Unit 1课时1 Lesson1（分层作业）英语北师大版九年级全一册

Unit 1 Language 课时1 Lesson 1 分层作业 核心知识速记 01基础达标 02能力提升 03拓展培优 04思维进阶 词汇 nod v.点头 bow v.鞠躬 custom n.风俗 clap v.鼓掌，拍手 greet v.和某人打招呼 pat v.轻拍 cheek v.脸颊 rude adj.无理的 gesture v.手势 agreement n. (意见或看法)一致 句型 被动语态：be done(by)... 被... 1. Body language is an important form of communication that is used everywhere. 2. Some messages are understood by people around the world simply because they are not communicated by words. 3. However, body language is used differently in different cultures. 4. Women and children are kissed on each cheek by family members or friends. 5. New friends are often greeted with a kisson the cheek. 一、单词默写。 1. _______ [nɒd] n.点头 2. ________ [baʊ] n.鞠躬 3. __________ [ruːd] n.无理的 4. ________ [ɡriːt] n.和某人打招呼 5. ________ [əˈɡriːmənt] n.(意见或看法)一致 6. _______ [tʃiːk] n. 脸颊 【答案】nod; bow; rude; greet; agreement; cheek 二、词组默写。 1. 传递信息 _______________________ 2. 手语 _______________________ 3. 考虑 _______________________ 4. 要求安静 _______________________ 5. 耸肩 _______________________ 6. 全世界 _______________________ 7. 关心;在意 _______________________ 8. 以......为例 _______________________ 9. 握手 _______________________ 10. 小心；注意 _______________________ 11. 做某事粗鲁 _______________________ 12. 正如我们所看到的 _______________________ 【答案】 1.pass on information 2. sign language 3. think about 4. around the world 5. ask for silence 6. shrug one's shoulders 7. care about 8. take ... as an example 9. shake one's hands 10. be careful about ... 11. be rude to do sth. 12. as we can see 三、根据要求完成句子​ 1. 在日本，人们见面时通常会鞠躬，这是一种传统风俗。 In Japan, people usually ______ when they meet each other as a traditional ______ . 2. 在某些文化中，轻拍孩子的脸颊可能被视为无礼的。 If you ______ a child’s ______ in some cultures, it might be considered ______ . 3. 演讲结束后，大家鼓掌表示赞同他的观点。 When the speaker finished, everyone ______ to show their ______ with his opinion. 4. 她点头表示理解，然后做了一个手势求助。 She ______ to show she understood, then made a ______ to ask for help. 5. 遇到新朋友时，微笑打招呼是礼貌的。 It’s polite to ______ with a smile when you meet someone new.​​ 6. 聋人常用手语传递信息。 Deaf people often use ______ to ______. 7. 正如我们所见，世界各地的人表达情感的方式不同。 ______ , people ______ have different ways to express feelings. 8. 老师有时会用手指抵住嘴唇要求安静。 Teachers sometimes ______ by putting a finger on their lips. 9. 你应注意文化差异，比如有人困惑时会耸肩。 You should ______ cultural differences, like how some people ______ when they feel confused. 10. 以法国人为例，他们重视用贴面礼打招呼。 ______ the French, they ______ greeting with kisses on the cheek. 【答案】 1. bow; custom 2. pat; cheek; rude 3. clapped; agreement 4. nodded; gesture 5. greet 6. sign language; pass on information 7. As we can see; around the world 8. ask for silence 9. be careful about; shrug their shoulders 10. Take...as an example; care about 四 、单项选择 1．—Mary, could you pass ________ the dictionary? —OK. Here you are. A．me B．him C．her D．them 2．—How do you usually go to school, Jack? —I usually go to school ________ bus. A．to B．by C．for D．at 3．— ________ glasses are these? —They are Ann’s. A．Who B．What C．Where D．Whose 4．My father’s leg was hurt, ________ he went to see a doctor. A．but B．because C．so D．or 5．Football is ________ than volleyball in our school. A．popular B．more popular C．most popular D．the most popular 6．—________ you go shopping with me this afternoon, Kate? —Sorry, I can’t. I’ll have a dancing lesson. A．Need B．Must C．Can D．May 7．—What were you doing at 8 o’clock yesterday evening, Jim? —I ________ to music at home. A．listen B．listened C．will listen D．was listening 8．—What did you do yesterday, Jenny? —I ________ mountains with my friends. A．climbed B．will climb C．climb D．have climbed 9．—Be quiet. Our grandparents ________ now. —OK. A．sleep B．are sleeping C．slept D．were sleeping 10．My English teacher ________ in Beijing since 2008. A．has lived B．lived C．lives D．will live 11．More trees and flowers ________ in our town next year. A．plant B．planted C．will be planted D．are planted 12．