Ⅰ.Read the passage quickly and fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
Ⅱ.Read the passage on Page 44 carefully and choose the best answer. 1．Why has Ireland produced many great writers and poets? A．The people there are all good at writing. B．The beautiful countryside gives them inspiration. C．The modern industry makes them free from labor(劳动)． D．The education system there is advanced. 答案 B
2．Ireland has developed its strong traditions that include . A．songs C．food 答案 D
3． is the best place to experience the traditional music of Ireland. A．A local museum B．A small town C．A village pub D．A small studio 答案 C
B．dancing D．all the above
4．According to the passage，on a quiet morning in the mountains，you can hear . A．the song of the birds B．the roar of the ocean waves C．the cries of the seabirds
D．the traditional music played everywhere 答案 A
Ⅰ.重点单词
1．courtyard n．庭院；院子 2．snack n．点心；小吃
3．county n．(英国、爱尔兰的)郡；(美国的)县 4．feast n．盛宴；宴会；节日 5．dot n．点；小(圆)点 vt.加点；遍布 6．cattle n．牛
7．roar vi.& n．吼叫；咆哮 8．ocean n．大海；海洋 9．scent n．气味；气息 10．pub n．酒吧；酒馆 11．wine n．葡萄酒；果酒 12．beer n．(一杯)啤酒
13．stew n．炖菜(有肉和蔬菜) vt.& vi.炖；煨 14．custom n．风俗；习俗；习惯
15．eager adj.热切的；渴望的→eagerly adv.热切地；渴望地 16．poet n．诗人→poem n．诗→poetry n．诗歌(总称)
17．roll vt.& vi.(使)翻滚；(使)滚动 n．卷(轴)；翻滚→rolling adj.旋转的；起伏的 18．greet vt.问候；迎接→greeting n．招呼；问候；敬礼
19．sensory adj.感觉的；感官的→sense n．感觉；感觉官能；意识 vt.感到；理解
20．striking adj.吸引人的；显著的；引人注目的→strike vt.撞；敲打；攻击；罢工 n．攻击；罢工
21．transition n．过渡；转变→transit v．搬运；运送；转变
22．crowd n．人群；一群人；民众 vt.挤满；使……拥挤→crowded adj.拥挤的
掌握规律 巧记单词 greet vt.问候；迎接＋-ing→greeting n．招呼；问候；敬礼 如：sailing航海；航行 flying飞行
Ⅱ.核心短语
1．have an influence on sth. 对……有影响 2．a feast for the eyes视觉盛宴 3．be dotted with...布满；点缀 4．make up组成 5．more than很；非常
6．be likely to do sth. 可能做某事 Ⅲ.经典句式
1．现在分词短语作状语
Its beautiful countryside excites and inspires all，offering something for each of the senses. 美丽的乡村给人以激情和灵感，满足各种感官享受。 2．with复合结构
The peaceful landscape of the“Emerald Isle” and its many green counties is a true feast for the eyes，with its rolling green hills dotted with sheep and cattle.
“绿宝石(爱尔兰)岛”风光宁静秀美，郡县草木葱茏，青山连绵起伏，牛羊点缀其中，堪称一场名副其实的视觉盛宴。
3．It is/was＋n./adj.＋to do/that从句
With all this beauty，it is not surprising that Ireland has developed strong traditions that include music，dancing，and dining.
这般美景，造就了爱尔兰音乐、舞蹈及菜肴等特有的民间传统也就不足为奇了。
重点词汇
I was eager to see that... 我当时急切地想看到…… eager adj.渴望的；热切的 ※be eager to do sth. 渴望做某事 be eager for sth. 渴望得到某物 ※eagerly adv.热切地；急切地 ※eagerness n．热切；渴望
(1)Mike is eager to break away from the busy city life for a while. 迈克渴望暂时脱离繁忙的城市生活。
(2)When my own son was five years old，I was eager for another baby. 我家儿子五岁的时候，我特别想再要一个孩子。
(3)“So what do you think will happen？” he asked eagerly(eager)． “那么你觉得会发生什么？”他急切地问道。
(4)He couldn’t hide his eagerness(eager) to break away from the company. 他无法掩饰想脱离那家公司的渴望。
The peaceful landscape of the “Emerald Isle” and its many green counties is a true feast for the eyes，with its rolling green hills dotted with sheep and cattle.
