添加内容初二19-20学年第6/670期
邵兵赞
‘Growing’ trees online (P2)
I. Pre-reading
What low-carbon activities do you do everyday?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. You can get “green energy” in Ant Forest by _____.
a. taking a bus
b. paying bills
c. walking
d. planting trees
e. opening the app
A. abc     B. bde      C. acd       D. bce

2. Ant Forest received the 2019 Champions of the Earth award because _____.
A. it helps people save money
B. it is the first company to plant trees
C. it solved a major environmental problem
D. it encourages people to protect the environment

3. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A. Alibaba has already planted millions of trees.
B. Alibaba only plants trees in poor areas.
C. The trees planted by Alibaba have fully covered China’s deserts.
D. More than half of China’s population is using Ant Forest.

4. What is the main point of the story?
A. Planting trees is a good way to protect the environment.
B. There are many low-carbon activities.
C. Alibaba is helping to protect our planet.
D. Ant Forest is the best feature of Alipay.

III. Word in use
翻译句子。
1. 我们可以通过多种树来保护环境。
_____________________
2. 父母应该鼓励孩子自己解决问题。
_____________________
3.我们应该帮助他而不是嘲笑他。
_____________________

IV. Post-reading
In addition to planting trees, what else can we do to help protect our environment?

AI passes science test (P6)
I. Pre-reading
If you had an AI system, what would you expect it to do for you?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. What did the AI system Aristo do?
A. Help students study.
B. Pass a school test.
C. Talk like a human does.
D. Develop other AI systems.

2. What was Aristo’s biggest success?
A. It passed several kinds of tests.
B. It passed the test with a perfect score.
C. It scored 90 percent on the test.
D. It worked out a set of test questions.

3. Paragraph 5 is written to _____.
A. explain how Aristo learned to answer questions
B. show how Aristo was created
C. describe another AI breakthrough
D. show what else Aristo can do

4. From the story, we can learn that _____.
A. Aristo will be used in school to help teach students
B. AI systems might be used in many fields
C. robots can’t think logically
D. AI-based products are not useful

III. Word in use
pass, progress, be able to, guess
选择合适的词并用其正确形式填空。
1. Older children should ___________ prepare simple meals. 
2. Kevin has just _________ his driving test. 
3. - I think my parents will be angry about my grades.
- Yes, I ___________ so.
4. Study hard and make ___________ every day. 

IV. Post-reading
1. Do you think AI systems might be able to think logically? Why or why not?
2. What would our lives be like if AI systems could think the same way we do?

China’s volleyball queens (P8)
I. Pre-reading
1. Which sport(s) do you like the most?
2. Why do you like this/these sport(s)?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. The Chinese women’s volleyball team _____ in the recent World Cup tournament.
A. beat Japan in the final round
B. played a total of 10 games
C. lost a game on Sept 28
D. won its 10th world title

2. What helped the Chinese women’s volleyball team win the tournament, according to the report?
a. working hard
b. never giving up
c. getting enough sleep before the game
d. having a healthy diet
A. ab   B. bc   C. cd   D. ac

3. After reading the story, what do we know about the Chinese women’s volleyball team?
A. They are China’s best sports team.
B. They couldn’t win without their head coach.
C. None of its team members has gotten injured.
D. They will compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

III. Word in use
根据中文提示完成句子。
1. No one believes he _________ (做到了) it.
2. Every one of us should ________ (努力奋斗) for our future.
3. ____________ (永不放弃) if you still feel that you can go on. 
4. They were ________ (准备好) to face these new challenges. 

IV. Post-reading
1. Are you proud of the Chinese women’s volleyball team?
2. What can you learn from the team’s fighting spirit?

参考答案及解析
【P2】
II. 1. A。根据文中第一段，以及第二段中 Ant Forest … records users’ low-carbon activities … and gives users “green energy”. 可知答案选 A。
2. D。根据第三段 … for encouraging people to live greener lifestyles and protect the environment. 可知答案选 D。
3. A。由第四段中 Ant Forest and its partners have planted about 122 million trees in China’s … 可知选 A。另外，根据细节也可推断其余选项不正确。
4. C。本文主要说的是阿里巴巴集团鼓励人们多进行低碳活动，并通过种树助力环境保护，所以正确答案应为 C。
III. 1. We can protect our environment by planting more trees.
2. Parents should encourage their children to solve problems on their own.
3. We should help him instead of laughing at him.

【P6】
II. 1. B。根据文章第二段 The artificial intelligence (AI) system Aristo recently passed the same eighth-grade science test … 可知答案选 B。
2. C。据第二、三段可知 Aristo 在测试中答对了90%的题目，与四年前在测试中得分不超60分的智能系统相比有了很大的进步，所以答案选C。
3. A。第五段介绍了 Aristo 使用的神经网络技术 BERT ，并说明经过大量的“学习”， Aristo 能够掌握逻辑模式，可推测答案选 A。
4. B。细读文章最后一段，尤其 … we might see new AI-based products, such as search engines and databases for hospitals … 可知人工智能系统有被广泛应用的趋势，所以答案选 B。
III. 1. be able to 2. passed 3. guess 4. progress

【P8】
II. 1. D。根据第二段 On Sept 29 … It was also the team’s 10th world title. 可知正确答案应为 D。
2. A。概括文章第五、六段的大意可知 working hard与 never giving up 这些优秀品质是帮助中国女排赢得比赛的关键，所以选 A。c、d 在文中没有提及。
3. D。根据文章最后一段 With their latest win, the girls are ready to prepare for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. 可推测答案为 D。A、B、C 选项可根据文章细节排除。
III. 1. has done 2. work hard 3. Never give up 4. ready