1. 浏览课本2b的标题和课文插图，猜测这篇文章的主题，并尝试回答问题：
What do you think the reading passage is about?
2. 两人合作，观察并描述三幅插图，思考以下问题：
What can you see in the pictures?
What is it/are they made of?
Do you think it is a good way to protect the environment?
1. 迅速浏览短文第一段，预测文章大意。
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Teenagers’ opinions about hobbies. |
| B．Parents’ opinions about hobbies. |
| C．Teenagers’ and parents’ different opinions about hobbies. |
Paragraph 2 Liu Yu’s opinions about practicing his hobby
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4 Liu Yu’s parents’ opinions about practicing his hobby
Paragraph 5
3 . Li Shijin, 30, didn’t expect to make a living(谋生)through his voice.
Li began to work as a company salesman in Liaoning Province in 2012. He tried to find a part-time job as a wedding host(婚礼主持人)to improve his confidence.
Around the Spring Festival in 2014, he started listening to audiobooks(音频书). After being a listener for two years, he decided to record himself reading books. Then, he posted his first audio book Youth Will Not Return on Qingting in 2016. It was broadcast(广播)and listened to about 20 million times.
A year later, after he had read three audiobooks, he was signed up(签约)as a voice performer by Qingting. But he was under great pressure when he was signed up by Qingting. “To improve my ability, I didn’t sleep for more than five hours a day during that year. I had better results the following year.”Also, in order to develop his performance, Li attended a training course at Communication University of China. So far, he has completed nearly 30 works on Qingting.
On the road to success, Li put a lot of effort. When talking about the secret to his success, he said, “Many people have good abilities and many work very hard, but they may fail. Early birds get worms. I believe they will get chances and succeed sooner or later if they hold on to their dreams and keep on trying.”
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. Li worked as a wedding host to make a living.
2. Li felt happy after being signed up by Qingting.
3. To improve his ability, Li slept less than five hours a day during that year.
4. Li was signed up as a voice performer by Qingting in 2016.
5. The passage tells us if we want to succeed, we should work hard and never give up.
I am an Inuit boy named Kayla. Inuit are the people who live in cold Arctic (北极的) lands. In my language, Inuit means “the people”. Some people used to call my people Eskimos. We wish to be called Inuit.
I live with my mother, father and two brothers. We live at the most northern part of the world. It is made up of the Arctic Ocean and the land all around it. For months the sea is covered with thick ice. The land is covered with snow and ice most of the year, too.
Winter is long and very cold. It lasts from October to March. It is dark twenty-four hours a day. The sun does not come up to warm the water and land. When the north winds blow, it is even colder. There are days when the temperature is 50°F below zero. My family is prepared. We wear watertight (防水鞋). We put on many layers (层) of clothes. Outside we always wear a thick warm jacket that has fur inside. I’m not afraid of the cold winters. I guess I’m just used to them.
My family and I look forward to each summer. So much happens in a short time. The temperature usually stays around 50°F. During the summer the sun shines all day and night. This is why the Arctic is called the “land of the midnight sun”.
1. Kayla is a boy who lives in cold Arctic lands, the most northern part of the world.2. There are four people in Kayla’s family.
3. In Kayla’s hometown, winter lasts from October to March without sunshine.
4. Kayla is afraid of the cold winters when the temperature is 50°F below zero.
5. The passage mainly tells us something about Kayla’s family life.
5 . Below are answers to some common questions about the famous circus Cirque du Soleil.
1. What is Cirque du Soleil?
Cirque du Soleil is a modern circus. In some ways, it’s like a traditional circus. Performers dress up colourfully, and there are clowns, jugglers, and acrobats. But unlike a regular circus, Cirque du Soleil does not use animals. Also, each Cirque du Soleil performance tells a story. For example, the show “Quidam” is about a lonely young girl who creates a wonderland to be happy .
Each show also has its own “soundtrack”. The music is a mix of opera, jazz, rock’n’ roll, and traditional music from around the world. Musicians and singers perform all of the music live at a show.
2. Who started Cirque du Soleil?
The 61-year-old man Guy Laliberté started Cirque du Soleil. He’s always been interested in travelling. In 1977, he went to Europe at the age of 18. Then, he made up his mind to be an artist. He performed in the street, and held a street art festival. After that, more and more actors, musicians, and circus performers joined him. Together, they started a company in Montreal, Canada, in 1984.
Guy Laliberté became the world’s seventh space tourist on September 3, 2009. During the time in space, he held a charity show online to call people’s attention to the water resource.
3. Does Cirque du Soleil tour?
Yes. Certain shows visit different cities around the world. Other shows stay in one city. They do not travel.
4. ________________
Anyone! Performers come from different countries and backgrounds. Some are clowns, singers, and actors. Others are jugglers, acrobats, divers, magicians, and fire-eaters! There is no limit of age to join. Sometimes people from ages 5 to 68 are in a show.
