Unit 2 Great minds 讲义 2024-2025学年沪教牛津版（广州沈阳通用）九年级英语上册

九上Unit 2 Great minds-单词,课文,知识点预习 【单词,课文,知识点预习】 一.单词学习 1.mind [ma nd] n.聪明人;富有才智的人 【同】clever man=wise man 【衍】make up one’s mind to do sth. decide to do sth.决定做某事mind doing sth. 介意做某事 never mind 不要紧 change one’s mind 改变主意 keep...in mind 记住 2.astronomer [ 'str n m ] n.天文学家 【辨】astronaut 宇航员 3.genius ['d i n s] n.天才 4.consider [k n's d ] v.认为;觉得 【变】consideration n. 考虑 【同】think 想;认为=regard....as 把。。。认为是 【搭】consider sth. to be...., consider sth. as sth., consider that....,consider doing sth., be considered to do sth. 5.sense [sens] n.理解力;判断力 【搭】a sense of humor 幽默感 6.humor ['hj m ] n.幽默 【变】humorous adj. 幽默的 7.invitation [ nv 'te ( )n] n.邀请 【变】invite v. 邀请 invite sb. to do sth. 【搭】invitation to.... 8.theory [' r ] n.学说;论;说 9.university [ju n 'v s t ] n.(综合性)大学 【辨】college【变】universe 宇宙 10.pleasure ['ple ] n.乐事;快事 【辨】please v.使某人愉快 pleased adj. (人)高兴的 pleasant adj. 令人开心的 pleasure n. 乐事 【衍】my pleasure 我很荣幸 It’s a pleasure 不用谢 11.avoid [ 'v d] v.避开;避免 【反】face 面对 【搭】avoid doing sth. 避免做某事 avoid sb.=keep away from sb. 回避某人 12.lecture ['lekt ] n.讲座;演讲 【衍】give a lecture to sb. on sth. 作一场关于某事、某物的讲座 13.tonight [t 'na t] adv.在今夜;在今晚 【同】this evening 14.audience [' d ns] n.观众 【衍】后接动词单数形式单数或复数形式,如The audience is/are singing together 15.trust [tr st] v.信任;信赖 【同】trust sb.=believe in sb.【搭】trust sb. trust in sb. 16.seat [si t] n.座位 【搭】take a seat 坐下 17.applause [ 'pl z] n.鼓掌;喝彩 【变】applaud v. 鼓掌 18.pale [pe l] adj.苍白的 19.achievement [ 't i vm( )nt] n.成就;成绩 【变】achieve v. 做成某事;获得【同】success 20.universe ['ju n v s] n.宇宙 21.philosopher [f 'l s f ] n.哲学家 【变】philosophy n.哲学 22.obey [ ( )'be ] v.服从;遵守 【搭】obey the rules 遵守规则 23.reduce [r 'dju s] v.减少;减小 【变】reduction n. 降低 【同】cut down 【搭】reduce..to... 【衍】reduce one’s weight from 98 kilos to 92 某人的体重由98公斤降到92公斤 24.exactly [ g'z k(t)l ] adv.精确地;准确地 【变】exact adj. 正确的 25.action [' k ( )n] n.(故事、戏剧中的)情节 【同】plot 【变】act n. 行为 act v. 采取行动 26.sense of humor 幽默感 27.let…down 使……失望 【同】make sb. disappointed 28.by heart 单凭记忆;能背诵 【同】memorize..well 29.take a seat 坐下 【同】sit down 30.without difficulty 轻而易举 【同】easily 31.join in 参加;加入 take part in 参加(会议;群众性活动) 32.have no idea 丝毫不知道 【同】don’t know 33.be in trouble 倒霉;处于困境 34.play a joke on sb. 跟某人开玩笑;捉弄某人 【同】make fun of sb. 35.turning point 转折点 36.a series of 一系列 二.课文学习 Reading Two geniuses Many people consider Albert Einstein(1879-1955) a genius. xiaogushi8.com This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour. Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities. On these trips, his driver has often said to him. “It is a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein.” Pleasure to drive a university, Einstein said, “I’m so tired. I wish I could avoid giving my lecture tonight, Hans, but I don’t want to let my audience down.” “I know that to do, ” said Hans. “I can give the lecture for you. You can trust me. I’ve listened to your lecture so xiaogushi8.com many times that I’ve learnt it by heart. No one knows you at this university, so they won’t find out. “ So, they changed places at the university, Hans was guided to the front of the hall. Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without difficulty, and joined in the applause at the end. However, before Hans left, a man shouted, “I’d like to ask you a question.” He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about. Einstein turned pale. “Oh no!” he thought. “Now we’re in trouble.” But Hans just laughed and said, xiaogushi8.com “That’s such an easy question that even my driver can answer it. Hans, please…” Einstein stood up and answered the question perfectly. They left the university, with Einstein driving. A little later, Hans offered to drive. “No, ” laughed Einstein. “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you Hans.” 考点清单 1.It’s+a+pleasure+to+do…做….