SectionA3a-3cLifeisfulloftheunexpected!LifeIsFulloftheUnexpectedInMay2001,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginlinewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.1.Whateventdidthepassagetalkabout?TheSeptember11attackinNewYork.2.Howdidthewritermisstheevent?ThewriterwenttogetacoffeefirstandwasnotintheofficewhentheplanehittheWorldTradeCenter.TaskOneFastReading1.Whattimedidthewriterarriveatthebuilding?2.Howfarwashisbuildingfromthecoffeeplace?3.Whatdidwestare?IthappenedonSeptember11,2001.Itwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.TaskTwoCarefulReading我们难以置信的凝视着燃烧的建筑物升起的黑烟。stareat盯着看,凝视stair楼梯n.v.TomstaresatJerry.stairsTomsaid“Iwanttobeyourfriend.”HowdidJerryanswer?above,on,over的用法aboveoveronTaskThree:writeandsayfoundajobInMay2001OnSeptember11,2001arrivedatataround8:30a.mwasabouttodecidedtogetacoffeewenttowastwoblockswaswaitinginlineheardcouldjointheotherstoseewhatwasgoingonhadalreadyhitstaredindisbeliefatfeltlucky3cRetelltoyourpartner.Usethesewordsandphrasestohelpyou.Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmneverwentoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.“ThisisthefirstholidayI’vetakeninayear,andnowI’vemissedmyplane.Whatbadluck!”Ithoughttomyself.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaittillthenextday.Thenextmorning,IheardabouttheearthquakeinNewZealandthedaybefore.Mybadluckhadunexpectedlyturnedintoagoodthing.Checkyouranswers.Findwordsfromthepassagewithoppositemeaningstothewordsbelow.Thenwriteasentencewitheachword.1.lost:_________________________________2.west:_________________________________foundeastIfoundthemoneyonthefloor.Thesunrisesintheeast.3b3.below:______________________________________________4.dead:______________________________________________________________________________________5.empty:_____________________________________________________________________________________Therewasalargebirdflyingaboveus.aboveHisfamilywassohappytohearthathewasstillalive.alivefullThetrainwassofullthatIcouldn’tgetonatall.IncidentDatePlaceHowdidthewriterendupmissingbothevents?12TheWorldTradeCenterwashitbyaplaneSeptember11,2001InNewYorkHedecidedtogetacoffeefirstfromacoffeeplacetwoblocksaway.EarthquakeFebruary22,2011InNewZealandHewokeuplateandmissedhisplanetoNewZealand.1.Makeconversationswithyourpartnerstonarrate(讲、谈到、叙述)pastthingsusing“bythetime…”.2.Master(精通、熟练)thewordsinthisunitandpre-viewnextpart.1.We______fourthousandnewwordsbytheendoflastyear.A.learnedB.hadlearnedC.havelearnedD.willlearn2.Lilyisoutgoing.Shelikes______others.A.playjokesonB.playingjokesonC.toplayjokeswithD.playingjokeswithBB3.—Jim,youlooksleepy.What'swrong?—I_______towriteareportlastnight.A.lookedupB.endedupC.stayedupD.tookupC根据句意,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。1.Bytheendoflastyear,I__________(be)totheWestHillFarmthreetimes.2.BythetimeIgotup,Mom_________(go)outforsomeexercise.3.I___________(learn)1,000Englishwordsbylastterm.hadbeenhadgonehadlearned4.By9o’clocklastnight,we__________(get)200picturesfromthespaceship.5.WhenIwentintotheclassroom,thefinalbell__________(ring).IwashappythatIwasn’tlate.hadgottenhadrung根据句意和汉语提示,填写恰当的短语完成下列句子。1.He__________(醒来)veryearlyandwentoutforawalkinthepark.2.I_____________(让她搭便车),sosheinvitedmetohavedinner.3.Ihopethatallofyouwillcometothemeeting__________(准时).gaveheraliftwokeupontime4.Hiscar___________(出故障),sohehadtogetitrepaired.5.ThisMondaymyalarmclockdidn’t________(发出响声)andIgotuplate.brokedowngooff1.Bytheendoflastmonth,he_______intheclubfortwoyears.A.joinedB.hasjoinedC.hasbeenD.hadbeen2.---Weallwenttothecinemaexceptyoulastnight.Whydidn’tyoucome?---BecauseI______thatmovietwice.(2013年襄阳市)A.havewatchedB.hadwatchedC.waswatchingD.wouldwatch中考链接3.AnothernewfictionbyHanHanisbeingprintedanditwillsoon____.A.comeoutB.setoutC.selloutD.workout4.---Jack,couldyouhelpme_____whentheplanewilltakeoffontheInternet?---I’msorry.Mycomputerdoesn’twork.A.getoutB.lookoutC.takeoutD.findout练习题一、单项选择1.--Whywereyoulatethismorning?--Myalarmclockdidn’t_____,soIoverslept.A.gobyB.goonC.gooffD.godown2.Ididn’tbelievehecoulddrive____hetoldme.A.onceB.whileC.sinceD.tillCD3.Shewillbeanurse____shegraduatesfromtheschool.A.bythetimeB.atthistimeC.atthattimeD.atatime4.I___thismorningandmissedtheearlybus.A.oversleptB.sleptC.heldD.caughtAA7.--Mark,youlooksotired.--Oh,Iworked____itwas12o’clocklastnight.A.unlessB.afterC.tillD.as8.Teachersareoftencomparedto_____candles.A.burntB.isburningC.burnsD.burningCD9.MissLeedidn’t____ourpartybecausesheforgot.A.showupB.comeupC.getupD.takeup10.Ifyoumustgo,atleastwait____therainstops.A.unlessB.tillC.beforeD.forAB11.Idon’tlikevegetables____the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