rad.
When I finally reached my classrm, ___________________(气喘吁吁), my teacher was already waiting at the dr. Many thers were als late because f the rainstrm. ________________(结果), she said we weren't having a test after all! What luck n my unlucky day!
Reading Plus
Strm Chasing: A Dangerus but Imprtant Jb
Are yu afraid f big strms? Many peple are. But did yu knw sme peple g ut t _________________(追逐龙卷风)? Such strms can hit suddenly and mve very quickly, s strm chasers always have t be prepared.
When a trnad ________________(即将) hit, prfessinal strm chasers try and get clse t it t _____________________(收集重要信息). Strm chaser Tim Samaras designed and built many different instruments fr studying trnades. Thrughut his career, the engineer ________________(追上) mre than 120 trnades. Often, he filmed the strms while they ____________________(正在发生) just a few kilmetres away.
During a strm, strm chasers put special equipment in the way f the trnad. The equipment cllects infrmatin abut things such as wind speed and air pressure. This helps scientists t ____________________(做出更好的预报). It can even help peple understand hw pwerful the winds can be, and as a result, change hw we build ur huses.
Strm chasing can be exciting, but als very dangerus. The strm chasers’ knwledge and experience are nt always enugh t ____________________(保证他们的安全). On 31 May 2013, Samaras and his team were chasing the El Ren trnad in Oklahma, USA. __________________(令他们惊讶的是), the trnad behaved in an unexpected way. It grew rapidly and changed its speed and directin.
On that terrible day, the largest trnad ever recrded appeared. It was 4.2 kilmetres wide and had winds tpping 480 kilmetres per hur. While the trnad _______________________(正向...移动) them, Samaras and his team were driving as fast as they culd. Sadly, when the trnad hit their car, it threw their car int the air like a ty. All three men in the car died.
The stry f Tim Samaras is very sad, but his wrk cntinues t ___________________________(发挥着重要作用) in weather science. Thugh strm chasing remains a dangerus jb, the gal f strm chasers is t learn mre abut strms t keep peple safe. Fr peple like Samaras, that gal makes it all wrth it.
Unit 6 Crssing Cultures
Sectin A 1b and 1c
Cnversatin 1
Anna: Hi Kait! Yu’re new here, right? I’m Anna Brwn, ne f yur teachers.
Pleased t meet yu ... Oh!
Kait: What’s wrng, Ms Brwn?
Anna:Srry, yur bw surprised me. We usually just say “hell” r ______________(握手) in the US!
Kait: That’s surprising! In Japan, we bw _____________(一...就...) we meet a
teacher.
Cnversatin 2
Harry: Hell! Yu’re Li Tng, right? I’m Harry. We’re in the same science class.
Li Tng:Oh, hi, Harry! … Srry, shuld we shake hands? Hw d yu ______________(打招呼) in the UK?
Harry: We culd, but it’s a little frmal. Usually we just say “hell”.
Li Tng: D yu __________________________(亲吻脸颊)?
Harry: We hug smetimes, but we dn’t usually kiss t say hell. We dn’t bw either. That’s s frmal that we nly d it _______________(在特殊场合).
Li Tng: Ww! I thught peple in the UK were very frmal.
Cnversatin 3
Bb: Hey Ji-Hn, meet Marie. She’s frm France.
Marie: Hi Ji-Hn, nice t meet yu … Oh, dn’t lk ___________________(这么不好意思)!
Ji-Hn: It’s embarrassing! In Krean culture, we dn’t usually kiss peple unless we lve them.
Marie: In France we kiss friends n the cheek t say hell!
Sectin A 2b and 2c
Ella: We heard yu’re ging t India, Peter! Hw exciting!
Peter: Yes, I’m really excited! Yu went there last year, right? Can yu tell me abut their custms?
Ella: Sure! First, they have a special greeting. They _____________________(双手合十), bw, and say, “Namaste.”
Peter: Ww! I’ll remember that.
Ella: Secnd, yu shuld nly ________________________(吃饭时只能使用右手).
Peter: With my knife and frk?
Ella: Well, peple may nt use a knife and frk at all. Very ften they eat with their hands instead.
Peter: OK! Anything else?
