九年级英语Module 8 On the town外研社知识精讲.doc

九年级英语Module 8 On the town外研社
【本讲教育信息】
一. 教学内容：
Module 8 On the town

二. 重难点讲解：
Unit 1I was pleased to see it.
Tony’s mum: How was the play?
Tony: Well, I was pleased to see it, but three hours is a long time to stay still.
three hours is a long time to stay still. 主谓一致
Tony’s mum: Was it in English?
Tony: Yes, it was acted by the Beijing English Theatre Company.
Tony’s Mum: What was the best bit?
the best bit
Tony: The flight between the two families and their servants! And the actors who played the roles of Romeo and Juliet were superb! But it’s sad at the end, because Juliet loves Romeo, but her father has decided she must marry someone else. So they both decide to kill themselves.
play a/ the role （of …）= play a/ the part
superb adj. 极好的，赞誉某人/某事
at the end of
by the end of
in the end
Tony’s mum: “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.”
a pair of / a couple of
star-crossed= unlucky
构词法：名词+过去分词
take one’s life 杀死某人
Tony: OK, OK, I’m impressed. Can you recite any more lines?
be impressed by…/ with…
impress sb. （with sth）
Tony’s mum: No, that’s all I can remember. Did you have a good seat?
Tony: Well, it was hard to see the play at the back. The best place to sit is in the front row.
at the back （of）
Tony’s mum: Could you hear the dialogue?
Tony: I guessed what they were saying but their voices weren’t very loud. Daming and Lingling found their accents really difficult to understand.
find sb./ sth. +adj. + to do
Tony’s mum: The best way is to read the play before you see it.
Tony: We tried to do that, but there wasn’t time.
Tony’s mum: Did you have anything to eat before you went to theatre?
Tony: No such luck! I was starving!
good luck/ bad luck

Unit 2 It’s a wonderful town!
The city that never sleeps.
New York, New York, it’s a wonderful town! The Bronx is up and the Battery’s down!（On the town, by Leonard Bernstein!）
New York is probably the entertainment capital of the world, and a great place to see the big names and top stars in films, television, theatre and music. Sports fans have plenty of chances to watch some great sport, and the New York nightlife is world-famous.
the big names
top stars
Madison Square Garden is the place to watch the New York Knicks Basketball Team and the Golden Gloves boxing competition. To watch baseball, go to the Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees or Shea Stadium for the Mets.
To watch baseball, go to the Yankee Stadium
home of
At New York’s finest arts cinema, the Film Forum, you can see the latest foreign and American movies. But New York itself is the subject of many movies by directors who come from New York, such as Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese.
for oneself
by oneself
of oneself
to oneself
The great names of jazz have played in the jazz clubs of Greenwich Village, and fans can listen to the stars of today and tomorrow at the world-famous Blue Note.
The Metropolitan Opera House is the place to go for opera lovers, but you have to book tickets a long time before you want to go. One of the most important things to see at Christmas is the Nutcracker by the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Centre. Carnegie Hall is well-known for its concerts of all types of music, classical and modern.
for opera lovers
book
One of the most important things to see at Christmas is…
all types of
a type of
different types of
kind/ sort/ type/ variety
classical and modern
Broadway is not just a street but an area of New York. There you can see some of the biggest and the best plays and musicals, such as Evita, Cats and the Phantom of the Opera. If you ever come to New York in summer, remember to spend a day in Central Park watching a play by Shakespeare in the open air, with famous actors from Broadway and Hollywood.
Broadway is not just a street but an area of New York.
in the open air
For lovers of painting, the best plan is to go to the Museum of Modern Art or the Guggenheim Museum.
Restaurants can be found everywhere, and are open at all times of the day or night. There has always been a huge number of Italian, Chinese and Japanese restaurants, but how you can eat food from Thailand, Vietnam, India, Burma or the Philippines. Try the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station for the best seafood in Manhattan.
open v. ——close v.
open adj. ——closed v.
at all times of the day
at all times
New York’s nightlife includes discos, like the Limelight, and night clubs. In fact, it’s easy to see why they call it “the city that never sleeps”.
call sb./ sth. +名称

