Unit 13 The USA

一、教学目标与要求 通过本单元教学，学生应能熟练地运用表示“提供和拒绝帮助”的常用语；复习 句子的成分 —— 主语；了解纽约的发展历史和土著人被压迫的历史。 二、教学重点与难点 1．重点词汇 a handful of, worth, tear down, pass through, take possession of, die out 2．重点句型 1)Today Native Americans express their anger over this business deal.

2)This is because the surface of the earth is not flat but round.

3)Now that they could ride horses, it became easier to hunt the bison.

4)This in return had an effect on the food supply for wolves.

3．语法 复习和归纳句子的成分 —— 主语 1)The first settlers on the plains were farmers． 2)The killing of the bison changed the whole wild life of the plains.

3)Whether he will come or not is unknown． 4)To see is to believe． 5)The learned should be respected.

1)Can I help you? 2)What can I do for you? 3)Let me … 4)Would you like … 5)Thanks 6)That's very kind of you．7)That's very kind of you, but … 三、难点讲解 1．Now that they could ride horses, it became easier to hunt the bison． now that此处等于since，意为“既然”。例如： 1)Now that you have come you may as well stay．既然你来了，就留下吧。 2)Now that we are alone, we can speak freely．既然我们单独在一起，就 无拘束地说说。 2．In 1626 the island of Manhattan was bought from local Indians, Native Americans, for a handful of goods worth about ＄ 24． worth用作形容词，意为“有 …… 的价值，值 ……” 。 worth通常用于：be worth sth./doing sth.。 例如： 1)This old book is worth ＄ 300．这本旧书值300美元。 2)This novel is worth reading．这本小说值得读。

3．The insects which lived on these plants died out.

A．die out 熄灭，绝种，不复存在。例如： 1)The fire died out．火灭了。 2)These animals have already died out．这类动物已绝种了。 B．die away 消逝，平息、平静下来。例如： The noise died away．声音慢慢地消逝了。 C．be dying for 渴望 D．be dying to do … …… ，很想 很想(做) …… …… 。例如： I'm dying for a cup of tea．我很想喝杯茶。 ，渴望(做) …… 。例如： She is dying to see you．她渴望见到你。 E．die from 死于(常因外部、偶然原因而死)。例如： He died from air pollution．他死于空气污染。 F．die of 死于(表示因内部原因、疾病而死)。例如： She died of old age (sorrow, cancer).她因年老(忧伤、患癌症)而死。 四、复习与检测 Ⅰ ．从A、B、C、D中找出其粗部分与所给单词的加粗部分读音相同的选项。 1．Collar A．Colour B．Poster C．Water D．cough 2．Diamond A．Friend B．Science C．Piano D．period 3．Sign A．Disease B．Design C．Insist D．resist 4．Recycle A．Recorder B．Rebuild C．Receive D．remember 5．Anxious A．Uncle B．Aunt C．Behind D．danger

Ⅱ ．选择填空。 6．----Would you like beer or Coca Cola?

----I don't mind ______.

A．Any B．Either C．None D．Neither 7．I ______ my face when suddenly someone ______ at the door.

A．washed；knocked B．washed；was knocking C．was washing；was knocking D．was washing；knocked 8．----The wall of your room doesn't look nice.

----I wish I ______ it yellow.

A．don't paint B．wouldn't paint C．hadn't painted D．shouldn't have painted 9．If you've got time for tea, I'll ______ it for you in a minute.

A．make B．boil C．serve D．give

10．---- ______ he come in or wait outside?

----Let him in, please.

A．Shall B．Does C．Will D．Has 11．The dark clouds are gathering as if it ______ rain.

A．were going to B．will C．is going to D．would 12．We are good friends, and nothing can ______ our friendship.

A．keep back B．get rid of C．smooth away D．break up 13．----Have they started yet?

----Yes．They've left by ______ sea, and the ship is at ______ sea now.

A．／； the B．／；／ C．the；／ D．the；the

14．I think Tom, rather, than you, ______ to blame.

A．Is B．has C．Are D．have 15．______ by jeep, we visited a number of cities in South China.

A．Travelled B．Travelling C．Being travelled D．Having travelled 16．______ we were asleep, we didn't hear the doorbell.

A．When B．While C．As D．After 17．----Have a nice weekend.

A．You too B．Of course C．Yes, I have D．All right 18．Often ______ them not to do so, but they wouldn't listen to me.

