初二英语(人教版)-Review of Units 1-5 Period 2-3学习任务单

ReviewofUnits1-5Period2学习任务单【学习目标】熟练运用略读、读标题和首句的方法获取文章的主旨大意；熟练借助上下文、例证、词性等猜测生词的含义；针对人际交往和社会服务话题，描述个人经历或表达个人观点【课前预习任务】梳理1-5单元学习过的阅读策略，思考：如何能够准确快速地获取文章的主旨大意？如何准确猜测文本中生词的含义？【课上学习任务】Passage1Flowersbloom(开花)onlyiftheyareplantedinrichsoil(土壤).Wearesimilarlyinfluencedbyourenvironment.Whenourenvironmentisbad,wemaygetsickphysicallyormentally.Whenourenvironmentissupportive,wearemorelikelytothrive.Whichfactor(因素)oftheenvironmentinfluencesusmost?Theanswerissurprising.It’snottheairwebreatheeveryminute,northewaterwedrinkeveryhour;it’sthepeoplewhowerelatetoeveryday.Everydaywehaveconnectionswithalotofpeopleindifferentsituations.Somebringushappinessandprovideuswithlovingsupport.Othersbringusdownandmakeusfeelworthless.Ihavenodoubtthatoneofthemainkeystosuccessisthepeopleweknow.It’snicetohavepeopleinyourlifewhoencourageyoutobetteryourself,andwhosupportyouinyourefforttomakeyourselfabetterperson.Peoplewhoseheartsarebigenoughtobehappyforyoursuccess,ratherthanthosewhoaresoproudthattheyalwayswanttocompetewithyouforsuccess.Peoplewhoseethepotential(潜力)inyou,evenwhenyoucan’tseeitinyourself.Thesearethepeoplewhoyoushouldhaveonyourteamandinyourlife.Soifyoureallylongforsuccess,lookbackatthepeoplewhocomeinandoutofyourlife.Aremostofthepeopleyouknowsupportiveorunsupportive?Whenpeoplearoundyouaren’tsupportive,whatkindofpersondoyoubecome?Doyoubecomeshy,fearful,hatefulandunhappy?Whenyouconnectwiththosewhoaresupportive,whathappenstoyou?Doyoubecomeopen,lively,happy,strongandbrave?Wecanallmakeamindfuldecisionabouttheenvironmentaroundus.Relatemoretothosewhomakeyouhappybeing“you”,orwhosupportyouinbeing“you”.Afterall,eachpersonhasaseed(种子)inthemtobethebeautifulandawesomepersontheywanttobe.Allthey’rewaitingforisthatsupportivesoiltoallowthemtofullybloom.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Sayingnotounsupportivepeople. B.Lettingtheseedinyoubloom.C.Peoplearoundyoucouldshapeyou. D.Influenceofnaturalenvironment.2.Theword“thrive”inParagraph1probablymeans“______”.A.developandgrow B.judgeandwarnC.mindandcare D.failandfear3.ThewritermentionsthefivequestionsinParagraph4toshowthat______.A.somepeoplealwayssupportwhatwedo,somedon’tB.weareincludedinacertaincircleoffriendsC.somepeoplegiveusasenseofsuccessD.weareinfluencedbypeoplearoundusRelationshipswithpeoplearoundyouconclusion:Oneofthemainkeystosuccessisthepeopleweknow.Thepeoplewhoyoushouldhaveonyourteamandinyourlifeare:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________open,________,________,_________,andbravemakeyoumconclusion:Oneofthemainkeystosuccessisthepeopleweknow.Thepeoplewhoyoushouldhaveonyourteamandinyourlifeare:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________open,________,________,_________,andbravemakeyoumakeyoushy,fearful,_______and________unsupportivepeople_______________people____________environment:____________environmente.g.air,water…comparisonflowersandsoilsimilarity_______________and_______________Passage2InaroomatTexasChildrenCancerCenterinHouston,eight-year-oldSimranJatarlayinbedwithadrip(点滴)abovehertofightherbonecancer.Overherbald(秃的)head,sheworeapinkhatthatmatchedherclothes.Butthethirdgrader'scheerydressingdidn'tmaskherpainandwearyeyes.Thenavisitorshowedup."Doyouwanttowriteasong?"askedAnitaKruse,49,rollingacartequippedwithanelectronickeyboard,amicrophoneandspeakers.Simranstared."Haveyoueverwrittenapoem?"AnitaKrusecontinued."Well,yes,"Simransaid.Withinminutes,Simranwasreadingherpoemintothemicrophone."Somebirdsoaringthroughthesky,"shesaidsoftly."Imaginationinitshead…"AnitaKruseaddedpianomusic,afewwarbling(鸣,唱)birds,andfinallythegirl'svoice.Thirtyminuteslater,shepresentedSimranwithaCDofherfirstrecordedsong.ThatwasthebeginningofAnitaKruse'sproject,PurpleSongsCanFly,onethathashelpedmorethan125youngpatientswriteandrecordsongs.Asacomposerandpianistwhohadperformedatthehospital,Krusesaidthattheideaofhowshecouldhelp"cameinoneflash".Theeffectonthekidshasbeengreat.Oneteenagegirl,curling(蜷缩)inpaininherwheelchair,stoodindependentlytodancetoahip-hopsongshehadwritten.A12-year-oldboywithHodgkin'sdiseasewhorarelyspokesurprisedhisdoctorswithasonghecalledICanMakeIt."Mytimewiththekidsisheartbreakingbecauseoftheseverityoftheirillnesses,"saysAnitaKruse."Buttheyalsomakemehappy,whenthechildrenaresmiling,excitedtosharetheirCDwiththeirfamilies."Simranisnowanactivesixthgraderandcancer-free.Fromtimetotime,sheandhermotherlistentohersong,AlwaysRemembering,andtheyalwaysrememberthe"reallysweetandniceandloving"ladywhogavethemashiningmomentinthedarkhour.1.SimranJatarlayinbedinthehospitalbecause______.A.mostofherhairhadfallenoutB.shewasreceivingtreatmentforcancerC.shefeltdepressedandquitfromschoolD.shewassufferingfromapaininherback2.WhatdoweknowaboutAnitaKruse'sproject?A.Ithelpsyoungpatientsrecordsongs.B.Itissupportedbysingersandpatients.C.Itaimstoreplacemedicaltreatment.D.Itofferspatientschancestorealizetheirdreams.3.Whatdoestheexampleofa12-year-oldboysuggest?A.Mostchildrenarenaturallyfondofmusic.B.Hewasbraveenoughtoputupaperformance.C.Theprojecthaspositiveeffectonyoungpatients.D.Singingisthebestwaytotreatsomeillnesses.4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.PurpleSongsCanFlyB.SingingCanImproveHealthC.AShiningMomentinLifeD.AKindWoman-AnitaKrusePassage3Afterherparentsseparated,thingsatTami’shousechanged.Hermomstartedworking,andTamibecameresponsibleforthehouseandmakingmealsforherselfandheryoungersister.Thoughmoneywastight,theyneverwentwithout.Theyhadanicehomeinamodestneighborhood.WhatTamimissedmostofall,though,wasfamily.Tamispentthesummerduringherninth-gradeyearworkingataparktoearnextraspendingmoney.Herjobwastoorganizeactivitiesforthekidswhospenttheirsummerdaysatthepark.ThekidsabsolutelylovedTami.Shewasconstantlygoingoutofherwaytodothingsforthem.Shewouldplanpicnics,organizefieldtripsandevenbuyicecreamforallofthem,usingherownmoney.Shealwaysdidmorethanthejobrequired,evenifitdidmeanusingherownmoney.Shegottoknowonelittleboywholivedinanapartmentacrossthestreetfromthepark.Hisparentsbothworkedatfast–foodrestaurants,andsheknewthattheydidn’thavemuchmoney.Theboytalkedabouthisupcomingbirthdayandthefiretruckhewantedsobadly.Hesaidhewasgoingtobeafiremansomedayandneededthetrucktopractice.HetoldTamimoredetailsaboutthetruckthansheknewatoytruckcouldhave.Theboy’sbirthdaycameandwent.ThenextdaywhenTamisawtheboy,sheexpectedtoseeashinyredtruckinhisarms.Whenhearrivedempty–handed,sheaskedwhetherhehadgotthetruck.Theboysaidno.Hisparentsweregoingtogetitforhimlater,whenthingswerebetter.Heseemedalittlesad.Thatweek,Tamicashedherpaycheckandheadedforthetoystores.Shefoundthetruckeasily–afterall,fromhisdescriptions,

shefeltsheknewitinsideout.