To learn more about Cirque du Soleil, visit http://www. asrCirque. com.
1. Why is Cirque du Soleil different from traditional circuses?| A．Each performance tells a story | B．Performers dress up colourfully. |
| C．There are more humans than animals. | D．There is music during the performance. |
| A．Who can join Cirque du Soleil? | B．Who is interested in Cirque du Soleil? |
| C．Who can watch Cirque du Soleil? | D．Who is the oldest in Cirque du Soleil? |
| A．Cirque du Soleil plays CD music during the performances |
| B．Guy Laliberté became an astronaut and flew into space in 2009 |
| C．Cirque du Soleil puts on all the performances in different cities |
| D．Guy Laliberté had a clear idea about his future job at the age of 18 |
| A．praise a person | B．introduce a circus | C．explain a theory | D．sell a product |
6 . What am I reading?
Technology has given us a chance to more information than ever before in history. But this chance comes with great responsibility. It’s not enough to just read the news-we have to know how to critically evaluate (批判性地评估) it. And that’s why I think public schools should offer media literacy courses.
Media literacy refers to the ability to read, understand and evaluate any kind of media. Being able to tell whether a news story is true or false is an important part of media literacy. Unfortunately, it is a skill that many people don’t seem to have.
This lack of media literacy can be easily seen on social media. In 2016, a fake (假的) story about a woman winning the lottery (彩票) was shared more than 1.77 million times on Facebook. This is just one example of how far and wide false information can spread when people don’t have media literacy.
▲ If media literacy is taught in schools, kids will get the skills they need to look through a digital world full of disinformation and misleading stories. Many of these skills are simple-for example, being able to take a look at a news website and immediately tell if it has a certain kind of bias (偏见) .
It is important that kids learn these skills from an early age, as the media future will only get more crowded as time goes by. Learning to separate fact from fiction (假想) will help kids stay properly informed (了解情况的) as they grow up and learn more about the world.
1. What is media literacy according to the passage?| A．The habit to look through new websites. |
| B．A reading skill that many people don’t have. |
| C．A method to read and understand any kind of media. |
| D．The ability to tell whether a news story is true or false. |
| A．how terrible the online world is | B．how wide false information can spread |
| C．how the online information influences us | D．how many people need the media literacy |
| A．However, there are ways to fix this. | B．However, it’s hard to learn the skill. |
| C．So people always have a bias towards news. | D．So it’s necessary to spread real information. |
| A．show us the disadvantages of the technology |
| B．suggest kids learn about the world from an early age |
| C．encourage us to learn more about online information |
| D．call on schools to teach kids to critically evaluate online information |
School tests can be stressful. But they might also encourage you to help change the world. Three girls, Kristen, Jenna and Marisa from New York, learned about a growing problem from a reading test they took. The problem is e-waste, short for electronic waste. The girls learned some dangerous chemicals (化学品) in e-waste can harm the environment and people.
Later in the year, they had to come up with an idea for a science project. They remembered the interesting topic from their test. So the girls started a recycling drive to help other students and the community learn about properly recycling e-waste. They called themselves the E-Waste Girls.
“In our town, people recycle paper, plastic and glass, but not electronics. What can we do?” asked Marisa.
“How about asking our friends if they know how to recycle e-waste?” suggested Jenna.
The girls asked their friends, and nobody had heard anything about it. Many of their teachers didn’t know either. So they taught everyone, including their teachers, to learn about properly recycling e-waste. Then they put recycling boxes in the school hall and asked the students to collect old cell phones, radios and other items. When the boxes were full, they sent them to a special recycling center. The recyclers took out the dangerous chemicals and disposed (处理) of them properly, so that they don’t go into the air or the ground or the water.
One big way people can help reduce e-waste is by buying smartly. So the girls strongly suggested considering electronics made with” fewer dangerous chemicals and choosing electronics that will last several years.
The girls’ project also helped them become finalists in the We Can Change the World Challenge, a national student, competition. The E-Waste Girls see a bright future in which projects like theirs will not be needed any more.
1. How did the E-Waste Girls first learn about e-waste?| A．A friend told them about it. | B．Recyclers taught them about it. |
| C．They read about it in a reading test. | D．A teacher talked about it in a science class. |
| A．To set up a recycling center in the town. | B．To take part in a national student competition. |
| C．To encourage people to buy electronics smartly. | D．To teach people how to properly recycle e-waste. |
| A．recycling e-waste is really difficult | B．students can help to change the world |
| C．students should do more science projects | D．competitions bring students a bright future |
8 . Rainforests are home to a rich variety of medicinal plants, food, birds and animals. Can you believe that a single bush in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the whole of Britain! About 480 varieties of trees may be found in just one hectare of rainforest.
