Learning aims:
1. to memorize the important words and phrases in this module;
2. to review the texts;
3. to practice reading exercises.
Learning method: group work.
Step1 Dictation of words and phrases in Module2.
Step2 Review the passage getting Around in Beijing and finish the cloze.
There are several means of getting around in Beijing. You can take a taxi. Simply _______ you hand, ______ a taxi appears in no time. But you should ______ the cab has a business permit, and _____ ______ you ask for a receipt. Public transport, such as buses and trolleybuses, provides a cheap way to ______ ______ in Beijing, but they can get very _______ during rush hours. If you get on a double-decker bus and sit upstairs, you will have a good view of the _________ _________ city.
Minibuses with seat for 12 passengers ________ an alternative _____ expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas.
There are four underground lines in Beijing and several lines are _____ _______. Trains are fast and convenient, but rush hours can be terrible. Pedicabs or tricycles are worth using if you want to explore the narrow alleys of old Beijing.
Complete the sentences with the proper form of given words.
Fares of public transport are cheap, __________(start) at 1 yuan.
Buses ________(number) 1 to 100 are limited to travel within the city centre.
You will have a good view of the rapidly _______ (change) city.
There is also a night bus service, ________ by buses with a number in 200s.
Air-________(condition) buses cost more.
Tourists like these human-__________(pedal) "tricycle taxis".
Step 3
Cloze test
One hot night last July when our new baby wouldn't or couldn't sleep, I _1_ everything I could think of: a warm bottle ,songs, gentle rocking. Nothing would make him go to sleep. Guessing that I had a long _2__ ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, thinking that watching the late movie was the best way to kill off the __3__ until early morning. To my __4__, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby __5__ right now and his little eyes were fixed brightly on the screen. Not to waste a chance for __6__, I then walked out of the room quietly, __7_ him to watch Mickey Mouse.
My wife and I heard __8__ of the baby that night, and the next morning when we went into his room, I _9_ him still watching TV himself.
I found something for us to think over in my baby's behavior(行为)my wife and I had given him some books to examine, _10_ he took no notice of them. When we __11_ to him, he did not feel _12_. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don't read and they look down upon reading and scold(责备)those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watching TV. After this experience with the _13_, however, I have reached a conclusion(结论), "Let them watch it! If television is much more _14_ to children than books, _15__should we fight it? Let them watch all they want!"
1. A. took
B. made
C. tried
D. learned
2. A. morning
B. afternoon
C. evening
D. night
3. A. hours
B. films
C. days
D. books
4. A. joy
B. happiness
C. surprise
D. anger
5. A. sat
B. slept
C. stayed D. quiet
6. A. work
B. study
C. sleep
D. play
7. A. asking
B. leaving
C. letting
D. allowing
8. A. anything
B. something
C. nothing
D. everything
9. A. heard
B. found
C. felt
D. watched
10. A. when
B. since
C. but
D. and
11. A. read
B. listened
C. talked
D. wrote
12. A. difficult
B. comfortable
C. shy
D. wonderful
13. A. students
B. baby
C. readings
D. TV
14. A. attractive
B. strange
C. boring
D. surprising
15. A. what
B. how
C. when
D. why
Step 4 Reading comprehension
A
If you only need to travel a short distance, the quickest way to travel in most cities is on foot. During working hours, between approximately 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, the traffic is very heavy on most city streets, sometimes coming to a complete stop in places. As a result, many people prefer to walk. You should therefore be aware of some of the traffic laws. It is against the law in many cities to cross the street at any place except at the corner. You should not cross the street unless there is a green traffic light facing the direction you plan to cross. In small towns, these rules may not be followed as closely, because the traffic is usually not so heavy. However, the purpose of the laws is to provide for the safety and protection of the people. Remember to look both ways for automobiles when you cross the street.
1. When is the heavy traffic hour on most city streets according to the passage?
A. During9:00 a.m. and 500 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
B. Between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
C. In the period of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. every day.
2. Which of the following is not against the laws in big cities to cross the street.
A. At any place
B. At the corner
C. At any place without traffic.
3. Why may people not follow closely the traffic laws in small towns?
A. Because the streets are not crowded
B. Because people don't like the laws.
C. Because cars take care of the people.
B
Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and did not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his mental ability.
Beethoven’s music teacher said about him, "as a composer he is hopeless.
"What if this young boy believed it?
When Thomas Edison was a young boy, his teacher said he was so stupid that he could never learn anything. He once said, "I remember I was always at the foot of my class. My father thought I was stupid." What if young Thomas believed what they said about him?
When the sculptor Augusta Rodin was young he had difficulty learning to read and write. His father said of him, "I have an idiot for a son." His uncle agreed. "He's uneducable," he said. What if Rodin had doubted his ability?
Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have no "good ideas"
What if these people had listened and become discouraged?
What would our world be without the music of Beethoven, the art of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison?
You have great potential(潜能). When you believe in all you can be, rather than all you cannot become, you will find your place on earth.
4. What problem did the sculptor Rodin have when he was young?
A. He had a mental problem
B. He had no good ideas.
C. He couldn't learn to read and write.
5. Which of the following is not true about young Thomas Edison?
A. His teacher said he was stupid
B. He always went to school on foot.
C. He was sure of himself
6. What point is this speech trying to tell us?
A. You should believe in yourself
B. Boys with difficulty in learning will grow out of it.
C. What your teachers/ parents say is not necessarily right.
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