StepI:Listening

　　　　Listening Cassette Unit II. Do each exercise in turn. Play the tape, then let Ss discuss their answers in pairs. Play the tape again if necessary, then check the answers with the whole class.

　　Listening Text(教学建议：学生可以听过两遍录音后完成填空。)

　　Going to the theatre

　　Two friends are discussing which play to go and see.

　　A: Would you like to go to the theater next week when you're in Seattle (西雅图)?

　　B: Yes, I'd like to do that. Do you know what's on?

　　A: Let me have a look ... theaters ... mmm ... let me see. There's a new production of Romeo and Juliet. That's on at the Riverside Theater.

　　B: It's very long. I'm not sure that I feel like sitting through four hours of Shakespeare. What else is there?

　　A: There's Barefoot in the Park. That's on at the Lincoln Theater.

　　B: That's by Neil Simon, isn't it?

　　A: That's right. I saw it last month. It's very good and very funny.

　　B: But you wouldn't want to see it again, would you?

　　A: No, not particularly.

　　B: Is there anything else?

　　A: There's a new play called The Head of the Snake.

　　B: What's that about?

　　A: I can't remember. But it's had good reviews. And Sally Bench is in it.

　　B: She's good.

　　A: I see it's only on for two more weeks. Shall I see if I can get tickets for it?

　　B: Yes, do. I'd like to see that.

　　A: I'll call up the theater now. It's on at the Arts Theater, so that's easy to get to.

　　StepII．完形填空

　　　　I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase, my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor, I was 1 and at the same time feeling lonely . Worse still, Dad 2 a step and fell, sending my new suitcases 3 down the stairs. "Damn!" he screamed, his face turning red. I knew trouble was ahead. Whenever Dad s face turns red, 4 !

　　　　How could I ever 5 him to finish unloading the car 6 screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls, girls I would have to spend the 7 of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out (探出) , as dad walked 8 close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a bad start.

　　　　" 9 the room quickly," I thought. "Get him into a chair and calmed down." But 10 , would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a empty room?

　　　　 11 I turned the key in the lock and 12 the door open, with Dad 13 complaining (抱怨) about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in, expecting the worst. But to my 14 , the room wasn't empty at all! It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and even paintings on the walls.

　　　　And there on a well-made bed sat Amy, my new roommate, dressed neatly. Greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, "Hi, you must be Gori." Then, she 15 the music and looked over at 16 . "And of course, you re Mr. Faber," she said, 17 . "Would you like a glass of iced tea ?" Dad's face turned decidedly 18 before he could bring out a "yes".

　　　　I knew 19 that Amy and I would be 20 and my first year of college would be a success.

　　　　1. A. helpless　　B. lazy　　 C . anxious　　D. tired

　　　　[解析]四个选项均为形容词，都可填在句中作表语，但上文给出的信息表明，应填tired.

　　　　答案：D

　　　　2. A. took　　B. minded　　C. missed　　D. picked

　　　　[解析]空白后的并列谓语fell已暗示出，父亲上楼时失足了，动词短语miss a step是"失足""踩滑"的意思。 答案：C

　　　　3. A. rolling　　B . passing　　 C. dropping　　D. turning

　　　　[解析] 父亲跌倒后必然失手使箱子滚下楼梯。send sth．doing表示"使得......行动起来"，是send后跟复合宾语的句型，其后用现在分词作宾语补足语表示正在进行的动作。

　　 答案：A

　　　　4. A. go ahead　　B. look out　　C . hold on　　D. give up

　　　　[解析] 根据上文I knew trouble was ahead 的语境可以推断出。此空应填look out, 这句是说："每当父亲脸红的时候，要小心"以免出现其他的麻烦。答案：B

　　　　5.A. lead　　B. help　　C . encourage　　D. get

　　　　[解析] get是使役动词，get sb. to do sth. 表示"使某人做某事"。 答案：D

　　　　6. A. after　　B. without　　C . while　　D. besides

　　　　[解析]下文叙述了父亲上楼失足后因畏惧发出了尖叫声，"Damm!"he screamed。 再根据空白前疑问的语境可以判断出，作者不希望父亲卸车时发出尖叫和吵闹。

　　　　7. A. best　　B . beginning 　　C. end 　　D. rest

　　　　[解析] 上文叙述了作者的父亲送其女儿上大学，作者在学校里自然要和其他的女同学一起度过一年中其余的时间，故此空应填名词rest，意为"其余"。答案：D

　　　　8 . A. with difficulty　　B . in a hurry　　C . with firm steps　　D. in wonder

　　　　[解析] 四个选项的介词短语所表达的意思不同：with difficulty困难地；in a hurry匆忙；with firm steps 迈着坚定的步伐；in wonder惊奇地。读了上文就能判断出正确答案了。