—This book is interesting. Could you tell me ________? —Yes. I bought it from Xinhua Bookstore last Saturday. A．where you will buy it B．where did you buy it C．where will you buy it D．where you bought it 【答案】 1．A 【详解】句意：——Mary，你能递给我字典吗？——好的，给你。 考查代词辨析。me我；him他；her她；them他们。根据“OK. Here you are.”可知第一句话是说“递给我”，用人称代词me。故选A。 2．B 【详解】句意：——Jack，你通常怎么去上学？——我通常坐公交车去上学。 考查介词辨析。to到；by通过；for为了；at在某处。by bus=take a bus，表示“乘坐公交车”。故选B。 3．D 【详解】句意：——这些是谁的眼镜？——它们是安的。 考查特殊疑问词。Who谁；What什么；Where哪里；Whose谁的。根据“They are Ann’s”可知上文应询问是谁的，用whose。故选D。 4．C 【详解】句意：我父亲的腿受伤了，所以他去看医生。 考查连词辨析。but但是；because因为；so因此；or或者。前后两句是因果关系，前因后果，用so连接，故选C。 5．B 【详解】句意：在我们学校，足球比排球更受欢迎。 考查形容词的比较级。根据“than”可知前面应用形容词的比较级作表语，more popular“更受欢迎的”。故选B。 6．C 【详解】句意：——Kate，今天下午你能和我一起去购物吗？——不好意思，我不能。我要上舞蹈课。 考查情态动词。Need需要；Must必须；Can可以；May可能。根据“Sorry, I can’t.”可知问句是一个Can引导的一般疑问句，can表示“能够”。故选C。 7．D 【详解】句意：——Jim，昨天晚上8点你在做什么？——我在家听音乐。 考查时态。根据“What were you doing at 8 o’clock yesterday evening”可知询问过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，用过去进行时。故选D。 8．A 【详解】句意：——Jenny昨天你做了什么？——我和我朋友去爬山了。 考查时态。根据yesterday可知，描述过去的事情，用一般过去时。故选A。 9．B 【详解】句意：——安静。我们的爷爷奶奶现在在睡觉。——好的。 考查时态。根据now可知，爷爷奶奶现在在睡觉，用现在进行时，结构为be+doing，主语为复数，用are。故选B。 10．A 【详解】句意：我的英语老师从2008年开始就在北京住了。 考查时态。根据“since 2008”可知从过去某一时间开始延续至今，用现在完成时。故选A。 11．C 【详解】句意：明年有更多的树和花要被种植到我们镇上。 考查一般将来时的被动语态。 trees and flowers与plant存在动宾关系，因此用被动语态，根据“next year”可知，用一般将来时的被动语态，结构：will be done。故选C。 12．D 【详解】句意：——这本书很有趣。你能告诉我你在哪里买的吗？——可以。上周六在新华书店买的。 考查宾语从句。句子是宾语从句，用陈述语序，排除B、C；根据“last Saturday”可知是上周六买的，从句时态应用一般过去时。故选D。 五、完形填空。 At the 2023 Shenzhen Marathon, 45-year-old Luo Shujian crossed the finish line with his 13-year-old son Xiaobai, who was in a special pushchair. They 1 the half-marathon race in an hour and 59 minutes. The son was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). He had to stay indoors, but his father decided to 2 him a full and happy life by taking up marathons with him. However, the decision was 3 because Luo had no sporting experience. He had to 4 at 4 a.m. to practice running before work. Whenever he got chances, he would take his son with him to races, 5 half-marathons. Now Xiaobai likes to watch the world from his pushchair with his father during 6 . Though he cannot express feelings in words, he shows them through expressions and body language. He claps his hands and smiles to show his 7 . The other runners are friendly and 8 them on as they pass. Their marathon races have 9 them to Chengdu to see pandas, to Beijing to climb the Great Wall, and to Lanzhou to take photos along the Yellow River. Luo plans to keep running 10 his son to allow Xiaobai to live the best life he can. 1. A．held B．finished C．cancelled D．watched 2. A．offer B．pay C．cause D．warn 3. A．cheap B．hard C．similar D．polite 4. A．hang out B．break away C．give in D．get up 5. A．really B．luckily C．especially D．strangely 6. A．places B．vacations C．races D．numbers 7. A．doubt B．pity C．honesty D．happiness 8. A．put B．cheer C．train D．invite 9. A．taken B．handed C．avoided D．translated 10. A．like B．from C．during D．with 【答案】 1．B 2．A 3．B 4．D 5．C 6．C 7．D 8．B 9．A 10．D 【导语】本文讲述了罗书建带脑瘫儿子参加马拉松的故事，传递了亲情与坚持的正能量。 1．句意：他们在一小时59分钟内完成了半程马拉松比赛。 held举办；finished完成；cancelled取消；watched观看。根据“They...the half-marathon race in an hour and 59 minutes.”可知，他们“完成”了比赛，此处选finished。故选B。 2．句意：他不得不待在家里，但他的父亲决定通过和他一起参加马拉松，给他一个充实而快乐的生活。 offer提供；pay支付；cause导致；warn警告。根据“but his father decided to...him a full and happy life by taking up marathons with him.”可知，“offer sb. sth.”是“给某人提供某物”的意思，这里说父亲要给儿子充实快乐的生活，此处选offer。故选A。 3．句意：然而，这个决定很艰难，因为罗没有运动经验。 cheap便宜的；hard艰难的；similar相似的；polite礼貌的。根据“However, the decision was...because Luo had no sporting experience.”可知，做出这个决定是“艰难的”，此处选hard。故选B。 4．句意：他不得不凌晨4点起床，在上班前练习跑步。 hang out闲逛；break away脱离；give in屈服；get up起床。根据“He had to...at 4 a.m. to practice running before work.”可知，是凌晨4点“起床”去跑步，此处选get up。故选D。 5．句意：只要有机会，他就会带着儿子一起参加比赛，尤其是半程马拉松。 really真正地；luckily幸运地；especially尤其；strangely奇怪地。根据“Whenever he got chances, he would take his son with him to races,...half-marathons.”