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Unit 1 People around us Reading 语篇填空 My grandma My grandma used to be a doctor but she retired many years ago. She is kind to everyone and very patient 1. with people, and she is always cheerful. Grandma helps many old people in the community with their medical problems. She gives them tips on how to stay 2. healthy(hh). Everyone in the community knows her and they call her “Doctor Chen”. Grandma takes good care of us. She is a 3. really(real) good cook, and her dishes are the best in the world. Dinner at my grandma’s is the 4. happiest(happy) time. We all enjoy her wonderful food, and her egg fried rice is my fovourite. Wherever I go in the future, I will never forget the taste of her cooking. A few weeks ago, my grandma 5. got(get) ill. She is in hospital now. We are very worried, and we hope she gets well soon. ——Lu Yuntao My teacher Mr Li is my maths teacher. He is really smart. He 6. knows(know) how to keep our attention in class, and his lessons are always interesting. For example, he likes to show us how to solve real-life problems with maths, and tells us 7. stories(story) about famous mathematicians. Sometimes he even uses fun games in 8. his(he) teaching! That’s why I seldom feel bored in his maths lessons. Mr Li is strict about our schoolwork, 9. but he gives us lots of support when we need help. If we cannot work out a difficult maths problem, he will encourage us to think about it in 10. a new way, Mr Li often says, “Never give up, and you’ll be successful.” I think he is the best teacher in our school. ——Lin Aixin 阅读表达 My grandma My grandma used to be a doctor but she retired many years ago. She is kind to everyone and very patient with People, and she is always cheerful. Grandma helps many old people in the community with their medical problems. She gives them tips on how to stay healthy. Everyone in the community knows her and they call her “Doctor Chen”. Grandma takes good care of us. She is a really good cook, and her dishes are the best in the world. Dinner at my grandma’s is the happiest time. We all enjoy her wonderful food, and her egg fried rice is my fovourite. Wherever I go in the future, I will never forget the taste of her cooking. A few weeks ago, my grandma got ill. She is in hospital now. We are very worried, and we hope she gets well soon. ——Lu Yuntao My teacher Mr Li is my maths teacher. He is really smart. He knows how to keep our attention in class, and his lessons are always interesting. For example, he likes to show us how to solve real-life problems with maths, and tells us stories about famous mathematicians. Sometimes he even uses fun games in his teaching! That’s why I seldom feel bored in his maths lessons. Mr Li is strict about our schoolwork, but he gives us lots of support when we need help. If we cannot work out a difficult maths problem, he will encourage us to think about it in a new way, Mr Li often says, “Never give up, and you’ll be successful.” I think he is the best teacher in our school. ——Lin Aixin 1. How does Yuntao feel about his grandma? She is kind, cheerful and very patient. 2. Why do the people in the community call Yuntao’s grandma “Doctor Chen”? Because she gives them tips on how to stay healthy. 3. Please list at least 2 reasons why Lin Aixin seldom feels bored in the maths lessons. show how to solve real-life problems with maths, tell stories about famous mathematicians, use fun games in his teaching. (任写两条) 4. What does Lin Aixin think of Mr Li? He thinks Mr Li is the best teacher in his school 5. Which family member or teacher do you like most? Please write down your view. In my family, I like my mother best. Because she is always kind and patient. When I meet some difficult problems, she often comes up with some useful methods to help me solve the difficulty. I also like to help her do some chores. (开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可) Grammar 语篇填空 It’s a nice Thursday morning. The sun is shining 1. brightly(bright). We are in a beautiful park with our 2. teacher(teach) Miss Lin. A woman in the brown skirt is Miss Lin. She is 3. taking(take) a photo of Xie Ling and LiYa. The two girls are playing chess. The one 4. with short hair is Xie Ling. She is the chess champion at 5. our(we) school. Pan Ming and Xia Jun are looking at ducks in the pond. They love 6. animals(animal). Where am I? I’m a boy sitting on the bench. I’m playing 7. the guitar We are all having a good time. Cross-curricular connection 语篇填空 My social circle There are four people that are really close to me: my parents, my sister Chloe and my best friend Laura. They are in my first circle. My sister Chloe and I are really different: I’m shy and she’s very sociable and has lots of friends, but we get on very 1. well(good). Laura and I go to the same school, and we have lots of things 2. in common. In my 3. second(two) circle, I’ve put my grandma. She has been living with us since Grandpa 4. died(die) three years ago. I love my grandma. She takes good care of me and always tells me interesting 5. stories(story) of her childhood. I’ve also 6. included(include) the girls from the school volleyball team in this circle. They’re quite competitive when they play games, 7. but they are really my loyal friends. In my third social circle, I’ve got all my classmates from Class 7B. I’ve been with some of 8. them(they) since primary school and there’s a good atmosphere in the class; nobody is ever rude and everyone is 9. friendly(friend). I’ve also included Mrs Smith, my class teacher in this circle, because she is very kind to me and always encourages me 10. to do(do) my best. Finally, in my last circle, I’ve put all the other people that I know at school. There’s also my old deskmate, Andy Barton. He’s a bit shy, but I’ve included him 7. because he was my first deskmate in this school and he’s still in my group of friends! Unit 2 Travelling around the world Reading 选词填空 visit rich wonder something country through good explore if taste France is calling France is one of the most visited 1. countries in the world. It is in Western Europe, and it is a beautiful country 2. rich in history and culture. Paris is the capital city of France. It lies in the north of the country, and the River Seine runs 3. through its centre. Here you will find many places of interest, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. You can 4. visit the Louvre Museum if you like art. The most famous street in Paris is the Champs-Elyskes. This is the 5. best place to go if you want to visit some world-famous department stores. A walk along the River Seine or a short break at a café are some must-dos in Paris. If you want to get a 6. taste of French wine culture, you should visit the Loire Valley. It is in the centre of France, and there are many vineyards there. The local farmers grow great grapes to make excellent French wine. And don’t forget 7. to explore the beautiful castles there. Nice is another most-visited city in France. It lies on France’s south-east coast, and is famous for its 8. wonderful beaches. It is the perfect place for a summer holiday, but 9. if you prefer to visit France in winter you can go skiing in the French Alps. France has 10. something for everyone, so why not visit France this year? 