U1-3课文补全对话专练
(一)Jack: Annie, I am a little nervous. I have to finish reading a book and give a report next Monday. Annie: That doesn’t sound too bad.
Jack: 1.________ I’m a very slow reader.
Annie: Just read quickly to get the 2.________ ideas at first. Don’t read word by word. Read words
groups.
Jack: But I don’t understand many of the words. I have to use a 3.________.
Annie:4. ________ to guess a word’s meaning by reading the 5.________ before and after it. You
6.________ understand more than you think.
Jack: That sounds difficult!
Annie: Well, be 7.________. It 8.________ time. You can become better 9.________ reading
something you enjoy every day. The more you read, the 10.________ you’ll be.
（二）Boy: Hey, everybody. 1.________ a big test on Tuesday. I really need some help. Can you tell me how you study for a big test?
Voices: Sure! Yes. Sure we 2._______.
Boy: You did really well 3.________ the last English test, didn’t you, Meiping?
Meiping: Yeah, I did OK.
Boy: Well, how did you study for it?
Meiping: By making word cards.
Boy: Maybe I’ll 4.________ that. So, how do you study for a test, Peter?
Peter: By asking the teacher for help. She’s 5.________ happy to answer my questions. Boy: That’s interesting. How do you study, Tony?
Tony: I like to study by listening to tapes. But sometimes my mother thinks I’m listening to music. And then she gets 6.________.
Boy: Oh, maybe I won’t do that then.
（三）Man: Welcome to the English club. Today we’re going to talk about the best ways to learn English.
Does 1.________ learn English by watching videos?
Girl 1: No. It’s too hard to 2.________ oral English.
Boy 1:What about continuing 3.________ a diary in English? Do you learn English that way? Girl 1:Yes, I do. It 4.________ to write English every day.
Boy 2:Have you ever studied with a group?
Girl 2:Yes, I have! I’ve learned a lot that way.
Boy 2: Do you have 5. ________ with friends in English?
Girl 2:Oh, yes. It really 6.________ my speaking skills.
Girl 1:What about reading 7.________ to practice 8._________?
Boy 1: I do that sometimes. I think it is 9.________.
Girl 2: I do, too. And I often look 10.________ new words in a dictionary.
Boy 2:That’s a great idea!
（四）Ms.Manson: You look worried, Paul.
Paul: I am, Ms. Manson. I’m having 1.________ learning English.
Ms.Manson: You said you liked English. What’s the problem?
Paul: I can’t get the pronunciation 2.________.
Ms.Manson: Well, listening can help. Why 3.________ listen to English songs on the radio and
4.________ the difficult words?
Paul:That’s a good idea. But what about all the new words? I 5.________ a lot of the new words. Ms.Manson: You can always write the new words in your notebook and 6.________ them from time to time. You can 7.________ study on the subway on the way to school.
Paul: That might really help! Thanks.
Ms.Manson: Can you understand when people talk to you?
Paul: Well, not always. Sometimes I just don’t understand what people are saying.
Ms.Manson: Why don’t you join an English language club to 8.________ speaking English? The English club meets after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Paul: Maybe I’ll go. The only other problem is that I don’t get much 9.________ practice. Ms.Manson: Maybe you should find a pen pal.
Paul: That sounds 10.________ a fun way to practice writing. Thanks, Ms. Manson.
（五）Mary: What a great day!
Bill: Yes, it was really fun !
Mary: What was your 1.________?
Bill: I loved the 2.________! They were really interesting to watch. 3.________ fantastic dragon boat teams!
Mary: Yes! And look at the 4.________ of the boats. How colorful they were!
Bill: I agree! But I guess it was a little too5. ________.
Mary: I don’t know…I 6.________ of like to have more people around. It makes things more exciting.
Bill: That’s true. Oh, and I really liked eating zongzi.
Mary: Oh, me too! The sweet 7. ________ are my favorite.
Bill: I wonder 8.________ they’ll have the races again next year.
Mary: Of course! They have them every year.
Bill: Then I 9.________ that I’ll 10.________ again next year to watch the races!
Mary: Me, too!
（六）Harry: What did you do on your vacation, Wu Ming?
Wu Ming: I 1. ________ my aunt and uncle in Hong Kong.
Harry: Wow! So what did you do?
Wu Ming: Well, we ate out a lot. I believe that we ate at 2.________ five meals a day! 3.________ delicious the food is! I’ve 4.________ on five pounds!
Harry: Haha! Yes, the food in Hong Kong is delicious. What else did you do?
Wu Ming: Shopping, of course. Hong Kong is a great place for shopping! I 5.________ so much money.
Harry: So what was the 6.________ part of the trip?
Wu Ming: Oh, the Dragon Boat Festival for sure. They had teams from all over the world!
