专题14 Unit 4 Life is beautiful 课时2 Reading 知识精讲+分层练习 2026-2027学年译林版英语九年级上册
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Unit 4 Life is beautiful
课时2 Reading
目标导航
重点
词汇
1. peanut n.___________
2. unused adj.______________
3.遗憾 n.___________
4.挖，掘，凿 vt.&vi.______________
5.庆祝；庆典 n.______________
6.食用油；石油 n. ______________
7.不像 prep..______________
8. stem n.______________
9. 结(果实)，开(花)；生(孩子) vt.___________
10. attractive adj.______________
11.比较，对比 vt.___________
12. 判断，认为 vt.&vi.______________
13. hidden adj.__________
14.社会 n.___________
重点
词组
1.在……后面 _________________
2.一小块…… _________________
3.浪费掉；荒废 _________________
4.掘地；挖掘出 _________________
5.几个；一对 _________________
6.有收获 _________________
7.以不同的方式 _________________
8.对……有益 _________________
9.带头；领先 _________________
10.榨油 _________________
11.负担得起（金钱、时间或后果）做某事 _________________
12.挖出 _________________
13.结果实 _________________
14.努力做某事/尝试做某事 __________________________________
15.继续 _________________
16.与……相比 _________________
把……与……比较 _________________
17.对某人期望某事 _________________
18.聊到深夜 _________________
19.指向 _________________
20.慢慢来 _________________
21.等待做某事 _________________
22.实现某人的目标 _________________
重点
句型
1.“让它这样白白荒废实在可惜，”妈妈说。
“________ ________ ________ ________ let it ________ ________ ________ like that,” Mother said.
2.几个月后，我们获得了丰收。
In ________ ________ ________ months, we ________ ________ ________.
3.她用不同的方法烹饪花生，并叫我们到院子里参加庆祝。
She cooked the peanuts ________ ________ ________ and told us to go to the garden ________ ________ ________.
4.几乎每个人都买得起花生，而且大多数人都喜欢吃花生。
Almost everyone ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ and most people like eating them.
5.除非你把它挖出来，否则你无法通过它细细的茎来判断它是否结果实。
Until you ________ ________ ________, you can't tell by looking at its thin stem whether it ________ ________ ________ ________.
6.“你的意思是，”我问，“与有用相比，寻求别人的关注和赞扬就没那么重要了吗？”
“Do you mean,” I asked, “________ ________ being useful, looking for ________ ________ ________ from others is not that important?”
7.并且这就是我对你们的期望。
And this is ________ ________ ________ ________ you.
【答案】一、1.花生 2.未用过的 3. pity 4. dig 5. celebration 6. oil 7. unlike 8.茎，梗，柄 9. bear 10.吸引人的 11.compare 12. judge 13.隐藏的，隐匿的 14. society
二、1. at the back of 2. a small piece of 3. go to waste 4. dig up 5. a couple of 6. have a harvest 7. in different ways 8. be good for 9. take the lead 10. make oil 11. afford to do sth. 12. dig out 13. bear fruit 14. try to do sth. /try doing sth. 15. go on 16. (be) compared with; compare…with/to… 17. expect sth. of sb. 18. talk late into the night 19. point to 20. take one’s time 21. wait to do sth. 22. achieve one’s goal
三、1. It’s a pity to; go to waste 2. a couple of; had a harvest 3. in different ways; for the celebration 4. can afford to buy peanuts 5. dig it out; bears fruit or not 6. compared with; attention and praise 7. what I expect of
知识点睛
一．It's a pity to let it go to waste like that. 就这样让它荒废着太可惜了。
【精讲】It's a pity to do sth. 做某事很可惜/遗憾。it作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式。
It's a pity to miss such a good chance. 错过这么好的机会真可惜。
It's a pity that he can't come. 很遗憾他不能来。
【精讲】go to waste 被浪费，被糟蹋
Don't let the food go to waste. 别把食物浪费了。
All his hard work went to waste. 他所有的辛勤工作都白费了。
【拓展】waste的其他用法：
①vt. 浪费 Don't waste your time on computer games. 别把时间浪费在电脑游戏上。
②n. 浪费；废物 It's a waste of time to argue with him. 和他争论是浪费时间。
③adj. 废弃的，无用的 waste paper 废纸
练一练
—It's _________ to throw away these old books. They can be recycled.
—You're right. Let's give them to the library.
A. a pity B. pity C. a waste D. waste
【答案】A
【解析】句意：——把这些旧书扔掉真可惜，它们可以回收利用。——你说得对，我们把它们捐给图书馆吧。It's a pity to do sth.表示“做某事很可惜”，故选A。
二．In a couple of months, we had a harvest! 几个月后，我们就收获了！
【精讲】a couple of 几个，一对；两三个（口语中常表示“几个”，不一定确指两个）
I'll be back in a couple of days. 我几天后就回来。
There are a couple of things I need to tell you. 有几件事我需要告诉你。
【辨析】a couple of 与 a pair of
a couple of 指“几个，两三个”，不强调配对；a pair of 指“一双，一对”，强调成对使用的物品，如a pair of shoes（一双鞋）、a pair of glasses（一副眼镜）。
【精讲】harvest n. 收获，收成 v. 收割，收获
a good harvest 丰收 The farmers are busy with the harvest. 农民们正忙着收割。
We harvest rice in autumn. 我们在秋天收割水稻。
练一练
My uncle will come to visit us in _________ weeks. He says he will stay here for about a month.
