初中英语山东版九年级--Unit 2-SELF CHECK

Unit 2 It must belong to Carla.
[00:08.29]SELF CHECK
[00:10.00]1.Fill in each blank¹ with the correct word given
[00:15.45]Change the form of the word if necessary.
[00:18.46]Then make your own sentences with each word.
[00:23.24]2.Read these proverbs² from around the world.
[00:27.68]What do you think they might mean?
[00:30.55]Discuss with your classmate.
[00:33.09]1.One finger cannot lift a small stone.
[00:38.90]2.When an ant says "ocean",
[00:42.16]he's talking about a small pool.
[00:45.48]3.It is less of a problem to be poor
[00:49.02]than to be dishonest³.
[00:51.74]4.Be careful of the person who does not talk
[00:55.59]and the dog that does not bark⁴.
[00:58.68]5.You can't wake a person who is pretending⁵ to
[01:02.55]be asleep.
[01:05.17]6.Tell me and I'll forget.
[01:08.49]Show me and I may not remember.
[01:11.04]Let me try and I'll understand.
[01:14.60]7.Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
[01:20.00]8.He who would do great things should not
[01:23.51]attempt them all alone.
[01:26.33]In each line,circle the word that doesn't belong
[01:32.73]1.escape  owner  chase   run
[01:39.41]2.picnic  lunch  dinner  alien⁶
[01:46.16]3.land    apple  ice cream      chicken
[01:54.00]4.creature      alien  exercise  visitor
[02:01.85]5.lost   grass  tree   flower
[02:08.01]Just for Fun!
[02:10.72]That must be Sandy Island!
[02:12.50]

1 blank   

adj.空白的；n.空白(处)；vi.消失；vt.使模糊不清

参考例句：

• Suddenly my mind went blank.我脑子里突然一片空白。
• Design a new blank form.设计一个新的空白表单。

2 proverbs   

n.谚语，格言( proverb的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His conversation was larded with Russian proverbs. 他交谈时夹杂了很多俄国谚语。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We should not use proverbs and allusions indiscriminately. 不要滥用成语典故。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 dishonest   

adj.不老实，不诚实的

参考例句：

• Never keep company with dishonest persons.不要与不诚实的人打交道。
• The girl lost her place because she was dishonest.这姑娘不老实，失去了职位。

4 bark   

n.（狗）等吠声，狗叫声，树皮；v.狗叫

参考例句：

• The old bark dropped away.老树皮剥落下来。
• Dogs always know who's bad and will naturally bark at them.狗永远知道谁是坏人，而且一定会对他们吠叫。

5 pretending   

v.假装( pretend的现在分词 )；伪装；（尤指儿童）（在游戏中）装扮；自诩

参考例句：

• He deceived her by pretending to be a famous movie star. 他冒充著名电影明星来骗她。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• "We have a mission to perform. Quit pretending." cried he angrily. 他生气地高喊一声：“我们有任务， 别装蒜。” 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 alien   

n.外星人，外国人；adj.外国的；相异的；异己的；与...格格不入的；与...不同的；不相容的；外来的；adj.（常与to连用）与…相反的；与…不同的

参考例句：

• Jim is an alien in this film.吉姆在这部电影里是个外星人。
• Their ideas are alien to our way of thinking.他们的思想和我们的想法不同。