Unit 7 A man who never gives up
一.教学内容：
I. 词汇：
able, neatly, own, spirit, inventor, pupil, build, print, track, frighten, frightened, safety, telegraph, invention, lifetime, graduate, healthily, clearly.
II. 词组与惯用法
1. be able to 能会
2. come up with 想出、找出
3. give up 放弃
4. work on 继续工作
5. try out 试验、尝试
6. have nothing to do with 与…无关
7. teach sb. to do sth. 教某人做某事
8. became interested in 对…产生兴趣
9. at the age of 在…岁时
10. start doing 开始做
11. see sb. doing sth. 看见某人做某事
12. rush out 冲出去
13. so …that 如此…以致
14. open up 开放
15. think more of 看重、重视
16. turn down 关小、调低
17. tell / ask sb. to do sth. 告许某人做某事
III. 日常交际用语：
1. What’s wrong with it?
2. It doesn’t matter.
3. Which of these do you think is the most useful invention?
4. Which of these would you most like to own?
5. What kind of spirit do you need to become an inventor?
6. No matter how hard it is, he never gives up.
7. What do you want to do after you graduate from school?
8. Don’t you think his radio is too noisy?
9. I’m going to improve myself this year.
10. Could you speak more clearly, please?
IV. 语法：
动词不定式做宾语、状语、宾语补足语。
作宾语：He wanted to be an inventor.
I want to remember clear.
作状语：
He left how to work in different cities.
She stopped to have a rest.
作宾语补足语：
Tell her to turn it down.
Ask him to come quickly.
一. 重点与难点：
1. give up 放弃、戒除
I wish I could give up sweets.
The police gave up searching for the missing child.
You should not give up hope.
I give up, tell me the answer.
我认输了，告诉我答案吧！
Don’t give up half way.
不要半途而废。
2. try的常用搭配
A. try to do 试图做事/ try one’s best to do.
He tried to solve the problem, but he could not.
We must try our best to learn English well.
B. try out 试用、试验
They are trying out new teaching methods.
You can try out the radio before you buy it.
C. try doing sth 试一试、尝试
I tried lifting the stone up, but I failed.
He tried writing with a brush.
D. 注意：
3. be able to 能够
He has been able to answer my question.
The doctor was soon able to operate on his father.
I’ll be able to see you if I’m free tomorrow.
4. need需要、情态动词，行为动词
A. need＋动词原形，need是情态动词
You needn’t come tomorrow.
Need I stay any longer?
B. need to do.
You need to try it again.
You don’t need to come if you feel sick.
C. need doing / need to be done. 有被动含义
The young trees need watering.
The TV set needs to be mended again.
5. keep常见的结构
A. keep＋n＋形容词＋副词＋名词介词短语
Keep your computer in a safe place.
They kept their marriage a secret.
This coat will keep you warm.
B. keep + adj 使维持（某种状态）
I like to keep busy.
Keep quiet, the baby is sleeping.
You must keep good care of yourself and keep healthy.
C. keep +n. + doing sth. 让…继续
You kept me waiting for a long time.
keep the fire burning.
D keep （on）doing sth. “继续不断地，不停地做”
He kept coughing the whole night.
The telephone keeping on ringing until I answered.
In the years that followed, Marx kept on studying English and using it.
6. teach sb. to do sth. teach 是及物动词，常跟动词不定式作宾语补足语
ask sb. to do sth. 请/叫某人做某事
tell sb. to do sth. 告诉某人做某事
get sb. to do sth. 使某人做某事
allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
wish sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事
want sb. to do sth. 想让某人做某事
like sb. to do sth. 愿意让某人做某事
order sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事
warn sb. to do sth. 警告某人做某事
7. find +宾语＋名词/形容词/副词＋现在分词＋过去分词的结构
现在分词做宾补，指一个动词正在进行
过去分词做宾补，指一个被动的已完成的动作。
She found it hard to learn English well.
They found the old man dead.
They found the film very interesting.
I found her having her lunch in the next room.
We found the trees out down.
8. see sb. doing. sth / see sb. do sth.
A. see sb doing sth. 看见某人（正在）做某事
I saw him writing on the blackboard when I passed by.
B. see sb do 看见某人做某事（已做过或一般情况）
I often see her play the piano after school.
9. too …to / so …that
I am to short to reach the apples on the tree.
The tree is too high for me to climb up.
so …that引导的结果状语从句
I’m so short that I can’t reach the apples on the tree.
【模拟试题】（答题时间：100分钟）
I. 选择填空
1. When I met her, I saw her ______ her homework.
A. to do B. did C. doing D. done
2. Edison build a science lab ______.
A. his B. of his own C. him D. own
3. ____ did he ask such a strange question_____?