　　　　答案：A

　　　　9. A. Search　　B. Find 　　C. Enter　　D. Book

　　　　[解析] 作者的想法"Get him into a chair and calmed down．"表明，作者想尽快找到自己居住的房间，以便让父亲坐在椅子上安静下来。Find意为"找到"。 答案：B

　　　　10 .A. in fact　　B. by chance　　C. once more　　D. then again

　　　　[解析] 从空白前But所表示的转折意义判断，作者对自己要住的房间究竟有什么设备，里边是否有椅子或根本就是一个空房间，心里全然没数，故此空应填then again，意为"另外""再者"，表现了作者思考问题的全面性。 答案：D

　　　　11. A. Sooner or later　　B. Meanwhile　　C. Finally 　　D. At the moment

　　　　[解析]经历了一系列的事情之后，作者终于找到了自己的房间，开锁推门进去。故此空应填Finally，意思是"终于""最后"，用来表顺序，引出最后一项内容。 答案：C

　　　　12. A. knocked　　B. forced　　C. pushed　　D. tried

　　 　　[解析]根据上一句，先用钥匙开锁，然后把门推开，故此空应填pushed，在句中作并列的谓语。pushed the door open是push带复合宾语的句型，其中open是形容词作宾语补足语表示状态。 答案：C

　　　　13. A. yet　　B. only　　C. even　　D. still

　　　　[解析]"with + 复合宾语"结构在句中作状语表示伴随动作，其中complaining是现在分词作宾语补足语，表示一个持续进行的动作。故此空应填副词still，作"仍然""还"解。

　　　　答案：D

　　　　14. A. regret B. disappointment C. surprise D. knowledge

　　　　[解析]此空应填surprise. "to one's + 感情名词"结构，意为："使人......的是"，在句中作状语表示结果，而句中的主谓部分则是产生这种结果的原因。 答案：C

　　　　15. A. turned on B. turned down C. played D. enjoyed

　　　　[解析]根据空白后并列的谓语looked over at Dad可作出正确判断。 答案：B

　　　　16. A. Dad B. me C. played D. enjoyed

　　　　[解析]根据文中Greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, "Hi, you must be Gori." 可以判断出作者名叫Gori。然后再根据Amy说的话"And of course, you're Mr. Faber."可以推测出Amy说话时在打量作者的父亲。

　　　　17. A. questioning　　B. wondering　　C. smiling　　D. guessing

　　　　［解析］根据上下文的语境，Amy对同室的同学的父亲谈话时应是面带笑容，smiling是现在分词表示伴随动作。 答案：C

　　　　18. A. red 　　B. less pale　　C. less red　　D .pale

　　　　[解析] 此时作者父亲的心情已经轻松多了。再根据Amy向作者父亲问候的话语可以判断出此空应慎less red，表示父亲不快的心情正在逐渐好转。 答案：C

　　　　19. A. soon　　B. there　　C. later　　D. then

　　　　[解析] 作者进入所住的房间后，遇到了同室居住的新同学Amy，初次见面留下了美好的印象。此时作者意识到Amy and I would be friends，故此空应填then，意为"当时"。

　　　　20. A. sisters 　　B. friends 　　C. students　　D. fellows

　　　　[解析]由下文Amy对作者父女的友好态度，可以确定，此空应填friends，作者和Amy将成为同室居住的大学生活的朋友。答案：B

　　探究活动

　　　　1．该单元的读写教学也应当有所创新。教师可以在引导学生读完该单元的课文之后，要求学生写出一份读后感。或者要求学生选取戏剧中的一个人物进行评价。在阅读的形式上，也要求有所变化。教师在教学这个单元时，应当打破课与课之间的界限。要求学生做语篇阅读，要把整个戏剧当作一个整体，而不要割裂戏剧的整体效果，以免破坏名著的艺术效果。教师首先可以要求学生进行整篇的阅读，以大致了解文章的情节，接下来，再做精读。细致地分析剧中所涉及的人物性格和故事的情节发展线索。

　　　　2．在本单元的教学过程（www.3edu.net）中，如时间允许，应当安排学生的自学时间，讨论时间，和表演时间。

　　　　3．安排一次全班的集体观看莎士比亚戏剧。在观看结束之后，应当在学生之间开展一定范围的讨论。

　　　　4．安排时间让学生利用课余时间进行课本剧的排练，最好和其他同年级的英语教师合作，进行一次年级汇演，以收到更好的教学效果。