“绿宝石爱尔兰岛”风光宁静秀美，郡县草木葱茏，青山连绵起伏，牛羊点缀其中，堪称一场名副其实的视觉盛宴。
dot n．点；小(圆)点 vt.加点；遍布 ※be dotted with布满；星罗棋布于 ※on the dot准时 (1)I am puzzled why there are lots of Italian restaurants dotted around London. 我很疑惑：为什么伦敦到处都有意大利餐馆。
(2)The countryside was dotted with small villages，where you could find some small pubs easily. 乡间有星罗棋布的小村庄，在村庄里你可以很轻松地找到一些小酒馆。 (3)It has been announced that breakfast is served at 8∶00 on the dot. 已经宣布了8点整准时开早饭。
(4)Soon they were only dots(dot) above the hard line of the horizon. 很快他们就成了地平线上的几个小点了。
On a quiet morning in the mountains，feel the sun on your skin，and breathe in the sweet scent of fresh flowers while birds greet the new day with their morning song.山里宁静的早晨，感受阳光洒落在你身上，呼吸着鲜花的芬芳，而鸟儿则用清晨的歌声迎接新的一天的到来。
greet vt.问候；迎接
※greet sb. with...用……来迎接/问候某人 ※greeting(s) n．问候 exchange greetings寒暄
(1)When we reached the top of the hill a magnificent view of the sea greeted us. 当我们抵达山顶时，一片壮丽的海景映入眼帘。
(2)As we walked into the house we were greeted(greet) by a wonderful smell of baking. 我们走进房间的时候，烤东西的香气扑鼻而入。
(3)The other day，Li Hua turned his back to me when I wanted to greet him，which made me angry.前几天，当我想要跟李华打招呼时，他却转过身背对着我，让我很生气。
(4)He shook her hand in greeting(greet) and asked politely how everything was.他握着她的手表示问候，礼貌地问她一切是否都好。 A striking image一幅引人入胜的画面 striking adj.引人注目的；异乎寻常的；显著的
strike vt.& vi.struck，struck打；撞击；罢工；灾难、疾病等袭击；打动；划火柴；给……以印象；突然被想到；钟敲响，鸣 n.罢工 be struck by被……所侵袭；被……所打动 It strikes/struck sb. that...某人突然想起…… be/go on strike举行罢工
(1)There was something so striking about it that it attracted many people’s attention. 这个东西有非常引人注目的地方以至于它吸引了很多人的注意。
(2)Tonny was struck by that generous woman and donated a large amount of money to the project. 托尼被那位慷慨的女士打动了，为那个项目捐了一大笔钱。
(3)It struck me that playing against the other team was a great learning moment for all the girls on the team.我突然想到与对方比赛对于队中所有的姑娘们来说是一个非常好的学习机会。 [语境串记] When the clock struck nine，it struck me that I would write a report about the workers’ strikes，because I was deeply struck by their stories.What struck me most was that they never gave up however hard it was.
时钟敲九点时，我突然想到要写一篇关于工人罢工的报道，因为他们的故事深深地打动了我。给我印象最深的是，无论生活多么艰难，他们从不放弃。
Dave could not find a seat in the room.It was very crowded.房间太拥挤了，戴夫根本找不到一个座位。
crowded adj.拥挤的；挤满的；充满的 ※be crowded with挤满……；充满着…… ※crowd n．人群；民众 vt.挤满；使……拥挤 crowd into one’s mind涌入某人的脑海 crowd in (on sb. )(想法、问题等)涌上(心头)；涌入(脑海) crowd in/into (sth. )大批地涌入(某物) crowd around/round聚集在……周围；聚拢 ※a crowd of/crowds of...一群/成群…… (1)In their opinion，some big cities are too crowded and noisy. 在他们看来，有些大城市太拥挤，太嘈杂。
(2)The hall was crowded with his devoted fans，waiting for his showing up. 大厅中挤满了他的忠实粉丝，等待着他的出现。
(3)When she approached her grandmother’s mansion，too many uncomfortable thoughts were crowding in on her.
接近祖母的富丽堂皇的房子时，她心乱如麻。
(4)When the ambulance arrived，a crowd of/crowds of people had gathered there. 救护车赶到时，一大群人已经聚集在那里了。
注意：crowd是集合名词，作主语时，若视为整体则谓语动词用单数；若强调个体成员，则谓语动词用复数形式。
经典句式
The peaceful landscape of the “Emerald Isle” and its many green counties is a true feast for the eyes，with its rolling green hills dotted with sheep and cattle.