Emma: Yes! Peple in India ften eat a lt f curry. I ate _____________(咖喱鸡) there, and it was delicius! But dn’t expect t eat any beef. Cws are prtected in India. They _______________(对...特别) many peple.
Ella: And they even walk anywhere they like! While we were there, ne walked right in frnt f ur car! It walked s slwly that we had t slw dwn and fllw it!
Sectin A 3a改编
I was having dinner at my friend's huse tnight. But English _______________
(餐桌礼仪) were s cnfusing that I ________________(有点担心).
I tld Sam my wrry. Since he's frm Lndn, I asked him fr advice.
My first questin was whether I shuld bring smething. He said t ________________(带个小礼物), but nt t bring fd unless the hst asks me t. He als tld me t remember t ______________________(等主人先开始吃) befre I eat.
Then I asked him abut ________________________(刀叉的正确用法). He
said just t_____________(拿刀) in my right hand, and the frk in my left. If I gt cnfused, I shuld watch what everyne else des. After the meal, I shuld _____________(感谢主人) and say that everything was delicius. And, mst imprtantly, he reminded me t ______________(好好享受).
Sectin B 1b
Hi Diana,
It's s great t _____________(收到你的来信) yu. Life in Paris is pretty gd! I was a little lnely at first, but I'm starting t make sme friends. They helped me t ____________________(了解更多的习俗) here after I had sme ________________ (尴尬经历) at a party last mnth. I'd like t share sme tips with yu.
First, yu ___________________(不要提前到派对). It's nrmal t be n time r a few minutes late, but arriving early can ______________(引起麻烦). Once, I arrived 10 minutes early t a party. Usually that's the plite thing t d, right? But my friend lked _____________________(见到我时特别惊讶)! He was still getting everything ready.
Secnd, it's imprtant t bring a gift when yu visit smene. When I attended my friend's party, I __________________(什么都没带). It wasn't his birthday, but ________________(其他人) brught gifts like chclates r flwers t thank him fr the party. I was __________________(尴尬极了)!
Third, yu shuld always try t __________________(穿着得体). At that party it was surprising t see hw nicely everyne was dressed. It was summer, s I was just wearing a simple bluse and shrts. But everyne else was dressed s well that I _____________(感觉傻乎乎的).
Furth, it's best nt t ____________________(问私人问题) unless yu knw the persn quite well. Many French peple are __________________(非常注重隐私). They dn't like it when thers ask them abut their age, their family, whether they are married, r hw much mney they make. Fd and culture, hwever, are safe cnversatin tpics.
Last but nt least, make sure yu use French whenever yu can. Lts f peple speak English here, but yu can _______________________(发展更密切的关系) with them if yu use French. It’s very imprtant in their culture. I fund that even a simple “merci” ___________________(产生很大影响)! Yu’ll see what I mean _______________(一...就...) yu get here!
Sectin B 3b
Hi Yaming,
One mre week t g! I'm s excited t see yu. I'll meet the Zhas as sn as I land in Shanghai. I'll be ____________________(待在他们家) fr tw weeks, and I'm _________________(有点紧张)! Mr and Mrs Zha are bth in their frties, and they have a sn wh is yunger than me. His grandmther als _______________(和他们一起住) .
Culd yu __________________(能给我一些建议)? Shuld I bring a gift? In America, we usually bring the hst smething small, like fd. Is that a gd idea? Als, what are the right table manners? What are sme gd ____________________ (交谈的话题) in China? Is there anything else I shuld knw? I'm wrried abut ding smething silly. It culd give peple the ________________(错误的印象) that I'm a rude persn. ________________(第一印象) are s imprtant that I dn't want t say r d anything wrng!
I_______________________(期待) hearing frm yu sn!
Reading Plus
Symbls f Chinese Culture
Chinese culture is ne f the ldest in the wrld, and it is rich in _______________(传统和信仰). Many f the things yu see, hear, r even taste in China may be symbls with ___________________(特殊的意义)!
Dragns
In many Western stries, dragns are ___________________(可怕的怪物). Hwever, peple in China are nt frightened f them! Instead, they think dragns are ____________________________(权力与好运的象征). Chinese dragns are s ppular in China that yu can see them in many places, such as vases, buildings, mney, clthes, paintings, and jewellery! The wrd fr “dragn” even appears in names and idims. Fr example, “t hpe that ne’s children becme dragns” means that parents hpe their children will d well in life. In China, peple think dragns are s pwerful that they call themselves the ________________________(龙的传人)!