阅读表达 France is calling France is one of the most visited countries in the world. It is in Western Europe, and it is a beautiful country rich in history and culture. Paris is the capital city of France. It lies in the north of the country, and the River Seine runs through its centre. Here you will find many places of interest, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. You can visit the Louvre Museum if you like art. The most famous street in Paris is the Champs-Elyskes. This is the best place to go if you want to visit some world-famous department stores. A walk along the River Seine or a short break at a café are some must-dos in Paris. If you want to get a taste of French wine culture, you should visit the Loire Valley. It is in the centre of France, and there are many vineyards there. The local farmers grow great grapes to make excellent French wine. And don’t forget to explore the beautiful castles there. Nice is another most-visited city in France. It lies on France’s south-east coast, and is famous for its wonderful beaches. It is the perfect place for a summer holiday, but if you prefer to visit France in winter you can go skiing in the French Alps. France has something for everyone, so why not visit France this year? 1. What does France rich in? History and culture. 2. Where can you go if you like art? I can visit the Louvre Museum. 3. Why do farmers grow great grapes in the Loire Valley? Because of making excellent French wine. 4. What is Nice famous for? It is famous for its wonderful beaches. 5. Which country or city have you been to? Please write down your experience. Last winter, I had a chance to visit Xi’an, I visited many places of interest, such as the Bell Tower, Xi’an Tower, Dayan Pagoda and so on. I like Dayan Pagoda best. I also take some pictures with it.(开放性试题。答案不唯一，言之有理即可) 语篇填空 Beijing is the capital of China. It 1. lies(lie) in the north of the country. It’s a beautiful city with 2. a long history and rich culture. In the city centre, there are(be) many museums. If you want to learn something about 2. China’s(Chian) past, the Palace Museum is a good place to start. If you prefer 4. to go(go) shopping, there are many big department stores on Wangfujing Street. Don’t worry if you get hungry: there are also lots of excellent 5. restaurants(restaurant) in Beijing, and you must try Beijing roast duck while you’re there. If you want to get 6. away from the city centre, you can go to the Great Wall. It stretches from China’s east coast all the way to the Gobi Desert and beyond. Beijing is the 7. most perfect(perfect) travel destination. It has something for everyone. Grammar 语篇填空 A beach holiday by David Brown I went on holiday to the beach with my family last year. We 1. travelled/traveled(travel) by train and arrived on Saturday morning. I wanted to go surfing, so I went to the beach. Mum and Dad wanted to watch me surf. They got some beach chairs and found 2. a good spot to sit. I jumped into the water and started surfing. The waves were good, 3. but the wind was too strong. I surfed for 20 minutes and then decided 4. to take(take) a break. When I went back to the beach to drink some water, I met another teenage boy with a surfboard. 5. His(he) name was Ken. We started talking, and we discovered that we had a lot 6. in common. The light was very good, so he decided to take some 7. photos(photo) of me surfing. This photo here is one of my favourites! That holiday, Ken and I went surfing together every day. It turned out he lived in the same town as me, so we decided to meet up after the holiday. Focusing on culture 阅读表达 National parks A national park is a protected area of nature. Governments have set up national parks to save our natural heritage, such as unique landscapes and endangered wildlife. Giant Panda National Park, China The Giant Panda National Park is a national park in China. It stretches across parts of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi. It is huge—27,134 km2 in size. Over 70% of the park is covered by forest and its highest mountain is 5,588 m high. This park is home to over 1,600 wild giant pandas. Every year, visitors from all over the world come to see the cutest bears on Earth. What to see and do: * See the playful pandas in the wild all year round. * Discover the pandas’ amazing neighbours, such as golden monkeys and leopards”. * Explore the forest in summer or ski down the mountains in winter! * Go hiking and boating, or visit the Giant Panda Museum. Yellowstone National Park, the USA Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the world. It covers an area of 8,991 km’. A lot of the park sits in the middle of an active volcano, which is 72 km wide! It has four mountain ranges, and the highest mountain, Eagle Peak, is 3,462 m high. The park gets several million visitors each year. What to see and do: * Visit the volcanic hot springs. * Ride a horse in summer or snowmobile in winter! * Watch amazing wildlife like bears and wolves. * Go climbing, fishing, cycling or hiking. 1. What are the heights of the highest mountains in each of the two national parks? The one at Giant Panda National Park is 5,588 m high, and the other is 3,462 m high. 2. Which national park is bigger? The Giant Panda National Park is much bigger. 3. What can people do in summer of each national park? At Giant Panda National Park, people can explore the forest in summer. At Yellowstone National Park, people can ride horse in summer. 4. How many ranges are there at Yellowstone National Park? Four. /4. 5. What kind of national park would you like to go? Please tell your reason. I’d like to go to the Giant Panda National Park. Because it is mostly covered by forest. The air is much fresher, which is good for people’s health. And especially I can see the pandas and other living things there. (开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可) Unit 3 Trees and us Reading 语篇填空 Our silent friends From the deepest forests to our towns and cities, trees are all around us. We share our world with trees. They are our silent friends, 1. but we often overlook them. In fact, trees are very important for all living things on Earth. To begin with, forests are a safe place for 2. animals(animal), insects and plants to live. Trees are also good for us humans because they take 3. in greenhouse gases like CO2 and produce oxygen. This means they help create a clean environment for everyone on this planet. Trees make 4. our(we) lives more convenient. Many of the things around us, such as paper and pencils, come from trees. Just look around your room—a lot of the furniture 5. is made(make) of wood. Trees also provide us with delicious fruit and 6. wonderful(wonder) drinks. For example, we can make tea from the leaves of the tea tree. Trees do so much for us. We can’t imagine 7. a world without them. However, humans are not treating trees in a kind way. We are 8. cutting(cut) down forests all around the world. We