SectionB2a-2d\nObjectivesTolearnaboutHometownFeelingsandunderstandthemainideaofthepassage.Tolearnnewwords:nowadays,search,among,shame,regard,count,opposite,especially,consider,hold…\nManyChineseleavetheirhometowntothecities.Warmingup\nWhydotheyleavetheirhometown?\nWhydoparentsleavehometowneveryyear?Tosearchforwork.lookfor\nWhatnewbuildingsdoesthegovernmentusuallybuildintownsandvillages?\ndeliciousfoodgood/terribleweatherbeautifulscenerysweetmemorieshigh/alotofhillsheavytrafficbusy/cleanstreettall/old/newbuildingsfriendlypeople…Hometownfeelings\n1.WhydomillionsofChineseleavethecountrysideeveryyear?Answerthequestionsbeforeyouread.Thenreadthepassagetofindoutifyouranswersarethesameasinthepassage.MillionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.2a\n2.Howoftendoyouthinkthesepeoplevisittheirhometowns?3.Whatnewbuildingsdoesthegovernmentusuallybuildintownsandvillages?Theymayonlyvisittheirhometownsonceortwiceayear.Somepeopleevenhavenotimetoreturnhome.Largehospitals,newroads,newschools,parksandsoon.\nUsingPreviousKnowledgeWecanoftenguesswhatatextisaboutbyusingwhatwealreadyknow.Answeringquestionsbeforewereadcanalsohelpusdothis.Somepeoplestillliveintheirhometown.However,othersmayonlyseeitonceortwiceayear.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.AmongtheseisZhongWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.HometownFeelings\nHehaslivedinWenzhouforthelast13years.Withahardjobinacrayonfactory,hedoesn’tfindmuchtimetovisithishometown.“Iusedtoreturnhomeatleastonceayear,butIhaven’tbeenbackforalmostthreeyearsnow.It’sashame,butIjustdon’thavethetime,”hesays.\nManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.Perhapslargehospitalsandnewroadshaveappeared.Inmanyplaces,thegovernmenthasalsobuiltnewschoolsandsentteachersfromthecitiestohelp.\n“Inoticedthat’strueofmyhometown,”addsZhongWei.“Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury.Butnowthebuildingsarereallyold.Ihearthey’regoingtobuildanewschoolthere.”ZhongWeithinkssuchdevelopmentsaregood,andhealsoknowsthathishometowncannotalwaysstaythesame.\nAccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange.“Inmyhometown,therewasabigoldtreeoppositetheschool.Itisstillthereandhasbecomequiteasymboloftheplace.Mostofthechildreninmytimelikedtoplaytogetherunderthatbigtree,especiallyduringthesummerholidays.Itwassuchahappychildhood.Ourhometownhasleftmanysoftandsweetmemoriesinourhearts.”\nFindexpressionsinthepassagethathavethesamemeaningsasthesewordsandphrases.1.lookfor_________2.consider_________3.acrossfrom__________4.inone’sopinion_______________5.goback_______6.changes_____________7.area_____________searchregardoppositeaccordingtosb.returndevelopmentsplace2b\nCompletethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage.Youmayneedtochangetheformsofthewords.ManyChinesepeoplethesedaysleavetheir__________toworkinthe________.Theyusually____________totheirhometownsoneortwotimesa______.ZhongWeihasn’tbeenbackinclosetothreeyears.Hehasbeenworkingina_________factoryinWenzhouforthepast13years.hometownscitiesreturnyearcrayon2c\nPeoplelikehimare___________inhowtheirhometownsarechanging.Newbuildingsareoftenbuiltbythe___________.ZhongWeithinksthesechangesare_______becausethingsneedtochangeinordertobecomebetter.Buthealsothinkssomethings__________change,andhishometownisstilltheplacethatholdsallhischildhood___________.interestedgovernmentgoodwillnevermemories\nThinkofchangesthatarehappeninginyourtownorcitytoday.Whichchangesaregenerallygood?Whichchangescouldbeseenasbad?2d\nsearch作不及物动词时，意为“搜索；搜查”。