初一19-20学年第4/668期
姜瑶
Looking for success (P3)
I. Pre-reading
1. Do you want to be successful?
2. How can you find success?
3. Where should you start?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. Delphine has had her cupcake business for _____.
A. three years
B. seven years
C. ten years
D. thirteen years

2. The conference in Miami this year helped to _____.
A. teach young people how to make cupcakes
B. encourage more teenagers to start businesses
C. teach teens how to take part in film festivals
D. teach teens how to get up early

3. According to Saliha Nelson, _____.
A. children cannot start their own businesses
B. the conference will not be very helpful
C. young people should take action to make their dreams come true
D. teenagers should go out more

III. Word in use
根据中文提示完成下列句子：
1. 政府决定开办一家新的图书馆。
The government decided to ____ a new library.
2. 孩子们日常靠卖花来筹集善款。
The children _____ flowers to raise money for charity.
3. 在一个月之后，她的事业有了起色。
    Her ______ took off after a month of hard work.

IV. Post-reading
Maintain a Good Attitude

Working your first job can be a bit of a drag. However, having a good attitude helps the day go by faster. Showing up on time every day, being reliable and filling in for others when needed are important. Having a good attitude can also help you prepare for the unexpected (意想不到的).

Finding fun in everyday life (P5)
I. Pre-reading
1. Are you happy with your life?
2. How can you make yourself happy?

II. While reading
Choose the answer:
1. Which of the following is correct?
A. People don’t like to watch sitcoms.
B. There are several famous sitcoms in China.
C. All sitcoms can make people laugh.
D. Sitcoms and situation comedies are different from each other.

2. According to Paragraph 3, what makes people laugh?
A. Where a sitcom takes place.
B. The small problems that characters meet every day.
C. The personalities of the main characters.
D. The talks among different characters.

3. Why do people love sitcoms?
A. Because the characters are always lucky.
B. Because they describe hard situations.
C. Because sitcoms remind us to be happy when life is hard.
D. Because we can laugh at other people on sitcoms.

III. Word in use
根据提示完成下列句子：
1. ________ (大笑) is a good way to relax.
2. He has a _____ (感觉) of responsibility(责任) for the whole family.
3. He is really _______ (幽默的) when he is teaching.
4. The main ______ (角色) in the story is a boy named Pi.

IV. Post-reading
The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom. It is about 4 scientists who are geeky and socially awkward.

Main characters:
experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter
theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper
aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz
particle astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali.
What will the future bring us? (P6)
I. Pre-reading
1. What life will be like in the future?
2. Do you have any predictions about the future?

II. While reading
Fill in the table:

III. Word in use
Fill in the blanks:
button       impossible      compete      experts
1.______  are working hard to find a cure (治愈) for cancer.
2. Many teams ________ in last week’s tournament.
3. Press the red _____ to let the driver know you want to stop.              
4. Nothing is _________ for a willing heart.

IV. Post-reading
Bathroom in the future
Smart systems will allow you to control your shower from your phone. You can use voice commands to control it.
You can start or stop the flow of water by tapping a lever-style handle at the top or any section of the spout.

参考答案及解析
【P3】
II. 1. A。根据第1段Delphine Dauphine, 10, started her own cupcake business when she was just 7可知，Delphine7岁创业，现在已经10岁，已经创业3年。故本题选择A。
2. B。根据第3段About 500 teenagers learned how to become youth entrepreneurs at this year’s Youth Economic Development Conference in Miami, US.可知会议的目的是为了教青少年如何成为企业家。故本题选B。
3. C。根据末段If you really want to do something, go out and make it happen.可知，Saliha认为如果年轻人想获得成功，就应该采取行动。故本题选择C。
III. 1. start    2. sell   3. business

【P5】
II. 1. B。根据第2段Maybe you didn’t know the word “sitcom” before, but you might have heard of shows like Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and Modern Family, or the Chinese shows I Love My Family, Home with Kids, or My Own Swordsman.可知，这些情景喜剧在中国都很有名气。故本题选B
2. D。根据第3段Every character has a special personality. They make people laugh when they talk to each other. 可知，不同个性的人物之间的交谈使观众们大笑。故本题选择D。
3. C 根据第4段People love sitcoms because they can turn hard situations into something funny.可知，情景喜剧将困境转变为风趣的情景。故本题选择C。
III. 1. Laughing      2. sense       3. humorous        4. character

【P6】
II.  1. tubes   2. an hour   3. traffic jams   4. rockets   5. outer space   6. moon 
    7. button    8. protein  9. kitchens  10. game  11. hoverboards  12. Earthquakes
III. 1. Experts   2. competed   3. button   4. impossible