A. a pair of B. a couple of C. the number of D. a piece of
【答案】B
【解析】句意：我叔叔几周后要来看我们，他说会在这里待大约一个月。a couple of weeks表示“几周”，符合句意；a pair of修饰成对物品；the number of表示“……的数量”；a piece of修饰不可数名词，故选B。
三．Unlike apples and peaches that show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, the peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. 花生不像苹果和桃子那样把果实露在外面、用美丽的颜色吸引人，它把果实藏在土里。
【精讲】unlike prep. 不像，与……不同（介词，后接名词或代词）
Unlike his brother, he is very outgoing. 不像他哥哥，他很外向。
Unlike last year, we have a lot of rain this summer. 与去年不同，今年夏天雨水很多。
【拓展】词形变化：
like prep. 像 unlike prep. 不像 likely adj.&adv. 可能的；可能地 dislike vt. 不喜欢
【精讲】attract vt. 吸引
attract one's attention 吸引某人的注意
The bright colours attract many visitors. 鲜艳的颜色吸引了许多游客。
【拓展】attractive adj. 吸引人的 attraction n. 吸引力；吸引人的事物
练一练
_________ most students in his class, Tom doesn't like playing computer games at all.
A. Like B. Unlike C. As D. For
【答案】B
【解析】句意：不像班上大多数学生，汤姆一点也不喜欢玩电脑游戏。unlike表示“不像，与……不同”，符合句意，故选B。
四．Until you dig it out, you can't tell by looking at its thin stem whether it bears fruit or not. 直到你把它挖出来，你才能通过它细细的茎判断它是否结果。
【精讲】not...until... 直到……才……。until引导时间状语从句，主句常用否定形式，表示动作直到until所表示的时间才发生。
I didn't go to bed until I finished my homework. 我直到完成作业才上床睡觉。
He didn't know the truth until his mother told him. 直到妈妈告诉他，他才知道真相。
【拓展】until用于肯定句时，表示动作一直持续到某个时间，谓语动词须是延续性动词。
I waited until he came back. 我一直等到他回来。
【精讲】bear vt. 结（果实），开（花）；生（孩子）；忍受
bear fruit 结果实
This tree bears fruit every year. 这棵树每年都结果。
bear children 生孩子
I can't bear the noise. 我无法忍受这噪音。
【注意】bear的过去式为bore，过去分词为borne/born。
练一练
—When did you know the result of the exam?
—I _________ know it _________ the teacher told us this morning.
A. did; until B. didn't; until C. /; when D. didn't; when
【答案】B
【解析】句意：——你什么时候知道考试结果的？——直到今天早上老师告诉我们，我才知道。not...until...表示“直到……才……”，故选B。
五．Compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important. 与做一个有用的人相比，追求别人的关注和赞美并没有那么重要。
【精讲】(be) compared with/to... 与……相比（常在句中作状语）
Compared with last year, our income has increased. 与去年相比，我们的收入增加了。
Compared with many other girls, she is very lucky. 和许多其他女孩相比，她很幸运。
【精讲】compare vt. 比较，对比
compare A with B 把A与B比较（常表示比较异同）
compare A to B 把A比作B（常表示比喻）
If you compare this book with that one, you'll find the difference. 如果你把这本书和那本比较一下，就会发现区别。
We often compare children to flowers. 我们常把孩子比作花朵。
练一练
_________ other students, she is more careful with her homework.
A. Compare with B. Compared with C. Comparing to D. Compare to
【答案】B
【解析】句意：与其他学生相比，她做作业更细心。compared with在句中作状语，表示“与……相比”，故选B。
六．This is what I expect of you. 这就是我对你们的期望
【精讲】expect vt. 期待，期望；预料，预计。用法如下：
expect sth. 期待某事 I expect a letter from her. 我期待她的来信。
expect to do sth. 期望做某事 I expect to pass the exam. 我期望通过考试。
expect sb. to do sth. 期望某人做某事 My parents expect me to study hard. 我父母期望我努力学习。
expect sth. of sb. 对某人期望某事；期望某人做某事或具备某种品质或能力
Don't expect too much of him. 别对他期望太高。
练一练
—What do you _________ of your children?
—I just hope they can be healthy and happy.
