1、Reading一：Lead-inAsk students to read the sentences and guess what each idiom means.I took my mothers car without asking for permission. She is angry at me. I am in hot water now.2. Robert and Janice were supposed to get married last month. At the last minute Robert cancelled the wedding because he w

2、as too nervous to get married. He got cold feet.3. Dont tell anybody else that I am looking for a new job. Please keep it under your hat.4. We were not expecting to see Joan. When she suddenly arrived out of the blue, we were all surprised.二：閱讀理解 Which of the following idioms is often used to descri

3、be a good and honest person?The apple of their parents eye. B. A doubting Thomas C. Clean hands. D. The salt of the earth.In modern English, in the idiom “ a little bird told me”, “the bird” is referred to as _. A. a message carrier B. a bird carrying Gods will C. a well-informed person D. an indefi

4、nite news resource.3.The writer wrote the passage to _. A. introduce some idioms B. introduce the origin of the Bible C. tell us some stories from the Bible D. tell people the importance of learning idioms.4. Which of the following statements about idioms is not true according to the passage?A. Over

5、 time, Biblical idioms have changed so much that they now have no connection to their original meanings. B. The Bible was first written in Hebrew and then translated into Greek. C. Biblical idioms are often meant to tell people a moral story.D. Having a good knowledge of English idioms is helpful to

6、 the peoples appreciating of the history and cultures of English speaking countries.Task-based readingBiblical idioms in English1._The meaning cant be understood according to the separate words.Clear and 2._ to understand the moral of a story.3_original meanings or have a vague or loose connection w

7、ith them in Modern English.Biblical idioms 4._5._ meaningMeaning in modern English.By and by6._Before long7.Feet of _Party of an image in the dream of a king .Hidden weakness in someone we admire or respect.The salt of the earthSomething precious and important in preserving things.A person who is ve

8、ry good and 8._.9._ of studying idiomsImproving your comprehension.Developing your 10._ skills.Better understanding English-speaking countries culture and history.Reading 答案：閱讀理解1.D 2.D. 3.D 4.A Task-based reading 1.Characteristics 2. straightforward 3. Lose 4. Examples 5. Original 6.immediately 7.

9、clay 8. honest 9. Important municating三語言點：1. burden n. 1) 負擔(dān)，重負；2）責(zé)任，義務(wù) v. 3）加負擔(dān)于某人 shoulder / carry the burden burden sb with sthEg: I dont want to burden you with my troubles.1). His invalid father is _. (已經(jīng)成為他的負擔(dān))。2). He was only twenty two, and to be _ _ a family.2. circumstance n. 情況，景況，形勢（經(jīng)常做

10、復(fù)數(shù)）the current situation / circumstances in / under the circumstancesin / under no circumstances 同義詞組_翻譯：我們絕不會同意分裂國家。Under no circumstances _.3. polish vt. 磨光，擦亮；提高，改進 n. 光澤、優(yōu)雅polish up 改善、修飾、溫習(xí)、潤色、修改、提高1). I could do the job if I spent some time polishing up my Spanish.2). Polish up and sharpen lan

11、guage skills3). polish up an article翻譯：1). 出國前先把你的英語練好。2). 我在離家前擦亮了鞋子。3). I often goes to the old man _ shoes with a cloth when my shoes needs _.A. polishing off; to polish up B. polishing up; polishing upC. polishing up; polished up D. polished up polished up4. sharpen vt. 使鋒利、削尖；使敏銳；加重、增強1）My penc

12、il is blunt. Could you lend me a knife to sharpen it.2). Debate sharpen ones wits.broad _ tight _ soft _ strength _rich _ courage _5. center around 以 為中心，圍繞 （ = center on / upon / in / at）Her research is centered around the social effects of unemployment.The topic centers around the crisis in these

13、two countries.6. mend ones ways 改過自新拓展：fight ones way feel ones way make ones way wind ones way force ones way In the past, he was a troublemaker, but now he has _. (改過自新) The Great Wall _.（蜿蜒曲折）.答案：1. 1). becoming his burden 2). burdened with2. will we agree to splitting up the countries.3. 1).Poli

14、sh up your English before going abroad.2).I polished up my shoes before I left home.3). B4. broaden tighten soften strengthen enrich encourage6. mended his way winds its way四仿寫句子1 (line5) among other things, and unless you recognize when an idiom is being used, you can easily misunderstood what you

15、read or hear spoken.除非你被允許，否則千萬別碰我辦公室里的東西。 2 （line28） Another idiom using the animal, “kill the fatted calf” means to have a large celebration. 那個年輕女人設(shè)宴款待她剛回國不久的朋友。3 （line30）The son had left home to waste to waste his time and money leading a life of luxury, but later mended his way and came home.他已

