初三17-18年第12期总第539期
Decision on the young (P2)
Pre-reading
1.How much do you know about China’s “creative cities”?
2.Four Chinese cities were named as “creative cities”, do you know why?

While reading
1. Which city was named as the "City of Film"?
  A. Changsha. 
  B. Qingdao.
  C. Wuhan.
  D. Macao

2. Changsha’s cultural industry does NOT include _____.
  A. TV programs
  B. animal protection
  C. publishing
  D. animation production 

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Wuhan?
  A. It is not famous for its design industry.
  B. It has the world’s largest film studio.
  C. Nearly 80 percent of China’s bridges are in the city.
  D. Some of its designs have won big prizes.

4. What is special about Macao’s dishes?
  A. They are made in a mixed cooking style.
  B. They are famous for all kinds of seafood.
  C. They are mainly created by young talent.
  D. They are popular among young people.

Words in use
Fill in the blanks:
1. Hunan Satellite TV was ranked China‘s ___________(第二大) TV brand last year.
2. Film has played a _______(重要的) part in Qingdao’s development.
3. The film The Great Wall was _________(拍摄) in Qingdao last year.

Post-reading

Aussie students celebrate Big Day (P3)
Pre-reading
1. Do you like “crosstalk”(相声)? Why or why not?
2. If both foreigners and Chinese perform something like “crosstalk” or “stand-up comedy ”, would you like to watch it? Why or why not?

While reading
1. Which of the following does the story mainly talk about?
  A. traditional performing arts
  B. crosstalk
  C. stand-up
  D. improv

2. What do we know about improv?
  A. It has been performed for hundreds of years in China.
  B. Performers have to make up lines immediately.
  C. Audience members joke about performers on the stage.
  D. Performers prepare many topics for the audience to choose.

3. How many ways to get better at improv are mentioned?
  A. One.
  B. Two.
  C. Three.
  D. Four.

4. According to the story, improv can be really _____.
  A. boring
  B. touching
  C. challenging
  D. frightening

Words in use
1. Crosstalk has been performed for h________ years in China.
1. Improv requires a quick m________.
2. Performers in improv must make jokes with no time to p_________.

Post-reading
Would you like to try “improv”? Why or why not?
What kind of personality is needed to do improv well?

Spending Sunday differently (P4)
Pre-reading
1.What can we do to protect the environment?
2.Do you know what bioplastic is?

While reading
1. Bioplastic is _____.
  A. made from chemical materials
  B. harmful to the environment
  C. used to produce things like oils
  D. able to degrade more easily than normal plastic

2. Which is NOT needed to make the new bioplastic?
  A. Corn.
  B. Synthetic cyanobacteria.
  C. Sunlight.
  D. Halomonas boliviensis.

3. When using this new way to produce bioplastic, _____.
  A. we need only 20 minutes to get bioplastic
  B. we can save resources for our own use
  C. we need to provide clean water
  D. we have to do it inside a lab

4. What is the main idea of the story?
  A. Bacteria can be environmentally friendly.
  B. Bacteria are competing with humans.
  C. Scientists invented bioplastic and helped save resources.
  D. Scientists introduced a new way to fight bacteria.

Words in use
根据中文提示完成下列句子：
1.生物塑料对环境有好处。
    Bioplastic _________the environment.
2. 细菌储存聚合物和人体储存脂肪的方式类似。
    The way the bacteria stores polymers is ________ the way humans store fat.
3.科学家想把实验投入到现实中生产。
    Scientists want to ____their lab research _____ real-world practice.

Post-reading
•If you had the chance to help scientists make new bioplastic, what would you do?

答案与解析：
P2:
1. B。本题为考察筛选信息的题目。从文中第二段第一句Changsha was named as the “City of Media Arts”, Qingdao was named the “City of Film”, Wuhan was named the “City of Design” and Macao was named the “City of Gastronomy (美食)”.可以得知电影之都是Qingdao。故答案选B。

2. B。本题为考察筛选信息题目。由文章第三段第一句Recent years have seen Changsha developing a strong cultural industry, especially in TV, animation production and publishing.可以看出近年来长沙发展了强大的文化产业，特别是电视、动画和出版。因B、D答案英文拼写类似，需要区分B动物保护、D动画选项。故答案为B 。

3. D。本题为考察理解信息的题目。从文章第七段第三句Some of the designs have won influential international awards.可以得知一些设计赢得了有影响的国际大奖。故答案为D。

4. A。本题为考察理解信息题目。从文章的最后段第一句As for the “City of Gastronomy”, Macao has combined southern Chinese cuisine with Portuguese cuisine, with unique dishes like bacalhau (马介休) and curried crab (咖喱蟹).可以得知澳门的美食之都来源于它将中国南方菜和葡菜的结合，产生了独一无二的美味菜肴。故答案为A。 

P4:
1. D。 本题为考察文章主要内容题目。从全文谈论的重点，文章只在前三段出现了traditional performing arts, crosstalk 和 stand-up。并且从第三段第二句Improv is a type of comedy where performers must improvise (即兴创作) their lines on the spot. 始终在围绕improv，可知improv 应为文章主要内容。 故答案为D。

2. B。本题为考察理解信息题目。从文章第三段第两句Improv is a type of comedy where performers must improvise (即兴创作) their lines on the spot. 可以得知Improv是一种表演者必须即兴创作台词的表演。故答案为B。

3. B。本题为考察获取信息题目。从文章第五段第一、二句There are many ways to get better at improv. One way is to never say “no”. 和第六段第一句Another way is to stay relaxed.可以得知提高improv的两种方式分别为不拒绝和放轻松。故答案为B。

4. C。 本题为推断信息题目。文章的第五段In improv, participation from the audience plays a special role. Audience members will choose a random (任意的) topic. Performers must then joke about that topic with no time to prepare.说明观众任意选择题目，表演者马上用这个话题逗笑观众；其难度是非常有挑战性的。故答案为C。

P6
1. D。文中第一段四句提到But bioplastic is good for the environment. It is made by using bacteria (细菌) to process (加工) natural sources like vegetable oils, corn or sugar. It can degrade more easily.可见生物塑料对环境有益，由细菌加工为植物油、玉米或糖分等天然资源，因此降解更加容易。故答案为D。

2. A。从文章中第三段Now scientists have found a new way to make bioplastic－using two kinds of bacteria and sunlight.和四段前两句One of the bacteria is called synthetic cyanobacteria (合成蓝藻). The other kind is Halomonas boliviensis (玻利维亚盐单胞菌). 可以得知生物塑料的制作需要两种细菌和阳光。故答案为A。

3. B。从文章第六段第三句But these two special bacteria can just use sunlight. The land that is saved can be used to grow food for humans.可以得知细菌可以通过阳光产生，被节约的土地可以种植人类自己的食物。故答案为B。

4. C。本题考察文章主要内容。第1-2段说明生物塑料及其问题；3-4段说明科学家发明一种只使用阳光和2种细菌的生物塑料；5-7段说明新的生物塑料的优势；最后一段说明科学家所面临的挑战。故答案为C。