A. except B. expect C. exact D. express
【答案】B
【解析】句意：——你对孩子们有什么期望？——我只希望他们能健康快乐。expect of sb表示“对某人的期望”，故选B。
七．But Father's words remain clear in my memory to this day. 但父亲的话至今仍清晰地留在我的记忆中。
【精讲】remain vi.&linking v. 仍然是，保持不变；留下，剩余
①作连系动词，后接形容词/名词/介词短语
He remained silent. 他保持沉默。
The door remained closed. 门仍然关着。
②作不及物动词，意为“留下，剩余”
Only a few students remained in the classroom. 只有几个学生留在教室里。
【拓展】remaining adj. 剩余的 the remaining time 剩余的时间
remains n. 剩余物，遗迹 the remains of ancient Rome 古罗马遗迹
【精讲】memory n. 记忆，回忆；记忆力
in one's memory 在某人的记忆中 have a good memory 记忆力好
练一练
1. Jane Austen, the writer of Pride and Prejudice, wrote many stories of love. But she _____single all her life.
A．reminded B．remained C．realized D．required
【答案】B
【详解】句意：《傲慢与偏见》的作者简·奥斯汀写了很多爱情故事，但她一生都保持单身。知识点解析：
本题考查动词词义辨析。A. reminded 提醒；B. remained 保持；C. realized 意识到；D. required 需要。根据句意，此处表示“保持单身”，应用 remained。
2. 那些夏日里的甜美回忆是安静的溪流、树和树荫。
Those _________ _________ of summer days are quiet streams and trees and shade.
【答案】sweet memories
分层练习
【基础练习】
一、根据句意及汉语提示、首字母或英文释义，写出句中所缺单词
1. ________ (石油) pollution in the sea causes many problems for marine life.
2. To make his yard beautiful, Mr Green ________ (挖) a hole to plant a tree yesterday.
3. It’s a p________ that some sea animals are in danger because of human activities.
4. C________ with last year, the city now has stricter air-quality standards.
5. My brother often donates his ________ (never having been used) books to the primary school in the mountain village.
【答案】1. Oil 2. dug 3. pity 4. Compared 5. unused
二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空（有一项多余）
bear, stem, judge, society, buy, take the lead, dig up, find out, be good for
1. Walking for half an hour every morning ____________________ your heart.
2. The pear tree behind our classroom ____________________ sweet fruit every autumn.
3. These machines are very expensive and we can’t afford ____________________ them.
4. Parents should encourage teenagers to do ____________________ work for their community.
5. She often fell behind others when she was in primary school, but now she ____________________.
6. Some old stories that people almost forgot were ____________________ by the local history lovers.
7. If you want ____________________ the meaning of a new word, you can look it up in the dictionary.
8. We can use AI technology ____________________ whether a piece of news is true or false quickly.
【答案】1. is good for 2. bears 3. to buy 4. social 5. takes the lead 6. dug up 7. to find out 8. to judge
三、单项选择
( )1. —If you always compare yourself ________ others, you may have tons of stress.
—I agree. But sometimes stress can turn into drive.
A. As B. to C. by D. for
( )2. —You should do some housework for me ________ you have grown up.
—OK, Dad, I will. ________ I have a lot of homework to do.
A. unless; since B. since; if C. although; until D. since; unless
( )3. Mr Green suggested that Millie ________ to visit the local places of interest during summer holiday, but Mrs Green suggested ________ to France.
A. going; go B. goes; going C. should go; to go D. go; going
( )4. —Nowadays, it seems that many young people can’t live without smartphones.
—________. I think it’s bad for their health.
A. I’m afraid not B. I hope not C. Exactly D. Of course
( )5. —Would you like to go to the concert with me this Friday?
—Oh, I’m going to the cinema with Sam. ________ Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
A. Are you sure? B. What a pity! C. Are you serious? D. What a surprise!
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.B
【能力拓展】
一、首字母填空。
I read an article about peanuts last week. I learnt that being useful is more important than being (1) a__________. Peanuts may not look beautiful, but we can make peanut (2) o__________ and peanut butter from them.
I talked about this with my parents when we were walking in the park yesterday. Dad said every life on earth has a goal, and this goal is (3) u__________ any other's. He pointed to an apple tree and said, "This tree (4) b__________ fruit very well. That is its goal." Then he looked at me and asked, "What's yours? It would be a great (5) p__________ if you never find it."
Then I talked with Mum about finding my goal in life. "Don't (6) j__________ any idea too quickly," she said. "Take your time to (7) c__________ different ideas." For the rest of our walk, I tried to think about my goal. It feels like a (8) h__________ treasure, waiting to be (9) d__________ out.
Later that night, I asked Mum if being a teacher was a good idea. She nodded because she thinks teaching is very important to (10) s__________. Mum helped me realize that being a teacher may be my life goal. I'll work hard to achieve this goal!
