Unit 1 Topic Talk & Lesson 1
一、
1.Mothers are often the ones who provide _____(情感上的)support for the family.
2.I would be _____ (极度) grateful if you could have a word with her.
3._____ (把……加起来) all the expenses and you'll find that you cannot afford the trip.
4.Their _____ (行为) towards me shows that they do not like me.
5.Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair _____ (进入, 通道) to most facilities.
6.She could not bear the harsh music and turned _____ the volume.
7.Don't read too much _____ what she says.
8.His film, over two hours _____ length, is a fine study of family life.
9.If they have the virus they are putting patients _____ risk.
10.The overwhelming majority _____ people in this world must work in order to live.
二、
Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli is telling a packed classroom of 15- and 16-year-olds that science is about not believing what your teachers tell you. Rovelli has come to Sydenham School to open the eyes of students to a world of physics beyond their classroom walls.
He says, "What matters is not what you learn, you can learn the same thing reading a book, but rather it is about seeing a real person talking about it and getting excited. Teaching in my opinion is not an intellectual thing; it's an emotional thing. If it were an intellectual thing, you could replace teachers with books."
Introductions over, Rovelli takes the students back 26 centuries to the time of the Greek philosopher Anaximander who dared to question his teacher's opinion that the sky was up and the Earth down. Instead, he suggested the sky was all around us. "It took a couple of centuries for people to be convinced by Anaximander's theory," says Rovelli. "So what you learn at school might in fact be wrong."
Then Rovelli turns to Albert Einstein. "He took something that seemed universal and fixed, and showed that it wasn't. We have this idea that the present is the same for everyone." Turning to one of the students on the front bench, he asks, "Do you see me now " The student nods. Wrong. Rovelli explains how light takes nanoseconds to reach our eyes. "You see me from a nanosecond earlier," he says. "We don't see just the present, but something in the past."
Abisha, 15, is smiling. "You don't get that opportunity normally. We feel so lucky. It would be such a good way to get a younger generation interested in physics if everyone could have this class."
"There's beauty in mathematics, but you need a good teacher to show it and drive kids to open their worlds," Rovelli says. "Science is a continuous process of rethinking what we know in order to try to get a bigger picture. So if you want to communicate the beauty of a subject, you have to do it in person, and you have to remember that what you are really communicating is passion."
1. What does teaching mean to Rovelli
A. A teacher shows his emotion in teaching. B. It centres on what students will learn.
C. Teachers can be replaced by books. D. Knowledge is the base of teaching.
2. What did Rovelli want to prove by mentioning Anaximander
A. We are really surrounded by the sky. B. Current thinking may turn out to be incorrect.
C. It took centuries to prove a theory. D. Scientists may learn wrong knowledge at school.
3. How did Abisha find Rovelli's class
A. Boring. B. Thrilling. C. Puzzling. D. Inspiring.
4. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Passion is basic to learning the beauty of a subject-
B. Good teachers don't drive students to learn maths.
C. It is a science to think what we know again.
D. A bigger picture needs to be drawn continuously.
三、
Tips to Create Great Readers
Are great readers born or are they made Obviously, children don't enter the world knowing how to understand a text or make a prediction. ①___________ Here are some tips for making children great readers by habit.
②___________ The most critical moment in reading instruction is when children get something wrong. If the child continues practising the skill incorrectly, he or she will build weaker habits. Intervene(干预) with a targeted question, such as "How does this part of the text help you understand this character " Doing so can prevent poor habits from taking root and build great ones in their place.
Build habits at the moment of writing. Just like adults, children use writing to gather their thoughts about a text and communicate their ideas to others. ③___________ For example, children can first have a discussion about what they're reading by answering a focus question in writing: "What is the author trying to teach us in this story " ④___________ By doing this, you can get a better understanding of what guidance the children will need during the discussion.
Build habits at the moment of reading. Independent reading time is important for any reading programme. It's a chance for children to put together everything they've learnt in reading lessons and fly using their own wings. ⑤___________ So providing a rich class library and letting children know that they are expected to read for the entire period will ensure their success as lifelong independent readers.
A.Build habits at the moment of error.
B.Make sure children fall in love with reading.
C.Then, you can review their written responses.
D.They grow into great readers by learning great habits.
E.But it only works if they really do spend that time reading.
F.Specific lines or phrases from the text help to reveal that information.
G.Therefore, you can develop their writing and reading skills at the same time.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:emotional
2.答案:extremely
3.答案:Add up
4.答案:behaviour
5.答案:access
6.答案:down
7.答案:into
8.答案:in
9.答案:at
10.答案:of
二、
答案:1-4 ABDA
解析:1.推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Teaching in my opinion is not an intellectual thing; it's an emotional thing. If it were an intellectual thing, you could replace teachers with books. " 可知, 他认为的教学, 应该是老师具有情感,而不仅仅是知识方面的传授。
2.推理判断题。结合第三段中的"the Greek philosopher Anaximander"及"So what you learn at school might in fact be wrong. "可知, 作者提到这位希腊哲学家, 目的是想证明我们在学校里学习的知识可能是错误的。
3.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段"Abisha, 15, is smiling. 'You don't get that opportunity normally. We feel so lucky. It would be such a good way to get a younger generation interested in physics if everyone could have this class. '"可知, 他对于这个老师的物理课非常满意, 认为这节课激发了他们学习物理的兴趣。
4.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"you have to remember that what you are really communicating is passion"可知, 老师应该明白, 要想让学生了解每个学科的美, 需要给学生传递激情。
三、
答案:DAGCE
解析:①根据上文 Obviously, children don't enter the world knowing how to understand a text or make a prediction.可知,D 项“他们通过学习好的习惯成长为优秀的读者”符合此处语境,同时呼应空后一句。故选D项。
②根据下文 The most critical moment in reading instruction is when children get something wrong. If the child continues practising the skill incorrectly, he or she will build weaker habits.可知,本段讲述的是在犯错的时候培养习惯。故选A项。
③根据下文For example, children can first have a discussion about what they're reading by answering a focus question in writing…可知,G项“因此,你可以同时培养他们的写作和阅读技能”符合此处语境。故选G项。
④根据上文的 For example, children can first have a discussion about what they've reading by answering a focus question in writing: "What is the author trying to teach us in this story "和下文的By doing this, you can get a better… 可知,此处起到承上启下的作用,C项“然后,你可以检查他们写下的回答”符合此处语境,故选C项。
⑤根据上文It's a chance for children to put together everything they've learnt in reading lessons and fly using their own wings. 可知,E项“但这只有在他们真正花时间阅读的情况下才有效“符合此处语境。故选E项。
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