The clur red
In China, red is a pwerful clur with special meaning. Many peple think it ______________________(带来好运和财富), s yu will see ________________ (红色装饰) such as _________________(剪纸), cuplets, and lanterns during festivals like the Chinese New Year. Peple think red is s lucky that they wear it during celebratins. At traditinal Chinese weddings, bth the bride and grm wear red. In many ther cuntries, hwever, red is nt the clur f gd luck but danger! Peple use red t shw when a place r thing is dangerus.
Lucky numbers
Certain numbers are lucky in China because they sund like ther Chinese wrds with ________________(积极意义). “Six”, fr example, sunds like “flw”. It symblizes things ging well. The number “tw” is als lucky, because the Chinese believe that gd things cme _______________(成双). “Eight” sunds like a wrd which means “t _________________(发财)”, and it symblizes wealth. Lastly, “nine” has the same prnunciatin as the character “久”, which means “lng lasting”. S “nine” has cme t symblize a lng life. On the ther hand, “fur” sunds like “death”. Sme peple find this number s unlucky that they ______________(避免) it in their phne numbers. But China is nt the nly place with special numbers. In America, fr example, “seven” is a lucky number while “thirteen” is an unlucky number.
Unit 7 A Gd Read
Sectin A, 1b and 1c
Cnversatin 1
Fu Xing: Have yu ________________(决定) a bk fr yur reprt, Peter?
Peter:Oh, yes. I’ve picked The Final Prblem. It’s a mystery with the _____________________(著名侦探) Sherlck Hlmes as its _________________(主角). Have yu chsen a bk yet?
Fu Xing: N, I can’t decide between tw ____________________(科幻小说): The Time Machine and The Three-Bdy Prblem.
Peter: I’ve never ______________(听说) The Three-Bdy Prblem.
Fu Xing: It’s abut aliens planning t attack the earth.
Peter: That’s the kind f stry I like. Maybe I’ll give it a try.
Cnversatin 2
Yaming: What are yu reading, Emma?
Emma: Hey, Yaming, I’m reading Harry Ptter and the Philspher’s Stne. Have yu ever read it?
Yaming: Of curse! I lve ________________(奇幻小说). I’ve read all f the Harry Ptter bks.
Emma: Ww! What ther fantasy nvels have yu read?
Yaming: Well, I’ve read Jurney t the West and I’ve just chsen it fr my _____________(读书报告). It’s a classic.
Cnversatin 3
Chen Jie: Have yu ever read Arund the Wrld in Eighty Days, Adam?
Adam: Yes, I’ve read it twice! I lve _____________________(冒险小说) based in different cuntries.
Chen Jie: I’m lking frward t it! I haven’t read it yet, but I’ve already brrwed it frm the library.
Sectin A, 2b and 2c
Zhng Yi
Fr my bk reprt, I’ve chsen The Rmance f the Three Kingdms by Lu Guanzhng. I lve _________________(历史小说), and this is a classic. It describes a time lng ag when three kingdms ___________________(互相斗争) fr ver 100 years. There are almst 1,000 different characters. My favurite is Zhuge Liang because he’s s clever and he has a plan fr everything.
The bk is full f great stries, and it has helped me t understand many ___________________(汉语习语) better.
Linda
Have yu ever heard f Oliver Twist? It’s a classic _________________(社会小说) frm the 1800s by my favurite writer, Charles Dickens. It talks abut hw pr peple lived in Lndn ______________(当时).
In the stry, Oliver is a by whse parents have died. He becmes a factry wrker, but he’s later frced t _____________(偷东西). I really like Oliver. He’s always kind t thers, even when things are tugh. ________________(最终), the bad peple are punished, and Oliver has a better life. I lve this stry, and I’ve already read it twice.
Sectin A 3a改编
Fu Xing said he’d just finished Alice's Adventures in Wnderland. It’s a classic fantasy where a girl __________________________(在魔法世界里迷路).