【模拟试题】
一. 选择填空
（ ）1. It’s hot ____________summer in Beijing.
A. by　　 B. on 　　C. at　　　 D. in
（ ）2. I met Kate on ___________way home yesterday.
A. my　　 B. me　　 C. his 　　D. him
（ ）3. Bruce, look at your dirty shoes. You’d better ________them right now.　
A. washed 　　B. washing　　 C. wash　　　 D. to wash
（ ）4. “Whose bike is it ?” “It’s ____________”
A. John 　　B. John’s 　　C. Johns’ 　　D. Johns
（ ）5. “Can you sing the song in English?” “No , I _________”
A. may not 　 B. mustn’t　　　 C. needn’t 　　D. can’t
（ ）6. The doctor often tells him _____________ more exercise.
A. to take 　 　B. taking 　　　C. taken 　 　D. take
（ ）7. “What did you do last night?” “I did my homework and ________TV.”
A. watch 　B. watched 　C. will watch 　D. am watching
（ ）8. The Whites _______many places of interest since they came to China.
A. have visited 　B. will visit 　C. visited 　D. visit
（ ）9. I’m hungry. Please bring me some ______________.
A. kites 　B. desks　　C. boxes 　　D. cakes
（ ）10. Most of the children enjoy ___________ computer games.
A. play 　　B. playing 　C. played 　　D. to play
（ ）11. This is Miss Gao. She ____your new teacher.
A. be 　　B. am 　　　C. is　　　　D. are
（ ）12. He has two basketballs. One is new, ___________ is old.
A. the other 　　B. other 　　C. the others 　　D. others
（ ）13. “ __________ were you born?” “On May 12, 1985”.
A. What 　　　B. Which 　　C. When 　　　D. where
（ ）14. “Can you _ Chinese, Mr Smith?” “Yes, but just a little.”
A. talk 　　 B. speak 　　　C. tell 　　　D. say
（ ）15. Which is smaller, the sun _____________the moon?
A. so 　　 B. but　　　　 C. or　　　 D. and
（ ）16. Don’t forget to turn __________ TV before you go to bed.
A. off 　　B. to 　　　C. on 　　D. and
（ ）17.“She didn’t come to school yesterday, did she?” “____________”, though she was not feeling very well.”
A. NO, she didn’t 　　　　 B. Yes, she didn’t
C. No, she did 　　　　　　 D. Yes, she did
（ ）18. “I’m going to Hang Zhou for a holiday this weekend.” “______, you are there, can you buy me some green tea?”
A. Because 　　　B. If 　　　C. While 　　D. After
（ ）19. “When shall we meet again next week?” “_______ day is possible. It’s no problem with me.”
A. Either B. Neither 　　C. Every　　D. Any
（ ）20. There is not enough _______ in the corner to put the table.
A. place 　B. room 　　C. floor　　 D. ground

二. 根据汉语意思完成下列各句。每空只填一词。
1. 我们该去吃晚饭了。
It’s time ________ us _________ have supper.
2. 这座楼房和那座楼房一样大。
This building is as________ ________ that one.
3. 如果你不早起，上学就会迟到。
_________ you don’t get up early, you’ll _______ late for school.
4. 王力跑得如此快，以至于我赶不上他。
Wang Li ran ______ fast ____ I couldn’t catch up with him.
5. 昨天他直到做完作业才去睡觉。
He did _________ go to bed _________ he finished his homework yesterday.

