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1Unit20PassageA话题：人生哲理词数：263参考用时：8分钟Ayoungmanwenttovisitawisemanlivingdeepinthemountainforthewisdomoflife.“Excuseme!Couldyoupleasetellmewhatthemost1dayinourlivesis？Isitthedaywhenwewerebornorthedaywe2？Isitthedaywhenwefallinloveorthedaywesucceed?”Theyoungmanasked.“3.Themostimportantdayinourlivesistoday.”Thewisemanrepliedcalmly.“Why?”Theyoungmanfeltmorethan4.“Isitbecausethereisamovingeventtakingplacetoday?”“No.Nothinghashappenedtoday.”“Isitbecauseofmyvisit?”“Evenifnobodyvisitedmetoday,todayis5veryimportantbecausetodayistheonlywealthwehave.Nomatterhowmemorableyesterdayis,ithasgonebylikeashipgoingdownintothesea;nomatterhowbrighttomorrowmaybe,itisyettocome;butnomatterhowcommontodayis,itis6ourcontrol(控制).”Theyoungmanstillwantedtoasksomething,whilethewiseman7himandsaid,“Whenwearetalkingaboutthemeaningoftoday,wehave8alotofit.”Theyoungmannoddedandthenwentdownthemountain.Actually,todayistheonly9wehave.So,whatweshoulddonowisto10yesterdayandtomorrowandcatchfasttoday!()1.A.importantB.necessaryC.comfortableD.funny()2.A.missB.dieC.growD.start()3.A.NothingB.NoneC.NooneD.Neither()4.A.awfulB.pleasedC.surprisedD.excited()5.A.yetB.alreadyC.everD.still2()6.A.forB.underC.onD.with()7.A.stoppedB.refusedC.encouragedD.ordered()8.A.treasuredB.handedC.wastedD.avoided()9.A.excuseB.wayC.chanceD.plan()10.A.forgetB.rememberC.callD.treat读后自主学习【答案速查】参见答案P【自我评价】我做对了_____题，我很棒！我做错了____题，没关系，再努力！【答案还原】将正确答案填写到文中空格处。【诵读全文】大声朗读文章3-4遍、整体感知全文，体悟作者意图。【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。1.短语互译(1)fallinlove(with)_______________(2)takeplace_______________(3)(时间)过去_______________(4)在……的控制下_______________2.佳句翻译(1)Theyoungmanfeltmorethansurprised._______________________________________________________________________(2)Isitbecausethereisamovingeventtakingplacetoday?_______________________________________________________________________(3)Nomatterhowbrighttomorrowmaybe,itisyettocome._______________________________________________________________________(4)Actually,todayistheonlychancewehave._______________________________________________________________________PassageB话题：名人传记词数：254参考用时：7分钟ThomasEdisonlituptheworldwithhisinventionoftheelectriclight.Withouthim,theworldmightstillbeinthedark.However,theelectriclightwasnothisonlyinvention.Healsoinventedthemotionpicturecameraand1200otherthings.Abouteverytwoweekshecreatedsomethingnew.ThomasEdisonwasbornin1847.Heattendedschoolforonlythreemonths.Hismothertaughthimathome,butThomaswasmostlyself-educated.Hestartedexperimentingatayoungage.Whenhewas12yearsold,hegothisfirstjob.Hebecameanewsboyonatrain.Hedidexperimentsonthetraininhissparetime.Unluckily,hisfirstwork3experiencedidnotendwell.Theyfiredhimwhenheaccidentallysetfiretothefloorofthetrain.ThenEdisonworkedforfiveyearsasatelegraphoperator,buthecontinuedtospendmuchofhistimeinexperimentinghisfirstpatent(专利权)in1868foravoterecorderrunbyelectricity.ThomasEdisonwastotallydeafinoneearandhardofhearingintheother,buthethoughtofhisdeafnessasablessinginmanyways.Itkeptconversationsshort,sothathecouldhavemoretimeforwork.Healwaysworked16outofevery24hours.Sometimeshiswifehadtoremindhimtosleepandeat.ThomasEdisondiedattheageof84.Heleftagreatmanyinventionsthatgreatlyimprovedthequalityoflifeallovertheworld.()1.HowoftendidEdisonmakeanewinvention?A.AbouteveryfourteendaysB.AbouteverysevendaysC.AboutonceaweekD.Abouttwiceaweek()2.Theunderlinedword“fired”inthepassagemeans“__________”A.GavesomebodyajobB.SetfiretosomebodyC.LetsomebodydownD.Forcedsomebodytoleavehisjob()3.Edisonconsideredhisdeafnessas______.A.somethingbadB.agiftfromGodC.akindofabilityD.adisadvantage()4.WhichofthefollowingsentenceisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Edisonhadonly8hoursresteachdayafterhisdeafness.B.Edisongothiseducationmostlybyself-teaching.C.Edisonhadhisfirstjobin1869.D.Edison’sinventionsgreatlyimprovedthequalityofpeople’slife.()5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThefunctionoftheelectriclightB.EdisonandhisexperimentsC.TheimportanceofinventionsD.ThewholelifeofEdison.读后自主学习【答案速查】参见答案P【我来总结】完成下列学习任务，并加以背诵。1.短语互译(1)lightup_______________(2)teachoneself_______________4(3)做实验_______________(4)放火烧……_______________2.佳句翻译(1)Withouthim,theworldmightstillbeinthedark._______________________________________________________________________(2)Abouteverytwoweekshecreatedsomethingnew._______________________________________________________________________(3)Hedidexperimentsonthetraininhissparetime._______________________________________________________________________(4)Sometimeshiswifehadtoremindhimtosleepandeat._______________________________________________________________________PassageC话题：社会生活词数：285参考用时：7分钟Doyouthinkthatlivingahungrylifeislastcentury’sstory?Well,itmaybethiscentury’sheadline.Theworldhasgrowingworriesaboutaglobalfoodshortage.Rightnow,therearestill870millionhungrypeopleintheworld,accordingtoasurveyoftheUN’sFoodandAgricultureOrganization.Childrencan’tescapethis,either.Aroundfifteenmillionchildrendieofhungryeachyear.What’scausingfoodshortages?Thereareseveralreasons.Therearenowmoredroughtsandfloods.Thisisveryharmfultofarmersandthei