【答案】
1．attractive/ttractive 2．oil/il 3．unlike/nlike 4．bears/ears 5．pity/ity
6．judge/udge 7．compare/ompare 8．hidden/idden 9．dug/ug 10．society/ociety
【导语】
本文讲述了作者从花生的故事中受到启发，在公园与父母散步时讨论人生目标，从爸爸的话中理解每个生命都有独特价值，又在妈妈的引导下思考并确立了当老师的人生理想，赞美了寻找人生意义、做有用之人的积极态度。
【逐题解析】
1．句意：我了解到有用比有吸引力更重要。attractive"有吸引力的"，more important than being attractive表示"比有吸引力更重要"，与花生虽不美丽却有用形成呼应。故填attractive。
2．句意：花生可能看起来不漂亮，但我们可以用它们做花生油和花生酱。oil"油"，peanut oil"花生油"，与peanut butter并列，说明花生的用途。故填oil。
3．句意：爸爸说地球上的每个生命都有目标，这个目标不同于其他任何生命的目标。unlike"不像，不同于"，介词，表示每个生命的目标都是独特的。故填unlike。
4．句意：这棵树结很多果子，那就是它的目标。bear"结（果实）"，主语this tree是第三人称单数，句子用一般现在时，故填bears。
5．句意：如果你从来找不到自己的目标，那会是一大憾事。pity"遗憾"，a great pity"一大憾事"，爸爸以此鼓励作者思考自己的人生目标。故填pity。
6．句意：不要太快判断任何想法。judge"判断"，Don't后接动词原形，妈妈告诫作者不要急于下结论。故填judge。
7．句意：花时间比较不同的想法。compare"比较"，to后接动词原形，与前句"不要太快判断"呼应，建议作者慢慢比较。故填compare。
8．句意：它感觉就像一个隐藏的宝藏。hidden"隐藏的"，形容词作定语修饰treasure，形容人生目标像宝藏一样等待发掘。故填hidden。
9．句意：等待被挖出。dig up"挖出"，这里是被动语态be dug out，dig的过去分词是dug，与hidden treasure搭配，比喻目标等待被发现。故填dug。
10．句意：她点头，因为她认为教学对社会很重要。society"社会"，be important to society"对社会很重要"，解释妈妈赞同当老师的原因。故填society。
二、阅读理解。
As the music begins, a Sichuan Opera performer steps onto the stage walking, kicking and dancing to the music while quickly changing face masks (面具). No one notices anything unusual 1 the last mask is removed. The audience realizes that this performer is somewhat 2 .
In a small village in Sichuan, 19-year-old Yin Qiuhua, a girl with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征) has an amazing skill—Sichuan opera face-changing.
Yin faced many 3 because of Down syndrome. With her mother’s help, Yin learned how to take care of herself, starting with small tasks such as 4 , washing her face and brushing her teeth.
“I can’t take care of her for her entire life. My biggest wish was to find a suitable skill for her so she can make her own 5 ,” said Zhao, who gave birth to Yin. They tried almost every training course in Peng’an county, including violin and folk dance lessons. But Yin didn’t do well in 6 of them. “The problem was either my daughter 7 couldn’t understand what was being taught, the other children in the class had difficulty 8 her, or the teacher was unable to communicate with her,” she said.
Yin’s 9 to face-changing performance began by chance. Once Yin took part in a local Sichuan opera performance training. The group master 10 that Yin’s passion (激情) for Sichuan opera and her understanding of face-changing surpassed (超过) many people. So he began to teach Yin the art of face-changing 11 and Yin showed an amazing learning ability.
The process of learning face-changing was hard, but Yin 12 gave up. She woke up early every day to keep on memorizing and 13 every step of face-changing. Her efforts paid off and within a few months, she was already able to skillfully change several different facial masks.
Yin’s first stage performance was a big success. Her skillful movements and rich expressions were as excellent as 14 of Sichuan opera actors. Yin has proved with her 15 that in the face of difficulties, as long as there is passion and perseverance, one can always find his own piece of sky.
