1、第七课时 Self Check【精析】would rather意为“宁愿”，表示主语进行的选择，后接动词原形，构成would rather(not)do sth.结构。还有固定搭配would rather do sth.than do sth.，意为“宁愿做某事而不愿做某事”，相当于prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.。【精练】()1.Walking is good for our health.Id rather _ to work than _ a car.Awalk；drive Bwalk；to driveCwalk；driving Dto walk；
2、driving2I prefer to read a book rather than watch TV.(改为同义句)I _ _ read a book _ watch TV.3这位老人宁愿独自住在山里。The old man _ _ live alone in the mountains.Awouldratherthanwouldrather【精析】neither.nor.意为“既不也不”，通常连接两个并列成分，用于否定两者。当其连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词要与nor后的主语在人称和数上保持一致，即遵循“就近原则”。其反义词组both.and.意为“两者都”。【精练】()4.Neither
3、 my brother nor I _ interested in chatting on WeChat.AisBamCareDwere()5._ Anna _ her brother like watching action movies.ABoth；andBNeither；norCEither；orDNot only；but also6我和我哥哥都不住在上海。_ my brother _ I live in Shanghai.BANeithernorlate 形容词晚的；迟的常用短语：be late for意为“迟到”副词晚地，迟地表示时间上的晚或迟，位于时间段后lately 副词最近；不
4、久前表示时间点时，多用过去时；表示时间长度时，多用于完成时，相当于recently；但不可用于将来时态中later副词以后可单独使用；也可位于一段时间后，表示“过了以后”；later on意为“过后，以后”【精练】()7.Mark hasnt been feeling well _.AlateBlatestClaterDlately()8.Would you like to go for a walk with me?Just go by yourself.Ill watch the _ football news on TV _.Alater；latestBlate；laterClatest
5、；laterDlately；later9她没赶上公共汽车，开会迟到了。但晚到总比不到好。She missed the bus and arrived _ _ the meeting.But _ _ than never.DClate forbetterlate一、完形填空。Jane was a young girl.She loved to see the negative(消极的)side of life.Once，her father took her to the kitchen.He asked Jane to take a potato，anegg _1_ two spoons of
6、 tea leaves.Jane was _2_，and asked her father，“Doyou want me to cook？”“No，”her father said.He then took three pots and _3_ some water into each pot.The pots wereplaced on the stove.Once the water started to boil，he dropped the potato in a pot，egg in the _4_ one and the tea leaves in the third one.“W
7、hy are you doing all these things？”Jane felt puzzled and asked.“Youllget the answer in fifteen minutes，”said her father.The impatient daughter tried her best to _5_ around 15 minutes.Now，he placed two plates，one with the potato and _6_ with the egg，and acup of tea in front of Jane.Jane asked，“What d
8、oes it mean，Father？I dont understand！”“Each object faced similar adversities(不幸)，but reacted(反应)_7_Afterwe put the potato into boiling water，it became very weak.The soft egg became veryhard _8_ we put it in boiling water.And the tea leaves changed the water itself，giving it a nice smell._9_ fantasti
9、c it is！”Jane understood that we could create _10_ new even when we experiencedadversities.So，what are you？A potato，an egg or tea leaves?()1.A.andBbutCorDwhile()2.A.disappointingBdisappointed CsurprisedDsurprising()3.A.pouredBemptiedCpulledDthrew()4.A.firstBsecondCthirdDfourth()5.A.care forBlook for
10、Cask forDwait for()6.A.otherBthe otherCanotherDothers()7.A.hardlyBterriblyCpossiblyDdifferently()8.A.beforeBwhenCthoughDuntil()9.A.HowBWhatCHow aDWhat a()10.A.nothingBanythingCsomethingDeverythingACABDBDBAC二、阅读理解。One day I got in a taxi，and we left for the airport.We were driving in the rightlane(车道
11、)when suddenly，a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front ofus.My taxi driver stopped his car at once.The tire(轮胎)made a very loud noise，andat the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.I was frightened.But then I couldnt believe what happened nex
12、t.The driver of theother car，the guy who almost caused a big accident，turned his head and startedyelling at us.But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy.So I asked，“Why did you justsmile？This guy almost sent us to hospital.”This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call“The Law of theRubbish
13、Truck(垃圾车法则)”He explained that many people are like rubbishtrucks.They are full of anger and full of bad feelings.As their rubbish piles up，they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes theyll throw it at you.Donttake it seriously.Just smile.Wish them well，and move on.Dont take their rubbisha
14、nd spread it to other people at work，at home or on the streets.Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods.Life is too shortto wake up in the morning with regrets，so love those who love you and pray forthose who dont.()11.Which of the following is NOT true according to the first pa
15、ragraph?AThe writer went to the airport by taxi that day.BThe taxi driver stopped his car in time.C.The black car jumped out and crashed(碰撞)into the taxi.D.A car accident nearly happened on the writers way to the airport.()12.What does the underlined word“yelling”in Paragraph 2 mean?A道歉 B傻笑 C吼叫 D告别C
16、C()13.Why did the guy get angry so easily?ABecause he was in a bad mood.BBecause his car was full of rubbish.C.Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.D.Because the taxi driver didnt say sorry to him.()14.What do you think of the taxi driver?ASilly and dishonest.BWise and kind.CHelpful but nervous.DKi
17、nd but impatient.AB()15.What does the passage mainly tell us?A.Fight with people like rubbish trucks.B.Make friends with people like rubbish trucks.C.Have a quarrel(争吵)with people like rubbish trucks.D.Dont let rubbish trucks change our moods.D三、任务型阅读。阅读下面短文，完成表格。Have you been quite forgetful lately
18、？Have you been worried？If you areworried about losing keys and forgetting names，here are some ways for you.Find out your own learning styleWe all have our own ways of learning and remembering.Some of us have to saysomething out loud to remember it.Others may have to write it down.Whateveryour learni
19、ng style is，accept it and find out a way that will work with it，whetherit is written notes，audio notes(音频笔记)or some other ways.Repeat a lotDo something many times，and it is possible for you to remember it.Repeating can help you turn shortterm memory into longterm memory.It seemsa little silly writin
20、g down everything，or saying something to yourself 10 times inorder to get through your day，but if its necessary，then go ahead and do it.Avoid unnecessary distractions(干扰)With each day bringing fresh bad news，we have more distractions than everbefore.However，there are many ways you can cut down the n
21、umber of distractions.The first one is trying to use your mobile phone less.Some studies show Internetuse is making our attention last shorter and our memory worse.Although its almostimpossible to keep away from the Internet，using your mobile phone less can help.The second one is to avoid doing many
22、 things at the same time.It has also beenshown to influence longterm memory.Ways to Avoid ForgetfulnessFind out your own learning styleBoth saying something loudly and writing down something can help you remember well.16._ what your learning style is，try to find the good way that is good for you.No
23、matterWays to Avoid Forgetfulness17._ 18._ you do something，the more possible it is for you to remember it.Although it sounds silly to repeat something to yourself 10 times a day，its necessary.Avoid unnecessary distractionsDont use your mobile phone more，or it will make your attention 19._ and your memory become worse.If you do many things at the same time，your longterm memory will 20._Repeat a lotThe more timeslast shorterbe influenced
