Canadian kids work up a sweat (P3)

Pre-reading

1. How often do you have a PE class?

2. What do you usually do in PE class?

3. Do you have any suggestions to your PE teacher?

 

While reading

Choose the answer:

1. How often do the students have PE class in Canada?

A. Once a week.

B. Once a day.

C. Twice a week.

D. Twice a day.

 

2. What comes first in a PE class?

A. Students get changed.

B. Students run to warm up.

C. PE teacher tells the students that day’s plan.

D. Students get together in the gym.

 

3. From Paragraph 3, we learn that _____.

A. students have to stay in the weight room at least 30 minutes

B. students must play ball games in PE class

C. students can have free time on the playground

D. girl students and boy students can’t play together

 

4. What do students do in skill tests?

A. Write down ball game rules.

B. Complete a written test.

C. Watch a ball competition.

D. Do some basic movements.

 

5. What does the writer think of the PE class?

A. It’s boring.

B. It’s tiring.

C. It’s useful. 

D. It’s just for fun.

 

Post-reading

1. What’s your favorite class?

2. Why do you like the class?

 

Teaching teens to get tough (P4-5)

Pre-reading

1. When did you take military training?

2. What did you do during the training?

3. What do you think of the experience?

 

While reading

Choose the answer:

1. What does An Nan think of military training?

A. It’s a hard time, and he wants to give up.

B. It lets him know more about soldiers.

C. It is not helpful in his school life.

D. It’s teaching him bad habits.

 

2. In South Korea, _____.

A. those between the age of 20 to 30 must serve in the army

B. children receive military training in elementary school

C. the cruelest military training is walking through mountains

D. students need to crawl in the cold snow in military training

 

3. The activity of US students climbing over a high wall aims to _____.

A. make students interested in the military 

B. teach students about the government

C. teach students the importance of teamwork

D. encourage students to solve difficulties themselves

 

4. In Russia, ____.

A. all students have to take a 5-day army training in barracks

B. male students learn to practice actual combat in army training

C. students learn military history throughout their school time

D. all students from 14 to 18 have to take the military education

 

Post-reading

1. Which of the three countries’ military training do you like?

2. Why do you like it?

3. What other activities like military training do you like?

 

Robot shows soft side (P6)

Pre-reading

1. What kind of robots in movies impress you the most?

2. Why do you like it? 

 

While reading

Choose the answer:

1. What is the difference between the “octobot” and other robots?

A. It looks like Disney’s Baymax.

B. It’s a soft and friendly robot.

C. It’s a robot like in Star Wars.

D. It looks like an animal.

 

2. According to the article, the octobot _____.

A. uses batteries and wires

B. helps in difficult medical surgery

C. saves lives in earthquakes or storms

D. works through chemical reaction

 

3. What do those researchers think of the octobot?

A. It costs less money to make it.

B. Its materials are safe for humans.

C. It helps people in every field.

D. Its technologies are more advanced.

 

4. What does the article mainly talk about?

A. A real Baymax.

B. Different robots in movies.

C. Octobot, a soft robot.

D. Animal-shaped robots.

 

Post-reading

1. What do you think of soft robots?

2. What do you expect these robots to do?

3. What kind of robots do you like?

 

参考答案及解析

 

P3:

1. B。根据地第二段第1句I have my PE class every morning from 8:40 to 10:00.可知，作者每天都有体育课。

2. B。根绝第二段第3句After the attendance, we have to run around the school to warm up.可知，上体育课开始第一件事是先做热身活动。

3. C。根据第三段第3句After that, we either go back to the gym and play ball games, or have free time on the playground.可知，在体育课上学生可以自由活动。

4. D。根据倒数第二段最后一句We also have skill tests, which is either a ball competition or some movements.可知，答案选D。

5. C。根据最后一段可知，作者在体育课上学到了很多东西，她喜欢体育课，故选Ｃ。

 

P4-5:

1. B。根据第二段An Nan说的话“Although the experience is tough, I can understand how disciplined soldiers are and how hard it is to protect our motherland.”可知，他觉得军训让他更了解军人，故选B。

2. B。根据文中Not just this, children also receive military training in elementary school.可知，答案选B。

3. C。根据爬山的规则可知，这需要集体的力量，需要合作，故选C。

4. B。根据文中In Russia, male students, between 15 and 16 need to complete a 5-day army training in barracks. They are taught how to practice actual combat including shooting…可知答案选B。

 

P6:

1. B。根据第一段可知，答案选B。A项容易误选，注意octobot并不是长得像Baymax。

2. D。根据第四段The octobot gets power from a chemical reaction.可知答案选D。

3. B。根据文中 “Humans ourselves, we’re very soft and soft robots are made of materials that are safe for us to interact with”以及…if we expect them to help us in the home or in natural environments…可知，研究人员认为制作这类机器人的材料是安全的。

4. C。通读全文可知，本文主要讲了一种与以往硬的金属机器人不同的软性机器人，故选Ｃ。