可知，这里强调尤其会带儿子参加“半程马拉松”，“especially”符合语境，此处选especially。故选C。 6．句意：现在，小白喜欢在比赛期间坐在推车里和父亲一起看世界。 places地方；vacations假期；races比赛；numbers数字。根据“Now Xiaobai likes to watch the world from his pushchair with his father during...”并结合前文他们参加马拉松可知，这里说在“比赛”期间看世界，此处选races。故选C。 7．句意：他拍手微笑以表达他的快乐。 doubt怀疑；pity遗憾；honesty诚实；happiness快乐。根据“claps his hands and smiles”可知，他表达的是“快乐”，此处选happiness。故选D。 8．句意：其他跑步者很友好，经过时会为他们加油。 put放；cheer加油；train训练；invite邀请。根据“The other runners are friendly and...them on as they pass.”可知，“cheer sb. on”是“为某人加油”的固定短语，此处选cheer。故选B。 9．句意：他们的马拉松比赛带他们去过成都看熊猫，去过北京爬长城，还去过兰州在黄河边拍照。 taken带；handed传递；avoided避免；translated翻译。根据“Their marathon races have...them to Chengdu to see pandas, to Beijing to climb the Great Wall, and to Lanzhou to take photos along the Yellow River.”可知，“take sb. to...”是“带某人去……”的意思，这里说比赛带他们去了很多地方，此处选taken。故选A。 10．句意：罗计划继续和儿子一起跑步，让小白尽可能过上最好的生活。 like像；from从；during在……期间；with和……一起。根据“Luo plans to keep running...his son to allow Xiaobai to live the best life he can.”可知，这里表示“和儿子一起”跑步，用“with”。故选D。 六、阅读理解。 If you live in a place where most people speak the language you are learning, you may use the language for several hours each day. It may become part of your “inner speech.” In other words, you start thinking in that language. Your mind stops trying to translate things from your native language into the second language. But most of the English learners live in places where English is not the main language. This maybe true for you. You may not have many chances to practice English. You may even be self-taught. When you speak, your speech might be slower than you would like. This is because your mind is still translating from your first language, which can also sound unnatural. English, has its own sentence structure. The good news is that thinking in English can bring you a huge step closer to fluency(流利). It is not very difficult but it does need practice. Most experts note that it’s best to start small. So, a good first step is to think in individual(单独的) words. Look around you. What do you see? In your head, try to name each object in your surroundings. Charles Thomas has taught English for over 10 years. He tells his students to name the things that they see around them, wherever they are. Start with nouns and then add in verbs, he suggests. Another exercise that Thomas suggests is describing in your mind objects you don’t know the words for. For example, if you’re looking at your house and you see your garage, but you can’t think of the name in English. You can say, “The place inside where I put my car.” You can also use shorter phrases, such as “It’s similar to…” or “It’s the opposite of…”. Thomas says doing this can help learners of any language. As a Spanish learner, he does it himself. Next, you can move to exercises like thinking in simple sentences and in conversations. So, how much time should you spend on these exercises? Thomas says you do a little everyday. “When you make things a habit, then it just appears suddenly into your mind without thinking and then, before you know it, really, you’re thinking in English.” 1．According to the writer, people may speak a second language slowly because _________. A．they don’t live in a place people speak that language B．they try to translate from their native language C．they don’t have time to practice that language D．they may teach that language by themselves 2．What can we learn from the passage? A．Your surroundings can help you translate the language well. B．The sentence structure is the key to learn a second language well. C．Thinking more in a second language may help you speak fluently. D．Describing with shorter phrases can help spell the unknown words. 3．What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A．To explain why our second language sounds unnatural. B．To discuss our problems of learning a second language. C．To show some examples of learning English by thinking. D．