“绿宝石爱尔兰岛”风光宁静秀美，郡县草木葱茏，青山连绵起伏，牛羊点缀其中，堪称一场名副其实的视觉盛宴。
此处为with的复合结构，在句中作状语，其中its rolling green hills为结构中的宾语，与动词dot构成被动关系，所以用过去分词形式作宾补；若宾语与后面的动词为主动关系，则用现在分词形式。 (1)The meeting heard that two workers had been fired on the spot with no official reason given. 会议得知有两个工人在没人给出正式理由的情况下被当场解雇。 (2)The girl hid her box with nobody knowing where it was. 女孩把盒子藏了起来，没有人知道它在哪里。 (3)She walked out in the rain，with her clothes all wet. 她冒雨出去，结果衣服湿透了。
(4)With the teacher standing(stand) beside，she felt a bit uneasy. 老师站在旁边，她觉得有点不自然。
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．With her heel hurt，she needed someone to support her to the platform.
2．Never before have we had such a crowded(crowd) schedule，which makes us so upset. 3．The most striking(strike) feature of those batteries is that they can stand high temperature. 4．If you stand on the top of that building nearby，you can see that the sky is dotted with bright stars. 5．All of us are eager to pay(pay) a visit to the Kong Family Mansion，which lies in Qufu，Shandong Province. Ⅱ.完成句子
6．Whenever I met her，she greeted me with a sweet smile. 每次我见到她，她都笑脸相迎。
7．I cycled down the road with my dog running behind me. 我骑着自行车顺着道路行驶，我的狗在后面跟着跑。
8．It suddenly struck me that I only collected a small amount of evidence. 我突然想到我只收集了少量的证据。 Ⅲ.课文缩写——概要写作
下面的短文是P44课文的改写，请从下表中选择合适的词汇并用其适当的形式完成此文。 inspire；strike；produce；include；satisfy；influence；produce；poet
Ireland’s 9.striking countryside is not only a feast for the eyes，but it also 10.inspires the people there，so many great writers and 11.poets have 12.been produced.The landscape also has an 13.influence on its culture and tradition.A village pub is a good place 14.to experience its culture,15.including music and wine.In a word，all your senses can get 16.satisfied.
基础巩固
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Don’t forget that he has always kept the money rolling(滚动) in. 2．The rude man didn’t stop roaring until the police surrounded him. 3．There were few sights as beautiful as the calm ocean(大海) on a warm night. 4．Police blocked off the road as hotel staff and guests crowded(拥挤) around.
5．We need to ensure a smooth transition(过渡) between the old system and the new one. 6．The young man has been trying to adapt to the local customs(风俗) since he moved here. Ⅱ.单句语法填空
7．It is more than likely that the thieves don’t know how much it is worth. 8．The two finally made up after two months’ time without even a single word.
9．With the teacher instructing(instruct) them，the students have made great progress in English. 10．He walked up to the penalty spot(罚球点) and struck(strike) the ball firmly into the back of the net. 11．In their eagerness(eager) for a settlement(解决)，they were prepared to make too many compromises(让步)． Ⅲ.单句写作
12．那家公司急欲开辟新的市场。(be eager to do) The company is eager to open up new markets.
13．他们互相拥抱，互相问候新年快乐！(greet...with) They greet each other with a hug and say Happy New Year! 14．当轮到我回答问题时，我的心怦怦直跳。(strike)
My heart struck heavily when it was my turn to answer the questions.
15．夏季每个炎热的星期日，海滨都挤满了来自全国各地的人。(be crowded with) The beaches are crowded with people from all over the country every hot Sunday in summer. 能力提升
Ⅳ.阅读理解
In Britain，many theatres put on shows for children at Christmas and many theatres have a theatre-in-education team working there.This team，made up of actors and teachers，writes plays for children，usually performing them in schools.They do different plays for different age groups and the children often take part in the play in some way.
Pantomime is a special kind of Christmas show for children.It is loved by people and also allows the audience(观众) to join in.“Pantomime” was the name of the Roman actor who performed
shows without speaking—this is where the English word “mime” comes from.
A pantomime is always based on a well-known children’s story.But there are always certain types of characters in the show and certain situations and events.For example，a pantomime must always include a hero，known as the “principal boy” and this principal boy is always played by a pretty girl wearing a short costume(服装)．Then there is the comic older woman，known as the “dame” who is played by a man.There is always a group of men and women who sing and dance and often there is a pantomime horse.The horse is played by two men who form the “front” and “back” ends inside a “horse” costume.It is funny and it usually kicks the dame when she isn’t looking.
