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Do you want a friend _____ you could____ everything ____, like you _______ ______ and _________? Or ____ you______ that your friend would _____ ____ you, or would not understand _____ you are ______ _________? Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she _______ her diary her best friend.

Anne ______ ____ Amsterdam in the Netherlands ________ World WarⅡ. Her family was Jewish ____they ____ ___ hide or they would ___ _________ German Nazis. She and her family ________ _____ for nearly twenty-five months before they ______ __________. During that time the only true friend was her diary. She said, “I don’t want to____ ______ a series of facts in a diary ___ most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty.”Now read how she felt after_______ in the _________ place since July 1942.

Thursday 15th June, 1944

Dear Kitty,

I wonder if it’s ________ I haven’t_______ ____ ____be outdoors for so long____ I’ve grown so _______ _______ everything ____ ___ ______ nature. I can well remember that _______ ____ __ ______ when a deep blue sky, the song ___ the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me __________. That’s changed since I came here.

…for example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awaked ___ _________ until half past eleven in order to_______ ___ ______ _____ ___ the moon by myself. But as the moon gave too much light, I didn’t dare open a window. Another time five months ago, I_________ ____ ____ upstairs at dusk when the window was open. I didn’t go downstairs until the window had to be shut. The dark, rainy evening , the wind , the thundering clouds ____ me _________ in their _______; it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d ______ the night______ ___ ______…

…Sadly…I am only able to look at nature __________ dirty curtains _________ before very dusty windows. It’s ____ _________ looking through these any longer ____________ nature is one thing that really must be experienced.

一、单元知识点过关。

A、从所给的词或短语中选择适当的填空，注意其形式的变化。

( calm, add, upset, on purpose, partner)

1.She didn’t get the result until she ________ all the members.

2.Before the exam, you must try to ________ yourself down first.

3.He looks __________. Do you know why?

4.This morning he came late _____________ because he didn’t want to meet me here.

B

(teenager, join in, exactly, face to face, set down, be concerned about, in order to, go through, no longer,

get along with)

When I was a ___________, I was a little shy and weak. I seldom _______ outdoor activities like my classmates and I had few friends. To be ________, I often stayed indoors and dared not communicate with my classmates _________ about my deepest feelings and thoughts. I liked ______ a series of facts in my diary. Sometimes it was good for me to tell what ________ during the daytime. My teachers _______ me . They gave me some advice on how _____________ my classmates. ______________ learn more and live happily at school, I tried to change my habit and attitude entirely. Now I often say to myself that I am _______ young. I must value the friendship my friends and classmates gave to me.

二、语法填空。

So when someone has hurt you, ________ (calm) yourself first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasures: a beautiful scene ________ nature, someone you love. Don’t wait _____ an apology. “Many times the person

who hurt you may never think of apologizing,”______(say) Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting ______ very long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness(宽恕) does not necessarily(必然) mean accepting the action of the person who _________ (upset) you. Mentally going over you hurt gives __________ (powerful) to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. _______ he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear—even love. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to _______ from that person’s point of view.

一．课文仿写

__________________________(九月一日，星期二)，2009

____________________________（这是第一次）that I’ve come to this new school. _____________（我想知道）if I can get used to the life here and _______________________________（相处得好）the new classmates. _____________________（我能清楚地记得）that ____________________（有一次）when I fell behind. My diary kept _______________________________（最深的情感和想法）I went through. Last night I ________________________（故意不睡觉）until half past 11 in order to have a plan for my new beginning in this school. I hope to make friends and then we can learn from each other.

