初中英语Section B优秀一课一练

Unit9 Have you ever been to a museum？

 课时4 Section B（2a-2e）

Learning aims:

1.To read and understand the passage about Singapore.

2. To read for specific information.

3. To learn new words: thousand, safe, simply, fear, whether, Indian, Japanese, fox, whenever, spring, mostly…

重点词汇和短语

1. _________________ adj. 安全的

2. _________________ adv. 仅仅；只；不过

3. _________________ v & n. 害怕；惧怕

4. _________________ conj. 不管……（还是）；或者……

5. _________________ conj. 在任何……的时候；无论何时

6. _________________ n. 春天 

7.                           数以千计的

8.                          四分之三

9.                         一个讲英语的国家

10.                         现在；目前

11.                         听说

12.                         兜风

13.                        一方面，另一方面

1. For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday.对于许许多多的中国游客来说，东南亚的这个小岛是一个极好而又安全的度假之地。

（1）thousands of＂数以千计的；许许多多的＂。thousand数词，意为＂一千＂，当前面有具体数字时，其后不加-s，不和of连用；若表示一个不确切的数字，且前面没有具体数字，其后要加-s,且与of连用。

☞This cost them five thousand dollars. 这花了他们5,000美元。

☞Thousands of birds are flying to the south. 成千上万只鸟儿正飞往南方。

【易错提醒】　

①Last year, I visited a chemical(化学的) factory in Baise, and there were about ________ workers in it.

A. six thousands　　　　 B. six thousand    C. six thousands of             D. six thousand of

②Unluckily, ________ people were killed in the earthquake.

A. two thousands　　　　B. thousand of    C. two thousands of             D. thousands of

（2）这里介词in 指小岛位于东南亚范围内。

☞Harbin is in the north of China.哈尔滨在中国的北部。

【归纳拓展】　

（3）safe形容词，意为＂安全的＂，其名词形式为safety, 意为＂安全＂；副词形式为safely, 意为＂安全地＂；

    反义词为dangerous, 意为＂危险的＂。

☞The children are safe here.孩子们在这里很安全。

—Are you clear about the job of a policeman, Ben?

—Yes, to keep people ________ and the society in good order.

A. busy　　         B. safe　       C. lucky　                 　D. healthy

2. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time. On the other hand， Singapore is an English­-speaking country, so it’s also a good place to practice your English!一方面，超过四分之三的人口都是华裔，因此很多时候你可以只讲普通话。另一方面，新加坡是一个说英语的国家，因此它也是一个你练习英语的好地方！

（1）on the one hand...on the other hand...意为＂一方面……另一方面……＂，用于表示一个事情的两个方面。

     其中on the one hand中的the可以省略。

☞On the one hand, you must work hard; on the other hand, you should pay attention to your health.

  一方面你必须努力工作,另一方面你应该注意身体。

（2）three quarters意为＂四分之三＂。英语中的分数表达法为：分子用基数词，分母用序数词，当分子大于一时，分母要用复数形式。

1/3 one third    

2/3 two thirds

3/4 three fourths或three quarters   

1/4 one/a quarter或one fourth   

1/2 a half或one second

【知识拓展】　

①About ________ of the students like keeping diaries in English in our class.

A. two fifth　　          　B. two fifths   C. second five                     D. two five

②________of the students in our class ________girls.                                             

A. Two fifth；is　　　B. Two fifth；are C. Two fifths；are　

（3）practice在此用作及物动词，意为＂练习＂，其后可接名词或动词-ing形式。还可用作不可数名词，意

     为＂练习＂。

☞I practice English every morning. 我每天早上练习英语。

☞Learning a new language needs a lot of practice. 学习一门新语言需要勤练不辍。

—Where is Tom?

—He is practicing ________English _________ he can win the speech competition.

A. to speak; in order to  B. speaking; so that

C. speaking; in order to D. to speak; so that

3. …;you won’t have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings. ……你将毫不费力的找到米饭、面条或饺子。

have problems (in) doing sth.表示＂做某事有困难＂,相当于have difficulty (in) doing sth./have trouble (in) doing sth.。problems/difficulty/ trouble前面可以加修饰词some, any, little, great, no, a lot of等。

☞We had some problems digging out the big stones. But we did it.

