外研版九年级英语下册 （They sometimes work harder）Life now and then 新课件(第2课时)

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LifenowandthenTheysometimesworkharder第2课时

【辨析】thenumberof与anumberof①thenumberof意为“······的数量”，后面接名词复数，谓语动词用单数形式。eg：Thenumberofthestudentsis2,000.学生的数量是两千。②anumberof意为“许多；大量”，相当于alotof，后面接名词复数，谓语动词用复数形式。eg：Anumberofapplesarered.许多苹果是红色的。wealth不可数名词，意为“财富；财产”。eg：Healthisbetterthanwealth.健康胜于财富。【拓展】wealthy形容词，意为“富有的”。seldom频率副词，意为“很少；不常”，通常放在实义动词之前，连系动词、情态动词或助动词之后。seldom在句中表示否定意义，故构成反意疑问句时，用肯定的简短问句。eg：Heseldomgiveshiswifeapresent，doeshe？他不常给妻子送礼物，是吗？spare形容词，意为“空余的；备用的”，常构成固定短语inone'ssparetime，意为“在某人的空余时间”。eg：Whatdoyoulikedoinginyoursparetime？你闲暇时喜欢做什么？【拓展】spare还可作动词，意为“抽出”。eg：Canyousparemefiveminutes？你能为我抽出五分钟的时间吗？Whydon'tyou＋动词原形······？＝Whynot＋动词原形······？意为“为什么不······？”。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、阅读理解。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、词汇运用。A)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。21.Thenumberofchildrenrecently

growingfasterandfaster.22.Thegoodnewsmakesallofus

.23.Peopleinthepastusedto

insteadofdrivingacar.24.Remember

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

.isexcitedwalktogoworseB)根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，在空白处写出各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。Johnandhisfatherarediscussinglifeinthepastandatpresent.Hisfatherthinkslifeisbettertodaythaninthepast.Peopleare26.

(更富有)todayandtheycanlive27.

(更长地)thantheydidinthepastbecausepeopleknowmoreaboutmedicineandthere'sless28.

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

(锻炼)astheyusedto.Somepeoplethinklifeinthepastwas30.

(更简单的)andhealthierthantoday.wealthier/richerlongerfearexerciseeasierMore31.

(财富)sometimesmeanslesshealth.Whenthe32.

(数量)ofcarsis33.

(加倍)，thepollutionhasalsoincreased.Peopletodayworkharder.People34.

(很少)saytheyhaveenough35.

(空闲的)time.Theythinklifehaschangedalot.wealthnumberdoubledseldomspare四、任务型阅读。AnMingzhong，a12-year-oldboyfromSichuan，waslazyinthepast.Inhisownwords，heseldomdidanyhousework.Butnowthingshavechanged.Doingthedishes，cookingandmakingthebed...allofthesetaskshavebecomepartofAn'sdailylifeandhecanfinishthemperfectly.Thisbigchangeistheresultofanewprojectstartedlasttermathisschool—DazhouNo.1MiddleSchool.Ithasmadehouseworkpartofitsstudents'homework，hopingtoimprovetheirlifeskills.Atthebeginningofeachmonth，everystudentgetsalistofhouseworktodoeveryweekend.Theirparentshelptocheckhowtheyfinishthework.Someofthetasksarequitespecific(具体的)，suchastidyinguptheirownrooms，washingcupsandcookingfood，whileothe