初一19-20学年第29/689期

梁晓媛

Time to think fast (P4-5)

I. Pre-reading

Do you know anything about this hospital?

Do you know any stories about these people?

 

II. While reading

Choose the answer:

1. From the passage, what do Chinese companies do to make more masks?

A. Change production lines.

B. Hire more workers.

C. Build new factories.

D. Share their own technologies.

 

2. What do we know about Huoshenshan and Leishenshan from the passage?

A. Each hospital took 10 days to build.

B. There are about 2,600 beds in total.

C. Many people think it is easy to build them.

D. Many other countries gave their help.

 

3. What does Yanzhong Huang mean?

A. It is easy to build hospitals quickly.

B. China built the two hospitals very quickly.

C. Chinese people are good at imagining.

D. People can finish anything easily.

 

4. According to the “Sharing employees” part, the outbreak has led some people to _____.

A. start new hobbies

B. find part-time jobs

C. ask for higher salaries

D. build their own companies

 

III. Word in use

 根据中文提示，用单词的正确形式填空。

1. I'll never forget how the old man_________（提供）some food for my poor family when I was young.

2. What an________（精彩的）show the performers gave last night!

3. My sister ________（改变） her ideas about fashion all the time.

4. Mary has a _________ （兼职的）job working as a waitress on the weekend.

 

IV. Post-reading

What other China Speeds (中国速度) do you know?

 

Tech lends a hand (P6)

I. Pre-reading

Do you know what this robot is used for?

 

II. While reading

Choose the answer:

1. From Paragraph 1, we know that _____.

A. new technologies are being used to fight the virus

B. all technologies are useful in fighting diseases

C. China tries to make more new technologies

D. China has the best technology in the world

 

2. Why did Tencent open up their supercomputers?

A. Because the company wants to sell more medicine.

B. Because the company wants to collect information

about the virus.

C. Because the company wants to help scientists find treatments.

D. Because the company can make vaccines this way.

 

3. What does “giving a hand” mean in Paragraph 3?

A. To make something new.

B. To help someone out.

C. To do something useless.

D. To buy expensive things.

 

4. What can robots do to fight the virus, according to the story?

a. Work as doctors in hospital.

b. Bring food to patients.

c. Check body temperatures.

d. Conduct disinfection.

A. abc             B. bcd         

C. acd             D. abd

 

III. Word in use

根据中文提示完成下列句子：

1. 这学期，这个小男生在英语学习上取得了进步。
The boy ____________ with his English this term.

2. 这部手提在英语教学上起很大的用处。
This laptop____________ English teaching.

3. 我们在看这部纪录片的时候，学到很多英国的历史

We____________the history of the UK when we watched this documentary.

4. 这个女孩既打扫房间，又洗碗碟。

This girl cleaned her room, ________ washed the dishes.

 

IV. Post-reading

Try to design your own robot!

Include the following details.

 Name: _________

Shape (形状): _________

Color: _________

Function(作用): ________

...

 

Biggest party ever (P7)

I. Pre-reading

What might you see at Brazil's Carnival (巴西狂欢节)?

The Monkey King

Chinese theme

 

II. While reading

Choose the answer:

1. According to the story, Carnival in Brazil is _____.

A. held in February every year

B. more important than other parties

C. a big party only for dancing

D. held in summer 

 

2. What do people do during Carnival?

a. Dance to samba music.

b. Wear colorful clothes.

c. Eat delicious food.

d. Sing their national song.

A. abc                  B. bcd    

C. acd                  D. abd

 

3. What do we know about the main parades?

A. Dancers sit along each side of the main parades.

B. Main parades are the most fantastic part of Carnival.

C. Everyone can perform and compete in main parades.

D. Top samba schools teach people how to dance for free.

 

 

4. The last paragraph tells us _____.

A. the themes for parades in Carnival

B. the importance of China for Carnival

C. what Chinese people do to celebrate the festival

D. the most interesting things in Chinese culture

 

III. Word in use

选择合适的词语并用其正确形式填空:

wild     fantastic    perform    compete

1. Kids begin ________ with others when they're very young.
2. It was a really ________ night because I saw all my old friends again!
3. The actor's _________ was quite impressive. Everyone enjoyed it.
4. Bill drank a lot at that _______ party. He was having a good time.

 

IV. Post-reading

If you're a reporter, please do an interview （采访）with the man in the picture.

Write a dialogue（对话）and try to ask about the things you want to know!

 

  

 

 

 

参考答案及解析

【P4-5】

II. 1. A。细节题。根据小标题All for masks的内容可知，“over 3,000 Chinese companies have changed their production lines  to make medical equipment”，所以正确答案为A。

2. B。细节题。根据小标题Amazing speed 的内容可知，“They provide about 2,600 beds”，所以正确答案为B。

3. B。推断题。根据小标题Amazing speed 的内容可知，“China has a record of getting things done fast even for monumental projects like this”，所以正确答案为B。

4. B。细节题。根据小标题Sharing employees的内容可知，“many unemployed people have started to look for part-time jobs” ，所以正确答案为B。

III. 1. provided        2. amazing    3. changes     4. part-time

 

【P6】

II. 1. A。细节题。根据第一段内容可知，“Now they are playing a big role in fighting the new virus”, 所以正确答案为A。

2. C。细节题。根据第一段内容可知，“Chinese companies like Tencent have opened up their supercomputers to scientists, helping them analyze medicine and find treatments for the virus”, 所以正确答案为C。

3. B。推断题。根据第三段内容可知，无人机既能喷洒消毒剂，又能阻止大众聚会。所以正确答案为B。

4. B。细节题。根据最后一段内容可知，机器人可以做很多工作，唯独不能代替医生的位置。所以正确答案为B。

 

III. 1. made progress   2. plays an important role in   3. learned about   4. as well as       

 

【P7】

II. 1. D。细节题。根据第一段内容可知， “ Carnival is one of the biggest parties in the world. It is held every February or March, the hottest time of the year in Brazil” ，所以正确答案为D。

2. A。细节题。根据第二段内容可知，“ People dance to samba music, wear colorful clothes and eat delicious food at this wild festival” ，所以正确答案为A。

3. B。细节题。根据第三段内容可知，“The parades are the most fantastic part of Carnival”和“The most interesting part is the ‘main parades’ ”,所以正确答案为B。

4. A。推断题。根据最后一段内容可知，2020年的巴西狂欢节融入了很多中国元素，比如美猴王，熊猫，红灯笼等，所以正确答案为A。

 

III. 1. competing    2. fantastic       3. performance      4. wild