A. Why, / B. Why, for C. What, for D. Which, /
4. Edison was a great American _____.
A. invent B. invention C. inventor D. inventing
5. She was born ______ May 1st 1984.
A. in B. to C. / D. on
6. Tell him ______ the machine. It’s dangerous.
A. touch B. to touch C. not touch D. not to touch
7. One day my brother was ill. My mother ______ a doctor.
A. put away. B. send away C. sent for D. sent
8. Tom said he wanted ______ a word with him.
A. has B. having C. to have D. have
9. Her teacher found ______ clever.
A. she B. her C. hers D. she’s
10. We all like her______ questions like this.
A. asking B. ask C. to ask D. asked
11. I’ve ______ this dictionary ______ a year. It’s new now.
A. bought, for B. had, for C. bought, since D. had, since
12. I’m sorry I have kept you ______ for a long time.
A. waiting B. wait C. to wait D. waited
13. The radio is too noisy. Please ask him ______.
A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn off it D. turn it up
14. I think Beijing is ______ city in China.
A. the first large B. the one largest
C. the third larger D. the second largest
15. Mary is _____ old girl.
A. five-years B. five year C. fives year D. five-year
II. 阅读理解
(A)
On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon（气球）.They started early in London. The headman was August Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.
Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope（绳子）,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight（重量）.It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometres from London!
1. Three men flew in balloon ________.
A. for nearly 1,800 kilometres B. to another city
C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago
2. The metal box was used for ________.
A. carrying the bags of sand B. keeping drinking-water
C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight
3.When the balloon went up higher,________.
A. The temperature of the balloon began to fall
B. They saw the sun go down
C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives
D They could see a black hole on the ground
4. The balloon landed ________.
A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country
5. Which of the following is NOT true?________
A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.
B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.
C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.
D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.
(B)
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)
A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.
Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh’s seats are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home, the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family is traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
1. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
A. a motor car B. a motor home
C. a motorbike D. a big truck
2. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.
A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents’ house
C. built a new place for a van D. sold their second car
3. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.
A. a baby B. much money
C. more than two children D. interest in vans
4. Americans usually use motor home____________.
A. to travel with all the family members of holiday
B. to do some shopping with all the family members
C. to visit their grandparents at weekends
D. to drive their children to school every day
5. Motor homes have become popular because___________.
A. they can take people to another city when people are free
B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays
C. some people think motor homes are cheap
D. big families can put more things in motor homes
(C)
阅读短文简答下列各题（不许照抄原文）
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “No”. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his officer, the driver shook his head at once. The office repeated his order, and the driver shook his head again. At last, the officer, of course, got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office immediately!”
The driver answered in a very loud voice, too. “Yes, sir”.
But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while and then nodded with a smile, “No means yes here!”
1. What does it mean when an Indian shakes his head?
_____________________________________________________________
2. Why did the foreign officer get angry?
3. How many times did the officer give his order to the Indian?
4. What made the officer surprised?
5. If someone wants to visit India, what should he know?
6. Did the officer understand the India at last?
III. 完形填空
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 1 a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped 2 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 3 interested in the differences in her friends' 4 that she would spend hours 5 them. After 6 college she went to France for a 7 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 8 for people at hiding their handwriting. She can discover 9 of what she needs to know simply 10 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 11 she also has machines 12 help her make 13 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 14 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 15 of what kind of person the 16 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 17 I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she 18 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 19 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 20 , however.
1. A. with B. by C. like D. as
2. A. search B. follow C. catch D. judge
3. A. so B. too C. quite D. extra
4. A. books B. letter C. tongues D. handwriting
5. A. writing B. studying C. settling D. uncovering
6. A. attending B. finishing C. starting D. stepping into
7. A. powerful B. natural C special D. common
8. A. main B. safe C. easy D. impossible
9. A. most B. nothing C. little D. sight
10. A. with B. by C. of D. about
11. A. so B. for C. thus
12. A. they B. in which C. that D. those
13. A. up B. out C. for D. into
14. A. of B. to C. with D. for
15. A. test B. sign C. means D. habit
16. A. thief B. criminal C. writer D. policeman
17. A. whether B. unless C. if D. after
18.A. adds B. tells C. repeats D. cries
19. A. before B. after C. shyly D. and
20. A. necessary B. all right C. important D. quite easy
IV. 补全对话
A: Hello, ______ ______ Kate. I want to speak to Bob.
B: This ______ Bob. Hello, Kate.
A: Bob, can you ______ me your bike tomorrow?
B: Sorry! It’s a ______ line. Could you speak loudly?
A: Yes. Could I ______ your bike tomorrow? _____ is broken.
B: Sure. When do you _______ it?
A: Tomorrow morning if______.
B: OK. I’ll bring it to school this afternoon.
A: Thanks. Bye.
V. 完成句子
1. 线路有毛病，请你大声讲。
It’s a___________________________________________________________________.
2. 你能让马走得快一些吗？
Can you _______________________________________________________________?
3. 如果可能的话，我是不会放弃的。
I’ll never _______________________________________________________________.
4. 爱迪生苦苦思索，最后他有了一个主意。
Edison_________________________________________________________________.
5. 他尽可能地多学。
He wanted ______________________________________________________________.
【试题答案】
I. 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. B 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. D
II. (A) 1.A 2. D 3.A 4.D 5.B
(B) 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B
(C) 1. It means yes.
2. Because the driver seemed to refuse.
3. Three times.
4. The driver shook his head when he answered “Yes, sir”.
5. He should know Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others and it does not have the same meaning as our “No”.
6. Yes.
III.1. D 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B
11. D 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. B
IV.this, is, is, lend, bad, more, borrow, Mine, want / use, possible
V. 1. It’s a bad line. Speak more loudly, please
2. Can you get your horse to walk faster?
3. I’ll never give up if possible.
4. Edison thought hard. At last he had an idea.
5. He wanted to learn as much as he could.