六年级英语Week 9 核心素养

六年级英语第9周核心素养成长单

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I. Close. 完型填空。

You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, 1._____ it s not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little 2.______ but it is not 3._____ for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.

There is 4. _______ in some places in the desert. We call there places Oases(绿洲), In the oases, there are villages and town. People grow all kinds of crops in the fields there.

People 5. _____ live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals depend on the desert plants for their food and do not need 6. _____ water.

The animals are useful to desert people in may ways. They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use the camels for carrying water, food, tents and something else.

The people of the desert have to keep moving from place to place. They must always 7. _____ grass or desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they moved to 8. ____ place. The desert people are 9. _____. They are always 10. _____ to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.

( )1.A. and B. but C. or D. so ( )2.A. rain B. rains C. wind D. winds ( )3.A. well B. heavy C enough D. big ( )4. A. sand B. plants C. woods D. water ( )5.A. also B. too C. either D. still ( )6.A. a little B. too many C. too much D. some ( )7.A. look at B. look for C. look up D. look after ( )8.A. other B. the other C. others D. another ( )9.A. well B. friend C. friendly D. carefully ( )10. A. glad B. angry C. sorry D. unhappy

II.Fill in the right words to finish the passage. 读短文填单词。

People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and 1._______people. Johnny remembers these stories, but he just does not believe them. Then one day, he sees a 2._______of wolves. There is a mother wolf with four 3._______wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf live 4._______them too. Johnny watches these wolves 5._______day. The mother wolf is a very good mother. She gives 6._______to her babies, She gives them lessons about life. They learn 7._______to get food. The father wolf gets food for the mother. The young wolf plays with the children. They are a nice 8._______family a wolf family.

In a short time, Johnny and the wolf family 9._______friends. He learns many new things about wolves. Wolves do not eat people. They live on small 10._______ like mice and rabbits. III. Reading. 阅读短文。

A.

When Jack got to London, his face became bright and he started looking around the city. He thought he knew English very well. But when he was in London, he found he couldn't understand a word, and nobody understood him, at first he had many difficulties. An English friend of his lived next to him. He often asked him for help.

Soon he got to know he must learn spoken English well. He began going to all kinds of meetings. He always sat in the front seats and carefully studied the speaker's mouth. Listening to spoken English did him a lot of good. Little by little he found English easier to understand.

( ) 1. When Jack got to London, he could speak English well. ( ) 2. When Jack got to London, his teacher helped him.

( ) 3. In London ,Jack found nobody could understand his English. ( ) 4. Soon Jack knew he must learn spoken English first.

( ) 5. Jack went to all kinds of meetings to learn spoken English.

B.

Some birds can fly. They run instead. Ostriches of Africa are an example. Ostriches are the largest birds, they're often 8 feet tall, and weighs three hundred pounds. Their long strong legs have no feathers, and their necks and heads are covered with a fine down(羽绒), The male Ostrich’s body has beautiful black feathers, and its wings and tail are covered with handsome white feathers. The female Ostriches, which are slightly(稍微) smaller, have gray-brown feathers.

Although they cannot fly, ostriches can run as fast as thirty miles an hour. They have only two toes on each foot, a large one on which they run, and a very small almost useless one. As well, on which foot there is a strong claw. Ostriches usually run away from danger, But if one ostrich is cornered(陷于困境), it will kick with its powerful legs, and slash(猛砍) its enemy with the sharp claws.

Ostriches now live only in central Africa, or on farms in south Africa. They're raised(被饲养) for their feathers. They live in groups of a dozen or more, and most move about with a herd(群) of Zebras And antelopes(羚羊). They feed on insects, Small lizards, and mice, and leaves and seeds. In fact, they will eat almost anything.

Information card How tall and how heavy they are: 1 What color the feathers of female ostriches are: 2 How fast they can run: 3 Where ostriches live now: 4 What they eat: 5