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新目标初二下Unit2集体备课导学案第1篇

　　unit 2 what should i do?学案

　　section a period one(1a-2c)

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标：keep out, serious, play, loud, argue with sb, wrong, out of style, stay at home, want sb to do sth, could, call sb.up, ticket, surprise, on the phone, write sb a letter, talk about sth, advice, give sb advice

　　句型：1. what’s wrong? /what’s the matter？

　　-- my clothes are out of style.

　　2. what should i do?

　　--maybe you should buy some new clothes.

　　能力目标：学会用what’s wrong? /what’s the matter？问对方怎么了，并会用should 来向别人婉转地提出建议。

　　必做题（一. 试着翻译下列短语：）

　　1.怎么了？_________________? _________________?

　　2.呆在家_________________ 3. 不让… 进入_________________

　　4.足够的钱_________________ 5.写信给某人

　　二. 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词

　　1.you shouldn’t play your cds too l____.

　　2.i a_____ with my best friend yesterday.

　　3.my clothes look old.they are out of s____.

　　4. let’s go to the movies tonight.i have two t_____.

　　5. i c_____ you up just now ,but nobody answered.

　　选做题（用所给词的适当形式填空。）

　　1. my parents want me ________ (get) up early every day.

　　2. our teacher often gives us some _________ (advice) on how to learn english well.

　　3. could you __________ (pass) me those books?

　　4. he was very ___________ (surprise) to see me yesterday.

　　5. li lei should ___________ (exercise) more to keep fit.

　　提高题 (补全对话，一空一词)

　　a:hey ,what’s_____?

　　b:i had an argument with my best friend. what _______ i do?

　　a:well,you ______ write him a letter.

　　b:i don’t think so.i don’t like ________letters.

　　a:maybe you should _______ him up.

　　b:no, i don’t want to _______ about it on the phone.

　　a:well,you should say you are _______.

　　b:yes,i know i should,but it’s not _______.

　　a:maybe you could go ________ his house.

　　b:well, that’s a good idea.i guess i could, but i don’t want to ______ him.

　　a:oh,i know.you could give him a ticket to a ball game.

　　初二下unit 2 what should i do?学案

　　section a period two(3a—4）

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标: pay for, part-time job, okay, either, bake, bake sale,teen talk, tutor , borrow...from, ask…for, buy…for

　　句型：a: i need some money to buy gifts for my family.what should i do?

　　b: i think you should borrow some money from your friends.

　　a: oh, no.i don’t like to do that.

　　b: then i think you should get a part-time job.

　　a: that’s a good idea.

　　能力目标：针对不同的问题能给出相应的建议并判断是建议是否可行。

　　必做题

　　汉译英：

　　请求帮助____________________

　　跟某人借某物________________

　　给某人买某物_________________

　　付夏令营的钱 ________________

　　找份兼职的工作________________

　　需要做某事___________________

　　卖烧烤食品__________________

　　把某物借给某人________________

　　选做题

　　用适当的介词或副词填空

　　1.yesterday he argued _______his mother about his homework.

　　2.you could borrow some money _______your brother.

　　3.he lent two yuan ____ me yesterday.

　　4.he had no money.he could ask your parents _____ some money.

　　5.how much did you pay_____ the book?

　　6. i want to buy a watch ______ my brother.

　　提高题

　　完成对话

　　a:hi,jone,what’s the matter?

　　b: oh,my shoes are out of____.i don’t look cool.

　　a :maybe you should ___ a new pair.

　　b: yes, but i don’t have _____ money.

　　a: huh, you could _____ a part-time job in the evening.

　　b:i can’t,______. my parents want me to stay at home. i have no time . i have an______ with them about it.

　　a: what a _____, but you shouldn’t argue with your parents.

　　b: what should i do?

　　a:you should _____to them .maybe they can forgive you.

　　b: i hope so. i’ll have a _______. thank you very much.

　　a: you’re welcome.

　　初二下unit 2 what should i do?学案

　　section b period three (1a-2c)

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标：original, comfortable, the same as, in style, inexpensive, colorful, haircut

　　句型：a:i think erin should tell her friend to get different clothes.

　　b:why?

　　a:because friends shouldn’t wear the same clothes.

　　能力目标：学会对事物进行描述和比较。

　　必做题

　　一. 根据句意提示完成句子

　　1.that’s not a very o________ suggestion.

