1、Unit 5 Nelson Mandela a modern heroSection Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending课时过关即时巩固一、词汇A.根据句意和汉语提示写出单词1.He is a boy with many good (品质). 答案:qualities2.The man (攻击)him with a knife last night. 答案:attacked3.That child has a very (活跃的)imagination. 答案:active4.That man (致力于)most of his ti
2、me to studying animals last year. 答案:devoted5.Most of them (投票)for the measure yesterday morning. 答案:votedB.用本单元的词组完成句子1.She has been for a year and she is hunting for another job. 答案:out of work2.I dont want to buy that one. ,I dont like it at all. 答案:As a matter of fact3.All of us liked him so muc
3、h that we his plan. 答案:voted for4.My brother was in trouble and me for help. 答案:turned to5.This product is and sells well. 答案:of high quality二、根据课文内容填空1.The time I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life. 答案:when2.Mandela was the black lawyer I went for advice. 答案:to whom3.He
4、 was generous with his time, I was grateful. 答案:for which4.The theatre (found) in 1928. 答案:was founded5.I became more (hope)about my future. 答案:hopeful6.We first broke the law in a way was peaceful. 答案:which7.He offered (guide)to poor black people on their legal problems. 答案:guidance三、单句改错1.Elias st
5、rongly believed they would achieve their dream of making black and white people equally.答案:equallyequal2.That was difficult period of my life.答案:was 后加 a3.The parts of town in which they had to live in were decided by white people.答案:去掉两个 in 中的一个4.They have reached a stage that they have almost no r
6、ights at all.答案:thatwhere5.Only then did we decided to answer violence with violence.答案:decideddecide四、阅读理解AThomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents(专利) on inventions than any other American.When he died in 1931,Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him.One suggestion was
7、that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout(断电).All electric power would be shut off in homes,streets and factories.Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions meant to them.Electric power was too important to the country.Shutting it off for
8、even a short time would have led to complete confusion.A blackout was out of the question.On the day of Edisons funeral,many people silently dimmed their lights.In this way they honoured the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymens fingertips.1.
9、This passage says that Thomas Edison . A.was the only important American inventorB.received the first American patentC.received more patents than any other AmericanD.was the first American inventor答案:C解析:细节理解题。由文章第一句话可以得出答案。2.People decided to honour Edison when . A.he made the first electric lightB
10、.electric power was 100 yearsC.the country realized the importance of electricityD.he died in 1931答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知 ,爱迪生于 1931 年去世,当时人们决定要以某种方式来纪念他。3.The suggested plan was to . A.turn off the lights in factories and schoolsB.observe a few minutes of total silenceC.dim all electric lights D.sh
11、ut off all electricity in homes,streets and factories for a short time答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据第一段第三、四句话可推出答案。4.Americans realized fully what Edisons inventions meant to them when they . A.heard of his deathB.heard of the plan to honour himC.first used electric powerD.tried to carry out the plan答案:B解析:细节理解题。根
12、据“Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions meant to them.”可以得出答案。5.The plan was never carried out because . A.not everyone wanted to honour Edison B.it was not good enough to express their feelingsC.electric power was too important to the countryD.it co
13、uld only honour one of Edisons inventions答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第一段最后三句可知 ,这项计划没有执行,因为电能对于这个国家实在是太重要了。BNoah Webster,born on October 16,1758,is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language.He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education”.His “Blue-Backed Speller” taught five
14、 generations of American children how to spell and read.But how much do you know about him beyond that?At the age of 16,Noah Webster began attending Yale College.Unfortunately,he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War and,because of food shortages,many of his college clas
15、ses were held in Glastonbury,Connecticut.Later,he served in the army.Having graduated from Yale in 1778,Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree.He had to teach school in order to pay for his education.He set up many small schools that didnt thrive,but he was a good t
16、eacher because instead of forcing his students to learn,like most teachers did,he rewarded them.He earned his law degree in 1781,but did not practice law until 1789.Once he started he found the law was not to his liking.Webster did not have much money.In 1793,Alexander Hamilton lent him $1500 to mov
17、e to New York City to edit a newspaper.In December,he founded New Yorks first daily newspaper,American Minerva (later known as The Commercial Advertiser),and edited it for four years.For decades,he was one of the most prolific(多产的) authors,publishing textbooks,political essays,a report on some disea
18、ses,and newspaper articles for his party.He wrote so much that a modern bibliography(参考书目 ) of his published works required 655 pages.Noah Webster died on May 28,1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.6.Which of the following best describes Websters life at Yale?A.Tough. B.Smooth. C.Normal
19、. D.Tiring.答案:A解析:细节理解题。从第二段第二句可知 Webster 在耶鲁大学的生活是艰难的。故选 A 项。7.Why was Webster a good teacher?A.Because he set up many small schools.B.Because he graduated from Yale College.C.Because he forced his students to learn.D.Because he often rewarded his students.答案:D解析:细节理解题。从第三段的 “.but he was a good tea
20、cher because instead of forcing his students to learn,like most teachers did,he rewarded them.”可知 Webster 是个好老师的原因是他经常奖励学生。故选 D 项。8.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A.Webster produced a lot of works.B.Webster led an unhappy life in New York City.C.Websters books added up to 655 pages.D.Webster did
21、nt write much works.答案:A解析:判断推理题。从第四段的 “For decades,he was one of the most prolific authors.”可知Webster 是个多产的作者。故选 A 项。五、七选五阅读理解Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas.But some people think we buy too much.They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. 1 Buy Nothing Day is on No
22、vember 29.Its 25 days before Christmas.Its after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. 2 The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver,British Columbia. 3 In California,parents and children get together to read stories,sing songs,and paint pictures.The children talk about w
23、hy they dont need a lot of toys.This year,in Manchester,England,people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much. In Albuquerque,New Mexico,high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day.They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy
24、 Nothing Day. 4 They made posters and talked to other students about it. 5 The students at high schools liked the idea of this new tradition.Next year,they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day. A.They dont want anyone to go shopping on that day.B.Many people think hi
25、ghly of the idea of Buy Nothing Day.C.Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day.D.They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food.E.Buy Nothing Day has successfully persuaded people not to buy anything.F.At this time,we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “Buy!B
26、uy!Buy!”G.The dinner was a big success,and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29.答案:1.A 2.F 3.C 4.D 5.G六、语篇填空A habit is something 1. you do often or regularly almost without thinking,especially something that is hard to stop 2. (do).In our daily life,we ought to keep a 3. (health)
27、diet.Also,it is necessary for us 4. (exercise) a lot.And we should learn to make good use of our time.In our school life,we should prepare well 5. each lesson.In class,we must listen to the teacher 6.(careful).Besides,it is important for us to do our homework by ourselves.In 7. word,good habits can help us learn things better and improve our 8. (skill).We can learn to control 9. (we) if we have good habits.I think good habits 10. (be) really good for our mind and body. 答案:1.that 2.doing 3.healthy 4.to exercise 5.for 6.carefully 7.a 8.skills 9.ourselves 10.are