Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?
第1课时 (Section A 1a-2c)
一、用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式填空
expect, educational, find out, have a discussion, soap opera
1.The game is educational. All teachers like it.
2.Just now Rose found_out why Tom didn’t come to school.
3.Before answering my question, you can have_a_discussion in your group.
4.—What are you doing, Lingling?
—I’m watching a(n) soap_opera.
5.The result is much better than we expected.
二、根据句意及汉语提示拼写单词
6.Do you mind(介意) if I turn on the TV?
7.I can’t stand(忍受) smoking. It’s terrible.
8.We plan(打算;计划) to go to New York at the weekend.
9.My father likes to watch news(新闻).
10.Sally thinks the story is educational(有教育意义的) for the children.
三、完形填空
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his __11__ all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the __12__. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be __13__ he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was __14__. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. __15__ are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four __16__. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, __17__ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. __18__, I can smell the sweetness(芳香) of them. As to the last one, that’s __19__.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s __20__ that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody __21__. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and pleased(使愉快) our __22__, which also made his life __23__. It was just like Beethoven(贝多芬), who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t __24__ his wonderful music, but his music has encouraged millions of __25__ to face their difficulties bravely(勇敢地). Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
(A)11.A. flowers B. trees
C. vegetables D. grass
(C)12.A. balcony(阳台) B. kitchen
C. house D. study
(D)13.A. after B. as
C. before D. if
(A)14.A. blind(瞎的) B. famous
C. smart D. friendly
(C)15.A. What B. Who
C. Why D. Which
(B)16.A. stories B. reasons
C. excuses D. conclusions
(A)17.A. although B. since
C. because D. unless
(C)18.A. First B. Second
C. Third D. Fourth
(B)19.A. me B. you
C. my mother D. my son
(A)20.A. true B. hard
C. cool D. fair
(D)21.A. greets B. doubts
C. meets D. likes
(C)22.A. ears B. hands
C. hearts D. mouths
(D)23.A. emptier B. busier
C. luckier D. happier
(B)24.A. write B. hear
C. play D. believe
(D)25.A. men B. flowers
C. women D. people