Unit 4 My Favourite Subject

听说专练

跟读练发音。

音标 单词跟读 整句跟读

听录音，所听单词的发音与音标相符的画√，不相符的画×。（读两遍）

（ ） 1. /naʊ/ （ ） 2. /ɪə/ （ ） 3. /waɪ/" （ ） 4. /tɔɪ/ （ ） 5. /peə/

（ ） 6. /bəʊt/ （ ） 7. /heə/ （ ） 8. /ʃʊə/" （ ） 9. /laɪt/ （ ） 10. /tʃɪəz/

听对话，写出你所听到的词，并跟读。注意连读现象。（读两遍）

A： Hi， David. How are you？ Are you OK？

B： No， I’m not.

A： What’s up？

B： It is Tuesday.

A： So？

B： I have 1. today.

A： You don’t like it？

B： No. It’s 2. .

A： So what’s your favourite subject？

B：Well， I like English. It’s 3. . I also like PE because it’s 4. . But my favourite subject is 5. because it’s fun to learn about the 6. . How about you？

A： I like all the subjects， but my favourite is maths.

B： Who is your maths teacher？

A： Mr Zhang. He is 7. . Sometimes it’s hard for me to work out the problems， but Mr Zhang helps me.

B： What do you want to be in the future？

A： I want to be a 8. .

听对话，根据你所听到的内容选择正确的答案。（读两遍）

（ ） 1. What is the boy’s favourite subject？

A. Maths." B. English." C. Chinese.

（ ） 2. When is the music lesson？

A. On Tuesday." B. On Wednesday." " C. On Thursday.

（ ） 3. Who thinks maths is easy？

A. Jane." " B. Bill." C. Mike.

（ ） 4. What does the boy often play with his father？

A. Tennis." B. Football." C. Basketball.

（ ） 5. What does the boy think of history？

A. It is fun." " B. It is boring." " C. It is exciting.

听对话或独白，根据你所听到的内容选择正确的答案。（读三遍）

听第一段材料，回答第1、2小题。

（ ） 1. What does Sonia think of science？

A. It is fun." B. It is useful." C. It is relaxing.

（ ） 2. What is Sonia’s favourite subject？

A. Science." B. Geography." C. Music.

听第二段材料，回答第3至5小题。

（ ） 3. How many classes does Ken have every day？

A. 6." " B. 7." " C. 8.

（ ） 4. What is Ken’s favourite subject？

A. Chinese." B. Science." C. Art.

（ ） 5. What instrument does Ken like to play？

A. Piano." B. Guitar." C. Violin.

词汇专练

◆我能默写 Section A

写出下列单词。

1. n. 生物学

2. n. 地理（学）

3. n. 历史；历史课

4. n. 乏味的；令人生厌的

5. adj. 有用的；有益的 →

v. 使用；利用 n. 使用；用途

6. adj. 令人激动的；使人兴奋的

7. n. 过去；过去的事情 adj. 过去的 prep. 在……之后

8. n. 数字；号码

9. n. 原因；理由

10. v. 记住；记起

11. prep. 如同；作为 conj. 当……时；由于

写出下列短语。

1. 对……有看法

2. 了解；获悉

3. 灵巧的；善于应付……的

4. 帮助某人做（某事）

5. 上课

6. 给一个理由

7. 听；倾听

8. 擅长

9. 很；非常

10. 和……相同

根据汉语意思完成句子。（一空一词）

1. 你最喜欢的科目是什么？

favourite subject？

2. 我最喜欢的科目是数学。

My favourite subject .

3. 你为什么喜欢这门课？

this subject？

4. 英语很重要，而且我的英语老师人真的很好。

English ， and my English teacher .

5. 你今天有什么课？

have today？

6. 我今天有美术课和地理课。

I have today.

7. 有时很难记住所有的信息。

Sometimes

all the information.

