Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教学设计第一课时

Unit 2 Sailing the oceans Period one : Warming up and Pre-reading

Aim :

To train the student’s ability of listening and speaking .

Contents :

I

Warming up and Pre-reading

1> Introduce the history of sailing the oceans , and ask who are famous in sailing the oceans in history .

2> Let students lock at the pictures and answer the questions

(1) What is a navigator ?

(2) Look at these famous people .Are they navigators or explorers ?

What do you know about them ?

(3) Can you identify these early navigational instruments seamen used and explain how they are used ? (Picture 2)

a _________

b _________

c __________

d __________

(4) Which do you think was easier to work out :latitude or longitude ?

(5) Which ones do you think are still used today ?

(6)

what is the difference between a navigator and an explorer ?

(7)

how do you think seaman found their way before modern accurate methods of navigation were invented?

Now read about what navigation was like before modern instruments were used.

II listening and speaking

1> Listen to the tape and fill in the chart

Sailors form

Phoenicia

Polynesia

Sea or Ocean

Mediterranean

North

Skills

Used the sky to find

Their way

2> Use the information form the listening to explain these sailing strategies .

1._________________________________________________________

2._________________________________________________________

Period two: reading

Aim :

Let students master some language points and understand the text .

Contents : Reading : sailing the oceans

1> Answer some questions about the text

1. How many ways the passage tells us to keep alongside the coastline .

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2. When can the sailors use the sun to navigate by ?

3. What was the first instrument to measure the sun’s position .

4. What proved to be the most accurate and reliable of these earth navigational instruments ?

5. When did seamen begin to use the compass ?

2> Language points :

1. voyage : n. long

journey ,

by sea or in space

2. mercy : n. kindness ; forgiveness

phr : at the mercy of : under the control of 任由… …的摆布

without mercy 毫不留情地

The beat was at the mercy of the rapid river .

For mercy ‘s sake 请发慈悲

For Cod’s sake

3. nowhere adv .not anywhere 无处

eg : I went nowhere 不知来自哪里，以不知名状态

go nowhere vi 无所成，进行得不顺利

get sb nowhere 某某事对某人无帮助、元效

4. reference n. act of mentioning ; act of looking at for information .

phr : (1) have reference to 和

(2) in reference to 关于

(3) make (a) reference to 说到

谈到

(4) reference book 参考书刊号

(5) reference material 参考资料

(6) with reference to 关于

就… …而论

whit reference to the context vi

refer:

refer to (a) 指的是

（b）参考

(c) 提到

谈到

refer to A as B 将A称为B

eg : Are you referring to me ?

In his speech, he didn’t refer to the problem at all .

He cooked dinner by referring to a cookbook .

California is referred to as the “Golden State .”

5. survival: n. state of continuing to live 生存、幸存

survive: vt.

sb survive 某人幸存下

sth survive 某物保留下来

vi.

survive sb by 活得比某人长… …

survive sth 从… … 中幸存、幸存于…

eg : Only one baby survived the terrible car crash .

The girl survived her parents .

Survivor n. the person or thing of surviving .

6. dusk n. time before night

at dusk 在黄昏时刻

Period three : comprehending and language

I Comprehending

Read the passage and answer the following questions .

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)

What is the use of a compass ? (

)

A to set the course of the ship

B to measure the position of the ship

C to measure the speed of the ship

D to tell the time

2. Why are speed and time important in working out the longitude of a ship ?

3. Why is the position of the sun and various stars useful for working out latitude ?

4. Suppose you were a sea captain aiming to sail round Africa Discuss in groups.

(1) what skills would you seek in your sailors ?

(2) what problems would you anticipate for this journey ?

II Learning about language

Do exercises 1 . 2 and 3

Exerise1

Replace the words underlined by ones of similar meaning form the reading passage .

1. Seeing the dark clouds above him , George hurried for home .

2. Sailing a boat alone far away form the shore made Flora’s parents worry about her safety .

3. Clare , would you please put your bicycle next to the others in the shed ?

4. “Why don’t you plot a more simple rout with the smallest number of spots?” asked Mary .

5. Setting out on a long journey by sea with unskilled sailors would be dangerous especially if there were no modern navigational instruments .

