北京171中学 徐晶

 

Young leader (P2)

 

I. Pre-reading

What does the president of a country do?

What do you know about France? 

What is it famous for? 

 

II. While Reading

Choose the answer: 

1. Many people think of Macron as the following EXCEPT _____.

A. he is a young president

B. he is inclusive

C. he is open

D. he is difficult to talk to

 

2. What does Macron think of the refugee problem?

A. He would like to protect the refugees. 

B. He doesn’t welcome refugees.

C. He thinks refugees should go to other European countries.

D. He thinks they need refugees to protect France.

 

3. Which is NOT true about Macron’s student life?

A. He enjoyed watching TV. 

B. He liked reading books. 

C. He loved drama and music.

D. He played the piano well. 

 

4. The last sentence in the story shows that _____.

A. Macron is hard working

B. Macron is good at playing the piano 

C. Macron is good at winning elections 

D. Macron works with a great team

 

III. Words in use

根据首字母提示完成下列句子：

1. I may v_____ for her at the next election. 

2. We are going to build a school in this a____.

3. She tried to f_____ her mind on her work. 

4. The doctor told me I was in n____ of a good rest. 

 

 

IV. Post-reading

Do you know anything about The Eiffel Tower? 

It is an iron tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.

 

 

UK people love to travel away for special holidays (P4)

 

I. Pre-reading

Who is the prime minister of the UK? 

What would you say if you meet the prime minister on the streets?

Do you have the habit of looking for famous people while you are walking on the streets? 

 

II. While reading

Choose the answer: 

1. Theresa May met few people while door knocking because _____.

A. people were afraid of the prime minister

B. everyday people should leave their houses before May’s arrival

C. she went to the wrong street

D. it was a public holiday and people might go out

 

2. Which of the following about bank holidays is NOT true?

A. They are public holidays in the UK.

B. Workers can get days off on these days.

C. Workers can get extra money if they work on these days.

D. They fall on the same dates every year.

 

3. From the last paragraph, we know that _____.

A. bank holidays have a history of 200 years

B. Sir John Lubbock set up bank holidays for politicians

C. bank holidays were first mainly for bank workers

D. politicians can’t have a day off on those holidays 

 

4. What does the story mainly talk about?

A. Theresa May’s meeting with everyday people. 

B. Facts about bank holidays in the UK.

C. Different public holidays in the UK.

D. Life story of banker Sir John Lubbock.

      

III. Words in use

用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空： 

1. _____ (Early) this month, she went to the UK on business. 

2. The dates of the bank holidays ______ (change) every year. 

3. This year the Mid-Autumn Festival _____ (fall) on October 4. 

4. Christmas Day is also _____ (know) as a bank holiday. 

 

IV. Post-reading

How many holidays are there in China? 

What are they?

What holidays would you like to set if you could decide? 

 

 

 

Phone fixes itself (P6)

 

I. Pre-reading

Do you know the development of the mobile phone? What did it look like at first? 

 

II. While reading

Choose the answer: 

1. What is Wang Chao doing research on?

A. How to make life easier and fun with a smartphone. 

B. How to stop dropping a smartphone.

C. Making a new self-healing material for smartphone screens.

D. Building new clothes for the superhero Wolverine. 

 

2. According to Wang, the new material is all these things, EXCEPT _____.

A. self-healing

B. stretchy

C. if broken, it can fix itself in 24 hours 

D. made from human skin 

 

3. From the last paragraph, we learn _____.

A. the material came out in April

B. Wang is sure the material will be in use in three years 

C. Wang hopes to see the new material on phones in three years

D. most scientists are against Wang’s idea

 

III. Words in use

Fill in the blanks:

1. A  smart  phone can make your life 

     _____ _____ (方便且有趣). 

2. We are working hard to ____ (解决) the problem. 

3. When it ____ (坏了), it can fix itself quickly. 

4. He _______ (希望) his new watch can work for three years. 

 

IV. Post-reading

What will the cell phone look like in the future?

What else can we do with the cell phone? 

Why not design your own cell phone? 

 

 

 

参考答案及解析

【P2】

II. 1. D。根据文中最后一段的the youngest president以及第2段的inclusive和open可知，A、B、C都是人们的观点，而D在文中并未涉及，所以选D。

2. A。根据第2段He said France should welcome refugees…可知，他对难民的态度是支持的。

3. A。根据最后两段的内容可知，B、C、D都是他喜欢做的事情，而文中提到TV的地方则说的是他不像其他孩子那么沉迷于电视，所以选A。

4. B。从文章最后一段的两句可知，他擅长于弹吉他。

III. 1. vote   2. area  3. focus   4. Need

 

【P4】

II. 1. D。根据文中第2段第1句的内容可知，正值公共假期，人们都外出旅游了，所以首相没有遇见很多人。

2. D。据文章第3段第1句可知，假期并不在固定的日子，所以选D。

3. C。根据最后一段关于假日的来源的描述可知，银行假日最初是从银行开始的，银行的工作人员可以享受的假日，所以选C。

4. B。本文主要讲述了英国银行假日成为公众假日的事情，所以B正确。

III. 1. Earlier  2. change   3. falls   4. Known

 

【P6】

II. 1. C。根据第2段的内容可知，Wang Chao正在研究一种新型材料，用于手机屏幕上，倘若摔碎可以很快复原。

2. D。根据第3段的描述可知，新材料具有自愈、伸缩、快速复原的功能，像人类的皮肤一样，而不是来源于人类的皮肤，所以选D。

3. C。根据最后一段的内容可知，三年内可以使用这种新型材料是Wang的希望，所以选C。

III. 1. easier and fun    2. fix   3. breaks   4. hopes