Issue 441
For Junior 2
entertainment
campus geography
life
science
sports culture
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entertainment
55 years of Smurfs‟ life lessons
Bonfire Heart
21st Century
Comprehension check
3. Which of the following is true? A. It is easy and cheap to fly into space nowadays. B. The helium balloons can fly anywhere in space. C. There is no gravity at the edge of space. D. Helium balloons are cheaper to fly people into space than rockets.
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Comprehension check
2. Americans often make fun of others because __________.
A. they like to hurt others B. they want to show humor C. it is fun for them to do so D. they don‟t know how to speak in public
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Life
Balance work with family Squatting for a free ride on Russia‟s subway
„Big underpants‟ wins big building award
21st Century
Making sense of how the US shows humor P(3)
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Vocabulary in use
Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases.
by rocket 1. They will fly to the moon _________ (坐火箭). be connected to 2. It may _______________ (被连接到) the ground. 3. He paid _________ (……的价格) 500 a price of yuan for this dress.
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Vocabulary in use
Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases.
try her best 1. Jane will ___________ (尽力) to get promoted to manager.
provides 2. He often _________ the poor children with ______ (提供某人某物) food and books. From then on 3. _____________ (从那时起), I started to play tennis and never stopped. st
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Comprehension check
2. What does the phrase “pay off” mean in Chinese? A. 清偿债务 B. 付清工资 C. 获得回报 D. 兢兢业业
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Comprehension check
3. What does the story want to tell us? A. People should always keep their promises to their families. B. People can realize their dreams in the end if they work hard. C. It‟s not wise for people to work hard for a well-paid job. D. It‟s not wise to achieve success at the cost of family and health.
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Balloon ride to the edge of space P(5)
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Pre-reading ( Discussion )
1. Would you like to fly into space? 2. Would you like to ride the helium balloons?
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While reading
Judge true (T) or false (F).
3. It will take the passengers an hour and a half to reach the edge of space. 4. It will cost $250,000 if you travel to space on the rocketpowered Virgin Galactic.
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Comprehension check 1. What didn‟t the speaker do at the square? A. He told people to protect the environment. B. He made an example of Taylor Swift‟s song. C. He spoke highly of Taylor Swift‟s song. D. He sang Taylor Swift‟s song in a funny way.
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Comprehension check
3. What does the phrase “make fun of” mean? A. joke about B. smile at C. get on with D. put up with
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Comprehension check
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While reading
Judge true (T) or false (F).
1. The World View Enterprises will take people to space in spaceships. 2. At present, only astronauts can fly into space.
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Avoiding trans fats (P2) Discover the hidden world under the ice (P4) Super striker (P1) Squatting for a free ride on Russia’s subway (P4) 55 years of Smurfs’ life lessons (P4)
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Comprehension check
2. People will spend _____ in the edge of space, according to Paragraph 3. A. 1 hour B. 2 hours C. 5 hours D. 7 hours
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Vocabulary in use
Fill in the blanks with the proper phrases.
kept in touch with 1. People ________________ (与…… 保持联系) their friends by letter in the past. laugh at / make fun of 2. It is rude to ___________________ (嘲笑) others. took the example of 3. John __________________ (举例) his final year in high school.
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campus
Asking historical people questions Learning life lessons from the farmers
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geography
Discover the hidden world under the ice
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Comprehension check
5. What does the article mainly talk about? A. Differences between the Chinese and the Americans. B. In what way the Americans speak in public. C. How to get used to life in the US. D. A Chinese girl‟s culture shock experience in the US.
Please use one sentence to summarize the following news respectively:
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Level One
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Balance work with family P(6)
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