　　2.your brother has long hair. i don’t like his h_______.

　　3.these shoes are only 20 yuan.they are i__________.

　　4.the new teacher is p_______ in our class.

　　5.boots are in s_________ this year.

　　二.单项选择

　　( )1 .—__________________？—i argued with my best friend.

　　a. how were you? b. what’s wrong? c. can i help? d. good morning?

　　( )2.maybe you should buy some flowers _______ her.

　　a. with b. from c. for d. to

　　( )3.—i am not good at english. what _____ i do? —you should practice more.

　　a. am b. do c. should d. would

　　( )4.my clothes are _____of style, but his are _____ style; he looks cool.

　　a. in, out b. out, in c. out, out d. in, in

　　( )5. -- your shirt is the same ______ jim's. -- we are good friends.

　　a. as b. to c. with d. for

　　选做题 (用所给词的适当形式填空.)

　　1. amy should ask her sister __________ (get) new shoes.

　　2. the coat is the same as my best ________ (friend).

　　3. this shirt is ________ (difference) from that one.

　　4. my friend has _______ (nice) clothes than i do.

　　5. i think erin should tell her friend ________ (buy) another one.

　　提高题 (句型转换)

　　1.you should write him a letter. （就划线部分提问)

　　__________ _________ _________do?

　　2. i think you should finish your homework first.（改为否定句）

　　___________________________________________________

　　3. you are not as popular as your best friend.（改为同义句）

　　your best friend is__________ _________than you.

　　4. how much did you spend on the bike? (同义句转换)

　　how much did you _____ ______ the bike?

　　5. he has some money ,too.（改为否定句）

　　he ________ ________ ________money, ________.

　　初二下unit 2 what should i do?学案

　　section b period four(3a-self-check 2)

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标：except, upset, find out, invite sb to …, plan, fail, get on, return, didn’t = did not, couldn’t = could not

　　句型：a:my best friend is more popular than me. i want to be like him. what should i do?

　　b:you could be more friendly.

　　c:you should try to be funny.

　　能力目标：能运用所学的知识，写出相应的建议，帮助别人解决问题。

　　必做题

　　一.根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词

　　1.my parents are _______ (计划) to go to tibet for vacation.

　　2.we had nothing to do e____ reading and playing cards.

　　3.i was _____ (沮丧的) because i failed my test.

　　4.we must f______ out who broke the window of the classroom.

　　5.i thought i f_______ my test but i just found out i passed!

　　二.完成句子。

　　1. my mother ______ ______ _______ _______ the neighborhood. (相处得很好)

　　2. please ________ the book _______ the library. (归还)

　　3. his mother is __________ __________ him. (生气)

　　选做题

　　阅读课本p14 3a，判断正（t）误（f）.

　　( ) 1. lonely kid wrote this letter to a newpaper advice column.

　　( ) 2. he always thought he was popular at school.

　　( ) 3. he wasn’t invited to the birthday party and he wasn’t upset.

　　( ) 4. he really knew what to do.

　　( ) 5. he didn’t need your help.

　　提高题

　　书面表达

　　假如你叫anna,，你最好的朋友叫mary，她的父母希望她把所有的时间都用在学习上，不希望她做其他的事情，这使她很苦恼。她向你诉说了她的苦恼并希望得到你的帮助。请你就上面提供的信息写一封信给她。

　　注意：词数在60左右，内容连贯。

　　提示词：study hard,give …a surprise,talk about your problems

　　________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

　　初二下unit 2 what should i do?学案

　　section b period five(reading)

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标：football, until, fit…into…, as… as possible, pressure, complain, include, pushy, push, send, all kinds of, compare, crazy, themselves, adult, on the one hand, organized, on the other hand, freedom

　　句型：1. not… until 直到… 才

　　2. it’s time to do sth/ it’s time for sth 该是做某事的时间了

　　3. complain about doing sth 抱怨做某事

　　4. seem to do sth 好像做某事

　　5. sb. find it + adj. + to do sth 某人发现做某事…

　　6. on the one hand…on the other hand…一方面…另一方面…

　　能力目标：培养学生的阅读能力---在压力大的情况下，学会如何给自己减压。

　　必选题

　　一.根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词.

