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课件网) Unit 7 The Sea Warm-up & Lesson 1 The Spirit of Explorers 课文预习自测 Ⅰ 阅读理解（根据课文内容选择正确答案） 1. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. How the Vikings discovered the Americas. B. The life of the Vikings in Scandinavia. C. Eric the Red’s life story. D. Old stories about the Vikings. 2. It’s said that Eric the Red got into trouble _____. A. when he left Iceland B. when he reached Greenland C. when he committed a murder D. when he returned to Iceland ○ ○ 3. After Eric the Red discovered Greenland, _____. A. people started to live on that island B. he thought people couldn’t live on it C. some people went back with him to Greenland D. he set sail further west 4. Who does “he” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. Eric the Red. B. Biarni. C. Biarni’s father. D. Eric’s father. 5. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage? A. Biarni sailed to Newfoundland with Leif. B. Newfoundland lies north to Canada. C. No people lived in Newfoundland when Leif discovered it. D. Biarni’s directions were of great use to Leif. ○ ○ ○ Ⅱ 语法填空（根据课文内容, 依据语法规则完成短文） VIKING VOYAGES TO AMERICA The Vikings were a group of people whose 1 （ancestor）came from Scandinavia. They controlled the seas and coasts of Northern Europe for a long time. In 982 AD, a man 2 （call）Eric the Red, who was forced to leave Iceland 3 he had committed a murder and got into trouble, decided to set sail 4 （far）west. He reached Greenland and discovered that people could live in the place 5 he landed. He returned to Iceland and persuaded some people 6 （go）back with him to Greenland. When he set sail once again, only 14 ships made it 7 Greenland. ancestors called because further where to go to Later a man called Biarni set sail from Iceland in search of Eric’s party. Unfortunately, he 8 （blow）off course and found himself in an unknown land, from where he 9 （eventual）reached Greenland. These stories were written down centuries later in Norway and Iceland. They are the first records we have of Europeans 10 （sail）to the Americas. was blown eventually sailing 核心词汇 词汇一 participate vi. 参加，参与（+ in） 【教材原句】 I also want you to remember that you should all actively participate in the discussion. 我同样想让你们记住，你们都应该积极地参加讨论。 【要点必记】 participate in voluntary work参加志愿工作 participate in the contest 参加竞赛 题组练·领悟方法 【词语辨析】 participate in，join，take part in 与 attend ·participate in discussions/classroom activities 参与讨论/ 参加课堂活动 ·join the army/Party/club 参军/ 入党/ 加入俱乐部 join in sth. 参与某项活动 join sb. in doing sth. = join sb. to do sth. 加入某人一起做某事 ·take part in a competition/a TV debate/a sports meeting 参加比赛/ 电视辩论/运动会 ·attend the meeting/a wedding/a funeral 出席会议/ 参加婚礼/ 参加葬礼 atte ... ...
