1、Unit 7.The Unknown World課前閱讀It's sometimes reported that strange objects have been seen high up in the sky. These unidentified flying objectsUFOs have made a lot of people interested. Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe. Some have been explained in scientific ways，and others

2、have never been explained.It is not easy to decide whether a report is true or not. One report of UFOs came from a British plane on its way from New York to London in 1954.The British plane was flying over an island at 19,000 feet when the captain (機長) noticed that something was on their left and a

3、little lower than their plane. It was about five miles away.“It was not one object but several，” the captain said，“We saw one large and six smaller objects. I sent out a signal(信號) to report about them and I received the answer that the other planes were coming out to meet us. Before the planes arri

4、ved，the smaller objects entered the big object. The big object then became smaller and moved away fast.”1Some _ have been explained in scientific ways. Apeople BplanesCstrange objects Dof the reports about UFOs2In 1954，a British plane met a UFO when it was flying from _ to _.AAmerica; France BEnglan

5、d; AmericaCAmerica; England DLondon; New York3The captain _ and saw something on the left of their plane.Alooked up Blooked down Clooked back Dlooked ahead4How many objects did the captain see?ASeven BSix CFive DOnly one5The big object moved away because _.Aof some unknown reason Bit was afraid of t

6、he planeCit had received a radio report Dit had stayed long enough with the plane課文再現 Tina woke up at midnight. She looked out of her window and saw a yellow light in the sky. It _ (sudden) dived towards the ground. She heard a _ (noisy) and saw a red light.The next morning, Tina mentioned it to her

7、 brother Tom. “Im sure something landed in the forest near the hills as I heard a loud noise last night,” she said.“Lets explore after school.”At 6 p.m., Tina and Tom reached the forest. They heard some voices speaking a strange language, so they hid behind some bushes and kept _ (quietly). Then the

8、y saw an alien! It was tall, _ a round head and a silver body. It was standing next to a long spaceship. The spaceship was _ (damage) because of a crash.The children were _ (frighten). Suddenly, another alien appeared from the bushes in front of them. It discovered them and made a terrible noise! Th

9、e children ran away in fear.The next morning, Tina and Tom told their parents about the strange creatures. “They were very ugly. They had some hair, but they didnt have any feathers,” said Tina. “There was something written on the spaceship,” said Tom. “It looked like this. I wonder what it means.”

10、He _ (draw) some lines on a piece of paper. But Dad said, “Since no one else saw these aliens, I refuse to believe you. Now go to school!”The children spread their wings and _ (fly) to school together. Dad looked at the piece of paper with the strange marks on it. “It looks strange,” he said, as he

11、looked at the word “EARTH”. 課文詳解(1) 同義詞unknown=not known=not famous 未知的 receive=get v. 收到 接收(letter, gift, present) 反義詞為 give, send accept v. 接受(advice, suggestion, invitation) 反義詞reject damage n. v.=harm v.毀壞 破壞 frightened=afraid adj, 害怕的 discover v discovery n. 發現 terrible adj. terribly adv. 令人不快的

12、 可怕的wonder=want to know 想知道 explain v.=give a reason 解釋 說明refuse=say no to= not accept 拒絕 refuse to do sth. 拒絕做某事pleased=happy = satisfied adj. 高興的 滿意的 愉快的(2) 課文詳析1. look out of. 向外看look out=watch out=take care=be careful 小心look up 查閱 ,look through瀏覽, look for尋找 ,look after照顧 , look at 看, look over

13、檢查2. hear sb. doing sth. 聽見某人正在做某事，強調動作正在發生。hear sb. do sth. 聽見某人做某事，強調動作發生的整個過程。3. keep quiet 保持安靜 keep+adj (quiet, silent, fit/healthy, clean)Keep doingKeep from doing She was really good at it. She kept _ (get) all the answers right.We must keep our environment from _ (pollute). 4. because of/bec

14、ause5. refuse to do I refused to take part in such activities. 6. 到達: get to/reach/arrive at +小地方; arrive in +大地方 get / arrive + here/there/home7. The frightened children are still crying. 收到驚嚇的小朋友們孩子哭泣.I am afraid to go out at night. (afraid 不作定語)另: in fear 害怕地; run away in fearin fear of sth. 擔心某事

15、;在的恐懼之中; be afraid/frightened of課堂習題同義選擇1. The police found that he didnt tell the truth. A. remembered B. discovered C. produced D. made2. I wonder when it will snow. A. want to know B. think C. speak D. say3. I called you last night but nobody answered. A. some one B. any one C. no one D. one4. Ti