是愉快的. 2.avoid+doing逃避做/避免做某事… 3.On one’s way to 在去…的路上 注意:如果后面是home/there/here时,to 要省略 4.①so+形容词/副词+that+(从句)表示“太….以致 ” ②such+(a/an)+形容词+名词+that+(从句)“如此….以致” 5.at the end最终 at the end of在…..的末尾 in the end 最后(注:不加of) 6.be bored with sth对某事感到厌烦 7.a 12-year-old girl一个12岁的女孩 12-year-old / 12 years old 8.mind+doing 介意做某事 9.lonely孤单的 alone 独自 10. offer to do sth.主动提出做 11. be in trouble处于困境中;倒霉 12. play a joke on sb.开sb.的玩笑 13. consider doing sth.考虑做 14. in return作为回报 15.turn pale 变得苍白 一、单词拼写 1. She was sick very much, so her face is p_. 2. Are you free t_? I want to go to the movies with you after work. 3. Mr Smith will give us a l_this Sunday. I look forward to it. 4. If you tell others the secret between us, I will never t_ you. 5. You had better a_ this kind of topic, because most of the students are not interested in it. 1.pale 2. tonight 3. lecture 4.trust 5. avoid 二、词形转换 1. One day, I received an invitation_ (give) a speech to students at a university. 2. His joke made all of us_ (laugh) yesterday. 3. It's a great pleasure_ (swim) in the sea in summer. 4. Students should avoid_ (make) friends on the Internet because it's dangerous to do that. 5. After dinner, the kids offered _ (wash) the dishes. 1.to give 2.laugh 3. to swim 4. making 5. to wash 三、完成句子 1.我总是让我的父母失望。 I always _ my parents _. 2.今天天气太热了,我不想去外面。 The weather today is _ hot _ I don't want to go outside. 3.你想参加运动会吗? Do you want to _ _ the sports meet? 4. 去海边度假真是件令人愉快的事情。 _ _ _ to go to the beach for holiday. 5.我不知道怎么回答他的问题。 I don't know _ _ _ his question. 1.let;down(或 make;disappointed) 2. so;that 3. join in 4. It's a pleasure 5. how to answer 四、单项选择 1. The lecture was _ boring _ most of the audience fell asleep. A.so; that B. such; that C.so; as D.such; as 2. The boy is very smart and he has learnt all these words by _ heart. A.a B.an C.the D./ 3. This is the best way _ along with your friends. A.getting B.to get C.got D. to getting 4. My father used to _ fishing in the river, but now he seldom does it. A.go B. going C.went D.goes 5. How long does _ take you _ to London? A.it; flying B. it's; to fly C.it;to flying D. it;to fly 1-5 ADBAD 五、单词填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示,用适当的词完成下面的短文。 Jack Ma is (1) c_ one of the great (2) m_ in China. He has a wonderful sense of (3) h_. He often receives (4) i_ to talk about his theories in (5) u_. It's a (6) p_ to listen to his (7) 1_. They are so fantastic that the (8) a_ give him big applause every time in the end. Once, he made a speech for the teenagers in Hong Kong. After the speech, they (9) t_ him so much because he could answer the questions in business (10) p_ even facing difficulties. 1.considered 2. minds 3.humour 4. invitations 5. universities 6. pleasure 7. lectures 8. audience 9. trusted 10. perfectly 语法:巩固非谓语动词 Part 1 知识探究 学习目标 1. 掌握非谓语动词 2. 学习动词不定式的形式、句法功能和常用搭配 3. 重点学习动词不定式充当定语、主语和表语成分 语法讲解 What happened to him? His mother asked him to do his homework. Would you mind opening the window? Tom had his hair cut. 动词不定式的基本含义是表示目的或是未来要发生的动作。基本结构为“to+动词原形”(to有时可以省略)。在句中除不能充当谓语外,其他成分都可充当。如:主语、表语、宾语、状语、宾语补足语、定语等。本单元主要学习动词不定式作定语、主语和表语。 一、动词不定式作定语 动词不定式做定语放在它所修饰的词之后,做后置定语。不定式可与被修饰词构成逻辑上的主谓、动宾关系。 He is always the first(person)to come to school. (主谓关系) 她总是第一个到学校(的人)。 I'm the only man to hear the news. 我是唯一一个听到这个消息的人。(主谓关系) I have a letter to answer. 我有封信要回。(动宾关系) 意 注 1、如果动词不定式与所修饰的名词或代词构成动宾关系且动词为不及物动词时,所修饰的名词如果是地点,工具等,应有必要的介词。 He found a good house to live in. 他找到了一个居住的好房子。 The child has nothing to worry about. 这个孩子没有什么可担心的。 二、动词不定式作主语 动词不定式作主语时,常常用it作形式主语,放在句子的开头;真正的主语—动词不定式短语置于句末,以避免“头重脚轻”。动词不定式作主语,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。带疑问词的不定式短语作主语常置于句首。 It is necessary to study hard. = To study hard is necessary. 努力学习是有必要的。 It is his duty to help the poor. = To help the poor is his duty. 