第15/601期初一教案
By Tang Hongmei

Chinese kids' books blooming (P2)

I. Pre-reading
Francis Bacon once said, “Reading makes a full man.”
What do you think about his words?
What kind of books do you like best?

II. While Reading
Choose the answer:
1. The writer uses the first paragraph to show that _____.
A. Xu Youyou has read hundreds of books
B. foreign books are quite popular in China
C. children’s books from China are becoming popular
D. Chinese students like to read foreign books

2. What record did Chinese children’s books set this year, according to People’s Daily?
A. Children’s books became the most popular books in China.
B. Chinese children’s books sold more than ever.
C. Children’s books take up most of the top bestsellers.
D. China has the largest online bookstore in the world.

3. When Xu Youyou says “They are just like me and my friends,” he means _____.
A. the story is close to their daily lives
B. the story is full of imaginative ideas
C. QQ is a good way to talk with friends
D. they often talk about books on QQ

4. What can we tell from the last two paragraphs?
A. Cao Wenxuan’s books haven’t sold well in China.
B. Cao Wenxuan wrote his books in eight languages.
C. Foreign readers also like to read Chinese children’s books.
D. Nobody in China has ever won a major award for writing books.

III. Words in use
根据提示完成下列句子：
1. He wanted to ________(接近) these poor people.
2. They were ________(就像) other children.
3. It is not easy to ________  (创纪录), and it’s even harder to keep it.
4. This reading team ______ (包含) ten students.

IV. Post-reading
Reading can increase our knowledge, as well as broaden our minds and strengthen our character. How do we choose a good book?

Walk with ‘zombies’ (P3)

I. Pre-reading
Can you imagine a group of “zombies” happily walking down the street?
Would you join them?
What would you draw on your face or body?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. What do we know about the Zombie Walk?
A. It has real zombies.
B. It is held every year.
C. People with scary costumes run after those who aren’t wearing any costumes.
D. People who dress up like zombies have to stay at home.

2. To look like “zombies”, people may do the following EXCEPT _____.
A. put thick eyeshadow on their face
B. put blood-red paint on their bodies
C. draw scary images on their faces
D. carry a national flag for the parade

3. The Zombie Walk is not just for fun, but also _____.
A. to raise money for people with brain diseases
B. to collect ideas for dealing with brain diseases
C. to help some people come back to life again
D. to help more people live active lives

4. The Zombie Walk takes place in _____.
A. China  B. the US
C. Australia  D. Canada
     
III. Words in use
 根据中文提示完成下列句子：
1. 你不必盛装赴宴。
   You don’t need to ________ for dinner. 
2. 加件衣服再出去。
    ______ more clothes before you go out.
3. 有人能想出筹款的办法吗 ?
    Can anybody think of a way to ________?

IV. Post-reading
The Zombie Walk helps to raise money for the Brain Foundation of Australia. Do you know about any other charity activities like this?

Shopping online for Black Friday (P4)

I. Pre-reading
What did you buy during the most recent Singles’ Day?
Did you really need these things, or did you just feel like shopping?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. On Black Friday, people usually _____.
A. get up early and wait in front of stores
B. stay at home to keep away from bad luck
C. stay up overnight to shop online
D. get together to celebrate the holiday

2. What does the writer think of these shopping holidays?
A. He doesn’t care about these holidays.
B. He hopes to celebrate these holidays on another day.
C. He likes these holidays and celebrates them every year.
D. He thinks they can cause the problem of over-consumption.

3. How many holidays are mentioned (提及) in the story?
A. Three.     B. Four.    C. Five.        D. Six.

4. What is the story mainly about?
A. To introduce Singles’ Day in China.
B. To talk about ways of celebrating holidays.
C. To introduce some famous shopping days.
D. To call on people to save money.

III. Words in use
根据提示完成下列句子：
1. You have to _________(起床) now, honey.
2. It’s good manners to ________(排队等候).
3. It’s impolite to ask ________  (过多的) questions.
4. Don’t spend _________ (过多的) time on computer games.

IV. Post-reading
Do you like these shopping days? Why or why not?
What do you pay the most attention to when you do shopping? For example, some people think quality is the most important thing, while others think getting a low price is more important.

参考答案及解析
【P2】
II. 1. C。根据文意，这个14岁的深圳男孩喜欢儿童文学，他最喜欢的作品不仅包含外国的作品如《哈利波特》，同样也包含了中国的作品。第一段文意符合C，中国的儿童文学作品变得受欢迎了，后文给出了验证。
2. B。根据第3段This set a record for sales of such books可知，这类书的销售创了纪录，也就是说比以前卖得好，所以选B。
3. A。根据文意可知，这类书畅销的原因之一是imaginative stories that are close to Chinese kids’ lives, Xu Youyou的话便是实例，所以A正确。
4. C。从文中可知,曹文轩的作品在外国也受到了欢迎，他的作品已经以七种语言发行，排除AB，D文中虽未提，但中国作家莫言获得过诺贝尔文学奖，D排除，C正确。
III. 1. be close to 2. just like   3. set a record  4. includes

【P3】
II. 1. B。根据文中第1段It happens every year…people dress up like zombies and make their way around the city streets可知，僵尸游行每年举办，人们化装成僵尸在街上游行，所以B正确。
2. D。根据第2、3段The “zombies” put on thick eyeshadow. Their bodies were covered in blood-red paint… drew a big red “wound ” on my face with a pen可知，ABC均有提及，所以选D。
3. A。根据最后1段It helps to raise money for the Brain Foundation of Australia…encourages more people to pay attention to brain diseases可知，僵尸游行为脑疾患者集钱，A正确。
4. C。文中第一段中In Melbourne，there is an activity called the Zombie Walk，可知是发生在墨尔本—澳大利亚第二大城市，最后一段说是为Brain Foundation of Australia筹集善款，均可说明C正确。
III. 1. dress up 2. Put on 3. raise money

【P4】
II. 1. A。根据文中第2段Shoppers wake up very early. They wait in line at stores before they open. They might start to wait in line as early as 2 or 3 am可知在这一天，人们起得非常早，商店未开门之前便在店外等候，可能凌晨2、3点就开始排队等候了，所以A正确。
2. D。根据最后1段可知，对于这些购物节作者表达了自己的看法--不喜欢，认为人们把重心过多地放在了购物上，作者喜欢Buy Nothing Day，反对过度消费，所以选择D。
3. C。文中提及了Singles’ Day，Black Friday，Thanksgiving holiday， Cyber Monday，Buy Nothing Day，可知 C正确。
4. C。文中可知，作者简单介绍了中外几个比较出名的购物节，最后表达了自己对购物节的观点，也仅是进行了陈述没有call on others,所以选C 。
III. 1. wake up  2. wait in line
3. too many 4. too much