Australia’s confusing habit when it comes to your name P (4)
 
Pre-reading
1. Do you have a nickname (昵称)?
2. If you have, how did you get the name? Do your friends have nicknames? Why are they called the nicknames?

While reading
Choose the answer:
1. Which of the following about nicknames is NOT true?
A. Nicknames are often used between friends.
B. Calling others nicknames is a part of Australian culture.
C. Nicknames are usually shortened names.
D. You are only allowed certain nicknames.

2. “Bill“ is the nickname of _____.
A. William
B. Jeremy
C. James
D. Joseph
While reading

3. The nickname “Prez“, who the writer called his friend Nathan, came from _____.
A. Nathan’s name      B. Nathan’s surname
C. a joke name           D. Nathan’s full name

4. What does the underlined word “ironic“ mean in Chinese?
A. 困惑的           B. 反语的
C. 可笑的           D. 美好的

5. What does the article mainly talk about?
A. How to make up a nickname for others.
B. What a nickname means to a person.
C. Why some people have different nicknames.
D. A brief introduction of nicknames in Australia.

Post-reading
Can you share a story about a nickname with your classmates?

Drone science flies high P (6)
Pre-reading
1. Do you know what drones (无人机) are?
2. Where do you see them?

While reading
Choose the answer:
1. Which of the following about a drone is NOT true?
A. It’s a remote-controlled device.
B. It can carry cameras and technology.
C. It works just like flying a kite.
D. It can be used to film sports games and movies.

2. What did Dr Koh use a drone to do?
A. To study crocodiles.
B. To study coral.
C. To search the ocean.
D. To fly over the nests of orangutans.

3. What does Dr Koh think of using drones?
A. It can combat wildlife crime.
B. It could scare the animals.
C. Using a drone for fun always causes trouble.
D. Using hobby drones often violate people’s privacy.

4. What does the article mainly talk about?
A. The technology of drones.
B. How to make a drone work well.
C. The advantages of using drones.
D. The good sides and worries of using drones.

Post-reading
1. Do you know how drones work?
2. Some facts about drones:
1. There could be 30,000 drones overhead in the US by 2020, reports the Washington Times.
2. There’s a fair amount of disagreement about what to call drones. The industry refers to them as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).
3. The surveillance industry (监视行业) wants drones to be more cuddly (令人喜爱的) , though. In Britain, manufacturers have suggested painting drones bright colors as a way to make them seem friendlier, reports The Guardian.

Star Trek still a hit with fans P (8)
Pre-reading
1. What kind of movies do you like?
2. Have you seen the Star Trek series?

While reading
Choose the answer:
1. According to the first two paragraphs, the novel Star Trek _____.
A. started to show on TV 50 years ago
B. was made into more than 700 movies
C. is getting less popular in recent years
D. tells about a group of people called USS Enterprise

2. In Star Trek Beyond, _____.
A. the USS Enterprise goes to new places
B. Captain Kirk and his crew are left on a planet
C. the crew quickly finds a way to connect with home
D. the crew gives up easily when they are in trouble

3. Which of the following can explain the word “optimistic“?
A. Star Trek always introduces us to advanced technology.
B. No matter how crazy the world may look today, it will get better.
C. Star Trek always showed respect to different races and sexes.
D. When people watch Star Trek movies, they feel like living in the future.

4. What’s the purpose of the article?
A. To introduce Star Trek series.
B. To tell people about the technology in Star Trek.
C. To advertise the movie Star Trek Beyond.
D. To tell the differences between a novel and a movie.

Post-reading
Tell us a movie that you love the most. Why do you like it?

参考答案及解析
P4:
1. D。从文中前两段可知A、B、C三个选项正确，也可知昵称并不是固定的，故D选项不正确。
2. A。根据第二段In Australia most men called William are known as Bill …可知，答案选A。
3. C。根据第4段And we sometimes make up a new name for our friends. My friend Nathan’s nickname is “Prez“, because when we first met he joked that I should call him “El Presidente“.可知，Prez是由作者的朋友Nathan开玩笑的名字得来的。
4. B。根据倒数第四段可知，Even more confusing is when we are given ironic nicknames. For example, a man with red hair will be known as Bluey, a tall man will be called Shorty or a large man will be known as Slim. 他们给红头发的人叫Bluey, 高个的人叫Shortly，可知ironic是“反语“。
5. D。通读全文可知，本文主要讲了澳洲的昵称这一文化现象。

P6:
1. C。根据第一段可知，A、B、D正确；根据第二段第二句More people are using drones as a hobby, just like flying a kite, because of this.可知，很多人喜欢用玩人机，觉得像放风筝一样好玩儿，而不是说无人机工作原理像放风筝。
2. D。根据文中Environmental professor Lian Pin Koh used a drone to fly over the nests of orangutans in Indonesia.可知，Dr Koh用无人机飞过猩猩的窝。
3. A。根据文中“We believe drones have potential not only for combating wildlife crime, but also for monitoring the health of wildlife populations,” Dr Koh said.可知A项正确。B、C、D本身都正确，但不是Dr Koh的观点。
4. D。本文主要讲了无人机在应用中的好处和带来的问题，故选D。

P8:
1. A。根据文中第一句Almost exactly 50 years ago, Star Trek debuted on our television screens.可知，50年前Star Trek被搬上电视荧屏，故选A。
2. B。根据第三段But it is nearly destroyed, leaving Captain Kirk and his crew on a remote planet.可知，答案选B。
3. B。文中optimistic的加注是“乐观的”，根据该词下面一段“Star Trek tells us that no matter how crazy the world may look today, it will get better,” Star Trek fan Robert Frost, who works at NASA …可知，此处B项解释了这一词的含义。
4. A。通读全文可知，本文主要解释了Star Trek系列电影，故选A。