are polluting the water and the air, and this harms trees. All these things are a big problem. We need to do more 9. to protect(protect) trees and save our planet. Grammar 语篇填空 It’s not easy to be a tree. Right now, insects are eating my bark, Ouch! I am feeling pain! But trees like me have clever 1. ways(way) of fighting back. We pine trees can produce a glue-like liquid, and use it 2. to catch(catch) our enemies. Look at this small insect. It is moving really 3. carefully(careful) on that pine’s trunk. But, bad luck! The sticky liquid catches it. Now it is sadly waiting to become a 4. lucky(luck) bird’s big meal. We trees don't have eyes, 5. but we can still sense things. Some of 6. us(we) can even recognize different kinds of bugs. Look at this one, for example: it is 7. eating(eat) a leaf. Don’t worry. The tree is quietly giving 8. off a smell. It uses the smell to call for help. See? Now a ladybug has 9. arrived(arrive). It quickly catches 10. the little bug. Now the ladybug is enjoying its free lunch. Focusing on culture 语篇填空 Lu Yu and Cha Jing When and where did people start drinking tea? Historians are not sure, but people in China have 1. grown(grow) tea for thousands of years. According to a Chinese legend, Shennong discovered tea 2. by accident when some leaves fell from a tree into his drink. The 3. oldest(old) tea archaeologists have found so far is almost 2,200 years old. It dates back to the early Han dynasty. But before the Tang dynasty, people usually did not drink tea for 4. the taste—they used it as medicine. Thanks to a man 5. named(name) Lu Yu (733-804 CE), people all over China started enjoying tea as a drink. Lu Yu carefully studied the art of making tea, and he wanted to share 6. his(he) knowledge with others. He decided 7. to write(write) Cha Jing (The Classic of Tea). This was the world’s 8. first(one) book about tea and tea culture. It was only about 7,000 characters long, 9. but the book became very popular. Not long after Lu Yu died, tea culture 10. quickly(quick) spread across the country, and he became known as the Sage of Tea. People still read Cha Jing today, and there are translations of the book in English, French, Japanese and many other languages. 阅读表达 Lu Yu and Cha Jing When and where did people start drinking tea? Historians are not sure, but people in China have grown tea for thousands of years. According to a Chinese legend, Shennong discovered tea by accident when some leaves fell from a tree into his drink. The oldest tea archaeologists have found so far is almost 2,200 years old. It dates back to the early Han dynasty. But before the Tang dynasty, people usually did not drink tea for the taste—they used it as medicine. Thanks to a man named Lu Yu (733-804 CE), people all over China started enjoying tea as a drink. Lu Yu carefully studied the art of making tea, and he wanted to share his knowledge with others. He decided to write Cha Jing (The Classic of Tea). This was the world’s first book about tea and tea culture. It was only about 7,000 characters long, but the book became very popular. Not long after Lu Yu died, tea culture quickly spread across the country, and he became known as the Sage of Tea. People still read Cha Jing today, and there are translations of the book in English, French, Japanese and many other languages. 1. How did Shennong discover tea, according to the ancient Chinese legend? He discovered tea by accident when some leaves fell from a tree into his drink. 2. When did the history of tea date back to? The early Han dynasty. 3. What did people regard the tea as before the Tang dynasty? They used it as a kind of medicine. 4. Why did Lu Yu write Cha Jing? Because he wanted to share his knowledge with others. 5. Which people do you prefer in China’s history? Please write down your view. In my mind, I prefer Li Bai, a poet. In his whole life, he wrote plenty of poems, and his writing style is charming. I really like Hard is the Way of the World. His emotion always encourages people to fight. (开放性试题，答案不唯一) Unit 4 Our animal friends Reading 语篇填空 A blind man and his “eyes” John Dancer always travelled together with Charlie. One night at a hotel, Charlie saved his life. “Good evening, sir,” said the receptionist when John arrived at the hotel. Then he saw Charlie. “Sir, you’re welcome to stay, 1. but we don’t allow pets here. Sorry!” he explained. “Charlie isn’t a pet,” said John. “He is my eyes. I’m blind, and it’s hard for me to get around by 2. myself(I). I need him to show me where to go.” The receptionist apologized and led John and Charlie to 3. their(they) room. It was late. John was very tired after a long day. He went to bed and soon fell asleep. Charlie was 4. sleeping(sleep) beside the bed. Suddenly, Charlie started barking”. John woke up and smelt smoke. 5. A fire! Smoke started to come in from under the door. John knew they couldn’t get out that way now. Their room was on the 6. eighth(eight) floor, so they couldn’t climb out of the window. They had to do something 7. to stop(stop) the smoke. With Charlie’s help, John put some wet clothes along the bottom of the door. Then he got down on the floor next to Charlie and waited. The minutes seemed like hours. Then he heard it—the sound of a fire engine. It was music to his 8. ears(ear). Before long, a fireman arrived and got in the room from the window. When he found John, he 9. quickly(qucik) helped him get up and tried to get him out of the building. But John would not go without his “eyes”. Finally, the fireman got both John and Charlie 10. out of the building safely. 阅读表达 A blind man and his “eyes” John Dancer always travelled together with Charlie. One night at a hotel, Charlie saved his life. “Good evening, sir,” said the receptionist when John arrived at the hotel. Then he saw Charlie. “Sir, you’re welcome to stay, but we don’t allow pets here. Sorry!” he explained. “Charlie isn’t a pet,” said John. “He is my eyes. I’m blind, and it’s hard for me to get around by myself. I need him to show me where to go.” The receptionist apologized and led John and Charlie to their room. It was late. John was very tired after a long day. He went to bed and soon fell asleep. Charlie was sleeping beside the bed. Suddenly, Charlie started barking”. John woke up and smelt smoke. A fire! Smoke started to come in from under the door. John knew they couldn’t get out that way now. Their room was on the 8th floor, so they couldn’t climb out of the window. They had to do something to stop the smoke. With Charlie’s help, John put some wet clothes along the bottom of the door. Then he got down on the floor next to Charlie and waited. The minutes seemed like hours. Then he heard it—the sound of a fire engine. It was music to his ears. Before long, a fireman arrived and got in the room from the window. When he found John, he quickly helped him get up and tried to get him out of the building. But John would not go without his “eyes”. Finally, the fireman got both John and Charlie out of the building safely. 