初二16-17年第26期总第569期教案

Trump’s early actions (P2)
Pre-reading
1.Can you guess who the man is?
2.What do you know about him?

While reading
1. According to Trump, he signed the travel ban in order to _____.
A. work out the refugee problems
B. stop Asian people from entering the US
C. keep his country safe
D. fight against Muslims

2. When did Trump sign the order to start building the wall between the US and Mexico?
A. On Jan 20.
B. On Jan 23.
C. On Jan 25.
D. On Feb 10.

3. Who will pay for the wall?
A. Mexico.
B. The United States.
C. Countries joining the TPP.
D. We don’t know yet.

4. Trump decided to leave the TPP, because _____.
A. he prefers to do trade with one country at a time rather than with a group
B. he didn’t want to make trade deals with Australia and Japan
C. he thought the TPP group was not big enough
D. he didn’t like the former US President

Words in use
Fill in the blanks:
1. It‘s cold outside . _____him _____ (阻止) going out.
2. Stop ________ (批评) others when you can't even do it well!
3. Mr. Brown did not want to _____ (竞选) governor of the state last year.
4. There are four people in my family, _______ (包括) me.

Post-reading
1. How many executive orders (总统行政令) are mentioned in the passage and what are they?
2. Among the executive orders which one are you for and which one are you against and explain why?

Seeing China from the north to the south (P4-5)
Pre-reading
1. Do you like traveling?
2. Which city is your favorite and could you please make a brief introduction about it?

While reading
1. Which city reminded the writer of a city in a western country?
A. Beijing.
B. Shanghai.
C. Guilin.
D. Qingdao.

2. In Yangshuo the writer enjoyed the following activities EXCEPT _____.
A. seeing the amazing ice and snow sculptures
B. riding the bike along the river
C. eating strawberries from the farm
D. taking photos of the beautiful views

3. From the story, we can tell that _____.
A. the writer hasn’t been to Hebei so far
B. the writer learned how to snowboard in Harbin
C. there are many western restaurants in Yangshuo
D. there are many old buildings in Guilin

Words in use
根据首字母提示完成下列句子：
1. Scientists launched rockets to _____ (探索) space.
2. I have ________ (体验) that the sunrise can be so beautiful.
3. He ______ (想起) me of his father.
4. Could you ________ (拍照) me?

Post-reading
Introduce Yangshuo to foreigners with the information in the chart below.
Name of the city: Yangshuo
Location: Near Guilin, Guangxi
Things to see and to do: try taking some classes such as Tai chi, cooking, painting, or calligraphy classes, try rock climbing, ride bicycles along the Yulong River, take photos of the beautiful view.

Twin changes in space (P6)
Pre-reading
1. Do you know who they are?
2. What do you think their jobs are?
3. Do you think staying in space will change people’s appearance?

While reading
1. Which of the following is NOT true about Scott Kelly?
A. He is from the United States.
B. He has a twin brother.
C. He was a NASA astronaut.
D. He has never been to space.

2. What did Scott Kelly not experience while he was in space?
A. His DNA became harder to damage.
B. He grew taller.
C.  He couldn't understand others as well as before.
D. His telomeres became longer.

3. To reach Mars, astronauts would have to stay on a spaceship for _____.
A. half a year
B. 2030 days
C. a whole year
D. sixteen months

4. The study was carried out between the twins in order to _____
A. study how twin brothers acted differently in life
B. learn more about the twin’s daily life
C. study how long-term space travel affects the human body
D. decide if Mars is suitable for humans to live on

Words in use
根据中文提示完成下列句子：
1. 他希望几个月后退休。
He expected to ____ in the "next few months"
2. 沙尘暴有时会影响北京。
Sandstorms sometimes ____ Beijing.   
3. 那本杂志每周一出版。
That magazine ________ every Monday.    
4. 同学们在在为即将到来的期中考试做准备。
The students are ________the coming mid-term exams.

Post-reading
If you were a TV host, what questions would you ask the twin brothers about their life on the earth and in space？

参考答案解析
Page 2
1. C。从文中第二段最后一句This (order) is about keeping our country safe,” Trump said on his Twitter account.  可以得知美国的这项命令主要是为了保护国家的安全。故答案选C。

2. C。 由文章第二个小标题下的这句On Jan 25, Trump signed an order to start the project. 可以得知Trump在1月25日签署了这个命令开始建造美国和墨西哥之间的隔离墙，故答案为C。

3. D。从文章的小标题第二部分，这句Mexico will pay for the wall!” he said on Twitter.   But Mexico said it would not pay it.可以得知Trump认为墨西哥会付钱建隔离墙， 但是墨西哥政府却拒绝承担费用。所以目前没有人承诺承担这笔费用。故答案为D。

4. B。从文章的最后一段He wants to do trade deals with one country at a time, instead of in a big group like the TPP可以得知Trump退出TPP是因为他想要每次只和一个国家合作而不是在一个大组织中。故答案为B。

Pages 4-5
1. B．本题是一道细节理解题。从第四段第一句Shanghai reminded me of a city in Europe or America.可以得知上海让作者想到美国或者欧洲的城市。故答案为B。

2. A。这是一道细节题，文章第三段 In Harbin we wore our warmest jackets, ate local sausage and saw the amazing ice and snow，sculptures. 可以得知在哈尔滨人们可以看到冰雕和雪雕。而不是在阳朔。故答案为A。

3. D。这是一道细节理解题，从文章倒数第三段 Guilin was a good place to be during Spring Festival. Fireworks filled the sky and the streets were busy with excited people. I visited the old buildings and walked around the beautiful lake.  可以得知作者在桂林可以去看古老的建筑。故答案为D。

Page 6
1. D。从第二段From 2015 to 2016, Scott spent 340 days at the International Space Station可以得知Scott 从2015到2016在国际空间站呆了340天，故答案为D。

2. A。从第五段their telomeres get shorter, and become less effective to stop DNA from getting damaged. 可以得知保护DNA不受伤害的端粒变得没有原来那么有效了， 所以他的DNA更容易被伤害。故答案为A。

3. A。从文章最后一句To reach the Red Planet, astronauts would have to last six months on a spaceship可以得知，想要到达火星，宇航员需要早飞船上呆6个月。故答案为A。

4. C。从文章第二段 They were helping with a NASA project studying how long-term space travel affects the human body.  可以得知此次研究的目的是要研究长时间的星际旅行是否会影响人们的身体。故答案为C。