中学生英语阅读新视野.docx

1、中学生英语阅读新视野Unit 1 Lions狮子Before you read 阅前思考1.Have you ever seen a real lion? If yes, where? 2.How are lions different from other cats? 3.How are lions the same as other cats? Target vocabulary 目标词汇Math each word with the best meaning*1. bitea. boy or man2. collarb. girl or woman3. femalec. a place

2、in the city where people can see wild animals4. maled. the part of a shirt or dress which is around the neck5.zooe. use teeth to cut or break somethingReading passage 阅读文章Lions have been called the kings of the animal world. They are big and strong. These animals can be found wile in Africa and Indi

3、a.Without question, lions are also one of the most popular animals to see in zoos. Almost every zoo around the world keeps a few lions.It is very easy for people to tell male and female lions apart. Lions are the only kind of cat that show this strong difference between males and females. A male lio

4、n has a mane, a large collar of hair around the lions face. Females do not have manes. Male lions are also larger than females. A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms (400 pounds).Both male and female lions have very strong mouths. They can break the backs of other animals with one bite. One

5、 lion will usually kill between 10 and 20 large animals each year for food.Lions can live in Africa because they can go without water for up lo one month. They have no trouble during dry times.Reading comprehension 阅读理解 Circle the letter of the best answer.I.How are lions different from other cats?A

6、. Lions are from AfricaB. Many zoos keep them.C. Males look different from females.D. Lions are one of the most popular animals at the zoo.2. Male lions.A. are larger than femalesB. have manesC. weight more than most menD. all of the above3. Female lions.A. are larger than malesB. can break the back

7、 of an animal with one biteC. have manesD. need to drink waler every day4. How many large animals does one lion usually kill for food in one year?A. less than 5 B. between 5 and 10 C. between 10 and 20 D. more than 205. Lions can live without water for.A. a few days B. a week C. a month D. a yearIdi

8、oms习语Find each idiom in the story.go without -be or live without somethingRobin tired lo go without smoking for one day, hut he could not do it.How long can a person go without water?tell (things) apart - able to see the difference between two or more things Lucy and Emily are twins. No one can tell

9、 them apart.Diamonds and rhinestones may look the same, but I can tell them apart, without question 一 for sure, certainlyThis pizza is without question the best pizza I have ever eaten. Without question, Fred was the right man for the job.Vocabulary reinforcement 词汇强化 Grade the letter of the best an

10、swer.1.Are you going anywhere next ?A. king B. month C. question D. usually2. Ben always flies when he finds them in his house.A. breaks B. callsC. killsD. weighs3. The young boy became the of the country.A. apartB. kingC. mouthD. people4.1 can never tell if a puppy is a male or aA. catB. dryC. fema

11、leD. mane5. What is your favoriteA. dryB. foodC. onlyD. which6. Linda only took one _ of her birthday cake.A. alsoB. biteC. collarD. find7. The painting was too for Ginas room.A. bigB. strongC. lionD. very8. Is there a between these two cars?A. differenceB. hairC. femaleD. show9. The is closed on Su

12、nday.A. biteB. wildC. lionD. zoo10. The dress had a very high .A. waterB. zooC. collarD. maleNew words and expressions1.zoo动物园2.male雄性的3.female雌性的4. collar衣领；（动物颈部的）条纹5. bite 咬：叮6.without question 毫无疑问7.tell apart区分，辨别8. go without 没有也行Unit 2 Agatha Christie阿加莎克里斯蒂Before you read 阅前思考1.Who was Agath

13、a Christie? 2.Where was she from? 3.Have you read any of her books? Target vocabulary 目标词汇Math each word with the best meaning*I. detective a. a difTicult puzzle2. 3. mystery4. play5. writer Reading passage 阅读文章One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie. Her books and play

14、s can be found in more foreign languages than any other writer except Shakespeare.Agatha Christies real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890. She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.She sold her first mystery book in 19

15、20. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs. Christies famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that. Mrs. Christie wrote her first book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.In 1928, Mrs. Christies first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she con

16、tinued to write her books under the name Agatha Christie.Over her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more (han 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found for sale in bookstores all around the world. Reading comprehension 阅读理解 C

17、ircle the letter of the best answer.1.What did Agatha Christie do?A. She was a detective B. She was a mystery.2.Agatha Christie sold her first book in.A. 1890 B. 19203.Who was Hercule Poirot?A. a person in her books B. her husband4.Miss MarpleA. was a detective B. was a woman in her books C. was fir