1. When and where did the story take place? One night at a hotel 2. Why did Charlie start barking suddenly? Because there was a fire here. 3. How did John stop the smoke coming into the room? He put some wet clothes along the bottom of the door. 4. What does the writer mean by “It was music to his ears”? It means that a fireman would come to save them. 5. What happened in the end? The fireman saved John and Charlie. 语篇填空 The weather was really nice yesterday, so I took Flash for a walk on the beach. Flash was a retired search-and-rescue dog. It was hot, so I lay 1. down on the sand. After a few 2. minutes(minute), I fell asleep. When I woke up, I couldn't see Flash. I looked around the beach until I 3. finally(final) found him. He was 4. barking loudly outside a small restaurant on the beach. When he saw me, Flash ran into the kitchen. 5. The owner of the restaurant was not happy. “We don’t allow dogs in 6.our(we) restaurant!” he said. I apologized to the restaurant owner and 7. went(go) to get Flash, Then I found out why Flash was barking so loudly. There 8. was(be) smoke coming out of the kitchen! I told the owner and after a few minutes a fire engine arrived 9. to put(put) the fire out. The restaurant owner said thank you to both of us 10. and gave Flash a piece of chicken. Focusing on culture 阅读表达 The story of domestication Long ago, dogs, sheep and cows used to be wild animals. How did they turn into pets and farm animals? Let’s find out! Dogs The story of domestication started somewhere in Asia, about 15,000 to 23,000 years ago. Back then, people moved across the land. They hunted large animals and often left meat on the ground. This attracted wolves, and they probably began following the hunters. Some people started catching baby wolves. They trained these young wolves to hunt with them. With every generation, people kept wolves with “friendly” genes. Over thousands of years, these pet wolves turned into dogs. Sheep Around 13,000 years ago, people in West Asia began to domesticate animals like sheep. Sheep are small and not very dangerous, and they move |in big groups and follow their leader. This makes them easy to domesticate. They became an important source of meat. Later, the farmers also learnt how to make clothes from their wool. Cows People in West Asia started to domesticate aurochs—a kind of wild ox —sometime after 8000 BCE. Aurochs are now extinct, but they used to live all over Europe and Asia. They provided people with milk and meat, and they were also good working animals. As with other animals, people chose to keep aurochs with “good” genes, and the animals slowly turned into the cows we see today, Over many thousands of years, pets and farm animals changed because of human efforts. The story of domestication still continues today. 1. How many animals are there mentioned in the story of domestication? Three. /3. 2. When did the story of domestication start? About 15,000 to 23,000 years ago. 3. Why do people in West Asia think it is easy to domesticate the sheep? Because sheep are small and not very dangerous, they move |in big groups and follow their leader. 4. What can people get from the sheep at that time? They can get meat and wool from sheep. 5. Where did Aurochs use to live in? All over the Europe and Asia Cross-curricular connection 语篇填空 The life cycle of bees Bees live in colonies. Colonies are 1. made (make) of wax cells. There are three 2. types (type) of bees in a colony. This is a queen bee. She is the 3. biggest (big) bee. There is only one queen in a colony. She lays the eggs. This is a drone. Drones are male bees. 4. Their (they) main job is to mate with the queen. This is a worker bee. Worker bees are female. They build the colony and they clean it too. They look 5. after the young bees. They make honey with the things they collect from flowers. From egg to bee The queen 6. lays(lay) eggs in the cells. There are three different kinds of cells: for the new queen, for the drones and for the workers. After three days, 7. the eggs hatch into grubs. The grubs grow a head and a body with two parts. They grow six legs and four wings. Then the young bee? come out of the cell. The three types of bees have different development times. It takes about 16 days for a queen bee 8. to grow(grow) from an egg to an adult. A drone takes about 21 days 9. and a worker bee takes about 24 days. Unit 5 Water is life Reading 语篇填空 The journey of a drop of water Du Yun was in the bathroom. The tap was on. As she brushed her 1. teeth(tooth), she thought about going swimming with her friends and ... “Turn that tap off,” said an angry voice 2. suddenly(sudden). “You’re wasting water.” Du Yun turned the tap off and looked around, but there 3. was(be) no one there. “Who are you?” “I’m Dripple, and I’m a drop of water. Do you know where I come from?” “From the tap?” asked Du Yun. “Well, yes, but a few 4. days(day) ago, I was in a cloud,” said Dripple. “Then the wind pushed the cloud up a mountain. When the cloud cooled down, it started raining. I 5. became(become) one of the raindrops.” “How did you come into 6. my(I) house then, Dripple?” “I fell 7. into a river and eventually ended up in a reservoir. Then I went to 8. a special place. There, people cleaned me and added some chemicals to me.” “They cleaned you? Why?” Du Yun asked. “Because I was a bit dirty. Then I travelled through the pipes under the streets 9. and now I’m here,” Dripple explained. “So is this the end of your journey?” Du Yun asked. “No. People will clean me one more time. Then I’ll go into a river, and after that, I’ll return into the sea again.” “Again?” “Yes. My journey back to the clouds starts there. Remember not 10. to waste(waste) or pollute me. I’m valuable.” “I’m sorry, Dripple!” Du Yun came out of the bathroom and rushed to her study. She wanted to tell her diary about this at once. 阅读表达 The journey of a drop of water Du Yun was in the bathroom. The tap was on. As she brushed her teeth, she thought about going swimming with her friends and ... “Turn that tap off,” said an angry voice suddenly. “You’re wasting water.” Du Yun turned the tap off and looked around, but there was no one there. “Who are you?” “I’m Dripple, and I’m a drop of water. Do you know where I come from?” “From the tap?” asked Du Yun. “Well, yes, but a few days ago, I was in a cloud,” said Dripple. “Then the wind pushed the cloud up a mountain. When the cloud cooled down, it started raining. I became one of the raindrops.” “How did you come into my house then, Dripple?” “I fell into a river and eventually ended up in a reservoir. Then I went to a special place. There, people cleaned me and added some chemicals to me.” “They cleaned you? Why?” Du Yun asked. “Because I was a bit dirty. Then I travelled through the pipes under the streets and now I’m here,” Dripple explained. “So is this the end of your journey?” Du Yun asked. “No. People will clean me one more time. Then I’ll go into a river, and after that, I’ll return into the sea again.” “Again?” “Yes. My journey back to the clouds starts there. Remember not to waste or pollute me. I’m valuable.” “I’m sorry, Dripple!” Du Yun came out of the bathroom and rushed to her study. She wanted to tell her diary about this at once. 1.Why was Dripple angry at Du Yun? Because Du Yun was wasting water. 