二．话题写作

假设你是李平，你在网上认识了一个美国朋友Jack，他来信向你诉说交朋友的烦恼，他要求你就friendship这个话题发表你的观点和看法并给他一些建议。于是你根据你所了解的情况，给他回了一封e-mail。

1.翻译下列句子。

1）我认为，友谊是每个人生活中最重要的事情。

____________________________________________________________________________________ 2）没有朋友，我们会遭遇孤独。

____________________________________________________________________________________ 3）如果你听我的建议，你会赢得真正地友谊。

____________________________________________________________________________________ 4）你应该与你的朋友同甘共苦。

5）假如你能邀请他参加一些像游泳、球赛等活动，那会是个好主意。

____________________________________________________________________________________ 二．把上面所翻译的句子连成一篇意义连贯的文章。（开头和结尾已给出）。

Dear Jack,

I’m glad to have received your e-mail but I am sorry you are having some trouble in making friends.

In y opinion_______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

I hope you will find these opinion and ideas useful and helpful.

Yours,

LiPing

Unit2 English around the world

一．短语翻译

1. 与…不同________________________________

2. 在…中担任角色；在…中起作用;扮演一个角色；参与________________________________

3. 因为；由于______________________________

4. 例如……______________________________

5. 信不信由你______________________________

6. 提出______________________________

7. 比以往任何时候______________________________

8. 即使______________________________

9. 以……为基础______________________________

10. （好好/充分）利用______________________________

11. 从一处到另一处______________________________

12. 与…相同的______________________________

13. 目前______________________________

14. 在席；出席______________________________

15. 缺席______________________________

16. 把……交给某人；向某人颁发……______________________________

17. 掌握，精通______________________________

18. 正如我们所知______________________________

19. 以某人交流_____________________________

二．短语运用。从上题选择恰当的短语翻译下列句子。

1. 我就如何学好英语征求老师的意见。________________________________________________________________

2. 目前学习英语最好的方法是使用英语。_______________________________________________________________

3. 经常运用英语在英语学习中起着重要作用。__________________________________________________________

4. 应该充分利用每一个学习机会用英语同他人交流，如老师、同学和室友等。

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. 任何方法都建立在努力的基础上。__________________________________________________________________

6. 信不信由你，用这种方式学习一段时间后，你会发现英语学习比以前容易多了。

__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 三．重点句型。

1. It is not easy for a Chinese person to speak English as well as a native English speaker. 对于一个中国人来说把英语说得跟以英语为母语的人一样好是不容易的。

句型：It is + adj/n+ for sb to do sth 对于某人来说做某事是…

扩充：It is + adj+ of /for sb to do sth

当句式中形容词说明客观情况时用for; 若形容词说明人得性格，特征和品质时，则用of.

eg: It’s kind of you to help me carry the box.

仿写

1)我们每天写五个句子是很有用的。____________________________________________________

2)我们记住课本上的所有新单词是很有必要的。__________________________________________

3)她帮我学英语她真好。______________________________________________________________

4)她犯这样的错真蠢__________________________________________________________________ 2. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.

以英语为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言尽不相同，也可以互相交流。

句型：even if = even though 即使

仿写1）即使失败，我也不灰心。___________________________________________________________________

2) 即使困难重重，你也不能放弃。__________________________________________________________________

3. This is because in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English.

这是因为在早期的电台节目里，人们期望新闻联播员所说的英语是最好的英语。

句型：This /It is because … (+ 原因) 这是因为……

比较：This /It is why(+ 结果) 这就是……的原因。

仿写

1）他失败了。这是因为他不够努力。____________________________________________________ 2）我想这就是他来参加晚会的原因。_____________________________________________________

四. 课文仿写

As the saying goes, English is a bridge to the world. As is known to all, ___________________（在当今社会）, English is one of the most widely used ________________________（国际性语言）in the world and __________________________________（起到重要作用）. With the help of English, we can not only ________________________________ （与本地人交流）, but also communicate with the people all over the world, _____________________________ （了解不同的文化）. To study English well, we should first ______________________________（拥有丰富的词汇）. Besides, we should _________________________ __________ （学会许多短语的用法）. Others ways include retelling texts, ___________________ （习惯于）practice spoken English often etc.

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