帮助穷人是他的责任。 【回顾】用it代替动词不定式作主语的常考句型: 1、It + be + 形容词(+ of/ for sb.)+ to do sth 当形容词是与事物的特征有关的词时,如easy, difficult, hard, important, necessary 等,在不定式前面用for引出逻辑主语。但如果形容词是kind, nice, right, wrong, polite, rude, clever, foolish, careful, careless 等描述人的性格、品质的词时,应在不定式前用 of引出逻辑主语。 It’s very kind of you to do that. 你那样做真好。 It’s necessary for the students to do eye exercises twice a day. 2、It takes sb. some time to do sth. 本句型表示“做某事花费某人多少时间”或“某人花费多少时间做某事”。 It takes him half an hour to do his homework every day. 他每天花半个小时做他的家庭作业。 3、It + be +名词 + 动词不定式。 It was great fun to have a party there. 在那里举行聚会很有意思。 It was a great pleasure work with you. 和你们一起工作非常愉快。 三、动词不定式做表语 动词不定式常在be 动词后作表语,主语通常是dream, wish, job 等词。 Her wish is to be a teacher. = To be a teacher is her wish. 她的愿望是当一名老师。 Our job is to look after the animals. = To look after the animals is our job. 我们的工作是照顾那些动物。 四、动词不定式符号to的省略 1) 在“一感(feel),二听(hear, listen),三让(let, make, have),四看(look at, see, watch, notice), 帮助(help)和发现(find)”后作宾补的动词不定式省略to,但在被动语态中,必须带to。 I saw him go into the room just now. = He was seen to go into the room just now. The boss made my friend work the whole night. =My friend were made to work the whole night by the boss. 2) would rather(not) do than do ; had better(not) do We had better take some warm clothes. 3) why not do; can’t but do Why not have a rest? I can’t but walk to school. 4) 当两个或多个动词不定式并列时,第一个动词不定式加to,后面的动词不定式省略to I want to visit him and ask for some help. 随堂练习 一、单项选择。 1. —Why don’t you go out to play, Rose? —I’m afraid I can't. I have much homework . A. do B. does C. doing D. to do 2. —I often have hamburgers for lunch. —You’d better not. It's bad for you too much junk food. A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate 3. It took us two hours writing this report. A. to finish B. finish C. finish D. finishing 4. Many animals have no place because our villages and farms are growing bigger. A. lived B. living C. to be living D. to live 5. It’ll be cheap everywhere by plane in the future. A. travel B. travels C. travelling D. to travel 6. My wish is a house of my own. A. to have B. for having C. have D. of having 7. Would you like something ? A. drink B. drinking C. to drink D. drinks 8. He is an easy man . A. get on B. to get on C. get on with D. to get on with 9. It's our duty the room every day. A. to clean B. cleaned C. clean D. cleans 10. He loves praise. He is always the first and the last . A. of coming ; of leaving B. comes; leaves C. to come; to leave D. coming; leaving 11. There is nothing . A. to worry B. to worry about C. worry D. worry about 12. It is careless the same mistake in your composition . A. for you to make B. for you making C. of you to make D. of you making 13. _ with him is a great pleasure. A. To talk B. Talk C. Talked D. To talking 14. The chair looks very old, I want a new one . A. sit B. to sit on C. sat D. sit on 15. is useful for our health. A. Do morning exercises B. To do morning exercises C. Morning exercises D. Morning exercises done 二. 用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. It took him an hour_(do)his homework. 2. His dream is_(be)a doctor. 3. It’s not easy_(plant)trees in the desert. 4. The old man finds it difficult_(fall)asleep at night. 5. She has a child_(take)care of. 6. I have no time_(see)a movie. 7. The first important thing is_(save)the soldier’s life. 8. It’s important for us_(have)enough sleep. 9. His job is_(clean)the classroom. 10. where_(go)has not been decided. Part 3 课后作业 非谓语综合练习 一、用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 1. Sometimes we find her _ (drive) the tractor on the farm. 2. Li Lei is asking his uncle, an English teacher, _ (help) him think of a foreign name. 3. —Hi! Li Hong. I didn’t see you at the party. —Oh, I was busy _ (get) ready for the coming exams. 