Members of the audience have to shout a warning to one of the characters and argue(争论) with the character (usually the dame) when she does not believe them.When she shouts，“Oh no，it isn’t，” the audience always responds with “Oh yes，it is！” The audience also learns and sings a simple song and a few children are sometimes invited to help one of the characters during the show. 语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要向我们介绍了英国每年圣诞节期间颇受欢迎的一种儿童话剧。
1．The theatre-in-education teams . A．are made up of famous local actors B．write plays for the same age group C．often give plays in their own theatres D．usually allow children to join in a play 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。由第一段中的“the children often take part in the play”可知，D项说法正确。 2．According to the text，a pantomime . A．is designed to make people laugh B．is made up of three characters C．is especially popular with grown-ups D．can be watched all year round in Britain 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。由第三段中的“this principal boy is always played by a pretty girl...the comic older woman ...is played by a man”和“It is funny”等信息可知，圣诞儿童话剧以逗笑为主，故选A项。
3．When the dame says，“Oh yes，it is”，the audience should .
A．follow her and sing B．stand up and dance C．repeat what she says D．disagree with her loudly 答案 D
解析 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Members of the audience have to ...argue(争论) with the character (usually the dame)”和“When she shouts，‘Oh no，it isn’t，’the audience always responds with‘Oh yes，it is！’”可推知，观众应该说些和老女人的话相反的话，故选D项。 Ⅴ.完形填空
I had never known a Christmas when we could ask for a special gift and actually expect to get it.The Great Depression(大萧条) of the 1930s really 1 our farming community of Belleville，Michigan.Then came 1940；I was 7 years old and my brother，David，was 8.That year my father got a(n) 2 job，and David and I were asked to choose the 3 we most wanted to get.I chose a teddy bear.David asked for a bicycle.
4 ，Christmas morning arrived.There under the tree was my teddy bear.David’s bicycle，however，was not there.I 5 how my parents could make my wish come true but not my brother’s.
“I 6 something，” my father said，as he went into the other room.When he came back he was 7 a bicycle.
On David’s face was a look of both delight and 8 .The bike was second-hand，which David didn’t 9 ，but it was a girl’s bike for it had come with pink bows on it.
David and I had been learning to ride on bicycles 10 from friends in the neighborhood.I was not as skillful a rider as he was，but I could 11 to get from point A to point B.
David was very kind，letting me ride his new wheels often.He even 12 out a way to tie our Radio Flyer wagon to the bike so he could pull me and other kids up and down our road.
Now we could 13 places that were once beyond convenient walking distance.That winter we took many long rides down the snowy back roads，with me on the handlebars or 14 behind in the wagon.That bicycle was the Christmas present and truly gave us an exciting new 15 . 语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者之前从来没有收到过圣诞礼物，后来，作者父亲找到了一份高薪的工作，送给了作者和作者的哥哥一份圣诞礼物，这给了他们一种令人兴奋的新自由。
1．A.defeated C．advanced
B．hurt D．helped
答案 B
解析 根据“I had never known a Christmas when we could ask for a special gift and actually expect to get it.”可知，这里意思是20世纪30年代的大萧条严重损害了我们在密歇根州贝尔维尔的农业社区。defeat打败；hurt 损害；advance前进；help帮助，故选B。 2．A.well-paid C．interesting 答案 A
解析 根据“...and David and I were asked to choose the we most wanted to get”可知那年，“我”的父亲找到了一份高薪的工作。well-paid高薪的；hard困难的；interesting有趣的；easy容易的，故选A。 3．A.toy C．gift 答案 C
解析 根据“I had never known a Christmas when we could ask for a special gift and actually expect to get it.”可知，这里意思是大卫和“我”被要求选出那一年我们最想得到的礼物。toy玩具；tool工具；gift礼物；package包裹，故选C。 4．A.Luckily C．Hopefully 答案 B
