Unit
14 Roots
【重点、难点点拨】
1. Go over everyday
expressions of intentions and wishes.
2. in chains, high
in the wall, on
the shore, seize, reason(v.), be in danger, unable, roll
over, give out , open wide, in
his youth, pass
down , go back over centuries, go off into, be fixed to, off the ground, hit on the head, shock , fall sick with fever,
What was to become of them all,
two bars that ran the length of the ship, arrive
in a portan old smelly cloth,
on hard wooden boards, There is … living in… , on his arrival, provide… with, the moment
3. Grammar is about
the use of “It”.
【重点、难点例题解析】
1. What has become of the cat which ate the poisonous food
just now?
become of somebody/something
某种情况发生在某人（某物）身上。（=happen to somebody/something)
2. There are a lot of islands off the coast.
off 为介词。离开… 不远处；从…
离开，如下车get off the bike,
而不是get down the bike。
3. On his arrival he was sold to a farmer and worked in the field.
On为介词，表示当… 时后接表示动作的名词，替代一个状语从句。
4. They found it strange that no one would take the money.
此句中的it为形式宾语，that
从句为真正的宾语。常用此句型的动词还有think/ feel+it +adj. /n. +that clause/to
do something.
【重点、难点练习题】
1Fill in the blanks
(1) —What's ________?
(2) —Who is ________?
(3) — ________is
fine today.
—________a pen.
—It's me.
(4) ________is I
who /that know it.
(5) ________is difficult
to find one's family history.
(6) ________is no
use talking to him.
(7) ________is known
that jack took his own life.
(8) ________is hard
work. Who will do________?
(9) They found ________strange
that no one would take the money.
(10) I felt ________my
duty to report it to the police.
2. Multiple choice
(1) Is ________possible
to fly to the moon in a spaceship?
A. now B. man C. that D. it
(2) I don't think
________possible to master a foreign language without
much memory work.
A. this B. that C. its D. it
(3) —Were all three
people in the car injured in the accident?
—No, ________only the two passengers who got hurt.
A. it was B. there is
C. they were D.
there was
(4) ________hearing
the sad news, she burst into tears.
A. In B. At C. On D. When
(5) What will become________them
if the war breaks out?
A. of B. for C. to D. from
【全方位单元综合练习题】
Ⅰ. Pick out the proper topic for each paragraph in the column
para 1__________________________________
para 2__________________________________
para 3__________________________________
para 4__________________________________
para 5__________________________________
para 6__________________________________
A. on the sea journey
B. the prisoner were to be carried away
C. He was in horror
D. How was he
taken away.
E. the situation
in prison
F. Kunta's suffering
Ⅱ. Give each section of lesson 54 to a subject
1. His interest is for section ________
2. His plan is
for section________
3. His unsatisfaction is for________
4. The clue is for________
5. Further search is for________
6. Backward Gambia
is for________
7. Find his roots is for________
Ⅲ. Text comprehension
1. The text is about________.
A. a white man's
experience in Africa
B. an African
black man's experience
C. a black man's experience in USA
D. a black slave's
experience in Africa
2. According to the order of time, which paragraph should be put at the beginning of the passage?
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 6
3. The black men caught Kunta for________.
A. the country B. money
C. their own freedom D.
the white
4. Put the following places into the correct order according
to the order of time.
a. the castle b. the boat
c. the forest d. the sailing ship
A. c.b.a.d.B. a.b.c.d. C.
d.a.b.c.
D. c.d.a.b.
5. What happened to the missing people?
A. They were sold.
B. They died.
C. They were taken to hospitals.
D. They were set free.
6. The farmer prevented Haley's ancestor from running away by.
A. putting him
in chains
B. giving him
little to eat
C. watching him
all the time
D. cutting off
part of his foot
7. What helped him find the satisfactory answer to his roots?
A. Letters and
diary copies.
B. Money.
C. The words “river”
and “guitar” in his own language.
D. Both B and
C.
8. In most parts of Africa, family and hero stories are passed down________.
A. in written
form B. only in oral form
C. both A and B D.
neither A and B
9. I seems that the truth of the history in most parts of Africa
depends on________.
A. how many people
can remember
B. how many people
are able to write
C. how well those
particular people can remember
D. how long the
history is
10. Haley was successful in finding his roots because he is.
A. lucky B. rich
C. strongminded D.
clever
Ⅳ. Multiple choice
1. There is________living in America whose name is Alex Haley.
A. a journalist
and a writer
B. a journalist
and writer
C. journalists
and writers
D. journalist
and the writer
2. ________he knew was that his African ancestor taught his son
and grandson the words ________his own language for “river”
and “guitar”.
A. That … in B. All … with
C. All … in D. What … in
3. Haley made up his mind to ________more about his ancestors.
A. read B. write C.
find out D. visit
4. This person recognized the words,so Haley thought
that his ancestor______from Gambia.
