2. Complete the following sentences according to thepassage. 1) Ben’s new school has more equipment than_____________. 2) _____________ is Ben’s favorite subject. 3) Every Friday afternoon Ben has____________.
4) Ben has been growing a crystal and it gets____________.
初一上英语悦读联播 9 PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES!
I think I am going to explode with boredom! It’s our first day at school and they expect us to sit down and start to workat once. The examinations are yearsaway! We’re confused by the size ofthe school. We’re too worried about making friends to concentrate on work. I think they should give us a day to get usedto the timetable and find our way around the school. Maybe even spend the day with our form teacher. That way we wouldget to know each other and the form teacher, at least. But no! We go rounddifferent classes and teachers all day. It’s crazy!
I hatethe first day with the new students! They just don’t settle down. They have to learn that they are starting to prepare for examinations. They have tostart taking work seriously, rightfrom the first day. They don’t realisehow quickly the time will pass. Every day counts.Now it is the time to set the high standards of work and behavior we willexpect from them all through Senior High. These students are quiet enough.However, I can tell they are not thinking about the work at all. It’s crazy! WORD BANK explode 爆炸 expect 预料
examination 考试、考查 confuse 使混乱
concentrate 专心致志、集中精神 maybe 也许、可能 crazy 荒唐的 hate 憎恨
settle down 安静下来 prepare 准备
seriously 严重地， 认真地 realize 知道、了解到 count 很重要 EXERCISES
1. Choose the correct words to put into the sentences below.
1) They are _________ people with the samename. 2) I was surprised at the __________ of thehotel. 3) I don’t want to ___________ too much timeon it. 4) There is a bus ____________ on the desk. 2. Answer the following questions.
1) What do the students want to do on theirfirst day in a new school? _____________________________________________________
2) Why does the teacher hate the first daywith the new students? _____________________________________________________
初一上英语悦读联播10 ANNE: A GP
Anne Weatherley is a doctor in England. She’sa general practitioner (GP). A GP is a doctor who works in a surgery and looks after the local people. GPs see lots of patientsevery day. Yesterday Anne saw two babies with sore ears, one old lady with abad leg, six people with coughs, twopeople who couldn’t sleep, two people with sore backs and one old man with a burn on his arm. So as you can see, sheis very busy!
Anne doesn’t have a big family. She and her husband, Andrew, have three children:Chris, Jon and Katie. They live in a small villagecalled Elmstone in England.Anne’s surgery is in a nearby village, Ash. Andrew is a doctor, like Anne, buthe works at a hospital in Canterbury,which is home of the world famous Cathedral.It takes him about an hour to get to work. Anne has a sister and a brother.Andrew has a brother, but he doesn’t have a sister. So Chris, Jon and Katiehave two uncles and one aunt. Anne and Andrew’s brothers and sister live indifferent parts of the country. Anne’sparents live in England,but not near Anne and Andrew. Andrew’s parents live in France. Theyoften only see each other at Christmas. Then they have a lot to talk about! WORD BANK surgery 诊所 local 当地的 cough 咳嗽 burn 烧伤 husband 丈夫 village 村庄
cathedral 大教堂 country 国家 EXERCISES
1. Find the following six words from the puzzle. husband Village hospital live
A C H O S P I T A L D H U I E C M K C I J K S G B F S C F V M N B V I L L A G E D S A J L J K H F K X Q N H G L P R W I Q W D T U K M N J T
2. Follow the example and find the information to fillin the table.
Anne Job Work place Sister Brother Andrew Place where Parents live
初一上英语悦读联播11 MY GRANDPARENTS
My grandparents can be good fun. They are retired, so they don’t work anymore. Mygrandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67, but they are not too old to be active. They exercise by playing golfand they go out for meals and to thetheatre. Sometimes they take me outtoo. We have a good time. They also go on great holidays. Last year, they wentto Chinaand walked along the Great Wall!
Sometimes, my grandparents like to criticize me. They think that
childrentoday have an easy life. Life was very different when they were young and thereare many things about my life that they do not understand. They tell me, overand over, how they had to start work at 16. They know that I will go on touniversity and won’t be getting a job until I am about 22! They also think thatI have too many possessions, such asmobile phones, computers and PSPs. When they were young, they did not haveanything like that. What they do not realize is that they cannot compare ourgenerations. They had the same sorts of things as the rest of their generation-so do
I. It would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they hadwhen they were my age! WORD BANK retired 退休
active 积极的、活跃的 meal 一
theatre 剧院 criticize 批评
possession 所有物，财产 EXERCISES
1. Match the words and phrases with the pictures.
2. Decide whether the following statements are true (T)or false (F).
1) My grandparents don’t work anymore becausethey want to enjoy their life. ( ) 2) When they were young they didn’t have asmany things as we have today. ( ) 3) When they were young grandparents had thesame kinds of things as their friends. ( )
初一上英语悦读联播12 DOES ANYONE WANT MY SISTER?
Sam: I hate my sister. I wishshe were living on the moon! I wish I were an only child, like you! do you wantmy sister?
Jane: What onearth has your sister done to upset you?
Sam: She won’t let me watch theTV programmes I want to watch! Ihave to watch her silly TV soap operas. She lies on the sofa, thebest place to watch TV from, and I have to sit on a chair. All because she’solder than me!
Jane: I can see why you are annoyed. I can watch whatever TVprogrammes I like. That I until Mum and Dad want to watch something. Grown-ups get first pick in our house. Sam: My parents have their own TV. They bought one for me and mysister because they were sick of us arguingover the family TV.
Jane: At least youdon’t have to fight for the TV with the whole family. Sam: No, but Istill don’t get to watch what I want. I tell you, it’s better not to have asister.
Jane: I thought she cooks foryou sometimes? I have to cook for myself all the time. And I remember that shemade you a great cake for your birthday! She’s a good cook, isn’t she?
Sam: Yes, she makes popcornsometimes too, when we’re watching the wildlife programmes on TV, which we bothlike.
Jane: There youare! Having a sister isn’t all bad, is it? Sam: Maybe not.Maybe I’ll keep her after all! WORD BANK
programme 节目 silly 愚蠢的
soap opera 肥皂剧
annoyed 生气的、恼怒的 Grown-up 成人 pick 挑选、选择 own 自己的
argue 争吵、争论
after all 毕竟、终究 EXERCISES
1. Choose the correct words or phrases to put into thesentences below. dead pick supper after all
1) His father is _________. He died two yearsago.
2) She can’t understand. She is only two yearsold___________. 3) You can have any one you like, take your__________. 4) His mother cooks __________ every day. 2. Answer the following questions.
1) Why did Sam hate his sister? ____________________________________ 2) How did Sam change his mind? ____________________________________
初一上英语悦读联播13HEALTHY FOOD
What’s your favorite food? Our reporter showed these two pictures andasked 50 students which they would preferto eat – 42 chose that picture with fast food. The eight who chose thevegetables were vegetarians. Theydon’t eat meat. So they do not like hamburgers. Then our reporter asked thestudents which picture showed the most healthy food. All the students chose thepicture below!