Summary writing摘要写作
Write a summary of the passage in not more than 70 words. Write two different paragraphs using the points and connections given below.www.xiao84.com
用不超过70个单词的篇幅写出课文的摘要。用以下要点和连词写出两段不同的文字。
Composition作文
Write two paragraphs in about 150 words using the ideas given below:
按以下思路写出两段文字，字数为150个词左右：
1 A mummy disappeared from a museum----newspaper reports----strange stories about the mummy----the public got alarmed.
2 An officlal announcement was issued from the museum----scientists were studying the mummy----it would be back in its place soon.
Key structures关键句型
What happened? What has happened? What has been happening?(KS5,29,53)
一般过去时，现在完成时，现在完成进行时（复习第5，29，53课关键句型）
Exercises练习
A Underline all the verbs in the passage which tell us what happened, what has happened, and what has been happening.
划出课文中所有一般过去时、现在完成时和现在完成进行时的动词。
B Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:
用正确的动词时态填空，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案：
The mummy of an Egyptian woman who____(die) in 800 B. C. just____ (have) an operation. As there ____(be) strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors____ (try) to find out whether the woman____ (die) of a rare disease. The only way to do this____ (be) to operate. The operation, which____ (last) for over four hours,____ (prove) to be very difficult. The doctors____ (remove)a section of the mummy and____ (send) it to a laboratory. They also____ (find) something which the X-ray plates not____ (show). The doctors not____ (decide) yet how the woman____ (die).They____ (fear) that the mummy would fall to pieces when they____ (cut) it open, but fortunately this not____ (happen). The mummy successfully____ (survive) the operation.
C Supply since, for or ago in the following sentences:
用since, for或ago填空：
1 He stayed with us____ two weeks.
2 She arrived two weeks ____.
3 I have not seen him____ Monday.
4 He has been ringing up continually____ lunchtime.
5 We waited____ ages.
6 He left a month____ and I have not seen him____ then.
7 It has not rained____ March.
8 My grandparents lived here a long time ____.
9 I have not heard from him____ 1993.
10 We have been working on this new plane____ over a year now.
Special difficulties难点
Words often confused经常容易混淆的词
Study these examples:
细读以下例子：
a B.C and A.D
The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B. C.….(1.1)
Julius Caesar died in 44 B. C.朱利时斯·凯撒死于公元前44年。
William the Conqueror invaded Britain in A.D.1066.威廉征服者于公元1066年入侵英国。
b Skin（皮肤），Leather（皮革），Complexion（肤色）.
Hard resin covered the skin.(11.7-8)
This briefcase is made of leather. 这个公文包是皮做的。
Look at her rosy cheeks. She has a lovely complexion.看看她那玫瑰色的面颊。她的肤色太美了。
c Wax（蜡）and Candle（蜡烛）.
a small wax figure of the god Duamutef(11.9-10)
The lights went out so we lit candles.灯灭了，所以我们点燃了蜡烛。
Exercise练习
Choose the correct words in the following sentences:选择正确的词：
1 Even though she is old, she still has a good(skin)(complexion).
2 These seat covers are made of(skin)(leather).3 A baby's (skin) (leather) is very soft.
4 It is pleasant to have a meal by (candle) (wax) light.
5 Homer lived around 800 (A. D.) (B. C.)
Multiple choice questions多项选择题
Comprehension理解
1 Doctors operated on the mummy ____.
(a) to find out what the woman had died of
(b) to find out what was inside it
(c) to remove a small wax figure of the god, Duamutef
(d) because the woman died of a rare disease
2 The doctors ____.
(a) found out what they were looking for
(b) couldn't prevent the mummy from falling to pieces
(c) haven't yet found out what they were looking for
(d) expected to find the small wax figure inside the mummy
Structure句型
3 What did the woman die of? ____did the woman die?
(a) How
(b) Where
(c) What
(d) When
4 The only way to do this … There was only one way____ doing this.
(a) in
(b) of
(c) by
(d) to
5 The operation proved to be very difficult. It proved to be ____operation.
(a) difficult
(b) the difficult
(c) a difficult
(d) difficult the
6 It was difficult because of the hard resin ____the skin.
(a) covered
(b) which covering
(c) in covering
(d) covering
7 They haven't decided yet. They are ____undecided.
(a) even
(b) yet
(c) more
(d) still
Vocabulary 词汇
8 An operation is usually performed by a____.
(a) doctor
(b) dentist
(c) scientist
(d) surgeon
9 There were strange ____on the X-ray plates.
(a) markings
(b) notes
(c) signs
(d) messages
10 They wanted to know if the woman had died of a rare ____.
(a) illness
(b) pain
(c) ache
(d) hurt
11 The operation lasted for over four hours. That's how long it ____.
(a) went
(b) went on
(c) went over
(d) went off
12 There was a small wax figure in it. It was ____.
(a) a carving
(b) a shape
(c) a number
(d) a body