8. 你能帮助我学习这门课吗？

Can you this subject？

◆我能默写 Section B

写出下列单词。

1. 上午

2. 下午；午后

3. adj. 优秀的；极好的

4. n. 乐器；器械；工具

5. n. 歌手 → v. 唱歌

6. n. 将来；未来

7. n. 学期

8. n. 难题；困难

9. n. 魔法；魔力；魔术 adj. 有魔力的；有神奇力量的

10. n. 生活；生命

11. n. 科学家 → n. 科学

写出下列短语。

1. 很多；许多

2. 各种各样的

3. 演奏乐器

4. 将来；未来

5. 计算出；解决

6. 课堂上

根据汉语意思完成句子。（一空一词）

1. 音乐总是让我感到快乐。

Music always .

2. 我们在课堂上学习怎么解数学题。

We learn how to .

3. 数学在我们的生活中很有用。

Maths is very

.

4. 将来我想成为一名科学家。

I want to be

.

◆我能运用

根据首字母、音标或汉语提示写出单词。

1. I think maths is difficult because I’m not good with n .

2. We have g today and I need a map of China.

3. I think science is interesting， but Mike thinks it is b .

4. The girl says she doesn’t like PE and gives us a r .

5. Allen’s favourite subject is /baɪ'ɒlədʒi/ because it’s fun.

6. The paper turned blue like /'mædʒɪk/.

7. It is /ɪk'saɪtɪŋ/ to read the new book.

8. In history class， we travel to the （过去） and learn about different things.

9. Anna is a middle school student. She likes her school （生活） very much.

10. I like art because it is fun and my art teacher is （优秀的）.

用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. My favourite subject is IT because it’s and it’s fun to learn computers. （use）

2. Students learn to play different （instrument） in the music room.

3. The girl well. She wants to be a . （sing）

4. Please remember （get） up early tomorrow morning.

5. Jason’s favourite subject is maths. He wants to be a （science） in the future.

用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

1. The boy wants to be a doctor .

2. My brother often my homework.

3. Students learn their lessons .

4. I like music and dance in my free time.

5. It’s easy for the young girl the problem.

根据汉语意思完成句子。

1. 杰克擅长踢足球。

Jack football.

2. 我和你有相同的书。

I have you.

3. 我妈妈的手很巧。

My mother her hands.

4. 他最喜欢的科目是体育，因为它让人放松。

5. 我最喜欢的科目是历史，因为它帮助我们了解过去的事情。

选词填空。（每词限用一次）

everyone life science exciting future term excellent use remember problem

I have many subjects this 1. . My favourite subjects are maths and science. I like maths because it’s 2. in our 3. . Sometimes it is hard for me to work out the maths 4. ， but my Maths teacher helps me. I like science because it’s 5. . We learn about many kinds of animals and plants in science class. My science teacher， Mr Wang， is 6. . His class is fun and

7. in the class likes him. He also tells us some good ways 8. all the information. In the 9. ， I want to be a 10. .

语法专练

用and、but或because填空。

1. My sister likes music， she doesn’t like PE.

2. I can’t play games with you I have a lot of things to do.

3. Jack often helps me with my English I often help him with his Chinese.

4. Linda’s favourite subject is art it’s fun.

5. My teacher says maths is useful， I think it is difficult.

按要求完成句子。（一空一词）

1. History is boring. History is useful. （合并句子）

History is .

2. Jane likes English. English is interesting. （合并句子）

Jane likes English .

3. Geography is difficult. Geography is boring to study. （合并句子）

Geography is difficult .

4. Biology is my brother’s favourite subject. I don’t like biology. （合并句子）

Biology is my brother’s favourite subject .

5. The girl likes music. The class is fun. （合并句子）

The girl likes music .

用本单元所学语法知识补全短文。

I’m Eric. I’m thirteen years old 1. I’m in No. 14 Middle School. I have biology， maths， art， English 2. history today. My favourite subject is English 3. it’s interesting. Sometimes it’s difficult for me to remember the English words， 4. my English teacher helps me. I also like art

5. it’s very relaxing. I think maths is difficult， 6. I like it 7. my maths teacher is excellent 8. all my classmates like him. I have maths on Monday， Tuesday， Wednesday 9. Friday. Friday is my favourite school day 10. the next day is Saturday.