He really advise me t read the bk, saying he’d always ___________________ (比起电影更喜欢书), s I said I’d give it a try.
Then I asked what his favrite part was. He described the scene where Alice
finds a tiny dr, drinks frm a bttle, and ______________(变小)…Then she realizes she _______________________(把钥匙忘在桌上) but she’s __________________________(小到够不到钥匙).
Later she eats a magic cake and grws huge again.
Fu Xing’s always been int fantasy stries, and he finds this ne especially interesting because it’s really abut ________________(成长).
Sectin B 1b
The Secret Garden
(A summary f Frances Hdgsn Burnett’s The Secret Garden)
In this stry, Mary Lennx, a ___________________(娇生惯养和自私) 10-year-ld girl ges t live with her uncle, Mr Craven, after her parents _____________(去世). Her uncle has a huge huse, but he is seldm there. Mary spends a lt f time alne and bred. At night she ften hears crying cming frm smewhere.
One day, Mary hears abut a beautiful garden. It _________________(属于) her uncle’s wife. After she died, the garden became a _______________(痛苦的回忆) fr him, s he __________________(锁了起来). N ne has seen it fr ten years. One mrning, Mary finds an ld key. When it unlcks a half-hidden dr, she discvers the secret garden inside! Unfrtunately, nbdy has taken care f the plants, and therefre, much f it is ___________________(荒芜不堪).
Later, Mary tells her secret t a new friend, Dickn. The yung by knws a lt abut gardening, and they ______________(一起努力) t make the garden beautiful again. One night, Mary hears smene crying again and discvers Clin, her cusin. He is unhappy and weak because he has ______________(独自居住) in a hidden rm since his mther’s death. He has nt walked fr years because he thinks he has an illness. Mary and Dickn tell him stries abut the garden and take him secretly t see it.
Over time, Clin grws strnger. The fresh air and beautiful garden are gd fr him, and he prves that he is nt ill when he ____________________(站起来) fr the first time in years! The three friends spend time tgether in the garden and grw happier __________________(一天天).
In the end, Mary’s uncle returns hme. T his great surprise, he ____________________________(看见科林在行走奔跑), and he discvers that the secret garden has becme as alive and beautiful as it ever was!
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My favurite bk is The Old Man and the Sea. It was written in 1952 by the American writer Ernest Hemingway. The bk ________________(走红) very quickly. In 1953, it wn the Pulitzer Prize.
The main character is a fisherman wh hasn't caught anything fr mnths. One day he catches a huge fish, but he has t __________________(搏斗数日) t killit. He finally succeeds, but he can't pull the fish nt his bat. On his way back, sharks eat it, leaving nthing but bnes.
This bk has taught me nt t ______________________(放弃或怀疑自己). I ___________________(受...鼓舞) hw hard the fisherman fights, ______________ (即使) he lses the fish in the end. As Hemingway said, “_______________________
____________________________________________________(人不是为失败而生的。一个人可以被毁灭，但不能被打败).” Even thugh I've already read the bk three times, I'm nt ________________(厌倦) it yet. If yu've never read Ernest Hemingway, I recmmend this bk.
Unit 8 Making a Difference
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Interview 1
Interviewer: Excuse me, are yu a vlunteer here?
Vlunteer 1: Yes, I am.
Interviewer: Hw lng have yu been a vlunteer with this __________________(足球组织)?
Vlunteer 1: Oh, I’ve been a vlunteer ____________________(从去年开始).
Interviewer: What d yu d?
Vlunteer 1: Lts, really! I help the players and _______________(指路). I ___________________(打扫体育场) after matches t.
Interview 2
Interviewer: Sir, are yu a vlunteer here at the art museum?
Vlunteer 2: That’s right!
Interviewer: May I knw what yu d?
Vlunteer 2: I ____________________(引导游客) thrugh the museum and _________________________(讲解画作信息). Yu see, I’m studying art histry at university.
Interviewer: That’s ______________________(学以致用)! Hw lng have yu been a vlunteer at the museum?
Vlunteer 2: Well, I’ve nly been a guide here fr tw weeks.
Interview 3
Interviewer: Let’s talk t ne f the vlunteers with the __________________(海滩清洁) rganizatin. Excuse me, Miss. Hw is the clean-up ging?