To encourage people to train their brains to think in English. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．D 【导语】本文介绍了在语言环境中学习是很重要的。 1．细节理解题。根据“When you speak, your speech might be slower than you would like. This is because your mind is still translating from your first language, which can also sound unnatural.”可知，你的讲话可能比你想要的要慢，这是因为你的大脑仍在翻译你的第一语言。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“The good news is that thinking in English can bring you a huge step closer to fluency”可知，用英语思考可以让你离流利又近了一大步。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据“When you make things a habit, then it just appears suddenly into your mind without thinking and then, before you know it, really, you’re thinking in English.”可知，当你把事情变成一种习惯时，它会不假思索地突然出现在你的脑海中，然后，在你意识到这一点之前，你真的在用英语思考。文章是在鼓励人们训练大脑用英语思考。故选D。 Read and Explore The Secret to Learning Languages A lot of people think that they are not good at learning a new language. However, experts say that we can all learn from the behavior (行为) of good language learners to become better at languages. Good language learners look for chances to hear and use the new language outside of the classroom, as a result, they learn the language more quickly. If they’re studying in  a country where the language is spoken, this is easy to do. For example, they can talk to salesmen, join sports clubs, or even talk to people in coffee stores. However, if they are studying in a country where the language is not spoken, there are still ways to practice outside of class. They might read newspapers and magazines in that language, watch movies, listen to the news, or join chat rooms. All of these are great chances to practice and can also be fun. What’s more, good language learners try different ways to make their message understood. For example, if they do not know the word for “laundromat”, they might say “the place where you can wash clothes”. If that does not work, they might even try drawing a laundromat with washers and dryers, or acting. The point is that good language learners are creative and do not easily give up. Because of these qualities (品质), they can learn more and better. Finally, good language learners are prepared to take risks. They think that making mistakes is natural and is necessary to learn. As a result, instead of being uneasy by a mistake or getting upset when they do not understand, they see it as earning a learning chance. For example, if they do not understand what someone said the first time, they are not afraid to ask them to repeat it again and again until they do understand. Or, if someone corrects their vocabulary or grammar, they try to remember instead of becoming shy about speaking. Learning a language well takes time. However, looking for chances to practice the language, trying different ways to communicate, taking risks, and being prepared to make mistakes will help you become a skilled and confident language learner in the long run. Tasks: 1．How can you become better at languages according to the experts? _______________________________________________________ 2．Why do good language learners learn a language more quickly? _______________________________________________________ 3．What do good language learners do if they don’t understand what someone said the first time? _______________________________________________________ 4．Which behavior of good language learners do you agree most? Why? _______________________________________________________ 【答案】1．We can all learn from the behavior of good language learners. 2．Because they look for chances to hear and use the new language outside of the classroom. 3．They are not afraid to ask them to repeat it again and again until they do understand. 4．I agree that making mistakes is natural and is necessary to learn. Because we can see it as earning a learning chance. We can learn from our mistakes. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了学习语言的方法。 