1. A. since B. after C. while D. until
2. A. different B. difficult C. interesting D. normal
3. A. challenges B. competitions C. choices D. chances
4. A. smoking B. interviewing C. crying D. dressing
5. A. alive B. live C. living D. lively
6. A. every B. any C. some D. none
7. A. simply B. certainly C. hardly D. finally
8. A. allowing B. finding C. accepting D. answering
9. A. memory B. tradition C. journey D. business
10. A. expected B. discovered C. guessed D. regretted
11. A. patiently B. heavily C. exactly D. loudly
12. A. often B. already C. never D. almost
13. A. taking B. practicing C. controlling D. inventing
14. A. this B. these C. that D. those
15. A. actions B. words C. feelings D. habits
【答案】
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. A
【导语】本文讲述了患有唐氏综合征的19岁四川女孩殷秋华，凭借自身努力与对川剧变脸的热爱，克服重重困难，成功掌握变脸技艺并登上舞台的故事。
【解析】1．句意：直到最后一个面具被摘下，观众才注意到有些不同寻常。
since自从；after在……之后；while当……时候；until直到。根据原文“No one notices anything unusual…the last mask is removed.”可知，此处表达“直到……才……”的意思，“not...until...”为固定搭配，故选D。
2．句意：观众意识到这位表演者有些不同。
different不同的；difficult困难的；interesting有趣的；normal正常的。根据“In a small village in Sichuan, 19-year-old Yin Qiuhua, a girl with Down syndrome has an amazing skill-Sichuan opera face-changing.”可知，因为殷秋华患有唐氏综合征，这使她与其他普通表演者存在差异，所以观众会觉得她有些不同，故选A。
3．句意：殷秋华因唐氏综合征面临许多挑战。
challenges挑战；competitions竞赛；choices选择；chances机会。根据原文“With her mother’s help, Yin learned how to take care of herself”以及“They tried almost every training course in Peng’an county, including violin and folk dance lessons. But Yin didn’t do well in any of them.”可知，她在生活自理方面需要妈妈帮助，在学习各种技能课程时也困难重重，这些都体现了她面临的挑战，故选A。
4．句意：在妈妈的帮助下，殷秋华学会了如何照顾自己，从穿衣、洗脸、刷牙等小事做起。
smoking吸烟；interviewing采访；crying哭泣；dressing穿衣。根据“With her mother’s help, Yin learned how to take care of herself, starting with small tasks such as…washing her face and brushing her teeth.”可知，从小事开始学习自理，选项中的“穿衣服”符合题意，故选D。
5．句意：我最大的愿望是给她找到一项合适的技能，这样她就能自己谋生。
alive活着的；live居住；living生计；lively活泼的。根据“I can’t take care of her for her entire life. My biggest wish was to find a suitable skill for her so she can make her own…”可知，妈妈希望她能通过技能独立生活，“make one’s own living”意思是“谋生”，符合语境，故选C。
6．句意：但殷秋华在这些课程中都表现不佳。
every每个，后不能直接接of；any任何，用于否定句和疑问句；some一些；none没有一个，与of连用表示“……中没有一个”。根据原文“But Yin didn’t do well in…of them.”，此句为否定句，表达在之前尝试的所有课程里都表现不好的意思，所以用“any of”，故选B。
7．句意：问题要么是我女儿根本无法理解所教内容，要么是班上其他孩子很难接纳她，要么是老师无法与她沟通。
simply仅仅，根本；certainly当然；hardly几乎不；finally最后。根据“The problem was either my daughter simply couldn’t understand what was being taught, the other children in the class had difficulty accepting her, or the teacher was unable to communicate with her”可知，直接引用了妈妈描述的问题，“simply”在这里用于强调她理解能力不足，根本无法理解所教内容，故选A。
8．句意：问题要么是我女儿根本无法理解所教内容，要么是班上其他孩子很难接纳她，要么是老师无法与她沟通。
allowing允许；finding找到；accepting接纳；answering回答。根据“The problem was either my daughter simply couldn’t understand what was being taught, the other children in the class had difficulty…her, or the teacher was unable to communicate with her”可知，要么老师很难和她沟通，要么班上其他孩子对她接纳存在困难，故选C。
9．句意：殷秋华的变脸表演之旅始于一次偶然。
memory记忆；tradition传统；journey旅程；business生意。根据“Yin’s…to face-changing performance began by chance. Once Yin took part in a local Sichuan opera performance training.”，详细说明了她接触变脸表演是偶然的，“journey”可以形象地表示这一段从接触到学习再到表演的经历，故选C。
10．句意：剧团团长发现殷秋华对川剧的热情以及她对变脸的理解超过了许多人。
expected期望；discovered发现；guessed猜测；regretted后悔。根据原文“Once Yin took part in a local Sichuan opera performance training. The group master…that Yin’s passion for Sichuan opera and her understanding of face-changing surpassed many people.”可知，团长通过殷秋华参加表演训练，发现了她在这方面的特质，故选B。
11．句意：于是他开始耐心地教殷秋华变脸艺术，殷秋华也展现出惊人的学习能力。
patiently耐心地；heavily沉重地；exactly确切地；loudly大声地。考虑到殷秋华患有唐氏综合征，教她学习变脸需要更多的耐心，故选A。
12．句意：学习变脸的过程很艰难，但殷秋华从未放弃。
often经常；already已经；never从不；almost几乎。根据原文“The process of learning face-changing was hard, but Yin…gave up. She woke up early every day to keep on memorizing and practicing every step of face-changing.”可知，尽管过程艰难，但她从未放弃，故选C。
13．句意：她每天早起，不断记忆并练习变脸的每一个步骤。