18、st seen in 1930famousb. a person who solves mysteriesc.a person who writesd.a story written for the theater (done on stage)e.known by many peopleC. She wrote books.D. She knew famous detectives.C. 1928D.1930C. one of her bookD. a writerD. all of (he above5. What happened in 1976?A. Agatha Christie d

19、ied. B. Agatha Christie left her husbandC. Agatha Christie wrote her last book D. Agatha Christie wrote a short stoiyIdioms习语Find each idiom in the story.by far 一 dearly, ahead of all othersThis is by far the best movie that we have seen this year.By far, Tom is the slowest reader in our class.for s

20、ale 一 able to be boughtIm sorry. That painting is not far sale.Rebecca found an inexpensive bed for sale, so she bought it.pass away 一 dieCatherines grandfather passed away last year. He was 89 years old.When did your uncle pass away?Vocabulary reinforcement 词汇强化Grade the letter of the best answer.1

21、 . James Dean was a very A. far B. famous2. Does your dog ?A. bite B. sinkactor.C. firstC.copyD. mysteryD. twist3. How many do you speak?A. languagesB. playsC. storiesD. writers4.1 read that last month.A. carB. bookC. beginD. with5. We _ this lesson tomorrow.A. continueB. have continuedC. continuedD

22、. will continue6. Nicholas wants to be a A. bookB. marriage7. Shakespeare wrote a lot of A. detectives B. readersC. famousD. writerand poems.C. playsD writers8. That movie is about a very interesting A. famous B. mysteryhelped to solve the mystery. B. detective9. The A. book10. Wesleys aunt A. passe

23、d awayNew words and expressions famous著名的 writer作家,著者 play剧本；戏剧 mystery神秘（性） detective 侦探 by far迄今，到冃前 pass away 去世 for sale销售，有售 ten years ago.B. stood outC. readersC. divorceC. turned intoD. realD. secondD. for salewhen he is older.Unit 3 Bubble Gum泡泡糖Before you read 阅前思考1.What kinds of candy do p

24、eople eat in your country? 2.How often do you buy gum or bubble gum? 3.What is the name of a famous kind of bubble gum in your country? Target vocabulary 目标词汇Math each word with the best meaning.1. accidenta. use the mouth to eat2. chewb. find first, invent3. discoverc. the thing balls and tires arc

25、 made from4. gumd. mistake5.rubbere. soft candy that is fun to chewReading passage 阅读文章Thomas Adams discovered bubble gum in the 1870s. He was an American. He wanted to find a use for chicle. Chicle is a Spanish word for sticky water that comes from one kind of Mexican tree. Mr. Adams wanted to make

26、 rubber from chicle.Mr. Adams worked in his home while he tried to find a way to make the chicle stronger His son, Horatio, also helped him now and them.One day, young Horatio began to chew the chicle while he watched his father work. 1（ did not taste very good, hut Horatio enjoyed chewing it. Then

27、lhe young hoy began to blow bubbles with the new chicle which his father had made. Mr. Adams had discovered bubble gum by accident.Mr. Adams gave up trying to find a way to make rubber from chicle. Instead, he wanted to try and sell the new gum that he had made. He thought other people might like th

28、e taste too.He began to see his new kind of chicle a candy. In no time, children everywhere began chewing bubble gum. Reading comprehension 阅读理解 Circle the letter of the best answer1.Where was Thomas Adams from?A. Canada B. England C. the United States D. Europe2.Who was Horatio Adams?A. Thomass fat

29、her B. Thomass brother C. Thomass wife D. Thomass son3.What was Thomas Adams trying to make?A. a new kind of rubber B. a new kind of candy C. a new kind of chicle D. electric light4.Why did Thomas Adams want to sell bubble gum?A. His son enjoyed chewing it. B. He thought many people would like it.C.

30、 He could not make strong rubber from chicle. D. all of the above5.Which of these sentences is not true?A. Horatio helped his father. B. Thomas Adams made rubber from chicle by accident.C. Horatio was the first person to chew bubble gun. D. Thomas Adams never made rubberIdioms习语Find each idiom in the story.now and then 一 sometimesI enjoy seeing mystery movies now and then.Everybody has bad days now and then.give up - stop doing somethingAmy gave up searching fbr her dog when it became dark.William gave up smoking several weeks ago.in no time - very quicklyTom learned