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Twin brothers score high on college test (P3)
Pre-reading
Read the box below to learn more about the ACT.

While reading

1. What do we know about the twins?
A. They are in the same grade.
B. They both got a 36 on the ACT.
C. They were very smart when they were younger.
D. They will go to the same college.

2. Which four areas does the ACT cover?
A. English, math, chemistry and physics.
B. Reading, English, social science and math.
C. Math, English, reading and physics.
D. Reading, English, math and science.

3. How did the twins prepare for the test?
A. They took first-year college courses.
B. They helped each other study.
C. They watched videos on the ACT website.
D. They got lots of sleep before the test.

4. According to the story, how did Evan feel while taking the test?
A. relaxed        B. excited 
C. nervous        D. worried

Words in use
It is well worth celebrating.
worth 为形容词，意为 “值得”，可以作表语或后置定语；be (well) worth doing 表示“……(很)值得做”，这里doing为主动形式，但是表示被动含义。

如：
1）我的汽车值3000美元。
My car _____ _________＄3000.
2）这本书很值得一看。
This book is _____ _______ ________.

Post-reading
1. Do you ever feel nervous when taking tests?
2. Do you have any solutions to this problem?

Does the mystical Shangri-La really exist? (P5)
Pre-reading
1. Have you ever been to a place that you felt was too beautiful to be real?
2. Where was it and what was it like?

While reading
1. Where is Shangri-La believed to be?
A. Northwest China.    
B. Northeast China.
C. Southwest China.   
D. Southeast China.

2. James Hilton was mentioned because ____.
A. his book was well-written
B. Shangri-La first appeared in his book
C. he went to Shangri-La in the 1930s
D. he proved that Shangri-La is a real city

3. How did the author hear about Shangri-La?
A. By reading Lost Horizon.
B. By traveling there himself.
C. Through a movie.
D. Through a video game.

4. What is the main purpose of the story?
A. To introduce a game about Shangri-La.
B. To describe what life is like in Shangri-La.
C. To tell readers which province Shangri-La is in.
D. To provide readers with some facts about Shangri-La.

Words in use
Translation
1.听说
2.被描述为
3.和……的描述相符
4.受……的启发
5.亲眼见证……的美丽

Post-reading
If you had the chance to live in Shangri-La, would you do it? What if you couldn’t use modern technology, such as smartphones? Would you still go?

Awards for weird science (P6)
Pre-reading
1. What do you think about science? Do you think it is interesting? Why or why not?

While reading
Fill in the blanks:
Funny science discoveries
1.______: Physics
* Wombats can make cube-shaped poop because their intestines are highly 2.______.
* The finding might help us find new ways to make 3.______ products.

Japan: 4.______
* By studying 30 5-year-old kids, Shigeru Watanabe found that a 5-year-old child can produce about 5.______ of saliva each day.
* Normally, saliva is good for our 6.______ because it helps us digest food and keeps our 7.______ moist.

Germany: Psychology
* In 1988, Fritz Strack found that people look 8.______ when they hold a pen in their mouths. That’s because the pen 9.______ them to smile.
* In 2017, he couldn’t 10.______ his point again with the same experiment.
* He now thinks it isn’t necessarily true.

Words in use
Translation
1. 我们应当严肃地考虑这个问题。
 
2. 我们攀登最后几米的时候，有一种成就感。

3. 为了多挣钱，他们加班加点地工作。

Post-reading
Do you think that science should always be serious?
What do you think about the Ig Nobel Prizes?

答案与解析：
P3
1. B。从文中第二段最后一句They both earned a score of 36, the highest score possible on the test. 可以得知这两人在ACT考试中都拿到了36分。故答案选B。

2. D。 由文章第四段第一句The ACT includes tests in English, math, reading and science,可以得知ACT考试包含英语、数学、阅读和科学。故答案为D。

3. C。从文章倒数第二段第一二句Evan said he didn’t study with his brother. He spent most of his time watching videos on the ACT website and doing practice questions and quizzes.和最后一段Evan’s perfect score inspired (激励) Quincy. He also watched many videos on the ACT website to prepare for the test.可以得知兄弟两人都是通过在ACT网站上观看视频来准备ACT考试的。故答案为C。

4. A。从文章倒数第二段最后 “I tried not to think about how important it was,” Evan said. “I just answered the questions as best I could and then went on my way.” 可以得知Evan考试时不去想它的重要性，而是尽自己所能回答问题，所以考试时他应当是放松的状态。故答案为A。

Word in use
1.search   2. struggled  3. affect

P5
1. C。 从第三段第一句But Shangri-La is not in Xinjiang – rather, it is believed to be in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. 可以得知人们相信香格里拉在云南和四川省，也就是中国的西南部。 故答案为C。

2.B。从文章第二段第一句Shangri-La was first mentioned in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon (《消失的地平线》). The book, written by British author James Hilton得知希尔顿被提及的原因是香格里拉第一次被提及是在他的小说《消失的地平线》里。故答案为B。

3. D。从文章第四段第三句In fact, I first heard of it in a video game called Far Cry 4.可以得知作者第一次知道香格里拉是在游戏视频里。故答案为D。

4. D。 从全文得知这篇文章的主要目的是告诉读者一些有关香格里拉的事实。故答案为D。

Word in use
1.hear of   2. be described as   3. match the description of  4. be inspired by   5. see the beauty of … with our own eyes

P6：
1.The US 
由副标题“Physics”第二句 US researchers Patricia Yang,可知答案
2.elastic  
由副标题“Physics”倒数第二句Their intestines are highly elastic可知答案
3.cube-shaped 
由副标题“Physics”最后一句Perhaps this finding can help people find new ways to make cube-shaped products.可知答案
4.Chemistry
由副标题“Chemistry”第一段第三句Japanese researcher Shigeru Watanabe wanted to know the answer.可知答案
5.500 ml  
由副标题“Chemistry”第二段第二句A 5-year-old child can produce about 500 ml of saliva each day. 可知答案
6.health  
由副标题“Chemistry”第二段第四句 In general, saliva is good for our health.可知答案
7.mouths
由副标题“Chemistry”第二段最后一句It helps us digest (消化) food and keeps our mouths moist (湿润的).可知答案
8. happier  
由副标题“Psychology”第一段第四句 In 1988, he found out that holding a pen in one’s mouth makes one happier.可知答案
9.forces
由副标题“Psychology”第一段最后一句When people do this, the pen forces them to smile, which makes them appear happier. 可知答案 
10. prove
由副标题“Psychology”第二段前两句However, in 2017, Strack overturned (推翻) his own work. After doing the same experiment as before, he couldn’t get the same results. 可知实验结果不一致，所以是不能证明，可知答案为prove

Word in use
1. We should think seriously about this problem.
2. As we climbed the last few meters, we felt a sense of achievement.
3. They work long hours in order to make more money.