陈冠旭阅读积累21世纪报
435期
1.学生变身包装工人，打包食物送给饥饿儿童。
ALL the eighth-graders at a school in Illinois, US became food packers (包装工人)!
They took part in an activity, Feed (给……食物) My Starving (饥饿的) Children, at the end of August. They worked in groups and packed meals for poor children around the world. The meals included rice and potatoes. In just two hours, they packed many meals. The meals could feed 71 children for one year. The workers of the activity sent out (寄出) the meals.It was fun packing food, and the students also learned a lot.“I learned that little things can help a lot of people,” Kurian Joy told The Doings Weekly. Julie Bartell, a teacher of the school, said the activity also helped the students get closer to each other. People see each other differently after they did something important together, she said.
Choose the best answer:
1. What did the eighth-graders do in the activity?
A. Cook food.B. Pack meals. C. Feed children.
2. In two hours, the students _____.
A. worked very hardB. fed 71 childrenC. sent out many meals
3. What did the students learn from the activity?
A. Food packers make little money. B. Getting close to nature is helpful. C. Small actions can help a lot.
2.What’s on the menu in Britain?
DO you remember what you ate for lunch? Noodles, rice, hamburgers, pizza... With all the different foods we eat, we may forget (忘记). But British people could tell you what they have eaten for the last six years!
That’s not because they have good memories (记忆力). One in three Britons eat the same meal for lunch every day, according to Whole Foods Market.
The most common (普遍的) lunch in Britain is a sandwich with chicken or cheese. But many people think their lunch is boring. So why do they continue (继续) to eat “boring” food? It’s because these sandwiches are easy to make and eat.
However, Britons have big dinners. The most famous dish is fish and chips. It came from the seaside. The seaside is a good place for a holiday. So fish and chips are popular in every seaside town in the country. Do you want to try them?
Answer the questions:
1. What foods do Britons often eat for lunch? ______________________
2. Do many Britons like their lunch? ______________________
3. Why do many Britons continue to eat sandwiches?______________________
4. What is the most famous dinner dish for Britons?______________________
5. What does the article mainly talk about? ______________________
436期
TEDx talks opened my eyes to new ideas (P3)
TEDx大会让我大开眼界！
DO you know what TEDx meetings are? In these meetings, speakers from around the world talk about their ideas. My hometown held such a meeting last month.When I got to the meeting, I found many people walking around in T-shirts and smiles. There were cookies and sandwiches for us to eat during breaks (休息时间). I liked the easy atmosphere (气氛).At the meeting, speakers had 15 minutes to share their ideas. Their speeches were interesting. A doctor said that we should all learn to be good at giving up (放弃). An architect (建筑师) said school buildings affect (影响) children’s learning. It was the first time I heard such ideas.The meeting greatly opened my eyes. I’ll learn from those speakers and try to think differently in life.
Answer the following questions:
1. What are TEDx meetings abo______________________________________
2. How long did each speaker have at the meeting?
_______________________________________
3. What was the doctor’s idea?
_______________________________________
4. In the architect’s idea, do school buildings affect children’s learning?
_______________________________________
5. What will the writer do after the meeting?
_______________________________________
2. Columbus the great sea captain (P5)
哥伦布：爱冒险的航海家。
CHRISTOPHER Columbus (1451-1506) was one of the greatest explorers (探险家) in history. The famous Italian at first sold sugar in the seaports (海港) of
Portugal (葡萄牙). He always had some bright ideas. This made him famous.
Later Columbus traveled to Spain and worked for the King and Queen. In 1492, he set his first sail (航海). He tried to find a way to Asia. At that time, it was hard to go to Asia on land. The land was dangerous.
After 70 days out at sea, on Oct 12, Columbus saw a small island. He called it San Salvador (now an island of the Bahamas). He thought it was Asia. But in fact, it was America.
Thanks to Columbus, Europe started to trade (贸易) with the new land. However, Columbus thought what he found was a way to Asia until he died (死). He never knew what a great discovery (发现) he made.
Choose the best answer:
1. Christopher Columbus camefrom _____.
A. ItalyB. SpainC. Portugal
2. How old was Columbus when he set his first sail?
A. 39 B. 41 C. 42
3. Why did Columbus set sail?
A. To find a way to Asia by sea. B. To sell sugar to Asia. C. To learn more about Earth.
4. The small island Columbus discovered was part of _____.
A. AsiaB. Europe C. America
437期
1.Inner beauty shines... (P3)
11岁美国女孩的一段特殊友情。
RACHEL Prior, 11, has a special (特别的) friend, Ethan Fairhurst. Fairhurst, 12, can’t speak clearly. But Prior from Ohio, US, is showing that disability (残疾) doesn’t make a person different.
Prior and Fairhurst made friends when they saw their brothers’ baseball game together. Since then, Prior often plays with him and helps him with his study.
Prior said she knew that Fairhurst had some problems, “but it doesn’t really matter”. “We are all different in our own way,” she said.
To help more people like Fairhurst, Prior and other students also held a race (赛跑) in her hometown last year to raise money (筹款) for charity.
Their friendship also teaches students good lessons. Fairhurst’s teacher, Carrie Williams, said students learned that people’s inner (内在的) beauty is more important than their appearances and abilities (能力).