Exercise2

Find the words form the reading passage that are the opposite of these compound words .

Nowhere

anywhere

download

upload

outward

inward

Reliable

unreliable

seaweed

land flower

shortcoming

strong point

Exercise3:

Complete the following paragraph with the words below .

precise

outward

nowhere

awkward

reference

seaweed

accelerate mercy

randomly

voyage

alongside

approximate

Samuel the sailor was extremely good at plotting his course using the stars a ________.

One day he was determined to set out on a ________across an unknown sea to an unknown continent . He set out with his instruments so he would not be at the _________ Of the sea . He found on his _______journey a rocky island . It seemed to be covered in nests. Suddenly, as Samuel looked , an enormous bird swooped down and picked him up as if he were a/an ______ parcel . It ______its speed and rose straight up into the air so as to reach the _______place on the rocks where its nest lay. Once there, it shook itself and threw Samuel in the ________ direction of the nest . There seemed to be ______to hide but then he noticed lots of ______ on his left and quickly hid under it . The bird landed nearby and pecked ______ at the rocks . Samuel rolled over swiftly and found himself at the edge of the cliff . He looked down slowly with a beating heart. Below him was his boat lying ______the shore! “How lucky I 育星教育网——中学语文资源站（www.ht88.com）资源，未经授权，禁止用于任何商业目的。

am!” Samuel thought to himself. He then gave a mighty leap and landed in it. Once inside he could safely sail away.

Period four : Reading

speaking and writing

Aim :

to train the student’s ability of listening and speaking and writing

Contents :

some language points

starvation : n. suffering or death from lack of food die of starvation

starve : vt/vi （使某人）饿死、挨饿

starve sb to death

phr:

starve for sth to do sth

be starved of vt 缺乏……欠缺……

2> gradually :

adj not suddenly

gradual :

adj happening slowly

eg : a gradual increase in population

Her health is gradually improving

3> tear : vt/vi 撕裂扯破

tear sth

sth from /off /out of… …

adv (away off out up down 连用)

phr

tear apart 拆散、使分离

tear at 用力扯

tear down 扯下、撕毁

tear into 攻击某人、指责

tear off 扯掉、撕掉

tear oneself away from 忍痛离开、分离

tear up 撕裂、撕毁（合同）

4> extreme : adj 1在尽头的

eg : the extreme borders of a country

Stand at the extreme edge of the bank

2.极度的、最大的、极端的

an extreme case

be in extreme danger

3.极严厉的、猛烈的

take extreme measures

n. 极端、极端的、措施、手段等

be forced to an unpleasant extreme .

5> thirst :n. 口渴、渴望

a thirst for knowledge

vi 口渴、渴望

thirst for

to 渴求做… …

eg : thirst to learn

The story is so gipping ; it makes you thirst for the next episode .

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II

Let students write a report

to their leader explaining to him why you think captain Bligh shoulder receive the medal

附课堂练习

Unit 2

Sailing the oceans

I

单选

(15分) 1. Generally it is _____ bad manners to blow your nose at _____ table or spit

(吐痰) in ____ public places.

A. ∕; the; the

B. the; a; ∕

C. ∕; ∕; ∕

D. the; ∕; ∕

2. I like _____ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. one 3. Mother thought it no use _____ me to marry John.

A. forcing

B. letting

C. making

D. to force 4. _____ to train his daughter in computer, he put an ad like this in the paper, “_____ , a computer teacher for a ten-year-old girl.”

A. Determined; Wanted

B. Determined; Wanting

C. Determines; Wanted

D. Determining; Wanting 5. In Britain today, women ______ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.

A. take up

B. make up

C. pick up

D. give up 6. It is said that in Australia, there is more land than the government knows ____________.

A. how to do with it

B. what to do with

C. what to do with it

D. how to do with 7. Was it because it rained heavily last night _____ you didn’t come?

A. that

B. why

C. so

D. what 8. --- You didn’t hear me until now?

--- No. I must ___________ soundly(沉) when you came in.

A. have slept

B. be sleeping

C. sleep

D. have been sleeping 9.

--- You’ve agreed to go. So why aren’t you getting ready right now?

