第30/573期初一教案
北京171中学 徐晶

Learning new sports in Australia excites me (P3)

I. Pre-reading
Have you been bowling?
What do you know about bowling?
How many pins are there at the end of the lane?

II. While Reading
Choose the answer:
1. What sport did the writer learn to do recently?
A. Football.
B. Basketball.
C. Bowling.
D. Baseball.

2. The writer found it hard to control the direction, because _____.
A. it was not easy to understand the rules
B. the bowling balls were very big
C. the bowling balls were very heavy
D. the balls were too far away from the pins

3. After learning some skills, the writer _____.
A. still felt very upset
B. could roll the ball in a relaxed way
C. learned how to roll small balls
D. could hit all the pins every time

4. What lesson did the writer learn?
A. Students should learn how to relax after class.
B. One is never too old to learn.
C. Stay calm and never give up if in difficulty.
D. Students should do more exciting games at school.

III. Words in use
根据中文提示完成下列句子：
1. 最近，我们去植树了。
   _______, we went to plant trees.
2. 这些规则很容易懂。
   It is easy _________ these rules. 
3. 当我学习骑自行车的时候，很难控制方向。
   When I was learning to ride a bike, I couldn’t  ____________.

IV. Post-reading
Bowling began about 3200 BC in ancient Egypt.
Today, more than 100 million people in more than 90 countries worldwide enjoy the sport of bowling.
Do you want to give it a try?

Study finds fun way to live life (P4)

I. Pre-reading
 t’s not safe to do dangerous things, but people sometimes like to try something different.
 hat did you do when you thought about the saying that “you only live once”?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. What does YOLO stand for?
A. Life is short.
B. Make the most of your life.
C. You only live once.
D. Live a healthy life.

2. What do we know about the experiment?
A. The two groups of students are from the United Kingdom.
B. One group should move to a new city in 30 days.
C. The students in both groups had a YOLO lifestyle.
D. It mainly studied the situation of university students.

3. People with a YOLO attitude may _____.
A. not do anything dangerous or crazy
B. be much happier than others
C. hardly change their behavior
D. never spend time with the people they love

4. What’s the main idea of the story?
A. Life is short, so we should work hard.
B. A YOLO lifestyle may be healthier.
C. Teenagers now are different from the past.
D. Being active is important to health.
     
III. Words in use
Fill in the blanks:
Fill in the blanks:
1. It ____ (意味着) I have to go to the hospital as soon as possible.
2. “YOLO” is _________ (不仅仅) a popular saying.
3. A good student should have _________ (良好的行为).
4. ____________ (调查结果显示) more people like this blue one than that green one.

IV. Post-reading
What kind of life attitude do you have?
What about your parents?
What are the positives and negatives of having that attitude?

Farming on Mars (P6)

I. Pre-reading
 hen there are more and more people and we don’t have enough food to eat, what should we do?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. Which of the following descriptions about Mars is TRUE?
A. There is no atmosphere on Mars.
B. Mars has strong radiation.
C. The average temperature on Mars is about 63 C.
D. There is no soil on Mars.

2. The CubeSat box works as _____.
A. a globe
B. the sun’s radiation
C. a living place for researchers
D. a greenhouse

3. Researchers made the CubeSat box to make sure _____.
A. the environment is Mars-like
B. there is no air from Earth left in the box
C. the soil inside can stay the same as Earth’s
D. the potato pieces won't go bad

4. What did the researchers find?
A. The potato pieces can grow in a Mars-like environment. 
B. Not all potato pieces can sprout in Mars-like soil.
C. It is impossible to plant potatoes on Mars.
D. It is possible for people to live on Mars.

III. Words in use
根据提示完成下列句子：
1. Living on Mars is _________ (与……不同) life on Earth.
2. It is ________ (可能的) to take a trip to Mars one day.
3. __________ (过了一段时间), they moved back to their town again.

IV. Post-reading
  What do we need to have to live on Mars?
  Food? Water? Air? Temperature? What other problems might we have?

参考答案及解析
【P3】
II.1. C。根据文中第一段最后一句Recently, we went bowling可知，作者最近去玩保龄球了，选C。
2. B。 根据第2段The bowling balls were very big. So it was hard for us to control the direction of throwing the ball可知，保龄球太沉，所以不容易控制抛掷的方向，选B。
3. B。根据第3段可知，作者学到了一些技巧，并且打出了全中的好成绩，所以选B。
4. C。从文章最后一段可知，作者从中学得了一些道理：不言放弃，冷静对待。
III. 1. Recently 2. to understand 3. control the direction
  
【P4】
II. 1. C。根据文中第1段It stands for “You Only Live Once”可知，C正确。
2. D。根据文章第4段的内容They made two groups of students from a United States university do an experiment可知，此次实验的对象主要是大学生。
3. B。根据文章最后一段The first group was much happier可知，而从上一段可知，第一组持着YOLO的生活态度，所以选B。
4. B。文章主要介绍了持有YOLO生活态度的人生活得更愉快。
III. 1. means 2. more than just
3. good behavior 4. The survey shows

【P6】
II.1. B。根据第二段第2句There is strong radiation可知，火星上的辐射很强，所以B正确。
2. D。根据第5段可知，科学家在创建的箱子里做的实验，而且从第一段But they have to do it in a greenhouse可知选D。
3. A。从第5段可知，这个箱子的作用是，让箱子内的气体、气压等环境和火星上的环境相似或一致，以做出最佳的模拟选择，所以选A。
4. A。从倒数第2段可知，实验显示，土豆在火星这样的环境下可以发芽，所以选A。
III. 1. different from  2. possible  3. After some time