Choose the best answer:
1. How did Prior and Fairhurst make friends?
A. They played basketball together. B. They both watched their brothers’ baseball game.
C. They played and studiedtogether.
2. What did Prior do to helppeople like Fairhurst?
A. She asked other students to help them with their study. B. She called on doctors to help
them with their problems.C. She and other students raisedmoney for charity.
3. According to Carrie Williams, students learned that _____.
A. appearance is more important than abilityB. beauty from people’s heart isthe most important
C. it’s difficult for one with disability to become beautiful
Soccer celebrates a... (P5)
2.英国是现代足球的发源地。
THIS year is a great year for soccer. The sport celebrates its 150th birthday.Soccer started in 16th century English playgrounds. Every school had different rules: some could run with the ball, others could throw (扔) players to the ground. Later, soccer became more popular. Schools wanted to play with each other. Finally, they had a meeting in 1863. The meeting decided (决定) one set of rules for the whole country. Modern soccer was born. Soccer is the top sport in England. On the school playgrounds, boys get together and share their love for the sport. They talk about their dreams of playing for their favorite team one day. The Premier League (英超联赛) is one of the best leagues in the world. To support (支持) their team, fans sing their club’s songs. Some say soccer is England’s best present to the world, do you agree?
Answer the following questions:
1. Why is this year a great yearfor soccer? _________________________
2. Could others throw players to the ground in a soccer game before?
_________________________
3. What did the meeting in 1863 do?_________________________
4. What is the Premier League? _________________________
438期
1.You can do the impossible (P3)神奇的泡泡秀让学生们明白一切皆有可能。
A PERSON makes a living by blowing soap bubbles (吹肥皂泡) – it sounds crazy, doesn’t it? But students at Northbrook Junior High, US, actually met such a person. They learned much from him.
Geoff Akins, a bubble show performer (表演者) visited the school on Oct 17. He has traveled to ten countries with the show.
He said if he could take blowing bubbles as a job, students could be an artist, a musician, a watchmaker (钟表匠), or anything. “Anything is possible, if you work hard enough at it,” he told the local newspaper Northbrook Star.
To show this, he made bubbles in bubbles, bubbles with students inside and even a square (正方形的) bubble.
The performance moved the students. “You can do things you never thought were possible,” Nicole Amen, an eighth-grader, said. “You should follow (追随) your dreams
Answer the following questions:
1. What does Geoff Akins do?__________________________________________________
2. How many countries has Akins visited to give the show?
__________________________________________________
3. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3.
Anything is possible, if you work hard enough at it.
__________________________________________________
4. Can Akins make a square bubble?
__________________________________________________
5. What do students think of Akins’ performance?
2. Dressing up to scare others (P5)装扮起来，万圣夜到啦！
HALLOWEEN is coming! Are you ready to dress up (打扮) and scare (惊吓) others?
Halloween falls on the night of Oct 31 every year. Most Western countries like the US celebrate it. People believed that on Halloween night many spirits (幽灵) came to Earth. So they wore special clothes to scare spirits.
But for children, Halloween is a fun time. They usually play “trick or treat (不给糖就捣蛋)” . They wear costumes (服装) and travel from house to house asking for candy. They only knock on the door with Halloween decorations (装饰). It means that the owner would love to join “trick or treat” and give treats to them.
Costumes are the most wonderful part of Halloween. According to a survey by the US National Retail Federation, witch (女巫) costumes are the most popular among adults. But children like to dress lovely. Princess clothes are the top costume. Spider-Man and pirates (海盗) are also popular kids’ costumes.
Choose the best answer:
1. Why did people wear special clothes on Halloween?
A. To celebrate someone’s birthday.B. To scare spirits.C. To scare people.
2. What do children usually do on Halloween?
A. Play “trick or treat”.B. Sell candy door to door. C. Knock on every door.
3. From the survey, we learn that _____.A. kids like witch costumes the most B. princess clothes are kids’ favoriteC. Spider-Man and pirates are adults’ top costumes
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【P3】BAC
【P5】1. A sandwich with chicken or cheese.
2. No, they don’t.
3. Because they think sandwiches are easy to make and eat.
4. It is fish and chips.
5. The most common lunch in Britain.
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【P3】1. Speakers from around the world talk about their ideas.
2. 15 minutes.
3. We should all learn to be good at giving up.
4. Yes, they do.
5. Learn from those speakers and try to think differently in life.B
【P5】ABBC
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【P3】BCB
【P5】1. This year is soccer’s 150th birthday.
2. Yes, they could.
3. It decided one set of rules for the whole country.
4. It is one of the best leagues in the world.
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【P3】1. He is a bubble show performer.
2. Ten. 3. 如果你足够努力，一切皆有可能。 4. Yes, he can.
5. They were moved by it.
【P5】BAB
词汇训练：按要求填词
蓝妹妹重建美丽心灵。
IN a faraway land, the Smurfs (蓝精灵) l_______ happily together. But a wizard (巫师), Gargamel, w________ their magic power (魔力).He m______ two bad Smurfs. But they don’t have the magic power. Years ago, Gargamel m_______ Smurfette (蓝妹妹). Then, Papa (蓝爸爸) turned her into a real Smurf w______ some magic words. Gargamel wants to know the magic words, so he takes Smurfette a_______. He shows her the fun of being bad. At the same time, other Smurfs try to s______ her. What will she want to be, good or b______? You can find o_____ in The Smurfs 2 (《蓝精灵2》). 21ST
live wants makes made with away save bad out
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