外研（新标准）版九下Module 3 Unit 2 I think life is better today.课后作业

 The rof women has changed now.

 I can't ato buy a phone.

 We should get the best e .

 The psent me a letter yesterday.

 We didn't have(电的)lights then. We used （蜡烛）.

 He lives in a（微小的）house.

 It's so (困难的)to cross the road.

 Some of the shows are too(吵闹的)for me.

 用方框中所给的词填空

cold, education, postman, heat, full-time

 Taking boats is ____ better than taking buses.

 —Where would you like to go during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

—I'd like to go____.

 Catherine got married____ a policeman twenty years ago.

 —It's smoggy these days. That's terrible!

—Yes. I hope to plant trees. ____trees, ____air pollution.

 Paul has____ friends except me, and sometimes he feels lonely.

 —How are you today, Mike?

—I'm____now. I don't think this medicine is good for me.

—What do you think of the film So Young directed by Zhao Wei?

—Wonderful. I think it's____than the other films about youth in recent years.

 We walk____ and take the bus more today.

 阅读理解

What Does a Lifelong Learner Look Like?

Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest expert in anything. They continue to learn and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to. What does a lifelong learner look like? Here are some of their main characteristics(特征).●They areknowledge seekers. They are always searching for much information on a topic they're interested in and looking for new experience or opportunities to improve their knowledge or skills.

● They are social and self-directed learners. They like taking different courses and taking part in discussions around subjects they are interested in.    ▲     They also know their own learning styles, and their strengths and weaknesses. They can plan and organize their own learning.

● They are critical(批判性的) thinkers. They always use a lot of ways to analyze(分析) and synthesize(合成) information. From their research they judge the information to see if it is useful for the question at hand.

●They are problem solvers. They will meet different problems while learning.However,they usually see problems as challenges and life experiences and try to stand above them.

 根据短文内容回答问题

A TV program has become popular in China recently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters (汉字).

The increasing use of computers and smart phones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 10,000 characters used in daily life without electronic help.

CCTV started the Chinese Character Dictation Competition to improve the population's handwriting skills. Contestants (参与者) on the show were school pupils, but it was found that 70% of adults in the audience (观众) were unable to remember how to write the word "chanchu".

Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin, they don't need to remember how to write them. "The keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters." Guan Zhengwen, who designed and directed the show said. He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.

Hao Mingjian, an editor of a magazine, putting his heart into Chinese characters, said, "Learning Chinese characters goes on throughout your life. If you stop using them for a long time, it is very likely that you will forget them."