A．I warned B．warned I C．I did warn D．did I warn

19．Is there a shop around ______ I can get a pack of cigarettes?

A．that B．which C．where D．what 20．In the middle of the room there is a ______ table, with eight chairs around it.

A．round huge wooden B．huge wooden round C．round wooden huge it.

D．huge round wooden 21．Don't be so disappointed! ______, you'll have one more chance of trying A．At all B．After all C．In all D．Above all 22．----John walked straight into a wall.

----He ______ where he was going.

A．couldn't have looked B．mustn't have looked C．couldn't have been looking D．mustn't have been looking

23．----The boy is tall enough ______ his age.

----Yes, I was much ______ when I was his age.

A．for；shorter B．at；taller C．at；shorter D．for；taller 24．A new hospital was to ______ in this district, but the money wasn't collected yet.

A．build B．be built C．have built D．have been built 25．----Bill has done well in the competition.

----______．He always does well in such activities.

A．So has he B．So does he C．So he has D．So he does

Ⅲ ．完形填空。 The shoemaker was the happiest man I have ever known．Often as he was busy 26 at a pair of shoes, he sang in a high, clear Italian 27 ．The Italians in our neighbourhood 28 him “ la luce alla finestra ” --- “ the light in the window ” .Once, as we talked, he 29 to wave to a man who was passing．Then he said to me, “ 30 a man I'd like to know．He's been 31 here for years．I wish he would stop in 32, for he has a fine, honest face.

” I didn't tell him that I knew the man．But a week 33 the shoemaker told me, “ I was 34 about the man．He stopped in yesterday and we had a fine 35 ．He's a good man.

” I knew then that the honesty and goodness of the gentle 36 had warmed another heart as it had mine．He had 37 through the shyness of a lonely man and let the friendliness 38.

Our neighbourhood was full of children, and 39 of them came into his shop．He liked them．They were always 40．Often he stopped his work to 41 as peacemaker if they seemed about to 42.

One day, I came away from my house disappointed and 43 because of a poor job some painters had done for me．I went into his shop for 44 ．He let me go on talking angrily 45 the poor work and carelessness of present-day workmen．“They just wanted to collect money for doing 46.

” He agreed.

“ There's a lot of that 47 around, but maybe we should not blame them．Maybe their fathers had no 48 in their work．That's hard on a boy．It keeps him from 49 something that is important.

” “ 50 can be done about it?

” “ Every man or woman who hasn't inherited(继承)a prideful tradition must start building one．” 26．A．Looking B．Doing C．Working D．studying 27．A．Voice B．Song C．Sound D．tune 28．A．Regarded B．Named C．Made D．called 29．A．Began B．Turned C．Started D．wanted 30．A．There's B．It's C．Who's D．What's 31．A．Living B．Working C．Passing D．Walking 32．A．Sometime B．any time C．every day D．sometimes 33．A．Ago B．Later C．Before D．earlier 34．A．Right B．Wrong C．Mistaken D．clear 35．A．Time B．Day C．Business D．talk 36．A．Man B．Neighbour C．Shoemaker D．Italian

37．A．Broken B．Looked C．Got D．gone 38．A．grow up B．come out C．get up D．set off 39．A．None B．Few C．All D．crowds 40．A．Welcome B．Noisy C．Troublesome D．naughty 41．A．Appear B．Pretend C．Act D．perform 42．A．Struggle B．Fight C．Play D．beat 43．A．Angry B．Hopeless C．Sad D．unhappy 44．A．Suggestion B．Advice C．Proposal D．comfort 45．A．Over B．With C．About D．at 46．A．Something B．Anything C．Nothing D．everything 47．A．Kind B．Sorts C．Man D．person 48．A．Ideas B．Pride C．Knowledge D．hope 49．A．Doing B．Learning C．Giving D．making 50．A．How B．Who C．Whom D．What Ⅳ ．阅读理解。 A)阅读下列短文，从每题四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 A When you make your travel arrangement to Oxford, Ohio, you should make plans to arrive here at least a week before classes begin．So you can get to know the University and the area．The University holds a short guiding program for all new foreign students before your decision for classes, and you will be expected to attend this program.