4. The old men enjoy _ (listen) to the singing of the birds in the park. 5. The girl _ (stand) under the tree is my cousin Kate. 6. Books _ (write) in easy English are very popular among Chinese middle school students. 7. Why did you keep your brother _ (wait) for a long time that evening? 8. I found the door _ (close) when I got home. 9. When they met again, they were too excited _ (say) a word. 10. Through the window, I saw some boys _ (play) basketball. 二、单项选择 1. It’s bad for your eyes computer games too much. A. plays B. to play C. play D. to playing 2. — What did Mr. Zhang say just now? — He told us any further. There is danger ahead. A. don’t go B. not go C. to go D. not to go 3. My pen pal-Andrew found it difficult Chinese well. A. learning B. learn C. to learn D. learned 4. — How do you know that Jenny likes singing? — I often hear her after class. A. to sing B. sang C. sing D. sings 5. Lisa was driving along a new street and she didn’t know her car. A. where park B. where to park C. when parked D. how parking 6. — What’s your plan for the summer holidays? — I’ve no idea, but I’ve decided at home and have a good rest first. A. to stay B. stay C. stayed D. staying 7. — Kate, when shall we take a walk?— After I finish the dishes. A. wash B. washing C. to wash D. washed 8. Mary is looking forward to herself after the exam. A. enjoying B. enjoy C. enjoyed D. be enjoying 9. — Tom, have you seen your brother? — Oh, I saw him _ basketball on the playground just now. A. to play B. plays C. playing D. played 10. If you feel tired, you may stop to have a rest. A. to work B. worked C. work D. working 11. Thank you for us so much, Mr. Liang. A. helping B. help C. helped D. to help 12. — Mary dances best in our school. — I agree. I’ll never forget her dance for the first time. A. to see B. seeing C. see D. saw 13. — When are you going to have your hair ? — Tomorrow afternoon. A. cut B. cutting C. to cut D. cuts 14. My best friend Charles comes from a village Ma Ji. A. calls B. to call C. called D. calling 15. The book by Mo Yan is worth reading a second time. A. wrote B. written C. to write D. writing 16. I used to _ the bus, but now I am used to walking. A. take B. taking C. took D. to take 17. — I don’ t know _ next. — You’d better finish your homework first. A. what to do B. how to do C. when to do D. why to do 18. It’s dangerous _a close look at the tiger in the zoo. A. for us taking B. of us to take C. of us taking D. for us to take 19. When I was walking past his room yesterday evening, I heard him _ piano. A. playing B. to play the C. playing the D. to play 20. — Mom, I am afraid that I can’t get through the hard time we’re having now. — My boy, be brave and tell yourself _. A. don’t give up B. not to give up C. not give up D. to give up 21. Why don’t we encourage our children _ off the video games and pick up a book? A. turn B. turning C. to turn D. to turning 课堂精炼 . 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子 1. Who do you_(认为)to be responsible for the accident? 2. It’s a_(乐事)for me to tell you my plan of this coming summer vacation. 3. Why did you turn down Lily’s_(邀请)yesterday? 4. The pilots had to take emergency action to_(避免)a disaster? 5. still can’t_(相信)myself to remain calmly in their presence. 6. I congratulate all of you on this_(成就). 7. Have you heard of the saying,“Great_(聪明人)think alike.”? 8. John seems to have a good sense of_(幽默). . 用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. Would you_(consideration)this one of your major challenges? 2. My father received an_(invite)to a dinner party in Beijing. 3. Mr Zhang has a very good sense of_(humorous). 4. It’s a_(please)to work in the fields. 5. Alice, you must avoid _(make)such mistakes next time. 6. Confucius is one of the greatest (mind) in the world. 