1、Period 2 ReadingUnit 1AsiaA Two cities in ChinaMillie wants to help the exchange students learnmore about different cities in China.She has foundtwo articles written by two students.Here are thearticles.Welcome to Beijing!I am Wei Ke from Beijing,the capital of China.In the middleof the ancient city
2、 of Beijing is the Palace Museum,also calledthe Forbidden City.The emperors of the Ming and Qingdynasties used to live there.It was turned into a museum in1925.With wonderful buildings and art treasures inside,it is wellworth a visit.Next to the Palace Museum is Tiananmen Square,thebiggest city squa
3、re in the world.Many tourists like to gatherthere early in the morning to watch the raising of the nationalflag.温馨提示：此符号表示“考点精讲点拨”链接。In the north-west of Beijing is the Summer Palace,alarge Chinese garden set in a natural landscape.It wasonce a nice place for the emperors to spend the summer.Another
4、 famous attraction is the Great Wall.It runs forover6,000kilometresacrossnorthernChina,withwatchtowers every few hundred metres.The wall was firstbuilt more than 2,000 years ago.It is one of the wonders ofthe world.Come and visit my city!All about GuilinHello.My name is Mei Fang.My home is in Guilin
5、.“East or west,Guilin landscape is best.”Guilin is really abeautiful city in southern China.It lies on the two sides of theLijiang River.All around the city,mountains stand in differentshapes.Many visitors come and visit Guilin because of itsfantastic landscape.In the north-west of the city is the R
6、eed Flute Cave.Inthis underground cave,it is amazing that there are so manyrocks in unusual shapes some hang down,and otherspoint upwards.The cave is praised as the“Art Palace ofNature”.Tourists like to take a boat trip along the Lijiang River.Itis great fun.It is also popular to hire a bicycle and
7、ridearound the countryside.I hope you can visit my city one day!B.Learning more about ChinaB1.Millie does not know some of the words in thearticles.Help her match the words on the left withthe meanings on the right.Write the correct lettersin the blanks.1.emperor(line 6)_2.attraction(line 18)_3.wond
8、er(line 21)_4.lie(line 27)_5.cave(line 34)_6.hire(line 40)_bedfcaa.pay some money to use something for a shorttimeb.the ruler of a country or several countriesc.a large hole in the side of a hill or under thegroundd.something that fills you with surprisee.an interesting place to gof.be in a placeB2.
9、Kevin is asking Daniel about Beijing.Complete their conversation with the words in the box.Kevin:Have you ever visited the Palace Museum,Daniel?Daniel:Yes,of course.It was a(1)_ for two(2)_.Twenty-four Chinese emperors once lived there.dynasties gather museum palace raising summer wonders palacedyna
10、stiesKevin:Can we go inside the Palace Museum?Daniel:Certainly.Its now open to the public as a(3)_.Kevin:The Summer Palace was also a palace for the emperors in the past,wasnt it?Daniel:Yes.It was a nice place for the emperors to spend the(4)_.dynasties gather museum palace raising summer wonders mu
11、seumsummerKevin:Have you ever seen the(5)_ of the national flag,then?Daniel:Yes,I have.A lot of tourists like to(6)_ in Tiananmen Square early in the morning to watch it.dynasties gather museum palace raising summer wonders raisinggatherKevin:What about the Great Wall?Have you ever been there?Daniel
12、:Sure.As an old saying goes,“He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.”Its one of the(7)_ of the world.dynasties gather museum palace raising summer wonders wondersB3.The next day,Kevin is telling his friend Chris about Guilin.However,some of the details are wrong.Write a T if a sen
13、tence is true or an F if it is false.1.Guilin is in eastern China.2.Guilin is famous for its beautiful landscape.3.The Reed Flute Cave is in the south-east of Guilin.FTF4.You can find amazing rocks inside the Reed Flute Cave.5.You can take a boat trip along the Lijiang River.6.You need to buy a bicy
14、cle to ride around the countryside.TTFB4.Kevin wants to make notes of the two cities.Help him complete his notes.BeijingThe Palace Museum:in the(1)_ of the ancient city,wonderful buildings and(2)_Tiananmen Square:the(3)_ city square in the world,the raising of the(4)_middleart treasuresbiggestnation