我们把这些石头挖出来有困难。但还是做到了。

4. Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food,you’ll find it all in Singapore! 不管你喜欢印度食品、西方食品还是日本食品，你在新加坡都会找得到。

whether conj.不管……(还是);或者……(或者)。whether与or连用引导让步状语从句，意思是＂不管是……或是＂。

☞This happens whether the children are in two-parent or one-parent families.

不管孩子是生活在双亲还是单亲家庭里,这种情况都会发生。

【易混辨析】whether与if

①—What about going to the South Lake for a picnic next weekend?

—OK. But I’m not sure ________ it will rain.

 A. why                  　    B. where　

 C. when                   　 D. whether

②—Dad, I’ve finished my homework.

  —Good, and ________ you play or watch TV, you mustn’t disturb(打扰) me.

A．whenever　               　　B．whether

C．whatever                             D．no matter

5.It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it’s dark. 天黑时去动物园似乎很奇怪。  

seem好像,似乎,看来,是连系动词,可以接形容词。

☞That may not seem possible now.现在那似乎不可能了。　

【知识拓展】　

例：Too much meat and sugar may cause you to ______ weight very easily.

 A. put up B. put off   C. put on D. put down

6. So you can choose to go whenever you like… 因此，你可以选择在你喜欢的任何时候……

 whenever 作连词，意为＂在任何时候；无论何时＂，此处引导让步状语从句，与no matter when同义。

 ☞Whenever you come, you’ll be welcome.无论你什么时候来都是受欢迎的。

例：　       I am in trouble, my classmates will help me out.

 A. Before　　　　　 B. Whenever C. Although            

一、单项选择

1．—I’m going to take this summer holiday in Taiwan.

—Oh, really? Taiwan is ________ a beautiful island that ________ people in Guangdong go to visit it every year.

A．so; thousands B．so; thousands of

C．such; thousands D．such; thousands of

2．She wondered ________ I liked best about the Mid-Autumn Festival.

A．that B．whether C．if D．what

3．There are four ________ and two ________ in the group.

A．Japanese, German B．Japanese, Germen C．Japanese, German D．Japanese, Germans

4．There isn’t __________ to eat in the small restaurant.

A．something good B．anything good C．good something D．good anything

5．I’m a new comer here, so I have a lot of problems __________ the bus stop.

A．looking for B．to look for C．find D．finding

二、用所给单词适当形式填空

6．I have known him for ________ (many) than twenty years.

7．________ of people visit the museum every day. (thousand)

8．The girl is so shy that she ________ (fear) speaking in front of people.

9．We often have a good time ________ (play) sports with our new classmates.

10．You can ask your teachers or parents for help ________ (when) you have trouble.

三、完形填空

Dear Nancy,

You asked me about places to go and things to do in my town. The Downtown Mall is always  ____11____. It’s a ____12____ place in the oldest part of town. There are some good stores and restaurants. ____13____, Trendy Clothing Store in Downtown Mall. It’s a fun place to shop, and it has the ____14____ quality clothes. The shop assistants are friendly ____15____ people.

My favorite ____16____ in the town is Nick’s Restaurant. It is close to my house. It’s cheap and the hamburgers there are great. I like Dragon City Restaurant, ____17____. You can eat wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too! But it’s more expensive than Nick’s Restaurant. The Big Cinema is the best cinema in my town. It has the biggest screens and the most ____18____ seats. The Del Ray Complex is also a good place to see movies. The Del Ray Complex doesn’t have ____19____ movies, but the tickets are the cheapest.

Anyway, there are lots of things to do and to see here. Come for a ____20____ soon.

11．A．boring B．fun C．dull D．expensive

12．A．fishing B．skating C．reading D．shopping

13．A．so that B．in fact C．such as D．for example

14．A．better B．worse C．best D．worst

15．A．to B．for C．with D．at

16．A．school B．restaurant C．hospital D．park

17．A．too B．also C．either D．neither

18．A．dangerous B．comfortable C．important D．boring

19．A．the newer B．newer C．newest D．the newest

20．A．visit B．watch C．time D．dinner

四、阅读理解

A

Last month, I went to London with my mom and dad. Firstly, I took pictures of Big Ben, cute taxis, River Thames, and so on.

