Using LanguageⅡ教学设计(教案)

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For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.

Q: What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.? A. Love.

B. Politeness.

C. Joy.

D. Thankfulness.

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Let’s aim for the pier (码头)，”Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. “Can you guys swim?”

he cried. “A little bit,”

the boy said. Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the two boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys’ faces. Q: How did the two boys finally reach the pier? A. They were dragged to the pier by Tim.

B. They swam to the pier all by themselves.

C. They were washed to the pier by the waves.

D. They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

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The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old theater. Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building. Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate. The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down. Q: Why was The Last Picture Show put on?

A.

It was an all-time classic. B. It was about the history of the town. C. The audience requested it. D. The theater owner found it suitable.

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4. Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress.

Q: Why did Tim raise his head regularly? A. To take in enough fresh air.

B. To consider turning back or not.

C. To check his distance from the boys.

D. To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.

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The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford locked the doors for the last time. After 75 years the Plaza Theater had shown its last movie. The theater will be missed. Q: What can we infer about the audience? A. They are disappointed with Bradford.

B. They are sad to part with the old theater.

C. They are supportive of the city officials.

D. They are eager to have a shopping center.

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I first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and

the Sundance Kid, introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn’t want me for the film — it wanted somebody as well known as Paul — he stood up for me. I don’t know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers. Q: Why was the studio unwilling to give the role to the author at first? A. Paul Newman wanted it.

B. The studio powers didn’t like his agent.

C. He wasn’t famous enough.

D. The director recommended someone else.

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In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile. Q: The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can ___ . A. show friendliness to strangers

C. be used in the wrong places

B. be used to hide true feelings

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7. The teen license program is one that teens and their parents take seriously. A study done by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia shows more than 91 percent of trips taken by young drivers in New Jersey follow that state’s graduated drivers license rules and 97 percent follow nighttime regulations.

Q: What do the figures in Para5 show? A.

Young drivers in New Jersey behave well. B.

The teen license program is taken seriously. C.

The teen license program reduces traffic deaths. D.

Young drivers are more likely to obey nighttime rules.

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In this journey, I have had many great teachers ---- including Georgianna Simmons, who lost nine of her toes to frostbite(冻伤), and Joe Williams, with a college degree, runs a recovery house for homeless men. Q: The author mentioned Joe Williams in the passage ________. A.

to give an example of the homeless people B.

to show his deep sympathy for the poor C.

to call on readers to take care of the homeless D.

to show respect for what Joe Williams did

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The program tries to teach the shelter residents self-reliance and work values, and includes courses on planning and personal responsibility. A shelter resident Webster, who has spent time in jail, said he is confident he’ll become a productive member of the community when he leaves the shelter and into a place of his own in a month. Q: A shelter resident Webster is mentioned in the text to tell us that _______. A.

he was a wonderful volunteer B.

he helped expand the program C.

the program is a nonprofit organization D.

the program is helpful to the homeless

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It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man

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walking can learn the trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car. Q: The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that ________. A. middle-aged people like getting back to nature B. walking in nature helps enrich one’s mind C. people need regular exercise to keep fit D. going on foot prevents heart disease

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Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the

Lighthouse Project.

Q: What do we know about the author?

A. His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge.

B. His dream at university was to become a volunteer.

C. He took pride in having contributed to the world.

D. He felt honored to study English literature.

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I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family. Q: According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author

A. discussed his decision with his family.

B. asked previous volunteers about voluntary work C. attended special training to perform difficult tasks D. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends

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12. Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.

Q: In his application for the volunteer job, the author

A. participated in many discussions B. went through challenging survival tests C. wrote quite a few paper on voluntary work D. faced strong competition from other candidates

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After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me. Q: On arrival at the village, the author was

A. asked to lead a farming team

B. sent to teach in a schoolhouse C. received warmly by local villagers

D. arranged to live in a separate house.

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The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting

four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft（技艺）and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other — but always with an underlying affection. Those were also

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at the core（核心）of our relationship off the screen. Q: Why did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship? A. They were of the same age.

B. They worked in the same theater. C. They were both good actors.

D. They have similar characteristics.

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Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater, employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups. It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theater’s 75-year history. This time, however, the cleanup was a little different. As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the building’s end. Q: In what way was yesterday’s cleanup at the Plaza special?

A. It made room for new equipment. B. It signaled the closedown of the theater. C. It was done with the help of the audience. D. It marked the 75th anniversary of the theater.

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Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to compete. He added that the theater’s location(位置) was also a reason. “This used to be the center of town,” he said. “Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses.”

Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place. However, these plans were abandoned because of financial problems. Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located. Q: What will probably happen to the building? A. It will be repaired.

B. It will be turned into a museum. C. It will be knocked down. D. It will be sold to the city government.

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16.Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There’s a whole lot going on. Q: What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The world is changing faster than ever. B. People have stronger senses than before. C. The world is more complex than it seems. D. People in Darwin’s time were imaginative.

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Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.

Q: What can we infer from the author’s experiences in Nigeria?

A. He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture B. He had learned to communicate in the local language.

C. He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.

D. He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.

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Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable .They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music. Q: What can we learn from Paragraph 2? A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents. B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician. C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability. D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.

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It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.

Q: In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?

A. 1952

B. 1962

C. 1972

D. 1982

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A critically endangered species of rhino is now extinct in Vietnam, according to a report by conservation groups. WWF and the International Rhino Foundation said the country’s last Javan rhino was probably killed by poachers(偷猎者), as its horn had been cut off. Q: What would be the best title of the passage? A. Time to protect the Javan rhino in Vietnam. B. Javan rhino -- an endangered animal

C. Vietnam ruined its natural heritage D. Javan rhino are extinct in Vietnam

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Breeding pandas is extremely difficult. Females are only in the mood for up to three days a year and the animals typically only give birth to single young. However, researchers studying their reproductive rates in a zoo in China may have found a solution. Q：What is stressed in the first paragraph? A. The difficulty of breeding pandas. B. The low reproductive rates of pandas. C. A solution to pandas’ reproductive problem. D. The research into pandas’ mutual preference.

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