2. Where did Dripple come from a few days ago? It came from a cloud. 3. What did people do with the water from the reservoir? people cleaned the water and added some chemicals to it. 4. What will happen when Dripple returns to the sea? Dripple will come back to the clouds again. 5. What can you do to avoid wasting water in your daily life? Please write down your method. I usually turn off the tap when brushing my teeth, try collecting rainwater to water flowers and use water-saving toilets. (开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可) Focusing on culture 语篇填空 Cities and water If you look at a population map of any country in the world, you will see that most people live close to water. The world’s biggest 1. cities (city) are next to rivers, lakes or the sea. This isn’t 2. an accident. We use water for all kinds of things in everyday life, 3. and we also need it for agriculture and for trade. In fact, water creates jobs and helps different industries to develop. At the end of the 18th century, water played a big role 4. in the Industrial Revolution. Water powered the 5. first (one) machines in the clothes industry, such as Richard Arkwright’s spinning machines. It also 6. provided (provide) the first steam engines with steam. Thanks to rivers and oceans, businessmen could ship 7. their (they) goods overseas. The growing global trade created more jobs and provided more income for people. As a result, the cities that were close to water grew much 8. larger (large). By 2008, over half of the world’s population lived in cities. 9. Nearly (near) all of these cities are on the coast or by rivers or lakes. This is because cities need water for people’s homes, industry, business, tourism and leisure activities. Throughout history, water helped create and develop cities. It is now our duty 10. to make(make) sure we don’t waste water or pollute it. Cross-curricular connection 语篇填空 The water in our bodies All living things need water. In fact, water is 1. an important part of all plants and animals. For example, about 95% of the weight of a cucumber is water. For animals, that figure is 2. usually(usual) around 60%. When we are born, about 70%-80% of our body weight is water. This number 3. goes(go) down as we grow up. For an adult man, water makes 4. up about 60% of the body weight. The amount of water is a bit lower for 5. women(women) : around 55%. This is because women usually have 6. more(much) body fat than men. A lot of water leaves our bodies every day, 7. so we need to replace it. Adults need to drink about 2-3 litres per day to stay 8. healthy(health) . Every time we go to the bathroom, we lose water. Every day, there is around 1.5 litres of water in our urine. If your urine is very yellow, you need to drink more water. The body also loses water to help it cool down. This is 9. called(call) sweat. We lose about 500 ml of water as sweat per day. It is normal to sweat a lot when we do sport or go out in hot weather. However, if we lose more than 5% of our body weight in water, we will get tired. It is dangerous to lose more than 10%. If that happens, we will feel ill. Remember 10. to bring(bring) a water bottle every time you play sport! 阅读表达 The water in our bodies All living things need water. In fact, water is an important part of all plants and animals. For example, about 95% of the weight of a cucumber is water. For animals, that figure is usually around 60%. When-we are born, about 70%-80% of our body weight is water. This number goes down as we grow up. For an adult man, water makes up about 60% of the body weight. The amount of water is a bit lower for women: around 55%. This is because women usually have more body fat than men. A lot of water leaves our bodies every day, so we need to replace it. Adults need to drink about 2-3 litres per day to stay healthy. Every time we go to the bathroom, we lose water. Every day, there is around 1.5 litres of water in our urine. If your urine is very yellow, you need to drink more water. The body also loses water to help it cool down. This is called sweat. We lose about 500 ml of water as sweat per day. It is normal to sweat a lot when we do sport or go out in hot weather. However, if we lose more than 5% of our body weight in water, we will get tired. It is dangerous to lose more than 10%. If that happens, we will feel ill. Remember to bring a water bottle every time you play sport! 1.What is an important part for all plants and animals? Water. 2. Why do women usually have more body fat than men? Because the amount of water is a bit lower for women. 3. How much water do an adult need to drink every day? About 2-3 litres per day. 4. What will make people feel tired? People lose more than 5% of the body weight in water. 5. What about your lifestyle? Please show your healthy lifestyle. I like playing soccer, so I usually drink some water after that. It can improve my body situation on time. I usually sleep early and wake up early, and I do not smoke or drink. (开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可) Unit 6 Electricity everywhere Reading 语篇填空 A switch-off weekend by Daisy from Grade 7 Last week, our science teacher, Mrs Brown, taught us about electricity and how important it is. Then she gave us 1. a special task: to try living without electricity for a weekend. Our family thought it sounded interesting, so we decided 2. to do(do) it together. However, it 3. turned(turn) out that it was very hard to live without electricity. After it got dark, my little brother Benny and I could only read and write by candlelight. We usually watch a movie together on Friday nights, 4. but the TV doesn’t work without electricity. Instead, we played video games for a while, but then our tablet ran out of battery. “What about tomorrow?” we thought. Since there wasn’t any electricity, some things in the fridge 5. quickly(quick) went bad. When we woke up on Saturday morning, we discovered that we couldn’t eat our breakfast cereal —we didn’t have any milk or yogurt! By noon, it got really hot inside our apartment, but we couldn’t turn on the air conditioner. Even 6. worse(bad) , most household tasks became very difficult without electricity. For example, we had to wash all our clothes 7. by hand, and this took us a lot of time. However, there were also nice things about living without electricity. On Sunday, we went on a bike trip and visited my grandparents in the countryside. We enjoyed a picnic in 8. their(they) garden, and we also played chess and painted pictures together. At night, we sat under the stars and listened to my grandad’s 9. stories(story) . This was a really 10. interesting(interest) experience, but I cannot imagine living without electricity for more than a few days. 