16、經(jīng)意識到自己犯的錯非常嚴重，所以下定決心改過自新。 4 (line50) When you have a thorough understanding of English idioms and their or origins, you can better understand and appreciate the history and cultures.在作出任何行動之前你必須對當(dāng)前的形式有一個清晰的理解。 答案：1 Dont touch anything in my office unless you are allowed to.2 The young woman killed t

17、he fatted calf to welcome her friend who has just returned from abroad. 3 He has realized how serious the crime he committed was, so he is determined to mend his way. 4 You must have a through understanding of the current situation before you take any action. 五補充閱讀：AScientists estimate that more tha

18、n 60 percent of cancer deaths in the United States are preventable through lifestyle changes. Although there is no certain way to avoid all cancers, reducing individual risk factors significantly decreases the likelihood of getting many forms of this dangerous disease. The American Chemical Society

19、estimates that smoking causes nearly 30 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States that is, about 166,000 cancer deaths each year. All cancer deaths caused by tobacco smoking could be prevented completely by not smoking and not using smokeless tobacco. For those who already smoke, quitting wi

20、ll reduce the risk of developing cancer. Studies show that after about ten years of not smoking, a past smokers risk lowers to about the level of those who have never smoked.After quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet is the best way to lower the risk of cancer. Certain foods have been found to pr

21、otect against cancer. Among these foods are cabbages, tomatoes, soy products, and foods high in vitamins A, C, and E. In addition, green and possibly black teas contain compounds that protect the body from cancer-causing substance. To lower cancer risk, diets should include little or no red meat. Ot

22、her foods to avoid or consume in moderation include sugar, fat from animal products, and salt. Added fats and oils should come from vegetables, such as olives or corn, rather than from animal sources. Carbohydrates (碳水化合物) should come from whole grains, such as brown rice and whole wheat bread, rath

23、er than from processed foods, such as white rice and white bread. The risk of cancer of the esophagus (食道) increases with heavy alcohol consumption, and many studies suggest that consuming alcoholic drinks increases the risk of breast cancer as well. Studies show that limiting intake to two drinks a

24、 day for men, and one drink per day for women, reduces cancer risk.Low levels of physical activity have been implicated (牽連) in some cancer. Moderate activity for 30 minutes a day enhances the immune system, shortens the time food takes to move through the intestines (腸), and changes body compositio

25、n and hormone levels. Researchers are studying how these effects might lower cancer risk. 1. Which do you think is the best title for this passage?A. Lifestyle and disease.B. Causes of cancers.C. Tips for cancer prevention.D. Ways to remain healthy.2. Which of the following is true according to the

26、author?A. A person drinking tea regularly will not be likely to suffer from cancer.B. Once a smoker has stopped smoking, there is almost no chance of getting cancers.C. A balanced diet is absolutely effective in preventing one from getting cancer.D. Those who have quitted smoking for 10 years and no

27、n-smokers have about the same cancer risk.3. What kind of people increase their chances of getting cancers?A. Those whose foods contain less sugar, animal fat, and salt.B. One who is not moderate in drinking or eating.C. Those who have one or two drinks regularly.D. Those whose diet contains little

28、red meat and a lot of vegetables.4. The last paragraph implies that _.A. foods staying in ones body for too long a time might be related to a kind of cancerB. the reasons why physical activity lowers cancer risk are clear C. the more you exercise, the lower cancer risk you will takeD. plenty of phys

29、ical exercise is most important for one to remain healthyB “First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” Charles C. Noble Its such a simple concept, yet its something we dont always do. Its not extremely difficult to do, and yet I think its something that would make a world of difference in a

30、nyones life. Break your goals into habits, and focus on putting those habits into autopilot. My belief is that having one goal to focus on is much more powerful than having many goals.I try to turn my goals into habits, and in doing so, I put my goals on autopilot. Turning a goal into a habit means

31、really focusing on it, seriously, for at least a month, to the exclusion of all else. The more you can focus on it, the more itll be put on autopilot. Lets look at my marathon goal as an example. I was just starting out in running, and I had the brilliant idea to run a marathon within a year. But in

32、 order to achieve that goal, I broke it down into two habits:1. I had to make running a daily habit.2. I had to report to people in order to have accountability (責(zé)任) I did this through family, friends and coworkers, through a blog, and through a column in my local newspaper every two weeks. With thi

33、s accountability, theres no way I would stop running.The accountability habit took a couple of months, mainly because I didnt focus on it too much while I was building the running habit. But it stuck, and for that first year of running, I would report to people I knew and blog about my running every

34、 day and I would write a column every two weeks for my local paper.Once those two habits were firmly fixed, my marathon goal was pretty much on autopilot. I still had to do the work, of course, but it didnt require constant focus. And eventually, I ran the marathon. I was able to achieve this becaus

