Reading(2)：Cultural differences第二课时教案

M6U3 Reading (Language points) Ⅰ A quiz

Can you match the ways of greeting with the countries?

Country/Area

Ways of greeting 1 Holland

A. putting their hands together and bowing slightly 2 Thailand

B. kissing each other on one cheek and then the other 3 The USA

C. greeting each other by touching noses 4 South America

D. hugging each other 5 The Middle East

E. shaking hands with each other 6 Japan

F. bowing to each other

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语言点学习

1.替代词的用法

1) Helping others is a habit, ________ you can learn even at an early age. 2) The cost of renting a house in central Xi’an is higher than ________ in any other area of the city. 3) The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from _______ spoken in England.- 4) This house with a beautiful garden is great, but I don’t have enough money to buy ______. 5) ---There is still a copy of the book in the library. Will you go and borrow _______?

---No, I’d rather buy _______ in the bookstore.

2. divide;

separate;

part 1) Our class is _________ into four groups. 2) England is _________ from France by the English Channel. 3) Directly/Instantly I joined the crowd, I got _________ from my friends. 4) They _________ at the airport and went to have their __________ holidays.

3. 做某事有困难/麻烦

________________________________ 1). You can’t imagine what difficulty we had _______ (walk) home in the snowstorm. 2). The lecture mainly deals with the trouble young children have _____________ (distinguish) right from wrong.

4. celebrate;

congratulate 1). We have won the game, so we are going to ______________ our victory. 2). His parents called to _______________ him on his success.

5. after all;

above all;

at all;

in all 1). I’d like to buy a house--modern, comfortable--_________ in a quiet neighborhood. 2). The bus picked up 30 passengers ______________. 3). I’m not hungry ______________.

4). People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her, _____________, she is a great musician.

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6. permit 的搭配：___________________________________ 1) Please permit me_____________(introduce ) myself. 2) They don’t permit __________ (sell) alcohol in these stores.

Ⅳ单项选择

1. Charles Bebbage is generally considered _______ the first computer. A. to invent

B. inventing

C. to have invented

D. having invented 2. It’s announced that only when the fire was under control __to return to their homes. A. the residents would be permitted

B. had the residents been permitted C. would the residents be permitted

D. the residents had been permitted 3. ____ surprises us most is _____ she doesn’t even know _____ the difference between the two opinions lies. A. It; that; which

B. What; that; what

C. What; that; where

D. That; what; where 4. The old man got into the

of storing money under the bed.

A. tradition

B. habit

C. practice

D. custom

5. Though he is a

Scot, it is strange that he’s got a strong French _____ .

A. local; speech

B. local; accent

C. native; speech

D. native; accent 6. Mary found herself in an

position, and therefore she felt rather

.

A. embarrassing; embarrassed

B. embarrassed; embarrassed

C. embarrassing; embarrassing

D. embarrassed; embarrassing 7. During our staying in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded

the nurse Florence Nightingale.

A. in celebration of

B. in honor of

C. in favor of

D. in place of 8. The desks and seats can be

to the height of any child.

A. adopted

B. adapted

C. adjusted

D. admired 9. We did so well — beyond all our

.

A. hope

B. wish

C. understanding

D. expectations 10. Can you move the desk a little further, for it

most of the office？

A. takes up

B. takes off

C. takes in

D. take on 11. Though you may hate some customs in other countries,

, you must remember “Do in Rome as Rome does”.

A. likewise

B. therefore

C. otherwise

D. anyway 12. On October 1st every year all the Chinese people hold great parties

______the birthday of New China.

A. in celebration of

B. in memory of

C. in favor of

D. in praise of 13. It makes no sense to refer to the dictionary each time you

news words in reading.

A. deal with

B. come up with

C. meet with

D. do with 14. --Why did you go to the wrong office? --Well, I forgot which room I was ____ to go to. A. demanded

B. hoped

C. supposed

D. suggested 15. Happy families are all ______; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. A. like

B. dislike

C. alike

D. likely

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