Unit 6 An old man tried to move the mountains.

第一课时 （Section A 1a—2d）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1. He feels very w________ and can’t stand or walk after the illness.

2. The boy picked up the small s________ and threw them into the river.

3. It was s________ of you to go out in the hot sun without a hat.

4. Peter loves sports. He enjoys s________， swimming and skating very much.

5. On my way out the door this morning， Mom r________ me to buy a birthday gift for my dad.

Ⅱ 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. We were really ________ （move） by what she said.

2. Tina stayed at home instead of ________ （go） out for a walk.

3. I’m sorry I can’t go out with you. I’m working on ________ （write） my report.

4. My brother kept ________ （watch） TV after having dinner yesterday.

5. Let’s think up a good way ________ （help） the sick kids in the hospital.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

阅读理解。

Andy was a smart spider. He knew that to have real wisdom （智慧）， he had to learn more from others.

One day， Andy found an empty gourd （葫芦） on the ground and he had an idea. “If I get advice from others and put it in this gourd， then I’ll be clever than anyone else in the world.” So he asked others for the best advice.

The slug （鼻涕虫） said， “You should never judge （判断） people by their looks. Under an ugly coat， there’s often a beautiful heart.”

The snail said， “Take your time. Life is not a one-hundred-meter race.”

The butterfly said， “Life is short. Enjoy every day.”

The ant said， “You’ll never be great on your own. Everyone needs the help of others.”

Andy was happy with all the advice. He took it and put it in his gourd. And when he filled the gourd， he decided to put it in the tree so that no one could find it.

Andy held the gourd in two legs and tried to climb the tree with his other six legs. But the gourd was so big that he couldn’t climb. His son was nearby watching him.

“Daddy，” he said， “why don’t you tie the gourd to your back？”

“Good advice，” said Andy. Then， Andy realized that advice is only useful when we share it with someone.

So， he climbed the tree with the gourd on his back. And when he reached the top， he held the gourd up to the wind. All the advice flew into the sky and traveled across the land. And wisdom came to everyone.

（ ）1. Why did Andy ask for others’ advice？

A. To be the cleverest. B. To get their wisdom.

C. To fill his gourd. D. To make more friends.

（ ）2. What does the underlined word “ugly” in Paragraph 3 mean？

A. Bad-looking. B. Nice. C. Icy. D. Well-known.

（ ）3. How many pieces of advice did Andy get？

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

（ ）4. What did Andy do with others’ advice at first？

A. He gave it to his son. B. He shared it with others.

C. He wanted to hide it. D. He took it back home.

（ ）5. What is the best title for the passage？

A. Where to Travel B. Why Not Share It？

C. Who Is the Cleverest？ D. How to Get Advice

第二课时 （Section A 3a—3c）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 根据汉语提示及句意填写单词。

1. Some people think that Beijing is really a（n） ________ （有魔力的） city.

2. Look！ There is a strange ________ （物体） at the top of the hill.

3. In the end， Alex found a good place to ________ （隐藏） himself.

4. The old woman could walk with the help of the ________ （棍）.

5. “Thirteen” is said to be an unlucky number in some ________ （西方的） countries.

Ⅱ 课文精编巧练。

In November 1979， pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program 1.________ （call） Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the first time. However， this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the

2.________ （tradition） Chinese book Journey to the West.

The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact， he sometimes does not even look 3.________ a monkey！ This is because he can make 72 4.________ （change） to his shape and size， turning himself into different animals and objects. But 5.________ he can hide his tail， he cannot turn himself into a man. 6.________ （fight） bad people， the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small 7.________ he can keep it in his ear. At other times， he is able to make it big and long.

The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program 8.________ （come） out more than 30 years ago， Western children became interested in 9.________ （read） this story because the clever Monkey King 10.________ （keep） fighting to help the weak and never gives up.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 完形填空。

Once upon a time， there lived a kind but lazy king. He wouldn’t do anything other than eat and sleep. He became fatter and fatter， and finally found it difficult to move his 1 .

The king invited doctors to make him healthy. But no one could help him.