初三17-18年第4期总第532期

Revising Chinese textbooks (P2)

Pre-reading

•Match the words with the meanings

revise    

ministry

replace

historical

favor

put sth. or sb. else in their place to do their job

of or relating to the study of history

change sth. in order to improve it

to like or support something 

a government department (部门)

While reading

1. According to the first paragraph, what is new for first-year primary and junior 

students?

  A. Desks and chairs. 

  B. School uniforms. 

  C. Chinese language textbooks.

  D. Math textbooks.

2. We can find more content about _____ after the change.

A. traditional Chinese culture

B. world history

C. Western poems and articles

D. student life 

3. What do students and teachers think of the new textbooks?

  A. They are too serious.

  B. They are lovely.

  C. They are quite difficult. 

  D. They are boring.

4. From the story, we know _____.

A. the new textbooks aim to improve students’ knowledge of traditional Chinese

culture

  B. articles about history make up half of all the texts in the new textbooks. 

  C. schools now focus more on students’ learning ability

  D. students don't have to enjoy the beauty of modern Chinese culture

Words in use

Translate phrases:

关注

中国文学

根据

丰富知识

是……的一部分

同意

.

Post-reading

Discussion:

Do you think it is necessary to revise Chinese textbooks?  

What’s the advantage and disadvantage? 

Plants to power future (6a)

Pre-reading

Free talk

1.Did you see some glowing plants?

2.Are you afraid of them?

3.What can people do with these glowing organisms?

While reading

1. Glowing creatures are animals or plants that _____.

A. can give off light themselves 

B. can light up the night sky with electricity

C. only live in the deep ocean

D. can collect light from nature

2. According to Krichevsky, in the future _____.

A. the world’s first light-producing plant will be created

B. glowing plants will be used as lamps

C. crops will be able to talk to farmers by glowing

D. electricity could light up shop windows

3. What’s the purpose of Glowee’s research on glowing bacteria?

A. To compete with the US company Gleaux.

B. To create the brightest light in the world.

C. To change the way we produce and use light. 

D. To help produce more electricity in the future. 

4. What can we infer from the story?

A. More than 80 percent of electricity is used to produce light.

B. Researchers don't think it possible to plant glowing crops.

C. French companies developed faster than American ones in this field.

D. Glowing plants can help save electricity in the future.

Word in use 

Fill in blanks

1.People must ___________（交流，表达）their feelings.

2.What can we do to ___________（保护）ourselves when in danger?

3.She joined this __________（公司）in 2000.

Post-reading

Think about it:

Can you list some other ways of reducing electricity consumption?

Teen Spidy at school (P8)

Pre-reading

1.What do you know about superheroes?

2.How many superheroes can you list?

3.Who is your favorite superhero?

While reading

Answer the questions:

1. When did the movie Spider-Man: Homecoming come out in the Chinese mainland?

  ____________________________________

2. What makes Spider-Man different from other superheroes?

  ____________________________________

3. In the movie, did Peter Parker give up saving the world when he made mistakes?

  ____________________________________

4. What kind of person is Peter Parker like, according to Paragraph 5?

  ____________________________________

5. What advice would you give Peter Parker about how to solve his personal problems?

____________________________________

Word in use

翻译句子：

1.我得把一些书还给图书馆。

2.要想有所作为，你必须苦干。

3.告诉我真正的理由。

Post-reading

Writing

•Please watch this movie after class. Then write a short passage to introduce this movie.

答案与解析：

P2

1. C。从文中第一段第二句New Chinese language textbooks appeared on the desks of first-year primary and junior high school students across the country.可以得知小学一年级和中学一年级均使用了新的语文教材。故答案选C。

2. A。 由文章第三段The new versions focus more on ancient Chinese literature (文学), according to Xinhua. 可以看出新版本教材增加了中国传统文学的内容。故答案为A 。

3. B。从文章第九段第一句They are very lovely and favored by both teachers and students,可以得知学生和教师对新教材的看法。故答案为B。 

4. A。从文章的第四段The change is part of the efforts from the Ministry of Education to improve students’ knowledge of traditional Chinese culture. 可以得知新版语文教材旨在增强学生对中国传统文化的了解。故答案为A。 

P:

1. A。 从第一段第二句But nature itself can glow, too.可以得知发光生物就是指自己能发光的动植物。 故答案为A。

2. B。从文章第六段第一句He and other researchers are working toward a future in which glowing plants replace lamps and glowing trees line highways.可以得知Krichevsky指出未来可以用发光植物来代替灯光。故答案为B。

3. C。从文章最后一段第一句“Our goal is to change the way we produce and use light,”said Glowee founder Sandra Rey.可以得知Glowee团队的目标是改变人类生产和使用光的方式。故答案为作者C。

4. D。 文章的最后一段“We want to offer a global solution that will reduce the 19 percent of electricity consumption (消耗量) used to produce light.”说明各种研究团队都在致力于发光生物的开发与利用，旨在帮助人类在未来减少电能的消耗。故答案为D。

P8

1. On Sept 8.。文中第二段第一句提到In the latest movie Spider-Man: Homecoming , which came out in the Chinese mainland on Sept 8,可见《蜘蛛侠：英雄归来》在中国大陆上映日期为9月8日。

2. He often failed. / He experienced more failure than success.。从文章中第三段第一句Unlike other superheroes, Spider-Man often fails this time.  可以得知蜘蛛侠与其他超级英雄不同之处在于他常常失败。

3. No, he didn’t。从文章第四段第一句Although he makes mistakes, Parker is always ready to save the world.可以得知即使他总失败，也从没放弃。

4. He is brave and not afraid of danger. (Other reasonable answers are also acceptable.)。从文章第五段第三句Still, Parker has both high and low moments when fighting him.可以得知在和坏人对抗时，蜘蛛侠有成功有失败，但他从未放弃，因此可以看出他的勇敢无畏。言之有理即可。

5. Be confident you can become the person you want to be. (Other reasonable answers are also acceptable.)从文章最后两段可以得知他在学校里被当做书呆子，并且被其他男生捉弄，那么可以鼓励他自信一些，言之有理即可。