A valuable service to foreign students travelling to the U.S．is provided by the International Student Service(ISS) in New York, which is well-known for its good work．If you send your travel plan to the ISS, someone will meet you at your port of entry to the U.S., and provide other help．There is no payment for these services．For more information, contact: International Student Service 356 West 34th Street, Third Floor New York 10017 USA When you arrive in Oxford, you should first visit the office of ISS．The director will help you find the place of your stay, answer questions, and help in other ways．This office is at your service throughout your entire stay here． 51．You should make plans to arrive in Oxford, Ohio ______ before classes begin． A．at least seven days B．two weeks C．ten days D．three weeks

52．If you want more information, you have to ask ______． A．the Office of University Student Services B．ISS, England C．International Student Center D．International Student Service 53．International Student Service is in ______.

A．Oxford, Ohio B．New York C．Oxford, England D．the University 54．How much do you have to pay if you are met at the port when you arrive? A．5 dollars.

B．Not much.

C．None.

D．Almost none． B No．1 206 American English Phonetics(语音学)．Fall, 5 hours．Three lectures, two laboratory periods．Prerequisite(先决条件): English 205, or language 210．A study of American English pronunciation, designed for advanced international students．Professor Ayers．

No．2 English Composition．Fall, spring．3 hours．One lecture, two writing laboratories．Prerequisite: English 400 or permission of the director． A review of English grammar and vocabulary, practice in writing technical English．Intended to help foreign graduate students to write papers．Not open to native speakers．Professor Baker． 55．From No.1 course(课程)description, we know that the class meets ______.

A．two hours a day B．five hours a day C．three hours a week D．five hours a week 56．In order to take American English Phonetics, it is necessary to ______.

A．take English 206 first B．know the material from English 205, or language 210 C．have permission of Professor Ayers D．pass an examination

57．From No.2 course description, we know that Professor Baker will teach ______.

A．English technical writing B．English conversation C．English literature D．foreign languages 58．The description of No.2 implies(暗指) that the course will ______． A．include native speakers B．meet six times a week C．include some grammar and vocabulary as well as composition D．be offered three times a year C Ask three people to look out the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see．Chances are that you will receive three different answers．Each perceives(感知)something different about it． Perceiving goes on in your minds．Of the three people who look out of the window, one may say that he or she sees a police officer giving a motorist a ticket．Another may say that he or she sees a rush hour traffic jam．The third may tell you that he or she sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children．Perception(感知觉)is the mind's explanation of what the senses----in this case our eyes----tell us．

Many psychologists(心理学家)today are working to try to learn just how a person experiences or perceives the world around him．Using a scientific way, these psychologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors(因素)．By measuring and describing the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive quite different things about the same scene． 59．Perceiving is an action that takes place ______． A．in our eyes B．only when we think very hard about something C．only under the direction of a psychologist D．in every person's mind 60．The best title for this passage is ______.

A．How We See B．Learning About Our Minds Through Science C．What Psychologists Perceive D．How To Become An Experimental Psychologist B)补全对话。 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两 项为多余选项。 A：----Please turn off that light, Harry! B：---- 61

A：----If we turn on too many lights, all the electricity in the house will go off． B：----Now who told you that?

A：----The electrician.

B：---- 62 A：----I had to call him today.

B：---- 63 A：----When I turned on the washing machine, all the lights went out.

B：----Well, didn't the electrician take care of it?

A：----Yes, but he said it would take a lot more work to do a really good job.

B：---- 64 A：----He said we needed new wiring throughout the house and a lot of other things.

B：----Did he tell you how much it would cost?

A：---- 65 B：----Oh! That's a lot of money．And just when we need to get some work done on the car, too.

A．What was wrong? B．What did he mean by “ a really good job ” ?

C．Why? What's the matter? I want to read the paper．

D．It's too bright in the house． E．Yes, about a thousand dollars． F．The electrician? When was he here?

G．I agreed with what you had said.

Ⅴ ．短文改错。 One day, Paul said to Peter, “ I'm going to have my birthday party on the Saturday．Would you please come?

” Peter asked his mother, 66．______ but she said yes．Before Peter went to the party on Saturday after 67．______ noon, his mother said to him, “ Now, Peter, don't forget be polite． 68．______ And don't ask for food．Waiting until someone gives it to you.

” 69．______ “ All right, Mum, ” 70．______ Peter answered and went to Paul's party by his bike．There were a lot of children at the party．Paul opened the 71．______ box of presents from his friends．Then one by one, Paul's mother 72．______

gave him some food, but she forgot to give Peter any．Peter waited very politely for a few minutes．Then hold his plate in the air, he said louder, “ Does anyone want a nice clean plate?

” 73．_____ 74．_____ 75．_____