　　1.the teacher always c__________ about teaching tired children in the classroom.

　　2.i think you should practice english as much as p_________.

　　3.our subjects in school i_________ chinese, math, english and so on.

　　4.we should give children enough ________ ( 自由) to do as they wish.

　　5.he played computer games _________ (直到) 11:00 last night.

　　二.根据汉语提示完成句子：

　　1.医生说孩子们都处于太多压力下。

　　doctors say many children are under _______ _______ __________.

　　2.他们需要时间独立地做事情。

　　they need time to do things _______ _________.

　　3.人们不应该如此严重地压迫他们的孩子。

　　people ________ ________ their kids so hard.

　　4.你能找出这个问题的答案吗

　　can you _____ _____ the answer _____the question?

　　5. 去邮局用了我十分钟。

　　it _____ me ten minutes ____ _____ _____ the post office.

　　三.单选：

　　1. is there ___ in today’s newspaper？

　　a. something new b. anything new c. new something d. new anything

　　2. i found ___ hard to make him believe me.

　　a. it b. with c. for d. of

　　3._____ i’m poor, i’m happy.

　　a. but b. because c. though d. since

　　4. we waited him _____10 o’clock, but he didn’t come.

　　a. at b. to c. for d. until

　　5. please ask him ___ tonight.

　　a. to call me up b. call me up c. to call up me d. call up me

　　选做题

　　用所给词的适当形式填空.

　　1.don’t complain about _______ (do) homework.

　　2.parents seem ___________ (push) their children a lot more than before.

　　3.we find it necessary __________ (learn) to wait.

　　4.during the holidays, the children enjoyed their _______ (free).

　　5.parents are trying __________ (plan) their kids’ lives for them.

　　提高题

　　一.完型填空

　　a generous gap(代沟) has become a serious problem. i read a 1 about it in the newspaper. some children have killed themselves after 2 with parents. i think this is because they don’t often have a talk with each other. parents now 3 more time in the office, 4 they don’t have much time to stay with their children. as time passes, they both feel that they don’t have the __5 topic(题目) to talk about. i want to tell parents to be more with your 6 , get to know them and 7 them. and for children, show your 8 to your parents. they are the people who love you. so 9 them your thoughts. in this way, you 10 have a better understanding of each other.

　　( ) 1.a. message b. call c. report d. letter

　　( ) 2. a. talk b. argue c. fight d. play

　　( ) 3. a. spend b. stay c. work d. have

　　( ) 4. a. because b. if c. but d. so

　　( ) 5. a. interesting b. same c. true d. good

　　( ) 6. a. business b. children c. work d. office

　　( ) 7. a. get on well with b. look after c. understand d. love

　　( ) 8. a. interest b. secret c. trouble d. feelings

　　( ) 9. a. tell b. ask c. answer d. say

　　( ) 10. a. can b. should c. must d. would

　　二.阅读理解

　　a young man couldn’t sleep well every night. he was very worried. one day he went to see the doctor. the doctor looked him over carefully. but nothing wrong with him. the doctor told him to count from 1 to 10 again and again. “keep doing it until you fall asleep,” the doctor said.

　　after a few days, the young man came to the doctor again. but to his surprise, the doctor found the young man was even worse than before! “didn’t you count as i told you?” the doctor asked. “yes, i did,” the young man answered. “but every time when i reached eight, i couldn’t help jumping from bed.”

　　“but why?” the doctor wanted to know. the young man said, “i am a boxer.”(拳击运动员)

　　根据短文内容完成下列句子。

　　1.the young man had to go to see a doctor because _______________________

　　2.was there anything wrong with the young man? ________________________

　　3.the doctor told the young man to ____________________________________

　　4.the young man came to the doctor again because ________________________

　　5.what is the young man? ___________________________

新目标初二下Unit2集体备课导学案第2篇

　　unit7 would you mind turning down the music? 学案

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标: mind, turn down, yard, move your bike, right away, not at all

　　句型：1. would you mind doing the dishes?

　　turning down the music?

　　—no, not at all./ ok, i’ll do it right away. /sorry,i’ll do it in a minute.

　　2. would you mind not sleeping late

　　not wearing old jeans?

　　—i’m sorry. i won’t do it again.