searchfor意为“搜寻，找寻”。e.g.Heissearchingforhissunglasses.他正在找他的太阳镜。【拓展】作及物动词，意为“在······搜查”或“搜查”。e.g.Theysearchedtheforestforthelostchild.他们在森林里寻找那个走失的小孩。1.Nowadays,millionsofChineseleavethecountrysidetosearchforworkinthecities.Languagepoints\namongprep.在三者或三者以上之间e.g.Tomsitsamongthestudents.汤姆坐在学生之间。betweenprep.在两者之间e.g.TomsitsbetweenMaryandFrank.汤姆坐在玛丽和弗兰克之间。among与between2.AmongtheseisZhangWei,a46-year-oldhusbandandfather.\na46-year-oldhusbandandfather意为“一位46岁的丈夫和父亲”，46-year-old是一个复合形容词，特点“一是数词、名词、形容词之间要用连字符连接，二是数词后的名词用单数形式”。e.g.Tomisa10-year-oldboy.=Tomisaboyof10yearsold.汤姆是一个10岁的男孩。Lilyisan8-year-oldgirl.莉莉是一个8岁的女孩。\n【拓展】另一种类似的复合形容词作定语的结构是：数词+连字符+名词，或数词+名词的所有格。e.g.atwo-monthholiday=atwomonths’holiday一个为期两个月的假期。ten-minutewalk/drive/ride=tenminutes’walk/drive/ride步行/开车/骑车10分钟的路程\nshame不可数名词，意为“羞耻；羞愧；惭愧”。e.g.It’sashame(that)youcan’tstayfordinner.你不能留下来吃晚饭，真遗憾。【拓展】相关短语：toone’sshame“令人感到羞愧的是”feelshameat…“因······而感到羞愧”inshame“羞愧的”havenoshame“无羞耻心”3.…It’sashame,butIjustdon’thavethetime,…\nregard及物动词，意为“将······认为；把······视为”。常用短语regard…as…意为“将······视为······；把······当做······”，as为介词，其后接名词或代词。e.g.Iregardyouasmybestfriend.我把你当做我最好的朋友。Weregardhimasourbrother.我们把他当成兄弟看待。4.ManypeoplelikeZhongWeiregardwithgreatinteresthowtheirhometownshavechanged.\ncentury，可数名词，意为“世纪；百年”，其复数形式为centuries。e.g.themid-20thcentury20世纪中期aneighteenth-centurywriter一名18世纪的作家Ahundredyearsisacentury.一百年是一个世纪。5.Childrenhavelearnedtoreadandcountatmyoldprimaryschoolsincethemid-20thcentury.\naccordingto意为“依照，按照”，to为介词，后接名词、代词或从句。e.g.Hedividedthemintothreegroupsaccordingtoage.他把他们按年龄分成三组。6.AccordingtoZhongWei,however,somethingswillneverchange.\n7.consider动词，意为“考虑”，=thinkabout，后跟名词、代词、动名词、宾语从句或“疑问词+不定式”。e.g.Pleaseconsidermysuggestion.请考虑我的建议。Iamconsideringchangingmyjob.我正在考虑换份工作。Hehasneverconsideredhowtosolvethatproblem.他从未考虑过如何解决那个问题。\n【拓展】在与动词连用时，只能用动名词形式的动词或短语有：consider考虑enjoy喜爱practice练习keep(on)继续（一直）mind介意finish完成havefun高兴feellike想要lookforwardto盼望can’thelp禁不住giveup放弃歌诀：喜欢错过别介意，完成愉快勤练习，禁不住考虑想放弃\n单项选择。1.Idon’tbelievethatthis___boycanpaintsuchanicepicture.A.fiveyearoldsB.five-years-oldC.five-year-old2.According____Mr.Wang,we’llgoonatripthisweekend.A.inB.toC.atD.forExercises\n3.Look!She’sstanding___thetenchildren.A.amongB.betweenC.ofD.from4.—JackieChanhasdonated______dollarstothecharity.—Heisanexampletousall.A.thousandB.thousandsC.thousandofD.thousandsof\n5.--Canyougivemesomeinformationaboutvacationtrips?--Whynot___goingtoHainanIsland?A.considerB.mindC.keepD.think6.--DidyougotoKenliduringthePeachBlossomFestival(桃花节)?--Yes.Theflowerswerebeautiful.Beeswereflying___them.A.inB.amongC.betweenD.through\n7.NowadaysmillionsofChineseleavethecountrysideto_____fortheworkincities.A.lookedB.searchC.findD.see8.Mr.Jack_____Chinaforseveralyears.A.hasbeentoB.hascometoC.hasbeeninD.cameto\n—It'stenyearssincewecamehere.—Howtimeflies!We____inChinaforsolong.A.workB.workedC.willworkD.haveworkedU10SA1a-1c中考链接D\nDiscusswithyourpartnerstosharewhatchangesyourhometownhashadtheseyears.Andtellwhythesechangeshavetakenplace.Homework