第18/679期初三教案

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Musk named ‘ Person of 2021’ (P2)

 

 

I. Pre-reading

·How much do you know about TIME?

 

II. While reading

1. since, over the past year 多为现在完成时态的标志词。

2. title n. 头衔；标题

3. have an / the most influence on... 对......有影响，此处的influence还可用impact和effect代替

 

(    ) 1. The magazine Time chose Elon Musk as its 2021 Person of the Year.

 

·第一个on是搭配influence,译为“对...”，第二个on译为“在...上”。

 

1. describe v. 描述--description n. 描述

2. possibly adv.可能--possible adj. 可能的

  类似的单词还有 comfortable(comfortably), terrible(terribly),horrible(horribly)

 

1. so far 到目前为止，多与现在完成时搭配。

2. two-thirds 三分之二

  ①分数表达方式：分母用序数词，分子用基数词，分子大于一，分母加s

  ②分数，百分数加名词做主语，谓语动词要根据其后加的名词来定，名词是单数或者不可数时，谓语变单三。

3. according to 根据

 

(    ) 2. Tesla is taking the lead in the electric car market.

 

Tesla... is leading the industry... (lead此处是动词)

Tesla is taking the lead in the... (lead此处是名词)

 

1. the+序数词(+n.)+to do sth. 第......个做某事的......

2. had done是过去完成时，表示过去的过去。SpaceX发射火箭已经是发生过的事情，政府机构发射火箭还在之前，故称为过去的过去。

 

(    ) 3. NASA didn’t allow SpaceX to send tourists into space.

文中并未提及“NASA didn't allow SpaceX to send tourists into space”,事实上，SpaceX has already done it!

 

1. sth raise eyebrows 某物引起不同意

2. come under fire 受到攻击，受到批评

3. much, a lot, far (三“多”)

  a little, a bit(两“少”)

  even(一“甚至”)

经常作为比较级的标志词

 

(    ) 4. There is a debate on whether Elon Musk should be named Person of the Year.

Tip: 当地道的英文表达是解题的关键，而你又不理解这个表达时，可以借助下文的表述来猜测它的褒贬性。

 

一项调查发现，2014至2018年间，Musk缴纳的真实税率是3.27%，比美国平均家庭要低得多。

现在分词做结果状语，Musk 违反政府规定，重开工厂，导致数百例新冠感染。

 

1. go against 违反，反对

2. order n.命令；顺序；整齐；订单...

        v.命令；订购；点菜...

3. reopen=re+open 重开。“re”表示再一次，重新

4. lead to 导致；引起；通向；通往

 

(    ) 5. Edward Felsenthal spoke poorly of Elon Musk.

 

1. note  v. 提到，指出；注意，留意

2. plenty of 许多，大量

3. speak highly of 赞美；高度评价

  speak poorly of 贬低

 

III. Words in use

Fill in the blanks.

1. I _________ (stay) in Beijing for 3 years so far.

2. Although there are serious problems to deal with, the world today is much _________ (safe) and healthier.

3. According _________ a UN report, 30 percent of the world's people _________ (have) no access to drinkable water.

4. People _________ (高度赞扬) their behavior.

5. There are plenty _________ books on the shelf.

6. A lack of confidence can lead _________ a lot of suffering.

7. Tom is always the first one _________ (arrive) at  school.

8. He could _________ (possible) be the most beautiful baby I'd ever seen.

 

IV. Post reading

    2022 is around the corner, in your opinion, who can be the “person of 2021” in China? How about “person of 2021” in your class?

 

参考答案

II. TTFTF

III. 1. have stayed 2. safer 3. to; have 4. speak highly of 5. of 6. to 7. to arrive 8. possibly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teachers in the sky (P6)

 

 

I. Pre-reading

·Do you know them?

·What are the differences between them?

 

II. While reading

1. choose--chose--chosen          

2. shape v. 塑造 n. 形状        

3. It takes sb. some time/money to do sth.

4. one of + the +最高级+n.(pl.)