taking拿；practicing练习；controlling控制；inventing发明。学习变脸这门技艺必然需要不断练习，原文提到“She woke up early every day to keep on memorizing and…every step of face-changing.”，表明她在不断练习，故选B。
14．句意：她娴熟的动作和丰富的表情与川剧演员们的一样出色。
this这个（指代单数）；these这些（指代复数，近指）；that那个（指代单数，常指代前文提到的不可数名词或单数可数名词）；those那些（指代复数，常指代前文提到的复数可数名词）。原文“Her skillful movements and rich expressions were as excellent as those of Sichuan opera actors.”，这里用“those”指代川剧演员们的动作和表情，故选D。
15．句意：殷秋华用行动证明了，面对困难时，只要有激情和毅力，就能找到属于自己的一片天空。
actions行动；words话语；feelings感觉；habits习惯。根据“She woke up early every day to keep on memorizing and practicing…she was already able to skillfully change several different facial masks.”可知，原文详细叙述了殷秋华学习变脸并成功表演的过程，如“她早起练习、不断努力，最终在舞台上成功表演”等一系列行动，所以她是通过实际行动来证明这一点的，故选A。
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Unit 4 Life is beautiful
课时2 Reading
目标导航
重点
词汇
1. peanut n.___________
2. unused adj.______________
3.遗憾 n.___________
4.挖，掘，凿 vt.&vi.______________
5.庆祝；庆典 n.______________
6.食用油；石油 n. ______________
7.不像 prep..______________
8. stem n.______________
9. 结(果实)，开(花)；生(孩子) vt.___________
10. attractive adj.______________
11.比较，对比 vt.___________
12. 判断，认为 vt.&vi.______________
13. hidden adj.__________
14.社会 n.___________
重点
词组
1.在……后面 _________________
2.一小块…… _________________
3.浪费掉；荒废 _________________
4.掘地；挖掘出 _________________
5.几个；一对 _________________
6.有收获 _________________
7.以不同的方式 _________________
8.对……有益 _________________
9.带头；领先 _________________
10.榨油 _________________
11.负担得起（金钱、时间或后果）做某事 _________________
12.挖出 _________________
13.结果实 _________________
14.努力做某事/尝试做某事 __________________________________
15.继续 _________________
16.与……相比 _________________
把……与……比较 _________________
17.对某人期望某事 _________________
18.聊到深夜 _________________
19.指向 _________________
20.慢慢来 _________________
21.等待做某事 _________________
22.实现某人的目标 _________________
重点
句型
1.“让它这样白白荒废实在可惜，”妈妈说。
“________ ________ ________ ________ let it ________ ________ ________ like that,” Mother said.
2.几个月后，我们获得了丰收。
In ________ ________ ________ months, we ________ ________ ________.
3.她用不同的方法烹饪花生，并叫我们到院子里参加庆祝。
She cooked the peanuts ________ ________ ________ and told us to go to the garden ________ ________ ________.
4.几乎每个人都买得起花生，而且大多数人都喜欢吃花生。
Almost everyone ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ and most people like eating them.
5.除非你把它挖出来，否则你无法通过它细细的茎来判断它是否结果实。
Until you ________ ________ ________, you can't tell by looking at its thin stem whether it ________ ________ ________ ________.
6.“你的意思是，”我问，“与有用相比，寻求别人的关注和赞扬就没那么重要了吗？”
“Do you mean,” I asked, “________ ________ being useful, looking for ________ ________ ________ from others is not that important?”
7.并且这就是我对你们的期望。
And this is ________ ________ ________ ________ you.
知识点睛
一．It's a pity to let it go to waste like that. 就这样让它荒废着太可惜了。
【精讲】It's a pity to do sth. 做某事很可惜/遗憾。it作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式。
It's a pity to miss such a good chance. 错过这么好的机会真可惜。
It's a pity that he can't come. 很遗憾他不能来。
【精讲】go to waste 被浪费，被糟蹋
Don't let the food go to waste. 别把食物浪费了。
All his hard work went to waste. 他所有的辛勤工作都白费了。
【拓展】waste的其他用法：
①vt. 浪费 Don't waste your time on computer games. 别把时间浪费在电脑游戏上。
②n. 浪费；废物 It's a waste of time to argue with him. 和他争论是浪费时间。
③adj. 废弃的，无用的 waste paper 废纸
练一练
—It's _________ to throw away these old books. They can be recycled.
—You're right. Let's give them to the library.
A. a pity B. pity C. a waste D. waste
二．In a couple of months, we had a harvest! 几个月后，我们就收获了！
【精讲】a couple of 几个，一对；两三个（口语中常表示“几个”，不一定确指两个）
I'll be back in a couple of days. 我几天后就回来。
There are a couple of things I need to tell you. 有几件事我需要告诉你。
【辨析】a couple of 与 a pair of
a couple of 指“几个，两三个”，不强调配对；a pair of 指“一双，一对”，强调成对使用的物品，如a pair of shoes（一双鞋）、a pair of glasses（一副眼镜）。
【精讲】harvest n. 收获，收成 v. 收割，收获
a good harvest 丰收 The farmers are busy with the harvest. 农民们正忙着收割。
We harvest rice in autumn. 我们在秋天收割水稻。
练一练
My uncle will come to visit us in _________ weeks. He says he will stay here for about a month.