Sheusedthemoneyfromherpaychecktobuythetruck,andthenhaditwrappedinbirthdaypaper.1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Tamiandhersisterdidn’tneedtoworrytoomuchabouttheirliving.B.Tami’ssisterbecamemoreresponsible.C.Tamibegantoearnmoney.

D.Hermotherchangedherjob.2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Sheknewhowmuchmoneyshewouldpay.B.Sheknewsheshouldcheckthetoytruckinsideout.C.Shewasfullyawareofwhichtoytrucktheboywanted.D.Shewalkedinsideandthenoutofthetoystoreseveraltimes.3.WhydidTamibuythebirthdaypresentfortheboyusingherownmoney?A.Becausehewaspoorerthanher.

B.Becausehewasherbestfriend.C.Becauseshewantedhimtobeafireman.D.Becauseshewantedhimtofeellovearoundhim.【课后作业】Passage4Aphenomenonknownas"kuakuaqun"or"praisegroups"hastakenChinesesocialmediabystorm.ThenumberofrelatedtopicsonWeibohasreachedmorethan23million.UserscanjoinachatgrouponWeChatorQQ,wheretheyareshoweredwithvarietiesofgenerouspraiseandencouragement.Praisingotherslikethisisalsoverypopularamongteenswhoprefertocallit"RainbowFart"．Justimaginethescenes:YougetanAinanexamandyouwanttogetsomepraise.Whenyoupostitintoapraisegroup,youarepraisedfornotonlyyoureffortsbutalsobeingascleverasAlbertEinstein.It's10p.m.andyouaretheonlypersonintheoffice.Youreceiveareply,"Youaresohardworking!You'lldefinitelygetapromotion（升职）!Praisetoyou!"Evenifyougotoatoiletandforgettakingsometissue,someonepointsoutthat"you'recaringabouttreesandtheenvironment!Goodforyou!"Howwouldyoufeel？Theappearanceof"praisegroups"providesanopportunityforordinarypeoplewhocannotgetpositivefeedbackeasilyintheirdailylifetogetcomfortfromtheirhearts.Italsoshowsthelifeandsocialpressureoftoday'syoungpeople.Moreover,thepopularityofthesechatgroupsisareflectionofChineseculturewhichvaluesmodestyandhumility-peopleoftenhidetheirtrueemotionofseekingandgivingpraise.Aslongaspeople'spraisedoesn'tsoundobviouslyuntruthful,you'relikelytowelcomeit.Beingrichlyaffirmed（肯定）forwhatyoudoorwhoyouare-justfeelgood.Sometimes,peopleenjoypraisingothersaswell,justbecauseheretheycandropeverythingandhavefunbygivinglavish（夸张的）comments.However,somepeoplearealsowillingtoencourageandsupportothersfromtheirhearts.Somenetizens（网民）sharedtheirideas,"Itakeitasawayofadjustingthemood.Thepraisegrouphelpsinaddingourconfidence.Somesincerepraisescanevenbeinspiring.However,ifyou'rereallyintrouble,itisyouwhoholdsthefinalkey."Clearly,somedishonestpraisecomesatacost.ChenKan,anassociateprofessorinFudanUniversity'spsychologydepartmentwarnedthat"Thebiggestriskistocontinuetostressonthe‘falseself',whichmakesithardertoseethe‘trueself'."Intheend,peopleinthegroupwillfindthatsuchunreasonablepraisedoesn'thelpsolvetherealproblem.Soonthewholegroupwillbesilentanddead.Perhapsthepraisegroupsare"aflashinthepan",whichmightdisappearsoonerorlater.Nomatterhowyouthinkofit,onlywhenyoucanunderstandthepressure,criticismandpraisecorrectly,