7. I improve my Chinese by (read) lots of books. 8. Alice, you must avoid (make) such mistakes next time. 9. He described his travel in South America in a (humour) way. 10. The lady refused his (invite) to the dinner party. 11. Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture without (difficult). 12. He decided (write) poems at the age of 14. 13. It's my (please) to help you with the luggage(行李). . 根据汉语意思,完成句子 1. 别担心,我不会让你失望的。 Don’t worry. I won’t _ you _. 2. 这个小女孩背下了这首诗。 The little girl learnt the poem _ _. 3. 请问我可以坐这儿吗? Excuse me. May I _here? 4. 他轻而易举就通过了驾驶考试。 He passed his driving test _ _. 5. 我们打算去踢足球,你想不想加入? We’re going to play football. Do you want to _ _? 6. 你不知道她有多伤心。 You _ _ _how sad she is. 7. 如果你不小心一点,你就会陷入麻烦中。 If you arc not careful, you’ll be_ _. 8. 他过去经常捉弄汤姆。 He used to_ _ _ _Tom. Part 4 课后作业 一. 英汉互译。 1. let…down _ 2. 轻而易举 _ 3. join in _ 4. 处于困境 _ 5. 和某人开玩笑 _ 6. 一系列 _ 7. 转折点 _ 8. a sense of humour _ 9. have no idea_ 10. be curious about _ 二. 用所给的词的适当形式填空。 1. He is a little _ (tall) than me. 2. He worked out the problem _ (perfect). 3. We are considering _( go) to Hainan for Spring. 4. As a student, he is wild to _ (study) English well. 5. Have you received an _(invite) to the party? 6. He invited me _(have) dinner with them. 7. He looked _(puzzle) about the question. 8. I’d like _( have) a picnic at the weekend. 三、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示写出单词,完成句子。 1. My brother is interested in the u . He wants to be an astronomer when he grows up. 2. As a student, you should o the school rules. 3. We're going to have a party at Danny's house (今晚) 4. You look (苍白的).What’s the matter with you? 5. Mr Wang didn't accept our (邀请)to the meeting. 6. We should help those people in (困境). 7. He says he has a wonderful sense of h . 8. Peter won an a for his wonderful performance in the show. 9. I've listened to your l so many times that I've leant it by heart. 四.单项选择。 1. She was _ shocked _ speak. A. so; that B. too; that C. so; to D. too; to 2. He has made a decision _ a scientist. A. to become B. becomes C. becoming D. became 3. Deming will have _ next month. He is going to go abroad. A. a 8-day-holiday B. a 8 days holiday C. an 8-days holiday D. an 8-day holiday 4. Paul is funny. He often plays jokes his classmates. A. at B. to C. for D. on 5. If you don’t study hard, you’ll your parents . A. let; down B. write; down C. look; up D. cheer; up 6. -I feel a bit hungry now. -Why for dinner with us? A. not you go B. don’t you go C. not to go D. don’t go 7. It is hard work, but we’ll keep until we make it. A. try B. tried C. trying D. to try 8. David is to carry the heavy bag. A. strong enough B. enough strong C. weak enough D. enough weak 9. Beijing has many cars that there is often traffic jam in rush hours. A. so B. very C. too D. such 10. It was _ speech that I fell asleep. A. so a boring B. so boring C. such boring a D. such a boring 五、语法选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) The weekend is a perfect chance for you to do activities that you might not be able to do on weekdays. It is exactly for this reason that you should pay more attention to the things that _11_ make you happy. Some relaxing and interesting ways _12_ to help you spend your weekend. Go to a concert. Nothing is _13_ than going to a concert and enjoying live music that you love, because the music can make people feel relaxed and pleasing _14_. The positive energy (正能量) in the room is exactly what you need to relax _15_ and enjoy free time. Go to a sports event. Enjoying a game in person is _16_ more exciting than watching it at home on your TV. _17_ the colorful clothes, get some tickets and watch the matches of your supported teams. Enjoy the outdoors. _18_ the weather is good, why not spend a day exploring the outside world? Take a long bike ride _19_ go for a hike. You can prepare something needed when you have _20_ rest. It doesn’t take much time _21_ together a few easy sandwiches or cut up some fruit, and you’ll be happy to have some snacks on long bike rides. Take a mini trip. Just pack up and get out of town for _22_ days. Go to the countryside to take a break _23_ your busy city life. Or if you live outside the city, you could _24_ your weekend in the city enjoying its culture. Even if you don’t have a car and should rely on the train, there _25_ still many places to meet your interests. 