A. a pair of B. a couple of C. the number of D. a piece of
三．Unlike apples and peaches that show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, the peanut plant hides its fruits in the earth. 花生不像苹果和桃子那样把果实露在外面、用美丽的颜色吸引人，它把果实藏在土里。
【精讲】unlike prep. 不像，与……不同（介词，后接名词或代词）
Unlike his brother, he is very outgoing. 不像他哥哥，他很外向。
Unlike last year, we have a lot of rain this summer. 与去年不同，今年夏天雨水很多。
【拓展】词形变化：
like prep. 像 unlike prep. 不像 likely adj.&adv. 可能的；可能地 dislike vt. 不喜欢
【精讲】attract vt. 吸引
attract one's attention 吸引某人的注意
The bright colours attract many visitors. 鲜艳的颜色吸引了许多游客。
【拓展】attractive adj. 吸引人的 attraction n. 吸引力；吸引人的事物
练一练
_________ most students in his class, Tom doesn't like playing computer games at all.
A. Like B. Unlike C. As D. For
四．Until you dig it out, you can't tell by looking at its thin stem whether it bears fruit or not. 直到你把它挖出来，你才能通过它细细的茎判断它是否结果。
【精讲】not...until... 直到……才……。until引导时间状语从句，主句常用否定形式，表示动作直到until所表示的时间才发生。
I didn't go to bed until I finished my homework. 我直到完成作业才上床睡觉。
He didn't know the truth until his mother told him. 直到妈妈告诉他，他才知道真相。
【拓展】until用于肯定句时，表示动作一直持续到某个时间，谓语动词须是延续性动词。
I waited until he came back. 我一直等到他回来。
【精讲】bear vt. 结（果实），开（花）；生（孩子）；忍受
bear fruit 结果实
This tree bears fruit every year. 这棵树每年都结果。
bear children 生孩子
I can't bear the noise. 我无法忍受这噪音。
【注意】bear的过去式为bore，过去分词为borne/born。
练一练
—When did you know the result of the exam?
—I _________ know it _________ the teacher told us this morning.
A. did; until B. didn't; until C. /; when D. didn't; when
五．Compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise from others is not that important. 与做一个有用的人相比，追求别人的关注和赞美并没有那么重要。
【精讲】(be) compared with/to... 与……相比（常在句中作状语）
Compared with last year, our income has increased. 与去年相比，我们的收入增加了。
Compared with many other girls, she is very lucky. 和许多其他女孩相比，她很幸运。
【精讲】compare vt. 比较，对比
compare A with B 把A与B比较（常表示比较异同）
compare A to B 把A比作B（常表示比喻）
If you compare this book with that one, you'll find the difference. 如果你把这本书和那本比较一下，就会发现区别。
We often compare children to flowers. 我们常把孩子比作花朵。
练一练
_________ other students, she is more careful with her homework.
A. Compare with B. Compared with C. Comparing to D. Compare to
六．This is what I expect of you. 这就是我对你们的期望
【精讲】expect vt. 期待，期望；预料，预计。用法如下：
expect sth. 期待某事 I expect a letter from her. 我期待她的来信。
expect to do sth. 期望做某事 I expect to pass the exam. 我期望通过考试。
expect sb. to do sth. 期望某人做某事 My parents expect me to study hard. 我父母期望我努力学习。
expect sth. of sb. 对某人期望某事；期望某人做某事或具备某种品质或能力
Don't expect too much of him. 别对他期望太高。
练一练
—What do you _________ of your children?
—I just hope they can be healthy and happy.
A. except B. expect C. exact D. express
七．But Father's words remain clear in my memory to this day. 但父亲的话至今仍清晰地留在我的记忆中。
【精讲】remain vi.&linking v. 仍然是，保持不变；留下，剩余
①作连系动词，后接形容词/名词/介词短语
He remained silent. 他保持沉默。
The door remained closed. 门仍然关着。
②作不及物动词，意为“留下，剩余”
Only a few students remained in the classroom. 只有几个学生留在教室里。
【拓展】remaining adj. 剩余的 the remaining time 剩余的时间
remains n. 剩余物，遗迹 the remains of ancient Rome 古罗马遗迹
【精讲】memory n. 记忆，回忆；记忆力
in one's memory 在某人的记忆中 have a good memory 记忆力好
练一练
1. Jane Austen, the writer of Pride and Prejudice, wrote many stories of love. But she _____single all her life.
A．reminded B．remained C．realized D．required
2. 那些夏日里的甜美回忆是安静的溪流、树和树荫。
Those _________ _________ of summer days are quiet streams and trees and shade.
分层练习
【基础练习】
一、根据句意及汉语提示、首字母或英文释义，写出句中所缺单词
1. ________ (石油) pollution in the sea causes many problems for marine life.
