Unit1 Asia
Period 2 Reading I
【学习目标】：1.从关键词和上下文猜测生词的一般含义
2.浏览文本以了解整体含义并浏览详细信息
【重点】：掌握文章整体内容，理解全文
【难点】：学生能用英语介绍北京和桂林的名胜
【课前预习】
翻译词组
1.明朝和清朝的皇帝们
2. 变成一个博物馆
3. 世界上最大的城市广场
4. 值得参观
5. 一大清早聚集在那里
6. 看升国旗
7. 坐落在自然风景地
8. 另一个著名的景点
9. 每几百米设有瞭望塔____________________________ _
10. 世界奇迹之一_______________________
【精讲展示】
1.In the middle of the ancient city of Beijing is the Palace Museum，also called the Forbidden City.
in the middle of 意为“在……中间”。
There is a hole in the middle of the road.
辨析in the middle of与in the centre of
in the middle of 指“在….(时间、长度、过程等)的中间”，可用于谈论时间，也可用于指狭长之物
in the centre of 强调“在…·的中心，在的中央”
in the middle of the night 在半夜
in the middle of the line 在那条线的中间
I live in the centre of the city.
2. Many tourists like to gather there early in the morning to watch the raising of the national flag.
①raise vt. 提升,举起 Eg. raise your hand = put up your hand举手
募集 Eg. raise money for charity = collect money for charity慈善募捐
饲养,养育 Eg. raise some cows on the farm农场里养一些奶牛
增加,提高 Eg. raise your voice 提高你的嗓门You Raise Me Up你鼓舞了我(歌名)
②raising n.升高 watch the raising of the national fag观看升国旗仪式
★rise vi. 上升,升起(rise-rose-risen) 用于河水租金、价格、 温度等上升,不及物动词,无被动语态。
Eg. The sun rises in the east. 太阳从东方升起。
These years, the housing prices have risen a lot. 这些年,房价上涨了不少。
3. It is one of the wonders of the world.
①wonder n.奇迹 Eg. the seven wonders of the world世界七大奇迹
No wonder! (口语)不足为奇,不奇怪
②wonder vi. & vt. 琢磨,想知道,感到诧异 ( wonder+ wh-)
Eg. I wonder if I could have a drink. 我可不可以要一杯饮料 (口语)
I wonder who he is, where he came from and why he came.
③wonderful adj. 精彩的,了不起的 Eg. have a wonderful time玩得开心
④wonderfully adv.非常,很好地 Eg. sing songs wonderfully 唱歌唱得极好
4. It lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River.
①lie vi.位于( lie-lay-lain / lying)
Eg. The town lies in the east of the city. 小镇位于这个城市的东部。
②on the two sides of...在...的两边= on both sides of... = on either/ each side of...
4. All around the city, mountains stand in different shapes.
①stand vi.处于某种状态 Eg. The mountain stands above clouds. 那座山直入云霄。
stand vi.站,立(stand-stood-stood) Eg. stand up起立 stand on one's head头倒立
stand vi.位于= lie
stand vi.容忍,忍受Eg. I can' t stand his brother.他弟弟让我受不了。
stand for代表,象征= represent Eg. What does UN stand for
stand n.看台 Eg. sit in the stands坐看台上
②shape n.形状,外形 Eg. in the shape of... 呈现....的形状
Eg. The dining room was square in shape. 饭厅是正方形的。
③shape vt.使成形,塑造
Eg. This tool is used for shaping wood.这个工具是用来加工木料的。
It's you who shape your life and your future.你的生活和你的未来都掌握在你的手中。
【课后巩固】
I.基础达标（50分）
一.词汇（20分）
A.根据中文和首字母填空。(10分)
1. The Great Wall is one of the (奇迹) of the world.
2. The Summer Palace was set in a natural (风景、地形).
3. Through his efforts, the man of (中间的)age became one of the wealthiest person in his city.
4. Look! The children are all waving the （旗帜）to welcome the foreigners .
5. The daughter of an (皇帝)does not worry about finding a husband.
B.根据所给词的适当形式填空。(10分)
1. Her favourite (attract) are the Forbidden City and Tian’anmen Square.
2. Do you know what we should do to celebrate (nation) Day
3. The stamp is not worth (collect).
4. The balloon (rise) up quickly and soon disappeared in the air.
5. People (gather) round, curious to know what was happening.
二、翻译句子。（30分）
1. 里面有精彩的建筑和艺术珍宝，故宫很值得一游。
2. 很多游客喜欢一大清早聚集在那里观看升国旗。
3. 明朝和清朝的皇帝们过去常常住在紫禁城。
4. 长城绵延6000多公里，横穿中国北部，每隔几百米就设有烽火台。
北京的西北是颐和园 —— 一个坐落在自然风景地的大的中国园林。
6. 据说天安门是世界上最大的城市广场。
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7. 颐和园曾经是皇帝常常避暑的地方。
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8. 日本位于中国的东部。
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9. 坐船沿着漓江游玩很有趣
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10.我希望有一天你能来参观桂林！
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II.综合训练(40分)
一．完形填空。（30分）
The police received a report that six men had stopped a truck. It was 1 some goods and two bags full of something important. The six men had 2 when the police arrived. After searching for three hours the police found the truck near the river. The 3 was sitting on a bag in the truck and his hands were tied behind his back. The thieves had tied a scarf into his mouth so that he couldn’t 4 . The police climbed into the back of the truck and set the driver 5 . They asked him 6 had happened.