11. A. should B. could C. have to D. need 12. A. are listed B. list C. listed D. have listed 13. A. relaxed B. more relaxed C. relaxing D. more relaxing 14. A. easily B. easy C. most easily D. easiest 15. A. you B. your C. yourself D. yours 16. A. much B. very C. such D. so 17. A. To wear B. Wear C. Wearing D. To wearing 18. A. If B. Unless C. Until D. Although 19. A. yet B. but C. or D. so 20. A. / B. the C. an D. a 21. A. put B. to put C. putting D. to putting 22. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few 23. A. from B. of C. with D. about 24. A. spending B. to spend C. to spending D. spend 25. A. are B. is C. were D. was 六、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) In my mind, if a person makes every effort and doesn’t give up, he can achieve anything. When I _26_ to write a novel, it didn’t matter to me that I did nothing like that before. What did matter to me was that I had a great _27_ in my head, which needed to be born. After five months of writing, I _28_ reached the “finish line”. Then I copied my manuscript (手稿) and sent it out to all of my friends first. They showed _29_ ideas about it and then I rewrote the story carefully. Next, I went to a professional (专业人员), who gave me great _30_, which meant more rewriting. I soon learned lesson in writing - writing is rewriting. There would always be room for _31_. I wrote the manuscript again and again for two years, and during the two years, I learned how to write. Looking back, I had no idea how long it was going to take or how _32_ it was going to be. Writing the manuscript was the easy part, while going on the way to write a(n) _33_ book was the hard part. _34_ my dream has made a difference to my life, Life is a journey. I can’t see what lies ahead, but I know one thing for sure: when I look behind, I see the things that I’ve _35_ and I smile with pride. 26. A. refused B. forgot C. decided D. responded 27. A. choice B. reason C. excuse D. story 28. A. hardly B. faithfully C. separately D. finally 29. A. different B. boring C. cheerful D. convenient 30. A. impression B. advice C. luck D. danger 31. A. responsibility B. description C. courage D. improvement 32. A. pleasant B. common C. hard D. harmful 33. A. successful B. expensive C. traditional D. similar 34. A. Doubting B. Reminding C. Following D. Organizing 35. A. bought B. achieved C. stolen D. attracted 七、阅读(共两节;满分35分) 第一节 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) (A) The weather in Sunshine Town is very nice these days. Here are some of the top Picnic places in Sunshine Town. Century Park Century Park is one of the largest public parks in Sunshine Town. The grassy areas in the park are very big. The lake and woods also offer you pleasant areas to walk or cycle around. You can enjoy a wonderful picnic with your friends and family there. Costs: Free Opening hours: Sunday - Thursday: 6: 30 am to 9:00 pm Friday & Saturday: 6: 00 am to 10: 30 pm Address: No. 11, Smith Street City Beach City Beach is also a popular picnic place. Beach picnics are a mixture (混合) of sunlight, sand and food. Everyone can find something to enjoy on the beach. Remember to bring a picnic blanket (毯子) and a beach umbrella. Costs: $20 per person Opening hours: 10: 00 am to 9: 00 pm