Unit 1 What’s the matter?

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. Giraffes have long n________ and they are

very tall.

2. There’s something wrong with his two

f________ so he can’t walk.

3. Brian always talks too much， so his throat

h________.

4. No one stopped to have a r________，

although they were very tired.

5. Jim had a terrible t________ and needed to

see a dentist right away.

Ⅱ 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

have a cold__have a stomachache

lie down__take one’s temperature

take breaks

1. I didn’t feel well， so I___________________

on the bed.

2. Maybe you have the flu. Let me_____________

______.

3. It’s snowing. Wear warm clothes， or you

may___________________.

4. Mary ate too much ice cream yesterday， so

she___________________.

5. He doesn’t___________________ in the

afternoon. He works eight hours a day.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 阅读理解。

Question：

I have a bad cold. I have a sore throat and a headache. What should I do？ Are there any ways to

make my throat feel better？ —Rachel， 1 month ago

Advice：

My favorite sore throat “medicine” is hot water with lemon （柠檬） juice and honey. It works

very well. —Wishful Spirit， 2 days ago

Wash your hands a lot. Rest as much as possible. Also try massaging （按摩） your head to help

make your headache go away. —Julie， 1 week ago

Take medicine as early as possible. Keep warm and get a lot of rest. —Michelle， 2 weeks ago

Try cold medicine. Gargle （漱口） with warm salt water for your sore throat. Drink a lot of

water， and try some hot soup. —Samuel， 20 days ago

（ ）1. What’s the matter with Rachel？

A. She had a cold. B. She had a fever.

C. She had a toothache. D. She had a stomachache.

（ ）2. What was Julie’s advice？

A. Wash hands a lot. B. Gargle with warm salt water.

C. Drink hot water with honey and lemon juice. D. Take medicine as early as possible.

（ ）3. When did Michelle give Rachel advice？

A. 2 days ago. B. 7 days ago. C. 14 days ago. D. 20 days ago.

（ ）4. How many people advised Rachel to drink water？

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

（ ）5. The passage may be from_________.

A. a sports newspaper B. a doctor’s letter C. an art magazine D. the Internet

第二课时 （Section A 3a—3c）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 用方框中所给词的适当形式填空

trouble passenger hit matter cough

1. How many___________ were on the plane that

day， Mary？

2. — Be careful！ That car is going to___________

you！

—Oh， thanks for telling me！

3. If you keep on driving like that， you are

going to get into___________.

4. Mike had a bad cold. He couldn’t stop___________.

5. He didn’t tell Mom about his feelings on this

________.

Ⅱ 课文精编巧练。

At 9：00 am yesterday， bus No. 26 was

going along Zhonghua Road 1.________ the

driver saw an old man 2.________ （lie） on the

side of the road. A woman next to him was

shouting for help.

The bus driver， 24-year-old Wang Ping，

3.________ （stop） the bus without 4.________

（think） twice. He got off and asked the woman

what happened. She said that the man had a

heart problem and should go to the hospital.

Mr Wang knew he had to act 5.________

（quick）. He told the passengers that he must

take the man to the hospital. He expected most

or all of the passengers 6.________ （get） off

and wait for the next bus. But to his surprise，

they all agreed to go with him. Some

passengers helped Mr Wang to move the old

man 7.________ the bus.

Thanks 8.________ Mr Wang and the

passengers， the old man was saved by the

doctors in time. “It’s sad that many people

don’t want to help 9.________ （other） because

they don’t want any trouble，” says one

passenger. “But the driver didn’t think about

10.________ （he）. He only thought about

saving a life. ”

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 完形填空。

Diana wasn’t feeling well. Her_____1__ was getting worse and worse. She was nine years old.

About two hours ago， her mother went to visit Mrs Smith. She didn’t know that Diana was_____2__.

Diana decided to_____3__ for some time. She went to her bedroom and_____4__ down on the bed.

However， she couldn’t fall asleep.

She got up and took a washcloth （毛巾）. She made it wet with cold water. Then she put it on

her head. She started to feel a little better，_____5__ the washcloth didn’t stay cold for long. Her head

started to ache again. Diana thought to herself， “Being at home by myself isn’t fun at all. I miss

Mom so much.”

（ ）1. A. throat B. headache C. toothache D. stomachache