Learning Plan:
Make a dictation about important words and phrases.
Revise the main text in module 5.
Do the following practice to improve the ability of reading.
ⅠDictation
Ⅱ.Fill in
the blanks according to the texts.
Philosophers of Ancient China
Ancient China was a place ______ states were often at war with each other. But it was also a time ______ there was many great philosophers. Confucius is the philosopher ______ influence has been the greatest.
Mencius was a thinker ______ teachings ______ ______ ______ ______ those of Confucius. Because the ruler was not ______ ______ ______, he resigned and he spent hi last years ______ a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius. Mencius believed that the reason ______ man is different from animals is that man is good.
Mozi was another teacher ______ was very influential. He came from a family ______ was very poor. He is famous ______ his unusual clothes and behavior. He considered that government was most important. ______ ______ ______, he spent many years trying to find a state ______ people would follow his teachings. He taught that we should love all human beings and look after those ______ are weaker than ourselves.
Ⅲ cloze.
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so 21. The mother 22 that she would help her sons to do 23 in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to 24 a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked 25 anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 26 . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his 27 whispered(耳语) and wondered. “He 28 said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only 29 the rock, but also said a lot about it. He 30 other rocks in its group and even knew 31 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were 32 . Ben had learned this from doing one of his books 33 .
Later Ben became the 34 student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and 35 became one of the best doctors in the United States.
21. A. clever B. difficult C. slow D. quick
22. A. seemed B. decided C. wondered D. told
23. A. well B. bad C. right D. good
24. A. see B. find C. read D. buy
25. A. that B. if C. how D. why
26. A. think B. leave C. ask D. answer
27. A. classmates B. students C. teachers D. friends
28. A. always B. ever C. sometimes D. never
29. A. found B. played C. knew D. heard
30. A. said B. told C. called D. named
31. A. whether B. what C. where
D. why
32. A. afraid B. amazed C. worried D. unhappy
33. A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports
34. A. top B. slow C. low D. rich
35. A. at first B. at the end C. at last D. now
Ⅳ Reading practice.
A
Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea， two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city‘s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city， with ships， railways， clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings， colored roofs， and narrow streets. The modern part has long， wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century. The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela（委内瑞拉） named Valencia.
1.From the text， how many places have the name Valencia？
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia？
A. The colour of the building
B. The length of the streets
C. The age of the buildings
D. The colour of the roofs
3. When was Valencia the most important city in Spain？
A.2nd century
B.8th century
C.13th century
D. 20the century
4. What is Valencia famous for？
A. Its seaport
B. Its university
C. Its churches and museums
D. Its parks and gardens
5. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its ______.
A. markets
B. business
C. factories
D. farming
B
Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants： flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed， some have two， three or four， and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（胚芽） Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places， they usually grow into new plants.
6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.
A. plants are important for life
B. plants cannot grow without air
C. there are many plants in the world
D. we can not live without water
7. Plants can make food from______.
A. flower， water and air
B. water， sunlight and air
C. air， water and soil
D. air， sun and light
8. What can we infer（） from the passage ？
A. Of all living things animals are most important
B. Spores are seeds
C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds
D. Without plants， man will die out