Address: No. 99, Garden Road Sunshine Botanical Garden Sunshine Botanical Garden is not far from the city center. There are all kinds of plants the city center. There are all kinds of plants. You can see lots of beautiful flowers all year round. Many people love to have a picnic in the garden. So you’d better go there early in the morning 10 get a seat. Costs: Adults: $12 Children (7-15 years old): $8 6& Under, 75& Over: Free Opening hours: 9: 00 am to 8: 00 pm Address: No. 421, Bourbon Road wild Animal Park Wild Animal Park is the largest park in the town. There are many different kinds of wild animals in it, such as tigers, lions, elephants and monkeys. If you are lucky enough, you can watch a peacock spreading is tail feathers (孔雀开屏). Costs: Adults: $10 Students with student cards: $5 7& Under, 70& Over: Free Opening hours: 8: 00 am to 5: 00 pm Address: No, 256. Green Road 36. A person can visit Century Park _. A. at 6:00am on Sunday B. at 6: 00 pm on Friday C. at 5: 30 am on Monday D. at 10: 00 pm on Tuesday 37. If Mr. Brown and his wife go to the Sunshine Botanical Garden with their 79-year-old mother and 7-year old daughter, how much should they pay? A. $36. B. $32. C. $24. D. $20. 38. What can we learn from the material? A. Century Park is the biggest public park in Sunshine Town. B. A person can visit City Beach at 9 o’clock in the morning. C. Sunshine Botanical Garden is close to the center of the city. D. An 8-year-old boy should pay $10 to visit Wild Animal Park. (B) On 30th May, the Baguang Silver Leaf Wetland in Dapeng New Area had not only the sounds of leaves, birds and waves, but also the chatter and laughter of children exploring and learning in nature. To celebrate Children’s Day, Baguang Nature School invited Dr. Liu Yi, a Whitley Awards winner, to give children a special tour, passing on knowledge about the plants and animals they found while walking along a route that led to the sea. The tour started with an ice-breaker game. Then Dr. Liu introduced the children to different kinds of plants and creatures along the coastline. The tour ended with a mini workshop. Children actively talked about what they learned through drawings and the workshop. Lin Haiting, the mother of a 10-year-old boy, asked her son to take part in the tour. “I grew up in Dapeng so I think I was lucky to be able to enjoy the fun and beauty of nature throughout my childhood. I want the same for my son,” she said, Her son Zhou Yuanzhang said that he was happy to celebrate Children’s Day in nature because he had so much fun learning about animals and plants. Dr Liu thinks it’s meaningful for children to get an education on nature. “Humans are born to admire and be curious about nature. However the busy and crowded lives in the city have more or less made us lose such curiosity. In this case nature education plays an important role in reopening the door to nature and raising people’s awareness about respecting and protecting nature.” he said. Chen Shengcheng is the father of a 9-year-old girl. He believes the tour helps children take a break from schoolwork and have a full heart. He often brings his daughter to nature and lets her know about living creatures. He believes the more she knows about nature, the more she will respect life and be willing to protect the environment. 39. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? A. Why the tour was made. B. Why children liked the tour. C. Who was responsible for the tour. D. How many children took part in the tour. 40. What can we infer from the third paragraph? A. The tour was interesting and lively. B. Dr. Liu was strict with the children during the tour. C. There were different kinds of activities after the tour. D. Children were deeply attracted by each other’s pictures. 41. The underlined word “workshop” means _ in Chinese. A. 