35、e, all year long, I had the daily running habit and daily accountability habit. I put my marathon goal into autopilot, and that made it much easier instead of struggling with it daily for an entire year, I focused on it for one month and was able to accomplish it while focusing on new habits and goa

36、ls. 5. According to the passage, we can see the key to forming a habit is _.A. to break the goals into habitsB. to report to other people about your planC. to set a reasonable goal firstD. to focus on the habit as much as possible6. The author told people about his running in order to _.A. get more

37、supportB. ask for their opinionsC. carry out his plan betterD. earn more admiration7. What do we know about the author? A. He was a local athlete.B. He often gave people advice.C. He had no blogs before.D. He wrote for a local newspaper.8. The passage is mainly about _.A. goals and habitsB. how to t

38、urn your goals into habitsC. habits and achievementsD. how to make running a good habit答案：C D B A D C D B六書面表達最近幾年來，隨著家用汽車數(shù)量的增長，我國的交通事故數(shù)目呈上升的趨勢。假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國網(wǎng)友Tom通過電子郵件問及這方面情況。請根據(jù)下表提示，給Tom回信介紹這一情況。次數(shù)150左右。開頭和結(jié)尾已給，不計入總詞數(shù)。事故原因司機不遵守交通法規(guī)，超速行駛，酒后駕駛；騎自行車者離車輛太近；行人亂闖紅燈。事故后果車毀人亡解決辦法司機、騎自行車者和行人珍愛生命，增強安全意識；人人遵守交

39、通法規(guī)；政府優(yōu)先發(fā)展公交系統(tǒng)，限制私家車的數(shù)量Dear Tom, Now let me answer the questions you raised in your e-mail._. Yours, Li HuaDear Tom, Now let me answer the questions you raised in your e-mail.In the past few years, the number of family cars in my country has increased. So has the number of traffic accidents. As a re

40、sult, cars have been damaged and the unfortunate people have got injured or even killed.The causes of traffic accidents lie in the following facts. First, some drivers dont obey traffic rules. They drive at too high a speed or even drive after drinking. Second, some cyclists ride their bikes too clo

41、se to vehicles and whats more, some pedestrians cant wait to cross the road when the traffic lights are still red.In my opinion, everyone should treasure their lives and increase their awareness of safety. Traffic rules should be obeyed strictly. In addition, our government should take on the respon

42、sibility to develop the public transport system and limit the number of family cars. Only in this way can we have a safer living condition and live a better life. Yours, Li HuaProject 一 Read the article on Pages 62 and 63 of the Students Book and answer the following questions.1. Why did the emperor

43、 instruct a group of officials to go to India?_.2. What did the officials do when they met two Indian monks_.3. Why was the Honglu Temple renamed the White Horse Temple?_.4. What will happen if you stand about 20 metres away from the Qiyun Pagoda and clap your hands?_.5. Is there any significance of

44、 the newly-built Indian-style pagoda west of the White Horse Temple? Why?_.二Task-based readingMain ideasMore detailsPart1(para.1) Brief introduction of the White Horse TempleIt is located in the (1)_east of China and was the first (2)_ temple in China.Part2(para.25) The story behind the templeThe em

45、peror had a dream of Buddha, then (3)_ a group of officials to go to India. The officials met two Indian (4)_ and then brought them back. Later the Honglu Temple was renamed the White Horse Temple. Part3(para.6) The architecture of the White Horse TempleIt is very interesting and (5)_ in its archite

46、cture. It is made up of a (6)_, different halls and bedrooms for the monks. There is also a 13-storey pagoda, which is called the Qiyun Pagoda. Part4(para.79) The importance of the White Horse TempleIt is a holy Buddhist site today and one of the most famous tourist (7)_. It is also one ofthe first(

47、8)_buildings that the government listed to receive special (9)_. 一1. Because he had a dream and wanted to find more information about Buddha.2. They invited the monks to come to China and give lectures on Buddhism.3. In order to remind people of the white horse that the Buddhist readings and images

48、had traveled on. 4. You will hear the sounds repeated and multiplied from the roofs so that it sounds like frogs croaking. 5. Yes. Because this new temple represents the friendship between China and India and reminds people that it was from India that Buddhism came to China nearly 2,000 years ago. 二

49、.1. central 2. Buddhist 3. instructed 4. monks 5. varied 6. courtyard 7. attractions 8. historic 9. protection三 語言點講解 1. instruct vt. 1) 命令，指示句型：instruct sb to do sth 命令某人要做某事Our staff have been_ to offer you every assistance. 我方工作人員奉命為您提供一切幫助。The teacher instructed the students to come to the playg

