Unit 5 Amazing things
第一课时 Comic strip & Welcome to the unit
基础知识回顾
Ⅰ.根据首字母及汉语提示补全单词
1.He feels very happy because of the birth (出生) of his son.
2.I don’t like the meat because there is too much fat (脂肪).
3.The baby monkey often climbs to the back (背部) of the mother monkey.
4.Your coat is of the same (相同的) colour as mine.
5.There are millions of living things on the earth (地球).
Ⅱ.根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词
1.The Earth goes around the Sun and the Moon goes around the Earth. Isn’t it/that amazing (这不令人吃惊吗)?
2.There are some fun/interesting facts (一些有趣的事实) about the nature.
3.Look at the bright light (明亮的光).It may be a UFO.
4.The twin sisters look the same (长得一模一样).
5.There is only fat in the back of elephants’ feet (在大象的脚背上).
综合能力提升
Ⅰ.单项填空
(B)1.—Did you do your homework,Sue?
—Yes.It me an hour to do it.
A.spent B.took
C.cost D.paid
(C)2.—Is there in the sea?
—Maybe there is.
A.amazing something
B.amazing things
C.anything amazing
D.amazing anything
(A)3.(莱芜中考)—Would you like something to drink,Mum?
—Yes,I’d like a cup of coffee nothing in it.
A.with B.without
C.for D.to
(B)4.Do yo know fish always sleep with their eyes ?
A.opened B.open
C.closed D.close
(D)5.—I am afraid that a ghost is behind the tree!
— !There is no ghost in the world.
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A.Be careful B.You’re welcome
C.That’s OK D.Come on
Ⅱ.补全对话
Amy:Hi,Kitty!Are you free after school?1. E
Kitty:2. D I have to write an article about the amazing things in the world and I don’t know what to write about.
Amy:Amazing things?Why don’t you borrow the Guinness World Records?
Kitty:3. C I’ll go to the library to borrow one at once.
Amy:Actually I have one.4. G And I can lend it to you.
Kitty:How nice of you!Don’t worry.5. F
A.Can I have a look?
B.Isn’t that amazing?
C.That’s a good idea.
D.Sorry,I have no time.
E.Let’s go to the shopping mall.
F.I will take good care of your book.
G.It’s a birthday gift from my grandpa.
Ⅲ.完形填空
It is hard to believe,but there is now a new type of banana.We can eat its peel(皮).Most people 1 think of eating the peel of a banana.However,banana farmers in Japan find a 2 of growing bananas with a peel that we can eat.Farmers 3 their banana trees at a low temperature of -60 ℃.Then 4 plant the trees in 27 ℃ again.The 5 change in temperature makes the trees grow suddenly.This makes the banana peel thin and soft, 6 we can eat the peel.
People 7 the new banana the “Mongee”.They are not cheap.One banana is 648 yen(about six dollars).The farmers do not 8 a lot of Mongee bananas.And the 9 is high.Japan gets 99% of its bananas from other 10 .Now Japanese people will eat more home-grown bananas.The Mongee banana’s peel is very sweet and people can enjoy this kind of banana.
(C)1.A.always B.often
C.never D.sometimes
(B)2.A.fruit B.way
C.day D.man
(D)3.A.show B.take
C.sell D.keep
(A)4.A.they B.it
C.he D.she
(C)5.A.old B.shy
C.big D.young
(B)6.A.but B.so
C.or D.because
(C)7.A.make B.buy
C.call D.eat
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(A)8.A.grow B.work
C.use D.learn
(D)9.A.dish B.rule
C.state D.price
(B)10.A.cities B.countries
C.farms D.villages
Ⅳ.阅读理解
It was two o’clock in the morning and it was dark.Mr Thompson woke up his wife.“Irene,” he called softly,“the baby’s crying.”
Mrs Thompson sat up in bed and listened.“That’s not the baby,Jim,” she said.“It’s a cat!”
“It can’t be a cat,” her husband said.“I’ll go and look.”
Mr Thompson got up and went to the window.“You’re right,Irene,” he said.“There is a cat in the garden.Listen to it!”
“You must stop it,Jim,” Mrs Thompson said.“That cat will wake up our baby.”
“What can I do?” Mr Thompson asked.
“Throw a shoe at it,” his wife said.
“I can’t do that,” Mr Thompson said.
“Why not?” his wife asked.“Can you see it?”
“I can see it very well,” said Mr Thompson.“But I can’t throw a shoe at it.It’s sitting on my glasshouse.”
(B)1.Mr Thompson woke up his wife .
A.to go out for a walk
B.to look after the baby
C.to look for the cat
D.to throw the shoes at the cat
(C)2. woke up the husband.
A.The baby’s cry
B.The wife’s cry
C.The cat’s noise
D.The car’s noise
(C)3.Mrs Thompson asked her husband to .
A.look after the baby
B.catch the cat
C.drive the cat away
D.wake up the baby
(D)4.Mrs Thompson told her husband to .
A.make much noise
B.turn on the light
C.open the glasshouse
D.throw a shoe at the cat
(A)5.Mr Thompson didn’t do that because he might .
A.break the glasshouse
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B.wake up the baby
C.kill the cat
D.catch a cold
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