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Reading Tasks
He used to cause a lot of trouble.
根据课本第16-17页的短文内容完成下列表格,每空词数不限。
Before Martin’s
father diedMartin didn’t use to (1) .After Martin’s
father diedWhatMartin
did
He caused problems for himself and (2) . He wasn’t interested in (3) .
He often got into trouble with (4) .
What
Martin’s
mother did
Now
Martin (7) .
Martin is (8) in his class.
Reading Tasks 1. give his mother many problems
2. his family 3. studying 4. the police
5. work outside 6. a boys’ boarding school
7. works hard 8. one of the best students
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Text & Test
1. Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life.
[考例]
To our _____ (惊讶),the factory is still pouring waste water into the river near it. (2007浙江宁波)
[答案和解析] surprise。to one’s surprise为固定短语,意为“使某人惊奇的是……”,常置于句首。
2. He plays basketball every week. He doesn’t play tennis any more.
[考例]Good news for all Chinese middle school students in the countryside. They don’t have to pay for school _______.
A. any more
B. no more
C. so far
D. no longer(2007山东临沂)
[答案和解析] A。not...any more=no more意为“不再”。not...any longer=no longer也意为“不再”。no more, no longer常用在实义动词之前,连系动词、助动词和情态动词之后;any longer,any more在否定句中总是放在句尾。
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Topic Reading
【Tip for You】
借助词典查找每个生词,既影响阅读速度,又影响阅读兴致。我们可以通过上下文来猜测词义,也就是根据出现在生词前后的其它词语或句子所提供的线索,对生词进行合理的、合乎上下文语境的分析和推断,从而猜出生词的词义。
The change in the school timetable
上午八点半上课,你觉得怎么样?
This year, a decision was made to start the morning classes an hour later than before in schools of Nantong, Jiangsu Province. This will help students feel less tired. And most middle schools will begin the first class at about 8:30 am.
The students are happy about the change.
Liu Ming said that his classmates were excited at the news on the first school day.