第7/632期初一教案

北航实验中学 姜瑶

Breathe and relax (P3)

I. Pre-reading

Do you often feel tired or anxious?

Do you often have sleeping problems?

If so, you might be feeling too much stress. Do you know how to deal with this problem?

II. While Reading

Choose the answer:

1. What do we know from Paragraph 2?

A. Georgia schools started this exercise years ago.

B. Students do breathing exercises for 4 minutes a day.

C. Students will do the exercises for 40 school days.

D. Deep breathing cannot help students beat stress.

2. Students should hold their hands together in front of their heart when doing _____.

A. Breath of Joy

B. Washing Machine

C. Wake Up Mountain

D. Lotus Breath

3. Nahile Guzman thought the exercises were _____.

A. boring

B. enjoyable

C. useless

D. difficult

4. The story is mainly about _____.

A. a new sports activity

B. a new after-school club

C. a new way to beat stress

D. a new school in Georgia

III. Words in use

       根据中文提示完成下列句子：

1. 医生努力治疗应对癌症。

Doctors work hard to _______ diseases.

2. 过了一会儿，他逐渐冷静下来。

After a while, he ________.

3. 她十分享受乡下的平静生活。

She really enjoys the ______ life in the countryside.

IV. Post-reading

Ways to relax:

* Yoga: You can clean your body and mind and find inner peace by practicing yoga.

* Jogging: Breathing deeply after jogging can help you relax.

* Listening to light music: Music can help you feel happier and more calm.

One day apart is like a lifetime (P4)

I. Pre-reading

What are some Chinese proverbs that you hear quite often?

Can you explain what they mean?

II. While reading

III. Words in use

根据提示完成下列句子：

1. She is good at ________ (翻译) English writing.

2. This _____ (夫妻) just moved to the town a month ago.

3. Nancy waited  _____ (急切地) for her grandma.

IV. Post-reading

Many Chinese words have seen their meaning change over time, especially in poetry.

For example, the characters for the numbers three, six, and nine used to mean hundred, thousand, or ten thousand, all of which are much larger numbers. This comes from an aspect of ancient Chinese culture called “Xuzhi”.

Cats don’t like rats? (P6)

I. Pre-reading

Have you ever watched the Tom and Jerry cartoon series?

Do cats prefer rats, fish or thread?

Read the passage to find the answer!

II. While reading

 Choose the answer:

1. What can we learn about the study from Paragraph 2?

A. The study took place in the UK.

B. The study went on for three months.

C. The cats caught three rats and killed two of them.

D. The cats showed little interest in killing rats.

2. What does the lead researcher mean in Paragraph 3?

A. Rats in New York are not easy to catch.

B. Cats don’t have many choices for food.

C. Cats in New York are always very hungry.

D. Catching rats is the last choice for cats.

3. With cats around, people saw fewer rats because _____.

A. the rats stayed inside and didn’t come out

B. the rats spent more time looking for birds

C. the cats killed all of the rats

D. the rats changed the way they looked

4. What is the story mainly about?

A. How to get rid of rats in cities.

B. How to study animals’ strange behavior.

C. Cats are the best choice to get rid of rats.

D. Cats are not that interested in killing rats.

III. Words in use

Fill in the blanks:

[kill      lead       behavior       researcher]

1. It’s not right to _____ wild animals.

2. Many animals change their ______ because of the weather.

3. Some _________ think they have found evidence of aliens.

4.  The ____ singer represents the whole band.

IV. Post-reading

Rats in New York City

In 2014, scientists counted the city's rat population — there were about 2 million rats, equal to one-quarter of the city’s human population.

Most of rats in New York are brown rats.

The average adult rat weighs 350 g (males) or 250 g (female). They are really big!

参考答案及解析

【P3】

II. 1. C。根据第2段原文 They will do this for the next 40 school days. 可知，本题选择C。

2. D。根据第3段In the “Lotus Breath”, they hold their hands together in front of their heart可知本题选择D。

3. B。根据最后一段Fifth-grader Nahile Guzman said she enjoys the exercises.可知她很喜欢这种练习，故本题选择Ｂ。

4. C。根据文本第一段Schools in Georgia, US, have a new way to help kids beat stress.可知本文主要讲述了学校想到的解决压力的方法，故本题选择Ｃ。

III. 1. deal with  2. calmed down   3. peaceful

【P4】

II. 1. couples       2. quarters              3. a long period of time

         4. one's eyes                 5. wait

III. 1. translating   2. coupe   3. eagerly

【P6】

II. 1. D。根据第2段可知该试验在美国纽约进行；一共进行了超过79天；试验中，猫只尝试了三次捕捉老鼠，但是最后一次干脆失去了捕鼠的兴致。故本题选择D，猫无意于杀死老鼠。

2. D。根据原文第3段Cats don’t go after rats unless they are very hungry or have no other choices for food可知，猫倾向于捕食体积更为小的其他动物或食物，老鼠是它们最后的选择。

3. A。根据原文scientists found that the rats did spend less time outside when the cats were around可知，因为猫的出现，老鼠们会更多地呆在窝里，不外出，所以人们见到老鼠的数量减少了。故本题选择A。

4。D。从第一段cats are usually not that interested in catching rats和后文的具体事例分析可知，本文主要讲了猫其实对老鼠并不感兴趣，故本题选择D。

III. 1. kill   2. behavior   3. researchers   4. lead