Vlunteer 3: It’s ging well! I’ve ________________(捡) three bags f bttles and cans ________________________(自从我们团队到达后) this mrning.
Interviewer: Yu’ve wrked hard! Have yu been a vlunteer with the rganizatin fr lng?
Vlunteer 3: Yes, fr abut seven years.
Interviewer: Ww! Yu must really __________________(爱护) the beach.
Vlunteer 3: Yes, I think it’s ____________________(每个人的责任) t lk after it!
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Cnversatin 1
Rse: Hi Rbert. What are yu watching?
Rbert: Oh, it’s a shw abut vlunteering. It’s __________________(很有启发性)!
Rse: Hey, I’ve watched that befre.
Rbert: Really? Did it inspire yu t vlunteer?
Rse: Yeah. In fact, I’ve been a vlunteer at an ________________(动物收容所) fr tw years nw.
Rbert: Ww! What d yu d there?
Rse: Well, I __________________(清理笼子) and ______________(喂动物)... And I ___________________(照顾新来的狗狗). Sme f them are ________________ (状况不好) and need mre care! And I __________________(募集捐款) fr the shelter t.
Rbert: Gdness! Hey, d yu need help? Can I vlunteer t?
Rse: Of curse!
Cnversatin 2
Interviewer: Have yu ever been t ur animal shelter, Rbert?
Rbert: N, I haven’t, but my friend Rse has tld me all abut it.
Interviewer: Have yu _____________________(照顾过动物) befre?
Rbert: Yes. I had a dg when I was yung. I walked her, and I filled her fd and water bwls. Because f her, I learnt that every animal is special and needs lve.
Interviewer: Yu’re right! Nw, hw ften can yu vlunteer?
Rbert: Abut nce a week?
Interviewer: Perfect! Let me __________________(带你参观一下).
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In the summer hlidays, Teng Fei plans t __________________(做志愿者) at a nursing hme with his yuth grup. He ____________________________(一直在那里做志愿者) since last year.
He helps the elderly __________________(保持活力) thrugh exercise, smetimes _____________________(下象棋) with them, and has even taught sme f them _________________________(如何使用手机). The elderly are kind and____________________________ (有许多有趣的生活故事和经历可以分享)
He als explains that while sme f their families visit them ften, many did nt, and that ______________________________________(许多老人很孤独).
This makes me feel sad, reflecting that we will all _______________________ (总有一天会变老) and hw imprtant it is t ___________________(关爱老人).
Inspired, I ask if I culd ______________________(加入他的志愿者小组). He welcmes me warmly, saying it wuld be mre fun t vlunteer tgether.
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Ladies and gentlemen, thank yu fr inviting me t speak t yu abut Blue Sky Rescue tday. Let me begin with my wn stry.
Back in 2008, I was _____________________(在山中徒步) with sme friends when ne f them fell and ____________________(头部重伤). We had t find help quickly, s we called an emergency number. It was already dark, and we culdn’t even see where we were. After sme time, we heard dgs barking and the vices f the Blue Sky Rescue team. I nearly started crying. We were s thankful that they fund us!
I’ve never frgtten that day. Since then, I’ve wanted t help thers t. I _________________(报名参加) with Blue Sky Rescue in 2009, and I’ve been a vlunteer ever since. We’ve been t schls and ther cmmunities t teach children and adults ____________________(如何保持安全) and _________________(应对危机). We’ve als rescued peple during emergencies. We’ve __________________ (提供医疗援助) and _____________________(搜寻失踪人员) after natural disasters, like the 2013 earthquake in Ya’an and the typhn in the Philippines in the same year. In 2023, we even helped in places as far away as Türkiye!
Wrking as a vlunteer has taught me many ________________________(实用的救生技能). It has als helped me understand __________________________(团队协作的力量) because it’s ________________________(...的关键) successful rescues. Mst f all, being a vlunteer has taught me ____________________(每一个生命的价值).
The wrk is difficult. It’s vluntary, s we aren’t paid. We ften g withut fd r sleep. But ur gal has always been t_______________________________(竭尽所能挽救更多生命). I’m just an rdinary persn, but I’ll ____________________(冲向危险), just like everyne else in Blue Sky Rescue. T the peple we’ve saved and their lved nes, I knw we’re their heres. And that makes everything we d wrth it. We want t d even mre, but we can’t d it all alne. Will yu jin us as a vlunteer? Tgether we can ____________________(创造改变)!