A. should have
come B. might have come
C. may have come D. must
have come
5. School provides the students________some
textbooks and some reading materials.
A. for B. with C. to
D. in
6. ________he reached the
country , he
started his search.
A. The moment B. A moment
C. At that moment D.
In a moment
7. In Gambia, ________in
most parts of Africa,
there are few written records of family history.
A. since B. for C. because of D. as
8. There was once a fisherman________in a village by the sea.
A. living B. lived C.
live D. to live
9. The thief was caught the moment________he stole into the house.
A. when B. then C. as soon as D. /
10. One day a young man went________into the forest to cut
down a tree________he wanted to make a drum.
A. out, as B. off, as
C. away, for D. off, when
Ⅴ. Have an imagination about the followings
1. If a fire or flood broke out , what would you think about at
first and then do ?Give some information,
please.
2. If an accident took place, what would you think about at first,
and then do? Give some information,
please.
Ⅵ.
Reading comprehension
Dangers
in and near a House
Sad stories are
not very pleasant to read about, but if we think and talk
about them, we may be able to prevent more accidents.
How can fire or
hot things be a danger in the house? Matches, of course,
are always dangerous in the hands of young children. A
little fire on waste land can easily get out of control.
A wind comes, and sparks are blown on to the roof of a
house, and the whole building may be burnt to the ground
before you can even call the Fire Brigade. Kerosene lamps,
too, can be very dangerous. Quite recently there was a
bad accident in a village house. The mosquitonet over
a baby's cot was blown against a lamp and caught fire.
The bedclothes and even the clothes of the baby were burnt
before the fire was discovered.
Long grass and rubbish
round a house can also lead to a disastrous fire, as most
people know. However, not everybody is careful with such
things as celluloid masks and toys; these burn up in a
flash if you hold them near a flame.
Young children often
reach up to a table to take a saucepan down by the handle.
If the saucepan or pot is full of boiling water, you can
guess what will happen. Similarly, when a baby's bath
is prepared, cold water should be put in first. If any
hot water has to be used, this should be put into the
bath after the cold water and not before it.
Many fireworks can
lead to blindness or other injuries, especially those
which are pushed into bamboo sticks. Catapults and wooden
spears or swords should be used only by children with
sense enough not to injure other people.
Very young children
often have to be watched carefully. They put everything
they find into their mouths to see whether it can be eaten,
sucked, or licked! Medicines have to be put out of their
reach. A pill or some ointment which might be harmless
for an adult can sometimes kill a baby. Older children
have to be careful when drinking from a bottle. Some of
them walk about as they drink, tip up the bottle to get
the last drop out, then trip over something on the ground.
If they are unlucky, they fall in such a way that the
broken glass makes a horrible wound in the face or neck.
This is not a complete
list of the dangers in and near a house, but it is enough
to remind you to be careful.
１． What is the best interpretation of
“A little fire on waste land can easily get out of control”?
A. Careless smokers
can start a sudden fire.
B. No fire brigades
are available nearby.
C. Dry grass on
waste land catches fire easily.
D. children like
to play with fire on waste land.
2． What happened recently in a village
house?
A. The house was
burnt down before the Fire Brigade arrived.
B. The house caught
fire and everybody in it was burnt.
C. A fire broke
out because of a burning lamp.
D. The mosquitonet
over a baby's cot caught fire and the baby was burnt.
3． Which of the following is true?
A. Only a few
people know that long grass and rubbish round a house
can lead to a disastrous fire.
B. Nearly everybody
knows celluloid masks and toys easily burn up near a flame.
C. Most people
are more careful with celluloid masks and toys than with
long grass and rubbish.
D. Some people
may not be very careful about the dangers of celluloid
masks and toys.
4． According to the writer children
________.
A. are not supposed
to use catapults and wooden spears or swords
B. mustn't be
allowed to use catapults and wooden spears or swords
C. can use catapults
and wooden spears or swords on condition that they will
not injure other people
D. should restrain
themselves from playing with catapuls and wooden spears
or swords
5． Why do very young children put everything
they find into their mouths?
A. They want to
see if they are eatable.
B. They are always
hungry.
C. They are just
being naughty.
D. They do so
just out of curiosity.
6． According to the passage what may
happen when older children drink from a bottle?
A. They may cut
their faces if they walk too fast.
B. They may drop
the bottle and break it into pieces.
C. The drinking
may keep them waking about all the time.
D. They may have
their faces cut if they slip and fall.
7． The main idea of the story is that
________.
A. disasters might
happen here and there
B. even small
fire or very hot objects can be dangerous in a house
C. children should
be watched carefully wherever they go
D. we must be
aware of all the possible dangers around us
Ⅶ. Write a story about an accident which took place
on your way to school
提示：
1 天在下雨而你又起晚了
2 骑自行车去上学又忘了带雨衣
3 抄小路上的时候撞倒了一老人
4 只好送他去医院
5 从中教训