初二17-18年第9期总第600期
Study app problems (P2)
Pre-reading
1.Do you use study apps? Are they helpful?
2.Share your most recent experience with study apps.

While reading
Choose the answer:
1. The study app referred to in paragraph 1 was originally used for _____.
A. making friends online
B. gossiping with other users
C. posting photos and messages
D. exchanging learning experiences

2. An English teacher told China Youth Daily that these study apps _____.
A. make trouble for students, parents and teachers
B. can easily distract students from their studies
C. allow students to copy others' answers
D. are used by many students for studying

3. Study apps cannot help students to study because_____.
A. they have limited learning resources
B. they cannot quickly solve students' questions
C. the government has made too many rules for them
D. students do not use them properly

4. What is the main idea of the story?
A. Study apps should be banned in the future.
B. Students have misused study apps.
C. Study apps can be social media platforms. 
D. Students should not rely on study apps.

Words in use
用以下单词或短语的适当形式完成句子：
make trouble, allow, copy, deal with  
1.We're                   from textbooks because we don't have enough to go around.
2. I'm used to                             these kind of matters.
3. The children are                 to watch TV after school.
4. The boy                 a lot of                  for his parents.

Post-reading
What suggestions would you like to give to the study app creators? Talk to your partner.

Talented performers on the streets (P4)
Pre-reading
1.Have you seen any street performers recently?
2.What were they doing?

While reading
Choose the answer:
1. How many Shanghai Street Performer Exhibitions have been
held?
A. One  B. Two  C. Three   D. Four

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to paragraphs 2-3?
A. It is not easy to see street performers outside of subway stations in China
B. Playing the erhu is popular in China because it is easy to play.
C. Buskers wear fancy costumes and pretend to be statues in Italy.
D. Passers-by usually pay little attention to street performers in Italy.

3. In Oxford, street performers are not allowed to play _____.
A. without a special license
B. without smiling at passers-by
C. without being fined by government
D. in one place for more than an hour

4. What can we know from the story?
A. Street performance has a long history. 
B. Street performance is a new form of art.
C. Different countries have different street performance culture.
D. Shanghai does not have any buskers.

Words in use
用以下单词或短语的适当形式完成句子：
performer, common, be known as, pretend
1. Snow is                        in cold countries.
2. He                         that he was ill so that he could stay at home.
3. This color                      the most popular one this year.
4. He is a good                        on the cricket field.

Post-reading
What is your attitude toward street performers - do you like them? Why or why not?

Plants light our lives (P6)
Pre-reading
1. Where does light come from?
2. Did you know about light-producing plants before?

While reading
Choose the answer:
1.Which of the following is true about glowing animals?
A. They use electricity to light up the night sky.
B. Some of them use their light to talk to each other.
C. They only live in the deep ocean.
D. They 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 is possible to plant glowing crops.
C. French companies have developed quicker than American ones in this field.
D. Glowing plants can help save electricity in the future.

Words in use
用以下单词或短语的适当形式完成句子：
scare, hope, goal, produce
1. His             is to be a teacher at a university in the future.
2. The book was                    on a very small budget (预算).
3. The small animals were                 when they saw a tiger walking towards them.
4. I                    that fortune will smile upon you.

Post-reading
Debating: Do you believe glowing creatures can help to save electricity in the future? Why or why not?
PROS                                                         CONS
Yes, I believe ……                                                No, I don’t believe……
提示：
Because, save, cost, protect environment,  environment friendly(环境友好型的), clean energy (清洁能源); difficult, unknown, explore, waste time, eco-system.

答案与解析：
P1
1. D. 第二段第一句提到The app is for exchanging learning experiences. “The app”指代第一段中提到的学习应用，由此可知答案为D。  
2. C. 根据题干将实现锁定至文章的第4段，段落中老师提到“……in her class just copy the answers for their translation homework from the apps ”,由此可知答案选C 。
3. D. 本题为细节推断题，可以用排除法选定答案，选项ABC均为对文中细节的不准确改编，所以可以推断答案选D.
4. B. 本题为主旨大意题，参考文章题目通读全文可推断答案选B。
Word in use
1. copying   2. dealing with   3. allowed   4. made trouble

P2
1. C. 文中第一段提到“The third Shanghai Street Performer Exhibition was recently held in Shanghai ”，最近举办的是第三届，所以答案选C。
2. C. 第三段中提到“In Italy, there are street performers who pretend to be statues (雕像). They wear fancy costumes and stand very still ”，所以选C。
3. D. 第四段中最后一句提到“They are also banned (禁止) from staying in the same place for more than one hour ”，所以选D。
4. C. 全文由上海举办的街头表演展览引入话题，介绍了各国的街头文化，总览全文可以得知答案选C。
Words in use
1. common   2. pretended   3. is known as   4. performer
 
P3
1. B. 文中第二段第三句提到“Some use their lights to talk to each other ”，由此可知答案选B。
2. B. 根据题干将本题锁定至第三段与第四段，文中第四段提到“……hope that in the future, glowing plants could replace lamps and glowing trees could light highways ”，由此可知答案选B。
3. B. 根据题干将本题锁定至第三段与第四段，文中第四段提到“……hope that in the future, glowing plants could replace lamps and glowing trees could light highways ”，由此可知答案选B。
4. D. 最后一段提到“We want to help reduce the 19 percent of electricity consumption (消耗量) that is used to produce light. ”，由此推断答案选D。
Word in use
1. goal    2. produced   3. scared   4. hope