实验 B. 研讨会 C. 演讲 D. 练习 42. What do Dr Liu and Chen Shengcheng think of the education on nature? A. It can raise children’s curiosity about nature. B. It can make children have a happy childhood. C. It can make children respect life and protect nature. D. It can make children take a break from schoolwork. (C) It is not easy to break a world record. However, the Chinese scientist Yuan Longping has led his team to set many new records of hybrid rice (杂交水稻) production. Yuan came up with an idea for hybridizing rice in the 1960s when hunger which was caused by natural disasters caused the deaths of millions of Chinese people. He met many difficulties at first; however, with a lot of hard work, his team finally successfully developed a hybrid rice species which had great advantages over ordinarily grown rice in 1974. Hybrid rice has been grown in some countries in Africa, America, and Asia. For his contributions, Yuan is always called the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. He has kept working on his project for many years. Xiang Liangyou 900, a new kind of hybrid nice created by Yuan in 2017, has shown high yields (产量). On average, 17.2 tons of rice produced per hectare (每公顷). It was 7.2 more than the average in the world. “This is the highest yield in the world,” Yuan said. It must be planted in a certain way. The space between two rows of rice is wider than that of the ordinary rice. It allows every plant to get enough sunshine. Yuan’s team used creative ways to study different kinds of high yield rice. For example, they used seawater to water the rice. This seems like a bad idea as the salt could make the rice lose too much water. But in fact, the seawater provides more minerals for the rice. The important part is to mix seawater with freshwater together. Rice that is grown using this water is healthy, with a salt content of 0.6 percent. Yuan once dreamed of a kind of “super rice” whose grain would be as big as a peanut. Now with different kinds of hybrid rice, Yuan’s dream may come true someday. 43. What CANNOT we learn from the second paragraph? A. Where hybrid rice has been grown B. How Yuan solved the problems he met. C. Why Yuan started to develop hybrid rice.D. When Yuan started to develop hybrid rice. 44. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Ordinary rice. B. The rice watered by freshwater. C. Xiang Liangyou 900. D. The rice developed in the 1970s. 45. What are the fourth paragraph and the fifth paragraph mainly about? A. Peoples different ideas on Yuan’s hybrid rice. B. Some other kinds of hybrid rice created by Yuan’s team. C. Yuan’s team’s creative ways to study different kinds of high-yield rice. D. Some problems Yuan’s team met during the development of high-yield rice. 46. In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage most probably? A. Sports. B. Population. C. Travel. D. People. 第二节 阅读填空(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分) 阅读短文及文后A~E选项,选出可以填入41~45各题空白处的最佳选项。 China’s highly-respected translator and writer Yang Jiang passed away on 25 May, 2016 in Beijing, aged 105. Yang Jiang was born in Beijing in 1911, originally named Yang JiKang. As a baby she liked laughing. _51_ Therefore. Yang had a happy childhood. Yang graduated from Soochow University in 1932 and went to Tsinghua University as a post graduate (研究生) in the 1930s. There she met Qian Zhongshu. _52_ In1935, they went abroad to England for further study at Oxford University. In England, Yang gave birth to their daughter in 1937. They later studied at Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris, France. Yang returned to China in 1938. Living in Shanghai, she wrote four stage plays. After 1949, she taught at Tsinghua University and made a scholarly study of western literature at P