外研版九年級英語下冊 （They sometimes work harder）Life now and then 新課件(第2課時)

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LifenowandthenTheysometimesworkharder第2課時

【辨析】thenumberof與anumberof①thenumberof意為“······的數量”，后面接名詞復數，謂語動詞用單數形式。eg：Thenumberofthestudentsis2,000.學生的數量是兩千。②anumberof意為“許多；大量”，相當于alotof，后面接名詞復數，謂語動詞用復數形式。eg：Anumberofapplesarered.許多蘋果是紅色的。wealth不可數名詞，意為“財富；財產”。eg：Healthisbetterthanwealth.健康勝于財富。【拓展】wealthy形容詞，意為“富有的”。seldom頻率副詞，意為“很少；不?！?，通常放在實義動詞之前，連系動詞、情態(tài)動詞或助動詞之后。seldom在句中表示否定意義，故構成反意疑問句時，用肯定的簡短問句。eg：Heseldomgiveshiswifeapresent，doeshe？他不常給妻子送禮物，是嗎？spare形容詞，意為“空余的；備用的”，常構成固定短語inone'ssparetime，意為“在某人的空余時間”。eg：Whatdoyoulikedoinginyoursparetime？你閑暇時喜歡做什么？【拓展】spare還可作動詞，意為“抽出”。eg：Canyousparemefiveminutes？你能為我抽出五分鐘的時間嗎？Whydon'tyou＋動詞原形······？＝Whynot＋動詞原形······？意為“為什么不······？”。一、完形填空。Lifeinthefuturewillbevery1.Manychangeswilltakeplace，but2willthechangesbe？Thepopulationisgrowing3.Therewillbemany4intheworldandmostofthemwilllive5thanpeopledonow.Computerswillbemuchsmallerand6andtherewillbeatleastone7everyhome.Andcomputerstudieswillbeoneoftheimportant8inschoolthen.Peoplewillwork9andtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsports，watchingTVandtravelling.10willbemucheasierandcheaper.Andmanymorepeoplewillgoto11countriesforholidays.Therewillbechangesinour12，too.Maybenoonewilleatmeateveryday.Instead，theyeatmorefruitandvegetables.Maybepeoplewillbe13.Workinthefuturewillbedifferent，too.14andhardworkcanbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthis，15willnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.1.A.interestingB.hardC.differentD.beautiful2.A.whyB.howC.whenD.what3.A.slowlyB.fastC.quietlyD.suddenly4.A.peopleB.workersC.scientistsD.doctors5.A.longB.longerC.happyD.luckyCDBAB6.A.moreusefulB.usefulC.helpfulD.lessuseful7.A.withB.atC.inD.on8.A.sciencesB.mathsC.toolsD.subjects9.A.fewerhoursB.morehoursC.eighthoursD.morethaneighthours10.A.SeeingdoctorsB.GoingtothecinemaC.ShoppingD.Travelling11.A.richB.otherC.poorD.small12.A.foodB.clothesC.fruitD.drinks13.A.fatterB.heavierC.healthierD.morepleased14.A.SafeB.EasyC.SimpleD.Dangerous15.A.alittlepeopleB.allthepeopleC.manypeopleD.fewpeopleACDADBACDC二、閱讀理解。Sixteenyearsago，aboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatamiddleschool，andmyoldschoolwasfaraway.Asaresult，nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasverylonely，andafraidtomakefriendswithanyone.EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing，Ifeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn'ttalkwithanyoneaboutmyproblems.Thenoneday，myclassmatesweretalkinghappilywiththeirfriends，butIwassittingatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Atthatmoment，aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn'tknowwhohewas.Hepassedmeandthenturnedback.Helookedatme，withasmile.Suddenly，Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeelhappyandwarm.Thatsmilechangedmylife.Istartedtotalkwithotherstudentsandmadefriends.Daybyday，Ibecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecomemybestfriendnow.OnedayIaskedhimwhyhehadsmiled，buthecouldn'trememberdoingso！Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshavegone.Ibelievethattheworldiswhatyouthinkitis.Ifyouthinkitislonely，youmightalwaysbealone.Sosmileattheworldanditwillsmileback.16.Whendidthewritergetthegift？A.Attheageof16.B.Aftermakingfriendswiththeboy.C.Inthefirstyearatamiddleschool.D.Afterbecomingclosertoeveryoneinherclass.17.Whywasthesmileanimportantgift？A.Becausethewriter'soldschoolwasfaraway.B.Becausethewriterdidn'tknowwhotheboywas.C.Becausethesmiledidn'tmeananythingtotheboy.D.Becausethewriterfeltlonelyandhadnofriendsanditmadeherfeelhappyandwarm.CD18.Whydidn'tthewritertalktoanyoneinhernewschoolaboutherproblems？A.Becauseshewasalwaysunhappy.B.Becauseshedidn'tknowanyoneatthetime.C.Becauseshewasinthefirstyearatthejuniorhighschool.D.Becauseshedidn'twantherparentstoworryabouther.19.Howdidthesmilechangeherlife？A.Shestartedtomakefriends.B.Shebecamethebestfriendoftheboy.C.Herparentsdidn'tworryaboutheranymore.D.Sherealisedthatshewaslonely.BA20.Wheredoesshenowthinkherfeelingofunhappinesscamefrom？A.Fromheroldschool.B.Fromherparents.C.Fromherself.D.Fromherclassmatesatthenewschool.C三、詞匯運用。A)用方框中所給單詞的適當形式填空，每詞限用一次。21.Thenumberofchildrenrecently