阅读表达 A switch-off weekend by Daisy from Grade 7 Last week, our science teacher, Mrs Brown, taught us about electricity and how important it is. Then she gave us a special task: to try living without electricity for a weekend. Our family thought it sounded interesting, so we decided to do it together. However, it turned out that it was very hard to live without electricity. After it got dark, my little brother Benny and I could only read and write by candlelight. We usually watch a movie together on Friday nights, but the TV doesn’t work without electricity. Instead, we played video games for a while, but then our tablet ran out of battery. “What about tomorrow?” we thought. Since there wasn’t any electricity, some things in the fridge quickly went bad. When we woke up on Saturday morning, we discovered that we couldn’t eat our breakfast cereal —we didn’t have any milk or yogurt! By noon, it got really hot inside our apartment, but we couldn’t turn on the air conditioner. Even worse, mast household tasks became very difficult without electricity. For example, we had to wash all our clothes by hand, and this took us a lot of time. However, there were also nice things about living without electricity. On Sunday, we went on a bike trip and visited my grandparents in the countryside. We enjoyed a picnic in their garden, and we also played chess and painted pictures together. At night, we sat under the stars and listened to my grandad’s stories. This was a really interesting experience, but I cannot imagine living without electricity for more than a few days. 1. What did Daisy learn in her science class last week? She learned about electricity and how important it is. 2. What did Mrs Brown give us a special task? To try living without electricity for a weekend. 3. When do Daisy and her brother watch a movie together? On Friday nights. 4. What did Daisy’s family do on Sunday? They went on a bike trip and visited the grandparents in the countryside. 5. What will you do if you live without electricity? Please write down your to-do lists. I will probably find a candle and light it. Then I will sit with my parents on the sofa, chat with each other and admire the moonlight and stars. I think it’s a good time to strengthen our relationship. (开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可) Focusing on culture 语篇填空选词填空 climate come if show they clear thousand start business off Earth Hour What is Earth Hour? On the last Saturday night of March every year, people around the world turn 1. their (they) lights off for one hour. They do this because they care about 2. climate change. They are trying 3. to show (show) that small changes can make a great difference to our planet. How did it start? The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) 4. started Earth Hour in 2007, in Sydney, Australia. More than 2.2 million homes and 5. businesses (business) joined in. Even the lights at the Sydney Opera House were out for an hour. This aved a lot of electricity. The same amount of electricity could power 6. thousands of computers or television sets for an hour. When the lights were out, the stars were 7. clearer (clear) in the sky than before. People in China liked this idea too. They started to take part in the event in 2008. Every year, many landmark buildings in Chinese cities turn 8. off their lights for Earth Hour. What can you do? You can take part in Earth Hour next March. Find out the date and time of the event on the Earth Hour website. When the time 9. comes, turn off your lights and enjoy your special hour in the dark. It will even more fun 10. if you ask your friends, family and classmates to join as well. Unit 7 Role models of our time Reading 语篇填空 Qian Xuesen: the father of China’s aerospace Qian Xuesen was a pioneer in the development of China’s aerospace science and technology. In 1999, he received the Two Bombs and One Satellite Merit Award. He is 1. called(call) the “father of China’s aerospace” and “king of rockets”. Qian was born 2. in Shanghai in 1911. He studied engineering at Shanghai. Jiao Tong University and then went to further his education in the USA. In 1939, he was awarded a doctorate in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics. After that, he spent many years teaching and doing research at universities in the USA. While in the USA, Qian achieved lots of success and he was 3. a well-respected person in his field. However, he decided to return to China when he heard of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. He was eager 4. to bring(bring) his knowledge and skills to his homeland and began planning his return. Qian 5. finally(final) got back to China in 1955. Once home, he worked tirelessly to raise the level of China’s science and technology. One of Qian’s 6. greatest(great) achievements was in the field of aerospace engineering. He played a key role in developing China’s 7. first(one) rocket. Thanks to his groundbreaking research, China became one of the few 8. countries(country) in the world to explore space. His influence is still present today in the Long March rocket programme and other space missions. Qian devoted 9. himself(he) to his country, and his great work brought honour and success to China. Still, Qian lived a simple life 10. and was not interested in fame or money. He said, “If after I die the public feels I have made some contributions during my life, that approval would be the highest praise of all.” 阅读表达 Qian Xuesen: the father of China’s aerospace Qian Xuesen was a pioneer in the development of China’s aerospace science and technology. In 1999, he received the Two Bombs and One Satellite Merit Award. He is called the “father of China’s aerospace” and “king of rockets”. Qian was born in Shanghai in 1911. He studied engineering at Shanghai. Jiao Tong University and then went to further his education in the USA. In 1939, he was awarded a doctorate in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics. After that, he spent many years teaching and doing research at universities in the USA. While in the USA, Qian achieved lots of success and he was a well-respected person in his field. However, he decided to return to China when he heard of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. He was eager to bring his knowledge and skills to his homeland and began planning his return. Qian finally got back to China in 1955. Once home, he worked tirelessly to raise the level of China’s science and technology. One of Qian’s greatest achievements was in the field of aerospace engineering. He played a key role in developing China’s first rocket. Thanks to his groundbreaking research, China became one of the few countries in the world to explore space. His influence is still present today in the Long March rocket programme and other space missions. Qian devoted himself to his country, and his great work brought honour and success to China. Still, Qian lived a simple life and was not interested in fame or money. He said, “If after I die the public feels I have made some contributions during my life, that approval would be the highest praise of all.” 1. Where was Qian born? He was born in Shanghai. 2. What did Qian decide to do when he heard of the founding of the PRC? He decided to bring his knowledge and skills to his homeland. 3. When did Qian get back to China. In 1955. 4. What was one of Qian’s greatest achievements? In the field of aerospace engineering. 