PAGEPAGE5Unit4SectionⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasⅠ.閱讀理解AOnedayThomasAlvaEdisonwasgivenaletterbyhisteacher.Histeacheraskedhimtogiveittohismother.Edisonthoughtitwassomethingnice.Afterhereturnedhome,heproudlygaveittohismother,saying“Myteacherletmegivethislettertoyou.”Notknowingwhatitwas,Edison'smotheropenedit,andthenhereyesopenedwide.Withtearsinhereyes,shelookedathersonandreadouttheletteraloud,“Yourchildisagenius.Thisschoolistoosmallforhimanddoesn'thaveenoughgoodteacherstotrainhim.Pleaseteachhimyourself.”ThefactwasthatEdisonlikedaskingstrangequestionsinclass.Histeachersthoughthewasaddled(頭腦糊涂的).Theycouldnolongerstandhimanddecidedtostophimfromgoingtoschool.However,Edison'smotherdidn'tgiveuponherson.Shetaughthimathome.AftermanyyearsEdison'smotherdiedandhewasalreadyoneofthegreatestinventors.Onedayhewaslookingthroughtheoldfamilythings.Suddenlyhesawapieceoffoldedpaperinthecornerofadrawer.Hetookitandopeneditup.Itread,“Yoursonisaddled.Wewon'tlethimcometoschoolanymore.”Edisoncriedforhoursandthenhewroteinhisdiary,“ThomasAlvaEdisonwasanaddledchild,but,becauseofhisheromother,hebecomesthegeniusofthecentury.”Havingfaithinthoseweloveisveryimportant.Weshouldhavefaithinthosearoundus.Evenifothershavegivenuponyou,youshouldhavefaithinyourself.1．HowdidEdison'smotherprobablyfeelwhenreadingtheletter?A．Relaxed.B．Sad.C．Proud.D．Calm.2．HowdidEdison'steacherslikehim?A．Hewasn'thardtotrain.B．Hewasreallyagenius.C．Hewastooweaktogotoschool.D．Hewasn'tanormalchild.3．WhatdidEdison'smotherdoafterknowingtheteachers'decision?A．Sheaskedhimtoinventthings.B．Shesenthimtoanotherschool.C．Shelethimgeteducatedathome.D．Sheaskedhimtostudybyhimself.4．Whatisthepassagemeanttoshowus?A．Teachersshouldlovetheirstudents.B．Parentsknowtheirchildrenthebest.C．Weshouldhavefaithinothersandourselves.D．Mostchildrencanbegeniusesifencouraged.BMyroommateLilywaswellorganised,whileIwasnot.Eachofherthingshaditsplace,butminewerealwayshiddensomewhere.Sheevenlabeled(貼標(biāo)簽于)everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,LilygotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Lilycameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming.“Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed！”Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Lilyansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawled(爬)underhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathy(同情)roseupinmyheart.Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsolostinmyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticeLilyhadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressionakindofdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“Thanks.”LilyandIstayedroommatesfortherestofthecollegeyears.Wedidn'talwaysagree,butwelearned.5．HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Byanalyzingcauses.B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Byshowingdifferences.D．Bydescribingaprocess.6．WhatmadeLilysoangryoneevening?A．Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.B．Shesawtheauthor'sshoesunderherbed.C．Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.D．Shecouldn'tfindherbooksanymore.7．Whydidtheauthorcleanuptheroom?A．BecauseshewantedtoshowhercareforLily.B．Becauseshehatedherselfforbeingsomessy.C．BecauseLilyrequiredhertodoso.D．BecauseshewasscaredbyLily'sanger.8．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HardWorkPaysOffB．LearningtoBeRoommatesC．MyFriendLilyD．HowtoBeOrganised?Ⅱ.閱讀七選五HowtoListentoaTeen'sComplaintsAsyourchildreacheshisteenyears,he'slikelyexperiencingaconflict(沖突)betweenhissocialandfamilylives.Thisoftencausesfrequentcomplaining(抱怨).__1__Bylisteningtoyourteen'scomplaintsinanactiveway,youmakeyourrelationshipbetterandallowforbetterjointdecision-making.__2__Youcanseecomplaintsfromyourteenasnaturalandpositive,thoughtheactualcontentofwhathesaysmightbenegative(負(fù)面的).Believethatlisteningtoyourteen'scomplaintsisachancetoknowyourteenbetter.Bypsychologicallypreparingyourselfinthisway,theconversationwillgoforwardmoreeasily.Acceptyourteen'sfeelings.Understandthatyourteen'scomplainingbehaviormightbewrongbutthathisfeelingsareneverwrong.Recognizethatnegativeemotionsarenaturalanddonoteasilyfallunderthecontrolofteensorevenadults.Notethatyourteenisatleasthandlinghisnegativeemotionsintherightway—throughwords.__3__Listenpatientlyandcarefully.__4__Listenforthewordsinhiscomplaints,suchas“Iamsickofthis”or“It'sunfairtome”.Thisoftenshowshisfeelings.Throughbodylanguageoreyecontact,showyourteenyouarelisteningtohimcarefully.Reacttoyourteen'scomplaints.__5__Ifyoudisagree,explainwhy.Finishtheconversationbypraisinghimforcomingtoyouandexpressinghimself.A．Doyouthinkyourreplyisright?B．Allowyourteentoexpresshisdissatisfaction.C．Prepareyourselftolistentosomethingnegative.D．Thisisnormalbutnotsomethingparentsshouldignore.E．Parentsshouldfigureoutwhatcauseshiscomplaints.F．Ifyouagreewithhiscomplaints,discusswaystosolvetheproblem.G．However,keepinmindthatacceptinghisfeelingsdoesnotmeanyouaccepthiscomplaints.課時(shí)作業(yè)(十)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文，通過講述愛迪生被學(xué)校勸退后他的母親教育他的故事，告訴我們對自己和所愛的人要有信心。1．答案與解析：B考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中信的內(nèi)容以及第二段中“hereyesopenedwide”和“Withtearsinhereyes”可知，老師寫信告訴愛迪生的母親她的孩子頭腦糊涂，不允許再去學(xué)校讀書，所以他的母親看到信時(shí)應(yīng)該是難過的。故選B。2．答案與解析：D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段第二句“Histeachersthoughthewasaddled(頭腦糊涂的)”可知，老師認(rèn)為愛迪生是一個(gè)不正常的孩子。故選D。3．答案與解析：C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“Shetaughthimathome”可知，母親在家里教愛迪生。故選C。4．答案與解析：C考查寫作意圖。根據(jù)文章最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，我們應(yīng)該對別人和自己有信心。故選C。B【語篇解讀】本文講述了作者因與室友的一場沖突而學(xué)會(huì)了如何與室友相處。5．答案與解析：C考查推理判斷。在第一段里作者詳細(xì)敘述了Lily是一個(gè)很有條理的人，她的東西總是很整潔，有些東西甚至貼上了標(biāo)簽。而作者不愛整理，