　　能力目标：理解并正确运用“would you mind…” “could you…”句型，向某人提出请求，并能作出回答

　　必做题

　　一.英汉互译：

　　1.介意做某事 ______2.院子 _____ 3.把…调低 _________4.立刻 ______5.put on ____

　　6.一点也不 __________7.移动自行车__________8. in a minute________9.another pair_______

　　二.根据句意、音标或首字母提示完成单词。

　　1. i have to clean the y_____ before breakfast.

　　2. would you mind w______ the dishes?

　　3.— don’t wear those old jeans. they look t_______. —ok, i’ll put on a______ pair.

　　4. could you please m______ your bike?

　　5. she is getting out _____ the car.

　　选做题

　　用所给词的适当形式填空：

　　1.would you mind _________(clean) your room? 2. could you please ________(clean) your room?

　　3. why don’t you _________ (clean) your room? 4. why not ________ (clean) your room?

　　5. please__________ (clean) your room.

　　6. you’d better ___________ (clean) your room.

　　7. would you like ____________ (clean) your room?

　　提高题

　　完成句子（每空一词）

　　1. — 把你的电视音量调小些好吗？— 对不起，我马上做。

　　-----would you mind ______ _______your tv? it’s too noisy.----i’m sorry. i’ll do it ________ ________.

　　2. —请别穿那条旧牛仔裤好吗？ — 好的，我会穿另一条的。

　　-----would mind _______ _______those old jeans? -----ok.i”ll _________ _______ ________ ______.

　　3. —请你从洗手间里出来好吗？ —好的，我立刻就出来。

　　-----could you please _____ ______ ______the washroom? -----ok. i’ll do it ________ _______ ______.

　　section a period two （3a-4)

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标be at a meeting / have a meeting, go to a movie, help me make dinner, no problem

　　help me with my homework, babysit your little cousin, make posters, school open day

　　句型：would you mind… could you please… have to … please …

　　能力目标：1.掌握新的词汇和短语及其相关用法，礼貌地向他人提出请求、意见。

　　2.了解和熟悉中西方文化中的理解问题。

　　必做题

　　英汉互译

　　1. 在开会_________________ 2. 调低电视_________________

　　3. 照顾你的小堂弟___________________ 4. no problem___________________

　　5. make posters________________ 6. school open day_________________

　　用所给词的适当形空

　　wash the dishes, put on, turn down the tv, make some posters, make dinners, clean my room, get out of the bathroom, babysit her little cousin, right away,

　　lend your car

　　1. sorry, i’ll do it ________. 2. i have to _____________ every day.

　　3. ok, i’ll _____________ another pair of jeans. 4. i’ll ______________ in a minute.

　　5. could you ___________for our company? 6. my mother told me to ___________ after dinner.

　　7. her aunt asked her to ____________ last sunday morning.

　　8. would you please ____________ ? linda is answering the telephone.

　　9. would you mind_____________ to me? i want to go to my friend’s party.

　　10.i often_____________ for my parents because i’m good at cooking.

　　选做题

　　( ) 1. would you please ______ smoke in the office?

　　a. don’t b. not c. not to d. won’t

　　( ) 2. can you help me ______ my english?

　　a. for b. with c. on d. in

　　( ) 3. is bad for your health. please give it up.

　　a. smokeb. smokingc. smokesd. smoked

　　( ) 4. she her english book at home.

　　a. lostb. forgotc. leftd. leave

　　( ) 5.this coat is too small for me. please show me ____ one.

　　a. other b. the other c. some otherd. another

　　( ) 6. -----may i smoke here?

　　-----¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬__________.

　　a. yes, pleaseb. yes, you mustc. no, you mayd. i’m afraid so

　　提高题补全对话

　　a: would you mind ________ watching tv this evening? you have to help me.

　　b: ok, aunt. i'll _________ the tv ________. what can i do for you?

　　a: could you _________ your little cousin? i have to get some milk for your cousin.

　　b: sure, __________ my listening to music with my cousin?

　　a: no, ________. i’ll be back ________.

　　section b period three (1a-2c)

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标 complain about something waitress bought bring sth. to sb.=bring sb. sth.

　　sth. doesn’t/did’t work solution

　　句型：the pen you bought didn’t work

　　能力目标：掌握抱怨或不满的表达。

　　学习重点、难点1.能口笔头熟练运用新学语言知识，根据情景不同向他人提出请求，并给予适当的回答。

　　2.新的词汇和短语的正确运用。

　　必做题.1.英汉互译

　　complain about sth._______________clothing store ________________

　　give sb. a terrible haircut___________give sb. the wrong size ____________

　　给某人带来某物 __________________你买的那只钢笔_______________

　　bring (过去时)________ small(反义词)______ wrong(反义词) ______

　　2.根据汉语完成句子

　　1. i ___________ (点菜) a hamburger with french fries, but only got a hamburger.