三. 补全对话
（A）根据对话内容，在每个空白处填入一个适当的词，使对话完整，合乎情景。
A：Hello, 954121
B：Hello! Is（1） ____________ Tom?
A：Yes, speaking.
B：Tom, this is Jack. Fred is（2）___________ in hospital
A：Oh, I’m（3）__________ to hear that.
B：I want to（4）___________ him, Do you know the（5）________ to the North Street Hospital?
A：Yes. You can take the No. 27 bus. Get（6） __________at the North Street. Then（7）________ along the road, take the first turning（8） __________ the right. Walk on and（9） __ left. You’ll find（10）________ in front of you.
B：Thank you very much.
（B）根据对话内容，选择方框中适当的句子，使对话完整、通顺。
Lin Tao：Hi, Sam! How are you today?
（　 ）Sam： 11 What about you?
Lin Tao：I’m OK. Are you free tomorrow?
（　 ）Sam： 12
Lin Tao：We’re going to have a swim.
（ 　 ）Sam： 13 Can I come?
（ 　）Sam： 14
Lin Tao：We are going to meet outside the school gate, at two o’clock.
（　 ）Sam：OK. 15
A. Fine, thanks. 　　 B. How much is it? 　　
C. Where are you going to meet? 　　     
D. Yes. Why? 　　   E. Goodbye! 　　    
F. Good idea!

四. 阅读理解
（A）
The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said , “Miss Li, you told us that water has no colour and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell。” Most of the children agreed with him.
“I’m sorry, children.”, said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”
（　 ）1. The students were having their __________class.
A. English 　　B. Chinese　　 C. chemistry　　 D. maths
（ ）2. Miss Li was telling the children what __________ was like.
A. water 　　B. air　　 C. earth 　　D. weather
（ ）3. A boy said, “The water in river behind my house is always _______
A. white　　 B. black 　　C. clean 　　D. clear
（ ）4. Most of the children __________ the boy.
A. agreed with 　　 B. wrote to　　
C. heard from　　 D. sent for
（ ）5. The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______
A. more and more 　　              B. less and less　　
C. cleaner and cleaner 　　        D. dirtier and dirtier 

（B）
“ Cool ” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.
“ Cool ” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool . ” You may think, “He’s so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer.
We all maximize（扩大）the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “ new ”or “ surprising ”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall （瀑布）they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool. ” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility （可信性）. Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can . And I think they are also very cool .
（ ）6. We know that the word “ cool ” has had _________
A. only one meaning 　　　　　   B. no meanings
C. many different meanings　　    D. the same meaning
（ ）7. In the passage, the word “ express ” means “________”
A. see 　　   B. show 　  　C. know　　　  D. feel
（ ）8. If you are _____________ something, you may say, “It’s cool。”
A. interested in 　　            B. angry about 　　　　
C. afraid of 　　                    D. unhappy with
（ ）9. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.
A. pleased with 　                     B. strange to 　　
C. worried about 　　                  D. careful with
（ ）10. In the passage, the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “ cool ” _______
A. can be used instead of many words 　　　
B. usually means something interesting
C. can make your life colorful
D. may not be as cool as it seems

（C）
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
注：urchin顽童           hesitate犹豫           neighbour邻居
crippled残疾　　     cent 美分
（ ）11. The street urchin was very surprised when _______________
A. Paul received an expensive car 　　　　
B. Paul told him about the car
C. he saw the shining car
D. he was walking around the car
（ ）12. From the story we can see the urchin _______________
A. wished to give his brother a car
B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
（ ）13. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ___________
A. to show his neighbours the big car
B. to show he had a rich friend
C. to let his brother ride in the car
D. to tell his brother about his wish
（ ）14. We can infer（推断） from the story that___________
A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end
（ ）15. The best name of the story is____________
A. A Christmas Present 　　　　 B. A Street Urchin
C. A Brother Like That 　　　  D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride 

五. 完形填空（共20分，每小题1分）
通读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
（A）
Miss Zhao is one of the most popular teachers in the school. Yesterday she came into the 1 with a big smile on her face. She said to her 2 that she was 3 to see they did well in the sports meeting. But 4 was not pleased to see the classroom last Saturday not as 5 as usual. She hoped they would clean the classroom every day .
Wei Hua was on 6 yes