5. What can you learn from Qian Xuesen? Please write down what you get. From Qian Xuesen, I think I must love my country. I will devote myself to my country, work hard and master more knowledge to make my country stronger in the future. (开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可) Focusing on culture 语篇填空 The story of a smokejumper My name is Fan Yuan and I’m from northeast China. I’m 1. a special kind of firefighter called a smokejumper. This means that I jump out of airplanes to stop big fires 2. from spreading in the forest! I live and work in the Daxing’anling region in Heilongjiang Province. Thick forests, rich in wildlife, cover the beautiful and wild 3. mountains (mountain) here. Sadly, fires are quite common at certain times of the year. These fires are very 4. dangerous(danger). They can hurt or even kill people and animals. When a forest fire starts, my teammates and I act fast. The fires are often difficult to reach, 5. so we fly out in a plane and then jump down with a parachute. Once we land, we race to put out the fire. We use simple tools 6. to clear (clear) away dead leaves and trees to stop fires from spreading. It is not easy to be a smokejumper. You have to be very brave, tough and smart. It is also important to be fit. Otherwise, you might hurt 7. yourself (you) when you land. 8. Finally(final), you need to be able to survive in the wild and know how to find food and a safe place to rest. My job can be difficult and dangerous. However, I’m very proud of what I do. I love this beautiful land and I will do anything to protect it. Cross-curricular connection 语篇填空 The archaeologist: history’s detective Archaeologists are like detectives. They collect information, use 1. scientific (science) methods and study data to make sense of past events. Archaeologists study man-made objects and human remains from the past. These objects help 2. them (they) make sense of human history. But how do archaeologists work? 3. First(one), archaeologists need to find a site. Some sites are on the surface, but others are underground or even underwater. They use technology, such as satellite images, to find them. Next, archaeologists start to dig with great care. They try to find objects. From the past, such as tools, bones, artworks and buildings. 4. To protect(protect) these remains, archaeologists use special tools, like knives, picks or brushes. After this, archaeologists study these remains. They want to answer 5. questions (question), such as: who made this object, when and why? Their findings help us understand how people in the past 6. lived (live). Archaeologists work with other scientists and museums to bring history back to life. Through their careful work, we are able to learn new, important things about historic cultures. Unit 8 Follow your interests Reading 语篇填空 My lifetime interest—studying stars By Patrick Moore When I was eight, I got a book about stars from my dad as a birthday present. That was the beginning(begin) of my lifetime interest. I used to go outside with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky. It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it. In different seasons(senson), we saw different groups of stars. In winter, the “belt” of Orion appeared in the night sky. In summer, we saw Vega shine brightly(bright) as it got dark. Sometimes we saw stars shooting across the sky. How beautiful they were! Every time I looked up, I was amazed. Studying the stars was great fun for me, and I was extremely curious about the night sky. Once I learnt(learn) a little, I soon wanted to find out more and more. I asked all kinds of questions, and my parents were always very patient with me. If they didn’t know the answer, they would encourage me to find(find) the answers in the library. So I read a lot about the topic, and my understanding increased as I grew older. Now, studying the stars is my career. I host a TV programme called The Sky at Night. I use my knowledge to take people on a journey across the Milky Way and beyond, and I teach my audience about the different stars in a lively way. My TV programme has lasted(last) more than 50 years, and I am really proud of that! Actually, you too can turn your interests into your career. Anybody can achieve their(they) dreams. You just have to enjoy what you do! 阅读表达 My lifetime interest—studying stars By Patrick Moore When I was eight, I got a book about stars from my dad as a birthday present. That was the beginning of my lifetime interest. I used to go outside with my mum on clear nights and look at the sky. It looked like black velvet with a million diamonds on it. In different seasons, we saw different groups of stars. In winter, the “belt” of Orion appeared in the night sky. In summer, we saw Vega shine brightly as it got dark. Sometimes we saw stars shooting across the sky. How beautiful they were! Every time I looked up, I was amazed. Studying the stars was great fun for me, and I was extremely curious about the night sky. Once I learnt a little, I soon wanted to find out more and more. I asked all kinds of questions, and my parents were always very patient with me. If they didn’t know the answer, they would encourage me to find the answers in the library. So I read a lot about the topic, and my understanding increased as I grew older. Now, studying the stars is my career. I host a TV programme called The Sky at Night. I use my knowledge to take people on a journey across the Milky Way and beyond, and I teach my audience about the different stars in a lively way. My TV programme has lasted more than 50 years, and I am really proud of that! Actually, you too can turn your interests into your career. Anybody can achieve their dreams. You just have to enjoy what you do! 1. What did Partick’s father prepare for Partick’s eighth birthday? Partick got a book about stars from his father. 2. When did Partick and his mother see Vega shine? In summer. 3. What would Partick’s parents do if they didn’t know the answer? They would encourage me to find the answers in the library. 4. How long have The Sky at Night lasted? More than 50 years. 