Unit 4 Then and now
阅读训练
一、阅读理解
Lucy has computers. She uses the Internet at home and in the office. She usually reads on the Internet. She listens to music and watches films on the Internet. She often makes friends and does shopping on the Internet. She can get news from all over the world on the Internet. Thirty years ago,Lucy didn't know about computers or the Internet. She could only buy things from shops. She met friends in the park or in the street. She watched films in the cinema. She read books in the library.Computers and the Internet have changed Lucy's life.
阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。
( )1.Thirty years ago, there was no Internet in Lucy's life.
( )2.Thirty years ago, Lucy had a computer at home.
( )3.Lucy can't watch films in the cinema now.
( )4.Lucy can read news and watch films on the Internet now.
( )5.Lucy bought things from shops thirty years ago.
二、读一读，根据短文内容判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，相符的写“T”,不符的写“F”。
A mother camel(骆驼) is looking for water and grass with her son. The son asks his mother,"What do water and grass look like " The mother answers,"The water is blue as the sky, and the grass is not blue. It's green and nice."
After a day and a night, her son cries,"Look, Mother. There's water and grass there.""You are wrong, child. The water and grass are on the left, and the desert(沙漠)is on the right." The mother camel's left eye is blind(盲的).
Now, the young camel finds an oasis(绿洲), but his mother thinks that is not true. She says she knows more than her son and can not be wrong. Her son is not happy. He does not want to stay with his mother, so he goes away. He runs into the grass and eats his fill(吃饱的量).
( )1.Three camels are looking for water and grass.
( )2.The mother says to her son,"You are right,child."
( )3.The mother's left eye is blind.
( )4. The young camel doesn't want to stay with his mother, because his mother is right.
( )5.The mother thinks she is right.
三、读一读，根据故事内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
Give the seedlings a hand
Once upon a time, an old farmer planted a plot of rice. Every day he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow. He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day. But still, he thought they were growing too slowly. He got impatient with the young plants."How can the plants grow faster " He tossed(摇摆)in bed during the night and could not sleep. Suddenly he had an idea.He could not wait for daybreak. He jumped out of bed and dashed(急奔)to the field.
By moonlight, he began working on the rice seedlings. One by one, he pulled up the young plants by half an inch. When he finished pulling,it was already morning. Straightening his back,he said to himself,"What a wonderful idea! Look, how much taller the plants have grown one night!" With great satisfaction, he went back home. He told his son what he had done in a triumphant tone. His son was shocked. Now the sun had risen. The young man was heart-broken to see all the pulled-up young plants dying.
( )1.The old farmer went to watch the seedlings grow every day.
( )2.The seedlings didn't grow taller each day.
( )3.The farmer had an idea and then dashed to the field.
( )4.The son was surprised to know what his father had done.
( )5. The story tells us someone who is eager(急切的)to get something only makes it worse.
四、阅读短文, 完成表格
My school is very beautiful. There are more than 5 thousand students. There is a big playground in my school. We have PE classes in the playground. Our teaching building has five floors. The computer rooms are on the third floor. We can search for information on the Internet now. There is a library on the second floor. There are many books in it. I often read books there. There are some music rooms and art rooms in the teaching building too.
But five years ago, the school was small. There were only a few students in our school. There was no library or Internet at that time. There was no art room or music room either. So we had to have Music classes and Art classes in our classroom. The playground was small.
I love my new school. Welcome to my school.
Five years ago Now
A 1.________students. There was no2.________,3.________, 4. ________ 5.________.We had Music classes and Art classes in our 6.________.The playground was 7.________ . More than 5 8. ________students. The teaching building has 9. ________ . We have some 10.________ , 11.________, art rooms and a 12. ________ in it. There is a big 13.________
五、阅读短文, 根据短文内容给下列句子排序
Today many people have mobile phones. Do you know what old mobile phones were like
In 1973, Martin Lawrence Cooper made the first mobile phone. Martin Lawrence Cooper is called “the father of the mobile phone”. Ten years later, in 1983, the Motorola Dyna TAC 8000X came on the market. It was the first mobile phone that went on sale.In 1998, many people bought the Nokia 5110. It had three mobile phone games. In 2007, the first touchscreen mobile phone was sold on the market. And in 2008, the first Android (安卓) mobile phone turned up. Now, mobile phones become smarter. What will mobile phones be like in the future
( ) People could buy the first touchscreen mobile phone on the market in 2007.
( ) We could use the Nokia 5110 to play three games.
( ) The first mobile phone was made by Martin Lawrence Cooper in 1973.
( ) The first Android mobile phone turned up in 2008.
( ) The Motorola Dyna TAC 8000X was the first mobile phone that went on sale.
六、阅读理解。
阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
Twenty years ago, many families didn't have mobile phones or computers. If they wanted to look for information, they would go to the library to read books or magazines. If they wanted to connect with friends, they would use the telephone or write letters. But now, most families have mobile phones and computers. We can do many things on the Internet. We can watch films, listen to music, chat with our friends,do business, do shopping and so on. The Internet makes our life simple and easy.
Every coin has two sides. Many students don't finish their homework, because they spend much time on the Internet. They surf the Internet,play computer games, chat with their classmates or e-friends and so on.
We should make good use of the Internet. As a student, we can surf the Internet to look for information before lessons. We can also learn English from it.
( )1.What would we do if we wanted to look for information twenty years ago
A.Surf the Internet. B.Read books. C. Call other people.
( )2.Which one is the main(主要的)idea of the first paragraph(段落)
A.Most people didn't have computers.
