Shooting like Katniss (P4)
I. Pre-reading
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
 Have you seen The Hunger Games movies?
 What are they about?
The movies center around Katniss Everdeen, a heroine who uses a bow and arrow to survive in fierce competitions.
 What are the rules of the “Hunger Games”?
Contestants are set loose in a controlled wilderness, where they must survive hunger and kill each other, until only one of them is left alive. The survivor brings home glory and food to his or her district, and everyone, rich and poor, watches the events on TV.

II. Reading
Read the article and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
1. The Hunger Games is mentioned at the beginning of the article in order to _____.
A. show the reader the personality of the movie’s heroine
B. analyze what has made the movie a hit
C. lead in to the subject of the popularity of archery
D. show what kind of sport archery is

2. The underlined word “demanding” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to “_____”.
A. enjoyable  B. difficult  C. practical  D. beneficial

3. What can we conclude from the article about archery?
A. The author went to an archery club in Beijing because she is really into the sport.
B. Although she was tired, the author was quite satisfied with her performance in archery practice.
C. When shooting arrows, one has to stand with both shoulders facing the bull’s eye.
D. To do well in archery, it’s important for people to build their upper body strength.

Key：
1. C。文章开篇提到《饥饿游戏》这部电影主要是为下文谈到的射箭的流行以及自己因此被派去练习射箭的经历做铺垫的，所以答案为C。
2. B。结合上文作者射箭的表现以及下文的“Olympic-level sport. It worked muscles in my back and arms that I simply didn’t have. My ill-fitting suit also reminded me why Amazon women in Greek mythology removed their right breasts before ever learning to string a bow. It must have saved them a lot of pain in the long run.”可以推知demanding在这里应该是表示“费劲的，要求高的”，所以答案为B。
3. D。根据第四段的“And I was warned that archery would require a great deal of upper body strength”以及倒数第三段的“It worked muscles in my back and arms that I simply didn’t have.”可以推知D为正确答案。根据第三段的“So my editor sent me on a mission: to find my inner Everdeen at one of Beijing’s indoor archery clubs.”可知作者并不是因为非常喜欢射箭而去练习射箭的，所以A不对；文中作者并没有提及对自己的表现是否满意，所以排除B；由第五段的“My colleague and I were told to stand sideways with one shoulder facing the bull’s eye.”可知C不对。

III. After reading
Answer the following questions:
1. Why did the author go to an archery club?
Now that the mania of The Hunger Games has led to more interest in archery, archery ranges have started to pop up in many major cities, including China’s. So her editor sent her on a mission: to find her inner Everdeen at one of Beijing’s indoor archery clubs.

2. What was the author told that archery would require?
She was told that archery would require a great deal of upper body strength.

3. How did the author perform in her archery practice?
Her first few arrows simply dropped onto the ground. After an hour of practice, she found herself leaving with a couple of bull’s eyes.

IV. Language study
1. The movies center around Katniss Everdeen …
center around: 集中于，包围，围绕
Their talks always center around politics.

2. And I was warned that archery would require a great deal of upper body strength – a tall order for someone who hadn’t seen the inside of a gym in years.
tall order：难办的事情，离谱的要求
Repairing the machine in half an hour is a tall order.

Virtual reality coming (P5)
I. Pre-reading
Discuss the following question with your partner.
 As technology develops, what do you think classrooms will be like in the future?

II. Reading
Read the article and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
1. Which of the following is TRUE about the Magic Leap technology company?
A. The company keeps updating the media on its progress.
B. The company has just discovered a way to mix reality and virtual reality computing.
C. The company is working on new technology that could improve the future of computing.
D. The company’s newly released video is about the interaction between a dragon pet and its user.

2. What could a classroom in the future look like, according to Magic Leap?
A. A miniature 3D man could take the place of teachers.
B. Students could interact with virtual reality animals.
C. Students could be encouraged to raise a virtual reality pet on campus.
D. The gaming industry could be invited to help students improve their studies.

3. How could Magic Leap’s technology change the world according to the article?
A. It could discourage people from playing a lot of computer games.
B. It could turn the whole world into an interactive screen for its users.
C. It could help people improve their ability to interact with others.
D. It could make it hard for people to distinguish between virtual reality and reality.

