【正文】 . Chinese regard Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3000 students. For more than 2020 years, Confucius’ ideas have been around in people’s everyday life. Now they have gone far into east and south Asia. People can still hear them today. Why are his ideas so popular? Because they help a lot in everyday life. Confucius said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said all should go to school if they could. 1. Confucius was born on _______. A. September 28,551AD B. September 28,551BC C. December 28,551 BC D. December 28,551 AD 2. Confucius’ ideas have gone far into _____. A. east and south Asia B. north and west Asia C. east and south Africa D. north and west Africa 3. Confucius thought ______. A. young people needn’t take care of the old B. people should think of themselves C. people should work for others D. all the people could go to school 4. What do people think of Confucius? A. The greatest leader and teacher. B. The greatest thinker and teacher. C. The greatest leader and thinker. D. The greatest doctor and teacher. 5. What’s the passage mainly about? A. All should go to school. B. The old and the young. C. Work for others. D. Confucius and his ideas. (B) Light and shadow are friends. They usually go together. We receive light every day. At the same time, we produce shadow. Light cannot shine through you. Your body stops it from passing. There is a dark spot on the ground next to you. The light cannot reach the dark spot. This is your shadow. At noon the sun shines over your head. Your body stops very little light from reaching the ground. We love light, especially sunlight. Without sunlight, life on earth is impossible. Most of us like to stand in the shadow of a tree in summer. But some people are afraid of their own shadow at night. They do not want to walk in a dark street. They do not want to see the shadow, either. But still light and shadow usually go together. 6. The sentence “Light and shadow are friends” means ____. A. the shadow produce light B. the light usually follows the shadow C. they usually get on well with each other D. when we get light, we can get shadow. They are always together. 7. Light cannot shine through you because _____. A. it is too weak B. your body stops it from traveling on C. your body is tall and strong D. there is a dark spot on the ground next to you 8. Your body’s shadow is long because ____. A. the sun is low in the sky in the morning or late afternoon B. the sun is over your head C. the sunlight is very strong at noon D. your body stops very little light reaching the ground 9. It is ____ in the shadow of a tree in summer。英文數(shù)詞中的第四位數(shù)、第七位數(shù)、第十位數(shù)是很關鍵的數(shù)位。英文數(shù)詞中的每一個逗點的讀法也要牢記：一個逗點讀 “thousand”，兩個逗點讀 “million”， 三個逗點讀“billion”。先從兩位數(shù)讀起，然后練習讀三位和四位數(shù)乃至五位或六位以上的數(shù)詞。 解題思路： useful的第一個音素為［ ju］，故選 B。 d. 與 go 有關的短語： go home回家； go to bed上床睡覺； go to school去上學； go to work去上班； go shopping/swimming/boating/fishing去買東西 /游泳 /劃船 /釣魚 (5)用與不用冠詞的差異 : in hospital住院 /in the hospital在醫(yī)院里 on earth究竟 /on the earth在地球上，在世上 in front of在 ……( 外部的 )前面 /in the front of在 ……( 內(nèi)部的 )前 面 take place發(fā)生 /take the place(of)代替 at table進餐 /at the table在桌子旁 two of us我們當中的兩人 /the two of us我們兩人 (共計兩人 ) next year明年 /the next year 第二年 a teacher and writer一位教師兼作家 (一個人 )/a teacher and a writer一位教師和一位作家(兩個人 ) 【考查點】 冠詞 的用法 【易錯點】 不明確 不定冠詞和定冠詞的 用法。 c. 介詞短語： at home在家； in surprise驚奇地； at noon在中午 。 a. 與 by連用的交通工具名稱前： by bus乘公共汽車； by car乘汽車； by bike騎 /坐自行車； by train乘火車； by air/plane乘飛機； by sea/ship乘船，但 take a bus， in a boat， on the bike前需用冠詞。 特例：當 football， basketball指具體的某個球時，其前可以用冠詞： I can see a football.我可以看到一只足球。 ) ④ 在學科名稱，三餐飯和球類運動名稱前。 例如， my book(正 )； my the book(誤 ) ③ 在星期，月份，季節(jié)，節(jié)日前。 例如： the Black Sea黑海， the Yangzi River長江 ⑿ 用在某些固定短語中： all the same仍然； all the time一直； at the moment此刻； at the same time 同時； by the way 順便說； do the shopping/washing 買東西 /洗衣服； in the morning/afternoon/evening 在上