--- But I _______ that you would like me to start at once. A.

don’t realize

B. haven’t realized

C. didn’t realize

D. hadn’t realized

10. The experiment turned out to be a complete failure, _______ wasn’t ______ they wanted.

A. it; what

B. as; that

C. which; what

D. that; what 11. --- When did you go to Shanghai?

--- I remember ______ there when I was a boy of ten.

A. to be taken

B. being taken

C. to take

D. having taken 12. Robert is said ___________ abroad, but I don’t know what country he

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C.

to study

D. to have been studying 13. --- I seldom watch TV, but I listen to the radio a lot.

--- ______________.

A. So do I

B. Neither do I

C. The same to me

D. So it is with me. 14. In China, all the students work hard at school _________ going to university for higher education in the future.

A. in the habit of

B. in the hope of

C. in search of

D. in honor of 15. --- Why does she always ask you for help?

--- There is no one else _____ , is there?

A. who to turn to

B. she can turn to

C. for whom to turn

D. for her to turn

II

Cloze Test （30分）: 阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at titles(标题) on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台),

16 , asked if I'd like

17 . I needed to start

18

for college, so I said yes. I

19_ after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped 20

my freshman(or first) year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid (or waitress) and

21

made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的).

One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful (or much afraid). I showed her almost

22

we had at that time in store and found other books we could order (定货). She left the store less

23 . I’ve always remembered the

24

I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a 25

in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民) child who was born

26

his fingers connected (or joined together), web-like. His family could not afford (or pay for) a corrective(矫正;整形) operation, and the boy lived in

27 , hiding his hand in his pocket.

I

28

my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the

29

for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery(康复) room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his 30

hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense (感觉) of

31 .

In the past, while I was

32 , I always sensed (or felt) I was working for the customers(顾客), not the store. Today it’s the

33 . NBC News pays my salary(工资),

34

I feel as if I work for the

35 , helping them make sense of (or find the meaning of) the world.

16.

A．the reader

B．the college student

C．the shop owner

D．the customer 17.

A．a book B．

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C．some tea

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18.

A．planning B．saving

C．preparing

D．studying 19.

A．read

B．studied

C．cooked

D．worked 20.

A．pay for B．fit for

C．run for

D．enter for 21.

A．so

B．yet

C．even

D．still 22.

A．anything B．something C．nothing

D．everything 23.

A．worried B．satisfied C．excited

D．puzzled 24.

A．pride

B．failure

C．sadness

D．surprise 25.

A．doctor

B．store owner C．bookseller D．TV reporter 26.

A．in

B．with

C．by

D．for 27.

A．shame

B．honor

C．

terror(恐怖) D．danger 28.

A．advised B．forced

C．persuaded D．allowed 29.

A．action

B．program C．treatment D．operation 30.

A．repaired B．connected C．hurt D．improved 31.

A．pleasure B．sadness

C．interest

D．disappointment(失望) 32.

A．at the TV station

B．in the Students’ Union

C．at the U.S. Forest Service D．at McCauley’s Bookstore

33.

A．difference B．same

C．usual

D．request 34.

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．because 35.

A．readers B．viewers

C．customers D．passengers

III

Reading Comprehension (阅读理解) (40分):

(A) “You don’t say!”

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调) the importance(重要性) again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience(经历). One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished (or greatly surprised). Gently (轻轻) shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders(耸肩), he said, “You don’t say!”

“You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic(适当的话题). “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent (or great and beautiful).” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it” Soon I was interrupted (or stopped suddenly) again by his words：“You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t request (or ask in a polite way) you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. 育星教育网——中学语文资源站（www.ht88.com）资源，未经授权，禁止用于任何商业目的。

Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students. 36. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because _______ . A．English idioms were not important

B．I was not careful with English idioms

C．My teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of them

D．I had no interest in them

37. At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant ___ .

A．he was not interested in the topic

B．he was only interested in the Great Wall

C．I had talked too much

D．I had to stop talking

38. The underlined word in the first paragraph probably means ____ .

A．interesting

B．important

C．terrible D．unlucky 39. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.

B．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

C．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide. D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting. 40. After the Englishman explained the idiom, __________ .