综合阅读专练

完形填空。

A

I like my school life very much. The teachers are 1 ， and all of the students study very hard. We 2 a lot of things.

Do you know what my favourite subject is？ It’s 3 ！ I always love numbers. I count a lot. When my mother and I 4 for a walk， I count bicycles. I count trees. I count 5 . I count everything I can see.

I am very happy when I 6 my timetable this year. Maths is my first class every Monday. When I go to school on 7 morning， I’m always happy. I’m never 8 for class. Maths is my favourite class， 9 art is my second favourite. We have art on Tuesday. In the art class， I can draw beautiful pictures. It always makes me 10 our beautiful world. The art class is so wonderful！

（ ） 1. A. nice" " B. bad" " C. sad" " D. happy

（ ） 2. A. hear" " B. listen" " C. learn" " D. use

（ ） 3. A. Chinese" " B. maths" " C. English" " D. art

（ ） 4. A. go" " B. come" " C. give" " D. do

（ ） 5. A. subjects B. hobbies C. names D. birds

（ ） 6. A. make B. see" " C. remember D. study

（ ） 7. A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday

（ ） 8. A. free B. good" " C. busy D. late

（ ） 9. A. because" " B. but C. and" " D. so

（ ） 10. A. notice B. feel" " C. change D. travel

B

Today is Wednesday. It is a nice day for me. I’m very 1 .

At 8：00 am I have Chinese. I like it because my Chinese teacher， Mr Yang， 2 the class fun. We all like him. At 8：50 am I have 3 . I like it because I like reading books on animals and using the microscope （显微镜）. Then at 9：40 am I have IT. It’s fun to learn to use 4 . At 10：50 am， I have maths. It’s 5 but important. We learn how to work out maths 6 in class. Next， at 11：40 am I have PE. I like playing sports 7 it’s fun and relaxing. I have lunch at 12：30 pm.

After that， I have a rest （休息）. At 2：10 pm， I have English. It’s my favourite subject. Our English teacher， Miss Evens， is 8 because she often teaches us English songs and 9 games with us. At 3：00 pm， I have history. I think it’s useful to 10 about the past. Then at 3：50 pm， I have art. It’s fun. At 4：40 pm， I play basketball with my teammates （队友）.

（ ） 1. A. helpful" B. funny" C. angry" D. happy

（ ） 2. A. starts B. finds C. changes D. makes

（ ） 3. A. maths B. biology" C. history" D. geography

（ ） 4. A. maps B. phones C. computers D. instruments

（ ） 5. A. difficult" B. exciting" C. easy" D. interesting

（ ） 6. A. numbers" B. problems" C. questions" D. mistakes

（ ） 7. A. but" B. and" C. because" D. so

（ ） 8. A. cute B. clever C. nice D. careful

（ ） 9. A. plays" B. studies C. reads D. talks

（ ） 10. A. learn B. think C. hear D. write

●一材多练

（ ） 1. What subject does the writer think is important？

A. PE." B. Maths." C. Biology." D. History.

（ ） 2. What does the passage mainly tell us？

A. A nice teacher." B. My favourite sport.

C. A great day. D. My favourite subject.

阅读填空。（有一项多余）

You are never too old to learn. Peng Shengwu， an 80-year-old grandma， learns every day. 1

At first， Grandma Peng just wanted to learn English to help her grandson. Then， she began to love it. Now she studies at a school. 2 They are all old people from 60 to 80 years old.

Grandma Peng learns many subjects at school. 3 She listens to her English teacher carefully in class. And after class， she does her homework carefully， too.

But it is a little difficult for her to learn English. 4 She often puts English cards on the walls of her home. She likes listening to English when she is cooking. Sometimes， she even brings English cards with her when she takes a bus.

“ 5 I like it a lot，” Grandma Peng says. “It is also good for my brain （脑）.”