1．根据“However, experts say that we can all learn from the behavior (行为) of good language learners to become better at languages.”可知，专家表示，我们都可以从优秀的语言学习者的行为中学习，从而变得更擅长语言。故填We can all learn from the behavior of good language learners. 2．根据“Good language learners look for chances to hear and use the new language outside of the classroom, as a result, they learn the language more quickly.”可知，优秀的语言学习者会在课堂外寻找听到和使用新语言的机会，因此，他们学习语言的速度更快。故填Because they look for chances to hear and use the new language outside of the classroom. 3．根据“For example, if they do not understand what someone said the first time, they are not afraid to ask them to repeat it again and again until they do understand.”可知，优秀的语言学习者如果不理解别人第一次说的话，他们不怕让他们一遍又一遍地重复，直到他们理解为止。故填They are not afraid to ask them to repeat it again and again until they do understand. 4．开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案为I agree that making mistakes is natural and is necessary to learn. Because we can see it as earning a learning chance. We can learn from our mistakes. 1 / 7 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 1 Language 课时1 Lesson 1 分层作业 核心知识速记 01基础达标 02能力提升 03拓展培优 04思维进阶 词汇 nod v.点头 bow v.鞠躬 custom n.风俗 clap v.鼓掌，拍手 greet v.和某人打招呼 pat v.轻拍 cheek v.脸颊 rude adj.无理的 gesture v.手势 agreement n. (意见或看法)一致 句型 被动语态：be done(by)... 被... 1. Body language is an important form of communication that is used everywhere. 2. Some messages are understood by people around the world simply because they are not communicated by words. 3. However, body language is used differently in different cultures. 4. Women and children are kissed on each cheek by family members or friends. 5. New friends are often greeted with a kisson the cheek. 一、单词默写。 1. _______ [nɒd] n.点头 2. ________ [baʊ] n.鞠躬 3. __________ [ruːd] n.无理的 4. ________ [ɡriːt] n.和某人打招呼 5. ________ [əˈɡriːmənt] n.(意见或看法)一致 6. _______ [tʃiːk] n. 脸颊 二、词组默写。 1. 传递信息 _______________________ 2. 手语 _______________________ 3. 考虑 _______________________ 4. 要求安静 _______________________ 5. 耸肩 _______________________ 6. 全世界 _______________________ 7. 关心;在意 _______________________ 8. 以......为例 _______________________ 9. 握手 _______________________ 10. 小心；注意 _______________________ 11. 做某事粗鲁 _______________________ 12. 正如我们所看到的 _______________________ 三、根据要求完成句子​ 1. 在日本，人们见面时通常会鞠躬，这是一种传统风俗。 In Japan, people usually ______ when they meet each other as a traditional ______ . 2. 在某些文化中，轻拍孩子的脸颊可能被视为无礼的。 If you ______ a child’s ______ in some cultures, it might be considered ______ . 3. 演讲结束后，大家鼓掌表示赞同他的观点。 When the speaker finished, everyone ______ to show their ______ with his opinion. 4. 她点头表示理解，然后做了一个手势求助。 She ______ to show she understood, then made a ______ to ask for help. 5. 遇到新朋友时，微笑打招呼是礼貌的。 It’s polite to ______ with a smile when you meet someone new.​​ 6. 聋人常用手语传递信息。 Deaf people often use ______ to ______. 7. 正如我们所见，世界各地的人表达情感的方式不同。 ______ , people ______ have different ways to express feelings. 8. 老师有时会用手指抵住嘴唇要求安静。 Teachers sometimes ______ by putting a finger on their lips. 9. 你应注意文化差异，比如有人困惑时会耸肩。 You should ______ cultural differences, like how some people ______ when they feel confused. 10. 以法国人为例，他们重视用贴面礼打招呼。 ______ the French, they ______ greeting with kisses on the cheek. 四 、单项选择 1．—Mary, could you pass ________ the dictionary? —OK. Here you are. A．me B．him C．her D．them 2．—How do you usually go to school, Jack? —I usually go to school ________ bus. A．to B．by C．for D．at 3．— ________ glasses are these? —They are Ann’s. A．Who B．What C．Where D．Whose 4．My father’s leg was hurt, ________ he went to see a doctor. A．but B．because C．so D．or 5．Football is ________ than volleyball in our school. A．popular B．more popular C．most popular D．the most popular 6．—________ you go shopping with me this afternoon, Kate? —Sorry, I can’t. I’ll have a dancing lesson. A．Need B．Must C．Can D．May 7．—What were you doing at 8 o’clock yesterday evening, Jim? —I ________ to music at home. A．