解析 句意为：终于，圣诞节的早晨到来了。luckily幸运地；finally最后；hopefully有希望地；certainly当然，故选B。 5．A.understood C．realized 答案 B
解析 句意为：我想知道我的父母怎么使我的愿望成真，而不是我哥哥的。understand明白；wonder想知道；realize意识到；notice注意，故选B。 6．A.forgot C．prepared 答案 A
解析 根据“When he came back he was a bicycle.”可知，这里意思是“我忘记了一些事情”。forget忘记；miss错过；prepare准备；find发现，故选A。 7．A.riding C．pushing 答案 C
B．removing D．dragging B．missed D．found B．wondered D．noticed B．Finally D．Certainly B．tool D．package B．hard D．easy
解析 句意为：当他回来时，他推着一辆自行车。ride骑；remove移动；push推；drag拖，拉，故选C。 8．A.regret C．anxiety 答案 D
解析 根据“The bike was second-hand，...”可知，大卫的脸上既高兴又失望。regret后悔；anger生气；anxiety焦虑；disappointment失望，故选D。 9．A.mind C．like 答案 A
解析 根据“but it was a girl’s bike”可知，这里意思是这辆自行车是二手的，大卫不介意，但是这是一辆女孩子的自行车。 mind介意；expect期待；like喜欢；ignore忽略，故选A。 10．A.lent C．sent 答案 B
解析 上文提到我们自己没有自行车，所以我们学习骑自行车时，这辆车一定是借的。lend借给；borrow借来；send送；buy买，故选B。 11．A.offer C．manage 答案 C
解析 句意为：但是我可以从A点到B点。offer提供；agree同意；manage设法(做成)；happen碰巧，故选C。 12．A.put C．picked 答案 D
解析 句意为：他甚至想出了一个办法，把我们的玩具马车绑在自行车上，这样他就可以拉着我和其他孩子在我们的路上来回走。put out熄灭；help out帮助……摆脱困难；pick out挑选出；figure out想出，故选D。 13．A.attack C．recognize 答案 B
解析 句意为：现在，我们可以探索那些曾经不方便步行到达的地方。attack攻击；explore探索；recognize认出；protect保护，故选B。 14．A.jumping
B．hiding B．explore D．protect B．helped D．figured B．agree D．happen B．borrowed D．bought B．expect D．ignore B．anger D．disappointment
C．riding 答案 C
D．walking
解析 句意为：那年冬天，我们在雪后的小路上进行了很多次长的骑行，我要么坐在车把上，要么坐在车后面。jump跳；hide隐藏；ride骑；walk步行，故选C。 15．A.comfort C．support 答案 D
解析 句意为：那辆自行车是圣诞礼物，它真的给了我们一种令人兴奋的新自由。comfort安慰；faith信仰；support支持；freedom自由，故选D。 Ⅵ.语法填空
B．faith D．freedom
In 1608，Thomas Coryate，an Englishman，visited Italy.He liked the country and noted down every interesting thing 1. he had found.But there was one thing he found more interesting than the others.In his diary，Thomas wrote，“When the Italians eat meat，they use small forks instead 2. their hands.As they say，people do not always have cleaned hands.”
Before 3. (leave)for England，Thomas bought a few forks.At home he gave a dinner party 4. (show) the invention to his friends.When the servants brought the steak，he took out a fork and began to eat as people did in Italy.
Everybody looked at him in surprise.When he told his friends what it was，they all wanted 5. (take) a good look at the strange thing.They said that the Italians were very strange people，for the fork was not very 6. (convenience)．
Thomas tried to prove the opposite.He said 7. was not nice to eat meat with one’s hands 8. they were not always clean.He wanted to show how easy it was to use the fork.But the first piece of meat he took with the fork 9. (fall) to the floor.His friends began to laugh and he had to take the fork away.
Only fifty years 10. (late) did people in England begin to use forks.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。1608年，英国人Thomas Coryate参观了意大利，并买了几把意大利人吃肉时用的叉子回国。但他向朋友介绍叉子时，并不成功。直到五十年后，英国人才开始使用叉子。 1．答案 that
解析 考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处是定语从句，修饰先行词“every interesting thing”，先行词指物，而且前面有“every”修饰时，只能用that引导该从句。故填that。 2．答案 of
解析 考查介词。根据句意可知，意大利人就餐时，使用小叉子，而不是手。instead of意为“代替，而不是……”，为固定短语。故填of。 3．答案 leaving
解析 考查非谓语动词。介词before后应用动名词或名词作宾语，且leave和主语Thomas之间是主动关系，应用动名词形式。故填leaving。 4．答案 to show
解析 考查非谓语动词。不定式作状语，表示目的。 5．答案 to take
解析 考查非谓语动词。动词want后接不定式作宾语，构成固定结构：want to do sth. ，意为“想要做某事”。故填to take。 6．答案 convenient
解析 考查形容词。本句是主系表结构。系动词“was”后用形容词作表语，副词very也修饰形容词。故填convenient。 7．答案 it
解析 考查代词。分析句子结构可知，不定式“to eat meat with one’s hand”是真正的主语，前面应用it作形式主语。故填it。 8．答案 because/since/for/as
解析 考查连词。根据句意可知，他说用手吃饭不太好，因为手并不总是干净的。两个分句之间是因果关系。故填because/since/for/as。 9．答案 fell
解析 考查动词的时态。根据句意可知，他用叉子叉起来的第一块肉掉到了地上。根据整篇文章的时态可知，本句应用一般过去时。故填fell。 10．答案 later
解析 考查词形转化。表示“一段时间以后”用later。
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