London is as good as I know it in movies and pictures! As soon as I stepped off the train into St. Pancras Station, I found I was in heaven（天堂）.You can see lots of people from every culture（文化）. The taxi drivers spoke in this city’s English, which was almost like another language. And there were many of the “old” London taxis, just like the ones you see in the movies.

I found the people to be really friendly, for the most part, and the city was clean and exciting. I saw a show and it was popular in the country.

I took many pictures of the interesting places. Big Ben sat tall over the River Thames, just as I saw in all the pictures and movies. London is truly one of the most magical cities in the world.

21．Before getting to London, the writer ________.

A．knew London very much

B．could speak London English

C．drew a picture of London

D．knew London from the movies and pictures

22．The underlined word “stepped” means ________.

A．飞跃 B．跳舞 C．迈步 D．失足

23．The writer thought London is a ________ city.

A．beautiful B．dirty C．small D．boring

24．The writer didn’t see ________ in the movies and pictures according to the passage.

A．London taxis B．Big Ben

C．St. Pancras Station D．the River Thames

25．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer thought his trip wonderful.

B．London is famous for its Big Ben, River Thames.

C．The taxi drivers in London didn’t speak English.

D．The writer saw a popular show and took many pictures.

B

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

Tomiko has a good time in New York. She is studying English in Columbia University. She will finish her classes in June. Then she will work in New York.

Tomiko likes the beautiful buildings in New York. She wants to become an architect. Then she can build great buildings, too.

Tomiko also likes the people in New York. They come from different countries and speak different languages. Tomiko has many friends from other countries.

Best of all, Tomiko loves the museums in New York. She visits them almost every week. And she has visited many museums in the city.

New York is far from her home in Tokyo, but Tomiko is happy. She goes to classes every day. She visits her friends. She goes to see new places. And she watches many movies. She is very busy and happy in New York.

26．From the first paragraph, we can know that ________.

A．Tomiko is studying Chinese in a university

B．Tomiko is not happy to study in New York

C．Tomiko’s English classes will finish in June

27．The underlined word “architect” means “________” in Chinese.

A．科学家 B．建筑师 C．程序员

28．Tomiko does NOT talk about the ________ of New York in the passage.

A．museums B．movies C．food

29．Tomiko comes from ________.

A．Shanghai B．Tokyo C．New York

30．The passage is mainly about ________.

A．what Tomiko likes in New York

B．what Tomiko will do in the future

C．how to live a happy life in New York

五、阅读还原

阅读短文，并从文后的六个选项中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。

A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city. Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’ t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. ___31___

Even so, travel isn’ t difficult. The waterways have always been the best ways to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. ___32___ They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there. ___33___

Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. ___34___ Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. ___35___ Every year, high water hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.

A．Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.

B．This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean melt.

C．Seawater is everywhere around the city.

D．Water pollution is another problem of this city.

E．Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters.

F．People in Venice move from place to place by boat.

六、补全对话

从文后选择正确选项，并将其字母写在对话下面的横线上。（方框中有一项是多余的）

A: Hello, I’m a reporter from our school newspaper. I’m making a survey. ___36___

B: Of course, please.

A: Do you like going to the movies?

B: Yes, very much. ___37___

A: So what do you think is the best movie theater in Jilin City?

B: Wanda Theater, I think.

A: ___38___

B: Because it has the biggest screens, the most comfortable seats and it has the newest films.

A: Oh, thanks. ___39___ What do you think is the best bookstore in our city?

B: Changqing Bookstore. It has many books and it often gives a special discount.

A: ___40___

B: Almost every Sunday. I have got many books.

A: OK, that’s all. It’s nice to talk with you. Thank you very much.

A．Why do you think so?

B．May I ask you some questions?

C．How far is it from your house?

D．I hear you are a book lover.

E．How often do you go there?

F．I usually see films, about once a week.