listen B．listened C．will listen D．was listening 8．—What did you do yesterday, Jenny? —I ________ mountains with my friends. A．climbed B．will climb C．climb D．have climbed 9．—Be quiet. Our grandparents ________ now. —OK. A．sleep B．are sleeping C．slept D．were sleeping 10．My English teacher ________ in Beijing since 2008. A．has lived B．lived C．lives D．will live 11．More trees and flowers ________ in our town next year. A．plant B．planted C．will be planted D．are planted 12．—This book is interesting. Could you tell me ________? —Yes. I bought it from Xinhua Bookstore last Saturday. A．where you will buy it B．where did you buy it C．where will you buy it D．where you bought it 五、完形填空。 At the 2023 Shenzhen Marathon, 45-year-old Luo Shujian crossed the finish line with his 13-year-old son Xiaobai, who was in a special pushchair. They 1 the half-marathon race in an hour and 59 minutes. The son was born with cerebral palsy (脑瘫). He had to stay indoors, but his father decided to 2 him a full and happy life by taking up marathons with him. However, the decision was 3 because Luo had no sporting experience. He had to 4 at 4 a.m. to practice running before work. Whenever he got chances, he would take his son with him to races, 5 half-marathons. Now Xiaobai likes to watch the world from his pushchair with his father during 6 . Though he cannot express feelings in words, he shows them through expressions and body language. He claps his hands and smiles to show his 7 . The other runners are friendly and 8 them on as they pass. Their marathon races have 9 them to Chengdu to see pandas, to Beijing to climb the Great Wall, and to Lanzhou to take photos along the Yellow River. Luo plans to keep running 10 his son to allow Xiaobai to live the best life he can. 1. A．held B．finished C．cancelled D．watched 2. A．offer B．pay C．cause D．warn 3. A．cheap B．hard C．similar D．polite 4. A．hang out B．break away C．give in D．get up 5. A．really B．luckily C．especially D．strangely 6. A．places B．vacations C．races D．numbers 7. A．doubt B．pity C．honesty D．happiness 8. A．put B．cheer C．train D．invite 9. A．taken B．handed C．avoided D．translated 10. A．like B．from C．during D．with 六、阅读理解。 If you live in a place where most people speak the language you are learning, you may use the language for several hours each day. It may become part of your “inner speech.” In other words, you start thinking in that language. Your mind stops trying to translate things from your native language into the second language. But most of the English learners live in places where English is not the main language. This maybe true for you. You may not have many chances to practice English. You may even be self-taught. When you speak, your speech might be slower than you would like. This is because your mind is still translating from your first language, which can also sound unnatural. English, has its own sentence structure. The good news is that thinking in English can bring you a huge step closer to fluency(流利). It is not very difficult but it does need practice. Most experts note that it’s best to start small. So, a good first step is to think in individual(单独的) words. Look around you. What do you see? In your head, try to name each object in your surroundings. Charles Thomas has taught English for over 10 years. He tells his students to name the things that they see around them, wherever they are. Start with nouns and then add in verbs, he suggests. Another exercise that Thomas suggests is describing in your mind objects you don’t know the words for. For example, if you’re looking at your house and you see your garage, but you can’t think of the name in English. You can say, “The place inside where I put my car.” You can also use shorter phrases, such as “It’s similar to…” or “It’s the opposite of…”. Thomas says doing this can help learners of any language. As a Spanish learner, he does it himself. Next, you can move to exercises like thinking in simple sentences and in conversations. So, how much time should you spend on these exercises? Thomas says you do a little everyday. “When you make things a habit, then it just appears suddenly into your mind without thinking and then, before you know it, really, you’re thinking in English.” 