A. Learning makes me happy.

B. But her favourite subject is English.

C. She thinks it’s difficult but interesting.

D. There are about 30 students in her class.

E. So she does everything she can to learn English well.

F. She likes learning English and she can speak English well.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

阅读理解

Some of my friends say English is difficult， but I don’t think so. It’s my favourite subject. I have English classes from Tuesday to Thursday. I’m happy to learn English.

Xiao Xue

My friend Mary doesn’t like history. She thinks it’s really boring. But I think history is useful. I like it best. It can help me know a lot about our country. So I want to learn it well.

Linda

Geography is my favourite subject. It can help me when I travel. I have geography only on Monday afternoon. My teacher Mr Wang is excellent and I like his lessons.

Frank

Some girls don’t like maths because they think it’s difficult. But I like it best because I’m good with numbers. I have maths every day. My maths teacher is great. I can learn a lot from him.

Lisa

（ ） 1. When does Xiao Xue have English classes？

A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday.

C. On Friday. D. On Saturday.

（ ） 2. What does Linda think of history？

A. It’s difficult. B. It’s boring.

C. It’s useful. D. It’s interesting.

（ ） 3. What is Lisa’s favourite subject？

A. Maths." " " " " " B. History.

C. Geography. D. English.

（ ） 4. How many students talk about the teachers？

A. One. B. Two.

C. Three. D. Four.

（ ） 5. What can we know from the passage？

A. Maths is Frank’s favourite subject.

B. Mary likes to have history classes.

C. Lisa has a nice maths teacher.

D. Lisa doesn’t like geography.

教材链接

重点单词

●history /'hɪstri/ n. 历史；历史课

（教材例句） Ella doesn’t like history because it’s hard.

●boring /'bɔːrɪŋ/ adj. 乏味的；令人生厌的

（教材例句） Peter doesn’t like maths because it’s boring.

●useful /'juːsfl/ adj. 有用的；有益的

（教材例句） It’s useful， and my English teacher is really nice.

●geography /dʒi'ɒɡrəfi/ n. 地理（学）

（教材例句） I have art and geography today.

●number /'nʌmbə（r）/ n. 数字；号码

（教材例句） Because I’m good with numbers.

重点短语

●good with 灵巧的；善于应付……的

（教材例句） I like it because I’m good with numbers.

读写积累

●It can help me know a lot about our country. 它能帮助我更多地了解我们的国家。

●But I like it best because I’m good with numbers. 但是我最喜欢它，因为我的运算能力很好。

●一材多练

根据短文内容完成表格。

B

Hello， everyone！ I’m from Shanghai and my English name is Helen. I’m very busy this term because I have many subjects. I study maths， Chinese， English， history， IT， music， geography， biology， art and PE. My favourite subjects are English and PE. I think English is useful and I work hard at it. I can talk with some students in English now. In the PE lesson， I can do many sports. And they are really exciting. I can play football and basketball well. And my favourite sport is football. I also like music because music makes me happy. Our music teacher teaches us to play different instruments in class. Art is very relaxing. I can draw fruit， clothes， desks and many fun things in the art class. Our art teacher is excellent. She always takes us out to draw things.

What subjects do you have this term？ What is your favourite subject？ Tell me， please. And email me at helen2024@tom.com. You can call me at 309-7708， too.

（ ） 1. How many subjects does Helen have this term？

A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Nine. D. Ten.

（ ） 2. What are Helen’s favourite subjects？

A. PE and English. B. Art and English.

C. Music and PE. D. Music and art.

（ ） 3. What does Helen think of her art class？

A. It’s easy. B. It’s difficult. C. It’s relaxing. D. It’s fun.

（ ） 4. What is the best title for the passage？

A. Helen’s School B. Helen’s Subjects This Term

C. Helen’s Favourite Sports D. Helen’s Favourite Subjects

教材链接

重点单词

●term /tɜːm/ n. 学期

（教材例句） This term， I have subjects like Chinese， history， maths， English， PE， and IT.

●history /'hɪstri/ n. 历史；历史课

●geography /dʒi'ɒɡrəfi/ n. 地理（学）

●biology /baɪ'ɒlədʒi/ n. 生物学

（教材例句） Biology is difficult but important.