16、na wants to play baseball, but Lily disagrees. A. agrees B. doesnt agree C. wants D. doesnt want5. Tim was frightened of snakes. A. dared B. afraid C. interested D. like基礎鞏固1. The girl had a terrible dream and woke up _ A. in fear of B. in fear C. fear for D. fear of2. The spaceship was damaged _ a

17、crash. A. because B. because of C. as D. since3. The girl _ others help and did the work by herself.A. received B. accepted C. refused D. liked4. The children were _ to see the strange creatures. A. frightened B. frightening C. quietly D. frighteningly5. Each year, quiet a lot of food _ around the w

18、orld. Its really time for us to do something. A. was wasted B. is wasted C. wasted D. will be wasted6. Is your sister in _ of the dark? Sure. She is _ to go out at night. A. afraid, fear B. fear, frightening C. fear, afraid7. Many people were _ up by a terrible _ A. wake, noise B. woke, noises C. wa

19、ken, noise8. I have _ to say at the meeting .So you can go on. A. nothing else B. anything else C. else something9. _ everyone is here, lets begin our meeting. A. Because of B. Since C. So10. Where do you sit, Jane? I sit _ Lisa. She is just on my left. A. next to B. in front of C. behind11. When th

20、e chief saw the policeman, he_ A. got up B. flew away C. ran away12. Its necessary for us to take one hours exercises every day. I agree _ you.A. on B. to C. with13. She is _ her sons progress. A. afraid of B. angry with C. pleased with14.My brother and I will go to the library tomorrow. _. Shall we

21、 go together? A. So I do B. So do I C. So will I D. So I will15. Why are you so excited today? We were told_ a picnic this weekend. A. have B. to have C. having D. had 選詞填空(1) discover; loud; refuse; wonder; in fear; quiet; spreadAt around 7 p.m. last night, the Johnson family heard a _ noise and sa

22、w a bright light in the sky. Something then fell into the bushes. There were more noises and then all became _. _, the family called the police.The police _ some feathers in the bushes. Since the feathers were _ out, the police believed that a bird was killed. Next to the feathers, there was a broke

23、n power line. The police _ how the bird was killed. The Johnson family, however, _ to believe it was a bird. “It was a UFO, I tell you!” said Mr. Johnson. (2) discovered; frightened; quiet; refused; unknown; feathers; line; received; terrible; wonders1. Simon _ why he always loses in games against E

24、ric. 2. When the dinosaur appeared in the film, all the children felt _. 3. The _ of birds help them keep warm. 4. I feel _ today. I lost my key. 5. Jason _ to take my advice and failed the exam. 6. There are still many _ places in the world that people havent visited yet. 7. Please draw a _ to divi

25、de the square into halves. 8. Please be _. Classes begin. 9. I _ a letter from my friend last week. 10. Who _ America? Was it Christopher Columbus? 課后習題(1) 基礎題6. -I like playing _ basketball. What about you? -I like playing _guitar. A. an; an B. an; the C. /; the D. a; /7. -I havent _my pen pals let

26、ter for two weeks. -Maybe he is too busy recently.A. accepted B. received C. written D. collected8. -Thanks to Project Hope, _children have better lives. -Thats great.A. thousands of B. thousands C. thousand D. thousand of9. -Everything in the room looks so nice. -Yes, thats because the moonlight is

27、 shining in _the window.A. over B. across C. through D. past10. -Mo Yans books have been sold out in many bookstores _his winning of the Nobel Literature Prize. -Thats true. A. because B. since C. as D. because of11. -There is a smile on Mr. Smiths face. He must be _with Tims work. -I think so. No o

28、ne did _him in our class. A. angry; as well as B. pleasing; as good as C. please; as good as D. pleased; as well as12. -Are you frightened of _ home alone in the dark? -Yes, I am. A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. walks13. -The music is too _. Please turn it off. -OK. I will do it at once. A. quiet B

29、. loud C. quietly D. loudly14. -Write to him at once _he may know in time. -All right. A. so that B. such that C. in order to D. so as to15. -Jane _ his invitation to a dinner. -What? I thought she would accept it A. received B. gave C. refused D. put16. -I will go to the party alone _ you dont want to go. -Have a good fun. A. until B. since C. however D. whether17. -_ English novels