15、al flagThe Summer Palace:in the(5)_ of Beijing,a large Chinese(6)_ set in a natural landscapeThe Great Wall:over(7)_ across northern China,was first built more than(8)_ years agonorth-westgarden6,000 kilometres2,000Guilin Location:on the two sides of the(9)_ What to see:(10)_ stand in different shap
16、es;the Reed Flute Cave,an(11)_ cave with(12)_ in unusual shapesWhat to do:take a(13)_along the Lijiang River;hire a bicycle and ride around the(14)_Lijiang Rivermountainsunderground(many)rocksboat tripcountrysideIn the middle of the ancient city of Beijing is thePalace Museum,also called the Forbidd
17、en City.in the middle of 在中间e.g.Amysitsinthemiddleoftheclassroom.埃米坐在教室的中央。考点1 辨析：middle 与centre 的三区别区别一表示立体事物的中心(如球心等)，一般只用centre，而不能用middle。the centre of the ball球心区别二centre 多指物体的正中心，而middle 则指中间或中部，因而它表示的位置不如centre 精确。the centre of the room房间的正中央the middle of the room房间的中间(不一定在正中间)区别三由于centre 表示的
18、位置比较准确，所以若要表示“在的中心”，其前不仅可用 in,也可用at；而 middle 前的介词则通常是 in。There is a fountain at/in the centre of the park.公园中央有一个喷泉。Hes standing in the middle of the room.他站在房间的中间。返回 温馨提示：可返回原文 The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties used tolive there.used to 过去常常考点2 used 在三个短语中的不同发音：used/ju:st/to do sth.be/get
19、 used/ju:st/to sth.be used/ju:zd/to do sth.难点辨析:used to do sth.,be/get used tosth./doing sth.与be used to do sth.考向 used to do sth.used to，意为“过去常常”，后接动词原形。be/get used tosth./doing sth.be/get used to，意为“习惯于”，后接名词、代词或动名词。be used to do sth.be used to do sth.是被动语态结构，意为“被用来做某事”。e.g.The Greens are used to
20、hanging out in thecommunity after dinner.格林一家人习惯晚饭后在社区里闲逛。Knives are used to cut things.刀是被用来切东西的。中考在线1：Diana used to _ to work,but now she is used to _ because the road is crowded and she wants to keep fit.益阳A.drive;walk B.drive;walking C.driving;walk B【点拨】本题用词语应用法。考查非谓语动词。句意：黛安娜过去常常开车去上班，但现在她习惯步行，
21、因为路上很拥挤，并且她想保持健康。used to do sth.过去常常做某事；be used to doing sth.习惯于做某事，结合句意可知选B。返回 Withwonderfulbuildingsandarttreasuresinside,it is well worth a visit.be worth.值得e.g.The house is worth a lot ofmoney.这栋房子值很多钱。Thisideaiswellworthconsidering.这个想法很值得考虑。考点3 be worth n.当名词为 金钱时，表示“值多少钱”be worth doing sth.值得
22、做某事 中考在线2：So far,Hi,Mom is one of the most _ films Ive ever seen.Thats true.It is well worth _ again.龙东A.move;see B.moved;to see C.moving;seeing【点拨】本题用词语应用法。句意：到目前为止你好，李焕英是我看过最动人的影片之一。这是真的。它很值得再看一遍。one of the most 后面接形容词+名词复数，be well worth 后接动名词形式。故选C。C返回 Guilin is really a beautiful city in souther
23、n China.方位介词in,on 和to 的用法考点4(1)in 指的是一个小范围在一个大范围的里面，表示“在某范围之内”，强调两者的包含关系。e.g.Beijing is in the north of China.北京在中国的北部。考向(2)on 指的是一个范围紧挨着另一个范围，表示“两地接壤”，强调两者为相邻关系。e.g.Guangxi is on the west of Guangdong.广西在广东的西面。(3)to 指的是一个范围和另一个范围之间隔段距离，表示“在某范围之外”，强调两者是远离关系。e.g.Japan is to the east of China.日本位于中国的东
24、边。中考在线3：Sansha,a beautiful city,lies _ the south of China.海南A.in B.on C.to【点拨】本题用辨析法。考查方位介词辨析。句意：三沙，一座漂亮的城市，坐落在中国南方。in 表示“在范围里面”；on 表示“和接壤”；to 表示“不接壤”。三沙市属于中国，在中国内部。故选A。A返回 It lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River.lie/la/vi.位于e.g.Our farm lies between these trees and theriver.我们农场位于这些树和那条河之间。He
25、 felt tired,so he went and lay down for arest.他感到疲劳，所以去躺下休息了。e.g.He lied to me.他对我撒谎了。考点5 表示“位于”，是不及物动词，没有被动语态。表 示“躺”lie-lay-lain位于;躺下 lie-lied-lied 撒谎 返回 Many visitors come and visit Guilin because of its fantastic landscape.because of 由于，因为考点6 中考在线4：In the future,robots will play a more important
26、role in peoples life _ the development of technology.山西A.ahead of B.instead of C.because of【点拨】本题用辨析法。考查介词短语辨析。句意：因为科技的发展，将来机器人会在人类生活中扮演更重要的角色。ahead of 在之前；instead of 代替，而不是；because of 因为。由句意可知选C。C返回.some hang down,and others point upwards.Some.,others.e.g.Some people came by car,and others came onf
27、oot.有些人是坐汽车来的，另一些人是走着来的。考点7 一些，另一些 中考在线5：Some people are too shy to say a word in public.However,_ arent.淮安A.another B.the other C.others D.the others【点拨】本题用辨析法。考查代词的用法。句意：一些人太害羞了，他们不敢在公共场合说话，然而，另外一些人不是这样。another 另一个；the other(两者中的)另一个；others 别的，表泛指；the others 其余的，表特指。题中没有明确的对象范围，故选C。Chang/h/vi.&vt.