　　2. did you see these _____(海报) on the wall? they are made by our art teacher and some students.

　　3. my sister works as a __________ (服务员) in the hotel near the park.

　　4. -----must we find a good ____________ (解决办法) now? ----- no, we can do it tomorrow.

　　5.他的理发师给他剪了一个很糟的发型。

　　his barber _____ him _____________.

　　选做题

　　1. the watch you ______ (buy) doesn’t work well.

　　2. this one is big. would you mind giving me a _______ (small) one?

　　3. would you mind __________ (not make) so much noise?

　　4. did your brother finish ________ (draw) the picture?

　　5. this skirt is too short. would you mind giving me a ___?

　　a. longest one b. longer one c. longer one d. longest one

　　6. i’m reading now. please tell him________.

　　a. to talk loudly b. not to talk loudly c. talking loudly d. not talking loudly

　　7. when she went home, she saw her mother _____.

　　a. cook b. cooking c. to cook d. cooked

　　8. could you please______ mary ______ money?

　　a. borrow, some b. lend, any c. borrow, any d. lend, some

　　提高题

　　a: excuse ___1__.

　　b: __2__?

　　a: i ___3___ a hamburger with french fries, but only got my hamburger. would you mind ___4____ me my french fries?

　　b: i’m so sorry. i’ll bring you some french fries right away.

　　a: thank you very much.

　　b: you’re ____5___

　　1._________ 2_________ 3_________ 4_________ 5_________

　　section b period four (3a-4)

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标wait in line 排队等候 a long telephone conversation 在电话里长谈

　　follow me around 到处跟着我 sth. happen to sb. 某事发生在有人身上

　　be polite 有礼貌的 do the same thing 做同样的事 in the future 在将来

　　try (not) to do sth. 尽力（不）做某事 stand in the subway door 站在地铁门口

　　7.cut in line 插队 go back to / return to 返回到

　　句型：1. i can’t stand it. 2. could you please not follow me around?

　　3. this happens to me all the time in the school library.

　　4. i get annoyed when someone talks to me while i’m reading.

　　能力目标：掌握抱怨或不满的表达。

　　必做题

　　1. 写出所给词汇的适当形式

　　annoy(形容词)_________ polite(反义词)_______probably(同义词) ____ polite(副词)________

　　2. 英汉互译

　　wait in line_______________have a long telephone conversation ______________

　　follow sb. around___________你能不做某事吗? ___________________________

　　变得生气 __________________回到某地 ____________________

　　get annoyed _______________happen to sb. ___________________

　　在将来 __________________我受不了 ____________________

　　一直 ____________________很兴奋做某事 _________________

　　try not to do sth. ____________cut in line _____________________

　　what annoys you? ____________________ return sth.__________________________

　　close the door _________________________________

　　3.阅读p56 3a 回答问题

　　1. what annoys the girl when she was in a shop?

　　2. what will she do if the shop assistants get mad?

　　3. when this happens, what does she usually do?

　　4. what annoys the boy when he is reading?

　　5. what will he do if someone talks to him?

　　选做题用词的适当形式填空

　　1. we try _______ (not be) late for class.

　　2. jim ____ (stand) in front of me just now.

　　3. you should not c_______ in line when you are waiting for a bus.

　　4. please speak to the old ______ (polite).

　　5. an accident ______ (happen) her last night.

　　6. i get _______ (annoy) when my parents turn off the tv.

　　section b period five （self-check@ reading）

　　课时目标导航

　　知识目标the way to… 去…的路 a bit late 有点儿晚 wait for 等待 keep…down 控制

　　half an hour ago 半小时前 polite social behavior 有礼貌的社会行为 in public 公开 / 在公共场合

　　it’s better to do sth. 做 …比较好 in fact 实际上 break the rules 违反规则 put out扑灭

　　pick up捡起来 be criticized 被批评 drop litter 扔垃圾 take care 小心 allow to do 允许做某事

　　句型：1. would you mind keeping your voice down?