Rainforests are the lungs of the planet-storing vast quantities of carbon dioxide and producing a significant amount of the world’s oxygen. Rainforests have their own perfect system for ensuring their own survival; the tall trees make a canopy (树冠层) of branches and leaves which protect themselves, smaller plants, and the forest animals from heavy rain, intense dry heat from the sun and strong winds.
Amazingly, the trees grow in such a way that their leaves and branches, although close together, never actually touch those of another tree. Scientists think this is the plants’ way to prevent the spread of any tree diseases and make life more difficult for leaf-eating insects like caterpillars. To survive in the forest, animals must climb, jump or fly across the gaps. The ground floor of the forest is not all tangled leaves and bushes, like in films, but is actually fairly clear. It is where dead leaves turn into food for the trees and other forest life.
They are not called rainforests for nothing! Rainforests can generate 75% of their own rain. At least 80 inches of rain a year is normal-and in some areas there may be as much as 430 inches of rain annually. This is real rain-your umbrella may protect you in a shower, but it won’t keep you dry if there is a full rainstorm. In just two hours, streams can rise ten to twenty feet. The humidity (湿气) of large rainforests contributes to the formation of rainclouds that may travel to other countries in need of rain.
1. What can we learn about rainforests from the first paragraph?| A．They produce oxygen. | B．They cover a vast area. |
| C．They are well managed. | D．They are rich in wildlife. |
| A．Heavy rains. | B．Big trees. | C．Small plants. | D．Forest animals. |
| A．For more sunlight. | B．For more growing space. |
| C．For self-protection. | D．For the detection of insects. |
| A．Life-Giving Rainforests | B．The Law of the Jungle |
| C．Animals in the Amazon | D．Weather in Rainforests |
9 . In China, there are 24 solar terms（节气）in a year. And there are six of them in winter. The six terms are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice（冬至）, lesser cold（小寒）and greater cold.
Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7th or 8th. After beginning of winter, most parts of the country can start to expect cold weather. On this day, after a year of hard work, people are happy to have a rest and spend time with family. The northern China celebrates beginning of winter as the “Small Spring Festival”. People usually have dumplings and mutton soup on that day.
Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th. When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights. Many places of the country can expect the coldest weather yet. Winter solstice in 2021 is on December 21th. People often start counting “nine cold periods” starting from winter solstice. Every cold period has nine days. People believe that after 81 cold days, spring will come.
Greater cold comes after lesser cold. The field is covered with snow. And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it. Of course, a new round of solar terms will start.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1. How many solar terms are there in winter in a year?
| A．24. | B．12. | C．6. |
| A．beginning of winter | B．Spring Festival | C．November 22nd or 23rd |
| A．Heavy snow comes before light snow. |
| B．The last solar term in a year is greater cold. |
| C．People start counting “nine cold periods” from December 8th. |
| A．six solar terms in winter in China |
| B．24 solar terms in China |
| C．the ways people celebrate the Spring Festival |
10 . One of the oldest arts which dates back to the Han Dynasty has been disappearing from the stage. Different from films, the shadow play* needs more attention. In the past years, Chinese artists have been trying to help it survive. Their effort has got encouragement and support from the government. In 2011, the shadow puppet* play was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
Most of the puppets were made of leathers from animals, like donkeys and sheep. The leathers must be carefully chosen, and then people make them smooth. When the leathers become smooth enough, the artists would paint the characters on it, and then cut them out with different tools. The body parts of the puppets are separately cut out and joined together, so that they could have 24 movable joints*. Puppet players hold them with sticks connected to their most important joints during the performance.
The experienced players could act five sticks on one puppet with only one hand. Most of them show interest in puppet performances, so they can play several traditional instruments. They are also needed to sing local operas, and have a good sense of music.
Xue Hongquan has found ways to protect it from disappearing. He improved the traditional performance and introduced modern music, light as well as performing skills. Xue’s puppets could not only perform old plays, but could imitate* modern dances. “The art could be passed onto only by making more people love it and accept it,” said Xue. “So it is our duty to do something for our traditional art.”
1. The right order of making a puppet is ____________.①connect important joints
② paint on smooth leathers
③choose leathers carefully
④ cut out the body separately
| A．②-①-④-③ | B．②-①-③-④ | C．③-②-④-① | D．③-①②-④ |
| A．writing new songs for local operas |
| B．getting support from the government |
| C．playing music with modern instruments |
| D．using one hand to act five sticks on a puppet |
| A．modern arts | B．different characters | C．traditional dances | D．old instruments |
| A．a kind of traditional film that is about puppets |
| B．a modern art that is similar to the shadow puppetry |
| C．a traditional Chinese art which welcomes its new life |
| D．an old Chinese art which disappeared in Han Dynasty |