28、垂下；悬挂e.g.You may hang your coat on thehook.你可以把你的外套挂在挂钩上。Her hair hung down to her waist.她的长发垂及腰际。The man was hanged for murder.那名男子因谋杀罪被处以绞刑。考点8 hang 还可意为“绞死，上吊”。hang-hung-hung 悬挂 hang-hanged-hanged 绞死，施以绞刑 point/pnt/vi.指，指向考点9 易错辨析:point to 与 pointat考向 point to多用来表示指向离说话人较远的事物，意为“指向”，强调方向。He point
29、ed to the door and thereI saw a girl smiling at me.他指向门，我发现那里有一位姑娘朝我微笑着。point at习惯上表示指向离说话人较近的事物，意为“指着”，强调指的对象。The teacher pointed at the mapand told me where Britain was.老师指着地图告诉我英国在哪里。e.g.This is FM stereo one zero three point seven.这里是调频立体声103.7。They lost the 1977 World Cup Finals to Australia by
30、a single point.他们在1977 年世界杯决赛中仅以一分之差输给了澳大利亚队。小数点 名词，“分数”返回 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not atrue man.has been to 到过考点10 There are no secrets of success.It is the result of preparation,hard work,and learning from failure.成功没有诀窍，它是筹备，苦干以及在失败中汲取教训的结果。难点辨析:have/has been to，have/has gone t
31、o与have/has been inhave/has been to意为“曾经去过某地”，现在已不在那里了，后可接次数，如once，twice，three times 等，表示“去过某地几次”；也可和 just，never，ever 等连用。have/has gone to表示“去了”，但还没有回来，也许是在去的途中。have/has been in表示“在某地待了多少时间”，常与表示一段时间的状语连用。e.g.Tom has been to China twice.汤姆去过中国两次。Dad,where is Mom?爸爸，妈妈在哪儿？She has gone to the supermark
32、et.她去超市了。I have been in Shanghai for three years.我已经在上海待了三年了。中考在线6：Mum,where is David?宿迁He _ to see the science fiction film Back to the future.A.is going B.goesC.has gone D.was going【点拨】本题用语境理解法。考查时态辨析。句意：妈妈，大卫在哪里？他去看科幻电影回到未来了。have gone to.表示“去某地了”，即不在说话人这边了，符合语境。故选C。C返回 Guilin is in eastern China.
