Issue 459 For Junior 2

福建省石狮市中英文实验学校 孙丽平

Teenage chef wows US people P(3)

I. Pre-reading  

1. Do you like cooking?

2. Would you like to be a well-known chef (厨师)?

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. Flynn appeared on the cover of the New York Times magazine because he was the first chef to cook for Obama.

2. Flynn has been a famous chef for more than five years.

3. Flynn's mother encouraged him to learn to cook by himself.

4. Flynn's nine-course meal was popular with the guests in Sedlar's restaurant.

Key: FFTT

Comprehension check

1. Flynn started to cook because ____.

  A. his mother was a well-known chef

  B. his mother was too busy to cook

  C. his mother's cooking was not good

  D. his mother forced him to cook

2. How did Flynn learn to cook?

A. He read every cookbook with his mom.

  B. He surfed the Internet and looked at different dishes.

  C. He learnt to cook from John Sedlar.

  D. He learnt to cook in different restaurants.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Flynn is an honest and shy young man.

   B. Flynn has turned his house into a kitchen lab.

   C. Flynn often tests his food ideas in the kitchen lab.

   D. Flynn has decided to open his own restaurant in 19 years.

Key: CBC

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases.

1. He is a _________ (有名的) writer.

2. My mother _________ (鼓励) me to draw when I was five.

3. The books you asked for are all _______ (卖完).

III. Post-reading

1. What can you learn from Flynn?

2. How can you achieve your dream?

New clothes for trips to space  P(5)

I. Pre-reading  (discussion)

Do you know what kind of clothes you should wear for a trip to Mars?

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. The new skin-tight space suit will protect astronauts' bones in space.

2. The lack of gravity in space strengthens astronauts' bones.

3. The spine will be the same length while in space.

4. The work on Mars will last longer than the trip to the moon.

Key: TFFT

Comprehension check

Choose the best answer:

1. The space suit was created to _____.

A. help people take trips to Mars

B. help scientists do research in space

C. protect the astronauts on the moon

D. protect the astronauts’ bones on Mars

2. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A. Why there is no gravity in space.

B. The lack of gravity affects astronauts’ bodies.

C. How to deal with different problems in space.

D. The differences between the Earth and Mars.

3. What Dr David Green told the BBC shows that _____.

A. it takes a long time to travel to Mars

B. astronauts’ bones will probably be damaged on Mars

C. it will be a great success for man to land on Mars

D. a small step on Mars is very important for humans

4. What does the underlined word “mimics” in paragraph 8 mean?

A. 模仿   

B. 改变   

C. 增强  

D. 影响

Key: DBBA

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper words or phrases.

1. Everybody should _______(保护) the Earth.

2. My father __________ (以......结束) the bill.

3. __________ (不要忘记) turn off the light before you leave the room.

III. Post-reading

Do you think it is an easy job to be an astronaut?

What problems may the astronauts face when they are in space?

Celebrate life with kisses P(6)

I. Pre-reading (discussion)

1. Do you think you don’t need to celebrate the fact that you are alive?

2. Is it right for a child to kiss unknown grown-ups?

II. While reading

Judge true (T) or false (F).

1. The subway train was full of friendly passengers.

2. The little boy sat next to his father.

3. The boy kissed the writer on the train.

4. The boy is active and optimistic (乐观的).

Key: FFTT

Comprehension check

1. What happened as the train went into a tunnel?

  A. The little boy returned to his father.

  B. The little boy kissed his father.

  C. The little boy kissed his neighbors.

  D. The little boy found a seat to sit on.

2. The writer felt ____ after the unknown boy kissed him.

A. angry

  B. surprised

  C. excited

  D. pleased

3. The little boy kissed the unknown grown-ups because ____.

  A. he was sad about his illness

  B. he made fun of the grown-ups

  C. he wanted to know the grown-ups

  D. he was happy to be alive

4. What does the writer want to tell us in the story?

A. We should be friendly to others.

B. We should put ourselves in others’ shoes.

C. There should be no privilege in our lives.

D. We should value the simple fact that we are alive.

Key: CBDD

Vocabulary in use

Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases.

1. The parking lot _________ (挤满了) cars and tour buses.

2. Will you go to the party ________ (代替，取代) studying?

3. The bus stopped and all the passengers _____ (下车).

III. Post-reading

What can you learn from the story?