人教初中英语第26期中考阅读
人教初中英语第26期中考阅读
How can children deal with their school
and social life if they have a chronic
illness?
?
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In which paragraph can you find the answer to each of the following questions?
1. What does AV1 look like? ___________
2. How does AV1 help Makayla attend class? ___________
3. How did AV1 come into Makayla’s life? ___________
4. What are AV1’s advantages over other technology? ___________
?
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 6
1. Then Makayla’s mom introduced her to a tool
that would help her keep on top of schoolwork and stay connected to friends.
introduce sb. to sth.意为“使某人初次了解……；使某人尝试……”。
keep on top of sth.意为“驾驭某事物；在某方面保持优势”。
e.g. 第一堂课是让学生们了解这门课的主要话题。
(翻译)
The first class introduces students to the main topics
of the course.
如果你能够掌握正确的方法，学习并不是困难的事
情。 (翻译)
Studying?isn’t?hard?if?you?keep?on?top?of?it.?
2. Now, when Makayla can’t make it to school, AV1 takes
her place.
make it to意为“成功到达”。
take one’s place意为“代替某人；取代某人”，与结
构take the place of sb.同义。
e.g. 左腿严重受伤，但他成功到了附近一所房子里。(翻译)
With his left leg seriously injured, he made it to a nearby house.
她不能出席会议，所以由Mary代替她。(翻译)
She couldn’t attend the meeting so Mary took her place.
3. When you’re not in school, you miss out on all these small, magical moments …
miss out on意为“失去获得或享受……的机会”。
e.g. 我当然去——我可不想错过这些好玩的事！
(翻译)
Of course I’m coming — I don’t want to
miss out on all the fun!
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Complete each sentence with one word in its proper
form.
1. The computers are __________with each other by telephone line.
2. He was a gentle and lovable man who will be __________ by a lot of friends.
3. She couldn’t quite believe that this unbelievable thing was actually __________ to her.
4. Her face was full of __________. I was sure there must have been some good news.
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connected
missed
happening
happiness
miss, happy, happen, connect
Translate the following sentences with the
given words or phrases from the article.
你觉得爸爸会允许你去杰瑞的派对吗？ (allow)
她正让孩子们了解亚洲国家的文化。 (introduce)
现在我不得不找人代替珍妮了。 (take … place)
Do you think Dad will allow you to go to Jerry’s
party?
She’s introducing the children to culture of Asian
countries.
Now I have to find someone to take Jenny’s
place.
What other ways can you think of to help
sick children keep up with their studies?
人教初中英语第26期中考阅读原文
Ready for class
When Makayla Nunn was a little kid, she got a rare illness called chronic fatigue syndrome. People with this condition often feel very tired. And the tiredness doesn’t go away when they sleep or rest.
On her doctor’s orders, Makayla started spending no more than three hours at school each day. She soon fell behind in her studies, and she missed her friends.
Then Makayla’s mom introduced her to a tool that would help her keep on top of schoolwork and stay connected to friends.It was a robot called AV1.
AV1 is from a Norwegian company. It is 11 inches tall and weighs about two pounds. It has a white body, glowing eyes, a speaker, a microphone, and wireless Internet access. The robot was developed to help kids who have a chronic illness.
Now, when Makayla can’t make it to school, AV1 takes her place. If she feels well enough to take part in a lesson, she opens an app on her phone. She uses AV1’s camera to see what’s happening in the classroom. She can“raise her hand”by tapping a button that makes a light on AV1’s head flash blue. When she speaks, AV1 allows her voice to be heard.
AV1 isn’t the only technology that lets kids who are sick attend school at home. But AV1 is great at encouraging social interaction. The robot’s eyes let Makayla show emotions such as happiness or sadness. The whisper function allows her to speak with friends without interrupting the teacher. And friends can carry it to other places like playgrounds.
“When you’re not in school, you miss out on all these small, magical moments and interactions,” said Dolva, a cofounder of the company. “AV1 helps you stay involved in the conversation.”