33、eastern/istn/adj.东部的，东方的e.g.Shanghai is in the east of China.=Shanghai is in eastern China.上海在中国的东部。考点11 名词，意为“东部，东方”形容词 拓展：south(南部，南方)/southern(南部的，南方的)；west(西部，西方)/western(西部的，西方的)；north(北部，北方)/northern(北部的，北方的)；east(东部，东方)/eastern(东部的，东方的)；southeast 东南；southwest 西南；northeast 东北；northwest 西北Indus
34、try is the parent of success.成功源于勤奋。返回 Guilin is famous for its beautiful landscape.be famous for 以而著名考点12 辨析:be famous/known for 与be famous/known as考向 be famous/known for意为“因而著名”，表示“以某种知识、技能、作品或特征而出名”。be famous/known as意为“作为而著名”，表示“以某种身份、职业而出名”。中考在线7：Both Li Bai and Du Fu are _(well-known)for writi
35、ng so many great poems.南通【点拨】句意：李白和杜甫都以写了如此多的壮丽诗篇而著名。根据句意和括号中所给词可知填famous(著名的)。famous返回 1._(悬挂)the picture where everyone can see it.2.Its rude to _(指着)at someone with your chopsticks.3.There is an _(地下的)parking lot over there.4.Jim was struck down by a truck in the _(中央)of the main street.5.The lan
36、terns in different _(形状)are so beautiful.一、根据句意及汉语提示写单词Hang pointundergroundmiddleshapes6.We all know the Great Wall is one of the greatest _(wonder)in the world.7.They all say that theyre not guilty.Who do you think is not telling the truth?I guess Miss Li _(lie).二、用所给词的适当形式填空wondersis lying8.When
37、I was a little child,I was told that Shanghai _(lie)in eastern China.9.This book is so important that it is worth _(read)again and again.10.Professor Jones has studied the culture of _(east)countries for three years.liesreadingEastern11.Hong Kong is _ the south of China.Its one of the busiest cities
38、 in the world.百色A.in B.on C.at D.to三、单项选择【点拨】本题用词语应用法。考查介词辨析。句意：香港位于中国的南部，它是世界上最繁华的城市之一。在表示方位时，in表示在范围之内；on表示接壤；at表示在某个地点；to表示二者之间有距离间隔。由常识可知，香港属于中国，故选A。A12.Where is Xis Family Garden(习家池)?It _ 5km south to the Old City of Xiangyang.襄阳A.lies B.lives C.lays D.lists【点拨】本题用辨析法。考查动词辨析。习家池在哪里？它位于襄阳古城南5公里
39、处。lie躺，说谎，位于；live居住；lay产卵，放置；list列举。根据“襄阳古城南5公里处”可知表示方位，此空应表示“位于”。故选A。A13.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is worth _.A.watch B.seeing C.to watch D.to see【点拨】本题用固定结构法。考查非谓语动词。句意：哈利波特与火焰杯值得一看。be worth doing值得做。故选B。B14.Yao Ming,a basketball giant,_ water polo when he was young.镇江A.is playing B.used
40、 to playC.is used to playing D.was playing【点拨】本题用词语应用法。考查固定搭配。句意：姚明，一名篮球巨星，他小的时候常常打水球。used to do sth.意为“过去常常做某事”；be used to doing sth.意为“习惯做某事”。由“when he was young”可知选B。B15.Mum,where is Dad?He _ the supermarket.丹东A.was going to B.has gone toC.has been to D.is going to【点拨】考查时态。句意：妈妈，爸爸在哪里？他去超市了。由问句“w
41、here is Dad?”可知，爸爸现在不在这里，去了某地还没回来，要用 have/has gone to，主语是He，所以用has gone to。故选B。B16.那个男孩站在屋子的中间。The boy was standing _ the room.四、根据所给汉语完成下列句子in the middle of17.埃及以其巨大的金字塔而闻名。Egypt _ its grand pyramids.18.因为下雨，比赛推迟了。The match was put off _ the rain.is famous forbecause of19.她从来没有去过台北，是吗？She _ Taipei,
42、has she?20.有些人是坐汽车来的，另外一些人是骑车来的。_ came by car,and _ came by bike.has never been toSome people others根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。A:Guess what?Im going to Chiang Mai next week.B:Wow,sounds like fun!But I believe that April is the _ 21 month of the year there.五、补全对话hottestwhy,hottest,each other
43、,washing away,similar toA:Yes,thats true.But theres a water festival there from April 13th to 15th.B:I wonder if its _ 22 the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.A:Yes,I think so.This is the time of the Thai New Year.People go on the streets to throw water at _ 23.similar towhy,hotte
44、st,each other,washing away,similar toeach otherB:Cool!But _ 24 do they do that?A:Because the new year is a time for cleaning and _ 25 bad things.Then youll have good luck in the new year.whywhy,hottest,each other,washing away,similar towashing away阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在短文空白处填上一个适当的词，使短文完整、通顺，语法正确。恩施
45、A new bridge was just opened on Oct.24,2018.It is theHong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge(HZMB).Its construction b26 in December,2009 and it was opened to traffic on Oct.24,2018.It costs over 120 billion yuan.六、短文填空eganNow,its the longest cross-sea bridge in the world.Thebridge looks l27 the letter“Y”.Its
46、also regarded asone of the seven wonders of the modern world.The HZMB is unique in many ways.It has a service lifeof 120 years,20 years longer t28 most bridges.Its not only a bridge but includes a tunnel and two islands.Inone part,the bridge turns into a 6.7-km-long undersea tunnelthat passes throug
47、h two man-made islands.ikehanThe HZMB will make it much f29 to travelamong the three areas it connects.The Y-shaped bridgewill cut travel t30 between Hong Kong andZhuhai from three hours to just 30 minutes.asterime本节课主要学习了以下知识点，请同学们及时巩固练习：middle;raising;flag;in the middle of;art treasures;beworth a visit;the raising of the national flag;