Harry: I’m 7.________ a trip to Hong Kong next year. I 8.________ whether June is a good time. Wu Ming: Yes, if you want to see the boat races. But it’s quite hot in June. That’s one thing I didn’t like.
Harry: Oh, I don’t 9.________ hot weather.
Wu Ming: OK, then I think that June would be a 10.________ time for you to visit.
（七）Wu Yu: Hey Jane, what do you know about Halloween?
Jane: Oh, it’s a popular festival in North America.
Wu Yu: We don’t really 1. ________celebrateit in China. I know that it’s in October, right? Jane: Yes, October 31st. It’s a 2.________ festival, but I think it’s fun!
Wu Yu: What do people do on that day?
Jane: Many people make their houses look scary. They may turn 3.________ the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and windows. Wu Yu: Wow, that sounds quite scary!
Jane: It’s not that bad. 4.________ little kids dress up as ghosts or black cats. They can
5.________ dress up as fun things like cartoon 6.________. Some parents join in the fun7.________ by dressing up, too!
Wu Yu: Do parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for candies and trerats?
Jane: Yeah. Kids say “Trick or treat!” at every house. This 8.________means that if you don’t give them a 9.________ , they’ll play a 10.________ on you!
Wu Yu: It sounds like a really fun festival! I wonder if it’ll ever become popular in China.
（八）Girl: Excuse me, could you tell me where I can buy some stamps?
Boy: Yes. 1.________ a post office on Center Street.
Girl: Oh, could you tell me how to 2.________ Center Street?
Boy: Sure. You see that bank there?
Girl: Hmm…oh, yes.
Boy: Just go 3.________ the bank and then 4.________ right. The post office is 5.________ the right, next to the library.
Girl: Thanks a lot!
（九）Boy:1. ________ me, do you know where I can 2.________ a dictionary?
Girl: Sure. There’s a bookstore 3.________ Main Street.
Boy: Oh, could you please tell me how to get there?
Girl: Yes. Go 4.________ Center Street and then turn left on Main Street. Then 5.________ see the bookstore on the other side of the street.
Boy: Thanks! Do you know when the bookstore 6.________ today?
Girl: I think it closes at 7:00 p.m. today.
(十)Boy 1: Excuse me, can you tell me where I can buy some 1.________?
Boy 2: Yes, there’s a supermarket in this shopping center.
Boy 1: Do you know how to go there?
Boy 2: Yes. Go to the second floor and then…then turn left . Let’s see…Then go past the bookstore. And umm…the supermarket is 2.________ the flower store and the bookstore. You should be
3.________ to get medicine there.
Boy 1: OK, great. Oh, and 4.________ thing. Do you know when this shopping center closes tonight?
Boy 2: I’m not sure, but you can ask for 5. ________ over there.
Boy 1: OK, thanks a lot.
Boy 2: You’re welcome.
（十一）Mother: Could you tell me 1. ________ there is a good museum in Sunville?
Clerk: Well, we have a 2.________. What 3.________ of museums do you like—History? Science?
A children’s museum?
Father: What about history? I like history museums. They’re 4.________.
Girl 1：Oh, Dad! History museums are 5.________. 6.Let’s_______ go to a science museum. Boy: Science? We always go to science museums. I want to go to a children’s museum. They’re more fun.
Girl 2: Well, I’m too old for a children’s museum. Why 7.________ we go to an art museum?
Clerk: 8.________ we go to the computer museum? There are a lot of fun things for children there. You can learn all about the 9.________ of computers, as 10.________ as learn about science. Mother: That’s a great idea! Let’s go to the computer museum.
（十二）He Wei: This is Fun Times Park — the biggest amusement park in my city!
Alice: I’m excited to try the rides!
He Wei:1. ________ Where should we start? There’s Space World, Water World, Animal World ... Alice: Oh, could you 2.________ tell me where the restrooms are ?
He Wei: Pardon? Restroom? You already want to rest? But we haven’t even started 3.________yet! Alice: Oh no, I don’t mean a room for 4.________resting. I mean ... you know, a washroom or bathroom.
He Wei: Hmm ... so you mean ... the toilets?
Alice: Yes! Sorry, maybe the word “restroom” is not often 5.________ used in China.
He Wei: Right, we 6.________ normally say “toilets” or “washrooms”.7. ________ they’re just over there.
Alice: OK. I’ll be quick! I wonder when the park closes today.
He Wei: Nine-thirty, so you don’t need to 8.________ rush!
(十三) Clara: Guess what? I’m going to Chiang Mai 1.________ two weeks.
Ben: Wow, sounds like 2.________！ But I 3._________ that April is the hottest month of the year there.
Clara: Yes, that’s true. But there’s a water festival there from April 13th to 15th.
Ben: I wonder if it’s 4.________ to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province.
Clara: Yes, I think so. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People go on the streets to5.________ water at each other.
Ben: Cool! But why do they do that?