　　2. it can be very useful to understand. \

　　3. even if you are with your friends, it is better to keep your voice down in public places.

　　4. could you please put out that cigarette?

　　必做题

　　1.英汉互译.

　　打破规则____________ 熄灭_______________ 去…的路__________

　　扔垃圾____________ 有点儿晚_______________ 提出建议_____________

　　大声谈论_______________ 小心_______________ 最好做某事_______________

　　2.阅读 p58 would you mind keeping your voice down? 回答问题

　　1. true or false :（判断对错）

　　1. in europe, standing very close to the person with whom you are talking is quite common. ( )

　　2. talking loudly in public is allowed in china. ( )

　　3. it is better to keep your voice down in public places. ( )

　　4. we have to be careful to make requests. ( )

　　5. rules of etiquette are always different. ( )

　　6. the word “etiquette” means normal and polite social behavior.( )

　　2. ask and answer.(回答问题)

　　1. if we see someone breaking the rules of etiquette, what should we say?

　　2. if someone cuts in front of you in a line, what should you say?

　　3. if someone is smoking on a bus, what should you say?

　　4. if you see someone you know dropping litter, what should you say?

　　单选

　　1. i don’t like standing ______ others. that’s not polite.

　　a. closed to b. close to c. closed from d. close from

　　2. i want to know ____ the day after tomorrow.

　　a. what he will do b. what will he do c. what he did d.what did he do

　　3. on his way home, he found a wallet lying on the ground and ____.

　　a. picks it up b. picked up it c. picked it up d. picks up it

　　4. ----- do you mind if i open the window? ----- _________.

　　a. no, of course not b. yes, you must c. no, you may d. i’m afraid so

　　5. please don’t forget ______the room while i am away in beijing.

　　a. clean b. to clean c.cleaned d. cleaning

　　提高题（完形填空 &阅读理解）

　　jack went to a barber’s shop and had his hair cut. but when he __1__, he was not happy__2__ the result. when his friend bob saw him, he laughed and said, “what has happened to your hair, jack?”

　　jack said, “i tried a new barber’s shop today, __3__ i wasn’t quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems __4__ worse.”

　　bob agreed, “yes, i think you’re right, jack. now i’ll tell you __5__ to do when you go into a barber’s shop next time: look at all the barbers’ hair, find out whose hair looks__6__, and then go straight to him.

　　“__7__ shall i go to him?” jack asked,” but that would be foolish!”

　　“oh, no, it wouldn’t.” answered bob. “who cut that man’s hair? just think it. he couldn’t cut it____8___, could he? ___9___ barber cut it. so you know he __10___ be the worst barber.”

　　1. a. brought b. came c. looked d. watched

　　2. a. with b. on c. into d. along

　　3. a. so b. when c. and d. because

　　4. a. very b.too c. even d. quite

　　5. a. why b.how c. when d. what

　　6. a. worst b.best c. shortest d. longest

　　7. a. how b.what c. why d. when

　　8. a. herself b.himself c. yourself d. myself

　　9 a. other b.others c. another d. the other

　　10.a. mustn’t b.can’t c. must d.can

　　阅读理解xk b1.c om

　　americans think much about time. from childhood (童年) they learn to value (珍视) time. as children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. when they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. when a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.

　　time is money. time is knowledge. time is everything in america. a working american has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. this is the working time. in his free time, he also works hard for more money. even on saturdays and sundays he also works hard as usual. in the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. they walk very fast. in fact, they are running.

　　they love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. but sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants(仆人) of time.

　　1. what do the americans mean by “time is money”?

　　a. if someone has time and works hard, he can make a lot of money.

　　b. it takes quite a lot of time to make money.

　　c. working hard can bring people health. d. it is not easy to make money.

　　2. americans think it wrong .

　　a. to work late b. to get up early c. to be on time to do everything d. to be late for school

　　3. the passage says that a dying person .

　　a. is having a good time b. thinks time goes easily

　　c. is living on a borrowed time d. is saving time

　　4. from this passage we can be sure that .

　　a. americans live in a quick rhythm(节奏)

　　b. americans live a hard life