辽宁大连教育学院 单江红

 

World sees the beauty (P2)

I. Pre-reading

What do you know about Hangzhou?

What is it famous for?

What international event (大事) happened there recently?

 

II. While reading

Choose the answer: 

1. Which city held the G20 Leaders Summit this year?

A. Beijing.

B. Shanghai.

C. Hangzhou.

D. Suzhou.

 

2. Where did the designer get the idea of the bridge logo?

A. From the bridges he did before.

B. From the old arched bridges at the West Lake.

C. From the old story of the West Lake.

D. From the famous poet Su Dongpo.

 

3. The dish Dongpo Rou got its name because _____.

A. the Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo was the first to make it

B. it was a place name in Hangzhou

C. one of the Hangzhou officials liked the name

D. it connects the west and the east best 

 

4. The last paragraph explains _____.

A. how Longjing tea fried prawns is cooked

B. how Longjing tea got its name

C. why Longjing tea fried prawns could be on the G20 table

D. why the water in the dragon's well is special

 

III. Words in use

用以下单词完成句子：

experience   connect   traditional 

1. English is like a bridge and it can _____ people from different countries.

2. If you ever  ________  the life in the countryside, you’ll like it.

3. There are many good ________ customs in our country. 

 

IV. Post-reading

1. Find out what the G20 is made up of?

 

2. Why could Hangzhou be the host of the G20 Leaders Summit?Can you talk about the presidential election in the US?

 

 

 

 

Dressing up to read books (P4)

I. Pre-reading

Do you like reading books? Why or why not?

What kind of books do you like best?

Who is your favorite character in the books you have read?

 

II. While reading

Choose the answer: 

1. How do the kids in Australia dress up in August to celebrate Book Week?

A. As Halloween characters.

B. As their favorite book characters.

C. As characters in Shakespeare plays.

D. As people from their families, like their parents.

 

2. What does the school teacher Nicole Grima think of the activity?

A. Students actually don’t like this activity.

B. It is interesting for students to improve their reading. 

C. It makes students focus on the costumes rather than reading.

D. It is neither important nor meaningful for students’ studies. 

 

3. Why did the teachers develop so many activities on Book Week?

A. To keep the kids busy.

B. To help the kids learn the importance of reading.

C. To turn Book Week into Drama Week.

D. To make full use of their costumes.

 

4. What did Professor Margot Hillel mean?

A. Kids should do more reading outside class.

B. They’ll spend more money helping kids find more costumes.

C. The kids should enjoy the experience of reading books.

D. Kids should love the books when they hug, smell or turn pages.

 

III. Words in use

用以下短语完成句子：

costume，focus on， dress up

1. The teacher’s talks are expected to _________ how to improve  English writing.

2. You don’t need to _______ for dinner.

3. The actress came on in full ________.

 

IV. Post-reading

1. Do you like this way of reading?

2. What’s your way to make reading interesting?

 

 

Dogs' ears tuned in (P6)

 

I. Pre-reading

1. Do you love dogs?

2. What can dogs do for us?

3. Can dogs understand what people say and how people say it?

 

II. While reading

Choose the answer: 

1. For the study, researchers did all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A. they made dogs sit inside machines 

B. they played with the dogs 

C. they scanned the dogs’ brain.

D. they played people’s voices to them

 

2. Which of the following kinds of voices do dogs think as a best reward?

A. A neutral word with a neutral tone. 

B. A neutral word with a positive tone.

C. A positive word with a neutral tone.

D. A positive word with a positive tone.

 

3. Which side of brain deals with tones, for both dogs and humans?

A. Left side for both dogs and humans.

B. Left side for dogs and right side for humans.

C. Right side for both dogs and humans.

D. Right side for dogs and left side for humans.

 

4. What is the main idea of the story?

A. Dogs are humans’ best friends. 

B. Dogs are talented in learning humans’ language.

C. Dogs can understand the meaning in words.

D. Dogs can also learn humans’ language.

 

III. Words in use

用以下单词及短语完成句子：

deal with                  positive               recognize

1. Remember, if you stay _______, good things will happen.

2. We didn’t _________each other first because we have really changed a lot.

3. The leaders are discussing how to ________ the coming terrible weather.

 

IV. Post-reading

Have you become more interested in dogs?

Have you found out what else dogs can do?

Key: 

【P2】

II. 1. C。由首段第二句Leaders of the Group of 20 members met in the city of Hangzhou.可知。

2. B。由第3段Yuan Youmin的话“I got the idea from the traditional arched (拱形的) bridges at the West Lake,” 可知，选B。

3. A。由倒数第2段Song Dynasty (960-1279) poet Su Dongpo first made this dish. 可知选A。

4. B。由最后一段的介绍可知，主要内容解说了龙井茶的来历，所以选B。

III. 1. connect  2. experience  3. traditional

 

【P4】

II. 1. B。由文中第一段最后一句的when students dress up as their favorite characters可知。

2. B。由第7段It is a fun way to focus on reading and the children really enjoy it…可知，老师对此活动是持肯定态度的。

3. B。由第8段And teachers plan activities or make competitions to show how important it is to read.可知，读书周活动的目的是为了让孩子们意识到读书的重要性。  

4. C。由 Professor Margot Hillel said books would always be loved. 可知，她认为读书对孩子们来讲是一件快乐的事情。

III. 1. focus on  2. dress up  3. costume

 

【P6】

II. 1. B。根据第三、四、五段信息可知，研究人员训练狗坐在机器里，他们把人类的各种声音播放给狗听，通过扫描狗的大脑来判断它们的反应，唯独B没有提到。

2. D。根据第六段Andics说的内容可知。通过It shows that for dogs, a nice phrase can work very well as a reward, but it works best if both words and tones match可知，语言和音调都好的时候效果最好，因此选D。    

3. C。根据倒数第二段内容Dogs deal with tones with the right. Human brains work in the same way.可知，动物和人类一样，都用用右边大脑处理音调的信息，所以选C。

4. C。根据文章的第一段和最后一段可知，本文主要阐述了狗能知晓人类语言的意思。

III. 1. positive  2. recognize   3. deal with