Clara: Because the new year is a time for 6.________ and washing 7.________ bad things. Then you’ll have good 8.________ in the new year.
U1-3十二选十专练
（一）
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke too quickly. But I was afraid to ask questions because of my bad 1. ________. So I just hid behind
my textbook and said 2.________.
Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So then I began to watch other English movies as well.3.________ I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the 4.________ on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also 5.________ I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. My pronunciation also improved by listening to the interesting 6.________ in English movies. I 7.________ that listening to something you are interested in is the 8.________ to language learning. I also learned 9.________ sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.” I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked up the words in a dictionary. Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a 10. ________ understanding of English movies.
How Can You Become a Successful Learner?
Everyone is born with the 1.________ to learn.But whether or not you can do this well
2.________ on your learning habits. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common.
Creating an 3.________ in what they learn
Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay 4.________ to it for a long time. Good learners often 5.________ what they need to learn with something they are interested in. For example,if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get 6.________.
Practicing and learning from mistakes
Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. Remember, “use it or lose it”! Even if you learn something well, you will forget it 7.________ you use it. Practice makes perfect. Good learners are also not afraid of making mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone overnight.He 8.________ by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.
Developing their study skills
It is not enough to just study hard. You have to know how to study. Good learners find out the best ways to learn well. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. Good learners also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by 9.________ the information to another student. Asking questions
Good learners often ask questions during or after class.They even ask each other and try to find out the answers.Knowledge comes from 10.________.Learning is a life-long journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.
Full Moon, Full Feelings
Chinese people 1.________ Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for 2.________. Mooncakes have the shape of a full moon on mid-autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss.
There are many 3.________ folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is 4.________. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him a magic medicine to thank him. 5.________ drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Feng Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused 6.________ it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that it was 7.________ a bright and round moon that he could see his wife there. He quickly 8.________ out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden.
9.________ he wished that Chang’e could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of 10.________ the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
The Spirit of Christmas
Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts,Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things 1.________ the true meaning of Christmas: the
2.________ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best 3. ________ of this.
A Christmas Carol is a famous novel 4.________ by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself, and doesn’t treat others 5.________. He just cares about whether he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his 6.________ business partner.Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to hischildhood and 7. ________ Scrooge of his happier days as a child.Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. He sees that he is dead but nobody 8.________. Scrooge is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day!
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need.He now treats everyone with kindness and 9.________,spreading love and joy10. ________ he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
[Alice and He Wei are in Space World]
Alice: I 1.________ where we should go next.
He Wei: How about that new ride over there?
Alice: Oh ... it looks pretty scary.
He Wei: Come on! I 2.________ it’ll be fun! If you’re afraid, just shout or hold my hand.
[Aft er the ride]
Alice: You were right, that was fun! I was 3.________ at first, but shouting really did help. He Wei: See, that wasn’t so bad, right? You never know 4.________ you try something. Alice: Yes, I’m so glad I 5.________ it. Now I know I can do it and it’s 6.________ fun! He Wei: Do you want to go to Water World now?
Alice: Sure, but I’m really in 7.________. Do you know where we can get some good food quickly?
He Wei: Of course! I 8.________ going to Water City Restaurant in Water World. It’s a fast food place. It 9.________ delicious hamburgers and hot dogs.
Alice: That sounds perfect!
[On their way to Water City Restaurant, Alice and He Wei pass by Uncle Bob’s.]
Alice: Oh, look! This restaurant looks interesting. It seems a rock band plays there every evening. He Wei: Maybe we can come here for dinner later. Let’s ask what time the band starts.
[Alice and He Wei walk up to a staff person at the door.]
He Wei: Excuse me, could you tell us 10.________ the band starts playing this evening?
Staff : Eight o’clock. It’s always busy, so come a little earlier to get a table.
He Wei: OK, thanks!
When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? ”are similar 1. ________ for directions to a place. Both are correct English, but the first one sounds less polite. That is because it is a very direct question. It is not enough to just ask a question
2.________. We also need to learn how to be polite by being less direct — or more indirect — when we ask for help.
In English, as in Chinese, we change the way we speak when we talk with different people. The expressions you use might 3.________ on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”, this might sound 4.________. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West. Do you know when the school trip is?”, this will sound much more polite. However, it is all right to ask direct questions in some 5.________, like with your classmates.
Usually polite questions are longer and 6.________ more language such as “Could you please ...?” or “Can I ask ...?” It sounds more polite to say, “Peter, could you please tell me your e-mail address?” than “Peter, tell me your e-mail address.” Sometimes we even need to spend time 7.________ in to a request. For example, with a 8._______ on the street, we might first say,“Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me” or “I’m sorry to trouble you, but ...” before asking for help.
It might 9. ________ seem more difficult to speak politely than be direct. However, it is important to learn how to use proper language. This will also help you become 10. ________better at English,or any other language you wish to speak.