Unit16---18
Passage 1 Mother’s Love
One day, a little boy helps his mother to do some houwork. When he finishes it, he wants to get some paid. But his mother is not at home, so the little boy leaves a short message on his mother’s bed. In it, he lists all the houwork he does today. The message says:
For washing the car—＄2 For sweeping the floor—＄2
For cleaning the table—＄2 For posting the letters—＄4
For looking after the baby—＄2
Total : ＄12.
When the mother reads the message, she also leaves a message on her son’s bed along with a twelve-dollar bill. It says:
For teaching you to walk—nil For cooking your breakfast—nil
For making your bed—nil For doing some washing—nil
For taking care of you when you were sick—nil
Total: nil.
In the evening, when the boy is back from school, he is excited to e the ten-dollar bill on his bed. Then he reads his mother’s message, and feels ashamed. He goes to his mother’s room and puts the ten-dollar bill on the table in front of her. He says, “Sorry, Mum!” and put his arms around her. (203 words)
Read and choo.
( ) 1. The little boy doesn’t _________today.
A. wash the car B. clean the table C. do some washing D. look after the baby
( ) 2. Why does the boy leave the message?
A. To tell his mother what he does.
B. He wants to get money from what he does.
C. To tell his mother how much money he spends.
D. To tell his mother he makes ＄12 by doing something.
( ) 3. What does the mother leave for her son?
A. Nothing. B. A letter.
C. Only a twelve -dollar bill. D.A message and a twelve -dollar bill.
( ) 4. How much money does the mother ask for doing all tho things for her son?
A. Nil. B.＄2. C.＄4. D.＄10.
( ) 5. What does the underlined word “ashamed” mean in Chine?
A. 羞愧的 B. 尴尬的 C. 焦虑的 D. 沮丧的
Passage 2 The Muum
What is a muum? A muum is a good place to keep old and beautiful things. A muum may be a place to learn about science and a place to find out about art or people or animals.
What is inside a muum? Different muum has different things in it. Some muums have old cars and airplanes. Many muums have pictures and statues. Others have rocks and old bones. One muum even has a real old street inside. It has shops and people’s statues doing business. It looks so real that you might feel that you were back to the old time.new trial
Many cities have muums. Some very small towns have muums, too. There is a children’s muum in Indianapolis. Children do not have to pay to get in. Children often go to the muum, becau they like to look at the dinosaur bones. They like to look at the white bear, too. It is ten feet tall. On Saturdays, there are many talks or lectures about animals and trees for children in the muum. It attracts many children to visit there. Children can e films and take hikes in the muum. They even can learn to make things there. (202 words)
Read and choo:
( ) 1. What is NOT TRUE about a muum?
A. It’s a good place to do some shopping.
B. It’s a good place to learn about art.
C. People can learn about science there.
D. People can learn about the history of a place there.
( ) 2. People can NOT ____ in a muum.
A. e movies B. listen to talks C. make things D. play with bears
( ) 3. In Indianapolis, _____.
A. there is only one muum for children B. muums are all the same
C. it’s free for children to visit the children’s muum
D. people do not have to pay to visit the children’s muum
( ) 4. In the children’s muum in Indianapolis, children like to e ____.
A. the dinosaur bones B. all old bones C. old streets D. airplanes
( ) 5. The main idea of the passage is that ____.
A. there are all kinds of muums B. animals and trees are found in muums
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C. children like muums D. old cars and airplanes are kept in muum
New words:
Passage 1
finish ['finiʃ] 忽略是什么意思v. 完成
paid [peid] n. 报酬
sweep [swi:p] the floor 擦地板
make sb’s bed 整理床铺
post the letters 投寄信件
look after the baby 照管小孩
bill [bil] n. 账单
nil [nil] n. 零
Passage 2
keep [ki:p] vt. 保持
place [pleis] 英语教学游戏n. 地方人力资源学习网
airplane ['εəplein] n.飞机
statue ['stætju:, -tʃu] n. 雕像
other ['ʌðə] adj.其他的
rock [rɔk] n. 岩石
bone [bəun] n. 骨头
even ['i:vən] adv. 甚至
real ['riəl, ri:l] adj. 真实的
business ['biznis] n. 生意
Indianapolis [,indiə'næpəlis] n. 印第安纳波利斯(美国印第安纳州首府)
dinosaur ['dainəsɔ:] n. 恐龙
bear [bεə] n. 熊
feet ['fi:t, fi:t] n. 尺
talk [tɔ荆州英语培训机构哪个好:k] n. 会谈
lecture ['lektʃə] n. 演讲
attract [ə'trækt] vt. 吸引marry you歌词
hike怎样提高成绩 [haik] n. 远足
常用动词短语
迈克尔杰克逊英文名
clean the floor 扫地
clean the hou 打扫房间
collect stamps 集邮
come back 回来
come from kuroshitsuji来自……
come here 来这里
come in 进来
