卓越个性化教学讲义
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Very often, new-born babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled (多皱的) or hairless, or they have an angry look on their faces. They seem to say, “ Get away! I have everybody.” But to a parent, that hairless, wrinkled , angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect ( 完美的) child in the world. When that proud father or mother asks you, “ Well, what do you think….isn’t he/she beautiful?” What are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth? Of course not!
You look that proud father in the eyes and say, “ Yes, he/she is ! He/She is really an angel . He/She is one in a million. He/She is going to be a movie star!”
In English , this is a white lie.. White lies don’t hurt people . They are not cruel(残忍的) or angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier . When people don’t want to meet someone , or eat something new that they don’t really like at a friend’s house , they tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind . They feel that being kind is sometimes more important.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
（ ） 1 Parents are usually _______ when their new babies are born . A angry B proud C sad D surprised ( ) 2 When a parent asks what you think of their new baby , they want you to ____ A tell the truth B say what you like C tell lies D say good words ( ) 3 The underlined word “ white” in this passage means “ ______” in Chinese . A 善意的 B 恶意的 C 白色的 D 苍白的 （ ） 4 From the passage we can know that ________- A A new- born baby hates everyone around her . B A new-born baby is the most beautiful one . C people who tell white lies are not kind . D people who tell white lies want to be kind ( ) 5 Which of the following is a white lie?
A You broke the window but you said you didn’t .
B You know that Jack has stolen a watch but you say you don’t . C You don’t think his first drawing is great but you say it is D You tell a parent that their new-born baby isn’t beautiful
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I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, I was surprised to see a big foreigner coming out of the house next door to ours . He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses .
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The first time I saw him , I was too shy to speak to him . “My English is too bad!” I thought . My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard . “ I don’t like it !” she said. “ Foreigners aren’t like us . Maybe he’ll play loud music and have parties every night! I’m sure he’s going to cause trouble.”
Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work . “ Hello!” he said in Chinese! “ My name’s Tonny. I’ve just moved into the house next door to yours.” While I was wondering what to say , he continued , “ There’s a nice bar down the road. Why don’t you and your family come and have dinner with me ?” “ Bars are bad places,” said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go .
The bar was not at all what I had expected . It was in a beautiful little yard house . with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls . Several Chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books . I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking Chinese in a low voice to each other! “ Oh, what a civilized place!” my grandmother exclaimed.
The bar served special “ hutong pizzas.” As we ate , Tonny told us about himself . He is an English expert in environment . He always likes to be quiet . My grandmother said to me, “ He really seems to be a very nice young man.” 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
( ) 1 When the writer first saw the foreigner , she _______
A was frightened of him B wanted to practice English with him C felt too shy to speak to him D hoped to invite the foreigner to the bar
( ) 2 From the underlined sentence “ Bars are bad places” , we can know that the grandmother ______
A was very excited B didn’t go to the bar C didn’t like bars D was angry with Tonny
( ) 3 What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ civilized” in this passage ? A 文明的 B 喧闹的 C 野蛮的 D 讨厌的 ( ) 4 Which of the following sentences is NOT true? Ａ Tonny made a lot of noise every night . B Tonny was an English expert in environment.
C There were some foreigners speaking Chinese in the bar D The grandmother thought Tonny might cause some trouble ( ) 5 The best title for this story is _______
A A Bar in Tibet B A Foreigner in Beijing C Bars Are Bad Places D Foreigners Like Bars
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Keys:
CDABB CABDC BDADC CCAAB
五、单词拼写
1. Doing exercise will help you keep h____.
2. The child felt on t______ of the world when he received the present. 3. Could you give me some a_____ on how to learn English? 4. It’s important for you to reduce the p_____ you are feeling. 5. We are busy p______ for the exam.
Keys: healthy top advice pressure preparing
六、完成句子
1.多喝水有助于防止头发变干。
Dringking plenty of water can help to _______ your hair from ______ dry. 2.医生建议我们每天和8杯水.
D octors _____ we _____ eight glasses of water every day. 3.他的父母很关心他。 His parents ______ ______ himl 4. 这戏剧是以历史事件作为根据的。 This play is ______ ______ historical facts. 5. 我明天要去理发。
I’ll _____ my hair _____ tomorrow. Keys:
1. prevent; getting 2. suggest; drink 3. care; for 4. based on 5. have; cut
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