Unit 1 Past and present （第三课时）( Reading II ) 【课前自主预习】根据旬意及中文提示完成单词1.We have lived here _ (自从)my father began to work in this city.2.Tom and Linda have been _ (已婚的)for ten years，but theyve never quarreled.3.Yancheng is in the _ (北部的)part of Jiangsu Province.4.Now there are a number of _ (工厂)in our hometown.5.-How many _ (街区)are there in your hometown? -About ten.6. Jim and his friends made a bird kite together _on windy and sunny days. (fly)7. When I turned on the TV, I saw Yang Lan Feng Xiaogang. (interview)8. He didnt r_ his bag was still in the classroom until he arrived home. 9. H_and wife should share houwork and love with each other.10. Things have changed a lot o_the four years.11We must stop driving cars to reduce air_ (污染)in the cities12You will_ (意识到)the mistake you made today in the future13The womans _(丈夫)drives her to work every day14Sally became a member of the company after the job_ (面试)15Though he lives alonehe has a lot of friends and doesnt feel_（not happy because of being alone)【自主课堂作业】一、选择填空。( ) 1. -Mrs John, how can I learn English well? -If you want to learn English well,you must learn it as _as possible.A. often B. long C. fast D. hard( ) 2. Actually, I have already been him for two years. A. marry to B. married C. married to D. marry( ) 3. There is only_meat in the fridge. Please buy some.A. a bit B. a few C. a little of D. a bit of( ) 4. They lived together_ 1990. A. in B. since C. for D. at( ) 5. Once upon a time, there was a(an) _village. People there were kind. A. lonely B. alone C. lone D. only( )6.-Do you know the movie Lost In Thailand?-YesI_ it twice. Its funny.A. saw B. see C. have seen D. will see( )7.Things_a lot since the boy finished school.A. has changed B. have changed C. changed D. was changed( )8. Lilys grandpa has lived here_. A.10 years ago B. almost 10 year C. since 1994 D. for long time( )9.Last Thursday when I got to the station，I_I had left my ticket at home.A. understood B. realized C. believed D. seemed( )10.Iook!The reporter from CCTV is having an interview_ Mr Zhou. A.on B.in Cto Dwith( )11. - have you worked here? - For 3 years. A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How soon( ) 12. Im sorry I cant get on the bus because I _ my ticket at home. A. left B. forgot C. have left D. have forgotten( ) 13 _, do you know where the nearest post office is?A. By the way B. On the way C. In the way D. In some ways( )14. -Shall we go shopping now? -_. Im writing a letter to Jenny.A. OK. B. Sorry, I cant. C. Good idea. D. Why not?( )15. -Excuse me, is there a post office near here?-There_one, but now you cannot see it.A. used to be B. is C.had D. was used to be二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空1Everything_ (change)a lot over the years in the modern city2Im sure you will be_ (good)at English if you work harder3My aunt and uncle got_ (marry)thirty years agoNow they have two children4I lived in the_ (south)part of the town with my parents two years ago5Danny and Daniel are brothers，and their_ (wife)are sistersThats interesting6. Now the rivers in the park are much _ (clean).7. Many people from the poor villages have _ (move) to the cities.8.一There are great _in your hometown一Yes. It_ a lot in the past few years(change)9.There is less air _ (pollute)in the small village.I like going there on vacation.10.一Is she _ (marry)? 一Yes. Her husband is Mr Green.三、阅读理解。 Mike was in trouble these days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. But Mike often drank too much and once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to fire(解雇) him. Mike had a big family so he was afraid of losing his job. He said he would stop drinking at once. But things were not like what Mr Black looked forward to. On a Monday morning, Mike came into the office, with two badly burned ears. “ What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.“Well,” said Mike. “last night while I was watching a football match on TV in the bedroom, I was drinking because I was free on Sunday. At that time, my wife was ironing(熨烫) cl