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STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WANTED
D yu want t ______________________(产生影响) in smene's life? Jin us t be a friend t ur internatinal students!
Yur tasks as a vlunteer
Take the students ______________(游览) f yur hmetwn.
Teach them ________________________(汉语表达) fr daily use.
Intrduce Chinese culture t them.
We hpe...
yu ___________________(愿意) vlunteer t help thers.
yu ____________________(熟悉) the arts:Chinese dance, calligraphy, music,etc.
yu speak gd English.
yu are gd at expressing yurself.
T vlunteer with us, just drp us an email! We'd lve t knw mre abut yu, yur skills and talents, and yur experience as a ________________(青年志愿者).
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Unusual Vlunteers
“Cme here! What a gd by!” Thse were wrds I never expected t hear frm my mum when I visited her in hspital. Mum has been sick fr a lng time nw, and she ften seemed sad and tired. I didn’t expect t ___________________(听见她的笑声). It has been a lng time since I heard my mum sunding s happy! But when I _______________________(转过走廊拐角), I understd everything.
Mum had a very unusual visitr—a glden retriever!
A _____________________(常驻志愿者) at the hspital, Anna, was there with her therapy dg, Banj. Anna was kind enugh t share her stry with me. An animal lver frm an early age, Anna has always had a dg r tw at hme since she was yung. Often, just _____________________(和它们玩耍) was enugh t help her feel happy and relaxed after a lng day. But ne day, Anna realized that nt everyne was ___________________(足够幸运) have a pet. She started thinking: What culd she d? Culd she wrk with her wn dgs t help thers?
Befre lng, she fund the answer. Tday, Anna and Banj ften visit places like hspitals and ___________________(养老院) t bring a mment f jy t peple wh are sick, sad, lnely, r disabled. Banj has wrked as a therapy dg fr almst three years. When peple are stressed, it ften takes them lnger t get better. A therapy dg helps peple feel better and __________________(压力不那么大), ften just by being there! At the hspital, Mum petted Banj, gave him a snack, and even threw a small ball fr him t catch. This made her frget that she was sick, if nly fr a mment.
Fr peple like my mum, mments like this are very valuable. She always lks frward t my visits, but nw she als lks frward t seeing Anna and Banj again. If I’m lucky enugh t have a dg f my wn in the future, I’ll try t vlunteer just like Anna and Banj!
参考答案
Unit 1 Time t Relax
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The afternn light was gentle n my desk. I was ding calligraphy, writing a pem by Li Bai with careful strkes. My grandmther taught me this. The character “yue” fr “mn” was taking shape under my brush.
Peter came ver t watch. He thught it was beautiful but als lked difficult. I tld him everything is hard at the beginning, remembering hw I spent hurs practicing single strkes when I began.
Peter understd. He said his dad was teaching him t play the guitar, and it was difficult t, but his dad always encuraged him never t give up.
Nw, I d calligraphy t relax. I even like the smell f the ink. Peter likes guitar because he thinks playing the guitar is cl.
We made a quiet deal then. I wuld teach him t write. He wuld teach me t play a sng in return.
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Unit 2 Stay Healthy
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I went t see the dctr because I was nt feeling gd. I tld him I had a runny nse and a fever. He tk my temperature and said it was quite high. I explained that it started yesterday—I felt s cld and didn’t have much energy. When I tried t get ut f bed, I almst fell and hurt myself. My thrat hurt t.
The dctr checked and said the back f my thrat lked very red. He tld me we needed t d a test, but he believed I had the flu since it’s flu seasn. I asked what I shuld d. He said I shuld take sme medicine and drink enugh water.
I als asked if I culd g t schl tmrrw, but he said n—I shuld rest at hme. He reminded me t wear a mask when I’m utside, because it stps us frm passing the flu virus t thers easily. I prmised I wuld.
Finally, the dctr tld me, “Remember, yur health is in yur hands. If yu take gd care f yurself, yu’ll get better sn.”
