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。

Below you’ll find some stories and their main ideas. Use these good stories to improve your family life. They’ll help your children to be better kids.

Book, Ink, and Feather  It is a story about working together and positive attitude (积极的态度).

“Forgetting the past doesn’t solve anything. Try to change one’s situation and find the necessary help to do so.”

The Great Gifts  It is a short story about stopping bullying (欺凌) in school.

“Children who at first seem strange are special in fact. We should help them to find their own talents.”

Peggy’s Talking Pets  It is a story about communication and listening.

“When we open our hearts and communicate with others, we enjoy getting to know them, because we all have things to share.”

The Magic Key  It is a story about children’s adventures (冒险经历).

“Children can learn, read and speak good English while they are sharing the exciting experiences with the characters in the story.”

The Homework Party  It is a story about making homework fun.

“Interest and games are the best ways to motivate (激励) yourself to do the jobs which need more hard work.”

( )1. What is Book, Ink, and Feather mainly about?

① Forgetting the past.     ② Working together.     ③ Good attitude.

A. ①③ B. ①②③ C. ①② D. ②③

( )2. What may “the great gift” mean?

A. The fight between kids. B. A bad child.

C. The special talent. D. A strange idea.

( )3. What should you read if you are too shy to talk with others?

A. Peggy’s Talking Pets. B. The Homework Party.

C. The Great Gifts. D. The Magic Key.

( )4. Who is the passage mainly prepared for?

A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Parents. D. Children.

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.

One day, an old man visited the country. He heard about the king’s 　2　. He volunteered to help the king lose some weight. The king decided to let him try.

The old man lived far away. He said the king had to come to him and would have to 　3　  there.

The king came the next day. 　4　, the old man was not there. His son asked the king to come the next day. The king came every day for two weeks, but he never once saw the old man. But he did notice that he felt a lot 　5　. He finally realized why the old man had asked him to walk so far.