5. What are your interests? Are you going to turn them into your career? Please write down your idea. I am interested in books about literature. My favourite book is the universal world written by Lu Yao. I want to be a famous writer because I like reading and writing very much. I think I can make my dream come true by working hard. (开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可) Writing 语篇填空 My happy life with dancing My favourite hobby is dancing. I started taking dance 1. lessons (lesson) when I was four years old. But I got interested in dancing much 2. earlier (early). My mum said I used to follow the dancing shows on TV when I was only 3. starting (start) to walk! Now I dance almost every day. I practise for one hour after school on weekdays. At weekends, I practise for several hours each day. During holidays, I 4. usually perform in dance shows. I never feel 5. bored (bore) with dancing, When I dance, I feel so happy and free. It is fun to express 6. myself (I) with my body language, and there are always new dancing styles to learn. I hope I can become a 7. dancer (dance) one day. Focusing on culture 语篇填空 Never give up Jane Goodall is a world-famous scientist. This is the story of 1. how she started her career. Jane was not very 2. interested(interest) in animals when she was a child. Then, one day, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee. She liked it very much. From that day on, she became 3. really(real) interested in animals. When she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jane 4. dreamt/dreamed(dream) of a career studying wild animals in Africa. Jane’s mother said, “If you really want something, work hard and never give up. Then you’ll find 5. a way.” Jane’s mother was right. When she was 26, Jane travelled 6. from Britain to the mountains of East Africa. She studied chimpanzees there for years. She watched the animals for a long time and they became her 7. friends(friend). Jane discovered that these animals greet one another with a kiss or a hug, and make and use tools—just like humans do. Some people questioned the methods Jane used in her research. Jane gave the chimpanzees human names and compared 8. them(they) to humans. People at the time thought she should not treat the chimpanzees too much like people. However, Jane did not give up. In the end, her discoveries changed how we think about humans and animals. Nowadays, scientists believe that human beings have a lot in common with chimpanzees. Jane Goodall is now well 9. known(know) all over the world. She often gives lectures about her work because she wants people 10. to protect(protect) the environment. Her life story has inspired many young people the world over, Jane Goodall made her dreams come true because she never gave up. You can too. Cross-curricular connection 语篇填空 Finding the perfect job for you How to choose a job? Here are a few questions 1. to help(help) you decide. Which school subjects are you good at? People often need to study particular things before they can start working. For example, an engineer needs to be good at maths. Look at the school subjects you are good at. What jobs can these subjects lead to? What do you enjoy doing? A 2. person’s(person) interests can tell us a lot about him or her and the jobs he or she may like. If you like playing chess, maybe you like planning and organizing things. And perhaps you may enjoy 3. working(work) as a computer programmer. Think about your 4. hobbies(hobby) and interests. What kind of career best 5. matches(match) your interests? What things do you value in life? Think about what you value most. Would you like a high-paid job with long working hours, or do you prefer to have less money and 6. more(much) free time? Would you like to work with people, or do you prefer working alone? Are you OK 7. with a stressful job with many business trips, or do you want to work close to nature? What special skills do you have? You already have many different skills. Maybe you are good at drawing pictures, 8. or perhaps you are a good storyteller. Your skills will be important when you choose 9. a career. What skills do you have now, and which can you develop? What kind of personality do you have? Hew did you answer the questions above? In one way or another, these questions can teach you a lot about your personality. We can improve our skills and change our interests, but it is hard to change what we are like. If you know 10. yourself(you) well, it will be easier to choose a suitable job. 还原型阅读 Finding the perfect job for you How to choose a job? Here are a few questions to help you decide. 1. C___ People often need to study particular things before they can start working. For example, an engineer needs to be good at maths. Look at the school subjects you are good at. What jobs can these subjects lead to? 2. E___ A person’s interests can tell us a lot about him or her and the jobs he or she may like. If you like playing chess, maybe you like planning and organizing things. And perhaps you may enjoy working as a computer programmer. Think about your hobbies and interests. What kind of career best matches your interests? 3. A___ Think about what you value most. Would you like a high-paid job with long working hours, or do you prefer to have less money and more free time? Would you like to work with people, or do you prefer working alone? Are you OK with a stressful job with many business trips, or do you want to work close to nature? 4. B___ You already have many different skills. Maybe you are good at drawing pictures, or perhaps you are a good storyteller. Your skills will be important when you choose a career. What skills do you have now, and which can you develop? 5. D___ Hew did you answer the questions above? In one way or another, these questions can teach you a lot about your personality. We can improve our skills and change our interests, but it is hard to change what we are like. If you know yourself well, it will be easier to choose a suitable job. A. What things do you value in life? B. What special skills do you have? C. Which school subjects are you good at? D. What kind of personality do you have? E. What do you enjoy doing? Appendices Grammar review Unit 1 The definite article the 语篇填空 Lin Aixin lives in 1. an apartment with her mum, her dad, her grandma and her brother Aijun. The apartment has three 2. bedrooms (bedroom), a kitchen, a bathroom and a living room. Aixin’s mum works in an office and her dad works at Renmin Hospital. After Grandma retired, she 3. moved (move) in with a family. She is 4. usually (usual) at home during the day, and she spends much of her time preparing meals in kitchen. Aixin and Aijun always help with housework after they come back from school. Aijun often plays basketball 5. with other kids in the neighbourhood after dinner. Aixin usually plays the piano for half an hour in the evening. Unit 8 used to/ did not use to 语篇填空 Lu Xun was born in Shaoxing in 1881. When he was a teenager, he moved to Nanjing 1. to attend(attend) the Jiangnan Naval Academy. He then studied at a mining school. When he 2. graduated(graduate) in 1902, he received a scholarship to study in Sendai in Japan. When he studied in Japan, he wrote articles for 3. magazines(magazine). China faced many serious problems at the time, and he wanted to help save the 4. Chinese(China) people with literature. He stayed in Japan till he moved back to 5. his(he) hometown in 1909. Lu Xun worked as 6. a teacher for a few years, till he became a full-time writer. He moved to Beijing and published his 7. first (one) short story, “Diary of a Madman” in 1918. Many more stories followed. After Lu Xun travelled around China for a year, he 8. finally(final) moved to Shanghai in 1927. When he lived in Shanghai, he used to go to a bookstore on North Sichuan Road to meet other writers and discuss how to save China. During this time, he wrote many essays to call 9. on the people to take action. Lu Xun died in 1936. Today, he is still 10. considered(consider) to be one of the greatest modern Chinese writers. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $