•     Have you ever been bullied (欺凌) at school?

•     In your opinion, what kind of behavior can be described as bullying?

 

 

1. According to the story, what is the most common kind of bullying?

A. Punching classmates.

B. Kicking someone.

C. Physical bullying.

D. Verbal bullying.

 

2. To deal with school bullying, the Department of Education of Guangdong province _____.

A. released a report about different forms of bullying

B. researched the negative impact of bullying

C. released new guidelines for school bullying

D. taught people how to recognize insulting nicknames

 

3. According to the Guangdong guidelines, if bullying happens at school, schools should do the following EXCEPT _____.

A. solve bullying cases quickly   

B. work out proper punishments

C. let the victim deal with the situation

D. punish the people who run the schools

 

4. What do we know from the story?

A. Nicknames can hurt people’s feelings.

B. Students in Guangdong will not be bullied.

C. All nicknames are insulting.

D. Students should keep quiet about being bullied.

Fill in the blanks:

1. The Olympics will ________________ (对...有影响) everything in Beijing.

2. If you_________(未能) do as I ask, you will suffer the consequences.

3. I’m not sure __________(是否) she will come __________.

 

 

From the story, we know that sometimes it’s hard to judge whether something is insulting or not. Has anyone ever insulted you before? What did they say? Did they really mean it?

What did you do about it?

 

 

 

• Do you like kung fu?

• Which kung fu actor do you like best？Why?

 

 

1. Who or what made kung fu popular in Western world?

A. Stars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

B. A hip-hop group called Wu-Tang Clan.

C. Philosophical concepts about Chinese martial arts.

D. Foreigners who are learning kung fu.

 

 

2. The author took an interest in kung fu because of _____.

A. Hong Kong action films

B. his interest in Chinese culture

C. a hip-hop group

D. the Shaolin Monastery

 

3. What does the sentence “Be formless … shapeless, like water” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Water is very important to us.

B. We should have many different beliefs.

C. We should learn to change when facing difficulties.

D. We should not be afraid of difficulties.

 

4. What is the main idea of the story?

A. The assumptions Westerners have about China.

B. Kung fu is a big part of Chinese culture.

C. Kung fu is popular in the Western world.

D. How the writer understands Chinese kung fu.

•     Read the Bruce Lee quote in the picture and explain what it means.

•     What else do you know about kung fu?

 

 

 

•     Do you think monkeys are similar to us?

•     Do they see us the way we see them?

 

 

1. Which of the following is TRUE about the MacArthur Foundation?

A. It is the highest academic honor in the US.

B. It gives an award to 10 people each year.

C. It funds the MacArthur Fellows’ work.

D. It never lets Asians win its award.

 

2. What helps monkeys recognize faces?

A. Eyes.    

B. Senses.

C. Memory. 

D. Nerve cells.

 

3. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. How scientists experiment on monkeys.

B. How monkeys get information.

C. Why it is necessary to use computer software.

D. What monkeys see in their minds.

 

4. What can we learn from the story?

A. Scientists showed monkeys the same picture several times.

B. Monkeys have fewer nerve cells than humans do.

C. Monkeys’ brains are more active than humans’.

D. Tsao’s findings could be used to study humans in the future.

根据中文提示完成下列句子：

1.他对此事有相似的说法。

He talked about it ____________________.

2.她看到我时立即认出了我。

When she saw me, she ________me at once.

3.父亲在剪草,母亲在种玫瑰。 。

Father was cutting the grass, and ________ mother was planting roses.

  

•     What do you think facial recognition technology could be used for in the future?

 

 

 

 

 

 

答案与解析：

P2

1. D。题目从文中第一段最后一句 “…verbal (口头的) bullying is the most common kind of bullying...” 可以得知本文提到的最常见的欺凌形式是口头欺凌。故答案选D。

 

2. C。 由文章第二段第一句 “… the Department of Education of Guangdong province released new guidelines to deal with school bullying.”可以得知广东省教育厅出台新措施整治校园欺凌。故答案为C 。

 

3. D。从文章最后一段最后一句 “If a school fails to handle cases correctly, the people who run the school could be punished by the local government. ” 可以得知如果学校不能妥善处理案件，相关人员将面临处罚。这不是学校要做的事。其余三项在最后一段都是学校要做的事。答案为D。

 

4. A。由文中 If one’s feelings are badly hurt by a nickname, then it is an insulting one…可知有些外号是会深深伤害到他人的。

故答案为A。   

 

P4

1. A。从第二段第二句 “Stars like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan made kung fu popular in the Western world.” 可以得知李小龙、成龙等明星让功夫在西方很受欢迎。故答案为A。

 

2. C。从文章第三段前两句 “...my own personal interest in kung fu was actually inspired by a hip-hop group. Wu-Tang Clan... ” 可以得知作者对功夫感兴趣是由美国纽约的HIP-HOP乐队组合“武当派” 。故答案为C。

 

3.C。从文章第五段倒数第二句 “…you should be ready to adapt and change your attitudes or beliefs when you face difficulties.” 可以得知面对困难的时候像水一样适应并跟随环境应变很重要。故答案为C。

 

4. D。从文章第三段第一句中 “However...” 一词可知作者的语意重点在however之后。并且最后三段讲的是作者因为“武当派”对功夫很感兴趣并说明了感兴趣的原因。故答案为D。

 

P6

1. C。文中第一段最后一句 “Each year, the MacArthur Foundation chooses 20 to 30 talented people and funds (为……提供资金) their work. 得知麦克阿瑟基金会给麦克阿瑟奖获得者提供资金支持。故答案为C。

 

2.D。从文章中第二段第二句 “They found that there are about 200 nerve cells (神经细胞) in the monkeys’ brains that help to recognize faces.”可以猴子大脑中的神经细胞帮助识别面部。故答案为D。

 

3. A。第二段讲曹教授团队的发现，接着第三段具体讲他们是怎么通过对猴子做实验。具体从 “They showed the monkeys...”, “Meanwhile,they recorded...”, “They were able to use...” 这些动作来体现。故答案为A。

 

4. D。从文章倒数第二段 “...scientists believe that human brains might recognize faces in a similar way.”和最后一段“Police could use this technology in the future.”可以得知曹教授的发现未来可以更好促进人类大脑识别面部的神经学研究。故答案为D。