4. What is Google’s attitude toward the technology named “Cinematic Reality”?
A. Optimistic.  B. Negative.
C. Worried.  D. Unconcerned.

Key：
1. C。根据第二段的“But recently they have started to release more information, and it seems like the future of computing is about to change dramatically.”可推知C为正确答案。由第二段的“keeping it so secret that even the people working on the project have been hidden from the media”可知A不对；由第四段的“The company hopes to create new technology that mixes reality and virtual reality computing.”可知B不对；由“The video shows a small elephant floating in the hands of its user, a virtual reality pet that the user can interact with.”可知D项中的“a dragon pet”不对。
2. B。由第三段可以推知B为正确答案。
3. B。根据第五段的“Rio Caraeff, the company’s chief content officer, said that instead of staring at a phone screen, ‘the world becomes your screen’.”可以推知B为正确答案。
4. A。根据最后一段Google已经为这项工程投资一大笔钱，可知Google很看好这一项目的前景，所以可推知A为正确答案。

III. Language study
This means that the way we interact with computers could change completely, and so could the gaming industry.
固定结构“so + be动词/助动词/情态动词+主语”表示表示前面所陈述的情况也适用于另外一人，即“某某也一样”。若前面是一个否定句，表示前面否定的情况适用于另外的人或物，则用“neither/nor + be动词/助动词/情态动词+主语”。
1) His father was a soldier and so was his grandfather.
2) I would never ever go to that restaurant again. The food was terrible!
 Neither would I.

Turning my life around (P6)
I. Pre-reading
Discuss the following with your partner.
 Share an experience that has had a great effect on you with your partner.

II. Reading
Read the article and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
1. The author’s excitement to go to Cambodia faded mainly because ____.
A. she could not afford the expensive trip
B. she had no experience of traveling abroad
C. she was scared of the risk she would be taking
D. she preferred spending time with her family to traveling
2. How did the author decide to go to Cambodia in the end?
A. She had a heart-to-heart talk with her family.
B. She thought about what might have made her scared.
C. She went through every item she had put on her bucket list.
D. She realized the challenges and fears she had overcome before.
3. What did the author do in Cambodia?
A. She taught Khmer.
B. She studied English.
C. She helped local children.
D. She studied traffic problems.
4. What did the author think of her stay in Cambodia?
A. It was relaxing and refreshing.
B. It gave her a better idea of herself.
C. It improved her communication skills.
D. It led her to offer her help to volunteer services.

Key:
1. C。根据第二段的Most of all, I was terrified of taking the risk.可以确定此答案。
2. D。第三段中，作者问自己为什么害怕，毕竟自己曾经克服了一些困难挑战和恐惧，增强了信心，又想到旅游和去国外学习是自己想做的重要事情，所以最终决定了去柬埔寨。
3. C。根据第四段的I spent my days teaching poor orphans simple English, learned a little Khmer myself, and became an expert at dodging chaotic traffic and bargaining with Cambodian store owners.可以得此答案。
4. B。根据第五、六段可以得此答案。

III. Language study
Study the following sentences.
1) The more he talked about the opportunity, the more interested I became.
释义：他越谈论这个机会，我越感兴趣。
分析： The more… the more…表示“越……越……”。例如：The more I watch TV, the more I feel bored.

2) By the end of my stay, I had fallen in love with travel, exploration and a life of daily wonders.
释义：在我快要离开的时候，我已经爱上了旅行、探索和每天都有惊喜的生活。
分析：短语by the end of意思是“到……时为止”或者“在……结束之前”，常与完成时态连用。例如：By the end of this year, they will have finished work on the new stadium.
Fall in love with意思是“爱上”，例如：He has fallen in love with Mary.

Translate the following sentences with the given words or phrases.
1. 没有收到道歉，她是不会妥协的。(give in)
She wouldn’t give in until she had received an apology.

2. 他恐高。(terrified of)
He is terrified of heights.

3. 不要让压力妨碍了你的个人发展。(get in the way of)
Do not let stress get in the way of your own personal development.

4. 你讲讲价，他们可能会把价钱降低。(bargain with)
If you bargain with them, they might reduce the price.

5. 我得到了最后一份资料后，整个问题就迎刃而解了。(click into place)
Once I’d received the last piece of data, the solution to the whole problem clicked into place.