50、round. _用法as instructed 依照指示我們依照指示交回了調(diào)查表。_ 2) 教授，指導(dǎo)句型：instruct sb in sth 在某方面指導(dǎo)某人懷特先生教我們數(shù)學(xué)。_ 需要更大的努力來教導(dǎo)孩子們的道路安全意識。_3) （正式）通知句型：instruct sb that 通知某人做某事。I want you to_ this afternoon. 我要你通知他們今天下午他們都得出席一個重要會議公司通知他被解雇了。_4）(法律)聘請（律師）出庭Once you have decided to proceed with a case, you should_. 一旦你決定打官司，應(yīng)

51、當(dāng)聘請一位好律師。 5) 指令He_ us to gather at the gate.他指令我們到大門口集中。拓展：Instruction n ( u) 講授， (c) (常用復(fù)數(shù))命令，指示（1） 他指示我們盡早完成這事。_（2）The teacher asked us to follow his instruction in the lab._Follow instructions服從指示 instructive adj .有益的，有教育意義的活學(xué)活用All the students think the film we saw last night was very_A.instruct

52、ion B. insructive C. constructive D.construction2. suit 1) vt. 適合，相配Will it suit you if I come around at three?_That song doesnt suit his voice._Your hairstyle doesnt suit your face._.2) n.（一）套，套裝Today he is _a sports_.今天他穿著一套運動服He looks very handsome in a suit of dark clothes._3) vt. suit oneself 隨

53、某人的便I dont really feel like going out tonight. _. 我今晚不是很想出去。 隨你的便。4) be suited to 和相配These clothes _a tropical climate.這些衣服不適合于熱帶地區(qū)3. possession n. 1) 所有物，財產(chǎn)I packed my remaining possessions into the trunk. _。2) (正式)擁有，占有 The house has been in the familys_。 這所房子自16世紀以來一直歸這個家族所有。拓展：be in ones possess

54、ion / have sth in ones possession 擁有某物come into ones possession 為某人所得到，落入某人之手take/have possession of sth 擁有某物，拿到某物ones favoutite possession 某人最喜歡之物相關(guān)鏈接Possess v .占有，擁有，持有，擺布，支配Eg: 他擁有一塊金表_。4. vary vi （1）（彼此）相異，存在不同之處Opinions on this matter vary._。The price varies according to the season._。（2）（使）變化,改

55、變The weather varied from very cold to quit mild._拓展：Various adj各種各樣的，不同種類的Variety n 多樣性，種類，變化A variety of 各種各樣的，各類，種種5.centre around . 以為中心，圍繞（=center on / upon /in /at）1)The dispute _the question of overtime pay .爭議集中與加班費的問題上。2)His interests are centred around his family. _3)Her research is centere

56、d around the social effects of unemployment._4)The topic_the crisis in these two countries._拓展：Concentrate on 全神貫注于，專心致志于Be absorbed in專心致志于6. list Vt .列出，登記在（表，名簿上）Eg: 1)I _the donors names alphabetically. 我把捐助者的名字按字母順序列表。2)My name is not listed in the telephone directory._拓展：n .表，一覽表，名單，目錄make a s

57、hopping list 寫一張購物清單draw a list of 把列出draw up a list of members 編造會員名冊put a persons name off the list 把某人列入名單take a persons name off the list把某人除名lead/ head the list名列第一借題發(fā)揮He _a list of all his friends invited to the party.A. made B got C took D.had 7 circumstance n. 1)情況，情形I cant imagine a circums

58、tance in which I would be quarrelling with her. _。2)under/in no circumstances 決不，無論如何都不你無論如何都不得離開這所房子。_.3)in/under the circumstances 在這種情況下，既然如此The result was the best that could be expected_. 在這種情況下，這是我們能期待的最好結(jié)果。4)無法控制的因素，環(huán)境，境遇Force of circumstance compelled us to leave. _答案：1. 1） Instructed. 老師通知學(xué)

59、生到操場We returned the questionnaire as instructed .2）Mr. White instructs us in math.Greater effort is needed to instruct children in road safety. 3）instruct them that they have to attend an important meeting to attend.The company instructed him that he would be employed.4）instruct a good lawyer.5）Inst

60、ructed.She gave us instruction to finish this as soon as possible.老師要求我們在實驗室里按照他的指示?；顚W(xué)活用：B2. 1）我三點來合適嗎?這首歌不適合你的嗓子.你的發(fā)型與你的臉型不相配2）Wearing,_ suit,穿一套深色西服，他看上去很瀟灑.3）Suit yourself.4）arent really suited to3. 1）我把我剩下的財物裝進了箱子里。2）possession since the 1500s.相關(guān)鏈接He possesses(=owns) a gold watch.4.1)在這個問題上意見很不一