“I was stopped soon after I left the bank,” the driver explained. “Six men made me 7 to the river. ‘If you shout,’ one of the men said, ‘we will 8 you.’ When I got near the river, they tied me up. Then they 9 me onto the back of the truck. There were two bags in it and they took one of them.”
“How much money was there in the bag ” a police officer asked.
“There wasn’t any money at all,” the driver 10 . “It was full of letters. This one contains all the money. I’ve been sitting on it for three hours!”
( ) 1. A. taking B. bringing C. carrying D. sending
( ) 2. A arrested B. left C. lost D. gone
( ) 3. A. policeman B. driver C. man D. thief
( ) 4. A. shout B. think C. look D. smell
( ) 5. A. off B. away C. busy D. free
( ) 6. A. how B. everything C. that D. what
( ) 7. A. run B. look C. drive D. climb
( ) 8. A contact B. kill C. tie D. attack
( ) 9. A. threw B. brought C. showed D. led
( )10. A. laughed B. shouted C. reported D. told
二．阅读理解（10分）
China is called the Kingdom of fans. Fans are everywhere in our daily life. But how much do you know about them
It is said that fans were first used to cool the air during the Shang Dynasty. At that time, they were made of feathers, bamboo or silk. Some of them were round, while others were square.
Folding paper fans first became popular during the Song Dynasty. There were usually beautiful pictures on the fans. Some were mountains and rivers, others were flowers and animals. Many people, including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Bohu, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, even painted and wrote poems on fans. This made the fans into art works. Many rich and important people liked holding fans.
Today, fans are popular gifts. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials from other countries, as well as audience members. While they were having their fans to get cool air, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.
1. The fans were made of different materials except________ during the Shang Dynasty.
A. paper B. bamboo C. silk D. feathers
2. When did folding fans first become popular
A. The Shang dynasty. B. The Song Dynasty. C. Today. D. In 2008.
3. What couldn't people see on fans in the Song Dynasty
A. Mountains B. Animals C. Flowers D. Audience
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Fans were first used to cool the air during the Song dynasty.
B. Tang Bohu never wrote or painted on fans.
C. Some fans were round, while others were square during the Shang Dynasty.
D. Folding fans were only given to leaders and officials from China.
5. What's the best title of this passage
A. The Development of Fans B. The Shapes of Fans
C. When Fans Became Popular D. How Fans Became Art Works
III.能力提升：首字母填空 （10分）
This year, the world's largest wooden palace, the Forbidden City, is 600 years old! Have you ever w 1 who made this marvel (奇迹)
In 1406, when the Ming Emperor Yongle d 2 to move the country's capital from Nanjing to Beijing, he started to build a palace at the heart of Beijing. His vision (愿景) was big. It took a million w 3 14 years to finish it. Materials were sent from all over China to Beijing. Nanmu, the r 4 of all Chinese woods, was used to make huge wooden pillars (柱子). It can o 5 be found deep in forests over 1,800 km away from Beijing. Workers h 6 to float (漂浮) the wood on rivers all the way north to Beijing. S 7 were also transported to the palace. The heaviest stone in the Forbidden City weighs 250 tons. It was found 80 km west of Beijing. It was so heavy that people could only move it d 8 winter. They poured water onto the road to create ice. Then thousands of workers pulled the stone on the ice to the p 9 . The project even changed the local landscape. While building a moat (护城河) around the palace, workers dug up soil and piled it on a hill north of the Forbidden City. That's w 10 Jingshan came from.
九下·unit 1 reading I 答案
I.基础达标
一、A. 1. wonders 2. Landscape 3. Middle 4. Flags 5. emperor
B.1. attractions 2. National 3. collecting 4. rose 5. gathered
二、句子翻译
1. With wonderful buildings and art treasures inside, it is well worth a visit.
2. Many people like gathering there early in the morning to watch the raising of the national flag.
3. The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties used to live in the Forbidden City.
4. The Great Wall runs for over 6000 kilometers across northern China.
5. In the north-west of Beijing is the Summer Palace, a large Chinese garden set in a natural landscape.
6. It is said that the Tian’anmen Square is the largest city square in the world.
7. The Summer Palace was once a nice place for the emperors to spend the summer.
8. Japan lies to the east of China.
9. It is great fun to take a boat trip along the Lijiang River
10. I hope you can visit Guilin one day!
II.综合训练
一、1-5 CDBAD 6-10 DCBAA
二、1-5 ABDCA
III.能力提升
1.wondered 2.decided 3.workers 4.rarest 5.only
6.had 7.Stones 8.during 9.palace 10.where