●exciting /ɪk'saɪtɪŋ/ adj. 令人激动的；使人兴奋的

（教材例句） Peter’s favourite subject is PE because it’s exciting.

●instrument /'ɪnstrəmənt/ n. 乐器；器械；工具

（教材例句） He lets us play all kinds of interesting instruments.

●excellent /'eksələnt/ adj. 优秀的；极好的

（教材例句） My music teacher is excellent.

重点短语

●in class 课堂上

（教材例句） We learn how to work out maths problems in class.

重点句型

●I like… because…

（教材例句） I like Chinese because it’s fun.

C

Wendy is good at English and Chinese， but her maths isn’t good. She doesn’t like maths because she is not good with numbers and she doesn’t think it’s useful.

One day， the clothes at Wendy’s mom’s store are on sale （折价销售）， so there are many people. Her mom wants to teach her a lesson， so she asks her to help her with the sale. When a woman walks in， Wendy walks to her. The woman says she wants to buy a sweater. After some time， she says， “I’ll take this yellow one. What’s the price （价格） of it？” Wendy says， “It is 800 yuan， but it’s on sale. You can take it at half price. Uh， you need to pay （支付） 400 yuan.” “I see. This is my VIP card. I can get a 20% discount （折扣）， right？” “Oh， yes，” Wendy says. “Then， you just need to pay 80 yuan.” The woman looks at Wendy in surprise， asking， “Are you sure？”

Then， Mrs Black， Wendy’s mom， comes and says to the woman， “I’m sorry. You need to pay 320 yuan， please.” Then， she looks at her daughter and asks， “Now， do you think maths is useful in our life？”

（ ） 1. Why does Wendy help her mom at the store？

A. Because she needs money.

B. Because she likes selling clothes.

C. Because she wants to learn maths.

D. Because her mom asks her to help.

（ ） 2. What colour sweater does the woman want？

A. White. B. Yellow. C. Black. D. Purple.

（ ） 3. What does the underlined phrase “in surprise” mean in Chinese？

A. 自信地 B. 幽默地 C. 兴奋地 D. 惊讶地

（ ） 4. How much does the woman need to pay for the sweater？

A. 800 yuan. B. 400 yuan. C. 320 yuan. D. 80 yuan.

（ ） 5. What does the mother want Wendy to know？

A. Maths is useful.

B. Maths is not difficult.

C. It’s good to have a VIP card.

D. It’s good to buy clothes at a discount.

教材链接

重点单词

●number /'nʌmbə（r）/ n. 数字；号码

●useful /'juːsfl/ adj. 有用的；有益的

●life /laɪf/ n. 生活；生命

（教材例句） Maths is very useful in our life， and I want to be a scientist in the future.

重点短语

●good at 擅长

（教材例句） I’m not good at science， but I like the class very much.

●good with 灵巧的；善于应付……的

●help sb with 帮助某人做（某事）

（教材例句） Can you help me with this subject？

读写积累

●Wendy is good at English and Chinese， but her maths isn’t good. 温迪擅长英语和汉语，但是她的数学不好。

●She doesn’t like maths because she is not good with numbers and she doesn’t think it’s useful. 她不喜欢数学，因为她的运算能力不好，而且她认为数学没有多大用处。

写作专练

【知识回顾】

【写作目标】

本单元的写作话题是“介绍自己最喜欢的科目”，要求学生能运用本单元核心知识，介绍自己最喜欢的科目以及陈述喜欢的理由。

【写作任务】请运用【知识回顾】里的相关表达完成以下写作任务。

假设你是李明，你校英文报正在征集主题为“我最喜欢的科目”的短文。请你根据以下提示，用英文写一篇60词左右的短文投稿。

内容提示：

1. 本学期课程；

2. 最喜欢的科目及理由；

3. 将来想从事的职业。

要求：条理清晰，结构合理，可适当发挥。

●审题引导

审体裁： 审人称： 审时态：

审要点：

●小试身手