Unit 21

Passage A

话题：寓言故事 词数：314 参考用时：10分钟

One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very 1 and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep 2 the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some 3 fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked 4 , he found the sky was 5 clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden 6 .

“ 7 are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman 8 at a table. She’s sewing clothes for 9 women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty 10 the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the 11 from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”

The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and 12 it beside the woman’s needle.

13 he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It’s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite 14 now.”

“That’s 15 you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

( ) 1. A. hungry B. tired C. angry D. sad ( ) 2. A. among B. above C. below D. between ( ) 3. A. water B. snow C. grass D. milk ( ) 4. A. at B. down C. up D. for ( ) 5. A. quite B. so C. such D. very ( ) 6. A. ear B. feet C. hair D. face ( ) 7. A. Where B. How C. When D. Why

( ) 8. A. sitting B. eating C. drinking D. cooking ( ) 9. A. poor B. rich C. young D. old ( ) 10. A. but B. or C. and D. so

( ) 11. A. jewel B. orange C. gold D. diamond ( ) 12. A. forgot B. took C. got D. put

( ) 13. A. Before B. After C. Till D. While ( ) 14. A. cold B. hot C. warm D. cool

( ) 15. A. because B. though C. if D. whether 读后自主学习

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(1) get ready to do _______________ (2) sit at the table_______________ (3) 离开去（某地）……_______________ (4) 睡着了_______________ 2. 佳句翻译

(1) One night, a little swallow flew over the city.

_______________________________________________________________________ (2) He found the sky was so clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. _______________________________________________________________________ (3) I will stay with you and do as you ask.

_______________________________________________________________________ (4) That’s because you have done a good thing.

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Passage B

话题：寓言故事 词数：270 参考用时：6分钟 Once upon a time, there was a spider with the name Anansi. He knew that he was very clever but he also knew he wasn't wise(英明的). He didn't like this, but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket and asked each person to give him some of their wisdom(智慧). The people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.

Soon his basket was full, but Anansi was worried that his neighbors might be jealous(嫉妒 ) of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree. When he had tied the basket to the front part of his body, he tried to climb the tree, but it was too difficult. He tried again and again without success.

Then his youngest son walked by. \are you doing, father?\he asked and Anansi told him.\

Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily, but he wasn't happy. \wisest person ever, but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom!\he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. And that's how wisdom went all over the world.

( ) 1. Anansi went around the village because_______.

A. he knew he was very clever B. he wanted to show his good luck C. he hoped to meet his son D. he thought he wasn't wise enough ( ) 2. Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from_______.

A. his son B. his father C. the villagers D. the neighbors

( ) 3. The underlined word \指的是)_______. A. the tree B. the basket C. the luck D. the

wisdom

( ) 4. The passage above is_______.

A. a report B. a story C. an advertisement D. a diary ( ) 5. The best title for the passage would be_______.

A. Anansi's wisdom B. The wisdom of Anansi's son C. Anansi and his son D. Anansi and the villagers 读后自主学习

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【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。 1. 短语互译

(1) once upon a time _______________ (2) wish sb. good luck _______________ (3)嫉妒 _______________ (4)遍及世界 _______________ 2. 佳句翻译

(1) He didn't like this, but he did not know what to do.

_______________________________________________________________________ (2) He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree.

_______________________________________________________________________ (3) Why don't you carry the basket on your back instead?

_______________________________________________________________________ (4) And that's how wisdom went all over the world.

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Passage C

话题：环境保护 词数：295 参考用时：7分钟 Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals.., these problems seem so huge.

So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive...

But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the

market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?

I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration (迁徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice, so the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.

Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before, then more. Finally, they all

take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be—thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once!

A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.

( ) 1. Where would you most probably read this passage?

A. A guidebook. B. A movie poster.

C. A personal blog(博客). D. A geology(地质) magazine. ( ) 2. Why does the writer use cloth bags in stores?

A. Because he wants to do some good to the environment. B. Because he thinks plastic bags are more expensive. C. Because there are only cloth bags in stores. D. Because all the people use cloth bags in stores.

( ) 3. What does the underlined word \in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A. Frustrating. B. Surprising. C. Terrible. D. Fantastic. ( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Even if we can walk there, we still drive over.

B. Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more.

C. Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today. D. When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake, all the others follow at once.

( ) 5. What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?

A. To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos. B. To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference. C. To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers. D. To show that there're many problems in the world. 读后自主学习

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【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。 1. 短语互译

(1) do good _______________ (2) get together _______________ (3) 没有注意_______________ (4) 起飞_______________ 2. 佳句翻译

(1) Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction of our environment.

_______________________________________________________________________ (2) So my family does what we can.

_______________________________________________________________________ (3) But none of the others seem to notice, so the small group returns. _______________________________________________________________________ (4) What a spectacular sight it must be！

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