B.The Internet changes our life.
C. We can watch films on the Internet.
( )3.What does the underlined(画线的)sentence mean in Chinese
A.两边有硬币。 B.一切事物都有两面性。 C.每枚硬币都有两条边。
( )4. The best title for the passage is"_____".
Use the Internet correctly(正确地)
B.Computers
C.Mobile phones
七、阅读短文，选择正确的选项。
Hi, I'm Liu Xing. I'm a student from Changzhou. I was born in 2008. China held(举办)the Summer Olympics that year. Now, I'm14 years old. The Winter Olympics are held in Beijing and Zhangjiakou. In the past years, our country and my life have changed a lot.
In 1949,my grandpa's family was poor and they could only spend 50 yuan a year. And many people couldn't read or write at that time.Going to school was a dream for them. Now we children have money to buy toys and books. And every child can go to the primary school and the middle school for free. In some places, students can have free milk and eggs at school.
My grandpa wrote letters to his brother in Shanghai many years ago. It took a long time.Now they can use mobile phones to chat. And I can take my grandpa to Shanghai by high speed train. It is fast.
( )1.In 2022, where are the Winter Olympic sheld
A.Changzhou. B.Beijing & Zhangjiakou. C. Beijing.
( )2.In 1949,could not read or write.
A. many Chinese people
B. everyone in China
C. only a few Chinese people
( )3.__________can have free milk and eggs at school now.
A. All the students B. No students C. Students in some places
( )4.People in China ____many years ago.
A. had a lot of money
B. used mobile phones
C. wrote letters to their family
( )5.It takes __________ for Liu Xing to go to Shanghai by high-speed train.
A. a long time B. a short time C. a day
八、阅读理解
Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry The e-schoolbag will help you.
In fact, the e-schoolbag should be called the e-textbook. It is a small computer for students.
Heavy schoolbags are not good for them. But the e-schoolbag will change(改变)everything. It is light and small, but it can save all the things for study, like a textbook, an exercise book and so on. Students can also use the e-schoolbag to take notes(笔记)or send emails to their teachers.
Some people say the e-textbook is good for the students' study, but other people say it is not good for the students' eyes. I think only time will tell.
阅读短文，选择正确答案。
( )1.An e-schoolbag is a.________
A. Computer B. book C. small bag
( )2.The e-schoolbag is________.
A. heavy and small B. light and small C. light and big
( )3.The word"save" here means"___________.
A.节约 B.拯救 C.保存
( )4.Heavy schoolbags are____.
A. good for students B. bad for students C. good for teachers
( )5.Which of the following is right
A. The e-schoolbag will change nothing.
B. The e-schoolbag can't save a textbook.
C. Students can use the e-schoolbag to send emails.
九、阅读理解
A blind man took out a small blackboard and put it near him. It said,"I'm blind. Please help me." Some people passed by and gave him some coins(硬币).When the coin touched(碰到)the ground,it made a little noise.And the blind man nodded his head(点头)and said,"Thank you."
Then, a young woman came up to the man. She erased the words on the blackboard and wrote anew sentence. Guess what Many people gave the blind man more coins. And the coins made much more noise. The man had no time to nod his head and say "thank you".
At last,the woman came back. She stood in front of the man without a word. The man knew it was her. He asked,"What did you write on my blackboard " The woman smiled and said,"I did nothing,but just made your words beautiful." It said,"This is a beautiful world. But I can't see it."
阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。
( )1.The blind man is a person who can't see anything.
( )2.At first,the blind man didn't nod his head when people gave him coins.
( )3.The woman is clever and friendly.
( )4.The underlined sentences(画线句子)mean the same thing. But they have different results(结果).
十、阅读理解
The Transportation of the Past
Travel by Foot
Long long ago,people had only one way to get around. They walked. A person can walk only about 6 km an hour,so people stayed close to home long ago.
1.______________________
Thousands of years ago, people began riding the horses. That way,they could go much faster than by walking. A horse could run up to 70 km an hour,but not for very long. In Asia,some people used camels to travel in the desert.
2._________________________
Ships are another very old way to travel. 1,500 years ago,ships with 35 sails(帆)could travel about 37 km an hour with a good wind.
Travel on Land
Steam engines(蒸汽发动机)moved the trains at new high speeds. By the late 1800s some trains powered by steam engines could go about 100km an hour. In 1908,Henry Ford(亨利·福特)made the cars which changed the world. These cars could go up to 70 km an hour.
3.__________________________
People have always wanted to travel by air. Hot-air balloons have been used to take people to travel since 1783. Balloons could go about 50 km an hour. The Wright brothers(怀特兄弟)flew their first plane in 1903.That is a great invention(发明).
任务一：请为文中1,2,3处选择恰当的小标题，将标号写在相应位置的横线上。
Taking to the Skies
Travelling on the Sea
C. Using Animals to Travel
任务二：回答下列问题。(用完整句)
4.Which kind of transportation do you like best Why
___________,because____________________.
参考答案
一、
T 2 F 3. F 4. T 5. T
二、
F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
三、
T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T
四、
Few 2. library 3. Internet 4.art room 5. music room 6. classroom
small 8. thousand 9. five floors puter rooms 11. music rooms
library 13. playground
五、
4 3 1 5 2
六、
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A
七、
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B
八、
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C
九、
T 2. F 3. T 4. T
十、
任务一 1. C 2. B 3. A
任务二：4.(答案不唯一)I like riding the horses best,because it is interesting.