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Unit 3 Grwing Up
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I nticed Judy seemed upset, s I asked her what was wrng. She explained that her parents weren't happy with her grades. I was surprised and asked, “Weren’t they pretty gd this term?” Judy agreed but said her parents have very high standards—they ften cmpare her with her cusin Kate, wh gets better grades, plays the pian well, and ften wins awards.
I tld Judy I was srry t hear that, but I was sure her parents just wanted her t d well, even if they might nt shw it. I suggested she talk t them, because until she did, they might nt knw hw she felt.
Judy hesitated, saying she knew her parents lved her, but smetimes she felt they lved Kate mre. She was afraid she wuld cry if they talked. S I ffered anther idea: “Hw abut writing them a letter s that yu can get yur message acrss clearly?”
Judy thught that was a gd idea. I added that writing things dwn can als make yu feel better. She thanked me and said, “Just talking t yu makes me feel better already!”
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Unit 4 The Wnders f Nature
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Yaming tld Ella that the Yangtze River is the lngest river in China, travelling the farthest, abut 6,300 kilmetres, while the Yellw River is the secnd lngest abut 5,464 kilmetres. He explained that the Yellw River gets its name frm the brwn and yellw earth it carries in sme parts.
He als mentined that the Nile, at 6,671 kilmetres, is the lngest river in Africa and very imprtant t Egypt's histry. Yaming agreed with Ella's pint that bth the Nile and the Yellw River helped ancient civilizatins develp and remain crucial tday. He added that in China, the Yellw River is even called their "mther river," and they shuld prtect these rivers by all means.
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Unit 5 Nature's Temper
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Lisa's family had quite an awful time during the typhn.
I asked if they knew a typhn was cming, and she said they didn’t. They were driving hme frm their relatives’ huse when the strng winds started. I tld her it’s dangerus t travel during a typhn.
She agreed and said it was raining hard while they were driving back. They almst gt int an accident when a truck nearly hit them.
But later, when they gt hme, they fund water everywhere. The huse lked awful.
She asked if mine was OK. Luckily, we cvered ur windws and mved ur things ff the flr befre the typhn started. We stred fd and water t.
Lisa said that was gd and they’ll d that next time.
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Unit 6 Crssing Cultures
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I was having dinner at my friend's huse tnight. But English table manners
were s cnfusing that I felt a little wrried.
I tld Sam my wrry. Since he's frm Lndn, I asked him fr advice.
My first questin was whether I shuld bring smething. He said t bring a small gift, but nt t bring fd unless the hst asks me t. He als tld me t remember t wait fr the hst t start befre I eat.
Then I asked him abut the prper way t use a knife and frk. He said just t
hld the knife in my right hand, and the frk in my left. If I gt cnfused, I shuld watch what everyne else des. After the meal, I shuld thank the hst and say that everything was delicius. And, mst imprtantly, he reminded me t enjy myself.
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Unit 7 A Gd Read
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Fu Xing said he’d just finished Alice's Adventures in Wnderland. It’s a classic fantasy where a girl gets lst in a magical wrld.
He really advise me t read the bk, saying he’d always preferred it ver the film, s I said I’d give it a try.
Then I asked what his favrite part was. He described the scene where Alice
finds a tiny dr, drinks frm a bttle, and grws smaller…Then she realizes she left the key n the table but she’s t small t reach it.
Later she eats a magic cake and grws huge again.
Fu Xing’s always been int fantasy stries, and he finds this ne especially interesting because it’s really abut grwing up.
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Unit 8 Making a Difference
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During the summer hlidays, I learn that Teng Fei plans t d vlunteer wrk at a nursing hme with his yuth grup. He has been vlunteering there since last year.
He helps the elderly stay active thrugh exercise, smetimes plays Chinese chess with them, and has even taught sme f them hw t use a mbile phne. The elderly are kind and have many interesting life stries and experiences t share.
He als explains that while sme f their families visit them ften, many did nt, and that many elderly peple are very lnely.
This made me feel sad, reflecting that we will all grw ld ne day and hw imprtant it is t care fr the elderly.
Inspired, I ask if I culd jin his vlunteer grup, expressing my eagerness t help. He welcmes me warmly, saying it wuld be mre fun t vlunteer tgether.
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