Unit 14
Passage A
话题：文化生活 词数：171 参考用时：7分钟 In China, very few children make pocket money, 1 , in western countries, most kids make pocket money by themselves. They make money in many different 2 . When kids are very young, their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbours. Kids may also help 3 do housework to make money at home. When they 4 sixteen, they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants, 5 during the summer holidays.
There are many 6 of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all, they learn the 7 of money by working hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly, they learn to 8 money to buy things they need or want, such as books, pencils, movies and even clothes they like. Thirdly, they learn to 9 the daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is 10 for children when they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.
1.A. Also B. Anyway C. However D. Besides 2.A.ways B. levels C. homes D. countries
3.A.teachers B. friends C. parents D. neighbours 4.A.get B. have C. catch D. reach
5.A.really B. hardly C. properly D. especially 6.A.choices B. advantages C. problems D. lessons 7.A.fun B. value C. message D. purpose 8.A.count B. waste C. manage D. change 9.A.give up B. look up C. deal with D. meet with
10.A.helpful R. careful C. beautiful D. successful 读后自主学习
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(1) pocket money _______________ (2)help sb (to) do_____________ (3) 首先 __________________ (4) 长大____________________ 2. 佳句翻译
(1)In western countries, most kids make pocket money by themselves. __________________________________________________________________
（2）First of all, they learn the value of money by working hard so that they will not waste any.
__________________________________________________________________ (3) Making pocket money is helpful for children when they grow up. __________________________________________________________________
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(4) That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.
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Passage B
话题：动物植物 词数：266 参考用时：6分钟
Do you know why so many animals do not stay in one place? Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another place at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find
food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”(鲑鱼). This fish is born in freshwater but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it will return to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster(龙虾). Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another place, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.
1. The reason for most of the animals to move is ________.
A. to get away from un-crowded places B. to find their own parents C. to want to kill themselves D. to find food more easily 2. Where does young salmon(鲑鱼) spend its life? A. In fresh water. B. In salt water. C. In mountain homes. D. In its birthplace.
3. When do the lobsters(龙虾) begin to move another place?
A. When their homes become too crowded. B. When the season of the bad weather arrives.
C. When they want to give birth. D. When their food is eaten up. 4. The underlined word migration in the passage means ________. A. 迁徙 B. 习性 C. 运动 D. 寻觅
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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) get away from ____________________ (2) give birth ____________________ (3) 返回 ____________________ (4) 排成长队 ____________________ 2. 佳句翻译
(1) When it is old, it will return to its birthplace in fresh water.
_______________________________________________________________________ (2)They move down to the low land.
_______________________________________________________________________ (3) Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go.
_______________________________________________________________________ (4) Maybe living things just like to travel.
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Passage C
话题：科技文化 词数：280 参考用时：6分钟
Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times? You may be surprised to find out.
Benjamin Franklin famously founded (创建) America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800’s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.
Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news.
If you can easily find a public library in your community(社区), you’ll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program
Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that
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is being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images(图像) from the story happily. Today’s libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom(智慧) are never shut.” As long asthe doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!
1. Benjamin Franklin founded the first lending library in _______. A. 1731
B. 1800
C. 1886
D. 1919
2.How many public libraries have free Internet now? A. 2767.
B. 6458. C. 9225. D. 1679.
3. The right order of the following statements is ______ .
①The public library system in America developed fast. ②The first lending library was founded.
③ Libraries provide information and chances to ask for job online. ④ Libraries try to bring people into the library by using creative programs. A. ②①③④ B. ②③④①
C. ③④①②
D. ①②③④
4. The last paragraph mainly tells us_________.
A. libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education B. public libraries in the US should never close the doors C. the writer doesn’t agree with Benjamin Franklin D. libraries help people to open the doors of wisdom 5. The best title for the passage is _______. A. the libraries in the world B. libraries and opportunities
C. libraries teach kids to read and learn D. the development of the American libraries
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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) play an important role ____________________ (2) donate to
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