A．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool B．the Englishman became a real fool C．I felt very silly

D．I became more careful in everything

(B) If you're in charge of (负责)a project, the key to success is getting everyone to want to help you. As a director, I point, I suggest, I gently push the actors in the direction(方向) I want them to go. In the 1986 movie Nothing in Common, Jackie Gleason's character, Max Basner, gets fired (or unemployed) from his job as a clothing salesman. The scene, shot (拍) on a boat, shows Max's despair(绝望) about being out of work. I was looking for some gesture that would allow Max to show his feelings. Jackie had far more experience(经验) at everything than I did, and at first I was frightened (very much afraid). What could I possibly tell “The Great One” about acting? Out of fear I decided to direct by suggestion, and I sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene. “So Max is sad, right?” I said.

Gleason nodded. “And he’s probably still carrying his pens with his name on them --- the ones he used to hand out to his customers, right?”

Gleason nodded. “ So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired?” He was silent for a moment. “Why don’t I throw them overboard (or all over the boat)?” I stood up and turned toward the crew. “ Hey, everybody, Jackie has a wonderful idea. Let’s shoot 育星教育网——中学语文资源站（www.ht88.com）资源，未经授权，禁止用于任何商业目的。

it.”

After filming the scene, Gleason called me over and said with a smile, “Garry, what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow?”

You and your team can discover the answers to problems together. When there are no prizes or gold stars for who gets the solution (or the way to work out a problem) first, you'll all benefit (or get something of use or value) when everything turns out right.

41. The author tells us that to succeed in a project you are in charge of, you should __________. A. make everyone work for you

B. get everyone willing to help you

C. let people know you have the final say

D. keep sending out orders to them 42. It can be inferred (推断) that __________.

A. Jackie Gleason is the director of the film Nothing in common

B. Jackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his job

C. Max, a character in a film, is in very low spirits(情绪) when he loses his job D. Jackie Gleason is the writer of the film Nothing in common

43. “The Great One” in paragraph 3 refers to _________. A. Gleason

B. the director himself

C. Max

D. Max's boss 44. Why did Gleason call the director over and smile at him? That’s because Gleason __________. A. thought his wonderful idea was accepted by the latter (后者) B. succeeded in hitting upon (or think of) a wonderful idea C. was confident (certain) about his work the next day D. appreciated(赞赏) the latter's way of directing films 45. The most suitable (or proper) title for the passage is ________. A. Directing a Film

B. The Key to Success C. A Wonderful Experience

D. Working with Film Stars

(C) John Russell, aged 83, got on a Chicago bus and saw a sign saying that senior citizens(老年公民) could ride (or take buses) for half fare(费用). When he dropped his three quarters in the box, the driver demanded (or asked for) identification(身份证明). John took out an ID card. “You need a special CTA card,” said the driver. John did not have the Chicago Transit Authority(交通管理署) card because he lives in New York and was in Chicago visiting his two sons. “Put in another three quarters,” said the driver, “or get off the bus.”

One privilege(专利;特权) of old age is being stubborn (固执). John said, “ Give me back my quarters, and I'll get off.”

“I can’t —

it’s in the box. If you don’t get off, I’ll call the police,” said he, which he did. Two police cars pulled up. “I’m the criminal(罪犯),” said John Russell. Then he and the driver told their stories.

“That’s what you called me for?” one policeman asked the driver. Another policeman then said to John, “I'll give you three quarters.”

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John shook his head, “Why should you give me the quarters? He has to give me my quarters.”

“Where are you going?” asked the policemen.

“Downtown to have lunch with friends,” John said.

“Come on,” the policemen said. “We’ll get you your card.” So they took him down-town to the CTA office. But the people there wouldn’t give him a CTA card --- he needed a picture. “What about his quarters?” one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and the decision was made to give John’s quarters back.

When John got downstairs, the policemen asked where he was going. “To see my friends,” John said.

“How are you going to get there?”

“On the bus. And all I’m going to pay is 75 cents.”

“Good luck,” the policemen said.

John got on a bus, dropped three quarters in the box, and said, “I’m a senior citizen...” The driver looked at John and nodded. He didn’t know how lucky he was to be a sensible(通情达理的)man. 46. With a Chicago Transit Authority card _____. A. men of authority(权威) can ride on a bus for half fare B. senior citizens can pay only half fare for a bus ride C. men of authority can ride on a bus paying only three quarters D. senior citizens can pay only three quarters for a bus ride 47. John Russell needs a special CTA card most probably because ______.