2. To make his yard beautiful, Mr Green ________ (挖) a hole to plant a tree yesterday.
3. It’s a p________ that some sea animals are in danger because of human activities.
4. C________ with last year, the city now has stricter air-quality standards.
5. My brother often donates his ________ (never having been used) books to the primary school in the mountain village.
二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空（有一项多余）
bear, stem, judge, society, buy, take the lead, dig up, find out, be good for
1. Walking for half an hour every morning ____________________ your heart.
2. The pear tree behind our classroom ____________________ sweet fruit every autumn.
3. These machines are very expensive and we can’t afford ____________________ them.
4. Parents should encourage teenagers to do ____________________ work for their community.
5. She often fell behind others when she was in primary school, but now she ____________________.
6. Some old stories that people almost forgot were ____________________ by the local history lovers.
7. If you want ____________________ the meaning of a new word, you can look it up in the dictionary.
8. We can use AI technology ____________________ whether a piece of news is true or false quickly.
三、单项选择
( )1. —If you always compare yourself ________ others, you may have tons of stress.
—I agree. But sometimes stress can turn into drive.
A. As B. to C. by D. for
( )2. —You should do some housework for me ________ you have grown up.
—OK, Dad, I will. ________ I have a lot of homework to do.
A. unless; since B. since; if C. although; until D. since; unless
( )3. Mr Green suggested that Millie ________ to visit the local places of interest during summer holiday, but Mrs Green suggested ________ to France.
A. going; go B. goes; going C. should go; to go D. go; going
( )4. —Nowadays, it seems that many young people can’t live without smartphones.
—________. I think it’s bad for their health.
A. I’m afraid not B. I hope not C. Exactly D. Of course
( )5. —Would you like to go to the concert with me this Friday?
—Oh, I’m going to the cinema with Sam. ________ Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
A. Are you sure? B. What a pity! C. Are you serious? D. What a surprise!
【能力拓展】
一、首字母填空。
I read an article about peanuts last week. I learnt that being useful is more important than being (1) a__________. Peanuts may not look beautiful, but we can make peanut (2) o__________ and peanut butter from them.
I talked about this with my parents when we were walking in the park yesterday. Dad said every life on earth has a goal, and this goal is (3) u__________ any other's. He pointed to an apple tree and said, "This tree (4) b__________ fruit very well. That is its goal." Then he looked at me and asked, "What's yours? It would be a great (5) p__________ if you never find it."
Then I talked with Mum about finding my goal in life. "Don't (6) j__________ any idea too quickly," she said. "Take your time to (7) c__________ different ideas." For the rest of our walk, I tried to think about my goal. It feels like a (8) h__________ treasure, waiting to be (9) d__________ out.
Later that night, I asked Mum if being a teacher was a good idea. She nodded because she thinks teaching is very important to (10) s__________. Mum helped me realize that being a teacher may be my life goal. I'll work hard to achieve this goal!
二、阅读理解。
As the music begins, a Sichuan Opera performer steps onto the stage walking, kicking and dancing to the music while quickly changing face masks (面具). No one notices anything unusual 1 the last mask is removed. The audience realizes that this performer is somewhat 2 .
In a small village in Sichuan, 19-year-old Yin Qiuhua, a girl with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征) has an amazing skill—Sichuan opera face-changing.
Yin faced many 3 because of Down syndrome. With her mother’s help, Yin learned how to take care of herself, starting with small tasks such as 4 , washing her face and brushing her teeth.
“I can’t take care of her for her entire life. My biggest wish was to find a suitable skill for her so she can make her own 5 ,” said Zhao, who gave birth to Yin. They tried almost every training course in Peng’an county, including violin and folk dance lessons. But Yin didn’t do well in 6 of them. “The problem was either my daughter 7 couldn’t understand what was being taught, the other children in the class had difficulty 8 her, or the teacher was unable to communicate with her,” she said.
Yin’s 9 to face-changing performance began by chance. Once Yin took part in a local Sichuan opera performance training. The group master 10 that Yin’s passion (激情) for Sichuan opera and her understanding of face-changing surpassed (超过) many people. So he began to teach Yin the art of face-changing 11 and Yin showed an amazing learning ability.
The process of learning face-changing was hard, but Yin 12 gave up. She woke up early every day to keep on memorizing and 13 every step of face-changing. Her efforts paid off and within a few months, she was already able to skillfully change several different facial masks.
Yin’s first stage performance was a big success. Her skillful movements and rich expressions were as excellent as 14 of Sichuan opera actors. Yin has proved with her 15 that in the face of difficulties, as long as there is passion and perseverance, one can always find his own piece of sky.
1. A. since B. after C. while D. until
2. A. different B. difficult C. interesting D. normal
3. A. challenges B. competitions C. choices D. chances
4. A. smoking B. interviewing C. crying D. dressing
5. A. alive B. live C. living D. lively
6. A. every B. any C. some D. none
7. A. simply B. certainly C. hardly D. finally
8. A. allowing B. finding C. accepting D. answering
9. A. memory B. tradition C. journey D. business
10. A. expected B. discovered C. guessed D. regretted
11. A. patiently B. heavily C. exactly D. loudly
12. A. often B. already C. never D. almost
13. A. taking B. practicing C. controlling D. inventing
14. A. this B. these C. that D. those
15. A. actions B. words C. feelings D. habits
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