growingfasterandfaster.22.Thegoodnewsmakesallofus

.23.Peopleinthepastusedto

insteadofdrivingacar.24.Remember

homeearlier.Bettyandyourmotherwillworryaboutyou.25.—Areyoufeelingbetterafterhavingarest？—No，I'mfeelingeven

.isexcitedwalktogoworseB)根據短文內容和所給漢語提示，在空白處寫出各單詞的正確形式(每空一詞)。Johnandhisfatherarediscussinglifeinthepastandatpresent.Hisfatherthinkslifeisbettertodaythaninthepast.Peopleare26.

(更富有)todayandtheycanlive27.

(更長地)thantheydidinthepastbecausepeopleknowmoreaboutmedicineandthere'sless28.

(害怕)ofgettingill.Weknowhowtodealwiththeordinarydiseases.Butbecausepeoplehavecars，theydon'ttakeasmuch29.

(鍛煉)astheyusedto.Somepeoplethinklifeinthepastwas30.

(更簡單的)andhealthierthantoday.wealthier/richerlongerfearexerciseeasierMore31.

(財富)sometimesmeanslesshealth.Whenthe32.

(數量)ofcarsis33.

(加倍)，thepollutionhasalsoincreased.Peopletodayworkharder.People34.

(很少)saytheyhaveenough35.

(空閑的)time.Theythinklifehaschangedalot.wealthnumberdoubledseldomspare四、任務型閱讀。AnMingzhong，a12-year-oldboyfromSichuan，waslazyinthepast.Inhisownwords，heseldomdidanyhousework.Butnowthingshavechanged.Doingthedishes，cookingandmakingthebed...allofthesetaskshavebecomepartofAn'sdailylifeandhecanfinishthemperfectly.Thisbigchangeistheresultofanewprojectstartedlasttermathisschool—DazhouNo.1MiddleSchool.Ithasmadehouseworkpartofitsstudents'homework，hopingtoimprovetheirlifeskills.Atthebeginningofeachmonth，everystudentgetsalistofhouseworktodoeveryweekend.Theirparentshelptocheckhowtheyfinishthework.Someofthetasksarequitespecific(具體的)，suchastidyinguptheirownrooms，washingcupsandcookingfood，whileothe