 

it takes 10 years to sharpen a good sword. 十年磨一剑。

sharpen v. 使锋利

 

1. lead--led--led 领导

2. be responsible for 对...负责

3. not only ... but also ... 不仅...，而且...。

 

1. What is included in the Mars mission?

a. Launching the rover.

b. Controlling the flight.

c. Bringing back space junk.

d. Doing scientific research.

A. abc          B. abd         

C. acd          D. bcd

 

2. What does Paragraph 4 show?

A. Zhang and his team knew nothing about Mars.

B. Zhang and his team faced many challenges.

C. Zhang was confident about exploring Mars.

D. Zhang and his team were not afraid of challenges.

 

1. play a part in...

  key adj. 关键的

2. in a single go (n.)一步到位

 

此次过程中，在把轨道飞行器，着陆器以及火星巡视器一起送上火星这一决定中，Zhang发挥了关键作用。这一决定使中国成为这样做的第一人。

 

那是一个很大的飞跃，因为中国正在一步到位地做着NASA（美国国家航空和宇宙航行局）花了数十年做到的事情。  

 

3. What is Roberto Orosei’s opinion?

A. China’s Mars mission will last for decades.

B. China shortened its road to exploring Mars.

C. China finished its Mars mission with NASA’s help.

D. China is the first country to send a rover to Mars.

 

where引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Utopia Planitia

as... as possible 尽可能......的

 

4. The rover was sent to Utopia Planitia to _____.

A. avoid bad weather

B. find treasure on Mars

C. receive messages from Earth

D. study special landforms

 

5. According to the story, Zhang is considered as a _____ person.

A. decisive

B. changeable

C. selfless

D. funny

 

Tip:陌生单词猜词义，可采取拆分法。

eg. decisive=decis+ive , ive常作为形容词后缀 (active, positive...), decis和decision, decide为同根词，只是词性不同，由此基本可以猜出大意。同理：changeable=change+able, selfless=self+less.

-ive,-able,-less都是形容词后缀，其他常见的形容词后缀还有-ful,-al,-ous等。

 

 

III. Words in use

A. Fill in the blanks

1. It takes hard work _______ (make) dreams into reality.

2. Everyone should _______ saving the Earth. (在......中发挥作用)

3. You are responsible _______ washing out your own lab equipment and putting it away.

 

B. Match the words with its meaning.

1. (     ) repetition                          A. 多国的 

2. (     ) division                           B. 密封的

3. (     ) collective                         C. 分开

4. (     ) imaginary                        D. 集体的

5. (     ) interconnection                         E. 重复

6. (     ) air-tight                            F. 相互连接

7. (     ) multinational                  G. 想象

 

IV. Further reading

   NASA currently has two rovers (Curiosity and Perseverance), one lander (InSight), and one helicopter (Ingenuity) exploring the surface of Mars.

   Perseverance rover – the largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world – touched down on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). The Ingenuity helicopter rode to Mars attached to the belly of Perseverance.

   In May 2021, China became the second nation to ever land successfully on Mars when its Zhurong Mars rover touched down.

   An international fleet of eight orbiters is studying the Red Planet from above including three NASA orbiters: 2001 Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and MAVEN.

   These robotic explorers have found lots of evidence that Mars was much wetter and warmer, with a thicker atmosphere, billions of years ago.

 

Answer the questions:

1. When did Perseverance rover land on Mars?

__________________________

 

2. How did the Ingenuity helicopter get to Mars?

__________________________

 

3. According to the text, what happened In May 2021?

__________________________

 

V. Post reading

    The mystery universe always attracts us. If you can choose, what kind of planet do you want to live?

 

 

 

 

 

 

参考答案

II. BBBDA

III. A: 1. to make 2. play a part in 3. for

   B: ECDGFBA

IV. 1. On Feb. 18, 2021. 

2. The Ingenuity helicopter rode to Mars attached to the belly of Perseverance.

3. China became the second nation to ever land successfully on Mars when its Zhurong Mars rover touched down.