A. he is not a senior citizen

B. he is not a citizen of Chicago

C. he is only visiting his two sons

D. he has lost his ID card 48. The decision made by the CTA office was ______.

A. to give John a CTA card then and there

B. to refuse to give John's quarters back

C. to return the three quarters to John

D. to declare that John was a criminal 49. The second driver let John ride on his bus because ______.

A. now John produced his CTA card

B. he knew John was a very difficult man

C. he was kind enough to help the aged

D. the policemen were with John 50. The suitable title for the above passage is ______.

A. Giving No Quarters

B. Giving No More Quarters

C. A Sensible Driver

D. A Senior Citizen

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Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable (or: that can be recognized) faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (or: business ads on TV or the radio) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works,” he said in 1991, “I’ll

continue to do those commercials.”

Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won’t let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never

had proper-fitting shoes.” Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted (or: taken into the family as their own) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction (or: building) work. “He fed me,” Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he’d beat me.”

Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant,” he said, “I could eat for free.” A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career (or: lifetime job) as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire (or: a rich man with

millions of dollars or pounds) in 1968. In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart (or: made itself

different from or better than others) by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales. Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids (or: children) besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (or: organization set up to offer money to help) for Adoption in 1992. In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated (or: left school) from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party .The kids voted (or: chose formally) him “Most Likely to Succeed.”

“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,” says friend Pat Williams. “He

wasn’t a great actor or a great speaker. He was just ‘Joe Everybody’.”

51. What is the article mainly about? A. The life of Dave Thomas.

B. The dream of Dave Thomas. C. The schooling of Dave Thomas.

D. The growth of Dave Thomas’s business.

52. What do we know about his childhood? A.

He lived a poor life

B.

He had caring parents. C . He stayed in one place.

D. He didn’t go to school.

53. Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas’s life.

a. graduated from high school

b. started his own business c. became a millionaire d. started a foundation

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A.

e, d, c, d, a

B. a, e, c, b, d

C. e, c, b, d, a

D. a, e , b, c, d 54.“He was just ‘Joe Everybody’.”(in the last paragraph) means_________. A.

Dave was famous

B.

Dave was ordinary

C.

Dave was showy (or: drawing others’ attention through being bright,

colorful or different)

D.

Dave was shy 55. What is the name of Dave Thomas’s business?

A.

Thomas’s

B. Wendy’s

C. Lorraine’s

D. Rex’s

写作

（15分）

根据以下内容和提示，写一封80—120字的信。

张蕾是武汉某大学2004届的毕业生，家住香港三路。他从报上获悉海鹏公司（Haipen Company）正在招聘一名具有商业经验、英语良好的职员（clerk）。她很高兴，希望应聘。张蕾给该公司经理（manager）林先生写信，想申请得到这个职位（go apply for …）。信中要简单介绍自己的情况：现年23岁，在大学学主修英语、电子商务(typing, communicating) 等课程，希望经理能容出几分钟时间准予面洽。假设你是张蕾，请根据提示内容用英语写一封信，写信日期是2005年7月18日。

Keys for reference: 1. A

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50. A 51. A

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53. B

No. 3 Hongkong Street

Wuhan July 18th, 2004

Haipeng Company

Dear Mr. Lin,

54. C

55. B 育星教育网——中学语文资源站（www.ht88.com）资源，未经授权，禁止用于任何商业目的。

I have learned from newspaper that you are looking for a clerk who has some general experience in business and English. I would like to apply for that position. I am 23 years old and a graduate of a university in 2004. At the university, I studied many subjects such as English in major, business ( typing and writing in shorthand ) . I have no problem in writing and speaking English, for I have always been dealing with foreigners in English.

I believe that I shall become fit for the job very soon.

If you can offer me a few minutes, I would like to talk to you.

育星教育网

www.ht88.com

育星教育网——中学语文资源站（www.ht88.com）资源，未经授权，禁止用于任何商业目的。Sincerely yours, Zhang Lei