1．According to the writer, people may speak a second language slowly because _________. A．they don’t live in a place people speak that language B．they try to translate from their native language C．they don’t have time to practice that language D．they may teach that language by themselves 2．What can we learn from the passage? A．Your surroundings can help you translate the language well. B．The sentence structure is the key to learn a second language well. C．Thinking more in a second language may help you speak fluently. D．Describing with shorter phrases can help spell the unknown words. 3．What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage? A．To explain why our second language sounds unnatural. B．To discuss our problems of learning a second language. C．To show some examples of learning English by thinking. D．To encourage people to train their brains to think in English. Read and Explore The Secret to Learning Languages A lot of people think that they are not good at learning a new language. However, experts say that we can all learn from the behavior (行为) of good language learners to become better at languages. Good language learners look for chances to hear and use the new language outside of the classroom, as a result, they learn the language more quickly. If they’re studying in  a country where the language is spoken, this is easy to do. For example, they can talk to salesmen, join sports clubs, or even talk to people in coffee stores. However, if they are studying in a country where the language is not spoken, there are still ways to practice outside of class. They might read newspapers and magazines in that language, watch movies, listen to the news, or join chat rooms. All of these are great chances to practice and can also be fun. What’s more, good language learners try different ways to make their message understood. For example, if they do not know the word for “laundromat”, they might say “the place where you can wash clothes”. If that does not work, they might even try drawing a laundromat with washers and dryers, or acting. The point is that good language learners are creative and do not easily give up. Because of these qualities (品质), they can learn more and better. Finally, good language learners are prepared to take risks. They think that making mistakes is natural and is necessary to learn. As a result, instead of being uneasy by a mistake or getting upset when they do not understand, they see it as earning a learning chance. For example, if they do not understand what someone said the first time, they are not afraid to ask them to repeat it again and again until they do understand. Or, if someone corrects their vocabulary or grammar, they try to remember instead of becoming shy about speaking. Learning a language well takes time. However, looking for chances to practice the language, trying different ways to communicate, taking risks, and being prepared to make mistakes will help you become a skilled and confident language learner in the long run. Tasks: 1．How can you become better at languages according to the experts? _______________________________________________________ 2．Why do good language learners learn a language more quickly? _______________________________________________________ 3．What do good language learners do if they don’t understand what someone said the first time? _______________________________________________________ 4．Which behavior of good language learners do you agree most? Why? _______________________________________________________ 1 / 7 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $